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It’s the beginning of the play and we meet Faye, Dez and Shanita. Faye is smoking in the break room (which she is not supposed to do) when Dez walks in and they start bantering. They’re constantly arguing but carry a lot of love and respect for each other as well. Shanita walks in, very pregnant and tired from taking extra shifts in an attempt to save as much money as she can before her baby comes. Dez has a serious crush on Shanita, but Shanita seems uninterested. The three of them discuss how
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Start: Dez: Cold then a b#!ch today, ain’t it?
Faye: (puffing.) S@iiitt.
Dez: Told them fools something ain’t right with the heat in here. Upstairs could give a damn less.
Faye: Reggie bringing in a heater today, supposed to.
Dez: Reggie supposed to been brought in a heater--days ago. Head somewhere else.
[... .. ...]
Shanita: Knock him out real good, Faye.
Dez: Awww baby, you ain’t got to knock me out. You can just have your way with me.
Shanita: Boy please.
Morisseau, Dominique, Skeleton Crew, Samuel French, 2017, pp. 8-12.
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