Act 1, Scene 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Stephen, that’s a paper cup you got your coffee in.
Clark can afford it, believe me.
Good mornin, Stephen… I’m sorry I’m late. My mom and me, our daily fight was a little off schedule today… I said I’m sorry Stephen. God. I’m only six minutes late.
Only six minutes, huh? I got six minutes to just hang around this joint when my shift’s up, right? This is really the kind of dump I’m going to hang around in my spare time, ain’t it?
That’s not the point, Stephen.
Oh no? You’re gonna to tell me the point though, right? Hold it – let me get a pencil.
The point is that if you’re drinkin your coffee here, you’re supposed to use a glass cup, and if it’s to go you’re supposed to get charged 15 instead 10 and ya get one of those five cent paper cups to take it with you with. That’s the point Stephen.
Yeah, well I’m takin it with me, so where’s the problem?
Stephen… What are you going to get with your cigarette coupons, Stephen?… Stephen?
How many times I got a tell you to don’t call me Stephen.
I don’t like calling you Red. It’s stupid-calling somebody with brown hair Red.
It’s my name, ain’t it? I don’t like Stephen. I like Red. When I was a kid I had red hair.
But ya don’t now. Now ya got brown hair.
But then I did, and then’s when counts.
Who says then’s when counts?
The person that’s doin the counting! Namely yours truly! I don’t call you… Caroline or… Madge, do I?
Because those aren’t my name. My name’s Angel, so-
Yeah, well ya don’t look like no angel to me.
I can’t help that, Stephen. At least I was named my name at birth. Nobody asked me if I’d mind being named Angel, but at least-
You could change it, couldn’t ya?
What for? To what?
To Mabel.
How come Mabel?
Yeah… Mabel.
How come? You like Mabel?
I hate Mabel.
Look, Stephen, if you’re in such a big hurry to get out of here, how come yet just sitting around and cleaning yer teeth?
Hey, look, I’ll be gone in a minute. I mean if it’s to much to ask if I have a cigarette and a cup of coffee in peace, for Chrissake, just say so. A person’s supposed unwind for two minutes a day, in case you ain’t read the latest medical report. If it’s too much to ask to just lemme sit here in peace for two minutes, then say so. I wouldn’t want to take a stool somebody was waiting for or anything. Christ, will ya look at the waitin line to get on this stool.
Did you notice what’s playing at the films?
Bunch of crap, whudduya think?
I saw ya circle somethin in the gift book the other morning.
What gift book?
The Raleigh coupon gift book.
Hey- com’ere… There. Now I just drew a circle on the newspaper. That mean I’m gonna get me the car?
Come on, Stephen, tell me. What are ya gonna get?
Christ, whudduyou care about what I’m gonna get?
God, Stephen, I’m not the FBI or something. What are you so upset about? Just tell me what you’re gonna get.
Backpack.
What?
Whadya, got home fries in your ears?
Just that I didn’t hear what you said is all.
Back. Pack.
Who is getting a backpack?
The guy down at the enda the counter. Chingado the Chicano. He’s hitchin to Guatemala.
You’re getting a backpack? How come?
Whuddo people usually get a backpack for?
Ya gonna go campin.
No I ain’t gonna go camping. I’m gonna go gettin the hell out of this lousy little town is where I’m gonna go camping.
