Untitled 50602

( Book of Shadow Scripting )

 
ONE
You're right. It's almost unrecognisable.
 
 
TWO
Perfect, isn't it?
 
 
ONE
Damn straight. Just look at it. Jesus, you would never know. You just literally would never, never know.
 
 
TWO
Thank you.
 


 
ONE
You're an artist, my friend.
 
 
TWO
I try.
 
 
ONE
Regular fucking Picasso.
 
 
TWO
High praise.
 
 
ONE
If you didn't exist it would be necessary to invent you.
 
 
TWO
You did invent me.
 
 
ONE
Nah. I mean, sure, in the sense of, I started you. But the way you turned out...
               (examines it)
I never could have, never would have predicted it. You did it. You did ... all this. That's what you brought to the party.
 
 
TWO
True. But it never would have existed without you.
 
 
ONE
Thank you. I doubt you will ever know how much that means to me.
 
 
TWO
You know, I really, really appreciate what you did.
 
 
ONE
               (nods)
Think I could do it again?
 
 
TWO
Do what again?
 
 
ONE
You. Do you think I could invent another you. You know, if I had to.
 
 
TWO
I dunno. Maybe. Wouldn't put it past you. But don't worry man, I'm sticking around. I owe you that much.
 
 
ONE
Oh I don't question your loyalty. Please don't ever think that.
 
 
TWO
I don't.
 
 
ONE
In fact I would be so disappointed if that turned out to be your final thought about me. It's just that, now that I have this ... this priceless work of art.
               (blows a speck of dirt off it)
Now that I have this ... and you're the only one who will ever know. Well, I just have to kill you. Don't I?
 
They lock eyes for just long enough to indicate that TWO actually considers believing it.

Then both of them break out laughing.
 
TWO
That was a good one.
 
 
ONE
Yeah?
 
 
TWO
That was a fucking great one! Perfect 10!
 
 
ONE
Really? I thought it might have been a little over the top.
 
 
TWO
No, I mean it. This is the, what, 100th time you've threatened to take my life? But still, you nearly had me. With all of that 'I doubt you will ever know' and 'final thought' stuff. Now THAT was priceless.
 
 
ONE
I knew you'd pick up on that stuff. See, it's the little things.
 
 
TWO
Yes. It's the little things. Absolutely.
 
 
ONE
That's where the joy is. And the art is the way you put them all together into one big thing.
               (looks at it again)
And you've done that here, my friend. You've certainly done that here.
 


 
TWO
I thought maybe the nose was over the top.
 
 
ONE
               (squinting)
No, the nose is good. The nose is really good. I love the way the pores get slightly larger right around here.
 
ONE points to a spot on his own face.
CUT TO the object he's been staring at.
It's a mirror.
In which, they've both been examining ONE's face.
 
TWO
Yeah, that tends to happen around the base of the nostril.
 
 
ONE
See that's what I'm talking about. Details. Observation. It's what makes you the master.
 


 
TWO
So? Who's next?
 
 
ONE
Nobody. You won't be doing anybody else.
 
 
TWO
I won't?
 
 
ONE
No.
 
 
TWO
Why not?
 
 
ONE
Because you're fired.
 
 
TWO
I'm fired. That's it?
 
 
ONE
That's it.
 
 
TWO
Oh come on, you can do better than that. I give that one a 6. No, actually, I'll give you an 'A' for fresh material. But a 'C' for effort.
 
 
ONE
This isn't fresh material. I'm afraid I'm serious. I mean, it's all fine and good to kid around with you about life and death, but this is business. And we've been in this business now, how long?
 
 
TWO
More than ten years.
 
 
ONE
When have you ever known me to joke about it?
 
 
TWO
Never.
 
 
ONE
Look at me. You're fired.