15 July 2015

PROMPT:


Todd, 29, dressed like a hipster with a vintage pork pie hat, and Misty, 27, tattooed young woman, sit at a table at a posh diner.  The Stranger, a guy dressed like Magritte’s Son of Man including apple in front of his face, enters.  The Stranger stops at a distance
TODD
(annoyed)
Not that guy again.
MISTY
(turning to look)
Jeez, it’s like he’s following us.
TODD
Maybe he is following us.
MISTY
Well, if he is, he’s an idiot.  It’s not like we’re doing anything interesting.
TODD
Hey!  This is only our second date and I brought you to the hottest new restaurant in town.
MISTY
Artisan burger joint?!  They are everywhere.
TODD
But this one uses Kobe beef!
MISTY
I’m trying to give up meat, especially, beef!  Do you know what cattle ranching does to the environment?
TODD
All the beef here is sustainably raised.
MISTY
And I suppose they silt their throat... humanely.
TODD
What is your deal?!  This place has gotten great reviews on the web.  All my friends recommended it.  All your friends recommended it.  On our first date, you ordered a hamburger!  I thought you liked hamburgers!
MISTY
I do like hamburgers!  I’m... I’m tired of always having to be hip, slick, and cool.  That’s all.
(she turns and looks at the Stranger)
And that guy creeps me out.
TODD
Look at that hat he’s wearing?  That bowler is just stupid.
MISTY
And that suit is so...
TODD
... plain.
MISTY
A white shirt and a red tie?  That guy needs to get a mirror.
TODD
He’s probably one of those comic book nerds.  Probably a character from Batman or the Fantastic Four, or somethin’.
MISTY
(giggles)
I’ll bet your right.  The Evil... Apple-Face.  He wants to destroy Gotham with...
TODD
Apple pies.
Misty laughs.
MISTY
(mock scary voice)
An apple a day... will kill you!
TODD
(mimicking Misty)
As... un-American as apple pie!
MISTY
One bad apple can spoil... the whole city!
They both laugh.  The Stranger exits.  Misty and Todd watch him go.
MISTY
That’s a relief.
TODD
What a nerd!
Silence.
MISTY
(picking up the menu)
I’ll have the Hawaiian.
TODD
(looking at the menu)
Pineapple, caramelized onions, pickled jalapenos, and a slice of ham.  Man, that sounds great!
End of play.