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Sexy Chuckie T
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A Talk with A Best Friend Jul 21, 2020 18:23:14 GMT -5

Post by Sexy Chuckie T on Jul 21, 2020 18:23:14 GMT -5

The sound of cars speeding down the interstate and the music and shouting of a club can be heard as the camera opens to an apartment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the kitchen area, the sounds of someone taking something out of an oven take over the mic, as well as the intro to Come and Get Your Love by Redbone is playing on a phone.

Chuck Taylor
Bow dow dow, bow dow dow, Bow duh duh bow der der der, HHHHEEEYYYYY!

The front door opens to the apartment.

Trent
HHHHEEEYYYYY!

Chuck pokes his head out of the kitchen and looks at the front door to see his Best Friend coming in with a plastic grocery bag.

Chuck Taylor
WHAT!?!? Oh good, It's you. You get the stuff brother?

Trent
Yeah man, but they didn't have everything you put on the list.

Chucks jaw drops to the floor with a look of disappointment.

Chuck Taylor
What do you mean they didn't have everything? I made the list pretty clear, didn't I?

Trent
Well yeah, the list was clear enough, but they didn't have...

Trent digs around in his pocket and pulls out a piece of loose-leaf paper, ripped in half with some writing on it. He brings it up to his eye level to read it.

Trent
Only orange M&Ms, so I just bought a big bag of regular ones...

Chuck Taylor
I guess we'll have to sort out all of the other colours.

Trent
They only had like, 3 oranges, not the fifteen pounds you asked for...

Chuck Taylor
Not ideal, but that will have to do.

Trent
And I know you put a star by this one, but 7-11 does not carry fully grown, adult Siberian Tigers. So instead I bought a little orange kitty plush toy.

Chuck Taylor
Yeah that one was a long shot. I guess that will all have to do. Want some chicken fingers? I had mom put some in the oven a while ago, they just came out.

Trent
Depends, do we have any of that Honey Dill sauce we got up in Canada?

Chuck Taylor
We still have some left. Lemme fix you up a plate.

Chuck dips back into the kitchen as Trent starts emptying the bag. Some of the things he takes out are the Oranges, Plush Cat, and M&M's he told Chuck about, as well as a few bottles of Tropicana Orange Juice, a couple bags of Teriyaki Flavoured Beef Jerky, and about 8 Mars Bars. He lays it all out on the table, trying to make a decent presentation of it all.

Trent
Hey, so do you think this will all work? I don't really like talking guys out of girls, but Priscilla Kelly? I feel like Orange can go out with so many other girls? But instead he choose's her? I mean, she's so creepy. You saw what that party of her's was like? and did you see what she did to Ironside?

Trent visibly shivers from being uncomfortable. Chuck shouts back, while still in the kitchen.

Chuck Taylor
I wish I didn't see it. I just want to make sure he know's what he's doing. Make sure she hasn't drugged him up or anything. Date rape is no joke.

Chuck come from around the corner with two plates, both carrying about 4 chicken fingers, a handful of fries, and a couple of dipping sauces. Both men sit down on the couch, and start eating the food on their plates. Not bothering with forks and knives, just using their hands. The sit in silence for a few minutes, just the sound of chewing heard over the mic. Eventually, Trent speaks up.

Trent
Hey, these Chicken Fingers are pretty good. Which ones are these?

Chuck Taylor
These ones are the good ones. The eight dollar ones form Walmart. Mom went yesterday to get us some groceries, stocked us up really nice on everything.

Trent
Sweet, you'll have to tell her thanks.

Chuck Taylor
Ok.

Trent turns his head to the side and shouts.

Chuck Taylor
MOOOOM, TRENT SAYS THANKS FOR THE GROCERIES!!!

Before Trent can ask anything, an answer comes from the back.

Chucks Mom
You're Welcome!

Chuck Taylor
She says you're welcome.

Trent
I thought she was flying out today?

Chuck Taylor
Her flight got delayed until tomorrow morning. Plus, I figured she could help us out with Orange. She always seems to know what to say it situations like these.

Trent nods in agreement, looking sad.

Trent
Yeah, moms are pretty great. I wish mine was still around...

Chuck gives Trent a confused look.

Chuck Taylor
What do you mean, Sue's still alive. We saw her like a few months ago, you talked to her on the phone a couple days ago.

Trent
Yeah, but she's all the way up in New York. That's a ways away. Lets put something on TV, wanna watch Pulp Fiction again?

