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 This scene was written for a workshop called Missoula Colony 6 Back to Basics. I had to come up with three plot ideas and pitch them to a group of fellow workshop partisipants and on teacher. Then the group decided which of the three should be done. Afterwords a panel of 5 writers/teachers chose the scene from each of our stories that had to be written in three pages, no more, no less.

My story was about Mars, the god of war being banished to earth and becomeing a peace neck fighting agencest the Viatnam War. The scene I was assigned to write was when Mars first meets his love intrest. The next day the scenes were read in groups. Then the teachers chose five or six out of almost fifty scenes that would be read at public reading that evening. Mine was one of the onces seleced.

 

Mars' Original Cast
Mark and Judy

 When introduced at the readings this script was said by Greg Johnson to be just your average god gets banished to earth, god meets girl, god and girl protest war story.
 


                INT. MARK'S APARTMENT - DAY

                MARK TELOFF sits in a corner chair asleep.

                His eyes bolt open.

                He looks both ways. He doesn't know where he is. He's
                disoriented.

                Someone KNOCKS on the door. Mark looks at the door but
                does not know what to do.

                The KNOCKING continues. He slowly, cautiously, approaches
                the door.

                Quickly he opens it to find a startled JUDY KENT
                standing, holding a dish.

                                      MARK
                          Who are you?

                                      JUDY
                          I am Judy. I'm from the welcoming
                          committee... Welcome!

                                      MARK
                          To what?

                                      JUDY
                          To Dunmoor Apartments.

                                      MARK
                          Oh... Thanks.

                Mark starts to close the door.

                                      JUDY
                          Aren't you going to tell me your name?

                                      MARK
                          Mars- Mark... Mark

                He continues to close the door.

                                      JUDY
                          I made you a peach cobbler. Would you
                          like to have it?

                Slowly, Mark slowly reopens the door, to take the
                cobbler.

                After he takes the cobbler he doesn't know what to say.
                An awkward moment is created.

                                      MARK
                          Would you like to come in?

                                      JUDY
                                (Jumps on it)
                          Yes! Please.

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                INT. MARK'S APARTMENT - LATER

                Mark looks through his cabinets and is surprised when he
                finds some dishes that he can use.

                                      JUDY
                          So... Where are you from?

                                      MARK
                                (Want's to hold back)
                          Olim...pia.

                                      JUDY
                          Washington?

                                      MARK
                          Yes.

                                      JUDY
                          What did you do in Washington?

                                      MARK
                          I was with the church... Look I don't
                          know about any of the other tenants but I
                          like to stick to myself and don't want to
                          take part in any planned community back
                          yard hoe-downs... I'm just not like that.

                                      JUDY
                                (Teary eyed)
                          So you didn't like the peach cobbler?

                Mark just has never had to deal with anything like this
                before.

                                      MARK
                          It's fine.

                                      JUDY
                          You see, I just really love politics to
                          death and all, you know.
                          But all the big spots, president, vice
                          president were taken, all they had left
                          was the welcoming committee, and you
                          know... I just thought it might really be
                          a a great chance. I could get to know the
                          constituents and be the first to welcome
                          the new ones to Dunmoor Apartments and
                          then they would vote for me so I could
                          get a better seat... Like treasurer!

                Judy looks at mark who does not look happy.

                                      JUDY (CONT'D)
                          Well just remember.
                                (Wiping a tear)
                          Vote Judy... I'll show myself out.

                Judy walks to the door with Mark glaring at her the whole
                time.

                                                          FADE TO BLACK.

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