PV & Franny - Act 2

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Welcome back to PV and Franny Last Time.
Wait, hold on, they divided this into two podcast episodes.
Looks that way.
Why it's a thirty minute television pilot.
Capitalism, Franny Studio time doesn't pay for itself?
Fine, but why are we doing a recap?
All that really happened in the first episode is that
you and I met and decided to start a band together. Also,
you told me someone from the school orchestra left you
a hate note in your locker, but you're.
Not sure who who who?
Also, you told me, in no uncertain terms, that you
don't date bandmates, which is fine because I definitely don't have.
A crush on you. That's threatening to blow up into
a foe on obsession.
Good to know, say, weren't you about to blame me us?
All?
I was?
So let's get back to it.
Back too, Interior V's bedroom day. Franny's tuning his guitar.
That's always the be string. It's like it hates me. Okay,
here we go.
He takes a deep breath and plays.
Second it's now.
Get Why does the moon look so big and other
times look so small? Why is it up there at all?
And how come this sun gets so hot and the
other times it is not? Like nighttime? Winter and fall?
I don't know.
Anything, anything, anything except that I like you. Why do
those weird colored lights way up.
A romp and white pole dance through the night sky sometimes?
And does the.
Magic curst world somehow explain how a girl can show
the sparkle child. I don't know. I don't know.
Anything anything, anything except that I like you?
Can the love feel so big and make you feel
oh so small?
Why do I bother all.
A beat?
While Frannie waits for PV's reaction, PV smiles, Then Frannie smiles,
Then that was depressing. PV and Franny looked to the doorway,
standing there as Joeannah eighteen, one of Pev's infinite sisters, get.
Out of my room.
Joanna, fine, but Franny, you should consider a diminished three
chord instead of the minor four. It's less trite, Joanna leaves.
Who was that? And how did you know my name?
That's Joanna. She's one of my sisters.
She doesn't look like you, and she.
Has awful taste in music. Maybe she's adopted or I am.
Now let's take a look at this.
PV takes out a photograph.
What is it?
The Overton Orchestra. We need to figure out who wrote
my hate note.
Oh okay, incept a picture of the Overton Orchestra.
The handwriting definitely belongs to a boy, so we can
eliminate all the girls.
Two pass in the photo were xed out.
Not super helpful. What else do you know?
Well, the text of the note wasn't particularly brassy, and
everyone of string players struggle to express themselves in words.
Brass and strings are xed out, leaving only the percussionists,
timpani and triangle.
That leaves the tympaney and the triangle. The timpanist is
Max Angler. He's good, real good.
Interior music room day. The band is playing.
Max Angler is reading a biography of Buddy Rich with
his left hand. He hits the timpany in time with
the music, then turns a page. Interior PV's bedroom, continuous
with before.
The triangleist is Ryazukibe, immaculate timing, but his dynamics can
be questionable.
We'll interview both of them tomorrow.
Okay, why is this so important to you anyway?
I don't know. I just hate the thought that someone
hates me. Wouldn't that bother you?
No?
I assume most people hate me.
I probably do somehow. At some point, Joanna has re
entered the room.
Get out of here, Joanna, remember.
Franny three cord?
She holds up three fingers and uses him to make
one of those I'm watching you gestures, then leaves.
Sorry, though she's probably right about the chord.
Interior Overton High Hallway, just outside the music room, the
members of the orchestra begun to file in for practice.
PV and Franny wait outside until they spot Max.
Oh hey Max.
Max notices Franny and approaches. What's up?
Do you hate PV? Who's PV?
PV raises her hand.
Do I know you? Wait? Didn't you come into our
practice last week and say we all suck?
I did?
Yeah? I guess I do sort of hate her. Oh
so you wrote the note? What note?
PV holds up a folded note.
Nah, the only notes I write look like this.
He holds up his sheet music and points to a
musical note, then heads off.
I guess that means it's Russo, the triangleist.
Unless our methodology is flawed.
Well, we're about to find out which one's Russo.
Franny points him out.
I'll handle it this time.
She goes off to.
Talk to russoh Franni watches as they talk for a
few moments, and Pev comes back.
Was it him? Yeah? What do you say that it
was him?
Then he asked me out on a date? Then I said, yes,
what a date? Like a movie or dinner?
I know what.
