Goofballs/October 30, 2014

Scene 1

 * Wind is audible over a black screen. “Based on actual events” fades in and out.
 * Cut to a view of a snowy street. A car passes by and reveals Da Nerd and Bob talking, walking down the street.
 * Da Nerd: And you know, I think this could be good for the city. It’ll give us a good name. Just give me a chance, I promise.
 * Bob: [sigh] I guess.
 * Da Nerd: Thanks so much, I gotta get to it right away. Thank you.
 * Da Nerd runs off-screen, cut to a close-up of Bob.
 * Bob: I got a bad feeling about this.
 * Bob walks off-screen. Audible construction is heard as “Exhilaration Animation presents” fades in and out.
 * Cut to a view of Da Nerd hammering a nail into a piece of wood at an elevation. “in association with SpongeBob Fan Wiki” fades in and out. Camera zoom out to reveal the entire amusement park built, with a sign reading “SEVEN PARK” at the entrance. Bob is standing at the entrance.
 * Bob: Whoa.
 * Cut to a view of the entrance of the city, where a line of people are passing a security scanner, having to scan their wristband with it. “GOOFBALLS” fades in and out. A guard is standing near by. The scanner beeps at every wristband. After a few people, a person wearing “CCI” on his shirt scans his wristband and it makes two low beeps. The guard is alerted and grabs the person by his arms.
 * Person: Ah, crap.
 * Guard: I’m gonna have to inspect your wristband.
 * Person: Yeeeaaah… but before you do that…
 * The person makes a run for it. The guard blows his whistle and 3 more guards run behind him after the person. They tackle the person to the ground, push his head to the ground, and begin to handcuff him.
 * Guard: You’re under arrest, you conniving little eight.
 * The guard takes him away. Camera pan a little ways away to where Da Nerd, Bob and Violet are walking.
 * Da Nerd: What was that all about?
 * Violet: I don’t know.
 * Bob: Yeah, there’s always some people like that. The guards never let any of them get away. Why are we only paying them minimum wage again?
 * Violet: We don’t have any money.
 * Bob: Oh yeah.
 * Da Nerd: I think Seven Park’s doing really well.
 * Bob: Yeah, you did a great job on it.
 * Violet: Yeah, but… where’d you get all the wood?
 * Da Nerd: I… know a guy.
 * Violet: You cut down the forest, didn’t you?
 * Da Nerd: M-maybe…
 * Violet: Nerrrd...
 * Da Nerd: No one liked it anyways. And it’s for a good cause.
 * Violet: A good cause? You made a seven-themed park.
 * Da Nerd: Seven is always a good cause.
 * Bob: He’s got a point.
 * Violet: Yeah, because obviously The Wrath of Eight and Soaked Seven is more important than a h*cking forest.
 * Da Nerd: Can you experience the thrill of 12 rollercoasters, 9 thrill rides, a waterpark and a monorail with a forest?
 * Violet: No, but--
 * Da Nerd: Then shut up.
 * Bob: I’m-I’m with Nerd on this one.
 * Violet: [glares] Bob.
 * Bob: Come on, he spent a lot of work on this, Violet. Let him have his moment.
 * Violet: [sighs]
 * Da Nerd: Yeah, let’s move to a different subject. When am I getting promoted to administrative?
 * Violet: Promoted? Why?
 * Da Nerd: I built a theme park. It’s gonna give the city publicity and reputation. They built this city in the glory of seven, and a theme park that represents that is perfect.
 * Violet: But…
 * Bob: I think he’s deserved it.
 * Violet: But he’s only been here like 3 months!
 * Bob: Yeah, I know, but… he’s done a lot for the city. He obviously wants to do more. And we can trust him.
 * Violet: I don’t really feel comfortable promoting someone this early.
 * Bob: I know, but can we make an exception this once?
 * Violet: [sigh] Alright, Nerd. We’ll promote you, but--
 * Da Nerd: [line to be added later when I can actually do the thing where I write]
 * Violet: But we need to know we can trust you first. You can be administrative, but you’re only a temp for now so you can show us.
 * Da Nerd: I won’t let you down. Let’s go meet up with Nick and Youngsoo at the park. [whispers] I know an usher who can sneak us in.
 * Violet: You built the park.
 * Da Nerd: O-oh yeah.
 * Cut to a far shot. They walk off.
 * Violet: Dumbass.

