the stein/the loss of purpose

a dark cave, a man - obviously evil - stalks back a fourth, the jingle of glass with each step. behind him, dimly lit are rows and rows of beer mugs. his name is herman.

herman : all the mugs are mine!

he laughs an evil laugh.

herman : every glass, mug, pint mine!

he laughs again. a man, named robbie, enters. he wears a cape, but is otherwise dressed in normal street clothing appropriate for the current trend.

robbie : herman! give me back my glasses. give me back the world's glasses.
herman : never! i will never give you back these glasses.
robbie : but how, herman - how will i and the people - all the people - drink our beer? our wonderful hoppy, or not hoppy, or dark, or nonalcoholic beer with out those glasses? we need them, herman. give them back to me.
herman : robbie is it? i don't think you understand - beer and beer drinking and beer battered food is evil.
robbie : evil? you're calling beer evil? you're evil, herman!
herman : i'm evil? it's not me who is evil, robbie. let me tell you a little st-

he is interrupted by a man and woman from a generation previous storming on stage. they are in a different plain.

herman senior : we're arguing! we're arguing! we're arguing!
clara : we're arguing! i'm yelling! you're yelling!

herman senior pulls out a beer. he holds it up to his face.

herman senior : i'm drinking beer! beer! beer! beer!
clara : i'm telling you that you have a problem and that it is possible that i could leave, i probably won't! that's what i'm telling you! i'm telling you i could leave you! but you can't hear me over your -
herman senior : that's it! i'm full of rage and i'm abusing you!

he slaps her. immediately after the slap, the drop character and walk off the stage.

robbie : but herman - beer didn't do that - a poor family structure with parents from difference racial backgrounds did.
herman : what do you mean, they're both white.
robbie : but they weren't both historically irish or african or chinese. look - beer is a wonderful thing. it doesn't lead to things like abuse and anger - it leads to -

a young robbie enters quickly kissing a young madeleine, with lips pressed together.

madeleine : rob, you're so handsome.
young robbie : madaleine, you are the petals of a flower, beautiful from afar, sweet smelling, and thick-skinned and milky to the touch.
madeleine : oh rob, you're so charming.
young robbie : madeleine, let's drink a beer.
madeleine : ok.

the abruptly stop kissing, young robbie pulls out two beers from somewhere, anywhere, and they drink them. the collegiate term to describe how quickly they drink the beer would be called "slamming" or "pounding" the beer. once finished they look at each other and slam faces together again. she begins to remove her shirt and pants - once the shirt is unbottoned or off and her pants are at her ankles, they stop abruptly. she pulls her pants up, buttons or pulls on her shirt, and they walk off stage quickly.

robbie : beer - is joyous. and i'm not afraid to defeat you in hand-to-hand combat to prove it to you, herman. the people need to drink their beer and i'm not afraid to -
herman : stop me? i dare you to try.

robbie undoes his cape and let's it fall to the ground. they run toward each other screaming. they "hugfight" where they merely hug each other and roll around on the floor struggling for power. another man, oswald, runs on with a beer stein in his hand.

oswald : robbie! robbie! stop! look at this! steiner, the german porcelain doll maker just gave me this! it's like a glass mug, but made of porcelain, which is clay! he said his friend the german wood carver and his other friend the german pewter sculptor made them - but look.

he swings his arm around.

oswald : nothing spilled. i have my beer in here! it's called a stein! no more glass! let's go!

oswald runs off. robbie and herman lay on the floor, hugging still.

herman : well, i guess that...
robbie : settles that.

they sit up and start paying with rocks on the floor. robbie lets out a long sigh. herman looks and gives an agreeable -

herman : hm.

and he nods his head.

herman senior