Bulemia (Eating Disorder) skit for the LHS: Episode 4 - Food
P. Barella 
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Location=RIT classroom
Cast
	Counselor	
	Ned		
	Mary		
	Joel
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	[Counselor enters room, takes off coat and puts it on chair,
	sits down at circle of people.]
Counselor	Hello everyone.  I'm glad to see everyone back for this
		weeks eating disorder meeting.
	[close-up]
		I'm Gene Symbolic Link, 
		the facilitator of this meeting.  I see we've got a few new
		people here today.  Could you introduce yourselves.
Ned StickyBit	My name is Ned StickyBit.
Mary Syscall	I'm Mary Syscall.
	[center counselor, include people on both sides.  One person
	is taking popcorn and sticking it in his/her ear as counselor
	speaks]
Counselor	Okay, great.  Now, to get more of an open environment flowing
		here, and to make us understand eachother better, why we tell
		each other about our specific disorders.  Mary, would you
		start?
	[close-up]
Mary		Oh.. Okay.  My disorder is that I have a fear of biting
		my food.
Counselor	Could you be a little more specific?  Are you afraid to bite
		all food or just specific ones?
Mary		Specific ones.  Bananas, pickles, hot dogs.  Things like that.
Counselor	Is this a new problem, or has it just come about suddenly,
		or has it developed slowly over time?
	[center mary, include people on both sides.  One person has a donut on
	a plate, and is eating crumb by crumb with tweasers, inspecting each
	piece carefully.  The other person is folding up a piece of bread
	neatly]
Mary		It came about suddenly a few months ago.  It happened after my
		boy--- Boyfriend and I were in a car accident.  We were pulled
		off on the side of Lovers Lane, up near the lake one night.
		The lights were off.  Someone crashed into the back of the
		car while we were-- Uh-- busy.
Counselor	[apparently shaken]
		Oh.. Is your boyfriend okay?
	[the person with the bread makes a last fold, creasing it with his/her
	fingernail.  Person then takes out a ruler and measures bread.]
Mary		Well.  Um... He's seen a few experts and they've said that
		reconstructive surgery would be difficult.  So he's decided
		to go with reassignment.  We've decided to stay together
		after the operation though.
Counselor	I wish you luck trying to stay together.  I'm glad you could
		talk about it, talking is the beginning to solving the problem.
		Let's come back to Mary's problem later.  Ned, I see you've
	[cut to ned, trying to shove a banana in his ear]
		got a little different problem from Mary,
		how long have you been trying to consume food with your
		ear?
		[ned stops and looks around]
		[show cut of group staring at ned]
Ned		What?
Counselor	How long have you been trying to eat bananas with your ear?
Ned		Speak up?  [cocks ear toward counselor, there is banana
		goop in it] 
Counselor	[yelling, speaking intentionally]  How long have you been
		trying to eat the banana with your ear?
Ned		[looks confused, turns to neighbor]  What's he want?
Counselor	[upset] Forget it.  Just -- don't worry about it.  Is there
		anyone here who's got a simple bulemia disorder, where you
		throw up after eating?
	[show shot of group looking at eachother.  No one raises hand.
	There is a consensus of "no's."]
Counselor	[takes a breath] Okay, you.  Joel.  Tell us about your
		disorder.
Joel		Well, when I eat, I hear music.
Counselor	Have you checked to see if the stereo is on.
Joel		Yes, I checked that at first.  At first I didn't know where
		the sound came from, but now I know that when I'm chewing my
		mouth makes music.
Counselor	And you weren't wearing a walkman.
Joel		No.
Counselor	No you weren't wearing a walkman or no you didn't check if
		you were wearing a walkman?
Joel		No, the music was not coming from my walkman.  It came from
		my mouth.
Counselor	Nearby greeting cards?
Joel		[getting irRITated] The music came from my mouth.
		Give me something to eat and I'll show you.
Counselor	Okay.  In my bag today I brought a tape recorder.  To show
		you that your mouth doesn't play music when you chew, we'll
		tape record it and play it back.
		[Pulls out tape recorder and p&J sandwich]
		Here's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Okay?
Joel		Fair enough.  [takes sandwich]
		[Joel goes to take a bite, then stops.  Counselor is
		holding microphone up to joel's mouth]
		[Joel begins to eat]
		[begin open credit music]
		[show cut of people staring incredulously at Joel]
		[close up of joel's mouth, and Joel taking a bite]
		[transition video to open credits]
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