Scene 2


 * Cut to Violet driving a minivan up in front of City Hall; Getaway plays over the radio. Bob comes outside.
 * Bob: A minivan?
 * Violet: Well, yeah. There’s 6 of us, and this fits us all. It’s so much easier than walking.
 * Bob: Wh… where did you even get this?
 * Violet: There are some things you don’t need to know the answer to.
 * Bob: I kinda need the answer to this--
 * Violet: No you don’t.
 * Bob: Yeah, I kinda do--
 * Violet: No you don’t.
 * Da Nerd, YS and Nick come outside.
 * Da Nerd: Whoa, what’s going on? What’s this?
 * Violet: A minivan.
 * YS: A minivan? Seriously?
 * Nick: Where’d you get it?
 * Violet: Shut up, let’s go for a ride.
 * Da Nerd: Yeah!
 * YS: Alright!
 * Nick: Okay.
 * Bob: [sighs]
 * They all get into the minivan and Violet begins to drive down the road. She enters the freeway and begins to speed up. Cut to a close-up shot; all of the windows are down, and YS is poking his head out the sunroof.
 * Bob: Um, Violet?
 * Violet: Yeah?
 * Bob: You might wanna slow down. There’s a truck right ahead of us.
 * Violet: Don’t worry, we’re nowhere near it.
 * Without warning, a car changes lanes right in front of the minivan. Violet tries to turn onto the lane to the left, but ice and the current speed causes the minivan to end up on the other side of the road. An oncoming truck comes and the minivan spins out and stops sideways on the shoulder of the road. Getaway stops abruptly.
 * Everyone starts breathing heavily as the destroyed minivan starts flashing its lights.
 * Violet: Damn it! Is everyone okay?
 * YS: Ah… I hit my head. [holds hand against head and sits back down in his seat]
 * They slowly get out of the minivan.
 * Bob: It’s totaled.
 * Da Nerd: Not entirely… the lights still work.
 * The rest of the gang glares at Da Nerd.
 * Da Nerd: What?
 * Violet: So what the hell are we gonna do?
 * Bob: I don’t know. See if it starts up.
 * Violet: It’s not gonna start up!
 * Bob: You don’t know that.
 * Violet groans and gets in the car. She turns on the ignition. It idles for a bit and finally revs. She puts her head out the window.
 * Violet: It works.
 * Bob: Alright, let’s get in.
 * The gang get back in the minivan.
 * Violet: Now what?
 * Bob: See if it drives.
 * Violet puts on a right turn signal and slowly drives onto the road. One of the tires blew out during the accident, so the minivan is going slowly and slightly out of control.
 * Violet: It’s kinda slow.
 * Bob: Yeah, one of the tires blew out.
 * Violet: What!?
 * Bob: It’s okay, just drive it to the Auto Shop.
 * Violet: Are you crazy? I’m not driving this thing.
 * Bob: None of us are legal.
 * Violet groans and continues driving.
 * She begins the long journey back down the freeway.
 * Violet: This is stupid.
 * Bob: Keep going.
 * Cut to later, when the minivan finally reaches Ghastly’s Auto Shop. She drives the minivan into a parking space. The gang all get out.
 * They walk into Ghastly’s Auto Shop, Violet at the head of the line. A bell jingles as they walk in the door. Ghastly, reading a magazine, immediately turns his attention towards the gang.
 * Ghastly: Oh, hey, what are you guys doing here?
 * Violet: We got into an accident, our tire blew out.
 * Ghastly: Oh, I can fix that easily. What’s within your budget?
 * Violet: Oh… um… we don’t have any money on us.
 * Ghastly: [sighs] Violet… Violet… Violet. I guess I can make an exception just this once for you, pretty lady.
 * Violet: Excuse me, I have a boyfriend.
 * Ghastly: Not looking for any side action or anything?
 * Violet: Just fix the damn car.
 * Ghastly: Alright, alright.
 * A timecard fills the screen reading “A short while later” for a few seconds.
 * Cut to Ghastly in front of a fixed minivan.
 * Ghastly: Done. Good as new.
 * Bob: Whoa.
 * Da Nerd: How the hell?
 * Violet walks up to the minivan and shakes Ghastly’s hand.
 * Violet: Thanks. Come on guys, let’s go home.
 * They all get in the minivan and drive away. Ghastly stares at his hand for a while.
 * Ghastly: She… touched me. [giggle]

