Queen Mercury
The Players
Guy..................................................Stoner 1
Dude................................................Stoner 2
Scene 1
[The curtain rises on a scene wherein two obviously wasted young men lounge on a tattered orange-brown couch with an opened bag of cheetos between them. Stoner 1 is on the left cushion, his hair a tangled nest of brown, wearing a shirt that reads "Detroit Rock City". He rests his head on his left hand, bored. Stoner 2, with long blonde hair, is on the right, left hand resting idly in the bag of cheetos, right arm dangling off the right arm of the couch, holding a joint which is making contact with the carpet. He does not notice. An end-table to the left of the couch holds an ashtray with a still-smoking roach in it, an opened can of mountain dew and a stereo. To the right of the couch is a small trashcan that is overflowing. Various magazines, candy wrappers and other kinds of trash are strewn across the floor, and mixed in are clothes that are not obviously clean or dirty. The room lit for by an old, flickering television--currently the holder of the boys "attention"--positioned directly in front of the couch. The TV is either turned down quite low, or muted altogether. Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" is heard playing on the radio. Stoner 1 is still looking at the TV when he begins to speak.]
Stoner 1: Dude...do you think Freddy Mercury was into fat chicks?
Stoner 2: Freddy mercury was gay...er...than gay.
[A two-minute long silence passes between them as the song finishes. Then Stoner 1 suddenly sits upright with eyes wide, and turns to his friend as if struck by a sudden epiphany.]
Stoner 1: *laughing* Dude! You so did not answer my question! So did not!
[Stoner 2 only response is with a bewildered look. The curtain falls.]