cabin pressure - rotterdam

1、CabinPressureRotterdamDOUGLAS:OKMartinyourturn.MARTIN:Allright.IcamethroughCustomsallIhadtodeclarewassome...(hepausesmomentarily)...jellyfromNewDelhiatunicfromMunichsomemaracasfromCaracassome...cattlefromSeattle.DOUGLAS:

2、Somecattle!MARTIN:YeswhynotDOUGLAS:Nofine.Bigplane.OK:IcamethroughCustomsallIhad...(Thesatcommbeginstoring.)DOUGLAS:Ohthat’sodd.We’rehereCarolynArthurareinthecabin.WhoelseknowsthatnumberMARTIN:Noone.DOUGLAS(switchingonth

3、esatcomm):HelloMJNAir.IsthatGodHERC(oversatcomm):OhIwouldn’tgothatfar.DOUGLAS(unhappily):OhhelloHercules.HERC:HelloDouglas.CallmeHerc.DOUGLAS:DidyouwantanythinginparticularHHHHercHERC:Ididactuallyyes.IsumisCarolynaroundD

4、OUGLAS:She’saroundinthesensethatshe’sinthecabindoingherjobjustasweareintheflightdeckratherbusydoingours.HERC(insincerely):OhI’msry.DidIinterruptatacrucialstageinawdgameMARTIN(stuttering):IIII’llgetherfyou.HERC:Nononoit’s

5、allrightno.Ifyoucouldjustpassonamessage.TurnsoutFridayisbetterthanSaturdayftheoperasoI’llpickherupatone.DOUGLAS:Yesofcoursesir.AnythingelsewecandofyouWishyourAuntyEdnaahappybirthdayTellyourbookietoputafivereachwayonGentl

6、emanJoeBecauseweareofcourseessentiallyanairbnesecretarialservice.MARTIN(talkingoverhim):WilldoHerc.It’sit’snotroubleatall.HERC:ThankyouMartin.(Thesatcommdisconnects.)DOUGLAS:There’snopointtoadyingtohim.He’snotgoingtogety

7、ouajobatCalAir.MARTIN:I’mnottoadying.Ilikehim.Whydon’tyouDOUGLAS:I’veknownhimlongerthanyouthat’swhy.MARTIN:DOUGLAS:he’sasmoothtalkingoldsmarmpotwhothinkshe’sthebestthingtohappentotheskysincerainbows.MARTIN:Nowonderyoudon

8、’tlikehimthen.DOUGLAS:Yes.MARTIN:He’snickingyouract.DOUGLAS:OKCarolynlet’stryitwithoutthecamerafirst.Areyoureadysaiditwouldmakeuslookmelikearealairline.Ipretendednottoknowwhathemeant.SoArthur’sdoinghissafetydemonstration

9、...ARTHUR:...butonfilmlikeinafilm!CAROLYN:...I’mdoingawelcomemessage.MARTIN:Arthur’sdoingthesafetydemo!ARTHUR(excitedly):Yeah!CAROLYN:Yesheis!Whyshouldn’theDOUGLAS:Arthurdoeshavearatherfreefmapproachtohisart.ARTHUR:Ooh!W

10、ecoulddoitlikeadisastermovie!DOUGLAS:...finstance.MARTIN:SurelyyoushoulddothatoneCarolyn.CAROLYN:NoIshouldnot.DOUGLAS:Thatwastheiginalplan.InfactwedidatrialrunthismningbutwatchingitbackCarolynwaswriedshelookedratherridic

11、ulous.MARTIN(politelytoCarolynthoughclearlyunconvinced):OhI’msureyoudidn’t.DOUGLAS:Ohshedid–utterlyridiculous.Ididn’tsayshewasn’trighttobewried.CAROLYN:ThankyouDouglas...DOUGLAS:Therewasaparticularlyarrestingmomentwhensh

12、ewasinafullyinflatedyellowlifejacketdemonstratinghowtouseawhistle...(Martingiggles.)CAROLYN(mefirmly):ThankyouDouglas.DOUGLAS:Shelookedlikeamusicalgrapefruit.(Martingigglesagain.)CAROLYN(angrily):Thatwilldo!MARTIN:Caroly

13、nIreallyfeelIoughttodothewelcomemessage.ImeanafterallIamthecaptain.Peoplewanttohearfromthecaptain.Theyfinditreassuring.CAROLYN:MartinwhenhasanyoneeverfoundyoureassuringMARTIN:That’snotfair!CAROLYN:LookI’msrybutthisneedst

14、obecalmrelaxedauthitative–noneofwhichI’mafraidarequalitiesfwhichyouarefamous.DOUGLAS:Mindyouthey’reterriblyhardqualitiestofind.MARTIN(anythingbutcalmly):Iamcalm!I’mveryverycalm–authitativeertheotherone.Whatwastheotherone

15、Icandothataswellwhateveritwas.DOUGLAS:RelaxedMARTIN(frantically):Yes!I’mveryrelaxed!CAROLYN:Allright.Giveityourbestshot.MARTIN:ErwhatnowCAROLYN:Practicerun.FadeuponCaptainMartinCrieffatthecontrols...(Martinwhimpers.)CARO