Giving 'Advice' (Transcript)

Just before the cast could go back to the theatre, Derrick is still talking to them.

Derrick: So you don't want to practise the hug scene with me?

Toby: I'm good, I don't need to. I don't really wanna talk to you, especially after what you said to Frisk.

Derrick: You're really funny.

Freddie: You were really mean to Frisk on the stage-

Derrick: I haven't been mean to anyone, everyone else has been really mean to me.

George: You have, the ensemble and I saw you.

Derrick: I haven't been mean to anyone. I'm just here to ask if Toby wanted to practise the hug scene with me. He's pretty talented like he could work on some stuff like I can help him. I hope maybe someday we could have the opportunity to act together.

Toby: I don't want that and I don't need help, I've been in theatre for years-

Derrick: That's just why I wanted to help you out with the hug scene because I know that like, with Tommy, it's obviously gonna be disgusting and gross.

Toby: You're the one disgusting and gross, you groomed my co-stars when they were young. Listen, we just wanted to run over our lines so can you just leave us alone?

Derrick: Listen, everyone's just jealous of me and they wish that they had what I have and Frisk, or Tommy or whatever, is awful-

Eryn: You're the awful one.

Toby: Hey, don't talk about Tommy like that. We're not gonna listen to you talk bad about him.

Derrick: What?

Toby: Not only do you seem like a groomer and paedophile but you're also rude.

Derrick: I'm not-

Toby: I'm not into that, I don't like people who groomed my co-stars and even bully them. No wonder why Zoe and Raphael kicked you out.

Derrick: When have I ever been mean to you? To any of you?

Toby: Just leave us alone.

After the talk, the cast went back to the theatre to rehearse Your Best Nightmare and Finale.

Cara: Many centuries ago two races ruled over the Earth, Humans and Monsters... But...

Dream: One day, they all disappeared without a trace. Hehehe.... You could look at your stupid face, man this is priceless.

Freddie: Who dares to make fun of Frisk like that? I mean she will kill you.

Dream: Howdy! It's me, Flowey. Flowey the Flower! I owe you a HUGE thanks, you really did a number on that old fool, without you, I NEVER could have gotten past him. But now, with YOUR help... He's DEAD, and I'VE got the human SOULS! (laughing)

Tommy: (scared) Flowey! You murdered him!

Freddie: Why did you kill my dad?

Dream: Hey listen here kiddo, did you remember what I just said before? "Like, how will I ever do a regicide?" Wow, you really are an IDIOT.

Tommy: Then, what are you going to do with the SOULs Flowey?

Dream: Well those SOULs I can feel them wriggling... but I need one more so that I can become GOD, that SOUL is you. And then, with my newfound powers... Monsters. Humans. Everyone. I'll show them all the REAL meaning of this world... Oh, and I almost forgot about that. Don't even think about escaping, you are TRAPPED FOREVER... But don't worry, kiddo... I'll SAVE and RELOAD at your own DEATH... So you can see me TEARING you into a zillion pieces, over, and Over AND OVER... What? Do you really think you can stop me? You really ARE an idiot, but I like to ask you something.

Tommy: What is it?

Dream: Well... if you can cut me like a leaf, but let me see you can cut THIS?!?

Tommy: (scared and frightened) No... no!

Freddie: Frisk, stay determined.

Dream: Let's see if you can face off my newest form, that I like to call... PHOTOSHOP FLOWEY!!

