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SCENE: That afternoon inthe Public Library of Mayfield,
Middle Earth. Aragorn, Legolas, Boromir and Gimli are
having a study session to work on their term papers
that will count toward a big part of their grades. Since
they all want to graduate together without any of them
being left back, they are working hard to do well on
this assignment.
In the other end of the library we see a large hulking
Uruk-Hai from the Isengard School. He is Lurtz. He,
too, is working on his term paper, for it would be most
embarrassing for an Uruk-Hai of his stature to have
to repeat a school year. He plans to graduate in June.
BOROMIR I’m going to get a drink of water. Be right
back.
The Son of Gondor walks down the hall toward the drinking
fountain. Coming around the corner is Lurtz. They accidentally
collide and knock each other down. Lurtz spills his
papers and books.
LURTZ (growls menacing at Boromir)
BOROMIR Geez, Louise! Why don’t you watch where you’re
–
He stops in mid-sentence when he sees Lurtz.
BOROMIR Uh, I mean, terribly sorry about that, Lurtz!
I should have been looking where I was going, clumsy
me!
Lurtz moves closer toward Boromir until his face is
only four inches from Boromir’s face. He gives a long
drawn out growl. Boromir is trying not to show his fear.
Suddenly Lurtz looks up, quickly gathers his books and
papers and sits down at a table and appears to be deeply
engrossed in reading a library book.
Boromir is puzzled by the sudden change in Lurtz’s behavior.
He turns and notices Miss Buckram, the librarian. She
is peering over her spectacles at Lurtz and Bormir.
When she is certain that there will be no fighting in
the library between those two, she returns to checking
in a stack of returned library books.
Boromir sighs in relief. He knows from past experience
that no one who values his or her own life would dare
to break any of the library rules when Miss Buckram
was around.
LURTZ (thinking to himself as he stares at Boromir walking
away) Just you wait, Son of Gondor! We will meet again
at the play-offs! I will have a special arrow with your
name on it. Hmm. Think I’ll add two more, just for good
measure.
Boromir quickly joins Aragorn and the others at their
table.
BOROMIR (whispering) Guess who’s also here in the library?
ARAGORN Who?
BOROMIR The colossal hulk of the Isengard School!
ARAGORN Lurtz?
BOROMIR None other! I think just now I managed to get
on his Open Up A Can of Whoop Ass List when I accidentally
bumped into him.
ARAGORN I’d hate to be in your shoes, my friend.
Aragorn is having a little trouble concentrating on
his studies, as he is also rehearsing in his mind how
to tell the love of his life of his true feelings. He
plans to do so tonight after dinner.