Monday, 27 February 2012

Neutral Dialogue - 2


Please see Neutral Dialogue - A Game for the premise.

The original neutral dialogue:
1: Look at the moon
   2: Ah, I know
1: Why is the water white?
   2: I want an ice cream.
1: I ate a brush.
   2: I need an [sic] haircut.


Scene Starts:
Two people are standing on an empty stage. 
1 appears to be pushing button and turning switches on and off. 2 has placed a hand in empty space around waist high and is leaning over to establish it is some kind of table, looking intently at something and then raises a thumb. This makes 1 stop, then jump and float about as if there is no gravity and take a place next to 2 in slow motion.


1 looks down and excitedly mouths something. 
2 pantomimes "I cannot hear." 

They both make adjustments to their space helmets.


1. Loo [static] the [static]

Both make some more fine tuning to their helmets

1: [Clearly in a well enunciated voice] Look At The Moon

2 looks down in response
2. [Nods vigorously for a long time in slow motion] Ah, I Know!

They jump and tumble and 1 opens a sort of door and walks in. 2 follows him and closes the door behind him. They check a few things and then make a thumb sign. And simultaneously take their helmets off and exhale.


1 Opens a door in a wall and takes out a pretend bottle and a tray, and passed it to 2. 2 Takes it. and then 1 carries another set to where 1 has placed the food.

They stand near a table and almost synchronised, open their bottle, take the cover off their plate, and look at the food sadly.


1 picks up the bottle and looks at it intently, then smells it investigatorily. 
1: Why is the water white?

2 shakes his head in resignation.
2: I want an ice cream.

1 picks up something from the plate and puts it in mouth, chews it for some time and unable to stop, sprays it all over 2. 


2 is startled. 


1: [Making a face a mix of disgust and guilt, looking down, avoiding 1's eyes] I ate a brush.

2 keeps looking in the direction of 1 astonished. 1 finally looks and smiles sheepishly. That breaks up 2's astonished face, a smile breaks in. They laugh letting it out in small shots, like simpering. They exchange plates and start eating again. 


After eating one bite still chewing on it slowly, 2 investigates the recently soiled head, tries to bring a lock of hair to nose and smell it:


Speaking from a mouthful:
2. I nee(d) a(n) (h)air-(c)u(t).
1 nods slowly.

Scene Ends

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