Scene 3


 * Cut to an above shot of Da Nerd lying restless in bed in the middle of the night, eyes wide open. His phone vibrates on the dresser to the left of him. He slowly moves towards it and picks it up, turning it on. He unlocks it and a notification saying “New CloudChat message!” appears. He taps the notification and CloudChat opens.
 * Toph: Nerd. Come quick. I need help.
 * Da Nerd gives this a confused look in response. He slowly gets out of bed.
 * Cut to Da Nerd walking downstairs to the lobby. He grabs his jacket and walks outside. He begins typing on his phone.
 * Da Nerd: Where are you?
 * He keeps his phone out as he walks down the sidewalk, streetlights on. Eventually, the phone vibrates again.
 * Toph: In the alley near Penniall Street. HURRY.
 * Da Nerd: I’m on my way.
 * Da Nerd begins running across the street and turns a corner, heading towards Penniall Street. He reaches the alley and sees Toph surrounded by 3 thugs.
 * Da Nerd: HEY. CITY HALL TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR. [whips out badge] STEP AWAY FROM THE BOY.
 * Thug: We’re not going anywhere. This piece’a shit owes us 300 bucks.
 * Da Nerd: $300? Toph, what’d you do?
 * Toph: I’m sorry, I said I’ll pay you back when I get the money!
 * Thug: We need the money now!
 * Da Nerd: Guys, just get away from him. He’ll pay you back.
 * Thug: Oh yeah? Who are you to say?
 * The thugs start to walk towards him. Da Nerd has a few moments of silence.
 * Da Nerd: Toph?
 * Toph: Yeah, Nerd?
 * Da Nerd: RUN.
 * They both begin running down the street, the thugs running after them. Da Nerd reaches a corner.
 * Da Nerd: This way!
 * They turn the corner. Cut to a sidescrolling view, with Da Nerd at the foreground. Suddenly, Da Nerd slows down and so does Toph.
 * Toph: What are you doing?
 * Da Nerd points ahead of him.
 * Da Nerd: Car!
 * Camera pans to see an oncoming car coming straight for Da Nerd and Toph. Right to the side of them is an alley. They turn to see the thugs catching up. At the last second, they jump into the alley, and the thugs get hit by the car. Da Nerd and Toph are breathing heavily.
 * Da Nerd: Are you okay?
 * Toph: Yeah… I think I’m fine. Thank you.
 * Da Nerd: What’d you do, though?
 * Toph: What?
 * Da Nerd: Why the hell do you owe those guys $300?
 * Toph: I was stupid. I needed money to pay my rent, and they loaned me it. I couldn’t pay it all back, and that’s when it all happened.
 * Da Nerd: Well, we could give you a job. I mean, I’m only a temp but I bet I could talk the other City Hall members into hiring you.
 * Toph: You’d do that for me?
 * Da Nerd: Sure, why not? I’d hate to see this happen again.
 * Toph: Thank you so much.
 * Da Nerd: Well, it’s late, and I’m not gonna be able to sleep at all. You can go on home, I’m gonna take a walk for a little while.
 * Toph: Alright, man, see ya.
 * Toph walks off and Da Nerd starts to walk down the sidewalk. Cut to a view in front of Da Nerd as he walks. Suddenly, one of the thugs (with apparent injury from being hit by a goddamn car) comes up to him and knocks him out with one hit of a baseball bat.
 * Fade out as he falls down.
 * Violet [voice-over, warped]: Nerd. Nerd.
 * Cut to morning. Violet is leaning over Nerd as he lays on the sidewalk. He slowly opens his eyes.
 * Violet: Nerd, wake up.
 * Da Nerd groans.
 * Violet: What happened?
 * Da Nerd: I don’t know, I can’t remember anything… I… there were like these thugs last night trying to kill Toph because he owed them money… and I remember offering him a job at City Hall.
 * Violet: You what? Nerd, you’re still a temp. We haven’t even met this guy.
 * Da Nerd: He’s a good guy. Help me up.
 * Violet reaches out her hand and Da Nerd grabs onto it to get up.
 * Da Nerd: What time is it?
 * Violet: I don’t know, like 11.
 * Da Nerd: Alright.
 * Violet: But are you crazy? You don’t know this guy. He could be trying to kill us or something.
 * Da Nerd: I saved his life last night. He seemed pretty grateful, and he’s just a kid. He wouldn’t want to kill us.
 * Violet: Do you even know where to find him?
 * Da Nerd: He added me on CloudChat a month ago or so. I can ask him.
 * Violet: [sigh] Fine. We’ll meet him, but I’m not guaranteeing anything.
