"Around the Fire" > He's a hottie!

Cut to: Music playing, you see a big tie-dye sheet. Andrews pulls up the sheet, showing Simon and him together. Simon's wearing a gray t-shirt that says Cheatham school. Andrews is wearing a flowery vest.

Andrews (to Simon): Check it out.

Simon: Wow.

Simon and Andrews walk through what appears to be something back in the hippi age. A huge crowd of people with little outside shops. Almost everyone is seen wearing a tie-dye t-shirt.

Camera views in on Trace and Jennifer who make Stir Fry for a living.

Trace (to Jennifer): Hey, hey.

Trace nudges Jennifer to look at Simon.

Jennifer (looking at Simon): He's a hottie!

Trace: He looks like a lost puppy. I'm gonna give him some Stir-Fry.

Jennifer: Trace, don't you dare.

Trace (to Simon): Hey, hey you. Little bro.

Simon looks at Trace wondering if Trace is talking to Simon.

Trace: Yeah, you, you. Come here a second.

Simon walks over to them.

Simon: What's up?

Jennifer hands Simon a small cooked carrot. She says: Try this.

Simon tries the carrot.

Jennifer (pointing to herself): I'm Jennifer and (points to Trace) this is Trace.

Simon: How ya doin? I'm Simon.

Kevin: Don't mind me, I'm just dying over here.

Jennifer: And this is our demented friend Kevin.

Kevin sits in a wheelchair while reading a book.

Simon (shakes his hand): How ya doin Kevin? I'm Simon.

Kevin: Nice to meet you.

Simon: Nice to meet you.

Trace (calling out the crowd): I'll be you Stir-Fry is the super kind! Only two bucks.

Jennifer (to Simon): So where do you go to school?

Simon: Uhm, I got to boarding school. Cheatham.

Jennifer: Oh, one of the chosen few. Trace sits in his trailer.

Trace (to Jennifer): Hunny we're all part of the chosen few.

Simon: I wish they would have chosen someone else, you know.

Trace, Jennifer and Kevin look up at Simon. Simon looks down, kind of sad.

Trace: Yo, bro. Who'd you say you come here with?

Simon: I came here with this guy named Andrew, but I lost him in this whole crowd—

Trace (interrupting): Andrew? New York Andrew?

Simon: Yeah, I think he's from New York.

Trace: Oh!

Jennifer: Ying-Yang Andrew? (smiling)

Simon: You guys know him?

Kevin, Jennifer and Trace all bust out laughing.

Trace: It's that synchronize in the shed again?

A guy who has red shoulder length hair walks up to them.

Guy: Hey, how much for the Stir-Fry?

Trace (stands up toward him): You got a ticket?

Guy: No, but I can make a trade.

Trace: What'd you got?

Guy: I got some stickers.

He hands them to Jennifer. Both Trace and Jennifer take a look at them, smiling.

Trace: Cool.

Jennifer: Okay, how about four of these for a plate?

Guy: Right on!

Jennifer: Have a great show man.

Guy: Thank you.

Jennifer hands the stickers to Kevin.

Jennifer: Kev—

Kevin looks at them and laughs.

Kevin: Somebody give me a hand here.

Simon: Oh, let me help you.

Simon takes the sticker which reads: God Bless the Freaks and puts it on the back of Kevin's wheelchair.

Simon: How's that?

Kevin: It works.

Simon: Yeah?

Kevin: Thanks.

Simon (takes a breath): Uh, so what do you guys do? I mean do you guys camp out here or what happens?

They laugh.

Jennifer: How many shows have you been to?

Simon: Actually this is uh, this is my first show.

Trace: Ahhahh. Now that's a enviable position to be in. Aha. I'm gonna take a spin around the lot, try and get us some tickets. Wanna come Simon?

Simon: Actually, you know what? I really need to stay around and look for Andrew.

Trace: Alright suit yourself.

Simon: Well, if you're goin for a minute ya know.

Trace: Here take it...We'll be back in a minute.

