Episode 5. Friday Night Bites

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The bell rings inside of A. Nigma High, signaling the end of another school day.]

Tina: [over the intercom] "Would the following students report to Room 113b. Brandy Silver and Kimmie McAdams."

Cheerleader: [passing Lee] "Gross-er."
[Lee shuts his locker and comes face to face with his smiling friends.]

Holger: "Happy Fruegengolfen."

Camillio: "What he said, but I call it Friday."

Holger: "Oh. Ja. And happy Friday too."

Camillio: "So what does Frue-gen-golf-ball mean?"

Holger: "Nothing. Holger pull joke and make up word!" [Camillio smiles, amused, as Holger laughs.] "Funny, ja?"

[Holger and Cam bump fists. They then bump butts and Camillio sends Holger flying. Holger uses his athleticism to turn his flight into a backflip and then flip again; unfortunately, this second flip ends with him landing crotchfirst on a stairwell rail.]
Holger: [pained] "Fruegengolfen."

Holger collapses. Cam snickers at the sight and then punches Lee's shoulder.]
Camillio: "Yo, dude, if Friday don't make you smile, that def should have. Whaddup, bro?"

Lee: "This whole prank email thing. It doesn't make sense. Why would our old missing principal send out emails telling people to pull pranks?"

Camillio: "Ese, your brain is fried. Put the detective work on si-i-i-immer. We got a fiesta to go to bro."

Holger: [walking up, clutching his crotch] "Lee's kissyfriend Brandy, is having super disco partytime party." [He stands up straight with great difficulty.]

Camillio: "You know, the kind we used to pretend weren't cool but we were secretly jealous of?"

Lee: "Holger, Brandy's not my 'kissy friend.' And guys, I'm grounded."

Camillio: "Dude, you gotta go! What if super-cool status has a shelf life?" [conspiratorially] "Plus, I heard Kiara's gonna be there." [He nudges Lee with his elbow.]

Lee: "Really?" [clearing his throat] "Ahem. I mean, uh, cool, so–"

Principal General Barrage: [walking up] "Lee Ping! It is precisely fifteen-sixteen. You are now officially one minute late for de-tention, private!"

Lee: "Uh, I was just on my way." [He starts walking.]
Principal General Barrage: "Not fast enough."
[The general fires a net from inside his sleeve. It captures Lee, and Lee is dragged to detention.]

[Lee is in his room, tossing a ball at the ceiling aimlessly. Outside, his parents are arguing.]

Mrs. Ping: "We're going to the opera, and you have to stay awake!"

Mr. Ping: "That wasn't part of the deal. Now what about Lee? And his weekends?"

Mrs. Ping: "We can talk about it on the drive."

[A video chat window opens on Lee's computer.]

Camillio: [wearing a fake beard] "Dude. You like the goatee?" [He peels most of it off.] "Or the soul patch? Chiquitas love the facial hair bro."

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