DRAW.
ROBYN NODS HER HEAD TO THE BEAT. THE PASSENGERS ARE DRAWN INTO THE ATMOSPHERE . . . BY STANLEY . . . BY EMILY . . .
STANLEY FINISHES THE SONG. HE SMILES AT CLARISSA.
BUS GUY
Your voice is amazing.
CLARISSA
Thank you.
SEVERAL PASSENGERS CLAP AND A FEW CHEER.
CLARISSA
That's Stanley on guitar. I'm Clarissa. Thank you.
BUS GUY
Emily, that's stunning. Is that Clarissa?
WE SEE EMILY'S SKETCH. IT'S OF THE FOUR OF THEM AND A FEW OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE FLIGHT. THEY'RE SITTING - JUST AS THEY ARE NOW - BUT THE CHAIRS STAND IN A FIELD, SURROUNDED BY HORSES, SOMEWHERE IN THE STATE OF UTAH. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A RANCH.
STANLEY SHAKES HIS HEAD.
BUS GUY
You girls are amazing.
CLARISSA
That's the farm in Utah where we spent much of our childhood.
EMILY
It's the place that's beautiful; it's not too hard to sketch a pretty picture when you're sketching a paradise. I'm just like a Sketching Fool [1.]: software programmed just right to produce art. Yeah? It's just - I don't know - I love sketching when I'm around people . . . nice people like you guys. It's a social thing. We're all part of the sketch, we all create it - together. Know what I mean? Like we create the atmosphere . . .
CLARISSA
Emily . . . that "is" really good. That's one of your best sketches.
EMILY SMILES.
EMILY
All in the wrist; don't you feel like we own the mood right now, on this flight? All of us.
EMILY LOOKS AROUND.
EMILY
We can stick to ourselves or we can . . . mingle.
EMILY TOUCHES STANLEY'S ARM.
EMILY
And we can control the temperature . . . how do you feel, Stanley?
BUS GUY
Perfect.
******
1 de Lange, C. (2012). [". . . Colton asks the Painting Fool [software that paints like a human] to tap into online social networks for its inspiration: hopefully this way it will choose themes that will already mean something to us."]. Creative sparks. New Scientist, 213 (2847), 42-45.
2 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A&ob=av2e) ["We're just one big family"]
3 Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBgP44KEf3Q) ["You're the best listener that I've ever met/You're my best friend/Best friend with benefits"]
4 When I Look At You - Miley Cyrus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wxOVn99FTE&feature=related)
5 I Need A Girl - Trey Songz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu0OhvncLXU&ob=av2e)
6 Firth, N. (2011). Talk to the wrist. New Scientist, 213 (2847), 17.
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INT. US 12 FLIGHT 453 - DAY
(CLARISSA, EMILY, ROBYN, BUS GUY)
THE GIRLS AND GUY ARE STARING AT THE SCREENS IN FRONT OF THEM - AIRLINE MEDIA; EASILY DIGESTIBLE LIKE THE FOOD, AND ALWAYS NICE.
BUS GUY
You like rap?
CLARISSA
Well, yeah . . .
BUS GUY
Ever listen to Eminem?
CLARISSA GLANCES OUT THE WINDOW. SHE TAKES A DEEP BREATH.
CLARISSA SCRATCHES HER FOREHEAD AND STANDS UP.
CLARISSA
Um . . . Hey, I just gotta go to the toilet. Sorry. Emily - I notice you have something in your pocket.
CLARISSA LOOKS UP AND THEN BACK DOWN AT EMILY.
CLARISSA
My make-up. You wanna pass it to me?
EMILY REALIZES WHAT'S UP. IRONICALLY, THE VERY STUFF THAT IS MEANT TO RELAX YOU NOW SENDS A SHARP SHIVER DOWN THE SPINES OF BOTH EMILY AND CLARISSA.
THE CAMERA BEGINS TO PANIC. IT TREMBLES A LITTLE. IT RISES AND HOVERS ABOUT THE GIRLS. IT SURVEYS THE PLANE FLOOR, THE PEOPLE, AND LOCATES THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THEY ARE SOME DISTANCE AWAY . . . BUT THEY'RE WALKING IN THIS DIRECTION; SOME OF THEM - ONE? TWO?
ROBYN NOTICES CLARISSA'S WORRIED EXPRESSION. AND EMILY'S.
ROBYN
What's wrong?
CLARISSA
Nothing. Just not feeling too well. Emily . . .
CLARISSA PLACES HER HAND NEXT TO EMILY'S POCKET.
CLARISSA LOWERS HER VOICE.
CLARISSA
Don't look up. Just pass it to me.
EMILY FISHES THE DOPE BAG OUT OF HER POCKET. SHE SLIDES IT STRAIGHT INTO CLARISSA'S PALM. CLARISSA POCKETS IT AND MAKES HER WAY TOWARD THE RESTROOM.
ROBYN TRACKS CLARISSA WITH HER GLANCE.
EMILY
Don't look, Robyn.
STANLEY PUTS HIS MOUTH CLOSE TO EMILY'S EAR.
BUS GUY
Emily; what's the matter? Was it something I said?
EMILY
Oh . . . um . . . sort of. Oh - shit! Yeah, maybe it was. I wasn't thinking straight. Sorry. Look - it's not your fault, you couldn't have known. Um . . . you know how Eminem performed in Australia in December . . . just before the . . . ?
BUS GUY
Yeah. Before Sydney was attacked by North Korea . . . he got out just in time.
EMILY
Clarissa's sister didn't. Cassie. She was in Australia to see Eminem. She went to his shows and . . . she stayed. We don't know exactly what happened to her; Clarissa lost contact with her not long after the Eminem shows in Sydney. Oh . . . crap . . .
EMILY RAISES TURNS AROUND.
EMILY
Guys, just stay here please. I've gotta go check on her. Please don't follow me, I don't want the flight attendants getting concerned.
EMILY TAPS STANLEY ON THE SHOULDER, AND THEN STANDS UP AND WALKS TOWARD THE RESTROOM.
THE CAMERA FOLLOWS HER TO THE DOOR. THEN ROLLS ITS EYE-LENS BACK AND WE SEE THE ROOF AND ONLY HEAR EMILY'S VOICE.
EMILY
Clarissa!
******
1 Fuck Forever - Babyshambles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOpz_3O5Lho)
2 Mollin, L. [Writer], Chalmers, C. [Director], Ziering, I. [Actor], & Gauthier, D. [Actor] (1997, February 26). Straight Shooter: Beverly Hills, 90210. [Television series]. Los Angeles, California: Fox Broadcasting Company.