Part 1
:at the new apartment complex, Kaiba Corp Commons:
Mokuba: Welcome to Kaiba Corp Commons. How may I help you?
Joey: Hey, Mokuba! Long time, no see!
Mokuba: Joey! What're you doing here?
Joey: Me, Yugi, and Tristan are rentin' an apa'tment togetha'.
Mokuba: Cool. I'm sure Seto will be…happy.
Joey: Kaiba? What does he do here?
Mokuba: He's the landlord of Kaiba Corp Commons. I'm just working here.
Joey: Cool. So can ya get us a room?
Mokuba: What are you looking for rent pay…?
:scene change, Téa's house:
Mai: Téa, I've been thinking. We're friends, right?
Téa: I guess. Why?
Mai: I thought, since we're such good friends, that we could be roomies.
Téa: Why do you want me to be your roommate?
Mai: Because, Téa, I need to have someone help me pay rent.
Téa: Ok. Where's your apartment?
Mai: I live in Kaiba Corp Commons. Apartment C-2. Luckily, Mokuba gave me a good deal.
Téa: Let's go now.
Mai: Jump in my car; I'll drive you.
:scene change, Kaiba Corp Commons, lobby:
Joey: Ok, guys, we got everythin'.
Rebecca: Hey Yugi:hugs Yugi:
Yugi: (awkwardly) Hi Rebecca. What are you doing here?
Rebecca: My Grandpa thought an apartment would be good for me for studying and stuff.
Yugi: That's nice. :Serenity enters:
Serenity: Hey, Joey!
Joey: Serenity! What are you doin' here?
Serenity: I just got a roommate. I'm moving into Kaiba Corp Commons.
Joey: Great!
Tristan: REALLY great!
Joey: (annoyed) Down, Tristan. So Serenity, what's ye'r roommate like:Mai, Téa enter:
Mai: Hey Joey!
Joey: Hey Mai! Hey Téa! Oh…I get it! Mai an' Téa are ye'r roommates!
Mai:looks at Joey: No…
Serenity: No, Joey. :looks over to door: There's my roommate now:Duke enters:
Duke: Hey Serenity.
Joey: Hey Duke.
Duke: Hey Joey. So Serenity, do you wanna get settled?
Joey: (angry/annoyed) Get what?
Serenity: Duke's my roommate.
Joey: (yelling) He's what?
Tristan: Aw, man.
Duke: …Yeah. Come on, Serenity.
Joey:steps in front of Duke: Hold it, Dukie-boy. Ye'r not gonna be Serenity's roommate!
Serenity: (angry) Joey!
Joey: Sorry, Serenity, it's not gonna happen!
Mai: Joey. Leave her alone.
Joey: Mai! You know what Duke is like:Mai glares at him: (to Serenity) We'll talk later. :Duke and Serenity exit:
Tristan: How could you let him do that?
Joey: If I actually thought you cared at all about Serenity's well being, rather dan da fact Duke got her before you did, I'd totally care about what you were sayin'. :to himself: I have to get Duke out of here.
Mai: Joey, Serenity can handle herself. She looks up to me, doesn't she?
Yugi: Uh…come on, Joey. Let's get the rest of our bags.
:scene change, Joey's apartment:
Joey: (thinking) How could I let dis happen?
Tristan: (thinking) How could I let this happen?
Joey: (thinking) Dere's no way I'm lettin' my little sista stay with a guy like Duke.
Tristan: (thinking) There's no way I'm letting my future girlfriend stay with a guy like Duke.
Joey: (thinking) I wonder what der doin'…
Tristan: (thinking) I wonder what they're doing…
Joey: (thinking) If that guy thinks he can mess with Serenity, he's got anotha thing comin'!
Tristan: (thinking) If that guy thinks he can mess with Serenity, he's got another thing coming!
Joey: (thinking) He's probly all ova her by now!
Tristan: (thinking) He's probably all over her by now!
Joey/Tristan: (out-loud) I'm goin' out:leaves for Serenity's apartment:
:scene change, Serenity's apartment front door:
(from inside) Serenity: Come on, Duke. You know you want to. Come and take me. I dare you.
Duke: Only because you asked me to. I'll set this right beside yours.
Serenity:giggles: Duke!
Duke: I'll lay on top of you and—
Joey/Tristan: Serenity:Joey and Tristan bust open the door to find Duke and Serenity playing checkers:
Duke: King me!
Serenity: Joey?
Duke: Tristan? What are you doing here?
Joey:chuckles nervously: Well, heh heh. Me an' Tristan were just here to…
Tristan: …to check the walls.
Joey: (skeptically) Da walls?
Tristan: The walls, Joey.
Joey: (playing along) Right, 'cause Kaiba said der was…an infestation.
Duke: Of what?
Tristan: Um…well…the rare…Yugoslavian…woodworm.
Joey: Yeah. Very rare. Very dangerous. :knocks on walls: Yup. It's good here. C'mon, Tristan.
Tristan: Uh…yeah. Bye, Serenity…Duke.
