Quiet On The Set

Scene 1

By: Bradley Zychowski

KABOOM!

Oh no there was an explosion in my apartment!

All my stuff is gone!

Even my Yin-Yang table from Ikea!

Yes sir your whole life is over and you can’t go up there to retrieve anything, police orders.

I guess I’ll call Tyler Durden from the plane because I need to talk to someone.

Hey I have your number here in my pocket and quite frankly, it’s the only thing I have now. You’ll never guess what just happened. Would you care to meet up for a drink?

Well yeah man, sure thing.

I’m really sorry to hear about what happened. I understand it was your whole life.

It really was. I just wonder why me, why did MY apartment have to blow up.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, I hear you. It’s a tragic thing but I think you may be able to look at this in other ways.

Yeah how so? I felt like I was almost finally complete…

…and now everything is gone.

Here have another drink and hear me out…

You can now use this as a new beginning for yourself. I know you said you really like the stuff you had but isn’t there something else you may have wanted? In the catalogs you must have had your eye on other pieces of furniture. For example like a toss up on whether you wanted the Yin-Yang table or the table made of different colored beer caps.

Yeah there were plenty of times where I didn’t know if I wanted this thing or that, so what?

Well now you get to have a second chance on buying these things that you use to define you. If you think you might like the other table, now is your chance to try it out.

Oh, or the chance to maybe try a whole new style. The possibilities of good things to come from this are endless.

Am I making sense or does this just sound like crazy talk?

You know Tyler, it is a weird way of looking at it but you’re right. I might be able to start over and try out some of the furniture that I wanted but was too scared to get so I went with the safe choice.

Well, I’m glad I could help you out. If there’s anything else you need let me know. I’m here for you man.

Well there is one thing, if you’re offering.

Name it.

I need a place to stay tonight, and since I feel like we hit it off pretty well I was wondering if it would be alright if I crashed at your place?

You got yourself a deal man.

Honestly though man if you need to talk I’m here for you.

Thanks Tyler I really appreciate it.

You’re Welcome.

Citation

Linson, Art. Chaffin, Ceán. Fincher, David. October 15, 1999. Fight Club. United States: Regency Enterprises, 20th Century Fox.