INT. CAFE - DAY
Vita, Margret, and Felicia are sitting in a booth with breakfast already served to the table. Margret and Felicia are on one side of the table while Vita is on the other.
MARGRET: And then Todd made the best sandwich I ever tasted!
VITA: Sounds like it was a ton of fun!
Margret takes out her phone and begins tapping on it.
MARGRET: It totally was. Hang on, I might have a couple of photos from the event.
Margret lifts her phone to have its screen face Vita to show her a picture. The photo has Margret eating a sandwich on a picnic blanket as several others eat around her. Everyone is smiling in the photo.
FELICIA: Wow, I wish I was there! I went to the mall the other day with some friends, I might have a photo of that.
Felicia brings out her phone and begins tapping on it as Margret puts her phone away.
MARGRET: Oh, let me see!
Felicia holds out her phone to reveal a photo of Felicia and two other girls taking a selfie together. Everyone in the picture is smiling brightly.
VITA: Wow it looks like you all are having nothing but fun.
Felicia puts her phone away.
FELICIA: Come on Vita! You're the one at the top! You gotta have some great photos to share.
MARGRET: Yeah, show us!
Vita takes out her phone.
VITA: Oh yeah! Let me see if I have anything.
Vita opens her phone and looks up her recent photos. The first image to appear is a photo with Vita smiling in the foreground holding a peace sign in one arm as the other is holding the camera. In the background, there is a giant whale washed up on the beach shore. Sango is holding the back end of a swordfish as she is about to swing it into the whale. Ines is holding the other end of the swordfish trying to stop her from completing the swing. Beryl is not paying attention to them as she is building an elaborate sandcastle.
VITA (CONT'D): Um...
Vita swipes the next image to show a room on fire as Sango and Ines fight each other on the ground. There are several cuts and bruises on them. Beryl is recording the event, and Vita is smiling in the foreground as she is taking a selfie.
VITA (CONT'D): Well...
Vita swipes again to show an image of the group hiding behind a pile of rubble being used as cover. Ines is shooting from behind the rubble, her face expressing anger and is yelling. Sango is hiding behind the rubble and her face is displaying anger and is yelling at Sango. Beryl is reading in the midst of the destruction. Vita is in the foreground, her face showing a terrified expression as she is holding the camera for a selfie.
VITA (CONT'D): I'm just been so busy with work that I haven't had the time to take any photos!
INT. INTERGALACTIC GUILD BREAK ROOM - DAY
VITA: I want us to have a day out together on out next day off.
The room is shown revealing Ines, Sango, Beryl, and Vita all sitting at a table in the middle of the break room. Sango is playing a video game handheld console, Beryl is reading, and Ines is sharpening her knives.
SANGO: Eh.
Ines and Sango stop their activities while Beryl keeps reading.
INES: Are you mentally okay? Listen Vita I get were friends and all, but do you really want to spend your rare day off with us all hanging out.
SANGO: Yeah! Besides I have lots of plans that day.
BERYL: She's just going to be holed up in her room all day.
Sango angrily points and Beryl.
SANGO: You were going to do the same thing!
INES: Some people do things that don't make the doctors cry when they have their weekday doctors appointment.
VITA: Guys, I just want us to have a good time together. We never hang out with each other during our free-time!
Sango, Ines, and Beryl look at each other than back to Vita.
SANGO: Still not convincing me.
VITA: I knew you would be a tough nut to crack so...
Vita pulls out a coupon and slams it on the table. "One free friend hang out" is written on the coupon.
SANGO: Oh. That.
INES: Sango, what is this?
VITA: My birthday present from Sango from two years ago.
INES: Then why are we involved.
Sango turns to Ines and points at her.
SANGO: Hey if I'm going down your going down with me.
Ines is visibility angry.
INES: YOU DIDN'T EVEN TELL US THIS EXISTED.
BERYL: Come on Ines, are you really going to crush that pure smile?
