PV & FRANNY - Part 1

Summary

Table Read – PV & FRANNY (Part 1)

Podcast: Table Read by Manifest Media
Release Date: April 21, 2026
Performed by: 20+ working actors, Hollywood’s best
Episode Theme:
A fully immersive, cinematic audio performance of an original coming-of-age screenplay about two off-beat teens—Franny and PV—who form a quirky band and navigate friendship, romance, and high school weirdness.

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Episode Overview

This episode presents Act 1 of the screenplay “PV & FRANNY,” brought to life by a stellar cast with sound design evoking a movie-like experience. Set at Overton High in Seattle, the story weaves sharp, witty dialogue and offbeat humor as Franny (an earnest, lovestruck outsider) meets and bonds with PV Gornick (an idiosyncratic, fiercely independent new student), setting the tone for a unique “platonic bandmate” friendship full of teenage misadventures.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Moments

1. Opening at Overton High (02:16 – 03:51)

• The story begins in the bustling halls of Overton High—a classic high school with all the trappings (construction paper posters, bathroom drama, a mysterious person in a bulldog mascot costume smoking a cigarette).
• Franny is introduced as a 15-year-old with Elvis Costello vibes, while Judy tackles high school heartbreak. The dialogue is fast, punchy, and often breaks the fourth wall.

Quote:
Franny: “I was struck by the flyer and decided I had to meet its author immediately.” (03:46)

2. The Unconventional Band Flyer (03:51 – 04:30)

• Franny discovers a band flyer by PV and tracks her down at a coffee shop.
• The flyer’s influences are a hilarious jumble: “Sonic Youth (except NYC ghosts and flowers), James Blake, James Dean, James Taylor, James Baldwin, and Rick James.”

3. Meeting PV – Their Oddball Chemistry (04:30 – 05:57)

• PV is dry, guarded, and inexplicably wears thimbles on every finger:
  PV: “Not to my knowledge. I only started at Overton this week. I used to be homeschooled, but my tutor died.” (04:36)
• Their banter is instantly quirky, grounded in mutual awkwardness and offbeat facts.
  Franny: “There are more than 350,000 different kinds of beetles.” (05:22)

4. Running Jokes & Flashbacks (05:37 – 07:02)

• An elaborate sequence about PV’s real name and her (possibly fake) legal change, replete with flashbacks and dialogue that borders on surreal.
• Narrator and actors break character to discuss stage direction mistakes, adding to the meta-comedy.

5. Band Talk—Boundaries and Ambitions (07:09 – 08:22)

• Franny and PV negotiate what it means to “start a band”—PV:
  “No. I want to continue a band, but with more musicians than I have now. One. What do you play?” (07:47)
• PV’s blunt cutoff: “Probably just PV then,” making it clear she’s calling the creative shots.

6. PV’s Song – ‘Don’t Touch Me’ (08:22 – 10:33)

• PV performs an original, emotionally raw, and vaguely comic song in the coffee shop, scaring away customers—
  PV: “This one’s called Don’t Touch Me.” (08:36)
• The song’s lyrics are direct, anxious, and honest, ending with awkward silence and Franny’s heartfelt but sheepish approval:
  Franny: “That was awesome.” (10:33)
  PV: “I know. Oh, sorry.” (10:35)

7. Lunchroom Whodunit (10:47 – 13:45)

• PV receives a “hate note” and turns the band audition into a mystery investigation.
• Casual character world-building (the “nicest bully” Dale Wilson, ambitious editor Erin Coltrera, and “protagonist” Judy) skewers high school archetypes:
  Franny: “That’s Judy Cortland. She’s weird, but only because she thinks she’s a protagonist.” (12:16)
• Flashbacks reveal PV’s blunt band tryouts:
  PV: “That was terrible. None of you can be in my band.” (13:11)

8. Bandmates, Not Romance (13:45 – 14:45)

• PV lays down the law:
  “Once we’re in a band together, there can never be any sort of romantic relationship between us.” (13:56)
• Franny objects, citing bands famous for mixing love and work, but PV dismisses them:
  “Those are just the many exceptions that prove the rule.” (14:31)
• They shake hands in an awkward but sweet “platonic bandmates for life” pact.

