Title: The 7 Storylines
Series: Chronicle
Writer: P E Leody
SYNOPIS: WHILST ILLUSTRATING THE 7 BASIC STORY PLOTS, RECENTLY EXPANDED TO 9, A 10TH ONE IS REVEALED
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SUSAN: WELCOME I'M SUSAN AND THESE ARE MY FELLOW AMDRAMERS PETER AND ALIEN. TONIGHT WE BEGIN OUR WRITERS WORKSHOP.
SUSAN: CHRISTOPHER BOOKER ESTABLISHED THERE ARE 7 BASIC PLOTS. PLOT 1, OVERCOMING THE MONSTER
SUSAN: SAVE ME
PETER: I'LL SAVE YOU FROM THE... AHEM... MONSTER
SUSAN: YOU SAVED ME
PETER: YES BY OVERCOMING THE... AHEM... MONSTER
SUSAN: PLOT 2, RAGS TO RICHES
PETER: OH WOE IS ME
PETER: SPARE £3.60 FOR A FAIR TRADE SKINNY LATTE?
SUSAN: CLEAN YOURSELF UP AND GET A JOB YOU URCHIN
PETER: WHAT'S THIS A PASSERBY HAS DROPPED A LOTTERY TICKET. I BEST RETURN IT
PETER: THE SOLE WINNER OF A TRIPLE ROLL OVER
SUSAN: JUST HOW I LIKE MY MEN, NOUVEAU RICH FROM OTHERS GREED
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SUSAN: PLOT 3, THE QUEST
PETER: I AM UNSURE IN MYSELF BUT A GOOD STIFF ORDEAL ABROAD WILL HELP ME FIND MYSELF
ALIEN: DIE EARTH SCUMBAG
PETER: YOU MAY HAVE YOUR SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY, BUT I HAVE SELF DETERMINATION
PETER: AT LAST I RECLAIM THE ROCK THAT GIVES YOUR PLANET LIFE. IT WILL BE RETURNED TO IT'S RIGHTFUL PLACE IN A MUSEUM ON EARTH
SUSAN: PLOT 4, VOYAGE AND RETURN
PETER: OH SUSAN, MY PRECIOUS TAKEN FROM ME TOO SOON
PETER: I SHALL RETURN AND FIX IT, WE SHALL BE, TOGETHER
PETER: RUN MY LOVE THIS CAR SHALL NOT CLAIM YOUR LIFE TODAY
SUSAN: YOU'RE BETTER OFF DEAD PETER, I WAS ON MY WAY TO DUMP YOU, YOUR DEATH FREED US BOTH
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Caption: PLOT 5, COMEDY
SUSAN: I LOVE YOU PETER
PETER: I LOVE YOU SUSAN
PETER: I FEEL I CAN TRUST YOU, I HAVE A SECRET, IN FACT MY NAME IS NOT PETER IT IS SUSAN
SUSAN: I FEEL I CAN TRUST YOU, I HAVE A SECRET IN FACT MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN IT IS PETER
SUSAN: I LOVE YOU PETER THAT WAS SUSAN
PETER: I LOVE YOU SUSAN THAT WAS PETER
Caption: PLOT 6, TRAGEDY
SUSAN: I LOVE YOU PETER
PETER: I LOVE YOU SUSAN
PETER: I FEEL I CAN TRUST YOU, I HAVE A SECRET, I AM NOT OF THIS EARTH I AM AN ALIEN
SUSAN: ERHH THAT'S NICE I DON'T HAVE A SECRET
SUSAN: OUR LOVE IS TOO STRONG, OUR CULTURES TOO DIFFERENT OUR PLUMBING IMPERIAL VERSUS METRIC, GOODBYE MY LOVE
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SUSAN: PLOT 7, REBIRTH. OH PETER I MAYBE DYING BUT OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER
PETER: OH SUSAN, YOU MAY BE GONE BUT I FEEL YOU ARE STILL WATCHING OVER ME FROM ABOVE
ALIEN: HI I'VE CRASHED MY SPACESHIP AND I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE
PETER: YOUR EYES THEY REMIND ME OF...
PETER: FATE BROUGHT US TOGETHER WE'RE SOUL MATES
ALIEN: I HAVE FOUND LOVE, UNUSUAL AS SOUL COLLECTION IS GENERALLY A SOLITARY OCCUPATION
PETER: AFTER MAN HAS JOURNEY IN TIME, IN SPACE AND DRUGS 2 MORE PLOTS WERE ADDED TO THE LIST. PLOT 8, REBELLION
ALIEN: EARTH IS CONQUERED. UNLIKE US THEY DO HAVE A PHYSICAL BACKBONE BUT NOT A MENTAL ONE. THE POPULATION HAS BEEN IMPRISONED
PETER: WHEN YOU BEAT US WE WILL HEAL, WHEN YOU CRUSH US WE WILL RECONGEAL, WHEN YOU OPPRESS US WE WILL REBEL
ALIEN: SURRENDER YOUR LEADER DOUGLAS OR YOU ALL DIE
PETER: I'M DOUGLAS
HUMAN: YES HE'S DOUGLAS
HUMAN: HE'S DOUGLAS
HUMAN: HE'S DOUGLAS
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SUSAN: FINALLY PLOT 9, MYSTERY.
SUSAN: I REALLY DON'T KNOW. ITS A SHOT IN THE DARK. A BIG QUESTION MARK. ITS A PUZZLE TO ME
PETER: I HAVE SUMMONED YOU ALL HERE TO REVEAL MY VERDICT. YOU HAVE PLAYED ME FOR A CHUMP FOR THE FINAL TIME
ALIEN: I THINK IN AN ALIEN TONGUE YOU MERE EARTHLINGS CAN NOT POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND
SUSAN: I WIN
PETER: NO I WIN
ALIEN: ITS NOT FAIR I ONLY HAVE 2 DIGITS, I CAN ONLY EVER DO SCISSORS
SUSAN: SO THAT'S IT
PETER: NO QUITE, THIS HAS JUST ARRIVED
ALIEN: CAME BACK FAR FROM BEYOND THE STARS
SUSAN: BUT IT'S A MYTH
PETER: NOT ANYMORE
ALIEN: THE UNDISCOVERED 10TH PLOT
SUSAN: WOW
PETER: GAZOOKS
ALIEN: COR BLIMEY GUV
SUSAN: IF EVERYTHING IS COVERED BY 9 BOOKS
PETER: WHAT COULD BE UNIQUE ABOUT A 10TH
ALIEN: A CATALOGUE OF THE PRECEDING OTHER VOLUMES
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