Chuck nods, and Trent starts to bring up Netflix on the TV. Just before he hits play, the lock on the door jiggles, the door opens, and Orange Cassidy walks through the doorway. Both men are frozen in place, not yet ready to face the conversation they were preparing to have. Chuck titles his head to the side slightly.

Chuck Taylor
MOOOM! ORANGE IS HERE!

TBC BY: ONE OF THE 3 HALVES OF THE BEST FRIENDS

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A Talk with A Best Friend Jul 23, 2020 1:08:58 GMT -5

Post by Trent? on Jul 23, 2020 1:08:58 GMT -5

The two continue their silence, finally Chuck stands up

Chuck Taylor
Surpri-

Trent stands up to grab Chuck mid word

Trent Beretta
Dude you don't say that at one of these.

Trent wipes the chicken grease on his jeans an walks over to Orange. He puts his arm on OC's shoulder and walks him over to the center of the room

Trent Beretta
Why don't you take a seat bud

OC takes a seat as Trent still has his hand on his shoulder looking down at him

Trent Beretta
There's no easy way to say this..Should I sit? (looking over at Chuck nervously), I'll sit.

Chuck starts frantically searching his pockets

Chuck Taylor
Where the hell are they? What did you do with the cards?

Trent Beretta
I thought you had them?

They both start checking their pockets and under their butts. OC surveying the scene in front of him, reaches out and grabs a bottle of orange juice. He takes a sip and leans back in his chair watching the two continue their search. Trent and Chuck both stand up, and start taking the couch cushions apart.

Chuck Taylor
Oh here they are!

Chuck pulls cards out of his back pocket. They put the couch back together and sit down.

Chuck Taylor
(Reading a card)
Put your hand on theirs

Everybody sits in silence. Chuck continues staring at his card, Trent begins peeling an orange both men refusing to look at OC.

Chuck Taylor
Oh
(Chuck puts his hand on top of OC's, but doesn't break his eyes from the card)
It's important to remember you are around friends here.

Trent Beretta
(Throwing the barely peeled orange down)
Look, what we're trying to say is

Before he could continue Horatio Sanz waddles into the room with his hands full of tote bags.

Trent Beretta
It's Horatio, oh thank god.

Horatio
Hey guys, hope I'm not too late. They couldn't make the banner you wanted on short notice so this is the best they could come up with last second.

Horatio unfurls a bright pink banner. On it, it reads

FELIZ ~~QUINCEANERA~~ Intervention

OC stops mid drink seemingly realizing what's happening.

Trent Beretta
We didn't really know the best way to do this...

Chuck Taylor
YOU NEED TO STOP SEEING PRISCILLA!

Trent calms down Chuck. Horatio scuddles past him and tries to find a place to hang the banner.

Trent Beretta
What he's trying to say is, we think you're in a bit over your head

Horatio continues to put the banner up trying to tie it down on some speakers.

Trent Beretta
We're worried you're getting involved in something that you know nothing about. We don't want you to get hurt

Chuck Taylor
She's EVIL!

Horatio is unfurling the banner, he begins to run out of space, so he tries to stand on a shelf for a better reach. His foot slips and falls to the floor bringing the banner down with him.

Trent Beretta
Not now Horatio!

Chuck Taylor
Read the room bud!

Horatio gets to his feet, he scuddles away with the banner hanging his head down in shame.

Trent Beretta
Bottom line is, you need to stop seeing Priscilla. We're not going to be around all the time to help you if

Chuck Taylor
(Interjecting)
When

Trent Beretta
When, it goes south

Trent and Chuck both lean back in their seats.

Chuck Taylor
Well that was some fine intervening boys
(Throwing the cards behind his back)
Didn't even need these. Thanks for nothing Doctor Phillip.
(Yelling to the other room)
MOM! Bring out that cake we talked about. The one with congratulations on it, you know the carrot cake that says congratulations for dumping Priscilla on it. With the orange letters

Chuck returns facing forward happy with his commands. They both stare across at Orange Cassidy in a happy silence.

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A Talk with A Best Friend Jul 23, 2020 15:36:50 GMT -5

Post by orangecassidy on Jul 23, 2020 15:36:50 GMT -5

Orange sits forward in his chair, removing his sun glasses and placing them on the coffetable. He rubs his eyes in a manner of disbelief before beginning to speak.

Orange Cassidy:
Wow um...wow...there's a lot to unpack here.

The faces of Chuck and Trent drop as they realize this is not had gone as smooth as they thought.

