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Act 1 Scene 4

Sam sits next to a giant man named John on the bus. They watch as other people get on the bus.

SAM:

(to John)

"I can’t believe you people actually want to do this.."

JOHN:

"Well you didn’t have to come."

SAM:

"Yea, I did."

JOHN:

"What is your wife making you?"

SAM:

"No."

JOHN:

"Is Mister Lawton making you?"

SAM:

"Yes."

JOHN:

"Well, I mean he is in charge..."

SAM:

"Yea... But..."

JOHN:

"And he did save you during the ’War of Salvation’..."

SAM:

"No, no, he didn’t."

JOHN:

"That’s not what the books say..."

SAM:

"Who wrote the books?"

JOHN:

"People."

SAM:

"Don’t have kids John."


Later in trip


BUS DRIVER:

"Alright people, we’re going to be at West Dentin in ab…"

Klunk shoots a look at the Bus Driver, and coughs

Bus Driver:

"Dentin, in a short amount of time. Dentin is the greatest exporter of food to the surviving colonies. Soon, Dentin is going to be elected as the next capital of the Westlands since the fall of Salvation…"

Klunk:

(voice could be heard through the Bus Driver’s mic)

"Which was their fault... Bus Driver: And the president of the United Survivors of America will declare us official in January …"

The bus stops at an gated fence, the bus driver hits a switch on the roof, the gate opens and the bus continues through a gated tunnel.

BUS DRIVER:

"Now, once you people visit, and if Colonel Howard approves, your city will be connected to ours through our own state of the art chain linked fence."

They continue through the gate until someone notices a gathering of buildings to the right of the tunnel

RANDOM PERSON ON BUS:

"Hey is that a town?"

KLUNK:

"No that’s just an… infected… old… university…"

RANDOM PERSON ON BUS:

"Then why is there a gate around there?"

KLUNK:

"We intend to take that area once we clear it out…"

The bus turned to the left, down the tunnel for a little longer, the tunnel turns from chain mail to brick

KLUNK:

(Over mic)

"Now ladies and gentlemen, if you please, one of the greatest surviving cities: Dentin!"

The bus passed through outer gates, then eventually through red drapes that have the Dentin logo in them. Into a beautifully large marble room. Red drapes with yellow Dentin logos covered the walls.

KLUNK:

"Now if you would please join us in the entrance room... Colonel Howard will address you and show you to your respective rooms…"

The passengers spill out of bus and into the large room