Dave and Death

An unexpected guest crashes Dave's surprise birthday party. Based loosely on a true story...sort of. Not really at all.

Written and created based on the prompt 'Surprise Birthday' (This is a portion of a longer version)

Special thanks to StoryboardArt.org! Big thanks to rockstars John Dusenberry & Douglas Lovelace for the mentorship and feedback on this.

Transcript

5. Daisy : GUYS!
6. Daisy : Hide, He's here!
7. **garage door opening
10. ***screech
11. **clank
12. **cling
18. Dave : Hmm
20. Daisy : Eeeek!! He's opening the garage!
21. Friend 1 : (quietly) It's about damn time...
22. Daisy : Is the firework ready?!!
25. Daisy : (Whispering) He's going to be so surprised!
29. Dave : What is going on?
37. Dave : This is ridiculous...
38. Dave : This is ridiculous...
44. Dave : Finally!
48. **Car sputters & dies
51. Dave : You're kidding.
53. Dave : Well that's, just, Perfect!
62. *click
64. * click
66. Dave : Are you kidding me?!
67. Dave : Eeeehhh
68. Dave : Heh?
72. **Beep
75. Death : Hey Dave...
76. Death : ... whaaats happenin?
78. **Dave shrieks
81. **screaming cont.
89. ** thud
90. Dave : Ahh
91. ** Bang
93. Dave : Aggghh
95. **Muddled yelling
96. Daisy : That's him!
97. Mom : That...certainly IS your father...
98. Dave : Whaaaa!
99. **Thud
100. Dave : Ugh
104. Death : Ok, here we go...
108. Dave : No, no, no
109. Dave : no no no no
110. Dave : It's no real, it's not real, c'mon!
112. *Bam
113. Dave : Margret! Daisy!
114. Dave : HELLO!
116. Dave : Where are they?
117. Dave : Are you guys up there?? Daisy : Alright everyone, on my mark...
118. Dave : I really need to talk to you... Daisy : Greg! On my mark!
119. Dave : Helllloooo??
120. Daisy : 1
123. Daisy : 2
125. Daisy : 3
126. Group : SURPRISE!
127. **Dave screams
130. Dave : Oh God...
135. **Door creaks open
138. Dave : OH. GOD!
139. Death: AAaagghhh...
140. Death: AAaagghhh...
141. Death: C'mon, you Stoop-ID...
143. Death: Haha!
146. Death: Apologies. Didn't mean to cut you off...
147. Death: Just, this sexy thing... it's... beautiful, amazing, so sharp...
148. Death: i love you, i really do... but...
149. Death: it's Such a PPAAAIIINN to travel with....
150. Death: Ok... where were we...
151. Death: That's right! You were saying...
152. Death: Oh God, no, God, please have mercy on my sooouulll!
153. Death: How am I doin so far?
154. Death: MAN!!!!
155. Death : If I GOT AN EXTRA Soul
156. Death: Every-time.
157. Death: Someone. Said.
158. Death: THAT.
160. Death: I'd be livin'.. .la buena ..meurte.
161. Death : Maybe even retire...
162. Death: MMmmmm...
163. Death: Yelp. That'll never happen...
164. Death : Not at this rate...
165. Death : Ya feel me?
167. Dave: Please. I'm begging you.
168. Dave: Of all the days...
169. Death: Dude! Dave...
170. Dave: why today?
171. Death: Because...
172. Dave: PLEASE!
173. Death: eehhh....
174. Death (takes deep breath) : OM SHANTI, SHANTI, SHA.. Dave (in background) : You can wait a day.
175. Dave : Just, one day...
176. Death : Dave...
177. Death : ...I REALLY don't have time for this.
179. Dave : Plea...
180. Death: Duuude...
181. Death: Don't do this.
182. Mom (whispers) : Honey, stay here. Death: My man...
183. Death: ...you're just not getting it.
184. Daisy : Mom...
186. Death: How do I explain this ?
187. Death (cont.): When it's your time...
188. Death (cont.): ...and, it's your time...
190. Death : then, I come and take you to the after life...
192. Death (cont.): I just take the orders
193. Death: And I deliver, every time.
194. Mom : Shhh...
195. Death: That's just how it has always worked, Dave.
196. Death: That's just how it has always worked, Dave.
198. Friend 1 : (Whisper/yell) Daisy!
199. Death: You can't take this personally.
200. Death: You can't take this personally.
201. Death: Everyone di...
202. Dave : I have a family! And a little girl!
203. Death : I feel for you, I really do...
204. Death : I just have a number I need to hit everyday
205. Death : I just have a number I need to hit everyday
206. Death : And today, you're on that list.
207. *Margret makes a indiscernible low sound (whine) Death cont. : Look...If it makes you feel any better...
208. *Margret makes a indiscernible low sound (whine) Death cont. : Look...If it makes you feel any better...
209. Death cont. :Your family will be, OK.
210. Death cont. :Your family will be, OK.
211. Death : They'll be sad for a day.. maybe two...
212. Death : But they'll get over it. Dave: What?!
213. Death: Dude.
214. Death: I see it all the time.
215. Death: Dude, I see it all the time. Margret (quietly over death talking): Not to-daaa...
216. Margret : (begins screaming) AAAAAAYYYYY!!
217. **screaming cont. ...AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!!
218. **screaming cont. ...AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!!
219. **screaming cont. ...AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!!
220. Margret : ugh...
221. Margret : Agh.
223. Margret : Huh?
224. Death: OOOoooo...
225. Death : Daaaffodils....
226. Death : Those are Dave's favorite.
227. Death: You're going to want to hang on to those...
229. Death : Pro tip. Put them in water now...
230. Death : they should stay good for a few da...
231. Death : aaaayyyaaugh!
232. Death: What in the devil?
233. Daisy : You leave my Dad alone you ugly bald...man?
234. Death : Right in the shin. Geeze...
235. Death : You're like an angry imp....
236. Daisy : It's his birthday!
237. Daisy : It's his birthday!
239. Death : Birthday?
240. Death : Really?
242. Dave : yeah...
252. **group frozen and speechless
253. **group frozen and speechless
254. Death : Awwww, guuuys!
255. Death: Hey, how's it going?!
256. Death : I'm Death.
258. **Boom!
261. Death: OOoooooo
262. Death: MMyyyy...
263. Death: Dave...
264. Death : I think I can stay for a little while...