accident

Scott’s representation of the accident we saw earlier today at the street theatre.

We went into Edinburgh today to watch street performers.

Scott: Yeah.

How was it?

Scott: Great.

What did we see?

Scott: We saw moving statues.

Helen: Yes, those moving statues. The one that had the kissing thing.

Scott: Helen, it was a gasmask and it wasn’t a kissing thing.

Helen: It was a mouse gasmask. You remember?

Scott: Oh Helen.

What was the best thing we saw?

Scott: Eh…

Helen: The belly boogies.

Scott: Helen, what did you think the best thing we saw was?

Helen: Hmm… What was it?

Was it the performer having an accident?

Helen: Yeah.

Scott: (laughs) Yeah… No, I liked the stripper.

What happened to the guy who had the accident?

Scott: He, like, fell face first in the ground and…

What was he trying to do?

Scott: He was trying to get really high into the air when instead he went really low into the ground.

Did he look hurt?

Scott: I dunno.

I thought he burst his chin open?

Scott: That was bad…

And what was the stripper doing?

Scott: Remember, he was like standing on a ladder and he nearly stripped, if you know what I mean.

Helen: The guy with the swords who was juggling them.

Scott: I’m glad Helen remembers…

Helen: Yeah, the guy with the red and black pants and his shoes.

And you gave him some money because you liked him so much.

Scott: Yeah – it was funny. And there were at least a dozen money notes in there – his bag was almost full by the time I got there, for some reason.