CLAUDIA SKINNER: You know, there’s this story my father used to tell his clients. He’d go… once upon a time there was a young scorpion, who wanted to cross a river. Unfortunately, he couldn’t swim. So he asked a passing turtle to carry him on his back. The turtle hesitated, but eventually agreed after the scorpion promised not to sting him. But, when they were halfway through the river, a terrible impulse fell upon the scorpion. He brought his stinger down and - ADAM BLACKWELL: - and as they both start drowning, the scorpion says, “Don’t look at me, it’s in my nature, and you knew I was a scorpion when you agreed to take me across the river.” Yeah, I know that one. (A pause.) CLAUDIA SKINNER: Actually... as the scorpion’s stinger bounced harmlessly off the turtle’s hard shell, he found the other animal looking back at him over his shoulder. And the turtle just said, “Tell me: do you want to fuck around some more, or do you want me to get you across this fucking river?” That was a story about how sometimes you can just let people help you. (A pause.) ADAM BLACKWELL: A frog. It’s usually... a frog when I’ve heard that story.
Have I mentioned I'm in love with The Harbingers? @gabrielurbinatm and @euripidesredux at their best, among other incredible talents.
About 120 minutes of time, and I want to keep tweaking but it's time to release it into the world, lol.
