Luyện nghe bài hát Because The Internet Screenplay - Part 2

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*******[PLAY SONG "DIAL UP" AT POINT]*******

The Boy lies, arms to his side, on his bed, at the ceiling
Spiders slowly drop from strands of web from all the posts on the bed. It looks pretty. All of them dropping simultaneously swaying together. They whisper:

......where are
................who is
...don't

It's a song

*******[PLAY "THE WORST GUYS" AT THIS POINT]*******

INT. - NIGHT
More people are at the house. People drinking and smoking. Shoes off. a Temple. Respect it
The back wall of the living room has been pushed into the wall, so there's a transiting from living room to backyard patio
People sit on the underneath space heaters
EMILY is in the middle of the pool table. Swank plays pool around her. RUBEN is filming Marcus and Steve throwing in the fire pit
AJ is in the middle of the living room
Some guy is running through the living room in just a towel. He is water. He almost slips
The projector (theatre) is playing Fight/Vine compilations. Two dudes are in there not watching. Just smoking
The Boy through the backyard. There's a dude and a girl making out on the bar outside. They're sitting on the bar

      BOY: Don't sit on that
They look at him. He stares back. They get down. He walks away. They stare as he leaves. The Boy walks to the edge of the pool and at the ocean go into the sky

      KID IN A HAT (laughing/whisper): Hurry!

This kid in a hat and his friend are running out the front door with an iPad and a midi controller. The Boy walks inside. Marcus stops him. out of breath and looks wet

      BOY: Some guys just stole some stuff
       MARCUS: tell me you saw that Argentinan...Argentinian? Argentina-girl. I can't say it-
       THE BOY: Stop random niggas in here. If you don't know their names they can't come
       MARCUS: I hear you right now. I just fucked in a steam shower and I feel CRAZY. It's like I came in a Prince video. I like, blacked out. Couldn't breath in there, mane. I- (wait) Fuck! Is she still in there? You think she's okay? (He thinks)
      BOY: You're the Florida of my friends

The Boy away

INT. FATHER'S ROOM -
The Boy walks up to the door. Before he can open it, Sasha opens it from the inside. She's with another girl. It feels like they just did a drug or were something themselves
Sasha sees The Boy. Startled. Then she

      Come in! Quick!

She pulls him in. The other flops on the bed

       OTHER UUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH. SOOOOO SOOOOOFFFFTTT
      Hurry, hurry, hurry. Scoot, scoot

The Boy lays against the wall. Sasha on the bed
Silence.

      (CONT'D): Show us your dick
       THE BOY:
       SASHA: Do it. it
      GIRL: Ew

       THE Ha

       THE BOY (CONT'D):
       SASHA: Cause it's probably and I wanna laugh at it
       OTHER GIRL: never seen a black dick. Is it purple?
       SASHA: Grape
       OTHER GIRL (agreeing): Grape

Sasha gets up and to punch The Boy playfully. The other girl is laughing crazy

      Do it. Don't be weird!
      GIRL: Let's be weird a little!

The punches slowly stop. Then Sasha starts kissing The Boy. You can't see below their waist, but stuff is going on. Then stops

       SASHA: wrong? This is weird?
      BOY: No
       SASHA: You don't want to? This is
      BOY: No. I want to
      Then...what's going on, chum?
       THE BOY: on

The Boy with his dick. Nothing. It's like gum
Silence. Fidgeting. got a [ASHAMED EMOJI] look on her face

       THE BOY (CONT'D): on
He walks into the bathroom and closes the door. Locked. Silence. Sasha sits on the

       OTHER What's up?

*******[PLAY "SHADOWS" AT THIS POINT]*******

INT. BATHROOM -
The Boy sits on the floor. Head in

Damn, guy

The Boy's steps out of the linen closet

      What are you doing?
       THE BOY (head in hands):
      the Bathroom?
       THE Mmm-hmm
       VANESSA: Well, I to go out
      BOY ("no"): Mmm-mmm

Vanessa playfully throws things from the counter at him (toothbrush, cup, floss, soap). He throws some of it back. She starts laughing. He pulls her to the ground him

      Why are you so moody?
       THE BOY: I'm not. Let me this for a second
       VANESSA: We can do this outside,
       THE BOY: We could the rest of our lives here. There's a TV in the mirror. There's fresh water every time we flush. I heard they're building a sandwich place in the shower

Vanessa smh and

       VANESSA: Get up. We're
       THE BOY: Come
      I mean it!

