I have been mulling this one over in my head since my buddy Stephen Mark Rainey visited – he’s big into Geo Caching. Mark…this one’s for you… I wanted to choose a social network that was unlikely to cross-over with the others on the site…and I’ve always had a soft spot for the sort of humor brought to the world by Cheech and Chong…this one is ALSO for you man…Dave many not be THERE…but he’s here, right?
JUST LIKE ON THAT WEBSITE … YOU KNOW?
INT. APARTMENT – AFTERNOON
TEETER, mid twenties with long, scraggly hair and wire rimmed glasses enters the room. CHANCE, early twenties, dark hair, long but well groomed, sits on a low-slung leather couch. He’s tapping away at the keyboard on a beat-up looking laptop. There are band stickers on the case.
CHANCE
Where you been man? I was about to go crazy here.
TEETER stands, swaying side to side like a metronome (thus the name). He’s grinning from ear to ear.
CHANCE (CONT’D)
What?
TEETER
Remember last night, man?
CHANCE
What about last night?
TEETER
That site you found, you know dude, on the net?
CHANCE
(frustrated) We found about a thousand sites on the net dillweed. Which site? And sit down. That swaying crap makes me nervous.
TEETER almost hops across the room and plops on the couch, obviously excited about something.
TEETER
That web page where the dudes were hiding stuff out in the woods, man. The Neo something…
CHANCE
Geo Caching? You mean the Geo Caching site? What about it? Dude you are SO not right.
TEETER
I did it man.
CHANCE
Did what?
TEETER
(giggles)
CHANCE
What the hell did you do, you moron? You sound like that dog on Scooby Doo’s Laffalympics …
TEETER
Muttley…
CHANCE
Yes freaking Muttley what did you DO?
TEETER
Stashed.
CHANCE
Stashed? Stashed what?
TEETER
I GEO stashed man. The stuff. You said to make sure I put it in a safe place, so I stashed it.
CHANCE
What in the hell are you talking about? On that web site they were Geo “caching” – no stash.
TEETER
I know. Cool, huh? I’m the first. Might have to get my own web site. I went out in the woods, man. Back to nature, you know? Weird, huh? I took the stuff with me.
CHANCE
You hid the stash in the woods? Are you mental?
TEETER
Nothing to worry about man. I read all about it on that site. I got it covered
(points to his temple)
CHANCE
With tinfoil? Is that it? Did aliens tell you – ‘don’t take the pot back where you and Chance can get to it…hide it in the woods. Maybe the squirrels want a hit.’
TEETER
Squirrels can’t hold a pipe. (leans closer) Got no THUMBS.
CHANCE sits back and covers his face with his hands.
CHANCE
Tell me very slowly…where did you hide the pot man?
TEETER
I was careful. I did just like we saw on the website. I used my GPS and marked the exact coordinates. I hid it real good.
CHANCE
Your ‘GPS?’
TEETER Holds up his watch.
TEETER
(holds up his watch) It’s Geo Stash Talk – lingo – you know? That’s what they call these. I saw a guy using it. I hid the stash at exactly 12:00.
CHANCE
(incredulous) You don’t have a GPS you idiot. That’s your watch. You hid our pot at 12:00?
TEETER
Yep (looking very pleased).
CHANCE
What does your “GPS” say now Teeter?
TEETER glances at his watch, frowns as if it’s out of focus. Then he looks up.
TEETER
8:00
CHANCE
So, let me see. We can’t find the stash for another four hours…or did you hide it at midnight?
TEETER
(confused) Why would I be in the woods at midnight.
CHANCE rises very slowly and deliberately and turns. He’s pissed.
CHANCE
I don’t know … let me see. Running?
TEETER
Running? In the woods? At midnight? But…
CHANCE
Look at it this way. If you and your GPS find the stash before then, maybe you can stop running.
CHANCE dives full length at Tetter, who by luck or fate has started swaying back and forth. Chance misses…barely, and finally catching on, Teeter is up.
TEETER
Dude…chill out.
TEETER turns and runs toward the door.
TEETER (CONT’D)
It’s only 8:15…
CHANCE screams as he lunges out of the apartment. The door hangs open behind them, flapping in the breeze.
(O.S.) We hear Teeter giggling like Muttley.
FADE OUT.