TIME: The present.
PLACE: A polling place.
JOHN stands outside a busy polling place, enjoying a cup of coffee. BRAD exits the polling place, a large “I Voted” sticker on his chest. He approaches JOHN.
BRAD: Hey, John.
JOHN: Hey, Brad. You just vote?
BRAD: Sure did.
JOHN: Who’d you pick for mayor?
BRAD: Chrissy Hollister.
JOHN: No kidding? Me too! Aldermen for Wards 1 and 2?
BRAD: John Earls and Curtis Ojen.
JOHN: Me too! Library Trustees for the Western and Eastern Districts?
BRAD: Suzette Coffey, John Mitchell, Ashley Gott.
JOHN: No way! Members of the Board of Education for Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3?
BRAD: Pam Watts, Rob Ray, Jon Daniel Killman, John Allsop.
JOHN: Same here! Members of the Board of School Trustees for the Fire Protection District and the Educational Service Region?
BRAD: Larry Peterson, Leslie “Les” Oyler, John Metcalf, Suzanne Dutton, Mandy Little.
JOHN: Likewise! Members of the Boards for the Port Authority, Transit Authority, Water District, Public Utility District, and Soil and Water Conversation District?
BRAD: Alex Johnson, Samantha Lee, Jordan Rivera, Michelle Wang, Elijah Brooks, Rosa Hernandez, Kevin Patel.
JOHN: This is amazing! You and I voted for the same person in every single race! And all from the same party! What are the odds?
BRAD: I dunno. One in two? But I gotta get out of here. I’m phone banking at McCurdy HQ.
JOHN: McCurdy?
BRAD: Water Trustee for the Northern District, Region Two.
JOHN gives a puzzled look.
BRAD: An independent.
Shouting “TRAITOR! TRAITOR!”, JOHN throws his coffee at BRAD, scalding him. BRAD swings hard at JOHN, connecting under his chin. Other voters wanting to enter the polling place turn away in disgust.
I can't believe you voted for Kevin Patel! He wants everyone to have low-flow faucets!