ARCANE - EXTRACT 1

RUFUS So what do you think? NICK (Turns to face Rufus) Huh, oh right the costume design. Yeah, its great. RUFUS (Excited) I know right! Turbo water resistant, personal built in oxygen supply, super stretchy, made from a combination of micro latex and blue leather and then fully functional RUFUS (cont'd) with night vision headpiece. This suit will be the shizzle! Rufus realizes Nick is paying little attention as he is distracted by a nearby waitress. RUFUS Why don't you just go for it, unless you're too pussay! NICK (Pulls out his comic book and pretends to read it) What? No. It, its not like that. RUFUS Why not? I mean besides the obvious. NICK Because if I.....wait, what do you mean 'besides the obvious'? RUFUS Come on, she's never gonna go for you. You're like Peter Parker, without the Spidey suit and she's Super girl. NICK (Look of confusion) That doesn't even make sense, first off they're from completely different comic book universes. RUFUS Exactly! Nick notices the waitress serving a table of lads, one of the lads gropes the waitress' ass and pulls her onto his lap. NICK What a dickhead. RUFUS And I shall shed my light over dark evil. For the darkest things cannot stand the light, The Light of the Green Lantern! (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 3. NICK What? RUFUS Its the oath of the Green Lantern......I was igniting your ring of power so you could stop him. Nick looks baffled as Rufus and Nick notice the lad has noticed them staring at him, he taps his mate on the arm as they look over towards Nick. The lad stands up and begins to walk over to the table. RUFUS Dude, my spider senses are tingling. NICK Quite. He stands at the end of the table in between Nick and Rufus. ZACK (With an aggressive tone) You know its rude to stare. NICK What? ZACK I noticed you fags drooling at me and my boys, do we turn you on or something. He looks at Nick as if waiting for him to say something noticing his reluctance he replies to Zack in a quiet voice. RUFUS We're not gay. ZACK (In a sarcastic voice) What really...oh....That's funny coz you sure look like a pair of homos to me. We don't swing that way, so I guess you'll just have to go and wank each other off. As Nick's body language becomes tense. Zack notices the drawings on the table, and picks up one of them, Rufus facial expression becomes anxious. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 4. ZACK What do we have here then. (Chuckles) You homos like playing dress up too huh? Let me guess you're Battyman. (Points at Nick) And you must be Robin. (Points at Rufus) NICK Its Batman. Nick attempts to grab the drawing from Zack who toys with him by pulling it away whilst Nick repeatably attempts to grab it. NICK (A defeated sense of frustration) Come on....just give it back to him. ZACK (Lingers at Nick for a while, whilst he holds the paper in his hand.) Come on guys.... its a joke. (He slowly puts the paper back on the table.) RUFUS Um...Thanks. As Rufus goes to grab the drawings, Zack knocks over the milkshake which spills all over his drawings. ZACK (Sarcastic tone in his voice) Oh sorry mate... ahh... that's a shame...those were some nice drawings even though the costumes looked shit. Nick and Rufus stare in disbelief at the drawing covered in Milk. ZACK Waitress! This table's had a bit of an accident. (He points at the mess on the table then walks back to his table.) (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 5. NICK (With intense anger) How could you just sit there and take it from that knob! RUFUS I wa..... NICK You was about to do nothing! You bent over and took it like his bitch. RUFUS Nick! This is the real world, people don't always get what they deserve here. NICK Face the fact your just a coward. RUFUS Your living a fantasy Nick, you wouldn't have done anything either. Rufus gathers his stuff including the drawings and begins to walk away. He turns back. RUFUS You know, you might be right, I probably am a coward. But at least I know who I am. Rufus continues to walk off. NICK Run away from your problems like you always do. Nick looks down and mutters to himself. NICK Twat. He puts his headphones in and selects a song on his ipod, he looks down into his comic book, as he fixates on the opening image within his comic book. As he begins to enter his comic book fantasy world.