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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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