2014-2015 sCRIPT
Characters
Conductor Bach (Narrator)-Valmic
A bacteria who is the "conductor of life". He befriends a computer virus on his journey through the train journey. The cyborg monkey is the train. The conductor explains everything that is going on in a witty, humorous fashion.
[ Stays close to the backdrop and narrates as though he is the conductor travelling in the train, along with the cell and the virus, while using bacdrop to explain. ]
[ Costume: Looks like a Bacteria and operates signs to indicate the obstacles]\
Programmer Hackman: Rishab
A computer system analyst. He helps Dr. Borg download an new version of software for his cyborg monkey from the cloud.
[stays close to station Cloud most of the time. Lauches the Tar ball twice initially and finally the victory lap.]
[ Costume: Looks like a hacker]
Bioengineer Dr. Borg: Jashan
A bioengineer MD/PhD scientist working on an experimental cyborg monkey. He wishes to create a working cyborg (part mechanical and part organic with a compter brain) monkey so he could use his inventions to create human cyborgs in the future. He is currently working with in his Madagascar laboratory.
[ Stays close to staion iPhone initially while delivering dialogues. Launches Cyborg Monkey and the real Monkey ]
[ Costume: Looks like a scientist ]
Jovie the jovial virus: Arnav
A beneficial, jovial virus that was accidentally downloaded by on to the cyborg monkey The virus manages to synthesize malformed proteins in the organic part of the cyborg, resulting in real virus which subsequently infects other monkeys in the forest of Madagascar.
[ Moves along with the virus at a distance, acting out his roles. In the first run
[Costume: Walks along the trains acting out his part. Initially is wearing a KKK like cloak with 1's and 0's when he is a computer virus. when he transforms to real virus, he strips off his cloak. Underneath he has a reak virus costume. Initially, he starts to tickle the cell and then choke the cell when he is infecting while the cell becomes sick and sad. Finally he is dancing and merry makign with the cell. ]
Monkey's Organic Cell: Samrit
He becomes sick and sad when he is initially infected by the virus. However, he eventually becomes optimistic and happy after prolonged exposure to the happy virus:-)
[ Moves alogn the trains acting out his part along with the virus ]
[ Costume: Looks like a blob - a animal cell ]
SCRIPTY DIPTY 2015
(Start 0:01)
Bach: Are we ready microbes? ( to the judges)
ALL: Let's go VIRAL! Start bringing the props, while singing the SRS slogan ...
(Setup Begins)
[ Valmic brings the backdrop and starts his monologue immediately ]
[ Backdrop : Tar Ball ]
(0:20)
Conductor Bach: Hello, my fellow bacteria, pathogens, and cells of the Inner World (pointing to the audience from left to right).... Did you know that there are far more bacteria, like me, in the human body than there are cells? (laugh) ... pause ...BACTERIA ARE THE CONDUCTORS OF LIFE!! ... Human beings are merely our trains ... Which is why, I, Conductor Bach, invite you on a ride in the Bio Express Railway Line today! ... But before we begin, I wonder what's going on up in the Outer World... In Dr. Borg's Biotech Lab!
Dr. Borg: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. I am Dr. Borg, and I am a bioengineer based in Costa Rica. I create cyborgs- robots that implement organic tissue in their design. It is really a bridge between two worlds! Today I, am upgrading my cyborg monkey, Lolo here by downloading a new release of software from the CLOUD( points to it )
hey wait, what is that gap in between the tracks? Hmmn, I wonder... ENGINEER HACKMAN!
Hackman: Here's a NET, there's a NET... put two and two together- what do you get boss?
Dr. Borg: Uh... 4?
Hackman: It's the INTERNET, sir!
Dr. Borg: Don't correct me Hackman, I know ALL!
