How am I not tired of this already....

Cam With a Plan

Trying to fulfill his promise to Rico, Camera has to plan a last minuet New Years Eve Party. Randomer becomes caught in between a fiery feud between Jade and June.

(The book store isn't very busy. Benny has fallen asleep at his table, Cheker is on her computer reading Sampson's rough draft, Erin is busy making some new coffee master piece. Dark has joined Kronis and Lion for a game of Old Maid, Wolf is behind the counter slowly drinking coffee. Randomer meanwhile has June talking his ear off, a passed out Blip on his lap.)

June; So, the store does a New Years party every year huh? That's be fun to do.

somerandomer2: It's just the employees and a few select friends.

June: What a shame. I was hoping. (Randomer checks his watch) that I could find something to do. I'm gonna be all alone for New Years, well, besides Blippy Boo.

(Randomer gets up.)

Randomer: Well I'm positive that you'll find someone to do. But I've got a thing, with some people.

June: I said something- (It's too late, Randomer is rushing out of the bookstore like a bat out of hell.)

(Camera enters just as Randomer leaves and walks over to the counter.)

Darkest_Camera : Hey, Wolf, about the New Years party... (Wolf gives a slow tired nod) I was wondering if I could put it together instead.

Wolf: Uhhu..... Wait....

Camera: Don't say another word. There's won't be alcohol, maybe some cigars, and I kinda owe someone some planned events. I'll pay you.

Wolf: Who. uh who's coming?

Camera: I have a list on my phone that I'll email to you. I'll clean the entire place up, no books will be destroyed in the process. And if any of these promises are broken, I will pay you.

Wolf: Knock yourself out, I really don't like planning parties anyway.

(Camera gives a silent celebration and walks over to Benny's table. Meanwhile at the Old Maid table.)

DarkestNeon: Let's play something else.

lionmouse; Like what?

Dark: Yahtzee.

Darth_Kronis: Never again. Never ever again.

Lion: You still can't be pissed about that.

Kronis: Lion, I swear you were using loaded dice.

Lion: I rolled ones.

Kronis: After you dropped the die on the floor.

Dark: Lion cheating? That's a terrible accusation.

(Lion stands up.)

Lion: I have some books to shelve.

(As Lion walks away she pulls a deck of cards out from under her sleeve and shoves them into the pocket of her apron.)

(Over at Benny's table Camera is loudly setting his computer up, and purposely kicks Benny's chair. Benny wakes with a jolt. When he see's Camera he settles back down.)

BennyBedlam; (groggily) Hey Cam.

Camera; Benny I require your assistance.

Benny: Cam... why are you talking like some corporate jerk with a stick up his ass.

Camera: Practice. I need help planning Rico's New Years Gathering. I also want to sound like a professional party planner.

Benny: You sound so unnatural talking like that.

Camera: Can you please just help me?

Benny: With what parts exactly?

Camera: Catering, décor, cigar choice.

Benny: Cigar choice?

(Camera pulls out a mini note book.)

Camera: It's on my list.

Benny: And red wine? Wolf won't be pleased about that.

Camera: She'll be too busy hiding in a corner to notice the drastic amount of liquor I have to buy.

Benny: Okay, get me a coffee and then... and only then will I help.

Camera: Deal.

(As Camera walks over to the café counter, Kronis and Dark get up and join him.)

Kronis: Cam, what do you think, us three guys, Star Wars Marathon New Years Eve?

Cam: No, I have a party to plan.

Dark: Since when do you plan parties.

(As they near the counter Cheker leans over.)

Chekerboard; Cam, really... since when do you plan parties?

(Erin walks over at the word parties.)

Queen-of-the-Bees: Oh, where?

(Over in one of the corners of the bookstore, Lion is reading a book about slight-of-hand in poker. She has an empty box next to her and she turns the page. The book is called Slight of Hand for Film Writers. She hums The Gambler as she reads.)

(Back at the table of Brain Storming... Benny's table, Erin, Dark, Cheker, Benny and Camera sit talking.)

Cheker: You should have Cupcakes, those are fun and who doesn't love a cupcake?

