Chandler finally finished his story and went through many, many edits, but he kept getting rejections from publishers. He felt as bad as Joey did in the early years of his career.
"It's okay," Joey soothed him. "Hey, maybe you can make a movie script out of it, and I can get Estelle to send it to producers. Who knows? I could end up acting in it, huh?"
Chandler tried to stay positive, but he worried about their finances constantly. He kept a strict eye on their monthly budget, trying to only spend Joey's new money from the play, rather than dipping into any of their savings.
Soon Chandler came up with a new list of things to do to save money.
Joey read the list with dismay. "What? Sell the foosball table? Sell the entertainment center? Give the chick and the duck away to a farm. No, they could get eaten! Come on, Chandler! Tell me it's not this bad."
"Well, not yet, but I'm just trying to plan ahead for the future."
"Don't plan like this, okay? I mean, we can sell some of the stuff we've got stored in my room, if you want. Or," he gulped, "sell our big TV and the leather chairs."
"You sure? You bought that stuff with your *Days of Our Lives* money."
"I know, but I also bought your bracelet with it. We're not getting rid of these, are we?"
Chandler wished he could pawn his tacky gold bracelet, but he knew how much their matching jewelry meant to Joey. "No, of course not." He hugged Joey close.
"Good!" Joey answered. "You scared me."
"I'm sorry, Joe. I guess I just panicked there with the list."
"It's okay. Don't worry. I know me getting fired from *Days of Our Lives* was rough, but I'm not going to do something stupid like that, not with you depending you on me. Besides, I've had some great auditions lately, for like movies and stuff, when my play ends."
***
Eventually, though, the guys had to get rid of their pet birds anyway. The chick turned out not to be a female after all, and it matured into a rooster, who crowed at dawn. Many people in the apartment building complained, and Mr. Treeger informed the guys that they weren't allowed to have pets, so the duck had to go too.
Chandler was able to find a petting zoo to take the birds, and they promised to come visit the birds as often as they could. Joey was sad when they said goodbye.
Chandler tried to cheer him up. "It's better this way. I mean, at the zoo, they'll be able to get hens and lady ducks for some bird lovin' you know? The interspecies romance wasn't really working out."
"Okay, but I'll miss them."
"Me too."
"It's okay," Joey soothed him. "Hey, maybe you can make a movie script out of it, and I can get Estelle to send it to producers. Who knows? I could end up acting in it, huh?"
Chandler tried to stay positive, but he worried about their finances constantly. He kept a strict eye on their monthly budget, trying to only spend Joey's new money from the play, rather than dipping into any of their savings.
Soon Chandler came up with a new list of things to do to save money.
Joey read the list with dismay. "What? Sell the foosball table? Sell the entertainment center? Give the chick and the duck away to a farm. No, they could get eaten! Come on, Chandler! Tell me it's not this bad."
"Well, not yet, but I'm just trying to plan ahead for the future."
"Don't plan like this, okay? I mean, we can sell some of the stuff we've got stored in my room, if you want. Or," he gulped, "sell our big TV and the leather chairs."
"You sure? You bought that stuff with your *Days of Our Lives* money."
"I know, but I also bought your bracelet with it. We're not getting rid of these, are we?"
Chandler wished he could pawn his tacky gold bracelet, but he knew how much their matching jewelry meant to Joey. "No, of course not." He hugged Joey close.
"Good!" Joey answered. "You scared me."
"I'm sorry, Joe. I guess I just panicked there with the list."
"It's okay. Don't worry. I know me getting fired from *Days of Our Lives* was rough, but I'm not going to do something stupid like that, not with you depending you on me. Besides, I've had some great auditions lately, for like movies and stuff, when my play ends."
***
Eventually, though, the guys had to get rid of their pet birds anyway. The chick turned out not to be a female after all, and it matured into a rooster, who crowed at dawn. Many people in the apartment building complained, and Mr. Treeger informed the guys that they weren't allowed to have pets, so the duck had to go too.
Chandler was able to find a petting zoo to take the birds, and they promised to come visit the birds as often as they could. Joey was sad when they said goodbye.
Chandler tried to cheer him up. "It's better this way. I mean, at the zoo, they'll be able to get hens and lady ducks for some bird lovin' you know? The interspecies romance wasn't really working out."
"Okay, but I'll miss them."
"Me too."