FEUD
Episode
1:
The
Meeting
(It’s a warm summer
day. Yasuraka Nomida
is carrying several shopping bags along with her best friend, Kasumi Saton. Yasuraka has
long purple spiral pigtails. Kasumi has
long brown hair a couple of inches past her shoulders. She is wearing glasses and a white hat with a
purple ribbon)
Kasumi:
I cannot believe we are going to
Yasuraka:
Neither can I.
Kasumi:
Too bad we can’t be roommates, but my uncle wouldn’t have room for the
both of us in his apartment.
Yasuraka:
I understand. You’re lucky that
you get to commute. I just hope my new
roommate won’t be horrible. (they step into Yasuraka’s house)
Kasumi:
She won’t be. I’m sure you two
will get along fine. Maybe we will all
be close friends!
Yasuraka:
Maybe. She’s from a wealthy
family, though. (puts
down bags and picks up a letter from
Kasumi:
(after a moment)
You’ll never know what she’ll be like until you meet her.
Yasuraka:
Good point. You will come visit
me, Kasumi?
Kasumi:
(smiling) Of
coarse, Yasuraka! What are best friends
for?
Yasuraka:
(smiling back)
Thanks, Kasumi.
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(Makoto Yoshara and her boyfriend, Deskin Osato,
are taking a walk. Makoto has light
brown, curly hair tied up in a ponytail.
Deskin has short brown hair, some of it in his face.)
Mokoto:
(resting on Deskin’s shoulder) It’s so nice out here.
Deskin:
Yes, it is.
Mokoto:
(looking up at Deskin)
Deskin, you will come visit me, won’t you?
Deskin:
Of coarse I’ll visit you, Mokoto.
Mokoto: And you’ll call me and write me every day?
Deskin:
(chuckling)
Well, I may not be able to do that every day, but I’ll sure try.
(the two smile at each other and walk in
silence for a moment)
Mokoto:
I wish I could go to Newport Tech with you. Then we would always be together…(gives a disgusted face)
Too bad Mindy Kinjo made it there.
Deskin:
Don’t worry about Mindy. We broke
up a long time ago. You’re the only girl
for me now, Mokoto.
Mokoto:
You always say the sweetest things!
I’m going to miss you so much, Deskin!
My new roommate won’t be nearly as fun to be with as you are.
Deskin:
How do you know that? You haven’t
even met her.
Mokoto:
She knows I’m from a wealthy family.
She’ll probably be asking to borrow money all the time just so she can
get drunk…
Deskin:
Mokoto!
Mokoto:
(winking) Well, you never know.
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(it
is dinner time. Yasuraka is eating
dinner with her family (her mom, her dad, and her 15 year-old brother). Yasuraka picks at her rice. She gets up)
Yasuraka:
I’m going to bed.
Mother:
(as Yasuraka leaves) Good-night, Yasuraka. (Yasuraka heads upstairs to her room. She is now in her night clothes. She sits by her mirror and lets her purple
hair down which she then brushes. Below
her mirror are a couple of pictures. One
is when Yasuraka and Kasumi were 5 years-old.
The other one is a current group picture of Yasuraka, Kasumi, and three
other friends. Yasuraka puts down her
brush. She turns out the light and gets
into bed.)
Yasuraka:
(muttering to herself)
I hope Kasumi is right. (she closes her eyes and goes to sleep)
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(dream sequence)
(Yasuraka is in her
new dorm room. She is resting on her
bed, listening to her mp3 player. A girl
(a shadow of Mokoto), comes bursting into the room)
Shadow of Mokoto: (in a loud, whiney voice) What do you think you’re doing?
Yasuraka:
(taking off earphones)
I was just listening to some music…
Shadow:
Well, you can listen to your music elsewhere! I want the entire room to myself, so leave!
Yasuraka:
(standing up)
We share this room. I have
just as much of a right to be here as you do!
Shadow:
Well, I’m rich and I can get whatever I want! If you won’t leave, I will make you! (snaps fingers. Two tall men in suits come in and start
dragging Yasuraka out of the room)
Yasuraka:
(angrily) Hey!!!!! Let me
go! Mokoto!!! (Yasuraka sits up from bed, startled. She breathes heavily for awhile, until she
realizes it was all a dream. Annoyed,
Yasuraka falls back on her bed)
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(another
dream sequence)
(Mokoto
is typing on her computer in her dorm room.
A girl (a shadow of Yasuraka) comes dragging into the room)
Shadow of Yasuraka: (drunk) Let me have some more money.
Mokoto: Of coarse not, Yasuraka! You’ll just spend it on more alcohol!