Vita has an innocent smile on her face. Ines looks at her face before stubbornly sighing in defeat.
INES: Fine. You win Vita.
VITA: Yay! Alright I'll text you all the location of where we'll be meeting, all right I'm so excited!
OUTSIDE TRAIN STATION - DAY
Ines, Vita, Sango, and Beryl are all standing outside the train station. All of them are wearing casual clothes. Beryl is holding an umbrella to protect her from the sun.
VITA: Alright everyone is here!
SANGO: Ugh, it's too bright. Can't we just go home.
VITA: No we just started!
INES: Alright Vita. Today is your day. What are we doing.
SANGO: I vote for "We all immediately go home."
VITA: I have a scheduled itinerary for us to follow.
Vita pulls out a folded sheet of paper from her pocket. Ines and Sango have a horrified expression as she unfolds it. Beryl is emotionless. Vita begins reading from the paper.
VITA (CONT'D): Alright, the first item on our list is to go to the cafe! Come on lets go.
Vita begins walking, leading the group as the rest walk behind her.
PLAYGROUND - DAY
Ines, Vita, Sango, and Beryl walk past the entrance to a playground. After the group passes the entrance, Sango walks backward and stops at the gate. She opens the gate and runs into the playground.
SANGO: Swings!
Sango runs over to a pair of swing riders. A child is already riding one of them.
SANGO (CONT'D): Back off kid, this is grown up work.
Sango pushes the child off the swing rider and gets on it herself. The child falls to the ground and cries. Sango ignores the kid's cries and begins swinging herself.
SANGO (CONT'D): Wee!
Ines runs over to where Sango is swinging.
INES: Sango?! What is WRONG with you?!
Sango stops swinging and looks towards Ines who is standing beside her.
SANGO: What?
INES: You pushed over a child!
SANGO: So? I bully kids all the time online. What difference does it make in the real world?
INES: You should be doing NEITHER of those options!
Beryl walks over to the child and hands them a lollipop. The kid stops crying and runs away. The action is unnoticed by Ines and Sango.
SANGO: I'm simply preparing children for the real world. These kids have to learn one way or another that life is unfair. I'm HELPING these kids.
Ines points to the unoccupied swing besides Sango.
INES: There was a swing with nobody on it FOR YOU TO USE!
Sango looks at the swing, pausing, before looking back up to Ines.
SANGO: But I didn't like that one.
As the duo argues, Vita lifts her phone to take a photo. She is horrified as she snaps a photo of Ines pushing Sango off the swing in a fury. Beryl is on the previously unoccupied swing.
EXT. CAFE - DAY
Ines, Vita, Sango, and Beryl all look at the cafe entrance. Ines looks horrified, Beryl is emotionless, Vita is excited, while Sango is amused.
INES: You'd think it be illegal to use this much pink.
SANGO: As long as Vita pays I'll go in.
Vita grabs both Ines and Sango's hands as she pulls them inside.
VITA: Come on lets go! I've always wanted to go to this place!
INT. CAFE - DAY
Ines and Sango are sitting on one side of a table while Vita and Beryl are on the other. Everyone is reading from the menu, decorated with pastel colors.
INES: Ugh. Is there anything on there that is a full-course meal?
SANGO: Sure there is. I already decide what I'm going to have.
VITA: Oh! What are you having?
SANGO: First, I'll get the roll cake, then the dessert platter, and finally I'll get some macaroons to go.
Ines looks at Sango in angry confusion.
INES: NOTHING YOU LISTED IS IN THE 5 FOOD GROUPS!
SANGO: But you haven't heard my drink!
INES: Oh yeah? What? The sugary soda?
SANGO: No. Water.
Ines deadpans.
INES: Water?
SANGO: Water.
Vita coughs to break the conversation, she goes back to a welcoming smile as Sango and Ines look to her.
VITA: Well I know what I'm having!
SANGO: What?
