Requiems for Spokane

When there is a lot of people are screaming in horror and running down the streets of Spokane. The ground shakes from what seems like an asteroid.1

There are pieces of building debris falling everywhere, people getting crushed, power lines coming down, etc. - complete pandemonium. Then we see an asteroid hit.2

Cleo 3

Shaniqua! Shaniqua! Hey, Shaniqua!4

Shaniqua is dead asleep on the couch. Cleo shakes her.5

Cleo6

Shaniqua, wake up, wake up!7

Cleo8

Yeah, but check it out. It’s gone!9

Shaniqua10

What’s gone? 11

Cleo12

The TV.13

Shaniqua rubs her eyes and looks at the empty space where the TV was. 14

Shaniqua15

Um...16

Out the window, we see two men carrying their TV into their van.17

Still on the couch, Shaniqua looks over at the broken window. We see a crowbar lying on the floor, and the front door left open.18

Shaniqua looks at the broken window, at the crowbar, the open door, and then back at the empty space where the TV was. He does this a couple of times - piecing it all together.19

Shaniqua (cont.)20

Whoa! I think I just figured something out.21

Cleo22

What?23

Shaniqua24

This sucks.25

Cleo26

Yeah.27

Cleo is still in shock. They both stare at the empty space where the tv was for a beat, not quite sure what to do.28

Cleo presses buttons on the remote a few times, as if it might help somehow.29

Driveway- Later30

Cleo and Shanigua walk down the driveway.31

Shaniqua32

Whoa, check it out Cleo. I didn't know we lived by people who had a camper.33

Cleo34

Maybe it has a TV. 35

She smiles. 36

TV!37

Shaniqua and Cleo walk up to the window of a camper. 38

They watch some TV. When Shaniqua speaks. 39

Shaniqua40

We should buy a new TV! let’s go catch the bus. It comes every 15 minutes. 41

Cleo42

uh, no.43

Shaniqua 44

Calm on! Please!45

cleo46

Oh. Ok. 47

Shaniqua and Cleo walk to the bus stop. 48

They wait at the bus stop for a bit for awhile when the bus driver stops and asks them a question. 49

Joe50

Hey wait a minute. You two look kind of familiar. Aren’t you those kids that were causing trouble on the bus?51

Shaniqua and Cleo52

They both laugh. What are you talking about?53

Angle on Cleo: looking particularly guilty, eyes shifting back and forth.54

Bus in the day55

Shaniqua and Cleo enter the bus. They sit down in the middle seats on the right - in t-bone approaches them.56

T-bone57

Hi. Can I help you find your seats?58

shaniqua59

uuh, nah. Leave me alone. Ok.60

T-bone looks down.61

Angle down aisle by hank sits by the window. Next to him: two empty seats behind him. Shaniqua and Cleo sit down behind him.62

Hank63

Hello there. Are you two heading home?64

Cleo65

No, we're going to get a new TV.66

Hank67

I hope to get a new TV soon…68

Cleo69

Yeah, I’m hoping to get a new TV too.70

Hank71

Oh, there are so many TVs you 72

won't know where to begin.73

Cleo74

Whoa! Heh heh. Hey Shaniqua, this guy75

is pretty cool. he says there's going to be76

tons of TVs.77

Shaniqua78

cool.79

Hank80

It’s nice to meet you girls.81

Cleo82

Yeah, laughs. I’m gonna have money, and a83

big-screen tv!84

Hank85

Oh, that's nice.86

Joe’s voice (v.o.)87

(through p.a.)88

good morning.89

Shaniqua90

(Stunned)as she looks out the window. There is a guy walking down the street.91

Shaniqua92

I love you.93

PA says: breaking news breaking news an asteroid is.. 94

The radio starts to become fuzzy.95

Hank96

Hey wait a minute. What’s going on?!97

Hank bangs away at his seat belt. Hank looks out the window and realizes as if they are in the air.98

hank (cont.)99

(screams)100

aaaagh! we're gonna die!!!!!101

Angle on t-bone in front of Shaniqua and Cleo:102

t-bone103

d'ya hear that? Something must be wrong!104

Joe105

oh my god!!!!!!!106

Angle on bus, looking at Cleo.107

Cleo 108

We’re gonna die! We’re all gonna die!109

Angle on Bus, people start to scream. 110

On Shaniqua, furiously pulling:111

shaniqua112

dammit! She laughs. That dude wants me.113

cleo114

aggghg! we're gonna die! we're all115

gonna die!116

Shaniqua stands up as the bus starts to go. She rises and goes tumbling backward down the aisle.117

