somebody’s great idea

INT. MIDWAY AIRPORT CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY

Airport managers, Bob and Mindy, sit at a long conference table, arguing. A bowl of jelly beans sits at one end. The flourecsent light above them flickers. They’ve been sitting there for three hours.

BOB: This is impossible. We’re never going to make people happy at our airport.

Mindy takes a bite of a BLACK JELLY BEAN. She gags and spits it into a napkin.

MINDY: Ew, I thought that was purple. Bob, this is pointless. Airports will never be a fun place.

The radio starts to play a “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” cover, by local band, Sheryl and Tom. Bob taps his foot.

MINDY: If only there was something…

BOB: Hey! What if we got a BAND to play near the baggage claim! That would make people happy! We could build a stage out of plywood and metal and screen print a backdrop and everything!

MINDY: There’s no way that could be done. Who would have enough time to play at the airport.

RADIO ANNOUNCER (VO): And that was local band Sheryl and Tom. Serving south Chicago for over 14 years. For booking information please call, 555-5535-5458, and call now! They have a lot of time on their hands and have experience playing everywhere! Even airport baggage claims! Yeeee hawwww.

BOB: Mindy- did you get that number?

MINDY: Of course- it was just a bunch of fives.

BOB:Tom and Sheryl are the answer to Midway’s problems! There’s no way airport  patrons won’t have lifted spirits after hearing Tom and Sheryl. ‘Specially round the holidays. We’ll put them…right around the baggage claim.

MINDY: But aren’t the most upset people at Midway the one’s with the delayed flights? They’re not going to benefit from Sheryl and Tom.

BOB: Maybe Tom and Sheryl can be streamed through speakers around the entire airport.

MINDY: We don’t have the budget for Sheryl and Tom speakers.

BOB: Well…if you think about it…the most murders occur at airport baggage claims because people are so upset their luggage is lost. So I really think this would be beneficial.

MINDY: Ok. Yeah. Ill book Sheryl and Tom if you make the stage.

BOB: (quietly humming) “grandma got runover by a shmeindeer. walkin’ home from our house chrrristmas eeeeeve”

MINDY: (spits out another jelly bean) Shit. Thought that was purple again.

END.