II. PlayStation (skit)

- "No Assembly Required" from Zombies Ate My Neighbors plays. The sound of button pushing and fidgeting can be heard. This is followed by footsteps.

[L:]
Yo, how long are you gonna play this?

[A:]
Until I get to the end. I've never beat the game before man.
There's like 50 levels and I've only gotten to 21.

[L:]
What level is this?

[A:]
'Bout to be 22 if you give me a minute.
I'm tryna show this thing who run it.

[L:]
Mhm...

- There's a brief beat. Controller rattling.

[L:]
You know they're making a movie to this right?

[A:]
What?!

[L:]
I'm serious. Zombies Ate My Neighbors has been in development for like 2 years.

[A:]
Take my money. Do it.

[L:]
Nah, they're just desperate.

[A:]
Pssh.

- More controller rattling.

[A:]
Aw... no, no, no. No, no—no!

- A game over sound rings out.

[A:]
Damnit—ugh! You know, I've always hated the fact you couldn't save on these things.

- There's silence.

[L:]
You heard anything from Steph?

- Well, tense silence now.

[A:]
Nah, she hasn't messaged me since earlier.
(beat) Yeah.

[L:]
You good?

[A:]
Leave it man. Please.
I'm not thinking about her right now. I got other stuff on my mind now—other stuff I worry about too...

[L:]
My bad. I mean, I don't know what be going on in your head man—no one does.

- L files through a nearby box filled with disk cases.

[L:]
Whoa...

[A:]
What?

[L:]
Bruh, you still have your PSX games?

[A:]
(laughs)
Of course. What, you thought I didn't?

[L:]
Wait, where's the actual PlayStation?

- There's silence.

[A:]
Uhhh...

[L:]
Nah, chill.

[A:]
I don't know.

[L:]
You gotta have it.

[A:]
It might be in the basement.

[L:]
Yo, we out!

- Quick footsteps are heard.

[A:]
L! Where you going?

- The boys enter the basement. They're heard searching through the mess they find in front of them.

[L:]
You got everything down here. Boy, this is a Lord Finesse vinyl.
Where the hell did you get a Lord Finesse vinyl?

[A:]
That's probably my Dad's. Some of those in there are my Mom's—I bought the newer ones—but that looks like my Dad's.

- More searching.

[L:]
Here's the controllers.

[A:]
Yo right there!

[L:]
Where?

[A:]
It's right there in front of you.

[L:]
Oh shit... (beat)
Dude. This is a miracle.

- L kisses the PlayStation.

[L:]
Thank you sweet Jesus. (beat)
Yo, where's the outlets? We playing this right now.

- A click is heard. The PlayStation theme plays.

[A:]
Oh my...
Yo, you have no idea how much I've missed that sound.

[L:]
(sighs)
Nostalgia.

[A:]
Bro, let's get it. Swing the controller.
'Bout to whup some ass real quick.