A Brief History of Grifonton, Page 6

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William looks at a framed portrait on the wall showing a young woman with dark hair.

WILLIAM: "Whom is that a picture of?"

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Close-up of the portrait showing a young woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a simple dress with a neckerchief.

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The Gryphon looks at the portrait wistfully. Thomas looks shocked.

GRYPHON: "That was I when I was human."

THOMAS: "You were a human?"

GRYPHON: "Oh, yes."

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The Gryphon continues her story. An illustration shows her human form standing alone in a forest, wearing a cape.

GRYPHON: "Hundreds of years ago, at the end of the Industrial Age, I was a bright young woman. I lived deep in a forest with only myself and my chickens for company."

GRYPHON: "I was alone, and it suited me just fine."

Everything that follows is original 2005 commentary except where noted “–RN 2012″: I was hot! Here you can see my addiction to PsychoBob’s screen tone archive growing. Screen tones are just so handy. Photoshop gradients are useful, but screen tones have nifty patterns. I got pretty inventive with them later.

Suggested Listening: “Black and Blue” by Dave Gahan