Starship Troopers Page #4

JOHNNY:

Then how come you won't hold hands with me

at school ?

CARMEN:

I don't want everyone to see.

JOHNNY:

Why won't you kiss me when we're all alone ?

CARMEN:

How come that's all you talk about anymore ?

JOHNNY:

It's all I think about anymore.

Indeed, they are all alone now. The look in Johnny's eye says how

about it. Carmen grins, reaches for Johnny's hand.

11EXTPUPLIC TRANSPORTATION - DAY - CARMEN

and Johnny stand together near a bank of TRANSPORTERS.

CARMEN:

You can't walk me home.

JOHNNY:

Why not ?

CARMEN:

I thought you were going to help Carl.

JOHNNY:

Carl can wait.

CARMEN:

Johnny, my Dad's home today.

Johnny's face darkens with frustration.

JOHNNY:

What's he got against me... I mean, I 'm

a teenager. You can't be a citizen when

you're only a teenager !

CARMEN:

It's not you, Johnny. Your parents are rich

they don't need to be citizens, and that stuff

means a lot to my dad. He's a veteran.

JOHNNY:

Well, if your dad doesn't like me, how come

we're such good friends ?

CARMEN:

Sometimes I do what I want, eh ?

Carmen steps into the flux.ZAPPP!She's gone.

Johnny grins, happy to be in love.

12INTCARL'S HOUSE - BASEMENT - DAY - JOHNNY

is hard-wired to the stacks of processing units that comprise Carl's

basement workshop. Carl concentrates on the image of a playing card,

the six of diamonds, displayed on a monitor.

CARL:

Don't think about it... go on instinct.

JOHNNY:

Ace of spades.

The ace of spades appears, and the computer indicates "no match".

Carl puts another card up, the jack of diamonds.

CARL:

Statistically speaking you should've accidentally

guessed right by know.

JOHNNY:

In addition to "psychic dolt" this test also proves

I'm unlucky ? Two of hearts.

Wrong again.

CARL:

Luck is not a factor. No one really knows why

some people are sensitive and some aren't.

Federal studies like this might provide a clue.

The next card up is the nine of clubs.

JOHNNY:

I wouldn't want to know what everyone was

thinking. Four of spades.

Suddenly, A GIANT YELLOW FROG jumps onto the keyboard, fritzing

the monitor. Johnny removes the blindfold.

CARL:

Cyrano, you big yellow turd !

Johnny knows this frog, scratches him on the neck.

JOHNNY:

He just wants attention. You don't play with

him like you used to.

Carl concentrates for a moment.

CARL:

Go bug Mom, Cyrano.

Cyrano's eyes widen. He hops off the table and up the stairs two at

a time. Carl clears the screen.

JOHNNY:

How do you make him do that ?

CARL:

I gave him the impression that there was a fly crawling

up my mom's leg. He is going to go eat it.

From upstairs, CARL'S MOM shrieks.

MOM (O.S.)

Get out ! Get out ! CARL...!

JOHNNY:

Carl, promise me you won't ever do anything like that

to me.

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