Orange Cassidy:
Well I guess the first things is I'm glad you guys have actually taken interest in something going on in my life...um I get your concerns, but I think I'll be alright.

Chuck Taylor:
Have you not seen the shit she's done to people in this company?

Orange Cassidy:
I don't watch the show.

Trent and Chuck are not only taken aback, but confused.

Orange Cassidy:
Sure she is a bit self centered and narcissistic, sure she can be mean and rude to people, but she is not like that to me. When we are together it just feels so...comfortable. It just seems right, I can be open around her.

Orange sits back in the chair and takes a sip of oj before talking.

Orange Cassidy:
Not that I can't be open with you guys, we just have a completely different dynamic. Which is fine, I love hanging with you guys, but there's something about being with her that feels different, feels right. To your point about not being there to help me, I know you guys have my back and I have yours, but you guys have had a terrible track record with coming to make a rescue since we've been here. Where were you when Dyno-Mike burned my forehead with a cigar? Where were you guys when Baron Boneius' goons attacked me and gave me an injury that almost killed me after the match? Where were you guys when DDP and Jake Roberts attacked me because of a situation that you two created and I had no part in? I've had violent bloody battles this entire run and I've been just fine. I can fight my own battles.

Orange stands, takes his glasses off the table and puts them on. He then looks at his best friends who are slumped in their seats, looking like scolded children.

Orange Cassidy:
Look...I...I'm sorry. I appreciate the sentiment, but you don't need to feel like you always need to protect me. I can handle myself and if I need help I will ask. And besides, after what happened on Tuesday I don't even know if Priscilla and I will be seeing each other anymore, so we can revisit this after Saturday if you guys really want to. I appreciate you guys looking out for me, we cool?

He holds his hand out for a limp fist bump, the Best Friends reciprocate, although hesitantly. Orange walks down the hallway to his room as he passes Chuck's Mom, who is holding the carrot cake. He smiles at her before wiping his finger across the cream cheese frosting and plopping it into his mouth before entering his room.

Once he is his room he sighs and sits on his bed. Orange stares at his closet inquisitively. He heads towards the closet, opening the door to see a box on the floor under some clothes. He opens the box and holds the contents up to face level, his Fire Ant mask. He runs his fingers along the stitches before throwing it into the closet and slamming the door.

Orange Cassidy's Internal Monologue:
No. I'm better than him.

Last Edit: Jul 23, 2020 16:47:00 GMT -5 by orangecassidy

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A Talk with A Best Friend Jul 23, 2020 18:16:31 GMT -5

Post by Sexy Chuckie T on Jul 23, 2020 18:16:31 GMT -5

The two men left on the couch just sit in silence for a bit. Eventually Chucks Mom walks in with the Carrot Cake. She sets it down on the table and finally breaks the silence of the room.

Chucks Mom
Should I go get you boys some plates? I heard from the other room, didn't seem like it all went to plan.

The two men still just sit in silence.

Chucks Mom
I'll just go grab you some plates and forks.

She walks to the kitchen, and comes out holding 3 plates, 3 forks, and a big knife. She starts cutting the cake and putting 1 piece on each plate. She hands each of them a plate. Neither man takes it from her, so she just sets it on their lap.

Chucks Mom
No situation isn't made better with some cake. I'm gonna go see if Horatio wants a slice.

She kisses Chuck on top of the head before walking to go find Horatio. Trent is the first one to finally speak up.

Trent
I didn't know he felt that way. I guess he doesn't tell us how he's feeling much, but I didn't know he was bottling that all up.

Chuck Taylor
He doesn't tell us much at all. I didn't even know he could talk that much.

Finally, Trent starts to dig into the Carrot Cake.

Trent
Does that make us bad Best Friends? I mean, now that I think about it, we don't really give him much of a chance to talk. Every time we try to bring something up, one of us ends up interrupting him, or leaving before he has a say in anything we do.

Chuck Taylor
Yeah, I guess so. And we should have helped him out all those times he mentioned. I never knew those things ever happened to him.

Trent
Neither did I, I don't watch the shows.

Chuck shrugs his shoulder as he takes the first bite out of his cake.

Chuck Taylor
Same. He seems like he was happy with her though, maybe we should just take a set back, let him do his thing. We can't expect to be able to control his whole life for him. We're not his dads or anything.

Trent
I guess that wouldn't be a bad idea. Give him some space. Sucks that he said they might not be together after this Sunday though. I guess that has to do with that match he's in. What title is that for again, was it the WWF Lightweight Title?