On people seeing Shaniqua flying, screaming in panic.118

in free fall:119

Shaniqua grabs the bus door. 120

Shaniqua flies up, hitting her hand against the door. It opens. 121

on Shaniqua, underneath the rubble, poking his head out of the door. She’s directly across from the guy walking outside the bus.122

Shaniqua123

Could you, like, give me your number?124

bus - later125

All’s in order. People read, relaxed.126

On Shaniqua and hank. Cleo is showing pictures of her boyfriend. 127

Cleo128

I’m probably going to make out with him129

First before we, you know. 130

t-bone131

Really? I get tired.132

Shaniqua133

Well, if you find yourself getting tired,134

take a couple of these.135

She hands him a box of Viagra.136

Cleo (cont.)137

They perk my boyfriend right up.138

T-bone139

Heh heh, thanks.140

He pours the contents into his hand and chews them like candy. Then his eyes open wide.141

t-bone (cont.)142

(strange)143

uh, tastes like crap.144

T-bone starts wolfing them down.145

bus - a bit later146

Shaniqua stands behind the guy that she asked for his number earlier, attempting to hit on him.147

Shaniqua148

(To him)149

So, where are you going to? 150

He ignores her and he moves to another seat, leaving shaniqua there.151

Angle on Shaniqua, looking down at something.152

she's looking at T-bone’s radio. He is talking to Cleo. 153

Shaniqua picks up the radio.154

Angle on T-bone, nearby. The viagra is starting to take effect. T-bone starts shaking.155

T-bone 156

I didn’t know. It made my Johnson hard!157

In the background, we see t-bone starting covering himself. 158

angle on t-bone: turned, facing the cabin, t-shirt pulled over his crotch. 159

T-bone I am hard! I need sex for160

so my dick can go down!161

Hank162

You’ll have to wait your turn.163

T-bone 164

My dick will not wait!165

Shaniqua starts to wander down the aisle.166

Angle on bus where the guy is. Shaniqua enters. From the other side. We hear several radio signals on the bus.167

Shaniqua approaches him from behind. He ignores her.168

Shaniqua169

Uh, I got a condom. Do you want this?170

angle inside the cockpit.171

Joe is relaxed and settled in front of the bus. 172

T-bone is in the doorway screaming.173

T-bone 174

I am hooooo rnnnnny!175

Joe screams. Joe starts to wavering the bus back and fourth.   He causes coffee to spill everywhere, including on himself.176

On Shaniqua177

In the back of the bus standing next to the guy, she starts to take the wrapper off of the condom. The stopping of the bus causes shaniqua to go flying towards the front of the bus.178

Shaniqua179

aaaaahhh!!! aaaahhh!!!180

Joe is desperately trying to regain control of the bus.181

Joe slams on the breaks. It causes Shaniqua to bumps into T-bone. Her legs spread out. 182

T-bone183

That was cool as he laughs. 184

Shaniqua starts to sit up and kind of dazed and noticed that t-bone is messing with his pants. 185

T-bone186

This is gonna be cool. 187

She notices that he tries to unzip his pants. shaniqua runs back to cleo to the middle of the bus. 188

Joe starts to speak. 189

joe190

We have to stay on the bus until we hear further notice on the radio. 191

Mayhem. People scream in the dark. a lot of people are running outside of the bus. 192

bus - Later193

Shaniqua’s butt, as Cleo’s kicks it repeatedly.194

shaniqua195

ow! cut it out Cleo196

cleo197

get out of the way, shaniqua, i198

wanna sit by the window. 199

shaniqua200

ow! i'll kick your butt!201

cleo202

you mean like this?203

Cleo keeps kicking.204

angle on the driver up front.205

driver206

okay, people, next stop the plaza.207

he guns it.208

bus - day209

it takes off down the road.210

joe is on the radio trying to get a hold of someone then joe pulls over to the side of the road. 211

