Luyện nghe bài hát Because The Internet Screenplay - Part 2

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*******[PLAY SONG "DIAL UP" AT THIS

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

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

almost a song

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

       THE 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 looks at the ocean go the sky

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

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. He's out of breath and looks wet

       THE BOY: Some guys just stole some
      Please tell me you saw that Argentinan...Argentinian? Argentina-girl. I can't say it-
       THE BOY: Stop inviting random niggas in here. If you don't know names they can't come
       MARCUS: I don't 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. breath in there, mane. I- (wait) Fuck! Is she still in there? You think she's okay? (He thinks)
       THE BOY: You're the of my friends

The Boy away

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

       SASHA: in! Quick!

She pulls him in. The other girl on the bed

       OTHER GIRL: UUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH. SOOOOO
       SASHA: Hurry, hurry, hurry. Scoot,

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

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

      BOY: Ha

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       OTHER What's up?

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

Damn, guy

The Boy's ex-girlfriend steps out of the closet

       VANESSA: What are you
      BOY (head in hands): Chillin
      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 some of it back. She starts laughing. He pulls her to the ground with him

       VANESSA: Why are you so
       THE BOY: I'm not. Let me this for a second
       VANESSA: We can do this outside,
      BOY: We could live 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

smh and smiles

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

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

       VANESSA (CONT'D): We have to see everything together. I don't wanna split up this time. We 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 to me? Right now?
       THE You don't think 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 me instead of telling me I don't 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 Vashtie" bullshit

[NO MOUTH

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

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

Then the come out
They're glowing blue. They're circling and they're about music

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

They rip The Boy to while they talk. Blood everywhere. The Boy doesn't make a sound. Lets it happen

INT. - NIGHT
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 also a note written in lipstick on the 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 Let's go guys
       STEVE (waking up): Where we
       THE Oakland
       SWANK: the flight leave?
      BOY: We're driving
       SWANK: Wha? (then) we get poor?

INT. FAM'S ROOM -
Fam's sleeping. There's a naked girl sleeping him. The Boy comes in

       THE We're going

The Boy leaves. Fam his eyes

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EXT. MANSION -
Swank, Steve, and Fam are in the car. The Boy sits down in the driver's seat

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

...(that moment you know exactly what they're typing and how 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...
Then we see the girl that was in bed with Fam out in the Mansion doorway

       THAT GIRL FAM KNOWS THAT ONE PLACE: Fam?

EXT. I-5 - NIGHT/EARLY
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 like he's in a video. He pushes 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 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 factories
There's a lot of rolling hills. Lotta farms. There's a slaughterhouse. Smells and looks grey and awful. All the cows look sad. Maybe I'm just making them sad. Maybe they're fine
Looking at the rows of crops criss-cross on farms as pass
There's a billboard. It ROSCOE'S WETSUIT
The Boy at it. Just a white billboard with "roscoe's wetsuit" on it

EXT. MIDDLE OF IN-N-OUT - DAY
The guys are sitting on their car, eating burgers at the far end of the 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 their 30s. Swank spots em. One of the women is wearing a Northwestern hoodie

       SWANK (re: hoodie): Long way from
      1: Alumni
       SWANK: There's no way. You be over twenty-three

The women just smirk and close doors. They drive off

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

       FAM:

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

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

They all make a

       AJ (CONT'D): Fuck ya'll. I rob a place with ya'll pussy ass anyway

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

       FAM: We should leave. They're 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 at an In-N-Out burger today. (mumbling) Also some 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 and in the back of a tiny-ass squad car
       THE BOY: Police states: "no investigation needed"
       STEVE: "White people safe!"

They laugh. As they start to off

Suddenly two cop cars screech in front of

      1: HANDS IN THE AIR!
      Fuck

All of the guys put their up

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EXT. OAKLAND - DAY
Everyone a little bummed. Silence. More silence

       THE We're here

They pull over to a row of

      Great. Why are we where is this?

The Boy out of the car and walks up to the door. As he's about 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 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 muscle or whatever is just...dead. Or gone
       THE BOY: Hi,
       NYLA: When you're alone, you might be able to remember it. You might even hear a that makes you question it. But you don't have it. It doesn't exist anymore. It's dead. Do you understand?
       THE BOY: Yes. Absolutely. But
       NYLA: I AM AT THAT POINT,

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

       THE BOY: This isn't what you think it is. I didn't come here to...look, I saw this die and-
       NYLA: And you're scared. So you here
       THE I'm not scared. I just wanna be with someone who knows me for a little
       NYLA: I don't know you. not together. I have company. Go home
       THE BOY: Okay, being mean 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. Like or something. Then I backed out. So... (then) You're second at best is what I'm saying

The guy -__- [SIDE EYE EMOJI]

