| Cuervo: |
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How does
it feel to have a family?
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| Chuck: |
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It's the
best thing on earth. You know you'll always have someone
to turn to when you're sad and blue. When you're in
a situation, through thick and thin, there'll always
be someone there to help you.
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| Cuervo: |
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How
can I get a family? |
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| Chuck: |
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It's impossible.
You're just an ordinary car. Your family's a done deal.
Already at the junkyard.
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| Cuervo: |
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But if I
don't get a family, I feel like I have nothing to live
for. Without nobody claiming me I'll get sent to the
junkyard and I'll become like my family members: smashed
and thrashed.
(chuck pauses and changes the subject)
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| Chuck: |
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Listen,
I have something to ask you. Hopefully you can come through
for me. I have an audition across the bay tomorrow at
noon for a Friskies commercial. Can you take me? |
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| Cuervo: |
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(angrily)
Didn't you hear what I just said? Can I become a part
of your family? |
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| Chuck: |
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That's impossible.
You're a car. I'm a cat. It'd be un-mammal-like.
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| Cuervo: |
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What
if I take you across the bay? A favor for a favor. |
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| Chuck: |
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What
do you mean a favor for a favor? What would that be? |
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| Cuervo: |
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Well,
if I take you across the bay, you sign this pink
slip and make me part of your family. You'll save me from
going to the junkyard and being smashed and you'll be
able to make it to the Friskies audition. |
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| Chuck: |
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You
don't understand. By going to this audition. I'm tryin
to get paid and take my family out the hood and go from
rags to riches. |
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| Cuervo: |
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Well
I could take you to the audition and then I could be part
of your family? |
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| Chuck: |
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What
part of "NO" don't you understand? By me bringing
you into my family, one more mouth to feed, we go nowhere
fast. We're still in the ghetto. I can't afford you. |
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| Cuervo: |
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Then if
I can't be part of your family, there's no way in hell
you're going to that audition.
(CUERVO and CHUCK turn their backs on eachother with
guilt in their hearts. There is a beat.)
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| Cuervo: |
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(turning
back around slowly)
Wow. I can't believe you're arguin with me like this.
I'd never expect this, coming from my best friend, the
only thing I got. I know you remember that time: I saved
your life when you were gonna get hit by that firetruck.
I honked the horn so you could jump out the way in an
instant. You owe me one. |
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| Chuck: |
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I
understand you saved my life and I give you my utmost
gratitude, but if I was to repay you, it'd have to be
in a different way. |
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| Cuervo: |
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If you repay
me, it has to be now! Cuz today's Friday and tomorrow
is Saturday and the tow truck comes by at 8:30 every
Saturday. I still got this flat tire so that means I'll
get took.
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| Chuck: |
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Well, I
can't sign your pink slip. I'm sorry. But what I can
do is fix your tire so you don't go to the yard this
morning.
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| Cuervo: |
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That's be
great but that's not what I had in mind. I really need
a family. I want to be loved. I want to part of something
good. (beat) The reason I want to be a part of your
family and no one else's is cuz your whole family got
something that no one could take away and that's love.
I choose you cause you’re the closest to me.
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| Chuck: |
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(seductively)
I feel the same way about you too. Look, you don't have
to want to be a part of my family. I look at you as
an older brother. You're part of my family already.
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| Cuervo: |
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Seriously?
You're not lyin? |
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| Chuck: |
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(lying)
Naw. I'm dead serious. |
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| Cuervo: |
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Damn!
This is the best thing that ver could have happened…So
you'll sign this pink slip now? Sister? |
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| Chuck: |
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Why
I gotta sign this? You're a part of my family already.
Paper don't mean nothing. Like you said, Only thing about
our family is love. Family and Love comes from the heart,
not a piece of paper. |
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| Cuervo: |
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Well.
It's true family does come from the heart and not paper.
But I really need this pink slip signed so I have proof
that I have a family. |
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| Chuck: |
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Sure.
I could dig everything you're sayin. But first thing's
first. Let's fix this tire so I could get to the audition.
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| Cuervo: |
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And
then you'll sign this pink slip?
(CHUCK turns to the audience and winks at them so CUERVO
doesn't see) |
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| Chuck: |
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Yeah.
I'll sign after the audition, don't worry about it. Now,
about that tire… |
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The
End. |
