studying german: argh all those different articles are so hard to learn and memorise. what's the point of having this many
studying english: argh all those different articles are so hard to learn and memorise. what's the point of having this many
studying portuguese: it's so easy!! em, o, a, no, na, nos, nas, os, as, te, me, lhe, -los, -las, -lo, -la...
studying japanese: wHERE ARE THE ARTICLES
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ACT TWO FINALE, LOVE NEVER DIES
personals and non-mutuals, please don't interact with this post.
mutuals who wanna use this, go for it.
trigger warnings : death, abuse, guns
this is going to be part of a much larger post rewriting love never dies, but for now, this is lyrically what i'm changing in act ii, starting after christine's performance. rather than going to the pier with gustave, the final conflict happens backstage. meg confronts her mother about helping the phantom once again trick christine and bringing her back into the life she'd tried so hard to leave behind.
at this point in the musical, meg is fueled by unholy rage against everyone, but especially her mother and the phantom, for dragging christine into everything. she just wants to see her friend finally happy and content like she's been in her life in england.
meg, madame giry, gustave, and raoul are all backstage; the phantom and christine enter mid-argument. i've tried to block things out under the cut; this will probably end up changing around idk.
[[ MEG stands backstage with a gun pointed at MADAME GIRY. RAOUL stands to the side, keeping GUSTAVE shielded behind him. ]]
[ MADAME GIRY ]
all these years i've been mother to you
and christine!
my ignorant daughter.
[ MEG ]
enough!
[ MADAME GIRY ]
do you think i don't know how it hurts
to see one's child far too off?
[[ CHRISTINE and THE PHANTOM enter. MEG points the gun at THE PHANTOM ]]
[ MEG ]
not another step!
[[ THE PHANTOM blocks CHRISTINE with his body ]]
[ THE PHANTOM ]
give me the gun, meg.
[ MADAME GIRY ]
give me the chance to
see you clear at last.
[[ MEG points the gun at MADAME GIRY again ]]
[ MEG ]
not another word!
now that i've got your attention at last
here's the big finish, and then you can go!
diamonds never sparkle bright
if they aren't set just right.
beauty sometimes goes unseen.
we can't all be like christine.
[ THE PHANTOM ]
christine...
[ RAOUL ]
christine...
[ MEG ]
christine, christine.
always christine.
[[ MEG points the gun at THE PHANTOM ]]
[ MEG ]
who kept singing, desperate for your favor?
[[ MEG points the gun at MADAME GIRY ]]
[ MEG ]
who kept dancing, hoping you would save her?
[[ MEG points the gun at RAOUL ]]
[ MEG ]
who kept dying, and this is what you gave her?
[[ music shifts to "past the point of no return" as meg lowers the gun ]]
[ MEG ]
past the point of no return.
the final threshold.
[ CHRISTINE, softly ]
give me the gun, meg.
give me the hurt and the pain and the gun, meg.
[ MEG ]
the bridge is crossed
[ RAOUL ]
give me the blame for not seeing the things
that you've done, meg.
[[ MEG points the gun at MADAME GIRY again ]]
[ MEG ]
so stand and watch it burn.
we've passed the point of no return.
[ CHRISTINE ]
give me the gun, meg.
[[ MEG slowly lowers the gun. the music shifts again to the beginning notes of "angel of music" as CHRISTINE takes another step closer to MEG ]]
[ CHRISTINE ]
i'm with you even now.
[ MEG ]
my hands are cold.
[[ CHRISTINE takes another few steps towards MEG ]]
[ CHRISTINE ]
give me the gun, meg.
[ MEG, softly ]
it frightens me.
[ CHRISTINE ]
don't be frightened.
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