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December 30, 2018

Fire! Flames!!

( Starring Trailyn /Weis-Lee )


Monica & Kyle's house.

[ Trailyn, Mairya, & Jenni are
sitting in the living room. ]

"This is amazing!"

[ Jenni calls from the hall after
eyeing Trailyn's shiny, but subtle
orange performance dress.

She joins them on the sofa. ]

TRAILYN: You don't think it's
too much? 
JENNI: Not at all. It's perfect.
TRAILYN: If this goes well
it could turn into a regular
thing for me there.
JENNI: That's exciting.

TRAILYN: So who all did you
invite?
MAIRYA: I'll be bringing Micaa,
H and Dean.

[ They both look at Jenni. ]

JENNI: Chais and Billy left this
morning on some mission out
of state.  I think they are staying
over night. 
But I should probably warn you
H may have invited Jai which
means my nonsense sis
will be tagging along.
MAIRYA: Oh great.  I'll be sure
to thank him for his lack of
common sense.

[ She looks over at her best friend. ]

MAIRYA: If you want me to bounce
her ass out of there, just give me
the word.
TRAILYN: No thanks.  I don't 
need the drama.  Anyway my
music is open to all.  Especially
cheating, lying snakes.

[ Trailyn holds out her phone,
scrolling through her lyrics. ]


TA, Back conference room.

[ Hiring manager Weis is sitting
down organizing resumes before
the event starts.

Checking his phone for the time,
he waits for his GM to show up. ]

[ A few minutes later, there's a knock

& the door opens.]

WEIS: Whoa, what are you doing
here?

[ Joh enters in similar dress with
a button up white shirt, pants
& a tie. ]

JOH: Last night, I was sitting in
my room catching up on my
favorite series when Mark 
emails me out of nowhere
saying they got last minute
tickets and are leaving in the
morning.

Conveniently I was already
scheduled.

[ He smiles, sitting down. ]

WEIS: Last minute my ass.  They
did that shit on purpose.
JOH: Yeah, I know.  That's why we
are going to stretch this double
time out as long as possible and
make the best out of our day.

And I know the sweetest way to 
start.

WEIS: You brought some?
JOH: Already rolled buddy.

WEIS: Let's go.  We have
to be back seated in fifteen
minutes.

[ They race to the employee lot
where Joh's car is parked.

Ten minutes later, they are freshly
sprayed & back inside sitting
in the open conference room. ]

WEIS: You were right.  It's way
too busy out there to do this
in the lobby area.

So who is going to be
outside doing check-ins?

[ Airynn peaks in from around
the corner. ]

AIRYNN: Morning losers.

JOH: Hey. Right on time.
WEIS: Yeah. Let's try to leave
my virginity story out of the
intros this time.*

[ Airynn laughs from the hall. ]


Highway passed Mirror city.

[ Billy is driving while Chais
is sitting, anxiously in the 
passenger seat. ]

"We need to hurry."

BILLY: Your parents won't be
back until tomorrow some
time.
Chill the hell out.

CHAIS: I know. But i want a
chance to circle these edibles
around before the weekend.
See if they actually sell.
BILLY: It's cool. We can bake
or whatever we need to do
all night.

CHAIS: And we'll have to store
everything downstairs.
BILLY: Did you make the list?
CHAIS: Yeah. It's on my phone.

BILLY: Honestly.  I'm surprised
you're making changes at all.
Things were going pretty well
so far.
CHAIS: It wasn't my choice.

BILLY: I see.  Well that's not
going to last long.
CHAIS: What is that suppose
to mean?

BILLY: Nothing.

[ He turns up the music.

Hours later, they pull into a
parking spot. ]

CHAIS: We good?
BILLY: Yeah, my cousin's inside.

I'll be waiting out here.

[ Chais leaves him & enters
the store. ]


Later that night.

[ Trailyn is sitting down back-
stage going over things with
her band.

Meanwhile; Mairya, Micaa,
Little H, Dean, & Jenni are
sitting at a table in front 
of the stage. ]

JENNI: This is nice.  I'm glad we
all could be here to support
her.
MAIRYA: Yeah it was.  Until
someone decided to invite
an enemy along.

