3.5 Ren and Jake

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Summary

Beats

  • Seed him breaking up with Ashley
  • You’re single and you think prom is stupid
  • Preferably it escalates to feeling a bit too personal (if not you’re just bored), and then you decide to play some music to relieve the tension

Sample Dialogue

Ren secretly had a crush on Jake in middle school. Orrrr she knows/ expects he’s secretly gay.

REN: Soooooo…. we’re supposed to get to know each other.

JAKE:

REN: It’s ironic cuz we’ve known each other for so long, but we don’t really know each other at all.

JAKE:

REN: What do you wanna know about me?

JAKE: either asks or says he doesn’t know.

REN: You know what I wanna know about you: Is why you put up with that bitch.

JAKE:

REN: Is she really good in bed? beat for reaction Or is she just really good for your reputation?

JAKE:

REN: Oh, no wait. I got it! It’s that your biggest dream is to be crowned prom king!

JAKE:

REN: I dunno… you strike me as the kinda guy who wouldn’t take shit from a girl like her (or a more specific thin slice). And yet you are.

JAKE:

REN: But hey, I’m the one who’s single, so maybe I shouldn’t be going around judging other people’s relationships.

JAKE:

REN: If he doesn’t ask more about your dating life, in a mocking tone. What? You’re single? I can’t believe it! I thought boys would be throwing themselves at your feet to go to prom with you.

JAKE:

REN: Well, maybe I don’t want to go to prom

JAKE:

REN: What’s so great about prom anyway?

JAKE:

REN: It’s just a bunch of stupid people, in a stupid gym, dancing to stupid music.

JAKE: You think I’m stupid?

REN: I think she makes you stupid.

JAKE: So you don’t think I’m stupid?

REN: Blush/ eye roll. Whatever

JAKE:

Hopefully this can escalate to the point where it starts to feel a bit too personal (talking about dating and popularity), and thats the trigger for the next line. But it can be matter of fact if it needs to be.

REN: I’m bored. I’m putting on some music.

Optional Beats
  • Secretly there’s a little part of you that does want to go, but you know the idea of prom is not the reality of prom
  • Secretly you’ve had a crush on Jake since middle school
    • If crush isn’t gelling, you used to be friends even earlier than the girl group

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