191. Cynical Man - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• EXT. DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK - DAY


• CYNICAL MAN slouches against lamp pole in red tights and a black cape.


• He watches passerbys glumly.


• He spots a WOMAN and her CHILD stop in front of a storefront window.


• He approaches them slowly and stands behind them.


• The woman turns.


• WOMAN
• May I help you?


• CYNICAL MAN
• You know you're not wearing that hideous pair of shoes because you really want to. Wake up! Some corporate exec is brainwashing you.


• As the woman's jaw drops, he turns to the child.


• CYNICAL MAN
• Santa isn't real. She's been lying to you.


• The child turns, horrified, to his mother.


• Cynical man shrugs and shuffles off as the child begins crying.


• He walks past a cafe where TWO LOVERS sit, staring into each others eyes.


• He walks to the table.


• CYNICAL MAN
• Seriously? He's wining and dining you for the sex. She's putting up with your bad jokes for the security. You don't believe me? Ask her.


• He walks away as the couple turns in shock towards him, then back to each other.


• CYNICAL MAN
• 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.


• The couple begins bickering.


• CYNICAL MAN
• Every time.


• As he continues down the sidewalk, people begin clearing away. A view down the street shows the mess he's created.


• A few intersections down, two cars are wrecked, a little further up, fire hydrants are going off.


• A MAN IN A BUSINESS SUIT sits on the ground staring blankly ahead.


• As people move quickly for cover, he shrugs again.


• CYNICAL MAN
• Hey, I'm just being real.


• He continues walking, revealing even more of the chaos he has caused.


• FADE TO BLACK.