The
Diner of Love
3503 Angel Square Court
Llanview, PA
"Nothin' Could Be Finer Than Some
Lovin' In the Diner"
"There ain't no lovin' like some diner lovin', hey ho"
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"Nothin' Could Be Finer Than Some
Lovin' In the Diner" |
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What can I get you?
Coffee's a dollar
I hope you like whip cream.
I just love the Voice of the Night. We have this special connection. |
MARCAL SCENES PAGE 1
Scene 1 The Connection Setup: Every teenager in Llanview has ended up at the party at the University’s student union. Jen is flirting with Sexy Rexy who is happily and, much to Marcie’s distress, liberally spiking Jen’s drink with alcohol (Rex: Mi vodka es su vodka). When Jen spots her ex-fiancé, Cris, and her nemesis, Natalie, snuggling in plain sight, she pulls out all the stops and goes into full seduction mode. Rex is more than willing to accommodate her desires. After confronting both Cris and Natalie, Jen is on the edge. Security announces that the party is over and Jen prepares to leave with Rex. Marcie begs Jen not to go with Rex because Jen’s had too much to drink and Rex is a total sleaze. Jen blows Marcie off. The student union clears out except for a few stragglers as the partygoers go in search of an after-party. Al approaches Marcie: Listen I ..ummm…I saw what just happened and I know how you feel. Marcie: You don’t know anything. Al: Jen being the center of your universe? All she has to do is pay attention to you and it’s a GREAT day. You make her smile and it’s like you’re important… like you really mean something to her. Marcie: You’re still in love with her. Al: No. No, I’m not. Thank God because when Jen gets what she wants from you, she shuts you out just like she did to you right now. Marcie: Jen drank too much. She needs me and I’m not going to let her down. Al: She doesn’t deserve your help. You’ve got to let the girl make her own mistakes. Marcie: You’re one to talk about making mistakes. Al: You’re right. But I know what it’s like to be caught up in Jen’s world especially when you don’t have real friends of your own. Marcie: I have other friends. Al. Who? Marcie: The Voice of the Night. Al: Really? You know him? Marcie: Yes. We have a very special connection. Something you would NEVER comprehend and I’ll prove it. And I’ll prove it to all of you. Molly, you want to see the Voice of The Night face-to face? I know where the sound booth is. Molly: Okay Shawna: Sure. I’ll see who this guy is. His voice is kind of sexy. Marcie to Al: Are you coming? Al: Yeah. Marcie triumphantly leads Molly, Shawna and Al to a room down the hall but when she tries to open the door it won’t bulge. Marcie: It’s locked. Al gently moves her aside then puts his shoulder against the door and pushes. It opens. Marcie is all smiles and rushes past him into the booth. It’s empty. Marcie, Molly and Shawna look around the room, obviously disappointed. They all leave the booth and return to the main room. Marcie: I can’t believe no one was there. Shawna: Well, so much for solving the mystery of The Voice of… Al: Well, ladies, this was really a blast but I’ve got to go. I’m going home. I’m beat. Marcie shrugs and then leaves with Molly and Shawna. Al walks back to the sound booth. He looks around then slips in and resumes his role as The Voice of The Night. He starts talking about true connections versus mistaken connections and warns people that they really can only depend on themselves. Of course, he’s wrong. He just made a true connection. She has red hair, a big smile, and, even though she doesn’t know it yet, she thinks he’s wonderful.
Scene 2 Tutor Me?
