#SOTU
[THE SCENE OPENS ON THE MOUTH OF AN ALLEY FACING OUT TOWARD THE STREET. IT’S DIRTY AND A DUMPSTER SITS ON ITS EDGE. OUR HERO RUNS BY THE ALLEY’S ENTRANCE, BREATHING HEAVILY AND PERSPIRING. HE CATCHES SIGHT OF THE ALLEYWAY IN PASSING, STOPS HIMSELF SUDDENLY, BACKTRACKS AND DUCKS DOWN IT. HE DIVES JUST BEHIND THE DUMPSTER AND HOLDS HIS BREATH. A SECOND LATER A MOB OF PEOPLE STREAM BY, FURIOUSLY SHOUTING OUT THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT AN EVENT BEING BROADCAST AROUND THE WORLD ANYWAY. THE CROWD PASSES AND SILENCE DESCENDS ONCE MORE. OUR HERO WIPES HIS BROW.]
Our Hero: Phew.
