Stories: Opening Night

He snickered again. "You want a big spotlight on your dramatic entrance?"

Summary

Two days after TheChanges, James is about to come out as a fox theri -- making his dramatic entrance on stage during a school play.

Story Data

Major Characters

• James, a high school student
• Roy, his friend

Dates of Story Events

• Friday, Dec. 20, 1996
  • Era: Dragon In The Streets

Locations

• Unspecified high school

Significant Cameos and References

• Roy refers to The First Sighting as "the dragon yesterday" - though the sighting was actually two days before (he saw it on TV Thursday morning).

Trivia

• The main character's friend was named after one of the minor characters in "The Odd Couple" - Oscar's accountant, who joins the main characters for their poker nights. My high school put on a production of "The Odd Couple" when I was a sophomore, and I played Roy.
• Since he's in the wings awaiting his first cue, James is playing the role of Felix -- the only male not on the stage at the beginning of the play.

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http://www.tomorrowlands.org/journal.cgi?date=11292003∞

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