↓ TranscriptLooking up to the floor above, Rubi sees a small, blonde woman with entirely black eyes climbing over the bars of the balcony. A man with pink eyes is trying to grab her before she falls. RUBI What the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptBut she sets the glass down on the table next to her. RUBI But it’s all just fake. None of it’s real. Maks points to his head. MAKS It’s very real. Right here. She sets the drink down. MAKS[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptMAKS That’s what it gives you. That’s why we’re here. You think without this I would have the courage to talk to someone like you? Rubi doesn’t say anything. MAKS So you can choose to stare at those beautiful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptRubi hesitates. Maks smiles. MAKS You don’t feel safe. RUBI I don’t usually trust strangers. MAKS We don’t have to be strangers. He puts his hand on hers. MAKS That’s the real magic. These drinks- they make none of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptMAKS I’ve never seen someone hold on to one of those for that long without at least taking a sip. RUBI Well, uh- now you have, huh? MAKS I guess so. I’m Makoa. But you can call me Maks.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptINT. APHROS SHOP- NIGHT The music pumps around Rubi, who is sitting in one of the bean bag chairs across from the bar. She is staring down at the pink mist swirling around the cup in her hands. MAKS[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptEXT. APHROS SHOP- NIGHT Marie and Rubi stand on the sidewalk outside, brooms in hand. There are some people leaving the store behind them, the pink in their eyes wearing out. Others are sitting on the curb with their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptThrough gritted teeth. MARIE No, we’re doing just fine. I was trying to do you a- a favor so you can maybe stay in business. This is a hard industry and rent here can’t be cheap. APHROS I’m confident[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptMARIE That’s what we’re here about. See, I do a big event every blue moon too. APHROS Ah, as you should! MARIE It’s one of our store’s most popular events. APHROS To be expected, sure. Marie builds up the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptThey sit. Aphros motions to the room around her. APHROS Nobody ever sees this space except for me. And I prefer it like this. The flash and the flamboyance are good for selling products, but not so good for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…