Overview
- Female: 1
- Male: 2
Context
Here we see Jake talking to his sister ,Terry, and his imaginary friend, Tom. Throughout their conversation Jake's perception of reality blurs between them. Jake has run away after failing his driving test, but Terry is trying to pull Jake to a more rational side of things. However, Tom keeps butting in with jokes and singing.
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TERRY enters with a hunting shotgun. TERRY can’t see THOMAS
TERRY
Jake come on outta’ there
JAKE doesn’t respond. Hoping she doesn’t see him. TERRY gives him a boot
JAKE
Ow! Jeez, Terry!
TERRY
Come on outta’ there!
JAKE
What’s with the gun?
TERRY
Thought I saw a bear!
JAKE
Why do you have a gun?
TERRY
Protection! Now come on, we gotta’ go.
TERRY heaves him up. JAKE breaks away
JAKE
Back from college.
TERRY
Yep. Now come on mom and dad are waiting.
THOMAS singing
I bid farewell to old Kentuckyyyy!
JAKE
Shh!
TERRY
Don’t shush me!
JAKE
Not you!
TERRY
Oh is HE here?
JAKE
Who?
TERRY
Where is he? I’ll blast him!
TERRY aims the gun a little close to THOMAS, shoots but misses. THOMAS curls up in the rocking chair
THOMAS
GOBBLE! GOBBLE!
JAKE
Sh#t! Terry!
TERRY
Sorry, haven’t done this in a little while. Not much huntin’ in college. Little trigger happy.
JAKE
No sh#t
JAKE sits back down in the other rocking chair
TERRY
Come on Jake. Ya gonna’ sit up here forever?
THOMAS
Can’t go back.
JAKE
Thinkin’ ‘bout it.
TERRY
Uncle Dodie’s gonna come up here for fishin’ season.
JAKE
He can bunk down and I’ll take the couch.
THOMAS
Once knew a fish named charlie. He got caught and said I’m hooked!
TERRY
Jake.
TERRY kneels beside JAKE
TERRY
Talk to me Jake.
THOMAS (singing)
I am a poor wayfarin’ stranger
JAKE looks over to THOMAS but says nothing
TERRY
Him again, ain’t it?
THOMAS
I got a name.
JAKE
Who?
THOMAS
Good Christian name too.
TERRY
Your imaginary friend since kindergarten. “Mom there goes Tom Turkey up a tree!”
THOMAS rubbing his head
Ouch!
TERRY
“It was Tom Turkey who took the cookies not me!”
THOMAS
You tried to frame me?
JAKE
Who?
TERRY
Jake!
JAKE
Can’t go back.
THOMAS singing
The place where heeee was born n’ raised.
JAKE puts his hands over his ears. TERRY gets up and backs away a bit. THOMAS begins to pick around on the banjo
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