21. Papers

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Nico
Young man,
I don't think we've met before,
You're not from around here, son
Don't know who the hell you are but I can tell you don't belong.
These are workin' people, son,
Law-abiding citizens,
Go back to where you came from,
You're on the wrong side of the fence.

Jenna
Nico, I know this boy.

Nico
One of the unemployed?

Jenna
His name is Joshua Dun.

Nico
You stay out of this.

Brendon
{to the reader}
Joshua was a poor boy—

Nico
You hear me, son?

Brendon
You might say he was naive—

Nico
You better run!

Brendon
But this poor boy raised up his voice with his heart out on his sleeve.

Tyler
No!
Joshua, you should go.

Joshua
I'm not goin' back alone
I came to take him home!

{Nico laughs.}

Nico
Who the hell do you think you are?
Who the hell you think you're talkin' to?
He shouldn't go anywhere even if he wanted to.
You're not from around here, son.
If you were, then you would know,
That everything and everyone in Dematown I own.
But I only buy what others choose to sell.
Oh, you didn't know?
He signed the deal himself.
And now he—

Joshua
It isn't true—

Nico
Belongs to me.

Joshua
It isn't true—
What he said...Tyler?

Tyler
I did.
I do.

Nico
As for you...

Everybody gather 'round!
Everybody look and see,
What becomes of trespassers with no respect for property!

{The Workers begin to close in on Joshua. Nico exits. Joshua tries to defend himself, or at least, tries to escape, but the Workers outnumber him. They give him a beating. He is left bruised and bloodied.}

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Bishops
Why the struggle, why the strain?
Why make trouble, why make scenes?
Why go against the grain, why swim upstream?
It ain't, it ain't, it ain't no use

You're bound, you're bound, you're bound to lose
What's done, what's done, what's done is done
That's the way the river runs

So why get wet?
Why break a sweat?
Why waste your precious breath?
Why beat your handsome brow?

Bishop 3
Nothing changes,

Bishop 3 & Bishop 1
Nothing changes,

Bishops
Nothing changes
Anyhow

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