She pulls him up. She opens up the closet and pulls The Boy in
is inside the closet
There are people saying things, giving opinions, interesting. Everyone has a purpose today. It's a great time
The Boy chases Vanessa and catches her. He carries her for like three steps, then they walk together, holding hands

       VANESSA (CONT'D): We have to see everything together. I don't split up this time. We each get to choose one band the other one can't make you see- (then) What's wrong?
      BOY (smh): ...
       VANESSA (disappointed): Really?...You're really doing this to me? Right
       THE BOY: You don't this is a waste of our time?
       VANESSA: No, I don't think me and you together is a waste of time. That's what you think. And I'm tired of trying to convince you otherwise. At least be a man and break up with me instead of telling me I like you
       THE BOY: But you don't! You don't really like me. I just look good when you scroll past me with the rest of your "I'm almost Vashtie"

[NO EMOJI]

       VANESSA (teary whisper): so mean
       THE I'm trying to be honest
      Mean doesn't mean honest! Honest can mean mean. But only if you mean it
       THE BOY (so "means"): Wait...the-
       VANESSA: I'm trying so hard with you. But I'm not gonna carry us. I won't waste time anymore

She starts walking away. Then she looks to the sky and shoots up like a rocket. She looks like a shooting star in the sky. Not a sound is heard this happens. They never see each other again

the coyotes come out
They're glowing blue. They're circling and they're talking about

      1: What'd you think of 2 Chainz' set?
       WOLF 2: It was really fun. His live shows gotten way better. I saw him last spring in Chicago
       WOLF WITH GLASSES: Have you heard that Roc Marciano album on It's so good, man
       MESSY, BUT COOL WOLF: You guys, this is my fiance, another wolf. He or she in a small music or graphic design for niche clothing or this app I'm building

They rip The Boy to shreds while they talk. Blood everywhere. The Boy make a sound. Lets it happen

INT. BATHROOM -
The Boy realizes he is in the shower. He's been in there for a minute, cause the water is cold
He opens the door. The girls are gone. The small clock on the desk says "5:23 AM". There's a note written in lipstick on the mirror that says "YOUR FUCKED" (smh at the "your"). Probably Sasha. She's probably right

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INT. ROOM - NIGHT
The house isn't totalled, just dirty. Empty cups, bottles, cigarette butts, etc. The Boy sees Steve and passed out on the couch

       THE BOY: go guys
       STEVE (waking up): we going?
       THE BOY:
       SWANK: the flight leave?
      BOY: We're driving
       SWANK: Wha? (then) How'd we get

INT. ROOM - NIGHT
Fam's sleeping. There's a girl sleeping with him. The Boy comes in

       THE BOY: We're

The Boy leaves. Fam opens his

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*******[PLAY SONG "TELEGRAPH AVE." AT POINT]*******

EXT. - NIGHT
Swank, Steve, and Fam are asleep in the car. The Boy sits down in the seat

      pulls out his phone and texts someone named NYALA: Im driving up now

...(that moment you know what they're typing and how they look doing it)
      writes back: DONT

The Boy looks at this. Then starts up the car and turns on the and speeds out of the driveway
A passes...
we see the girl that was in bed with Fam walk out in the Mansion doorway

       THAT GIRL FAM KNOWS FROM ONE PLACE: Fam?

EXT. I-5 - MORNING
Everyone's asleep in the car except The Boy who's driving (AJ is there too. They picked him up.). Lloyd's "Oakland" is playing on the radio. The Boy turns it up so he feels like he's in a video. He his seat back so he can lean

      Ow, ow!

