BerlinSucks

RATSO (CONT'D)
What was that all about?

Joe studies the black card, frowning at first, suddenly
smiling, turning as if to call after the MacAlbertsons, but
they are disappearing around the corner. Joe hands the card
to Ratso.

JOE
You wanna read something, read
this. I been invited somewhere.

Shocking pink letters on the black card read YOU ARE INVITED
TO HELP US BURY LOVE -- TONIGHT AT BROADWAY AND HARMONY LANE
- HANSEL AND GRETEL MACALBERTSON.

JOE (CONT'D)
They picked me. The only one in the
whole goddam place. You see how
they looked me over, up and down
before they give me that?

RATSO
So?

Joe sees a young man washing cups behind the counter. Joe
shakes his head, wonderingly, turning to study himself in the
mirror.

JOE
Well, this thought just struck me.
It wasn't too long ago I was
washing dishes way the hell
somewhere in Texas.

RATSO
Yeah, well, so?

JOE
Now I'm here. I'm in New York City.
Getting picked for things. Don't
you see what I'm driving at?

RATSO
What you're driving at, you want me
to get lost so you can go to your
fancy-ass party.

JOE
Did I say that? Did I?
(studies card)
It don't say nothing about you...

RATSO
Don't say nothing about you either.

JOE
But they picked me, right? So what
I'll do, I'll just say, now look,
you want me? Well, I don't go
nowhere without my buddy here.

RATSO
(shrugs)
Well, what the hell, I got nothing
better to do.

(...)