Other Rose (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} akycha) wrote,@ 2003-11-22 21:59:00 |
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Shadows on the Wall: Shopping for the Perfect...
[Scene: A-ko and B-ko leave Laundry-O-Rama, still dressed in the costumes from the last play: A-ko in a wide skirt and a pillbox hat, and B-ko in Rosie the Riveter overalls and kerchief over her head.]
A-ko: [locking the door of Laundry-O-Rama] I wonder what upset her so much? It's not like I was wrong or anything.
B-ko: [shrugs] So, what are we going to do now? [hopefully] Dinner?
A-ko: No way! We have to look for my heart, remember?
B-ko: [heaves a silent sigh and follows A-ko] Right.
[At a counter labeled Police: Lost and Found, A-ko leans on the counter and speaks to an unseen person.]
A-ko: It's about so big [cups her hands around a teacup-sized space] and the usual color. Are you sure you haven't seen it? No?
B-ko: [leans on the counter a little further down from A-ko and studies the ceiling]
A-ko: Can I leave my address in case you find it? Okay, here it is!
B-ko: [wanders offscreen and returns with a paper cup of something which steams.]
A-ko: Well, thank you very much for your help. Come on, B-ko. [She takes B-ko's arm and they exit.]
[A-ko and B-ko step into a shop under a sign reading "Used Chic and Delightful Things of the Past." A bell rings as they enter the shop, and A-ko goes directly to the counter. Whoever she is talking to is hidden by an enormous old-fashioned cash register.]
A-ko: Well, it's a heart, about the usual size, and it's been missing for a while. Would you look through your stock for me and tell me what kinds you have? What?
B-ko: [wanders around the shop looking at things. She picks up a toy rocking horse, sets it on a table, and sets it rocking back and forth.]
A-ko: Well, yes, it was stolen, but of course I'm not implying that you're a fence or anything like that. It was stolen such a long time ago!
B-ko: [Examines a fancy clock with all sorts of curlicues all over it. She jumps back as it chimes-- the hands are set to eleven o'clock-- and a little figure with a trumpet pops out of a door at the top of the clock.]
A-ko: Well, ex-cuse ME! I shall be sure to tell the police at the Lost and Found about your kind cooperation! Come, B-ko, we are leaving.
B-ko: [rather regretfully puts down the little soldier she is holding back onto the chessboard, and lets A-ko tow her out of the shop.]
[A-ko pushes open a door labeled "Pawn-A-Go-Go" and marches up to the counter, which has a an enclosure rather like a bank teller's around it, so we can't see the clerk.]
A-ko: I'm looking for a heart. Do you have any in stock?
B-ko: [wanders about looking at the tags on merchandise. She examines a collection of old coats and seems interested in a trenchcoat.]
A-ko: No, no, actually, I'm looking for a particular one.
B-ko: [peers into a case holding a collection of wedding rings. They all look identical.]
A-ko: No, no, of course it isn't broken!
B-ko: [rummages through the bargain table and picks up a Carnival mask, with feathers and sequins.]
A-ko: Well, I don't see why you would say that. It's clear you couldn't help me anyway. Come, B-ko.
B-ko: [Puts down a china shepherdess and meekly follows A-ko out of the store.]
[In the street. Streetlamps are just coming on, and A-ko and B-ko stand on the sidewalk, with rows of shops extending off in either direction.]
A-ko: Really, the nerve of them all! And it's not like I wouldn't know it if I found it!
B-ko: Um, if you did find it... how would we get it back?
A-ko: What do you mean?
B-ko: Well, do you have any money?
A-ko: [fishes in her purse with one hand, then both hands, then puts her head in her purse, and finally shakes her purse vigorously upside down. A crumpled piece of paper falls out.]
B-ko: [bends over and picks up the piece of paper. She unfolds it carefully and reads:] "Clear starch shirts, remove tea stains from tie, remove lipstick from shirt collars, bloodstains from cuffs, wash and press 3 pairs pants, dry-clean and press white uniform, launder 1 dozen pairs panties. Will have order picked up on Tuesday as per usual. Ohtori Akio." Why do you have Akio's laundry list?
A-ko: [shrugs] It's not like he's going to need it anymore, is he?
