PROTAGONIST STARS IN: A SHOW/1

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{WE BEGIN WITH A VIEW OF A CITYSCAPE. THE BIRDS ARE SINGING. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? WE FADE TO PROTAGONIST AND SIDEKICK WALKING THE STREETS, THEIR BELLIES RUMBLING WITH HUNGER. THE WINDOWS OF THE SHOPS ARE PLASTERED WITH DISCRIMINATING SIGNS AND THEY FEEL THEY ARE THE DREGS OF SOCIETY.}

PROTAGONIST: I AM SO HUNGRY, I COULD EAT A VERY LARGE EXOTIC ANIMAL.

SIDEKICK: I ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR COMPARISON AS A SIGNAL THAT YOU ARE IN FAILING HEALTH DUE TO IMMENSE HUNGER AND THAT WE MUST FIND SUBSISTENCE QUICKLY BEFORE WE PERISH.

PROTAGONIST: I REQUEST YOUR ATTENTION.

SIDEKICK: YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED.

PROTAGONIST: I BELIEVE THE EASIEST WAY FOR US TO GARNER NOURISHMENT IS THROUGH A SERIES OF LOW PAYING JOBS, WHICH IN THE END WILL RAKE IN VAST AMOUNTS OF INCOME.

SIDEKICK: STATEMENT OF APPROVAL.

PROTAGONIST: IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE BOTH HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUTS AND ARE UNABLE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF ANY EMPLOYERS THAT DO NOT WANT TO HARVEST OUR ORGANS FOR RESEARCH.

SIDEKICK: TELL ME, PROTAGONIST. HOW DID WE END UP IN SUCH A TERRIBLE STATE?

PROTAGONIST: OH, SIDEKICK. A STORY LIKE THAT CAN ONLY BE EXPLAINED IN A FLASHBACK THAT WILL MOST DEFINITELY CREATE FUTURE PLOT POINTS.

SIDEKICK: RECALL TO ME THIS STORY.

PROTAGONIST: I SHALL.

{FADE TO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN PROTAGONIST AND SIDEKICK WERE ONLY GREASY TEENAGERS LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS AND GOING THROUGH DRAMA OF HIGH SCHOOL. WE SEE A YOUNGER PROTAGONIST WITH AN AFRO, STUFFING BOOKS INTO A LOCKER. HE TURNS AROUND AND BUMPS IN TO A NERDY KID WHO IS OBVIOUSLY A YOUNGER SIDEKICK.}

MORE TO COME LATER, I SWEAR