Benny: Cheker, Cupcakes aren't a good fit for this crowd.

Erin: What about those Macaroon towers you can buy?

Benny: Perfect, those are Italian.

Dark: Actually, Macaroons are French.

Camera: Those would work.

Cheker: I think Margret's does those.

Camera: This might actually work.

(June passes by, carrying Blip.)

June: What are you all up to?

Erin: Important things.

June: Like what?

Benny: Party planning.

June: Oh fun.

Dark: Carry on peasant. We are at work.

(June leaves looking defeated.)

(Two days later Benny and Camera are putting up Gold and Black Balloons, Cheker is clearing the café counter of its complimentary cups and menus. Wolf, Lion and Kronis have just finished putting up all the chairs,)

Lion: See you all at 9!

(The three leave, and Cheker places several bottles of wine on the counter, a wicker tip basket and some wine glasses. On the other side, Erin has some cigars set up. Benny nods his head, and looks at Camera, who's putting a black table cloth over Benny's usual table.)

Benny: I think this is all going well. Cheap cigars, Drug Store wine, and dollar store decorations... yet it all looks amazing.

(Camera looks around on top of his step ladder.)

Camera: Yeah...

(Erin opens a box of cheesy 2018 paper glasses and puts them over her eyes,)

Erin: How do I look?

Benny: Childish.

Erin: Excellent.

Cheker: Lemme get this straight, cupcakes are too immature for this fancy party, but those glasses aren't?

Camera: I don't remember buying those...

(Benny starts whistling awkwardly as he starts putting center pieces of the table. Everyone looks at him, Cheker happily, the others disappointedly. Cheker then happily takes a pair and puts them on. She then happily walks back behind the counter. Camera then returns to putting up balloons.)

(One hour later... oh the time skips. The book store is abuzz with people dressed like Stereotypical mobsters. Lion is sitting at a table with a bunch of Gangsters. She has very few chips left. She lays down her cards, a straight face and takes the huge pile in the middle of table. One guy gets up muttering something about how his wife is going to kill him. The next hand starts and Lion watches a guy rub his nose, he used the signal a few times before to tell his friend he had a king.)

Lion; 'Nother King Lou?

(Lou stops dead and everyone stares st Lion. Rico gives Lion an approving nod. Lion smiled as Lou and another man get up and leave. Over at the cafe counter, Kronis saunters up. Sampson is behind the counter helping Cheker.)

Kronis: Can I please have a glass of wine?

Cheker: Su- Nope. Can I please see your ID?

Kronis: Come on.

(Randomer walks up smiling.)

Randomer: Kronis, watch how it's done. (Looks at Cheker smiling.) May I please have a glass of wine?

Cheker: I don't know. Can I see your ID?

(Randomer takes out his wallet and shows it to Cheker.)

  Cheker: Just because you're old enough, doesn't mean I should.

(Benny walks over to the bar.)

Benny: How's it going?

Randomer: I'm being denied a glass of wine.

Benny: I always knew Cheker had some common sense.

(Erin meanders over and leans over the cafe counter.)

Erin: Cheker, is it me, or is Camera not looking so well.

(Camera is standing at the door greeting a couple.)

Camera: Hap- Happy Camera.... I- I'm New Years, th-the party p-planner.

Randomer: Christ.

(Dark walks by and stops.)

Dark: Oh poor Cam.

(Sampson joins the crowd, leaning over the counter.)

Sampson: Check, how old is he?

Cheker: 20.

Sampson: Okay, I'm going to do something bad and give him a drink.

Kronis: Oh, so he gets a drink, but I don't.

Sampson: Unlike you, he needs it.

(Cheker takes the glass out of Sampson's hand and hands it to a man who comes up to the counter.)

Erin: Harsh. Just plain harsh.

(Wolf enters and stops dead in her tracks. She sniffs the air and looks around, she turns to Camera.)

Wolf: Camera... do you just lie to me? There's wine and good Christ what is that smell? (Camera remains silent ) Camera.... Did you lie to me!

Camera: Yes.... and, uh that's cigar smoke you smell.