He slammed knees. Sorry
The Boy speeds through the empty highway. It's really pretty. I'm not sure what those factories are in the middle of nowhere with all the lights on them. They're probably horrible for the earth, but they look really magical at night. He passes one of those
There's a lot of rolling hills. Lotta farms. There's a slaughterhouse. Smells and looks and awful. All the cows look really sad. Maybe I'm just making them sad. Maybe they're fine
at the rows of crops criss-cross on farms as they pass
There's a billboard. It says: ROSCOE'S
The Boy stares at it. Just a white with "roscoe's wetsuit" on it

EXT. OF NOWHERE IN-N-OUT - DAY
The guys are on their car, eating burgers at the far end of the parking lot
As The Boy bites his double-double he thinks about the slaughterhouse. Then he looks at his burger. He laughs
Two women walk out. They look like they're in late 30s. Swank spots em. One of the women is wearing a Northwestern hoodie

       SWANK (re: hoodie): Long way from
       WOMAN 1:
      There's no way. You can't be over twenty-three

The women smirk and close their doors. They drive off

       SWANK (CONT'D): See that? Johnny Appleseed of confidence, man. Just leaving little with everyone
A car crazily pulls up to the In-N-Out. Two dudes jump out with masks and guns

       FAM:

They run inside. We see people running in their cars, and driving off. All of our guys stay seated on their car. eating
A minute by. No gun shots. Just yelling
The two dudes run out. Just as they do, you can hear the coming

       ROBBERY 1: MOVE, RYAN!
       AJ: nigga's using his real name. Treated
       STEVE: Could be a name
       AJ: That's definitely his real name. No one's robbery name is "Ryan". something like..."Snake-Man"

all make a face

       AJ (CONT'D): Fuck ya'll. I wouldn't rob a place with ya'll pussy ass

The Police up. Ryan tries to get away, but they pin him. The other dude shoots at the cop

       FAM: We should leave. shooting at the cops. Which means the other cops coming give a fuck 'bout bystanders now
       MARCUS (in anchorman voice): Two men were arrested in an attempted robbery at an In-N-Out burger today. (mumbling) Also niggers ended up dead, we don't know. This is news, people!
       STEVE: After being frisked, the dead suspects somehow got guns and shot themselves in the head even though they were handcuffed and in the back of a squad car
       THE Police chief states: "no investigation needed"
       STEVE: "White still safe!"

They laugh. As they start to off

Suddenly two cop cars screech in of them

       COP 1: IN THE AIR!
       STEVE:

All of the guys put hands up

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EXT. STREET - DAY
Everyone looks a bummed. Silence. More silence

       THE BOY: here

They pull over to a row of

       MARCUS: Great. Why are we is this?

The Boy gets out of the car and walks up to the door. As he's to knock, the door opens. Nyla is standing there. Her face is a mix of anger and strange sympathy. Like she refused to cry like...an hour ago?

       THE BOY:
       NYLA: There's a point you reach when you're no longer able to feel like you did. Not about a person, not with a certain place, you just can't feel like you did because that or whatever is just...dead. Or gone
       THE Hi, Nyla
       NYLA: When you're alone, you might be able to remember it. You might even hear a song that you question it. But you don't have it. It doesn't exist anymore. It's dead. Do you understand?
       THE Yes. Absolutely. But Nyla-
       NYLA: I AM AT POINT, [EDIT]

Tears. She's not crying. She's just mad
A dude pokes his head out from the hallway in the brownstone. The Boy and him make eye

       THE BOY: This isn't what you think it is. I didn't come here to...look, I saw this dude die
       NYLA: And you're scared. So you came
       THE BOY: I'm not scared. I just wanna be with someone who knows me for a
       NYLA: I don't know you. We're not together. I company. Go home
       THE BOY: Okay, you're being now
      "Mean?" Who cares? You're an adult. Also, you embarrassed me
       THE BOY (to the dude in the hallway): We were planning on having a kid together. She offered and we had a whole plan. adults or something. Then I backed out. So... (then) You're second at best is what I'm saying

The guy -__- [SIDE EYE EMOJI]

      What is wrong with you?
       THE BOY: I don't
       NYLA: Me

is really sad for both of em. They really wanna know. Nyla closes the door

       NYLA (CONT'D the door): Please grow up
The Boy stands there...then Swank up to him on the stoop of the brownstone
      Can I use her bathroom? That double-double's makin moves

The Boy walks away and gets in the car. Swank stands there for a moment. Then tries to cut off a with his hand as he walks to the car

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*******[PLAY "SWEATPANTS AVE." AT THIS POINT]*******

INT. OAKLAND - NIGHT
The guys sit at a table in the corner. The Boy is sitting in the corner. Fam is texting. and Steve are talking to two girls. A promoter walks over

      Ey. You gonna just sit here
      BOY: Yeah
       PROMOTER: Well, you gotta something
       THE BOY: A
       PROMOTER: Yeah. A

