Zerophilia Page #7

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LUCA:

Yeah. He's alright.

MAX:

Do you play?

LUCA:

Uh, I don't know.

JANINE:

She's gotta' pack. You need to go.

MAX:

Really nice meeting you.

Janine ushers Max out the door and shuts it on him.

Luca ducks into the bedroom, shuts the door.

INSIDE BEDROOM:

Luca at the window, peers out between the curtains, watching,

as Max walks away.

OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

As Max gets to the end of the driveway, he stops and turns

back, sporting a charming smile.

INSIDE THE BEDROOM

Luca jumps away from the window, smacking into Janine.

JANINE:

Are you okay?

Luca just stares back at her, nonplussed.

47.

JANINE (CONT'D)

What is it? What's

the matter?

(beginning to get it)

Oh...

LUCA:

"Oh" what? What do you mean, "oh?"

JANINE:

(shrugs)

He's a hunk.

LUCA:

I got to switch back. Right now!

JANINE:

What's the big deal?

LUCA:

Get out of here! Just GET OUT!

JANINE:

Okay, okay.

OUTSIDE BEDROOM:

Janine emerges from the bedroom to join Keenan. He looks up

at her, questioning.

KEENAN:

What's goin' on?

JANINE:

It's a girl thing.

KEENAN:

Does he need any help in there?

JANINE:

Not from you.

OUTSIDE BEDROOM DOOR - LATER

Keenan and Janine sprawled out, leaning against the door,

half-eaten pizza between them on the floor, WEARY.

BUZZING emanates from inside the bedroom.

LUCA (O.S.)

This is good!

48.

Keenan and Janine PERK UP.

KEENAN:

Finally.

JANINE:

Alright, okay, now open those

little levers on the sides,... and

flip that center thingy back...

Keenan finds this particularly unsettling.

LUCA (O.S.)

(enthused)

Did you get this thing at the mall?

JANINE:

No.

KEENAN:

Janine wouldn't have one a' those.

JANINE:

Please. And mine's got way more

features than that one.

(Keenan's crotch)

Or that one.

Keenan gives her the evil eye.

LUCA (O.S.)

So, where'd you get it?

JANINE:

It was Larissa's. My roommate.

Inside the bedroom, the BUZZING STOPS.

LUCA (O.S.)

GROSSS!!!

OUTSIDE DOOR:

Keenan grabs the last bottle from his six-pack.

KEENAN:

I'm just sayin', he's not that

experienced with girls.

JANINE:

Oh, and you are?

49.

KEENAN:

I'm startin' to wonder if you are?

JANINE:

I'm not gonna' feed your fantasies.

Keenan flips the TV remote, disturbed.

INSIDE THE BEDROOM

Luca sits on the edge of the bed, frustrated.

JANINE (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Luca?

LUCA:

Don't call me that!

JANINE (O.S.)

You gotta' just think about

whatever turns you on. No matter

what it is.

Luca considers, she goes over to the window, peers out

momentarily, then draws back.

OUTSIDE THE BEDROOM

Janine lies down on the floor.

JANINE (CONT'D)

(last ditch)

Okay, pretend you're thrown on your

back, pinned against the bed...

Spread eagle, eyes closed, she fantasizes, as she directs...

JANINE (CONT'D)

You can't move an arm, a leg,

nothing, even an inch!

Keenan glances over, taken aback at her tone...

JANINE (CONT'D)

And two strong hands feel your

thighs,...

Keenan watches, getting turned on...

JANINE (CONT'D)

creeping firmly, slowly toward your

breasts...

50.

Keenan lunges for Janine.

JANINE (CONT'D)

Keen!

KEENAN:

Babe, every time I look at you, I

get the shivers! I just want to

rip your clothes off, and throw you

down...

JANINE:

Oh, Keen!

They're kissing, ROLLING AROUND TOGETHER now,...

KEENAN:

I want to envelop every inch of

you, that incredible curve along

your side,...