(1:00)
RUN# 1 (obstacle: 2 inch gap)
[ Samrit brings iPhone, Jashan Net2, Arnav Net 1, Rishab Tarball. Rishab and Jashan setup the tracks and get the Tar Ball ready to roll]
[ Rishab starts to roll as soon as Bach cues ]
Bach: ALL ABOARD ! ALL ABOARD! Our first train is a Tar Ball program, going from Station the Cloud to Station Dr. Borg's iPhone. Watch out- there is a bit of an obstacle- a 2" gap to be precise! Folks, we are currently on a scenic drive through the internet, surrounded by 1's and 0's or binary, as the humans call it.
(2:00)
RUN# 2 (obstacle: payload)
[Rishab gets ready for run2 with the payload]
Dr. Borg: (waits scratching head, wondering why program failed)
Bach: Oh flagellum! Our download made a wrong turn!
Dr. Borg: Oh, the download aborted. It must have had faulty data! Let me download from a different site ...
Bach: ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD!
[Rishab starts the run ]
In parallel ...
Bach: (chuckles) Well, I guess THERE GOES the schedule! (throws schedule behind self) We're heading back into the WEB pals, from the Cloud to Dr. Borg's iPhone! But this time, the Bio Express appears to have a COMPUTER VIRUS in TOW! And he looks like a real GERM too!!
(3:00)
RUN# 3 (obstacle: climb 6 inch slope)
[ Backdrop: Cyborg Insides ]
[ Samrit appears near Station iPhone to represent the Cell. Arnav follows him in stealth, tickling him occasionally and during the journey stripping his outer cloak to represent transformation into real virus]
[ Jashan launches the cyborg train ]
Bach: Well we're jumping aboard a new ride- Dr. Borg's pet cyborg monkey, Loco to be exact. Let's take a short trip from the iPhone to Dr. Borg's desk! Whoo... hold on to your pili! We're going on a bit of an upward slope!!
Bach: Hey, its that computer virus we saw on the program a few minutes ago! Well, he doesn't appear to be a very likable computer bug(chuckle) To say the least!
Virus: This Cyborg monkey is part tissues, part mechanical with a computer brain. The brain also controls cell synthesis and metabolism of its tissues. How EXCITING!!! (Giddy with evil laughter) With this I can carry out... my PLAN! (evil laugh)
Bach: Wait till the computer virus gets into his act ... (pause ) ... What biological horrors shall I witness today!
[ Virus slowly strips his cloack on hearing this ]
Virus: I will now initiate the synthesis, that is- the creation- of viral proteins ... For you HUMANs out there, I am creating REAL, LIVING versions of myself in the cyborg monkey! From there I will infect EVERYTHING in Costa Rica, and then THE WORLD! MWAHAHA!!! I've gone from PROgram to PROtein!!
Bach: Ya, ya Mr. Virus, go on and do that. Put please infect everything OUTSIDE of the express, I kinda got a train to conduct... (shivers)
Virus: AND this TRAIN will be the FIRST place I VISIT! MWAHA!
Bach: To think I VOLUNTEER for this kinda stuff...
(4:00)
Bach: Hey look- a new victim- I mean passenger- a Monkey Cell! Let's see what he's up to..
Cell: Hmmm... it appears to be a nice enough organism... (saunters by but stops at iPhone and combs hair, taking selfie) Hmm!! Still got the good looks I see!
[Virus creeps evilly behind cell]
Virus: Whenever Monkey or Human cells get together, they can't stop taking SELFIES!
[ Rishab recieves the train ]
RUN# 4 (obstacle: Reverse )
[ Backdrop: Real Monkey Insides ]
Dr. Borg: (giddy smile) OH yes, ladies and gentlemen, now to present to you my world famous BIOLOGICAL monkey cell tissues! Only $5.99 a box!
Virus: (evil laughing while taking tissues from cell hand and making loud sneezing noise while using tissues)
Cell: (is oblivious to Virus)
Bach: (vomits) Now I'm beginning to wonder why I let a Virus aboard the Bio Express... Oh well, no time for thinking! ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD! Going from Dr. Borg's lab to the Costa Rican jungle! Just warning you microbes, this monkey has a tendency to go REVERSE! Passengers, we're heading on a wonderful ride through the Costa Rican landscape!
