Entry: Matthew and the girl with no name Sunday, August 08, 2004



***This dialogue is a work in progress.  Let me know what you think of it--I just might make a story out of it!***

Matthew:  Hey...got a second? 

Ms. Noname:  Who's asking?

Matthew:  Hi.  The name's Matthew.  Forgive me if I seem a bit too forward, but I saw you from across the room and I absolutely had to come and say hello.

Ms. Noname:  Is that so? 

Matthew:  Yes.  Look, I'm not one for small talk, so I'm just gonna come out with it--can I take you to dinner? 

Ms. Noname:  Wow...you are forward.  We just met, I don't know you, you don't know me--now how is a girl supposed to accept a date from someone she doesn't know? 

Matthew:  Well, last time I checked, dates were designed for that specific purpose...

Ms. Noname:  What purpose is that?

Matthew:  To get to know each other!

Ms. Noname:  Oh...you wanna get to know me now?

Matthew:  That's why I approached you.

Ms. Noname:  Oh...I thought it was because of my stunningly good looks that you approached me. 

Matthew:  Well, to be completley honest, it wasn't.  Actually, since we're on the subject and all, I decided that our first date--granted you say yes, of course--would be for dinner because I noticed your little belly down there.

Ms. Noname: (shocked)  That's no way to speak to a woman!

Matthew:  You're right, but if I started buttering you up with all that sweet talk, then I would come off as something that I don't want to come off as.

Ms. Noname:  What's that?

Matthew:  A pervert, a prick, whatever you wanna call it.  I'm not one to sweet talk--I leave that for those guys who just wanna get in the girls' pants.

Ms. Noname:  Oh, so you completely insult me?

Matthew:  I didn't mean to insult you.  Actually, it just goes to show that I'm interested in you for a lot more reasons that your physical appearance.

Ms. Noname:  Ok, you're forgetting that we know nothing of each other.  So far, I think you're an inconsiderate bastard who doesn't know how to talk to women.  Furthermore, I think you're a little crazy for asking me out on a date so quickly without even attempting to win me over with your charm or good looks...God knows you're on a different level with your physical appearance. 


Matthew:  I'm sorry.  If you wanna know the truth, I've never been one to swoon.  In fact, I think it's because I don't know how.  You're right--I don't look at all like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise.  Add on the fact that I have less charm than Steve Erckle, and you have a recipe for a loser.  No, I'm not good at all in that department.  That's why I'm so forward--quick request for a date, quick answer...obviously, you're not familiar with my strategy.

Ms. Noname:  No, I'm not.  And I'm sorry...you're not bad looking at all.  It's just that I've never been approached the way you've approached me.

Matthew:  No need to apologize.  Can we start over?

Ms. Noname:  Sure, why not?

Matthew:  Hello there, Beautiful.  How are you?

Ms. Noname:  I'm great, thank you.  And yourself? 

Matthew:  Well, I'm absolutely wonderful now.

Ms. Noname:  Now?

Matthew:  Sure.

Ms. Noname:  Why only now?

Matthew:  Well, because I'm speaking to the woman in my dreams...

Ms. Noname:  (a smile cracks on her face)  For someone who doesn't sweet talk at all, you're a pretty fast learner. 

Matthew:  Well, you've gotta do what you've gotta do.

Ms. Noname:  What does that mean?  What do you have to do?

Matthew:  Take you out to dinner, remember?

Ms. Noname:  You just don't quit, do you?

Matthew:  Oh no, my dear.  Not when I know I've met the perfect woman for me.

Ms. Noname:  You seem so sure that I'm the one you really, really want.  How is that?

Matthew:  Want the truth?

Ms. Noname:  Of course.  I expect nothing less.

Matthew:  Ready?

Ms. Noname:  Ready...

Matthew:  I'm in love with you...

   3 comments

Name
August 9, 2004   11:10 PM PDT
 
Sup John, interesting dialogue...I'm phasing completion of Othello by Shakespeare, which if you haven't already read, deserves a place on the highest shelf of the bookcase in your home. It is, after all, by Shakespeare...

The end of the dialogue seems cliffline, but then again, it is still a work in progress...If you're open to suggestion, you could turn the entire dialogue into an anecdote, where Matthew imagines the entire dialogue in his head prior to "actually" approaching her.

Matthew sees a beautiful woman, proceeds to make conversation...after telling her he loves her, he shifts back into reality, out of his daydream...

Placed in that context, the dialogue would remind me of that Silk commercial where the young, beautiful office secretary shuffles ideas in her head--marriage, kids, making him the youngest executive in the corporation--about her new, young, handsome boss...from a distance of course...after doing so, she approaches him and shakes his hand...Just a thought...

Forgive me, I think I've been watching too much TV and reading at the same time...a bad combination for a writer!

brandon..

http://xanga.com/neon_artistry
hands
August 9, 2004   09:24 AM PDT
 
that was incredibly cute john. incredibly cute. you know what a sucker i am for the dialogue of stories and whenever you put a bit of your writing up i can't help but jusgt add to it in my mind;s eye by creating the characters and enacting the scene in my head.

this was great. i can't wait to see what it evolves into.
Joan
August 8, 2004   10:10 PM PDT
 
Hmm...rather interesting... I should take notes from this dialogue... But it is a a great piece and one that I will be in my mind for the rest of the day- thanks a lot! Hehehehe

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