(Wolf storms over to the storage room and slams the door. She locks it and gives a frustrated scream. Everyone gathers around the counter and gives Camera a slow applause. Camera finds a seat and sits down and Benny walks over.)

Erin: So I wonder how Cam got roped into all of this.

(Kronis looks over at a large crowd of people drinking and smoking. Something catches his eye.)

Kronis: I think one of them has a gun.

Dark: Stop making things up.

(Maxwell wanders over.)

Maxwell: Hey, do you have any water?

(Cheker pulls out a bottle of water and hands it to him.)

Maxwell: Cam did really well. My Dad's impressed.

Randomer: Who's your dad.

Maxwell: Oh, he's that guy talking with the short lady over there.

(Lion is having an avid conversation with Rico.)

(Maxwell wanders off and everyone looks confused.)

(Meanwhile over at Camera's table.)

Camera: I can't do this a second time.

Benny: You did well. Soon you'll be conversing with Maxwells sister and a few months later be sharing a bed with her.

Camera: Benny!

Benny: What? I wasn't saying that you were screwing her.

Camera: Not helping.

Benny: Camera, you did well. Keep it up and we'll both live until we're fifty. Maybe you could be a professional party planner.

Camera: I barely planned this by myself.

Benny: What I'm saying is at some point you will. By next year you'll be planning these things all by yourself, and I'll be buying everything.

Camera: At least you thought of someway to be involved.

Benny: Just because I can be an ass, doesn't mean I don't care. Now, I'd love to stay and chat, but Possum and I got some cheese and crackers.

(Benny leaves.)

(A few seconds until New Years Everyone is quite. Lion is counting her cash and a nearly passed out looking Camera. Everyone watches the timer count down and at Midnight everyone cheers. It's loud enough for Wolf, who fell asleep in the store room under to table, to jolt awake, and bounce her head off the table. In the main room Rico walks over to Lion.)

Rico: Look, while everyone is cheering I'd like to finally call you out on your slight of hand skills.

Lion: Shit...

Rico: Normally I'd be displeased, but I'm impressed. How'd you like to work for me?

Lion: Sorry, but I don't dress up in skimpy outfits for wanna be magicians.

Rico: I was thinking more of relieving people of their money at the Table. Have you ever heard of the Misty Pines Mob? (Lion bursts out laughing.) I'm being serious. We are sadly responsible for the graffiti of a nude Virgin Mary.

Lion: You sound more like juvenile delinquents than an actual mob.

Rico: We're new to this. The chief of police hired us to cause trouble around here, keep the Boys in Blue busy.

Lion: You're doing a pathetic job.

Rico: Have any better ideas.

Lion: Depends on the pay.

(Meanwhile in the kitchen Cheker and Erin and cleaning up.)

Erin: Thanks for the job Check.

Cheker: Oh... uhhhh... you're welcome.

Erin: It's Just, I never get to thank you.

Cheker: Don't. Keep up the good work and we can talk about that raise.

Happy New Year....

Now I have two things that were originally going to be in here. The first is how Randomer asking for wine would have gone before I released he'd be older than 21 because he's an engineer at a tin can factory:

Cheker: I don't know. Can I see your ID? (Randomer pulls out his Licensee and hands it to Cheker.) According to this, you're under 21.

Randomer: I'm old enough in England. And maybe you should double check that license, you don't actually know my age.

(Sampson leans over Chekers shoulder.)

Sampson: You do know that's a fake ID... right?

Randomer: Why, I'd never.

Cheker: How Do you know?

Sampson: Dad's a cop. Current chief actually.

(Randomer snatches the ID from Chekers hand. Kronis snickers.)

Kronis: So that's how it's done huh?

And numero dos:

Benny: You did well. Soon you'll be conversing with Maxwells sister and in a few months potentially screwing her.

Camera: What?

Benny: I didn't take you for a first date guy. But by all means, what ever pleases you.

I re wrote that because Benny sounded too much like an ass.

Anywho....

Uh....

I don't know anymore.... happy New Year.

I have a driving story for you guys later and maybe some more cat pictures. I dunno.