Sunday, October 4, 2009

Evaluation.

Lights rise to reveal a rather large man walking across a dimly lit empty stage. Upon reaching center stage the man looks around nervously for a moment before taking out of his pocket a simple generic wallet, quickly popping out a substantial wad of cash and flipping through it to check one last time and setting it on the ground. He then proceeds to scuttle offstage quickly. Beat. After a moment of silence and stillness the lights begin to rise ever so unnoticeably. A single well dressed lady walks across the stage in such a hurry that she doesn’t even notice the wallet lying on the ground. People start crossing the stage in increasing masses as time goes by. At the point where the maximum amount of people are bustling about on stage (trampling over the wallet unknowingly) the lights also have reached their peak. After a moment of peak capacity the reverse starts to occur and slowly the amount of people and light begins to, ever so slowly, decrease. Eventually, when the light is as dim as it was to begin with and only a few people appear every once and a while the large man from the beginning appears again and goes to pick up his wallet. Just as he bends over to grab it a young couple walk on stage holding hands and giggling uncontrollably. The large man straightens up immediately, nervously smiling as the two walk by rather creeped out. He then proceeds to pick up the wallet checking the money, astonished to find it all still there.


MAN:

(Incredulous)

It passed the test. This city really is perfect.


Lights Fade.


Fin.

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