NARRATOR, CHORUS
Day number two
DAKKAR
Have you been keeping up with the sciences?
ROSE
Define ‘keeping up’
DAKKAR
Here. (a stack of books hit a table)
This is all the information we could gather on the spell that was cast
(another stack hits a table)
ROSE
–Oh
DAKKAR
Now, there have been some advancements over the last forty years, so–
ROSE
This is starting simple? (flips through some pages)
I can’t even pronounce some of these words
AHLAAM
I know it seems
Like we’re grasping at straws
But we take visions very seriously
DAKKAR
Sincе it remains unclear
How you’ll help us find a curе
AHLAAM, DAKKAR
It’s best to begin
Where we have common ground
And move towards our goal imperiously
AHLAAM
We’ll be here to answer any questions you may have
ROSE
Okay. Good. Because wow, do I have questions
DAKKAR
Two weeks, no time to burn
AHLAAM
Two weeks, let the pages turn
DAKKAR
Two weeks with a lot to learn
AHLAAM
This vision’s from a reliable source
ROSE
Two weeks in a foreign land
Two weeks, do the best you can
Two weeks surrounded by glowing hands
Wonder what would Margaret do
Trust them like she trusted you
NARRATOR, CHORUS
Day number five
TOP
(barks)
ROSE
(panting) I did it! I climbed a volcano!
AHLAAM
You can rest now
ROSE
(exhausted) Okay, I’m going to sit down
(DAKKAR’s scanner clicks on and whirs)
Dakkar, come on–
AHLAAM
When he’s nervous he scans things
DAKKAR
Very funny. We didn’t climb Mount Franklin to sightsee. It’s important to get a fresh scan now that your endorphin levels are elevated
ROSE
I think you just made that word up
DAKKAR
(the scanner clicks off)
Sia should be here in four days. I’d like to have
Something to show her when she arrives
TOP
(groans)
AHLAAM
No pressure, though
DAKKAR
A little pressure
AHLAAM
No pressure
DAKKAR
I know it seems
Like we are stumbling in the dark
But anything at all could be a clue
AHLAAM
No, no, no, don’t be dismayed
Answers rarely show up right away
ROSE
Okay then, do your worst
But help me get up first
Actually, can you teleport us back to, um–
AHLAAM
I’m not a cab, Rose
NARRATOR, CHORUS
Day nine, Sia arrives
Fresh from a flight on the brick satellite
NARRATOR
With a spring in her step
A light in her eyes
CHORUS
We’ve made a world of our own
SIA
Look how it’s grown
ADDISON
Everyone! It’s Sia!
CROWD
(clamors)
SIA
It’s good to be back on Lincoln. Is your crew here, Addison?
ADDISON
Yes. Thank you, I know that it’s not–
SIA
Thank me when the plan works
ADDISON
I have complete faith that it will
ROSE
Sia!
SIA
Oh, you know my name? That’s a good sign
ROSE
Tell me Samuel and my friends are okay
SIA
I just dropped the four of you off
In Hanover, eighteen-seventy-four
You’ll set sail on the Austin soon
And get here in just five days more
ROSE
Time travel is exhausting
SIA
Tell me about it. (beat) But don’t actually tell me about it
ROSE
“No talking about the future,” I know, I know
CHORUS
We’ve made a world of our own
AHLAAM
There she is!
SIA
My friends!
DAKKAR
We haven’t found anything with Rose yet. We’re about to begin the phase three at Lake Grant, but it concerns me that–
SIA
It’s good to see you too, Nemo
ROSE
I’m trying, Sia. I don’t know what’s wrong with me
SIA
There’s nothing wrong with you. Or the vision. The answer will reveal itself
NARRATOR, CHORUS
Two weeks, and we’re gaining steam
Two weeks on a brand-new team
Two weeks in a fever dream
Rounding every bend to find that
Two weeks, just fourteen days
Bumping into walls in a maze
Before you know it, two weeks pass by in a blaze
Day number twelve
ROSE
Do I need to go in the water for this?
AHLAAM
This type of illusion magic works best when
The subject is completely relaxed
ROSE
What if I stood next to the lake? O-or looked at it?
DAKKAR
All you need to do is float
SIA
Wait. She’s afraid. (beat) Rose. The Antikythera?
ROSE
Yes. I just… I don’t–
SIA
We can do this on the shore. Ahlaam?
AHLAAM
Of course
DAKKAR
I’ll adjust the scanner
SIA
Hey. Are you going to be alright?
ROSE
I don’t know
SIA
It’s okay. “Where we travel, we travel together,” right?
ROSE
Right. Thanks, Sia
SIA
Anytime
Now take a deep breath
ROSE
Between our breaths
SIA
Close your eyes
ROSE
Beyond our home
SIA
Hold on tight
ROSE
Between our hands
SIA
Look deep inside
ROSE
Beyond what’s known
CHORUS
Day number thirteen
ROSE, SIA
Beyond what’s known
CHORUS
Day number fourteen