Friendship is the knowledge that someone recognized that you were insane and was all like, "WHAT?  SAME!"

Amelia Twitch was a monster.
            Maybe it was the way she spoke to no one in particular or the way she looked at people like they were imbeciles but whatever it was, she was not like us.  She was not quite human, except that implies that she was somehow less than human and Amelia Twitch was most certainly not less than human.  Amelia Twitch was somehow more than human and that was terrible.
            “You people don’t like me,”...

Amelia Twitch was a monster.
            Maybe it was the way she spoke to no one in particular or the way she looked at people like they were imbeciles but whatever it was, she was not like us.  She was not quite human, except that implies that she was somehow less than human and Amelia Twitch was most certainly not less than human.  Amelia Twitch was somehow more than human and that was terrible.
            “You people don’t like me,”...

Romantic pixie dream girls run away, but friends want to run away together.

Amelia Twitch was a monster.
            Maybe it was the sharp blue eyes or the wild red hair or the way she spoke to no one in particular but whatever it was, she was not like us.  She was not quite human, except that implies that she was somehow less than human and Amelia Twitch was most certainly not less than human.  Amelia Twitch was somehow more than human and that was terrible.
            “You people don’t like me,” she...

INT. ORCHESTRA ROOM - DAY

An orchestra is playing classical music.  ANNA, an Asian girl of around twelve, is in front, playing violin.  ELLIE, a redhead of around fourteen, is in the second row, also playing violin, next to WILL, who is playing violin.

CLOSE UP: ANNA

                        ELLIE (V.O.)
                This is me.
                    (pause)
                Wait!  No!  Not that prissy first violin who can't be bothered to show up half the time!  That is NOT me!  Back a...

INT. ORCHESTRA ROOM - DAY

An orchestra is playing classical music.  ANNA, an Asian girl of around twelve, is in front, playing violin.  ELLIE, a redhead of around fourteen, is in the second row, also playing violin, next to WILL, who is playing violin.

CLOSE UP: ANNA

                        ELLIE (V.O.)
                This is me.
                    (pause)
                Wait!  No!  Not that prissy first violin who can't be bothered to show up half the time!  That is NOT me!  Back a...

Paper.  Red, blue, green.
Various pens and markers.  Red, blue, green.
A broken paper cutter haphazardly fixed.
My phone, connected to a speaker, playing a podcast I’m only half-listening to.
Two screws.
A screwdriver.
Two broken pencil sharpeners I took apart in order to fix the aforementioned paper cutter.
Three blades.
A tri-fold poster board featuring Thomas Paine and John Locke.
A jar of rubber cement.

They gave us our prescription
So we went and took our pills
They made us a prediction
And they said don't look for thrills
Said there's a recipe for what you want
So follow it step-by-step
Follow the recipe and you won't have regrets

You want an education so you get a good job
So you have a little money when a rainy day comes
And you want a good soulmate so you have good kids, a picket fence, and...