INT. MOMO'S CAR (MOVING) - DAY
A guitar intro FLOWS IN. So gracefully.
Words of romance follow. Beautiful angel.
MOMO and MIMI turn to each other.
Smiling, his finger points to her lips.
She's BLUSHING.
Looking out her window, she smiles shyly.
EXT. HIGHWAY 99 - MOMO'S CAR (MOVING)
The music guides the car around.
LOS ANGELES.
BAKERSFIELD.
FRESNO.
BERKELEY.
EXT. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
SATHER GATE.
Underneath, smiling MIMI waves her paddle in a tank top and mini skirt.
AN HOUR LATER
EXT. FISHERMAN'S WHARF, SAN FRANCISCO
GIANT HELM.
In the crowded place, MIMI's face stands out.
From across the street, MOMO takes her pictures.
STARING at her.
By the TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
INT. FRENCH RESTAURANT, SAN FRANCISCO
CLAM CHOWDER IN A BREAD BOWL.
MOMO and MIMI share their meal.
Tour the restaurant.
Watch the BAKERS work.
EXT. PIER 39 MARINA
WOODEN DOCK.
MOMO and MIMI walk together.
Without looking at her, he SINGS softly.
                           MOMO
                I saw your face in a crowdedÂ
                place...
Smiling, she turns and listens.
                           MOMO
                And I don't know what to do--
She JUMPS in his way.
He stops singing and walking.
                            MIMI
                MOMO...
They STARE into each other's eyes.
                            MIMI
                      (half-whispers)
                Am I beautiful?
Very slowly, he INCHES his face closer.
                           MOMO
                         (whispers)
                You... are...
His face STOPS moving.
                           MOMO
                Pitiful!
He laughs HARD.
RUNS AWAY.
                            MIMI
                         (red-faced)
                MOMO...! You're so bad!
She CHASES him.
Both running around.
CRACKING UP.
EXT. SIDEWALK - NIGHT
A MOVIE THEATER.
TWO PAIRS OF FEET swing.
                            MIMI
                MOMO, I'm tired. Cold...
                           MOMO
                Yeah, it's a long day. Here,
                lemme carry you.
He hunches over. Points to his shoulder.
                           MOMO
                Japanese people believe that
                women who are more sensitive
                to cold usually are more attractive.
She leaps on his back.
HUGS his neck.
                           MOMO
                   (turns his head to her)
                You know why?
She shakes her head.
                           MOMO
                Of course cuz they're hotter...
They laugh together.
                           MOMO
                I read a story about a guy and
                a girl who're members of a band.
                He played bass, she sang.
                            MIMI
                They are a couple?
                           MOMO
                They used to be together. Every
                day together. Always. For seven
                years--
                            MIMI
                Seven years?
                           MOMO
                Until he told her he wanted
                to break up.
                            MIMI
                He found another girl?
                           MOMO
                No.
                            MIMI
                She was cheating on him?
                           MOMO
                No. In fact they're both truly
                madly deeply in love with
                each other.
He stops.
TURNS his head to her.
                           MOMO
                MIMI, if you're the girl, you'll
                leave the band or stay?
                            MIMI
                Stay.
                           MOMO
                Why?
                            MIMI
                I date for marriage, MOMO.
                           MOMO
                Chinese girls do that?
Her silence makes him WALK AGAIN.
                           MOMO
                Even if he's said over and over
                that he'll never come back?
                            MIMI
                I will never give up. After seven
                years, how can I stop working
                together with him, loving him,
                hugging him. Like this--
She SQUEEZES his neck and laughs.
                           MOMO
                          (laughs)
                Help...! Tiger mama ambushed
                me...
                            MIMI
                How about you?
                           MOMO
                I'll leave the band.
                            MIMI
                Huh? Even if you are truly
                madly deeply in love with her?
He nods.
                            MIMI
                Why?
                           MOMO
                Hope breaks on me.
                            MIMI
                Chicken papa!
                           MOMO
                Without compatibility and
                continuity, even true love
                will suffer.