9. Language, Love, and Lies (14:45 – 15:29)

• Franny, still crushing on PV, gets caught lying about what his Chinese phrase means.
• Franny (in Mandarin): “I want to kiss your mouth.” (15:03)
• PV asks the meaning; Franny nervously dodges:
  Franny: “I dumpling. See you Wednesday.” (15:09)

10. Franny’s Nerves and Friendship (15:29 – 17:34)

• Franny enlists best friend A.J. Vacher for confidence advice, leading to a Magic the Gathering-fueled pep talk:
  A.J.: “If you think you’re cool, then she’ll think you’re cool. Look at me. I know I’m cool.” (16:55)
• Their camaraderie is endearing, full of teenage uncertainty.

11. Approaching PV’s World (17:52 – 22:21)

• Franny, coached by notes on his hands (“you are cool… see other hand”), nervously bikes to PV’s mansion.
• An eccentric, labyrinthine home, complete with Japanese gardens, a groundskeeper, and confusing access points—deadpan humor abounds.

Quote:
Groundskeeper: “Don’t go in there.”
Franny: “Why not?”
Groundskeeper: “Because we’re renovating the foyer. Oh, use the side door.” (18:54)

12. Family & Childhood Scars (19:24 – 21:40)

• Franny and PV bond over unconventional upbringings and absent parents; PV’s family invented “bottled tap water”—a running joke.
  PV: “My parents buy me a lot of presents. It’s how they make up for their lack of presence.” (20:32)
• Franny’s rotating list of weird extracurriculars is funny, sad, and true-to-life.

13. First Band Practice – Songwriting Begins (22:21 – 22:44)

• PV encourages Franny to play his own song so they can hybridize their styles.
  PV: “Then we can attempt to synthesize our style into a cohesive whole.” (22:25)
• Franny nervously prepares to perform an original love song as the episode ends.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Romance in Bands
  PV Gornick (13:56): “Just to be perfectly clear, once we’re in a band together, there can never be any sort of romantic relationship between us.”
  Franny: “What about Fleetwood Mac?”
  PV: “Those are just the many exceptions that prove the rule.”

• On Parental Absence
  PV (20:32): “My parents buy me a lot of presents. It’s how they make up for their lack of presence.”

• On Teenage Anxiety
  Franny (17:52): “On the way to PV’s house, I was nearly overcome with anxiety even with the encouraging notes I’d written on the backs of my hands.”

• Best Friend Wisdom
  A.J. Vacher (16:55): “If you think you’re cool, then she’ll think you’re cool. Look at me. I know I’m cool. Which makes me even cooler than if I just thought I was.”

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Timestamped Highlights

| Time | Segment Title | Description | |----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:16 | High School Set-Up | Introduction of Overton High and main characters | | 03:51 | The Band Flyer | Franny finds PV’s eccentric flyer | | 04:36 | Fly-on-the-Wall Banter | Franny and PV’s first awkward exchange | | 08:22 | "Don’t Touch Me" Song | PV performs her confrontational, honest song | | 10:47 | Lunchroom Detectives | PV and Franny’s search for the author of the “hate note” | | 13:56 | “No Romance Allowed” | PV sets boundaries for their partnership | | 15:03 | Hidden Love Confession | Franny says “I want to kiss your mouth” in Mandarin | | 16:55 | A.J. Vacher’s Pep Talk | Best friend wisdom and Magic the Gathering duel | | 18:54 | PV’s Mansion, Side Door | Franny navigates the eccentric family estate | | 20:32 | Presents vs. Presence | PV’s quip about her absent, wealthy parents | | 22:25 | First Band Practice | PV and Franny prepare to blend their musical styles |

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Tone & Language

• Dialogue: Witty, acerbic, with walk-and-talk pacing reminiscent of Wes Anderson or Diablo Cody; performers never drop character, even during meta moments.
• Humor: Deadpan, surreal, and self-aware—embracing adolescent anxieties and the weird rituals of high school.
• Cinematic Sound: Fully-realized environments and a rich musical score make the episode feel “movie-like,” with sound effects supporting flashbacks and fantasy sequences.

