Written by Joe Janes
3/7/09
48 of 365
CAST:
Bill, 40s
Ray, 40s
Counter Girl, 16
(Lights up on Bill and Ray standing in line at a fast food restaurant.)
RAY
Must be hard being a vegetarian.BILL
No, not really. Even places like this have vegetarian options.COUNTER GIRL
Welcome to Burger World. What would you like today?BILL
I’ll have the Veggie Burger with Cheddar-like Cheese and Fake-n and a Vanilla Soy Shake.COUNTER GIRL
Would you like baked fries or organic carrot sticks with that?BILL
Ooh, organic carrot sticks. COUNTER GIRL
That will be $13.75.BILL
Okay, just a sec –(Bill starts fishing through his wallet.)
COUNTER GIRL
Can I take your order?RAY
Sure. I’ll have the gallon bucket of crispy veal nuggets with dippin’ sauce, a jumbo order of curly spicy fries, chocolate shake – make it a small - and a hot fried apple pie dessert treat.COUNTER GIRL
That’ll be 4.99.BILL
Can I change my order? COUNTER GIRL
What would you like?BILL
Something dead, fried, maybe throw some butter on it.COUNTER GIRL
4.99.(Blackout.)
