Tearing a Hole in a Paper Heart
@ Scissor Transcendence
Tori: I can't believe there's an entire store devoted to scissors.
Jade: They sell scissors and scissor accessories.
Tori: Is that your picture on the wall?
Jade: Yeah. I'm customer of the month.
Tori: Don't you mean "employee"?
Jade: Do I look like I work here?
A customer walks up and asks Jade where the safety scissors are. Jade points to an eye-level sign nearby that reads "SAFETY SCISSORS".
Jade: Can you read?!
~*~ Make it Shine ~*~
@ Asphalt Café
Sinjin is interviewing students while Burf operates a video camera.
Sinjin: Beck, what was your favorite toy growing up?
Beck: My PS2.
Sinjin: And now?
Beck: My car.
Sinjin: So, Robbie, what was your favorite toy growing up?
Robbie: Uh, gee, I-
Rex: He played with dolls.
Robbie: Action figures!
Rex: Do action figures wear dresses and have tea parties?
Sinjin: Moving on... André, what was your favorite toy growing up?
André: My baby grand piano.
Sinjin: And wh-
Robbie: Wait a minute, why didn't you ask me what my favorite toy is now?
Sinjin: Oh, uh, I thought it was too obvious.
Robbie: What do you mean?
Sinjin: Well, you know... Rex.
Robbie: What about Rex?
~*~
Tori Vega @ TheSlap.com: The coffee place by the school has pumpkin lattes back in stock!!!!!! Is it weird that I'm so happy about this?!?
Mood: Excited :D
~*~
@ Asphalt Café
Tori and Jade arrive, pumpkin lattes in hand.
Jade: Get out of my seat or I will crush you.
Sinjin jumps out of the seat.
Tori: Whatcha doin'?
Sinjin: Filming a documentary.
Tori: Oh, that's nice.
Sinjin: Hey, Jade, what was your favorite toy growing up?
Jade: A hammer.
Sinjin: What about now?
Jade: The Hammer.
Sinjin: So, the same toy?
Jade (smiling): No. The Hammer is my-
Tori: Thaaaat's enough of that. You should go to another table.
Sinjin: But-
Tori: Now!
Sinjin and Burf flee the scene.
André: Has anyone seen Cat today?
Jade is texting. No one has seen Cat today. Jade gets up and starts walking away, but then she stops, still texting, and reaches her hand back toward Tori. Jade spreads out her fingers and closes her hand several times. But Tori isn't watching. Tori's phone buzzes and reads a text from Jade.
Jade's text: Come.
Tori looks slightly confused and worried. Then she shrugs and grabs both lattes.
Tori: Um, bye? I guess?
~*~
@ Cat's hospital room
Cat: Hiii~ [laughs]
Jade: Are you okay? What happened?
Cat: I'm fine. Really!
Tori: Everyone is worried about you.
Jade: Everyone?
Tori: Well, yeah. I texted André in the car.
Jade: Are you sure you're okay?
Cat: Yes, really.
Tori: What happened?
Cat: It gets a little fuzzy after I drank the rainbow.
Jade: Cat!
Cat: I got dizzy.
Tori: How long are you going to be in here?
Cat: I think I have to stay again tonight.
Beck and André show up.
Jade: What are you doing here?
Beck: We heard about Cat and we were worried.
Jade: She's fine. Go away.
André: Cat?
Cat looks like she has been put on the spot and doesn't know what to say.
Cat: I'm kind of tired.
Tori: Maybe we should go.
Cat: Maybe.
Jade leans over to kiss Cat on the cheek.
Jade: Text me later, 'kay?
The group starts walking out.
Tori: Where's Robbie?
André: Oh, he, uh... He was busy.
~*~
@ Asphalt Café
Robbie is still sitting at the lunch table, frozen in shock.
Burf: I think I might be getting a cramp.
Sinjin: Don't stop filming. I want every precious second!
Rex: I hope I don't get a sun burn.
~*~
@ Jade's House, in the den
Jade lays a stack of red and white construction paper on the table and then she gives Tori some scissors.
