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The Lunchroom
Episode 2x09
"Prozac Candy"
Written by
Vincent Biga
and
Bruce Snyder
Created by
Bruce Snyder
FADE IN:
INT. LUNCHROOM – BEFORE SCHOOL
Will, Reicther, Brock and Joel are sitting down.
Reicther and Brock are working on something.
BROCK
What are some other facts about
Kenya?
REICTHER
Ummm...it starts with a K?
BROCK
There has to be more than that.
REICTHER
No there isn't.
BROCK
How?
REICTHER
It's a two mile strip of land what
else do you think there is about it?
JOEL
I thought you guys went to Brian's
house to work on that over the
weekend.
BROCK
We did.
WILL
So why isn't it done?
REICTHER
Doing anything at Brian’s house is
too "risky" if you get my meaning.
INT. BRIAN'S ROOM – DAY (FLASHBACK)
Brian, Brock and Reicther are all around a Risk
board with several figurines on it.
REICTHER
Brian I'm attacking your Siberia.
BRIAN
Go ahead, take the frozen wasteland.
They pick up some dice.
REICTHER
Uno! Dos! Tres!
Reicther throws the dice.
REICTHER
Ha ha! Six!
Brian throws the dice.
BRIAN
Six, defender always wins!
REICTHER
Dang it!
He slams the Risk board with his fist the pieces fly
everywhere. Brian and Brock look like they are about to
kill Reicther.
REICTHER
Oops...
INT. LUNCHROOM – PRESENT
Everyone listens in, while Brock and Reicther look guilty.
WILL
So you guys played Risk the entire
time?
REICTHER
Make fun of me if you want, but I
had five continents.
OPENING CREDIT SEQUENCE:
Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" plays over the
credits.
AFTER CREDITS:
INT. LUNCHROOM – SAME
Casey and Chris walk in and sit down. SARAH THORMAN
walks by and sits at an other table.
Casey seems nervous.
WILL
What's the matter with you?
CHRIS
Well this morning I had to take some –
WILL
Not you. I meant Casey.
CASEY
I like Sarah.
Reicther gives Casey the evil eye.
WILL
And?
CASEY
And I think she likes me back but
I'm not sure.
JOEL
What makes you think that?
CASEY
One of her friends told me.
JOEL
So what's to think?
Sarah walks over to them.
SARAH
Anybody have any gum?
REICTHER
(very quickly)
I do!!
Reicther pulls some gum out of his pocket and gives her
some.
JOEL
Looks like you got some competition
there Casey.
CASEY
Oh yeah I guess so.
Casey and Reicther stare each other down, suddenly Brian
enters and sits down.
BRIAN
You didn’t get that done?
BROCK
No.
BRIAN
I thought you said you were going to
work on it when you got home.
BROCK
I was playing online all night with
you remember.
BRIAN
Oh yeah.
He sees Reicther and Casey staring at each other.
BRIAN
What are they doing?
REICTHER
I'm wearing down his mental defenses
then I'm going in for the kill.
BRIAN
Cool.
CASEY
No I'm going for the kill.
BRIAN
Right...
The bell rings, they all leave, Reicther and Casey
continue to stare at each other as they get up and walk
to class as well.
INT. HALLWAY – MINUTES LATER
Joel and Brian are talking, they see a sign and stop
JOEL
"Yenom" Rock Candy, buy some today
BRIAN
Don’t think I’ll be buying any.
JOEL
Yeah...
They leave.
INT. SPANISH CLASS - LATER
Casey and Reicther are sitting on the opposite sides of
the room but are still staring at each other. Reicther
notices the sunlight, He takes his Spanish book and
tries to blind Casey with its reflective surface. We see
the light on Casey’s Face but he seems unbothered by it,
he takes his own Spanish book and shines it back at
Reicther.
Reicther is blinded by the light and falls backwards out
of his chair the teacher walks up to Reicther.
KLINE
Mr. Reicther is there a problem?
REICTHER
No.
Reicther gets back into his chair, as soon as he does he
begins to stare at Casey again.
INT. SCIENCE CLASS – SAME
Brian walks in and sits down, he looks tired. James
Cordray turns around.
JAMES
Hey, Brian.
BRIAN
Go away.
JAMES
We have a sub today.
BRIAN
Wa-hoo.
JAMES
Guess what time I woke up today.
BRIAN
No.
JAMES
6 in the morning.
BRIAN
Fascinating.
JAMES
Wanna know why?
BRIAN
Nope.
JAMES
I had to get ready for school,
that's the time I wake up every day.
BRIAN
Wow.
JAMES
Shut up Brian. What time do you wake
up?
BRIAN
4:30.
JAMES
No you didn’t.
Brian stares at James. James stares back. James laughs.
JAMES
That’s good.
Brian still stares. James laughs again.
JAMES
Come on cut it out.
Brian continues to stare. James turns around slowly.
Brian lays his head down on the table with a loud thump.
