Goofballs/April 14, 2015

==Screenplay==
SCENE 1
EXT. SEPTEM CITY - ENTRANCE
The entrance to Septem City stands at the top of a large hill, with a pathway running down either side, the one past the entrance leading to the city.
A sign reads “SEPTEM CITY / Population a lot” in front of the entrance.
Slowly zoom into the entrance to reveal more of the city.
DA NERD (V.O.)
This is Septem City, a place for
teens, ruled by teens, and where
the 2 most exciting and/or
uneventful and best and/or worst
years of my life took place.
(beat) I’ll explain.
PULL DOWN TO:
EXT. SEPTEM CITY - FOUNDING PERIOD - SEPTEM HILL
In a much older Septem City, the three founders, ARRE, FINN and WRITER, plant a flag on top of Septem Hill to mark the city’s founding. They all back up and stand proudly at it, while a crowd beneath them cheers.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
It all started when the city was
founded. The founders, Arre, Finn
and Writer – yes, that’s their
real names – founded the city in
the name of seven.
Pan up to reveal the flag showing a large 7.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
No one knows where or why, but
PULL DOWN TO:
INT. SEPTEM CITY - ANCIENT - CAVE
A cave, lit by a single torch, shows many drawings and scribbles from ancient times.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
even in ancient times of the land
where the city would once be,
there’s always been some sort of
obsession with that number.
Pan over to reveal a drawing more lit than the others of a 7.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
Everyone just accepted it, and it
was never questioned or spoken of.
PULL RIGHT TWICE TO:
EXT. CITY HALL - ENTRANCE
Pull right repeatedly through generations of City Hall leaders standing in front of the City Hall building, also getting a renovation each generation.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
The city was then passed down
through generations until it ended
up at Violet.
Stop pulling right; a 12-year-old VIOLET, alone, stands unsurely in front of the City Hall building.
Zoom out a little to reveal a huge crowd standing and cheering below her.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
It wasn’t much of a problem that she
was only 12 when the city was handed
down to her, since all the previous
leaders had started out as teenagers.
However, Violet needed some help, as,
surprisingly, running a city takes
some work. So, she consulted a few of
her friends,
FLASH TO:
EXT. CITY HALL - ENTRANCE
Violet, BOB, WILLIAM and JASON stand proudly on top of the City Hall building. Slow zoom out.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
and the bunch soon became known as
the leaders of City Hall.
Accelerate zoom out, soon reveal streets of Septem City, zoom out further through the city entrance. Slow down, start to pan up and zoom out.
A sunset fills the sky with dimming colors. Stop camera motion.
TEXT: EXHILARATION ANIMATION presents
TEXT: in association with SBFW
Fall down slightly.
TEXT: Various opening credits
The top of a tree appears in the corner of POV, etc., continue falling down with each credit.
End opening sequence.
Fade to black.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
However, with every obsession,
there’s rebellion.
EXT. CITY HALL - ESTABLISHING - NIGHTTIME
Late at night, a mob of rebellion stands outside of City Hall, with only their torches lighting up the area. Many of them hold signs with 8 on them, and other symbols of hatred towards seven.
MOB
(chanting)
Eight! Eight! Eight! Eight!
Eight! Eight! Eight! Eight!
Soon, the four City Hall leaders step outside, Violet, Bob and William dressed in pyjamas, while Jason is in a casual t-shirt and jeans. It doesn’t take long for them to notice the difference, and the three look at the odd one out strangely.
JASON
What?
Violet steps towards the mob and tries to get them to settle down through arm and hand gestures. Eventually, this does get the mob to quiet, and only the flame of the torches are heard.
VIOLET
(yelling)
Alright, what the hell is going
on here?
The supposed leader of the mob steps forward and approaches Violet.
PERSON #1
(with British accent)
Please allow me to explain. You see--
Violet shoves the person to the ground in quick self-defense.
VIOLET
Does anyone want to explain why
there’s an angry mob here at
(checks watch) 3 in the morning
yelling and rioting?
The person struggles to get up.
PERSON #1
(still with British accent)
I was... just about to...
That was kinda rude, actually.
WILLIAM
(leans to Bob)
Why is she wearing a watch?
VIOLET
And also, (stops yelling)
what’s with the eights?
I’m confused.
PERSON #2
(yells from mob)
It’s rebellion! We’ve had it with
the whole seven thing!
VIOLET
What?
Bob steps forward.
BOB
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. You don’t just “have it”
with the seven thing.
WILLIAM
Yeah!
BOB
The seven thing’s, like, our thing!
PERSON #3
That’s why it’s called rebellion!
PERSON #2
Yeah!-- Well, actually no, there’s
probably a way different reason
why the term is called rebellion,
but yes, that is what we’re doing,
it’s the act of rebellion.
(beat) Yeah.
PERSON #4
Well, I mean, maybe what he meant
was that what we’re doing right now
is in fact called rebellion; that
is the name of the act that we’re
currently committing.
PERSON #2
Well, yeah, but us being in favor of
eight rather than seven isn’t why
it’s called rebellion, it’s--
wait, yeah it is, I’m sorry, you’re
right. What we’re doing right now
is called rebellion because of--
PERSON #3
Oh, my God, guys, just get them!
The mob sprint towards the City Hall building. The four leaders see this and rush to get in before they do, and, just making it in time, block the door with their bodies. The mob continues to try to break in.
Violet nods towards the coatrack to the side of the door, and Bob moves from his spot to move it over. The three make up for it by taking up more space than they were before, and Bob brings the coatrack over to the other three. They carefully move the coatrack so it holds the doorknob.
JASON
It’s not gonna hold.
