"Post Supplements: Revolutionary Rochester II"

Elinore 2022-04-19 09:02:34

Rochester II (1612.10.16-1658.02.19) was born a punk, maybe he didn't realize it. Not only has he inherited the family title, the young and promising little Rochester (hereinafter referred to as "Luo Er") has long been committed to the great cause of inheriting the fine traditions and vices of the declining aristocracy. Betrayal and murder of those closest to him is his specialty, and he declares that doing so is a complete righteous annihilation, in order to completely break with his own class. This multi-talented genius revolutionary is even more promiscuous and has a good poetry, and has published many independent love action novels underground. It is said that the King of England is also an enthusiastic reader of his, and he even hired him as the British Minister of Culture at a great price. During his tenure in office, in order to warmly welcome the arrival of the French ambassador of peace, he specially presented an epic love action avant-garde drama written and directed by him at the reception of the state guest, which fully demonstrated the most advanced degenerate culture of Great Britain at that time, and presented it for free. Each audience present hand-made a simulated massage stick in Italy. This has made the UK a lot of face, and even made the romantic French feel ashamed, and had to admit the global status of the ancient British villain culture, and at the same time unwisely abandoned the idea of ​​​​making peace with the United Kingdom. Soon, his ardent reader, His Majesty the King, kindly persuaded him to retire early. From then on, Luo Er resolutely threw himself into the revolutionary cause at the bottom of the society and took the lead in suffering from syphilis. After suffering from a serious illness, Luo Er still did not forget his original intention, and devoted his limited money and life to the great ambition of infinitely developing same-sex love and liberating prostitutes. In order to work, he has been drinking heavily for many years, and even the virtuous countess complained that he had not entered the house three times. Once, he found that his revolutionary comrades had betrayed the revolution from the soul, Luo Er mercilessly murdered his lover for the people. In the arduous class struggle, the soldier finally died young due to a chronic illness, in the arms of the countess he had not been close to for a long time, at the age of 46. There is no funeral. The only shame in his glorious life is that in the last days of his life, he had to accept the care of the rotten aristocratic relatives whom he betrayed and spurned for life. The Second Earl of Rochester was determined to devote himself to the revolution, and he did not compromise at the moment before his death. He coughed a mouthful of sticky phlegm with a virus on his noble lady's face. On the day the body was abandoned by the migrant workers, no one except the Countess, who was liberated by him, came to pay tribute to the lower-class women and gay men. In view of the subtlety of the incident, after Luo Er's death, his class composition was mistakenly classified as a "villain" because of his family background, and he was recorded as the first of the ten prodigal sons in British history, but has not been officially vindicated.

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  • Rochester: You are one of life's understudies!

  • Harris: [calls to him onstage] My lord!

    Rochester: I asked for no interruption.

    Harris: My suit is one of the utmost urgency: the stage direction at the end of this scene requires, in my opinion, some authorial exposition.

    Rochester: It seems straightforward enough.

    Harris: Yes, um,

    [reading from the script]

    Harris: "Then dance six naked men and women, the men doing obedience to the women's cunts, kissing and touching them often, the women in like manner to the men's pricks, kissing and dandling their cods and then fall to fucking, after which the women sigh and the men look simple and so sneak off." The end of the second act.

    Rochester: A strong scene, an eminently playable scene, and though I say it myself, a climactic one.

    Harris: And w-will the kind of equipment that that young lady has in her hand

    [a large wooden dildo]

    Harris: be available for gentlemen for... strapping around the middle for the execution of this scene?

    Rochester: I had not envisioned you to be so encumbered; I feel this scene should be given... in the flesh.

    Harris: And will we give... two performances on the day?

    Rochester: No, Mr. Harris.

    Harris: [relieved] I am glad to hear that from the author.

    Rochester: With the dress rehearsal, the court performance and the public showing, I envisage three.

    Harris: Right; I don't know if you've met my regular understudy, Mr. Lightman, he's a most dependable fellow.

    Rochester: Sir, you have the honour of playing *my* understudy.

    Harris: [cross] Well, I shall take this opportunity to withdraw from the engagement.

    [he leaves]

    Rochester: [calls after him angrily] You are one of *life's* understudies!