Play 92: Tickets part VII

CHARACTERS
TICKET SALESMEN
MAN 2

(The ticket salesmen is inside a booth, there is a sign with the word “Tickets” hanging over it, and the man is outside the booth talking to him.)

MAN 2
So the train will take me to Philadelphia?

TS
Is that where you need to go?

MAN 2
Yeah.

TS
Then yeah, the train’ll get you there.

MAN 2
(Slightly confused.)
So it’ll take me to Philadelphia?

TS
(Annoyed.)
Yeah, isn’t that what I said?

MAN 2
Sorry, I’m just a little confused by all of this.

TS
It’s okay.

MAN 2
So, how much do they cost?

(Beat.)

This should cover it.

(He puts a twenty dollar bill on the counter of the ticket booth.)

TS
Nope.

MAN 2
What?

TS
Money’s no good here.

(The man takes back the money.)

MAN 2
Do you take credit cards?

(He places a credit card on the counter.)

TS
No.

(The man takes the credit card back.)

MAN
Checks?

TS
(Annoyed.)
No. No money.

MAN 2
(Confused.)
But I can buy the tickets here, right?

TS
Yeah, isn’t this the ticket booth after all?

MAN 2
Okay.

(Beat.)

So what do you want?

TS
What you willing to give?

(Blackout.)