Post by Brianna Casablancas on Jan 31, 2014 23:57:07 GMT -5
Our scene opens in a nice office where a young gentleman lays on a couch. He looks very frustrated as it seems that he is in the middle of a therapy session. Hung up on the wall is a phd from Oxford University and underneath that is the steel chair with a picture of Idris Elba taped to on it. And right next to that sits a lovely young lady sitting on a desk chair. She spins around towards the patient with a clipboard. She gives the young man a warm smile.
Brianna: Good day Michael. What seems to ail you this afternoon?
The young white male turns his head towards her with great angst written all over his face.
Michael: This might sound weird but I have been experiencing some very weird moments the last few days.
As he speaks she writes down on her clipboard but then she assures his worries.
Brianna: Oh love, nothing you say will sound queer to me. I have heard it all.
He relaxes a little bit before explaining his situations.
Michael: Well, I have been experiencing what I consider kind of de ja vu …but not really. I would be going about some menial moments of my life …you know like ordering coffee or working out in the gym and I would be hit with a feeling like I have done all of this before. Unlike de ja vu, the names and certain aspects feel altered …like they were adjusted to vaguely apply to my current situation. What is wrong with me Dr.
Brianna Casablanca nods knowing full well what he has. She has seen this amongst many of her peers. No, not her psychology peers and patients …but her peers at her other job. She knows this is a disease that takes over when they become complacent and do not take their opponents seriously.
Brianna: Oh dear, it seems like you have come up with a rare head disease. It is peculiar that you have come with it because I normally only see these symptoms in professional wrestlers.
He seems even more worried now as he sits to speak to his psychologist.
Michael: What is it? What is wrong with me?
Her smile never leaves her face as she says this. It is mostly because she is also cheerful and friendly but also because it reminds her of someone in OCW.
Brianna: I believe it is what is referred to as Furious Copy/Paste Syndrome …or FCPS for short. What happens is that your brain lacks the endorphinsfor creativity or innovation to respond to a current situation. Instead of having a new response, your brain recycles an old memory but adjusts it to fit the current situation.
Michael is barely following her explanation.
Michael: But why would my mind do something like that?
Brianna: I would imagine that your mind is lazy and you are greatly underestimating your lot in life to the point where you feel like you can put your brain on auto-pilot because you believe you are untouchable.
Michael does not say anything. Instead he looks at her with great contempt and squints his eyes. It seems as if his head is shaking. Brianna looks a bit confused momentarily …before realizing what he is doing.
Brianna: Dear me, are you inner monologueing about me?
He still squints at her with great anger towards his psychologist.
Michael: No.
Casablancas smirks as he continues to focus in on her.
Brianna: Then why are your eyes squinting like you are concentrating very hard?
Michael: I am just deep in thought.
Brianna: You are thinking mean things about me, are you not?
He again shakes his head in complete denial while still trying to focus all of his energy on her.
Michael: Sorry, but you just accused me of me being very petty and very lazy.
She writes down his reaction on her clip board before revealing his other issues.
Brianna: But keeping your thoughts to yourself and bottling everything in is a smoke screen so I cannot tell you the truth and properly diagnose you. Michael, the only problem you have is that you keep your defenses up so you can continue to lie to yourself that EVERYTHING is alright when there are things you can be doing to improve your life. If your mind has the knee jerk reaction to recycle very generic moments of your life and you hold your thoughts inside because you are afraid of giving people ANYTHING to go on, then love, you are afraid of the world. Even Idris agrees with me here.
She gestures to the steel chair under her phd. He ignores that peculiar instance and asks her an important question.
Michael: What should I do to cure this ailment Ms. Casablancas.
Brianna: Well dear, you remind me of the bloke that I will be facing this Monday on Massacre. This, gentleman known as Lou Bruno also shows symptoms of Furious Copy/Paste Syndrome and like you he guards his opinions so no one can dissect him and find out that he is really just terrified. Like you and like the rest of the world, this man seems to be constrained by negative thoughts that prevent them from performing to their fullest potential. Until you and Bruno confront those fears that dwell in your unconscious, you will not be complete human beings.
Her patient leans closer to her hoping that she would give him the answers he desires.
Michael: How do I confront those feelings to cure this Miss Casablancas?
Before completely diagnosing him she feels like there are more questions to ask before telling him her prognosis.
Brianna: May I ask you what is currently going on in your work life?
Michael: As you know I work as a supervisor at the movie theaters but I am extremely unhappy with the way my management runs the operation …so I purposely doing things to slightly annoy them. You know, not cooking the popcorn all the way and leaving trash under the seats without cleaning it up …that will show them. But most importantly, I stole an old standee of Will Farrel from Elf that nobody has used in years that will show them.
She finishes scribbling on the clipboard before putting it back on her lap and lifts her index finger.