 * Da Nerd: All I want is for you to offer him it.
 * Violet: What’s his name again?
 * Da Nerd: Toph Heisser.
 * [something i’ll write later idk]
 * Violet notices Bob from afar and gestures him to come over.
 * Bob comes over to Violet and Da Nerd.
 * Violet: I found him.
 * Bob: What happened?
 * Da Nerd: Ah, it’s too long to explain. Long story short, we’re meeting a guy to give him a job at City Hall.
 * Violet: Well, no. I’m not promising he’ll get the job.
 * Da Nerd: Meet him, and you’ll see.
 * Bob: Okay… when? I got some things to do today.
 * Da Nerd: I don’t know yet. I don’t even know where he lives.
 * Bob: Better figure it out soon.
 * Da Nerd: I’m on it.
 * Da Nerd whips out his phone and starts texting Toph.
 * Violet: Guys, let’s get back home.
 * Bob: Alright. I parked the minivan right over--
 * Bob looks to where he parked the minivan and sees that it’s missing.
 * Bob: … Where is it?
 * Violet: Bob, what’d you do?
 * Bob: I don’t know. Someone must have hotwired it.
 * Violet: Well, we can’t go anywhere without the minivan.
 * Da Nerd: So let’s go find it. Toph said we can stop by around 6, that gives us like 7 hours. [puts phone back in pocket]
 * Bob: Okay.
 * Violet: What? We’re not gonna find it! There’s no security cameras here or anything.
 * Bob: Hey, have a little faith.
 * Violet: You can’t believe in what’s impossible.
 * Bob: Nothing… is impossible.
 * Bob walks towards the corner of the road.
 * Bob: Now, I parked it right here, so they must have taken it down one of these 3 streets. Nerd, you go that way, Violet go that way, and I’ll go this way.
 * Da Nerd: What if we find it?
 * Bob: Get it!
 * Da Nerd: I can’t run after a minivan!
 * Bob: At least try, and yell for us. We’ll chase it down.
 * Da Nerd: [sigh] I don’t like the sound of this.
 * Bob: Alright, move out!
 * The three begin running down their respective roads. Da Nerd comes across an intersection, where two roads connect. Da Nerd stops.
 * Da Nerd: Which road?
 * Da Nerd, panicking, turns to the left road and starts running down it. He slams straight into Violet, who is running the other way. They both fall down.
 * Violet: [frustrated] Nerd!
 * Da Nerd: Never mind that, let’s go this other way.
 * They begin running the other way down the road and see the minivan speeding down the road in front of them for a split second.
 * Da Nerd: Bob! We found it!
 * Bob: Coming!
 * Da Nerd: [to Violet] Come on.
 * They begin running down the middle of the road, where they and the speeding minivan are greeted by honks. The minivan turns around a corner, and so do they.
 * The camera stays, and moments later, Violet is driving the minivan with Bob and Da Nerd in the passenger seats, the thieves running after them. It squeals around a corner and heads towards City Hall.
 * Cut to a view in front of City Hall, where the minivan parks on the side of the road; Da Nerd, Bob and Violet get out and run inside. The thieves come moments later.
 * Thief: Damn it, they’re City Hallsmen. Let’s get out of here!
 * The thieves run off.
 * Cut to inside the lobby.
 * Da Nerd: What the hell did they want?
 * Violet: Our minivan. But it looks like they’re gone now. I think we’re safe.
 * Bob: What do we do now?
 * Da Nerd: What do you wanna do?
 * They stand there for a few moments.
 * Cut to a shot outside IRmjii’s Ice Cream Parlor, where Da Nerd, Bob and Violet walk out, each holding an ice cream cone and licking it.
 * IRmjii: Come again!
 * Bob: Thank you!
 * They begin to walk down the street for a while.
 * Da Nerd: Mm - This ice cream is really good.
 * Violet: It was free, too.
 * Bob: That’s bad business.
 * Da Nerd: We’re City Hall, it doesn’t matter.
 * Bob: Yeah, I guess.
 * Violet: Yeah, we can do whatever we want.
 * Suddenly, Jason wearing a shirt reading “CCI” appears behind them.
 * Jason: Is that so?
 * The three turn around to see Jason right behind them.
 * Da Nerd: Whoa, who are you?
 * Jason: Jason C. Mendleson. Call me JCM for short.
 * Da Nerd: Nah, I’ll stick with Jason.
 * Violet: What do you want?
 * Jason: I’m onto all of you. [starts to run off] You’ll pay for what you’ve done!
 * There are a few moments of awkward silence.
 * Violet: Well that was weird.

