ZHAN and TICK are in the living room, watching a movie called Downside Up: The Horror of an Uninteresting House.
TICK snores.
ZHAN: Tick, wake up. This is the best part!
TICK: It’s so late… (blowing mucus bubbles)
ZHAN: But this is the perfect time. The stars are shining, and look, there is your favorite one now!
TOCK climbs on the ceiling in a silver suit.
TICK: I’m sleepy…
ZHAN winks at TOCK.
TOCK lights the TV on fire.
TICK: Oooh! Look at how realistic this is! You are right, Zhan, this is the best part!
The fire is spreading around while TOCK is eating some popcorn in the corner.
TICK: Special Effects! (Starts to fall asleep, almost collapsing in the fire)
ZHAN: I will save you! (Takes her in his arms and uses the conveniently placed rope to swing her out of the zone of the fire.)
TICK snores.
ZHAN (Using the also conveniently placed fire hydrant to put out the fire): It’s gone now, love.
TICK snores.
ZHAN: Tick? (cries) Are you alright? Tick?
TOCK provides dramatic lighting.
ZHAN: NOOooooo OoooOooooOoOO OoOoOooOoooOOooOooO OoOoooOOo oOooO O!
TICK: Your scream has awoken me, Zhan.
ZHAN: Tick! (Hugs TICK)
TICK hugs back even though she doesn’t know why she is hugging him.
ZHAN: After this frightening occurrence, I have seen how much you mean to me. (Secretly reading off lines written in his jeans pocket.) So will you do me the honor of marrying me? (Holds up a ring made out of Tick’s hair.)
TICK: Of course…
ZHAN: Really! (genuinely surprised) You will?
TICK: Not.
ZHAN: Oh yeah, there’s Tock, right?
TICK: Not.
*A while later*
TOCK (dragging TICK away as she goes to sleep again): You didn’t really mean that, did you?
TICK (sleep talking): You are a very nice star.
~~~END
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