B-ko: Well, it'd be more useful if he ever paid his bills.
[Scene: A-ko and B-ko leave Laundry-O-Rama, still dressed in the costumes from the last play: A-ko in a wide skirt and a pillbox hat, and B-ko in Rosie the Riveter overalls and kerchief over her head.]
A-ko: [locking the door of Laundry-O-Rama] I wonder what upset her so much? It's not like I was wrong or anything.
B-ko: [shrugs] So, what are we going to do now? [hopefully] Dinner?
A-ko: No way! We have to look for my heart, remember?
B-ko: [heaves a silent sigh and follows A-ko] Right.
[At a counter labeled Police: Lost and Found, A-ko leans on the counter and speaks to an unseen person.]
A-ko: It's about so big [cups her hands around a teacup-sized space] and the usual color. Are you sure you haven't seen it? No?
B-ko: [leans on the counter a little further down from A-ko and studies the ceiling]
A-ko: Can I leave my address in case you find it? Okay, here it is!
B-ko: [wanders offscreen and returns with a paper cup of something which steams.]
A-ko: Well, thank you very much for your help. Come on, B-ko. [She takes B-ko's arm and they exit.]
[A-ko and B-ko step into a shop under a sign reading "Used Chic and Delightful Things of the Past." A bell rings as they enter the shop, and A-ko goes directly to the counter. Whoever she is talking to is hidden by an enormous old-fashioned cash register.]
A-ko: Well, it's a heart, about the usual size, and it's been missing for a while. Would you look through your stock for me and tell me what kinds you have? What?
B-ko: [wanders around the shop looking at things. She picks up a toy rocking horse, sets it on a table, and sets it rocking back and forth.]
A-ko: Well, yes, it was stolen, but of course I'm not implying that you're a fence or anything like that. It was stolen such a long time ago!
B-ko: [Examines a fancy clock with all sorts of curlicues all over it. She jumps back as it chimes-- the hands are set to eleven o'clock-- and a little figure with a trumpet pops out of a door at the top of the clock.]
A-ko: Well, ex-cuse ME! I shall be sure to tell the police at the Lost and Found about your kind cooperation! Come, B-ko, we are leaving.
B-ko: [rather regretfully puts down the little soldier she is holding back onto the chessboard, and lets A-ko tow her out of the shop.]
[A-ko pushes open a door labeled "Pawn-A-Go-Go" and marches up to the counter, which has a an enclosure rather like a bank teller's around it, so we can't see the clerk.]
A-ko: I'm looking for a heart. Do you have any in stock?
B-ko: [wanders about looking at the tags on merchandise. She examines a collection of old coats and seems interested in a trenchcoat.]
A-ko: No, no, actually, I'm looking for a particular one.
B-ko: [peers into a case holding a collection of wedding rings. They all look identical.]
A-ko: No, no, of course it isn't broken!
B-ko: [rummages through the bargain table and picks up a Carnival mask, with feathers and sequins.]
A-ko: Well, I don't see why you would say that. It's clear you couldn't help me anyway. Come, B-ko.
B-ko: [Puts down a china shepherdess and meekly follows A-ko out of the store.]
[In the street. Streetlamps are just coming on, and A-ko and B-ko stand on the sidewalk, with rows of shops extending off in either direction.]
A-ko: Really, the nerve of them all! And it's not like I wouldn't know it if I found it!
B-ko: Um, if you did find it... how would we get it back?
A-ko: What do you mean?
B-ko: Well, do you have any money?
A-ko: [fishes in her purse with one hand, then both hands, then puts her head in her purse, and finally shakes her purse vigorously upside down. A crumpled piece of paper falls out.]
B-ko: [bends over and picks up the piece of paper. She unfolds it carefully and reads:] "Clear starch shirts, remove tea stains from tie, remove lipstick from shirt collars, bloodstains from cuffs, wash and press 3 pairs pants, dry-clean and press white uniform, launder 1 dozen pairs panties. Will have order picked up on Tuesday as per usual. Ohtori Akio." Why do you have Akio's laundry list?
A-ko: [shrugs] It's not like he's going to need it anymore, is he?
B-ko: Well, it'd be more useful if he ever paid his bills.
