The Possibilities

Setting: Person B is watching TV peacefully, while person A is frantically trying to think up ideas for a play writing competition. (side note. A should talk as fast as possible)

A: (pacing) Ugh! I need to write this stupid play for school. Gimme a hand?

B: Uh… sure. Can it wait-(cut off by A)

A: Alright, great thanks, well I don’t really need to do it, but it’s for extra credit and that’s good so I should.

B: Um… Yeah could you jus-

A: Okay so I was thinking of a couple ideas, I think a dinosaur play would be fun, but what if they don’t like that, how about one about animals, they’re cute and cuddly and everyone loves animals. But what if… (begins mumbling to themselves)

B: Why don’t you calm down and watch- (gestures at tv)

A: I’ve got it! What if I made a play about somebody watching tv?

B: sure, just write it away fro-

A: What about a man who helps his friends with things?

B: okay that’s just mea-

A: Or maybe dinosaurs I liked that one!

B: Just go with th-

A: Nah, that’s too dumb and childish. I think I just have to be more spontaneous about this!

B: I don’t think that’s pos-

A: What if it was about how everyone’s secretly a robot sent from another planet to investigate but nobody knows that all the humans are just robots not even the aliens!

B: Actually that could kinda work, if you tweaked it a li-

A: Eh, too much work. What if it involved you dressing up in a gorilla costume.

B: Wait, what? I never agreed to-

A: nah I don’t have a gorilla costume or a good substitution for one, like I don’t know a brown mop or something?

B: Can’t you just think over-

A: Hmmm I really need to think, so just keep a little quieter okay?

B: Are you serio-

A: What if… I made a play about a renegade cop who doesn’t play by the rules?

B: That sounds great now go away fro-

A: That won’t work, it’s way too overplayed. What about a man who makes his living dealing black market sock puppets?

B: Wait, how could any puppets ever be on the bla-

A: Nope. That ideas just way too crazy.

B: Okay, calm down and just listen to me!

A: whoa. Chill out there bud.

B: What if, and this may sound a little crazy, you wrote a play about someone thinking of crazy ideas about writing plays. I know it would work, just trust me! Now go write it, as far away from me as possible! (sighs and returns to watching tv)

A: Oh come on, that’s just ridiculous.

B: Oh come on, just try to-

A: Nope. Dinosaurs. I’m writing a play about dinosaurs! (runs off stage)

B: (sighs and puts their head in their hands)