The Magic Circus The Magic Circus - Scene 21
The Magic Circus - Scene 21
Monday, 08 December 2008 23:17
BMW pulls to the gate at Nickelodeon’s Burbank studio.
Man in Booth (Juan) – Buenos Tardes, Clarice. Din’t ‘spect to see jou today.
Clarice – Hola Juan. Si, es un dia con carne, oy! Are the Marks here?
Juan – Si. ‘Ere ‘bout ‘alf hour ago.
Clarice – Muchos Gracias, Juan. Hasta luego, vaya con dios!
Clarice speaks loudly as she pulls away and Juan replies.
Juan – Y todos los santos!
They pull into a parking space, get out and enter building, waiting for elevator, Monk looks each to each.
Monk – Now? Dare I ask now? (pleading) Can someone please tell me now?
Bilge – You’re a sharp one, mate; you tell me.
Monk – Job interview?
Clarice – Honey, you’re already hired.
Elevator dings, door opens, they all enter. Next moment, upstairs, elevator door opens, they all exit.
Monk – So let me get this straight, (to Clarice) you produce cartoons. Bilge told you my story. You called two of your guys, and now we’re going to make it.
Clarice – More or less.
Monk shakes his head. Nel puts his arm around Monk’s shoulder.
Nel – Sometimes, it’s best not to question things. Just roll with it and everything will work out fine.
Monk – I don’t know…
Nel – You will, Joe, you will.
They enter a workspace where two guys are throwing a nerf football back and forth.
Clarice – Either of you assholes break anything and it’s comin’ out of your paychecks.
Mark 1 – You hear that, Mark, she drags us down here on our day off and she calls US assholes.
Mark 2 – Makes me wanna bust somethin’ just to be spiteful.
Mark 1 – Better not, she’ll garnish our wages…
Mark 2 – Long as she doesn’t use parsley…
Mark 1 – Is there any other…
Clarice – OK, OK, Jesus effin’ Christ, you two…Let’s get to work, eh?
They all look at Monk. He raises his empty hands.
Monk – I, I…
Bilge – (pulling drawings out of the new valise) I’ll take it from here. You go draw something else.
Bilge hands Monk new materials. Clarice pushes him toward a drawing board.
End Scene