They

       THE BOY: take 12 bottles

Promoter gives him a [NO MOUTH EMOJI]. The Boy stares at him...he's serious. The promoter walks off

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Twelve girls with bottles and sparklers emerge around the club from the back. It's a parade. They curve around the club making a big to do. People are staring, "is Diddy here? OMG Diddy's here!"
The parade gets to the top of the stairs where the booth is. But when turn the corner, the guys are gone already. There's a stack of cash sitting in the middle of the table
The promoter stands

INT. DINER - NIGHT

The guys are

       SWANK: But eat animals, man. Animals!
       STEVE: The argument is that we've been the freewill and understanding of life. So we shouldn't because the option is there for us
      Man, in Nigeria they made me AND my little brother slaughter a goat. We raised that goat, man. I loved that fucking goat. And one day we came home from school and they just handed us the knife. I've seen the blood man. I've heard the screams. I still ate the shit though

...I was here

       THE BOY: We were before
       FAM:
       THE BOY: We've this before
FAM: Nah man. is our first time together in Oakland
       THE BOY: This is every night. is all the nights, man
      (weirded out): Nahhhh. We switch it up, man

The Boy stops listening. Across the way there's a group of kids eating in a booth. They're laughing and talking behind the back of a they don't seem to like very much. One of the girls is going in. But behind her, there's a guy in a colorful faux 90's hat. He's writing something on the wall in sharpie
He's "roscoe's wetsuit"
The Boy up and walks over

       THE BOY: Excuse me. What does that
       HAT KID:
       THE Roscoe's wetsuit
       HAT KID: Oh. I don't
       THE Yes you do
      KID: Wha?
       THE BOY: You know what it means. me
       HAT I don't know. I saw it online
       THE BOY: So you write shit you see?
       HAT KID: Fuck's problem?

Fam walks up. The Boy

       FAM: Ey. just eat

The Boy and Fam sit

       HAT KID: It means I sat on your face

The Boy SLAMS his fist on the table. It's loud. in the diner looks at him. The Boy doesn't look up

      BOY (quiet): Tell me what it is or I'll cut you open and take the answer

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EXT. HOTEL -
The guys roll up to the front of the

      That kid was scared as fuck! He was like [OPEN MOUTH EMOJI]
       FAM (to The Boy): You

Boy say anything

INT. LOBBY - NIGHT
The guys walk in the lobby. There's an Indian wedding happening. They're probably not called Indian weddings. probably just a wedding, but all the people participating happen to be Indian. There's a bunch of guys talking and quietly laughing in the hall. The door to the banquet room is open as they pass. The Boy stops. The bride and groom are slow dancing. The Bride is quite pretty. Green eyes and dark skin. She's got the aura of a business woman. Probably met him at Stanford and was like "this is reliable". The groom looks like a caricature of a good ol' fashion white dude

       STEVE: for him
       SWANK: Nah. He don't get any interracial points. He's just doing what white guys been doing since forever. Exactly he wants
       AJ: Really? that?
      Man, I used to get so pissed when girls would watch Boy Meets World and be like "Ryder Strong's so dope for having a black girlfriend". Man, fuck that nigga
       AJ: Come on, man. My dad's white and his parents didn't like my mom. They just started again
       SWANK (over the top): Oh poor white dad! (then) Nigga, shut up. Take that team light skin shit outside
       THE BOY: I've seen one of these
       FAM: A first
      BOY: A wedding
       FAM: Yeah. (then) Marriage is so wack. I mean, I get it. But on, yo. Forever? ("Ms. Jackson") Forever, ever? Forever, ever?
       THE BOY: You think either of them don't do it?
       FAM: Mane, I bet of em are like that
       THE BOY: look happy as fuck though
       FAM: Cause they reached their goal. In a year be like "oh fuck...goals are dumb."
      Goals are dumb?
       FAM: Making your life a goal is dumb. I think. This shit is to be just fun. (then) I took an edible at the diner. It's kickin in. Hard. I'mma go upstairs
       THE BOY:

They both stand there for a

       FAM: I'm gonna some help

AJ Fam by the arm

      (CONT'D): There we go

They head to the

       MARCUS: look for some bridesmaids

He off

      (yelling to Marcus): Gee-van-chi!
       MARCUS (calling back): Nigga, god you
       STEVE (to The Boy): What you