Chuck Taylor
No, I think it's for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship.

Trent
Really? Then why are they having a match for it all the way up in New York?

Chuck shrugs his shoulders, and swallows another bite of cake.

Chuck Taylor
I dunno, you'll have to ask Bruce Hart. What we're we talking about again?

Chuck leans forward and grabs one of the Mars Bars that was on the table.

Trent
Dammit Chuck, this is what he means! Every time we try to keep the conversation about him, one of us gets distracted and it ends there. I think the problem might not be him hanging out with her, but maybe it has to do with us being shitty Best Friends. Maybe we need the intervention.

Chuck has a string of caramel dangling from the side of his mouth as he looks incredibly hurt from Trent's words.

Chuck Taylor
Us? Bad Best Friends? No way! I know everything about Orange. I've known him for over 10 years! Maybe even over 11 years! I've been on countless road trips with him! I dare you to find anyone else that knows more about the man named Orange Cassidy than me!

Trent
Since you know so much...whats his favourite food besides oranges?

Chuck goes to answer, but hesitates.

Chuck Taylor
Um, well it's...uhhh, that's not fair! He only eats, oranges, I think. Next Question!

Trent
All right, whats his favourite movie?

Chuck Taylor
That's easy, Pulp Fiction! We watch it all the time!

Trent
WE watch it, not him. When was the last time you saw him watch it?

Chuck is beginning to look more and more defeated. He doesn't even answer Trent's question.

Trent
Who's his favourite Actor? Actress? His favourite band? What was his first car? What college did he go to? We don't know any of these things, and we call ourselves friends?

Not having a solid answer for any question, Chuck brings up his legs on the couch to sit with his knees in front of him, wrapping his arms around them, and rocking himself back and forth.

Chuck Taylor
I'm a bad Best Friend, I'm a bad Best Friend, I'm a bad Best Friend.

Trent
Chuck, CHUCK! Snap out of it! Oh man, I gotta stop him.

Trent looks around to get ideas on how to stop Chuck, who is still rocking on the couch.

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A Talk with A Best Friend Jul 25, 2020 2:20:15 GMT -5

Post by Trent? on Jul 25, 2020 2:20:15 GMT -5

Trent jumps up standing over Chuck

Trent
Damn it Chuck! Snap out of it!

Trent tries shaking Chuck but it doesn't break the spell. Horatio comes back into the room witnessing the chaos.

Trent
Don't just stand there, help!

After being barked at Horatio jumps over the back of the couch and onto Chuck trying to force his arms away from his legs, while Chuck continues his chant. Trent fumbles around the couch and the floor, he finally grabs the remote, points it to the tv and and starts scrolling through Netflix. He scrolls past comedy, past, drama, sitcoms, teen dramas, the weird softcore porn Netflix started doing recently for some reason, he lands on action, and begins flipping through but to no avail. Out of options he enters the search queue. Frantically panicking, his fingers begin to tremble as he maneuvers the dulled out arrow keys. His fingers mash the buttons as it slowly moves through the letters on screen, he gets all the way down to Q, he moves over to U smashing the arrow keys. Trent looks over his shoulder as a drop of sweat begins to run down his brow to see Horatio wrestling with Chuck on the couch who's still in a trance.

Trent
Why is this remote so sticky

Trent returns back to the remote, he keeps moving the arrows around spelling out the rest of the name. He finishes the name and turns on From Dusk Til Dawn. He drops the remote exhausted and slinks back onto the couch next to Chuck who's broken his trance. Trent taps Horatio on the side who's still tangled with Chuck, as he slowly removes his large body from the couch.

Trent
There, I put on your other favorite movie. I know you love this one too.

Chuck
(Giving a chefs kiss with his fingers)
His Mise-en de feet. Thanks Trent, you're a good friend.

Trent
Yeah...but just to each other.

Chuck begins to curl up again, before he can connect his arms Horatio has spread them back apart. Chuck gives him a glare.

Trent
We need to do a better job at being OC's friend. We need to start being there for him, and more considerate of what he's going through. He's the third half of the best friends, but lately we've only been treating him like...like...well Horatio to be honest. If we don't we might lose him forever.

Chuck
But he's the third half of the best friends! Who else could be that?

Horatio's eyes light up, but Chuck shakes his head no. Horatio shuffles off back to the kitchen.

Chuck
So what are we going to do?

Trent just shrugs softly as the two sit in silence as the movie flickers on in front of them.

Last Edit: Jul 25, 2020 2:36:21 GMT -5 by Trent?