Indentured Dave,” Well I’m Big Bad Jake and I’m the best”
Jake, “What the fuck are you talking about?”
Indentured Dave, “You”
Jake, “I never once referred to myself as anything, sure as fuck didn’t talk about myself in third person”
Indentured Dave,“ You don’t have to, it’s the way you are”
Jake,” whaddayamean?”
Indentured Dave, “Every time you open your mouth its like you’re just pointing out you’re the best”
Jake,” Fuck you”
Indentured Dave,” I’m not trying to be a dick”
Jake,” you don’t have to try”
Indentured Dave,” whatever”
Jake,” don’t whatever me”
Indentured Dave,” like your truck, every time it comes up in conversation you talk about how tough it is”
Jake,” says the guy that wants me to take MY truck and MY car trailer to fucking Poughkeepsie to get your piece of shit car”
Indentured Dave,” well yeah”
Jake,” why should I go get your car?”
Indentured Dave,” cause you’re the only one I know that will haul that far”
Jake,” say it”
Indentured Dave,” cause you’re the best”
Jake,” don’t you forget it, especially when we’re hauling your piece of shit car out of the ghetto”
Indentured Dave,” yeah yeah”
Jake,” one more yeah and you could be a Beatle”
Indentured Dave,” Huh?”
Jake,” nevermind”
Indentured Dave,” f u”
Kayla,” you’re lucky you’re a big guy”
Jake,” huh?”
Kayla,” the way you talk”
Jake,” what’s wrong with the way I speak?”
Kayla,” that’s just it”
Jake,” okay?”
Kayla,” saying what’s wrong with the way I speak”
Jake,” I’m not following you”
Kayla,” Most anyone else would have said something along the lines of I don’t talk funny”
Jake,” care to elaborate?”
Kayla,” you use words most people up here have never even heard”
Jake,” so what, I’m a loser that fell asleep reading the dictionary more times than I care to admit”
Kayla, ”really?”
Jake,” sadly”
Kayla,” oh”
Jake,” I’m just a hick with a good vocabulary”
Kayla,” there’s more to it than that, you talk like you’re better than everyone else”
Jake,” I don’t mean to, I was just raised to be the better person; perhaps I took it too literally”
Kip,” Is that a real gun?”
Jake,” Yes”
Kip,” Is it loaded?”
Jake,” Yes, why would I carry a gun that wasn’t loaded?”
Kip,” why would you carry a gun at all?”
Jake,” cause a cop is minutes away”
Kip,”Fair enough”
A row of asterisks after each dialogue would be good. I mention it only because the same situation--short stand-alone pieces needing separation--will come up again.
ReplyDeleteI particularly like your smartass putdowns of Dave--you should be hauled off for verbal cruelty to children or dumb animals or whatever....