Post by smilinjack on Sept 24, 2021 19:02:37 GMT -5
(Open to Smilin’ Jack, relaxing at “home” in the local YMCA. Currently his “relaxing” involves shooting billiards in the rec room and watching sports on the TV.
(His phone rings and he scowls as he checks to see that it’s Moe calling him.)
Ruby: What the hell do YOU want?
Moe: We need to talk.
Ruby: We do, do we? And we need to talk about…what, exactly?
Moe: Your next match.
Ruby: **sigh** Let me guess…
Frank: Hey, Ruby, it’s your shot!
Ruby: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hang on a second. Look, Moe, I’m busy! I’ll talk to you later about it.
Moe: Ok. I’ll be there shortly.
Ruby: Yeah, whatever. I gotta go!
(Ruby hangs up and goes back to his game. The game progresses and Ruby is able to gain a victory over Frank.)
Ruby: Good game Frank. You almost had me there.
Frank: I have to admit, that last shot really surprised me. I didn’t think you could 3 cushion that ball but you did. You a hustler?
Ruby: No, just a wrestler who has been handling a stick since…
(Moe races into the room.)
Moe: Jack! Jack! I need to talk with you.
Ruby: Fine! Evidently I’m finished for the night here. Come on. I’ll buy you a burger and a coke at the lunch counter and we can talk about whatever it is you think is important enough to bother me on one of the few days off I’ve allowed myself.
(Moe and Jack head into the lunchroom. Ruby gives the orders and then turns to Moe.)
Ruby: Ok, so let me guess. You’re concerned about Summer and I taking on THC.
Moe: No, yeah, well…one of them anyway.
Ruby: So, you want us to take it easy on Annie?
Moe: You know I couldn’t ask you to do that.
Ruby: Good, because none of us want that. I mean, if I were to tell Summer to take it easy she’d look at me like I’d lost my mind! And if Annie thought we were taking it easy on her…**phew** I hate to think what she’d do to you if she found out you had asked us to do that.
Moe: Ok, well, since you’re not going to go easy on her, try not to hurt her.
Ruby: Fine! I’ll use wrestling holds, and nothing I do is going to either be permanent, nor is it going to leave a scar.
Moe: Great.
Ruby: Unless they decide to go there. After all, Summer and I are going to have to defend ourselves. Now, if you’re done sniffling on my shoulder, would you mind getting your ass back to work? Who did you con into covering for you?
Moe: Archie.
Ruby: I’ll have a word with him as well. Now, I have things to do.
(Fade to black as Moe heads out the door and Jack takes the stairs to his room)
(His phone rings and he scowls as he checks to see that it’s Moe calling him.)
Ruby: What the hell do YOU want?
Moe: We need to talk.
Ruby: We do, do we? And we need to talk about…what, exactly?
Moe: Your next match.
Ruby: **sigh** Let me guess…
Frank: Hey, Ruby, it’s your shot!
Ruby: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hang on a second. Look, Moe, I’m busy! I’ll talk to you later about it.
Moe: Ok. I’ll be there shortly.
Ruby: Yeah, whatever. I gotta go!
(Ruby hangs up and goes back to his game. The game progresses and Ruby is able to gain a victory over Frank.)
Ruby: Good game Frank. You almost had me there.
Frank: I have to admit, that last shot really surprised me. I didn’t think you could 3 cushion that ball but you did. You a hustler?
Ruby: No, just a wrestler who has been handling a stick since…
(Moe races into the room.)
Moe: Jack! Jack! I need to talk with you.
Ruby: Fine! Evidently I’m finished for the night here. Come on. I’ll buy you a burger and a coke at the lunch counter and we can talk about whatever it is you think is important enough to bother me on one of the few days off I’ve allowed myself.
(Moe and Jack head into the lunchroom. Ruby gives the orders and then turns to Moe.)
Ruby: Ok, so let me guess. You’re concerned about Summer and I taking on THC.
Moe: No, yeah, well…one of them anyway.
Ruby: So, you want us to take it easy on Annie?
Moe: You know I couldn’t ask you to do that.
Ruby: Good, because none of us want that. I mean, if I were to tell Summer to take it easy she’d look at me like I’d lost my mind! And if Annie thought we were taking it easy on her…**phew** I hate to think what she’d do to you if she found out you had asked us to do that.
Moe: Ok, well, since you’re not going to go easy on her, try not to hurt her.
Ruby: Fine! I’ll use wrestling holds, and nothing I do is going to either be permanent, nor is it going to leave a scar.
Moe: Great.
Ruby: Unless they decide to go there. After all, Summer and I are going to have to defend ourselves. Now, if you’re done sniffling on my shoulder, would you mind getting your ass back to work? Who did you con into covering for you?
Moe: Archie.
Ruby: I’ll have a word with him as well. Now, I have things to do.
(Fade to black as Moe heads out the door and Jack takes the stairs to his room)