BUCK JENNY SADIE SADIE_SONG SOUR_CREAM STEVEN ZOMBIES SADIE thanks for coming… STEVEN hey sadie! SADIE hey, steven. what’ll it be? STEVEN sorry to be a pain but i got kind of a long order. i hope it’s not too much trouble. SADIE what trouble? heh. i’m a professional donut girl. STEVEN okaay, i’ll have one jelly donut with powdered sugar on the side, three chocolate frosted, one frosted chocolate, two chocolate frosted chocolate, one dognut, medium well, one coffee with milk and sugar, hold the coffee. i also have several methods of payment i’d like you to split this order across evenly. SADIE uh what’s all this for? STEVEN band practice! SADIE you’re in a band? STEVEN kinda. i started jamming with jenny, buck and sour cream! SADIE woah! that’s so cool! aw, man! i bet you guys sound amazing! STEVEN we’re still trying to figure out our sound, but it’s been fun just playing music with other people. it’s also nice to have an outlet that doesn’t involve space and gem stuff and everything else going on. ummm… you doing ok? SADIE well, i worry about lars being in space and i hope he’s safe and all but ugh… working all these shifts by myself has been a huge drag. i’m totally used to doing his work but i’m used to at least having him here to talk to. now i gotta do that myself too. oh c’mon sadie, you missed a spot. oh no! sorry. STEVEN well, we’ll all be practicing at sour cream’s place tonight. feel free to stop by if you have time. SADIE i’ll try! hopefully i can finish restocking napkins early. we’re always running out for some reason. STEVEN hmm…weird. welp! see ya sadie! SADIE bye, steven. STEVEN whadya call that style? SOUR CREAM beach core. BUCK hey. JENNY what’s up, buck? BUCK guess who’s got a gig at delmarva’s number two music and seafood festival this weekend? JENNY chuji and the woo woos? SOUR CREAM jack and the frosted tips? STEVEN 7-force? BUCK no, us! SOUR CREAM what? STEVEN we don’t even have a name yet! JENNY or a set list! SOUR CREAM or even one single song to put on a set list! JENNY ughh. guess we got a lot of work to do. SOUR CREAM what if we went for a more of a…rap-a-billy style? JENNY nnno thanks. STEVEN how about something like…here we are our hearts combining music and friends our souls aligning. BUCK hold on, steven. you got a really cool sentiment going on that can resonate with a wide audience. i just feel like this seafood festival needs to hear something challenging and provocative. check this out. doo-doo. butt. the government. corrupts. JENNY hold on there, bucky d. i’m all for being socially conscious and waking people up inside, but people are gonna be at this seafood fest to have fun! let’s give them something they can dance to! sour cream, gimme a beat! SOUR CREAM a what? JENNY a beat! ooooh yeah! let’s spice it up! STEVEN cool. SOUR CREAM yeeaahh, and then how about some-- JENNY what the heck, sour cream? SOUR CREAM what? can’t let your audience get too comfortable. STEVEN maybe we should just call it a night and try again tomorrow. JENNY agreed. SADIE oh, hey guys! sorry i’m so late. took longer to close up than i thought it would. y’all still practicing? JENNY sorry sadie, we just wrapped up. we were getting nowhere. SADIE aw, shoot. i really wanted to hear you guys. well, let me know if you have another band practice, when i’m not working. see ya, guys. JENNY bye sadie! SOUR CREAM later. BUCK bye sadie. JENNY see ya, girl. STEVEN hi sadie! BUCK sup. SOUR CREAM hey, how’s it goin’? JENNY hey girl. SADIE woah! hey guys. i just got home from work. heh. STEVEN we know! we followed you! sorry if that’s weird! BUCK we know how busy your schedule is, so we decided to bring the jam to you! SADIE aw shucks, guys! but, aghhh, my room is such a mess right now. okay, ahh, okay just give me a moment to tidy up! JENNY dang sadie, you’ve got so much space in here! sour cream yo sadie, do you have any free outlets to plug into? SADIE oh yeah, check over by the tv. JENNY let’s get serious now. the show is this weekend! BUCK wait, i can’t really feel the music in this cramped spot. this looks comfy. SADIE no wait! BUCK aw, doodoo. i think i broke your bed. SADIE gyah! SOUR CREAM woaah scary movies! hey sadie, you’ve got a dark side. SADIE it’s more of a… dork side. JENNY hey, is that “the lurch”? SADIE you