CHAPTER 16

CHAPTER 16: BOUND 2 FALLING IN LOVE

[Track 1]

Sunday midnight, Mount Gore is having dinner at a restaurant

MER: That was good. What are you ordering for dessert?

SAM: Eh, like ice cream

MER: Cool, um... I'm going to the bathroom

Mer leaves to go the bathroom and SAM & ROSIE HAVE A KISS!?

A while later, Rei, Hall & Yina are at his place

HALL: So, we're really doing this?

REI: YES! We will! We've gotten so much better since our last band

YINA: What band?

KEN: The Ultralight Beam

HALL: Ultralight Beam

YINA: Ultralight Beam?

REI: Yeah, that.

FLASHBACK

HALL: You invited Tyler? Seriously?

MER: Yeah, he's way better at drums than Rei

REI: But what will i play?

MER: Guitar. Lauryn's playing bongos now

END FB

Rei walks outta the bathroom of the Idioteque

Tonight's the night

JOAN: Rei, you've seen Hall?

REI: Uh... He's vomiting his guts out in the bathroom

Then, Rei walks into Mark, Reiko & Terry

REI: Uh, hey all. You're all pretty early

MARK: Yeah, We're all here to drink

TERRY: Rei, check this out

Terry shows Rei his new ring with the souls of the damned

REI: Whoa, where'd you get it?

TERRY: I got it from the weird red guy

REIKO: So, when was the show starting?

REI: You're drinking too, 'Ko?

REIKO: Yeah, i can because I'm 19

REI: But, you-

Reiko throws her beer bottle at Rei's head

Meanwhile, Kathryn's with Ruby & Betty and they go to the bar to get a drink when they find Yina with Mary & her room mate, Monty

REI: Yeah, um... i gotta go check on Hall, he's vomiting in the bathroom

Rei leaves and the concert starts, it's the Battalion Of Rolling Explosions

Rei walks out the back of club when...

MER: Hey, Rei

REI: H-hey, Mer!

MER: I have a plan, let's just talk, Ok?

REI: Like... huh?

...

Mer leaves cuz Rei's such a fucking idiot and Rei sees... Paula was there too!

PAULA: REI!!

Meanwhile, back at the concert. Kath sees...

KATH: What are you guys looking at?

Then, she sees Sam & Rosie makin' out

Back on the back

REI: Uh... the way Mer treated you the other day was horrible... and the way I treated you... was horrible

Paula hugs Rei

PAULA: Does this mean we can get together again??

REI: I, uh... i thought you were dating Ken!

PAULA: I only dated him because he looks like you...

REI: Yeah, um... I need to go, i have to get ready for the show

PAULA: Can i see?

REI: No

...

Paula turns to leave before....

Back inside, Kath goes inside when...

MER: Hey, Kath. Just wanted to say... sorry for being such a bitch

KATH: Really?

MER: Oh, and i wanted to tell you... sometime ago, we played at the Skanktopia bar

KATH: !!!

MER: I heard what they said about you, Kath

Kathryn chugs her drink & slams her cup on the bar

KATH: Yeah, whatever, Meredith

MER: !!!

Kath pulls out of her bag a giant hammer from her bag

MER: You're gonna attack me, Kath? I know you were a bitch but i didn't know you'd take it this far

Then, Kath slams her hammer again Mer but she blocks it with her heavy boots and a crowd forms around them

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