Scene 4

Editor note: The rest of this scene was never finished.
 * Cut to a shot outside a building; the door slams open and Fanon comes out. Bassy-as-hell electronic music is playing.
 * Fanon: It’s that time of the year again.
 * Zoom out to reveal “SEVEN DAY / July 7” signs hung up everywhere.

Scene 5


 * Cut to a shot of Riley talking to Weston and Welby in a rainy night.
 * Riley: So, you see, guys, I’d really love a job at City Hall. I love the whole administrative thing, and I love working with people. Please, give me a chance?
 * Weston: Okay, Riley. You make good points. I’ll talk with Violet later.
 * Riley: Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!
 * Welby: Now, you know, you’re not automatically gonna get the job. You have to have an interview and there’s gotta be a consensus…
 * Riley: Yeah, I know, I know. But I think I have a shot, right?
 * Weston: Yes, you do. But I heard they’re gonna interview a guy later today who wanted a job. I don’t know if they’ll be accepting any more after that.
 * Riley: Well, then, I’ll just get there before they interview the other guy. What’s his name?
 * Weston: Toph Heisser. I hear he’s low on rent.
 * Riley: I’ve got work ethic and money. I’m a shoo-in!
 * Welby: Yeah, you keep on thinking that. Weston and I have important matters to attend to, so we’ll be going now.
 * Riley: Oh. Alright. Um, see you later then.
 * Weston and Welby walk off. Riley starts walking in a different direction and puts on his jacket.
 * Cut to a sidescrolling view as he walks down the street.
 * Riley: [to himself] I gotta get to City Hall fast. [notices taxi, hails] Hey, taxi!
 * The taxi pulls up to Riley and he gets in. It then speeds away.
 * Cut to a shot near the entrance of the city where Dave and Travis are arguing.
 * Dave: Travis, you’re just a kid! You don’t know anything!
 * Travis: Shut up, you ageist jerk!
 * Dave: Don’t tell me to shut up; I’m older, and that makes me better!
 * Travis: No it doesn’t, Dave! God, you’re so full of yourself!
 * Dave: Oh, I’m full of myself? Look at you! You’re the one acting like you know everything even though you don’t!
 * Travis: Yeah, well, saying that I don’t know anything makes you more immature than me!
 * Dave: You’re not even supposed to be here! You’re too young!
 * Travis: Nuh-uh, there’s that new guy at City Hall and he’s only 2 years older than me!
 * Dave: And that’s 2 more years that you can grow up before you come back here! According to Septem law, you can’t be here without a parent’s consent. Did a parent consent to you living here?
 * Travis: Yeah!
 * Dave: Well… still, you’re just a dumb kid, and you shouldn’t be arguing with someone so much smarter than you.
 * Travis: Yeah? Piss off, you little turd.
 * Travis stomps away in anger.
 * Camera pan to Simon and Adam walking down the pathway.
 * Simon: What was that all about?
 * Adam: I don’t know. Hey, let’s go to Seven Park. They just put in a new ride.
 * Simon: Oh, sweet!
 * Cut to a far view of them walking down the street.
 * Cut to a sidescrolling view as they walk down the street. Suddenly, without looking, they bump into Jason and they all fall down. Jason gets back up and snarls at the two lying on the ground.
 * Jason: You!
 * Simon: Oh, my gosh, I’m so sorry. Are you okay?
 * Jason: Where you kids headed?
 * Simon: To Seven Park.
 * Jason: What!? Don’t you know the owner of that place is [close-up shot of Jason’s face] MENTALLY UNSTABLE? [cut back]
 * Simon: You mean Da Nerd?
 * Jason: Yes, he’s obviously insane! One day, they’ll all pay for their actions! And then they’ll learn a lesson they won’t soon forget.
 * Adam: I’m pretty sure Da Nerd’s fine--
 * Jason: Fool! Am I the only one aware in this hellhole of a city?
 * Jason runs off, and Adam and Simon get back up.
 * Adam: Why does everyone hate the City Hallsmen?
 * Simon: They’re probably jealous.
 * Adam: Yeah, City Hall’s just chill, and everyone thinks they abuse their power.
 * Simon: Yeah. Da Nerd’s pretty cool though. Why would that guy say he’s mentally unstable?
 * Adam: I dunno. Come on, let’s go.
 * They continue walking.
 * Cut to a shot in front of City Hall. The taxi pulls up, Riley pays the driver and gets out, and runs towards the front door. Just then, Da Nerd, Violet and Bob walk out the front door, hitting Riley in the face. He falls down.
 * Da Nerd: Oh my God, are you okay?
 * Riley: Yeah, yeah. [gets up]
 * Violet: We’re leaving right now, you can ask to talk to Nick or Youngsoo at the front desk.