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

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

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

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

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SONG "SWEATPANTS AVE." AT THIS POINT]*******

INT. CLUB - 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
       THE Yeah
       PROMOTER: Well, you gotta order
       THE A bottle?
       PROMOTER: Yeah. A

stare

       THE BOY: I'll 12 bottles

Promoter gives him a [NO MOUTH EMOJI]. The Boy just stares at him...he's serious. The 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, like "is Diddy here? OMG here!"
The parade gets to the top of the stairs where the booth is. But when they turn the corner, the guys are gone already. There's a stack of sitting in the middle of the table
The stands there

INT. - LATE NIGHT

The are eating

      But animals eat animals, man. Animals!
       STEVE: The argument is we've been given the freewill and understanding of life. So we shouldn't because the option is there for us
       SWANK: 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. seen the blood man. I've heard the screams. I still ate the shit though

...I was before

       THE BOY: We were here
       FAM:
       THE BOY: done this before
FAM: Nah man. This is our first time 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 of a friend 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 gets up and walks

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

Fam walks up. The Boy

       FAM: Ey. just eat

The Boy and Fam sit

       HAT KID: It means I sat on your mom's

The Boy SLAMS his fist on the table. It's loud. Everyone in the diner looks at him. The Boy look up

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

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

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

Boy doesn't say

INT. LOBBY - NIGHT
The guys walk in the lobby. There's an Indian wedding happening. They're probably not called Indian weddings. It's 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 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 doing since forever. Exactly what he wants
       AJ: Like that?
       SWANK: Man, I used to get so pissed when girls would watch Boy Meets World and be like "Ryder Strong's so dope for a black girlfriend". Man, fuck that nigga
       AJ: on, man. My dad's white and his parents didn't like my mom. They just started talking again
       SWANK (over the top): Oh you're poor white dad! (then) Nigga, shut up. Take that team skin shit outside
       THE I've never seen one of these
       FAM: A dance?
       THE A wedding
       FAM: Yeah. (then) is so wack. I mean, I get it. But come on, yo. Forever? ("Ms. Jackson") Forever, ever? Forever, ever?
       THE BOY: You either of them don't wanna do it?
       FAM: Mane, I bet of em are like that
       THE They look happy as fuck though
       FAM: Cause they reached their goal. In a they'll be like "oh fuck...goals are dumb."
      Goals are dumb?
       FAM: your life a goal is dumb. I think. This shit is supposed to be just fun. (then) I took an edible at the diner. It's kickin in. Hard. I'mma go upstairs
      BOY: Okay

They both there for a moment

       FAM: I'm gonna some help

AJ Fam by the arm

      (CONT'D): There we go

They to the elevators

       MARCUS: I'mma for some bridesmaids

He off

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

The Boy at the couple

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

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

INT. BANQUET - NIGHT
The are low. Most of the people have 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 INDIAN DUDE:Who are you here
       THE BOY (not up from his phone): The groom. We went to college together
      INDIAN DUDE: Oh. (then) Nice isn't it?
       THE BOY (sincere):
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: When the buddies getting married, that means you're next
       THE BOY: I 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 that's not true. But I am it
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: do you believe in?
      BOY: Cool baby mamas
       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: Ahhhhh. But how many women you are interested in your concept?
       THE BOY: 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 think they like being labeled that. (then) Do you get tired of it?
       OLDER DUDE: Of marriage?
       THE Of marriage. Of her. Of yourself

He

       OLDER INDIAN DUDE: Yes.
       THE BOY: Then
       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 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 that prepared me for what marriage is
       OLDER DUDE: Mature relationships?
       THE BOY: Yeah. I keep in touch all my exes. We're all friends
       OLDER INDIAN You still call them
       THE I send em a happy 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) Fuckin Korean kid thinks he know

       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 blogs and advertisers to advertise on my site and sometimes me and my friend put out novelty books of fucked up things 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 just stares, not

       THE BOY (CONT'D): How old are
      INDIAN DUDE: Fifty-three
       THE I'm like Bill O'Reilly
       OLDER INDIAN Oh

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

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

Everyone

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

"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

SONG "3005" AT THIS POINT]*******

Little creatures slowly start to march out from the kitchen. Some have banners that say "HAPPY MARRIAGE!". Some sparklers. They all bounce on beat. It's cute for a very short moment. Then it feels wrong
All the creatures have two legs, two arms, 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 noses being two slits probably don't allow for heavy air traffic)
They're three feet high. Their eyes are larger than they 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 tears in its eyes. Still smiling tho. Pushing the
Everyone is smiling as they march past, but they're all very cautious. Clearly worried that one may attack. The Boy watches as the creatures reach the front of the party and 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 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) leaves

...that was unacceptable. UNNACCEPTABLE!]