(ESTABLISHING SHOT: Bueno Nacho)
(Cut to the interior. RON and JILL sit at a table. RON is eating a basket of nachos)
RON: (offering nachos) You sure you don't want any?
JILL: I'm fine, thanks.
RON: Thanks for being able to get together at such short notice.
JILL: It's okay. Hockey practice just got out.
RON: Wow. That must have been a long practice!
JILL: I stayed after to work on my slap shot. I can't be hitting innocent fans all the time.
RON: Not unless you were a Hanson brother.
JILL: Yeah. That's just what this town needs.
RON: You have a great laugh.
JILL: Thanks.
RON: So, tell me about yourself.
JILL: Well, my mother's from Chicago. She moved to Jersey about four years ago, and I was born there. She didn't tell me why she moved, but said that she'd tell me later.
RON: So why'd you move to Middleton.
JILL: Well, I was really into hockey, and Middleton had a reputation for having a great hockey team.
RON: It's amazing that our school has such a great hockey team; what's even more amazing is that I didn't even know we had one.
JILL: My old school didn't have one. I used to play hockey on the roof of a convenience store. It was a real problem because I kept hitting the balls off the roof.
RON: I can see where that would cause problems.
JILL: Especially for the people walking around on the street. So, I moved here, and I'm hoping to get to college on a hockey scholarship.
RON: What if that doesn't work out?
JILL: I still have my brain, Ron. I'm not the scarecrow of Oz, you know.
RON: I didn't think you were! I thought you were very smart!
JILL: I know, I'm just kidding with you. I only kid with people I like, and I really like you, Ron.
RON: I'm touched.
(Cut to the street. RON and JILL walk on the sidewalk)
JILL: So how's your sidekick thing going?
RON: It's good. I really enjoy helping Kim help people.
JILL: I'll bet you like traveling, too.
RON: Yeah, that's a big plus. I've traveled all over the world and I'm only a sophomore in High School. I know adults who have never left Middleton.
JILL: What'd you think of Jersey when you went there?
RON: I liked it. I didn't get to see much of it, you know, because I was fighting evil and all, but I thought it was great.
JILL: Yeah, it's a nice place. After a while, though, everybody knows everybody.
RON: What do you mean?
JILL: Well, everyone knows about everyone else. You can connect yourself with people you've never met. For instance, my mom rented an apartment that was next door to these two guys who used to write a comic book. Or, the guy who works at the local Quick Stop has a bunch of relatives who are all over the place. That's how you know everybody, through other people.
RON: Wow. You know, Jill, you're a fascinating person.
JILL: Thanks, Ron.
(There is an awkward pause. RON leans over to kiss JILL, and is about to, when he falls straight through her)
RON: What the?
(RON gets up and dusts himself off. He waves his hand through JILL, who flickers and then returns to a solid shape)
RON: (To himself) A hologram. Wade, you are so dead.
(The image of JILL flickers and turns into WADE)
WADE: Hi, Romeo.
RON: You are toast, Wade. I mean that.
WADE: Sorry, I couldn't resist.
RON: So has this all been a sham? Did you just create Jill so you could toy with me?
WADE: No, she's real. She just happened to be out sick today, so I decided to help you.
RON: Help me? How did you help me?
WADE: Well, you know everything there is to know about her, and you know how to talk to her.
RON: Yeah, I guess you're right. By the way, how did you find out all that information about her?
WADE: I hacked into her old school's computer, the Middleton High computer, ever her diary.
RON: How'd you hack into her diary?
WADE: It's on her computer. And, confidentially, she really likes you.
RON: Really?
WADE: Yeah.
RON: Well, thanks, Wade. I guess.
WADE: No problem. I've got to go. See you later, and good luck with the real Jill.
RON: See you, Wade.
(WADE vanishes)
(Cut to Middleton High School)
(Cut to the hallway. KIM stands at her locker, looking off screen. RON walks up to her)
KIM: And?
RON: She said yes. She'll go out for nachos.
KIM: Good. Now, are you sure that she's real?
RON: Yes.
KIM: Just making sure.
RON: So how'd that thing in Pennsylvania turn out?
KIM: Good. They were both jailed overnight.
RON: Only overnight?
KIM: They didn't actually do anything. They couldn't hold them.
RON: Huh.
(Beat)
KIM: I would love to have seen your face when you realized she was a hologram.
RON: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's not mention that ever again, okay?
KIM: Okay.
