ACT I, SCENE I
(A woman sits at her desk located in a classroom. The bell rings as students begin to walk in. Students stark talking loudly)
CAROLINE
Settle down please, settle down.
(Students continue)
CAROLINE
Please be quiet...
Who care what your name is? You're still a nerd, and nobody loves you!
TIM
Hey Casper! Done any haunting lately?
JASPER
It's not Casper, it's Jasper. I don't understand how you can mistake the two.Who care what your name is? You're still a nerd, and nobody loves you!
(Students voices fade out, light on Caroline)
CAROLINE
God, it would be so easy to just leave, or yell, or beat their collective asses into a coma, but I can't. I have to just deal with it.
God, it would be so easy to just leave, or yell, or beat their collective asses into a coma, but I can't. I have to just deal with it.
ACT I, SCENE II
(JASPER sits leaning up against the lockers. ANGIE comes over and tries to hold his hand but it is moved away).
ANGIE
Listen, I can understand that you don't want anything to do with anyone, but you can't exactly expect to deal with things alone.
JASPER
I never asked you for your help; there's nothing wrong anyway!
ANGIE
Uh-huh? I beg to differ. (Moves Jasper aside, revealing his graffitied locker) Nothing wrong here, right?
JASPER
Shut up! It's nothing!
ANGIE
You shouldn't let those morons do this to you.
JASPER
I don’t let them, they just do it. I try to ignore it, but it's just to much! There's nowhere I go that they aren't! Whoever said words can't hurt has obviously never attended high school.
ANGIE
Why don’t you just make them stop?
JASPER
Of course, that’s the obvious solution now isn't it? Descend down to their level and join the monkeys in their slinging of verbal feces! No, I will overcome this my own way.
Of course, that’s the obvious solution now isn't it? Descend down to their level and join the monkeys in their slinging of verbal feces! No, I will overcome this my own way.
ANGIE
You’re not listening to me okay? All that
JASPER
Great talk—thanks for the confidence boost.
ANGIE
No, listen to me! You are fucking Aquaman. But despite the fact that you are lame as hell—you still managed to figure out a way into The Justice league of America. And you fight for justice and shit like that. You have a trident that you can stab people with- fuck, you can talk to fish. It’s a lame power, but it still makes you super. And all of them, they’re just like…Black manta drones. Robots. Robots can’t swim…so ya… am I making sense to you? (Pause)
JASPER
Can’t I at least be like…green lantern?
Can’t I at least be like…green lantern?
ANGIE
No, because green lantern is awesome. (holds out hand) So are you coming back to class or what?
JASPER
Tim’s mean.
ANGIE
And the world is round: your stating the obvious. Come on… the period is almost over.
JASPER
You really think I could take Tim in a fight?
ANGIE
Probably not--- but you are defiantly more super than him. (JASPER takes ANGIE’s hands and stands up. He gives her a hug, she hugs him back).
ACT I, SCENE III
(On a screen: CAROLINA stands off to the side, constantly re-winding a tape two young men playing pool.)
CAROLINA
Now as you can see… these two young men are having a friendly game of pool until… Adam here (another man walking by the table) spills his drink onto this man’s shirt. Now, let’s watch what happens: (CAROLINA presses play on her remote. The screen shows Adam apologizing and the two men shaking hands). Now is that better? Adam here could just come by and do it again--- there is no power structure. Let’s rewind and see what is a better option in this situation. (Screen re-winds. We see Adam walk by and spill his drink. The man playing pool breaks his pool cue and stabs Adam repeatedly). Adam won’t be making the same mistake again. It’s all about power. Everything is always about power.
ACT I, SCENE IV
(TIM sits at the lunch table, eating everyone else’s lunch. ANGIE sits with JASPER, who is trying to avoid eye contact. TIM comes over and sits right in-between the two and just helps himself to JASPER’s lunch).
TIM
What do you have for me today? Let’s see… bolongia. I told you how I hate bolognia--- bread and butter--- and a pudding cup! (TIM throws around the other food but takes the pudding cup). Well I’d stay here and eat your lunch with you—but you smell like shit, so I’ll be leaving. (TIM gets up to leave. ANGIE steps up and grabs his wrist).
ANGIE
Give him back his pudding.
TIM
Owwww! And why should I do that?
ANGIE
Because if you don’t I’ll beat the crap out of you.
Because if you don’t I’ll beat the crap out of you.
TIM
Really--- you. (ANGIE twists his arm into an Indian rug burn. It hurts TIM).
ANGIE
SUPER-PAIN-POWERS ACTIVATE!
SUPER-PAIN-POWERS ACTIVATE!
TIM
OW!
ANGIE
And that’s just a taste --- so hand over the pudding cup and I won’t hurt you too bad.
TIM
You’re such a freak: who does that?!
ANGIE
Give me the pudding cup Tim
TIM
No!
ANGIE
Give it to me.
TIM
What if I say n…
ANGIE gets up and grabs the back of TIM’S neck. She shakes him a few times as he falls to the ground.
CAROLINA stops the clip.
CAROLINA
See how easy it can be? To just eliminate problems with the snap of your fingers.. Without power, we have nothing. My name is Carolina Schnider, I’m a high school teacher, and I have found a way to put an end to problems by destroying them. A world where with the click of a button, all of your problems could be ended. I encourage you all to take the step to end your problems the right way. Some call it unethical…
(The clip un-pauses. Tim is laying on the ground as teachers surround him. One teacher grabs ANGIE)
JASPER
Angie, what did you do?
ANGIE
He won’t be messing with you anymore. You’re welcome.
(The clip pauses once again)
CAROLINE
I call it genius.
CUT.
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