Senior Project

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[ bell rings ]

At the park or at the beach

At home or on tv

Nothing could go wrong

when you're with me

Catch a ride or catch a wave

At home or in l.a.

Nothing could go wrong

when you're with me

When you're with me

Baby, baby, close your eyes

Baby, baby,

don't think twice

I want you

I want you

Baby, baby, close your eyes

Baby, baby,

don't think twice

I want you

I want you

Baby, baby, close your eyes

Baby, baby,

don't think twice

I want you

I want you

I want you, want you,

want you, want you

Peter:
good morning.

Ms. ghetty:
who are you?

Peter:

uh, peter hammer, ma'am.

Ms. ghetty:

you're 37 minutes late.

Oh, yes.

The mid-semester transfer

from alhambra high.

I was told by our principal

that you were going

to usc on a scholarship.

Peter:
uh, yes, ma'am.

Biology grant.

Ms. ghetty:

nice of you to pay us a visit

on your way

to fancy academia land.

This is

the communications elective.

Natalia:
more like

the "all other sections

were filled," leftover elective.

Ms. ghetty:

be quiet, natalia.

Peter:

am I in the wrong class?

Ms. ghetty:

you're in the right class.

Take a seat and come see me

after class.

The rest of you,

I want ten examples

of advertising gimmicks

from the 1950s,

and I'm gonna collect these

first thing tomorrow morning.

I'm gonna check out

the handouts.

No funny business

while I'm gone.

[ door closes ]

sam:
what?

Peter:
what?

[ chuckles ]

thanks for the sweet table --

nice table.

That was sweet of you.

Sam:
sweet.

Last time someone

called me sweet was...

Probably never.

Peter:
sweet, nice.

It's -- it's the same thing.

Yeah.

Sam:
hey, it takes guts

transferring mid-semester

senior year.

I respect that.

Peter:

it's not like I had a choice.

Sam:
oh. parents?

Forgive them,

for they know not what they do.

Natalia:
psst.

I'm trying to focus here.

Sam:

she's the parasite queen.

A perfect, plastic barbie

who wears her dad's credit cards

as earrings

and has pretty designer clothing

on all the time.

Peter:

like, uh, paris hilton?

Sam:
mm, I'm gonna say it.

I actually like paris hilton.

-peter:
what?

-sam:
yeah.

I mean, she sued the guy

for making the sex tape

and then donated all the money

to environmental causes.

Peter:
saving the world

one sex tape at a time?

Sam:
[ laughs ]

natalia:

I think he's hot.

I said I think he's hot --

in, like, an "i don't know

what's going on" kind of way.

Jill:
he's gonna be a usc nerd,

for crying out loud.

Natalia:
a hot usc nerd.

Get into it, jill.

Tiffany:

totally a hot nerd.

Jennifer:
nerds are in, jill.

Get into it.

Jill:
you're literally

just repeating what she said.

Jennifer:

ew. desperate.

Jill:

he obviously wants you back.

So sad.

Natalia:
some people

are just stuck in last season.

I, however,

am all about the future.

Peter:
hello?

Ms. ghetty:

who do you think you are,

looking through my things?

Peter:
um, uh, s-sorry.

It was -- it was an accident.

Ms. ghetty:

you were an accident.

I don't know

what kind of glorified day care

you came from,

but here at kennedy,

we come to class on time,

understood?

Peter:
uh, yes, ma'am.

My apologies.

Ms. ghetty:

don't "yes, ma'am" me.

I disdain brownnosers.

I own you

for the rest of the year,

and just like

the rest of the class,

you owe me a senior project.

Peter:
uh, yes, ma'am --

uh, ms. ghetty.

Ms. ghetty:

so, think of a topic --

something spectacular --

and a title.

Topics are due friday.

Get out.

Andy!

Get in here!

Peter:
pbht.

Andy:
hi.

Peter:
hi.

Andy:
hi.

I'm andy.