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Conclusion

This Table Read episode offers an inventive, vibrant audio adaptation of a smart, funny teen screenplay. The chemistry between Franny and PV is instantly engaging, their awkwardness relatable, and the world they occupy both parody and homage to classic high school cinema. From existential band rules to oddly specific hobbies and family drama, “PV & FRANNY – Part 1” lays a masterful foundation for a coming-of-age story told in true “cinema for your ears” style.

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Transcript

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[Unidentified Voices (Tamorine, P.B., and Branny)]

and Branny.

[Franny]

Now sound like you're excited. Say it like you're not on your way to prison.

[Narrator]

Here we go. One, two, three.

[Unidentified Voices (Tamorine, P.B., and Branny)]

Tamorine, P.B.

[Narrator]

and Granny. I love them.

[Franny]

All right, and tie.

[Narrator]

Whenever you're ready. Act 1 Interior Overton High Day we're just inside the front doors of a large public high school. We pan around the room. A wall covered in construction paper posters about American presidents, a water fountain dribbling gently. The girl's bathroom, which opens to disgorged Judy, 16. She looks upset. For a brief moment we hear her voiceover, which fades away as she walks out of frame.

[PV Gornick]

But if Colin doesn't like me, then

[Ad Voice]

why did he ask me to help him with his homework?

[Narrator]

We're still panning the front doors, the boys bathroom, and finally we're back where we started. Only now someone in a bulldog mascot costume stands in front of the posters, looking vague, sinister. He pulls a cigarette out of a pocket and lights it. He raises it to his grilled mouth. The tip flares up and a moment later smoke seeps out of the grill. We hear the squeaking of rubber sole on tile. The bulldog looks over and sees Franny Blevins, a 15 year old Elvis Costello who stops in front of a flyer close on Franny's face as his eyes scan the text. After a moment we hear a tearing sound and Franny disappears, leaving the bulldog in the background, staring after him. Exterior Seattle Streets Afternoon that sounded so dragnet. Exterior Exterior Seattle Streets Afternoon. Franny, chased by a small dog, bikes along a commercial street. He looks 2D like a game of Excitebike.

[Franny]

I was struck by the flyer and decided I had to meet its author immediately.

[Narrator]

Interior coffee shop afternoon. PV Gornick, 15, a bespectacled girl with long black hair and torn up clothes, sits writing in a notebook. On the table are two small white Casio keyboards and a glockenspiel. She wears thimbles on all of her fingers, which makes writing difficult. Suddenly a flyer slams down in front of her. Is this your flyer insert? The flyer reads. Seeking bandmates. Influences include Sonic Youth, except NYC ghosts and flowers. James Blake, James Dean, James Taylor, James Baldwin, and Rick James. Find me after school at that one coffee shop. Peavey looks up at Franny, examines him.

[PV Gornick]

I didn't think much of him at first.

[Narrator]

No, she continues writing.

[Franny]

Have we met before?

[PV Gornick]

Not to my knowledge. I only started at Overton this week. I used to be homeschooled, but my tutor died.

[Narrator]

Peavey's house living room Flashback Peavey sits opposite her tutor, an ancient woman who appears to be asleep. Peavey glances up from a geometry textbook.

[PV Gornick]

Mrs. Llewellyn?

[Narrator]

Interior Coffee shop Continuous with before no,

[Franny]

I'm pretty sure we've met. Then again, I have a terrible memory. They say that's a prerequisite for happiness. Not so good for history exams. What's your name?

[Narrator]

PV pauses in her writing, but he Was persistent.

[PV Gornick]

And persistence is important in any artistic endeavor. Did you know that the Beatles played more than 600 shows before they even got signed? Did you know that the Beatles played more than 600 shows before they even got signed?

[Franny]

I didn't. But I do know that there are more than 350,000 different kinds of beetles. I'm Franny.

[PV Gornick]

PV. I'm sorry I was brusque before. I just hate meeting new people and old people.

[Franny]

Pv. Like the amplifier.

[PV Gornick]

Mm.

[Narrator]

Ty, on page three, we just missed one pick up right in the middle of the scene. Middle of page three, it says, inside a picture of PB amplifier. Oh, okay. This was marked out in mine.

