The video call between former study group. A special episode (chapter), in pure dialogue format.
Abed: Can you see us?
Annie: Yes! Oh My God, Troy your hair so long! I love it!
Troy: Thanx, Annie!
*Shirley joins the chatroom*
Troy, Abed, Annie: Hiiii!
Shirley: Hello, hello, my dears!
*Britta joins the chatroom*
Britta: Hey, you all! It's like good old times!
Annie: Yeah! Awww, I missed us all together so much!
Abed: Where is Jeff?
Britta: He is probably fixing his hair or something.
*Jeff joins the chatroom*
Jeff: Hello, everybody!
Britta: You managed to be late for a video call, how very Winger of you.
Jeff: I am literally one minute late, relax, would you?
Annie: Yes, Jeff is getting much better with time management, so give him some credit.
Shirley and Troy: Awwww
Britta: Ewwwwhhh
Abed: I've always known that if Annie and Jeff will get together, they will be bringing out each other's best sides.
Britta: How come you never was so supportive when me and Jeff were hooking up?
Shirley, Annie and Troy: Britta!
Abed: Well, quite obvious really, you and Jeff were like more toxic and annoying version of Ross and Rachel, pilot episode style. Whereas Jeff and Annie have always been like Chandler and Monica, an unexpectedly grounded and well-developed relationship based on perfect balance of virtues and flaws of a character, with a big wedding ahead of them and adoption of the twins to sweeten the deal.
Jeff: Can we talk about something else rather than our love life? Troy, you literally got back from the wide-world tour, how was that?
Troy: Oh, dude, that was awesome! I wish I could talk to Pierce and thank him, he wasn't always the best, but he did change my life! I visited every continent! LeVar and I became really good friends, he actually promised to help me and Abed with a script!
Annie: What script?
Abed: Troy and I are launching a project, we want to create a TV-show one day, and in our duo, I will be the creative one and Troy will be the all-business one.
Troy: Yeah, we can't share details yet…
Abed: ...because, we don't have them...
Troy: …not because, we are hiding that we want to include our Greendale stories!
Jeff: Very subtle.
Britta: But Troy, tell us more about your travels! Did you go to Guatemala? Did you participate in protests? Did you manage to overthrow a dictator in South Korea?
Jeff: Britta, the dictator is in North Korea and Troy was exploring the world, not sucking the life out of it.
Troy: I spent a lot of my time on a boat, so we mostly went sight-seeing whenever we felt like it. Did you guys know that there is an island in Pacific Ocean that has faces all over the place? Like it's the tiny island, but everywhere you go there are huge statues of faces! I forgot what's that called, Christmas Island or Hannukah Island…
Annie: It's Easter Island, but that's so awesome! You need to send me all the pictures!
Troy: I will! Wait, you are an FBI right now? What if your people will look into them and see something illegal? Will I get in trouble?
Annie: Did you do something illegal?
Troy: Not really, but from what I learned that every country has it laws, what if something I did in Turkey, for example, will be considered offensive here?
Jeff: What did you do in Turkey?
Abed and Troy: Nothing!
Troy: Let's talk about Annie and Jeff for a minute here, you promised to fill me in!
Jeff: Guys, please!
Shirley: Oh, come on, Jeffrey! We are all curious, me and Troy weren't there and we need details!
Britta: Shirley, I already told you everything.
Shirley: Yes, but you are the wild card, Britta, I need the real story.
Jeff: There is nothing to tell! Annie and I together, period. Let's be all mature about it and move on to something else!
Troy: I need details! Who kissed who first? When is the wedding? Did you say the "L" word to each other?
Jeff: Unbelievable, six years later and the word "boundaries" still has no meaning in this group!
Annie: Troy, those questions are extremely personal!
Britta: Don't worry, Troy, I was in a front row, I will tell you the details.
Jeff and Annie: Britta!
Britta: What? It's not fair, we were all there from the very beginning of your sappy love story and we have the right to know!
Annie: I don't think that's how it works.
Jeff: Agreed!
Troy: Aww, you guys are so cute!
Jeff: Literally any other topic!
Annie: Oh, I finally managed to get my supervisor to review all the errors I found in the paperwork for the past three years!
Abed: Annie, even I know that this overcompensating.
Annie: It's not overcompensating! I am just trying to fit in! You should have seen that place and other interns! They all got these fancy diplomas and awards, I need to go an extra mile for people to notice me!
Jeff: Annie, you are going ten extra miles and not just at work, you are putting so much stress on yourself, you are going to explode soon. Remember the crossword incident when I was visiting you?
Troy: Wait, you visited Annie in DC?
Britta: He sure did!
Troy: Did you guys bone?
Shirley, Jeff, Britta: Troy!
Abed: I am pretty sure they did it before, I didn't feel the unresolved sexual tension between them when Jeff was dropping me and Annie at the airport. Just casual kiss and goodbye.