joe212

is everything ok out there.. can anyone here me? 213

no response. 214

angle on shaniqua and cleo, exhausted, spent. staring ahead, shaniqua suddenly sees something.215

shaniqua 216

whoa! check it out!217

cleo clears his eyes and sees it too.218

cleo and shaniqua 219

yes! yes! 220

excited, saved, they rush forward.221

cleo and shaniqua’s reveals they rush to a cell phone222

shaniqua223

turn it on! turn it on!224

the phone gets turned on. the phone goes dead. 225

cleo226

uh...227

shaniqua228

dammit!!!! dammit!!!!229

roadblock 230

shaniqua231

hey cleo are we gonna die?232

cleo233

uh, probably, huh huh... i think my234

life is like, flashing in front of my235

eyes!236

cleo’s vision. through time-lapse dissolves we see her sitting on a couch laughing like an idiot with a guy as they start to kiss. 237

cleo238

whoa, my life is cool!239

shaniqua240

uh... i think i'm seeing something too.241

it's like a really long time ago...242

shaniqua’s vision: shaniqua is with the same guy. they are kissing. 243

guy244

yeah, this is gonna be cool.245

shaniqua 246

she laughs. yea. he starts kissing her rougher. 247

shaniqua248

yeah, i scored. 249

tight on shaniqua's face staring in wonder.250

shaniqua's point of view251

out steps shaniqua in a bikini while kissing a guy. 252

on another screen, cleo is with the same guy in a thong. 253

shaniqua and cleo254

ahhhhghhhhgh!255

they are done daydreaming. 256

cleo257

what are ahhhhghhhhghing about?258

shaniqua259

i was thinking about me and my boyfriend. what about you?260

cleo261

mine was just weird. 262

shaniqua263

tell me! tell me!264

cleo265

do you really wanna know? 266

shaniqua267

yea, i do. i told you mine!268

cleo269

promise. you won’t get mad?270

shaniqua271

i promise.272

cleo273

i have something to confess to you274

shaniqua275

(confused) yes..276

cleo277

i know we are good friends but me and your man, brad have been getting it on for the past 6 months. 278

shaniqua279

you dirty ho! i thought we were friends. (she stands up) i should beat your ass. 280

joe 281

sit down now! 282

shaniqua stands up and goes for the door. 283

shaniqua284

let me off! 285

joe opens the door as helicopters fly over. everyone starts getting off the bus. 286

joe287

we will be parked here for about 5 minutes as he tells people getting off the bus. 288

joe turns his attention to the radio. 289

hello? is anyone out there!?290

someone finally speaks on the radio. 291

radio 292

breaking news breaking news an asteroid is minutes from impacting in downtown city. the voice of a radio conserve-jock rises frantically in the speaker above the bus driver's head. get them to the shelter now!293

joe294

get on the bus! get on the bus!295

hank296

hey wait a minute. what's going on? why297

are we getting back on the bus?298

t- bone 299

it's time to go son. settle down, hank.300

hank301

oh yeah,...i mean no. no! i won't settle302

down! not this time!...303

hank is shaking, fed up. 304

hank (cont.)305

dammit, this always happensbut306

now it's not gonna happen!307

joe308

(yelling from his seat)309

hey buddy, sit down! now!310

hank311

shut up! (continuing) i'm sick and tired312

of this!  it's just not gonna happen! 313

joe314

(standing)315

hey! i'm warning you! sit down!316

hank317

it's like this chick's a slut (motioning318

to cleo)... and look at this guy!...319

he's young but he's no idea!320

t-bone321

(nods in agreement)322

ohh yeah.323

Hank324

but i do! aagghhhh!!!325

joe tackles hank.326

when there is a lot of people are screaming in horror and running down the streets of spokane. the ground shakes from what seems like an asteroid.327

there are pieces of building debris falling everywhere, people getting crushed, power lines coming down, etc. - complete pandemonium. then we see an asteroid hit.328

cleo 329

shaniqua! shaniqua! hey, shaniqua!330

shaniqua is dead asleep on the couch. cleo shakes her.331

cleo332

shaniqua, wake up, wake up!333

cleo334

yeah, but check it out. it's gone!335

shaniqua336

what's gone? 337

cleo338

the tv.339

shaniqua rubs her eyes and looks at the empty space where the tv was. 340

cleo is in a state of shock.341