INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY AM - SCENE 1

Everyone sits in there impatiently waiting for Micheal to get to the point. There is a smart board set up behind him. 

MICHEAL

So, today we are having a competition. 

He claps and looks around expectantly, but no one responds, so he continues. 

MICHEAL

Okay so in teams of 2 everyone will make a video, we're trying to get our paper out on tik tok. I’ve heard it’s all the rage now. 

Jim raises his hand.

MICHEAL

Yes, Jim.

JIM

(Sarcastic) 

What exactly is tik tok? 

MICHEAL

I’m so glad you asked Jim. So from what I’ve seen people do dances like this. And there’s a lot of businesses on there, so people will hear about our paper and want to buy it. 

As Micheal talks he attempts to do tik tok dances (the floss). After he’s finished, Dwight raises his hand. 

DWIGHT

I have a question. 

MICHEAL

(Annoyed)

What Dwight?

DWIGHT

Why are we doing such a pointless task? I would like to be instated as acting manager today so that we will stay on top of our work as a company. 

INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY

DWIGHT

I really don’t care about the  task of acting but I’ve been trying this thing where I conquer the office one step at a time. My therapist is making me take it slow. I will start as acting manager today, then prove that I deserve it for a longer period. 

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY

MICHEAL

We’ll see Dwight. Moving on, we will choose the winners at the end of the day with a vote. 

Creed raises hand. 

MICHEAL

Go ahead Creed.

CREED

What’s the reward for winning?

MICHEAL

YES I am so glad someone asked! Now we're talking, now we're talking. 

He fiddles with a remote to the smart board first pointing it at the screen before realizing it’s the monitor. The video plays and it’s a commercial to a tropical location. 

MICHEAL

You will win an all exclusive weekend in the Heritage Marina Hotel, in San Francisco, California!

The room breaks into excited chatter and camera cuts to a shared look between Jim and Pam. 

INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY

JIM

We’ve been saving up since we started having kids for a family vacation. 

PAM

Yeah, turns out kids are pretty expensive. 

JIM

So we have enough for the kids to go but if we could score those… 

Jim uses facial and hand gestures to suggest something obvious will proceed. Cut to the next interview with Creed and Meridith. 

CREED

I’ve got to get out of here anyway, not that you need to know why. 

MEREDITH

Well, I need a massage and the one’s on the commercial from that hunk looked nice. 

INT. DWIGHT’S DESK - DAY

Dwight is hard at work while the rest of the office is off working on their videos. Angela circles around before approaching Dwight. 

ANGELA

(Hesitant)

Hey Dwight. 

DWIGHT

Angela. 

ANGELA

Dwight… I’d like for us to talk… Maybe we could work together on a stupid video and escape away together for a while. 

DWIGHT

Breaks are for losers who never want to succeed in life. I will be right here, thank you very much. 

ANGELA

But Dwight…

She leans in and whispers into Dwight's ear. He looks up in surprise. 

INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY

DWIGHT

The company deserves the chance to prosper, more customers, more paper, more money. Boom.

INT. KELLY’S OFFICE - DAY

Kelly and Ryan hang a green screen in Kelly’s office corner. It is going poorly and the screen soon falls down. Ryan rolls his eyes and sighs. 

INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY

KELLY

(Enthusiastic)

I’ve always wanted to be an actor. I just know that I would be like so good at it. 

INT. KELLY’S DESK - DAY

Cut back to them with the green screen taped haphazardly on the wall, and Ryan filming Kelly. As she talks she smiles weirdly, pacing, and exaggerates her gestures. 

INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY

Cut to Ryan in an interview. 

RYAN

Man I just really want a break from this place, you know. 

INT. KITCHEN ROOM - DAY

Cut to Jim and Pam in the kitchen room, talking heatedly and bent over a piece of paper.

JIM

What if we did-

Andy enters brutely

ANDY

(Singing)

Scraton’s scratching that paper vibe, you can tell by my stellar rhymes. (Stops singing)Oh hey there, didn’t mean to show off to the competition. You better not use that. 

JIM

We weren’t planning on it. 

ANDY

(Frustrated)

Yeah well don’t. It took me the past ten minutes to think of that and Erin is useless so I have to do everything. 

PAM

Erin is not useless! She could totally help you out. 

ANDY

I know you girls have to stick together or whatever but don’t lie. We both know that girl doesn’t have a single musical skill.

