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THE GREAT WORKS PROJECT

a puppet play in many parts

Season 04, Episode 09

By Thomas Typewriter

(c) 2022

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FADE IN TO BLACK

From the bottom center of the screen scrolls up the following text: “04-09”. It continues upward, pausing briefly in the center then exits off the top of the frame.

FADE OUT
FADE IN

EXT. HIGHWAY X, AFTERNOON

A two lane highway emerges out from between two large rocky plateaus onto to a landscape of gently rolling grasslands. Telephone poles and power lines run along the sides of the road on one side and a drainage ditch runs along the other side.

LS FACING TOWARDS THE ROCKY CANYON

The E-mobile emerges from behind the canyon walls. It moves along Highway X at a brisk pace.

CUT TO

INT. E-MOBILE, AFTERNOON
E-Mouse is driving the E-mobile, one hand on the wheel, the other arm casually draped out her open window. She has on sunglasses while also a toothpick in her mouth. Her hand beats a rhythm in time with the music playing on the stereo. She seems overjoyed at the ability to just drive. A-Mouse sits in the passenger seat, arms in lap, rather rigid and compact. She is leaning over messing with something on the floor near her feet.

MS OF E-MOUSE AND A-MOUSE

A-MOUSE
“Do you always have so much broken glass in your car.”

E-MOUSE
(shrugs) “Never noticed”

CUT TO CS OF A-MOUSE

A-Mouse sits up and brings up a handful of broken stained glass colored glass.

A-MOUSE
“Could you roll my window down. My hands are kind of full.”

E-MOUSE
“Sure.”

A-Mouse’s window rolls down as E-Mouse pushes the automatic window button. Once the window is fully opened, she tosses the broken glass out the window.

INSERT A SHOT OF THE GLASS HITTING THE GROUND

E-MOUSE
“What are you doing!”

A-MOUSE
“Getting rid of the glass.”

E-MOUSE
“You can’t do that.”

A-MOUSE
“What are you talking about. Its okay.”

E-MOUSE
“It’s dangerous.”

A-MOUSE
“No. Its fine. Glass is made of sand. It’ll just break down.”

E-MOUSE
“Not before cutting someone. It’s going to take years for it to break down.”

A-MOUSE
“Oh..oh no. You don’t think I’ve hurt anyone. What if I have.”

A-Mouse starts to wring her hands. E-Mouse looks over at A-Mouse and notices she is getting anxious.

A-MOUSE
“We need to go back.”

E-MOUSE
“Seriously?”

A-MOUSE
“I have to pick it up. Somebody is going to get hurt. Now that I know, I feel awful about it.”

E-MOUSE
“No way. Y-Mouse sent us to get the food for the meeting.”

A-MOUSE
“I just need to.”

E-MOUSE
“What if we stop on the way back. I’ll even help you pick up the glass. Would that help.”

A-MOUSE
“Yes.”

A-Mouse still looks anxious. E-Mouse looks at her a moment then a thought occurs.

E-MOUSE
“How about some different music?”

A-MOUSE
“Sure.”

E-MOUSE
“I have some albums in the console. There’s a Pop Couture first album, a couple King Connors, an early Razzlekish, some Gothic Bats in the Belfry, an Uptick and two or three Grammar Academy albums.”

E-Mouse looks at A-Mouse. A-Mouse shakes her head.

E-MOUSE
“Yeah, you’re right. Those are not the right mood for driving on a beautiful day like this. How about we try the radio?”

A-MOUSE
“The radio would be fine?”

E-mouse turns on the radio.

E-MOUSE
“And I am sorry I got upset about the glass. Didn’t mean to spook ya.”

A-Mouse nods but before she could say anything in response the radio starts up.

ANNOUNCER
(voice-over) “WQRT 123.4, The Keyboard, broadcasting throughout the night, the day, and all your precious moments in-between. We now return to our program in progress: Sixteen is Seventeen.”

A-MOUSE
“Oh man, I haven’t heard this one in years.”

E-MOUSE
“Years. Like High school?”

A-MOUSE
“Yes, High School. I was so into this show back then.”

E-MOUSE
“Me too.”

A-MOUSE
“Well then turn it up.”

E-Mouse turns up the volume.

ANNOUNCER
(Voice-over) “When we last left our story, Sydonia and Isobella were searching the town library for the hidden room of the Elder Council. A room filled with books of arcane knowledge, hidden by the adult vampires in town, hopefully containing a cure for vampirism. A cure Sydonia will need before the next lunar eclipse. Little did they know there were others spying on their every move. Meanwhile across town, Danny O’Boy, having just rescued Glorietta from the snake pit, tries to find the courage to tell her how he really feels.”

GLORIETTA
(Voice over) “Why can’t you open up to me. You only let me in so far then you push me away and every time my heart breaks a little more.”

DANNY O’BOY
(Voice over) “I want to let you in. I do. There is so much I want to tell you. To share with you.

GLORIETTA
(voice over) “Then why don’t you Danny. I thought you loved me, isn’t that enough to trust me. To share with me? ”

DANNY O’BOY
(voice over) “I want to share what’s in my heart Glorietta, but its not feelings and emotions…its ones and zeros.”

GLORIETTA
(voice over) “What are you saying.”

DANNY O’BOY
(voice over) “I am saying I am a robot and loving you violates my programming.”

GLORIETTA
(voice-over) “That explains Professor Woolenstein’s obsession with you, but I don’t care that you are a robot.”

DANNY O’BOY
“I was also reanimated by your science fair partners.”

GLORIETTA
“Or that you were secretly reanimated by my lab partners without my consent. I only know that I care that you saved me even though it would expose you existence to the mad professor Woolenstein. You could of left me there. But you didn’t.”

DANNY O’BOY
“What are you saying?”

GLORIETTA
“The entire time I was in the pit I hoped it was you that would save me. Danny you may only be a robot in the shape of a teenage boy, but I know our feelings are real.”

DANNY O’BOY
“How is this possible. New data is filling my programing. I may be a being of ones and zeroes programmed that 1 + 1 = 10, but when I am with you I see that 1 + 1 = 2. Danny + Glorietta equals Love.

KISSING SOUNDS.

CUT TO LS OF THE HIGHWAY AS THE E-MOBILE DRIVES OUT OF FRAME.

The E-Mobile drives down the highway and out of sight.

FADE OUT