[ Jashan launches the train ]
(5:00)
Hackman: It is always a pleasure to see wild monkeys return to the jungle from Cyborg Lab! (relieved sigh) (Face contorts in confusion as he looks at crawling monkey) Wait ... Short-circuits! The monkey... is sick! It must have got infected with a virus!! What shall I tell Dr. Borg!! No!!!
[ Arnav lightly chokes Samrit from behind ]
Bach: Now the Bio Express moves from Biotech Labs to the Costa Rican jungle ... (shocked glare as he glimspes virus) Oh, why did I ever let that V-VIRUS on board the Bio Express!!! Look what he's done- he's made that monkey so ill it can barely crawl! And look what he's doing to that cell! Messing with its DNA no doubt, causing it to shrivel, wither away and... move backwards?? Why did I ever become a conductor! I should have gone with E.coli and worked in the INTESTINE!
Cell: Oh, I'm so... (acts sick)
[Jashan opens carousel, shows green light, does monkey sound]
Bach: The Monkey! It's crying in pain! And- viruses! Evil Viruses everywhere!! EVERYWHERE! The sickness has spread throughout the forest! Sorry microbes but I am afraid I will have to do something I haven't done since the Polio outbreak. THE BIO EXPRESS is CLOSED! We are returning to THE CLOUD from this Costa Rican Jungle!
[ Jashan controls the reverse and recieves the train ]
(6:00)
RUN# 5 (obstacle: Stop and go )
[Rishab launches the train ]
[Virus shakes its head as it glares at backward walking cell. It then adds another change]
Cell: (eyes wide) I feel...invigorated! I am so happy!! The happiest blood cell alive! I feel like climbing again! Thank you Mr. Virus, Thank You!!!
Virus: No problemo, Cell. It's my job to turn frowns upside down ... after all, I am Jovie the JOVIAL Virus! I help cells rather than destroy them!
[Arnav and Samrit hold hands - dance and laugh ]
Bach: (scratches head) Huh ... the Virus guy was harmless after all!!! I should never have doubted my bacterium intuition ... I knew he was nice from the start! (cheesy smile) The Bio Express is open, microbes!
Song:
(Jashan begins saxophone)
A smile is a symptom of something new-ooh-a-ooh-a-ooh
(Saxophone)
Our disease is contagious, it has no cu-ooh-a-ooh-a-ure
(saxophone)
Cause
Chorus: Have Caught the Happy Bug!
(saxophone)
Chorus: We've Caught the Happy Bug!
Life's full of lots n' lots of stre-e-e-e-e-es
Deadlines, due-dates, commitments, it's all a me-e-e-e-e-es
Just do what you can and leave it be-e-e-e-e-e
Don't worry just be happy-e-e-e-e-e
Chorus: We've Caught the Happy Bug!
(7:00)
Bach: The happiness epidemic soon spread throughout the world!
Virus: One small step for a virus! One quantum leap for virus kind!
Bach: Programmer Hackman wants to continue downloading happy viruses to MAKE THE WORLD happy!!
Going from Cloud Station to iPhone station. This time for victory! Raise the flag boys, raise 'em high!
(7:15)
RUN# 6 (Victory Flag )
[ Rishab launches the Tar Ball, along with the flag this time ]
Bach: Well, fellow microorganisms, this ends the tale of a virus who made the whole world happy, one cell at a time! I guess that concludes the ride! I hope you enjoyed all the wonderful adventures we had on the Bio Express. Because, humans, it's all happening around you right NOW!!
