Concept #2: "Thalia vs. Maria"

Synopsis:
The last thing Princess Thalia wants to do is practice her etiquette. This prompts an immediate duel, as her nursemaid must stop Thalia before she stabs every of her lessons books with the etiquette cutlery. These two characters actually come from the treatment I developed for RTVF 350, so while this confrontation has actually been written, the dialogue would have to be removed for the short. Still, here's an excerpt:

NURSEMAID

         Now um, milady, uh if we just uh try

         again from the t-

                      PRINCESS THALIA
         In approximately twelve minutes Lord

         Toby will be here for my geography
         lesson. You have tried for the past
         forty-eight minutes to convince me to
         sit here and listen to you discuss the
         history of cutlery. I have no interest
         in cutlery. I have no interest in
         etiquette. Unless I’ll be allowed to
         forgo politeness and yield said cutlery
         in self-defense, I don’t see the gain
         of any of this.

          (Thalia clears her throat in an effort
           to come across diplomatic – the Nurse
           on the other hand seems to be shaking
            in astonishment at the predicament
                 she’s found herself in.)

         Now I think it’s safe to say that it
         would be in our best interests if we
         just stopped this all at once. You let
         me do as I please till Toby’s arrival,
         and I will put away the shambles I’ve
         made of these books and will be on my
         best behavior. (close up to Thalia
         smiling primly)