Title: The Mariano Agenda
Author: Bent137
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Characters of Gilmore Girls(as well as anything else associated with it) aren't mine, the title is a spin of the Dark Angel episode "The Berrisford Agenda".
Spoilers: Up to the Season 2 Finale
Music References: All lyrics can be found on MxPx- "Thoughts And Ideas"
Authors Note: I've had this bouncing around for a little while. I finally got the chance to sit and write it out. This is the first time I've done script format. Thanks to Rea for beta reading for me.

Coldplay and Schedules

Previously

Rory: Well, Paris is president, and I'm vice. We're from Chilton Preparatory School, it's in Connecticut. Where is Anderson Boarding School?

Stephanie: It's in Missouri.

Rory: Wow.

Paris: (fidgety) Well, it was nice meeting you both but we must check in now. I'm sure we'll see you sometime.

Holly: (shakes Paris' hand) Absolutely. (she smiles and shakes Rory's as well.)

Stephanie: (shaking Paris' hand) Perhaps tonight at the dinner. (shakes Rory's hand as well.)

Rory: Dinner?

Holly: They'll inform you when you check in.

(Rory nods and the girls part ways.)

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(Scene opens on Jess browsing a record store, suddenly a loud ruckus is heard off camera, and Jess looks up. Cut to two boys, about 17 or 18, dressed in baggy jeans, one has on a black leather jacket, the other is wearing a green 7-up t-shirt. The boy in the black leather jacket has dirty blonde hair with black streaks in it. The boy in the green shirt has light blonde hair that's been cropped and then the tips colored pink.)

Leather Jacket Boy: Coldplay is rock.

Green Shirt Guy: Coldplay is pop, dude. Get over it.

(Jess rolls his eyes and turns back to the shelf.)

Jess: (over his shoulder) Coldplay is alternative.

Green Shirt Guy: Alternative! (snorts.)

Leather Jacket Boy: What are you on, dude?

(They begin to approach.)

Jess: Don't call me dude.

Leather Jacket Boy: (incredulous) Jess?

(Jess turns around.)

Jess: Oh. You guys.

Green Shirt Guy: (grinning wickedly) Yeah, us guys.

Jess: So what are you doing here?

Leather Jacket Boy: Drop the act Mariano. You sure beat feet after the accident. Got something to hide?

Jess: No. Do you?

Leather Jacket Boy: (raises fist) You little bastard.

Green Shirt Guy: (grabs Leather Jacket Boy's hand) Dude! Not here. (turns to Jess) Why don't we take this outside, dick.

Jess: (sarcastic) But I'm not done shopping. (begins walking away.)

Leather Jacket Boy: We'll wait.

Jess: (turns) You do that. (walks off.)

(The two boys walk out of the store. Cut to Lorelai walking into the diner, which is unusually packed. She walks up to the counter and sits on a stool looking around. Just then Luke comes out of the back trying to balance four plates.)

Lorelai: Hey.

Luke: Hey.

Lorelai: (indicates the plates) Need help?

Luke: Yeah thanks.

Lorelai: (grabs two plates and follows Luke to a table) So is something going on that I didn't know about?

Luke: No. (takes plates from Lorelai.)

Lorelai: Then why's the diner so busy?

Luke: (heading back to the counter) No idea.

Lorelai: (following him) Where's Jess?

Luke: No idea, when I came back he was gone already.

Lorelai: Huh.

Luke: Can I get you something?

Lorelai: Yeah, Coffee. With a side of burger and fries.

Luke: One early death coming up. (gives Caesar her order and moves to the cash register.)

(Cut to Jess coming out of the record store with a bag. He begins walking down the street, a large crowd forces him closer to the building just as an alley appears. Suddenly he's yanked into it. Cut to a fist coming at the camera. Cut to Rory and Paris entering a room with their bags. There's two beds, and a door that's open revealing a bathroom. Also seen is a dresser, two night stands, one with a phone on it, and the other with a clock radio on it, and a closed door. Rory and Paris walk to a bed each and put their bags on them.)

Rory: (looking around) So this is it?

Paris: (looking around too) I guess so.

Rory: (looking over Paris' shoulder at a paper) So what's first on the itinerary?

Paris: Settling in, and check in until nine.

Rory: Introduction assembly nine-thirty until ten-thirty.

Paris: Building tour ten thirty until eleven.

Rory: Informal lunch eleven-thirty until one.

Paris: Personal time from one until four

Rory: Checks at four

Paris: Formal dinner at five-thirty.

(Both sigh and look at each other.)