KARA NEWSONE enters and sits next to Brian, she has
several containers, people start crowding around her.
PERSON #1
Do you have cherry?
KARA
Yeah hang on a second.
PERSON #2
Do you have watermelon?
KARA
Yeah ha-
Every one starts talking at once, the teacher walks in
and gets every one's attention.
SUB
Ok, even though that ‘rock candy’ as
you call it looks suspiciously like
crack to me I’ll let you buy it and
you can eat it, all were doing is
watching a movie today, so you
know...
The sub turns out the lights and a boring movie begins,
after a while every one gets their candy and leaves.
KARA
(to Brian)
You want some?
Brain checks his pockets but keeps his head down.
BRIAN
No money.
KARA
That’s alright this one’s on the
house I owe you anyway the way I
copy off you all the time.
She hands him a container of rock candy, Brian looks on
the label.
BRIAN
Where did you get your company name?
KARA
Its "money" spelled backwards.
BRIAN
Oh...But wouldn't that mean that you
don't want to make any money
KARA
Do you want it or not?
BRIAN
Sorry.
Brian opens the container and takes a piece as he eats
it his eyes go wide.
INT. LUNCHROOM – NOON
Casey, Reicther, and Stacy are sitting around a table.
Stacy is drawing in a notebook. Casey and Reicther are
staring at each other. Stacy looks up at them and sighs.
REICTHER
Face it...your going down and I'm
going to swoop in for the kill.
CASEY
I'm not going down without a fight.
Stacy, annoyed, groans.
STACY
Jesus. Pull out your dicks and
measure them, and let's get this
over with.
Stacy gets up and begins to walk away. As she walks away
she bumps into Will, Brian, Chris, Brock and Joel, who
are walking to the table.
BRIAN
Hey. Where are you going?
STACY
I'm sorry, Brian. But those two are
just annoying the piss out of me.
She walks away. The five guys walk up and sit down at
the table. Casey and Reicther are still staring at each
other.
WILL
God. How long are you two going to
keep this going for?
CASEY
Once, Reicther gives up –
REICTHER
- which I won't.
BRIAN
I know how to solve this.
Brian reaches over and takes a bottle of juice that was
sitting near Casey. Brian squirts some on Reicther's
eyes.
REICTHER
OWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
He grabs his eyes and falls to the ground.
CASEY
I WIN!!! HA HA!
Brian then squirts some in Casey's eyes.
CASEY
OWWWWWWWWWW!!!
He falls to the ground and grabs his eyes.
CHRIS
What was that one for?
BRIAN
Well, Casey was getting a little
cocky.
Brian sits the bottle down. Brian realizes something.
BRIAN
Oh you guys are going to like this.
He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a container.
WILL
What is that?
BRIAN
Yenom.
JOEL
You actually bought that crap?
BRIAN
Don't knock it, until you try it.
He places the container on the table and opens it. Will
and Chris both take a piece and quickly eat it. Will
coughs a bit.
WILL
Holy shit.
BRIAN
Good?
WILL
Oh yeah.
Joel slowly takes a piece.
BRIAN
Want one Brock?
BROCK
I'm good.
Joel seems a little uneasy about eating it.
JOEL
I don't know about this. Is it good?
CHRIS
Abso-fucking-lutely.
Joel eats it. He seems to like it.
JOEL
This stuff is pretty fucking good.
Will, Brian, Joel, and Chris take another piece.
Reicther and Casey slowly lift up and sit on their
chairs. Their eyes are a little red around the edges.
CASEY
Hey, Yenom. Let me have a piece.
Brian takes the juice and squirts some more on Casey's
eyes. Casey falls to the ground.
CASEY
OWWWWWWWW!!!
INT. SOLLETT'S OFFICE – DAY
Dr. Sollett is sitting a chair, while Casey lays on the
couch. Casey's eyes are red.
CASEY
And then I fell again and landed on
my keys.
Sollett begins to write something down.
CASEY
Whatcha' writing?
SOLLETT
Well, it seems that that day in day
out you have these horrible things
happen to you that are causing you
to be stressed. So, I'm writing you
a prescription for Prozac.
CASEY
Prozac? Do you really think I need Prozac.
Sollett stops writing.
SOLLETT
Casey, your eyes are red from lemon
juice being squirted in them.
She rips the prescription and hands it out to him.
SOLLETT
I think you need it.
Casey takes it.
INT. LUNCHROOM – BEFORE SCHOOL
Brock is sitting at the table working on something.
Brian is sitting and shaking.
BROCK
Cold?
Brian shakes his head.
BRIAN
Withdraw.
Chris runs up.
CHRIS
(shaky and hyper)
Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian! I need
more Yenom!
BRIAN
(quickly and hyper)
Gone, gone, gone. No more.
Chris slams the table.
CHRIS
DAMN IT!!! I need more!
Will runs up to the table and sits. He is carrying,
three containers of Yenom.
CHRIS
All right! Will scored some!
Chris and Brian reach for it.
