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The Sound Inside 9/20/19 15anymore world-hating invective left in the tank he might want to head overto the New Haven Green and unleash it on the trees.CHRISTOPHER spits on her floor.BELLA(to AUDIENCE)And then he does that.CHRISTOPHER Isn’t that how Raskolnikov would express contempt?CHRISTOPHER stands there, staring at her.BELLA (to AUDIENCE)The following day, at 3pm sharp, Christopher Dunn shows up at my officeagain.Without an appointment.He just waltzes right in.He sits across from me and without being prompted he tells the story of hisnovel. It concerns a young man, much like himself: a Yale freshman fromVermont, who, instead of going home for Thanksgiving, takes the MetroNorth into New York City.CHRISTOPHER At New Haven’s Union Station, while waiting for his track announcement, akid in a puffy coat approaches the student. The kid in the puffy coat’s name isShane and he sports a Boston Red Sox baseball cap with a flattened brim andincessantly chews a coffee straw. He’s a white boy from the projects. In thewaiting area he tries to befriend the student. They talk about New York City.Shane can’t get enough of all the “NYU bitches” and the “mad modelly lookin’skeezers over in Williamsburg.” The student, an aspiring playwright, isplanning to go see a revival of Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9 at The AtlanticTheater. It turns out that Shane’s heading into the city, too. He tells thestudent he’s going to meet a girl. He suggests they travel together.When the conductor comes to collect their tickets it turns out that Shane haslost his wallet. He pads around the pockets of his puffy coat. He checks hisseat, the floor, the other nearby seats. No luck. The conductor tells him thathe’ll have to get off the train at the next stop. The student offers to coverShane’s fare. Shane accepts the offer and the student reaches into his walletand hands the conductor the money.That’s all I have so far.
The Sound Inside 8/23/19 16After a long silence:BELLAYou spit on my floor yesterday.CHRISTOPHER Yeah, that was pretty bad.BELLAAnd you don’t have an appointment.CHRISTOPHER How ‘bout I clean your floor? I’m a terrific mopper, I really am.BELLA(to AUDIENCE)I call building maintenance and a few minutes later a mop and bucket aredelivered to my office.Lights up on a mop and bucket. CHRISTOPHER begins swabbing herfloor.BELLA(to AUDIENCE)I sit behind my desk and watch Christopher mop my marble office floor. Itake pleasure in his effort. I tell him to make sure to get in the corners andgive the mop a good rinse and wring.He’s actually not a bad mopper… I tell him I’m intrigued by his story.(to CHRISTOPHER)You have yourself a nice amount of dread simmering. Is Shane going to takeadvantage of the student?CHRISTOPHER(mopping)I’m not ready to answer that just yet.BELLABecause you don’t want to or because you don’t know the answer?CHRISTOPHER(mopping)Because I don’t know the answer.BELLA(to AUDIENCE)I ask him if he’s writing it on his MacBook Air.CHRISTOPHER(mopping)I’m using a manual.BELLAOh.
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