know this one? JENNY yeah! it’s a classic! i can’t believe you have a copy! guys, we have to watch this. ZOMBIES brains! braiiinsss. SADIE i can’t believe you like this one, not everyone appreciates bulgarian horror. STEVEN guys, don’t we need to find our sound? SOUR CREAM i kind of like this sound. JENNY ooh, i like that. STEVEN and then, we can do this. BUCK now we just need some provocative lyrics. SADIE SONG tired from work BUCK nice. SADIE SONG hate my job i really oughta be in mourning but i’ve got another shift this morning everyday feels like it’s never ending what’s the point of all this time i’m spending here at this dead end job oh! SADIE SONG we are the working dead and we lurch for minimum wage but i’d really rather beeee eating your brain! look at you, you seem so bright and healthy and your minds are full of joy and wonder stay a thousand miles from the condition that i’ve got from all the stress i’m under don’t come near me or you might encourage all these terrifying sudden urges seeing you makes skipping work so tempting don’t you know that in the night i’m temping here at this dead end job oh! SADIE SONG we are the working dead and we lurch for minimum wage but i’d really rather be eating your brain! SOUR CREAM woah! JENNY wow! ya girl! BUCK cool, that was- STEVEN sadie, that was awesome! SOUR CREAM that was so rad BUCK you’re not sadie miller. you’re sadie killer. JENNY this is it! this is our sound! sadie, you should be our frontman! SADIE really? ww-wow, i…wait, no i can’t…uh…i’ve gotta work tomorrow. actually, you guys should probably pack up. i gotta get some rest before my shift. BUCK aw, doodoo. SADIE hey, what’re you doing here? STEVEN i was just wondering if i could get some advice. we’ve been trying to write some more spooky songs without you, but…they sound so phony coming from me!raahhh! i’m a bad, bad boy! yeesh, i dunno. i can’t do it like you. you got any tips? SADIE let’s see. first, lose your youth to your boring job...then, lose the only person you’ve ever felt truly close to. and then…lose your mind working all his shifts. STEVEN i don’t think i can do all that before the show tomorrow, heheh… are you sure you can’t come? SADIE i’m the only employee at this shop, i can’t just leave. singing is fun an-and being in the band would be really fun, like the most fun ever. but-but a lot of things could be a lot of things. this job is a drag, but at last i know it’s a drag. it’s normal. there’s something nice about that y’know? hanging out… singing and stuff… feels so not normal. it’s like…you ever feel so bad, that you feel good? like when you get so cold that it burns. sometimes i just want to scream my guts out. well, no not my guts, but whatever thing is squirming around in my guts. steven wow! th-that’s poetry! you’re such a natural at this! all right, i’ll try my best. how’s this? hate my job hate my job, obligations no vacations, kinda saaad. SADIE do i really sound like that? STEVEN no, no- you sing it like it’s really a problem for you! don’t worry i’ll get it, i promise! squirming in my guts i gotta sell donuts…big donut-dun SOUR CREAM i can’t believe your car can hold all these amps. STEVEN hey guys. BUCK hey, it’s steven universe! is that the scariest jacket you could find? STEVEN mmhm. hope it doesn’t scare anyone too much. JENNY sooo, no sadie killer, huh? STEVEN ‘fraid not. she’s just…too busy with work. JENNY aw, maaan. SOUR CREAM this gig won’t be the same without her. BUCK all right steven. you’re gonna have to up your scary game to fill sadie’s shoes. STEVEN got it! rrrraaarrrr. BUCK you can’t help being cute, no more than i can help being cool. let’s go STEVEN okay. JENNY buckle up, y’all SOUR CREAM hope the seafood at this thing is good. JENNY so where is this place exactly? BUCK i gave you the directions. JENNY oh, that tiny piece of paper? where’d i put it? STEVEN did it fall under the seat? SOUR CREAM i don’t see it back here. BUCK yo, what if this…was all a dream? JENNY ugh, this is not – SADIE heyyy, wait up! STEVEN sadie! SADIE i can do it! i can do the show! i can come! JENNY all right! yeah! STEVEN oh thank goodness! SADIE and i can come to practice, and i can come to the next show, and the show after that! STEVEN but sadie, don’t you have work? SADIE heh…i quit!!