Play For Keeps: Treatment

Log line: A young man wants to reclaim his dominance in Galaga.

Grant and a group of friends own the arcade. They are kings. All the little children worship their pro-ness. Whenever Grant or whoever enters the vicinity, all the other children part like the red sea, bowing down to the kings.

One day, they enter the arcade like usual. "Wassup Joe", Grant says to the store owner. "What's poppin' king, someone done beat your high score, bruh". "Oh hell naw." Grant rushes to his dominant machine. No one is acknowledging his presence. The kids have lost interest in the king. Some 'ACE' has beat his high score.

Grant decides to try and find this 'ACE'. He plays the detective one day. Other days, he empties out his pockets on the machine trying to beat the highscore. He cannot. Broke, Grant has only one option. Find the 'ACE' and compete with them.

One day he enters the arcade, sleep deprived, deranged. He sees a girl, who has a keychain - 'ACE' down the lanyard. It leads to one conclusion - ACE IS A GIRL!

He stands, puzzled. Is it right to confront a girl? Can he beat her? What if he loses? Beads of sweat wash down his face. Worst of all, this girl was HOT! Like smoking hot. Sizzle sssszzzzz.

(There's only one thing he can do. HE BUSTS OUT A KAMEHAMEHA and blasts her away.)

(He challenges her. An intense game is spawned. While Grant is sweating profusely, the girl is calm and in control. Losing the game, he drops to his knees and screams is disappointment.)

Instead of the thoughts that he has imagined. He decides that it is useless to try and compete. How often will you ever find a hot gamer gal? This is the only chance he will ever get. He approaches her and asks if the high score is hers. Turns out it is not. He questions about the keychain. She pulls it out, revealing TR(ACE). Ha, her name is Tracey. They hit it off and walk out the shop.

As they leave, a fat boy walks in glasses and everything. He walks into the room and film ends with kids in arcade beginning to bow down...


ALT.
(Come back to his standing stunned. He challenges her. Epic game goes on. As the game is about to conclude, power shuts off. GAME OVER. Grant slams the machine and slaps the screen. The two look at each other. What do they do now? They shrug, make up and walk out together.)