Song: Your Best Nightmare by Man On The Internet

Dream: #While you had a pow-wow #I was feeling so proud! #Finding the means to an end #While you're making your friends! #Now their souls are mine, too #And it's all thanks to you! #Cause you took up his time #Gave me room for my crime! #Snuck right up to the king #Then slaughtered him, cackling! #There's no more time to cry! #Toodle-oo, kiddo! #DIE!# Huh? WHY am I still doing this? Don't you get it? This is all just a SHOW and we're playing parts! #I will destroy you #Shatter your worldview #Crush your pathetic dre-eams! #'Cause I am smarter #You're just a martyr #Now let me hear you scream!# You'll die for nothing! Tearing you apart, what fun that'll be! #Cry all you want, kid! #I'll just enjoy it: #Making you twist and squirm #I took your save file #I'll make you watch while #Everything you love burns! #Why are you still fighting? #Don't you know I've won? #Come back every time, then #I've only just begun! #I can't feel anything! #No sense of empathy! #So yell at me, waste your time #Fall before my entropy! #You can never make me whole #You helped me achieve the goal! #Now at last I have the souls! #Now at last I'm in control! #Everyone said I'm insane #EVERYBODY DIES IN PAIN! #But now I've become a god! #In this world, I finally reign!# You have no idea what this is like! I can feel the human souls wriggling inside me! They're screaming in pain, just like you! Wanna hear? WANNA HEAR?! #Listen, they're shrieking #What little weaklings! #Dance to my puppet strings! #I'll use their power #This final hour #Service to their new king! #Am I too vicious? #Oh, how delicious! #Let's try another game! #The rules are simple #It's kill or be killed #Fight back or you'll be maimed! #I tried to warn you #Just a glance, and I knew #You'd be my chance #To change the game #You and me, we are the same! #Your DETERMINATION #Meeting my damnation! #The power to reset all #Stolen by your stupid fall! #That's okay; was kinda tired #All that DEATH, so uninspired #At least you're amusing #Even though you're losing!# What's the matter? Did you fall down? No, no, no... DON'T GET UP! #Clipping at the seams #Of your hopes and dreams #Unstitch the tapestry #There's no "bigger story" #Only the glory #Of my calamity! #I've got the power #The world I'll devour #Then make it all anew #Endless destruction #That is my function! #And it's all thanks to you! #This game is ending #Timelines I am rending! #Everything that I've done #Culminates in this run! #But when everything's through #I could not predict you! #Time for celebration #Of my DETERMINATION! #Ending this oration #With your extermination! #I'll be filled with such joy #When everything's destroyed!# Don't worry, kiddo! This'll only hurt the first million times! Wait, what's- What's going on? S-stop! Stop calling for help! N-nobody's gonna come! I'm the god of this world, you hear me?! H-how are you- What's going on? Where are my powers? The souls… WHAT ARE THEY DOING? No! NO!!! You can't do that! You're supposed to obey me! STOP! STOP IT! STOOOOOOOP!

Freddie: Frisk you did it, you’ve stayed determined.

Tommy: Yeah, with some help. What’s going on? Chara, why am I floating and I can feel my SOUL.

Freddie: It’s because you have determination, stay determined to fight this flower.

Song: Finale by Lemon Light Productions

SOULs: #We are the lost souls #We had a shared goal #To escape and reach the surface #But all our hope #Was taken away #On six very sad and dark days #But our hopes live on #Never truly gone #We’re still around #Still trapped underground #Look to the surface #Look to your future #Please remember #You’re not alone#

Dream: #Ha! Don’t be stupid! #You’re just a little kid #I’m the God of this puny world #Flowey the Flower #Hear it and cower #I’ll kill you so many more times! #I’ll never be scared #I’m your best nightmare #I’ll show you your finale! #I have no regrets #I’ll never forget #What happens at all in this world#

Tommy: #I’m sorry for what I’ve done #It really wasn’t fun #Please don’t make me think about #The past where I had doubts #Flowey there’s some good in you #I see the light in you #All you have to do is believe#

Dream: #You always were an idiot #There’s no good inside #Since the day I died #I’ll prove it! #I’ll kill you one more time #I’ll reload my save #Why won’t they behave? #Why are the SOULs fighting back? #I am their master #I bring disaster #There’s no point #Stop trying to win#

SOULs: #Look to the surface! #Look to your future! #You have a life beyond this fight!#

Cara: #You’re filled with patience!#

Zak: #You’re filled with bravery!#

Cara and Zak: #Now take the hit on that flower!#

George: #Filled with integrity!#

Beau: #And Perseverance!#

George and Beau: #Now take the hit on that flower!#

Aimee: #You’re filled with kindness!#

Jack: #You’re filled with justice!#

Aimee and Jack: #Now take the hit on that flower!#

Freddie and SOULs: #You are filled with determination #Now take a hit on that flower! #Along your(our) travels #You(we) have unravelled #The way, the mark #Of a true pacifist #Unlock the future! #Unlock a new end! #You can save the underground!#

Dream: #Just listen to me #Why is that so hard? #Just give in #Just fall down and die #You can’t do this! #I make  the rules here #You’re the one who should cower in fear#

SOULs: #You don’t need to listen #You have a mission #And you will go on and succeed #Just stay determined #Keep up the fight here #You can win, we all believe!#

Dream: #Just let me have this! #Chara, just be fair #Remember when we were best friends? #Did that mean nothing? #All the promises #Plans for the future, you’re gonna ignore?#

Tommy: #Life gives us chances, we have to take them #Opportunities, we have to make them #You can be good, still #Show us your good will#

Tommy and Freddie: #Just remember you have to stay determined!#

Dream: NO!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!

