Priscilla And Jasper Play Cards Paul Shapera (Ft. Jason Broderick & Lauren Osborn)

(Scene: A dimly lit, windowless room deep in the McAlistair Manor. Priscilla and the doll Jasper sit and play cards. Jasper is naturally awkward at it, but Priscilla is patient and the game manages to be played.)

[Priscilla]
Club and spade I raise, here in this parlor, in this never ending game we play
And we hide, just you and I, as day fades into day
Hidden in our room, with a game that no one ever seems to win or lose
And the shades of flames remain from a world we keep far away

[Jasper]
Ghosts of towns, ghosts of cities
Games that brought its sad demise
The only way to end the game
One who plays must sacrifice

[Priscilla]
Diamonds now I raise, outside we’d die and there is nowhere else I’d rather stay
In the scrawl beyond these walls is a cold and coarse and vicious place
Here where there’s no time, there’s no loss or lies or need to speak of sacrifice
It’s no way to win a game, and why else would a person play?

[Jasper]
Ghosts of games, you’re always caught in
Ones you play, but cannot win
The only way the game can die
One who plays must sacrifice