A Toast To Men

SCENE 1:

Basement, Weis’ room.

[ Weis is on the phone discussing

lyrics with his band mate Stuu. ]

“Do you think saying ‘I really

care’ would be too generic?”

WEIS: Nah.  I really care.

And.

STUU: It isn’t fair?

WEIS: I like that.  I can’t believe

we are only half way through

this song.

STUU: I know, but don’t stress.

WEIS: We have to have three

originals to battle downtown

next month.

STUU: We’ll get them done.

Lee’s already thinking of

ideas for the last one.

WEIS: Good.

STUU: Hey, I gotta take this.

I’ll call you back.

[ Weis sighs as he hangs up.

Stepping out of his room,

he notices Joh crashed out

on his couch. ]

WEIS: I see you didn’t even

make it up to your room

after last night. 

[ He starts to laugh as Joh

flips him off, turning over. ]

SCENE 2:

Inside Monica’s house.

[ Kyle is on the phone when

Monica comes downstairs.

She quick kisses him before

heading out the door. ]

KYLE: Your mom just left for

work.

KIILYN: Yeah, I forgot what time

it is there.

KYLE: So, what’s the plan for your

last two weeks in Tokyo?

KIILYN: Not sure yet.  Me and Jai

wanna make sure we do everything

we can.

KYLE: Isn’t your class almost done?

KIILYN: Yeah, a few more days.

KYLE: Cool. Let you in on a little

secret.

KIILYN: What’s up?

KYLE: You know how your Mom

always talks about making the

place more open.

Well, I’m going to get it started.

Today.

KIILYN: But she doesn’t like

surprises, man.

KYLE: Oh she’s gonna love this

once it’s done.  Trust me. 

SCENE 3:

Outside Weis’ bedroom.

[ Joh is still laying down

while Weis is sitting on

the couch. ]

JOH: You’re a little too

silent.  What’s going on?

WEIS: I’m having a little

trouble balancing my bills

right now.

JOH: You mean with your

new car payment?

WEIS: Yes exactly.

JOH: The raise isn’t helping?

WEIS: Not really since I work

one less day than you.

JOH: That’s true.

Hopefully you guys get a

place in that contest.

WEIS: That would be sweet.

JOH: Well sometimes me and

Lee get overtime.  We can

help. 

WEIS: Alright.

[ Weis looks down. ]

JOH: Just don’t do anything

dumb, okay? For the money.

[ Weis shakes it off. ]

WEIS: Like I would.

SCENE 4:

Back at Monica’s.

[ Kyle is directing a worker

in the dining room. ]

KYLE: I was thinking if we

could just knock out this

wall.  It would open up

the kitchen, dining and

living room.

About how long would

that take.  A couple hours?

WORKER: Oh no.  I need

a couple of days.

KYLE: Damn.  I wanted this

to be a surprise.

WORKER: I’ll get it done as

soon as possible Sir, but I

have to get started right away.

[ Kyle sighs & stands out of

the way. ]

KYLE: Go for it.

[ Turning around, he sees Monica’s

daughter standing in the doorway. ]

TRAILYN: What’s going on in here?

KYLE: Uh hey, I thought you we’re

staying at Kristyn’s.

[ She shakes her head at him. ]

SCENE 5:

[ Weis is laying down in his

bedroom thinking when the

lights flicker on. ]

WEIS: Do you not know the

meaning of being in a dark

room?

[ LeeVigh smirks at him &

sits down on the bed. ]

LEEVIGH: I have a solution to

your little problem.

[ Weis sits up. ]

WEIS: Okay.  That didn’t sound

right.

LEEVIGH: I’m serious.  I’ll hire

you on my team to work a

couple days.

WEIS: I don’t know.  I’d be dead.

And when would I have time for

our band.

LEEVIGH: Hey, it’s worth a try.

better than selling yourself

,right?

WEIS: Again with the joke.

SCENE 6:

[ Kyle is cleaning up the kitchen

when Monica walks in from work. ]

MONICA: Um, honey.  Why is there

a big hole in our wall?

[ Kyle starts to jump up and down,

trying to egg on her excitement. ]

KYLE: Surprise!

MONICA: As animated as that was,

don’t you think we should have

talked about this first?

[ His expression drops immediately. ]

KYLE: You have said you wanted

to update things.

MONICA: Yes I have.  This takes

planning Kyle.  Some warning would

have been nice.  

KYLE: I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking.

[ Monica notices a picture is face

down on their wall display & turns

it up seeing it was Marty. ]

MONICA: I’m not mad.  Next time

let’s slow down and do things

together.

[ Kyle moves closer to Monica

& wraps his arms around her. ]

KYLE: You’re right.  That does

sound better. 

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