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EXT GLADIATOR RING HIGH NOON

Characters:

Steve from accounting: Dark hair slightly curled neck length hair. He has a bit of a scruffy beard that
is also dark. He’s wearing full chest plate gladiator armour. He has a morning star and a shield. Dark
blue eyes filled with the burden of murder.

Daniel from Marketing: dark hair that is cut short and a beard streaked in blood. A much larger man
his eyes dark with intent to kill. He wears a red cape with little armour. He holds a spear and shield
as his weapons.

King: Older man tired of the arena. Hair greying and fat. He sits atop the throne hidden from the
fight.

Promotion

The two men circle each other in the arena Steve from accounting was on his knees having caught
Daniel from Marketing’s spear as he tried to pierce his heart.

DANIEL FROM MARKETING: Ah quite the reflexes you have. You’re new to arena but you aren’t
going to win. That right belongs to me! I am the campion! I will best you!

Steve from accounting pushes roughly against his foe and gives a hearty chuckle.

STEVE FROM ACCOUNTING: A Champion? You? Don’t make me laugh! You’re nothing more than a
coward who stomps his way through life!

Daniel from marketing gives a loud growl as he pushes Steve from accounting to the ground with his
foot.

DANIEL FROM MARKETING: You fool! You dare question me? Pathetic. You sit from atop your
chamber with your fancy abacus watching the rest of us work endlessly. Even your weapon speaks
of lazy counting.

Daniel from marketing says stabbing at Steve from accounting. Steve from accounting quickly moves
his head to the side.

STEVE FROM ACCOUNTING: If you think you’re so better than I, then we shall even the odds

Steve from Accounting wraps his morning star breaking the spear in half and flinging his morning
star into the wall.

Daniel from marketing lets out a laugh and backs off Steve from accounting.

DANIEL FROM MARKETING: Then we shall have an epic battle to the death by nothing more than
mere punches and human made muscles.

STEVE FROM ACOUNTING: Here will be the moment that defines both of us.

Cast: Kit Harington and John Krasinski as Steve from accounting

Gerard Butler and Charlie Day as Daniel from marketing
Andre Braugher as the king
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EXT/INT GLADIATOR RING/ CORPORATE OFFICE HIGH NOON/12PM

The two engage in combat their fists flies swarming over a corpse. As the battle progresses we see
Daniel from accounting take lead in the fight and knock Steve from accounting to the ground blood
spew from his mouth as he hits the ground.

Daniel from marketing lets out a very loud belly laugh. As Steve falls to the ground.

Daniel from marketing: Is that all? I thought you might actually be a challenge boy. Youre as weak
willed as your stupid abacus.

Steve from accounting pushes himself off the ground and grunts loudly. Slowly the scene melts into
a corporate office setting. Two men stand between two cubicles boxes piled up around them. Their
weapons sticking out of the boxes. A ruler with a pair of open scissors taped on the end. And a stress
ball filled with thumbtacks connected to a pen by a chain of paper clips.

Steve from accounting: Don’t you dare bring Abby into this!

Steve from accounting is now a tall lanky man with hair significantly less luxurious hair in a business
suit that is slightly ripped and covered in small scratches. Steve from accounting points to a very
large calculator on his desk.

Daniel from marketing: Oh what did I hurt your feelings? Ah you poor child.

Daniel from marketing has shrink to a mere 5’7 and skinny. His beard is removed, and his ripped abs
have been replaced with a ripped button down and taken an almost feral stance. Small surface
scratches cover his body. He struts over to the calculator on Steve from accounting desk.

Both men look untouched by fists and if we were to look back at the security camera we’d see then
slap fight, or fish fighting whatever one would call it.

Steve from accounting: Don’t. You. Dare. Lay. A. hand. On. Abby.

Daniel from marketing looks Steve from accounting in the eye as he sends Abby flying across the
room. A loud clattering sound through the room as Abby hits the corner offices’ door. The office
door flies open.

A tired looking man steps out and looks at the two. Steve from accounting now has Daniel from
Marketing pinned to the gorund and is about to actually start punching him.

Daniel from Marketing: I’m sorry steve it was just a joke! I didn’t know I’d send it across the room!
I’m sorry man!

Steve hears none of this and starts punching. Though his punches are about as powerful as a
butterfly kisses.

The man from the corner office comes bounding over.

Corner office man: What on earth is going on out here?

Both Steve from accounting and Daniel from marketing freeze.

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INT CORPORATE OFFICE 12PM

From underneath Steve from accounting Daniel from Marketing: senior executive King! Well, you
see…

Senior Executive King: When I told you this promotion would be neck to neck. I didn’t mean for you
two to be at each other’s necks!

Steve from accounting: Well, you know we take our job very seriously. So we wanted to make sure
you were making the right choice.

Steve from accounting sounded very unsure of his answer.

Senior Executive King: This is the third time this quarter you two have fought like animal, you know
what neither of you are getting that promotion I’m giving it to the janitor! And both of you consider
yourselves on unpaid vacation and if you do this again you’ll be on vacation for the rest of the year!

Steve from accounting: It was Daniel’s fault he wouldn’t leave me alone and kept pestering me so
naturally I had to challenge him to combat.

Daniel from marketing: Nu-uh it was Steve’s fault he shouldn’t have been such an easy target!

Senior Executive King: Both of you shut up before I fire you here and now! Get out of my sight!

All actors do a slow turn to the camera.

End scene.