-peter:
I'm --

-andy:
peter hammer.

Yeah, the transfer

from alhambra high.

-we're in the same comm class.

-peter:
oh.

Andy:
ooh, are you here

working on your senior project?

Peter:
yeah.

Andy:
ohh.

Senior-project blues, huh?

Peter:

yeah, I'm completely screwed.

Andy:
oh, no.

So, what did you do

to get ms. ghetty?

Peter:
I didn't do anything.

She was assigned to me.

Andy:

if you don't want me to say

anything, I won't, all right?

But -- but, like, listen, man.

You're going to usc.

You on academic suspension

or something?

Drugs?

Meth.

M-- you --

do you chase the white tiger?

Peter:

do I look like I do meth to you?

Actually, wait.

Don't answer that.

Ms. -- ms. ghetty is weird.

Andy:
yo, it's -- it's nat--

it's natalia. you see her?

[ clears throat ]

hey, natalia.

Natalia:
[ chuckles ]

what do you want, andy?

Oh! Hey, new guy.

Peter:
oh. hello.

Hi, I'm peter.

Andy:
peter.

Natalia:
what do you think

I should get my dad?

Prada or l.v.?

Andy:

nah, see, me, I would --

natalia:

no, not you, andy.

Peter:
oh, um --

andy:

yeah, you should...

Peter:
I don't really know.

I don't shop much.

Jill:
you don't?

[ scoffs ]

peter:

i-i don't buy stuff.

People buy stuff for me,

but good luck

shopping for your dad.

Natalia:
thanks.

That was hot.

[ laughs ]

jennifer:
he's a badass.

Natalia:
um, seriously.

Jill:
I like andy.

Natalia:

jill, just do your copies.

...point of homework?

It's, like, I'm home,

why am I working?

So strange.

Tiffany:
seriously.

It's her, it's her.

Natalia:
jilly bear.

I need you to do me a favor.

Jill:

of course, anything.

Natalia:
I need you to get intel

on the hot new guy.

I want to know what he likes,

what he doesn't like,

where he lives,

anything else you can find out.

Jill:

so you want me to go undercover?

Natalia:
yes.

Like "21 jump street."

Jill:
cool!

[ chuckles ]

natalia:
okay.

Bye.

Jill:
bye.

Oh. okay.

Bye, natalia.

Spencer:
hey, natalia.

Isn't espionage

a little tacky for you?

You know, pretending to have

new friends and all?

Natalia:

[ chuckles ] okay.

You're one to talk

about pretending, spencer.

Natalia:
you're the one who

pretending to be my boyfriend

before coming out as gay.

Do you know

how embarrassing that is for me?

Spencer:
how is that

embarrassing for you?

Natalia:
[ scoffs ]

andy:
so, uh...

You live around here?

Peter:
yeah, nearby.

Andy:
ah, like most of us.

That's cool.

Hey, by any chance,

do you want cookies, 'cause --

so, uh, how far

are you walking today?

-peter:
sam!

-sam:
whoa!

Andy:
what the hell?

Sam:
geez.

-peter:
you okay?

-sam:
yeah.

Peter:
it looks like

everyone's a klutz today.

Sam:
[ laughs ] yeah.

Thank you.

That's very...sweet of you.

Peter:
wow, these are some

amazing doodles.

Sam:
oh. well, they're sketches,

but thanks.

I want to be a fashion designer,

so these are

for the senior project.

Peter:

oh, fashion is your topic?

Sam:
it is.

How we communicate,

in an eco-friendly manner,

through what we wear.

I wrote my design school essay

on that topic, as well.

Peter:
so, ms. ghetty's a fan

of that senior project, huh?

Sam:
yeah, she makes it seem

like the be-all, end-all,

but it really doesn't matter

that much.

Peter:
[ sighs ]

it's just that I'm really

looking forward to usc.

It may mean staying in one place

more than six months.

Sam:
moving sucks.

Peter:
yeah, it does.

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