Soul Page #14

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Terry PULLS THE SOUL FROM THE BODY. But it’s not Joe.

It’s Paul!

TERRY:

Oh ooh! You’re not Joe Gardner.

HaHa! My mistake.

Paul is petrified.

TERRY:

We’ll just get you back into your

meat suit.

Terry shoves Paul’s soul back into his body and tosses him

back up.

EXT. NEW YORK STREET CORNER. DAY.

Paul emerges through the portal, back onto the street. He’s

shivering, clutching his bag of chips, horrified. Terry tries

to make things right:

TERRY:

There ya go. No harm, no foul.

But Paul is trembling and stammering.

TERRY:

Oh, boy.

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Terry puts an arm around him.

TERRY:

Look, fella. I’m thinking there’s

no reason we can’t keep this little

incident between us, eh? Mistakes

happen. And uh, it’s not your time.

Unless you keep eating those

processed foods, am I right? Ha!

Terry vanishes. Paul looks around fearfully. Suddenly,

Terry’s stern face appears in his bag of chips.

TERRY:

But seriously, stay away from those

processed foods.

Paul SCREAMS and throws the bag, running away.

EXT. NEW YORK --SIDEWALK. DAY.

22 and Joe keep walking. 22 happily sucks on a lollipop as

they talk.

JOE:

You know what, you did all right

back there. How did you know how to

deal with Paul?

22

I didn’t. I just let out the ME.

Hey, like you said about jazz! I

was jazzing!

JOE:

First of all, “jazzing” is not a

word. And second, music and life

operate by very different rules.

22 looks at a flyer on a pole, about to pull off one of the

contact slips.

22

It says take one!

JOE:

Don’t-

But 22 takes more than one.

JOE:

Or do. Okay fine.

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22 jogs back over like a little kid, reading it.

22

Man with a Van. I got a few in case

we need a lot of vans.

Joe rolls his eyes.

JOE:

Uh huh. Now let’s get back to the

plan. We go the Half Note and wait

there for Moonwind. It’s around 4PM

now...

But he see 22 LAUGHING, playing with the reflection in a

window.

JOE:

You know what, you are really

getting good at using those legs.

Why don’t you try running?

22’s hands run along a metal fence, making music.

22

Hey! I made a song! I’m jazzing!

JOE:

Okay, enough of the jazzing and

everything like that. We need to

get somewhere. Now I suggest that-

But 22 stops over a subway grate. The blast of air from below

whooshes up.

22

Woohoo! Ha ha!

JOE:

What are you doing?

22

That tickles!

22 lies on her stomach on the grate, letting the wind ruffle

the suit.

22

Hoooooohohohohohooo!

22’s hat blows off and flies down the street.

22

Whoops. I got it.

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22 runs over to the hat, bends over to pick it up. But stops,

unable to bend out any more.

JOE:

Would you hurry up!

22

Okay.

22 forces it. RIIIIP!

22

(smiling)

You were right! These pants are

loosening!

But PEDESTRIANS behind 22 look at the pants IN SHOCK.

A BIKE MESSENGER LAUGHS.

Joe SCREAMS:

JOE:

AAAAAAHHHH!

He runs over and looks at 22’s rear, his polka dot underwear

hangs out. Joe tries to cover it up.

JOE:

Oh no no no, don’t let people see

your butt!

22

It’s your butt.

JOE:

It doesn’t matter whose butt! Take

off the jacket! Tie it around your

waist! Quick! Cover the butt!

22 does.

JOE:

Oh! What are we gonna do!? Can’t

find a tailor this late!

A thought hits him. A bad thought:

JOE:

(dread)

Oh no. We’re gonna have to go to

mom’s.

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22

Okay!

JOE:

No, you don’t understand! Mom

doesn’t know about this gig. And

she’s not gonna like it.

22

Okay.

JOE:

But we don’t have any other choice!

22

Okay.

JOE:

She’s the only one that can fix

this!

22

Okay!

JOE:

Stop saying okay! We gotta catch

the subway across town. Come on.

22

Oook(

stops herself)

Got it.

INT. SUBWAY STATION PLATFORM.

22 eats a bagel while carrying Joe down onto a subway station

platform.

JOE:

My mom doesn’t know about the gig,

and I want to keep it that way,

okay?

22

Right, because she thinks you’re a

failure.

JOE:

What?!

22

I didn’t say that! YOU did. Up

here.

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22 points to Joe’s head.

JOE:

Look, my mom has her own definition

of what success is and being a

professional musician isn’t it.

Joe jumps to the ground and starts pacing, thinking this

through.

JOE:

(muttering to self)

So lemme see... I need the suit

fixed for a school band recital.

Ugh, I’m not looking forward to

this. But there’s no reason she

needs to know.

Meanwhile, 22 notices a BUSKER playing his guitar and

SINGING, guitar case open to receive loose change. Intrigued,

22 approaches.

Joe still stews:

JOE:

All the times I’ve been so close to

getting to my dreams... something

always gets in the way. You know

what I mean?

Joe spots 22, drawn to the music. He walks over.

22

He’s good. I’ve heard music before.

But I’ve never felt like this

inside.

JOE:

Of course you love music now.

Because you’re ME. Let’s go. Let’s

go!

22 clocks this as the train arrives. It makes sense, yet

doesn’t feel right.

JOE:

Let’s go!

22 watches a PASSERBY toss change into the busker’s guitar

case. Inspired, 22 breaks her bagel in half and drops it in,

too. As 22 walks away, the busker looks at the bagel,

slightly annoyed.

Joe and 22 walk onto the train.

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INT. SUBWAY TRAIN.

Joe finds a seat and sits, like a person --on his butt, cat-

feet outstretched. He folds his paws across his cat-chest and

settles in for the ride like any New Yorker.

A NEW YORKER next to him looks at this, decides to scoot

over, not wanting any part of this weirdness.

22 remains standing as the doors close. The car is nearly

full. The train starts moving. 22 stumbles.

22

Whoah! AHH!

As the train moves, 22 has fun “surfing” it like a wave.

22

Woahahaho! Ha ha!

22 bumps into a COMMUTER.

COMMUTER:

Hey! Take it easy, eh?

22

I’m sorry!

22 quickly sits next to Joe, feeling self-conscious.

JOE:

Don’t worry about it. It’s the

subway. It does that to some

people.

22

Does what?

JOE:

It wears you down. It stinks. It’s

hot. It’s crowded. Every day the

same thing, day in and day out.

(to self)

But once I get on that stage

tonight, all my troubles are going

to be fixed. You’re gonna see a

brand new Joe Gardner.

Joe hears a SLURPING sound. He turns to see 22 listening to

him, but now drinking a Big Gulp from a straw.

JOE:

Where'd you get that?

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