Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Eavesdropping

I'm a natural eavesdropper. I have always listened in on conversations because people are so dadgum hilarious, and I am so dadgum nosy. So, when I received the assignment to eavesdrop for a dialogue exercise, I was excited!
Enjoy!!


Typical Guynes

   It's a typical Wednesday in Guynes Lobby. Four guys and a girl are sitting on the couches waiting for chapel time to roll around. They converse about the pumpkin latte from the grill tasting more like a caramel macchiato, then Arnie comments that Maxey looks just like Justin Timberlake.
   "We were lookin' back at music, man," he admits. "We wanted to listen to N'Sync."
   Mikey, sitting in an arm-chair, starts singing, "Bye, bye, bye--"
   Kelsie, his girlfriend sitting in the chair next to his, slowly turns her head toward him. "Are you singing N'Sync?"

   "No." He smirks then asks, "Is that the puppet one?"
   She smiles as she shakes her head. "No, that's 'No Strings Attached.'"
   He nods, remembering, and then sings again, this time to a different tune. "I'm bringin' sexy back."
   Kelsie's smile broadens while she shakes her head disapprovingly.

   Mikey continues to sing and hum as the boys talk about roommate situations. Mike, sitting in a chair next to Kelsie, says, "I had the wardrobe conversation with him this morning."
   Mikey stares at him in disbelief. "Really?"
   "Yeah," Mike says. "He asked once, and I guess he thought that meant every time." He paused. "But I told him he could only wear my clothes twice a week."
   On the couch across from the three chairs, Maxey and Arnie continue to discuss N'Sync. "I was thinkin' for Open Mic Night you could be Justin Timberlake," Arnie says. "And Willie looks like this dude from Backstreet Boys." He grabs his iPad and turns on the music video for "I Want It That Way."
   As the music video plays, Arnie is full of comments. "This was before they banned trench coats," he says, and Maxey laughs approvingly. "We need to get someone to play that guy," he comments, pointing at the screen.

   "We could probably get Nate," Maxey offers.
   They continue watching and pointing at the guy who looks like Willie until Arnie could no longer hold in his excitement. "Look!" he exclaims, "That's Willie! That's freakin' Willie!"
   Arnie's excitement catches the attention of Mike who asks, "Is that Backstreet Boys or N'Sync?"
   Mikey shrugs. "I dunno, I was never into that stuff."

   "That's Willie, guys!" Arnie exclaims and turns the screen to face the rest of the group.
   Mike catches the excitement and, raising his voice, says, "Put that junk on Facebook! Tweet that stuff!" He begins to bob his head to the beat, and he and Mikey sing along with the end.
   "I want it that way..."

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