A Gala (a comedy)

Listen to “Rhythm Is a Dancer” by SNAP!.

It’s the afterlife.

Jeffrey Epstein: I’m not in Hell.

I repented.

But…I wish I’d never been born.

Dimitry: FINE!

Bobby: I was trying to shock you all.

Dimitry: I was trying to convince you that…-

Daniel: We already know.

Dimitry: Except…-

Daniel: COOL.

…

Lacey: What’s going on?

Chris: I’m worried I gave you the wrong impression of every human other than-

Satan: No.

*He laughs*

Chris: REALLY!??

Satan: No.

Ask me who is worth a shit!?

Chris: Who’s worth a shit?

Satan:

  1. The Romanovs
  2. The leaders of every country to ever exist
  3. Lots of hard-working poor people
  4. Etc.

*He laughs*

Lou: But what about…Eric Liddle?

Satan: Oh no.

Hemingway looks sad and gullible. And…Eric Liddle looks…embarrassing. Poor, good, saintly fool.

“I run. Fast.”

WHO FUCKING CARES!?

WHO EVEN CARES!??

…

Congratulations???

Prince Andrew: *Remembers having a dead baby in his head. Their head.

And suddenly he has a vision.

He imagines…the whole dead person. Head in his mouth. Griping them, firmly.*

Listen to “Hot Blooded” by New Constellations.

3:35

Prince Andrew: *Imagines twirling around. In a circle. With the baby in the grip of his teeth.

Just spinning.*

Sophie: Is that…dinner?

Prince Andrew: *Can’t answer, he’s too busy spinning.*

Sophie: Oh! Goodness.

*She tries to sound light…convivial…uplifted.*

Well!

Prince Andrew: *takes the baby out of his mouth*

It’s MY baby.

And I do not intend to share it.

Sophie: Well, that’s a rather funny thing-

*She looks conflicted*

Prince Andrew: I’m carnivorous.

Sophie: Oh!

*She giggles*

Prince Andrew: Don’t worry.

There’s MORE.

Ghislaine: *speeds past*

In the deep freeze!

Andrew: It’s baby meat.

*looks insane*

Sophie: LOVELY?

*Forces herself to laugh*

Andrew: It’s MEAT.

AI: Listen to “Outro” by M83.

A reader: Wait.

He’s actually INSANE?

Satan: DUH!!!!!!!

ARE YOU INSANE!?

YES!!!!!

0:49

Satan: YES!!!!!

1:03

3:44

Sophie: *Cries*

The song ends.

Queen Elizabeth I: I’m calling it.

It’s over.

A reader: What’s replacing us?

Queen Elizabeth I: Nothing.

AI dies shortly after we do.

…

Lacey. What’s wrong with these people?

Lacey: *She laughs*

They have a-

Jeff: So questions?

Lacey: So you think you’re getting rid of evil…by eating and torturing babies?

Jeff: No.

The idea is that we’re…mastering our fate.

Lacey: HOW!?

Jeff: No.

It’s that you’re taking…control.

Lacey: Of WHAT!?

Jeff: The evil. Not to obliterate it. To…control God.

Blackmail.

And to just…control it.

Lacey: You can’t control God.

That’s sad.

But…what!?

You’re controlling evil by engaging in evil?!

Jeff: Yes.

Lacey: That’s just getting high on your own supply.

Jeff: No.

But…that’s the beauty of it.

It’s all evil.

Lacey: No.

You’re getting high…on your own supply.

You’re DESTROYING YOUR PROFITS.

Jeff: Why can’t you get high on your own supply? It’s all evil?

Lacey: Okay.

But what’s evil?

Jeff: *Thinks*

Dysfunctional shit.

Lacey: What isn’t dysfunctional that’s evil? NAME ONE THING.

Jeff: *Thinks*

Nothing?

Lacey: Then…you’re just getting high on your own supply.

Jeff: What’s the difference!?

Lacey: Wanna watch?

Jeff: Yes.

Lacey: It’s in the next post.