Play 352: Different Strokes

CHARACTERS
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What’d you think of it?

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I liked it.

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Really?

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Yeah, it was good.

(Pause.)

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Why didn’t you?

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What?

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It’s pretty obvious you didn’t.

(Beat.)

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Yeah.

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How come?

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Too neat.

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Too neat?

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Yeah.

(Beat.)

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What do you mean?

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The ending was too happy. Too simple.

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Sometime’s simple’s good.

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Nothing’s ever simple in reality. Why should it be in movies?

(Beat.)

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Happy endings are nice though.

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Sometimes.

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I like them at least.

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I don’t generally. Sad endings are more interesting in my opinion. More poignant.

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I guess. Depressing though.

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Doesn’t bother me. Most my favorite movies are at least pretty depressing.

(Pause.)

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Know what are great though?

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What?

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False endings that are happy.

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What?

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When it seems like a really happy ending is going to happen, and then it twists and isn’t at all.

(Beat.)

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Those always depress me.

(Blackout.)