Wear

[first lines]

Howie:
Amongst the tales I tell you once again, this one I can't forget...

[reading from his storybook]

Howie:
So the knight Bisclavret married the Princess of Ireland, and they loved each other very much, but he had a secret he kept... They found a stag, he chased it, and it fled. Its neck lowered. By my faith, she said, Bisclavret, know that if I do not have some of that stag, I shall never eat again.

Howie:
Momma?

Karen:
Yes, Howie?

Howie:
Is Daddy coming?

Karen:
No.

Gam:
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood, as to understand. To be loved, as to love. For it's in the giving that we receive, for it's in the pardoning that we are pardoned, and it's in the dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Jesse:
Hey, Karen.

Karen:
Hey.

Jesse:
So, is, Howard, uh...

[she shakes her head]

Jesse:
Well, it's good to see you.

Karen:
You too, Jesse.

[on the town's Civil War history]

Becky:
Davis was a drunk. Lee was a drunk. Grant was a drunk. Sherman was also a drunk; Sherman just liked killing people the most.

Jesse:
Jesus, Becky.

Karen:
Things sure are looking different around here.

Gam:
Oh yes, things have changed. Things are not exactly the way they used to be.

Bonnie:
Oh my stars! This must be your little one. You are so handsome. What's your name?

Howie:
Howie.

Bonnie:
Of course, of the Howie family. Well, you are a good-looking young man. Just gorgeous. You know, I'm single now.

Bonnie:
My goodness, Karen. The last time I remember seeing you was at Melanie's wedding.

Karen:
Oh... That was a long time ago, wasn't it.

Bonnie:
Was it? You haven't changed one bit.

Bonnie:
I never told you that story before. I never told anyone.

Gam:
And I wish you hadn't.

Narrator:
In bygone days, you could hear many a tale of men who made their homes in the forest. What would they find?

[upon entering the barn]

Howie:
Do you think there are any monsters in here?

Jesse:
I don't think so, buddy.

Howie:
If we see any monsters, I'll turn into a wolf and I'll get them.

Jesse:
Why do think there are monsters in here?

Howie:
Because it's dark and no one lives here.

Jesse:
But, if you turned into a wolf, wouldn't you be a monster too?

Howie:
No.

Jesse:
Why not?

Howie:
Because. I'm not a monster.

Gam:
Things are the way they are. They have a way of working out.

Karen:
I know, Gam, but, sometimes I just don't...

[Karen notices something across the room]

Karen:
Oh my god.

The Knight:
Lady, you can bring me life, or bring me death. The power is in your hands.

Howard:
See? This is what I'm talking about. Us sitting together, like a family, and having breakfast.

Gam:
Are you and Howard gonna have any more? I remember when you were little, you talked about having a big ole family.

Karen:
Well, I mean... You know...