Scene XI: Jack’s revelation.
Camera opens to Jack walking into his house. He throws his jacket over a chair in the living room. Jared is sitting on the couch, playing Halo 3. When he hears Jack walk in, he turns and glances at him, then turns back to the game.
Jack: Hey, Jared.
Jared answers with a grunt.
Jack: What are you up to?
Jared shrugs.
Jared: This.
Jack: Oh, really?
Jack walks over to stereo and flips it on. “The Compromise” by The Format starts at halfway through. He turns around and starts dancing like an idiot.
Jack (sings): Meet me in the middle, or come out, let’s make up a dance. And we’ll agree to call it The Compromise!
Jared half smiles and hits pause and looks at Jack, then he starts to laugh.
Jared: Well, you’re in a good mood!
Jack stops dancing.
Jack: Why wouldn’t I be? I just hung out with Ashley, and Jared, I just had a stunning revelation… (Shouts) I’M IN LOVE!!!
Jared: Well, that’s nice… now I feel left out… Otto has Audra, you have Ashley, and I’m single… (He falls back on the couch) I need to meet a nice girl.
Jack pulls out a Sprite out of a mini-fridge on the floor next to the stereo while Jared is talking. He opens and takes a drink. He nearly chokes trying to swallow quickly.
Jack: Morgan!
Jared (sits up sharply): What?
The song on the radio changes to “One More Time” by Daft Punk. Jack turns and looks at the radio.
Jack: This is so familiar…
There is a pause, and then a voice floats over the techno beat.
Radio (sings): One More Time! …One more time… We’re gonna celebrate. Oh yeah, all right, don't stop the dancing!
Jack: DAFT PUNK!!!!!
He immediately starts dancing.
Jared: What the station is this, Gay Dance Music Point Five?
Jack: Yup! GDMPF for short!
Jared: What?
Jack: 103.4, Crazy Mitch!!
Jared: Never heard of it.
Jack: That’s because you were raised under a rock.
Jared: What?
Jack: Yeah, well… I’ve uh… I’ve never heard of your face, so ha!
Jared: What the hell…?
They both start laughing, then after a pause, the phone rings. Jared gets up and goes to the kitchen to answer it. Jack lies on the couch with his hands behind his head, and looks up at the ceiling. He sighs and closes his eyes.
Jack (whispers): I love you Ashley….
After a few minutes, Jack falls asleep and Jared comes into the room again. He starts to ask if Jack wants to go somewhere, and then notices that he is asleep. He walks over to the radio and turns it down low, very low, and then he picks a CD off the shelf and puts it in the player. He grins and the turns up the volume to max. Then he hits play and the radio screams out an Underoath song extremely loud. Jack wakes up and spazzes out and yells and falls off the couch. Jared starts laughing loudly. Jack looks up at Jared over the coffee table.
Jack: What the hell man?
Jared turns off the stereo. Jack gets up off the floor and sits down on the couch.
Jack: Was that extremely necessary, man?
Jared: No, but it was fuckin funny!
Jack: Yeah, whatever.
Jared: Hey, that was Otto on the phone. He’s got tickets to that weird concert thingy tomorrow and he wants us to go.
Jack: Us being…?
Jared: Me, you, him, Audra, and her friend.
Jack: Sure.
Blog Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
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Added on: 07/12/2007 17:37:10
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