The Perfect Reality Chapter 2

SENJI WATANABE'S DREAM GIRL??
(In a gymâ¦)
Senji: What is-â¦is this a gym?
(A woman with a blonde updo wearing a white half-shirt and black shorts and black boxing gloves walks out from the back with a towel wrapped around her neck)
Senji: Who is that? (The woman looks at him and smiles and he gasps lightly) â¦Uhâ¦(clears throat) Maybe she knows where I am. Hey! You there!
Woman: Can I help you?
Senji: Do you know what gym this is?
Woman: Itâs the Alamare gym. Iâm Ryoko Alamare.
Senji: (gasps) How didnât I know that?! Iâm so sorry! Forgive me!
Ryoko: (laughs) Relax! Itâs fine. So can I ask âyouâ a question now?
Senji: Uhâ¦sure. Of course.
Ryoko: Who are you?
Senji: The name is Senji Watanabe. Iâm a boxer.
Ryoko: Oh, really? Why donât you show me some moves? I do a little boxing too. Though I donât think Iâm too good at it. Maybe you can teach me something.
Senji: (slight chuckle) Alright.
(With Tedo and Sukiâ¦)
Suki: If my gut is right, and it usually is, then your friend should be somewhere in this area!
Tedo: Good. (opens a door)
Man: (standing alone in the middle of the room) Yes! Yes! I am the ultimate overlord of the universe!
Tedo: â¦Whatâs going on in here?
Suki: Ohâ¦heâs become so corrupted by his greatest fantasies that the illusions arenât needed anymore. They disappeared but he still believes he sees everything he once did when they were still there.
Tedo: Iâm not exactly understanding thisâ¦Could you explain a little more in depth later?
Suki: (nods) Mm-hmm! Of course I can!
(In the gymâ¦)
Senji: (punches quickly several times in Ryokoâs direction)
Ryoko: (dodges every punch but the last which she catches and punches his stomach with her other fist then punches him 3 times swiftly in the face but he soon counters with 4 punches to the stomach and uppercuts her into the air) Ahh! (falls out the ring and lands on her back)
Senji: (gasps and jumps out the ring to rush over to her) Are you okay?
Ryoko: Mmmâ¦(opens her eyes slightly)â¦Noâ¦
Senji: No?
Ryoko: You were kinda kicking my ass. Got any tips?
Senji: No. You know very well you donât need any tips, but 1. Donât challenge a pro like Senji Watanabe.
Ryoko: (giggles) Can I ask you something?
Senji: What is it?
Ryoko: Do youâ¦umâ¦(blushes) have aâ¦girlfriend? I mean itâs okay if you do. Itâs perfectly fine! I just-â¦you knowâ¦was askingâ¦(clears throat)
Senji: Ohâ¦uhâ¦well since you askedâ¦Itâd beâ¦wrong not toâ¦uh answer soâ¦no.
Ryoko: Great. I mean itâs not great, butâ¦itâsâ¦itâs pretty cool causeâ¦umâ¦
Senji: â¦Youâre aâ¦great boxer.
Ryoko: Oh, you think so? Youâre better.
Senji: No you are.
Ryoko: No you.
Senji: No you.
Ryoko: Come on.
Both: You are. Well I wonât argue with you any further if you think itâs trueâ¦.wait, what? Uhâ¦
Ryoko: Letâs justâ¦forget this.
Senji: Right.
Ryoko: Weâre both great boxers.
Senji: We are. Soâ¦why did you want to knowâ¦ifâ¦I had a girlfriend. Which the answer is no if you remember.
Ryoko: I wasâ¦just curiousâ¦
Senji: Ohâ¦thatâs coolâ¦
Ryoko: Yeahâ¦
Senji: Well yâknowâ¦if there was another reasonâ¦I might be interested in your relationship status.
Ryoko: (slight gasp and heavy blushing) Oh wellâ¦ohâ¦
Senji: Soâ¦is thereâ¦another reason?
Ryoko: â¦Can youâ¦get off me?
Senji: After you answer my question.
Ryoko: Umâ¦(looks away) maybe.
Senji: That means yes so what is it?
Ryoko: Will youâ¦be my boyfriend?
Senji: â¦Hell yeah.
Ryoko: Oh yay! (hugs him)
(the door opens)
Senji: Whoâs that?
Ryoko: Huh?
Tedo: (gasps)
Suki: No, get away from her! Sheâs not real!
Senji: What the-(Ryoko kisses him)
Suki: No! Stop her! Donât fall for this!
Tedo: What do you mean? Is sheâ¦an illusion or something?
Suki: (whimpers) Sheâs a figment of your friendâs fantasy! She seems to be a most likely skilled fighter. A boxer to be more precise. I guess itâs his image of a perfect girl. He most likely thinks about finding someone like her often. She probably isnât even an imitation of a real person.
