all the world's a stage

once upon a time there was a girl who lived in a bubble. in the bubble there was a castle and some hills and probably a few rivers, although i can't remember at this present time. there may also have been a man on horseback in the distance, but if there was, he was always galloping away.

the girl often sat on the top branch of a tree, in the middle of her garden, talking to her invisible friend. her invisible friend happened to be a star. she knew how to find this star every night because it would always follow the moon. the girl was a little afraid of the moon, all too aware of the powerful influence it would have on her later on, so the fact that the star was always keeping an eye on the moon was very reassuring. this is probably why instead of inventing any old invisible friend, the girl chose to speak to the star instead. this, and some confusion as to the whereabouts of her grandparents.

in any case. this star knew all the girl's secrets, and never spoke back. this may explain subsequent unspoken conversations, but maybe not.

the girl would often run away from home at midnight, climb up on the tree and spend hours chatting to the star and smoking cigarettes. which is probably why the girl will always be addicted to cigarettes, as they are very closely linked to the fantasy world which she created at the time.

ramble, ramble. the point is that there is a girl, and a tree, and a star and lots of cigarettes. and that's what there will always be, even if, from time to time, there are additional cast members.