SCENE
1:
Late afternoon, the Salon.
[ Karie is talking to Hithe
in the
break room while
Little H is busy on his phone. ]
KARIE: It’s getting toward
the end of the month and
we haven’t even reached
half of last month’s sales.
HITHE: We’re going to have
slower months though.
Pretty
sure that’s normal.
KARIE: We we’re pretty consistent
last year at this time.
HITHE: That’s true.
What does
Acer think?
KARIE: He’s not concerned.
[ There’s a break in the conversation
and they start to hear loud music. ]
HITHE: Hey H!
Turn it down.
Anyway, we should get going.
Someone complains if they
don’t get fed by a decent
hour.
LITTLE H: No I don’t.
KARIE: So what sounds good?
[ Karie questions him. ]
LITTLE H: We’re going to Kristyn’s.
KARIE: Well, have fun.
See ya
tomorrow Hithe.
SCENE
2:
That night, at TA.
[ Larrie, Tiesun, & Airynn are
waiting up front for their shift
to start. ]
LARRIE: So yesterday me and
Tiesun we’re visiting the
corporate store.
AIRYNN: I really don’t care to
hear about you two making
out in every aisle.
[ Larrie laughs & Tiesun rolls
her eyes. ]
LARRIE: Just listen. I
have an idea for the team.
TIESUN: You’re helping? That’s
a far cry from when you wanted
to leave.
LARRIE: Hey, no one knew that.
[ He looks up at Airynn. ]
LARRIE: Anyway, they wore monitors
while they were stocking to see
who covered their area the fastest.
AIRYNN: Yeah.
What’s the point?
LARRIE: They use it to determine
hours, bonuses, different things.
I think Ski would like this.
AIRYNN: I don’t know, man.
We’re followed close enough
as it is.
SCENE
3:
At Acer’s apartment.
[ Him & Karie are
relaxing
on the couch,
watching TV. ]
KARIE: I feel like we’re
going
backwards.
[ She looks at Ace
& he stays
silent. ]
KARIE: Babe, are you listening
to me?
[ He slides closer to
Karie,
messaging her arm. ]
ACE: How could we
be? I
think we’re hotter
than ever.
KARIE: Not us! The Salon.
ACE: Alright. I’ll do some
research on it. But until
then, you need to
relax.
[ Ace sits up &
lets Karie
lay across him. She leans
up, kissing him on
the cheek. ]
ACE: Isn’t that
better?
[ Just as Karie is
getting
comfortable, Ace’s
phone
starts to ring &
he sits up. ]
ACE: It’s Mark. Hold on.
SCENE
4:
Break time, at TA.
[ Larrie is talking to Joh
outside. ]
JOH: It’s a cool idea.
I’m just
not sure I want to be monitored.
I mean, think about it. Me and
Airynn have been here the
longest. We don’t
want an
hour decrease just because
we take our time one night.
LARRIE: Yeah, I know what
you mean.
JOH: Don’t worry though. I’m
sure you can think of something
else.
[ Joh leaves him outside
& Tiesun comes out. ]
TIESUN: Any luck so far?
LARRIE: Everyone hates it.
TIESUN: So? Ski
is the only
one who matters.
LARRIE: That’s true but he
tends to make his decisions
with everyone in mind.
TIESUN: I would still bring
it to his attention.
You never
know.
SCENE
5:
Back at Acer’s.
KARIE: So what did
Mark
say?
ACE: He said it’s no
big deal
unless it goes on for
a few
months. Then he would
look into it. I mean, with
the holiday season we
should be getting
more
customers.
KARIE: Maybe Landyn
could
mention us in one of
the TA
commercials.
ACE: That’s a good
idea. And
we could do a sale of
some
sort.
You feeling any
better?
KARIE: Yeah, now that
we
have a plan I do.
ACE: Good.
KARIE: It’s just the
Salon is
important to me and I
don’t want it to
fail.
ACE: I know. It’s important
to all of us.
[ He smiles at her,
picks her
up & heads toward
their
bedroom. ]
KARIE: Ace!
SCENE
6:
At The Aisles.
[ Larrie is on the
phone. ]
SKI: So I got your
text message.
LARRIE: It’s cool,
man. No one
wants to be
monitored.
SKI: We’re being watched
anyway.
LARRIE: Yeah, I know
and the
kids don’t get that
this is
something that could
help them.
SKI: Yeah.
[ There is a pause on
the line &
Larrie waits. ]
SKI: Well I think it’s
a great idea.
LARRIE: You serious?
SKI: Yup. I’ll talk to Marks’ boss
and see about the
process to
get it started. Thanks Larrie.
LARRIE: You’re
welcome.
[ After they hang up,
Larrie
looks around then
starts
jumping up and down.
]
LARRIE: Yes!
(Updated 12/24)
