Popcorn

(exit dialogue) ~ as the theater exits ~

Voiced over ~ "You know your mom's planning a surprise party right ?" Carla (played by Miserella) - Eating at the diner with Kate, "Goddamn it I knew it.  You're the best friend ever." Kate (Bets) - Eating a fry, "Yah.  Everyone else is in on it.  Like everyone.  Including your cousins from Pennsylvanian and that one creepy aunt.  She gave me candy.  I'm supposed to distract you til 7." Carla - "How the hell were you supposed to do that !?" Kate - Slurps her shake.  "Double feature.  Happy birthday."  Last slurps, "Hey did you know you mom thinks you're friends with the whole cheerleading squad ?" Carla - " What !? " ~ Walking down the street, they look up at the marquise, double feature, 'Nerdbag Little Bitches' and 'The End'. Kate - "If we burn down the theater with ourselves inside, we could skip the party for medical attention." Carla - "A viable option.  But wh...

('I Wanna Know if it's Good to You' by Funkadelic) As she stalks Alec Baldwin's Fat Cousin ... She watches him exit the theater and into a cab.  Exit the cab left waiting and into the store, back to the cab and out into the apartment rushed and looking around.  She opens her travel laptop (tiny) and waits ...  On the screen she waits ... and there he is onscreen for a live stream with the rest.  Runs a ffew command prompt windows on the side ... closes the lid with a smile. Charlotte - To herself, "Gonna pay ya Tuesday ... "  Looks at her watch, "Fuck."  Looks up the building, then at the doorman.  Opens her bag, "Grappling hook ... hacksaw ... and ... "  Pulls out the heavy hand crank meat grinder, "And ... you .  God I love you."  Turns the crank ... "Hm !"  A smile, she shoves it back into the bag. Heads for the alley, tosses up the grappling hook to pull the fire escape down with the rope. ____ On the split-...

On the conference stream watching her pull out Looksmaxxing Egg's intestines, smiling and nodding to his camera as he pulls out more and more ... Guy Who Wears a Mask for Reasons stares ... Girl Who Never Tox looks up at the screen for a sec, a look of WTF then back down to her phone with a sip of the straw. The sound of a knock on the door. In her motel room, she answers the door, Eddie smoking, and literally smoking. Charlotte - "Back from Hell then." Eddie - "Coffee." Charlotte - "Hungry ?" Eddie - "Famished." ... "What's your name again ?" Charlotte - Looks at him ... "I'm Charlotte." Eddie - "Eddie.  I was in hell for five fucking years.  Time dilation.  Lots of names.  So many names and they all had a story, and it was always bullshit." Charlotte - "Find your Bible salesman ?" Eddie - "Who ?" Charlotte - "Your quarry ." Eddie - "Yeah.  I think I'm gonna ha...

  (intermission)