Joe Versus the Volcano Page #3

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WATURI:

So what else is new? You never

feel good.

JOE:

Yeah. Well. That's the

problem. Anyway, I got the

doctor's appointment today.

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WATURI:

Another doctor's appointment?

JOE:

Yeah.

WATURI:

Listen, Joe. What's this Dede

tells me about the catalogs?

JOE:

I've only got twelve.

WATURI:

How'd you let us get down to

twelve?

JOE:

I told you.

WATURI:

When?

JOE:

Three weeks ago. Then two

weeks ago.

WATURI:

Did you tell me last week?

JOE:

No.

WATURI:

Why not?

JOE:

I don't know. I thought you

knew.

WATURI:

Not good enough, Joe! Not

nearly good enough! I put you

in charge of the entire

advertising library...

JOE:

You mean, this room.

WATURI:

I gave you carte blanche how

to deal with the materials in

here...

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JOE:

You put the orders into the

printer, Mr. Waturi, not me.

That's how you wanted it.

WATURI:

You're not competent to put

the orders into the printer!

That's a very technical...

JOE:

I thought you were going to

explain it to me.

WATURI:

I was going to do better than

that. I was going to make you

assistant manager. I want to

make you assistant manager.

But you, you're not flexible!

You're inflexible.

JOE:

I don't feel inflexible.

WATURI:

You're inflexible. Totally.

And this doctor appointment!

You're always going to the

doctor!

JOE:

I don't feel good.

WATURI:

So what! Do you think I feel

good? Nobody feels good.

After childhood, it's a fact

of life. I feel rotten. So

what? I don't let it bother

me. I don't let it interfere

with my job.

JOE:

What do you want from me, Mr.

Waturi?

WATURI:

You're like a child. What's

this lamp for? Isn't there

enough light in here?

JOE:

These fluorescent lights

affect me. They make me feel

blotchy, puffy. I thought

this light would...

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WATURI:

Get rid of the light. This

isn't your bedroom, this is an

office. Maybe if you start

treating this like a job

instead of some kind of

welfare hospital, you'll shape

up. And I want those catalogs.

JOE:

Then please order them.

WATURI:

Watch yourself, Joe. Think

about what I've said. You've

gotta get yourself into a

flexible frame or you're no

place.

He starts to leave, but stops and looks back.

WATURI:

Take that light off your desk.

JOE:

I will.

WATURI:

Take it off now.

Joe unplugs the light and takes it off his desk.

WATURI:

Good.

Waturi leaves. Joe sits at his desk, shrinking in the

fluorescent light. He sips his coffee. The PHONE RINGS

and he answers.

JOE:

Advertising library. Fifty?

I'm sorry, we don't have that

many in stock. I don't know

why. The catalog is a

thing... I don't know. It's

here and it's gone. I can't

explain. It's a mystery.

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