mind you...Sébastien et Dr. Château...leur français est terrible.
DR. CHÂTEAU
J'ai faim.
SÉBASTIEN
Tu n'as pas faim.
CUT TO: DR. CHÂTEAU'S LIVINGROOM
SÉBASTIEN and DR. CHÂTEAU sit close to each other on the couch.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Tu ne sais pas ce que je fais à tu.
Tu est...un garçon.
SÉBASTIEN
Ma mére dit moi que je suis...
Et.. elle dit moi je suis un homme.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Qu'est-ce que vous voudriez faire ce soir?
SÉBASTIEN
Je voudrais parler anglais.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Je comprends.
SÉBASTIEN
Merci beaucoup.
There is a short pause as they stare at each other trying to figure each other out.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Qui est-ce que tu penses tu es?
SÉBASTIEN
(laughing)
I think I don't want to speak French right now.
DR.CHÂTEAU starts to laugh.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Oui! Tu parles français maintenant.
SÉBASTIEN
Mais mon français est... pathétique...et je pense que j'ai faim.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Tu n'as pas faim.
SÉBASTIEN
Pourquoi? Parce je suis "un garçon"?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Non. Parce... j'ai faim aussi,
et tu manges quand je mange.
Et je ne mange pas maintenant....
DR. CHÂTEAU takes out a box that looks like a book and opens it
DR. CHÂTEAU
Mangez ceci.
DR. CHÂTEAU hands SÉBASTIEN a small plastic bag with white powder inside
SÉBASTIEN
What is this?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Mangez.
SÉBASTIEN tilts his head back and dumps the powder into his mouth. He makes a face like he just ate something horribly bitter and gets up to stick his mouth under the sink to get water.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Come sit with me.
SÉBASTIEN sits next to DR. CHÂTEAU.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Do you have school tomorrow?
SÉBASTIEN
Yes...at 10.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Oh...ok...I have to be up by 7:30. I'll drive you home in the morning on my way to work...
You probably won't be sleeping very much tonight.
SÉBASTIEN
I'm sorry I don't want to speak a lot of French tonight.
I just don't feel like thinking about whether I'm
Saying something correctly or not.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Well the more you speak, the less you'll have to think about it. One day you'll realize you know French and I think you'll be happy.
SÉBASTIEN
And what is that stuff you gave me.
I trust that you're not killing me tonight.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Well you may want to re-evaluate your trust system.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok...so I die tonight...
Will it at least be a pleasant death?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Many would consider what you just said to be an oxymoron.
SÉBASTIEN
Would you?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Nope, for when I die, I can no longer abuse my body.
Would you like something to drink?
SÉBASTIEN
Sure...what do you have?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Water. That's what we're drinking tonight.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok
DR. CHÂTEAU gets up and walks to her cabinet to get two glasses.
SÉBASTIEN
So...if you don't like "abusing" your body
Then why don't you just stop?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Well think about all the things I would miss out on. Besides, if I live past 55, I'm offing myself anyway.
I don't think anyone has any business being in this place for any longer than that.
SÉBASTIEN
Yeah, I think that when I start to shit myself, I'll die.
But I definitely want to stay alive to make sure everything that I will have planted in this world grows well.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Hmm
SÉBASTIEN
Mmmhmm
DR. CHÂTEAU
I'm going to try something real quick
DR. CHÂTEAU gets up and goes to her bedroom. She returns with a bandana which she folds into a blindfold and starts tying it around SÉBASTIEN's head over his eyes.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Now, I am going to hide and you have to come find me.
I'll make noises to give you clues.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok...but do I get to do this to you after I go?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Yes, of course. It's a game.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok...go hide then and I shall find you.
DR. CHÂTEAU
You will try to find me.
DR. CHÂTEAU runs down the hallway and turns into her bathroom and climbs in her bathtub and lays down. She starts to whistle softly, then loudly, then softly again.
SÉBASTIEN walks down the hall, his fingertips moving over every single crease in the wood paneling until his left hand is floating freely into the doorway of the bathroom. He turns left into the bathroom and DR. CHÂTEAU makes a small sound with her tongue and the roof of her mouth, and SÉBASTIEN kneels down next to the bathtub and reaches his hand in...
