On Monday, February 11, 2013
Page 84 on If anyone is curious....
Fade in:
Int. Light Jungle with small
mountain in background on a clear day – Mourning
Dissolve
to:
Ship wrecked; Daisy, Jordan, Tom,
Nick and Gatsby are strewn across the ground trying to cool off as 50 days
stranded has begun to get to a few members.
DAISY
(In
exasperation as flopping over on her side to face the others)
What’ll we do with ourselves
this afternoon?... and the day after that, and the next thirty years?
JORDAN
(sitting up against
the base of a palm)
Don’t be morbid, Life
starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
DAISY
But it’s so hot and
everything’s so confused…. Let’s all go to the beach!
TOM
(witling a twig into
a fine staff)
I’ve heard of making
a garage out of a table but I’m the first man who ever made a stable out of a
garage.
Everyone pauses and looks at Tom as if acknowledging the
heats powers on the mind.
DAISY
(still looking
suspiciously at Tom)
Who wants to go to the
beach?
(turn towards Gatsby)
Ah… you look so cool
(more dreamily)
You always look so
cool
Gatsby and Daisy stare at each other as the heat of the sun
beats down. Tom stops scupting and glances back and forth between the two and
instantly take the situation as treachery.
DAISY
You resemble the
advertisement of the man. You know the advertisement of the man –
TOM
(Frantically annoyed)
All right, I’m
perfectly willing to go to the beach. Come on – we’re all going to the beach.
Tom gets up quickly while still darting his eyes between
Gatsby and Daisy and moves to the center of the group.
TOM
(Brimming with
madness)
Come on! Whats the matter,
anyhow? If we’re going to the beach, let’s start.
DAISY
(snapping out of her
daydream gaze)
Are we just going to
go? Like this? Aren’t we going to let anyone smoke a cigarette first?
Tom briefly met eyes with Daisy and she caught a glimpse of
the madness fueled by the illusion of heat.
(Trying to cheer him
out of his delusion)
Oh… let’s have fun,
It’s too hot to fuss.
Long pause
DAISY
(hesitantly)
Have it your own way.
Come on Jordan.
Jordan and Daisy quickly EXT Stage left as Tom focuses his
glare on Gatsby now breathing heavily as a tension fills the room.