Jade: Cut out a bunch of hearts in different sizes.
Tori: What are we doing?
Jade: Making something for Cat.
Tori: Have you made a lot of things like this?
Jade: I guess.
Tori: Can I see?
Jade: No.
Tori: Aww, come on. You're already letting me see this.
Jade: Fine, whatever.
Jade pulls a box out of the cabinet. Inside are illustrations made out of cut up construction paper and glue. One of them is of a man hanging by his neck because his parachute got tangled up in a tree.
Tori: These are really... something.
Jade: Yeah, whatever.
~*~
Tori Vega @ TheSlap.com: I didn't know you could make art with just scissors and paper!!!!!! This rocks!!!
Mood: Surprised :O
~*~
@ Hollywood Arts, lockers
Jade: Hey Cat.
Cat: Hi.
Cat looks around nervously.
Cat: Why is everyone staring at me?
Jade glares at the students.
Jade: Go to class!
They clear the area.
Cat: I have to go talk to Lane.
Jade: Okay, bye.
Cat: Bye~
~*~
@ Lane's Office
Lane: I heard you've been having a hard time lately.
Cat: Not really.
Lane: I want you to know that my door is always open.
Cat: But it's closed.
Lane: I mean, if you need someone to talk to, you can come to me. It doesn't even have to be me, specifically. I can find you someone else to talk to if that's what you would like.
Cat: I don't mind talking to you.
Lane: Cat, I have to ask, were you trying to hurt yourself?
Cat gasps and stands up.
Cat: But I love myself!
Cat runs out.
~*~
@ Jade's house, den
Jade: Here, I made you this.
Cat: I love it!
Jade: Tori helped.
Cat: That's so nice!
Jade: Are you going to tell me what happened?
Cat: This is really pretty. You did a good job.
Jade: Are you ignoring me?
Cat: Oh my glob, it's a bunny in a heart!
Jade: Cat!
Cat: It's really cute.
Jade: What really happened the other day?
Cat: I told you.
Jade: Yeah, but there must be more to it.
Cat: Not really.
Jade: I'm worried about you.
Cat: Are you?
Jade: What does that mean?
Cat: I don't know.
Jade: Really?
Cat: You seem... distracted.
Jade is checking her phone. She stops to look blankly at the wall and then gives Cat a look.
Jade: Oh. I'm distracted. How can you tell when you're always in your own little world?
Cat: That's not nice!
Jade: I'm not nice!
They stare at each other for a moment.
Cat: You're nice to me.
Jade is surprised.
Jade: Well, you're like a bunny.
Cat smiles wide and gives Jade a hug.
Jade: STOP!
~*~
@ the Vega household, living room
Tori is reading a book and Trina comes down the stairs all dressed up.
Trina: Tori, you have to do me a huge favor.
Tori: No, I don't.
Trina: Go on a double date with me.
Tori: Never going to happen.
Trina: You have to.
Tori: No. I don't.
Trina: You owe me.
Tori: Actually, you owe me.
Trina: For what?
Tori: You know what.
Trina: No. I don't.
Tori: It doesn't matter anyway since I'm not going.
Trina: Please.
Tori: I'm busy.
Trina: You're just sitting around.
Tori: Reading.
Trina: You would rather read a book than go out with a cute guy?
Tori: If he were so cute, you wouldn't be begging me to go out with him as a favor.
Trina: He could be cute.
Tori: You don't even know.
Trina: Does it matter? It's what's on the inside that counts.
Tori: You don't believe that.
Trina: But you do.
Tori: Well, he's not inside this book, so I don't care.
Trina: What is that anyway? "Cybersong"? Are you reading porn?
Tori: What? No! Leave me alone.
Trina: Come on. Do this for me.
Tori: Go away.
Trina: I'm telling mom.
Tori: There's nothing to tell.
Trina: You're reading porn.
Tori: This is Sci Fi!
Trina: Space Porn.
Tori throws a pillow at Trina.
~*~
@ Jade's House, Jade's room
Jade: Cat! What are you doing?
Cat: Exploring. [giggles]
Jade: Stop it.