Setup: Al is at Rodi’s with Rex playing darts with a vengeance. He is hyper to the extreme, or as Rex said he’s “totally amped.” Rex wants to know what is going on with Al, “it’s just a game.” Al claims he is just excited about finishing his exams. Rex notes Al has been off the wall since he arrived then calls for a time out as he goes to get something to drink. Rex goes over and filches a tip left unattended on the bar and uses the money to buy a drink. Jen sees what he did and is delighted. They bond over thievery and lying. Al continues to throw darts. He misses the board. Al: Man, can I throw any worse? Marcie rushes into Rodi's then spies Al throwing darts. . Marcie: (chuckles) If you spent as much time studying as you spend playing you wouldn’t need a tutor. Al: Where is that coming from? Marcie: Your parents, actually. They think you need help with your classes. Al: How do you know what my parents think? Marcie: They asked me. Al: To tutor me? Forget it. Marcie: I can’t. They paid me in advance. Well, your mother did the actual paying but apparently they both agree. And a deal’s a deal. Al: Well, your deal’s with them, not me. Marcie: (Laughs) Hummmm. You’re so far in the hole I think we should get started right away. The library’s still open. Al: I can’t now, okay? I’m busy. Marcie: Throwing darts is your idea of being busy? Al: Marcie, I’m not going to stand here and argue with you, okay? I’m not into it. Besides, I don’t need your help. I’m doing okay in school now. Marcie: (in a soft, hopeful voice) Does that mean you passed? Al: Listen. For the last time. Not into it. All right? So just go away. Give the money back. I don’t care what you do. Just leave me alone. Okay? Marcie: You know, I’ll tell you what. Grades for the poli sci mid-term you took today are probably posted. If you passed I will tell your parents you don’t need my help and I’ll give them the money back. If you failed, I’ll keep the money and we start studying now. Deal? Al: Yes. Deal. Good. Great. Go away. Marcie leaves first to try to get Jen to stay away from that “loser” Rex and then to check on Al’s grades. Jen tells Marcie that they are not best friends and if she wants to be friends at all she needs to back off and give Jen some space. Later, Rex is leaning against the wall watching Al throw darts. Al pops a pill and washes it down with a beer chaser. Rex: I thought you said those were just for studying. AL: “Well, what’s the point of staying up to study if you can’t stay up to enjoy not studying? Rex: (rolls eyes). That makes sense—NOT. Rex grabs his jacket and walks toward the door. He bumps into Marcie. Rex: Oh, hey, look, it’s Jen’s shadow. Marcie (looks at Rex with narrowed eyes) Drop dead. Rex: I didn’t think you existed without Jen. Al moves behind Rex and touches him on the shoulder Al: Rex, lay off. Rex shrugs then walks away and Marcie smiles at Al. Marcie: I just came back from school and most of the mid-term grades are posted and you didn’t do too well. Al: Ummmm. How not well? Marcie: You failed with flying colors. Al: Nooooooooo Marcie: Yeah, so now I’m officially your tutor so we need to get cracking. Al: Ummm Now? Marcie: You’ve got a problem with now? Al: I can’t now because I’m busy doing something else. Tomorrow we’ll get together and make a schedule. Al grabs his jacket and rushes toward the door. Marcie calls after him. Marcie: Al. Al. Don’t forget. Al keeps moving—fast. Marcie (mutters to herself): He’s going to forget.
Pa Ping! Was that the sound of the start of a
beautiful friendship?
Scene 3 Community Involvement
Setup: Joey has encouraged, finagled, and/or persuaded half of the population of Llanview's disenchanted teens to come to the Community Center. Especially important to Joey is that Flash is there with her cronies. Joey, as usual, is as close up on Flash as possible and she flirts outrageously with him. (Way to go, Mr. Reverend-To-Be) A surly Jen shows up to start her community service. She is still trying to reach her father to persuade him to get her out of it. When Joey approaches Jen, she gives him attitude but he suggests that she buy a clue. Her father, he reminds her, helped set up the community service. Joey tells Jen to get started with “Free Breakfast” but Jen tells him that she’s not hungry. He patiently tells her that she is to work in the kitchen, not eat. Working in the kitchen turns out to include wearing a hideous hair net and an exquisitely dirty apron as well as dumping plastic bags full of messy garbage into a large trash barrel. Of course, Jen claims to be naturally unsuited for such demeaning work. Joey is not impressed. But Jen is not destined for such grunt work for long. Joey assigns her to be Rae’s new assistant so that the Queen and Princess of Deception can work together and as a bonus have access to reams of sensitive information about unsuspecting, defenseless teenage clients.
