Post by BrentKoivopolo888 on Jul 6, 2024 0:41:58 GMT -6
Needless Trinkets
Setting: A small, forgotten town called Last Nickel. The once-bustling nickel mine that gave the town its name has long been abandoned.
Characters:
* Polly Prywiddit - Owner of "Polly's Practically Perfect Trinkets" - a mysterious new shop.
* Sheriff Gus Hackman - A gruff but well-meaning lawman struggling to keep the peace.
* Brian Rusk - A down-on-his-luck inventor with a penchant for wacky contraptions.
* Henrietta "Nettie" Kobold - A sharp-tongued gossip who knows everyone's secrets.
Scene 1:
INT. POLLY'S PRACTICALLY PERFECT TRINKETS - DAY
The shop is crammed with an absurd collection of knick-knacks: whoopee cushions that sound like kazoos, self-stirring mugs that fling coffee everywhere, and portraits that follow you with googly eyes. Polly Prywiddit, with her flamboyant dress and unsettling smile, greets Sheriff Gus Hackman.
POLLY
Sheriff Hackman! Come on in, come in! Been expecting you.
GUS
(Wary)
Just browsing, Polly. Don't need any trouble in Last Nickel.
POLLY
Trouble? This shop’s all about solutions, Sheriff. You got an itch you can't scratch? We got a backscratcher shaped like a dancing lobster!
Gus eyes a pair of socks that seem to knit themselves.
GUS
Those socks... they ain't right.
POLLY
(With a wink)
Perfect for someone with restless feet, wouldn't you say?
Scene 2:
EXT. TOWN SQUARE - DAY
Brian Rusk, tinkering with a nonsensical machine, excitedly shows it off to Nettie Kobold.
BRIAN
Just a few more tweaks, and this baby will fold laundry faster than a flock of pigeons on a picnic blanket!
NETTIE
(Scoffs)
That contraption looks more likely to launch you into orbit, Brian. You and your fancy trinkets. Heard Polly's got a whole shop full of them.
BRIAN
Maybe she's got just the thing to get this ol' gear grinder going!
Scene 3:
INT. POLLY'S PRACTICALLY PERFECT TRINKETS - DAY
Brian enters the shop, wide-eyed. Polly presents him with a pair of fingerless gloves that dispense WD-40.
POLLY
A tinkerer's dream, wouldn't you say?
Brian, mesmerized, buys the gloves on the spot.
Scene 4:
EXT. TOWN SQUARE - WEEKS LATER
Chaos reigns. Gus chases a runaway self-stirring mug, spewing coffee everywhere. Nettie wears a polka-dotted hat that plays a neverending loop of polka music. Brian's machine malfunctions, launching socks into the air.
GUS
(To Polly, who observes with amusement)
What have you done to this town?!
POLLY
(Shrugs)
Just provided what people needed, Sheriff. Perhaps a little too perfectly.
Scene 5:
INT. POLLY'S PRACTICALLY PERFECT TRINKETS - DAY
The townspeople confront Polly, demanding she take back the trinkets. Polly offers a solution - a seemingly ordinary box.
POLLY
This, my friends, is the Reset Button. One push, and all these... inconveniences will vanish. But remember, sometimes what seems perfect can be a little... inconvenient.
The townspeople hesitate. Polly smiles, knowing they'll cave. After all, in Last Nickel, even normalcy can feel strange.
Setting: A small, forgotten town called Last Nickel. The once-bustling nickel mine that gave the town its name has long been abandoned.
Characters:
* Polly Prywiddit - Owner of "Polly's Practically Perfect Trinkets" - a mysterious new shop.
* Sheriff Gus Hackman - A gruff but well-meaning lawman struggling to keep the peace.
* Brian Rusk - A down-on-his-luck inventor with a penchant for wacky contraptions.
* Henrietta "Nettie" Kobold - A sharp-tongued gossip who knows everyone's secrets.
Scene 1:
INT. POLLY'S PRACTICALLY PERFECT TRINKETS - DAY
The shop is crammed with an absurd collection of knick-knacks: whoopee cushions that sound like kazoos, self-stirring mugs that fling coffee everywhere, and portraits that follow you with googly eyes. Polly Prywiddit, with her flamboyant dress and unsettling smile, greets Sheriff Gus Hackman.
POLLY
Sheriff Hackman! Come on in, come in! Been expecting you.
GUS
(Wary)
Just browsing, Polly. Don't need any trouble in Last Nickel.
POLLY
Trouble? This shop’s all about solutions, Sheriff. You got an itch you can't scratch? We got a backscratcher shaped like a dancing lobster!
Gus eyes a pair of socks that seem to knit themselves.
GUS
Those socks... they ain't right.
POLLY
(With a wink)
Perfect for someone with restless feet, wouldn't you say?
Scene 2:
EXT. TOWN SQUARE - DAY
Brian Rusk, tinkering with a nonsensical machine, excitedly shows it off to Nettie Kobold.
BRIAN
Just a few more tweaks, and this baby will fold laundry faster than a flock of pigeons on a picnic blanket!
NETTIE
(Scoffs)
That contraption looks more likely to launch you into orbit, Brian. You and your fancy trinkets. Heard Polly's got a whole shop full of them.
BRIAN
Maybe she's got just the thing to get this ol' gear grinder going!
Scene 3:
INT. POLLY'S PRACTICALLY PERFECT TRINKETS - DAY
Brian enters the shop, wide-eyed. Polly presents him with a pair of fingerless gloves that dispense WD-40.
POLLY
A tinkerer's dream, wouldn't you say?
Brian, mesmerized, buys the gloves on the spot.
Scene 4:
EXT. TOWN SQUARE - WEEKS LATER
Chaos reigns. Gus chases a runaway self-stirring mug, spewing coffee everywhere. Nettie wears a polka-dotted hat that plays a neverending loop of polka music. Brian's machine malfunctions, launching socks into the air.
GUS
(To Polly, who observes with amusement)
What have you done to this town?!
POLLY
(Shrugs)
Just provided what people needed, Sheriff. Perhaps a little too perfectly.
Scene 5:
INT. POLLY'S PRACTICALLY PERFECT TRINKETS - DAY
The townspeople confront Polly, demanding she take back the trinkets. Polly offers a solution - a seemingly ordinary box.
POLLY
This, my friends, is the Reset Button. One push, and all these... inconveniences will vanish. But remember, sometimes what seems perfect can be a little... inconvenient.
The townspeople hesitate. Polly smiles, knowing they'll cave. After all, in Last Nickel, even normalcy can feel strange.