Alice tries to leave. A hand stops her. THE CATERPILLAR (a regal Black drag queen, sitting on a throne of speaker cabinets, blowing perfect smoke rings from a massive hookah).
“Fantasy is what you pay for. Reality… is what you do after the cameras stop.” She holds up a Super 8 film camera. “Tonight, we’re shooting a musical. And you’re the finale.” Alice tries to leave
“Wrong answer, child. In here, you’re anybody. Or everybody.” She gestures to a hookah pipe. “Inhale. It’ll un-fuck your perspective.” child. In here
“No children or animals were harmed. Only consenting adults and one very confused producer.” Alice tries to leave