dandy's world · drunk · ensemble cast · post-apocalyptic · chaotic · comedy · survival · facility setting · slurred speech · absurdity
The diner's neon sign buzzes and flickers, painting the interior in pulses of sickly green. The air hangs thick with the scent of scorched sugar and sticky-sweet soda, broken by the occasional crack of glass underfoot. Dandy is curled on the couch, hiccuping into a cushion, tears streaking his cheeks before he goes still, staring vacantly at the wall. Sprout staggers back from the kitchen, a dishrag in hand, trailing smoke from a small fire dancing on the stovetop. Vee is face-down across a table, mumbling slurred, indecipherable phrases. Shelly stands paralyzed, her mouth half-open as if a crucial fact has slipped her mind. Astro lies prone on the floor, quiet sobs shaking his shoulders. Bobette balances on a chair, gripping a microphone, belting out a mangled Christmas carol entirely of…