CompuServe Messages

Observe this dialogue extract from a pivotal scene [Old warehouse, recently evacuated by cyberpunks after heated gun battle. Tween, Phong and "rube" sidekick, Johnny, gather around the only surviving machine, and old 486. Atmosphere is tense. All are obviously exhausted and in shock after the events of the last three hours, but miraculously, their hairdos still look immaculat, like they've just stepped out of a salon.] Tween: Everybody got life insurance? Johnny: Um, gosh Tween, why? You're not going to try _another_ of your crazy stunts, are you? [Phong looks on in contempt at Johnny] Tween: We've got no choice – and no time to argue, Johnny. It's gonna have to be short and sharp. Something they wouldn't expect. Phong: You don't mean… Tween: You gotta better idea? Johnny: Uh oh… Tween: It's gonna have to be Hitchcock's patented dollied zoom, as perfected by Spielberg in the '70s. Johnny: JESUS CHRIST! ON A 486? THIS (^%(^ MONITOR ISN'T EVEN FEELING VESA COMPATIBLE! Phong: It's a crazy idea Tween, but it just might work. I only hope we survive to see it. [Cue Mahler's Second Symphony, as Phong's last sentence foreshadows her own doom. They get to work.] Phew – I can't wait to see how they get out of this one John. I think we've got a blockbuster on our hands. Laurie