VITA: I'm having the heart-stopping strawberry soda float with whipped cream, sprinkles, and a red vine. I'll also get a brown sugar and white chocolate latte topped with a white chocolate drizzle and black sesame cold foam to go.
Sango looks progressively more horrified as Vita speaks.
SANGO: Look at all that fancy speak. She's not one of us!
Ines looks up from her menu unhappy.
INES: Sango, Vita is simply a functioning member of society, something YOU have no relation too.
Before Sango can respond, a waiter comes to the table.
WAITER: Hello, are you all ready to order.
Ines looks back to her menu.
INES: Oh uh yeah.
INT. CAFE - LATER
The group is sitting in the same positions in the table, however their food is now at their table. The food is half-eaten on the plates. Sango looks over to Ines plate as Ines is in the middle of eating.
SANGO: I wanna try that.
Ines's head turns to Sango, she has an angry expression on her face.
INES: Hell no! Eat your own damn food.
Sango lifts her fork and moves it to Ines's plate. Ines grabs her hand.
SANGO: Come on! I wanna try!
INES: You eat the food you ordered! This is my food!
Sango uses her other hand to grab a lone tiny cake on the side of the plate and quickly pops it in her mouth. Ines has a confused look on her face before morphing to anger.
INES (CONT'D): I was saving that!
SANGO: No you weren't! It was off to the side.
INES: That's EXACTLY where you put the food your saving til last!
SANGO: Nah.
INES: Fine then.
Ines moves her hand to Sango's plate and sticks her fingers into a whip of icing to moved to the side. She takes a glob of the icing with her fingers and eats it. Sango face is visibly furious.
SANGO: Hey! I was SAVING THAT you dick!
INES: AND SO WAS I!
Sango then moves to eat more of Ines plate.
INES (CONT'D): Hey!
As Sango eats, Ines proceeds to eat from Sango's plate. The two of them are still visibly angry. They both progressively eat the other's plate faster. Vita is visibly panicked at the fight.
VITA: Please don't fight!
Vita lifts her hand up to stop them but Beryl grabs it. She pulls it back down and shakes her head. Sango and Ines continue to eat.
SANGO: Too bad Ines, at this rate I'll eat your whole plate.
INES: OH YEAH?
SANGO: YEAH!
INES: WELL EAT THIS!
Ines then grabs her plate and slams it into Sango's face. Sango yells in pain and clutches her face as Ines laughs.
SANGO: YOU BITCH!
Sango grabs her plate and slams it into Ines face, as she was too busy laughing to notice.
EXT. CAFE - LATER
Sango and Ines are standing outside the restaurant covered in icing from the plates being slammed in their face. The two of them are visibly emotionless. Vita looks horrified at the recent debacle as Beryl is smiling.
INES: Hey Beryl, can you fix us up here?
Beryl summons a book that she proceeds to open. A large light comes out of the book and engulfs the group. When the light retreats back into the book, Sango and Vita are cleaned up, visually looking the same as before they entered. Beryl closes the book and summons it away.
SANGO: Thanks for that Beryl. Glad we have to make up for other peoples mistakes.
Ines becomes visibly angry.
INES: WHAT? You're the one who started it you-
VITA: Guys stop!
The group turns to face Vita, visibly confused at her outburst. Vita does a large breath in and out before continuing.
VITA (CONT'D): You guys always do this! I just want a fun day out!
The group is still visibly confused.
SANGO: Vita... you know us. This is a day out for us.
VITA: That's not what I mean! I-
Vita stops and takes out her phone, tapping it to bring up the same photos of the group she was earlier. She turns her face of her phone around to show the rest of the group the screen.
VITA (CONT'D): Every photo I have of us has gone wrong in some way!
She continues to swipe through her photo log to showcase more photos gone wrong.
VITA (CONT'D): I just want a nice photo I can show to everyone that proves out friendship! Is that so much to ask?
SANGO: Yes.
Ines quickly slaps her hand over Sango's mouth to stop her. Sango is visibly angry at this.
