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an eco-comedy/drama Man's relationship with nature is not all it's cracked up to be... by Laurie Lamson Synopsis An idealistic young man raised by a stoic military hero wants to win his father's approval and find a way to become a hero himself (for Mother Nature), until working at a hatchery he learns man's relationship with Nature is not all it's cracked up to be. He alone must figure out what kind of man he wants to become... Excerpt follows: FADE IN. EXT. HATCHERY TROUGHS - DAY Tad and Gabe, walk out to the hatchery to start work.
GABE
I guess hatching season's over? TAD Where'd you get that idea? GABE Didn't you say the fingerlings just hatched a few weeks ago? TAD So? GABE Well... TAD These mothers've been raised to do it year-round. Breeding season never ends here. (demonic laugh) We've got all ages all the time. And they all have their own special little needs. Tad pulls out a female. TAD
These are getting ready here! Look how swollen that is. Hands it to Gabe. It squirms out of his uncertain hands with a splash. Tad grabs another. TAD
Tad sucks his lower lip, releases it with a loud juicy "pop."
You know what they call a fish twat? GABE Ah.. No... TAD They got a special name for it. It's called a "vent", like on an air conditioner or something. Whataya think of that? And when it starts to show... like that right there. we know we're getting close. Oh boy, this is going to be fun with a virgin! GABE Virgin...? Who said-- ? TAD You've never seen a fish twat before. I bet you can't even say it. GABE Ah... TAD Come on... repeat after me: fish twat... GABE Ah, fish t...twat... TAD What about roe-stripping? You never done that before, have you? Pulled the eggs out of em? No. I didn't think so. GABE Hey, Tad. Before I forget, Mr. Lucius said you could loan me some books... TAD Sure, Gabe, my boy. You're gonna get good and edu-ma-cated on my watch. First lesson: how to make the donuts. 
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