Scene Six: Memphis's truck in the parking lot of Wawa
Scene opens with a shot of the Wawa sign glowing brightly as the sun has set. The camera then pans to a shot inside of Memphis's truck with Memphis in the driver's seat and Chelsea in the passenger's seat. Memphis is busy devouring his hoagie as if it's the last thing he's ever gonna eat while Chelsea is actually eating her hoagie like a normal person, not a wild animal. She appears to be slightly disgusted with the way her boyfriend is eating.
Memphis
(Food still in his mouth)
So I was thinking, after the game on Saturday, you, me, and the boys could (swallows the bite of his hoagie) go grab dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Chelsea
And when you say "the boys", who exactly do you mean?
Memphis
Ahh, you know, me, Jordan, Rico, maybe Aidan, and Amber will probably tag along to if Rico's going.
Chelsea
(Hesitantly)
Okay, sure, why not?
Memphis
So you're on board?
Chelsea
Yeah, I am. At least it's not Wawa for once.
Memphis
(Shoveling more of his hoagie in his mouth like a hog)
Ah, come on Chels, Wawa's great.
Chelsea
(Now annoyed)
Yeah, but when all of our dates are eating Wawa hoagies in your truck, it kind of starts to get a little old.
Memphis
(Rolling his eyes a little)
Anyway, I figured it could be a victory dinner cause we're totally taking down JFK. As long as I'm in the final quarter, they don't have a prayer. I'm gonna demolish them.
Chelsea
(Nodding along, having heard this same speech a million times)
That's wonderful, babe.
Memphis
(With all the confidence in the world)
You bet it is. I mean, Coach has to put me in the last quarter. He knows I'm the only one that can close the game cause that's what I do. I'm a closer.
Chelsea
Yep, a closer. Whatever you say.
Memphis
And also, I know I'm only a sophomore, but I honestly think I have what it takes to be captain. I mean, the only reason Wintson's captain is cause he's a senior. The guy has no cool what he's doing.
Chelsea
But...he did make the only basket last game.
Memphis
That was pure luck. I'm a much better shot than him.
Chelsea
(Sighing a little)
Of course you are.
Memphis
I'm telling you right now: He shouldn't even be on the team! You know something, I honestly think Coach just felt sorry for him. The guy is a total clown.
Chelsea pauses for a second, taking a deep breath, bracing for the conversation that's about to happen.
Chelsea
So listen, I've been thinking, and I think I wanna join the forensics team.
Memphis
The what?
Chelsea
The speech and debate team that Mr. Larson started.
Memphis
Oh, so that's not an FBI thing?
Chelsea
No, it isn't. I really wanna try it out, and I think you should too.
Memphis begins to choke a little on his hoagie, in complete shock over the suggestion. He coughs intensely for a few moments before composing himself.
Memphis
Me? You want me to join that?
Chelsea
I think it could be good for both of us. You heard what he said at lunch, it's great for college applications. Plus, it would give us something else to do together than go to each other's games and sit in the WaWa parking lot.
Memphis
Chels, I'm getting a full ride out of here. I'm the best guy on the team. I'm definitely getting recruited. And then after that, I'm going straight to the NBA, no question. I don't need to add anything to my application, and neither do you, for a matter of fact. You play volleyball AND field hockey, that's bound to impress a college.
Chelsea
Yeah, but those are also the only two things I have on my application. It's not gonna hurt me at all to add something else to it, and it's definitely not gonna hurt you either.
Memphis
What's that supposed to mean?
Chelsea
Look, I'm not saying you're a bad basketball player.
Memphis
Then what are you saying?
Chelsea
What I'm saying is that our school only won three games last year, and hasn't won a single game this year.
Memphis
Yeah, that's cause no one else knows how to pull their weight.
Chelsea
Okay, but my point is you can't rely on basketball to carry you through college. You really need to branch out to something else.
Memphis
And you think debate is the way to do it? I don't see how joining a club where I just argue with people the whole time is gonna help me at all. I do that all the time anyway.
Chelsea
Perfect, so you'll already be good at it.
Memphis stops, not having an argument in response.
Chelsea
(Sighing)
Look, just come to the first meeting with me. Just one meeting. If you absolutely hate it, you never have to go back. I just thought it could be something nice for the two of us to do together. Can you please just do this one meeting for me?
Memphis pauses for a second before finally smiling as he holds Chelsea's hand in his.
Memphis
Anything for you, babe.
Chelsea
(Smiling back at him)
Thank you, Memphis.
Memphis leans in and gives her a kiss.
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Prose: Season One, Episode One: "We're Joining the FBI!" (TV Episode Script)
Teen Fiction"In short, Forensics is Speech and Debate. The title originates from Aristotle's 'The Rhetoric'. In this book, he divided all forms of rhetoric into three different categories: epideictic, deliberative, and forensics which referred to speech pertain...