Cat: Why?
Jade shuts the PearBook.
Cat: Why do you have so much CFC stuff on here?
Jade: I like violence.
Cat: That one girl looks a lot like Tori.
Jade: No she doesn't.
Cat: No really. Look.
Cat opens up the PearBook and Jade closes it again.
Jade: She doesn't look anything like Tori Vega.
~*~
@ Hollywood Arts, lockers
Sinjin and Burf come up to Jade with a video camera.
Jade: No.
Sinjin: Quick question! Who is the most overrated student at Hollywood Arts?
Jade: Tori Vega.
Sinjin: And when-
Jade whips out a pair of large silver scissors.
Jade: You should probably leave before I start to get snippy.
~*~
@ the Vega household, living room
There's a knock at the door.
Trina: You get it.
Trina runs upstairs as Tori answers the door.
Jade: Take her.
Tori: Huh?
Cat: [giggles]
Jade: I don't want her at my house again tonight.
Tori: I have an idea. Let's have a big sleepover.
Jade rolls her eyes.
Tori: Come on. It'll be fun.
Jade sighs loudly.
Jade: Fine.
Cat: What are we gonna do?
Tori: Uh, I dunno. Maybe we could watch movies?
Jade: In your room?
Tori: Umm...
Cat: Oh, hey, Sinjin posted a video on SplashFace.
Jade: So?
Cat: You're in it.
Jade: WHAT?
Cat: Look.
~*~
@ SplashFace.com, Sinjin and Burf's video
Jade: My crush/ is/ Tori Vega.
Robbie: Uh...
Rex: Figures.
Cat: Have you ever had p{BLEEP} juice? It's not that bad.
Festus: Jade? She's/ one of those girls.
Cat: Jade has a ton of pictures of/ Tori/ on her computer. Nude/. Like/ nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude/.
Sikowitz: You can't teach/ young/ self-centered wazzbags/ their true potential. You have to/ move/ on.
Cat: Like nuuuuuuuuuu/uuuuuuuuuuuuuu- [runs off]
Trina: Porn.
Cat: [runs past] -uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
Trina: Space porn.
Cat: [comes back]-uuuude/.
Beck: M/e, /too.
Cat: [laughs a little too long]
During Cat's laughing fit, the video transitions to show Robbie in shock.
~*~
@ the Vega household, living room
Cat: Oh, that's not good.
Jade: They're dead!
Cat: Wait!
Jade marches out and Cat follows. Then Cat comes back.
Cat: Tori.
Tori just stares blankly at the wall. Cat sits down next to Tori.
Cat: Tori? Are you okay?
Tori: H-huh? What?
Cat: What's wrong?
Tori: Oh, um, uh, nothing. Let's go.
~*~
@ Sinjin's house, living room
Tori knocks on Sinjin's door.
Tori: Let me in.
Sinjin: I've been waiting for this moment.
Tori comes in and opens the window.
Tori: It's about to get hot in here.
Sinjin: Oh yeah.
Tori: Take it down.
Sinjin: Take it all down. Wait. What are we talking about?
Tori: The video you guys made and put on SplashFace.
Burf: You... can't make us?
Sinjin: It's freedom of speech... and artistic license. Yeah.
Tori: It's harmful lies.
Sinjin: It's just a joke. Plus, it's obviously fake.
Tori: It's wrong.
Sinjin: It's too late. Once it's on the internet, it's there forever.
Tori uses push-to-talk on her PearPhone.
Tori: Do you have a clear line of sight?
A red dot appears on Sinjin's chest.
Burf: What's that?
Sinjin: A red dot! What's going on here?
The red dot zigzags to his forehead.
Sinjin: What is this?
Tori: My dad's a cop. He has friends in SWAT.
Sinjin: That's so hot.
Tori: Take the video down.
Sinjin: ...No?
The red dot dances over to Burf's face.
Tori: Burf?
Burf: Uh...
Tori pushes the Push-To-Talk button on her PearPhone again.
Tori: Take the shot.
The red dot zips down to the yellow bell pepper in Burf's hand. A pair of scissors flies straight into the pepper, knocking it to the floor.