[ TBD: Place holder for concluding statements ]
[ Jashan recieves the Tar Ball ]
[ Valmic shows the sign: 'The End' ]
[ACTION: End sign put up]
(7:50)
Conductor Bach (Narrator)-Valmic
A bacteria who is the "conductor of life". He befriends a computer virus on his journey through the train journey. The cyborg monkey is the train. The conductor explains everything that is going on in a witty, humorous fashion.
[ Stays close to the backdrop and narrates as though he is the conductor travelling in the train, along with the cell and the virus, while using bacdrop to explain. ]
[ Costume: Looks like a Bacteria and operates signs to indicate the obstacles]\
Programmer Hackman: Rishab
A computer system analyst. He helps Dr. Borg download an new version of software for his cyborg monkey from the cloud.
[stays close to station Cloud most of the time. Lauches the Tar ball twice initially and finally the victory lap.]
[ Costume: Looks like a hacker]
Bioengineer Dr. Borg: Jashan
A bioengineer MD/PhD scientist working on an experimental cyborg monkey. He wishes to create a working cyborg (part mechanical and part organic with a compter brain) monkey so he could use his inventions to create human cyborgs in the future. He is currently working with in his Madagascar laboratory.
[ Stays close to staion iPhone initially while delivering dialogues. Launches Cyborg Monkey and the real Monkey ]
[ Costume: Looks like a scientist ]
Jovie the jovial virus: Arnav
A beneficial, jovial virus that was accidentally downloaded by on to the cyborg monkey The virus manages to synthesize malformed proteins in the organic part of the cyborg, resulting in real virus which subsequently infects other monkeys in the forest of Madagascar.
[ Moves along with the virus at a distance, acting out his roles. In the first run
[Costume: Walks along the trains acting out his part. Initially is wearing a KKK like cloak with 1's and 0's when he is a computer virus. when he transforms to real virus, he strips off his cloak. Underneath he has a reak virus costume. Initially, he starts to tickle the cell and then choke the cell when he is infecting while the cell becomes sick and sad. Finally he is dancing and merry makign with the cell. ]
Monkey's Organic Cell: Samrit
He becomes sick and sad when he is initially infected by the virus. However, he eventually becomes optimistic and happy after prolonged exposure to the happy virus:-)
[ Moves alogn the trains acting out his part along with the virus ]
[ Costume: Looks like a blob - a animal cell ]
SCRIPTY DIPTY 2015
(Start 0:01)
Bach: Are we ready microbes? ( to the judges)
ALL: Let's go VIRAL! Start bringing the props, while singing the SRS slogan ...
(Setup Begins)
[ Valmic brings the backdrop and starts his monologue immediately ]
[ Backdrop : Tar Ball ]
(0:20)
Conductor Bach: Hello, my fellow bacteria, pathogens, and cells of the Inner World (pointing to the audience from left to right).... Did you know that there are far more bacteria, like me, in the human body than there are cells? (laugh) ... pause ...BACTERIA ARE THE CONDUCTORS OF LIFE!! ... Human beings are merely our trains ... Which is why, I, Conductor Bach, invite you on a ride in the Bio Express Railway Line today! ... But before we begin, I wonder what's going on up in the Outer World... In Dr. Borg's Biotech Lab!
Dr. Borg: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. I am Dr. Borg, and I am a bioengineer based in Costa Rica. I create cyborgs- robots that implement organic tissue in their design. It is really a bridge between two worlds! Today I, am upgrading my cyborg monkey, Lolo here by downloading a new release of software from the CLOUD( points to it )
hey wait, what is that gap in between the tracks? Hmmn, I wonder... ENGINEER HACKMAN!
Hackman: Here's a NET, there's a NET... put two and two together- what do you get boss?
Dr. Borg: Uh... 4?
Hackman: It's the INTERNET, sir!
Dr. Borg: Don't correct me Hackman, I know ALL!
