Request Line: Loud

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY

DFO intern MICHAEL VICK lounges on a couch in the office, dozing.  He awakes with a start.  A look of panic fills his face as he dashes over to the desk and opens up a laptop computer, and his consternation increases as he taps a url into the browser’s address bar.  He picks up the phone.

— [comm flies open] —

MICHAEL VICK: Hello? Mr. Deadly? Mr. Morris?

RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: HELLO?

MICHAEL: Mr. Deadly?  It’s Michael Vick.

RTD: I’M SORRY YOU’LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP I’M ON A PRIVATE JET.

MICHAEL: Yes, Mr. Deadly, I know.  And I can hear you fine.

DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS: DID YOU TELL HIM WE’RE ON A PRIVATE JET?

MICHAEL: Mr. Morris, I…

RTD: YES, I TOLD HIM.

DTZM: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT, MICHAEL?

MICHAEL: Gentlemen, there’s supposed to be a Request Line post going up in ten minutes and there’s nothing on the schedule.

DTZM: OH, RIGHT.

There is a long period of silence.

RTD: WE FORGOT TO SCHEDULE ANYTHING.  WE’RE ON OUR WAY TO MAMMOTH LAKES.

MICHAEL: Yes, Mr. Deadly, I’m aware of that.

DTZM: CAN YOU THROW SOMETHING UP FOR US.

MICHAEL: I was planning to do exactly that.  But I wanted to know if you had any topics in mind.

RTD: HOW ABOUT HOLIDAYS AND/OR VACATIONS?

MICHAEL: We’ve already done that one.

DTZM: WE’RE ON A PRIVATE JET RIGHT NOW…

MICHAEL: Yes, I kno…

DTZM: …HOW ABOUT SOMETHING TO DO WITH AIRPLANES.

MICHAEL: We’ve done that too.

RTD: HOW ABOUT HOLLYWOOD AND MOVIES AND STUFF.

MICHAEL: Already coverered it.

DTZM: OH! I HAVE AN IDEA!  HOW ABOUT MUSIC THAT YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO LOUD?

MICHAEL: That’s…yeah, that’s something we haven’t done before.

RTD: MAYBE A SIX SONG LIMIT SO PEOPLE DON’T GET TOO CARRIED AWAY?

MICHAEL: Sure, I’ll add that to the post.

DTZM: MY HERO.

MICHAEL: [touched] Oh, well, thank you Mr. Morris, just doing my job…

RTD: NO HE MEANS THE SONG “MY HERO”.  AS THE INTRO.

MICHAEL: [deflated] Oh.  Sure.  I’ll get right on that, sir.

DTZM: WE’LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF DAYS MICHAEL.  DON’T FORGET TO CLEAN LILY’S LITTER BOX.