*the sound of dying applause as the car pulls up to the front of the building, Black and his bodyguard Kate Riley step out of the back*

Black: Did they call my name already?

Doorman With English Accent: Actually they just did, Sir. Now if you would please enter this way and put out your cigarette.

*Black walks to the no smoking sign and rips it off the wall, handing it to the doorman before following Kate inside, walking down the aisle toward the stage.. Kate pauses to listen to a rather shadowy looking patron and Black stops beside her*

Kate: The announcer said some shit about your eyes being brown.

Black: My eyes are silver..I had them vicissit-

Kate: And your hair.

Black: My hair?!

*Black storms off ahead to the stage, climbing the stairs and heading to the podium, glaring at the announcer*

Kate: Oops. Good thing I didn’t mention the name bit.

Black (from stage, miced): I hear you have a problem with Italians.

*a good part of the audience suddenly stops their applause and the silent hush washes over the rest until you could hear the crickets outside.. the announcer gulping as he looks over the audience then to Black again*

Announcer: No. No problem.

*the announcer timidly handing Black the award and card with his name on it*

Black: Now isn’t this cute.

Announcer: The award?

Black: No, the little red dot on your shirt.

*Black puffs on his Camel as the announcer looks to his shirt to confirm the little red dot*

Announcer: What the hell is thar?

Black: You should duck.

*Kate rushes up on stage beside the two men as the announcer drops down behind the podium, Black resting his arm along her shoulders and motions to his award as the silenced gunshot makes nothing more than a ‘puff’ sound as it hits the thick curtain backstage*

Black: What do you think?

Kate: It’s plastic.

Black: With my name on it. It’s MY plastic.

Kate: You should make a rule where they have to give gold.. or blood. People do that all the time, anyway.

Black (surprised): Good idea.

*both Black and Kate look down to the announcer cowering between them and the podium*

Announcer (muffled): I thought you guys had a Masquerade!

Black: A bunch of us got together and decided it was okay to eat people.

*the announcers eyes get real big*

Kate: I don’t want him if he’s going to piss all over himself.

*they both stand still, waiting to see if the man will do so, Black taking another drag from his cigarette, finally laughing*

Black: I’ve never watched someone try to piss their pants.

Kate: It’s boring. Lets go.

*Black collects his award and card, pausing at the podium, leaning in toward the mic*

Black: Thank you. You honor me with your ..personalized.. gift of plastic.

*Kate and Black exit the stage.. the announcer scrambling off in the opposite direction once they’ve gone*