WILL
BACK AWAY YOU ANMINALS!!!
Chris and Brian quickly retreat. He opens all three
containers. He begins to eat from all three at the same
time very quickly.
BROCK
My God. You people are like heroin
addicts.
BRIAN
Hey! That's what we should do! We
should shoot the Yenom into are
veins!
CHRIS
Yeah! That way we'll get the sugar
rush faster!
BROCK
My God. You people need help.
Joel walks up and sits down. He holds himself and begins
to rock himself.
JOEL
(weakly)
Cold...why is it so cold?
Will has now eaten all the candy is licking the
containers.
INT. CASEY'S HOUSE – BATHROOM – SAME
Casey is sitting on the toilet. He is sitting back
looking sedated. On the sink is an open bottle of
Prozac.
CASEY'S MOM (O.S.)
Casey!
CASEY
(dazed)
Yeah...
CASEY'S MOM (O.S.)
Did you take your meds?
He smiles.
CASEY
Yeah.
CASEY'S MOM (O.S.)
Okay, then get ready school.
Pause.
CASEY
This a great feeling...I don't feel
anything.
He smiles.
INT. ENGLISH GLASS – LATER THAT DAY
Will is sitting in the back, while MRS. O'MALLEY teaches
the class. Will can barely sit up.
O'MALLEY
Okay, we'll pause their and take a
five minute break.
Everyone gets up and slowly leave the room except for
Will. He slowly gets up and heads for O'Malley.
WILL
Mrs. O'Malley?
O'MALLEY
Yes?
WILL
I was wondering if I could go to my
locker.
O'MALLEY
What for?
WILL
Well see, I'm kinda falling asleep
back there. And I want to go to my
locker to get his candy that will
wake me up and keep my peppy for the
rest of the class.
O'MALLEY
You want to get candy?
WILL
Well, it's just so I can you know,
be alert for the rest of class.
O'MALLEY
I don't think so.
WILL
C'mon, Mrs. O'Malley. I need a blast.
O'MALLEY
No.
WILL
C'mon, just one blast.
O'MALLEY
Sit down, Mr. Cooper.
Will sighs.
EXT. SCHOOL – FRONT LAWN – SAME
Joel and Chris are laying on the lawn, quietly shaking.
Pause.
JOEL
...Chris...
Pause.
CHRIS
...Yeah?
JOEL
...I think...we need to give Yenom
up...
Long pause.
CHRIS
...Yeah.
Pause.
INT. SCHOOL – HALLWAY – LITTLE LATER
Reicther is at his locker. Casey staggers over to him.
CASEY
(very sedated)
There you are Reicther.
Reicther begins to stare at him.
CASEY
Please, please. My eyes are too
tired to blink.
REICTHER
...What?
CASEY
Reicther...I've been thinking...
Long pause.
REICTHER
And?
CASEY
I've been thinking...I don't want
this Jill...Laura, Katie, whatever
the hell her name is. Anyway, I
don't want her to come between us.
So...I will not try to chase her.
Good day.
Casey slowly begins to stagger away.
REICTHER
Are you high?
CASEY
I'm high on life.
REICTHER
No PCP or ecstasy?
CASEY
Nothing but life. And by life I mean
these...
Casey reaches into his pocket and pulls out his bottle
of Prozac. He walks away.
INT. BRIAN'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - AFTER SCHOOL
Brian is lying on the couch. He seems ready to pass out.
On the floor next to him is about fifty containers of
Yenom...all empty.
Stacy enters from the hall.
STACY
Hey, Brian, do you...
She notices Brian and Yenom.
STACY
The hell have you been doing?
BRIAN
Err...eating...err...Yenom.
STACY
There's about fifty containers of
this! I'm surprised you haven't gone
into a diabetic coma.
BRIAN
(gibberish)
Mah...bah...err...shorburt...
STACY
Okay. No more Yenom for you.
Brian continues to speak gibberish.
FADE TO BLACK
TITLE CARD:
"FOUR DAYS LATER..."
FADE IN:
INT. LUNCHROOM – NOON
Will is walking toward the table. On his way there, he
encounters a MALE STUDENT.
STUDENT
Hey, Will. Good day ain't it?
Will knees him in the balls. He falls to the ground.
WILL
What's so good about it?
Will walks over to the table. There sitting are Brian,
Joel, Brock, Reicther, Chris, and Casey. Brian, Joel,
and Chris look like they have a headache.
JOEL
You know, I'm starting to sympathize
with druggies who try to quit. Cause
this sucks.
BROCK
At least your not shaking anymore.
BRIAN
(sarcastically)
Oh yeah. Thank God for that.
MALE STUDENT #2 walks up to Brian.
STUDENT #2
Hey, Brian.
Brian quickly punches him in the balls. He falls to the
ground.
REICTHER
You know, just because you have to
quit, doesn't mean have to hit
people.
BRIAN
It's not that. I just don't like
him.
FADE OUT.
END OF EPISODE
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