28. Most Bored Man in the Universe-Eric

• FADE IN


• EXT. TRAIN TRACKS-MORNING


• Doc and Sid sit on plastic crates, sipping beer next to an unused railroad track. A long since defunct train, replete with graffiti sits lonely in the distance. Overgrown weeds sprout up from the track and surround Doc and Sid.


• SID
• If you think about it he's got to be the most bored person in the universe. He knows everything that's gonna happen.


• Doc takes a swig of beer.


• DOC
• I don't think he's bored. It's like watching two people play chess, and you already know who's going to win. It's still interesting to watch it be played out.


• SID
• But he knows every move they're gonna make. I don't know how anything could interest him. There are no more surprises. It's like watching a play you've already seen a thousand times.


• Doc tilts his head back, and empties the bottle of beer.


• DOC
• You're right in a way. But maybe he alters things. Like Julius Ceaser, maybe he was supposed to be in the 21st century. Maybe he plays around with stuff. Maybe Satan and him rotate jobs from time to time. Maybe there'r colors we've never seen because he decided he wanted something different. Maybe the three primary colors were supposed to be completely different, something we can't even imagine. Maybe John Lennon was supposed to start a revolution, and Mc Jagger was supposed to be the one assassinated. He tweaks everything.


• SID
• Hmmm, that's an interesting thought. But even if he does tweak stuff, he still knows the outcome. And you make it sound like we're his little chess game.


• DOC
• Well, maybe he choses not to know the outcome. Maybe he makes a rock he can't lift. And we are his little chess game.


• Sid takes a long drink, emptying his container. They crack open more beers.


• SID
• You make it sound like he doesn't care about people.


• DOC
• People? Fuck...people? Fuck people. We're just his little game. Look around, would you care about us?


• SID
• Hmmm, not really. So, what you're saying is he's the least bored person in the universe, because he has six billion pawns to play with.


• Doc nods.


• DOC
• Not only that, but imagine how many other planets he has at his disposal, to screw around with.


• Sid looks down at the pile of empty beer bottles and cans at his feet. He starts building a tower with them. Doc helps him.


• DOC
• Nice metaphor.


• SID
• Doc.


• DOC
• Belllch! Yeas...?


• SID
• I sure am glad you're not God.


• DOC
• Maybe I am, maybe I'm God switching out a role with a bum. Sure is interesting down here. Now I know why you guys drink alcohol, at least that's one thing I did right.


• Sid rolls his eyes and grabs two more beers.


• FADE TO BLACK