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• Nicholas rushes out the backdoor carrying the basketball. Penelope sits at the table and eats her egg.


• EXT. DUPLEX – MORNING


• Nicholas shoots hoops in the basket that’s on the back of the duplex. He’s not making ANY buckets.


• There’s snow on the grass but all the concrete is clear. It’s still very cold. Nicholas has bare feet and no shirt.


• INT. KITCHEN - MORNING


• Penelope’s finish her egg. She goes to the backdoor and looks out.


• EXT. DUPLEX - MORNING
  
• PENELOPE PENELOPE
• I’d say something about there not being adequate ventilation in that attic but you where crazy before you went up there, so I can’t blame the paint fumes.


• NICHOLAS FREDLAND
• (missing another shot)
• I’m totally wired. I just need to burn off some energy.


• PENELOPE PENELOPE
• Should I be insulted that you didn’t want to screw it off?


• NICHOLAS FREDLAND
• (finally making one)
• Yes!


• Nicholas dribbles the ball over to the back porch.


• NICHOLAS FREDLAND
It’s cold out here. What where you saying?

• PENELOPE PENELOPE
• Nothing.


• Penelope turns and goes back into the kitchen. Nicholas tries to execute some NIFTY BETWEEN THE LEGS DRIBBLING but fails. He heads up the porch stairs.


• NICHOLAS FREDLAND
• Cold, cold, cold.