Brianna: Ah, and we are once again getting to another correlation. You do realize your fault here?
Michael: I should have actually stolen money?
Even the very polite Brianna gives a face palm to this man who does not get what she was trying to tell him.
Brianna: No, it is that you are taking a vendetta with a job that does not offer you any benefits and is not highly regarded by society. If you are going to take a stand against the system then do it at a higher level; burn a company that is noticeable and in the public’s conscious. By creating minor annoyances for your management you are just showing that not only are you passive aggressive but you are don’t have very high expectations for yourself.
Michael: But my friend said that doing this would send a message to …
Brianna: Is your mate the one getting his hands dirty?
Michael: No …he is just giving me the ideas.
She picks up her clipboard again while writing his reactions to her questioning.
Brianna: Of course he is. I hate to tell you this love but you are just being used as some other bloke’s tool. And I would wager that THAT insecurity is what is leading you to inner monologue and have FCPS. Your mind is trying to tell you something. It WANTS you to break away from this crusade to bring a minimum wage job down. It WANTS you to get away from people that are going to use you to accomplish their goals. You need to find out what YOU want to do in your life love …not what this bloke wants you to do. Until that happens, you are going to be someone else’s henchman and continue to be on the losing end of life.
She blew his mind wide open that he does not even know how to respond but fortunately for him, she continues to speak to Michael with some positive thinking.
Brianna: But chin up m’dear, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You do not have to live the rest of your life like this. All it takes is a breaking away from influence of others; all it takes is for you to show courage for once in your life. All it would take is for you to refrain from holding in your feelings without fear of a bloke or bird seeing who you really are.
She rolls her desk chair to her Idris Elba Steel chair and picks it up. She looks at it as if it were a good friend of hers.
Brianna: And really Michael, you should feel fortunate because you actually have free will to make a change. Other unfortunate sods will not have the luxury; other unfortunate sods will have the fear and ignorance beaten right out of them. Other sods will be personally introduce to my good friend Idris Elba. Michael you should be very fortunate.
Her patient now looks very very VERY confused as to what she is talking about. It is as if she was cutting a wrestling promo during his therapy session, but that would be crazy.
Michael: You stopped talking about me a long time ago didn’t you?
Brianna suddenly looks at the clock with great surprise. It occurs to her that her next appointment is going to be in soon …and she feels like she gave him …and those like him, some great advice.
Brianna: Oh, look at that, your time is up.
Michael gets up relieved that this probing of his mind is over. He thinks that maybe his therapist might be less there than even he is.
Michael: Oh thank god!
She waves goodbye to him as the conflicted, bitter, and uninspired movie theater worker leaves her office.
Brianna: Have a good week. CHEERIO!
Brianna: Good day Michael. What seems to ail you this afternoon?
The young white male turns his head towards her with great angst written all over his face.
Michael: This might sound weird but I have been experiencing some very weird moments the last few days.
As he speaks she writes down on her clipboard but then she assures his worries.
Brianna: Oh love, nothing you say will sound queer to me. I have heard it all.
He relaxes a little bit before explaining his situations.
Michael: Well, I have been experiencing what I consider kind of de ja vu …but not really. I would be going about some menial moments of my life …you know like ordering coffee or working out in the gym and I would be hit with a feeling like I have done all of this before. Unlike de ja vu, the names and certain aspects feel altered …like they were adjusted to vaguely apply to my current situation. What is wrong with me Dr.
Brianna Casablanca nods knowing full well what he has. She has seen this amongst many of her peers. No, not her psychology peers and patients …but her peers at her other job. She knows this is a disease that takes over when they become complacent and do not take their opponents seriously.
Brianna: Oh dear, it seems like you have come up with a rare head disease. It is peculiar that you have come with it because I normally only see these symptoms in professional wrestlers.
He seems even more worried now as he sits to speak to his psychologist.
Michael: What is it? What is wrong with me?
Her smile never leaves her face as she says this. It is mostly because she is also cheerful and friendly but also because it reminds her of someone in OCW.
Brianna: I believe it is what is referred to as Furious Copy/Paste Syndrome …or FCPS for short. What happens is that your brain lacks the endorphinsfor creativity or innovation to respond to a current situation. Instead of having a new response, your brain recycles an old memory but adjusts it to fit the current situation.
Michael is barely following her explanation.
Michael: But why would my mind do something like that?
Brianna: I would imagine that your mind is lazy and you are greatly underestimating your lot in life to the point where you feel like you can put your brain on auto-pilot because you believe you are untouchable.
Michael does not say anything. Instead he looks at her with great contempt and squints his eyes. It seems as if his head is shaking. Brianna looks a bit confused momentarily …before realizing what he is doing.
Brianna: Dear me, are you inner monologueing about me?
He still squints at her with great anger towards his psychologist.
Michael: No.
Casablancas smirks as he continues to focus in on her.
