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The Once-ler | The Lorax movie | 3/3
> Some examples of how he interacts with other chars are here, here and here (For the Greed driven Once-ler).
>And here is the 1 person entry written specifically for
[Video post]
[A tall boy is in the middle of living room, smiling at the camera (let’s say camera), a guitar on his hands. Around his neck there’s a fluffy pink thing, similar to a scarf but too weird looking to be one.]
Good day, Ducklings. You call yourselves that, right? Ducklings? I don’t quite understand why. I’ve been observing this place for a bit since it appeared in my sketchbook. I don’t know how to make you disappear. Weird things, they keep happening lately…. But that’s okay. Everything is an opportunity! Can you really hear me? I’m doing this right? [He taps the screen with his right index finger.]
I’m going to show you my invention. [He gestures to the thing around his neck, practically beaming with joy.] The Thneed!
[His hands moves to the guitar again and he starts to play and sing.] Everybody needs a thneed! A fine thing that all people nee…
[A loud, crashing sound can be heard and the boy stops, his face blank of expression for a moment, his fingers freeze over the guitar’s strings. He gives the camera another smile, a seriously unconvincing one as he tries to carry on with the song. He opens his mouth to keep signing and…another loud crash in the background. ]
Just a second, if you please. [He smiles at the camera, a bit more desperate now, and raises a finger to indicate that he will be back in a moment. A second later his cheerful expression falls before he sighs and moves away from the camera, his shoulder hunched. His voice can still be heard and he's more irritated now.]
I let you inside again because you said you were going to be the backup for the song, not trash my house all over, this is impor…ah? No, I don't know where’s the Lorax, maybe trying to drown someone else in the river. [That last comment carries some bitter in its tone.] I’m a bit busy now I can’t help you look for hi…ey wait, come back..you said you would help! ..Ah, nevermind then.
[The camera jolts suddenly as the boy takes it on his hands. From that new angle you can see that he was talking to the Barbaloots, a group of creatures that look like some sort of bear that are now walking out the door, and…..yes, that is a fish leaving the house as well. The boy watches them go with a little frown and then looks back at the screen, a shy apologetic look on his face.]
That didn’t exactly go as planned. So much for a great presentation. Hi, I’m Once-ler. The local animals in this Valley are a bit odd, but one gets used to them quickly. They are cute too. Don't mind them!
As I was saying before I got interrupted, now it's your opportunity to buy a very exclusive Thneed. [Once-ler takes the pink thing around his neck and shows it to the camera. It has a weird shape and it’s not very clear what exactly it is.]
The Thneed can fulfill all your possible needs at a very affordable price. The Thneed is a bag, it’s a scarf, could be a hat! [He starts to sing the song again, and the feed suddenly cut off.]
Third Person:
Not long time ago, the Once-ler merely wanted recognition, a gentle word from his mother, praise for the first time in his life. Now he had it. He looked at his huge table, at the tall chair, across the big room and the imposing windows. He stared at the giant Thneed factory outside. Still growing, still progressing.
Biggering.
The boy in the green pin-stripe suit smiled. It was amazing how much he did in so few time, how quickly his business had reached the top. Who cared about the trees anymore? They didn’t have dreams like he did. They sure never had to deal with an unpleasant family or had their hopes crushed. Now they were the ones crushed, but that was beside the point.
And yet nothing seemed big enough, impressive enough. He had even bigger dreams than just this. He needed more. Always more time, more money, more power. And he was going to be successful. He failed way too many times in the past to mess this up, he won’t allow himself to ruin it, no matter what the Lorax said. Some sacrifices needed to be done, it was all for the greater good. 'Survival of the fittest' they say that this is exactly how it worked. If only his old friend could see it like he did, if only he could understand, all would be easier.
Sometimes Onceler wondered where the animals, the wondrous colorful creatures, where. They didn’t visit him anymore unless it was to complain about the trees. He didn’t miss the chaos the animals usually caused, but the roaming of the fabric and his family demanding words were often more annoying than the Barbaloots, the Swomme-swans and the guardian of the trees altogether.
He looked outside again, pass the fabric and across the valley, staring at the now much smaller forest. A gray, bleached world saluted him and the look in his eyes hardened. Some sacrifices needed to be done.
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