Burf: Alright, I'll do it!
Burf's fingers flail around a bit.
Burf: Okay, it's down.
Jade pops up in the window.
Jade: Smart.
Burf: D-do you wanna see w-what was actually said?
Tori: Of course!
Cat pops up next to Jade and laughs, still playing with the laser pointer Jade gave her.
Cat: Hi~
~*~
@ Burf's PearBook
Video Cat: Have you ever had potato juice? It's not that bad. ...I want noodles. I love the word noodles. Like even just the word is nice. Noooodles. ...Sometimes I have so much energy I just run in circles. It's just like wooooooooooooo-[runs off, then runs past the camera, and finally returns]-oosh! Woosh. Like. Like yeah. ...What was the question? [blinks a few times during a period of awkward silence] Jade has a ton of pictures of Shelby Marx on her computer. And I was like "she looks so much like Tori" but she was like "no way".
Tori: Um, Cat?
Cat: What-y?
Tori: Oh, nevermind.
Video Festus: Jade? She was one of those girls that beat the chiz out of my car. She's not bad at singing I suppose.
Jade: NOT BAD?!
Video Sikowitz: I love teaching. Guiding young minds toward their true potential. You can't teach everyone the same way. Everyone has different goals and starting positions. Different attitudes. No one knows just how hard this job really is. And not just because I have to deal with a bunch of self-centered wazzbags. After a while, they start to grow on you. But life moves on and you have to learn to let go.
Cat: Aww. That's sweet.
Jade walks away.
Cat: Wait for me!
Tori retrieves Jade's scissors.
Tori: I've got my eye on you two.
~*~
@ Tori's House, outside the front door
Cat: So then my brother said "That's bologna! One of my top ten meats."
Cat waits for a reaction.
Jade: Okay, well, I don't know if I really want to stay over tonight, so-
Cat: Pleeeaaase.
Jade: It's not like you had some creeps post a terrible video about you on the internet.
Cat: But-
Tori: Maybe that's a good reason to stay.
~*~ ~^~ ~*~
The End
Tori: I can't believe there's an entire store devoted to scissors.
Jade: They sell scissors and scissor accessories.
Tori: Is that your picture on the wall?
Jade: Yeah. I'm customer of the month.
Tori: Don't you mean "employee"?
Jade: Do I look like I work here?
A customer walks up and asks Jade where the safety scissors are. Jade points to an eye-level sign nearby that reads "SAFETY SCISSORS".
Jade: Can you read?!
~*~ Make it Shine ~*~
@ Asphalt Café
Sinjin is interviewing students while Burf operates a video camera.
Sinjin: Beck, what was your favorite toy growing up?
Beck: My PS2.
Sinjin: And now?
Beck: My car.
Sinjin: So, Robbie, what was your favorite toy growing up?
Robbie: Uh, gee, I-
Rex: He played with dolls.
Robbie: Action figures!
Rex: Do action figures wear dresses and have tea parties?
Sinjin: Moving on... André, what was your favorite toy growing up?
André: My baby grand piano.
Sinjin: And wh-
Robbie: Wait a minute, why didn't you ask me what my favorite toy is now?
Sinjin: Oh, uh, I thought it was too obvious.
Robbie: What do you mean?
Sinjin: Well, you know... Rex.
Robbie: What about Rex?
~*~
Tori Vega @ TheSlap.com: The coffee place by the school has pumpkin lattes back in stock!!!!!! Is it weird that I'm so happy about this?!?
Mood: Excited :D
~*~
@ Asphalt Café
Tori and Jade arrive, pumpkin lattes in hand.
Jade: Get out of my seat or I will crush you.
Sinjin jumps out of the seat.
Tori: Whatcha doin'?
Sinjin: Filming a documentary.
Tori: Oh, that's nice.
Sinjin: Hey, Jade, what was your favorite toy growing up?
Jade: A hammer.
Sinjin: What about now?
Jade: The Hammer.
Sinjin: So, the same toy?