LITTLE H: Really? It was an
innocent mistake.  They just
fell asleep together from
what I heard.

[ Mairya rolls her eyes at him. ]

JENNI: And Tray is over it.  It's
not her focus anymore.  So why
are  you still making it yours?

[ Mairya goes to speak but is
interrupted by the DJ calling
everyone to attention on the
mic.

After getting the crowd quiet,
he introduces Trailyn and she
walks out.  Taking her place
on a stool in the center. ]

[ She looks up in time to see
her ex Jai and Kaori walk in
& take a seat at a side table.

Unfazed, the music begins &
she starts to sing.  Staring
right at them. ]


Earlier that day, TA.

[ After hours of interviewing
& multiple decision made.

Weis & Joh are down to the
last three candidates going
for a produce position.

Zoie, Tomas, & Jadyn.  ]

"I think Jadyn is the best
qualified."

[ Weis breaks the silence. ]

JOH: Yeah you would.
WEIS: What? He had the most
relevant experience and he
was the most engaging.

JOH: He engaged in some-
thing alright.  Staring down
every inch of you.  He cleary
wanted some.
WEIS: Oh please.  I haven't
been physical with anyone since
I started dating Stuu.  Almost two 
years I honestly don't even 
think about that part of me 
now.
JOH: If you say so dude.  I mean,
it's not like you haven't been
busy taking care of Mila
and everything.

WEIS: Exactly.  I'm gonna go
piss and then we can tell
him and get out of here.

[ Weis walks in the bathroom
not noticing that Jadyn has
followed him and entered also.

Jadyn takes a stand right next
to him. He sits back some. Unzips
his pants & slowly begins to
urinate looking over at Weis.

Weis is stone locked, keeping
his glance forward. ]

JADYN: Go ahead.  Look.


On Stage, 'All Ages'.

"Started as a simple
Conversation.

She was just another
Friendly face and--

[ Trailyn glances at Jai who
is now stalled from siping
his water glass.

The music gets intense &
the backup singers come
in. ]

"Wait let me take a sec

(To gather all the lies up)"

[ Dean is smirking at the
table while everyone else
but Mairya looks uncomfor-
table. 

Trailyn continues to expose
him, moving around the stage
as she hold out her notes. ]

"We were just sleeping.

It was just a kiss."

"But i know exactly how
she used her lips."

[ The song ends & she's pointing
through the stage crowd in Kaori's
direction.

Kaori sips at her drink.  Not ashamed,
she stands for verification.  Starting
the applause while Jai shrinks down
in his seat. ]


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December 10, 2018

This Is Hush

( Starring Amber/ Landyn )


Breakroom, at TheAisles.

[ Amber & Monica are sitting
close watching what appears to
be a video on Amber's phone.

Kristyn walks in as they are
smiling and gushing over the
view. ]

"Are you two using the security
cam app to spy on hot male
customers again?"

AMBER: Of course not. I mean,
who even still does that?

[ Kristyn sits down next to Monica
whose sly silence says it all. ]

MONICA: No one at all.

AMBER: We're actually monitoring
Diber over at Care.
KRISTYN: Really? I didn't know they
had that.
MONICA: They have everything and
more.  You know Mark and his con-
stant flow of "ideas".

[  Amber moves her phone so Kristyn
can see it. ]

AMBER: All I have to do is sign in.

Not only can I see what room he's
in but I can also click it to view
live video.

See. Right now he's in the activity
room.
KRISTYN: Oh yeah.  There's Jenni.

Awe that's sweet.

[ They see a baby girl sitting near
him & Jenni on the floor playing.

She takes his hand then leans
down, giving Diber a peck on
the mouth. ]

AMBER: That was so cute.  I'm going
to send it in a clip to Dyme.

[ Kristyn looks surprised. ]

Yes. You can do that too. Oh wait.
He just text me.  That's weird at
this hour.

"Call me when you get a chance."


