Meet The Parent?
by Nile Pitts
Okay almost there ;)
be safe
Look outside your window!
Okay?
So what am I looking at?
What? You don’t see me?
No?
Oh God
Whose house am I at?
goodness. You should leave
?
yep. Total stranger
Running
Okay. NOW look out your window.
Haha okay
You see me right?
Crap where’d you get that black eye from?
That’s not important
What’s important is the surprise I have for you!
Okay.
Just watch from there. Check it
Haha, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a unicycle in person.
Man, you’re pretty good at that. Did you ride that thing all the way here?
Sure did. But that’s not it! Check this out!
Huh, never knew you could juggle.
Haha yeah! Good right?
So why the sudden interest in these random talents?
Talking later! One last thing
Seriously??
Where the hell did you get a monkey from??
IT JUGGLES TOO??
Whoa! Not so loud. “It” has a name
It’s Charlie
Beck that’s enough
Just get up here so we can talk
Okay lemme grab my stuff
Don’t bring all that crap in here!
But…Charlie?
Ugh bring the monkey
Sweet! On my way up
It’s unlocked
And voila! Your guests have arrived
Beck and Sarah stop texting and start talking face-to-face.
Great. We should talk
Wait, me first? Please? I haven’t even told you the news!
News?
So as you can see, I’ve been practicing…
The juggling stuff? Yeah, I’m impressed
And you seemed to be rather enjoying it!
I mean, sure. I can’t do any of that stuff
That’s exactly what I wanted to hear!
Because you’re looking at the newest recruit for the Clown Academy Travel Troupe!
The what?
The Clown Academy Travel Troupe silly! Or C.A.T.T. for short.
You gotta check them out! They have tattoos and matching T-shirts for uniforms
And they travel all over the world and-
Jesus Beck…
And they’ve been teaching me how they speak and their inside jokes and-
Beck.
And we even have nicknames! I’m the Tribeckta.
Get it? It’s a pun.
Cuz my name is Beck but I can juggle and unicycle and then the monkey -
BECK!
What, what’s up?
Just…stop
Huh? You don’t look as excited anymore
Really now?
Maybe cuz you’re always doing this. First it was the zoo
Then it was being a fighter pilot
Now you’re telling me you wanna be a damn clown?
So then…you’re not excited about this
Excited? Of course I’m not!
Sarah I don’t understand…where is this coming from?
It’s my dad...he wants me to start thinking about my future
He wants me to be stable and be with someone who is stable
You think I’m unstable
That’s not what I said. But honestly, he’s right
What kind of life are you going to make for yourself being a clown?
What am I supposed to think about you if never take yourself seriously huh?
This was just…I’m really excited about this Sarah
And you don’t think I’ve heard you say that before?
But I’m serious this time! I’m seriously serious
100% dedicated. I found my passion!
I just can’t do this anymore Beck…
I care about you but… I’m sorry
Okay just hold on one second
What?
What about your dad
What about him?
What if I can convince him?
My dad? Convince him what?
That I’m serious about this now and that I’ll work hard
Beck…
What? If you’re done with me anyway then why not let me try?
Because…
Please.
And you’re really gonna try?
I promise.
ugh. Alright. You get one shot at this
I’m ready! Let’s do it
Best of luck.
You’re gonna need it
Please. With this charm? It’ll be cake
Whaddayaknow? That’s him pulling up now
Wait, now? No I can’t do it now I-
If you’re not ready now then you won’t ever be
But..
Last chance Beck
mmmm okay! I’m in it. Let’s go.
Alrighty. You can go wait in his office.
I’ll prep him for you
You’re the best. Thanks Sarah.
See you soon.
OMG YOUR STUPID MONKEY JUST POOPED ON MY DRESSER
a little bit later
Beck is inside Sarah's dad's office, and he thinks aloud to himself:
Man… Sarah's dad has done everything…
All these people he’s met…then Paris…Scotland…
Wait a minute…where have I seen this before??
But before Beck can take a closer look at what he's found, Sarah's dad enters.
Beck. Good to see you
Mr. Crane! I hope you don’t mind. I was just browsing...
You’re okay. So I understand you’re here to tell me about your future?
Well, we can get to that.
But I was just looking at some of the photos on your desk...
Hm? What about them?
Really just one, but this one, where you’re hanging from this branch...
Yeah, in Morocco. Good times.
I just couldn’t help but notice some sort of tattoo on your side...
where your shirt is lifted up?
You a big fan of cats?
Hah, no. It’s just a dumb tattoo I got in college.
I assure you it’s meaningless.
Why the sudden interest my tattoo?
Because I got the same one yesterday in the same spot...
Something you wanna tell me, Mr. Crane?
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