Pixel Perfect Page #3

'CAUSE THE ZETTABYTES

NEED A NEW LEAD SINGER.

DO YOU KNOW:

WHY YOU'RE HERE?

UM...

MAYBE I'M HERE

TO BOTTLE PERFECTION.

WHAT I MEAN IS,

MAYBE I'M HERE

TO MAKE YOU.

ROSCOE, DUDE,

YOU GOTTA SET ME UP

WITH LORETTA.

MAX, DUDE,

LORETTA DOESN'T DATE.

SO? CONVINCE HER.

COME ON. HELP OU A FELLOW SKYGRAPH BRAT.

HEY...

TOO BAD ABOUT YOUR DAD,

BY THE WAY.

MY--MY DAD?

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAD?

BETWEEN YOU AND ME,

MY MOM'S BEEN TALKIN' ABOU SHUTTIN' DOWN HIS PROJECT.

NOT ENOUGH RESULTS.

WHAT? WHEN?

I DON'T KNOW. I--

I COULD TALK TO HER,

GET HIM OU OF THE PENALTY BOX.

THAT IS, IF YOU HELP ME.

HEY.

STUDYING HARD?

IT'S A NEW LYRIC.

I'M WRITING IT TO MATCH

OUR NEW IMAGE.

I'M SURE LORETTA

WILL LOVE IT.

SHE'LL LIKE

WHATEVER YOU LIKE.

YEAH.

UM...LOOK,

I WAS THINKING...

MAYBE WE COULD:

GO OUT FOR DINNER

ON--ON SATURDAY.

I'D REALLY LIKE THAT,

ROSCOE.

GREAT! YEAH.

I FIGURE:

WE CAN MAKE I A DOUBLE DATE.

WITH WHO?

[COUGHS]

MAX McALLISTER.

MAX?

WAIT A SECOND.

YOU CAN'T BE--

I MADE A DEAL:

WITH HIM.

AND LORETTA CAN' BE THERE WITHOUT ME.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

IT COULD HELP SAVE

MY FATHER'S JOB.

BESIDES, LORETTA NEEDS

SOCIAL EXPERIENCE.

SO DO YOU.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING

HAVE TO BE SUCH:

A BATTLE WITH YOU?

I'M SORRY I CAN' BE AGREEABLE 24/7

LIKE LORETTA.

YEAH, SO AM I.

OH, I'M SOR--

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

YES, YOU DID.

SAM...

Max:
SO I

CHECKED THE CREEP

INTO THE BOARDS,

AND I SCORED:

THE WINNING GOAL.

WOW, WHAT A STORY.

ISN'T THAT A GREAT STORY,

LORETTA? SHE LOVES HOCKEY.

THE DUCKS ARE UP 4 TO 3

IN THE THIRD PERIOD.

Max:
REALLY?

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

SHE'S PSYCHIC.

NO WAY!

HA HA. SAM'S KIDDING.

IT'S--IT'S RIGHT HERE

ON MY--MY COMPUTER.

DUDE...DO YOU HAVE TO

TAKE THAT THING EVERYWHERE

YOU GO?

SO...LORETTA...

TELL ME A LITTLE

ABOUT YOURSELF.

WHERE YOU FROM?

SHE'S VISITING.

SHE'S AN EXCHANGE STUDENT.

WE'RE HOSTING HER.

WOW.

I GOTTA GET INTO

THE HOSTING BUSINESS.

SO, WHAT COUNTRY

ARE YOU FROM?

OH, WELL, SHE'S FROM...

ANTARCTICA.

Max:
NO WAY!

MEAN WINTER TEMPERATURES

OF 74 DEGREES BELOW ZERO,

5.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES.

Max:
AMAZING.

AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE

AN ACCENT.

Sam:
SHE CAME HERE

TO ESCAPE 6 MONTHS

OF DARKNESS.

OF COURSE, NOT ALL OF US

CAN BE SO LUCKY.

YOU KNOW:

WHAT YOU WANT?

OH, I DON'T EAT.

