Overview
- Female: 1
- Male: 1
Context
In the middle of an apocalyptic, forgotten desert, Allyson and Bill take on the knowns--and unknowns--of futuristic survival. With their partners dead in a violent ambush, they are wounded and alone in an abandoned, rural grocery store. Fearful and nervous of being discovered, they decide to take shelter for the night. Bill carries a homemade radar-radio and Allyson walks with a limp due to her wounded leg.
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ALLYSON
(Nervously) What’s on the radar, Bill?
BILL
Nothing as far as I can see; they shouldn’t be coming until after dark, though.
ALLYSON
And Mendez? Any word?
BILL
No word since the ambush back at the rendezvous point. Jamison is okay, though. Partners stick together.
There is a long pause; they know their friends probably did not—or will not— make it back to them. ALLYSON places her hand on BILL’s shoulder.
ALLYSON
Both partners have to be alive in order to stick together.
BILL
(Bitterly sarcastic) Thinking like that on the edge of tonight sure cheers up the ole’ rooster, doesn’t it, Allyson?
ALLYSON
You know I’m right, Bill.
BILL
This I know, but I never asked for the reminder.
Another long pause. Hope is fleeting from both. After a moment, ALLYSON breaks away.
ALLYSON
Okay, enough of this. Quit your flappin’ and come help me grab some firewood. The good Lord gave me a free pass to be pessimistically realistic when he took a nap and let this shitstorm hit.
BILL
(With downtrodden optimism) Why not see it for how you could instead of how you do? We’ve always wanted to get out of Santa Monica... now we’re quite literally however far away you can dream!
ALLYSON
Nice try. I can’t really think about anything except staying alive with this leg.
BILL
At least it’s something else to think about.
ALLYSON
I’m serious.
ALLYSON pauses. She reaches out to touch BILLY but then stops—she needs to enter survival mode.
With how fast the sun is setting, it looks like we’ll be spending the night here. Clear a spot for us to lay down… preferably near the liquor isle!
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