Holiday Hell RP#1 - PSA: Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
Mar 7, 2021 0:04:40 GMT -5
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Post by bootlegdragon on Mar 7, 2021 0:04:40 GMT -5
A blue title card appears on-screen with a Retro WWX logo. After a handful of seconds past, white text fills in the card with 'PSA: Teamwork Makes The Dreamwork' and the blue screen fades in to a soccer field where some kids are in the midst of a hard fought soccer game. One of the players surges ahead of the pack with the ball, clearly headed for the opposing goal, but the opposing players crowd up on him. The player seems single-minded in his focus on the goal, even as the other players close in on him, and there is a sudden moment of indecision as his eyes dart to another player on his team.
OTHER PLAYER: I'm open! Pass me the ball!
The first player's eyes snap back to the goal and, instead of passing to his teammate, you can see the moment in his eyes when he resolves to take the shot himself. He shoots the ball, but one of the opposing players manages to block the shot, and a buzzer goes off, signalling the end of the game. The first player looks angry, indicating that the other team won. His teammate jogs over to him with a sympathetic look on his face, which only makes the first boy angrier.
TEAMMATE: That was a good try, man, but if you'd passed it to me we would have tied.
PLAYER: If you guys didn't suck we would have won.
The teammate looks perplexed, then angry, then ultimately resigned.
TEAMMATE: Whatever, man. We'll get 'em next time.
The teammate wanders off to join the rest of the team while the self-absorbed star player sulks. He sits down in the grass, fiddling with his cleats and grumbling under his breath until...
VOICE: That was hard to watch, Kid.
The player looks up from his shoes to Spot WWX Superstar Bootleg Dragon standing nearby, playing a game of keepy-uppy by himself. The superhero suddenly twists and fires the ball into the goal with an audible 'whump' before he stalks over to the kid.
DRAGON: You know what you did wrong, write?
Player scowls, wiping a hand across his eyes.
PLAYER: You're gonna tell me I should have passed the ball to, right? Coach always says 'there's no I in team' and that I need to work with the other players. but none of them are as good as I am....
DRAGON: But are you good?
Player looks flabbergasted for a second and sputters, but Dragon starts talking again before he can protest.
DRAGON: You could have made that shot. There was a moment where you could have been the hero and at least given the rest of your team a chance to win. But you know what happened, kid?
Player scowls, burying his face in his knees.
PLAYER: Yeah, I decided to be greedy rather than pass the ball for an easy goal.
Dragon makes a buzzer noise and shakes his head.
DRAGON: Nope. While that would have been the easy way, it wasn't the reason you didn't make the shot. You didn't make the shot because you hesitated. You saw your chance, but you hesitated, looked for an out, and then took the shot anyway. If you'd just shot then right now your tram might be the ones that won, but instead you just made yourself look like an asshole.
The kid looks confused.
PLAYER: So you're not gonna tell me it's my fault because I'm a bad team player?
Dragon shakes his head.
DRAGON: Lots of people would feed you those hokey lines. No I in team, teamwork makes the dream work, but it's all crap. Here's the part they don't tell you, though, and it's the reason that a whole generation is growing up to be pansies. Being a good team player doesn't make you strong. Being strong makes you strong, and if you can't win on your own then you don't deserve to win. Don't blame the fact that you suck on your team; try harder, be better, and maybe the next time your opponents won't make you look like a bitch. Every player out there should want to be the best. There's no 'best team player' award, there's no participation awards in real life. Man up, learn to count on yourself, and go out there and be the best player if you're the best player. Play to win, otherwise you're wasting everybody's time and you're disrespecting the game you're out there to play.
Player looks thoughtful for a moment as he considers Dragon's advice.
PLAYER: Aren't you supposed to tell me to be a good sport?
Dragon shrugs.
DRAGON: Never said I was a good role model. I dress in spandex and fight alien supervillains for a living, doesn't mean you should go and try and do that, does it?
Player and Dragon share a moment of awkward silence.
DRAGON: You wanna learn how to do that corner kick I did?
Player nods and runs off to retrieve the ball. The camera pans in on Bootleg Dragon, who flashes a thumbs up, before the video comes to an end.
OTHER PLAYER: I'm open! Pass me the ball!
The first player's eyes snap back to the goal and, instead of passing to his teammate, you can see the moment in his eyes when he resolves to take the shot himself. He shoots the ball, but one of the opposing players manages to block the shot, and a buzzer goes off, signalling the end of the game. The first player looks angry, indicating that the other team won. His teammate jogs over to him with a sympathetic look on his face, which only makes the first boy angrier.
TEAMMATE: That was a good try, man, but if you'd passed it to me we would have tied.
PLAYER: If you guys didn't suck we would have won.
The teammate looks perplexed, then angry, then ultimately resigned.
TEAMMATE: Whatever, man. We'll get 'em next time.
The teammate wanders off to join the rest of the team while the self-absorbed star player sulks. He sits down in the grass, fiddling with his cleats and grumbling under his breath until...
VOICE: That was hard to watch, Kid.
The player looks up from his shoes to Spot WWX Superstar Bootleg Dragon standing nearby, playing a game of keepy-uppy by himself. The superhero suddenly twists and fires the ball into the goal with an audible 'whump' before he stalks over to the kid.
DRAGON: You know what you did wrong, write?
Player scowls, wiping a hand across his eyes.
PLAYER: You're gonna tell me I should have passed the ball to, right? Coach always says 'there's no I in team' and that I need to work with the other players. but none of them are as good as I am....
DRAGON: But are you good?
Player looks flabbergasted for a second and sputters, but Dragon starts talking again before he can protest.
DRAGON: You could have made that shot. There was a moment where you could have been the hero and at least given the rest of your team a chance to win. But you know what happened, kid?
Player scowls, burying his face in his knees.
PLAYER: Yeah, I decided to be greedy rather than pass the ball for an easy goal.
Dragon makes a buzzer noise and shakes his head.
DRAGON: Nope. While that would have been the easy way, it wasn't the reason you didn't make the shot. You didn't make the shot because you hesitated. You saw your chance, but you hesitated, looked for an out, and then took the shot anyway. If you'd just shot then right now your tram might be the ones that won, but instead you just made yourself look like an asshole.
The kid looks confused.
PLAYER: So you're not gonna tell me it's my fault because I'm a bad team player?
Dragon shakes his head.
DRAGON: Lots of people would feed you those hokey lines. No I in team, teamwork makes the dream work, but it's all crap. Here's the part they don't tell you, though, and it's the reason that a whole generation is growing up to be pansies. Being a good team player doesn't make you strong. Being strong makes you strong, and if you can't win on your own then you don't deserve to win. Don't blame the fact that you suck on your team; try harder, be better, and maybe the next time your opponents won't make you look like a bitch. Every player out there should want to be the best. There's no 'best team player' award, there's no participation awards in real life. Man up, learn to count on yourself, and go out there and be the best player if you're the best player. Play to win, otherwise you're wasting everybody's time and you're disrespecting the game you're out there to play.
Player looks thoughtful for a moment as he considers Dragon's advice.
PLAYER: Aren't you supposed to tell me to be a good sport?
Dragon shrugs.
DRAGON: Never said I was a good role model. I dress in spandex and fight alien supervillains for a living, doesn't mean you should go and try and do that, does it?
Player and Dragon share a moment of awkward silence.
DRAGON: You wanna learn how to do that corner kick I did?
Player nods and runs off to retrieve the ball. The camera pans in on Bootleg Dragon, who flashes a thumbs up, before the video comes to an end.