Tommy: Flowey?

Dream: What are you doing... Do you really think I've learned anything from this? ...No.... Listen here kiddo, sparing me won't change anything... Killing me is the only way to end this.

Tommy: No, I won't. I cannot allow myself to hurt you or anyone.

Dream: If you let me live... I'll come back, I'll kill you... AND I'LL KILL EVERYONE YOU LOVE!!

Tommy: Look, I can't hurt a poor monster, because once when I fell in the underground for the first time, I wanted to spare a single person and everyone. Even you.

Dream: But... I can't understand.

Tommy: But Flowey...

Dream: I can't understand!

Tommy: Flowey, I know you don't understand anything. But if you have a change of heart, maybe I can solve your problems. Please.

Dream: I just can't understand...

Tommy: Flowey, wait! Flowey…

Freddie: Frisk, let’s go, you want to go home, don’t you?

Tommy: Yeah, let’s go.

The cast were having fun rehearsing Your Best Nightmare and Finale that they didn't notice Derrick in the background.

Derrick: #While you had a pow-wow #I was feeling so proud! #Finding the means to an end #While you're making your friends! #Now their souls are mine, too #And it's all thanks to you! #Cause you took up his time #Gave me room for my crime! #Snuck right up to the king #Then slaughtered him, cackling! #There's no more time to cry! #Toodle-oo, kiddo! #DIE!#

Dream: Hey! What are you doing here? What are you doing here? Stop singing! Stop!

George: Dream, what's going on?

Derrick: What?

Dream: Don't tell me that you want me to die.

Derrick: I can sing if I want to because I'm an usher.

Cara: You're singing over our song? You do not get to sing over our song. You of all people-

Derrick: #Dream doesn't work out #Dream is a bad singer #Dream is a really bad actor#

Dream: I'm a bad actor? Look at you.

Derrick: Are those not the lyrics? Are those not the words? I thought they were, I mean, they fit really well.

Dream: You're not even supposed to be here.

Derrick: Honestly, I put way more character and inflection in him than you, blob. You need to work on that, I'll be out here in the house singing and you can take notes and figure out how to be a good Flowey-

Dream: The only thing I'm taking from you is you out of the theatre. You cannot sing over our song-

Derrick: I'm just preparing you for what might happen during the show.

Dream: No one in the audience is gonna be singing any song during this show.

Derrick: You don't know that.

Dream: You don't, audiences do not sing-

Derrick: Everyone knows this song so everyone's probably gonna sing along. If you can't handle one person singing in the audience, how are you gonna handle a full house?

Dream: This is not a sing along. This is a musical and I'm not gonna let you sing over my part-

Derrick: If I'm a distraction then maybe you should focus on your own acting skills because a real good actor will never let anything that happens out off the stage distract them.

Dream: I never asked for any of this-

Derrick: It's called the fourth wall. Don't let someone like me out in the audience to break it for you.

Dream: I'm not gonna take any advice from a guy who's been 'classically trained' for the past 2 years and still can't even sing counter tenor-

Derrick: You're just mad because I'm pointing out the truth, not everyone has natural talent like me-

Dream: The biggest 'natural talent' you have is being annoying.

Derrick: I'm just giving you tips, I'm just trying to help.

Dream: You're not even a part of this production and you're coming in here trying-

Derrick: Sorry that you can't handle that.

Dream: If you were such a good actor, you would have gotten Frisk.

Derrick: Erm... whatever, okay.

Later, it is rehearsals but Tommy is experiencing symptoms for low blood pressure again so he has to be aside so that he could rest so Eryn had to rehearse.

Song: Frisk’s Promise by Echo Flower Productions

Eryn: #In that world up above #Where the sun shines down #They told us the stories of #The monsters underground #They said up in our world #Monsters could not belong #But I couldn’t help but wonder if #What they thought was wrong #So I swore to myself one day #The solemn promise that I made #I’d climb up Ebott’s mountain peak #To discover the world beneath #I’d stay both determined and strong #To see if I can prove them wrong #I climb the trail, hoping to know #The truth of that strange world below #So on this fateful day #I thought of what I learned #I know that those who climb Mt. Ebott #Are said to not return #Determination drove me, call it #Foolishness or chance #As I climb the mountain trail #I walked without a backwards glance #Followed the trail as I fell down #And found myself here underground #At first I felt lost and afraid #But held to the promise I made #I stayed both determined and strong #Monsters aren’t bad, they all were wrong #But I can’t stay in this world below #I just want to go home…#

Derrick: Why are you singing Frisk's part?

