(ESTABLISHING SHOT: Middleton High School)
(Cut to BARKIN'S office. KIM sits in a chair in front of his desk)
BARKIN: So, Possible, what do you think of that?
KIM: I think I can handle it.
BARKIN: Okay, you asked for it.
(BARKIN plops a large stack of papers on the desk and slides them towards KIM)
KIM: Wow. That's kind of a lot.
BARKIN: What's the matter? Don't think you can handle it?
KIM: Oh, I'll handle it all right.
BARKIN: Good. Congratulations, Possible, you're the director of the very first Middleton High School play.
(Cut to Buneo Nacho. A short while later)
(Cut to the interior. KIM and RON sit at a table, eating nachos. RUFUS is chowing down)
RON: Directing, huh? So what did you do to Barkin to get that kind of punishment?
KIM: It's not a punishment, Ron. It's a great opportunity.
RUFUS: Mm. Opportunity.
RON: What's the big opportunity? People stand on a stage and talk. Big deal.
KIM: It's more than that, Ron. You get a feeling of community. You learn to trust other people. Plus, it's a lot of fun.
RON: Whatever. So, what's the play about?
KIM: Well, we're choosing plays right now. In fact...
(KIM puts her backpack on the table and takes out a large stack of papers)
KIM: (cont'd)... I was hoping you'd help me pick one out.
RON: How many plays is that?
KIM: About ten. Most of them have been performed on Broadway.
(RON picks one up)
RON: Rats? Never heard of it.
KIM: It's been running wild since Cats went off Broadway.
RON: What else have you got?
(KIM takes a script from the pile)
KIM: Cashiers.
RON: Boring. Who'd want to see a play about people who stand behind a counter all day?
(KIM puts that down and picks up another script)
KIM: The Flying Car.
(Beat)
KIM and RON: Nah.
RON: This is gonna take a while. Better get some more nachos.
(RUFUS pokes his head out of the now-empty nacho basket)
RUFUS: Mm! Nachos!
(Cut to BARKIN'S office. KIM sits in a chair in front of his desk)
BARKIN: So, Possible, what do you think of that?
KIM: I think I can handle it.
BARKIN: Okay, you asked for it.
(BARKIN plops a large stack of papers on the desk and slides them towards KIM)
KIM: Wow. That's kind of a lot.
BARKIN: What's the matter? Don't think you can handle it?
KIM: Oh, I'll handle it all right.
BARKIN: Good. Congratulations, Possible, you're the director of the very first Middleton High School play.
(Cut to Buneo Nacho. A short while later)
(Cut to the interior. KIM and RON sit at a table, eating nachos. RUFUS is chowing down)
RON: Directing, huh? So what did you do to Barkin to get that kind of punishment?
KIM: It's not a punishment, Ron. It's a great opportunity.
RUFUS: Mm. Opportunity.
RON: What's the big opportunity? People stand on a stage and talk. Big deal.
KIM: It's more than that, Ron. You get a feeling of community. You learn to trust other people. Plus, it's a lot of fun.
RON: Whatever. So, what's the play about?
KIM: Well, we're choosing plays right now. In fact...
(KIM puts her backpack on the table and takes out a large stack of papers)
KIM: (cont'd)... I was hoping you'd help me pick one out.
RON: How many plays is that?
KIM: About ten. Most of them have been performed on Broadway.
(RON picks one up)
RON: Rats? Never heard of it.
KIM: It's been running wild since Cats went off Broadway.
RON: What else have you got?
(KIM takes a script from the pile)
KIM: Cashiers.
RON: Boring. Who'd want to see a play about people who stand behind a counter all day?
(KIM puts that down and picks up another script)
KIM: The Flying Car.
(Beat)
KIM and RON: Nah.
RON: This is gonna take a while. Better get some more nachos.
(RUFUS pokes his head out of the now-empty nacho basket)
RUFUS: Mm! Nachos!