(KIM and RON walk off)
(Fade to black)
The End.
(Cut to the interior. RON and JILL sit at a table. RON is eating a basket of nachos)
RON: (offering nachos) You sure you don't want any?
JILL: I'm fine, thanks.
RON: Thanks for being able to get together at such short notice.
JILL: It's okay. Hockey practice just got out.
RON: Wow. That must have been a long practice!
JILL: I stayed after to work on my slap shot. I can't be hitting innocent fans all the time.
RON: Not unless you were a Hanson brother.
JILL: Yeah. That's just what this town needs.
RON: You have a great laugh.
JILL: Thanks.
RON: So, tell me about yourself.
JILL: Well, my mother's from Chicago. She moved to Jersey about four years ago, and I was born there. She didn't tell me why she moved, but said that she'd tell me later.
RON: So why'd you move to Middleton.
JILL: Well, I was really into hockey, and Middleton had a reputation for having a great hockey team.
RON: It's amazing that our school has such a great hockey team; what's even more amazing is that I didn't even know we had one.
JILL: My old school didn't have one. I used to play hockey on the roof of a convenience store. It was a real problem because I kept hitting the balls off the roof.
RON: I can see where that would cause problems.
JILL: Especially for the people walking around on the street. So, I moved here, and I'm hoping to get to college on a hockey scholarship.
RON: What if that doesn't work out?
JILL: I still have my brain, Ron. I'm not the scarecrow of Oz, you know.
RON: I didn't think you were! I thought you were very smart!
JILL: I know, I'm just kidding with you. I only kid with people I like, and I really like you, Ron.
RON: I'm touched.
(Cut to the street. RON and JILL walk on the sidewalk)
JILL: So how's your sidekick thing going?
RON: It's good. I really enjoy helping Kim help people.
JILL: I'll bet you like traveling, too.
RON: Yeah, that's a big plus. I've traveled all over the world and I'm only a sophomore in High School. I know adults who have never left Middleton.
JILL: What'd you think of Jersey when you went there?
RON: I liked it. I didn't get to see much of it, you know, because I was fighting evil and all, but I thought it was great.
JILL: Yeah, it's a nice place. After a while, though, everybody knows everybody.
RON: What do you mean?
JILL: Well, everyone knows about everyone else. You can connect yourself with people you've never met. For instance, my mom rented an apartment that was next door to these two guys who used to write a comic book. Or, the guy who works at the local Quick Stop has a bunch of relatives who are all over the place. That's how you know everybody, through other people.
RON: Wow. You know, Jill, you're a fascinating person.
JILL: Thanks, Ron.
(There is an awkward pause. RON leans over to kiss JILL, and is about to, when he falls straight through her)
RON: What the?
(RON gets up and dusts himself off. He waves his hand through JILL, who flickers and then returns to a solid shape)
RON: (To himself) A hologram. Wade, you are so dead.
(The image of JILL flickers and turns into WADE)
WADE: Hi, Romeo.
RON: You are toast, Wade. I mean that.
WADE: Sorry, I couldn't resist.
RON: So has this all been a sham? Did you just create Jill so you could toy with me?
WADE: No, she's real. She just happened to be out sick today, so I decided to help you.
RON: Help me? How did you help me?
WADE: Well, you know everything there is to know about her, and you know how to talk to her.
RON: Yeah, I guess you're right. By the way, how did you find out all that information about her?
WADE: I hacked into her old school's computer, the Middleton High computer, ever her diary.
RON: How'd you hack into her diary?
WADE: It's on her computer. And, confidentially, she really likes you.
RON: Really?
WADE: Yeah.
RON: Well, thanks, Wade. I guess.
WADE: No problem. I've got to go. See you later, and good luck with the real Jill.
RON: See you, Wade.
(WADE vanishes)
(Cut to Middleton High School)
(Cut to the hallway. KIM stands at her locker, looking off screen. RON walks up to her)
KIM: And?
RON: She said yes. She'll go out for nachos.
KIM: Good. Now, are you sure that she's real?
RON: Yes.
KIM: Just making sure.
RON: So how'd that thing in Pennsylvania turn out?
KIM: Good. They were both jailed overnight.
RON: Only overnight?
KIM: They didn't actually do anything. They couldn't hold them.
RON: Huh.
(Beat)
KIM: I would love to have seen your face when you realized she was a hologram.
RON: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's not mention that ever again, okay?
KIM: Okay.
(KIM and RON walk off)
(Fade to black)
The End.