(1:00)
RUN# 1 (obstacle: 2 inch gap)
[ Samrit brings iPhone, Jashan Net2, Arnav Net 1, Rishab Tarball. Rishab and Jashan setup the tracks and get the Tar Ball ready to roll]
[ Rishab starts to roll as soon as Bach cues ]
Bach: ALL ABOARD ! ALL ABOARD! Our first train is a Tar Ball program, going from Station the Cloud to Station Dr. Borg's iPhone. Watch out- there is a bit of an obstacle- a 2" gap to be precise! Folks, we are currently on a scenic drive through the internet, surrounded by 1's and 0's or binary, as the humans call it.
(2:00)
RUN# 2 (obstacle: payload)
[Rishab gets ready for run2 with the payload]
Dr. Borg: (waits scratching head, wondering why program failed)
Bach: Oh flagellum! Our download made a wrong turn!
Dr. Borg: Oh, the download aborted. It must have had faulty data! Let me download from a different site ...
Bach: ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD!
[Rishab starts the run ]
In parallel ...
Bach: (chuckles) Well, I guess THERE GOES the schedule! (throws schedule behind self) We're heading back into the WEB pals, from the Cloud to Dr. Borg's iPhone! But this time, the Bio Express appears to have a COMPUTER VIRUS in TOW! And he looks like a real GERM too!!
(3:00)
RUN# 3 (obstacle: climb 6 inch slope)
[ Backdrop: Cyborg Insides ]
[ Samrit appears near Station iPhone to represent the Cell. Arnav follows him in stealth, tickling him occasionally and during the journey stripping his outer cloak to represent transformation into real virus]
[ Jashan launches the cyborg train ]
Bach: Well we're jumping aboard a new ride- Dr. Borg's pet cyborg monkey, Loco to be exact. Let's take a short trip from the iPhone to Dr. Borg's desk! Whoo... hold on to your pili! We're going on a bit of an upward slope!!
Bach: Hey, its that computer virus we saw on the program a few minutes ago! Well, he doesn't appear to be a very likable computer bug(chuckle) To say the least!
Virus: This Cyborg monkey is part tissues, part mechanical with a computer brain. The brain also controls cell synthesis and metabolism of its tissues. How EXCITING!!! (Giddy with evil laughter) With this I can carry out... my PLAN! (evil laugh)
Bach: Wait till the computer virus gets into his act ... (pause ) ... What biological horrors shall I witness today!
[ Virus slowly strips his cloack on hearing this ]
Virus: I will now initiate the synthesis, that is- the creation- of viral proteins ... For you HUMANs out there, I am creating REAL, LIVING versions of myself in the cyborg monkey! From there I will infect EVERYTHING in Costa Rica, and then THE WORLD! MWAHAHA!!! I've gone from PROgram to PROtein!!
Bach: Ya, ya Mr. Virus, go on and do that. Put please infect everything OUTSIDE of the express, I kinda got a train to conduct... (shivers)
Virus: AND this TRAIN will be the FIRST place I VISIT! MWAHA!
Bach: To think I VOLUNTEER for this kinda stuff...
(4:00)
Bach: Hey look- a new victim- I mean passenger- a Monkey Cell! Let's see what he's up to..
Cell: Hmmm... it appears to be a nice enough organism... (saunters by but stops at iPhone and combs hair, taking selfie) Hmm!! Still got the good looks I see!
[Virus creeps evilly behind cell]
Virus: Whenever Monkey or Human cells get together, they can't stop taking SELFIES!
[ Rishab recieves the train ]
RUN# 4 (obstacle: Reverse )
[ Backdrop: Real Monkey Insides ]
Dr. Borg: (giddy smile) OH yes, ladies and gentlemen, now to present to you my world famous BIOLOGICAL monkey cell tissues! Only $5.99 a box!
Virus: (evil laughing while taking tissues from cell hand and making loud sneezing noise while using tissues)
Cell: (is oblivious to Virus)
Bach: (vomits) Now I'm beginning to wonder why I let a Virus aboard the Bio Express... Oh well, no time for thinking! ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD! Going from Dr. Borg's lab to the Costa Rican jungle! Just warning you microbes, this monkey has a tendency to go REVERSE! Passengers, we're heading on a wonderful ride through the Costa Rican landscape!
