Seoul Players Presents: The Goblins by Jessica Coyle
229 views · Published 11 October 2009 · 3:44 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: TheKakapo · 2009 · Entertainment
Seoul Players: Night of 1000 Plays. Oct 10 2009 Performed by...? Dr. Marks: Any psychotic episodes lately? Carlie: I havent wanted to kill anyone, if thats what you mean. Dr. Marks: No, not psychopathic, psychotic. Youre not a psychopath, Carlie. Im asking if youve hallucinated recently. Have you seen anything that wasnt there? Carlie: I dont know, Dr. Marks, because if I was seeing it how would I know if it was really there? Dr. Marks: You know what I mean. Carlie: Do I? Im actually very ignorant. Dr. Marks: Look, Carlie, Im not going to make you talk to me. You said you want treatment so here I am, but I could just as easily work on my limericks and doodles. Carlie: Let me see that. Dr. Marks: I dont think so. Tell me what you did today. Carlie: Okay. I went to the hospital library to see if they had in any new Chabon novels. They didnt. Dr. Marks: Which makes sense, since he hasnt written any. Carlie: The librarian was nasty. She kept telling me to hush and to stop bothering the other patients. Dr. Marks: Were you bothering them? Carlie: No, I was trying to shoo away the goblins. Dr. Marks: Goblins? Carlie: The Goblins that were trying to eat their necks. Goblins have to eat necks to stay alive or cant leave each others pockets. Dr. Marks: You know there werent any actual goblins, Carlie. Carlie: Im sorry, were you there? Dr. Marks: No, but Im pretty sure. There were no goblins. Carlie: Well, if you say so. Dr. Marks: It sounds like were going to have to increase your Olanzapine dose. Youve been taking it at the same time every day, right? Carlie: Its making me fat. I dont want to take it anymore. Dr. Marks: Your charts havent changed much. You put on some weight last month but youve since lost it. Youre not gaining weight. Carlie: Im gaining weight. Dr. Marks: Well, if it bothers you, you could spend some more time in the exercise room. Carlie: The exercise room is a stapler with a broken wire. (CONTINUES TALKING QUIETLY WHILE DR MARKS TALKS OVER HER. CARLIES NONSENSICAL LINES MAKE SENSE TO HER) Carlie: I went there with my bathing suit but I couldnt fit into the door. Dr. Marks: Well, Carlie, we cant switch your medication yet- youve only been on it for two months. Well review it again in November. Carlie: Alright. Do you want to hear what I did the rest of the day? Dr. Marks: Of course. Carlie: I knew the goblins were pissed at me, so I read a book and tried to ignore them. They crawled around me and- Dr. Marks: Please try to separate what you saw from what you know actually happened. Intellectually, you and I both know there were no goblins. It will help to acknowledge that. Carlie: Okay, I knew the not-goblins were pissed at me, so I read a book and tried to not ignore them. They didnt crawl around me and theyre not here now. Dr. Marks: I think we need to add more activities to your schedule. This much idle time isnt helping with your episodes. How are you with sewing? Have you tried the pottery class? Carlie: I think Ive done all those classes. But sure, the pottery class is fun. Dr. Marks: Okay. I think that would be a good move. Carlie: Yeah.
