I kind of feel obliged to write today because Be More Chill is going to Broadway, officially, (It's first Broadway performance is on April 30th!) So this is my own rendition on how Jeremy and Michael met. This is going to take place in third grade, so they'll be 9? 8? Enjoy-TRS
Jeremy had a problem. He didn't have any friends. Geek people called him, nerd. He had no idea what that meant, but it made kids stay away from him as if he had cooties.
Michael had a problem. Michael was lonely. He would sit alone at lunch with his oversized sweater and too-big glasses slipping down his nose making the world blurry and confusing.
It was a Wednesday afternoon in Mrs. Becker's third grade class. Recess. Michael sat under the biggest slide, the orange one. His Gameboy was out and he was playing Pac Man, of course. The suddenly a lanky, tallish kid fell under the slide. He could hear the snickers of a short and tall kid from outside.
"Hey," Michael said, "I'm Michael."
"Jeremy," the kid said, "is that a Gameboy?"
"Yeah, 1989, the original." Michael said.
"Cool." Jeremy had no idea what he was doing, "Can I play too?"
"Sure, it's Pac man, though, not really a game for two people."
"What level?"
"Nine" (Sorry! I couldn't help it! It was to good)
"Me too!"
"Class," The voice of Mrs. Becker cut through the bonding of the two boys. "Time to go in!"
At the end of the day two problems were solved, a level was beaten and a friend was made.
Sorry for the song reference, it was too good to pass up. Also, I know that this is super short. Have a good day. ~TRS