GAMEPLAY~

FACADE STAGEPLAY
Sun Sep 28 10 50 31 2014

TRIP
Where are the new wine glasses?

GRACE
What for?

TRIP
That should be obvious!

GRACE
Oh God, Trip, don't turn this into a big production, please!

TRIP
Jesus Grace, come on, I'm not asking a lot here!

GRACE
What -- Trip, don't give me that look!

GRACE
You're going to drive me crazy!

(Trip opens the front door.)

TRIP
Mel!!

TRIP
Hey!  I thought I heard someone out here! Great to see you!  It's been a while, -- (interrupted)

MEL
Hey

TRIP
Ha ha ha!

TRIP
Wow, it's so great to see you after so long.

TRIP
Come on in!

(MEL comforts trip.)

TRIP
Uh, I'll -- I'll go get Grace...

MEL
Nice booty

TRIP
Y -- yeah, yeah, uh, just -- just stay here...

GRACE
No, no, here we are!

GRACE
Mel,

MEL
Hey

GRACE
Hi!  How are you?  God it's been a while! -- (interrupted)

GRACE
Aw, ha ha ha!

GRACE
By the way, you look wonderful!  

MEL
Who is caw

GRACE
Well, come on in, make yourself at home!

GRACE
So,    Mel,  -- (interrupted)

(Trip closes the front door.)

MEL
Who is Caw?

GRACE
Oh, um, well... I want to ask you...

GRACE
(little sigh) With this room I was trying for a kind of post modern style...

TRIP
Well yeah, I think that comes across.

MEL
I don't like it.

TRIP
Well wait a minute! I don't think you've taken a close look yet.  Let it soak in a little! -- (interrupted)

GRACE
Yeah...

GRACE
So, about my decorating...

GRACE
(little sigh) You know, I've been collecting these little glass sculptures for a long time now.

TRIP
Everybody always comments on Grace's sculptures.

MEL
This painting...

GRACE
(little sigh) So I've been collecting these sculptures...

GRACE
but now when I look at them, they give me a such a... such a headache.

MEL
Looks like your painted it

GRACE
I'm sure I can return most of this, and try to start over again on this room...

MEL
One is very dirty

(MEL picks up a trinket 1.)

GRACE
Ah, yes, I've been waiting for someone to say that! -- (interrupted)

GRACE
Oh but I liked what you said about my decorating... Besides, I'm redoing it all this week, so...

MEL
Hi trip

MEL
Who's Caw?

TRIP
Huh, I think I forgot how well you two get along...

GRACE
hmmm   Mel,  seeing you brings back wonderful memories, really... -- (interrupted)

MEL
Who is caw?

(MEL puts down a trinket 1.)

TRIP
Huh, I just realized something.

GRACE
What...

TRIP
Well, actually, tonight's a special night.  We should celebrate, in fact.

MEL
What's that in your hand?

TRIP
Uh, y -- uh, yeah, heh, tonight is special...

TRIP
Mel,  remember, it was almost exactly ten years ago, tonight, that you introduced us.  -- (interrupted)

MEL
You're cute

TRIP
Oh,   Mel,  heh heh, I think you're flirting with me.

(MEL kisses grace.)

GRACE
She's just trying to -- (interrupted)

TRIP
uh, um...

GRACE
(nervous coughing)

TRIP
whoa, that was, uh... -- (interrupted)

(MEL kisses trip.)

TRIP
what...

MEL
You alright?

GRACE
Where is...

TRIP
You...

TRIP
W -- what -- what we really need to do... um...

TRIP
We need to call the...

GRACE
Right, yeah...

TRIP
the doorman...

MEL
pizza man?

TRIP
Oh, yeah, yeah...!

GRACE
make sure... uh, they don't make that mistake again...

TRIP
(long release sigh)

MEL
Let's order pizza.

TRIP
yeah...

TRIP
Ah!    Mel,  I -- I really need to get you a drink. -- (interrupted)

MEL
Get some drinks?

PHONE
** RING **

GRACE
Oh, I'll get it --

TRIP
No, no no no, our friend's here, we can let the answering machine get it.

PHONE
** RING **

GRACE
Trip, no, I want --

TRIP
Grace, come on, don't be rude.

PHONE
** RING **

(MEL picks up the phone.)

PHONE
Hello?  Hello?

TRIP
Mel,  no!  Don't do that.

MEL
Hello!

PHONE
Who is this?  Travis, is that you?  This is your mother.

TRIP
Uhh, that's my mother, I can hear her loud voice.

MEL
A friend

PHONE
I don't recognize your voice...

GRACE
Oh!

PHONE
I -- I think I have the wrong number... ** click **

MEL
This is caw

TRIP
Okay, she's confused, as usual... just -- just hang it up. -- (interrupted)

(MEL puts down the phone.)

TRIP
Oh, good, you hung up. I don't want to talk to her.

GRACE
Oh, I wanted to say hello --

TRIP
No no, come on, we're entertaining -- (interrupted)

MEL
Why not?

TRIP
N -- no, no no, I, uh, -- I can talk to my parents later.

MEL
Why?

TRIP
Well, no, no, um, my parents aren't worth talking about.

MEL
Why?

TRIP
Ah!    Mel,  I'm being a bad host -- you need a drink.

TRIP
And please, please, we need to break in my new expensive -- (interrupted)

MEL
nah

TRIP
Uh, um, wait, um, uh, we need drinks.

MEL
No

TRIP
I want to fix you something special.

TRIP
We need to have something really fun,

TRIP
like a cosmopolitan?

MEL
Oh okay then

TRIP
Ah I knew you'd agree!

TRIP
Beautiful!

GRACE
Mel,  Trip's getting a little carried away...  maybe you just want some juice, or a mineral water?

TRIP
uhh...  Grace...!

MEL
He can get drunk with me

TRIP
You know what why I don't I just open a bottle of merlot and make it easy.  

MEL
You ahead

TRIP
We don't need to fight over this. -- (interrupted)

(MEL picks up a trinket 1.)

GRACE
So -- (interrupted)

TRIP
In terms of drinks...

TRIP
What do you say Grace, I know it's not your favorite, but help us finish the bottle?

(MEL puts down a trinket 1.)

(MEL picks up the advice ball.)

(The advice ball reads, "Never")

GRACE
 The merlot sounds fine.

MEL
What is this?

TRIP
Oh! Good.  Okay. -- (interrupted)

GRACE
Oh, that plastic ball is Trip's little security blanket he keeps by the bar.

(MEL shakes the advice ball.)

TRIP
Heh heh, no it's just one of those little joke advice toys, you know.

(The advice ball reads, "Yes")

MEL
Why?

GRACE
He's always playing -- (interrupted)

TRIP
Mmm...

(MEL shakes the advice ball.)

(The advice ball reads, "Perhaps Soon")

MEL
Why do you have this?

(MEL puts down the advice ball.)

MEL
melons

TRIP
Okay,    Mel,  I think this evening is over, you've got to leave.

TRIP
Mel,  Jesus, we've had enough, you've got to go.

TRIP
There's only so much you can expect to put up with, you know?

MEL
y

(Trip opens the front door.)

TRIP
We'll be fine -- just go.

(Trip closes the front door.)

MEL
y u do dis

MEL
i love u