Old-Dad

A tense reunion unfolds when Daphne returns home, breathless with the news that she’s been expelled for having a boy in her room. Her father, a scholarly recluse surrounded by towering stacks of books, meets her confession with a mix of bewilderment, sarcastic humor, and an oddly tender concern. Their dialogue crackles with misunderstandings, revealing a fragile bond that has long been shadowed by distance and unspoken expectations.

As Daphne collapses into an old armchair, the room fills with the soft glow of firelight and the curious sniff of a slate‑colored hound named Creep‑Mouse. The father, cigarette smoke curling around him, offers a tentative smile that hints at a desire to understand rather than punish. In this charged first act, listeners are drawn into a domestic drama where generational gaps, secret romances, and the weight of familial duty begin to clash, setting the stage for a story about reconciliation, identity, and the uneasy path toward forgiveness.