The Landing

Two coworkers find themselves experiencing something strange on a late night shift.

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1. EXT. THE LANDING - MAINE - NIGHT A new moon. Stars shine bright in the dark sky. Crickets chirp. Next to a lake sits a small run down building with a gravel parking lot. A neon sign over a service window reads: THE LANDING. Smaller signs read : ICE CREAM. BURGERS. FRIES. Picnic tables dot a grassy area along the lake’s edge. Two docks extend into the lake. Small boats tied to the docks bob in the water. A street light illuminates the area. INT. THE LANDING - NIGHT A small kitchen. A clock on the oven reads 11:34. MILO (17) tall, wearing Dickies, Vans, Carhartt beanie, and a red apron, stands at the service window. He leans on the counter. Chews a toothpick. ZEEK (16) shorts, hoodie, flip flops, red apron, sits on a folding chair. He plays with a yoyo. Struggles to make it work. He tosses it in the air. Flicks his wrist back. It hits him in the face. ZEEK Ow jesus fuck. MILO Hey, practice makes perfect. Zeek rubs his forehead. ZEEK That was an outlier MILO That was the fifth time tonight. ZEEK Third. MILO Fifth. ZEEK You know what you little- Zeek throws the yoyo at Milo. It tugs on the string attached to his finger. The string snaps. The yoyo bounces on the floor. The string dangles from Zeek’s finger.
2. 2. ZEEK (CONT'D) Aw man. Milo watches. He laughs. ANGIE (17) steps up to the window. She wears a t shirt and shorts. Slightly sun burned. ANGIE Excuse me? Milo turns. He inhales his toothpick. Coughs it onto the counter. Sweeps it away. MILO Sup. Beat. MILO (CONT'D) What can I get for you? ANGIE Just a large fry and a Coke. MILO No problem. Zeek puts the fries on the counter. He smiles at Angie. Milo puts down the soda. Takes Angie’s money. MILO (CONT'D) Have a good night! Beat. ZEEK Idiot. MILO Shut up. Zeek smirks. MILO (CONT'D) I still look cooler than you do with your fuckin’ yoyo ZEEK Dude. Quit dissing the ‘yo. Milo leans on the counter. The light outside flickers. 2.
3. 3. The toothpick is in Milo’s mouth. He pulls it out. Looks at it. ANGIE Excuse me? He drops the toothpick MILO Hi, sorry did I forget something? ANGIE Sorry? MILO Yeah? Beat. ANGIE Could I just get a large fry and a coke? MILO Oh another? ANGIE What? Beat. MILO Yeah, just one sec. He puts the fries and Coke on the counter. Takes her money. She leaves. MILO (CONT'D) Was that weird? ZEEK No it’s pretty normal for you to be a dumbass. MILO Our fries aren’t even that good. Zeek shrugs. He leans down to pick up his yoyo. The string is attached. He slips his finger in the loop. Bounces it. ZEEK Ha, it had two strings! Nice. 3.
4. 4. MILO Is that standard? ZEEK I don’t know, who am I? Mr. yoyo? MILO Kind of. ZEEK Whatever. Zeek does yoyo tricks. Milo looks at the toothpick on the ground. MILO Can I see that? ZEEK You wish. MILO I just want to check something. He reaches for the yoyo. Zeek pulls back. ZEEK I could break your nose with this if I wanted. MILO C’mon man just let me- Milo lunges for it. Zeek falls off of his chair. They roll on the ground. The both grab at the yoyo. The lights flicker. MILO (CONT'D) Give it up dude I just want to see the string! ZEEK Yeah sure! MILO ZEEK YOU DICK JUST LET ME - ZEEK GET AWAY FROM MY YOYO ANGIE Um, hello? 4.
5. 5. The boys bolt upright. ZEEK Sup. Beat. MILO What can we get for you? ANGIE Can I just get a large fry and a coke please? MILO Coming right up. The boys turn to the kitchen. MILO (CONT'D) What’s up with her? ZEEK At least she’s not a thief. He glares at Milo. They put the food on the counter. She puts her money down. Takes her food. Leaves. MILO That’s weird right? ZEEK You need a hobby or something dude. You’re too strung out. Zeek yo-yos. Milo paces. ANGIE Excuse me? Milo whips around. MILO A large fry and a coke, right? Angie holds her fries and coke. ANGIE Could I have some ketchup? MILO Oh. 5.
6. 6. Milo hands her some ketchup packets. She leaves. ZEEK Yeah she’s a real weirdo. Milo throws a handful of packets at Zeek. ZEEK (CONT'D) What the hell man. Milo slumps on the counter. Zeek picks up the packets. The street light goes out. ZEEK (CONT'D) Well at least no one can find us now. You think we can close early? MILO They can still see our light. ZEEK Whatever. A splashing sound outside. Milo looks around. ZEEK (CONT'D) Probably a duck. MILO Shouldn’t ducks be asleep? ZEEK Do they have a bedtime? The sound of wet footsteps approach the shack. Milo listens. EDDY (O.S.) Hey, we don’t know that it didn’t work. FALL (O.S.) We would if we could check the time. EDDY (O.S.) I told you we shouldn’t have brought our phones! FALL (O.S.) I didn’t tip it! FALL (16) appears in the window. She wears short denim shorts and a cropped tank top. Long hair to her back. She is soaking wet. 6.
7. 7. EDDY (16), flannel, jeans, rings on her fingers and chipped black nail polish, stands next to her. She hold a thick leather bound book to her chest. Also soaking wet. FALL (CONT'D) Hi. MILO Hi. FALL Could I, maybe, borrow your phone? MILO Huh? Fall holds up her phone. Water drips out of it. MILO (CONT'D) Oh, sure, sure. He hands his phone to her. FALL Thanks. She steps aside to make a call. Milo gives a small wave to Eddy. She waves back. Rolls on the balls of her feet. Looks around. Fall returns. She hands the phone back. FALL (CONT'D) Thanks again. She turns to Eddy. FALL (CONT'D) Meg can pick us up. C’mon. She walks away. EDDY Thanks. MILO No problem. Eddy walks away. She returns. EDDY Hey, what time is it? 7.
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