STORIES
88 - Zoom
2006
Sunday afternoon ...
BRYNIE:
Zoom zoom errr beep beep.
LITHIUM:
hehehehehe
BRYNIE:
OK Lithium - final stop. It's lunchtime.
LITHIUM:
Soom soom?
RACOLO:
Thanks for playing with him, Brynie.
BRYNIE:
No problem. He loves going really fast.
phone rings
BRYNIE:
‘Scuse me, that's my cell.
ALESS:
B-but Tia - you love Los Angeles.
TIA:
Maybe I was missing you.
ALESS:
R-r-really?
TIA:
Why? Are you saying I’m not allowed
to miss my brothers?
RACOLO:
You saying you missed me?
TIA:
Not so much, but it’s different with Aless.
ALESS:
It is?
TIA:
And then there’s Jesse. He’s coming to New York soon.
It just makes sense for me to already be here.
LITHIUM:
Soom soom?
RACOLO:
You’ve got to eat first.
ALESS:
Jesse’s c-coming here too?
TIA:
I hope so. I told A-m about him and ...
LITHIUM:
Soom soom soom soom…
RACOLO:
Yes Lith, after you finish eating.
ALESS:
He r-r-realy likes that walker. M-maybe
you should f-f-feed him in it?
TIA:
Hey - I’m talking here. You want to
hear about Jesse or not.
RACOLO:
Exactly like I remember her - self-centered, obnoxious
and annoying. Who the hell is Jesse?
ALESS:
Her b-boyfriend. Daddy d-doesn’t like him. He t-told her that as long
as she was l-living under his roof - she wasn’t allowed to see him.
RACOLO:
So that’s why she’s here.
RACOLO:
I’m busy with my kid right now.
TIA:
Fine, be that way, both of you. I’ve got better things to do anyway.
Fin, Karanthir, Brynie and Orrie’s room ...
BRYNIE:
Fin, I’ve been looking everywhere for you.
FIN:
What happened to your bed?
BRYNIE:
Oh that? A-m sold it and ordered bunk beds but
they haven’t arrived yet. So, since you’re sleeping in Daprima’s
room, Orrie and me have been using your bed. That’s OK, right?
KARANTHIR:
My dear brothers, would you mind taking this important conversation
elsewhere? I not through sleeping yet.
FIN:
Karanthir it’s almost one. Don’t you think it’s time you got up?
KARANTHIR:
If I did - I’d be up now, wouldn’t I?
BRYNIE:
Forget him. Listen Fin, I just got off the phone with Xiao. She
can come to the Yankee game this Saturday, if you pick her up.
FIN:
Xiao?
BRYNIE:
My girlfriend. I told you about her last week.
KARANTHIR:
I’m sorry did I hear right? The little monster has a girlfriend?
This is certainly news. A monsterette-in-the-making eh?
BRYNIE:
Oh shut up.
FIN:
I thought you weren’t finished sleeping?
KARANTHIR:
I’ll gladly sacrifice my sleep to hear about such an important
occurrence in my dear little monster’s - I mean brother’s life.
BRYNIE:
Anyway, Fin, will you do it, please?
FIN:
I’m working Saturday.
BRYNIE:
... But you’ll be home in time for the game?
ORRIE:
K’ranthir, you awake!
KARANTHIR:
That’s right my boy. So how’s my favorite short stop today?
ORRIE:
I good.
BRYNIE:
Please?
FIN:
Can’t she take the train?
BRYNIE:
Maybe. But we’ll still need you to drive us to the game.
FIN:
Yankee Stadium is not far. You can walk there.
KARANTHIR:
Excuse me but did I hear correctly? Did you say walk?
What exactly do you mean by that? You certainly can't expect
me to walk to this … this ball game, do you?
FIN:
Why not? It’ll only take about twenty minutes.
What’s the big deal?
KARANTHIR:
In this humidity - my hair will frizz.
KARANTHIR:
… Besides, Orrie can’t walk all that way. Just look at him. Do you see
how little his legs are, he’s simply too small. Why, he’ll never make it.
ORRIE:
What you mean I not make it?
KARANTHIR:
whispers
Shhh - of course you can, but wouldn’t you rather get a ride?
Now help me out – go give Fin the eyes.
ORRIE:
Him right. It’s too far.
BRYNIE:
C’mon Fin, it’s only one game. You won’t have to drive us
to any others. I promise. Please …?
KARANTHIR:
Really Fin, it’s the least you could do. After all, I am taking
them to this silly game against my will …
FIN:
Alright already. I’ll drive you to the game and pick up Xiao.
Anything to stop all this whining. How I ever got such
a lazy bunch of brothers I’ll never know.
Fin leaves.