Simon (to Jennifer and Kevin): It was uh, nice meeting you guys.

Simon takes the cigarette.

Kevin: Yeah.

Simon smokes it and smiles.

Simon: Yeah.

Simon walks off. Jennifer and Kevin both look at each and smile.

Cut to: Trace and Simon both walking around.

Simon (amazed): Wow. This is great.

Trace goes over to one of his friends.

Trace (to his friend): What's up man?

Simon walks over to where they sell tie-dye T-shirts. Over the counter, a woman is painting some girls' breasts. Simon looks at her, she looks back.

Simon (to the girl, he takes a breath): Hi. Wow.

Simon is red in the face.

Simon: Uhm.

She turns red in the face.

Simon: I'm just gonna (opens his wallet) take this t-shirt.

Simon hands her the money.

Simon: Here ya go.

Simon looks at her again. Puzzled.

Simon: That's uhm...Trace uh.

The girl smiles.

Cut to: Simon looking at a painting, smiling. Trace laughs.

Simon: Wow. This a big fuckin' joy bad here.

He hands the cigarette in his hand to Trace. The walk a little a spot a man trying to sell gooballs (?) or something like that.

Man (to Simon): Hey! You wanna buy a Gooball man?

Simon: Uh, I don't wanna be rude, but it looks like somebody already ate them.

Man: What are ya talkin' about man?

Trace laughs.

Trace: Haha, hold up man. Let me get two of those bro.

Trace gets out his money and hands the man the money.

Man: Right on.

Trace takes one for himself and one for Simon.

Simon (looks down at it): Aw, man.

Trace (to the man): Thanks, peace.

Man: Peace.

Trace (to Simon): Cheers.

They both stuff it in their mouths. Just two seconds after Simon has it in his mouth he throws it up. Trace happens to think it's funny and laughs. Simon looks around.

Simon: The gooball man must be killed.

Trace: Yo, bro. You should hang with us for a few months.

Simon (takes a breath): It's not possible man.

Trace: It is possible. Anything is possible.

Cut to: Andrews and a friend. Andrews sees Simon.

Andrews: Hey Simon!

Simon: Hey man. I lost you back there.

They walk up to each other.

Andrews: Where'd you go?

Trace: New York Andrew!

Andrew (to Simon): I like that tie-dye! Trace!

Trace: Sup?

Andrew: How are you?

Trace and Andrew hug each other.

Trace: Good, good to see you man.

Andrew (to Simon): I want you to meet somebody.

Andrews shows a guy named Jason.

Andrews: Jason this is Simon.

Jason: Simon how are you?

Simon: How ya doin? Nice to meet you.

Jason: Nice to meet you.

Andrews (to Jason): You know Trace?

Jason: Hey Trace what's kickin'?

Trace: Hey you, just you baby just you baby. Oh, Jason. I got a question for ya. Should Simon go on tour for the rest of his life?

Jason: Well what stands in the way?

Trace: Boarding school.

Jason: Let's see.

Jason holds up his seashell and blows it for a little while. Then stops.

Jason: Definitely tour bro.

Simon: Yeah, but how do you know?

Jason: Cause I graduated from Handover last year and I still managed to see 30 shows, 4 years around.

Trace: Look at this guy. Would this guy lie to you?

Simon: No, definitely not. Definitely not.

Trace: Thanks Jason.

Jason nods.

Jason (handshakes Simon): Simon. I'll see you around.

Simon: Alright.

Cut to: Jennifer pulling Kevin around in his wheelchair, Simon and Trace following. They're all laughing and having fun.

Cut to: An outside party, supposedly the concert. There's a lot of people dancing and music playing. Trace is having fun dancing. Simon finds this all amazing.

Simon (to himself): Wow.

Jennifer is seen dancing. Jennifer grabs Simon and pulls him over to where she is. She continues to dance trying to get Simon in the mood to dance. He starts to dance a little bit and stops. He tries walking away, but Jennifer pulls him back and they start dancing again.

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