Gunstock Day 1 Part 8
Radio Free BANRI

KOUGAIJI: And now...Dr. Nii Jen'ii. [A pause stretches after the flat intro. Something offstage draws the prince's glare, and now a hand and labcoat sleeve edge out into view, forefingers beckoning theatrically to coax a few words more.] ...Is here.

[Kougaiji stalks off the opposite end, and on strolls the Doctor, greeted mostly by murmurs but also by one wildly cheering soul.]

ENSUI: WOOOOOOO! YEAAHHHHHHH!!

BANRI: Never knew you were a Nii fan.

ENSUI: He's one crazy mo'fo, but the man's got style, you've gotta give him that! Think he stole his lab coat the same place I stole mine!

BANRI: . . . . .

[Lit dimly, white-coated Nii moves leisurely along the length of the stage and back. His song, to the music of Saiyuki Reload Image Album Vol. 1's "Snow Crystal," is Phoenix's "Walking Through."]

NII JEN'II: Walking through a rising city men,
Through these skyscrapers that seem so high,
Looking for what on earth they can't see,
Vain, useless thing, nothing's hidden in the sky.

Searching outside, looking for something,
Something that inside they never find.

So we try, wishing to life and death doors open,
Breaking down secret doors by nature forbidden

Walking through these lights that shade stars,
Passing above city's water twin.
Lamps can't help who has his eyes shut,
Bridges can't join two hands, hearts neither.

Look within you, searching for something,
Never will you find it outside you.

Foolish creatures we are, with life and death fighting,
Breaking down secret doors by conscience forbidden.

Background: walking through
cursed streets

NII JEN'II: Walking through a people crowd I'm,
Seeker of a target in my life.

Searching outside, looking for something,
Something that inside they never find.

So we try, wishing to life and death doors open,
Breaking down secret doors by nature forbidden.

Foolish creatures we are, with life and death fighting,
Breaking down secret doors by conscience forbidden.

Background: walking through

[Almost ghostly in the gathering dusk, he exits to rapt applause.]

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