Let me see that note.
TV hands over the note. Franny unfolds an inset. The
note is written in a small and serious hand, PV.
I think you are extremely beautiful.
This isn't a hate note, it's a love note.
I guess I read it more ironically, you know, like,
I think you're extremely beautiful.
Why would you read it that way?
Anyway, mister resolved, Thanks for your help, Franny.
Franny looks on helplessly. Interior Franny's house.
Evening, Franny sits on the couch staring at the TV,
which isn't on.
His mother enters.
Marion Blevins is a loving but strident woman who believes
the world can be shaped by those with the fortitude
to bother trying.
I love this show. Hey mom, something's wrong. What's wrong?
I like a girl, that's the problem.
Yes, no, Marian sits down on the countary.
She says, we can't date since we're in a band together.
M She's right, you should never date a neighbor or
a coworker or a yoga instructor.
But I really want to date her because she's amazing.
So don't be in a band with her. But I
really want to be in a band with her because
she's amazing. Oh that's tough. She sounds amazing.
Though she is. Marian puts an arm around Franny.
I just wish why.
Harrian gestures towards the TV, which still isn't on.
This is the best part.
Franny smiles. Interior Overton High Gymnasium. A dodgeball game is
on Franny's with Aj. They dodgeballs as they talk.
And now PV and Russo are going out on a date.
I'm sorry, Franny, that sucks.
Ajpeg's a kid, hard in a stomach.
You're an embarrassment to this court. Walk off, bitch. The
worst part is that's my fault. I agree to be
in a band with her. I should one in everything.
Why can't you be in a band and date at
the same time? If we would not did it? That's
what I.
Said, AJ, being someone else.
I bet your mama felt that. I bet her mama
felt that. I just shook your whole family tree.
Son.
Anyway, there's no arguing with her. She's dating Rouzo now.
I have to accept it.
Unless AJ spots someone about to throw a ball at him.
I dare you. I'm begging you to throw.
That ball to throw her chickens out.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
He turns back to Franny.
If PEV won't date a band mate, you just need
to convince Riuso to join your band.
Of course, AJ, you're a genius.
I know.
AJ hits Franny with a ball ow.
We're on the same team.
And interior Overton High lunch room.
Later, PV is at the front of the lunch line,
paying for lunch, a butterfinger, two packages of Reese's Peanut buttercups,
and a red.
New State law says, I have to tell you to
eat a salad. Okay, eat a salad.
PV leaves the line and runs into Franny Oh hey,
Franny notices PV's lunch.
You know, sugar is really bad for you.
I've got a book about it, but you don't have
to read it, you know, I'll probably just burn it anyway.
I had an idea.
What's that?
What if we added Rusou to the band.
You said his triangle playing was dynamically uneven.
Yeah, we can work on that.
Hmm.
We could use a percussionist. And now I know it
doesn't hate me.
Fine.
Suddenly, Aaron Coltrera, editor at large of the Overton Free Press,
up hears behind PV and Franny.
You guys are in a band.
Oh, this could make for a great trend piece. What's
the trend?
Bands are popping up everywhere?
Look?
Aaron points toward a table of nerds playing a board
and dice game. One of the nerds rolls the dice.
They make a cool clattering sound that everyone picks up on.
He rolls them again. Another nerd shuffles a stack of
cards and rhythm. Someone else taps metal figurines together. The
improvisation concludes with a collective distant explosion noise made by
all the nerds at once.
Laked beat you We're back on.
Aaron, See, so do you plan to enter the Gentle
Mediation of the Bands next week?
What's that?
Aaron points to a poster on the lunch room wall.
The title reads, Gentle Mediation of the Bands. Many will enter,
only everyone will.
Receive a participation trophy.
Principal Kenney thinks Battle of the Band sounds too violent.
So are you guys in? Of course, and we're going
to win.
H Aaron, would you excuse us for a moment, all
of this was off the record.
Franny drag's PVY away, accidentally knocking into the bulldog mascot
on the way out of the lunch room.
Can't well, sorry, that's my fault.
Sorry, it's clearly PV drags frannyway.
Oh yeah, okay, yeah, I'm done.
Uh.
PV drags Frannie away, accidentally knocking into the bulldog mascot
on the way out of the lunch room.
Can't Lisa you as an anonymous source?
