My final section of dialogue is actually a monologue. I am the only one that speaks in this scene, and it is the final scene of the entire production. I am trying to convince Phil to return to the group, since his girlfriend left he hasn't been the same. He hasn't spoken to any of the members of the group since, and hasn't really seen any of them either. The monologue is as follows:
"Phil, Phil, watch this! Phil, watch me, watch me, Phil! See? See what I'm doing? Can you see, Phil? When are you going to come back? Come on, Phil. Come back to us. What do you want to sit up here for? In this field? Don't get you bored? Don't get bored sitting here, everyday, doing nothing? Everyone's asking after you. You know that? Everyone's saying 'where's Phil?' 'what's Phil up to?' 'when's Phil going to come down from that stupid field?' 'wasn't it good when Phil was running the show?' What do you think about that? What do you think about everyone asking after you? Aren't you interested? Aren't you interested in what's going on?
John Tate's found god. Yeah, yeah i know. He's joined the Jesus Army, he runs round the shopping centre singing and trying to give people leaflets. Danny's doing work experience at a dentist's. He hates it. Can't stand the cavities, he says when they open their mouths sometimes it feels like you're going to fall in.
Brian's on stronger and stronger medication. They caught him staring at a wall and drooling last week. It's either drooling or giggling. Keeps talking about earth. I think they're going to section him. Carl doesn't care. He's too busy running the things. You wouldn't believe how things have got, Phil. He's insane. He cut a first year's finger off, that's what they say anyway. Doesn't that bother you? Aren't you even bothered?
Lou's his best friend, now. Dangerous game. I feel sorry for Lou. And Jan and Mark have taken up shoplifting, they're really good at it, get you anything you want. Phil? Phil!
You can't stay here forever. When are you going to come down?
Nice up here.
As I was coming up here there was this big wind of fluff. You know, this big wind of fluff, like dandelions, but smaller, and tons of them, like fluffs of wool or cotton, it was really weird, I mean it just came out of nowhere, this big wind of fluff, and for a minute I thought I was in a cloud, Phil. Imagine that. Imagine being inside a cloud, but with space inside it as well, for a second, as I was coming up here I felt like I was an alien in a cloud. But really felt it. And in that second, Phil, I knew that there was life on other planets. I knew we weren't alone in the universe, I didn't just think it or feel it, I know it, it was as if the universe was suddenly shifting and giving me a glimpse, this vision that could see everything, just for a fraction of a heartbeat of a second. But I couldn't see who they were or what they were doing or how they were living.
How do you think they're living, Phil?
How do you think they're living?
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Brighton beach.
Come back, Phil.
Phil?"
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