SCENE C

INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY – LATER

Halley dumps paint stained paper towels in the garbage. Down the hall she sees Travis Martin spray painting her locker black.

HALLEY

Hey! What are you doing?

Travis stops spraying.

TRAVIS

Is this your locker?

HALLEY

Uh, yeah!

TRAVIS

Oops.

HALLEY

You think?

TRAVIS

Don't worry. It'll come right off. Watch this.

He grabs another can from his bag and sprays the product over the black paint. Right before their eyes, the paint dissolves.

HALLEY

Where'd you get that stuff?

TRAVIS

I made it myself. My bag is loaded with inventions that will change the world someday. Not to mention the millions of ideas in my head. Everyone calls me Dr. Travistein.

HALLEY

Really?

TRAVIS

Not yet. But once I patent this guy, I will be a household name.

HALLEY

Well, before you go all crazy with your inventions, I would like a heads up first.

TRAVIS

Got it.

He drops his bag to the floor and puts away his cans. Halley notices a remote looking object.

HALLEY

What's that?

Travis takes it out.

TRAVIS

It's my newest invention, the P-Dazzler. Though, I'm seriously considering a name change after saying it out loud.

HALLEY

What does it do?

TRAVIS

It's a glitter paint tool that can transform anything from boring to blingy.

HALLEY

Do you think you could makeover my backpack?

TRAVIS

Not a problem.

Halley sits down her bag. Travis steps back and aims his gadget at the bag.

TRAVIS (CONT'D)

Prepare to be dazzled.

His presses a few buttons and they wait...and wait. Nothing happens. Travis is stumped. He slaps it a few times. Paint flies from the machine covering Halley's blazer in glitter paint.

TRAVIS

When I said, "Prepared to be dazzled," I did not mean that literally.

HALLEY

Look what you did to my blazer.

Travis tinkers with his malfunctioning gadget.

TRAVIS (CONT'D)

Sorry. The buttons got jammed.

HALLEY

I love it!

TRAVIS

You do?—I mean, of course you do. I'm a genius.

Halley sets her eyes on the machine.

HALLEY

Can I borrow that?

TRAVIS

Sure. Enjoy.

Travis hands it over. Halley strokes the P-Dazzler.

HALLEY

Oh, I will.