NOS CREW HISTORY
Mini-Short Story
Created 01-02-2004 by Jayman
Based on concepts by Larry & Andy Wachowski
Year 097 A.Z. - Three Years Ago
Visit to the Oracle - Jayman
KITCHEN / JAYMAN:
JAYMAN puts away his sunglasses and stands in the kitchen doorway.
The aroma of chocolate fills the air.
ORACLE:
ORACLE sits at the kitchen table: "Well, come in, come in, don't be shy."
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN approaches the table.
ORACLE:
ORACLE: "My my, look at you. Nice suit."
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN smiles, looks down at himself: "Thanks, I try to be fashionable."
ORACLE:
ORACLE laughs: "It's been years... What can I do for you?"
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN's smile fades, "I'll be as honest as I can... I don't, I don't know what to do... I feel--" He sighs.
ORACLE:
ORACLE: "What do you feel?"
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN closes his eyes: "I feel lost... lost in the dark... and I don't know which way to go."
ORACLE:
ORACLE nods: "Yes, there is no question of that."
ORACLE leans back, gazes at JAYMAN thoughtfully, then continues: "There is no question you will see
darker times, turbulent times ahead, before they get brighter..."
ORACLE takes a puff from her cigarette, and blows out a cloud of smoke: "You see this cloud of smoke?
The future floats like this cloud... the past fades into a haze... and even the present can seem like a fog... But when the
time is right, you will find your guiding light, your lighthouse in the fog... You will find her."
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN: "Her?"
ORACLE:
ORACLE smiles: "Why not? Her, him, it... The word doesn't matter."
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN smiles back, looking down.
ORACLE:
ORACLE: "But when you find your light, the fog will clear away..."
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN: "And the pain?"
ORACLE:
ORACLE gently shakes her head: "The pain never goes away... With clarity, that pain can give you
direction... and purpose... but it never goes away."
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN nods.
ORACLE:
ORACLE gets up and brings over a tray of chocolate-chip cookies. She smiles: "Here, take a cookie.
Chocolate chip is your favorite, right?"
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN nods, takes a cookie, and stares at the Oracle.
ORACLE:
ORACLE puts down the tray: "Look at it this way... That pain is a reminder that you are still alive here..."
She pats her heart.
JAYMAN:
JAYMAN nods, then quietly says: "Thank you."
ORACLE:
ORACLE smiles: "Don't mention it."
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