 * Riley: Oh. Where you guys going?
 * Bob: Ah, we’re gonna interview some guy named Toph Heisser.
 * Riley: Toph Heisser? Oh, guys, no, no, no, no, no, interview me first.
 * Violet: I’m sorry, you’ll have to make an appointment and sign up.
 * Riley: What? No, no, no, no, no! I have to do it now!
 * Bob: Why?
 * Riley: Because if you hire the other guy, then you probably won’t hire me.
 * Violet: Who ever said that?
 * Riley: Weston.
 * Da Nerd: That son of a bitch. Listen, Riley, you have nothing to worry about. There’s always more room for people in City Hall.
 * Violet: Um, actually Nerd, we’d have to reserve another room for Toph for him to live in, and if we hire Riley, then we’d have to get another room, and we can’t afford to build another roof or anything, so there is a limit.
 * Bob: Unless we turn the storage space into a hallway for more rooms.
 * Violet: Well, yeah, we could do that. But never mind that now, we have to get going. Nerd, where did he say he lives?
 * Da Nerd: Um, SpongeyTube Apartments. It’s just off of Main St.
 * Violet: Right. Okay.
 * Bob: See ya, Riley.
 * Riley: When are you guys getting back?
 * Violet: I don’t know, it won’t take long. Probably an hour or so.
 * Riley: Oh, okay. See ya.
 * The three walk off, and Riley continues standing outside in the rain, awkwardly. After a few moments, he begins to walk into City Hall. The minivan is heard speeding off. Cut to a shot inside City Hall, facing the door. Riley walks in and sets his stuff on the ground. He takes off his jacket and sits on the bench by the doorway. There are a few moments of awkward silence.
 * Cut to a shot outside SpongeyTube Apartments. The minivan pulls up and parks. The three walk outside and into the building. Cut to a shot inside the lobby. SpongeyTube is behind the desk.
 * SpongeyTube: Can I help you?
 * Violet: Yeah, we’re visiting someone in room 36.
 * SpongeyTube: Oh. It’s on the third floor.
 * Violet: Thanks. [the three begin to walk towards the stairs]
 * SpongeyTube: Come again.
 * Cut to a shot inside room 36, close-up of the door. The three open the door, quick zoom out to reveal the whole apartment. The three give shocked expressions at the useless expensive stuff crowding the room, including a 50” HDTV and 3 computer screens lining one side of the room. Toph is standing at the opposite corner of the room from the three.
 * Da Nerd: Oh my God, you’re rich.
 * Toph: Yeah, like I don’t hear that enough. Come inside.
 * Cut to a shot of the table, where Da Nerd, Bob and Violet sit at one side, and Toph sits at the other.
 * Violet: How can you not afford to pay rent when you can afford all of this!?
 * Toph: Well, if I blew all my money on this useless stuff, how would I have any left to pay rent? That’s why I went to the loan shark, and why they wanted to beat the crap out of me.
 * Bob: Can’t you sell some of it?
 * Da Nerd: Or pawn it?
 * Toph: No, no, no. All of this is essential.
 * Violet: You just said it’s useless.
 * Toph: Sometimes useless stuff can be very useful.
 * Da Nerd: That doesn’t even make any sense!
 * Bob: But… you’re like 12!
 * Toph: Well, 13, actually...
 * Violet: [cough] Bullshit.
 * Toph: …but my parents wired me some money.
 * Violet: Where are your parents, even?
 * Toph: Back home in Missouri. I actually wanted to visit Septem City myself, and they paid for my flight. And I ended up living here, so they started sending me some money so I could buy bare essentials, like everything you see around me.
 * Bob: So if your parents wired you money, how come you weren’t able to pay your rent?
 * Toph: [sigh] How many times do I have to explain this? I bought all this stuff with the money they wired me, and didn’t have any left over to pay the rent. That’s why I went to the loan shark--
 * Violet: Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know that part.
 * Toph: By the way, where are you from, Violet? You got that Texas drawl going.
 * Violet: Texas, you dumbass.
 * Toph: Hey, hey, no need to call me names.
 * Bob: [to Violet and Da Nerd] Should we even give him a job? He has enough money as it is, and his parents can always send him more.
 * Toph: No they can’t.
 * Violet: What? Why not?
 * Toph: Apparently it’s not “legal” for me to carry a personal credit account to which they send money. I have to be at least 18.
 * Bob: Ah, that makes sense. But, why do you want a job at City Hall and not anywhere else?
 * Toph: Do you really think anyplace else is gonna hire a 13 year old?
