Sorry this is taking so long to finish, its just that it's kinda boring to sit down at the computer and just write out everything that's gonna happen.
Back in 2009...
We are in a family home and Jacqui (the mum) is hurrying her daughter, Taylor, off to school. As soon as Taylor is on the bus Jacqui heads to work. But when she arrives she finds that the banker (me) is closing it. I then explain to her that the business she works for is having 'financial difficulties'.
Jacqui - 'What do you mean, 'financial difficulties'?
Me - 'Well...um...'
'Do you mean it's gone bankrupt? Do you mean I don't have a job?!'
'Well, I wouldn't phrase it quiet like that...'
'Do you realise I have a daughter to care for? Do you realise I'm a single mother and that it's hard enough for me already without this?!'
'Look, its not my fault your boss couldn't pay his repayments!'
Jacqui holds up her hand, 'Don't, just don't.'
Jacqui heads back home and slouches into one of her chairs. She has just sat down when her sister, Maddie, arrives.
Jacqui - 'What are you doing here?'
Maddie - 'I don't have anywhere else to go!'
'Well I have enough problems already without having you here eating my food and using my electricity! Anyway, didn't you have an apartment?'
'I couldn't afford my last payment.'
'And so you just expect me to take you in, little sis? Why is it always me who has to be the responsible one?'
'Jacqui, please! Just until I can find some where else.'
Jacqui takes a deep breath and we begin our first song. Me and Hayley are playing it as a flute duet and Jacqui and Maddie are singing. Here are the words, the tune is Mamma Mia. See if you can workout how it goes.
Jacqui -
'I have just lost my job, I don't know what to do.
I am going bankrupt, and so are you!'
Both Maddie and Jacqui -
'Times were once good, and I had everything;
That I wanted, and now its all gone away.
There's so much that I can't pay.
'One more bill and I am going bankrupt.
One more tax and I am gonna erupt.'
'Mamma Mia; where's all my money gone?
Why, Why; did this have to happen?
Mamma Mia; all my money's gone.
My, my; just how much I miss it.'
Maddie only -
'I have just been evicted, out of the flat I rented.'
Both again -
'Mamma Mia; who can save me now?'
My, my; I'm gonna have to work it out.'
Like our words; I do! There's still more - but thats all for now.
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What about the Internet? If you don't explain why that isn't around anymore, your story won't hold up.
ReplyDeleteEven with no books - the Interent holds so much knowledge that people could still access any info about Kevin 07 they wanted. A whole heap of classic books have been put on the net thanks to projects like Google Books - so losing the physical books wouldn't be that bad (it'd be awefull - but easily overcomeable).
I know you seem to be a fan of Kevin 07 in this story - but he has also got the obvious reason why you could discount the net. Just say that Rudd's Internet Filter went through (currently its still in testing and debate) and they've blacklisted the entire internet except for the govermenet's homepage. That's what the filter's probably for anyway.
An alternative situation:
Problem: Aliens abduct all the books in the world because they want to start and intergalactic library on the planet Ulverstone2.
Solution: People turn on their computers, connect to the net and start to read the books and stuff there. If they want, they can print new copies of the books. Sure we've lost some forever, but the important ones would have been digitized.
Better Solution: We get in a spaceship and go and kill the aliens and steal ALL the books including the alien ones. Might be a little too B-grade Sci Fi though.
By the way - I have quite enjoyed reading your story - but unless you explain away the interent, it doesnt hold water.
Thx Rob!
ReplyDeleteI had thought of the internet; but we couldn't find any way to take it out of the picture, so we just decided to pretend it doesn't exist. That filter idea should work well, thanks!
Any progress?
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