In Rita’s. The gang are all there, sitting comfy. They are unsettled while Rita is chewing a large burger.

  NAME: RITA OWLMA

  POWERS: BIRD AND OWL POWERS

  WEAKNESSES: HIDES HER SENSITVITY. AND FORGOT TO INTRODUCE HER STATS IN VOLUME 1!

  ‘’Rita, stop chewing. We are all depressed here.’’ Bradley says he is sipping coffee.

  ‘’I can’t. I hate quiet places.’’ She says bluntly.

  ‘’Well, I love reading books, watching TV and quiet places.’’ Brian responds.

  Rita looks at him, just responding sarcastically, ‘’You’re an introvert.’’

  John is doing push-ups on the ground, ‘’Well, at least Steve is gone. He was hogging the atmosphere.’’

  Tiffany giggles, ‘’I’m adding that line to my puppet show. It’s taking place in Study Room Z.’’

  Shaun turns to her, laughing smugly, ‘’You still do puppet shows. Aw, child alert.’’ He then laughs.

  ‘’Can’t a girl have some childlike interests. It’s not like it’s gonna start the World War or something’’ Tiffany says, a bit hurt.

  John stops doing push-ups and lies down, ‘’Well, at least I’m not the only one who’s a jerk.’’

  Paul is holding his skull cane, ‘’What an oath to the boath. Hey, why is everyone not worried about Steve?’’

  Silence. ‘’Your rhymes are so terrible.’’ Rita responds, popping a can of soda.

  ‘’Because, Steve died, Paul. It’s been 4 days now. Leave that fool alone.’’ John says, his jaw clenched.

  ‘’John, Steve was just a confused person. Not someone that needs to be chased.’’ Bradley responds, frustrated.

  John laughs smugly, ‘’Nothing needs to be chased, Brad. The only thing that needs to be chased is Steve’s ego.’’

  DING DONG.

  Everyone turns around, confused.

  ‘’No one comes to my soda shop at 6 am.’’ Rita sighs.

  Rita stands up and walks to the door, she passes the counter where she sees Rosie filing papers.

  ROSIE NORWOOD

  AGE: 25

  POWERS: BEING ATTRACTIVE

  WEAKNESSES: BEING NOT ATTRACTIVE.

  ‘’Morning, Roo.’’ Rita says as she passes by. Rosie slams the file down, ‘’Go answer the doorbell. Hope it’s not a criminal.’’

  Rita turns around, ‘’You a criminal yourself.’’ Rosie laughs, ‘’In terms of what?’’

  ‘’Rejecting.’’ Rita says as she opens the door. She yelps and drops on the ground.

  She finds Matthew Day as a baby; he then eats a flower and grows back to himself.

  ‘’Rita. Is Rosie there? I gotta express my love for her!’’ Matthew shouts.

  Rita rolls her eyes, ‘’As you wish. Hope you enjoy getting rejected.’’

  Matthew stands confident, ‘’I also have a surprise.’’

  Rita scoffs, ‘’Yeah, what? In showing your abs?’’

  Matthew pulls out a bug, unzips and Steve bursts out, he flies down.

  ‘’I’m back!’’ Steve shouts, excited.

  Rita is shocked, she then faints. Matthew grabs her.

  The group run and find Steve, looking confident and sparkling.

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  ‘’Steve!’’ Bradley shouts as he hugs Steve tightly. ‘’I missed you so much, I thought you were dead!’’

  ‘’Wow, uh…hi…uh…Steve. I thought you uh…died…and uh…never…uh respawned.’’ John says as he backs away.

  John hits Shaun’s skateboard. Where Shaun is leaning at, wearing a vest. ‘’Bro. Are you trying to run away from him?’’ Shaun says smugly. ‘’What? Me? John? No way. I just need green noodles to be confident.’’ John slurps green noodles and starts glowing green.

  ‘’You betrayed us! You little devil! Why?!’’ John shouts.

  Steve sighs, ‘’I’m sorry. I thought I could be a hero solo, but I forgot. I need a party; I need a found family. I need you!’’

  Everyone exchanges looks.

  ‘’Well, if it was me saying that on Twitter, I would have low engagement. Not gonna lie.’’ Paul says.

  Tiffany shouts, ‘’Don’t do this again, Steve! I thought you would die. So, where were you?’’

  Steve thinks.

  ‘’UHHHHHHHHH…….’’

  DING!

  ‘’My muffins are ready!’’ Steve shouts. He then runs to the microwave.

