THE CIRCLE OF LUST - MOTEL
And thou shalt perish by the desire thou hast forged, and bear it with thee for all eternity; for thy heart shall be taken from thy chest, it was never truly thine in life.
Charlie
So I-
So I-
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
NO! Nope nope nope! You don’t start conversations here, sweetheart. You wait till they come back brom the bathroom! See what I did here? I'm so funny!
NO! Nope nope nope! You don’t start conversations here, sweetheart. You wait till they come back brom the bathroom! See what I did here? I'm so funny!
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
Shut up.
Shut up.
Voice from Beyond
Charlie is guided (pushed, really) into a diner part of the motel. The seat sticks when she shifts. The table wobbles. This place has seen too many sins and too little cleaning.
Charlie is guided (pushed, really) into a diner part of the motel. The seat sticks when she shifts. The table wobbles. This place has seen too many sins and too little cleaning.
Voice from Beyond
Asmodeus slides in beside her, far too close. One arm hangs lazily over the back of the booth. A goblet rests in her other hand, filled with a clear liquid. The scent of bitter almond is stronger now.
Asmodeus slides in beside her, far too close. One arm hangs lazily over the back of the booth. A goblet rests in her other hand, filled with a clear liquid. The scent of bitter almond is stronger now.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
Do you smell that? Nostalgia. Or poison. I mix them up sometimes.
Do you smell that? Nostalgia. Or poison. I mix them up sometimes.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
It’s cyanide. Don’t romanticize it.
It’s cyanide. Don’t romanticize it.
Voice from Beyond
She drinks anyway, unbothered.
She drinks anyway, unbothered.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
We used to bake together, you know. Cakes, pies! She liked when I watched her work!
We used to bake together, you know. Cakes, pies! She liked when I watched her work!
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
I liked being admired. Don’t sugarcoat it.
I liked being admired. Don’t sugarcoat it.
Voice from Beyond
The cracked mirror behind the counter flickers. For a second, it shows two women in a kitchen. One holds a piece of cake smelling like almonds, the other hides butcher's knife behind her back. Both smiling for the wrong reasons.
The cracked mirror behind the counter flickers. For a second, it shows two women in a kitchen. One holds a piece of cake smelling like almonds, the other hides butcher's knife behind her back. Both smiling for the wrong reasons.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
I wanted to consume her. Literally. Isn’t that beautiful? The ultimate intimacy.
I wanted to consume her. Literally. Isn’t that beautiful? The ultimate intimacy.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
I poisoned her because she's stupid and I hate her.
I poisoned her because she's stupid and I hate her.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
Oh Vienna I love you so much. Match made in heaven!~
Oh Vienna I love you so much. Match made in heaven!~
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
No you don't.
No you don't.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
Yeahhh, I don't!!
Yeahhh, I don't!!
Voice from Beyond
A paper plate scrapes across the table. It’s flimsy, grease soaked, and bent at the edges. On it sits a single red apple, it looks like the most delicious apple you have ever seen.
A paper plate scrapes across the table. It’s flimsy, grease soaked, and bent at the edges. On it sits a single red apple, it looks like the most delicious apple you have ever seen.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
First course.
First course.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
Isn’t it cute? I thought about eyeballs. Or tongues. But rules are rules.
Isn’t it cute? I thought about eyeballs. Or tongues. But rules are rules.
Charlie
Honestly… it doesn’t look that bad. I kind of expected something more... hellish.
Honestly… it doesn’t look that bad. I kind of expected something more... hellish.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
HAHA! Oh, darling, if I served you real food (human flesh) Beelzebub would rip me apart molecule by molecule.
HAHA! Oh, darling, if I served you real food (human flesh) Beelzebub would rip me apart molecule by molecule.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
So we’re eating symbolism today.
So we’re eating symbolism today.
Lord of Lust, Asmodeus
That apple is the original temptation. The root of all sin! Straight from Eden. The first lie. The first desire. The moment when Lord Lucifer asked and a human replied, “I want more.”
That apple is the original temptation. The root of all sin! Straight from Eden. The first lie. The first desire. The moment when Lord Lucifer asked and a human replied, “I want more.”
Voice from Beyond
The apple seems to call you.
The apple seems to call you.
Charlie
And if I eat all seven feasts… I can leave?
And if I eat all seven feasts… I can leave?
Voice from Beyond
Asmodeus stops fidgeting. Stops smiling. Both voices merge.
Asmodeus stops fidgeting. Stops smiling. Both voices merge.
If you finish all seven…
…courses. you won’t need Heaven anymore.
You’ll do whatever you want.
Voice from Beyond
The apple waits.
The apple waits.