Setting: Family Pancake Shop
Topic: Sherman leaves
* Chief enters the restaurant and sits down*
Mona: Good morning sir. What would you like today? May I recommend our biggest pancake breakfast? You look like you could use it.
Chief: That sounds great! Thanks!
*Mona leaves and then comes back with the food*
Mona: Here you go! Enjoy!
Chief: Wait a second. Do you have a phone I could borrow to contact my friend?
Mona:Umm...I guess. But who are you trying to meet up with?
Chief: Oh, just one of my friends from the old tribe. We are planning a celebration.
Mona: You live in America. You are American. Why don’t you embrace that?
Chief: *confused look* I am American but I’m also Native American.
Mona: You can’t be two things at once.
Chief: Of course you can! I am not even one race. America is all about combining cultures. It is the dream of everyone around the world. Don’t you embrace your culture?
Mona: Well...I am a ninja warrior!Or at least I take Judo.
Chief: See you do! That’s so cool! Show me your moves!
Mona: See the thing is...umm...I sprained my ankle. Yeah. I sprained it at the state championship.
Chief: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
Mona: *awkward pause, leans down*...Okay here is the thing. I have a secret. I don’t do Judo.
Chief: I was assuming so.
Mona: You know, I can’t bring myself to do so. My boyfriend broke up with me because I didn’t welcome my culture, but I don’t think anyone needs to be of a certain culture. People are just themselves. And I want to be American.
Chief: *pauses*...I see your point. But you don’t need to reject your heritage in order to fit in. You think I ever fit in? Look at me. I am half Indian, half white, a huge guy and just came from an asylum. I’m not ashamed of who I am.
Mona: I’m not ashamed! I just want to be a popular American girl!
Chief: I’m not saying you are ashamed, but you are conforming to society, and it is eating you up, just like it does with everyone else. The only way to be happy is to embrace every single part of who you are.
Mona: But I’m not an outcast. I still have a chance to fit in. That’s who I am.
Chief: Why would you want to fit in? That’s not interesting at all. Do your friends listen to you and your ideas?
Mona: Yeah they do. Especially when I exaggerate my culture. They love it, actually.
Chief: See, they like the unique part of you that isn’t anything like they are. That’s what they are interested in.
Mona: I guess…
Chief: Just don’t reject the part of you that is trying to come out and just be.
Mona: I’ll think about it...thanks...enjoy your breakfast. *softly smiles*
Chief: Of course! *waves back and begins to eat*
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