NWC #13- "Ticking
Time Bomb " DUE Nov 14th at 8am
So many plays fail to ASK
a dramatic question and then ANSWER it in a satisfying climax.
This play should not have
that trouble.
The question? Will the
bomb go off.
The tension builder? A
loud and constant ticking
Some possible answers?
Yes, it will. No, it won't. Yes, but we want it to. No, but we wanted it to.
(My first thought probably
would have gotten me investigated by the Secret Service, so best to leave that
one alone, I think.)
(I had an idea for another
Love Potion #9 scene, so I'm gonna run with that instead)
(In a way, the previous
scenes set up a ticking bomb scenario metaphorically - first scene [tick],
second scene [tick], this scene below [tick] - and, spoiler alert, scene Iwrote for Debauchery [boom]...)
LOVE POTION #9
(another scene)
AUGGIE
tuning a newly restrung guitar; MICAH nearby.
AUGGIE
So
-
AUGGIE strums a minor chord.
AUGGIE (cont'd)
Sad
song...?
AUGGIE strums a major
chord.
AUGGIE (cont'd)
Happy
song.
MICAH
What
do you think?
AUGGIE, pleased,
smiles.
AUGGIE
Happy
song it is.
AUGGIE strums a lively rhythm.
AUGGIE (cont'd)
Perky...?
AUGGIE strums a more laid back rhythm.
AUGGIE (cont'd)
Mellow.
MICAH
Perky.
AUGGIE
Admit
it. You like this.
MICAH
You're
writing me a song. Of course I like
this.
AUGGIE
You
and me. Together in the morning.
MICAH
Yeah.
AUGGIE
Don't
worry. I won't tease you. Much.
MICAH
You're
gonna break me. This, is gonna break me.
AUGGIE
I'll
be gentle.
MICAH
Jesus.
Micah's PHONE rings.
AUGGIE
Saved
by the bell.
MICAH
Hey,
Jeffrey. I'm putting you on speaker,
what've you got.
JEFFREY walks in - he's in another place, not
actually there, so AUGGIE and MICAH direct their attention to phone as JEFFREY
wanders among them.
JEFFREY
So,
that magic book I got the love potion from?
MICAH
Yeah?
JEFFREY
Turns
out there's this whole chapter on ethics that I skipped over because, you know,
I thought I had them already.
MICAH
Uh
huh...
JEFFREY
And
if I'm honest there was a warning at the front of the love potion recipe.
MICAH
And
that warning was -
JEFFREY
Basically
to read the ethics chapter first.
MICAH
Imagine
that.
JEFFREY
Also
to read the rather extensive end note for the spell.
MICAH
Which
says -
JEFFREY
Basically
the specific ethics tied to the love potion.
That you shouldn't use it on someone's who's not already in love with
you. A better use would be to enhance
your own love and confidence in yourself as a person.
MICAH
So,
not this situation.
JEFFREY
No.
MICAH
And
for these many and various reasons, they happily offer up an antidote to get
you out of any ethical quagmire in which you might have landed yourself.
JEFFREY
Yes. And I was right. Gathering all the ingredients is gonna take
just a bit.
MICAH
A
bit being - ?
JEFFREY
Like
I said before, days.
AUGGIE
That's
OK, Jeffrey. We're cool with that.
MICAH
Fewer
days is better.
JEFFREY
But
an antidote that works just as well as the original potion - ?
MICAH
Is
the primary objective, yes.
AUGGIE
Take
your time.
JEFFREY
One
other thing.
MICAH
Oh
boy.
JEFFREY
No,
not 'oh boy' - just a piece of advice from the book.
MICAH
Yeah?
JEFFREY
The
antidote may remove the feelings, but it doesn't erase the memory of anything
you may have done while under the influence.
MICAH
So
you're saying - ?
JEFFREY
Anything
you guys might - do, here, in the interim - you'll both be stuck with those
memories. Neither of you gets a free
pass on this one.
MICAH
OK
then.
JEFFREY
I'll
do my best to make that interim as quick as possible for ya'.
AUGGIE
Thanks,
Jeffrey.
MICAH
Yeah,
thanks.
JEFFREY
More
when I know more.
JEFFREY hangs up,
walks away.
MICAH and AUGGIE are alone, again.
AUGGIE
So,
what kind of memories can I talk you into making?
MICAH
August
-
AUGGIE
You're
not gonna shut me up this time.
(to be continued)
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