"Speaker: Alice; Dialogue: "Not like cats!" said Alice, in a shrill, passionate voice. Speaker: Mouse; Dialogue: "Would you like cats if you were me?" said the Mouse Speaker: Alice; Dialogue: "Come, there’s no use in crying like that!" said Alice; rather sharply to herself." Your goal is to present the dialogue as clearly as possible, taking into account narrative context and character voice. Text: Alice was watching the girl and the dark-haired boy, whose name she couldn't quite remember, but was sure it was something unromantic like Smith or Jones or Brown. The sandy-haired boy seated next to her, named Sandy, was looking lovingly at a cinnamon bun set unwittingly on his lap by accident. The characters were all gathered around a makeshift stage, and a shuddering covered wagon was positioned at the back. Alice’s gaze roamed freely around the crowd that had gathered. Then she spotted another character, likely named Lawson, who seemed to be exchanging nervous glances with the Peacock, a guy with a sleek black cape and glasses. Rest of the scene consists of: - Lawson going to the Peacock and working out a scheme. - The busboy talking to Alice including asking her if she could speak in the musical, or do she only sing. - The narrator talking as an aside shared between Alice and the reader about how a busboy isn't supposed to speak in the musical, reminding the audience to consider its staged nature. - Various characters from the crowd are listed as Alice observes them, including Tazzie the comedian who seems more interested in a conversation with the waitress. Always wearing a red flag on a chain or a stuffed monkey. - The narrator makes an aside about how Tazzie was annoying. - Alice gazes with concern at the unnamed dark-haired boy. - The narrator points out that the Peacock character retains the audience's attention throughout the performance. Dialogues from the scene include: - "Why don’t I just go in now and be in the chorus like a thousand, other aspiring chorus girls?" said Sandy, completely disinterested in what was going on because she was obsessed with getting an audition success. - "Now, now, now, now, now. You wouldn’t want anybody to mention the obvious." the busboy said when Bob and Sandy suggested that they should go on stage together. "Speak lightly, my friends." he continued. - "Sandy, seriously, quit it with the sugar binge already;" said Alice to Sandy after the boy accidently dropped a cinnamon bun on his pants. "You’re making a spectacle of yourself!" Sanders fiercely responded. ASSISTANT: Alice: "Why don’t I just go in now and be in the chorus like a thousand, other aspiring chorus girls?" Sandy: "Look, can you check to make sure here’s nothing else in here before we go?" demanding a search. Sandy: "I can’t get these pants off, can you help?" Offended at the comment, Sandy: "You’re being a complete hypocrite!" Busboy: "Now, now, now, now, now. You wouldn’t want anybody to mention the obvious." the busboy said when Bob and Sandy suggested that they should go on stage together. "Speak lightly, my friends." he continued. Alice: "Seriously, does he expect me to bring my whole life to the stage with me? Please, try not to play the busybody!" Narrator: (Alice's thoughts) "It was easy to spot Tazzie the comedian when he was around, always wearing a red flag on a chain or a stuffed monkey." Samantha: "Waiter, could you come, please? We seem to be out of honey." Tazzie: "M'lady, are you sure you can handle the pace? Aren't you busy enough?" Narrator: "Tazzie's shrillness was starting to annoy me, I couldn't help but wonder if all interactions women had with Tazzie were this harassing." Alice: "Oh no. I am just worried that around them, my own sweet illusions might be shattered, like the shattered remnants of the world in Countdown to Doom." Alice contemplates the dread of the moment, the crazed nature of the anticipation. "I give you all my love, you're the boy who… doesn't leave this earth, the boy who… I have loved in vain." Number the Stars older piece, lyrics, self-written, lost in the world of her mind. Peacock: "Young lady!" Peacock addresses Alice during the song, silencing her mind. "Why did I ever write this song? Madness, madness, I feel like I'm been invaded!" Alice, humiliated, trapped.