Shadow: (slumping on her knees) Please, Mokoto! I need the money! I’m totally broke, and I know you gots money!
Mokoto: (disgusted) I won’t give you anymore money! Go to bed, Yasuraka!
Yasuraka: (bloodshot eyes staring at a chair) Fine then. If you won’t give me the moneys…(quickly grabs chair and jumps at Mokoto) I’ll make you give me some! (Mokoto screams. She sits up in bed, extremely startled)
Mokoto: (out loud to herself after she catches her
breath) I don’t
want to go to Clanton. I don’t want to
go. (she puts
her hands over her face and cries in frustration)
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(Yasuraka
is dragging a couple of suitcases down the hall. Kasumi is behind her, holding a white
suitcase)
Yasuraka: Thanks for coming with me, Kasumi.
Kasumi: (smiling) No problem!
Yasuraka: (looking at the letter) Room 143…143…(Yasuraka looks back and
forth for a bit and then stops at the door)
Well, this is it. I guess I’m the
first one here.
Kasumi: (putting down the suitcase) Well, my uncle is probably waiting for
me. Let me know how your new roommate
is!
Yasuraka: (nods head) I will. (Kasumi and Yasuraka give a little wave. Kasumi leaves. Yasuraka takes out a key from her pocket and
picks up the three suitcases. She’s
about to unlock the door, when she realizes it is already unlocked. Yasuraka opens the door. The room is full of bags and clutter. Yasuraka stands at the door entrance, her
mouth dropped open. Makoto is fixing up
her bed (with a light pink comforter trimmed with lace, two lavender pillows, a
flower pillow, and a teddy bear). Her
bed is the only neat thing in the entire room.
Yasuraka steps into the room to the other bed which has a whole bunch of
junk on it.)
Makoto: You must be Yasuraka. I didn’t think you’d be coming for
awhile. (Yasuraka doesn’t say
anything. She puts her suitcases down
and then steps up to the bed. With one
swipe, she knocks all the junk onto the floor) Hey, don’t do that! (Makoto runs up to the bed and starts picking
up the junk and placing it back on the bed)
I’ll get this stuff out of the way.
Just let me finish unpacking…ok?
Yasuraka: (annoyed) I have unpacking to do, too, you know!
Makoto: (heading back to her bed) It should only take a couple of
hours. Why don’t you have a look around
the hall? Go meet some other people.
Yasuraka: (angrily) Why don’t you go look around the hall
and meet some other people and let me get some of MY unpacking done! (Yasuraka
throws one of the suitcases on the bed of junk.
She opens it and pulls out a poster.
Makoto watches her from her bed as Yasuraka pulls some more stuff from
the suitcase. She starts to put a poster
of a butterfly on the wall. Makoto
watches her. Yasuraka pulls out another
poster. Makoto tries to see what it is,
but Yasuraka is blocking her view.
Yasuraka bends down to her suitcase to pull out another poster. Makoto stares shocked at the poster Yasuraka
just put up. It’s a picture of a cute
model. Makoto jumps from her bed and
starts running to Yasuraka.)
Makoto: You can’t put that poster up! Take that one down! (Yasuraka, startled, quickly blocks Makoto)
Yasuraka: I can put up any poster I want.
Makoto: I don’t want to see that guy’s face ever
again! Take him down! (Makoto tries to grab at the poster while
Yasuraka tries to block her away)
Yasuraka: What’s your problem? It’s just a cute guy! If it bothers you that much, then I assume
you are not interested in guys...(Makoto slaps
Yasuraka. Yasuraka, shocked, slides down
on her bed)
Makoto: (frustrated) How dare you! How dare you make such an observation! The truth is…(pauses
and looks down embarrassedly) I…I…I dated him…(looking up at Yasuraka trying to
hold back her tears) and he’s not a very
nice person! He is very selfish and only
cares about himself!
Yasuraka: You dated him? (folding her
arms) I don’t think I’m the one with the
problems. I don’t make up such
ridiculous lies.
Makoto: (standing up, annoyed) You shouldn’t judge a book by its
cover, or you’ll never learn anything!
I’ll be right back, and when I return, I hope you’ll at least be
considerate enough to take that poster down!
(gives a little wave) Ciao!
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(Makoto
is taking a sip from the water fountain when she hears her name called from
behind)
Voice: Well, hello Makoto! (Makoto pauses her
drink. She nervously looks up to see if
it really is the person she thinks it is.
The same guy from the poster Yasuraka was trying to put up is standing
there)
Makoto: (angrily) Kahol! (her hands clenched
in fists) What are YOU doing here?