Eryn: Oh, I was told to go ahead and sing because Tommy's feeling dizzy and his blood pressure dropped.

Derrick: Who are you again?

Eryn: I'm Eryn, I'm the understudy for Frisk.

Derrick: I don't care who you are.

Eryn: You just asked who I was though, I'm not-

Derrick: Yeah but regardless of who you are, you're not supposed to be singing parts that aren't yours. There's no way that you are the understudy for Frisk, you're terrible. You don't even sound like Frisk, there's no way you could be his understudy. The directors have such terrible taste, I'm not even surprised.

Eryn: Wait, you're the one that goes around and tells people you're an understudy, aren't you?

Derrick: I'm the should be understudy for Frisk.

Eryn: Should be doesn't mean that you are though. I'm the understudy, not you. (laughs) Sorry that you weren't good enough to be Frisk-

Derrick: Excuse you?

Eryn: It's just, it's really funny because you could've been at least Frisk's understudy whenever you got cast as monster number 5.

Derrick: Erm-

Eryn: If I were you, I'd stop running around telling people that you're a 'should be' understudy or whatever you think you are for Frisk because you're not and it's really just embarrassing.

Derrick: I am good enough to be a lead, it's just that the directors are playing favourites-

Eryn: You are, I can't, I can't keep talking to you. I'm the understudy. You were kicked out of the show.

Derrick: Okay-

Eryn: You go around telling people that you're the understudy for Frisk, I'm the understudy for Frisk. Not you. You're not even in this show. You shouldn't even be here. You have no part in this. Sorry that you couldn't even be good enough to get an understudy role. Sorry you're only good enough to be a monster or human or whatever.

After Eryn's speech, the other cast members (except Freddie because he has to look after Tommy) clapped their hands.

Toby: I think I'm tearing up a little bit, I think it brought a tear to my eye. Erm... thank you for that.

Eryn: Thank you, someone's gotta do it-

Tina: The only thing I could correct you on is the fact you said he's not good enough to be a monster or human, not to mention the fact he's a groomer. Do not come for the ensemble like that. It takes just as much talent to be in the ensemble, honestly I think it takes more.

Eryn: Well, yeah, I mean, there's nothing wrong with ensemble, it's just-

Kye: The fact that he was in the ensemble?

Eryn: Yeah.

Kye: Yeah I see.

Derrick: This isn't your conversation to be in-

Xem: Yeah I could not care less about anything you have to say.

Derrick: All I'm saying is that you're lying about being Frisk's understudy and you're not allowed to sing parts that aren't yours-

Eryn: Okay bye!

Derrick: What?

Eryn: Bye!

Derrick: I'm not gonna go anywhere-

Eryn: Oh, I just figured you were getting tired, maybe time for you to go home? I mean, you're spending so much energy talking to us who literally do not care at all-

Derrick: I literally don't care if you care at all-

Alex: Why don't you use some of that energy for walking out of this theatre?

Eryn: You should listen to Alex, he has some good advice.

Toby: Yeah, see ya.

Paul: Why don't you just leave him alone?

Then Paul, Derrick's friend, came in to defend him.

Eryn: Erm...

Arran: Are you like his friend or something?

Paul: I'm his friend, like his best friend, right?

Derrick: Even though he stole my parts from me. We're still friends-

Paul: Okay, I didn't steal your roles, they were available and I took them. You can't blame me for wanting to get ahead.

Karl: You can defend him if you like but I-

Paul: Neither of you on stage are anywhere near talented enough to be taking to him the way that you're talking to him.

Eryn: You're defending him?

Paul: I'm not gonna listen to a bunch of amateurs try to be mean to my best friend.

Eryn: Oh, I literally heard you talking bad about him in the dressing room.

Derrick: You were talking bad about me in the dressing room?

Paul: I never talked bad about him.

Eryn: You must be Paul, am I right? I don't really care to know either so...

Paul: Okay, well-

Scott: Well, why don't you just tell your friend, please tell Derrick to leave.

Eryn: Is there 2 of them now?

Scott: Oh, I sure hope not.

Derrick: You don't even know the experience that I have behind me, you don't even know who I know.

