A Spot of A Spot of Gossip By The Hatter

[Female // Honeyed Mezzo-Soprano // Mock-Whispered] [Lace fan fluttering, slipper taps, clock gears clicking slow] [Leaning close with wicked glee] (Lean in, dear... it’s simply too good not to share...) They say Alice peeked where she ought not look, Found the Mad Hatter with his ledger—and a cook! Both in petticoats, both red in the face— Tea spilled and dignity... all over the place. [Mixed Chorus // Sly Schoolyard Chant // Teetering Rhythm] [Soft tambourine jingle, whispery laughter layer] Oh! Gossip in Wonderland, scald it hot— Sip it fast before the scandal's caught! Whisper and giggle, but mind the fall— Today it's them... tomorrow, it’s all! [Male // Velvet Mid-Low // Faux-Serious] [Pocketwatch chain jingling, slow strum lute] And the Duchess was seen with the Queen’s own page, Trading love notes through the parlor cage! A wink for a crown, a kiss for a cause— While the King adjusted his wig with claws. [Female // Gleeful Contralto // Sing-Speak Teasing] [Card shuffle FX, faint giggles behind beat] They say the March Hare’s got secrets too— A diary stuffed in a left boot shoe. Pages of prattle, confessions in rhyme— If you read them backwards, you'll lose your mind! [FX: DUBSTEP BREAK – Creaking Gate Glitch, Gossamer Snare Spiral] !!!!!!!+* [Mixed Chorus // Hushed Rush // Swirling and Overlapping] [Rustling tulle, clockwork heartbeat] Tattle the teacups, whisper the wine— Trade a secret for a slice of time. Mock the mad and nudge the meek, Gossip’s the game for the bold—and the weak! [Male // Crooked Murmur // Mocking Finality] [Feather pen scratching, candle flicker FX] So sip your scandal and mind your grin— In Wonderland's court, no one's ever innocent within. [FX: Teacup shatter – laughter swallowed fast] [END]