VIOLET
I got an idea. Guys, help me
block the door with these tables
and I’ll try to think of an idea.
BOB
Got it.
The four block the door with the 2 tables standing in the lobby.
It holds for a second, but suddenly, the door breaks down. A member of the mob holds another member as a battering ram, then puts him down.
The four back behind the front desk. The broken down door gives the entire mob a chance to run in and vandalize everything.
The four crouch down, both so they won’t be seen and also to avoid impact from surrounding debris flying.
WILLIAM
Great plan, Violet.
VIOLET
Well, I didn’t know that was going
to happen!
BOB
Well, what do we do now?
VIOLET
Now... we wait.
JASON
For what?
VIOLET
For a way to get out of here.
The four continue to crouch down as the surrounding mob continue to break everything and spray paint 8s everywhere.
DA NERD (V.O., CONT’D)
And thus, the rebellion of the
eights was born. Now, this wasn’t
just some small “screw you, we wanna
be different” thing, no -- this
started war.
(beat) Like, actually war.
EXT. CITY HALL - WAR - ESTABLISHING
The crumbling City Hall building stands in the middle of a chaotic Septem City, the Sevens taking shelter there, and the Eights elsewhere. To mark the territory, a large Septem City flag stands out front.
EXT. EIGHTS’ BASE - WAR - ESTABLISHING
A larger but also crumbling building with a Septem City flag with the 7 scribbled over and an 8 written in ink on the side standing out front serves as the base for the Eights, probably taken from a pre-war shop.
A soldier stands by a cannon aimed away from the building. He turns to face the General behind him.
EIGHT SOLDIER #1
Locked and loaded.
EIGHT GENERAL
Fire!
The first shot fires from the cannon.
EXT. CITY HALL
The shot takes out a small part of the north-east flank of the Sevens’ base.
BOB
(from impact)
Oh-- God.
WILLIAM
Well, what do we do now?
VIOLET
We fight back.
JASON
With what?
VIOLET
(dramatic pause, zoom in)
(dramatically whispers)
Seven.
BOB
(dramatically whispers)
Dun-dun-dun.
EXT. EIGHTS’ BASE
A few soldiers converse outside the base when suddenly, they run inside to brace for impact.
A large flaming 7 crashes down on the base, almost completely destroying it.
EIGHT GENERAL
What the--!?
EIGHT SOLDIER #2
What now, sir?
EIGHT GENERAL
They want a battle... we’re gonna
give them a war.
Pause for dramatic flourish.
EIGHT SOLDIER #2
But... but sir... we already are
in a war.
EIGHT GENERAL
Why don’t you shut up, you cocky
little--
Another smaller flaming 7 crashes down on the base, taking out what was left.
EIGHT GENERAL
(awkwardly nonchalant)
Oh, God. (beat) Um...
Another soldier rolls out 3 huge cannons.
EIGHT SOLDIER #2
Oh, that’ll work.
EIGHT SOLDIER #3
Yeah, (chuckles) I know.
The soldier readies the cannons for fire by taking out huge 8-shaped cannonballs and loading them.
EIGHT SOLDIER #3
Fire!
The soldier pulls down a long rope (from where?) and all 3 cannons fire at once.
EXT. CITY HALL
The four see the large 8s coming at them.
WILLIAM
Wwwwelp.
Two of the 8s obliterate the base.
BOB
Well, there goes our base.
VIOLET
Come on, let’s find another one.
The four run off.
EXT. EIGHTS’ BASE OR ACTUALLY NOT SO MUCH A BASE ANYMORE BUT A PILE OF RUBBLE
EIGHT SOLDIER #1
Guys, we should go find another base.
Pan over to see the crumbled City Hall building feet away with its four leaders steps away from it. 
VIOLET
(outraged)
Dude, we literally just said that.
EIGHT SOLDIER #1
(puts hands up) Sorry!
EXT. SEPTEM CITY - WAR - ESTABLISHING - BIRDSEYE
The two sides of the war frantically search for a base, trying to find anything that could qualify before the other side.
Suddenly, the Sevens find a huge mansion whose sign suggests it once belonged to “A Really Rich Guy”. 
VIOLET
This mansion must have belonged to
A Really Rich Guy.
BOB
Yeah, I know, right?
Come on. (hand gesture to go inside)
The Sevens get inside, but alas, the other cannonball that had been a little far off aim destroys the mansion.
JASON
Okay, I assume we’re scratching here
off the list then?
WILLIAM
Alright, come on, let’s find a base
before another “stray cannonball”
takes out every building in the city.
EXT. MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
The Eights have not been too successful in their search either. They eventually get lost in the middle of nowhere, and take a breather. 
EIGHT GENERAL
(kneels from exhaustion)
Alright, let’s just rest for a while,
then we’ll continue our search.
I mean, it’s not like those Sevens
can find us when we’re here, right?
(beat) Wait a minute.
(stands back up)
This could be our base!
Oh, this is perfect! They’ll never
find us here. (beat) Wait, but
that means we can’t find them
either.
The Eights sit in the middle of nowhere, exhausted from endless search, speechless.
EXT. SEVENS’ OTHER BASE
The Sevens eventually find shelter in an old building. Conveniently, it used to be a convenience store, conveniently named Seven-Mart. How convenient. Taking advantage of this convenience, Violet takes down the “-MART” block letters from the store’s title, and even more conveniently, since it used to be a convenience store, the building conveniently has everything the Sevens need, food, water, lumber, milk, etc.
The Sevens go inside and immediately begin racking up supplies. 
BOB
Huh. Haven’t heard anything from
the Eights in a while.
William nearby, carrying a board of lumber, stops walking and and glares at Bob, then knocks on the wood thrice. He then continues walking.
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