Bheeshma is giving lessons to Vichitravirya, who is pissed drunk. Bheeshma tosses him a mace, but instead of catching it, V gets knocked over & groans. Satyavati comes running in.
S: Oh, my poor little baby. Did Bheeshma hurt you? Baaad Bheeshma!! Bheeshma, why are you so rough on him - he's your little bro after all?
B: Mata, I'm trying to teach him and make him as strong as me. Trying to help him overpower enemies as strong as me. If he is always gonna be pissed drunk like this, and cant hold himself together, how will he defend even himself, let alone his kingdom?
S: How dare you say that about my dear baby!!! You think that just b'cos you made a vow to be a brahmachari all your life and gave up the throne, we owe you? Don't you dare give us that attitude! 😡
B: I'm not. But mata, how do you want him to develop? Don't you want to see him be a strong ruler, married and having powerful sons?
S: Sure I do, and speaking of married, I want you to get wives for him.
B: That was my point: shouldn't he get his own wives?
S: Again, you're giving me that attitude? Listen, this is what I want you to do. You know, the ruler of Kashi? His daughter Amba was busy laughing & enjoying the other day, while poor Vichu was being raked by Prishatha. So here is what I want you to do. I want you to go and disrupt their swayamvara and abduct Amba & her 2 sisters, and bring them here, so that they become my bahus. I want Amba to wait on me like a maid, and produce babies for my sweet little baby!
B: (w/ a sigh) As you wish!
Bheeshma leaves the palace and goes off on his Ravanesque expedition, and Vichu heaves a sigh of relief.
V: Thank you, mom!
S: Is there anything you want, my darling baby?
V: How about another Johnny Walker?
S: Sure, would you like to split it w/ me?
V: Be my guest!
Edited by .Vrish. - 11 years ago
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