Kahol: (fixing hair) Why, the same reason you are here! To get an education in
modeling. I want to take this
body and face of mine outside of the country…to
Makoto: There are a lot of other modeling schools
that are better than Clanton! You came her to spite me!
Kahol: (flinging back hair) Why would I do a thing like that?
Voice from the room Kahol is standing in front of (her name is Yarim Karisho): Kahol, where did
you go? I’m waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiting! Come back to me, Kahol! Come back to me!
Kahol: (smiling) Ok, ok. I’ll be there in a moment! (turning to
Makoto) I’ll see you later, Makoto. (closes the
door. Makoto stands there, her hands
still clenched in fists. She turns away
angrily and makes her way back to her room.
Makoto’s mouth drops when she comes in.
All of her junk has been pushed to her bed. Yasuraka’s side is all neat and clean. Yasuraka is unfolding clothes and putting
them in her draw. Makoto looks up at the
wall. The poster is still there. Makoto doesn’t say a word. She crawls onto Yasuraka’s bed and starts to
tear the poster down)
Yasuraka: No!
(Yasuraka jumps at her. The two
girls fall onto the floor and the poster rips.
Makoto holds a piece of the poster, Yasuraka another piece. Yasuraka stares at her piece, her eyes watery) YOU! (the two girls start
having a wrestling match on the floor. A
tall girl watches them fight from the edge of the door. She ducks away.) You ripped my poster!
Makoto: I told you to take that down! It’s not my fault you wouldn’t!
Yasuraka: It IS your fault that my poster is ruined!
Makoto: If you hadn’t made me so angry, maybe I
wouldn’t have done that!
Yasuraka: Yeah…MAYBE!
(the two girls continue fighting. Another girl comes running by)
Girl: Hall meeting!
We have a hall meeting outside! (stops to see the two girls wrestling. She pauses) Um…you guys?
Makoto: And why did you have to mess up my stuff?
Yasuraka: It was in my way! I couldn’t unpack with your crap all over the
place!
Girl: (yelling) We have a hall meeting! (the two girls keep
fighting. They ignore her. The girl leaves)
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(Yasuraka
and Mokoto quickly run down the hallway.
They open the door. Outside are
all of the girls from their hall (including themselves, 24). Some of the girls are sitting on the two
picnic tables, some are sitting on the bench, some are sitting on the ground,
and the rest are standing, leaning against the brick wall of the dorm
building. Makoto takes a seat next to
one of the picnic tables.)
Yasuraka: (snobily) Hmmm!
(she takes a seat on the other side of the
second picnic table in front of the girl that had been running down the hallway
before. The girls chat for a bit.)
Girl: My name’s Molly Kogaro. What’s yours?
Yasuraka: Yasuraka.
Yasuraka Nomida.
Molly: (smiling) Yasuraka. That’s a nice name! Do you like it here so far?
Yasuraka: I like everything, except for my roommate.
Molly: (nervously, tear drop on forehead) Oh, that’s too
bad. This is my roommate, Charsi.
Charsi: Hi!
Molly: We’ve been best friends since 5th
grade. (While everyone is chatting, the
tall girl that had been watching Makoto and Yasuraka before walks in front of
the girls. The girls look up at her. She is wearing leather boots, baggy black
pants with a brown leather belt and a whip on her right side, and a black
jacket. The girls immediately grow
silent.)
Venora: (in a rough voice) My name is Venora. I’ll be your RA. (looks up at Yarim who has a guy’s arms
around her neck. Venora gives him an
evil eye) If you don’t leave right
now…(Venora takes the whip and smacks it on the ground. The guy’s eyes grow wide and he quickly
dashes away. Venora puts the whip back
in her belt. All of the girls’ mouths
drop) There
will be no guys in this hall after
Makoto and Yasuraka: (simultaneously) You mean me!?!?
Venora: Of coarse I mean
you! (Makoto and Yasuraka walk up to
Venora nervously. Both girls look at
each other and immediately turn away, back to back) You two girls will make a perfect
example. (both
girls turn back to Venora. Venora holds
out two buckets and two rags.) I want
this hall to be sparkly clean! (Makoto and Yasuraka are now wearing
aprons. They are both scrubbing the
floor, bitterly) When
I come back, I want to see my reflection on this floor. (Venora turns around and leaves)
Makoto: This is all your
fault.
Yasuraka: You’re the one who ripped up my poster!
Venora’s Voice: That better not be arguing I hear! (The two girls quickly grow silent and
continue scrubbing. While the girls are
working, the stars in the sky are twinkling, and there’s a shooting star)