INES: Look Vita. We get what you mean but... were kinda... How do I put this in a good way... dysfunctional.
BERYL: Were not the stock photo group you see on website templates.
Vita puts her phone away.
VITA: You guys don't get it! We are good friends! We always hang out with each other. You guys will always have MY BACK and I'll have yours! Best friends are going to fight and be mean to each other, I JUST WANT a photo to show off to my friends where we all smile and showcase that!
Sango moves Ines's hand off her mouth.
SANGO: Look Vita you simply come from a different world than us. You are the most extroverted girl whose friends with everyone and everyone likes her. While I'm-
INES: A complete loser who spends all her time being a shut in to play computer games. Who everyone barely tolerates from your GOD AWFUL personality.
Sango angrily looks at Ines. Beryl is struggling to hide a laugh. Vita sighs to the ground before looking back up at the group. She returns with a pure smile that shines upon the group.
VITA: Come on guys! I know we have our struggles but we can still do it!
The group visually shields themselves by looking away and covering their faces.
SANGO: She's using her pure extroverted aura on us! Were no match to someone as socially powerful as her!
VITA: I know this is tough for you, but our friendship is instantly more powerful! You guys are the strongest people I know, this should be a no brainier!
Sango looks behind her to see Beryl on the ground in the same position as a person would be in a coffin.
SANGO: AH! BERYL IS ALREADY GONE FROM THE EXTROVERTED POWER!
INES: ALRIGHT ALRIGHT WE'LL DO IT!
VITA: Thanks you guys! You're the best!
Ines and Sango stop covering their faces. Sango kneels down to the group to lift Beryl back up.
INES: How about we walk around the area just to find good photo spots to take photos?
VITA: Yeah that's a great idea!
SANGO: Yeah sure, whatever the fuck were doing now.
BEGIN MONTAGE: EXT. AROUND THE CITY
-Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl walking under a bridge
-Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl walking through a shopping district
-Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl looking at clothes in a clothing store
-Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl looking at graffiti on a wall
-Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl looking at the gates to hell
-Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl looking at a grouping of plants
END MONTAGE.
EXT. CITY WALL
Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl walk past a wall with a lot of flora on it. Ines pauses and looks back to the wall.
INES: Hey. What about over here.
The group walks over to the wall.
VITA: Its just a wall though?
INES: It looks nice though, I don't know what the hell we do with it tho.
Sango is visibly excited.
SANGO: No no no! Here me out. We all jump in the air right as the camera captures us! It could get all of our personalities.
Vita is visibly excited.
VITA: What a great idea!
Ines puts her hand in front of Vita to stop her.
INES: Hold on. Sango what's your angle. You always have an alter motive when you know about a subject you previously know nothing about.
SANGO: Well you see Ines, my simple brained fool. Every anime where the group of friends jumps in the opening-
Sango stops as Ines grabs her shirt and pulls Sango to her.
INES: NOT EVERYTHING IS A DAMN ANIME YOU-
Vita and Beryl run over and stop the altercation.
VITA: No stop! Its still a good idea!
EXT. CITY WALL
Beryl, Sango, and Ines stand in front of the wall as Vita standing behind her phone on a tripod facing the group.
VITA: Alright the camera is set!
Vita runs over to the group as she's begins counting down.
VITA (CONT'D): Five, Four, Three, Two, One!
A shutter affect is heard as the photo is taken.
EXT. CITY WALL
A photo is shown of Vita, Sango, Ines, Beryl all jumping in the air. Vita is smiling, Sango has a creepy smile, Ines is visibly angry, and Beryl has an emotionless face. The group is all huddled around the phone looking at the photo.
INES: Well it certainly captured our personalities.
SANGO: Too bad our personalities suck.
BERYL: Sorry I can't be worthy of your standards.
VITA: Oh no, its okay! You did your best.
SANGO: Fuck off Beryl.
INES: I'd prefer Beryl to whatever you do any day.