Upstairs, Mark's office.

[ Landyn sits across from him.
Wide eyed & in good spirits as
Mark is noticeably dragging off
of the events of last night. ]

MARK: Before we start shooting
scenes I need to go over some
things with you.

LANDYN: Right.  I figured we
weren't doing a normal ad
thing. That would make life
way too easy for me.

[ Landyn states while Mark shovels
in massive gulps from his paper
coffee cup. 

He starts to smirk. ]

MARK: Not exactly.  We've decided
to go in a different direction to
set us apart from the other big
food store ads.

Take a look at this.

[ He hands Landyn a sheet with
marked changes when his phone
starts to ring.

He quickly silences it but then he
gets a text. ]

"I'm here.  Can we talk quick?"

MARK: Must be important.

[ Landyn shows him Caleb's
message. ]

MARK: We have time. Go on down.

[ Landyn leaves for downstairs
unaware that Mark already has
a clue of what's going on. 

He walks out into the back employee
only lot, throws on his shades & 
joins Caleb inside his car. ]

CALEB: I'm not sure how to
start this so I'll just come
right out with it.

I had sex with someone else
a couple weeks ago.


Next door, TACuts.

[ Slow morning, Lorenzo is coloring
a regular customer while his 
manager Acer sits down in
the station next to him. ]

"That looks incredible Mrs.
Mason."

[ He gives the older women the
phoniest "customer service"
smile he can manage to pull
off at 8am.

Later on, after she leaves. ]

"How we're the drinks last
night?"

[ Acer flattens himself into the
seat, almost falling out. ]

ACE: My head is killing me right
now.
I will never again do that on
a Sunday.
LORENZO: Should have joined
us at Tila's instead.

Trust me.  It got way more interes-
ting then some dips in the pool.

ACE: Oh yeah.  In what way?

[ Pierre enters the salon & starts
walking toward them. ]

LORENZO: Here's the guy who
can tell you all about it.

PIERRE: What, am I late?

LORENZO: No but we'd love to hear
about what happened last night
after I got dragged away.

PIERRE: I bet you would but
I refuse to get into details. 

The main thing we decided is
it was a one time situation.
LORENZO: And what are you
going to do about Ry?

PIERRE: I plan on avoiding 
him from now on.


Outside TACare.

[ Amber meets her husband Dyminic
in the parking lot who is frantically
walking toward the entrance. ]

AMBER: Hey, what's going on?

[ He stops & turns to Amber with
noticeable frustration on his
face. ]

"I'm here to talk to someone 
about the video you showed
me."

[ He turns around & she follows
after him. ]

AMBER: That's fine.  Just please
don't make a scene.

[ Inside they head toward the front
counter. ]

"I need to speak to the manager."

SUNSHINE: Yes.  How can I help you?
DYMINIC: Can you tell me how this
seems like appropriate behavior
to encourage with a baby?

[ He shows Sunshine the video from
earlier. ]

SUNSHINE: That was just Mila's way
of playing with him Sir.  We actually
see this a lot in here but we never
tell them to do this.
DYMINIC: You should be pointing out
that it's not okay.  Especially to the
older ones.

There's something called personal
space. Even with a baby.

[ He begins to raise his voice, mean-
while a young couple has just 
entered the lobby. ]

SUNSHINE: I apologize. While the other
parents may not have expressed any
issues.  We want to make sure you
are personally comfortable with
your child's care here.

AMBER: Thank you.  Why don't
we discuss this somewhere
in private.

[ Dyminic looks unsettled, follow-
ing them to the back. ]


Back inside Caleb's car.

"I knew this was a bad idea."

CALEB: It wasn't. We aren't.

LANDYN: We? So were you
thinking about me when you
did this?

For fuck's sake, we've only
been dating a couple months
man.
CALEB: I know. But you have
to understand.  I've never been
in a real relationship.

LANDYN: That's no excuse. You
said you wanted to be serious.

This was your idea.

[ Landyn puts his hand on the
door but Caleb locks it. ]

CALEB: Wait. We have to talk
about this.  Can't you just give
me another chance?