DR. CHÂTEAU
J'ai faim.
SÉBASTIEN
Tu n'as pas faim.
CUT TO: DR. CHÂTEAU'S LIVINGROOM
SÉBASTIEN and DR. CHÂTEAU sit close to each other on the couch.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Tu ne sais pas ce que je fais à tu.
Tu est...un garçon.
SÉBASTIEN
Ma mére dit moi que je suis...
Et.. elle dit moi je suis un homme.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Qu'est-ce que vous voudriez faire ce soir?
SÉBASTIEN
Je voudrais parler anglais.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Je comprends.
SÉBASTIEN
Merci beaucoup.
There is a short pause as they stare at each other trying to figure each other out.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Qui est-ce que tu penses tu es?
SÉBASTIEN
(laughing)
I think I don't want to speak French right now.
DR.CHÂTEAU starts to laugh.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Oui! Tu parles français maintenant.
SÉBASTIEN
Mais mon français est... pathétique...et je pense que j'ai faim.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Tu n'as pas faim.
SÉBASTIEN
Pourquoi? Parce je suis "un garçon"?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Non. Parce... j'ai faim aussi,
et tu manges quand je mange.
Et je ne mange pas maintenant....
DR. CHÂTEAU takes out a box that looks like a book and opens it
DR. CHÂTEAU
Mangez ceci.
DR. CHÂTEAU hands SÉBASTIEN a small plastic bag with white powder inside
SÉBASTIEN
What is this?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Mangez.
SÉBASTIEN tilts his head back and dumps the powder into his mouth. He makes a face like he just ate something horribly bitter and gets up to stick his mouth under the sink to get water.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Come sit with me.
SÉBASTIEN sits next to DR. CHÂTEAU.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Do you have school tomorrow?
SÉBASTIEN
Yes...at 10.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Oh...ok...I have to be up by 7:30. I'll drive you home in the morning on my way to work...
You probably won't be sleeping very much tonight.
SÉBASTIEN
I'm sorry I don't want to speak a lot of French tonight.
I just don't feel like thinking about whether I'm
Saying something correctly or not.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Well the more you speak, the less you'll have to think about it. One day you'll realize you know French and I think you'll be happy.
SÉBASTIEN
And what is that stuff you gave me.
I trust that you're not killing me tonight.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Well you may want to re-evaluate your trust system.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok...so I die tonight...
Will it at least be a pleasant death?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Many would consider what you just said to be an oxymoron.
SÉBASTIEN
Would you?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Nope, for when I die, I can no longer abuse my body.
Would you like something to drink?
SÉBASTIEN
Sure...what do you have?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Water. That's what we're drinking tonight.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok
DR. CHÂTEAU gets up and walks to her cabinet to get two glasses.
SÉBASTIEN
So...if you don't like "abusing" your body
Then why don't you just stop?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Well think about all the things I would miss out on. Besides, if I live past 55, I'm offing myself anyway.
I don't think anyone has any business being in this place for any longer than that.
SÉBASTIEN
Yeah, I think that when I start to shit myself, I'll die.
But I definitely want to stay alive to make sure everything that I will have planted in this world grows well.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Hmm
SÉBASTIEN
Mmmhmm
DR. CHÂTEAU
I'm going to try something real quick
DR. CHÂTEAU gets up and goes to her bedroom. She returns with a bandana which she folds into a blindfold and starts tying it around SÉBASTIEN's head over his eyes.
DR. CHÂTEAU
Now, I am going to hide and you have to come find me.
I'll make noises to give you clues.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok...but do I get to do this to you after I go?
DR. CHÂTEAU
Yes, of course. It's a game.
SÉBASTIEN
Ok...go hide then and I shall find you.
DR. CHÂTEAU
You will try to find me.
DR. CHÂTEAU runs down the hallway and turns into her bathroom and climbs in her bathtub and lays down. She starts to whistle softly, then loudly, then softly again.
SÉBASTIEN walks down the hall, his fingertips moving over every single crease in the wood paneling until his left hand is floating freely into the doorway of the bathroom. He turns left into the bathroom and DR. CHÂTEAU makes a small sound with her tongue and the roof of her mouth, and SÉBASTIEN kneels down next to the bathtub and reaches his hand in...
