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Summer Afternoon Opening Last edited by shamrockst, two years ago. 0 comments. More scene info.

EXT. BRYAN'S HOUSE/SWIMMING POOL -- DAY

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Normal summer afternoon. BRYAN, JOHN, and CHRIS are hanging out and swimming in BRYAN'S backyard. They're having a good time, and this sets up some of the interaction between all of them. They've known each-other since middle or high school, but they're home from college now. Friendly conversation.

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All three are shirtless. CHRIS is noticeably paler than the other two.

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BRYAN

Man, it's good to be back.

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JOHN

No kidding, man. I've been home for a week and I'm still sick of school. I could stay down here for a year.

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CHRIS

So do it. I know a few people who are.

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JOHN

I do too, they're called McDonald's cashiers. I can't just take a year off like that.

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CHRIS

But you just said you wanted to!

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JOHN

Yeah, I know. It was a figure of speech, okay?

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BRYAN

(interrupting) What are you guys doing for the rest of the summer anyway?

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JOHN

Hell if I know. I thought about getting an internship, but then I thought about it some more and it sounded better to just lie around for a couple months. I feel like I deserve it.

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BRYAN and CHRIS LAUGH

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CHRIS

I might get a job at my dad's company, but he hasn't really talked to me about it much. I'm sure he'll get around to it eventually. I guess until then I'm just floating around.

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CHRIS floats up onto his back and starts doing the BACKSTROKE, as if to illustrate the above point. BRYAN SPLASHES him with a bit of water and gives him an amused look.

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BRYAN

(entertained but sarcastic)Oh, ha ha ha. That's a good one. Where did you learn such clever wordplay, Monsieur Shakespeare?

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BRYAN RAISES his hands and waves them mockingly, to highlight his mocking/faux-fancy tone

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CHRIS

Admit it, you're just jealous of my prowess at producing puns. And Shakespeare wasn't French.

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JOHN

(dryly) I don't think that was it at all. And wasn't he Italian or something? Aren't those the same thing? When was the last time you took a history class?

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CHRIS and BRYAN look at JOHN confusedly. CHRIS RAISES an eyebrow.

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