PAM

Well then why don’t you do something without music?

ANDY

Do you hear yourself? A commercial without music! No one would listen to that. 

Erin enters the room. 

ERIN
Oh! There you are Andy! I had an idea; what if you sang and I did a back up dance? 

ANDY

Whatever Erin, but first we need a freaking song to dance to. 

INT. MICHEAL’S OFFICE - DAY

MICHEAL

At an office job, you never get to do something so creative and profound. I only wish that I could be a part of it, but let's go! Yeah we’ll go and see what they’re up to.

INT. DWIGHT’S DESK - DAY

The cameraman follows Micheal as he backs out of the room and almost immediately runs into Angela and Dwight. Dwight stands immediately.

DWIGHT

Micheal, I promise I am working hard as acting manager and can continue my duties.

MICHEAL
Alright, alright Dwight. 

INT. KELLY’s DESK - DAY 

Micheal edges around them and continues to the next group, Kelly and Ryan. 

MICHEAL
This is going to be a good one with such a young bright mind like yours involved Ryan.

RYAN

…

MICHEAL
Well, what are you guys up to? Maybe a little dance?

KELLY

We’re doing a skit where I’m walking the streets of Paris but then I can’t talk so I need paper to write on. Then, when I find it I’ll look really happy and everyone will want paper.

MICHEAL
Great stuff! Keep it up.

He continues past Phillis and Stanley

MICHEAL
Come on, you old farts! Let's get to recording. 

PHILLIS

We’re done with ours, Micheal. 

Cut to interview with Stanley

STANLEY 

Ain’t no way I’m doing none of that jumping and diving like a monkey. We made ours simple, and to the point, like all commercials should be. 

Cut to Micheal standing in front of them.

MICHEAL
Well, go ahead and make two then, we need more creativity in this office. 

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

They both roll their eyes and stay sitting while Micheal continues into the kitchen. Jim stands up and in front of Pam protectively. 

MICHEAL
And how is my most creative couple doing?

JIM

We actually really wanted to keep our video more of a secret. 

As Micheal walks further into the room, Jim shifts to stay in between him and Pam. 

MICHEAL

Well I will need to see the submission first anyway. 

Micheal continues to try to peer around as Jim crowds him toward the opposite side of the room

MICHEAL
I could just get a little look now to make sure everythings appropriate. 

JIM
Micheal, I promise you, everything is great, but we need some space for our creativity to flourish. 

MICHEAL

Alright then, I’ll come - 

Jim closes the door on Micheal and Micheal continues on but the camera stays focused on Jim and Pam. As we watch, Jim and Pam start cracking up and Jim leans over Pam to kiss her head. 

INT. KELLY’s DESK - DAY 

Micheal approaches Kelly and Ryan. 

MICHEAL
This is going to be a good one with such a young bright mind like yours involved Ryan.

RYAN

…

MICHEAL
Well, what are you guys up to? Maybe a little dance?

KELLY

We’re doing a skit where I’m walking the streets of Paris but then I can’t talk so I need paper to write on. Then, when I find it I’ll look really happy and everyone will want paper.

MICHEAL
Great stuff! Keep it up.

INT. BREAK ROOM - DAY

Oscar and Kevin are working and Michael comes into the room. 

MICHEAL

What have we come up with here? 

The camera scans the room and shows a poorly constructed paper town. Oscar is folding paper while Kevin finishes up cheetos. 

OSCAR

We are constructing a paper diorama of our street. 

MICHEAL
Okay, sounds a bit boring, how will people know what they should be buying.

KEVIN

You know, I was thinking the same thing. Like we should have a bad guy terrorizing the town and asking for paper or something. 

MICHEAL
Now there’s some creativity. 

He begins to sit down and discuss with Kevin while Oscar looks up and rolls his eyes at the camera. 

INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY

OSCAR

You know I have never understood this place. You try to come up with art and people just want to ruin it. You know I really needed that break. Get away from these unorganized, annoying, lazy, pieces of - 

INT. DWIGHT’S DESK - DAY

DWIGHT

No, we can't make it religious. Less than 50 percent of people in America believe in God. We need our paper to reach more than that. 

ANGELA

Well, we can't do a sci-fi about paper. That is literally the lamest premise for that genre. 

DWIGHT

Exactly! To capture a weasel's mind you need fun and excitement. What are both of those things? Spaceships. 

ANGELA
Dwight I swear you are a weasel! We are not doing something that stupid and brainless!