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Therapist:
Episode One:
The Lizard Menace
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( sitting at desk, playing Monopoly against himself with a coffee mug next to the game)
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DR:
Damn! Lost again!
(Knock at door)
Enter!
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(enter KALI, 's assistant)
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KALI:
Dr. Bob? Your 4 o'Clock has arrived
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DR:
My 4 o'clock?
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KALI:
Tibor Goodwin sir
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DR:
Ah, thankyou Kali. Please, send her in
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KALI:
Yessir.
(exits)
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DR:
Well, up to another game? (pause) Alright then, maybe later (enter TIBOR holding Harold by the tail) Good afternoon Tibor
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TIBOR:
(slumps down into chair) What's good about it?
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DR:
Oh, c'mon Tibor! Isn't the glass half full?
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TIBOR:
How should I know? It's your glass
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DR:
Well, how is *your* glass doing?
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TIBOR:
(glares)
*I* don't have one
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DR:
Uhm. Right. Let's move on shall we?
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TIBOR:
Whatever
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DR:
So, what exactly is the problem Tibor?
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TIBOR
No problem. Harold takes care of all my problems for me
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DR:
Harold? Who is Harold?
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TIBOR
(hold up Harold)
He is
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DR:
...Thats a toy
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TIBOR
(gasps melodramatically)
Noooo! Not a toy! Harold hates being called a toy!
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DR:
But Tibor, Harold is a toy. He is not real and does not make problems go away.
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TIBOR
Yes he does
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DR:
How then? He may make you feel better, but he-
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TIBOR
He comes to life at night and kills all my problems away
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DR:
Toys don't come to live and kill problems. Toys are inanimate things like rocks, chairs and the brains of various pop singers
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TIBOR
Yes, but Harold is different and I'm not insane
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DR:
Yes, yes, whatever.
peers at clock)
Our session has ended. I'll see you next week.
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(Tibor nodds and leaves, leaving Harold behind)
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DR:
(once Tibor is gone)
What a freak. Now, are you ready for another game?
(pause)
Oh, so she did forget her toy.
(pause)
What do you mean you're afraid of it? It's a T-O-Y. It can't hurt us.
(turns back on Harold)
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(Thru the eyes of Harold as he slowly sneaks forward... imagine Jaws music...)
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DR:
Not Monopoly? What about chess? You were always good at chess. You could guess what I was thinking so well
(pause)
What do you mean look behind me?
(pause)
The toy? Don't be paranoid.
looks at Harold who has stopped moving. Turns back to Harold and the lizard moves forward again)
See? We're perfectly fine!
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~Fade Out~
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A/N: So. What do you think?