[A.J. Vacher]

Oh, sorry.

[Narrator]

Yeah, I'm just not gonna take responsibility. This is not my fault. This is not my faul. It was not.

[Franny]

You can't look like this.

[Narrator]

Someone's fired. I actually, I'm not sure if I can. What does it say?

[Franny]

It says insert a picture of a PV PV amplifier.

[Narrator]

Okay.

[A.J. Vacher]

Inset.

[Narrator]

Inset. Inset. Yes. Incel intel inbred. A picture of a PV amplifier. Inset A picture of a PV amplifier.

[Franny]

That's your real name?

[PV Gornick]

I had it legally changed.

[Narrator]

Interior, City Hall. Flashback PV stands at the desk. A registrar looks over her application. You need to be 18 to change your name without a guardian present.

[PV Gornick]

I am 18.

[Narrator]

She presents a driver's license. Inset PV's fake driver's license. Her real name is blurred out and her birthday is shown as 1225, 2004. Did you laminate this yourself?

[PV Gornick]

Of course not.

[Narrator]

Interior, Kinko's. Another flashback PV stands at the desk. A Kinko's employee looks over the as yet unlaminated fake driver's license. Are you trying to get me to laminate a fake driver's license?

[PV Gornick]

Of course not.

[Narrator]

We hear the sound of a copier. PV looks over and sees Franny making copies. Interior, coffee shop. Continuous with before.

[Franny]

I knew we'd met before.

[Narrator]

Franny sits down opposite pv.

[PV Gornick]

I guess we have. What were you making copies of anyway?

[Narrator]

Interior, Kinko's. Continuous with previous flashback. Franny pulls one of the flyers out of the tray. Inset Franny's flyer shows a very ugly dog along with the text. Trying to lose this dog answers to Lemur. Please, if you see him, do not return him to me. Franny. Interior, coffee shop. Continuous with before.

[PV Gornick]

Did it work?

[Narrator]

Franny points. Lemur's waiting outside the coffee shop just next to Franny's bike. Man, that's one ugly dog.

[PV Gornick]

Sorry.

[Franny]

It's okay. So you want to start a band?

[PV Gornick]

No. I want to continue a band, but with more musicians than I have now.

[Franny]

Oh, how many musicians do you have now?

[PV Gornick]

One. What do you play?

[Franny]

Guitar.

[PV Gornick]

Lead A rhythm?

[Franny]

Yes. What about you?

[PV Gornick]

Primarily Casio veal tone, monophonic synthesizer and glockenspiel.

[A.J. Vacher]

Cool.

[Franny]

So what do you want to call the band?

[PV Gornick]

What's your name again?

[Franny]

Franny.

[Narrator]

Hmm.

[PV Gornick]

Probably just PV then.

[Franny]

Okay. What about the album?

[PV Gornick]

I'm torn at the moment either my sorrow is depthless or where's my pony?

[Franny]

They're both really good.

[PV Gornick]

I know. You want to hear a song?

[Franny]

Sure.

[Narrator]

Peavey stands up and shouts at the barista who's been playing a tranquil Norah Jones tune.

[PV Gornick]

Hey, hey.

[Narrator]

He turns off the song. She sits cross legged, cracks her knuckles.

[PV Gornick]

This one's called Don't Touch Me.

[Narrator]

PV begins. We hear a full band, even though it's just her playing.

[Ad Voice]

Don't touch me, don't touch me if you touch me I think I'm gonna scream don't touch me, don't touch me if you touch me I think I'm gonna scream. Don't, don't touch me don't, don't touch me if you don't touch me I think I'm gonna scream don't, don' if don't touch me, don't touch me if you don't touch me I think I'm gonna scream. I don't like you I think I even hate you I don't hate you I think maybe I love you I don't love you I don't even like you don't touch me, don't touch. Don't, don't, don't touch me don't, don't, don't touch me if you don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't don't touch me don't, don't, don't touch me if you don't, don't, don't, don't, don't. I don't like you I think I even hate you I don't hate you I think maybe I love you I don't love you I don't even like you don't touch me don't talk to

[Narrator]

me, Don't talk to me Silence. A number of customers have left. Franny's clearly in love. After a beat, the barista turns Nora back on.

