""Moreso than usual ?"" " Way more." "I made a model ofthe centennial last night, complete with guests." " I´m a freak, aren´t I ?" " No, you´re just very...focused." "Exactly." "I think Brad hasbettertaste than that." "Really ?" "Okay." "See you in a minute." "Thanks a lot." "You´re a lifesaver." "Dad, bring the milk home." "Come on, Dad." " Come on." "Dad, can I take the milk off your hands ?" " Time flies." " Dad, milk." " Mom." "junior high happened." "Hi." "How´re you doin´ ?" " Wake up, Time Zone High." "Morning, Sue." " Morning, Tom." "Centennial, the 1 00 Year Event." "since Timothy Zonin founded..." "Timothy Zonin High." "Both students and alumni alike are preparingan unforgettable centennial." "Our centennial bash is the culmination of a weeklong series of events." "So where are we on the senior class gift ?" "Nicole, how´s the rest of the budget looking ?" " $1 6,372" " Good. we´ll need it." " It´s sick." " Are parents invited or only alumni ?" "Both." "Tradition." "Everyone´s invited." " Why are we doing this again ?" " As a protest." " Of what ?" "Check, Dave." "We´re doing this to protest sheep." " Chase ?" " General herding mentality." "Yeah, look at ´em down there." "Yeah, drink your mochaccinos." "Sing along to Celine Dion." " What ?" " What´s that ?" "What´s going on ?" "Aw." "Sprinklers." "You guys." "Sprinklers." " Us guys." " You got it." "Sprinklers." "Suspension." " I´m dead." " Not you, Ignazzi." " These two recidivists." " Come on." "You, remove the shades, stand up." " You too, Chase." " Me ?" "I need a comparison." "Well, that all depends." "Am I free to go ?" "I almost cried I was laughing so hard." "Hey, Brad." "Thanks." "Well, it´s a lot of work, but it´s worth it." "Mmm." "Hey, um, do you wanna go to, um, down to Shoe World with me ?" "Shoe World." "Chuckles" "Oh" " I can´t." "My dad." " Okay." "Well, I´ll see you there." " You´re comin´!" ""And it´sa time-out for the Tigers."" " What, Brad ?" " Go and tell her I want to talk to her." "I said Brad has all the appeal of toast." " There´sa difference." " Come on." "Look at him." " Yeah ?" " All I´m saying is there´s a process." "Sure it´s not written down, but I have given all the appropriate signs." "And Brad knows the rules." "Look, it´s Designated Dave." "Do it for TimeZone!" "Whoo-hoo!" "The fact of the matter" ""The excitement mounts as centennial nears."" "Ray is a plotter." " Mm-hmm." " watch." "You´ll see." "Vivisection." " That´s Animal Liberation Front." " ALF ?" " "Biomedical research. " That´s the two-wordexcuse..." " Maybe we should go, go, go ?" "when asked about the abuses taking place in the laboratory." "Defense!" "Defense!" "Defense!" ""But it´sa time-out for the Tigers."" " And ?" " And so I told him to tell Brad..." " You what ?" " Relax." "He´s all yours." " Closer´s louder !" " That´s my point !" " Mine too !" " We can´t talk up there !" "We talked in the car !" " To ALF ?" "Look." "You go, okay ?" " But when it comes to" "But all this so-called rebellion" "It´s a joke." "We´re breaking up, aren´t we ?" "That´s all." "Are you stoned ?" "Are you serious ?" "It´s 9:00 p.m." "Yeah, so it is." " Are you ?" " No." "Are you stoned ?" "Yeah, I know you´d be cool." ""Onward through the fog." "We´re the class of ´73."" "Are you stoned ?" "Dad, rest easy." "Promise ?" "Promise." " Yo, rise and shine." " We´ve got dates." " Dates ?" "That´s the one." "He loves her." "Love." "Like I care." "That would be her." "What are we doing ?" "I don´t know." "She swore she´d be here." "She swore ?" " Who is this chick ?" " DAUGHTER JUDY." "Cyber-girls are hot." "Oh, yeah." "I´ve never kissed Chase Hammond at the Skate Palace in sixth grade." "Chase Hammond ?" "I never did it with anything requiring batteries." "Whoa-oa-oa-oa." " You wanna be one of them." " Who is this "them" ?" "People too drunk to drive ?" "one of them quite possibly Princess Leia" "You should know that half the party now believes..." "Like it matters." "Drive me home." "You called for a safe ride ?" "Okay, watch your head." "I learned that on Cops." "You know where she lives ?" "Oh, I think I can find it." " Sure." " Yeah." "Fries, a Coke, and, uh" "Violence