White Trash Guy: THAT GOAT DOESN�T LOVE YOU! Tukay smirks, stretching his arms out with a sigh.
A voice from distance makes Tukay jump a little.
Stiff?
Tukay turns to see Anthony Buckingham walking through the swinging two way framed glass doors. He takes off his red leather jacket and drapes it over a black leather arm chair. Taking his blue mirrored sunglasses off and hanging them by one arm on the neck of his white t-shirt.
Tukay shifts back to face the television, muting it, and bringing his feet around to the floor.
TUKAY
Yeah a Little.
Anth nods.
TUKAY
Spent the best part of two years strapped to a bed, doesn�t exactly breed flexibility.
Anth laughs grabbing a bottle of beer out of a cooler box, next to the arm of the sofa. Then walks to the chair where he dropped his coat, picking it up and dropping it on the floor next to the large black chair, then drops himself into it and takes a drink from his beer.
ANTHONY
You nervous?
Tukay looks up with a rye grin on his face.
TUKAY
You ever seen me nervous man?
Tukay shakes his head his expression changing to one of melancholy and lowering his head.
TUKAY
I�m not nervous.
He looks back up at Anthony.
TUKAY
I don�t understand.
Anthony shifts himself upright, sitting up from the slouching position he�d been in.
ANTHONY
What don�t you understand?
TUKAY
(Exasperated)
What�s going on? Why am here in your house? We were hardly best friends last time we spoke Anth, I know I helped you out when Tyler tried to take over, but�
(he pauses shaking his head again)
I know you, what�s in this for you?
Anthony leans forward looking almost impressed with Tukay�s honesty. He doesn�t speak right away , looking toward Tukay.
ANTHONY
�. Have you ever been to the Zoo Tukay?
Tukay�s exasperation fades into confusion.
TUKAY
What the�
(cutting him off)
Have you?
TUKAY
� Smasher dragged me along once when you had us baby sitting Dark Fire.
Anthony smirks at that memory.
ANTHONY
I went to the zoo with my niece.
ANTHONY
I stopped to watch the Lions, five hundred pounds of muscle and bone locked in a cage.
TUKAY
Do you have a point?
ANTHONY
Alright Mr. Get-to-the-point-i-pants�.
(smirks)
I looked on at these hunters nowhere to go. I could tell with one look which they�d just captured. You want to know how?
Tukay carries on listening expecting an answer rather than asking for it.
ANTHONY
The newly captured have a look in there eyes� A fire. The will to keep on fighting. The memory of the hunt. That fades with time.
Anthony smiles.
ANTHONY
I saw the same fire in your eyes, strapped to that bed, will to fight still strong, memories of hunt,
(laughs)
the catch� I saw that strong in you Tukay.
Tukay furrows his brow and turns away, swinging his feet back up onto the couch, hitting the remote and turning the sound back on just in time for Jerry�s final thought. He changes the station flicking to the RAWF live 365 Broadcast Channel. Ryne Blood stands ranting aimlessly about someone named Nick, muttering something about cleaning the RAWF toilets. Tukay looks over to Anth.
TUKAY
They let the Janitors do promo�s now?
Anthony laughs hard taking another drink from his beer.
ANTHONY
(still laughing)
That�s Ryne Blood, you�re fighting him on Monday, you should pay attention.
Tukay grins watching the Promo carefully. His grin fades as Ryne Blood refers to him as Turkey Chicken-ass. His grin turns into a chuckle.
TUKAY
(laughing quietly Mocking Ryne Blood Evil villain style.)
Yes Turkey I have found your only weakness! I shall defeat you come Monday by ridiculing your name!
(normal voice, still laughing)
I love this guy. That�s quite the ego boost don�t you think? My biggest weakness is his inability to read or create an original take on my name? Turkey Chicken-ass?
(almost irritated)
Why do people keep calling me poultry?!?
By this point Anth is mid-laughing fit, Tukay shakes his head listening to the rest of Ryne Bloods promo. Tukay listens for a few moments before shutting off the Television. He turns to Anthony with an inquisitive glance.
ANTHONY
(still laughing)
What?
TUKAY
That was bracing�
ANTHONY
Yeah, I did my home work, turns out he has a hard on for long boring rants.
Tukay smiles. Looking at him now it�s hard to see his instability, why the hospital would even consider keeping him there. Maybe Anthony can keep him focused�. Maybe he�s just not as crazy as everyone likes to think. Shit maybe he�s just drunk. Time will tell�
TUKAY
And live stock apparently.
Tukay smirks, followed by a sigh, looking around the black and red room. He pulls the band tying his hair back out shakes his hair down, russling it with his hands as we fade to black
