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Of course.
NICK
The rest of these dogs I don’t care about. They look like losers.
Probably belong to losers... Hey! How do I get more of these?
LEVON
Pssh. If you want, just leave cash out for me. I can drop off some off when I walk Deltoid.
NICK
Right! Pretty slick. You’re a smooth criminal, Michael Jackson.
Okay, I’m gone! Great meeting you, Levon Monk.
Nick walks away, smiling intensely. His injured leg doesn’t seem to be bothering him. He speaks to his assistant via his phone.
NICK
LeoNard, Levon Monk, The Mycelium, Indie, Organic, Pharmaceutical gangster of Toronto.
Levon pokes his phone. He revisits Nick’s online profile again.
Nick’s occupation reads: PatentTrader @MemeTrade. Trend Analysis and Patent Scouting
LEVON
Meme Trade…
Nick opens his car. The vehicle has been idling with the air conditioning on the whole time. The stereo is blasting the pop violin music of Toronto artist Jeremy Windsor Buckets. He puts Deltoid in the passenger seat.
NICK
What the fuck is on the radio, boy! We like Vas Deferens, don’t we? We’re going to be partying with them this Dog Day.
Nick punches the stereo. The speakers explode with the music of 27
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death metal group Vas Deferens. Nick smiles widely at the dog. He catches his reflection in the rearview mirror. Nick studies the laugh lines in his face. He has subtle crows feet at the corners of his eyes.
Nick tries to smooth out the wrinkles with his forefinger.
NICK
That Levon Monk really got us smiling, eh, boy? Look at the wrinkles these smiles are causing. If I’m not careful, one day I’ll be as ugly as you!
The bulldog licks its lips dimly. Nick looks at himself with great seriousness.
NICK
Come on, Nick! You can show someone you’re amused without contorting your face like a muppet! You can even laugh without moving your face if you really want to. Ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha!
Preserving your face is just a matter of selfcontrol.
Levon appears in the rearview mirror holding a longboard in one hand and leading the dog pack with the other. Nick shouts out the window.
NICK
Good bye, brother love! I’ll be in touch!
Nick revs his engine. His car fishtails slightly as it speeds away.
Levon mounts his longboard and begins the long ride uptown amid a cloud of exhaust and gravel dust.
4. Exterior. Mixedincome neighbourhood in Toronto’s Annex District. Day.
Characters: LEVON, SARAH. Extras: Passed out party guests. A police officer.
Props: Beer bottles, the WWE Intercontinental Championship belt, a wad of paper money, a latex lady.