Family Picnic
*Victor's mother is dead but she'll be alive for the moment. This picnic will have taken place when he was a teenager, preferably around the age of eighteen*
Setting: A "secluded" area of the park, near a chainlink fence.
Cast of Characters:
• Mother - Katherine Bane ( Jaqueline Bissett )
• Father - Thomas Bane ( Al Pacino )
• Uncle - Bruce Bane ( deadbeat, crabby, blowhard )
• Uncle - Eric Bane ( power seeking, hypocritical )
The first thing Victor does upon receiving the invitation to the family picnic is think about how he can get out of it. He could care less about attending such an event. He'd rather spend time with his friends, his close-circle of friends. Getting stoned with his friends, in the parking lot of the old drive-in theater ( near his high school ) sounds better than getting his ass kicked, and being degrated by his father and his uncles. He decides to make up an excuse but his father sees right through it. The two end up getting into a heated argument. Finally, Victor is forced into going when his father threatens to kick him out of the house, leaving him to live off the streets without any money or shelter.
On the day of the picnic, Victor dresses shabbily. He doesn't care what anyone thinks or says. He isn't going to feel he has to impress anyone, and he doesn't care to even be there anyway. If he was forced into something he doesn't want to do, he'll do as he pleases. He dresses in some dark denim torn jeans, and a black T-Shirt, which is frayed at the sleeves, and at the bottom.
Victor greets his mother with false love and enthusiasm. In reality, he has mixed emotions towards the woman, but overall, she treats him better than his father. Growing up, Victor harbored mixed emotions towards his mother. There were times when she seemed to take his father's side, and times when she would not come to his defense when his father was disciplining him. Despite that, his mother always treated him with more respect and love than his father had. For a long time, Victor seemed to think his mother was siding with his father, and was going to turn on him without warning, which was when he started to develop a secret desire to harm her. After all, his father was doing it so he didn't see why he shouldn't have harmed her too. That was until she started to let Victor get away with certain things. Things that she knew his father would disapprove of him doing. Neither he nor his mother spoke about these things to his father, which is why she let them get past the man, if only to spare Victor the abuse from his father. On account of his father's absence because of his profession, overtime Victor developed an inappropriate sexual attraction to his mother. A sexual attraction that did not sit well with his mother.
Victor greets his father defensively. From an early age, his father used to beat his mother. Being witness to the abuse made Victor think it was all right to lay a hand on a woman if they double-crossed you. That's what his father taught him as a kid. He and his father had always held grudges against the other ever since Tom used to come home from work and abuse him. Tom never approved of the way Victor chose to live his life. He always hung out with the wrong crowd, and he got stoned on ocassion, and got into a lot of mischief with his friends. To be honest, Tom was never around much because he was a high-priced lawyer and put a lot of focus on his work. He was also a belligerent drunk with an addiction to murder, which is why he abused his son and wife. One thing that he never dared reveal to Victor or his wife was that he got off on killing random people for fun. There were certain nights when Victor and his mother thought his father was working late or had a meeting with a client when he'd really be out killing again. While he was a lawyer, he fought on the side of the accused, and although the court would often rule against his client, everytime he came home from losing a case, he would take his anger out on his son and his wife. When Victor arrives at the picnic, he tells his father to "stay the hell away from him" and goes off by himself.
He spends his time at the picnic getting high. Even though his father disapproves, he sits behind a tree and does it anyway. He also spends his time getting drunk. He sneaks a beer from the cooler when his father isn't looking. Mostly, he distances himself form the rest of his family until his uncle Eric finds out he's being anti-social and drags him back to join the rest of his family despite his attitude. He and his father get into an argument, and Tom ends up punching his son right there and then, in front of everyone. Victor is determined to hit him back, but his Uncle Eric holds him back. While his father pays him another blow, his mother shouts at Tom to stop hitting Victor, and the man leaves his son on the ground. His whole body aches with pain as his father walks away from the scene to share a round of beers with his uncles. His mother rushes to his side, but Victor insists that he's fine and walks away.
I would describe the picnic as simmering, considering the high tension and conflict/drama between Victor and his father, and his uncles. Although Victor moved out of his parents house near the end of his senior year of high school to live with his Uncle Brutus, back then, his uncle seemed more inclined to side with his father and actually encouraged Tom's abuse on his son. However, his Uncle Brutus was a pacifist, or as far as he knew, would never lay a hand on him. That's why Victor chose to move-in with him instead of his hypocritical and quick-tempered uncle Eric. By the time the picnic is over, Victor is too drunk to fully feel the abuse his father pays on him when they get back home. It is his punishment for ruining their picnic.