Al rushes into the Community Center and spots Joey. Al: Hey, Joey. Are you still looking for CJ? I have some news. Joey: So you’ve heard from CJ? Al: No, I spoke to a buddy of ours who spoke to him a couple of months ago and said he was in Hawaii.” Joey: Did he leave a number or anything? Al: No. A kind of a bummer, too. I’d like to talk to him myself. Joey: Thanks, man. Al: No problem. Hey, if you get a hold of him let me know. Having passed that information along, Al focuses on the real reason he came to the Community Center. He spots Riley and rushes over to him, grabs him by the shoulders then leans in close. Al: Hey, Riley. Have you seen Brad? I really need to see him. I’m kind of hurting. I need to score. Marcie comes into view behind Al and reaches up and taps him on the shoulder. Al turns around and faces her. Riley slips away. Marcie: What do you think you’re doing? Al: What are you talking about? Marcie: Tutoring? You were supposed to meet me this morning, remember? I mean, you look awful. Did you even sleep at all last night? Al: Thanks a lot, Marcie. As if my self-esteem wasn’t low enough. Al walks over to the bench by the wall where Riley is now sitting and Marcie is right on his heels. He sits and Marcie scoots next to him. She leans in close and brushes things off his jacket. Marcie: So, come on. Let’s get started. Al pulls his jacket away from Marcie. Al: Get off of me. Later. Okay? Marcie: I’m not leaving without you. Al: Marcie, isn’t there anyone else you can stalk? Anyone? Look. Look. There’s your friend Jen Rappaport. Go bug her. Marcie notices Jen and can’t seem to help being interested in what is going on with her. Marcie: I’ll be right back. She gets up and walks toward Jen. Al sighs in relief. Al: THANK, God. Marcie stands to the side as Jen finishes her snip and snap fest with Jessica. When Jessica leaves Jen turns to Marcie. Marcie: I’m not following you. On my honor. Jen: What are you doing here? Marcie makes a brush off gesture and motions toward Al as she locks her eyes on Joey who is seated at a table not far away. Marcie: I’m uh tutoring, Al. Jen: I don’t know why you’re hanging out with that loser. Marcie: Oh, his parents hired me to tutor him. Jen: It figures that he’d need it. Marcie’s gaze is locked on Joey and Jen notices. Jen: Look, could you be a friend and fill in for me for a minute? Marcie: Are you leaving? Jen: Yeah. I have something really important to do. You know it would mean a lot to Joe. Marcie: Okay, maybe I can. Jen quickly strips out of the apron and hands it and the hair net to Marcie. Jen: Great! He’s going to think you are the best. Jen slithers away and Marcie studies the apron and hair net for a second. In the meanwhile, Al zeroes in on Riley. Al: Listen do you have any idea where I can find Brad? I really need to find him. I’m hurting. Riley: Don’t know. Don’t care. Al: What’s the deal? Riley: I had my stomach pumped last night. Al: You overdosed? Riley: I almost bought it. Al: On Brad’s stuff? Riley pulls out a small plastic bag of pills. Riley: I don’t need that and I don’t need him. If you find him tell him to forget he ever knew me. Riley throws the packet of pills in the trash barrel then walks away. Al looks around then reaches into the trash barrel and retrieves the pills. He slips them in his pocket just as Marcie rounds the corner dressed in the dirty apron and with her hair covered by the hideous hair net. Marcie: Were you just looking through the garbage? Al: Huh? No. I mean, yeah. I thought I had….ummmm I had lost my student ID but Aha! (he pulls his ID out of his pocket) here it is. Marcie crosses her arms across her chest and narrows her eyes. Al looks at her and smiles. Al: What are you wearing? (chuckling) Marcie punches him, which only makes Al chuckle more. Al: Hey! What are you working here now? I thought you were going to tutor me? Marcie: I am. Let me go get changed. Marcie gestures for Al to leave. Al: All right. Al walks off but Marcie pauses and studies the trash barrel. She then watches Al walk away. She looks suspicious and worried.
I'm waiting for the day when Jen says something
really nasty about Al and Marcie goes ballistic on her behind! And I think that day is not too
far off!
MARCAL
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