An Interlude
Narrator: *walks in, clearly drunk, followed by Les Amis, all of whom are also drunk, including Enjolras*
Marius: I am flabbergasted by this, Enjolras. I'd have expected this from others, but not you!
Enjolras: I couldn't *hic* handle *hic* Javert's stupidity. *hic*
Narrator: Neither could *hic* the rest of us.
Marius: That's it, you're all getting drinking therapy. It involves getting into your beds and sleeping for at least eight hours. After having a glass of water.
Combeferre: *hic* Excuse me *hic*, but me and Joly are the doctors around here. *hic*
Joly: *hic* It's true. *hic* We doctors know best. *hic*
Marius: *glaring* To beds. Now. All of you.
Narrator: We'd like to *hic* continue our *hic* little project.
Marius: You can't do it while you're drunk!
Enjolras: I am the leader. *hic* Therefore, what I say *hic* goes. And I say we *hic* continue.
Eponine: Marius!!! *hic* Love me! *hic*
Marius: Eponine. *sighs* I am married, and so are you.
Eponine: Heaven has *hic* unique marriage laws. For example, spouses don't have to be faithful. My husband *hic* understands that perfectly. *hic*
Enjolras: Indeed. Feuilly, Grantaire, Marie, let's go. *hic* It's time for our special hour. *hic*
*Grantaire, Feuilly and the Narrator follow Enjolras into the bedroom and close the door.*
Marius: Really?
Eponine: Yes. *hic* Now come along. *drags Marius to another room by the wrist*
Valjean: Right, so Marie had given me permission to act as temporary narrator for this episode, and all the duties that entails. *to the rest of Les Amis* And I am kicking you out of this gathering until you sober up.
Les Amis: Fine. *they leave*
Marius: *returns shortly after, having escaped from Eponine* Right, so we can continue?
Cosette: Yeah, we have this under control. May I suggest we bring in Javert so we can make fun of him?
Valjean: Good idea. *uses his temporary narrator powers to bring in Javert*
Javert: *is tied to a chair* Release me this instant!
Valjean: *ignoring him* So where did we leave off? *a note flutters by and Valjean takes it* Oh, yes, the dilemma.
Javert: *suddenly interested* That dilemma?
Cosette: Yup.
Valjean: So...the runaway cart...
Fauchelevent: *appears* I like this part!
Valjean: You like the fact you and your horse were crushed by a cart?
Fauchelevent: No, I like what happened next! It was a great example of family bonding!
Valjean: Right, so you appear onscreen and are promptly crushed by your own cart, along with your own horse.
Fauchelevent: The God punished me for being an asshole. I am grateful for him.
Marius: God? God doesn't exist. And if he does, he only like assholes. He is not punishing them. He is allowing them to win.
Cosette: *concerned* Marius, you're wrong, and...
Marius: *grabs her arm* Am I? Could we take a little break, father? I want to show everyone something.
Valjean: Sure. *presses the pause button and the screen freezes*
Marius: Thank you. *presses another button and a smaller screen descends from the ceiling.* "Now you're about to see what happened after you died."
Screen: *Shows Azelma and Thenardier on a ship heading to America. It takes them about ten days to get there, and once they disembark, Thenardier is shown carrying a large chest on his back, while Azelma is carrying a pouch of money strapped to her waist.*
Thenardier: See that man over there, daughter? Let's grab him!
Native American: *says 'hello' in Aztec language*
Thenardier: *grabs him with assistance from Azelma* "Now let's sell him for profit! I am sure that there are people who will buy him!
Azelma: Okay, father.
Thenardier: *later* And I've married the wife of a man I sold to slavery, and adopted their kids. Azelma needs playmates her age, after all.
Azelma: *has said kids strapped to a wheel* Now, play nice...or else.
Marius: *stops the video* If God were real, would he allow things like this to happen? Would he allow that villain to do this using my money?!
Valjean: All right. You've made your point. Now can we please continue?
Marius: I don't think my wife is feeling up for it.
Cosette: *is crying*
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