Here we go again with another episode of Steemit Comedy Theater, where the comments get the last laugh. As before, I'll introduce some characters, set up a scene for them to interact with, then the dialogue or scene can continue indefinitely in the comments.
Steemit Comedy Theater Presents
The Koko Files- Episode 3.
Previously on The Koko Files, Cal seems to have captured video of the legendary Kokotapi Creature near the pond behind his house. Here is Cal's video for those who haven't seen it. (even if you've seen it, you know you want to see it again!)
That was the video that Cal has delivered to the TV station. In the following episode and scene, I'll write the dialogue out like a script, since it's theater. It's made for TV, and can be fun for the whole family, so get the popcorn and get ready for some Steemit Comedy Theater.
The Koko Files, Episode 3. 'It's The Tuxedo'
Cal dropped off the Koko video file at the front desk of the local TV station, and on his way out he was shocked when he caught a glimpse of himself in a mirrored window reflection; he'd forgotten that he was wearing a tuxedo that day. With chocolate cake still in hand, he had a friend's wedding to attend that afternoon, but the spiffy tuxedo made him laugh a little bit. Checking the time on his phone, he still had plenty of time to get there, and that was fortunate for Cal, since he was still inside the TV station's front lobby, and was about to be delayed.
With his phone in one hand and chocolate cake in the other, Cal was blocking the door to the building, and someone was trying to get in. He tried opening the door with his foot, but noticed immediately the polished black shoes that he was wearing, and decided against it.
Meanwhile, he still couldn't open the door, and was still blocking it from opening, and he stood there for a second looking through the glass helplessly. Looking back at him was a face that he recognized instantly: it was Ali Hobbes, the naturalist lady who showed up on the news when wildlife went wild-- a nice-looking lady who made smart comments about animals from time to time. She was always the special guest for any animal-related Special Interest story, or what they called a 'Slow News Day.'
Cal had never met Ali Hobbes in person, but he'd seen her smiling on the evening news many times, and now he was blocking the door and preventing her from getting into the building. Finally stepping back a bit, Cal got out of the way of the door.
Ali Hobbes was a Wildlife Biologist. Somehow she had become friends with one of the producers of the local news, and now for the last several years she had become a sort of local celebrity following her appearances on TV. Ali refused to wear makeup, but she naturally possessed the perfect skin, face and hair so that the cameras loved her, and she always had a look like she'd just returned from camping.
Ali looked through the glass at Cal, and then looked at the door. It seemed that he had decided to let her in, and he appeared to be fumbling with his phone a lot. She reached for the latch handle, and at that moment Cal reached over and tried to open the door for her, while balancing that chocolate cake and his phone in the other hand. She opened the door cautiously, and Cal moved his hand, staring at her face.
CAL: "You're Ali Hobbes."
ALI: "You're blocking the door."
It was true, Cal's attempt to move out of the way had been thwarted by his trying to put the phone in the hand with the cake without dropping either one, and the door had stopped inches from his polished black shoe. Cal finally got out of the way more completely, with Ali already squeezed through anyway.
CAL: "I've seen you on TV... do you work here?"
ALI: "I don't really work here... they pay me to come down and say 'bears like garbage' a few times a year, if you call that working."
CAL: "Everybody knows bears like garbage... yeah that's not really work, anybody could do it."
Ali wasn't sure if this fellow was being a wise guy or if he was just too honest, but she turned to make her way on into the building at that comment.
CAL: "Ms. Hobbes, can I... could you... um."
Ali wondered if he was actually going to ask for her autograph or something corny like that, and turned back around to face Cal.
CAL: "Could you hold this cake for a second? I'd like... I want to show you something..."
ALI: [shaking her head] "Um... I probably don't want to..."
CAL: "No! It's on my phone, it's a video clip that... that I made, it's... can you?" [Cal shoves the cake towards her and she takes it with some obvious reluctance]
An awkward silence echoed through the lobby as Ali held the cake. Cal was flipping through his phone apps until finally finding his Koko video. Ali took this moment to look at the tuxedoed man in front of her, frantically pawing at his phone with his eyes squinting at the tiny letters. 'What a complete dork.' She thought to herself with a quiet chuckle.
CAL: "OK, sorry. Here, I'll trade you... hit that little arrow, that will start the v..."
ALI: "Dude. I know how to play a video... I just don't know why you want me to. What am I about to see here?"
CAL: "Oh it's nothing weird... I mean, it's not me, it's a video I shot of..."
ALI: "Shhh!"
Cal watched her face as she watched the video on his phone. She had nice eyebrows-- Cal had never noticed that before. They were just a little bleached by the sun, and he noticed how very brown her hair was. Since it was usually pinned back on TV, he'd never realized how very nice it was. She was taller than he'd expected, and it might have been the hiking boots that made her appear taller than she was, but the heels didn't seem to...
ALI: "Hello?" [she looks down at her boots to see what Cal was looking at]
CAL: "Oh... you're taller than I expected, I was just looking at your..."
ALI: "This video. Who else has seen this, besides me?"
CAL: "Nobody else. Well, I just gave a copy to the news desk there, but yeah, nobody."
ALI: "No. Who did you give it to?"
CAL: "The girl, at the front desk... don't remember her name. But what do you think of my... the video? It's the Koko monster, isn't it?"
ALI: "What I think. I think I'd better go in here and tell them that bears like garbage... unless you want to do it. You said anyone can do it right? Got your tuxedo, very nice, I think you'll do fine."
CAL: "So just, 'bears like garb..."
ALI: [makes a fist] "NO! I am going to do my interview, you should go and see if you can get that video back from the front desk, and then I'd like to see where you made that video. How about that?"
CAL: "My wedding though, I can't miss that. And what about this?" [holds up cake]
ALI: [blinks]
CAL: "No... not MY wedding, it's my old friend, I promised I'd be there for his wedding, it's today... in about two hours I'll be available... I mean, I'm available. My name's Cal."
ALI: "I'll go with you. Can I go with you? Ten minutes... I'll be back, we'll go to your wedding. Get that video back from the front desk, you don't even know what it is yet... get that back. Ten minutes!"
Ali walked away into the TV station's doors, and Cal stood there with his cake. He had to go back to the front desk, according to Ali, and with a breath, he marched in again with chocolate cake in hand, and the girl at the front desk was not at the front desk. Instead it was Bran, the boyfriend, sitting at the desk, watching Cal's video on the big wall-mounted computer monitor.
Thanks for reading this episode of The Koko Files, brought to you by Steemit Comedy Theater. As usual, the scene can continue in the comments below, add dialogue, slapstick, anything that will make this post funny by proxy-- I'm depending on you all, since I'll be using a 'funny' tag. What's funny? I dunno, that's why I need help here!
I picture Ali as a confident woman, one that I would love to have a relationship with. :-)
You've reminded me that I need to finish this story here, I'd forgotten about this series! How in the world did you even find this post? I'm happy that you found it though, yes I made sure that Ali was easy to like, and she is liable to charm old Cal!
I wondered if you were going to continue this, so glad you did! I have to go out for a few hours this evening, but when I return I will be adding a real comment :)
NOOOOOO, I just wrote an entire scene and my stupid, stupid computer highlighed and deleted it!! Crap!!