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CLUB OWNER 1

It's not what we're looking for.

Confused, Joe walks away as 22 trails him.

JOE:

Wait. That’s not how I remember it

going down. I mean I...

But they come across more rejection holograms from other CLUB

OWNERS:

CLUB OWNER 2

Come back when you have something.

CLUB OWNER 3

Sorry, Joe.

CLUB OWNER 4

We’re looking for something

different.

They keep walking through Joe’s life, past holograms of Joe

teaching middle school kids, sitting alone in a diner,

waiting for a subway.

A pathetic monument depicts him washing clothes at the

laundromat. Joe is stunned.

JOE:

My life was meaningless.

Finally, they come to a hologram of Joe in a hospital bed,

unconscious after the fall. This is the current state of his

body --still alive, but soulless. It’s a sad end to what

appears to be a depressing life.

But as Joe regards this, he becomes determined:

JOE:

No. No no no! I will not accept

this!

(to 22)

Kid, give me that badge. I’m going

back to my body.

22

Oh yeah. Sure. Here.

22 removes the badge and hands it to Joe. But it vanishes and

returns onto 22.

The soul removes it again and tosses it into the distance.

Again, it returns.

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22 shreds it into pieces, even lights it on fire. But it

always materializes back onto the soul.

22

Unless it becomes an Earth Pass,

I’m stuck with it.

JOE:

Well what if I help you turn that

into an Earth Pass? Will you give

it to me then?

22

Wait! I’ve never thought of that!

I’d get to skip life. So yes! But

we’ve gotta get this thing to

change first, and I’ve never been

able to get it to change.

JOE:

Come on! I know all about Sparks,

because mine is piano!

22 follows Joe through the Hall. They find what he’s looking

for:
a HOLOGRAM of Joe’s playing piano for Dorothea Williams -

the moment that was supposed to change his life.

Joe looks at 22’s badge, assured it will work. But still no

Spark, the circle remains empty.

JOE:

Really? Nothing at all?

22

Meh. It’s just... music. I don’t

like music sounds. It feels like a

little too much.

JOE:

Well I am not going out like this.

Where’s that Hall of Everything?

EXT. THE YOU SEMINAR.

The HALL OF EVERYTHING looms in the distance. Joe and 22 walk

toward it, passing the Earth Portal. Joe leans to Earth:

JOE:

I’ll be right back.

22

Don’t get ahead of yourself, pal.

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JOE:

By the way, why do you sound like a

middle aged white lady?

22

I don’t. This is all an illusion.

JOE:

Huh?

22

This whole place is a hypothetical.

22’s voice changes:

OLD MAN:

I could sound like THIS if I wanted

to...

YOUNG GIRL:

Or sound like THIS instead.

22

I could even sound like YOU.

22 changes into an exact replica of Joe:

22

(in Joe’s voice)

Life is so unfair! I don’t wanna

die! Somebody call the wahhhhhhmbulance!

Wahhhhh!

22 switches back:

22

I just use this voice because it

annoys people.

JOE:

It’s very effective.

A ball of new souls rolls past and smacks into a pavilion,

which tips over and CRASHES on top of them.

22

Don’t worry, they’re fine. You

can’t crush a soul here. That’s

what life on Earth is for.

Joe shoots her a look.

JOE:

Mm hm. Very witty.

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INT. HALL OF EVERYTHING

The Hall is gigantic. Everything on Earth is in here!

22

Ok. Here we are. This is the Hall

of Everything.

Amazed, Joe looks around at all of the activity.

New souls are everywhere trying out different tasks from

fishing to soccer to photography to basketball. We see some

badges turn into Earth Passes.

A SOCCER BALL rolls up to Joe’s feet. He kicks it, and it

flies over to a new soul standing next to its Mentor. The

ball hits it’s head and the new soul’s badge changes to an

Earth Pass.

22

So where do you wanna start?

Joe looks around the enormous room, filled with literally

everything on Earth.

He grabs 22 and pulls the soul towards a French bakery.

JOE:

Come on!

INT. FRENCH BAKERY.

Joe and 22 tour the aisles, loaded with every sort of

delicious, baked item imaginable.

JOE:

Croissants, cakes!

Joe pulls out a steamy slice of pizza.

JOE:

Baking could be your Spark!

22

Yeah! But um, I don’t get it.

JOE:

Just smell it!

22

Can’t. And neither can you.

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JOE:

Wha--?

Joe sniffs it, gets nothing.

JOE:

(confused)

You’re right, I can’t smell-

Joe eats the pizza, but it comes out his bottom end, still

fully formed.

JOE:

We can’t taste, either!?

22

All that stuff is in your body.

22 eats a whole slice of pizza. It comes out the other end,

still perfect.

JOE:

No smell, no taste.

22

Or touch.

22 slaps him.

22

See?

22 slaps him a second time. And a third. And a fourth, etc.

Finally, Joe stops it.

JOE:

Okay, I get it! Moving on.

INT. HALL OF INTERESTS --FIRE FIGHTING AREA.

22 tries putting out a burning building as a fire fighter.

JOE:

Isn’t this exciting?

22

(entranced)

The fire is so pretty. I kinda

wanna let it spread-

Joe quickly cancels the idea:

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JOE:

Nope!

INT. HALL OF INTERESTS --ART STUDIO.

22 tries painting a portrait of Joe, but gives up:

22

Hands are hard!

INT. HALL OF INTERESTS --LIBRARY.

22 and Joe walk through the stacks.

JOE:

How ‘bout a librarian? They’re

cool!

22

Yes, amazing! Who wouldn’t like

working in a thankless job you’re

always in danger of losing due to

budget cuts? Though I do like the

idea of randomly shushing people.

JOE:

Look, obviously this isn’t-

22

Shhhh!! Oh yeah, that’s good.

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IN A LABORATORY -

22 tries to be a scientist. The experiment explodes but 22

shrugs, uninterested.

22

Meh.

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IN A GYMNASIUM -

22 tries being an Olympic gymnast, completing an impressive

dismount off the beam. But no Spark:

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22

Meh.

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IN THE OVAL OFFICE -As

President, 22 signs a bill into law. But is still

unimpressed:

22

Meh.

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IN THE AIR-AND-SPACE DEPARTMENT -

An massive rocket lifts off with 22 and Joe inside, filling

the Hall with smoke. But yet again:

22 (O.S.)

Meh.

JOE (O.S.)

Ughh!!

EXT. THE YOU SEMINAR --OUTSIDE THE HALL OF EVERYTHING.

22 and Joe leave the Hall. Joe is more annoyed than ever. 22

is simply bored.

JOE:

Well, I think that’s... everything.

22

Sorry.

JOE:

You told me you’d try!

22

I did! I’m telling the truth. If

there’s one thing I’m not, it’s a

liar. Unlike Abraham Lincoln...

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