[ He waits for a glance but 
Landyn keeps staring forward. ]

LANDYN: Who was it?
CALEB: I can't tell you.
LANDYN: Oh you're going to 
tell me.

CALEB: I know I've messed
up our relationship but
if this gets out it.

LANDYN: What?

[ Caleb looks away. ]

CALEB: I don't want to be
responsible for ruining a
marriage.  A family.

I know I'm asking a lot but
can we please just drop it.


Home, later that night.

[ Dyminic is in the kitchen putting
the finishing touches on his ground
turkey pasta

& made-from-scratch garlic bread. ]


[ Amber is seated at the dining room
table when Dyminic enters sitting
the plates down on the table. ]

"My favorite."


DYMINIC: I just wanted to say I
may have overreacted a bit
earlier.  I know how important
TA as a company is to you and
I never want to put you in a bad
position.

AMBER: Don't worry about it
babe.

We're both new parents and
I want you to express how you
feel about raising Diber.

As long as we talk everything
through we should be fine.

[ She smiles at him while taking
a piece of bread from the basket
in the middle of the table. 

They are talking back and forth
when Dyminic phones rings. He
excuses himself into the hall. ]

DYMINIC: You found me the
top ones?  Cool.  Just send the
list to my email.  

Thank you.



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May 15, 2017

Tempt (N)ation

Scene One: Mid-afternoon TA.

[  Airynn is walking at a steady pace,
surveying over the front end when
he sees Scott checking for out-of-
dates. ]

"Why are you still here?"

SCOTT: I'm working a double cuz
Jack got fired this morning.
AIRYNN: Damn.  First Lisa leaves.
Now Jack.  What is going on here?
SCOTT: I don't know but since we
still haven't gotten an official pro-
duce manager I'm hoping Mark
would consider me.

[ Airynn makes a "yeah right"
face at Scott. ]

AIRYNN: Good luck with that
dude.  Anyway, are you still
seeing Lisa?

[ Scott goes back to his work.
Trying to ignore his question
but Airynn follows him. ]

AIRYNN: What happened?

SCOTT: Nothing.  I just don't
think it's gonna work out. I
mean, you know how I can
get.
AIRYNN:  You mean annoying,
all over the place. Irrational.
SCOTT: Yeah thanks man.  Lisa is
the complete opposite so may-
be we should just quit while
we're behind.  I can tell I
irritate her anyway.

AIRYNN: Don't be that way
Scott.  Just talk to her about it.  

Well I'd love to stay and chat
but I've been here long enough
as it is.

[ Leaving Scott, he walks through
the back doors.  Taking out his
phone, Airynn scrolls down his
contact list. Smiling sneakily
when he finds Lisa. ]

BRIAN: Hey, why are you creeping
around back here idiot?

[ He starts laughing after almost
hitting Airynn with the door. ]

AIRYNN: Just heading out.  Have fun.


Scene Two: At Amber/Dyminic's.

[ Amber & Ski are sitting down baby
wall decorations in the living room
when Hithe walks in. ]

"Paint's almost dry."

AMBER: Everything out here is done.
SKI: Yeah that didn't take long. Good
thing we decided to starting build-
ing out here.

HITHE: It was great, wasn't it?  And
whose idea was that again?

SKI: Aright we get it.  Back to what I 
was saying.
AMBER: Yeah. I'm worried about it
too.  When I was over the other
day he wouldn't even speak. That's
not like Jai.
SKI: I don't like how he is so
dependant on this one friend.  

He let things go with Trailyn.
Never talks to us or his bro-
thers. He's just absent.

AMBER: Hopefully the time he's
had to think actually did some
good.  
HITHE: If he's not talking to his
family.  Maybe he'll consider
talking to a professional.

SKI: So where did Mairya end-
ing up going?
HITHE: She and her newer boy
are staying with her older boy.
SKI: You mean Caleb?

HITHE: Yeah. He got emancipated.
SKI: Wow.  I wonder how he's
doing now.

