Geek Charming Page #4

your next Blossom Queen.

Ready, okay.

N stands for nice.

I stands for integrity.

C stands for cool.

O stands for original.

L stands for loyal.

And E stands

for extremely delicious cupcakes.

Go, Woodlands.

Vote Paterson. Ha-ha-ha.

Whoo! Cupcakes for everyone.

Come get your cupcakes.

Oh, no, she did not.

Oh, yes, she did.

- Can we get a cupcake too?

- Oh, vote for Paterson.

Vote for Paterson.

Dylan.

Ian Green complimented my new haircut

and then he asked me to spring formal.

Awesome, right?

Oh, Olivia, that's great.

So I can count on your vote?

Uh...

What and ever, Dyl.

Cupcakes are lame.

You have a movie

being made about you.

Yeah, you're gonna be a star.

Yeah, like Nicole Paterson

can compete with that?

The soldiers of ancient Greece

fought in a phalanx.

Latin for finger.

A phalanx

is a rectangular mass military formation,

usually composed entirely

of heavy infantry.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we get it.

The Spartan hoplites combined

with the narrow space of Thermopylae

made for

a seriously not-glamorous battle.

But I've got my own battles.

I'll never win Blossom Queen

without my movie.

The persuasive qualities of the phalanx

were its relative simplicity and low cost,

as well as being a source

of political influence.

As well, sometimes when the phalanxes

were pushed at top speed,

they would ram.

Thus we learn

the term Greece Lightning.

Heh.

Bela Lugosi, Frank Langella,

Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken...

Christopher Walken. He played the

Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow.

- He would never be Dracula.

- Christopher Walken.

You know, I'm gonna suck your blood.

Gonna do it. Gonna bite your neck,

it's gonna hurt. Put a Band-Aid on.

Just don't stab me in the heart,

it's rude. Blah. Blah, blah...

Steven.

I'm with them.

Hey, can I cutsies in line with you?

What are you doing here?

I'm here to see Flight

of the Navigator.

Duh.

Wait, you're into sci-fi?

Who doesn't like science?

And fiction? Together?

Wow, it's like skinny jeans

and ballet flats. Heh.

Speaking of, I'm liking the new look.

Oh, move up.

Thanks.

Um, what's Dylan doing here?

I'm supposed to be the only girl.

The Film Society has an open policy.

Right?

Right. It's in our bylaws.

You know, we don't wanna

be exclusionary, like the Populars.

So, what are we talking about?

Not you. I mean...

The movie. What else?

I question the notion

that the protagonist didn't age.

There is no plot if he did grow older.

It's called a movie.

They didn't explain

that in the exposition, did they?

- Where's your suspension of disbelief?

- You know...

You wanna halfsies, Caitlin?

Anything to add, Dylan?

It's called time dilation, people.

As Einstein theorized

in the twin paradox,

the passage of time

is linked to the speed of the observer,

that traveling to and from the planet

Phaelon 250 times the speed of light

would virtually suspend aging, duh?

So I've discovered

that there is such a thing as a bus.

I've been taking it everywhere lately,

it's green.

Okay, so my dad grounded

the Dylish-mobile

until I can pay off my parking tickets.

It's all good, I'm parked down here.

So, what's with the secret smarts?

Exactly. They're secret.

Now, let's keep it that way.

Yeah, heaven forbid anyone thought

you had a brain

in that pretty little head of yours.

Only nerds get A's.

You think I'm pretty?

Sure. Doesn't everyone?

Okay, so look, I was thinking

I could nicely un-fire you from my movie.

Really? You mean,

I could nicely re-hire you for my movie?

Word on the street is that you had

to drop out of the film festival

because you don't have a film anymore.

I'm guessing you wanna win that just

as bad as I wanna win Blossom Queen?

Fair enough. But under one condition.

No more diva.

What? I was never a diva.

Bus stop is that way.

Fine. Deal,

part two.

Deal, part two.

So is your car gonna start

this time or...?

The fun is in the mystery.

Come on.

Okay.

Home sweet...

Wow.

It's big.

Real inviting, right?

Is your dad at work?

Yeah.

Where's your mom?

She passed away.

I was 8.

I had no...

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

So you wanna come in? Hang for a bit?

Sure.

Okay, so, what does your dad do?

Oh, he owns a bunch of real estate

around town.

So he's either always working

or hanging with his girlfriend.

Yeah. My dad lives in San Diego.

Guess we both only have one parent.

Come on,

I wanna show you something.

What I'm about to share with you

is a highly top-secret recipe.

The everything-but-the-kitchen-sink

sundae.

Yeah, I've never heard of that before.

Duh, what do you think "top secret"

means?

And that secret is you find every sugary,

gooey substance

you could possibly find in the kitchen

and mix it all together.

What are we waiting for?

Welcome to the

everything-but-the-kitchen-sink sundae.

You wanna get your ice cream in there.

You want a variety of ice cream.

You think that's enough ice cream?

Gummy bears.

I love gummy bears.

You want a gummy bear?

Sprinkles.

Ooh.

Worms.

Gross.

Ooh.

Gummy bears

and chocolate chips together?

What you gonna do?

What you gonna do about it?

What you gonna do about that?

Oh-ho-ho.

Dylish.

So, what's the 411 on your Amy crush?

Although I don't know

why you're crushing on her.

Where's the peanut butter?

You know,

I didn't even think that nerds dated.

Geeks.

Okay, and we are people too, Dylan.

Since we're talking

about personal 411s,

what's with you and Asher?

- What about us?

- Well, he's kind of an idiot.

Gee, I don't remember asking you

your opinion.

Hey, you started it.

Talking about me and my "love life."

Exactly. "Love life" implies you're dating,

which you are not.

I know what my movie needs.

A makeover.

No, please, no more shopping footage.

Not for me, for you.

Here, I can get some before footage

of my work.

I'm not one

of your fashion victim charities.

Okay, Dyl? I like the way I am.

You would.

More whipped cream?

Snoop much?

Is this your mom?

Yeah. She met my dad

at the Woodlands Spring Formal.

Crazy, huh?

Wait. Was your mom Blossom Queen?

Back in the olden days.

Wow.

I bet you miss her.

Lots.

This house gets kind of lonely

with just me and my dad.

So when you said there's nothing more

to life than winning Blossom Queen...

Yeah, because of my mom.

If I win, it's like we're still connected.

Like she's still with me.

You know what, I'll do it.

I'll do the makeover.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Let's start with this.

I'm getting so excited.

Knees higher. Chin up.

Make sure your elbows move

with the rope.

That's pretty good.

Okay, let's go, let's go, come on.

I'm not used to sweating.

Yeah, it shows,

but girls like a sporty guy.

I don't think jump roping

is my thing. Ugh.

Up. Up.

Oh, Serge Sanchez's new cologne,

Man Power.

Man Power?

Turn him around, I wanna see the front.

Hey, turn it off,

I'm the only documentarian here.

Now show him.

Ridiculous.

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