You Were So Poorly Cast As A Malcontent
This is part of a play I've been working on...well, a one act. It will probably just be a continuous scene on the bus.
Anyone who has been on a Greyhound, recall the people on such buses ;)
*: You ever just fuck up and say the wrong thing.
&: Excuse me?
*: The wrong thing....you ever say it?
&: I don't understand the question, I'm afraid.
*: What's to understand? HAVE YOU EVER SAID THE WRONG THING??
&: Well...you certianly don't need to shout.
*: I can't be so sure. You look like you might keel over at any moment.
&: Pardon??
*: Nevermind...sheesh...forget I asked...Jesus...
.....
*: What I should have said was "I didn't know how old she was".
&: ....excuse me??
*: But when they're giving you those looks man, sometimes you just don't think.
&: Looks? Who?
*: ...I probably shouldn't have mentioned paying her either...that was a detail I could have left out.
&: ....oh...well...I...see...
*: Don't tell me you've never said too much. You look like the type.
&: ...you know, I really am awful tired. I'm going to go to sleep now. If you don't mind.
*: No no, sleep. By all means...sleep away.
.....
*: You know, in retrospect, video taping it was the worst mistake. I mean, I could have denied a lot if I just didn't have that hanging over my head. (chuckles) You know, they say hindsight is 20/20.
&: yes...they um...do say that....
*: Yeah well, it's all in the past now man. I'm here. Everything happens for a reason.
&: I suppose that's true....
*: No, I really think that. I mean, those 3 years were a wake up call. Nothing puts your life in focus more than daily fear of being raped in the ass by a guy named Big Tony.
&: Uh...
*: I mean, now I have a greater appreciation for the world. That's why I'm on this bus...I'm going to see the world.
&: I don't think Greyhound exactly serves the greater "world". In fact, last time I checked it didn't go anywhere that normal humans ever willingly visited.
*: Oh so you DO have a voice?
&: ....yeah um...guess so.
*: Well, it's a start isn't it...what's your name?
&: Um....uh...Can..Candace.
*: That's a fake name, isn't it?
&: ...no....
*: Yeah it is. But thats ok...I'll call you Candace anyway...actually, I'll call you Candy. It's shorter. And has a better ring.
&: Whatever....
*: So Candy, like I was saying, everything happens for a reason. Like me talking to you...this is for a reason. I mean, it's not just CHANCE that had me sit by you.
&: ....this was the only empty seat on the bus. I didn't exactly have a choice in the matter.
*: EXACTLY! It's like, GOD, or whatever, CHOSE you to sit by me. Isn't that, like, trippy?
&: No, it's like, cooincidence.
*: Psh. Nothing is cooincidental. Like, there's a bigger picture out there.
Anyone who has been on a Greyhound, recall the people on such buses ;)
*: You ever just fuck up and say the wrong thing.
&: Excuse me?
*: The wrong thing....you ever say it?
&: I don't understand the question, I'm afraid.
*: What's to understand? HAVE YOU EVER SAID THE WRONG THING??
&: Well...you certianly don't need to shout.
*: I can't be so sure. You look like you might keel over at any moment.
&: Pardon??
*: Nevermind...sheesh...forget I asked...Jesus...
.....
*: What I should have said was "I didn't know how old she was".
&: ....excuse me??
*: But when they're giving you those looks man, sometimes you just don't think.
&: Looks? Who?
*: ...I probably shouldn't have mentioned paying her either...that was a detail I could have left out.
&: ....oh...well...I...see...
*: Don't tell me you've never said too much. You look like the type.
&: ...you know, I really am awful tired. I'm going to go to sleep now. If you don't mind.
*: No no, sleep. By all means...sleep away.
.....
*: You know, in retrospect, video taping it was the worst mistake. I mean, I could have denied a lot if I just didn't have that hanging over my head. (chuckles) You know, they say hindsight is 20/20.
&: yes...they um...do say that....
*: Yeah well, it's all in the past now man. I'm here. Everything happens for a reason.
&: I suppose that's true....
*: No, I really think that. I mean, those 3 years were a wake up call. Nothing puts your life in focus more than daily fear of being raped in the ass by a guy named Big Tony.
&: Uh...
*: I mean, now I have a greater appreciation for the world. That's why I'm on this bus...I'm going to see the world.
&: I don't think Greyhound exactly serves the greater "world". In fact, last time I checked it didn't go anywhere that normal humans ever willingly visited.
*: Oh so you DO have a voice?
&: ....yeah um...guess so.
*: Well, it's a start isn't it...what's your name?
&: Um....uh...Can..Candace.
*: That's a fake name, isn't it?
&: ...no....
*: Yeah it is. But thats ok...I'll call you Candace anyway...actually, I'll call you Candy. It's shorter. And has a better ring.
&: Whatever....
*: So Candy, like I was saying, everything happens for a reason. Like me talking to you...this is for a reason. I mean, it's not just CHANCE that had me sit by you.
&: ....this was the only empty seat on the bus. I didn't exactly have a choice in the matter.
*: EXACTLY! It's like, GOD, or whatever, CHOSE you to sit by me. Isn't that, like, trippy?
&: No, it's like, cooincidence.
*: Psh. Nothing is cooincidental. Like, there's a bigger picture out there.