Part 2 (following on from MCCM 1: Kitchen Equipment)
Dan
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No Seat On Tube
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F/X:FOOTSTEPS
JEMIMA:
That was a fabulous opera, darling.
CLIVE:
Exquisite, my dear! Here comes the tube.
F/X:TRAIN ROLLS IN. DOORS OPEN
F/X:THEY STEP FORWARD
F/X
OORS BEEP THEN CLOSE
CLIVE:
My! There appear to be no seats available!
JEMIMA:
Oh, I feel slightly faint, with the thought of having to stand for perhaps three stops.
F/X:TRUMPET FANFARE
F/X: FEET LANDING
CLIVE:
Wh-who are you?
MCCM:
(HEROIC) Why – I'm Middle-Class Crisis Man! Helping middle England in its unbearable battle against government injustice!
THERE IS A UNBEARABLY SMUG PAUSE.
MCCM:
Stay there, fair damsel! I shall return presently.
F/X:WOOSH AWAY, CRASHING THROUGH DOORS. WOOSH BACK, FOOTSTEPS LANDING. LARGE THUD.
MCCM:
I have brought you a throne, so you may continue your journey in comfort.
JEMIMA/CLIVE:
Why, thank you, Middle-Class Crisis Man!
MCCM:
It's no problem saving the world above the 40% threshold!
JEMIMA:
Quite!
MCCM:
Now, if you'll excuse me, a nanny has pulled a sickie in Banbury.
F/X
WOOPING
F/X:TRAIN ROLLS TO A STOP. DOORS OPEN
CLIVE:
At last, our stop!
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