Bonjour, mademoiselle.
(Good day, Miss.) Voulez vous coucher avec moi
(Would you like to sleep with me) ce soir?
(tonight?) Grantaire. Mmph! You are so... has anyone ever told you you are so quiet? Yes? What are you doing? Why do you care? I don't know... Let me think about it.. because I set you a task, maybe? Last week? That you were supposed to complete? ...and you haven't? So... Task... jog my memory here, come on... To make a flag for our cause? Our cause... Mmhmm. > Our cause like our..
I use that term loosely
> cause? (gestures between him and Enjolras) in relation to... (catching Enjolras' gaze and dying a little inside) Huh. Yeah, yeah sure. I've done it, I'm I've got options so back off, give me some space and I will show you... what I've got The floor is yours, Grantaire. It SURE is. First one. I think you're gonna like it, it's Vintage uhhh... really speaks to your cause... ...OUR cause.. JOIN or die. Also, we're a snake? Incredibly last century. Do you Do you even know what our cause is? Course I do... It's something to do with... Red, white... and blue which is why I've got this one This is the French flag but it's been redesigned actually, I think it's an original and a one-off (Grantaire)I paid a lot of money for it and by that I mean, actually I stole it, but that doesn't matter because everyone's doing that these days Ta-dah! This is the British Embassy flag. Is it? Yes. I mean you got the red, white and blue, but.. ...Oooh. Huh... hmm. Somehow I don't think that's the one. I'm just kidding
> Hmm.
You know I'm just kidding. No I don't. The French flag itself is right- -here. It WAS right here, last night What did I do last night? Do you know what the French flag looks like? Yeah! It's a bit like this but a lot bigger with more colours. Umm... It's just a new design for it, it's - it's streamline It's slim. It looks good as a scarf You like scarves, right? (Enjolras shaking his head, which might mean he doesn't like scarves but probably just means he doesn't like Grantaire) Moving on, that is (pulls out underwear) Ahh! Not that. Ah-ha! An idea has just struck me. That must have hurt. This one It's your colour, it's It's your colour. This is going to be the flag that brings people to THIS table For WHATEVER it is you wanna do in June so I don't have to be the only one doing it with you RED! The colour of this piece of fabric. Let me just review the options that you've given me here. Right, so you've brought me a flag from the American Revolution. We were KIND of involved? The British Embassy flag I'm going to be returning that, don't worry about that. A scrap of blue fabric that you swear was once upon a time a French flag. It did, it did, I swear last night... and? Nice scarf. No? Okay. A pair of your underwear... ...used. and a big bit of RED! Yes, a big bit of red. Yep. (clears throat) Vive la France. (heavy sigh) I suppose the red will do. If he thinks that's bad, he should see what I have in mind for the name. Bonjour and greetings and welcome to the Society of the Friends of the ABC. (cricket noises) Nobody turned up, again. I'm here! Yes well, I really rather wish that you weren't but the garbage will do. Grantaire, why does nobody else care? About this country, and the absolute desolate situation that we've found ourselves in? (Enjolras slams the table) France has been pulled into a quagmire! It's in the worst situation it's been in socially and economically for at least fifty years and nobody else seems to want to do anything about it (despondent sighing) Will nobody else but me try and step up against the bourgeois morality? Enjolras. Yes, Grantaire? You're the exact kind of rich prick that you were just talking about. And! You never ask what the lower class the working class people want I'm a working class person Yes? I suppose. You've never asked me what I want. Alright. I'll bite. What DO you want? Ooh. Actually, no one's ever asked me that before you know? Umm... I... want... Okay, I'm going to speak for you. So.. Zip. >But-
No. >I-
Zip it. You're an asshole. You don't know what you want, you just want to drink alcohol and have a good time. Yeah! Rubbish. Alright, well you know what? Your problem is. Your main problem is Your MAIN problem What? (sexual tension increases) Your problem.. is that you've just got such a big, uhhh.. ...vocabulary. Yeah. People don't understand what you're saying. Which is why I took it upon myself to make you a flyer You did what? Why... why have you done this? Yes, I've made you a flyer to bring people to the cause (so proud of himself) Grantaire. Despite all of my reservations about... this. You just gestured to all of me. Yes, exactly. I'm willing to give you a chance here Huh... alright, uhhh... (slaps Grantaire's hand away) What are you doing? The flyer. You did not make that clear. I want to review the flyer. Yes, of course you do. And you can! It's just, the thing about that, is that I... lost it. In the streets, on the way over here. I'm sorry, can we just.. You... lost it? That's what I said, I lost it Somewhere on your way over here. I'm sure that won't come back and bite us on the- (Yelling) What if that falls into the wrong hands, Grantaire? I don't know, somebody like... a mother in the street, or somebody who might be good for our cause.. or the POLICE Grantaire. No, no, don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. I remember last night when I was making it I put something on the flyer that meant if it fell into the wrong hands they wouldn't understand I just I can't remember what it is Oh, just like scribbled across the bottom 'police need not apply'? That's not going to work! All we can do is wait and see. No more drinking. (tries to take bottle)
Uh, excuse me? No! No more drinking! I've put my back out there! I worked very hard, I deserve this
