8. In the Immortal Words of David Cassidy
[It is more than halfway through the fight. Casey and Bobbi are running commentary at the table in front of the ring. Isaac and Dan are sitting in the stands. Isaac is looking around the arena, but Dan's gaze is focused on the ring.]
NATALIE: Okay, we're out to commercial.
CASEY: Somehow I missed that Dan's girlfriend would be in this fight.
BOBBI: [Adjusting her earpiece] You know, sometimes it helps to read the information that Jeremy gives you. He's a really smart guy.
NATALIE: So he tells me.
[Bobbi looks confused.]
BOBBI: Besides, you didn't know that Dan was dating her until yesterday. Funny how you were probably the last person to know.
CASEY: Why is that funny? I don't understand why that's funny.
NATALIE: It's a little funny. Would you like me to explain it to you?
BOBBI: [To Natalie] Let me tell you something.
CASEY: [To Bobbi] Now I know why Dan doesn't like you.
BOBBI: Somehow you think I care about what Dan thinks about me? That man is just about two bad decisions away from being the homeless guy on Littleton Street who rants about the squirrels.
NATALIE: [Testily] We're thirty seconds to air.
CASEY: [Shuffling papers] Never a good idea to piss off the producer on location. Just not a good idea.
BOBBI: You don't think that she'd.
CASEY: [Leaning in to Bobbi] Natalie and Dan are like siblings. You don't mess with either one of them without the other one messing with you.
NATALIE: In three, two, one.
CASEY: All right! We're back with what's been a surprisingly uneventful match so far. Olivia "The White Thunder" Hennessey and Anna Martinez have been trading jabs for five rounds now, and neither one of them have yet to land a serious punch. This match-up may come to the judges' call.
BOBBI: That's right, Casey. In any boxing match, a point is awarded for each touch.
[As Bobbi explains the scoring in boxing, the camera pans back to Isaac and Dan.]
DAN: I don't know if there's been a time in my life recently where I've needed a sedative more.
ISAAC: I'm sure that if you step into the men's room, there'll be more than enough pharmaceuticals floating around to do the trick.
DAN: [Smiling slightly, turns to Isaac] Isaac, are you trying to pull me off the wagon?
ISAAC: Oh. Right. I forgot.
DAN: It's all right. Sometimes I forget, too. Fifteen years will do that for you.
ISAAC: [Studies Dan for a few seconds] You really have strong feelings for her, don't you, Daniel?
DAN: Yeah. But up until this point, I wasn't sure what those feelings were. I think I love her.
[Camera pans back to Casey and Bobbi, just as Martinez lands a punch square on Olivia's jaw. In the background, Dan jumps to his feet and wavers a bit.]
CASEY: Wow! A clean right roundhouse punch to Hennessey's chin. Martinez seems to be winding down. The question is, who will fall first?
BOBBI: Hernandez is on her knees on the mat. Hennessey seems to be walking back to her corner.
CASEY: Hennessey is shaking her head. She seems to be trying to clear it. Her manager looks like he's signaling for time.
BOBBI: But Hernandez is down! And the ref is counting! But she's up before he gets to two. She's going to her corner.and the bell rings to signify the end of the round.
CASEY: This may be the end of the fight. Both fighters are exhausted, and the crowd here seems to sense that. Oh, the ref has come into the center of the ring.and the fight's over. Both fighters' corners have indicated they wish to end the fight.
BOBBI: Since there was no knockout, the fight comes down to technical merits. It could go either way.
CASEY: Hernandez did land the last punch, but Hennessey did an incredible job of holding off many of the punches. We have seen an impressive display of athleticism here tonight.
BOBBI: The judges have reached a decision.
CASEY: And Hennessey has won the fight!
[Dan collapses in his chair, unable to stand the pressure.]
ISAAC: Well, wasn't that interesting!
DAN: So it's almost an inevitability that I won't be able to talk her into quitting now, can I?
ISAAC: It wouldn't be fair.
DAN: Who said anything about fair? You know what they say--'All's fair'--
ISAAC: [Interrupting] In love and war. And if you love her, you won't ask her to quit.
DAN: Yeah. It's almost too bad that I'm head-over-heels in love with her.
[Isaac laughs. Fade to black.]
Roll credits.
