Chapter Five:
Thinking Through Basketball
Michael and Max are playing basketball
Michael: So what do
you think about the whole Granolith situation?
(He fakes to the right and then dribbles to left and then to
the basket for an easy layup)
Max: Always to the
point!
(He picks up the basketball and takes it out to half court)
Maybe it can tell me the answers to the universe
(He shoots a three pointer which makes it through the hoop
with a swoosh)
Michael (Grabbing the ball and takes his time to get it to
half court)
Seriously, though what's the plan?
Max: There is no
plan, we need to find out everything it knows.
Maybe it can help me get my son back.
Michael: (Tossing
the ball to Max) Check!
Max: (Holding the ball)
Do you think that I made the right choice?
Michael: (Knocks the
ball from Max and drives to the hoop scoring)
Are you asking me as my leader or as a friend?
Max: (Picking up the
basketball and holding it) Both!
Michael: As your
second in command, I think you should have kept the baby here cause Kavar is
going to use it as a pawn to destroy you.
As your friend, you did what I would have done.
Max: (Starting to
dribble) So what's going on with you and Maria?
(He dribbles to the hoop and makes a clean score, Michael
picks up the ball and dribbles to half court)
Did you…you know?
Michael: Have hot
alien sex?
Max: Yeah!
Michael: No, but I
opened up to her. I let her see
me.
(He goes for the shot)
Max: (Teasing) That explains it, that skinny white butt of
yours would turn me off too
(Michael's hot misses and Max rebounds it)
Michael:
What?!!! This bod of mine can
kick your ass anyday! I guess I wanted
my last night to be special. I didn't
want her to feel like I was going to use her and then just leave.
Max: (Still
teasing) Well that explains why you
weren't going to leave. OK, if I make
this shot you have to buy me dinner.
Michael: If you
miss?
Max: I wont!
(He takes the shot and as the ball bounces on the rim both
he and Michael hold up their hands and
the ball explodes)
Damn, I guess I owe you dinner and a basketball
Michael: Don't mess
with the Spaceboy! So, now there's two
Liz's running around…
Max: Why, you
jealous Michael
Michael: You're
joking right? Wish that there were two Maria's running around? No thank you, I can barely keep up with
one. But on the other hand I guess when
I piss off one of them I can go to the other.
(They walk off laughing)
