ALONE TOGETHER (#instamodel) Spec
COLD OPEN
INT. DEAN’S HOUSE – DAY
ESTHER and BENJI are sitting on a checkered colored cloth with patches of fake grass around with their Caprison’s in hand while binge-watching tv. Esther is wearing a sundress and sunglasses. Benji is wearing a Dragon Ball Z tee and wrinkled shorts.
ESTHER
I told you to wear your best picnic attire not your nostalgic childhood attire-that’s next week. I set up an alert on Google Calendar, didn’t you get it?
BENJI
Yeah, I got it. I just didn’t follow up with it. And besides picnic attire doesn’t exist, you just made that up.
ESTHER
You could have at least picked out shorts that aren’t wrinkled.
BENJI
These shorts are part of my distressed Old Navy attire and I haven’t used an iron pretty much never.
ESTHER
Correct. Irons are for housewives from the 50’s.
Esther dramatically pulls out her hands up in the air to reveal her outfit like the girls on The Price is Right.
ESTHER
(airy voice)
I forgot to iron your shorts! Don’t look at me, I’m a disgrace!
DEAN
What are you guys doing? What is this-some sort of play?
2.
ESTHER
Wow…play? I’ve never considered dramatic acting…I wanted to be a comedic YouTuber, I guess I have to dream higher if I want to be the next Lena. Thank you, Dean. It’s a real honor–
BENJI
Binge-watching in the park. Where did you get this grass, it smells like meadows and rain?
ESTHER
Oh. I just grabbed some patches from your lawn and sprayed Febreze on it.
DEAN
Is that what you millennials do these days? How about you go out and smell the roses–some shit like that.
ESTHER
Dean, you’re so right. Benji, we can’t be trapped inside, we need to go out there. Don’t you want to be where the people are? Don’t you wanna see..wanna see them dancing?
BENJI
Esther–
ESTHER
Call me Ariel, I’m a dramatic actress now.
DEAN
Well, I actually have a life. So I’m going to go live it–
ESTHER
Again. Spoken like a true prophet.
BENJI
I can’t spend the whole day outside without perspiring or contemplating death. “Up where [I] stay all day in the sun” is a nightmare for me.
ESTHER
All we need is a hand-held fan, sunscreen and an umbrella.
We’ll be fine. The L.A life is all about taking risks. If we don’t do it now, we’ll never–
3.
BENJI
Alright, alright. It’ll be good to see real-life instagram models instead of creeping on them on my phone anyway.
ESTHER
Instagram models? What are they going to say when they see me in my picnic attire. I got this dress on sale from Forever 21. I’m not instagram worthy; I’m not instagram ready–
BENJI
You’re a dramatic actress. Go with the look. Just style your hair like a 50’s pin up girl and you’re good to go.
To Be Continued…
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