Paul: Yeah, that's true, he literally observed a Broadway and West End audition one time too, from the outside.

Derrick: I have connections, did you know that I have connections to like Broadway?

Toby: I thought the directors did cuz their parents were in Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.

Eryn: (sighs) Please just let me run the song, please. This is called rehearsals, not yell at each other time.

After that, Derrick left because he has to take voice lessons. Derrick and his mum are not doing voice lessons.

Karen: I think my son sounds amazing.

Derrick: I know what I'm doing. I know how to sing. Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Andrea: Yeah, yeah, your son is-

Karen: My son is extremely talented. He's a prodigy.

Andrea: Oh he is. Yes. Oh, he's so talented.

Karen: So, I don't know why you're telling him all these little things he needs to fix whenever he already sounds, you know, he's ready for Broadway or West End.

Andrea: He is, now I just have to remind you, you know, I am gonna have to up my prices. I gotta bump it up to £155 an hour, okay?

Karen: Of course. Well, you know we can definitely pay that. We can afford that. (laughs) We have money, okay?

Andrea: Okay. (laughs)

Karen: We've run through so many voice teachers, you know? You're the only one that's really recognised her sheer talent which is important. Because we're not here to learn, we're here to just get a bit better.

Andrea: Your son is such a gift. I wouldn't want to lose him so I'm very thankful that you all, you know, are still wanting to pay.

It is almost time for tech week and the directors are calling all the actors and actresses on the stage.

Zoe: Can I get all my actors out on the stage please? All actors out on the stage. First off, how's everyone doing? How are we feeling? Good?

Alex: Good!

Raphael: Good! Well you should. You guys are doing an amazing job. I just wanted to say how proud I am of all of you but who here can tell me what next rehearsal is?

Toby: It's tech week-

Zoe: The start of tech week right? Erm... some of you do know what tech week is but we do have many newcomers in our theatre for this show we love to have you.

Sam: Thanks.

Raphael: Erm... so tech week is for tech. You guys need to know your stuff, no more calling line. We need to have it solid, you guys are doing pretty good. You'll get there. If you have a line that you forget, you gotta improvise, you gotta work through it. We're not helping you, stage manager's not helping you, you gotta improvise and get through it-

Velvet: I'm a little nervous.

Zoe: I'm very confident, I'm very confident in you guys, you guys can do it. Pretty much all of you are really solid. Because there's so many aspects we need to work out, we're probably not gonna get through the entire show next rehearsal. Just bear with us, we'll probably, more than likely ask you to restart multiple scenes. Might have to run a scene 3, 4, 5 times. Just getting all the cues in place, erm... and we're letting tech rehearse. So just roll with it, we might stop you in the middle of the scene, mid line, we might say 'hey stop, hang on.' And ask you to go back a couple of lines or whatever we ask of you. So yeah, typical tech week. Erm... just remember, if either Raphael and I yell at you at any point next week, don't take it personally. It's tech so. Any questions?

Freddie: Yeah erm... are we doing costumes next rehearsal or no?

Raphael: Great questions, no. Well, yes and no. If you want to rehearse in costume, you can. I know, Tommy, we just got your costume finished so if you wanna. Erm... actually, can you go try that on after we get outta here tonight?

Tommy: Oh, awesome. Yeah, yeah, I'll go try it on right after this.

Zoe: Thanks. Yeah erm...

Toby: Your jumper.

Tommy: Ahh my jumper!

Freddie: We gotta see that.

Raphael: But, erm... we are gonna work out some quick change stuff for Mettaton, Alphys and the ensemble but that's gonna be for dress rehearsals.

Eret: Okay-

Zoe: It's not dress yet, just tech.

Tina: Okay.

Raphael: Alright, remember, get good rest, drink lots of water, stay healthy. We don't want anyone sick before the show. I'm looking at you, Tommy, Tubbo, Billzo, Wilbur and Corpse. Tommy, you need to make sure your blood pressure doesn't drop mid scene, Tubbo, you need to take your meds for migraines, hemiplegic cluster headaches and pulmonary fibrosis, Bill, check your glucose, Wilbur, you need to be taking your inhalers and Corpse, make sure you take your meds as you're chronically ill. And take care of yourselves guys, see you next rehearsal.

Wilbur: Sounds good to me, yeah, hopefully we don't have any distractions. Let's see your costume.

Tommy: Yeah, come see-

Corpse: I wanna see the costume.

Niki: We're all coming.

Tommy: Yeah, come see.