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 “KENNY” 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 TIFFANY’S 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 – With a mild Southern drawl in her voice)

Georgia Tech. An oxymoron, I know. My life’s full of them. Say what you will about the school or its location. There’re some damn good teachers here. So damn good in fact, I nearly became national news...in the worst way.

INT. GIRL’S LOCKER ROOM

Tiffany is just finishing the knot in her tennis shoes. She’s dressed in gym shorts and a tank top proudly displaying Tech’s 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 who’s well on her way to having her Ph. D., thank you very much. Why cheerleading? I do it to remind myself I’m not a nerd.

INT. TIFFANY’S DORM ROOM. NIGHT.

Tearing through the report with her eyes, Tiffany makes a few minor adjust