SCENE:
Outdoor amphitheatre under blue skies. The words 'THE 2004 UNOFFICIAL REBOOT
AWARDS' are emblazoned on a large banner over the stage. On the stage, Mike the TV
stands proudly with microphone in hand. Skuzzy hovers nearby, filming him.
Mike: Welcome to the 2004 Unofficial ReBoot Awards ceremony, with your host, ME! The fabulous MIKE the TV!!
(Julia Cat enters the stage, clipboard in hand.)
Julia Cat: Sorry, Mike. I can't let you host the awards this year.
Mike: What?! Why?!
Julia Cat: I'm afraid that Hexadecimal threatened to turn you into a biscuit if you were going to host the show.
Mike: But... but... MY CAREER! Now I'll never win that Emmy award! (Runs off,
sobbing.)
Julia Cat: Err... right. Let's go out on the red carpet with AndrAIa, who's talking with some of our distinguished guests.
(Skuzzy zips over to AndrAIa, who is standing between our favourite red and blue
robots.)
AndrAIa: Thanks, Julia! I'm standing with Hack and Slash, who are going to be presenting the Best Site of the Net award this evening.
Hack: Hello.
Slash: We are very happy to be here.
Hack: Yes we are.
AndrAIa: How do you feel to be presenting such a prestigious award?
Hack: We are very happy to be here.
Slash: Yes we are.
AndrAIa: Okay, then what do you think the results will be tonight?
Hack: We are very happy to be here.
Slash: Yes we are.
AndrAIa (exasperated): Is that the only answer you are going to give me?
Slash: Uh, we were so nervous about answering questions, we were going to memorize lines. But these are the only ones we could remember.
Hack: Yes they are.
AndrAIa: *sigh* (suddenly) Look over there! (points to the other side of the red
carpet) I think Julia's talking to (squints) Al's Waiter! I wonder what they're saying?
(runs off)
(Skuzzy zooms over huge area of space and screeches to a halt in front of Julia
Cat, who is talking to Al's Waiter.)
Julia Cat: Oh, hi! I'm talking to Al's Waiter, who has MiSTed some fanfic snippets again this year.
Al's Waiter: Hiya! (Gives thumbs up.)
Julia Cat: I see that you're nominated for a number of awards. Do you think this year will be your year?
Al's Waiter: I don't know about that. You'd better ask Al. He's a better judge of that sort of thing. Right Al?
Al: (off-screen) WHAAAT?
Al's Waiter: Oh well. I guess he's losing his hearing.
Julia Cat: (mumbles) Well, that's a surprise.
(A bell rings, people start shuffling into their seats.)
Julia Cat: That's our call! The show will be starting in just a few nanos. While we're waiting for everyone to get ready, AndrAIa, what do you predict for this evening?
AndrAIa: Who knows? With this crowd, anything can happen!
(Mike the TV appears next to AndrAIa.)
Mike: ANYTHING? Really?!
AndrAIa: Almost anything.
Mike: Aww...