ANSWERS BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
JAVIER and TONG in a nebulous space.
JAVIER is clearly having an internal life crisis.
You can see it in his eyes.
TONG is clearly chill.
She is chill as can be.
JAVIER sees TONG.
JAVIER sees that TONG is old and chill.
She must know some things.
Like maybe… the secret of life?
JAVIER wants to find out.
JAVIER: Where are we going?
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TONG: Forward.
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JAVIER: How did we get here?
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TONG: On our feet.
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JAVIER: Why are we here?
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TONG: Because we were born.
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JAVIER: Am I a good person?
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TONG: It is good to be a good person.
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JAVIER: Wait… you didn’t answer my question.
TONG: Questions are just sentences with question marks at the end of it.
JAVIER: I didn’t ask you anything that time.
TONG: Ask and you will not always receive for life should not always be about receiving.
Pause.
JAVIER: Are you reciting fortune cookies to me?
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TONG: Fortune cookies are not Chinese. They were made by Americans. Much like Orange Chicken, Beef Brocolli and the Wu Tang Clan.
Pause.
JAVIER: Do you know the answers?
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TONG: No.
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JAVIER: … Thank you.
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TONG: You’re welcome.
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