ITTHOBAAL’S INVENTIONS 4 - TIME

(A QUILL WRITING)

(ITTHOBAAL HAS WOKEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO WRITE SOMETHING DOWN. HE IS NOT REALLY AWAKE)

ITTHOBAAL

Dear diary of...

(YAWNS)

...dear diary of something or other. Dear diary of miracles and moonlight! (SOFT CHUCKLE)

The year is... I will look that up in the morning… and today is... not a day, it is midnight (SNIFF)

I had a dream. So vivid. A realization. Must write down...

(YAWNS) You see, in my dream I... I saw... I saw time!

Time had manifested and... it had become physical. Or at least visual. I could see time move and pulsate and breathe.

Now I know that time is not linear! It is not even elliptical. Or circular, as some people think. No, no... it must be...

(YAWNS) ...it must be... pear shaped. Pear shaped. There is more of it first, then suddenly less and less and –

(YAWNS)

And it tastes good.

I will remember the rest of it in the morning. Yes. Night night. Sorry Arthur, I will turn the lamp off. Until next time, dear diary of... pear wine... Sweet...

END.