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Thoughts While Listening

Ooooooh it’s South African THIS MEANS IT IS GOING TO BE WERY AMAZING

Why do I feel like I have said this kindasorta racist thing about a radio drama before.

Probably because I have said this kindasorta racist thing about a radio drama before.

Dear Self, why you gotta be a fucking racist for heck’s sake.

Was it ‘Little Happenthatch’ that I heard and was excited about because I liked the name and because it was South African? And then it was not great and I possibly blamed South Africa as a whole for this? Who can say?

Anyway maybe this will be splendid.

Is it a party or bad audio?

It’s a partaaaaaayyyyy

Parties are fun.

I don’t know too much about parties actually.

So some dude is asking someone called Leslie whatever became of Rupert and then the dude says, what do you mean, Rupert Who! HE MEANS RUPERT ORANGE OMG

The audacity of the question ya’ll

Rupert Orange was a society lady who was a man. And then he disappeared.

Narrator is musing on how quickly peeps forget peeps which is so true actually. I myself have forgotten so many people but they have forgotten me too so it’s cool.

Basically Rupert Orange was a dude who was a bright young thing and well-liked and then he was forgotten despite being a bright young thing and well-liked, which means there is no hope for the rest of us.

Now a countess and another dude are talking. Dude wants to know about Rupert Orange because he was a fascinating fellow and the Countess agrees to share what she knows and I think the Countess is supposed to be German and then there was some groovy banjo and then the Countess was dead because the radio drama giveth and the radio drama taketh away.

Rupert seems to be in some litigation competition with someone called Alice

Rupert lost the litigation competition too bad Rupert

And Rupert became poor aw that sucks

I think he’s trying to be a writer so he can earn money to live THAT’S NOT GOING TO WORK RUPERT

Try selling your kidneys. Or have a baby and sell that.

If you were an Indian lady like myself, you could sell your eggs for many dollars. This is one of the few things that Indian ladies can do that white dudes can’t do #stopracismnowlikeRIGHTnow

Now peeps be going Rupert who? It’s like the circle of life. Or maybe it’s not like that at all, I don’t know.

Rupert, despite having some sharp questions about poverty, is sure that something will turn up soon.

An ominous dude is now informing us that something DID turn up but not like how we think because life is cunning like that sometimes

Ominous dude says it would have been better if Rupert hadn’t gone walking by the black river

Ominous dude says it would have been better if Rupert hadn’t been born wow ominous dude just wow

Is it another party?

Well one person seems to be having a fun time anyway.

Now I think some old dude has accosted Rupert Orange and asked to walk about with him.

If Rupert had been a ladyperson, I would have said BAD IDEA RUPERT. But because he is a manperson, I say HAVE FUN WALKING WITH SOME OLD DUDE RUPERT. This is known as sexism.

They seem to be galloping like horses tho is this significant? Idk

Rupert Orange believes people are just waiting to give him money which I guess is like when as a writer, you think people are just waiting to read your work. Both of these delusions are very sad.

Rupert and the old dude are now watching rich people come out of the theatre. World War One is over, World War Two is around the corner and it is generally a good time to be alive if you are rich.

Though I think any time is a good time to be alive if you are rich. Like even now is probs party time if you’re rich.

I think the old dude is taking Rupert for a drink.

Now they are drinking and talking about money. Despite my sexism, I do believe that this would be a good time for Rupert to thank the nice gentleman for the drink and toddle on home.

Rupert has now said that he would trade a year of his life to live that sweet rich people life.

So would I actually.

Old dude says how about five years.

OK OLD DUDE SOUNDS GOOD TO ME

Rupert you are asking too many questions just say yes

Old dude says he wants Rupert’s soul ITS STILL A GOOD DEAL RUPERT SAY YES

Moderately groovy music ensues.

Rupert still hasn’t made up his mind omg what is there to think about

‘You must make up your mind Rupert Orange.’ ‘How did you know my name?’ WHO CARES JUST SAY YES

Moderately groovy music ensues once again.

HE FINALLY SAID YES

Oh and he won’t have any physical pain for five years this is a way sweet deal imho

Why can’t I have this deal?

Rupert has asked if he could take revenge on some lady also and the old man was like yah ok

Rupert is now complaining that he has a candle while other people have gaslight and electricity and would probably have gone on to complain about other things when a mysterious missive arrives and informs us that Rupert Orange has inherited a great whacking load of money from someone he never knew and who died also.

I often think this is something that could happen to me but it never does for some reason

Rupert Orange has re-entered society

Now I think Rupert is visiting the lady who he is going to have revengetime with

The lady is experiencing feelings like she wants to be Rupert’s slave and she is fighting against these feelings by inviting Rupert to the opera

This is an interesting strategy to fight those kinds of feelings

Now someone is playing the castanets

I think the castanets meant they were having sex.

So the lady’s husband found out she had been playing the castanets with Rupert and he kicked her out so she went to Rupert’s place and was like can I stay here and he was like nah I’m good and thusly was he revenged verily verily

Rupert now has so much money that he doesn’t know what to do with it. Basically life is good and Rupert is the fucking dude

Rupert saw the devil when he was at an opera at Covent Gardens and he ran like the dickens which seems rude idk

Two people are talking about how all these bad things seemed to be happening but nothing ever happens to Rupert. I mean I think that was what they were saying, I couldn’t really follow because they were talking way posh

Fifth year has now arrived and Rupert has been waylaid by a woman who has offered him a drink and Rupert has gone with her because that’s how this story ends I guess

Rupert is being an ass now

I think someone is beating him because he was being an ass

They are beating something, at any rate

Now someone is beating a drum

Aw, Rupert Orange was found dead the next morning in the street.

Well, that was coming I guess.

Thoughts After Listening

That was pretty fun. Also, it reminded me of a story I read many years ago in my youth which was basically the same premise I think except the deal was not for one’s soul but seven years from one’s life and the guy was like pffft you can have the last seven years of my life idgaf and the devil, wily fellow that he is, took the first seven years which, apart from being unpleasant, was apparently very painful. I guess it would be tho.