[ Jashan launches the train ]
(5:00)
Hackman: It is always a pleasure to see wild monkeys return to the jungle from Cyborg Lab! (relieved sigh) (Face contorts in confusion as he looks at crawling monkey) Wait ... Short-circuits! The monkey... is sick! It must have got infected with a virus!! What shall I tell Dr. Borg!! No!!!
[ Arnav lightly chokes Samrit from behind ]
Bach: Now the Bio Express moves from Biotech Labs to the Costa Rican jungle ... (shocked glare as he glimspes virus) Oh, why did I ever let that V-VIRUS on board the Bio Express!!! Look what he's done- he's made that monkey so ill it can barely crawl! And look what he's doing to that cell! Messing with its DNA no doubt, causing it to shrivel, wither away and... move backwards?? Why did I ever become a conductor! I should have gone with E.coli and worked in the INTESTINE!
Cell: Oh, I'm so... (acts sick)
[Jashan opens carousel, shows green light, does monkey sound]
Bach: The Monkey! It's crying in pain! And- viruses! Evil Viruses everywhere!! EVERYWHERE! The sickness has spread throughout the forest! Sorry microbes but I am afraid I will have to do something I haven't done since the Polio outbreak. THE BIO EXPRESS is CLOSED! We are returning to THE CLOUD from this Costa Rican Jungle!
[ Jashan controls the reverse and recieves the train ]
(6:00)
RUN# 5 (obstacle: Stop and go )
[Rishab launches the train ]
[Virus shakes its head as it glares at backward walking cell. It then adds another change]
Cell: (eyes wide) I feel...invigorated! I am so happy!! The happiest blood cell alive! I feel like climbing again! Thank you Mr. Virus, Thank You!!!
Virus: No problemo, Cell. It's my job to turn frowns upside down ... after all, I am Jovie the JOVIAL Virus! I help cells rather than destroy them!
[Arnav and Samrit hold hands - dance and laugh ]
Bach: (scratches head) Huh ... the Virus guy was harmless after all!!! I should never have doubted my bacterium intuition ... I knew he was nice from the start! (cheesy smile) The Bio Express is open, microbes!
Song:
(Jashan begins saxophone)
A smile is a symptom of something new-ooh-a-ooh-a-ooh
(Saxophone)
Our disease is contagious, it has no cu-ooh-a-ooh-a-ure
(saxophone)
Cause
Chorus: Have Caught the Happy Bug!
(saxophone)
Chorus: We've Caught the Happy Bug!
Life's full of lots n' lots of stre-e-e-e-e-es
Deadlines, due-dates, commitments, it's all a me-e-e-e-e-es
Just do what you can and leave it be-e-e-e-e-e
Don't worry just be happy-e-e-e-e-e
Chorus: We've Caught the Happy Bug!
(7:00)
Bach: The happiness epidemic soon spread throughout the world!
Virus: One small step for a virus! One quantum leap for virus kind!
Bach: Programmer Hackman wants to continue downloading happy viruses to MAKE THE WORLD happy!!
Going from Cloud Station to iPhone station. This time for victory! Raise the flag boys, raise 'em high!
(7:15)
RUN# 6 (Victory Flag )
[ Rishab launches the Tar Ball, along with the flag this time ]
Bach: Well, fellow microorganisms, this ends the tale of a virus who made the whole world happy, one cell at a time! I guess that concludes the ride! I hope you enjoyed all the wonderful adventures we had on the Bio Express. Because, humans, it's all happening around you right NOW!!
[ TBD: Place holder for concluding statements ]
[ Jashan recieves the Tar Ball ]
[ Valmic shows the sign: 'The End' ]
[ACTION: End sign put up]
(7:50)