When the morning of the auditions came , the sun was shining . The hearts of the students palpitated with excitement . They had spent the last few days rehearsing their roles , and now all of them felt euphoric and impatient . By lunchtime , a noisy crowd of candidate actors had gathered in the corridor leading to the amphitheater .
Nicky : Wow ! Everyone wants to be either Romeo or Juliet .
Colette : Oh la la...I'm so nervous , mouselings !
Pamela : Go , say it loud and clear , dude ! It's theater fever !
But Colette had misunderstood .
Colette : HEEY !! I'M SO NERVOOOUUS !!
A student : Shut up ! Nobody care !
Colette : .....O_O
Pamela : Ha ha ha ha ha ha ! xD
At that moment , the Vanilla Girls passed by them .
Dina : *whisper* I bet she's surprised to see that everybody has a copy of the play .
Vanilla , who had discovered to her dismay the books that each student held on his paw , ruminated furiously in her corner . The doors of the amphitheater opened at 3 p.m . The jury , responsible for evaluating each performance , sat near the platform . It consisted of Professors Rattcliff , Marblemouse and Sparkle . Sitting in the center , the headmaster Octavius observed the scene . On the table near him was a large vase . The candidates entered and sat down , each patiently waiting for his turn . Silence descended on a room tense with waiting .
Octavius : Dearest students of Mouseford Academy , i now declare the auditions for the performance of Romeo and Juliet officially open !
All the young people applauded .
Octavius : If you wish to audition , write your name and surname on a piece of paper and place it in here ! We will pull out the names from the vase one at time , that will determine the order of auditions and who goes first !
Pamela : *whisper* This seems more like a lotery than an audition .
The mouselets giggled , putting their paws in front of their mouths so as not to be heard .
Violet : But , this is a very honest method . After all , whoever goes first will have an advantage . After hearing the same lines recited again and again , the judges will get tired by the end .
Nicky : Yes , but someone will still have to go last !
Dina : Right , but if it is good , it will remain so even if it is the last .
Colette : *gasp* , oh no ! What if i'm last ? That would be terrible !
Paulina : Don't worry . After all , if you're the best , the judges will notice . Even if you do go last .
Colette : Right ! I just need a little confidence , that's all .
Nicky : Oh no....
Colette : What , Nicky ?
Nicky : I forget my pen in our class .
Paulina : Oh no , me too .
Colette : Mine too .
Pamela : Mine too .
Violet : Hum...mouselings ? Are you stupid ? We still have our Magical pencil , we can use it for transform and write .
PauliNickPamCol : Oh ! Right !
Dina : I have my own pen....
The Thea Sisters and Dina wrote their names and surnames on a piece of paper . When they were done , they walked over to the big vase and put their bill in it . All the other students also wrote their names and surnames on a piece of paper .
Octavius : One piece of paper per candidate ! Anyone discovered putting their name in more than once will be disqualified !
But some did not follow the rule . Hearing this , Vanilla discreetly writes on other tickets . Alicia came over .
Alicia : What are you doing ?
Vanilla : Sssh ! Do you want them to find out ?
Alicia : But the headmaster said you can't put in your name more than once .
Vanilla : Shut-the-fuck up !
Zoe and Connie came over .
Zoe : What's going on ?
Vanilla : Don't you get it ? We can use this to our advantage .
Alicia : No , i don't get it .
Vanilla : God damned , Fontaine....! I'm not writing our names on the paper . I'm writing down the names of the Thea Sisters ! So they'll be disqualified !
Alicia : Genius !
Zoe : That is some impressive sabotage .
Vanilla : Exactly , then , they will pass for cheaters .
The Vanilla Girls were thus busy writing as many counterfeit tickets as possible .
Vanilla : Now none of the Thea Sisters will get to play Juliet . In fact , none of them will get any part .
When their task was finished , the Vanilla Girls slipped all the tickets into the mud without being seen .
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TSFS episode 5 - The guardian of the North and the earth , Cardinal Norden !
General FictionTo celebrate the 600th anniversary of Mouseford Academy , the headmaster and the teachers had chosen the theater of the famouse Romeo and Juliet of William Shakespeare ! The Thea Sisters and Dina hope that one of them will be Juliet .... but the cel...