[ Ski makes a face like he is off
into space, thinking. 

He returns to Amber & Hithe
staring at him. ]

SKI: Don't give me that look.

Caleb was a.  Nice guy.  


Scene Three: Outside the Simon's.

[ Hidden behind tinted windows, A'Myan 
is parked at the end of the block.  Jai gets
inside. ]

"Jesus. I've been sitting her for 20
minutes bro."

JAI: My bad.  I had to sit through one
more lecture before he let me go.  I
have to wait another week before I
can get my car back.

Go to the park.  It's closer.

[ A'Myan speedily drives off.  

Just a few minutes later. ]

AMYAN: They should of made your
ass get tested.

[ They sit parked in a corner of an
empty lot, in the shade. ]

JAI: They still could. We we're lucky
to get away with that shit.
AMYAN: You were right though.  Your
Dads never came outside to check.  

[ After Jai gets a satisfying hit, he
attempts to hand the pipe over to
his friend. ]

AMYAN: Go ahead.  I've already had
one.

JAI: My job is the only way I got
through these last few weeks.
AMYAN: I bet.  That's all I do is
work.  I have two jobs now. 

JAI: That must cut down on all
your time being a whore.

[ A'myan looks right at Jai. ]

AMYAN: Not if I don't sleep.


Scene Four: Later at Airynn's.

[ Airynn sees his brother Billy & a
stranger sitting down, watching
TV. ]

"Whoa. I didn't know you talked
to girls."

[ Billy rolls his eyes at him. ]

BILLY: So funny.  This is Ariel.

AIRYNN: Nice to meet you but
you two have to go upstairs
soon, I have somone coming
over.

BILLY: That's a first.  Consider-
ing you don't have any friends.

[ He laughs at the insult. ]

Joh can't even be bothered
with you anymore.

AIRYNN: Joh lives in bum fuck
Egypt.  And it's not your
business.

Just be gone in an hour.

[ He leaves them & goes to 
his back room.

Spread out on the bed he 
eagerly awaits her text back. ]


Scene Five: Back at Amber's.

[ After finishing their Chinese 
takeout, Ski & Hithe have left.

Amber is in the living room. 
Finishing up some cleaning
when Dyminic walks in. ]

DYMINIC: Can't believe that room
was empty this morning.  You three
did a great job.
AMBER: Thanks babe.  It seems like
just yesterday I was finding out I
was pregnant.

[ Dyminic leans over & kisses her
on the cheek. ]

AMBER: How was work?

DYMINIC: I had a pretty stress less
day actually.
Have you thought anymore about
what we talked about last night?
AMBER: I understand you think I
should take some extra time off
but I really believe I'll be fine.

[ Dyminic doesn't speak but Amber
can tell that her words have made
him tense. ]

DYMINIC: You should go with what
is recommended but at any rate
I'm just excited to get through
these last few weeks.
AMBER: Do you think we're ready?

DYMINIC: Of course.  You're going to
make the best mom this world has
ever seen.


Scene Six: Final Scene.

"I'm here."

[ After receiving Lisa's text, Airynn
waits alone in the room for her
to walk through the front door.

She joins him on the couch. ]

LISA: Not that it's not nice to
see you, but you mind finally
telling me what this is about?

AIRYNN: I wanted to talk to you
on behalf of Scott.  He's not 
exactly the smoothest guy
when it comes to dating.

Are you really into him?
I mean, all of him.
LISA: You're asking if I can
handle his personality?

If I couldn't, do you think
I would've started dating
him in the first place.

[ Airynn nods his head, fee-
ling a little foolish. ]

LISA: I worked with Scott
9 months.  I know him just
as well as you do.

[ Not realizing that Airynn has
moved his arm closer to her's.

Before he can connect, Airynn
shakes a vision of Scott
looking disappointed. ]

[ Placing his hand on Lisa
shoulder instead, Airynn clears
his throat. ]

AIRYNN: You should go.  And
stop by Scott's if you can.  

He'd really appreciate it.

[ He stands up, leaving her

alone in his living room. ]