Al Gets A Date

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Chapter 4: Al Gets a Date

INT. AL'S MOM'S BASEMENT 

Al hunches over the desk in front of the computer, sticking his face an inch away from the screen as he types feverishly.

AL

Personal income...$0. Height...5 feet, 2 inches...description... 

Al thinks to himself for a moment, then resumes typing. 

AL

Unbelievably attractive toy collector. Woody's Roundup fan. Sometimes gets bad rashes. Recently moved in with mom. No job, but searching for one. Likes cheese flavored foods. Pleasant, passionate, and patient. Perfect!

Al confidently hits the enter button.

AL

Personal picture...

INT. AL'S MOM'S BASEMENT - 15 MINUTES LATER

ONSCREEN TEXT: 15 MINUTES LATER

Al is still on the computer.

AL

And...uploaded!

Al does a corny fistpump and dance in his seat. The picture is Al without shirt.

AL

I'm gonna be the hottest guy on eHarmony!

Al starts playing RuneScape.

FADE:

INT. AL'S MOM'S BASEMENT - THE NEXT MORNING

Al obnoxiously snores, his head on top of the computer keyboard, as a game of RuneScape goes on. Suddenly a brick flies through the window misses Al's cranium by 3 inches. The noise makes him spring into consciousness...

AL

WHAT THE?!

Al looks down. The brick landed directly on his foot.

AL (weakly)

Ow...Anyway...

Al logs onto eHarmony again. He has one match-up.

AL

Yippeeeee!! 

Al reads the screen with excitement.

AL

Single woman looking for pleasant, passionate, and patient attractive man in the Tri-County area...enjoys some cheese flavored foods...has no problem with bad rashes. YES!!

Al's fingers start smoking as he types a response at super-speed. 

INT. CHILI’S GRILL & BAR

Al sits alone at a table with a Woody's Roundup clip-on tie and a fake suit t-shirt, eagerly anticipating his date. He looks around at the restaurant. Al nervously twiddles his thumbs. 

Then, his date walks up to him. It's a Puerto Rican born woman named Tatiana.

TATIANA

Is this Al McWaggin? 

AL (just a little bit nervous)

McWhiggin.

TATIANA

You look a little different in real life. 

AL

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