                            MIMI
                Bad Romeo!
INT. AIRBNB FAMILY ROOM - NIGHT
11:55 on the wall clock.
MOMO and MIMI, in her cami pajamas, share a couch.
Staring at SMART TV's home screen.
                           MOMO
                Wow, we watched back to back
                movies tonight. You should go
                to bed now.
                            MIMI
                     (shakes her head)
                Not sleepy.
                           MOMO
                MIMI, did your mom know
                we're in SF?
She NODS.
                           MOMO
                Was she cool?
She SHAKES her head.
                           MOMO
                      (bulges his eyes)
                GMO... I'll be as good as dead
                by sunrise.
She chuckles.
                            MIMI
                          (sweetly)
                But after I said something,
                she allowed me.
                           MOMO
                What did you say to her?
She LEANS IN.
                            MIMI
                    (whispers in his ear)
                Mi... mi...
Smiling, both nod silly.
                            MIMI
                You go to movies a lot?
                           MOMO
                Nah...
                            MIMI
                Why not?
                           MOMO
                Ninety nine percent are forgettable,
                like bad boys.
                            MIMI
                Really? Why?
                           MOMO
                Paper-thin characters. Puddle-
                shallow meaning. Donut-hollow
                learning. Show off only, zero pay-
                off. No good for you.
                            MIMI
                What is a good movie to you?
                           MOMO
                A movie I wanna watch again.
                You know that watching a movie
                is like having a date?
She shakes her head.
                           MOMO
                A good first date leads to a
                second date. Lying if you say
                it was a good date but don't
                wanna see him again.
                            MIMI
                           (smiles)
                You are a mysterious romantic.
They FALL into silence.
Into EACH OTHER'S EYES.
                           MOMO
                      (half-whispers)
                MIMI, please go to bed and
                lock your room, before I turn
                into a vampire.
                            MIMI
                       (half-whispers)
                So be you.
                           MOMO
                      (half-whispers)
                Why?
                            MIMI
                         (whispers)
                So you can bite me. And I can
                bite you back.
                           MOMO
                         (whispers)
                MIMI, it's past midnight.
                Our minds are not straight
                when it's late.
                            MIMI
                         (whispers)
                Why?
                           MOMO
                         (whispers)
                Cuz they're sleepy. Tired.
                Mindless...
She LOWERS her face.
                            MOMO
                       (half-whispers)
                Tomorrow, we're gonna have
                the most beautiful road trip in
                the world, I promise.
She barely nods.
                           MOMO
                      (half-whispers)
                Night, tiger.
                            MIMI
                       (half-whispers)
                Night, vampire.
RELUCTANTLY, she gets up.
DRAGS her feet toward her room.
Closes the door in SLOW MOTION.
Leaves it UNLATCHED.
EXT. HIGHWAY 1 - MOMO'S CAR (MOVING) - DAY
BIXBY BRIDGE.
BIG SUR.
PISMO BEACH.
INT. MOMO'S CAR (MOVING) - DAY
RED YUKATA.
TABLE TENNIS SHOES.
MIMI looks out her open window.
                            MIMI
                           (smiles)
                It's beautiful...
They turn and smile to each other.
YAWN together.
             MOMO                      MIMI
      I could not sleep...!--      I could not sleep...!--
They LAUGH together.
AN HOUR LATER
EXT. ALISAL ROAD, SOLVANGÂ
WINDMILL.
Underneath, smiling MIMI waves her paddle.
                            MIMI
                Hi guys, this is the last video
                from our trip to the Bay Area.
                Starting next week we will start
                a new series called Table Tennis
                Killer Tips, and a big surprise
                straight from MOMO's garage.
                So, stay tuned... Please don't forget
                to subscribe and hit the bell. Also like,
                if you honestly do.
EXT. MOMO'S GARAGE - DAY
MOMO and MIMI don ping-pong shirts and shorts.
WATCHING his garage door open.
                            MOMO
                  (both hands point inside)
                Surprise...
                            MIMI
                      (bulges her eyes)
                W-what the...?
