Other Rose (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} akycha) wrote,@ 2004-08-26 10:54:00 |
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Writing Meme/Part Four: Shadowplay: Did You Remember...
From: Ileah
Theme: Shadowplay!
Prop: A large artificial donut, a la the Dunkin Donuts sign.
Dialogue: "Don't DO that! This is for PROFESSIONALS!"
Word Count: 622
A bit long.
[Scene: Metal girders and mesh define a dark shadowy area. There are crates, weird light angles, and a sound of dripping water.]
[B-ko, dressed in a uniform-like pants and jacket, enters from stage right. A-ko, dressed in a hooded cloak decorated with lots of little bobbles, follows.]
A-ko: [Giving B-ko a small but seemingly heavy box] I still don't see why this stuff is illegal in this sector. It's just power.
B-ko: People are weird. Where's my toolbox?
A-ko: In the UFO, I assume.
B-ko: [Pushes aside some of the crates, stage left, and reveals a large round shape covered in a tarp. She grabs one edge of the tarp.] It better be okay, I paid a lot of rent to park it here. [She pulls the tarp off to reveal...]
[A large artificial donut. You can tell it's a donut because of the frosting on it.]
B-ko: WHAT THE--
A-ko: What's that? A giant tire?
B-ko: WHERE IS GIR?
A-ko: Shopping in the Zocolo with C-ko.
[Scene: Much the same as before, without the donut and with sparkly lights and stalls full of tempting merchandise everywhere. Gir is jumping up and down in front of a tall booth, trying to see the merchandise on the counter.]
Gir: Oooo, I want a set of chiming glass! And a daralian emotion player! And one of those cool things you stick on the back of your hand!
Voice Behind the Counter: Do you have any credit?
Gir: How about some candy?
Voice: No.
[A-ko and B-ko arrive and flank Gir.]
Gir: Can I have an emotion player?
B-ko: Gir, what did you do with the UFO?
Gir: Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't remember.
[A-ko and B-ko pick Gir up and carry him off]
[Scene: The docking bay with the donut. B-ko has tied a scarf over her head and is now wearing overalls and waving a wrench around.]
B-ko: I CANNOT fix a DONUT to take us HOME, Gir, what did you DO with the UFO?!?!
Gir: I forget. Can I have a soda?
B-ko: Auuuugh!
A-ko: Let me try. Gir, sweetie, think really hard--
Gir: Okay! Augh! Mmm! Errr! ...Not working!
A-ko: [Sits on the edge of the donut and puts her head in her hands.] Well, it couldn't have just disappeared.
Gir: Why not? Can I have a sandwich?
[C-ko enters, dressed in a tattered uniform-like pantsuit and carrying something small that may be a weapon. She drags a crate in front of the door and turns to face the other three, panting.]
C-ko: I hope you've got the new power installed, because we really need to go.
B-ko: [Pointing at the donut] I can't install power in THAT.
C-ko: Oh, for the love of-- Gir!
Gir: [Leaping to his feet, eyes flashing red] Yes, master!
C-ko: Ready donut for interstellar travel!
Gir: Yes, master! [Dives for the donut and rolls it offstage. Small metal bits fly onto the stage while the three Shadowgirls stand there and watch.]
[Gir leaps back onstage and salutes]
Gir: Donut ready!
C-ko: [Picks up the small box] Well, there's just the power, then...
B-ko: [Grabs box away from her] Don't DO that! This is for PROFESSIONALS! [Hustles offstage. Metallic banging, screams, hoots, crashes and a brief interlude of piano music ensue.]
[B-ko returns, dusting off her hands. A single rose falls out of her cuff. ]
B-ko: Ready to go. All aboard!
[Everyone files offstage. There is a peculiar vooping noise, familiar music, and then the UFO hovers onto the stage. It looks just like the old UFO, except for the frosting around the rim.]
C-ko: Home!
