ACT 2
What Did I Miss
[Washington:]
"Mr. Jefferson, welcome home"
[Hamilton:]
"Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton"
Both of the men glared at each other, pretending to shake hands, making it painfully obvious that they were not touching each other. "EW!" They both hissed into their mics, the crowd laughing at the tension of the two.
[Washington and Ensemble:]
"Mr. Jefferson, welcome home"
Washington didn't even try to hid the exasperated sigh in his voice.
[Company:]
"Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long!"
[Jefferson:]
"So what did I miss?"
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Cabinet Battle #1
[Hamilton:]
"Thomas. That was a real nice declaration
Welcome to the present, we're running a real nation
Would you like to join us, or stay mellow
Doin' whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello?"
Hamilton jumped around in a circle on one foot, holding the microphone closer to his lips. Jefferson hid his laugh in a scoff.
"If we assume the debts, the union gets
A new line of credit, a financial diuretic
How do you not get it? If we're aggressive and competitive
The union gets a boost. You'd rather give it a sedative?"
Hamilton held his hand to his forearm, pretending to give himself a sedative and falling back into a dazed stumble. Jefferson rolled his eyes. "Stay dead." Hamilton hissed at him.
"A civics lesson from a slaver. Hey neighbor
Your debts are paid 'cause you don't pay for labor
"We plant seeds in the South. We create."
Yeah, keep ranting
We know who's really doing the planting"
"Burnnnnn." Hamilton hissed, and Jefferson just pushed his hair back, looking away from the shorter.
"And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment
Don't lecture me about the war, you didn't fight in it
You think I'm frightened of you, man?
We almost died in the trench
While you were off getting high with the French"
"I'm taller than you'll ever be." Jefferson said, smirking as Hamilton began his next line.
"Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the President
Reticent—there isn't a plan he doesn't jettison
Madison, you're mad as a hatter, son, take your medicine
Damn, you're in worse shape than the national debt is in
Sittin' there useless as two shits"
Madison pointed to his eyes and then to Hamilton, saying he was watching him and he faked being sick in his spot. Since he didn't get sick as easily anymore. Hamilton got very close to Thomas, and he smirked. Jefferson turned, reading to make his exit.
"Hey, turn around, bend over, I'll show you
Where my shoe fits"
At that, Hamilton actually kicked Jefferson, hard, in the butt. Jefferson whipped around to give him a piece of his mind, but Washington stepped in before anything got ugly. And on stage of all things.
Lin was standing just off stage, letting out an exasperated sigh and he facepalmed. He really should have been expecting that this was going to happen.
[Washington:]
"Excuse me? Madison, Jefferson,"
Washington physically held Thomas back, pushing him towards his boyfriend as he turned towards his other.
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HAMILTON, An American FanFiction (Lams)
FanfictionIn a world where reincarnates are looked down upon in society, there are the ones who try to change it for the better. Lin-Manuel Miranda is 5 years into writing his soon to be, hit musical 'Hamilton', and when an unexpected meeting with the very p...
