(pt 5)

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[After turning the lights back on, the tribal flute music off and blowing the candles out, the three sit around together trying to come up with the story. Each sit with legal pads of notes in front of them.]

ROB: So what do we have?
DAVID: Well, let's go over the story again.
ROB: All right.
DAVID: So, we have a guy: decent-looking but shy who just got out of a long relationship. Then we have this drop-dead gorgeous girl who is trying isn't trying to get of her relationship but meets the guy and suddenly wants to get out.
ROB: Right.
DAVID: So the girl and the guy start to date, even though they are both fully aware that she is in a relationship. She ends up, because she can't break it to her boyfriend, getting engaged --
ROB: See, this is where you lose me a little bit. We're supposed to believe that even though she's messing around with this guy she's going to say yes to a marriage proposal?
DAVID: You don't think it could happen?
ROB: It doesn't sound logical to me.
SQUIBS: Well, it doesn't have to seem realistic to us. I mean, that's our job, right? Set up the situation so it make senses to everyone else?
ROB: Yeah, I guess. So the girl and the guy stay together.
DAVID: Right, they stay together. The boyfriend, now fiancee, ships out overseas for like a year or six months or something.
ROB: So he's gone.
DAVID: Which gives the boy and the girl time to get to know each other better.
SQUIBS: And they're really hesitant at first.
DAVID: Yeah, really hesistant but eventually they just can't get enough of each other and so ensues the relationship.
ROB: And the eventual choice.
DAVID: Yes. So, any moments you guys come up with?
ROB: Okay, I got this image of, like, the first time they see each other after she gets engaged. Like an uncomfortable lunch where they call it quits.
DAVID: Okay.
ROB: Something that seems clearcut, like it's really the end. Like, "We can't see each other anymore." Nothing drawn out. But then when they walk away they realize they can't do it.
DAVID: Okay, that's decent.
ROB: What do you have?
DAVID: I have this fight sequence planned out when they finally meet, the boy and the fiancee.
ROB: Oh yeah?
DAVID: Yeah, I figure it'll be something for the guys that end up seeing the movie. Just like a killer fight sequence.
SQUIBS: Like, with choreography?
DAVID: Well, I don't think it needs to be that intensive. Just, you know, two guys scrapping. I picture it in the rain or something. Water flying off the face.
SQUIBS: You want to try to shoot in the rain?
ROB: Also, you're pitting a guy in the military against a shy kid? He's going to get pummeled.
DAVID: Maybe that's the point, you know? Maybe the guy gets knocked out. Build some sympathy.
ROB: But it's not going to be a fight sequence. I mean, the military guy would knock a regular dude with no combat experience out in, like, a second. Especially if the military guy is mad.
DAVID: Maybe the kid has some karate classes he's taking?
ROB: [after a short pause; turns to Squibs] What do you have, Squibs?
SQUIBS: Well, I thought about this for the ending: what if the girl turns out to actually be married at the end?
ROB: What?
DAVID: Please. What, is she also going to take off her mask and reveal she's really an alien, too?
SQUIBS: You guys don't like it?
ROB: I think the premise is unlikely as it is. That might put it over the top.
DAVID: We don't have to be M. Night Shyamalan for everything. I don't think we need a twist.
SQUIBS: Just a thought.
ROB: We'll keep it in our back pocket. So I guess we'll just keep writing?
DAVID: Yeah, based on the stuff we can agree on, let's just write a couple of scenes this week. Try not to make the dialogue too mushy. Let's make it reasonable.
ROB: Sounds good to me. What about casting? Who are we going to get on the cheap?
SQUIBS: The regulars I would imagine. Kyle sounds like a good choice for the lead. Victor is a pretty good size for the fiancee. But I don't know about the girl.
DAVID: I don't think we know anyone that'll fit the part as well as we'd like.
ROB: Or at least are willing to take their clothes off.
SQUIBS: Are we going to actually have to have auditions?
DAVID: Yeah, I guess so. How are we going to do this? Flyers? An ad?
ROB: [smiling] Is there a brothel in town?
DAVID: I think we can get legitimate actresses for this thing. We're going to write a solid script with a good opportunity to showcase some talent. Sure, there'll be some nudity and, yes, it may be gratutious --
ROB: Right.
DAVID: -- but it'll be tasteful. Squibs can frame it up and make it look like Dave LaChapelle was slumming it with us for a few days. Right, Squibs?
SQUIBS: I think I can make a hot naked girl look pretty.
DAVID: That's all I can ask. So we'll pull all this together, write some pages, maybe get your lady friend at school to help us organize the auditions, and we'll get the girls somewhere to test for us.
SQUIBS: Sounds good to me. By the way, the crew should be all together in the next couple of weeks after exams.
ROB: Awesome. Guys, we are really going to do this, aren't we?
DAVID: We really are. One week. Auditions for the female lead. I'll make up the flyers.
SQUIBS: I feel like we should all put our hands into the center and yell, "Go team!" or something.
ROB: We will never do that. [David concurs by shaking his head.]

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