Jade (smiling): No. The Hammer is my-
Tori: Thaaaat's enough of that. You should go to another table.
Sinjin: But-
Tori: Now!
Sinjin and Burf flee the scene.
André: Has anyone seen Cat today?
Jade is texting. No one has seen Cat today. Jade gets up and starts walking away, but then she stops, still texting, and reaches her hand back toward Tori. Jade spreads out her fingers and closes her hand several times. But Tori isn't watching. Tori's phone buzzes and reads a text from Jade.
Jade's text: Come.
Tori looks slightly confused and worried. Then she shrugs and grabs both lattes.
Tori: Um, bye? I guess?
~*~
@ Cat's hospital room
Cat: Hiii~ [laughs]
Jade: Are you okay? What happened?
Cat: I'm fine. Really!
Tori: Everyone is worried about you.
Jade: Everyone?
Tori: Well, yeah. I texted André in the car.
Jade: Are you sure you're okay?
Cat: Yes, really.
Tori: What happened?
Cat: It gets a little fuzzy after I drank the rainbow.
Jade: Cat!
Cat: I got dizzy.
Tori: How long are you going to be in here?
Cat: I think I have to stay again tonight.
Beck and André show up.
Jade: What are you doing here?
Beck: We heard about Cat and we were worried.
Jade: She's fine. Go away.
André: Cat?
Cat looks like she has been put on the spot and doesn't know what to say.
Cat: I'm kind of tired.
Tori: Maybe we should go.
Cat: Maybe.
Jade leans over to kiss Cat on the cheek.
Jade: Text me later, 'kay?
The group starts walking out.
Tori: Where's Robbie?
André: Oh, he, uh... He was busy.
~*~
@ Asphalt Café
Robbie is still sitting at the lunch table, frozen in shock.
Burf: I think I might be getting a cramp.
Sinjin: Don't stop filming. I want every precious second!
Rex: I hope I don't get a sun burn.
~*~
@ Jade's House, in the den
Jade lays a stack of red and white construction paper on the table and then she gives Tori some scissors.
Jade: Cut out a bunch of hearts in different sizes.
Tori: What are we doing?
Jade: Making something for Cat.
Tori: Have you made a lot of things like this?
Jade: I guess.
Tori: Can I see?
Jade: No.
Tori: Aww, come on. You're already letting me see this.
Jade: Fine, whatever.
Jade pulls a box out of the cabinet. Inside are illustrations made out of cut up construction paper and glue. One of them is of a man hanging by his neck because his parachute got tangled up in a tree.
Tori: These are really... something.
Jade: Yeah, whatever.
~*~
Tori Vega @ TheSlap.com: I didn't know you could make art with just scissors and paper!!!!!! This rocks!!!
Mood: Surprised :O
~*~
@ Hollywood Arts, lockers
Jade: Hey Cat.
Cat: Hi.
Cat looks around nervously.
Cat: Why is everyone staring at me?
Jade glares at the students.
Jade: Go to class!
They clear the area.
Cat: I have to go talk to Lane.
Jade: Okay, bye.
Cat: Bye~
~*~
@ Lane's Office
Lane: I heard you've been having a hard time lately.
Cat: Not really.
Lane: I want you to know that my door is always open.
Cat: But it's closed.
Lane: I mean, if you need someone to talk to, you can come to me. It doesn't even have to be me, specifically. I can find you someone else to talk to if that's what you would like.
Cat: I don't mind talking to you.
Lane: Cat, I have to ask, were you trying to hurt yourself?
Cat gasps and stands up.
Cat: But I love myself!
Cat runs out.
~*~
@ Jade's house, den
Jade: Here, I made you this.
Cat: I love it!
Jade: Tori helped.
Cat: That's so nice!
Jade: Are you going to tell me what happened?
Cat: This is really pretty. You did a good job.
Jade: Are you ignoring me?
Cat: Oh my glob, it's a bunny in a heart!
Jade: Cat!
Cat: It's really cute.
Jade: What really happened the other day?
Cat: I told you.
Jade: Yeah, but there must be more to it.
Cat: Not really.
