Laurence O’Keefe & Kevin Murphy
Piñata Of Doom
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
Okay, Westerbergers! Time to celebrate our victory over the Razorbacks by whacking apart their mascot!
(H. MACNAMARA holds up a blindfold and a hockey stick)
[H. MCNAMARA, spoken]
We need a volunteer to take the first swing at the pinata --
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
Martha Dunnstock! I think you should do the honors.
[MARTHA, spoken]
I don’t really know this game.
[H. MCNAMARA, spoken]
Let’s show this girl some Westerberg spirit! Whoo!
(THE HEATHERS prompt applause, while everyone joins in and chants. H. MCNAMARA blindfolds MARTHA.)
[H. MCNAMARA, spoken]
Bring out the piñata!
(H. DUKE carries out the PIG PIÑATA. It has been crudely outfitted to resemble MARTHA)
[VERONICA, spoken]
What are you doing? Give me that.
(They tussle for the piñata)
[H. DUKE, spoken]
Heather, help!
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
What is your damage, Veronica?!
(H. CHANDLER joins the struggle)
[KURT, spoken]
Catfight!
[RAM (and others), spoken]:
Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
(VERONICA has the piñata. Stand-off!)
[VERONICA, spoken]
What's your damage, Heather? You want this? Swim for it.
(VERONICA hurls the pinata into the swimming pool.)
(MARTHA removes her blindfold)
[MARTHA, spoken]
What’s going on?
(The party has come to a dead stop)
[VERONICA, spoken]
Go home. I’ll explain later.
(MARTHA hesitates)
[VERONICA, spoken]
Go.
(MARTHA exits. VERONICA turns to H. CHANDLER)
[VERONICA, spoken]
Well, we gave it a shot. I’m resigning my commission from the Lip Gloss Gestapo. Going back to civilian life.
(VERONICA starts to walk away. H. CHANDLER stops her, spins her, shoves her against the wall)
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
No!
[VERONICA, spoken]
Don’t spin me, I’m not feeling well.
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
You don’t get to be a nobody. Come Monday, you’re an ex-somebody. Not even the losers will touch you now. Transfer to Washington. Transfer to Jefferson. No one at Westerburg's going to let you play their reindeer games--
(Suddenly, VERONICA vomits all over H. CHANDLER. She screams)
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
Aaaagh! I raised you up from nothing. And what’s my thanks? I got paid in puke!
(VERONICA wipes her mouth, now sober)
[VERONICA, spoken]
Lick it up, baby. Lick it up.
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
I know who I’m eating lunch with on Monday. Do you?
(VERONICA looks to DUKE and MCNAMARA for support; they turn away)
(She looks to another group of students, who also turn)
(She tries once more and is again shunned)
(VERONICA runs off)
[H. CHANDLER, spoken]
Alright party people, where's the goddamn keg?!