Return to The Studio

DISCLAIMER:
The views & expressions used are entirely opinionated and do not necessarily reflect on real situations and or instances.  If these fictitious situations and or instances were to actually occur and or exist, it would be purely coincidental. Character names such as Prototype, Animemax, The Shadowwolf & Retribution were created in 2004 and reflect the personalities of the then Project T5x Administration Team. The use of these character names outside of ‘The T5x Network’ is also purely coincidental.

Hot Topic – Return to The Studio
Written: November 6^th 2010

 ** PHONE RINGS **

Animemax: Yea, holla at yr boy!

[There is a sudden pause and silence]

 Animemax: Hellooooo?

[After a few more seconds of silence a voice speaks]

Mystery Person: The Studio is being reopened. I have a job for you. Meet me at the old HQ building, tonight at 10pm if you are interested. [Hangs Up]

Animemax: What the… [Glances at this watch…9:30pm]

[Animemax thinks about the proposition he then grabs his biker jacket and heads out. He reaches the site of the old HQ building and stands under the lone streetlamp at the gate. He brushes his hair back as remembers the incidents of his last night in the building two years ago.]

Animemax: Hello? [As he looks around] is there anyone here?

[Animemax mumbles to himself “this is crazy” and he turns to leave when a figure appears in the shadows. Animemax stops and the figure begins to walk towards him.]

?????: Hey Max, How you been?

[The person steps into the light and is reveled as Prototype. He and Animemax meet face to face. Time has made Prototype grittier and hardened while Animemax looked slier than before.]

Animemax: It can’t be…I thought…
Prototype: I know and I’m sorry.

[Prototype extends his hand for a shake. Animemax lifts his collar and pulls up his jacket zipper]

[**PUNCH** Animemax drops a right hook at Prototypes hardened jaw.]

Prototype Exclaims: SON OF A BI*CH!!! [As he rubs his jaw.] Prototype: [still rubbing jaw-line] Damn you Max, damn you, but I guess… I guess I deserved that…

Animemax: [rubs his delicate fist] It’s been how long? Two years??? You didn’t call or write. I mean, we thought you were dead! … I thought you were dead… We found the spent shell from your handgun, the blood on the ground and on your desk….We had a funeral for you for heaven’s sake.…. but there was no body…. no body…and you wait until NOW?? You f*cking asshole!

Prototype: I wanted to… I tried to… one time I visited Animemax Studios but all I saw were Girls in costumes and lingerie…and the woman there told me it was an 18+ Studio … so I left.

[Animemax begins to cold sweat…. then suddenly bursts OUT]

Animemax: DON’T JUDGE ME!!!!!  *sniff*

Prototype: I’m not judging anyone. Don’t get all drama queen on me. Get it together son!

Animemax: Well…when I left T5x, I went under the alias AnimemaXXX… but my business was totally legit! I mean…a brotha has to eat and pay the bills. The girls sold stamps…but in nurse outfits or French maids and people came and bought stamps from me… I used SEX to sell! I’m sooooo ashamed of myself!!!!

Prototype: Really?

Animemax: Actually… NO! … I was just practicing my drama lines for acting classes. I hope I get that Emmy!

Prototype: Okay Max, here’s the low down. There is this guy, calls himself “DRAVEN”, he found me last week and he said he had a proposition for me and well I figured…I figured I needed backup… Couldn’t contact the WOLF…and you were last bet…lets see what this is about.

Animemax: *nods*

[Prototype and Animemax head over to the newly reformed Studio to meet Draven. They pull into the parking lot and Animemax pulls out a gun from the glove compartment and puts it in his jacket.]

Animemax: Let’s go.

Prototype: Max… seriously????!!!! Like WTF! What the hell are you doing with a gun!

Animemax: Oh don’t worry it’s just a prop gun, from one of my movies “Police Babes Undercover!”… *big grin* *cough* I mean…I don’t even know where I got this! *embarrassed look*.

[Prototype and Animemax head into the building and check in with security]

Prototype: Good Evening, um, we are here to see Draven.

Guard: Names?

Prototype: Prototype and Animemax

Guard: One second. [Calls Draven’s office over the intercom]

Guard: Mr. Draven, there is a Prototype and Animemax here to see you.

Draven: Send up Prototype. Animemax can wait in the lobby.

Guard: OK sir.

[Turns to Animemax.]

Guard: You heard the man.

Prototype: *watches Animemax intensely* this shi* just got REAL.

[Narrator: And so Proto and Max, head into Draven’s office, to discuss the future of the NEW PROJECT T5X]