RollerScouter

“Where is he? Where is our lead? He has disappeared! Someone find him!” The stagehands, backup dancers, standbys, everyone involved with the stage show’s production scrambled backstage looking for the lead actor. “Keep looking! The show must go on! Send out the standby! This is your big chance! You’re going out there a nobody, but you’re coming back a star!” A giggle trickled down from a hidden alcove, from which hung a scaly tail, bright as sweet cherry and strawberry candy. Rosy hearts patterned the tail, which curled around an actor dressed in enough frill to be a wedding cake, though the tail b