Chickens in Space - week 5

rough draft

Narky
Captain Nugget I’m almost ready to go out to collect the space rocks.
Narky has some kind of space suit almost on and is speaking to nugget
through a video screen. Nugget is in on the bridge.

Nugget
Excellent. Did you get the highly technological and complicated rock
grabbing equipment?

Narky
Yes (holds up butterfly net).

Nugget
Excellent…collecting those rock samples from the comet is the most
important thing that we do ….it’s incredibly important!

Narky
Yes sir…

Cadet shows up on the bridge…the “swish” of the doors and he’s right there.

Cadet Crispy
Captain I was wondering if you could take a look at my new peanut butter
and jelly sandwich recipe. It looks to be a breakthrough PB&J technology!

Nugget
Not possible Cadet Crispy…I’m too busy working with Narky on collecting
the rock samples…the rocks are just too important… it’s the most important
thing we have going on right now.

Cadet
Oh…sorry (walks off dejected…or hops…depends on the puppet)

Computer
Incoming call from Mother Nugget

Mother Nugget (on screen)
My little nugget …my how nice you look in your spiffy uniform.

Nugget
Oh…hello mother…I’m very busy right now with important stuff.

Mother Nugget
Well that’s not very nice…why don’t you call us anymore…your father and I
miss our little nugget ever since he’s flown the coop…you never write…you
never call….it’s like those 89 hours of birthing pains have no meaning to you…

Nugget
Mother, I promise to call later but right now we’re collecting rock samples
and it’s the most important going on anywhere…not just on this ship but
everywhere. Thanks for your call!

Mother Nugget
Why I…

Nugget
…other…ou’re….eaking…up…an’t …derstand…hat ou’re…aying…
(hits button on screen and mother nugget image goes away)
well that takes care of that.

Video screen disappears and the camera goes back to nugget who sighs

Narkly
Captain I’m now out in space

Nugget
Computer put Narky on screen please.

We see an image of Narky in full astronaut outfit floating around in circles…he’s
upside down when we first see him.

Narky
Wow…this is crazy. I wish I had gone to the bathroom before coming out in
space. It’s like when you get all ready to go play out in the snow and you’ve
put on 10 layers of clothes and as soon as you get out there you have to go.
And you know…when a chicken’s gotta go a chicken’s gotta go.

Nugget
Narky, your bladder is going to have to put a lid on it and deal with the fact
that collecting rocks is the most important thing ever!

Narky
I think my bladder is going to disagree with you sometime soon captain


END ACT ONE


Nugget
Well if you bladder has a problem with me it should speak up!

Narky
Eventually sir…eventually

Computer
Incoming call from Space Central.

Nugget
Onscreen

Paige
Captain Nugget! How is your day going!

Nugget
Ugh…it’s been one thing after another around here lately Astronaut Paige.
People don’t seem to understand that collecting these rock samples is the
most important thing going on right now. They want to share what they’re up
to…as if what they are doing is important…HA!

Paige
Well…as important as collecting the rocks…other people and what they are
doing is important too.

Nugget
What! You must be joking. Are you joking! Are we on Candid Chicken
Camera? (looking around for the cameras)

Paige
Nugget it’s no joke…other people matter…you could say that everybody is somebody.

Nugget
Everybody is somebody?

Narky (a small image of narky pops up on screen in a corner)
Sir...requesting a bathroom break

Nugget
Not right now! Astronaut Paige…you’re saying that everybody is somebody?

Narky
This is not going to end well.

Paige
Yep. Everybody is somebody. You are somebody. Narky is somebody.
Cadet Crispy is somebody. I am somebody!

Nugget
What about my mother. Surely she isn’t somebody.

Paige
Everybody is somebody. And all of us can do things that are important no
matter how big or small the task.

Nugget
Seriously?

Paige
Yep. Nugget I’m going to send you some pictures from our Earth satellites

Nugget
Okay

Paige
Alright (we show different pictures of people playing with kids and mamelodi
pictures…the whole time Paige is explaining what is going on in the pictures.

Nugget
Wow. You’re right about all those things being different. Some of them affected
a few people and some affected a lot of people. But they are all important.

Paige
You’re absolutely right. Every person is somebody and ever person makes
a difference.

Nugget
So I shouldn’t think that collecting rocks is the most important thing ever but
it is important just like what other people do.

Paige
You’re right. You are somebody.

Nugget
Great! Narky did you hear that? I am somebody and you are somebody too!

Narky
Sir…that’s great that I am somebody…but right now I am somebody who
needs to use the barhroom. Permission to go to the little astronaut’s room?

Nugget
Permission Granted

END