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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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