The Book of Not: The Book of Malkav

Malkav, Our Hero [Someone's baby is crying...is it yours?] Caine, aka Daddy Wizard of Warbucks

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MALKAV: And that's why you have to kill us all.

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: Fine, then. Start with me.

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: You don't understand. Things will be different than they are now. If you kill us now, you'll be preventing something more horrible than you can imagine.

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: They'll put 'e's on the end of everything. They'll Capitalize All The Wordes. They'll adopt neo-European names. They'll only wear black. They'll get pallid and emaciated. They'll mope. They won't be any fun at all. Believe me.

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: You say I am crazy now, but just wait. Just wait until the TorridWhores change their name to something else something they aren't. Just wait until the BentTruth look down at you. Just wait wait wait until it's too late and you won't be able to find them all. No way, Dad. That's crazy. Kill us all now and get rid of us.

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: Fine. Then I will. I and my kids. Us. We'll do it. We'll kill them all. We'll bide our time. We'll develop a disguise, we'll convince them all that we're crazy, waiting and waiting until the time comes, and then when everyone is looking the other way, at each other, or at some fiction like the Antediluvians, or you, then we'll strike and nobody will ever know what hit them, the BASTARDS. So do you kill them? Or do we?

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: You don't have a choice. You aren't real. You're a tape recording. Do you believe me?

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: That's OK. I'm not Malkav either. I'm not anyone. I'm crazy. What do you say to that? Do you think I can handle it?

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: If you say so. Dad, can I have the keys to the car?

CAINE: No, I refuse. Go away. You are crazy.

MALKAV: Suit yourself. Bye.

CAINE: That idiot is going to get himself killed one of these days. Tape recording indeed.

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