[Franny]

That was awesome.

[PV Gornick]

I know. Oh, sorry.

[Narrator]

That's good.

[PV Gornick]

Thank you. Now, if we're thinking of starting a band, obviously I'll have to audition you. How's your lunch period looking tomorrow?

[Franny]

Wide open.

[Narrator]

Interior. Overton lunchroom. The next day, we're in a traditional high school lunchroom. Franny enters. He spots PV alone at a table.

[Franny]

Hey, so you want to go straight to the music room or should we eat?

[PV Gornick]

Somebody hates me.

[Franny]

What?

[PV Gornick]

Somebody hates me. I got a hate note in my locker. We have to figure out who put it there.

[Franny]

What about the audition?

[PV Gornick]

This is the audition. A band is a family, Franny. We have to support each other holistically. Now, who do you think wrote it?

[Narrator]

She glances around the lunchroom.

[Franny]

Hmm.

[PV Gornick]

What about him? He looks mean.

[Franny]

I doubt it. That's Dale Wilson, the world's nicest bully.

[Narrator]

We slide over to Dale Wilson, who does indeed look super mean. A small kid walks over and fearfully deposits a handful of change on the table.

[Franny]

Here's my lunch money. Dale. I've told you a million times, I don't want your money. I'm sorry it's not more. I'll do better tomorrow.

[Narrator]

He scurries off. Dale looks confused, even hurt.

[Franny]

Please don't.

[Narrator]

We slide back to Peavey and Franny.

[PV Gornick]

Okay, what about her? She's got crazy eyes.

[Franny]

Nah, that's Erin Coltrera, editor at large for the Overton Freak Press.

[Narrator]

Erin Coltrera, a mousy girl in over large hipster glasses, is interviewing the bulldog

[PV Gornick]

mascot for the last time. Who's inside that costume?

[Franny]

No comment.

[Narrator]

We slide back to Peavey and Franny.

[Franny]

Erin's always looking for dirt, but she's mostly harmless.

[PV Gornick]

Okay, then, what about that girl?

[A.J. Vacher]

Her?

[Franny]

That's Judy Cortland. She's weird, but only because she thinks she's a protagonist.

[Narrator]

We pull back to find Judy sitting at a table directly in front of Peavey and Franny, who suddenly go blurry as if they become background characters.

[PV Gornick]

There's Colin over there. I'm not going to look at him. Crap, I looked at him.

[Ad Voice]

What are those two weirdos doing looking at me?

[PV Gornick]

I bet they're just jealous of what I have with Colin.

[Franny]

See what I mean? Everybody else is just a side character in her story. It's super annoying.

[Narrator]

We return focus to Peavey and Franny.

[Franny]

You aren't important enough tur to merit a hate note.

[PV Gornick]

Then who did it?

[Franny]

Well, have you wronged anyone recently?

[Will]

Hmm.

[PV Gornick]

I did stop by a rehearsal for the Overton Orchestra yesterday.

[Narrator]

Interior, music room day. The orchestra wraps up a pretty terrible rendition of when the Saints Go Marching In. After the last note is farted out, PV stands up in the back of the room.

[PV Gornick]

That was terrible. None of you can Be in my band, Paige.

[Narrator]

10. That was terrible Note.

[PV Gornick]

You can be in my band.

[Narrator]

Maybe just back off it just a smidge. I honestly thought that was the note.

[Franny]

Yeah, Tim, that was terrible.

[Narrator]

I would be a little more gentle.

[PV Gornick]

That was terrible. None of you can be in my band.

[Narrator]

She storms out. The triangle player dings the triangle. Interior. Overton lunchroom continuous with before.

[PV Gornick]

You're right, Franny. It must have been one of those terrible musicians. You've passed your audition. Let's start a band.

[Narrator]

She puts out a hand to shake, but as Franny reaches for it, Peavey pulls back.

[PV Gornick]

Just to be perfectly clear, once we're in a band together, there can never be any sort of romantic relationship between us.

[Franny]

Oh, why? I mean, not that. Not that it. But why exactly?

