Behind Closed Doors, chapter 1
Tre pokes at the little figure befor him, the signs it with the black sharpie in his hand. "Man," he says, moving to the next one on the line, "my action figure is sooooo much cooler than yours."
"Yeah, well, I'm glad you're taking the time to inspect them," he hears from about 15 little plastic men down the line, "But we need to move a little faster. We have to get to that interview in about 30 minutes."
"Oh, come ON dude, we have like, 50 to do. I'm almost done," Says Tre, moving on to the next one.
"Tre, you've done, like, four... look over there."
Mike points and Tre turns to look. Ten of the figurines lay on the counter, one of them signed Tre 'fuck me' Cool. "Ten, actually," says Tre, moving on to the next, "eleven now."
Billie Joe rolls his eyes on the other side of Mike and finishes his fourty-seventh. He listens as they continiue like that, finishing his line. He walks down and puts a hand on Tre's shoulder. "Tre, do you want me to help you out? I've been signing for you for years, they'll never know."
Tre thinks about it for a second. He nods, "Yeah. start at the end and work this way," He watches Billie Joe walk down to the end of the line as Mike goes back to signing in a huff. Just as Mike is moving on to another figure, Tre reaches out and draws a quick moustace on one the little Mike. Mike, seeing this, casually reaches out and draws a uni-brow across little Tre. Tre watches this and nods.
"Well, guess I had that coming... You know," He signs another one P. Ness, scribbles it out and scrawls 'Tre Cool' over it. "I think these things are a little lacking in the pants reigon. I mean, look at this," He picks it up and pokes it in the crotch, "KEN is better equipped for an encounter than me."
Mike looks over at Billie Joe, frowning and expecting to see Billie Joe reciprocate the feeling. Billie Joe smiles over at Tre and keeps signing, already a fourth of the way down the line. Mike rolls his eyes and keeps signing, now about halfway down his own line. Tre signs the one he's holding and moves on to the next one.
They continiue in silence, Billie Joe passing Mike as he makes it a little over a third of the way down the line. As Tre finishes another doll he looks around the room they're in.
"Hey, has anyone noticed that we're alone in here?" Mike rolls his eyes and goes to make a sarcastic remark, when Billie Joe steps in.
"Yeah, actually, I have," He looks around after signing another doll, almost half way down the line, just two or three away from Tre. He quits signing to let Tre finish himself, and walks around the edge of the room. "I wonder why that is... I mean, we haven't been alone since that frikkin' cd came out."
Mike nods and continues signing, just a few from the end. Tre finished his next to last and continiues, "Yeah, 'specially on days we have interviews or something..." He finishes his last at the same time as Mike, and walks over to where Billie Joe stands. Mike walks over to the last thing they're to sign- a life-size poster.
"Come on, guys, let's finish this and get out of here," Mike calls, taking his sharpie and signing in fairly big letters by his face.
"Right," they answer in unison and walk over. Billie Joe signs across his red tie and nods. Tre leans over and signs across his crotch. He starts laughing and the others just sigh and head for the door.
As they walk out into the bright sunlight, Billie Joe shades his eyes and looks at the guy standing by the door. A light flashes and Tre flips off the direction it came from, Mike just asks, "Hey why wasn't there anyone in there?" The guys shrugs.
"I dunno, a lot of big names like you guys get all huffy when they're exposed to nobodies," He says, taking a drag of the cigarette in his right hand.
Billie Joe laughs and correct him, "No, man, we're not big names. Just three guys who used to be three punks who used to be in some punk scene."
"Yeah, well, I'm glad you're taking the time to inspect them," he hears from about 15 little plastic men down the line, "But we need to move a little faster. We have to get to that interview in about 30 minutes."
"Oh, come ON dude, we have like, 50 to do. I'm almost done," Says Tre, moving on to the next one.
"Tre, you've done, like, four... look over there."
Mike points and Tre turns to look. Ten of the figurines lay on the counter, one of them signed Tre 'fuck me' Cool. "Ten, actually," says Tre, moving on to the next, "eleven now."
Billie Joe rolls his eyes on the other side of Mike and finishes his fourty-seventh. He listens as they continiue like that, finishing his line. He walks down and puts a hand on Tre's shoulder. "Tre, do you want me to help you out? I've been signing for you for years, they'll never know."
Tre thinks about it for a second. He nods, "Yeah. start at the end and work this way," He watches Billie Joe walk down to the end of the line as Mike goes back to signing in a huff. Just as Mike is moving on to another figure, Tre reaches out and draws a quick moustace on one the little Mike. Mike, seeing this, casually reaches out and draws a uni-brow across little Tre. Tre watches this and nods.
"Well, guess I had that coming... You know," He signs another one P. Ness, scribbles it out and scrawls 'Tre Cool' over it. "I think these things are a little lacking in the pants reigon. I mean, look at this," He picks it up and pokes it in the crotch, "KEN is better equipped for an encounter than me."
Mike looks over at Billie Joe, frowning and expecting to see Billie Joe reciprocate the feeling. Billie Joe smiles over at Tre and keeps signing, already a fourth of the way down the line. Mike rolls his eyes and keeps signing, now about halfway down his own line. Tre signs the one he's holding and moves on to the next one.
They continiue in silence, Billie Joe passing Mike as he makes it a little over a third of the way down the line. As Tre finishes another doll he looks around the room they're in.
"Hey, has anyone noticed that we're alone in here?" Mike rolls his eyes and goes to make a sarcastic remark, when Billie Joe steps in.
"Yeah, actually, I have," He looks around after signing another doll, almost half way down the line, just two or three away from Tre. He quits signing to let Tre finish himself, and walks around the edge of the room. "I wonder why that is... I mean, we haven't been alone since that frikkin' cd came out."
Mike nods and continues signing, just a few from the end. Tre finished his next to last and continiues, "Yeah, 'specially on days we have interviews or something..." He finishes his last at the same time as Mike, and walks over to where Billie Joe stands. Mike walks over to the last thing they're to sign- a life-size poster.
"Come on, guys, let's finish this and get out of here," Mike calls, taking his sharpie and signing in fairly big letters by his face.
"Right," they answer in unison and walk over. Billie Joe signs across his red tie and nods. Tre leans over and signs across his crotch. He starts laughing and the others just sigh and head for the door.
As they walk out into the bright sunlight, Billie Joe shades his eyes and looks at the guy standing by the door. A light flashes and Tre flips off the direction it came from, Mike just asks, "Hey why wasn't there anyone in there?" The guys shrugs.
"I dunno, a lot of big names like you guys get all huffy when they're exposed to nobodies," He says, taking a drag of the cigarette in his right hand.
Billie Joe laughs and correct him, "No, man, we're not big names. Just three guys who used to be three punks who used to be in some punk scene."
