Scene 1.
From a Different World
Joseph: (voiceover) when someone says to you that the only person they can relate to doesn’t exist, tell them. Well you’re lucky you’re not Joey Gregory. That’s me Joseph Gregory, not the best name in the world I know but it’s the only one I’ve got(showing a small house and slowly moving toward the top window) but in my whole life I never had to face reality. Not as long as I could read my comic books. (Entering josephs room to see him lying on the bed reading a comic book) one of my favourite comic series’ is “the Tales of Eclipse” she was a woman named Natalie Rose who fought crime from the shadows under the moniker of Eclipse and when she gets too old her sixteen year old daughter Stephanie takes over. Man I was hooked; the pages seemed to jump out with each action that was made…..the truth is I was obsessed with Stephanie. She was my type of girl, hot, long blonde hair, killer smile and a kick ass attitude. I know it sounds a little weird but I liked this world better than my own, it made more sense and everything was always wrapped up in a neat and tidy way. It was so different from reality. (Knock on the door)
Angela: sweetie time for dinner!
Joseph: ok mom I’ll be right down Eclipse just has to beat Timewalker.
Angela: I don’t know what you just said. (Leaves room)
Joseph: (voiceover while joseph continues to read the comic) that was my mom. She had a very tough job having me for a son but like I say to her all the time it could be a lot worse than reading comics.
(Fade to joseph at a café with Jake)
Joseph: (talking to Jake) so you see Eclipse is fighting Timewalker who’s this time travelling alien from a different dimension and while she’s fighting him he opens a rift in time and sends Eclipse through to World War II where she has to find a way to get home without altering the future.
Jake: umm dude I think you’re getting a little bit too into this whole Eclipse thing.
Joseph: what do you mean Jake?
Jake: I just think instead of fawning over a fictional character, you should try talking to real girls.
Joseph: but real girls don’t like me.
Jake: neither does Eclipse!
Joseph: it’s ok for you; you got a girlfriend first day of high school and kept her.
Jake: you might have to; if you weren’t too busy reading the newest adventures of a comic book protagonist.
Joseph: Jake this is what makes me happy and if you were any kind of friend you’d be all for it.
Jake: joey, I’ve known you for 7 years and this Eclipse thing is getting way too out of hand.
Joseph: look I understand this better than I do my own life, Stephanie’s life is….
Jake: Stephanie? So you’re on a first name basis with her?
Joseph: what of it?
Jake: you know what?
Joseph: what?
Jake: you my friend are an idiot!
Joseph: so are you, and not just any idiot. A joey’s friend idiot so there!
Jake: (half laughing) why am I still friends with you?
Joseph: beats me.
Jake: see we have a good time when your face isn’t buried in a comic book; hey man I have to go but just promise me you’ll try to drop the comic stuff ok?