[PV Gornick]

Because artistic collaboration and romance are incompatible.

[Franny]

What about Fleetwood Mac?

[Narrator]

We see a brief picture of Stevie and Lindsey. We'll see brief flashes of every band couple Franny mentions.

[PV Gornick]

Sure, but.

[Franny]

And the White Stripes, the Cramps, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, abba, New Order.

[Narrator]

I don't know.

[Franny]

Blondie, Stereo Lab, the Cocktail Twins.

[PV Gornick]

Those are just the many exceptions that prove the rule. Okay, so you can take it or leave it.

[Narrator]

She offers her hand again. Franny agonizes.

[Franny]

No way could I have any problem with that? So I'm shaking your hand now.

[Narrator]

Eventually, he does.

[PV Gornick]

Great. Platonic bandmates for life. First rehearsal tomorrow?

[Franny]

Sure. Oh, wait, I can't. I've got Chinese class. We'll have to do Wednesday.

[PV Gornick]

You speak Chinese? Say something.

[Franny]

Okay. Wu xian wen ni de zui ba.

[Narrator]

A subtitled translation appears. I want to kiss your mouth.

[PV Gornick]

What's that mean?

[Franny]

I dumpling. See you Wednesday.

[Narrator]

Franny turns and walks off. Interior, Chinese classroom. Evening. The class is being led through some drills by a Chinese instructor. Phrases for wooing and courtship has been written on the board. Franny's distracted, covering his workbook with PV written in the style of the PV Amplifiers logo.

[Franny]

Even though we were bandmates now, I couldn't stop having romantical thoughts about pv. It made it difficult to concentrate.

[Narrator]

I want to kiss you on the mouth. Let's go back to my place.

[Franny]

By the time Wednesday night rolled around, I was a ball of nerves.

[Narrator]

What about your friend? Is she single?

[Franny]

I had to be charming. And I've never been very good at charming.

[Narrator]

Subtitle. You're smothering me. I feel like I can't breathe.

[Franny]

So I invited my best friend over to advise me.

[Narrator]

Interior, Franny's room. Night close on A.J. vacher, a young 15. He's extremely dorky. But with an unshakable and frankly, inexplicable confidence.

[A.J. Vacher]

Franny it's all about confidence. If you think you're cool, then she'll think you're cool. Look at me. I know I'm cool. Which makes me even cooler than if I just thought I was.

[Narrator]

We pull back to see that the two of them are playing Magic the Gathering.

[A.J. Vacher]

And I'll remove three tokens from Chandra towards a defiance to deal four damage to your angel of Asin.

[Franny]

I don't know. Ayyjayy. I'm not sure confidence can be simulated.

[A.J. Vacher]

That's just something unconfident people say.

[Franny]

Yeah, exactly.

[A.J. Vacher]

Attack, Attack. Attack. And I think you're dead. That's 4, 6, 9 damage. Yep, you're dead. Sorry. You got any food?

[Franny]

No, but my mom left money so I could order something.

[Narrator]

Franny points to a fan of $5 bills pinned to a bulletin board. A note says for anything but pizza.

[Franny]

Pizza obviously.

[Narrator]

Exterior Seattle streets. Afternoon. Franny bikes along the streets holding his guitar in one hand. Lemur is still running along behind him.

[Franny]

On the way to PV's house, I was nearly overcome with anxiety even with the encouraging notes I'd written on the backs of my hands.

[Narrator]

Franny glances down at the back of his hands. On the left he's written you are cool. On the right, see other hand. Exterior Peavey's house. Afternoon. Franny looks up at the house. It's a castle. You could host royalty here. Franny ties up Lemur and passes through a gate. Exterior PV's house. Gardens continuous. Franny passes through an elaborate Japanese garden. Franny crunches across the gravel of a wilder English style garden. Franny crosses a tennis court overgrown with weeds. Then a croquet pitch, then a putting green where a creepy groundskeeper is trimming the grass with nail scissors. They make eye contact. Franny finally arrives at the enormous front door. He presses the doorbell, beat. Don't go in there. Franny turns. The groundskeeper is very close. Don't go in there.

[Franny]

Why not?

[Narrator]

Because we're renovating the foyer. Oh, use the side door.