They roll on the floor, clothes torn...

KEENAN (CONT'D)

I want to pin your arms over your

head, and make mad, passionate...

LUCA (O.S.)

AAAHHH!

Keenan and Janine RECOIL.

Whether agony or ecstasy, it's a frightening sound.

The door opens.

Luke stands in his shorts, ALL MALE.

JANINE:

You're a screamer.

EXT. LANGFORD STATUARY SUPPLY - NIGHT

Sydney makes her way through a barbed-wire fence, past a "No

Trespassing" sign. A lone DOG HOWLS in the distance.

Life-size replicas of Greek Gods, Venus and David, all face

one way in the mist. Their cold stone bodies press up

against each other; nude, indifferent.

A figure peers out between the statues in a long black coat,

a baseball cap over his eyes: Luke.

51.

SYDNEY:

What are we doing here?

LUKE:

Didn't want anyone around. So, I

did what you said.

SYDNEY:

Amazing, huh?

LUKE:

Weird. Awful.

SYDNEY:

Hmm. Was it difficult making the

switch?

LUKE:

No. It was hard gettin' back. I

need an owner's manual.

Sydney smiles, nods in agreement.

SYDNEY:

A lot of guys could use one of

those.

LUKE:

So, what now? Do I take pills or

something?

SYDNEY:

No, it doesn't work like that.

This may sound odd, but I need to

know if you're attracted to me.

LUKE:

What? No.

SYDNEY:

Hmm. You're not gay, are you?

LUKE:

NO! Jeez! I'm just not attracted

to you like that.

SYDNEY:

Okay, calm down. This could be a

problem. Right now, you can go

either way anytime you want. It's

a very special and critical time

for a Z, something you'll

experience only once in life.

52.

LUKE:

Good.

SYDNEY:

You need to use this incredible

opportunity you've been given, to

figure out which you're supposed to

be:
male or female.

LUKE:

What?

SYDNEY:

Don't you see? You get to choose.

LUKE:

I don't want to choose. I want to

be a guy.

SYDNEY:

Yes, well, the thing is, sometimes

your desires can conflict with your

desires. It's important to know

for sure.

LUKE:

Believe me, I know.

SYDNEY:

I think you need to try again.

LUKE:

No way!

SYDNEY:

Why're you so resistant? If the

truth is, you want to be a guy,

great, but if not...

LUKE:

Don't even say that!

SYDNEY:

Well, clearly some part of you

feels differently. You couldn't

change if you didn't want to.

LUKE:

What?! That's crap!

53.

SYDNEY:

That's the thing about the truth.

It'll set you free, but first it

can really piss you off.

Sydney moves to leave.

LUKE:

This is nuts! I'm supposed to be a

guy!

SYDNEY:

Then what's the problem? You are

one.

Sydney turns to leave.

LUKE:

You're not gonna' help?!

SYDNEY:

I will, the moment you're ready to

try again. You can come back to my

place right now if you want.

LUKE:

Forget it!

EXT. LUMBER MILL - DAY

Bikes and SUV's outside the shut down mill. Abandoned timber

surrounds an asphalt clearing.

Luke, Keenan, Chad, Jeremy, and OTHER GUYS in the midst of a

friendly, if brutal roller hockey game.

Luke glances over and spots Max high up on a pile of logs,

cheering them on.

Jeremy passes the puck off to Luke who drives it MANIACALLY

to score the winning GOAL.

The Guys CHEER.

CHAD:

Well, ain't we a basket a'

biscuits?

JEREMY:

Yeah, Luke, what got into you

today?

54.

LUKE:

The Force.

AFTER THE GAME:

The guys gather up their belongings near the cars.

Luke sits on the running board of his truck, unlacing his

skates.

Max comes over.

MAX:

Hey. Good game.

LUKE:

Yeah.

MAX:

I dropped by your place. Any chance

you could give me a few pointers.

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