A/N: in this scene we 'meet' Fictional!Patricia Quinn.
Scene 4 (Writing/Working):
MONTAGE OF THE FOUR GUYS WRITING/WORKING/ETC TO FURTHER THE PRODUCTION OF THIS PLAY. ON TOP OF THAT THE NARRATOR SPEAK...
Narrator: the day-dreamer of a playwright was making his dreams reality with the help of his little 'team'. Spaces were rented, crew members selected. Eventually, however, it was time for a brief break. This break came in the form of a Christmas party.
Scene 5 (Meeting Pat at a Holiday Party):
IT'S SOMETIME IN THE WINTER. NEAR CHRISTMAS. WE ARE AT A PARTY BEING HOSTED BY JIM. VARIOUS FUTURE TRANSYLVANIANS IN ATTENDANCE. ALSO THERE IS A WOMAN NAMED PATRICIA QUINN AND HER HUSBAND DON HAWKINS. PAT IS SMILING PRETTILY AND CHATTING WITH EVERYONE WHEN RICHARD ENTERS THE ROOM WITH JIM.
Richard: who's she?
Jim: The woman with the dark hair?
Richard: yes, the short one.
Jim: that's Pat Quinn. She's an actress who's just breaking into television and is currently playing Lady Macbeth.
Richard: she's beautiful.
Jim: I know, everyone thinks so. It's a shame she's married to the man standing beside her. They've got a son about a year older than your's. He's called Quinn, which I find a bit-
Richard: a son? Linus'age? We've already have something in common!
Jim: Richard, please don't do something awkward.
Richard: I think I'm in love.
Jim: With Pat? You haven't even spoken.
Richard: yes, but she's the most beautiful woman I've seen in a long time.
Jim: What about Kimi? You can't fall in love with Pat while you're still happily married to Kimi. Especially since she pays the bills.
Richard: I'll be in love with her in a very hands-off way.
Jim: that sounded disgusting, for some reason.
Richard: I meant I'll be secretly in love with her, leaving flowers in her dressing room or writing songs or something.
Jim: Cute. Should I go ask Don Hawkins what he thinks of that?
Richard: Who?
Jim: her husband. He's the bloke standing next to her with his arm around her waist.
Richard: oh.
TRANSITION TO ANOTHER SETTING, SORT OF. THE PARTY IS STILL GOING ON JUST AS BEFORE. RICHARD IS SITTING ON THE BALCONY OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING. HE'S PLAYING HIS GUITAR - POSSIBLY WORKING ON A SONG. THE TUNE SEEMS TO RESEMBLE THAT OF "SCIENCE FICTION/DOUBLE FEATURE".
SUDDENLY PAT WANDERS ONTO THE BALCONY.
Pat: what song is that?
Richard: Um… one I'm writing. It's for a musical I'm working on.
Pat: You're a playwright. How extraordinary! I'm an actress, you know.
Richard: Jim told me.
Pat: did he?
SHE SITS DOWN BESIDE RICHARD. HE'S A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT VERY CLOSE. SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO NOTICE.
Richard: Ms. Quinn -
Pat: Do call me 'Pat', like everyone else does.
Richard: Um, Pat…
Pat: Yes?
Richard: would you like to hear my song?
Pat: Of course!
HE PLAYS AND SINGS "SCIENCE FICTION/DOUBLE FEATURE". PAT IS MESMERISED BY IT.
Richard: in my play the 'odd' female character, Columbia, sings it. I think your voice would be more suited to it than mine.
Pat: I'm a dramatic actress, rather than a singer… though I really do like it.
Richard: Perhaps you would like to learn the words?
Pat: Do you have them written down?
RICHARD REACHES INTO HIS COAT POCKET AND EVENTUALLY FINDS THE LYRICS SCRIBBLED ONTO A BIT OF PAPER.
Richard: here.
HE HANDS HER THE PAPER, WHICH SHE IS VERY CAREFUL WITH.
Pat: do play the song again, Richard.
HE PLAYS THE SONG, AND SHE SINGS IT. THIS IS ALL VERY SWEET UNTIL JIM SHOWS UP. AT LEAST THE SONG IS MOSTLY OVER BY THEN. WHEN THE SONG IS FINALLY OVER JIM WALKS OVER TO THEM
Jim: Richard, what are the two of you doing?
Pat: he was showing me one of his songs, from that musical he's writing.
Jim: Oh. That's better than… some things.
Please Review!
Tell me who you think should play these guys. I mean, who would you cast if it were a 'real' movie with an unlimited budget. If we could somehow get our hands on a Time Machine, a young David Bowie would totally be cast as Richard.
