INT. Mechanic Shop – Day
A burly mechanic is working on the engine of a red truck. This is Phil. He is middle aged, has a large mustache and powered doughnut stains on his jumper. On a bench next to the car is a hungover nun. She is older, and keeps one hand on her forehead.
PHIL
Well…
NUN
Hrm?
Phil slams the hood of the truck and wipes his brow.
PHIL
Carburetor.
NUN
(groans)
PHIL
Yup.
NUN
Price?
Phil looks to the ceiling and mimes a hand like he’s typing on a large calculator.
PHIL
750?
NUN
WHAT?
The nun immediately grabs the sides of her head and groans loudly. Phil scratches his doughnut gut and turns to the truck, which shoots fire from the grill. Phil lets out a scream and scrambles to grab the fire extinguisher in the corner. The Nun appears to have passed out on the bench.
Just as Phil gets the extinguisher, another mechanic, a very similar looking man named Lip, is seen using an extinguisher on the flames. Phil walks over and nods to Lip.
PHIL
Lip.
LIP
Phil.
PHIL
Thanks.
LIP
S’nothin.
Phil nods and both men stare at the blackened grill of the truck. The nun snores loudly on the bench.
Lip gestures to the truck.
LIP
Carburetor?
PHIL
Yup.
LIP
Hm..
PHIL
What?
LIP
Leak?
PHIL
Fuel?
LIP
Oil.
PHIL
Oil.
The truck lets out a loud bang that causes the two men to jump, and the nun to shoot up from the bench.
NUN
JESUS!
The two mechanics look at the nun with open mouths and begin to cross their chests. The nun notices and frowns angrily. She gestures at the truck.
NUN
Well?
PHIL
Sacrilege.
LIP
Blasphemy.
The nun sits down wearily, the two men glaring at her. Suddenly, a bear in a mechanic uniform pokes his head out of the office door, right next to the bench. The mechanics turn and the nun freezes. The name tag on the outfit reads IVAN B.
BEAR
Oil?
PHIL
Oil.
LIP
Oil.
The bear nods and looks at the nun. He tips his baseball cap.
BEAR
Ma’am.
The bear goes back into the office and closes the door. The mechanics pop the hood of the truck and begins pointing at parts and grunting. The nun looks from the office door to the two men, visibly confused.
NUN
Um..
The two men turn to look at her. Lip somehow has half a doughnut in his mouth.
PHIL
Yeah?
The nun points to the office door, frowning.
NUN
Bear?
PHIL
Bear.
The nun clutches her rosary beads.
NUN
…Black?
The two mechanics gasp and look at the door. The nun also turns. The Bear stands in the doorway. He looks at the nun, hurt, and returns to the office closing the door.
The nun looks at the floor, then up to the mechanics who are shaking their heads at her.
PHIL
Racist.
LIP
Bigot.
PHIL
850.
LIP
Oil.
Phil turns to Lip and gives him a look. Lip shrugs. A gunshot is heard from the office.
The truck explodes.
FADE OUT
Written in 2012