MEAT. MEAT.

SHE DOESN'T EAT MEAT.

VEGAN. COOL.

WE'LL HAVE

THE 1/2 POUND BURGER...

AND THE VEGGIE PLATE?

JUST FRIES FOR US.

YOU HAVE THE SMOOTHEST HANDS

I HAVE EVER SEEN.

OOH! DO THAT AGAIN!

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

YOU CHANGED MY:

HOLOGRAPHIC PROTOCOLS,

DIDN'T YOU?!

DAD, THIS IS

A REALLY BAD TIME.

I'M ON A DATE.

I DON'T CARE

WHERE YOU ARE.

HERE.

DAD, JUST CALM DOWN, OK?

YOU DELIBERATELY

ALTERED MY PROGRAMS.

NO. I MADE I MORE EFFICIENT.

YOU KNOW, THE MOMENT I FIRS SAW YOU ON STAGE,

I THOUGHT WE HAD

A CONNECTION BETWEEN US.

I MEAN, REALLY DEEP DOWN.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I REALLY DON'T GO THAT DEEP.

NEITHER DO I.

SEE, IT'S PERFECT.

I THINK I'M GONNA

BE SICK.

[LAUGHS]

MAX, CAN I JUST MEL IN YOUR ARMS?

WHY DON'T YOU?

YOU HAVE TO KISS ME FIRST.

WHOA! LOOK A THE DESSERTS

AT THIS PLACE!

LORETTA,

GET A GRIP.

TALK TO THE HAND.

UM...UH...

OH--OH, NO, MY KEYS.

MAX, WOULD YOU

GO GET THEM FOR ME?

YEAH. SURE.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT MY KISS?

I ASKED HIM FIRST.

[SEXY WHISTLE]

I GOTTA GO.

HURRY, ROSCOE!

Sam:
HERE HE COMES.

[NERVOUS CHUCKLE]

WHERE DID LORETTA GO?

UH...GETTING SOME AIR.

SHE--SHE WAS FEELING

LIGHT-HEADED.

SOME OF US CALL THAT LOVE.

OOH.

WHAT'S SHE DOING

OVER THERE?

OH...JUST POPPING IN

ON SOME OLD FRIENDS.

WELL, THAT WAS

THE MOST UNUSUAL DATE

I'VE EVER BEEN ON.

[BOTH LAUGH]

YOU GOTTA ADMI IT WAS FUN.

UM, LOOK...

I, UH--I NEED YOU TO DO

ONE MORE THING FOR LORETTA.

CAN WE JUST ONCE

NOT TALK ABOUT LORETTA?

I NEED YOU TO KEEP HER

FOR A WHILE.

YOU'RE ASKING

THE WRONG PERSON.

I CAN'T EVEN

KEEP A HAMSTER ALIVE.

SHE'S NOT A PET.

SHE'S A PERSON.

SHE'S A PROGRAM.

LOOK, IF I KEEP HER,

MY DAD WILL FIND HER,

AND THEN YOU'LL LOSE

YOUR LEAD SINGER.

COME ON.

IT'LL BE GOOD FOR HER.

YOU CAN TEACH HER

HOW TO BE REAL.

HMM?

PLEASE?

AFTER YOU.

[GUITAR PLAYING]

THAT'S GREAT,

MS. CONNORS.

THANK YOU, ROSCOE.

I SEE WHERE SAMANTHA

GETS IT FROM.

WELL...I NEVER QUITE HAD

HER DETERMINATION. HA.

SO, UH,

IS SAM INSIDE?

YEAH. SHE'S STUDYING

WITH THAT NEW GIRL?

THE ANSWER IS 3 TIMES

THE SQUARE ROOT OF 2.

IT'S MY HOMEWORK.

I'VE GOT TO BE

THE ONE TO:

GET IT RIGHT.

BUT YOU GOT IT WRONG.

THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN.

YOU GET IT WRONG

UNTIL YOU GET IT RIGHT.

THAT'S SUCH A WASTE

OF TIME.

THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW

THAT YOU DON'T KNOW

EVERYTHING.

YES, I DO.

OK, MAYBE YOU DO.

BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

ANY OF IT.

YOU COULD KNOW:

WHAT A BABY IS...

BUT YOU'VE NEVER

BEEN ONE.

YOU CAN KNOW EVERY TYPE

OF BICYCLE,

BUT YOU'VE NEVER

FALLEN OFF ONE:

AND SCRAPED YOUR KNEE.

YOU'VE NEVER HAD

TO TRY AND FAIL.

TRY AND FAIL UNTIL...

YOU GET SOMETHING RIGHT.

HEY, GIRLS.

HOW'S STUDYING GOING?

SHE'S MAD

BECAUSE I'M PERFECT.

[SCOFFS]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHY I TALK TO HER.

SHE'S NOT EVEN REAL.

SHE'S JUS A TRICK OF LIGHT.

AND YOU'RE NOTHING BUT WATER

AND A FEW POUNDS OF CHEMICALS.

OOH.

MAYBE A FEW MORE POUNDS

THAN YOU REALLY NEED.

IT'S NOT FAIR!

I CAN'T EVEN SMACK HER!

HE SCREENS YOUR CALLS.

OK, I THINK WE'VE ALL

GOTTA CALM DOWN:

JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YOU SCREEN MY CALLS?

WELL...DON'T THINK

ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

SAM, WHY DON'T YOU

SHOW LORETTA:

THE SONG YOU WROTE

FOR HER.

YOU WROTE A SONG FOR ME?

I WROTE I FOR THE BAND!

WITH YOU IN MIND.

COULD I HEAR IT?

FINE.

[PLAYING MEDIUM-TEMPO

ROCK MELODY]

HERE'S THE STORY

OF A GIRL:

LIVIN' IN A LONELY WORLD

A HIDDEN NOTE,

A SECRET CRUSH:

A LITTLE BOY:

WHO TALKS TOO MUCH

WELL, I'M STANDING

IN A CROWD:

AND WHEN YOU SMILE

I CHECK YOU OUT:

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN

KNOW MY NAME:

YOU'RE TOO BUSY

PLAYIN' GAMES

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW

IF YOU LOSE YOUR WAY

I WON'T LET YOU GO

IF I CUT MY HAIR,

IF I CHANGE MY CLOTHES

WILL YOU NOTICE ME?

IF I BITE MY LIP,

IF I SAY HELLO:

WILL YOU NOTICE ME?

WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE

FOR YOU TO SEE:

TO GET YOU TO NOTICE ME?

OH, DON'T GET ME WRONG

GET ME WRONG:

YOU BETTER MAKE YOUR MOVE

BEFORE THE MOMENT'S GONE

TELL ME:

IF I CUT MY HAIR

IF I CHANGE MY CLOTHES

WILL YOU NOTICE ME?

IF I BITE MY LIP,

IF I SAY HELLO:

WILL YOU NOTICE ME?

I'LL GET YOU

TO NOTICE ME:

[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]

[STAMMERING]

I'M VERY IMPRESSED.

OK, YOU GIRLS GOT A SLO ON AMATEUR NIGHT.

AMATEUR NIGHT?

TRUST ME ON THIS.

HARSHTONE RECORDS

IS SENDING A TALENT SCOUT.

DARYL FIBBS?

YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT FROM ME.

Cindy:
WHOO! HA!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WE GET TO PERFORM

FOR DARYL FIBBS.

OH, MY GOD!

WE HAVE TO SPEND

EVERY FREE MOMEN REHEARSING.

UH, YOU SAW LORETTA

IN THERE.

SHE DOESN'T NEED REHEARSAL.

SHE MIGHT NOT,

BUT WE DO.

YEAH.

GUYS. SO...

MOXLEY'S HAVING YOU

CLOSE THE FIRST HALF.

[GIRLS LAUGH]

GOOD ONE, LORETTA.

WAIT A SECOND.

SHE'S NOT IN THERE.

YOU TOOK:

THE DATA CELL:

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