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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