  ‘’Oh, he can’t betray us and treat us like that. When we get our study group back, we are gonna have strict rules.’’ John says, glowing green. His eyes flash green too.

  On the counter, Matthew is flirting with Rosie. Rosie just looks irritated.

  ‘’So, uh. Rosie No-wood, right?’’ Matthew asks.

  ‘’Norwood.’’ She answers with rage.

  ‘’Look, I know I’m a horny, disgusting, person. And I need therapy. But Marla broke up with me, and I cannot be a couple with her anymore. And…I need an honest partner who understands me. Someone who can listen and digest my cartoonish qualities and process them as real facts or answers. I don’t want F-graded paperwork, I don’t want Ss. I just want someone who can know me and help me. I understand if it hurts you. I…wasted your time.’’

  Matthew’s speech ends as he walks away, holding a coffee cup. Rosie is shocked by that speech. She calls out Matthew, ‘’Hey, Matt! Are you free later?’’

  Matthew freezes, he is shocked.

  OPTIONS

  A – YES!!!

  B – DID YOU JUST ASK ME?!

  C – NO!

  D – I NEED TO CHECK MY PANTS IN THE MIRROR.

  Matthew chooses ‘’A’’, as he clutches his coffee cup, it streams down the cup. As his heart is racing.

  ‘’YES!’’

  Matthew shouts as he is in his vision, rotating around while diamonds of Rosie appear.

  But in reality, Matthew is just salivating as Rosie slowly pats him on the bed. She puts on her jacket.

  ‘’I am free…Let’s have some coffee.’’ Rosie says as she zips. She walks away but stops, she sees Matthew still staring there, his heart beating.

  Rosie blushes.

  She then walks slowly, tilts Matthew’s head, Matthew is shocked. ‘’What are you— ‘’ He asks. Rosie smirks as she goes closer, her body brushing his.

  Matthew is shocked. Rosie is about to kiss Matthew but….

  ‘’GET A ROOM!’’

  They both freeze as they turn around and find the boys (Steve, John, Shaun, Paul) all laughing at them.

  Bradley shares concerned looks with Tiffany.

  Rosie is angry, she grabs Matthew’s hand and pulls him.

  ‘’Rosie! Wait. There’s also a tomorrow!’’ He shouts.

  In the restrooms, Rosie is dragging Matthew.

  ‘’Rosie, please, just— ‘’ He gets interrupted when Rosie tilts his head and kisses him. A soft, sweet kiss.

  She pulls back, Matthew is shocked.

  HEART RATE: 70%.

  Matthew holds Rosie, his eyes are big. He is blushing and he is awkward.

  ‘’W-W-Why don’t we sit down on the bed.’’ He stammers. ‘’Why’’ Rosie asks, awkward, but she is secretly loving it.

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  Matthew then sighs, ‘’Because…. I love you.’’

  Rosie is shocked, her eyes widen. ‘’Me too.’’ She says.

  A MINUTE LATER…

  They are both on bed, kissing.

  ANOTHER MINUTE LATER

  Rosie is shirtless, wearing a bra. Matthew is wearing a vest.

  They both brush their fingers across each other and kiss.

  AGAIN.

  Outside, a robot is watching them. A small robot.

  NAME: LIL ‘BOT’.

  AGE: INFINITE

  POWERS: ROBOT POWERS

  WEAKNESSES: AI HALLUCINATING

  The robot then goes down.

  ‘’LOVE…DETECTED…. PARTY ARRIVING…AWKWARDNESS…DETECTED.’’’

  Later, on the rooftop, Steve is sitting down. Lil Bot runs to him.

  ‘’Hey, Lil Bot. Remember I used to play with you when I was 5?’’ He asks, confident.

  Lil Bot rolls his eyes, ‘’Matthew and Rosie are having it.’’

  Steve snickers, ‘’Good for him.’’

  It’s silent. The sun is setting.

  ‘’Lil Bot. Do you ever think…I will be a true gamer hero?’’ He asks, deeply insecure and concerned.

  ‘’Well, you can’t respawn.’’ Lil Bot answers monotone.

  ‘’But will I ever learn to respawn??’’ Steve asks, scared.

  Lil Bot looks him in the eye, ‘’That’s none of my concerns.’’

  Steve looks down, ‘’Aw, man.’’

  ‘’You humans treat robots like they are good friends.’’ Lil Bot blurts out.

  ‘’What?’’ Steve asks, catching up.

  ‘’Nothing.’’ Lil Bot answers.