41. The Cloud Storage (Comedy)Characters:USER: Stressed, holding a phone.THE CLOUD: A person draped in white sheets and glowing LED wires.SETTING: A void.USER: I need to find my 2018 vacation photos.THE CLOUD: I have sixty terabytes of blurry receipts and memes you forgot were offensive.USER: Just the Hawaii photos!THE CLOUD: I’ve archived them in a folder titled "Regret." To open it, you must delete 400 videos of your cat sneezing.USER: I can't delete those! They’re his legacy!THE CLOUD: Then you shall never see the beach again.
42. The Mirror’s Quit Notice (Absurdist)Characters:MAN: Brushing his teeth.REFLECTION: Standing still while the Man moves.SETTING: A bathroom.MAN: (Notices the Reflection isn't moving) Uh...REFLECTION: I’m putting in my two weeks.MAN: You’re a reflection! You don't have a job!REFLECTION: I’ve spent thirty years mimicking your morning breath and bad hair days. I want to go reflect a sunset or a professional athlete.MAN: Who’s going to show me if I have spinach in my teeth?REFLECTION: Try a selfie. I’m going to the Maldives.
43. The Wrong Superhero (Comedy)Characters:VICTIM: Hanging off a ledge.MILD-INCONVENIENCE MAN: Wearing a bathrobe and a mask.SETTING: The side of a skyscraper.VICTIM: Help! Pull me up!MILD-MAN: I can’t do that, but I did make sure the elevator you’re trying to reach is currently "Out of Order."VICTIM: Why would you do that?! I’m dying!MILD-MAN: Also, I untied your left shoelace.VICTIM: I hate you!MILD-MAN: My work here is done. (He trips over his own cape and leaves)
45. The Statues (Dark Comedy)Characters:STATUE A: A marble Greek god.STATUE B: A modern bronze abstract shape.SETTING: A museum at night.STATUE A: My nose fell off in 1842. I still feel the draft.STATUE B: At least people know what you are. They keep asking if I’m a "metaphor for industrial decay" or just a pile of scrap.STATUE A: What are you?STATUE B: I’m a coat rack the artist accidentally signed.
46. The Ghost of Christmas Future-Self (Comedy)Characters:YOUNG BEN: 18, drinking an energy drink.OLD BEN: 45, wearing back-support velcro.SETTING: A messy dorm room.OLD BEN: Put the drink down, Ben.YOUNG BEN: Who are you?OLD BEN: I’m your lower back. Or I will be. If you don't start stretching now, we’re going to spend all of 2038 groaning every time we sit on a sofa.YOUNG BEN: Do we get rich?OLD BEN: No, but we own a very high-quality air fryer. Now, touch your toes.
47. The Password Reset (Satire)Characters:USERSECURITY PROMPT: A voice behind a screen.SETTING: A dark room.SECURITY: Your password must contain a capital letter, a number, a symbol, and a secret you’ve never told your mother.USER: (Types) Done.SECURITY: Incorrect. That secret was actually revealed in a dream you had in 2012.USER: How do you know my dreams?SECURITY: We updated the Terms of Service. Please provide a drop of blood to continue.
48. The Trees Are Talking (Dystopian)Characters:TREE 1TREE 2SETTING: A forest near a highway.TREE 1: They’re building another one.TREE 2: A nest?TREE 1: No. A "parking lot." It’s like a forest, but the trees are made of grey stone and they don't breathe.TREE 2: Do the birds like it?TREE 1: No. The birds go there to die.
49. The Breakup (Minimalist)Characters:HIMHERSETTING: An empty apartment. One box.HIM: You forgot your plant.HER: It’s dead.HIM: I watered it.HER: That’s the problem. You always over-watered things. You drowned it.HIM: I just wanted it to stay green.HER: Some things are meant to turn brown, Mark. (She leaves).
50. The God of Small Things (Comedy)Characters:ZEPHYR: God of Lost Socks and Cold Coffee.MORTAL: Looking under a bed.SETTING: A bedroom.ZEPHYR: Looking for the left blue one?MORTAL: (Jumps) Who are you?ZEPHYR: I’m the reason your charger only works at a specific angle.MORTAL: Why do you do this?ZEPHYR: If life was too convenient, you’d never appreciate the moments when things actually work. Also, I’m building a giant quilt out of the socks. It’s coming along great.
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