> You do not! (struggle sounds) Hello? I found this flyer. Is this the right place? Told you it would work. What's that over there? (Grantaire) Welcome. Marius Pontmercy. He likes to open with a weak handshake to establish that he's not a threat. Which I'm not. Anyway I've gone ahead and added you to the roster here. Oh yeah, very exciting. It's him and me And you.. and now actually, it's not even me, so... How about this? You put that on Don't give yourself a little prick. Yes, why are you here anyway little prick? You wouldn't understand. Apparently not. So the flyer? The flyer, what was it about that flyer - I made it by the way what was it about that flyer that drew you in? Well, it was about meeting like-minded men It really spoke to me People who want to do good things for a good cause who have the same sort of mind and heart that I do but don't want to make it a public affair wanted to be subtle and quiet and meet behind closed doors on the matter Yes, exactly, exactly that Yeah, that's great, go on, keep going on and on People who share in the suffering the hardships. Exactly, yes The feeling of isolation and loneliness... which is why I was so pleased when I found out that Paris had it's very own Lonely Hearts Club. I'm sorry, what? Just like the flyer said, a Lonely Hearts Club for single men suffering through unrequited love. Ahh, what was I doing last night? Desecrating a flag and making a flyer for a Lonely Hearts Club it seems. If you'll excuse me. I need to speak to you over there, alone. I need you to be less vague and weird. Excuse us. (Grantaire gets slammed into a wall) Whoa! I quite like this, maybe I should piss you off more often. This is no time for jokes Grantaire! A Lonely Hearts Club?! Alright, Marius is still right there, I'm pretty sure he can hear us. Hello! Hello. (cricket noises) (Quieter) A Lonely Hearts Club. Yeah. Maybe I wasn't quite specific enough on the flyer but I did say there was something on there that meant the police wouldn't know what was going on. I don't know what's going on! Alright! I can explain it to you. Marius has turned up, he thinks it's a Lonely Hearts Club but it's not. What he doesn't realise is that we're planning a huge rebellion. Is that a little clearer for you? You and this- (angry sigh) You and your drunkenness have gotten us into this situation Grantaire. You can be the one to explain it to him. Okay, and in the meantime.. you can just go outside get a little bit of fresh air I think you're getting a little hot under the collar. You're right, I probably just need a few minutes to just... (fans self) calm down. Me too... Well! I think that went alright. Marius my friend!
> Grantaire. Just call me R. I have got something to tell you. Right. About
> Fire away! It's about this club. Ah, this club. This club came along just when I needed it, it was exactly what I was looking for at such a low point in my life It's not real. What? Not real? I may have exaggerated a little bit on the flyer Umm, we're not a lonely hearts club. Oh.
> We are the.. the Society of the Friends Friends! So it's more like a friends club, a boys club? Where we all get together and just rough and tumble and all that With a bit of light treason. Oh, well what's a bit of light treason between friends really? I mean everyone's doing it these days. Exactly. And Enjolras, he... for some reason he really needs this. So I am willing to let you join. Oh! Well that's marvellous of you, that's very nice.
> Good And between you and me, we don't really rebel against anything, we just sit here and talk about rebelling and then we get drunk and then we get a bit weird, then we do it all again in the morning! So... that sound good? Sounds perfect! Absolutely!
> Shake on it?
Yes! Sign me up. Oh, are you a student? I am, yes, I'm a student. I thought you might be... a student of? (both) Law. (laugh) You know how important a signature is right?
> Absolutely, binding contract. So you're just going to sign right here. Yes, I'll sign away to join up and- I think I'm mistaken, but I believe this is just a blank piece of paper. Yes, that's the terms and conditions to join the club, I'll fill the rest in later, don't worry about it So I just sign at the bottom here to join?
> Yes just sign at the bottom, I'll sign it Yep, yep. (signing Marius Pontmercy in cursive) Great, and I'll sign that there, it's legally binding
(just signs a big R) and you know, it's just terms and conditions you might die, but... Wait, wait die? I said 'might'. Oh, might?
> Might die.
I can do 'might'. (general agreeing sounds) Here comes Enjolras, he'll explain it to you. My friends! Enjolras, great news! Marius has decided to stick around and join the- Grantaire, I don't have time for... (gestures) whatever this is. But you just gestured to both of us. ...Yes. Anyway, I was outside speaking to the people, or 'the Jeans' if you will Oh, here we go (starts clearing table) I was talking to them and overheard what they were talking about and with that I had divine inspiration (Enjolras) Why don't we listen to the people? Does he um... Does he do this a lot?
(Enjolras rambling) We will listen to them and see what it is exactly that they're after Quite a lot, yeah. Is it just tables he's likes to pontificate upon or is it other furniture? Anything really, he just likes to be tall. Huh. Quite like the view from down here though.
(Enjolras) The king has denied them their rights! (Enjolras) The government denied them their rights and Ooh, he shouldn't really be doing this. Apollo!
(Enjolras) and from here on forwards we will afford them their rights! You know you're not supposed to stand on the tables anymore. Right. (searches pockets) (finds coin) Okay. That'll do (tosses coin onto table) And that'll buy him another ten minutes. What was I saying? Right. And I will be the messenger! I will herald in the new dawn of Welcome mon ami
(Enjolras) - France. I will end this reign of tyranny to Les Amis Drink?
(Enjolras rambling) Ah yes actually, please. I think I might need one. (Grantaire pours a drink) To friends! To friends!
