SCENE 3- Bebop Rhythm
Setting: The back of the set changes, to a dark color. The lighting switches to normal light, no odd colors. From stage left enters in order FAYE, TALENA, SHADOW, and SPIKE. From stage right enters JET and ED. They all evenly space out as they come in, FAYE and TALENA in center. TALENA and SPIKE handcuff SHADOW to the balcony they stand on, as she stands between them.)
JET
Spike, looks like you got the girl this time. What's that one doing, the one not handcuffed?
FAYE
Jet, do you have to question everything? Her name's Talena, she's gonna be rooming with us.
JET
Another woman…
TALENA
Belive me, I'm nothing like that one, not from what I can tell. (Indicates Faye)
FAYE
Is that supposed to be an insult?
TALENA
Guess.
SHADOW
Ladies, ladies… can't we just get along?…
FAYE
Hhmph.
(FAYE and TALENA both look at SHADOW, notice the other is looking, and look away)
JET
So now that we've picked up some extra cargo, what next?
SPIKE
I was thinking of going back to Mars.
FAYE
Mars? What for?
SPIKE
Uhhh…
JET
Do you have to question everything, Faye?
ED (Waves her arms around as if she is conjuring something)
Edward predicts that some daaaangerous happenings will take place on Mars!
JET (ignoring ED)
I'll go set the course.
(JET exits, ED following. There is a long silence, where SPIKE looks at TALENA, blinking, as if he cannot believe his eyes)
TALENA
Yes?
SPIKE
You… look like someone I knew once.
TALENA
Once? Couldn't have been too well, if you lost touch.
SPIKE
You wouldn't understand. It was complicated.
TALENA
Try me.
SPIKE
It was back when… Why am I even telling you? I've got to… go somewhere.
(SPIKE exits, the same way JET left)
TALENA
What's his problem?
SHADOW
Why don't you go find out?
(SHADOW looks at TALENA and jerks her head after him, and TALENA exits)
FAYE (Looks suggestively at SHADOW)
All alone now, aren't we?
SHADOW
Gonna be a while till we get to Mars.
FAYE
I want to get a chance to… get to know you better.
SHADOW
I'm a syndicate member. I can't divulge any personal information.
FAYE
Syndicate, huh? You guys allowed to have relationships?
SHADOW
We're allowed to… And there's this girl, but… It's a long story.
FAYE
A girl, hmmm? This is interesting. Ever… done anything, with one?
SHADOW (says nothing)
FAYE
Then you'll need the practice for when you get to.
(FAYE takes SHADOW'S handcuffs off of the banister and cuffs them together, pulling her behind as she exits the opposite way from the others. Lights off.)
Setting: The back of the set changes, to a dark color. The lighting switches to normal light, no odd colors. From stage left enters in order FAYE, TALENA, SHADOW, and SPIKE. From stage right enters JET and ED. They all evenly space out as they come in, FAYE and TALENA in center. TALENA and SPIKE handcuff SHADOW to the balcony they stand on, as she stands between them.)
JET
Spike, looks like you got the girl this time. What's that one doing, the one not handcuffed?
FAYE
Jet, do you have to question everything? Her name's Talena, she's gonna be rooming with us.
JET
Another woman…
TALENA
Belive me, I'm nothing like that one, not from what I can tell. (Indicates Faye)
FAYE
Is that supposed to be an insult?
TALENA
Guess.
SHADOW
Ladies, ladies… can't we just get along?…
FAYE
Hhmph.
(FAYE and TALENA both look at SHADOW, notice the other is looking, and look away)
JET
So now that we've picked up some extra cargo, what next?
SPIKE
I was thinking of going back to Mars.
FAYE
Mars? What for?
SPIKE
Uhhh…
JET
Do you have to question everything, Faye?
ED (Waves her arms around as if she is conjuring something)
Edward predicts that some daaaangerous happenings will take place on Mars!
JET (ignoring ED)
I'll go set the course.
(JET exits, ED following. There is a long silence, where SPIKE looks at TALENA, blinking, as if he cannot believe his eyes)
TALENA
Yes?
SPIKE
You… look like someone I knew once.
TALENA
Once? Couldn't have been too well, if you lost touch.
SPIKE
You wouldn't understand. It was complicated.
TALENA
Try me.
SPIKE
It was back when… Why am I even telling you? I've got to… go somewhere.
(SPIKE exits, the same way JET left)
TALENA
What's his problem?
SHADOW
Why don't you go find out?
(SHADOW looks at TALENA and jerks her head after him, and TALENA exits)
FAYE (Looks suggestively at SHADOW)
All alone now, aren't we?
SHADOW
Gonna be a while till we get to Mars.
FAYE
I want to get a chance to… get to know you better.
SHADOW
I'm a syndicate member. I can't divulge any personal information.
FAYE
Syndicate, huh? You guys allowed to have relationships?
SHADOW
We're allowed to… And there's this girl, but… It's a long story.
FAYE
A girl, hmmm? This is interesting. Ever… done anything, with one?
SHADOW (says nothing)
FAYE
Then you'll need the practice for when you get to.
(FAYE takes SHADOW'S handcuffs off of the banister and cuffs them together, pulling her behind as she exits the opposite way from the others. Lights off.)