Brianna: Then why are your eyes squinting like you are concentrating very hard?
Michael: I am just deep in thought.
Brianna: You are thinking mean things about me, are you not?
He again shakes his head in complete denial while still trying to focus all of his energy on her.
Michael: Sorry, but you just accused me of me being very petty and very lazy.
She writes down his reaction on her clip board before revealing his other issues.
Brianna: But keeping your thoughts to yourself and bottling everything in is a smoke screen so I cannot tell you the truth and properly diagnose you. Michael, the only problem you have is that you keep your defenses up so you can continue to lie to yourself that EVERYTHING is alright when there are things you can be doing to improve your life. If your mind has the knee jerk reaction to recycle very generic moments of your life and you hold your thoughts inside because you are afraid of giving people ANYTHING to go on, then love, you are afraid of the world. Even Idris agrees with me here.
She gestures to the steel chair under her phd. He ignores that peculiar instance and asks her an important question.
Michael: What should I do to cure this ailment Ms. Casablancas.
Brianna: Well dear, you remind me of the bloke that I will be facing this Monday on Massacre. This, gentleman known as Lou Bruno also shows symptoms of Furious Copy/Paste Syndrome and like you he guards his opinions so no one can dissect him and find out that he is really just terrified. Like you and like the rest of the world, this man seems to be constrained by negative thoughts that prevent them from performing to their fullest potential. Until you and Bruno confront those fears that dwell in your unconscious, you will not be complete human beings.
Her patient leans closer to her hoping that she would give him the answers he desires.
Michael: How do I confront those feelings to cure this Miss Casablancas?
Before completely diagnosing him she feels like there are more questions to ask before telling him her prognosis.
Brianna: May I ask you what is currently going on in your work life?
Michael: As you know I work as a supervisor at the movie theaters but I am extremely unhappy with the way my management runs the operation …so I purposely doing things to slightly annoy them. You know, not cooking the popcorn all the way and leaving trash under the seats without cleaning it up …that will show them. But most importantly, I stole an old standee of Will Farrel from Elf that nobody has used in years that will show them.
She finishes scribbling on the clipboard before putting it back on her lap and lifts her index finger.
Brianna: Ah, and we are once again getting to another correlation. You do realize your fault here?
Michael: I should have actually stolen money?
Even the very polite Brianna gives a face palm to this man who does not get what she was trying to tell him.
Brianna: No, it is that you are taking a vendetta with a job that does not offer you any benefits and is not highly regarded by society. If you are going to take a stand against the system then do it at a higher level; burn a company that is noticeable and in the public’s conscious. By creating minor annoyances for your management you are just showing that not only are you passive aggressive but you are don’t have very high expectations for yourself.
Michael: But my friend said that doing this would send a message to …
Brianna: Is your mate the one getting his hands dirty?
Michael: No …he is just giving me the ideas.
She picks up her clipboard again while writing his reactions to her questioning.
Brianna: Of course he is. I hate to tell you this love but you are just being used as some other bloke’s tool. And I would wager that THAT insecurity is what is leading you to inner monologue and have FCPS. Your mind is trying to tell you something. It WANTS you to break away from this crusade to bring a minimum wage job down. It WANTS you to get away from people that are going to use you to accomplish their goals. You need to find out what YOU want to do in your life love …not what this bloke wants you to do. Until that happens, you are going to be someone else’s henchman and continue to be on the losing end of life.
She blew his mind wide open that he does not even know how to respond but fortunately for him, she continues to speak to Michael with some positive thinking.
Brianna: But chin up m’dear, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You do not have to live the rest of your life like this. All it takes is a breaking away from influence of others; all it takes is for you to show courage for once in your life. All it would take is for you to refrain from holding in your feelings without fear of a bloke or bird seeing who you really are.
She rolls her desk chair to her Idris Elba Steel chair and picks it up. She looks at it as if it were a good friend of hers.
Brianna: And really Michael, you should feel fortunate because you actually have free will to make a change. Other unfortunate sods will not have the luxury; other unfortunate sods will have the fear and ignorance beaten right out of them. Other sods will be personally introduce to my good friend Idris Elba. Michael you should be very fortunate.
Her patient now looks very very VERY confused as to what she is talking about. It is as if she was cutting a wrestling promo during his therapy session, but that would be crazy.
Michael: You stopped talking about me a long time ago didn’t you?
Brianna suddenly looks at the clock with great surprise. It occurs to her that her next appointment is going to be in soon …and she feels like she gave him …and those like him, some great advice.
Brianna: Oh, look at that, your time is up.
Michael gets up relieved that this probing of his mind is over. He thinks that maybe his therapist might be less there than even he is.
Michael: Oh thank god!
She waves goodbye to him as the conflicted, bitter, and uninspired movie theater worker leaves her office.
Brianna: Have a good week. CHEERIO!