Annie: Eww, gross! To answer your question, Jeff, yes, I remember. And I won't be judged for loving doing the crosswords! It's not my fault they are doing it wrong!
Jeff: It's one thing to love it and the other to throw a tantrum because you noticed a tiny mistake there. You literally yelled at New York Times crosswords!
Annie: Let me tell you something about those crosswords! They put wrong numbers of boxes in to house the correct word. This was the third mistake I found in one month! I even sent them an official complaint, but they completely ignored me!
Jeff: See? Your pathological need for perfection will drive you insane and me alongside with you!
Shirley: I have some news too, by the way.
Britta: Do tell!
Shirley: My eldest son, Elijah, is about to become a father.
*awkward pause*
Jeff: Isn't he like sixteen?
Shirley: He is nineteen.
Annie: Is he…Well, is this girl he…
Britta: ...knocked up…
Shirley: They are not married…yet! But we are working on it.
Britta: Shirley, you can't make them getting married just because the girl got pregnant, there are always options!
Shirley: I won't let my first grandchild to be born out of wedlock, if he is old enough to have sex without a condom, he is old enough to take on the consequences. And don't even think about "A" word, otherwise I will strangle you in your sleep, you big hippie!
Abed: Clearly, it's a very emotional situation for Shirley.
Jeff: Clearly.
Troy: What does Andre think about it?
Shirley: He thinks, we need to stay out of it and I told him if he won't make his son to do the right thing, he will stay out of our bedroom for the rest of our lives.
*another long awkward pause*
Annie: OK, on a less awkward note. How are things in Greendale?
Jeff: Boring, depressing, crazy. The same, you know.
Britta: Oh, come on! I have some exciting news on Frankie department. She got a boyfriend!
Jeff: What, when did this happen?
Annie: We finally know what she is into!
Troy and Shirley: Who is Frankie?
Britta: It happened a couple of weeks ago and you would have noticed if you weren't that busy with impressing Annie or gym or whatever else you've been doing these days. She met him at my bar and they totally hit it off!
Jeff: But I was so sure she was a lesbian!
Annie: Why? Because she didn't hit on you?
Jeff: Well, dah!
Annie: Not every woman on the planet wants to sleep with you, Jeff!
Jeff: Said my girlfriend, whose roommate was totally drooling over me. How is Tracy by the way?
Troy: Tracy?
Annie: We live together in DC. And, Jeff, she wasn't drooling!
Jeff: She literally tried to pick me up the second she met me!
Abed: Should we interrupt them?
Troy: No, I wanna see it.
Annie: She was not trying to pick you up! She was just startled seeing you in a towel!
Jeff: Yes, and then she almost yelled at you about how hot she thought I was!
Annie: Don't flatter yourself! Tracy is like that with everybody, you should have seen her watching "Moonlighting" with Willis, she wouldn't shut up! And besides, she has a boyfriend now.
Jeff: I don't care about Tracy, I want you to admit that you think I am irresistible!
Annie: What is there to admit? I never denied it!
Jeff: Thank you!
Britta: You guys are awful! And they call me toxic.
Abed: This was a classic playful banter between lovers which received a very predictable but pleasing resolution. When you and Jeff tried the lovable banter trope, it always resulted in you insulting each other which was driving our group insane.
Britta: Whatever…Actually, I also have some news.
Jeff: That is not news.
Britta: Shut it, Winger! I am going to get a tattoo.
Annie: Really? Did you choose one already? I was thinking of getting one myself.
Troy, Jeff and Shirley: What?
Britta: Oh, so when I say I want to get a tattoo it's not a big deal, but when Annie brings it up it's a shocker!
Troy and Jeff: Yes!
Shirley: You have always, been very free emm spirited, Britta. You know I can imagine you have piercings and tattoos and maybe even green hair. While Annie has always been more traditional.
Britta: Just so you know, I once had purple hair and a nose ring and I looked awesome!
Annie: Hey, there is nothing wrong with tattoos! They can be very classy and, you know, sexy.
Shirley: Jeffrey, what did you do to my little pumpkin?
Jeff: I swear, this is the first time I am hearing about it!
Annie and Britta: What the hell?
Britta: Annie doesn't need to ask for permission! She is not Jeff's property!
Jeff: That's not how I mean it at all! I was just trying to say…
Troy: Choose your words carefully, my friend.
Jeff: … that Annie is working with the FBI and they might be opposed to that's sort of thing.
Annie: Nice try, Jeff. And so, you know, nobody cares about that stuff anymore, we are not in the fifties! And it's my body, I can do what I want.
Jeff: Of course, I never said otherwise! And I would love to see what tattoo you are going to choose!
Annie: Good!
Abed: Maybe we should wrap it up for today? Troy and I have a lot of plans for the evening.
Shirley: Sightseeing?
Abed: Pillow fighting.
Jeff: And on this ridiculous note, I declare this meeting adjourned!