The Boy stares at the

       THE BOY: I'mma stay down
      You good?
       THE I'm great

They shrug, then walk off to the bar. The Boy walks into the banquet

INT. HALL - NIGHT
The lights are low. Most of the people gotten up to pee or something. The Boy just stares at the couple. Then he decides to start recording. A man comes up to him

       OLDER DUDE:Who are you here with?
      BOY (not looking up from his phone): The groom. We went to college together
      INDIAN DUDE: Oh. (then) Nice isn't it?
      BOY (sincere): Beautiful
       OLDER INDIAN When the buddies start getting married, that means you're next
      BOY: I don't think so
       OLDER DUDE: That's what everyone says. That's what I said thirty years ago
       THE BOY: I don't believe in marriage. (then) Maybe not true. But I am against it
       OLDER DUDE: What do you believe in?
       THE BOY: baby mamas
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: Ahhhhh. But how women you know are interested in your concept?
       THE BOY: More than you'd think. I find if you have a job and are actually interested in raising a child, women, who are a little older, tend to be responsive. I just don't they like being labeled that. (then) Do you get tired of it?
      INDIAN DUDE: Of marriage?
       THE Of marriage. Of her. Of yourself

He

       OLDER DUDE: Yes. Sometimes
       THE Then why?
       OLDER DUDE: I had to man-up. It was time. I don't regret it
       THE BOY: Well I don't have to man-up. I did what I'm supposed to do. I found the things I'm good at. I didn't get anyone pregnant on the way there. And I've had mature relationships prepared me for what marriage is
       OLDER INDIAN Mature relationships?
       THE BOY: Yeah. I in touch with all my exes. We're all friends
       OLDER INDIAN You still call them
       THE BOY: I send em a birthday text or DM 'em
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: That's not a friend. I do that with my boss. And I hate my boss. (to himself) Korean kid thinks he know everything

       OLDER INDIAN DUDE (CONT'D): do you do?
       THE BOY: I troll celebrities, politicians, or anyone with large enough online cache until I get a response. I post those responses and/or convos on my blog. And I charge gossip blogs and advertisers to advertise on my site and sometimes me and my friend put out novelty books of fucked up we find online while digging up dirt on said celebrities and/ or politicians and sell it to niche book stores or larger stores that fit our aesthetic

The man stares, not understanding

      BOY (CONT'D): How old are you?
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE:
       THE BOY: I'm like Bill
       OLDER INDIAN Oh

The older man leaves. A shlubby man in a suit comes to the podium in front. People clap for the end of the

       MAN IN SUIT: I've known Safia and Greg since college and I honestly knew this day would happen since we were getting high in my dorm room junior year at GW. (to mom) Mrs. Healey, Greg smokes weed. You gotta deal!

Everyone

       MAN IN (CONT'D): But honestly, may you two spend the rest of your lives healthy and happy

"Awwww"

       MAN IN SUIT (CONT'D): And now, the "march to forever" to bless the bride and groom with happiness for all their days to come

Everyone

*******[PLAY SONG "3005" AT POINT]*******

Little creatures slowly to march out from the kitchen. Some have banners that say "HAPPY MARRIAGE!". Some have sparklers. They all bounce on beat. It's cute for a very short moment. Then it feels wrong
All the have two legs, two arms, like humans. But they are definitely not humans. One of the giveaways being that they are naked, but don't seem to have genitals
All the creatures are breathing heavy out their mouths (their being two tiny slits probably don't allow for heavy air traffic)
They're about three feet high. Their eyes are larger than should be and are spread farther on their faces. They don't have hair anywhere on their bodies. They all have forced smiles on their faces. You can see their teeth are just a little too sharp when they smile. Insinuating carnivorous behavior. If they wanted to, at any point they could jump on you and rip out your throat in .8 seconds. But they're not right now. They're marching
One of the creatures has in its eyes. Still smiling tho. Pushing the smile
Everyone is smiling as they march past, but they're all very cautious. worried that one may attack. The Boy watches as the creatures reach the front of the party and form a circle. They do this weird clapping, almost step team routine, then stop. The music stops

      1: We did it!
      2: Yay!

Everyone claps. The bride and groom force a smile. The creatures slowly make their way back to the kitchen. All that's heard is their struggled breathing and clammy skin hitting the wooden dance floor. One stares at The Boy as he (or she)

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