What Victor would do if:
• If he had to organize the family picnic, he'd refuse to do it and tell his father he could give a shit. Then, before he could get smacked around by the man, he'd anxiously agree to do it anyway. He wouldn't really have much of a choice as it is.
• If a fight erupted between his mom and dad, he'd probably just sit back and watch, but silently fume at how screwed up his parents are. Unless the fight happened to be about him, in which case, he'd get involved, even if it cost him further abuse.
• If a stranger crashed the party, he'd probably persuade them in getting him the hell out of there, offering them drugs, booze, whatever it took. Depending on the sex of the stranger of course. If it were a woman, he'd probably try and pick her up/flirt with her in some way shape or form. If only to get him through this hellish picnic.
• If one of the younger guests vanished, he wouldn't care. It wouldn't be his problem.
• If a feuding family member arrived, Victor would probably slip out of sight and watch. Mainly for two reasons. One, so he wouldn't have to deal with yet another "asshole" member of his family, and two, to let this uninvited guest duke it out with his father. It would be amusing for Victor to watch his father be put in his place by someone else. It would sure take the focus off him for a period of time. It would also give Victor the advantage of ditching the picnic entirely. This fueding family member could create the perfect diversion.
• If a sibling invited him to join in a drinking game, he'd be more than willing to accept the challenge, assuming he had a sibling. He'd accept the challege no matter who posed it to him. He never backs down from a challenge, and being a big drinker, he'll accept a drink anytime.
• If he grew bored and wanted to leave, he'd probably be desperate enough to walk home, no matter how many miles it was. Anything to get away from his family. Even back then, Victor considered himself street wise. He could handle himself on his own.
Other Picnic Situation:
I think a more appropriate picnic situation would be a high school reunion picnic. That would definitely be interesting if Victor were dropped into that scenario. First of all, he'd do whatever he took to "bullshit" the rest of his former classmates into thinking he was better than them. He'd act like an arrogant asshole. If he happened to meet up with an ex-girlfriend, he'd probably end up becoming really possesive and/or abusive with them. Kind of as a way to teach them a lesson for double-crossing him. He'd take his pent up aggression out on more than just the girls. If some guy tried to pick a fight with him or if he ran into an old enemy, he'd probably take them out back and beat the shit out of him. He would be clever about leading both the guy or the girl into his trap. If the cops just happened to show up looking for, he'd flee, and even if it meant taking hostages. Overall, the reunion picnic would be an intense and suspense-filled affair with Victor present.
Food for Thought:
• Although his mother is dead, and his father's in Manhattan, New York, the animosity between him and his father was still present when Victor chose to leave him. The two have unresolved issues, and after years of abuse, Victor feels he's better of without him. I don't know if you could say he has an ongoing relationship with his parents, but his relationships with them have gone up and down over the years. He started out loving his mother, then he hated her, loved her again, and the way he left things with her shortly before her death, in addition to the false story his father told him, he hates the woman now, and was glad that she died, until of course she came back to haunt him.
Her spirit still lingers, literally. She more often than not haunts Victor's dreams, which causes him to have frequent nightmares, but her spirit also haunts more than just his subconscious mind. Every now and then, her ghost tries to make contact with him, trying to get her son to understand that her death wasn't brought on by something she did, but rather her need to protect and come to his defense against his father. However, her spirit isn't the only one that haunts Victor's subconsciousness. As far as Victor knows, his father is still alive, but he hasn't spoken to the man in fifteen years. However, whenever he feels compelled to hurt or kill someone or has had a relapse, he has regular nightmares of his father, telling him to go out and hurt people, to kill people, and making him believe that he's just like him and can't fight his true nature. There's rarely a night when Victo doesn't have a nightmare of his father, and whenever he wakes up, he feels more compelled to do harm against others. Although Victor won't admit it to anyone but himself, in a way, a part of him is still somewhat looking for his father's love/approval, which is why he gives in so often to his temptations to hurt these people. Unfortunetly, his mother's spirit is the opposing force in the equation and everytime he's in the middle of hurting someone, she tries to get her son to stop and tries to convince him that he's not really a bad man and has a softer side inside of him, making him feel guilty for the things he does. This often leads to ocassional moments of "paranoid schizophrenia."
He'd like to see his father dead, after all the hell he'd been put through growing up, but knows deep down, the man is right. He knows he'll never escape the addiction because its genetic. After years of abuse, and his need to rebel, he's become even more determined to stand up on his own. He continuously wants to prove to the rest of the world that he's a force to be reckoned with. He doesn't need to depend on anyone but himself, and he sure as hell wouldn't let anyone or anything get in the way of what he wanted, and at the end of the day, he trusts his own instincts.
