SID:
Now I want you to reach in that box and find my game.
MANNAMANGUS:
Which one is it?
SID:
It's the one that says "Limited Edition" on it.
Now open up your wallet and take out some cash.
How much ya got?
MANNAMANGUS:
About seventy five dollars.
SID:
Put it back in your pocket, its yours.
Now with the cash, the game and the tin box,
that makes this a pretty successful little score.
JEFF:
Sid, if you give this nimrod a limited edition for free,
I'm gonna shoot him on general principle.
SID:
You ain't gonna do a goddamn thing,
now hang back and shut the f*ck up.
Besides, thought I ain't sellin' it to him for money,
he's buyin' it for somethin' more than money.
Wanna know what you're buyin' it with Ringo?
MANNAMANGUS:
What?
SID:
Your life. I'm sellin' you that game for a big chunk o' your life. You read the Bible?
MANNAMANGUS:
Not regularly.
SID:
There's a passage I got memorized.
Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the
righteous man is beset on all sides
by the inequities of the selfish
and the tyranny of evil men.
Blessed is he who, in the name of
charity and good will, shepherds
the weak through the valley of the
darkness. For he is truly his
brother's keeper and the finder of
lost children.
And I will strike down upon thee
with great vengeance and furious
anger those who attempt to poison
and destroy my brothers. And you
will know I am the Lord when I lay
my vengeance upon you."
I been sayin' that sh!t for years. And if you ever heard it, it meant I just took your cold hard cash and a chunk o' your life. I never really questioned what it meant. I thought it was just a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherf*cker 'fore you sold him a game that would empty his wallet and consume every waking hour he had for the next year. But I saw some sh!t when Reynolds left made me think twice. Now I'm thinkin', it could mean you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. LE here, he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could be you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. I'd like that. But that **** ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin'. I'm tryin' real hard to be a shepherd. Tell you what - keep your money.
[Mannagamus grabs his Limited Edition and runs out the door]
Sid, who was never risen from his seat the whole time, takes a sip of coffee.
SID:
(to himself)
It's cold.
He pushes it aside. Jeff appears next to Sid.
JEFF:
I think we oughta leave now.
SID:
That's probably a good idea.
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Sorry it went long, but it was too much fun.
