Chapter Eleven: Inevitable Elephant Sex Scene
The pair went to Sears to buy a dress for Sissy Spacek and a suit for Dumbo. Sissy looked absolutely gorgeous, and Dumbo looked like an elephant in a tuxedo. They were going to be the couple of the night at the Badlands premier.
They ordered a limousine from the Uber app. They drank a bunch of expensive non-alcoholic sparkling water on their way to the premier. Dumbo and Sissy Spacek didn't drink. They also didn't do drugs. They were both fiercely dedicated to their careers and didn't want any distractions.
When they got to the red carpet, Sissy Spacek led Dumbo out of the limousine, holding his trunk in her hand. Dumbo felt so cared for in that moment. Sissy had only met him earlier that day, but she took him to an Applebees and stole his heart. At that time in her life, Sissy Spacek was straight edge. That meant she wore black t-shirts everywhere, including to the set of "The Help," and listened to a lot of Rush Limbaugh. He wasn't straight edge or anything though, her parents were just Republicans. Sissy Spacek just had that old-school kind of cool you didn't find anymore in 2020.
At the premiere, they watched Badlands. In addition to thinking that Sissy Spacek's acting was amazing, Dumbo was also taken with the cinematography. The color palette of the movie was soft and full of lush green. There was a true love of nature that went into this distinctive movie about young kids murdering folks.
They exited the movie theatre. Sissy Spacek introduced Dumbo to Terrence Malick and Martin Sheen. They were as impressed to meet Dumbo as he was impressed to meet them. Terrence was really down-to-earth and easy to talk to, and Martin Sheen had smiles and charm. Dumbo really felt like he fit into Sissy Spacek's world, but before he knew it, it was time to leave. He called himself an Uber, and Sissy Spacek called her own Uber. They exchanged numbers and left.
That night, Dumbo could barely sleep in his 24-room mansion. He was buzzing with energy. He wanted to see all of Terrence Malick's movies, and the next day, he did. He went straight to the blockbuster. There, he bought The Thin Red Line, Tree of Life, Days of Heaven, A Hidden Life, and Song to Song. Then he went home and watched them all that afternoon. Afterward, he was tired but artistically inspired. He wanted to do something big. Right then and there was the moment he decided to film Dumbo, the animated movie. It took him all of the rest of the weekend, but it was a masterpiece. He was able to tell his story of being an elephant that could fly. He did not have the scope of cinematography that Terrence Malick did, but there was a charm in his animated flapping of ears. He was proud of himself.
He called Sissy Spacek up that night. "Sissy, I made a movie," he told her.
"What? Wow, Dumbo!"
"Yeah! I want you to come and watch it," he said eagerly.
"Okay, what's your address?"
Dumbo told Sissy Spacek his address.
"Wow, that's very close to my address. I'll be there in a few hours, Dumbo," she said.
Dumbo understood that Sissy was a girl and it would take her a few hours to put on her clothes. He knew that for him, it took about 15 minutes to put on each sock. So Dumbo could only guess how long it would take her to put on both her socks, plus her bra and underwear.
It took a few hours, but by the time Sissy Spacek came over, Dumbo was truly emotionally prepared to show her his masterpiece. He put in the DVD, lit a few candles, and popped a huge bag of popcorn. She was wearing a lovely red dress, and huge sunglasses, which she took off once she sat down to watch the movie.
They sat and watched the movie together. Dumbo had seen it hundreds of times, as he was also the one who had edited it. He did all the voice work and all the animation, too. He even named it after himself. It was his live work that came into one.
"Dumbo, wow! I did not know you could animate! How long did this take you?" Sissy asked.
"The entire weekend," he replied.
Sissy Spacek's mouth made an O, and then H (but not the shape, the sound of the mouth). Then Dumbo realized she was just saying "oh."
"That's incredible, Dumbo! You're a God-given talent."
"Sissy, my talent was given to me by myself. I don't believe in God."
"But this is Hollywood, Dumbo! How are you going to make it in Hollywood as an atheist?!"
"By being fucking talented," he bragged.
And then they had sex.
They were cuddling on Dumbo's water bed afterward, talking about how neither of them believed in God, but not in a pretentious mean way, just in a way that made them feel closer to one another. Sissy Spacek had hated going to church as a kid, and Dumbo's elephant parents didn't have church as a cultural institution.
Things went on like this for years-
"Dumbo!" the Pope yelled at Dumbo, releasing him from his flashback.
"What's that, Pope?" Dumbo asked.
"You ain't going to tell us about the sex?"
Dumbo looked down coyly. "Well, I don't kiss and tell," he said.
The Pope rolled his eyes. "Come the fuck on, Dumbo."
"Okay, fine, fine!" he finally gave in.