• Victor has no siblings.
aggravatedSetting: A "secluded" area of the park, near a chainlink fence.
• Mother - Katherine Bane ( Jaqueline Bissett )
• Father - Thomas Bane ( Al Pacino )
• Uncle - Bruce Bane ( deadbeat, crabby, blowhard )
• Uncle - Eric Bane ( power seeking, hypocritical )
The first thing Victor does upon receiving the invitation to the family picnic is think about how he can get out of it. He could care less about attending such an event. He'd rather spend time with his friends, his close-circle of friends. Getting stoned with his friends, in the parking lot of the old drive-in theater ( near his high school ) sounds better than getting his ass kicked, and being degrated by his father and his uncles. He decides to make up an excuse but his father sees right through it. The two end up getting into a heated argument. Finally, Victor is forced into going when his father threatens to kick him out of the house, leaving him to live off the streets without any money or shelter.
On the day of the picnic, Victor dresses shabbily. He doesn't care what anyone thinks or says. He isn't going to feel he has to impress anyone, and he doesn't care to even be there anyway. If he was forced into something he doesn't want to do, he'll do as he pleases. He dresses in some dark denim torn jeans, and a black T-Shirt, which is frayed at the sleeves, and at the bottom.
Victor greets his mother with false love and enthusiasm. In reality, he has mixed emotions towards the woman, but overall, she treats him better than his father. Growing up, Victor harbored mixed emotions towards his mother. There were times when she seemed to take his father's side, and times when she would not come to his defense when his father was disciplining him. Despite that, his mother always treated him with more respect and love than his father had. For a long time, Victor seemed to think his mother was siding with his father, and was going to turn on him without warning, which was when he started to develop a secret desire to harm her. After all, his father was doing it so he didn't see why he shouldn't have harmed her too. That was until she started to let Victor get away with certain things. Things that she knew his father would disapprove of him doing. Neither he nor his mother spoke about these things to his father, which is why she let them get past the man, if only to spare Victor the abuse from his father. On account of his father's absence because of his profession, overtime Victor developed an inappropriate sexual attraction to his mother. A sexual attraction that did not sit well with his mother.
Victor greets his father defensively. From an early age, his father used to beat his mother. Being witness to the abuse made Victor think it was all right to lay a hand on a woman if they double-crossed you. That's what his father taught him as a kid. He and his father had always held grudges against the other ever since Tom used to come home from work and abuse him. Tom never approved of the way Victor chose to live his life. He always hung out with the wrong crowd, and he got stoned on ocassion, and got into a lot of mischief with his friends. To be honest, Tom was never around much because he was a high-priced lawyer and put a lot of focus on his work. He was also a belligerent drunk with an addiction to murder, which is why he abused his son and wife. One thing that he never dared reveal to Victor or his wife was that he got off on killing random people for fun. There were certain nights when Victor and his mother thought his father was working late or had a meeting with a client when he'd really be out killing again. While he was a lawyer, he fought on the side of the accused, and although the court would often rule against his client, everytime he came home from losing a case, he would take his anger out on his son and his wife. When Victor arrives at the picnic, he tells his father to "stay the hell away from him" and goes off by himself.
He spends his time at the picnic getting high. Even though his father disapproves, he sits behind a tree and does it anyway. He also spends his time getting drunk. He sneaks a beer from the cooler when his father isn't looking. Mostly, he distances himself form the rest of his family until his uncle Eric finds out he's being anti-social and drags him back to join the rest of his family despite his attitude. He and his father get into an argument, and Tom ends up punching his son right there and then, in front of everyone. Victor is determined to hit him back, but his Uncle Eric holds him back. While his father pays him another blow, his mother shouts at Tom to stop hitting Victor, and the man leaves his son on the ground. His whole body aches with pain as his father walks away from the scene to share a round of beers with his uncles. His mother rushes to his side, but Victor insists that he's fine and walks away.
I would describe the picnic as simmering, considering the high tension and conflict/drama between Victor and his father, and his uncles. Although Victor moved out of his parents house near the end of his senior year of high school to live with his Uncle Brutus, back then, his uncle seemed more inclined to side with his father and actually encouraged Tom's abuse on his son. However, his Uncle Brutus was a pacifist, or as far as he knew, would never lay a hand on him. That's why Victor chose to move-in with him instead of his hypocritical and quick-tempered uncle Eric. By the time the picnic is over, Victor is too drunk to fully feel the abuse his father pays on him when they get back home. It is his punishment for ruining their picnic.