 * Da Nerd: Where does Travis work?
 * Violet: He doesn’t. His parents live here too.
 * Da Nerd: What about Simon? Or Adam?
 * Bob: They steal money.
 * Violet: Wow, that’s really lacking morality.
 * Bob: Wait, Toph, we don’t have any cash to pay you out of our pockets.
 * Toph: That’s okay. I still have a legal savings account. You can just put it in there.
 * Violet: But then, can’t your parents just wire money to your savings account?
 * There are a few moments of awkward silence as Toph realizes this.
 * Toph: Oh. I guess they could.
 * Bob: Well, you got the job anyways.
 * Toph: Oh, thanks!
 * Da Nerd: What? No fair, I’m still a temp, and he got the job right away?
 * Violet: Fine, you little bitch, you get the job too.
 * Da Nerd: [softly] Yay.
 * Bob: So, Toph, when would you like to start?
 * Toph: Uh, Monday morning works for me.
 * Bob: Perfect.
 * Violet: Now we gotta get back and interview that other guy.
 * Toph and Da Nerd: What other guy?
 * Bob: Someone else wanted a job-- Nerd, you know already!
 * Toph: Wait, someone else? Who?
 * Violet: I don’t know. He talked to us right before we left.
 * Toph: So if I’m the seventh City Hallsman to join, then if he gets the job won’t he be the [close-up] EIGHTH? [cut back]
 * Bob: Screw it. We’ll have eight City Hallsmen then.
 * Violet and Da Nerd: [in shock] Bob!
 * Bob: What? We’re not gonna not hire someone just because of seven.
 * Da Nerd: Seven is a good reason for anything.
 * Violet: Then we have to hire two other people besides Toph.
 * Bob: Don’t worry, someone else is going to want a job.
 * Da Nerd: Yeah, maybe Weston can join.
 * Bob: Yeah, maybe. What about Welby, though?
 * Violet: Nah, I think she’s okay as a supervisor. I don’t think she’s well fit for City Hall just yet.
 * Da Nerd: Why do we even call it City Hall? It’s more like a hotel building for city administrators, but we don’t have to pay to live there.
 * Bob: It’s more formal to call it City Hall than City Hotel.
 * Violet: Yeah, and it’s not just where we live. There’s meeting rooms and a fridge… and uh… uh...
 * Bob: I think that’s it, really.
 * Violet: Yeah.
 * Toph: Um, you guys can go now.
 * Da Nerd: Oh. Right. See ya.
 * Violet: Alright, Toph. Nice meeting you. Monday morning. Be there.
 * Toph: I will.
 * Bob: Bye.
 * The three step out of the room, Toph walking them out. Toph closes the door behind them, and leans up against it.
 * Toph: Phew. I thought they’d never leave. Now, to more important matters --
 * Toph whips out his phone.
 * Toph: [starts scrolling] Haha, look at that cat.
 * Cut to a shot inside City Hall, where Riley is still waiting on the bench. He holds his wrist up to his face to check the time on his watch; just then, the three walk in the door.
 * Riley: There you guys are.
 * Violet: Hey, Riley. Ready for your interview?
 * Riley: Hell yeah.
 * Bob: Alright, let’s go in that dark room in the corner with only one light.
 * Cut to black; suddenly, the lights flicker on, revealing a table with 6 chairs, the only light being in the center of the ceiling.
 * Bob, Da Nerd and Violet take a seat on one side of the table, while Riley takes the middle seat on the other side.
 * Da Nerd: I’d like to start off by saying I just got promoted from temp.
 * Riley: Good… for you?
 * Violet: [glares at Da Nerd] Nerd. [turns back to face Riley] Anyways, why do you want the job?
 * Riley: I’ll answer this question… [takes out microphone] with song!
 * Bob: Oh God.
 * An upbeat honky-tonk instrumental starts playing in the background and Riley stands up and assumes singing position.
 * Riley: [singing] Well, you see, I had nowhere else that I could turn to / So I want--
 * Violet: No, we’re not doing that.
 * The song stops and Riley awkwardly puts the microphone away in shame and sits back down.
 * Da Nerd: [spinning in chair] Where’d you even get the microphone?
 * Violet stops Da Nerd’s chair from spinning and glares at him for a moment. She turns back to Riley.
 * Bob: I already don’t like this guy.
 * Riley: Wait, wait! I’ll make it up to you. I’ll, I’ll answer the questions in normal form.
 * Violet: Thank you. Now, why do you want the job?
 * Riley: Well…
 * The song starts again and Riley whips out his microphone and stands up.
 * Riley: [singing] You see, I had nowhere else…
 * Violet sighs and shakes her head.
 * Cut to a shot outside the entrance of City Hall, where Violet throws Riley out and shuts the door.
 * Riley: What? What did I do?

