by Tinkerbell’s Bf » Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:18 am
SCENE ONE
We open with Nick Szalinski, age 40, pouring himself some cheerios before seeing himself as a kid floating in them
NICK: huh?
YOUNG NICK: Dad! Don’t eat me! Don’t!
NICK: I’m not gonna…
Soon he finds himself standing in the corner as his Dad, Wayne sits down.
WAYNE: Let’s start with a nice breakfast!
NICK: No!
Wayne scoops up young Nick on his spoon
YOUNG NICK: No Dad!! Pleeease!!
Wayne eats the bite of cereal.
WAYNE: Tasty
Nick wakes up screaming in bed, next to his wife, Christine, age 40.
CHRISTINE: Nicky, what is it?
NICK: Huh?
CHRISTINE: You woke up screaming. Again.
NICK: Oh. You noticed.
CHRISTINE: Kinda hard not to.
NICK: Sorry?
CHRISTINE: At least you didn’t wet the bed this time. You didn’t, did you?
NICK: Of course not. I’m a grown man, Christine.
(Checks the sheets to make sure)
CHRISTINE: Uh huh. So what was it this time? Lawnmower? Cheerios? Bugs?
NICK: Cheerios.
CHRISTINE: Nick, you need to see a therapist.
NICK: And tell them what? Hello Doctor, my names Nick, my Dad accidentally shrunk me, my sister and the neighbor kids when I was young and I’m having some trauma can you help me?
CHRISTINE: Look, you’ve got your presentation tomorrow. You need your sleep.
(Christine kisses Nick)
CHRISTINE: Sleep, genius.
NICK: Yes ma’am
The two lie down and close their eyes.
Nick quickly sits up, makes sure his wife is asleep and then checks the sheets one more time before quickly going back to sleep.
SCENE ONE
We open with Nick Szalinski, age 40, pouring himself some cheerios before seeing himself as a kid floating in them
NICK: huh?
YOUNG NICK: Dad! Don’t eat me! Don’t!
NICK: I’m not gonna…
Soon he finds himself standing in the corner as his Dad, Wayne sits down.
WAYNE: Let’s start with a nice breakfast!
NICK: No!
Wayne scoops up young Nick on his spoon
YOUNG NICK: No Dad!! Pleeease!!
Wayne eats the bite of cereal.
WAYNE: Tasty
Nick wakes up screaming in bed, next to his wife, Christine, age 40.
CHRISTINE: Nicky, what is it?
NICK: Huh?
CHRISTINE: You woke up screaming. Again.
NICK: Oh. You noticed.
CHRISTINE: Kinda hard not to.
NICK: Sorry?
CHRISTINE: At least you didn’t wet the bed this time. You didn’t, did you?
NICK: Of course not. I’m a grown man, Christine.
(Checks the sheets to make sure)
CHRISTINE: Uh huh. So what was it this time? Lawnmower? Cheerios? Bugs?
NICK: Cheerios.
CHRISTINE: Nick, you need to see a therapist.
NICK: And tell them what? Hello Doctor, my names Nick, my Dad accidentally shrunk me, my sister and the neighbor kids when I was young and I’m having some trauma can you help me?
CHRISTINE: Look, you’ve got your presentation tomorrow. You need your sleep.
(Christine kisses Nick)
CHRISTINE: Sleep, genius.
NICK: Yes ma’am
The two lie down and close their eyes.
Nick quickly sits up, makes sure his wife is asleep and then checks the sheets one more time before quickly going back to sleep.