anticipated." "There are rules, you know." " " Rules" ?" " Rules !" " What rules ?" " Seniors rule !" "I don´t know." "I-- I fell in love." "So I heard." "Now I´m left alone with the embarrassment and alienation..." " Turn that thing off," " I think she means Sean Penn." " That´s good." "Sean Young scares me." "I" "But we´re still a couple blocks away from your house." "You heard the man !" "Okay." "Bye, "meng."" "Nicole, wait." "What ?" "Her car´s not here." "She´s not home." "Okay, bye." "Taking Sue." "Taking Dee Vine." "Give it up, bonehead." "Princess Leia ain´t comin´." "Take me to centennial, Chase." "Nicole ?" " You´re drunk." " I´m desperate." "Scoffs You´re not offended." "So don´t pretend to be." " I am ?" " Word´s out, Dulcie dropped you." " Yeah, well" " Well, you have a tiny idea how I feel." "or me, and that´s fine." "I walk in a room and it gets suddenly quiet," "We can save each other..." "from disgrace." ""Each other" ?" "What´s in it for me ?" "There´s the rampant homophobia, which leads to the greater issue, I´m sure, speeches, saluting banners." "you can´t escape them," "Dulcie, call me." "Tonight." " I-I don´t care what time" "Obviously." "We can´t do this halfway." "That makes sense." "it´s gonna require some severe measures." "Well, define "severe."" "To start, you can´t wear... anything you own." "we need to clean you up." "Let´s do it." "Nice hat." " Hi, welcome to the Gap." "Nicole ?" " Oh, hey, Ray." " Hey." "About the dance, I mean." "And, um, well, well, I´d take you." " I´d be honored." " Oh." "That´s sweet, Ray." "Chase ?" "My Chase ?" "I" "I got it." "Ray." "Hey, Nicole." "I´m serious." "If you want." "than me with "Miss School Spirit" Nicole Maris ?" "He still thinks I´m joking." "So what are you doing ?" "I do." "Yeah." "So, what are we burning today ?" "Why ?" " And the benefit of that ?" " We´re in this together." "I could be getting paid ?" "So, how does it compare ?" "To what ?" "Go !" "Fight !" "Win !" " Whoo !" " I´m gonna get something to drink." "With a twist." "Got the dirt. wanna hear it ?" "It´s cute and all, making nice with your neighbor," "Above and beyond what ?" "The boy cleans up nicely." " Or maybe you haven´t given up." " Given up ?" " Over it." " So this Chase Hammond thing" "Right." "Who knows ?" "Maybe more." "or some fat-ass relief pitcher swinging at air?" "I think Fielder is a perfect example." "You know what ?" "Someday that´s gonna be Griffey." "And I would rather see junior at 40 than some jim Bob... who made it to the show because of an expansion." "Go !" "Fight !" "Win !" " Go !" " Go !" "Fight !" "Defense !" "Defense !" "Defense !" "Go, Tigers !" "Whoo !" "Come on !" ""And it´s good!" "Tigers take it!"" "I about choked." "I bow down to the king of scams." " Bad-ass ride, Chase." " Yeah, every time Halley´s Comet flies," "I had to leave the spleen on deposit." "Yeah, what´s the deal with that chick ?" "Word on the street, she sleeps in a casket." ""Word on the street" ?" " Yeah, the chick´s evil." "whoo!" "TimeZone, 70, Lewiston, 68!" "Ya-hoo!" "Honk your horn!" "I wouldn´t understand what ?" "Yeah ?" "Well, when girls compete, it´s art." "And Alicia-- she´s an artist." " Oh-ho." "Here´s the good part." "Psst." "Nicole." "He´s my next-door neighbor." "Mr. Maris ?" "Come for a ride with me." "I wonder where it comes from." "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ?" "Wow." "Must be a hell ofa book." "First two weeks of November..." "I want you to come." "Oh, uh, there´s this little centennial thing I´m kind of involved in." "Yeah, 1 4 times." "Hi." "Uh, I´m-I´m" " I am." "It´s the Electrocutes." "It´s the best band in town." " Stylish." " Yes." " You made this ?" " Yeah." "There´s a sister with edge." "That´s the direction the committee´s going." "Quality with mass appeal." "Can you say oxymoron ?" "Wait." "I told Nicole that" " Think about it, Chase." "You have all the duties..." " Whatever, man." "Fourteen times!" "Hambone ?" " Not even close." " My man." "What I wouldn´t do to Scully." " I´m sure she´s been drooled on before." "jealous ?" " And he invited me over to his house to check it out." " His name´s Dave." " What ?" " Oh, you know, man." "No Designated,justDave." "Helpme fiind it ?" "So what was that about, huh ?" " Is this more "us/them" rhetoric ?" " Well, if the tiara fits" "Come on, Chase." "Can you honestly tell me..." "No, that´s different." " How?" " Think about it." "What makes you say that ?" " write Valentines to each other." " Yeah ?" "Dave got one card." "How doyou remember that ?" " I just do." "I´m out of here." " Don´t." "It doesn´t set me back." "Okay." "You´re right." "First, come back." "Be the charmer we both know you can be." "Then we´ll go wherever you wanna go." "Wherever I want ?" " I never liked" " You did too." "So where´s Dulcie ?" "Did that hurt ?" "Not as much as this." "Hey, Nicole." "Um, wanna dance ?" " Yeah." " Hey, Brad." " Hey, Lisa." "You know, Kathy really is a sweetie." "Yeah, she is." "Thanks." "'Cause of the whole Nicole thing." "Best of." "But everyone knows..." "Nicole´s a lot of talk and very little action." "Not all girls." " Something to drink ?" " Water ?" "I come here a lot." "Not lately." "Hey." "There you go." "Hey." "Oh." "Hey, Dulcie." "Get a room." " Masterful." " Huh ?" "from DAUGHTER JUDY." "The same one who stood you up ?" "I´m having second thoughts." "I don´t think I could take it if she saw me and I saw this reaction on her face." " Uh-huh, and that´s what the tooth fairy was just saying." " Hey." " Cool." "Shoot." " What´s your idea of a perfect date ?" " Date, series of activities." "Or date, person ?" " Person." " Activities." " The person." "She´s not afraid to dance." "She offers to pay." "She doesn´t decide before a date whether she´s gonna kiss you or not." " We´ll lose the smoke." "but they cost." "Nicole, where are we budget-wise ?" " Yeah ?" "Okay." "I´ll go get it now." "She orders dessert, and she can be ready in ten minutes." "Wow." "Well, then use "pretensions."" "So, what´s this I hear about you and Chase Hammond?" " You´re an item." "Mm-hmm." " Item ?" "We saw a band." "We´re goin´ to a dance." " I don´t think he´s such" "He´s too tall for you." "Oh, Mom." "It´ll be okay." "Do you like ´em ?" "They´re the latest." "No, I´m fine." "I´m not even tired." "Hey, you feel like a walk ?" "See you tomorrow." " Dickweed." " You gotta see what I'm workin´ on." " What is it ?" "Uh, I´m-I´m all booked." "Bread crumbs, miamigo." "Hasta." "Look at ´em down there, talking about us." " "He´s cute." "He´s sweet." "He´s built."" ""You´re so beautiful." "Haveyou lost weight ?"" "And then there are the three words that always seal the deal for me" ""Another tequila shot ?"" "Come on, Nicole." "we´re bonding here." " Hey, Bo." " It´s Dee." "It never was Bo." "Oh, really ?" "I thought it was always" " Your parents named you Dee Vine ?" " No, Dee´s a contraction." "I changed it myself." "And no one said anything ?" "You should go into politics." " Dee Vine." "And now Miss Time Zone." " We´re kindred, Hambone." " What are you doing ?" "I don´t know." "Do you ?" "Jury´s still out." "but before I became what I am now, at least I knew who cared about me." "Really cared." "Hey, Kathy." "Yeah, it´s nice." "Weird, huh ?" "His family seems so normal." "A-Areyou serious ?" "Nicole, better grab Captain Kangaroo." "I swear, I can´t take him anywhere." "Goodnight." "You know, I still have the letter you wrote me in seventh grade." " Burn it." " You said, uh" " You said you hated me," "I´m the one who should be sorry." "Please, let´s not do this." "I want to." "I´ve wanted to say this for five years now." "It was too hard." "I was too scared." "Every time I saw her, every time I saw you." "skipping, pulling fire alarms," "Well, I´m over it now." "Well, good night." "Yeah." "You forgotyour towels." "Oh." "Thanks." "After our last lab assignment," "Mr. Rope brought this to my attention." "Balance a ball on his nose ?" "You two make a very, very cute couple," "Why do you care ?" "I don´t." "You´re welcome to him." "I used to think he had some" " I don´t know-- some social consciousness." "Eleven." "You know how ?" " No." " Cancer." "Labrats, medical research." "Think about it." "Yeah, I don´t know." "I guess." " Let´s see what Chase wants to do." "Oh, yeah, of course." "Yes." "So, this