The Magic Circus The Magic Circus - Scene 18
The Magic Circus - Scene 18
Monday, 08 December 2008 23:04
Back at Valley Hunt Club. Nel walks by pool to table carrying big shopping bag from Vroman’s. Bud has a waiter bring another chair to the table. Clarice stands up, Nel puts down bag, walks around table and gives Clarice a handshake and a peck on the cheek.
Clarice – Shoppin’ with Monk, eh?
Bud squirms in chair. Nel looks at Bud.
Nel – Noo…shopping for Monk.
Clarice – Right.
Clarice looks at Bud, Bilge, Kent.
Kent – Alright, let’s see what ya’ got then.
Nel pulls out a valise, colored pencils, expensive paper.
Nel – The guy at the shop was quite nice.
Kent – I bet he was. How much did all this run ya’?
Nel – Oh, not nearly enough…
Bilge handles, examines each item.
Bilge – Just speck-y, Nel, real pretty shtuff. What’s he going to do with his pictures when he’s done, scribble his name on ‘em and tack ‘em to the wall, take ‘em home to mum so she can tape ‘em to the icebox?
Table goes quiet.
Nel – What’s your point, Bilge.
Bilge – No one buys paper anymore, it’s all computer-generated crap. You might as well give him quill and parchment. Clay tablets.
Bud – Well, it’s the thought that counts…
Bilge – Bullshh…No. No, I hate that bloody phrase. It’s not the thought, it’s the doing. Blokes AND birds (nods to Clarice) have brilliant thoughts all the effin’ time. It’s what you DO with the thought that counts.
Kent – D’you have somethin’ in mind?
Bilge – (to Bud) What kinda’ computer ya’ got?
Bud – (sips drink) A Mac.
Bilge – What’s it got on it?
Bud – I dunno, megabytes, pixels and shit.
Bilge looks at Bud.
Bud – (waving glass absently) I snip and sew vas deferenzes all day. What the fuck do I need with a computer?!
Clarice – Where ya’ goin’ with this, Bilge?
Bilge – If we can get Monk’s sh-tuff into Photoshop or somethin’ I could send it through the tubes to my mates back at the shop.
Clarice – (leaning forward, looking at Bilge) What is it that you do again?
Bilge – Uh…Computer animation…
Clarice leans back and laughs
Bilge – What?! What do you do then, eh?!
Clarice – I work for Nick.
Nel – Who is Nick?
Clarice – Nickelodeon. The ANIMATION studio.
Bilge – (shakes head, laughs) No shit.
Clarice – No shit.
End Scene