Disproportionate - A Cheerleader With a Growing Problem
Story by byzmunky
DISPROPORTIONATE
(a screenplay)
by
Byzmunky
CHARACTERS
TIFFANY STILES
A sultry dirty-blonde bombshell of a cheerleader, rapidly closing on her Ph.D. in microbiology. 22.
DR. KENJIRO âKENNYâ SHINZABURO
A healthy Japanese-American lab rat. His Ph.D. in nanotechnology is somewhat irrelevant. He decided to pursue this career long ago and merely added a certificate to his wall in the process. His numerical genius compliments TIFFANYâS creative one. 30.
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EXT. GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS COURTYARD
A stunning Georgia spring day. The courtyard is full of subtropical plants bent on fertilizing one another. Students, some equally bent on fertilizing one another, mill around on their lunch break.
One, an athletic blonde, whose presence can be sensed from far off, draws our attention as she leaves the science building and heads toward the street, weaving through the traffic of students headed in the opposite direction, and determinedly bouncing toward her destination.
TIFFANY
(VO â With a mild Southern drawl in her voice)
Georgia Tech. An oxymoron, I know. My lifeâs full of them. Say what you will about the school or its location. Thereâre some damn good teachers here. So damn good in fact, I nearly became national news...in the worst way.
INT. GIRLâS LOCKER ROOM
Tiffany is just finishing the knot in her tennis shoes. Sheâs dressed in gym shorts and a tank top proudly displaying Techâs colors.
INT. BASKETBALL COURT
She jogs out into the court meeting the rest of the cheerleading team. Full of giggles, they begin their routine.
TIFFANY
(VO)
Yes. A blonde cheerleader. A blonde cheerleader whoâs well on her way to having her Ph. D., thank you very much. Why cheerleading? I do it to remind myself Iâm not a nerd.
INT. TIFFANYâS DORM ROOM. NIGHT.
Tearing through the report with her eyes, Tiffany makes a few minor adjustments with her keyboard.
TIFFANY
(VO)
And, in case youâre wondering, Iâm single. Itâs probably better that way. No, Iâm not part of a sorority; itâs probably better that way too. And, no, itâs not because Iâm too busy being âDoctor Cheerleaderâ. Iâll explain in a minute.
INT. GEORGIA TECH BIOLOGY LABS. MORNING.
Tiffany approaches KEN, whoâs leaning up against a counter brimming with lab equipment, with her report. Sheâs bespectacled, with her hair in a bun and wearing a lab coat. Dr. Ken gazes approvingly at her. He loves his job.
KEN
(excitedly)
I donât even need to look at this! I know you know the material inside and out. Letâs get started!
Days pass in a montage of Tiffany and Dr. Ken working on various experiments together; mixing chemicals, examining microbes, etc.
TIFFANY
(VO)
From Pom-poms to a lab coat. I love my life. My major is microbiology. My teacher, Dr. Shinzaburo (he insists I call him Ken) recently received funding from a major pharmaceutical company to work on cosmetic breast development. They wanted to keep it hush-hush, so he was allowed to pick only one student. Needless to say, my grades owned, and he needed someone with a strong biology background.
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