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[It is more than halfway through the fight. Casey and Bobbi are running commentary at the table in front of the ring. Isaac and Dan are sitting in the stands. Isaac is looking around the arena, but Dan's gaze is focused on the ring.]
NATALIE: Okay, we're out to commercial.
CASEY: Somehow I missed that Dan's girlfriend would be in this fight.
BOBBI: [Adjusting her earpiece] You know, sometimes it helps to read the information that Jeremy gives you. He's a really smart guy.
NATALIE: So he tells me.
[Bobbi looks confused.]
BOBBI: Besides, you didn't know that Dan was dating her until yesterday. Funny how you were probably the last person to know.
CASEY: Why is that funny? I don't understand why that's funny.
NATALIE: It's a little funny. Would you like me to explain it to you?
BOBBI: [To Natalie] Let me tell you something.
CASEY: [To Bobbi] Now I know why Dan doesn't like you.
BOBBI: Somehow you think I care about what Dan thinks about me? That man is just about two bad decisions away from being the homeless guy on Littleton Street who rants about the squirrels.
NATALIE: [Testily] We're thirty seconds to air.
CASEY: [Shuffling papers] Never a good idea to piss off the producer on location. Just not a good idea.
BOBBI: You don't think that she'd.
CASEY: [Leaning in to Bobbi] Natalie and Dan are like siblings. You don't mess with either one of them without the other one messing with you.
NATALIE: In three, two, one.
CASEY: All right! We're back with what's been a surprisingly uneventful match so far. Olivia "The White Thunder" Hennessey and Anna Martinez have been trading jabs for five rounds now, and neither one of them have yet to land a serious punch. This match-up may come to the judges' call.
BOBBI: That's right, Casey. In any boxing match, a point is awarded for each touch.
[As Bobbi explains the scoring in boxing, the camera pans back to Isaac and Dan.]
DAN: I don't know if there's been a time in my life recently where I've needed a sedative more.
ISAAC: I'm sure that if you step into the men's room, there'll be more than enough pharmaceuticals floating around to do the trick.
DAN: [Smiling slightly, turns to Isaac] Isaac, are you trying to pull me off the wagon?
ISAAC: Oh. Right. I forgot.
DAN: It's all right. Sometimes I forget, too. Fifteen years will do that for you.
ISAAC: [Studies Dan for a few seconds] You really have strong feelings for her, don't you, Daniel?
DAN: Yeah. But up until this point, I wasn't sure what those feelings were. I think I love her.
[Camera pans back to Casey and Bobbi, just as Martinez lands a punch square on Olivia's jaw. In the background, Dan jumps to his feet and wavers a bit.]
CASEY: Wow! A clean right roundhouse punch to Hennessey's chin. Martinez seems to be winding down. The question is, who will fall first?
BOBBI: Hernandez is on her knees on the mat. Hennessey seems to be walking back to her corner.
CASEY: Hennessey is shaking her head. She seems to be trying to clear it. Her manager looks like he's signaling for time.
BOBBI: But Hernandez is down! And the ref is counting! But she's up before he gets to two. She's going to her corner.and the bell rings to signify the end of the round.
CASEY: This may be the end of the fight. Both fighters are exhausted, and the crowd here seems to sense that. Oh, the ref has come into the center of the ring.and the fight's over. Both fighters' corners have indicated they wish to end the fight.
BOBBI: Since there was no knockout, the fight comes down to technical merits. It could go either way.
CASEY: Hernandez did land the last punch, but Hennessey did an incredible job of holding off many of the punches. We have seen an impressive display of athleticism here tonight.
BOBBI: The judges have reached a decision.
CASEY: And Hennessey has won the fight!
[Dan collapses in his chair, unable to stand the pressure.]
ISAAC: Well, wasn't that interesting!
DAN: So it's almost an inevitability that I won't be able to talk her into quitting now, can I?
ISAAC: It wouldn't be fair.
DAN: Who said anything about fair? You know what they say--'All's fair'--
ISAAC: [Interrupting] In love and war. And if you love her, you won't ask her to quit.
DAN: Yeah. It's almost too bad that I'm head-over-heels in love with her.
[Isaac laughs. Fade to black.]
Roll credits.
************* Ha ha! I finished! E-mail me with questions, comments, concerns:
DarkStar1013 at netscape dot com