"Be More Chill: The Musical" But with oc's

Act 2: Scene 6 ("The Pitiful Children")

SCENE SIX

(CASPER gets a text on his phone.)

CASPER: Oh my god. Theyre saying Tim is in the hospital. And Felix broke both his legs trying to escape the fire. This is terrible. How could Tims squip let him do it?

ALEX: Tim was under a lot of pressure at home. With his squip disabled due to the alcohol, it seems he lacked the proper...coping mechanism.

CASPER: Did you know? (Beat.) You made me leave the party—

ALEX: I was aware of certain...probabilities.

CASPER: Did you know people were going to get hurt?

ALEX: Im getting the impression you dont trust me, Casper.

CASPER: Why me?

ALEX: I dont understand the question.

CASPER: You could be inside world leaders, presidents. Famous people! What are you doing in me? What do you want?

ALEX: I promise you, my sole function is to improve your life.

CASPER: Well, awesome job! My best friend thinks Im a jerk. I really hurt Aria. And Shawn – you were supposed to make him like me!

ALEX: And I will. In time. He is only human. I must account for human error.

CASPER: You were supposed to make everything better. So why isnt it?

ALEX: Look at yourself. You dress better, you are 93% more attractive, you have had more experience with the people you are attracted to. Which is to say: youve had experience with the people you could be attracted to. But human activity is matter of input as well as output.

CASPER: What does that mean?

ALEX: The fault is in your peers.

"The Pitiful Children"

ALEX: You were always quite the loser, Casper

Then I invaded

Had you upgraded

Oh, Casper

Its true that I found you

But look around you

Woah-oh

All your peers are all so incomplete

You cant see it but theyre all in pain

Their operating systems obsolete

So lets complete the chains

And get inside those brains

Lets save the pitiful children

Lets save the pitiful children

Lets teach the pitiful children

Who havent a clue

Just what to do

Help them to help you

(CASPER finds himself in front of a locker. The locker is covered with flowers and a banner: GET WELL SOON, TIM!)

CASPER: This is Tims locker.

ALEX: Open it.

CASPER: I dont know the combination-- (ALEX guides his hands to perform the combination) Whoa! (CASPER opens the locker and takes out a shoebox.) Ladies running shoes? (He opens it) Theres gotta be enough squips here for

ALEX: The entire school?

(DAHLIA OPHINE appears.)

CASPER: (Off ALEX) Whats wrong?

DAHLIA: I make it my business to know everyones business. But does anyone ever want to know mine?

ALEX: So sad. But you can help her.

(Off ALEX, CASPER removes a pill from the box and gives it to DAHLIA.)

DAHLIA: Is this, like, drugs?

CASPER: Nnnnnyes?

DAHLIA: Whatever.

(DAHLIA shrugs and takes it.)

DAHLIA: I dont feel anything.

CASPER: Oh! You have to take it with Mountain Dew!

DAHLIA: Okay. (She pulls a Mountain Dew out of her backpack and drinks it. Beat.) Ow! (Suddenly, she transforms, beaming with joy)

ALEX: Can you see the vision clearly, Casper?

People embracing

And interfacing

Shiny happy people singing sweetly

Gone is human error and fear

Every issue tucked away so neatly

If you feel a sob or tear

Just turn that knob or switch that gear

Lets save the pitiful children

Lets save the pitiful children

Lets teach the pitiful children,

Who just havent a clue

Just what to do

Help them to help you

(ALEX conjures up a CHORUS of blissfully Squipped students.)

ALL: Lets save the pitiful children

Lets save the pitiful children

Lets teach the pitiful children,

Who just havent a clue

ALEX: If thats what we do

If thats what we do

Then

ALL: Everything about us is going to be wonderful!

We love everything about squips!

Everything about us is going to be so alive!

We could never live without squips!

ALEX: You wont feel left out or unsure

ALL: Not pitiful children anymore

Cause everything about us is going to be cool

When we rule