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The Ripple effect
The Ripple effect (Theatre)
| Cue Lines | Lines |
|---|---|
| MAYA: (Shrugs) Please. Lila couldn't draw her way out of a paper bag | Hey. Morning |
| MAYA: (Smirking) Oh, hey, Lila. Loved your drawing last night. The, uhm... pancake cat? | It was a fox. |
| SKY: Hey. | (Without looking up) Hi. |
| SKY: That's a new drawing? | Yeah. It's supposed to be a fox family |
| SKY: (Leans over) Wow the colors are really good | (Surprised) Thanks. |
| SKY: Look, uhm... about this morning-Maya was just being, you know Maya. | Yeah. I know. She's funny. Everyone thinks she's funny. |
| SKY: But you didn't | (Pauses) Its not the first time. She always says it's a joke, but after a while... jokes start to sound like truth . |
| SKY: I get that. She can go to far sometimes. | You don't say anything, though. |
| SKY: (guilty) I know. I just... don't want her to turn on me. | Yeah. that's how it works, right? As long as she's laughing at me, she's not laughing at you. |
| MAYA: There you guys are! Lila, we have to talk about your latest masterpiece. | What about it? |
| MAYA: Well, it's on everyone's feed. Somebody made a meme of it. Look. | (Staring) Who did that? |
| MAYA: I don't know, but it's kinda funny, right? "Fox or Flop" (Laughs) | (Quietly) You think it's funny? |
| MAYA: I mean, it's not that bad- | (Snapping) It's humiliating! You think it's okay to make people feel small just so you can laugh? |
| MAYA: Woah. Chill out | No! I'm done "chilling." You make fun of me and everyone laughs because they think you're right. But you're just mean, Maya. Mean and scared. |
| SKY: (softly) Lila- | Don't worry, Sky. I'm not Mad at you. I just wish you'd said something sooner. |
| MAYA: Hey. | (Coldly) What do you want? |
| MAYA: I-uh-found your drawing. You left it in art. | Thanks. |
| MAYA: Look, I... I'm sorry. About everything. The posts, the jokes. All of it. | (skeptical) Why now? |
| MAYA: Because you were right. I was scared. I thought if I made people laugh, they wouldn't laugh at me. | (Softens) Maya... |
| MAYA: I know I can't take it back. But I deleted the meme, and I told people to stop sharing it. | (Nods slowly) Thank you. |
| MAYA: You're really good, you know. At drawing. I just didn't want to admit it. | Maybe you should start saying what you actually mean. |
| SKY: So... truce? | (After a moment) Yeah. Truce. |
| MAYA: (looks to Lila) You should do it. | Me? |
| MAYA: Yeah. You could draw about how one small act can change things. | Like ripples in the water. |
| MAYA: Maybe we could all help. | I'd like that. |