Eating Roo

[muckefuck]

Setting: Như Ý Forest Meat Restaurant, Little Saigon, Chicago
Cast (In order of appearance):
muckefuck
Vietnamese waitress
Smoking man #1
Smoking man #2
Smoking man #3
Smoking man #4
Smoking man #5
rollick
welcomerain
cassielsander
spookyfruit
Young mother
Smoking man #6
Young woman
Cute Asian baby

[Vietnamese Waitress seated at table with 5 Smoking Men]
[muckefuck entres]
VW: Ken ải hep yú?
M: I'm meeting some friends.
[VW shows him to a table in the front window. She brings him a menu. He peruses it briefly, then takes a deck of hwathwu from his bag and begins playing solitaire. She brings a pot of tea.]
M: Thank you.
VW: Hao menni pipưl câminh?
M: I don't know yet.
[VW leaves, returns with two more teacups. Smoking men #1-3 exit]
rollick entres]
M: You made it!
R: I feel out of it.
[M continues playing]
R: I've played an online version of that.
M: Probably not. This is a solitaire game. I can use these cards to tell your fortune. [shuffles] Here, cut the deck. [begins playing a new game]
[welcomerain entres and stands by the table]
M: Why don't you pull up a chair?
WR (looks out window): spookyfruit's coming. Besides, I like making you feel uncomfortable.
VW:: Yu laic tu muv tu bigơ tếbừl?
M: As soon as I finish this game.

M: I lose. You have no fortune. (Gathers cards)
[Group moves to large round table]
R: Look, there's a cassielsander!
[cassielsander entres and sits. VW brings menus, which they all open and read]
WR: They have cha gio!
M:: Every Vietnamese restaurant has cha gio. (points to ancient sign) Today's special is black bear!
R: Looks like that's been today's special for months. (to cassielsander) Are you eating or just looking?
CS: I might eat.
[spookyfruit entres]
SF:TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS!
[Smoking Man #6 comes to take orders]
M: Snake!
R: Number 26.
SM6:: Diz veri smà.
R: Then I'll have two.
C: This one.
WR: Cha gio and seafood noodle soup.
SF: TWELVE MILLLLLLION DOLLARS!
WR: Wait, what about my fortune?
M: (holds up cards) Your husband is going to prong you tonight.
SF: (suggestively) TWELVE. MILLION. DOLLARS.
[VW sets a dish on the table. Everyone eyes it suspiciously]
R: (to cassielsander) Is that yours?
C: I don't know; what is it?
R: What did you order?
M: If you don't know what it is, how do you know you didn't order it?
[VW returns with more dishes]
M: (pointing) What is that?
VW: Nềch. (muckefuck eats snake.)