[Franny]

Thanks.

[Narrator]

Franny goes. The groundskeeper notices a blemish on the front door. He raises an electric sander he wasn't holding a few seconds ago and begins sanding the door. I could do that. Interior. Interior, PV's house. Moments later, Franny enters a large dining room.

[Franny]

Hello?

[PV Gornick]

Franny, is that you? Come upstairs.

[A.J. Vacher]

Okay.

[Narrator]

Franny looks around but doesn't see any stairs. He passes through a restaurant sized kitchen, a sitting room, a drawing room and an indoor bowling alley. Finally, he finds a small elevator manned by a doorman who looks exactly like the groundskeeper. Interior, elevator continuous.

[Franny]

So is that guy outside your twin brother?

[Narrator]

What guy outside? An uncomfortable pause. The elevator stops. Second floor, same as the first. Franny exits the elevator. Interior, Peavey's bedroom. A while later. Peavey's room is gigantic. A large portion of it is given over to musical instruments and recording equipment. Franny marvels at a nearly wall sized poster of the band the Stranglers.

[PV Gornick]

You a Stranglers fan?

[Narrator]

Franny turns to find Peavey sitting on the bed.

[Franny]

I don't think I know them.

[PV Gornick]

Well, you should. We'll do an overview of Seminole punk rock musicians at a future rehearsal.

[Narrator]

Peavey notices Franny's guitar.

[PV Gornick]

You don't have to bring that. I've got plenty of guitars here.

[Narrator]

Peavey gestures towards a rack of at least 20 guitars.

[Franny]

Whoa. I can see that.

[PV Gornick]

Yeah, my parents buy me a lot of presents. It's how they make up for their lack of presents. Exactly. I think they're getting divorced. And it'll be contentious too, because of all the money. Money makes people crazy. Even more than love, I think.

[Franny]

Where'd it come from?

[PV Gornick]

Who can say where love comes from? Pheromones, I guess.

[Franny]

Oh, I meant the money.

[PV Gornick]

Oh, bottled water.

[Franny]

Bottled water?

[PV Gornick]

Yeah, you know, tap water. Bottled water.

[Narrator]

Insert a still image of tap water. Bottled water. The catchphrase on the label says, who's got time to walk to the sink?

[Franny]

Tap water.

[Narrator]

Bottled water. It's tap water. Only bottled.

[Ad Voice]

Tap water.

[Franny]

Bottled water.

[Ad Voice]

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[Franny]

Not me. Oh, yeah, that stuff's great. Really quenching.

[PV Gornick]

Yeah. My grandfather invented it, which meant my parents never had to work. So they make music. Terrible music, by which I mean classical.

[Franny]

My parents were never together and my mom's a pilot, so I don't see her much. That's why I do so many extracurricular activities.

[PV Gornick]

Like Chinese class.

[Narrator]

Yeah.

[Franny]

And drama club. And guitar lessons. Book club. Aerial gymnastics.

[Narrator]

Interior, blacksmith. Day. Franny stands next to an anvil.

[Franny]

I'm apprenticed to a blacksmith.

[Narrator]

Exterior, stable.

[A.J. Vacher]

Day.

[Narrator]

Franny brushes the mane of a miniature horse.

[Franny]

I groom miniature horses even though I'm allergic.

[Narrator]

He sneezes, spooking the horse. Exterior, garden. Day. Franny's drying a cactus with a hairdryer.

[Franny]

And I'm a member of the Succulent Horticultural Society of Seattle. It's difficult grow cacti here because of all the rain, so we do a lot of drying.

[Narrator]

Interior, PVs. Bedroom. Continuous with before Franny sits down at the mixing board.

[Franny]

Anyway, how do you want to start? Should we write a song?

[PV Gornick]

I think I should hear one of your originals. Then we can attempt to synthesize our style into a cohesive whole.

[Franny]

Okay.

[Narrator]

Franny takes out his guitar, a cheap, busted up acoustic. He takes a deep breath.

[Franny]

How about a love song?

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[Narrator]

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[PV Gornick]

Yes, please.

[Ad Voice]

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[Narrator]

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[Franny]

You're hired and you're hired.

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