Fire Sale: Another Collection of One-Act Plays
By Adam Gaines
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--A new relationship is formed over the tragic death of Michael Jackson
--A police officer tries to help a troubled citizen
--Three women learn the perils of club drugs.
--A son teaches his father how they can strengthen their relationship, while the father offers up a lesson of his own.
--A millennial girl takes a middle aged man to ethics school.
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Fire Sale - Adam Gaines
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THE ATTRACTION OF THE BREEZE
LIGHTS UP on a Street Corner. The two sides of a building, make one corner. There’s artificial sidewalk and curb, but to really sell things: a street lamp!
Hanging under the lamp is a 20 year old girl ALYSSA.
Passing by is a 40 year old man RICHARD. He’s got an unlit cigarette in his hand.
RICHARD
Excuse me?
ALYSSA
Yes?
RICHARD
Do you have a light? I have a cigarette, just no flame.
ALYSSA
Yes.
She hands over a lighter.
RICHARD
Thanks.
ALYSSA
You’re just holding a cigarette. To have a cigarette. It’s a two-step process. You must possess the cigarette and then something to ignite it with. If you have both, then you can truly have a cigarette.
RICHARD
Can’t fault that logic.
He hands the lighter back over.
ALYSSA
Why don’t you have a lighter?
RICHARD
I lost it awhile back, and then I just thought this might be more social. Because of that two- step process you educated me on.
ALYSSA
Weird.
RICHARD
I can see that. What do you smoke?
ALYSSA
Cigarettes.
RICHARD
No, I mean your brand?
ALYSSA
American Spirit.
RICHARD
Gotcha.
ALYSSA
You?
RICHARD
Marlboro’s.
ALYSSA
Classic.
RICHARD
Do you mind if I smoke this here?
ALYSSA
It’s not my corner.
RICHARD
Thanks. Care to join me?
ALYSSA
I’m out.
RICHARD
Care for one of mine?
ALYSSA
No, thank you.
RICHARD
Loyal.
ALYSSA
Yes.
RICHARD
I can smoke this in silence.
ALYSSA
I’m not sure of that.
RICHARD
I’ll shut the fuck up.
ALYSSA
No, I mean, that’s your call, but I wasn’t saying that to put you in your place, it was just like a witty thing I thought to say. I feel like my generation is always racing to the snarky punchline.
RICHARD
Are you a comedian?
ALYSSA
No.
RICHARD
There’s a couple generations between us. I know that.
ALYSSA
What’s your letter?
RICHARD
Huh?
ALYSSA
Generation what?
RICHARD
I don’t know, what’s yours?
ALYSSA
I think they call us millenials, but I’m not sure.
RICHARD
I had encyclopedias in high school, you had Google.
ALYSSA
I can remember high school like it was yesterday, you’ve had a couple reunions.
RICHARD
I’m aware of the large age difference. I’m not going to hit on you, molest, or kidnap you.
ALYSSA
Way to take the danger right out of the situation.
RICHARD
Sometimes the conversation is enough.
ALYSSA
What a pedophile would say caught empty handed on the way back from the playground.
RICHARD
You’re making me uncomfortable.
ALYSSA
Wouldn’t that be funny? If you called the police on me.
RICHARD
Come on.
ALYSSA
Okay, I’ll stop.
RICHARD
You waiting for somebody?
ALYSSA
No.
RICHARD
Then what are you doing?
ALYSSA
I live nearby. Out for a walk.
RICHARD
Then you stopped.
ALYSSA
Sorry?
RICHARD
When I met you, you weren’t in motion.
ALYSSA
I guess so, I went for a walk, and then stopped walking. You’re caught up.
RICHARD
This will be going in the biography.
ALYSSA
You brought the snark. Good job.
RICHARD
It didn’t feel great.
ALYSSA
You get used to it.
RICHARD
I’ll let it be your thing.
ALYSSA
And my generation.
RICHARD
You forgot to say ‘much younger.’
ALYSSA
I was trying to ease up. You seemed like you needed a break.
Beat.
RICHARD
Do you think anyone’s ever actually bumped into someone on a corner, turning a bend.
ALYSSA
You mean like run into someone they know? I’m sure it