Jade: I'm worried about you.
Cat: Are you?
Jade: What does that mean?
Cat: I don't know.
Jade: Really?
Cat: You seem... distracted.
Jade is checking her phone. She stops to look blankly at the wall and then gives Cat a look.
Jade: Oh. I'm distracted. How can you tell when you're always in your own little world?
Cat: That's not nice!
Jade: I'm not nice!
They stare at each other for a moment.
Cat: You're nice to me.
Jade is surprised.
Jade: Well, you're like a bunny.
Cat smiles wide and gives Jade a hug.
Jade: STOP!
~*~
@ the Vega household, living room
Tori is reading a book and Trina comes down the stairs all dressed up.
Trina: Tori, you have to do me a huge favor.
Tori: No, I don't.
Trina: Go on a double date with me.
Tori: Never going to happen.
Trina: You have to.
Tori: No. I don't.
Trina: You owe me.
Tori: Actually, you owe me.
Trina: For what?
Tori: You know what.
Trina: No. I don't.
Tori: It doesn't matter anyway since I'm not going.
Trina: Please.
Tori: I'm busy.
Trina: You're just sitting around.
Tori: Reading.
Trina: You would rather read a book than go out with a cute guy?
Tori: If he were so cute, you wouldn't be begging me to go out with him as a favor.
Trina: He could be cute.
Tori: You don't even know.
Trina: Does it matter? It's what's on the inside that counts.
Tori: You don't believe that.
Trina: But you do.
Tori: Well, he's not inside this book, so I don't care.
Trina: What is that anyway? "Cybersong"? Are you reading porn?
Tori: What? No! Leave me alone.
Trina: Come on. Do this for me.
Tori: Go away.
Trina: I'm telling mom.
Tori: There's nothing to tell.
Trina: You're reading porn.
Tori: This is Sci Fi!
Trina: Space Porn.
Tori throws a pillow at Trina.
~*~
@ Jade's House, Jade's room
Jade: Cat! What are you doing?
Cat: Exploring. [giggles]
Jade: Stop it.
Cat: Why?
Jade shuts the PearBook.
Cat: Why do you have so much CFC stuff on here?
Jade: I like violence.
Cat: That one girl looks a lot like Tori.
Jade: No she doesn't.
Cat: No really. Look.
Cat opens up the PearBook and Jade closes it again.
Jade: She doesn't look anything like Tori Vega.
~*~
@ Hollywood Arts, lockers
Sinjin and Burf come up to Jade with a video camera.
Jade: No.
Sinjin: Quick question! Who is the most overrated student at Hollywood Arts?
Jade: Tori Vega.
Sinjin: And when-
Jade whips out a pair of large silver scissors.
Jade: You should probably leave before I start to get snippy.
~*~
@ the Vega household, living room
There's a knock at the door.
Trina: You get it.
Trina runs upstairs as Tori answers the door.
Jade: Take her.
Tori: Huh?
Cat: [giggles]
Jade: I don't want her at my house again tonight.
Tori: I have an idea. Let's have a big sleepover.
Jade rolls her eyes.
Tori: Come on. It'll be fun.
Jade sighs loudly.
Jade: Fine.
Cat: What are we gonna do?
Tori: Uh, I dunno. Maybe we could watch movies?
Jade: In your room?
Tori: Umm...
Cat: Oh, hey, Sinjin posted a video on SplashFace.
Jade: So?
Cat: You're in it.
Jade: WHAT?
Cat: Look.
~*~
@ SplashFace.com, Sinjin and Burf's video
Jade: My crush/ is/ Tori Vega.
Robbie: Uh...
Rex: Figures.
Cat: Have you ever had p{BLEEP} juice? It's not that bad.
Festus: Jade? She's/ one of those girls.
Cat: Jade has a ton of pictures of/ Tori/ on her computer. Nude/. Like/ nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude/.
Sikowitz: You can't teach/ young/ self-centered wazzbags/ their true potential. You have to/ move/ on.
Cat: Like nuuuuuuuuuu/uuuuuuuuuuuuuu- [runs off]
Trina: Porn.
