Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A Script

Scene: Rationality enters kitchen, stage left; Spontaneity already sitting at kitchen table.

Rationality: yawns Morning...
Spontaneity: Maaaaaaaan, you missed it last night.
R: sleepily Now what?
S: leans back in chair Time of Our life man, time of Our life.
R: approaches table and slumps into chair You always say that.
S: pours cup of coffee for R Well? It's true, isn't it?
R: Yeah, I guess. But still. You know me.
S: grins And you know me.
S: So...what did you think?
R: I dunno, I'm not really sure how I feel about it yet.
S: slightly taken aback Are you serious? One of the best night's of Our life, and you're "not really sure how you feel about it?" Come on dude.
R: looks at S incredulously
S: Alright, alright, I know, I know.

[a pause]
R: I mean...well...I did have fun--...
S: See! Knew you would.
R: Well, yeah, but...
S: No. No no no no no no no. No more but's.
R: But I--
S: No! What did I say?
R: But I just--
S: Rash...
R: Alright, alright...

[both sip coffee in silence]
R: hesitates She...she was beautiful wasn't she.

S:  gets up from chair and smacks R on the back, downs last bit of coffee  Now THAT'S what I wanted to hear.  See you in a bit.
[S grins and exits stage left]
R:  ...She was beautiful...
[R finishes coffee, gets up and exits stage left]

Scene:  the bedroom, focus on vanity with mirror; a spotlight showcases the mirror
R:  looking into mirror  Well, there's always tonight...
S:  winks back

to be continued...

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