:scene change, next day, Burgerpalooza:
Mai:laughs: You barged into her room and she was just playing checkers? That's great!
Téa: Don't you think you're a little paranoid?
Tristan: What were we s'posed to think?
Mai: Maybe that you should trust your little sister?
Joey: I trust Serenity. It's Duke I don't trust.
Yugi: C'mon Joey. Duke may be sleazy, but you gotta trust people sometimes. At least he'd never hurt Serenity.
Tristan: Neither would I:Joey snorts, Mokuba enters:
Mokuba: Hey guys. I thought I'd find you here! Pegasus' is inviting you guys to a big banquet next Saturday.
Tristan: Awesome!
Mokuba: Uh…actually, "you" as in Mai, Joey, Yugi, and Duke.
Tristan: What?
Mokuba: Duelists only. Sorry, Tristan.
Yugi: What's it for?
Mokuba: It's a Duel Monsters thing. There'll be awards and stuff.
Rebecca: Are you and your brother going?
Mokuba: Seto miss a chance to be recognized for something? Hardly.
Mai:looks at Téa, Téa and Mai get up: Later, guys.
Joey: Where're ya goin'?
Mai: There's a banquet in less than a week. Where do you think we're going:everyone looks blank: The mall, of course:Téa and Mai exit:
Rebecca: I'm gonna go too. :exits:
Tristan: Do you think Duke'll go with Serenity?
Joey: Duke's probly asked 'er by now.
Tristan: Hmmm…you're probably right.
Joey: What about you, Yuge?
Yugi: What about me?
Joey: Who're ya goin' wid?
Yugi: I'm not sure.
Tristan: Why don't you ask Téa?
Yugi:snorts: Yeah, right.
Joey: Why not?
Yugi: She'd never go out with me.
Joey: What? She totally likes ya.
Yugi: She only likes me for my alter ego.
Tristan: If that wasn't true, I'd totally think that sounded weird. Why don't you go with Mai:Joey looks annoyed:
Yugi: Well, Joey's gonna ask her, because he's a duelist. Right?
Joey: Uh…yup.
Tristan: What about that Egyptian chick? You know, Marik's sister…Isis or something.
Yugi: Ishizu? I can't go with her.
Joey: I know! How about Rebecca? You're, like, da same height.
Yugi: Do I have any other choice?
Tristan: No, not really. Boy, this is a male-dominated show.
Yugi: Fine. I'll go ask her.
:scene change, Rebecca's apartment:
Yugi: (to himself) Ok…relax. She likes you. :knocks on door, Rebecca answers:
Rebecca: Oh, hey Yugi.
Yugi: Do you wanna go with me to Pegasus' banquet?
Rebecca: Wow…um…that's really sweet of you, but I'm going with Mokuba.
Yugi: (surprised) Really…what luck…for you.
:scene change, Joey's apartment:
Tristan: So Yugi, how'd it go?
Yugi: How can I not get a date? I'm the number one duelist in the world; I have a TV show, a spin-off series, two series of books, an alter ego, a line of toys, and tons of merchandise! Yet, I cannot find one girl to go with me to Pegasus' banquet!
Tristan: Don't worry about it.
Yugi: Easy for you to say.
:scene change, Mai's apartment:
Joey:knocks on door, Mai answers:
Mai: Joey!
Joey: Hey, Mai. Are ya goin' ta Pegasus' banquet…dingy?
Mai: Of course.
Joey: Since we're both goin', how 'bout we go togetha?
Mai: Are you asking me out?
Joey: Well…I'm not askin' ya out "per se."
Mai:smirking: Well, if you're not asking me out, then I might not have any reason to go with you.
Joey: So is dat a no?
Mai: A no to what?
Joey: Ta what I was askin' ya.
Mai: Do you mean asking me out or inviting me to go?
Joey: What's the diff'rence?
Mai: If you were inviting me, we'd be going as friends. If you were asking me out, we'd be dating.
Joey: So will ya?
Mai: Will I what?
Joey: Will ya go wit me?
Mai: As friends or as a date?
Joey: (annoyed) I don't care!
Mai: Then neither do I.
Joey: So are ya goin' with me?
Mai: As friends or dating?
Joey: (yelling) Ugh! Will ya jus' go wid me ta Pegasus' banquet!
Mai: (calmly) Yes.
Joey: (calmly) Okay.
:scene change, Joey's apartment:
Yugi: Yeah. It was really weird. He kept making business analogies. It was crazy. But, of course, I… :Joey enters:
Joey: I got a date!
Tristan: Nice one, man.
:scene change, the next day, Mai's apartment:
Yugi: Ok. Just relax. She's just a girl…. Better be safe :morphs into Yami:knocks on door, Mai opens it:
Mai:surprised: Yugi? What's up?
Yugi: Is Téa here?
Mai: Sure. (singsong) Téa! Yugi's here!
Téa: Oh…hey, Yugi.
Yugi: Téa…I was wondering. Would you like to go to Pegasus' banquet …with me?
Téa: Um…I guess so.
Yugi: Cool. So, I'll pick you up. We can ride with Duke and Serenity.
Téa: Ok.