What Victor would do if:
• If he had to organize the family picnic, he'd refuse to do it and tell his father he could give a shit. Then, before he could get smacked around by the man, he'd anxiously agree to do it anyway. He wouldn't really have much of a choice as it is.
• If a fight erupted between his mom and dad, he'd probably just sit back and watch, but silently fume at how screwed up his parents are. Unless the fight happened to be about him, in which case, he'd get involved, even if it cost him further abuse.
• If a stranger crashed the party, he'd probably persuade them in getting him the hell out of there, offering them drugs, booze, whatever it took. Depending on the sex of the stranger of course. If it were a woman, he'd probably try and pick her up/flirt with her in some way shape or form. If only to get him through this hellish picnic.
• If one of the younger guests vanished, he wouldn't care. It wouldn't be his problem.
• If a feuding family member arrived, Victor would probably slip out of sight and watch. Mainly for two reasons. One, so he wouldn't have to deal with yet another "asshole" member of his family, and two, to let this uninvited guest duke it out with his father. It would be amusing for Victor to watch his father be put in his place by someone else. It would sure take the focus off him for a period of time. It would also give Victor the advantage of ditching the picnic entirely. This fueding family member could create the perfect diversion.
• If a sibling invited him to join in a drinking game, he'd be more than willing to accept the challenge, assuming he had a sibling. He'd accept the challege no matter who posed it to him. He never backs down from a challenge, and being a big drinker, he'll accept a drink anytime.
• If he grew bored and wanted to leave, he'd probably be desperate enough to walk home, no matter how many miles it was. Anything to get away from his family. Even back then, Victor considered himself street wise. He could handle himself on his own.
Other Picnic Situation:
I think a more appropriate picnic situation would be a high school reunion picnic. That would definitely be interesting if Victor were dropped into that scenario. First of all, he'd do whatever he took to "bullshit" the rest of his former classmates into thinking he was better than them. He'd act like an arrogant asshole. If he happened to meet up with an ex-girlfriend, he'd probably end up becoming really possesive and/or abusive with them. Kind of as a way to teach them a lesson for double-crossing him. He'd take his pent up aggression out on more than just the girls. If some guy tried to pick a fight with him or if he ran into an old enemy, he'd probably take them out back and beat the shit out of him. He would be clever about leading both the guy or the girl into his trap. If the cops just happened to show up looking for, he'd flee, and even if it meant taking hostages. Overall, the reunion picnic would be an intense and suspense-filled affair with Victor present.
Food for Thought:
• Although his mother is dead, and his father's in Manhattan, New York, the animosity between him and his father was still present when Victor chose to leave him. The two have unresolved issues, and after years of abuse, Victor feels he's better of without him. I don't know if you could say he has an ongoing relationship with his parents, but his relationships with them have gone up and down over the years. He started out loving his mother, then he hated her, loved her again, and the way he left things with her shortly before her death, in addition to the false story his father told him, he hates the woman now, and was glad that she died, until of course she came back to haunt him.
Her spirit still lingers, literally. She more often than not haunts Victor's dreams, which causes him to have frequent nightmares, but her spirit also haunts more than just his subconscious mind. Every now and then, her ghost tries to make contact with him, trying to get her son to understand that her death wasn't brought on by something she did, but rather her need to protect and come to his defense against his father. However, her spirit isn't the only one that haunts Victor's subconsciousness. As far as Victor knows, his father is still alive, but he hasn't spoken to the man in fifteen years. However, whenever he feels compelled to hurt or kill someone or has had a relapse, he has regular nightmares of his father, telling him to go out and hurt people, to kill people, and making him believe that he's just like him and can't fight his true nature. There's rarely a night when Victo doesn't have a nightmare of his father, and whenever he wakes up, he feels more compelled to do harm against others. Although Victor won't admit it to anyone but himself, in a way, a part of him is still somewhat looking for his father's love/approval, which is why he gives in so often to his temptations to hurt these people. Unfortunetly, his mother's spirit is the opposing force in the equation and everytime he's in the middle of hurting someone, she tries to get her son to stop and tries to convince him that he's not really a bad man and has a softer side inside of him, making him feel guilty for the things he does. This often leads to ocassional moments of "paranoid schizophrenia."
He'd like to see his father dead, after all the hell he'd been put through growing up, but knows deep down, the man is right. He knows he'll never escape the addiction because its genetic. After years of abuse, and his need to rebel, he's become even more determined to stand up on his own. He continuously wants to prove to the rest of the world that he's a force to be reckoned with. He doesn't need to depend on anyone but himself, and he sure as hell wouldn't let anyone or anything get in the way of what he wanted, and at the end of the day, he trusts his own instincts.
• Victor has no siblings.