Cat: [runs past] -uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
Trina: Space porn.
Cat: [comes back]-uuuude/.
Beck: M/e, /too.
Cat: [laughs a little too long]
During Cat's laughing fit, the video transitions to show Robbie in shock.
~*~
@ the Vega household, living room
Cat: Oh, that's not good.
Jade: They're dead!
Cat: Wait!
Jade marches out and Cat follows. Then Cat comes back.
Cat: Tori.
Tori just stares blankly at the wall. Cat sits down next to Tori.
Cat: Tori? Are you okay?
Tori: H-huh? What?
Cat: What's wrong?
Tori: Oh, um, uh, nothing. Let's go.
~*~
@ Sinjin's house, living room
Tori knocks on Sinjin's door.
Tori: Let me in.
Sinjin: I've been waiting for this moment.
Tori comes in and opens the window.
Tori: It's about to get hot in here.
Sinjin: Oh yeah.
Tori: Take it down.
Sinjin: Take it all down. Wait. What are we talking about?
Tori: The video you guys made and put on SplashFace.
Burf: You... can't make us?
Sinjin: It's freedom of speech... and artistic license. Yeah.
Tori: It's harmful lies.
Sinjin: It's just a joke. Plus, it's obviously fake.
Tori: It's wrong.
Sinjin: It's too late. Once it's on the internet, it's there forever.
Tori uses push-to-talk on her PearPhone.
Tori: Do you have a clear line of sight?
A red dot appears on Sinjin's chest.
Burf: What's that?
Sinjin: A red dot! What's going on here?
The red dot zigzags to his forehead.
Sinjin: What is this?
Tori: My dad's a cop. He has friends in SWAT.
Sinjin: That's so hot.
Tori: Take the video down.
Sinjin: ...No?
The red dot dances over to Burf's face.
Tori: Burf?
Burf: Uh...
Tori pushes the Push-To-Talk button on her PearPhone again.
Tori: Take the shot.
The red dot zips down to the yellow bell pepper in Burf's hand. A pair of scissors flies straight into the pepper, knocking it to the floor.
Burf: Alright, I'll do it!
Burf's fingers flail around a bit.
Burf: Okay, it's down.
Jade pops up in the window.
Jade: Smart.
Burf: D-do you wanna see w-what was actually said?
Tori: Of course!
Cat pops up next to Jade and laughs, still playing with the laser pointer Jade gave her.
Cat: Hi~
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@ Burf's PearBook
Video Cat: Have you ever had potato juice? It's not that bad. ...I want noodles. I love the word noodles. Like even just the word is nice. Noooodles. ...Sometimes I have so much energy I just run in circles. It's just like wooooooooooooo-[runs off, then runs past the camera, and finally returns]-oosh! Woosh. Like. Like yeah. ...What was the question? [blinks a few times during a period of awkward silence] Jade has a ton of pictures of Shelby Marx on her computer. And I was like "she looks so much like Tori" but she was like "no way".
Tori: Um, Cat?
Cat: What-y?
Tori: Oh, nevermind.
Video Festus: Jade? She was one of those girls that beat the chiz out of my car. She's not bad at singing I suppose.
Jade: NOT BAD?!
Video Sikowitz: I love teaching. Guiding young minds toward their true potential. You can't teach everyone the same way. Everyone has different goals and starting positions. Different attitudes. No one knows just how hard this job really is. And not just because I have to deal with a bunch of self-centered wazzbags. After a while, they start to grow on you. But life moves on and you have to learn to let go.
Cat: Aww. That's sweet.
Jade walks away.
Cat: Wait for me!
Tori retrieves Jade's scissors.
Tori: I've got my eye on you two.
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@ Tori's House, outside the front door
Cat: So then my brother said "That's bologna! One of my top ten meats."
Cat waits for a reaction.
Jade: Okay, well, I don't know if I really want to stay over tonight, so-
Cat: Pleeeaaase.
Jade: It's not like you had some creeps post a terrible video about you on the internet.
Cat: But-
Tori: Maybe that's a good reason to stay.
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The End