[Sissel and Goldberg are stood outside of the college, the window previously broken having now been repaired. Sissel is wearing a green short sleeved shirt and grey jeans with black glasses. Sissel takes some deep breaths, Goldberg looking over at him.]
Goldberg: [worried] You okay?
Sissel: [hesitant] I don’t think this is a good idea. I shouldn’t be here on a Saturday and we should really be trying to get more out of your power-
Goldberg: Sure you don’t want to just play with my power?
[Sissel scoffs and chuckles.]
Sissel: [chuckling] Shut up, it’s not that impressive.
Goldberg: [cocky] Whatever you say… [mumbling, singing] It’s just a jump to the left…
[Sissel looks at Goldberg, who’s looking at the ground while he sings.]
Goldberg: [mumbling, singing] And then a step to the right…
Sissel: [surprised, chuckling] Are you serious?
Goldberg: [confused] What?
Sissel: [chuckling] You’re singing Time Warp.
Goldberg: I know… It’s a good song.
[Sissel chuckles more, Goldberg smiling a bit but quickly fading. The doors to the college suddenly slide open. A woman exits the building.]
Eggy: [confused] Hello?
[Sissel’s attention immediately turns to her. She’s about 40 years old with a Russian accent along with grey and black hair in a ponytail behind her. She’s wearing a red dress shirt with grey trousers. Her feet appeared to be bandaged entirely in black wrapping. She sits in a brown wheelchair.]
Eggy: [confused] You are new.
Sissel: [nervous] Um… my-my name is Sissel.
Eggy: [confused] I am Eggy Baba.
Sissel: [nervous] Hi… um… Richard told me to be here.
Eggy: [surprised] Goldberg?
[Sissel nods. She smiles, surprised.]
Eggy: He found more… okay, come on!
[Sissel hesitates then starts walking over.]
Eggy: [sweet] No need to be shy. A friend of Richie is a friend of mine.
Sissel: [nervous] Actually he hit my girlfriend-
Eggy: [sweet] With a car, I know.
[Sissel looks at her confused.]
Sissel: [confused] Say what now?
[Eggy starts moving back into the building.]
Eggy: Come on, there are more people to meet!
[Sissel follows behind Eggy. He turns his head behind him and sees Goldberg following behind.]
Goldberg: Trust her, she’s been a good friend.
[Sissel nods, looking forward. In front of them is a lift with staircases to the side of it.]
Eggy: Just up there.
[Sissel nods as Eggy wheels in. He quickly hops up the stairs and moves in front of the lift doors, looking around the area. It’s the main space, currently clear except for a large circle of chairs in the centre. In one of the chairs there is a man in a yellow hoodie and black shorts, his feet and legs looking dark red. He’s got his hands in his pockets, leaning back.]
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Sissel: [loud] Excuse me?
[The man looks towards Sissel, his face hidden under the hood.]
Sissel: [loud] What actually is this place, I’m kinda-
Bugsy: [surprised] Cecil?
[Bugsy gets up, pulling down his hood and moving towards Sissel. Bugsy’s face is shown to not have any hair or skin, only showing the muscle underneath however still being obviously surprised. Sissel immediately panics, backing into the lift door.]
Sissel: [terrified] Oh my God! Jesus fucking- oh my God!
Bugsy: [quickly] No, mate, it’s me! Calm down, it’s me!
[Bugsy quickly grabs his hood and pulls it back up, His skin immediately returns underneath the shadow of the hood, revealing him to be Asian with black spiky hair. He gives a smile as Sissel starts to take deep breaths.]
Sissel: [surprised] Holy… Bugsy?
Bugsy: [excited] Yeah! Holy crap, I haven’t seen you since secondary!
[Bugsy gives a hand out to Sissel. He looks at it, seeing it also only having the muscle and no fingernails. He takes it and pulls himself up with Bugsy. He very slowly pulls his hood back down, the skin and hair fading from the sunlight.]
Bugsy: [embarrassed] Try not to scream again.
Sissel: [shocked] Okay…
[The lift doors ping, opening up.]
Bugsy: Eggy!
[Bugsy quickly runs into the lift and reverses, bringing out Eggy. She looks at him and smiles.]
Eggy: [sweet] Thank you Mr Lang. So you two met?
Sissel: [shocked] Um… we went to the same secondary school.
Eggy: Well then I hope introductions are as easy with everyone else, once they arrive. Excuse me, gentlemen.
[Eggy moves past the boys towards the circle of chairs. Bugsy looks at Sissel and smiles.]
Bugsy: Seriously, of all the ways to meet again, I didn’t expect- wait… oh shit, do you have a power too?
Sissel: [shocked] Um… yeah… can I just register everything quick?
Bugsy: Sure! I’m gonna give Eggy a hand, come over when you’re ready! [excited] Oh, I can’t wait to see what you can do! Bet it’s better than mine, look at me.
[Bugsy smiles, pats Sissel on the arm and jogs over to Eggy near the chairs. Goldberg reappears next to Sissel.]
Goldberg: So-
Sissel: [quickly] This is a… Superpower club?
Goldberg: Actually it’s a superpower support group, or SPSG. We call it the Spaghetti Club.
[Sissel stares at Eggy and Bugsy, Eggy putting trays of biscuits and eggs on a fold out table near the circle while Bugsy folds out another table.]
Goldberg: I thought that you needed somewhere to talk. Be that superpowers or… y’know.
[Goldberg looks at Sissel.]
Goldberg: You gonna give them a hand?
[Sissel looks at Goldberg then back at Bugsy and Eggy. He steps towards them.]
Sissel: [hesitant] You need a hand?
[Eggy turns to Sissel.]
Eggy: [sweet] Of course! Come on.
[Sissel hesitates, but starts walking over.]