this is my attempt at a condensed RENT kind of thing. it probably sucks...but whatevs.

In the loft...

Mark: Hi, I'm Mark and he's Roger. We live in a crappy little place that I'm going to talk about for a while. Electrical appliances, posters, pretty damn hot trash can…okay, I'm done! Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas, yadda yadda yadda. Roger, smile while I push a camera in your face and rub in the fact that you suck as a songwriter!

Roger: Fuck off.

Mark's Mom: Mark, I am one of those moms people have nightmares about. Call me or I'll send those baby pictures of you to my entire address book. Your girlfriend dumped you for a woman. Bye!

Mark: at Roger Ha, you suck!

Roger: Fuck off.

Collins: Hi. Too busy getting mugged to talk.

Mark: …the fuck? Anyway, Roger, you still suck!

Roger: Fuck o—

Benny: Pay me, bitches.

Mark: To quote Roger: fuck off, Benny.

Benny: Yeah, whatever. How's the whole devirginization-with-Maureen plan going? You two still an item?

Mark: No. Go die.

Roger: Maureen's a lesbian now. Fuck off.

Benny: Ha, that's really amusing, although considering she was with you, Mark, it's not surprising. After all, a girl can only take so much of her boyfriend lusting after Roger.

Mark: You motherfu—

Benny: Gotta go. Coffin out!

Roger: (plays theme from ancient opera that no one in their right mind should know)

Power: (blows)

Mark: Shit.

Company: LALALALALALALA-RENT-LALALALA-BLOODCELLS-LALALALALA-FABRIC-LALALA

Maureen's equipment: (dies)

Joanne: Ooooooh shit...

On the street…

Collins: Wow, being beaten until you start coughing blood sort of sucks. Guess I'll smoke a little. (starts to light joint)

Angel: Yoohoo! Watch me prance in the seriously kick-ass sparkle jeans!

Collins: (drops joint and stares) Holy mother of Jesus…

Angel: Hey, hon. Come on, you're rather hot so I'll take you home, feed you, care for you, give you clothes and some amazing sex if you're nice…

Collins: (drools)…wha?

Angel: We'll work on articulateness later. Come on! (drags Collins off)

Back at the loft…

Mark: Rog, I'm going to go stare at Maureen's ass for a bit. Want to come?

Roger: Fuck off.

Mark: Suit yourself. Save that ancient coffee for me; Benny turned off our water and I think I'm going to need a cold shower. That'll have to do...(exits)

Roger: (bangs head against wall) Angst, angst, angst…

Mimi: knocks Anybody here? Don't matter, I'm coming in. Light my candle, you.

Roger: Fuck o—no, wait! That's the first ass I've seen that doesn't remind me of "The Dark Side of the Moon." Come back!

Mimi: (eyes Roger) Did I say light my candle, you? I meant light my candle, you gorgeous hunk of man candy…(waves bottom suggestively)

Roger: (lights candle, at the same time coming dangerously close to dropping the match and giving Mimi third-degree burns because he's staring the Mini-Grand Canyon that is her cleavage) Wait, AIDS coming to mind. Fuck off.

Mimi: Shit, I dropped my smack. Where is it? (gets down on hands and knees)

Roger: (stuffs hands in mouth to keep self from grabbing Mimi's butt)

Mimi: Oh, where is it? Please help me, mister…

Roger: Mmmf.

Mimi: Ahh, it's in your pocket. (grabs it) Thanks, sweet cheeks! (exits)

Roger: Holy shit, I need a cold shower. But Benny shut off our water…hmm…(uses three-day-old coffee) Ah, that's better. Mark'll have to deal.

dear god, i scare myself. oh well. review? between a couple other stories, i might not be able to update much, however, reviews might convince me otherwise.