The Gallows Page #3

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- Wait, so you were in the old show?

- The original show.

- Like, the original?

- Yep. I was there.

What was that like?

Heh, I don't know if you ever recover

from something like this.

It was...

horrifying.

The students were upset.

The teachers were upset.

- Charlie had a girlfriend.

- A girlfriend?

Oh, I didn't really know her...

but, um, she was devastated.

I've been here and things have happened.

Lights have gone on when there was

no one in the lighting booth.

Doors have been opened and shut

and locked.

There's all kinds of stories

around here, mm-hm.

Oh, heh, no, no, no.

They're patty-caking.

He's slapping hands with another dude.

And zero hot girls.

Oh. And the queen.

Not in a million years.

I hate this class.

Hollywood. What's up, brother?

- Hey.

- What are you doing? Practicing?

- Mm-hm.

- Is it working?

Yeah, I didn't think so, heh.

It makes no sense, dude.

I mean, this is torture.

Why don't you just call out sick?

You know? Put an end to this.

I can't call out sick.

I call out sick two-,

three times a week, minimum. Just do it.

I have a responsibility

to these people. I'm the lead.

To what people?

What are you talking about?

A responsibility to these guys?

Come on.

You're just go...

Let me see.

Holy shi...

Reese? Do you like Pfeifer?

- No, Ryan. No.

- You do.

- Don't you? You like Pfeifer.

- Ryan, seriously, no, I don't.

That's why you're doing this?

- Oh, my God. Does she know?

- Ryan.

- She doesn't know.

- I don't... Ryan.

- Your boy's got this, dude.

- Stop it, Ryan.

Talk to Schwendiman.

I got this one, man, heh.

Hey, drama queen.

Hey, hey, hey. Pfeifer.

- Hey, Ryan.

- Wait a second.

Wait, wait, wait. Hold on.

I need to talk to you about Reese.

What about Reese?

He has a big-ass crush on you.

Like, he wants to be on you.

Pfeifer, please. Talk to me about Reese.

What's going on there?

Um, Reese is gonna do great.

I have complete faith in him.

He knows his lines. He's gonna be fine.

Are you kidding me? Everybody knows

he's gonna choke like Charlie did.

We don't say that name, Ryan.

I've told you that.

- It's bad luck.

- I'm sorry.

I don't get you drama nerds

and your jargon.

It's like "good luck" is bad luck.

- Breaking a leg is supposed to be a good thing?

- Exactly.

And "C'est fini"? What the hell is that?

Oh, my God. Pfeifer, back to the point.

After the show bombs,

how is it gonna affect you and Reese?

The show isn't going to bomb, Ryan, okay?

We're gonna finish the show.

- It's gonna look great.

- Ah.

C'est fi-what? You're from Nebraska.

- Ryan.

- What?

Price needs you.

Who's Price?

The stage manager.

The stage man...?

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