Short: Birthday at a Fancy Restaurant

SUMMARY: Dyrus is having an employees only birthday celebration in a pretty fancy restaurant! His three goons were given allowance to come on over, but he said they had to figure out themselves how to get past the bouncer.

EXTRA NOTES: (Originally Written in 2021) I like to practise screenwriting this way (minus the formatting). However, this is a concept I want to turn into a comic, so sometimes you'll see things that you wouldn't usually see in a screenplay (i.e. a single "..." or a "?!", etc.)

1, OVER BLACK

DYRUS

Yeah, yeah, it's an employees-only gathering, you're invited. But if you wanna get in, you just gotta figure out how to get inside. Remember the address. Remember the time. If you even arrive! GAHAHAHAHA!!!

2, DYRUS' OFFICE - NIGHT

The curtain of the exit flows. Zig, Beht and Gorrik are the only ones in the room.

ZIG

Sure thing, Boss...!

Pause.

BEHT

"You just gotta figure out how to get in" ...What's that supposed to mean?

ZIG

Beats me.

GORRIK

Who cares?! I'm ready to party!

3, CITY - NIGHT

At the entrance to a fancy restaurant, the bouncer blocks Zig, Beht and Gorrik in their path. Gorrik carries the poorly, yet charmingly iced birthday cake.

BOUNCER

No.

GORRIK

What?!

ZIG

We got the invitations n' everythin'! That should be enough to get us in.

BOUNCER

No.

BEHT

Weeiiirrd...

GORRIK

You think you know what we're missing, Beht?

BEHT

Well... We could use a bat and some rope right now.

ZIG

Shut up, I got this! (To the bouncer) Alrighty Mister, what's it we missin'? We short on cash?

BOUNCER

No.

ZIG

ID?

BOUNCER

No. Short on a few brains, if anything.

ZIG/BEHT/GORRIK

...

Zig grabs Gorrik's cake and aims it at the bouncer.

ZIG

Then what?! WE FLEW PAST A WHOLE-ASS PLANET TO GET HERE, AND I AIN'T WASTIN' MY TIME ON SOME BULL-HEAD LIKE Y--

Neal in a sharp outfit walks towards the bouncer, who immediately offers him the entrance.

NEAL

This is the place, right?

BOUNCER

Correct

ZIG/BEHT/GORRIK

HOLD UP!

Zig points at Neal.

ZIG

Hey now, I recognise that stupid voice from anywere!

NEAL

Me?

BEHT

Yeah, you're Neal! That dumb-luck explorer who "kindly came over to help us" one time, right?

NEAL

Uh, I guess that kind of happened?

Neal hurriedly walks through the entrance.

GORRIK

Wait a sec! He's not an employee of the boss!

NEAL

Won't you look at the time? Guess I'm going in now! I'll see you guys later! Bye!

Zig, Beht and Gorrik watch Neal enter the restaurant in mild shock. A moment passes.

GORRIK

This is unbelievable! This is crazy! If Neal got in, how could we?!

ZIG

Shut up! Don't worry, I got this! Just gimme a second to think...

BEHT

You know, from the way that bouncer is looking at us, he probably thinks we're up to no good.

GORRIK
Yeah! And, for once, we really AREN'T up to no good!

ZIG: Thanks for making us look even worse than we do now, morons! Now shut up and let me think!

BEHT: Whatever you say.

GORRIK: ROGER!

A moment passes.

Zig snaps his fingers.

ZIG

I got it!

GORRIK

REALLY! WOW! What's it?

ZIG

I think I know what to do. But, y'all are gonna hate it, so brace yourselves.

GORRIK

...

BEHT

So in other words, we're not gonna beat up the bouncer?

4, RESTAURANT - NIGHT

Dyrus and his employees sit at a table. Plates of fancy food spread all across the table, as well as bottles and jugs full of various drinks. Everyone seems to be having a good time. Soon enough, they all notice something, particulously Dyrus.

Zig, Beht and Gorrik stand uncomfortably stand nearby the table, wearing fancy suits. Gorrik holds the cake.

GORRIK
My suit's itchy! I hate it!

BEHT
Mine is, too.

ZIG
Quit your complainin'! We finally got in, so you better not screw this up! Now, where's the boss?

BEHT
There he is...

Beht directs Zig and Gorrik to Dyrus's direction. They arrive at his table.

ZIG: Boss! We made it!

BEHT: Hey there, Mister Dyrus Sir!

GORRIK: Lovely evening, ain't it, Boss? You're looking fantastic! So sharp and formal!

DYRUS

And who are you?

ZIG/BEHT/GORRIK

...Boss? It's us!

Gorrik presents the cake.

GORRIK

Happy birthday! Love from--

DYRUS

Yeah? Well, who?

ZIG

It's Zig, Beht and Gorrik - how could ya not know?

DYRUS

Don't know ya. (To someone sitting next to him) Just a couple fanboys, take 'em away!

ZIG/BEHT/GORRIK

Hold up-- What?!

Zig, Beht, and Gorrik get kicked out the restaurant.

END.