Scene 6

'''Editor note: I don't know what happened to scenes 6 or 7. What most likely happened is that they were never written but design docs include their synopses.'''

Scene 8


 * Fade to morning outside City Hall, where Toph is walking up to. He then eyes a rocket labeled “CCI” heading straight for the building from above, and he backs away.
 * Cut to inside Da Nerd’s room, where Da Nerd is in bed, sleeping. The rocket lands, and a huge explosion follows. The entire building crumbles, waking everyone inside up. The six of them are left standing on dark rubble.
 * Da Nerd: Whoa. [line to add in later]
 * William: Look! [points to a blimp in the sky reading “CCI”]
 * Da Nerd: CCI?
 * Bob: What the hell?
 * Toph runs up to help the six.
 * Toph: Are you guys okay?
 * Violet: Yeah, we’re fine.
 * Nick: Yeah.
 * YS: I hit my head again.
 * Da Nerd: What do those guys want?
 * A ladder lowers from the blimp and Jason comes down.
 * Da Nerd: What-- Jason?
 * Jason: Yeah, I told you you’d pay for what you’ve done. You see, I’m part of a corporation called CityControl Inc. And we’re going to making Septem City recover from your actions. But to make sure you guys don’t do anything else to send this city straight down to hell, we destroyed your City Hall and we’re banishing you from the city forever.
 * Violet: What!? You can’t do that!
 * Jason: You better believe we can, and we will.
 * Da Nerd: We didn’t even do anything! What are you talking about, our actions?
 * Jason: Oh, quiet, you isaniac.
 * YS: Is that even a word?
 * Jason: You’re all sick in the head, and this city needs a new leader that actually knows what they’re doing.
 * Bob: Jason, calm down for a minute.
 * Jason: No, you calm down and stop talking back! Your banishment is effective… [checks watch] immediately. [snaps] Guards!
 * Five guards come and each carry a former City Hallsman (Violet, Bob, YS, Da Nerd, Nick) to the entrance of the city. They blow a whistle to alert people entering the city to stand back, and they have a clear pathway to throw the five into the back of a shitty car waiting for them at the entrance of the city. The car immediately begins driving off.
 * Cut to a shot inside the trunk.
 * Da Nerd: [pulls on door] It’s locked, we can’t jump out.
 * Nick: What is happening?
 * Violet: Guys, let’s just calm down. We don’t even know where we’re being taken.
 * Bob: That’s the thing. They could leave us in a dark alleyway, or even worse, [close-up] New Jersey!
 * YS: Well, I’m gonna head to sleep; this could be a long drive.
 * Da Nerd: That’s not a bad idea.
 * Violet: Yeah, it’s like 6 in the morning.
 * They all drift off to sleep. Fade out.
 * An audible knock on the trunk is heard. Cut to a shot outside the car, where the driver is tapping on the trunk. He then proceeds to open the door, and Violet, sitting closest to the door, falls out, still asleep.
 * Driver: Come on, guys, get out. Let’s go.
 * The other four wake up. The driver kicks Violet, which wakes her up. The driver begins to grab each passenger and throw them out of the door.
 * As the five lay on the ground, still half-asleep, the car speeds off.
 * Da Nerd: Where are we?
 * Camera pan to show that the five have been stranded on an island, with the car taking off on a boat. The five get up and start to wave at the boat to get it to stop. The boat doesn't stop.
 * Violet: Those bastards stranded us here.
 * Bob: What do we do now?
 * YS: There’s no way to get back home, the boat’s too far away now.
 * Da Nerd: What do they want with us?
 * Nick: I dunno, they hate us or something. Jason was saying all about how we have to “pay for our actions” and I guess this is it.
 * Da Nerd: Well, that’s just great. What are we supposed to do now?
 * Bob: Guess we gotta make the best of it. [chopping down palm tree]
 * Violet: Bob, what the hell? That’s like our only source of oxygen.
 * Bob: There’s another tree right over there. [camera pan to show the other tree]
 * Violet: Oh.
 * Da Nerd: So what, we’re just gonna make a home out of the island we were banished to?
 * Bob: Well, yeah, I guess.
 * Da Nerd: Well okay, then. Let's get started.
 * Nick: [knocking a coconut from a tree] We already got started, Nerd.
 * YS: Yeah, Nerd, get to work.
 * Da Nerd: Alright, alright.
 * Camera zoom out to show the island surrounded by a mass of water, with the five working. Transition to show the new dystopian Septem City.
 * City Hall is replaced by a huge corporate building labeled CCI. Everyone has a dismayed look on their face as they live in misery in their fallen land. Jason, as supreme overlord, is treating everyone as his slaves. Toph is still standing outside where City Hall used to be, frozen in shock.
 * Toph: [silently, in shock] What in the name of seven happened?
 * Jason comes outside the building with several guards behind him.
 * Jason: You're trespassing. Leave immediately.
 * Toph continues to stand motionlessly in shock.
 * Jason: [gestures to guards] Come on, let's go.
 * They all step outside the building; one guard holds Toph in place and Jason runs up to Toph and punts him away.
 * Cut to outside IRmjii's Ice Cream Parlor, where Toph lands. He lays motionlessly.
 * IRmjii comes outside.
 * IRmjii: Hey, Toph. You know, we're having a sale. Buy one, get one 99 cents, limited time only.
 * Toph immediately snaps out of shock and gets up.
 * Toph: Sweet, what kind? Oh wait, is the offer for all of them?
 * IRmjii: Yep. Until supplies last.
 * Toph: But you get a shipment of ingredients every week.
 * IRmjii: Exactly.
 * Toph: ...What?

Scene 9


 * Cut to a shot of Bob and Nick working on building a foundation for a house. Violet, Da Nerd and YS are relaxing in wooden lawn chairs, sipping coconuts.
 * Bob: Guys, wanna help us with this?
 * Da Nerd: Nah, we're fine right here.
 * YS: Yeah, you go on and do your thing. We'll be here watching you fail miserably.
 * Violet: Where did you even get the concrete?
 * Nick: Internet.
 * Da Nerd: How did it ship so quickly?
 * Bob: Don't ask questions you aren't prepared to handle the answer to.
 * Da Nerd: [puts hands up in backing off] Okay.
 * Violet: You guys know this is never gonna work, right? We can't build a house from two palm trees and concrete from the internet.
 * Bob: We're not building a house.
 * Nick: We're not? Yeah, we are.
 * Bob: Nope. We're building a restaurant.
 * YS: [sarcastically] A restaurant? Really?
 * Bob: Well yeah. We can call it Bob's Burgers. We need something to attract people. We can build a new city here.
 * Violet: Yeah, but how are people gonna find out about the restaurant without even knowing where this place is? Hell, we don't even know where this place is.
 * Da Nerd: I can send Adam, Toph and Simon the coordinates and they can tell people.
 * YS: That's not a bad idea.
 * Da Nerd whips out phone.
 * Da Nerd: Alright, I'll do it right now.
 * Violet: Wait, how are you guys getting internet?
 * Cut to a shot of a faraway cell tower sprouting from the water.
 * Cut back.