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At Rise: JIRI is standing alone in the middle of the stage, with the curtains closed. School scene should be set up in the background. When she sits down the curtains open. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWop7ZoBBr
JIRI
Jiri’s monologue part 1. Hiya, my is Jiri and I’m eleven years old. Sometimes I’m extremely happy, but other times I’m super sad, and I don’t really know why… It’s just how I am. I go to elementary school, even though I really don’t want to. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9bncWZqe3
I have a big brother, Ajwaku. He is the one that takes care of me. He’s always been super weird. He was born with purple eyes.
(She points to her eyes.)
And the like flippy part of his hair is like white, but the rest of it is like black.
(She tries to explain using hand motions.)
He could have dyed it over I guess, but he told me that if he dyed his hair he wouldn’t feel like himself anymore. I like that theory, so I accept it. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUm8Ev5ev3
Oh! I forgot to say how or parents are like NEVER HOME! They’re always on business trips, well I guess they’re not “business trips” because they travel around the world and stuff. When they come home they are super nice to me, but I don’t think they like AJ, my brother, very much. I don’t know why people don’t like him, so DON’T BE MEAN TO MY BROTHER!758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUyMyQZgxL
He’s had like one friends his whole life and that’s it. Until, his sophomore year in high school. Then he got this friend named Raine Kuro, and she’s the only person who might be weirder than he is. I DON’T LIKE HER! But, hey, that’s where my big brother’s story really starts, on the day they really met for the first time.
(She sits down on the edge of the stage.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65GQsb7u9p
RAINE
(RAINE enters on the staircase of her school. She is going up them. Near the middle she slips back.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZ0QtoWcWS
AJWAKU
(He enters from the side of the hallway. He notices RAINE falling down the stairs.)
Oh crap!
(He runs and manages to stop her fall, but he falls too. He stands up before she does, and holds his hand out for her.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuvEt3nGmO
RAINE
(She doesn’t take his hand. She stands up on her own.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF8K2rOOim
AJWAKU
(He scratches his head.)
Not so good at flying are you?758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFe1TbcVEM
RAINE
(She laughs awkwardly.)
No, definitely not my strong suit. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W08vbbjU7
JIRI
(She throws her hands up.)
Oh! I forgot to mention that Raine is blind! Oops… So when she fell she probably wasn’t just being stupid. What I don’t get is that she never carries a walking stick or anything, like isn’t that what you're supposed you’re blind?
(She looks backwards.)
Oh, um… okay, back to the story… 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4lNSWCJks
AJWAKU
That’s okay, I’m Ajwaku. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeezQlzqxW
RAINE
Thanks for helping me… Kinda… Stairs are always a pain. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MEoCwsKyt
AJWAKU
I… Uh… Your name is… 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58oku7TQ3t
RAINE
(She giggles.)
It’s Raine.
AJWAKU
Oh-758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyYhEIXOKk
KABESE
(She cuts him off as she enters running and stomping.)
DON’T TOUCH HER!!!
(She punches him.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07y05FS7zf
AJWAKU
(He holds his cheek.)
Ouchie. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspTvrdUJ4w
KABESE
Tssk. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNinOhscUKQ
JIRI
(She points.)
That’s Kabese. If anyone in the whole wide world were to know Raine Kuro, it would probably be Kabese.
(She jumps up.)
She’s rude and tough! And was way too dense to notice any sort of social barrier between the blind teenager and herself. Under her angry exterior, she actually did care a lot about Raine. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFTALNmG8d
KABESE
God, what do you think you’re doing, bonehead?!758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNWLAkUSoH
AJWAKU
I-I-I-758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hvp83L3XM
SUNAKU
(He enters with his hands in his pockets.)
Wow AJ, why do all the hot girls hit on you- literally?
(He laughs at his own joke.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hDxpabyvh
KABESE
I’d be happy to accommodate you too. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9opGwTiTVM
SUNAKU
(He winks.)
Anytime. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoy9Y450Lr
KABESE
Gross! Let’s get out of here Raine!
(She takes RAINE’S arm and helps her up the first few stairs.) 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOiZbXj6Gl
AJWAKU
(He stares down at his feet and mumbles.)
I could have helped her, you know? 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIQ8wPAJ76
KABESE
(She turns.)
Well, too bad you’ll never get the chance, lover boy!758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqInloOreh
SUNAKU
(He rushes up the stairs to RAINE’S side.)
So, what class are you girls in anyways? First day of school and all, right? I’m in 2C.758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AkdesJgul
KABESE
WHAT?! That’s what I’m in! Geez, you’re gonna be there. Now I really never wanna go to class!
(She lets go of RAINE, whom she had been dragging.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpG3loCnfJ
RAINE
(She screams.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXoxLkKz1n
AJWAKU
(He stops her before she falls.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLVhEvcSzr
RAINE
Ugh… thanks again Ajwaku. I’m actually the worst. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCtYnlzTzC
AJWAKU
(He blushes.)
T-T-That’s okay.
RAINE
So, are you in that class too?758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYmrioXuGN
AJWAKU
Nah, I’m in 2A. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQhLSqdt2w
RAINE
Darn. I’ll be alone then. 2B. We could meet up for lunch, if you want to, Ajwaku. 758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbd0Qhy1XEJ
KABESE
OH NO! I do not like these guys! I forbid it! Now come on! We’re going to class. Leave us alone, or you’ll wake up underwater and in half like the Titanic.
(She takes RAINE again, and they go up the stairs.)758Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav9MzgjQO4
RAINE
(She waves in no particular direction.)
Byee!
(Everyone exits.)
