The Fake News Fairy Tale
Season 1
The Fake News Fairy Tale
by M. R. Furlong
THE RIND KING ACT ONE: Scene 2 In the second scene, the focus shifts North where Elara, the Elf Queen, is surrounded by crystals, lucky charms, and a scrying bowl, peering anxiously into a teacup. As she spirals over the dark future, her court fool, Jingo, looks on with utter disdain, trying to ground her panic in reality. In this Episode: · Elara sings anxiously of the omens in her tea leaves, terrified that the King's legions and "iron fist" will seize the pass. · Jingo counters with dry logic, dismissing the threat by noting that the King's hands "are rather small to seize the day". · The crystal warns Elara of the Muskrat's wicked craft, leading to a glaring malapropism where she fears a "phallus" too large to defend. · Jingo cringes at the slip-up and corrects her to "phalanx," predicting that the amassed forces will hit a wall and fall when the forest "whispers its doubt to all". Featured Songs: "THE OMENS" – A comedic duet contrasting Elara's cries of "The horror! The horror!" with Jingo's insistence that "the fates have no say when the facts have been said". A serialized production from M.R. Furlong and Hush! CAUTION. Echoland Press.
THE RIND KING ACT: ONE, Scene 1 In the series premiere, the Forest of Despair is abuzz with "tweets" and rumors. As the Rind King prepares a northern invasion to seize "precious magic," the very fabric of reality begins to peel. In this Episode: The Troll Chorus sets the stage, repeating every rumor from a "bluebird down the street" about the King’s impending march North. Fairy King Poutini surveys the "vomitus pastiche" of the southern court and plants a cursed looking glass to amplify the King's vanity. The Servants scramble to style a "hairline with no tomorrow" and avoid the gallows by singing the King's praises. The Muskrat Wizard reveals his "Essence" atomizer, a viral protein sequence designed to restructure the minds of the King's "E-Men". Featured Songs: "Heard a Tweet" – The Trolls' chaotic introduction to the world's rumors. "Hail the Rind King" – The servants' desperate, shaky anthem of praise (featuring the infamous "Mighty Bell" verse). "The Mirror Works" – The Trolls' ominous realization that the spell of vanity has taken hold. A serialized production from M.R. Furlong and Hush! CAUTION. Echoland Press.