Well, and anonymous? Anonymous? Anonymous as an anonymous source?
Okay, got, can't Lisa you as an anonymous source?
No Democracy dies.
In darkness interior Overton High.
Moments later, PV drags Franny to the hallway outside the
lunch room.
What's wrong, We've only had one rehearsal, Franny. We shouldn't
be entering competitions or doing interviews.
Why not just talk to Russeoh.
Okay, we need to get our lineup in place before
we start thinking about winning prizes.
Okay.
Peev walks off.
Franny looks over at the trash can and sees a
kid hidden inside.
I'm playing hide and seek. I've been in here since yesterday.
Nobody's found me impressive.
Yeah, it isn't as satisfying as I expected.
They both consider this interior Overton High practice room afternoon,
a very small practice room with soundproof walls and a
grand piano. Russo, who is very serious, sits with his
eyes closed, listening to him mastering the triangle tape.
Franni enters, you must treat the triangle.
Be caring but independent.
Never let her sense your fear. Hello. Russo switches off
the tape deck.
Franny, how are you my friend?
Sorry to interrupt, I just wanted to let you know
you've been invited to join my band, our band me
and peeb Peevee wants me to join her band. Yes,
we both do our band. So RUSAL's are on Thursdays.
I'll text you the address.
Russeau suddenly hugs Franni.
Thank you, my friend, my brother, my bandmate. I'm going
to treat Peeve just like my triangle. Okay.
Franny leaves.
Russeau joyfully taps the triangle Interior PV's bedroom. The following Thursday,
Franni enters. PV is at her recording station.
Hey, PV, where's Russo?
He isn't here yet, he's out of the band. What
why I ran into him yesterday at.
School exterior Overton High Hallway flashback. PV, wearing a face mask,
is spray painting the inside of her locker.
Black. Russeau approaches PV.
I just wanted to tell you how excited I am
to be in the band.
More excited too.
They shake hands.
Also, I thought we could perhaps plan our date now.
PV takes off the mask.
Didn't Franny tell you? I don't date my bandmates.
It's a rule I have. But what about Fleetwood Mac
except and that proves the rule? Okay, then I don't
want to be in the band.
It was good having you.
They shake hands, so we can still go out on Friday.
Looking forward.
Comcerior PB's bedroom continuous with before Franny's Franny is so,
Franny is shells?
What's Franni? Franni is shell shocked at his plans failure.
But but I it's fine. I heard him play the
triangle and you were right, dynamics all over the place. Besides,
I think we're better as a duo.
We are, aren't we?
And you know what this right here? This relationship between bandmates,
that's the most intimate relationship there is way deeper than
some stupid boyfriend.
Totally wait, russo's your boyfriend?
Now?
Anyway, I guess we should start rehearsing that general mediation
of the bands isn't going to win itself.
I thought you didn't want to enter.
I know it's a long shot, but I believe in us.
Sure it won't be easy. There will be setbacks. It
might even take the whole season, the whole what all
a full semester, But it'll be worth it when we
hoist that first place participation trophy over our heads, knowing
that we accomplish something nobody thought we could smash.
Cut two interior auditorium night.
Liu Chin, a small Chinese girl wearing an accordion, receives
an extremely large trophy from Principal Kenney forties.
The audience applauds wildly.
And our winner is lu Chin for that stirring rendition
of Gorka Hermosa's fragilismo.
Liu raises the massive trophy overhead. Peev and Franny watch
from the audience. They each hold a very small participation trophy.
On the other hand, early success can have its own drawbacks.
The weight of the trophy causes Leo to fall over backward.
Students rush to help her.
Oh yeah, I think that's very true.
You want to go write a song?
I do.
They walk out of the auditorium. On the way, they
throw their participation trophies in the trash. We stay on
the trophies for a beat. Then a large, fuzzy mit
reaches into the trash and pulls one of the trophies
back out. Pulling back, we see it's the Bulldog mascot.
He scans the plaque on the front of the trophy.
It reads congratulations PV and Franny. It is better to
have participated and lost than never to have participated at all.
The Bulldog looks up watching his PV and Franny leave
the auditorium together. Who's in there anyway, what's he thinking.
We don't know, and maybe we never will know, because
that's the end of this unproduced television pilot, the end,
and then we'll do it.