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After the Explosion
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NOTE: Just
before this scene, the Guys have asked their fiancées over for dinner; they
explain that they need to be close to one another, and propose that they buy a
duplex, each couple moving into one half. The
scene opens just after the ladies have left. (See further note at end.)
"You have marinara sauce in your hair."
"There's some fettuccini hanging off your ear."
"Damn! I liked that bowl."
"I think it can be glued together."
"What a mess."
"First rule for a long and happy life: Never annoy a redhead."
"Much less two redheads.
"I don't think I've ever heard a woman swear like that."
"What Ruth suggested we do--I think it's impossible."
"A doctor should know anatomy better."
“What now?”
“We wait for them to calm down.”
“And then?”
“We wait. They’ll come ‘round; a shaman knows.”
“Hand over the mop.”
“This won’t be the last battle.”
NOTE: This was a bit of an experiment for me on two counts.
It is the first time I have used dialog only, and it is my first drabble
(which, as I understand it, is a story in exactly 100 words.)
The next step is to tell how the ladies came around; I
should also go back and tell how Sandburg met the future Mrs. Sandburg.
I’ve asked my muse, but she isn’t talking right now.