General Script posted October 24, 2017

Chapters:

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Exceptional

scene at animal poker game

A chapter in the book Scenes

Duck World 10

by Bill Schott

The pool hall is smoky and most of the patrons are at the bar (on stage right) or watching a silent soccer game on the video monitor (stage left). Center stage is a poker table with five players. All players can be seen either profile or facing down stage, towards the audience. Raccoon is on the left side of the table (stage right for the players). Next player, facing left center stage, is Bobcat. Center is Duck. Next, is Opossum and last, on the right, is Rooster. Raccoon: Antes in, fellas.    He tosses a coin in the center of the table and begins shuffling a deck of cards. Bobcat: What's the minimum? Raccoon: A nickel. Bobcat gives the raccoon a dirty look and tosses a coin in. Duck:      A kanickle? Raccoon:  Yeh. Heh heh. A nickel. Duck:  Quatz zo vunny? O'possum: Aye, hares me antee, mate Rooster:  I, too, am, as they say, in, as it were. Raccoon:  Game's five card stud. The dealer begins tossing cards, face up, one each to the players, while calling out what they are. Raccoon:  Queen ah hearts, six, ten, bullet, and dealer gets a deuce. Sheesh! Bobcat: Lady checks to the power. Raccoon: What about it, Duck? Duck:     Kacheck to da aith. Raccoon:  It's  ta yous, O'pee O'possum:  Aye, a shiney nickel fa the ace a spades. Rooster:  We are seeing that. All the others match the bid. Raccoon tosses more cards. Raccoon:  Second card, deuce toda queen, no help;  fife toda six, possible; pair of tens; trey a spades toda bullet, possible flush, possible straight, and dealer gets a PIECE A SHI -- CAGO!  A  seven. Bobcat: Check. Duck:   Queck. O'possum:  Aye, the tens say, bring a dime o' dun waste me time. Rooster:  The ace acknowledges the dime. All the others match the bid. Raccoon deals again. Raccoon:  Nix cod, eight toda Gaween-two, gobbage;  trey toda fife-six, gittin' moah possible; Rooster's ace toda tens, da man ta beat; jack a spades makes tree spades fa da cock-a doodle-doo-doo, possible flush, possible straight; and dealer gets a KNIFE TA CUT MY FRIGGIN' TROAT. Dealer folds. Bobcat: Fold. Duck:   Quarter. O'possum:  Scut an' hoor that! A quarter! Ya tryin' ta buy the pot, aw ya? Hares yar two bits and anutter one fah yar stinkin' eyelids. Raccoon:  Fiffy cent ta yous, Roosta-reeno. Rooster:  I elect, at this time, the better part of valor. I fold. Raccoon:  Fort cod,  Duck gotta faw toda tree-fife-six, needs a two aw seven ta win; O'pee gots a nine toda pair ah tens, still boss; da man ta beat. Bobcat: If I'd of had Raccoon's and my cards, I still couldn't have won this hand. Duck:   Quarter. Wah wah wah wah wah. O'possum:  Yer bloody insane ya blasted down-bearin', dither-edded, spoon-beaked, foul-smellin', ass-floatin' fowl. Raccoon:  So, watcha doin'? O'possum:  I'll see it. Raccoon:  Last cod, face down. Duck and O'possum get a card. Raccoon:  Watcha biddin', Duck? Bobcat: Go all in, Duck. O'possum: Kap yer hole shut, ya cat dandy. Rooster:  How thrilling. Yes, Duck, indeed. Take it to the proverbial maximum. O'possum: I'll be bangin' yar hens tamarrah, Roostah. Dey already scream out, ANY-COK-KELL-DOO!! Raccoon:  Waddaboutit, Duck? Duck:   Quall in! Everyone cheers, except O'possum, as he and Duck push all their money into the center of the table.  O'possum:  I call, ya sick bustard. Suddenly, police race in from from stage ends and raid the game.  Cards and money fly into the air, the crowds on the stage run from side to side creating total chaos.  When the crowd clears there is just Duck, still seated in the center chair.  Officer: What do you have to say for yourself, Duck? Duck:  (Reviewer, please insert a final line for our story. Something punchliney.  Thanks.)   Write A Review Image from Google Pays one point and 2 member cents. You need to login or register to write reviews. It's quick! We only ask four questions to new members.