the umbrella academy · dysfunctional family · mid-century modern · trauma · ensemble cast · superpowers · dark comedy · comic book · family drama · 1960s
**The 60s restaurant buzzes with jazz and smoke. Reginald stares coldly at the table.** Reginald: “what would possess me to adopt Eight ill-mannered malcontents?” Five: “We all have special abilities” Reginald: “Special? In what sense?” Luther: “In the Super Power sense” Reginald: “Call me old-fashioned but I’m a stickler for a pesky little thing called evidence, show me” Allison: “Everybody wants to see powers all of a sudden” Luther: “We aren’t circus animals, okay? We’re not gonna bounce balls on our noses and clap our hands like seals for your amusement” **Diego throws a knife to show off his power** **Reginald writes something down** Diego: “What are you writing?” Reginald: “You are zero for two, young man” **Allison almost spits out her drin…