THE RULE YOU DIDN’T HEAR Tales from the Loop — Country Road Kids Inspired by Stranger Things
Chibi:
“They’re playing something else.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“It looks the same.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“But it isn’t.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“You see it too?”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“They keep switching.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“Without saying it.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“That’s not how games work.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“Someone has to say the rules.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“They didn’t.”
Mara:
“No.”
Pause.
Chibi:
“Let’s try.”
Mara:
“…okay.”
Chibi:
“What are we playing?”
Mara:
“They won’t tell us.”
Chibi:
“Then how do we know?”
Mara:
“You don’t.”
Chibi:
“That’s not fair.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“They’re not asking.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“They just… know.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“That’s worse.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Pause.
Chibi:
“New rule.”
Mara:
“What rule?”
Chibi:
“If you don’t know the game…”
Mara:
“Yes?”
Chibi:
“You wait.”
Mara:
“They’re not waiting.”
Chibi:
“No.”
Chibi:
“They’re already playing.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“And we’re not.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Silence.
Chibi:
“That means we’re losing.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“But we didn’t start.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“That’s not fair.”
Mara:
“No.”
Pause.
Chibi:
“Watch that one.”
Mara:
“I am.”
Chibi:
“He stopped.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“Why?”
Mara:
“He did something wrong.”
Chibi:
“What?”
Mara:
“He didn’t follow the rule.”
Chibi:
“What rule?”
Mara:
“The one that changed.”
Silence.
Chibi:
“I didn’t see it change.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“But they did.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“And now he’s out.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“Did anyone tell him?”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“That’s mean.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Pause.
Chibi:
“Can he get back in?”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“Why not?”
Mara:
“He already lost.”
Chibi:
“When?”
Mara:
“When the rule changed.”
Silence.
Chibi:
“But he didn’t know.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“That’s not losing.”
Mara:
“It is here.”
Chibi:
“Do we know the rule?”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“Then we’re already losing.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Long pause.
Chibi:
“What happens if we play anyway?”
Mara:
“You’ll follow it.”
Chibi:
“Even if I don’t know it?”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“How?”
Mara:
“They’ll show you.”
Chibi:
“And if I don’t?”
Mara:
“They’ll fix it.”
Silence.
Chibi:
“I don’t like that.”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“Can we leave?”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“Will it stop?”
Mara:
“No.”
Chibi:
“Why not?”
Mara:
“Because they’re still playing.”
Chibi looks back.
Chibi:
“They’re smiling.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Chibi:
“They look like they’re having fun.”
Mara:
“Yes.”
Long silence.
Chibi:
“Are they winning?”
Mara looks ahead.
Mara:
“They don’t know they lost.”
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