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Freudian Slip

Rishabh Dash
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CHARACTERS

A bartender, Protestant Christian. Can be any non-biblical generic Protestant name, we go with

“Luke” here.
A customer, Protestant Christian. Can be any non-biblical generic Protestant name, we go with
“Ritchie” here.

A customer, catholic Christian. Can be any biblical generic Catholic name, we go with “Joseph” here.
A policeman, religion irrelevant. Bitian character.

An actor, playing as a protestant character who gets stabbed. Bitian character.
3 or more actors, playing as part of a catholic mob who stab a random protestant passerby. Bitian
character.

Movie director, Bitian character.
2 or more filming crew members. Bitian character.

SETTING

A quaint tavern in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The country is infamous for its civil

unrest due to differences between Irish Catholics and Protestants, with frequent bouts of riots.
Official policy demands peace and harmony, which the country is trying to bury its hatred

under.
The tavern is in a relatively sombre, non-busy alley of Downtown Belfast. As characteristic of

Irish pubs and taverns, it is located on the ground floor of one of the many 5 storeyed
commercial buildings housing other stores. It is late at night, with the city just having recovered

from a recent acute communal riot, and martial law just having been revoked after a span of a

week. Citizens are understandably hesitant to return to their normal lives; however, those
working in shady companies must report to work no matter what. They do not have the luxury

of paid leave and other company mandated benefits. Ritchie and Joseph are two such office

goers.
The tavern is about 30ft x 30ft, with the bartender's counter being located to the right of the

room, while looking through the main door. There are no widows, and there is a court rack by
the entrance. The counter almost spans the entirety of the right of the room, with a space of

almost 4 ft behind the counter. Countless jugs line the shelves behind the counter, with many

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