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INT – POWER RECORDS - DAY

Chely Wright ‘The Love That We Lost’ plays overhead.

IVY, at the counter, paints her nails white with Liquid Paper.

JASON is next to IVY, and reads an article called ‘George W. Bush and the Texas Death Machine’ from Rolling Stone magazine.

PETE is once again in the store shopping.

JEFF (V.O.)

Chely Wright’s ode to heartbreak ‘The Love That We Lost’ whines over Power Record’s $8,000 sound system.  It’s mid-morning and the lunch rush is still about an hour away.  

IVY

That same guy is in here again.

JASON

Nothing better to do, I guess.

IVY

Do you think we should call Joe?

JASON

Ah, I don’t think he’s going to steal. I think he’s just an obsessed music fan.

PETE approaches the counter for assistance.

IVY ducks underneath the counter.

PETE

Hey, I read in New Music Express that Morrissey is neither straight nor gay.  How can that be?

JASON points his finger as if to say hold on a second.  

PETE taps his foot on the floor as Jason’s eyes slowly rise from the article.

JASON

Now what were you saying?

PETE

Uh, Morrissey—?

JASON

Bona Drag, Queen, they had the same problem; nobody thought Freddy Mercury was gay either.

JASON looks back to his Rolling Stone magazine.

JASON (CONT’D)

But dude, you’d be better off with a Smiths album.

PETE shakes his head and walks away. 

IVY springs out from underneath the counter.

IVY

Dude, why’d you say ‘bona drag?’  

JASON

What was I supposed to say?  Nice suit?