Tedo: Noâ¦
Suki: Hm?
Tedo: That girl is an exact replica of Ryoko Alamare. Her father is a famous boxer and owns a couple of gyms and fitness centers around Japan and a couple of others internationally. She plans to someday take his spot.
Suki: Ohâ¦so heâs in love with this girl?
Tedo: I donât know. It certainly seems so with the way heâs all over her like that.
Senji: Wha-I heard that! Iâm not all over her and Iâm not in love!
Tedo: Then why are you on top of her like that kissing her?
Senji: Iâm no-â¦(looks at her and notices heâs still on top of her and quickly gets up) Itâs not what it looks like!
Tedo: â¦Ohâ¦okay.
Senji: Iâm serious!   
Tedo: Thatâs obvious.
Senji: Shut up!
Ryoko: Senjiâ¦you donât like me?
Senji: Uhâ¦(whispers) I love you, but-
Tedo: I heard that.
Senji: (growls) Whatever! Why are you here?!
Suki: Weâre here to rescue you!
Senji: Rescue me? From what? And F.Y.I. I donât need rescuing. I can handle myself. Iâm not some princess locked in a castle. This isnât Shrek. (looks at Tedo) Though thereâs definitely someone who fits the part of ogre here.
Suki: Uh-unh! Youâre not that ugly to me! Though you do seem kind of obnoxious like Tedo said.
Tedo: Uh shh!
Senji: Wha-â¦who is this chick anyway?!
Ryoko: Ignore them. What do you say we have another match and thenâ¦we have another matchâ¦(puts her hands on his chest and looks into his eyes) Back at my placeâ¦(licks her lips slowly and sensually)
Senji & Tedo: (staring at her)
Suki: (gasps) Sheâs paralyzed them by licking her lips! Sheâs one powerful being to be unreal! Looks like Iâll have to do something! But what?...Oh! (runs and jumps on Ryoko)
Ryoko: What the hell?! (backs into a wall hard making Suki fall then punches her several times into the wall making a bigger crack each time)
Suki: Ow!
Tedo: (gasps) Suki!
Senji: What? Whatâs going on?
Suki: Get your friend out of here!
Senji: What are you doing, Ryoko?!
Ryoko: Self-defense! She pulled a gun out on me!
(A gun appears on the floor near Suki)
Tedo: How-!?
Senji: Wha-how dare she?!
Tedo: Sheâs lying, Senji!
Senji: I donât think so-
Tedo: I know! But you have to believe me!
Senji: Why would and or should I believe you?!
Tedo: Cause I just want to help you.
Senji: I donât need help!
Tedo: Donât you remember we jumped into that pool?! We somehow ended up in another world and thatâs-
Senji: Enough bullcrap! Thatâs ludicrous!
Tedo: But itâs-
Suki: (screams out in pain)
Tedo: (eyes widen at the sight of a sharp rigid dagger going through Suki and closes his eyes) Stop it! (opens his eyes and sees he is in the throne room as he was before and the same woman, Ria, is in the throne) Suki-
Ria: Shhâ¦I knowâ¦itâs time for you to lend a handâ¦Here is your truth. Nowâ¦save those twoâ¦maybe theyâll join you for your future tasks. (a light shines brightly so he closes his eyes)
Tedo: (opens his eyes and in his hands are two greatswords he can barely lift) Whatâ¦what are these!? Swords!? (A mysterious being appears behind him and puts its hands out as if to receive something) â¦â¦
Suki: (eyes begin to close but before they doâ¦) Please save yourselvesâ¦
Tedo: What do Iâ¦!! (hands the being the greatswords and it speeds over to Ryoko and sticks the swords through her sides)
Senji: Ryoko! What the hell?! What is that thing even!?
Mysterious Being: She is dust.
Senji: (gasps and Ryoko turns into smoke)
Tedo: â¦â¦
Senji: Butâ¦I donât understa-â¦what this-â¦she and I-â¦(grunts)â¦
Tedo: Sheâ¦wasnât realâ¦Senjiâ¦
Senji: But-â¦she was realâ¦
Tedo: This worldâ¦I think it created herâ¦
Senji: So you expect me to believe Ryoko was never a real girl?
Tedo: No, she was. That just wasnât her.
Senji: â¦What the hell are you-
Tedo: Iâll get Suki to explainâ¦.(looks at Suki) Sukiâ¦
Senji: â¦Letâsâ¦get her to a hospitalâ¦(puts her arm around him) What are you waiting for? Letâs go. I donât want to be around you for any longer than I have to.
Tedo: (smiles) Okay.
Senji: Donât smile at me. Get over here and help me lift this chick! (Tedo goes to help)
(At Mikkiâs partyâ¦)
Hitani: Have you seen Moroka?
Guy: No.
