THE PENSIONERS
by Martin Baum

THE CAMERA FOLLOWS AN ELDERLY LADY (MABEL) WALKING WITH THE AID OF A WALKING STICK ALONG A SUBURBAN ROAD. COMING TOWARDS HER, ALSO WITH A STICK, IS ANOTHER ELDERLY LADY (RUBY).

FINALLY THEY MEET AND FACE EACH OTHER BUT NEITHER WILL GIVE WAY. THEY SQUARE UP TO EACH OTHER AND AN OMINOUS STAND-OFF ENSUES.

FINALLY MABEL TRIES TO FORCEFULLY BARGE PAST BUT RICOCHETS OFF RUBY AND AWKWARDLY TUMBLES TO THE PAVEMENT. CAMERA SHOT OF MABEL SPRAWLED ON THE GROUND IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN.

CAMERA SHOT OF RUBY LOOKING DOWN ON MABEL. SHE SMILES A SMILE OF SMUG SUPERIORITY BEFORE STEPPING OVER MABEL AND WALKING AWAY IN A VERY ARROGANT MANNER. THE CAMERA FOLLOWS HER.

MABEL
(OFF CAMERA) - WAIT!

THE CAMERA FOCUSES ON RUBY AS SHE LOOKS ROUND AND SEES THAT MABEL IS NOW ON HER FEET, BRANDISHING HER WALKING STICK LIKE A SWORD. CUT TO RUBY APPEARING VERY WARY.

MABEL
En guarde, BITCH!

THERE IS A PAUSE BEFORE RUBY RAISES HER STICK AND ADOPTS THE POSTION. THE TWO PENSIONERS ARE NOW IN FENCING MODE AS THEY APPEAR TO BE USING THEIR WALKING STICKS LIKE EPEES. WITH ALMOST BLINKERED CONCENTRATION, THEY SLOWLY CIRCLE EACH OTHER AS THEY TRY TO PSYCH EACH OTHER OUT. SUDDENLY MABEL LUNGES AND THE PENSIONERS ARE DUEL FOR ALL THEIR WORTH AND SO THE DUEL BEGINS UNTIL THE BLOODY END.


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