Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Convience Charge

Int. Jug and Milk store

Conor enters, smiles at the attendant, and b lines it to the back of the store. He grabs a four pack of cashmere toilet paper and brings it to the cash. The Cashier is Korean...let's call him sly.

Conor: Just this.

Sly: 10 dollar.

Conor: for this?! At the Metro down the street it's 8 bucks for 10!

Sly posts up...........

Sly: The Metro....where is that?

Conor: The Metro...it's right down there, 1 mile, in Liberty Village. You know the---

Sly: ahhhh....yes...why you not just walk there?

Conor: It's, I, it's kind of far. I only need this right now.

Sly: So it's out of the way.

Conor: It's just, for one thing, it's--

Sly: Not convenient.

Conor sees where he's going with this.

Conor: I guess, but--

Sly: It's a convenience store. Everything in here more convenient. The gum, convenient. The pizza pops more convenient. The drinks, the magazines, the cigarette so convenient. 2 dollar convenience charge.

Conor: Yeah, yeah..okay.

Conor pays for his toilet paper.

Sly: Enjoy your Cashmere. It's soft...and more convenient.

Conor exits.