LIMITED TIME ONLY BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
VINH is casually messing around on his laptop.
VINH is bored.
VINH’s life feels unexciting.
VINH is too broke to do anything exciting.
So VINH continues to mess around on his laptop.
Then –
DING!
A sound on his laptop.
VINH’s eyes grow wide.
The HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE appears beside VINH.
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE: Now for a limited time only, get exclusive deals on flights out of Burbank airport!
VINH looks at HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE in shock.
VINH: Burbank airport? I live in Burbank! I’m in Burbank right now!
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE: For a limited time only fly from Burbank to Italy for $500!
VINH: Italy!? $500!? That’s a steal!
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE: For a limited time only fly from Burbank to Japan for $587!
VINH: Japan!? 587!?
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE: Burbank to New York - $50.
VINH: FIFTY DOLLARS!?!?!?!?!?
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE: Fifty Dollars.
VINH pull out his phone to check his bank account.
VINH: But all I have is –
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE (In slow motion): Fiiiiiiiiftyyyyy doooooolllllarrrrssssss.
VINH (In slow motion):Fiiiiiiiifffftttttyyyy doooooollllaaaaaarrrrrs.
VINH quickly closes his laptop in panic.
The HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE disappears.
Pause.
Beat.
VINH: Fuck it! YOLO!
VINH swings his laptop back open.
The HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE reappears.
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE: We’re sorry the sale has ended.
VINH (In slow motion):Noooooooooooo!!!!!!
HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE (In slow motion): EENNNNNNNNDDDDEEEEEDDDDDD!
VINH, in a fit of rage, picks up his laptop and throws it across the room.
The HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE dies by VINH’s feet.
Silence.
VINH’s eyes grow big.
VINH looks at the HUMAN EMBODIMENT OF AN AIRLINE WEBSITE.
VINH looks at his laptop, in pieces.
VINH: Oh fuck.
Blackout.
END OF PLAY.