is the last pre-centennial event for us." "We´re in the home stretch." "been freaky around me." "Nice, even." "I guess." "Uhhh, ha, yeah !" "Hey, Nicole !" " Yeah, that´s cool." "She said we had different beliefs." "And that was it." "Can you believe that ?" "I mean, I´m Lutheran." "So, it´s like a fairy tale, right ?" " Huh ?" " I mean, you and Nicole." "Oh, yeah." "Right." "Too bad." "What´s too bad ?" "I mean, who could have known that underneath all that rebellion... there was a heartbreaker dying to get out ?" "Look at her in there." "Old crushes die hard." "You were right." "Not in this lifetime, Romeo !" "Nicole." "Nicole!" "How could you do that ?" "Remember, it´s not life and death." "Reverse." "You called ?" "Yeah, I called." "Ha-ha-ha." "So, uh, who all was at the party ?" "Everybody." "I wasn´t there." "Ray wasn´t there." "You know what I remember, Dave ?" "otherwise there´s twice as much trash and no one to take it out." "You´re totally losing me." "I can´t not go." "Come on, baby." "Come on." "Cut it out, Eddie." " It´s a stick." " Here it is." "Come on." " I meant a real car, Eddie, not a matchbox." "I remember when you were nothing." " Miss Time Zone." " Whatever." "Shut up !" "This isn´t Revenge ofthe Nerds, man !" "Ow !" "Ow !" "Chase !" "Well, what I´m trying to say... is that both the tense and title are negotiable." "Okay, ten seconds !" "Cheerleaders couldn´tcheer without it." "About Friday night." "So that´s it, huh ?" "You need more closure than this ?" " Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay," " No." "Guess not." "okay, okay, okay, okay" "just give me the key !" " Thursday at 8:00, Friday at 8:05." " 8:05 ?" "Not so fast, Ray Neeley !" " Hi, Brad." "Centennial weekend is here." "On behalf of the entire centennial dance committee," "That´sa cut." "All right, Ray, let´s reset." "Is that all you need ?" "Hey, that sounded good." "It was bullshit. "Share it with someone special."" "That´s not reality." "I should´ve known better." "What´s the point ?" "You can´t give up, Nicole." "Yeah, but didn´t Brad finally ask you to centennial ?" "That´s the twisted part." "Dee,you´re up next." ""Cowabunga, kids."" "I´m thinking about college." "You know, somewhere where no one knows me, and let Designated Dave..." " who´s the lucky lady?" " DAUGHTER JUDY." "Oh, virtually a date." "Are you going ?" "Oh, he was going." "Yeah." "But now you´re back." ""Centennial weekend is here."" "On behalf of the entire centennialdance committee," "Nicole, I´m leaving for the dance now." "Are you almost ready?" "Nicole, this place is amazing." " Well, of course." "You deserve to be here." "It´s the best." "He did." "But I already had a date." "He was bummed, so I let him know you were easy." "Nicole ?" "Dad ?" "For once." "Gotta start somewhere." "Wow." "It´s not bad, is it ?" "Not bad at all." "Um, dinner tomorrow night ?" "See ya." "And now-- it´s time for the dedication of the senior class centennial gift." "our own Mr. and Ms. Time Zone." "our own Mr. and Ms. Time Zone." "Mr. Time Zone himself, Mr. Brad Seldon !" "Alicia Digressario." "And now, Ms. Time Zone herself," "Ms. Judy Vine... accompanied by her escort," " Dave!" " Dave Ignazzi." " Whoo !" " Dave !" "Whoo-hoo !" "And now, a moment 1 00 years in the making." "Our senior class is proud to present..." "The Electrocutes!" "why didn´t you tell me ?" "I wanted it to be a surprise." "That was pretty cool." "Real glad." "Man." "That makes this kind oftough to say." "What ?" "Well, it´s a far, far better thing I do... than I have ever done." "Ray, it was all a scam." "Yeah." "Well, it worked." "Gone." "But you´ve got my permission." "Everyone, Nicole." "Everyone." "I don´t know that I´ve ever been walked to my door before." "Oh, well, I rented the limo." "I get to be the guy." "Oh, yeah ?" "Right." "Well, Nicole, I had a very lovely time." " Callme ?" " Yeah, whatever." "Mom ?" "Well, that must have been an interesting evening." " Dad." " Chase." " Uh" " Oh." "Should we tell ´em ?" "Sure." "Well" "Stop!" "They´re out of this world." "or out of this world, come to MeteorBurger." "MeteorBurger, home of the double-thick SpaceShake!"