Hitani: Dammit. (bumps into a girl) Ow!
Girl: Ouch!
Hitani: My apologies.
Girl: Itâs quite alright.
Hitani: (slight gasp) You look kind of familiarâ¦(noticing her blonde hair and fit body)
Girl: Huh?
Hitani: Are youâ¦the daughter of Kersoto Alamare?
Girl: (sighs) You caught me! Yesâ¦I am Ryoko Alamare.
Hitani: I thought so. Have you seen my friend, Moroka? She has long green hair. You canât miss her. Itâs in a ponytail today though.
Ryoko: â¦No. But you donât want to bombard me with questions about my career path and my father or try and get free membership at a gym or some-
Hitani: Yeah, I donât care. No offense. (walks away)
Ryoko: â¦Huhâ¦
Moroka: (drunkenly) Of course I want to come to your house and play Twister! I love Twister!
Hitani: (gasps and pushes the guy away) Forget about it!
Guy: (smacks teeth while walking away) Cockblocker.
Hitani: (growls)
Moroka: Hey, Hitani! Whatâs up?!
Hitani: (snatches her drink) I knew it was a bad idea to come here! Iâm taking you home!
Moroka: No! I want to stay!
Hitani: (pulls her by her arm) Letâs go!
Moroka: No! No no no! Iâm gonna scream! (screams and Hitani covers her mouth as people look in their direction)
Hitani: Donât mind us! (nervous chuckle) Just heading home! Continue to enjoy the party! Bye!
Moroka: (muffled scream)
Hitani: (hits her on the head) Quiet!
Moroka: (whines; muffled) Owâ¦
(Senjiâs house)
Senji: I said the hospital. Not my place. How did this happen?
Tedo: I donât know where the hospital is.
Senji: I do! Why didnât you just say that?!
Tedo: â¦I donât know. I told you we should bring her to your place.
Senji: Oh yeah, you were like, âJust trust me.â (shakes head) Idiot. Now sheâs going to die on my bed.
Tedo: No, letâs just treat the wound ourselves.
Senji: I donât know how to treat wounds. Do I look like a nurse to you?
Tedo: No. Do you have any medical tools?
Senji: God. (looks at Tedo) You are such an idiot. Give me a second.
Tedo: (looks around the room and gasps at a poster of Ryoko on the wall near a poster of a girl with long blue hair in two ponytails and a bang at the side of her eyes; immediately turns his attention to Senji when he enters the room)
Senji: I have this first aid kit.
Tedo: Good. You seem to be quite obsessed with that girl.
Senji: Uh, what? (looks at the poster of Ryoko on the wall) Sheâs a good boxer. I admire her skills.
Tedo: Have you ever actually seen her box before?
Senji: â¦In the underwater world. Whatever the hell that place is.
Tedo: (nods) Why does she have a poster when sheâs done absolutely nothing that deserves recognition? No offense, but-
Senji: Sheâs the face that attracts new customers to the gyms. For now. Iâm sure sheâll make a name for herself sometime in the near future.
Tedo: (sees the small smile on Senjiâs face) Yeahâ¦I believe that. Anyone can amount to something if they work hard.
Senji: Yeahâ¦.But I got to where Iâm at off pure talent.
Tedo: â¦And where are youâ¦exactly?
Suki: (moans) â¦
Senji: Huh?
Tedo: Sheâs waking up?
Suki: Tedo?...
Tedo: Yes, Suki? Iâm here. (takes her hand)
Suki: Where am I?
Tedo: Senjiâs house.
Suki: Senji?
Tedo: My friendâs house. Weâre in my world now.
Senji: âFriendâ?
Suki: Mm-
Tedo: Iâm going to treat your wound-
Suki: Thatâs not necessary.
Tedo: Wh-why?
Suki: (A pink aura appears around her and she visibly becomes well again) Ahh! There! I feel much better!
Tedo: Uhâ¦
Senji: Did you justâ¦magically heal yourself?
Suki: I guess!
(Silence)
Suki: I should go now. (stands up)
Tedo: Wait. Iâd like to know more about your world.
Suki: Iâm not allowed to tell you. Iâll get in trouble. And Iâll lose my home.
Tedo: What? How? Why?
Suki: (looks down) â¦..
Senji: You can stay with me.
Tedo: (gasps)
Suki: (excited gasp)
Senji: Waitâ¦in exchange for the information on your world. And if we ever have to go back and something goes downâ¦you better have our backs.
Suki: (hugs him) Yay! Of course! I love you guys! Iâll always be there for you!
Tedo: You donât have to talk about your world now if you donât want to. I know it makes you sad. When youâre ready?
Suki: (smiles and cries) Thankyou!!
Senji: Donât get my shirt wet!
Tedo: (chuckles)
Senji: This isnât funny.
Tedo: Right. Sorry.