Chapter 7: Mind Mischief.

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INT. SONIC BOOM (RECORD STORE) - DAY.

ROCKY goes through the records and sees KNIVES crying.

ROCKY runs up to KNIVES.

KNIVES sees ROCKY and hugs him.

ROCKY
What's wrong, Knives?

KNIVES (crying)
Scott...broke up...with me...

ROCKY'S eyes went wide.

ROCKY (menacingly)
What...

INT/EXT. STEPHEN STILLS' BASEMENT - DAY.

Sex Bob-Omb (minus ROCKY) tune-up. KIM spins a drumstick in her fingers.

KIM
Where's Knives? Not coming tonight?

SCOTT
Oh. No. We broke up.

YOUNG NEIL PAUSES his DS. KIM and STEPHEN share a look.

SCOTT (CONT'D)
OH! Check it out, I learned the
bass line from Final Fantasy 2.

SCOTT plays the insanely simple video game tune.

KIM
Scott, you are the salt of the earth.

SCOTT
Aw, thanks.

KIM
Wait. I meant scum of the earth.

SCOTT
Aw, thanks.

YOUNG NEIL
You...you broke up with Knives?

KIM
You know, Rocky is gonna kill you, right?

SCOTT
He's not gonna do that, he cares about me.

ROCKY (angrily) (O.S.)
Scott Pilgrim!

SCOTT's eyes were wide.

SCOTT
Uh-oh...

ROCKY comes down to the basement, angry.

ROCKY
You're dead, Pilgrim!

ROCKY runs up to SCOTT but STEPHEN & YOUNG NEIL hold him back.

ROCKY (CONT'D)
You just up and broke up with Knives?!
Why?!

SCOTT (scared)
I didn't think she would tell you.

ROCKY
I was working when she told me, you asshole!
This was the bullshit Me and Julie were talking about!
You know what?!
I'm done.

STEPHEN, SCOTT, YOUNG NEIL & even KIM were shocked.

STEPHEN
What?!
Come on, Rocky.
This is the sudden death.

ROCKY
No, Stills!
I refuse to be in the same room with a fucking retarded ass-monkey who thinks breaking girls' hearts is a good thing.
You did it with every girl including Kim.
You date them and then break their hearts.

SCOTT looked at KIM.

SCOTT
Why did you tell him?

KIM
He's my friend.

SCOTT
I thought I was your friend?

KIM
No, you idiot.
You're my ex who broke up with me and Rocky is the only person that I care about in this band.

ROCKY
I hope this Ramona chick treats you right because I know damn well that you won't.
You need to grow the fuck up, Pilgrim!

ROCKY angrily left the basement.

KIM mimes shooting herself. STEPHEN unplugs SCOTT's amp.

STEPHEN
Okay! From here on out, no
GIRLFRIENDS or GIRLFRIEND talk at
practice, whether they're old, new, or new-new. We were lucky to survive that last round. This is sudden death now. Okay?

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