#how genius was i giving arista the song i did huh

[aquata-the-champ]

EIGHT: A NEW MUSICAL

Book by Emma Score and Lyrics by Taylor Swift Divorced, Beheaded, Died Broken up with x8 and then immediately forgotten about

Eight Tritons. Eight Taylor Swift Albums. One Ageless Love Interest. Coming to Broadway November 2020!

**None of this is canon, it’s just for the lulz. (Well, some of the Tritons did date Tony but I’m not basing it off of that and tbh their song choice is barely canon I went based off of vibes and also album release order)**

Lights up on the stage. It is set up like a concert, the lighting neon, with all eight Tritons standing in a line in age order from left to right. Their costumes are based on the era in which they were in upper sixth form (from Attina rocking a 2009-inspired outfit and Ariel in her 2020 best.) They are frozen in time, and slowly the music begins.

ATTINA: ONCE UPON A TIME ANDRINA: A FEW MISTAKES AGO ARISTA: I WAS IN YOUR SIGHTS ADELLA: YOU GOT ME ALONE ALL: YOU FOUND ME, YOU FOUND ME, YOU FOUND ME ME ME ME ME MELODY: I GUESS YOU DIDN’T CARE AQUATA: AND I GUESS I LIKED THAT  ALANA: AND WHEN I FELL HARD ARIEL: YOU TOOK A STEP BACK (etc the song continues they all have their individual parts but they sing the chorus together of I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE)

AQUATA explains the concept of the show: by some Swynlake magic, they have all realized that, during their final year of Swynlake Secondary, they all dated TONY RYDINGER. And now they are going to have a competition: who had their heart broken the worst by Swynlake Secondary’s infamous immortal badboy?

ATTINA reflects on her idyllic summer with Tony, hanging out on the beach together and, for a few brief moments, escaping the intense pressure she felt all the time.

ATTINA: WHEN YOU THINK TIM MCGRAW I HOPE YOU THINK OF MY FAVORITE SONG THE ONE WE DANCED TO ALL NIGHT LONG THE MOON LIKE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAKE...

She sings TIM MCGRAW and decides that it’s pure nostalgia, really, and maybe she could take herself out of the running. She’s happy with her life now.

ANDRINA appears and makes a snarky comment, instigating a brief bickering match between the two. ARISTA breaks it up and suggests that ANDRINA sing her song. ANDRINA said that she didn’t subscribe to the idea of this contest and she didn’t understand why one guy was getting all this attention, but fine, she would sing her song.

ANDRINA: YOU’RE ON THE PHONE WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND SHE’S UPSET...

What follows is an extremely sarcastic rendition of YOU BELONG WITH ME remixed with upbeat electronic club tones and featuring a showstopping dance break. ANDRINA remarks that if she can’t prove that Tony broke her heart, she can prove that she had the best performance. 

ADELLA remarks that ANDRINA did steal the show, but it’s not over yet. She launches into a sincere and heart-wrenching rendition of...

ADELLA: NEVER THOUGHT WE’D HAVE OUR LAST KISS I NEVER IMAGINED WE’D END LIKE THIS YOUR NAME, FOREVER THE NAME ON MY LIPS...

She sings LAST KISS and explains how she fell for TONY hard, and she still wonders why he dumped her and whether he really loved her. There is a solemn silence.

ARISTA agrees that she fell for TONY too, but now, she can look back on the memories fondly. She mentions that red is her favorite color (and her tail color, of course) is...

ARISTA: LOSING HIM WAS BLUE LIKE I’VE NEVER KNOWN MISSING HIM WAS DARK GRAY ALL ALONE REGRETTING HIM WAS LIKE TRYING TO KNOW SOMEBODY I NEVER MET BUT LOVING HIM WAS RED

*~*~*~*~*~*~INTERMISSION~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The curtain rises, and now it’s MELODY’S turn to bring the energy up. She reminisces on TONY’S classic vibe, and reaches the realization that it was probably because he was immortal. But it also meant he was a bit old-fashioned, which she liked for a bit, but eventually... it went out of STYLE.

MELODY: YOU’VE GOT THAT JAMES DEAN  DAYDREAM LOOK IN YOUR EYE AND I’VE GOT THAT RED-LIPPED CLASSIC THING THAT YOU LIKE...

She passes the microphone to AQUATA, expecting her to sing a cruel breakup song. But instead AQUATA admits that she had feelings for TONY-- a lot of feelings. So many that she hated how smitten she was with him, and she’s still embarrassed about it.

AQUATA

YOU’RE SO COOL, IT MAKES ME HATE YOU SO MUCH... YOU’RE SO GORGEOUS, I CAN’T SAY ANYTHING TO YOUR FACE ‘CAUSE LOOK AT YOUR FACE AND I’M SO FURIOUS  AT YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL THIS WAY BUT WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU’RE GORGEOUS

Surprised at herself, AQUATA passes the mic off as quickly as possible to ALANA, who reveals that she actually does not remember TONY at all. Somehow, the curse skipped her.

ALANA: I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED IT ISN’T LOVE, IT ISN’T HATE  IT’S JUST INDIFFERENCE... SO YEAH

The rest of the Tritons stare at ALANA in confusion-- why didn’t she mention this before? But now there is just one competitor left, Ariel, who also thinks this contest is dumb, and instead takes the moment to address her song to some current relationship drama she’s going through...

ARIEL: BETTY I WON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHY YOU SWITCHED YOUR HOMEROOM BUT I THINK IT’S ‘CAUSE OF ME...

Which is such an iconic song that everyone forgets about the contest altogether. They decide to forget all about TONY once again and instead sing a song dedicated to each other...

ARIEL: I’M ONLY UP WHEN YOU’RE NOT DOWN

ALANA: DON’T WANNA FLY 

AQUATA: IF YOU’RE STILL ON THE GROUND

MELODY: IT’S LIKE NO MATTER WHAT I DO...

ANDRINA: WELL, YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY

ADELLA: HALF THE TIME

ARISTA: THE OTHER HALF I’M ONLY TRYING

ATTINA: TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WHAT I FEEL IS TRUE

ALL: AND I’M ONLY ME WHEN I’M WITH YOU!!

Dancing, confetti cannon, party time, everyone in the audience gets up and joins the party. Epic guitar solo. THE END.

#IT IS DONE #bdrpwrimo #bdrpwrimoemma #bdrpwrimo2020 #i had literally way too much fun with this #how genius was i giving arista the song i did huh #i'm so proud of this