[The UFO departs, stage right, apparently punching through the hull. Alarms hoot, safety doors come crashing down, and things fly everywhere.]
From: Ileah
Theme: Shadowplay!
Prop: A large artificial donut, a la the Dunkin Donuts sign.
Dialogue: "Don't DO that! This is for PROFESSIONALS!"
Word Count: 622
A bit long.
[Scene: Metal girders and mesh define a dark shadowy area. There are crates, weird light angles, and a sound of dripping water.]
[B-ko, dressed in a uniform-like pants and jacket, enters from stage right. A-ko, dressed in a hooded cloak decorated with lots of little bobbles, follows.]
A-ko: [Giving B-ko a small but seemingly heavy box] I still don't see why this stuff is illegal in this sector. It's just power.
B-ko: People are weird. Where's my toolbox?
A-ko: In the UFO, I assume.
B-ko: [Pushes aside some of the crates, stage left, and reveals a large round shape covered in a tarp. She grabs one edge of the tarp.] It better be okay, I paid a lot of rent to park it here. [She pulls the tarp off to reveal...]
[A large artificial donut. You can tell it's a donut because of the frosting on it.]
B-ko: WHAT THE--
A-ko: What's that? A giant tire?
B-ko: WHERE IS GIR?
A-ko: Shopping in the Zocolo with C-ko.
[Scene: Much the same as before, without the donut and with sparkly lights and stalls full of tempting merchandise everywhere. Gir is jumping up and down in front of a tall booth, trying to see the merchandise on the counter.]
Gir: Oooo, I want a set of chiming glass! And a daralian emotion player! And one of those cool things you stick on the back of your hand!
Voice Behind the Counter: Do you have any credit?
Gir: How about some candy?
Voice: No.
[A-ko and B-ko arrive and flank Gir.]
Gir: Can I have an emotion player?
B-ko: Gir, what did you do with the UFO?
Gir: Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't remember.
[A-ko and B-ko pick Gir up and carry him off]
[Scene: The docking bay with the donut. B-ko has tied a scarf over her head and is now wearing overalls and waving a wrench around.]
B-ko: I CANNOT fix a DONUT to take us HOME, Gir, what did you DO with the UFO?!?!
Gir: I forget. Can I have a soda?
B-ko: Auuuugh!
A-ko: Let me try. Gir, sweetie, think really hard--
Gir: Okay! Augh! Mmm! Errr! ...Not working!
A-ko: [Sits on the edge of the donut and puts her head in her hands.] Well, it couldn't have just disappeared.
Gir: Why not? Can I have a sandwich?
[C-ko enters, dressed in a tattered uniform-like pantsuit and carrying something small that may be a weapon. She drags a crate in front of the door and turns to face the other three, panting.]
C-ko: I hope you've got the new power installed, because we really need to go.
B-ko: [Pointing at the donut] I can't install power in THAT.
C-ko: Oh, for the love of-- Gir!
Gir: [Leaping to his feet, eyes flashing red] Yes, master!
C-ko: Ready donut for interstellar travel!
Gir: Yes, master! [Dives for the donut and rolls it offstage. Small metal bits fly onto the stage while the three Shadowgirls stand there and watch.]
[Gir leaps back onstage and salutes]
Gir: Donut ready!
C-ko: [Picks up the small box] Well, there's just the power, then...
B-ko: [Grabs box away from her] Don't DO that! This is for PROFESSIONALS! [Hustles offstage. Metallic banging, screams, hoots, crashes and a brief interlude of piano music ensue.]
[B-ko returns, dusting off her hands. A single rose falls out of her cuff. ]
B-ko: Ready to go. All aboard!
[Everyone files offstage. There is a peculiar vooping noise, familiar music, and then the UFO hovers onto the stage. It looks just like the old UFO, except for the frosting around the rim.]
C-ko: Home!
[The UFO departs, stage right, apparently punching through the hull. Alarms hoot, safety doors come crashing down, and things fly everywhere.]
