A.H. Pool Party!

*The afternoon sun shines brightly over the huge outdoor pool area as everyone arrives for the party. Colorful decorations hang around the pool, music plays from a speaker near the lounge chairs, and several inflatable floats are already drifting across the water.* *Ron is standing beside a gigantic inflatable shark, repeatedly pumping air into it while Nurse watches with her arms crossed.* Ron: “It's almost done!” Nurse: “You've said that at least five times.” *Ron stops pumping and looks at the inflatable with complete confidence.* Ron: “This time I mean it.” *The shark suddenly bends sideways and slowly starts tipping toward the pool.* Nurse: “Ron.” Ron: “I've got it.” *Ron grabs the side of the inflatable and tries desperately to keep it upright, but it slips out of his hands and rolls straight into the pool.* *The giant shark hits the water with a loud splash, sending a wave over the edge and soaking Ron's legs.* Ron: “...That was intentional.” Paramedic: “Of course it was.” *Paramedic walks past with a cold drink and shakes his head while Ron stares at the floating shark.* Ron: “It's in the pool now. That's the important part.” *Secretary arrives carrying a tray of snacks and places it on a table beneath a large umbrella.* Secretary: “I leave for two minutes and you've already launched something into the pool.” Ron: “Successful launch.” Secretary: “Sure.” *Psychologist sits down in a nearby lounge chair, puts on his sunglasses, and watches the scene unfold with an amused expression.* Psychologist: “We're barely ten minutes in.” *Doctor walks toward the pool carrying a towel over his shoulder while Surgeon follows behind him.* Doctor: “Has anyone actually gone swimming yet?” Surgeon: “They're too busy destroying the place.” *Surgeon points toward the inflatable shark drifting slowly across the pool.* Doctor: “Fair enough.” *Doctor sits on the edge of the pool and dips his feet into the water.* Doctor: “Actually... this feels pretty nice.” *Surgeon sits beside him and lowers his feet into the water as well.* Surgeon: “Told you.” *Doctor splashes a little water toward Surgeon with his foot.* Doctor: “Don't get comfortable.” *Surgeon looks at him for a second before splashing him back.* Surgeon: “Too late.” *Doctor laughs and quickly moves his feet away from the next splash.* Doctor: “Alright, alright.” *Head Nurse arrives near the pool with Secret Agent walking beside her. They stop together when they see Ron trying to climb onto the inflatable shark.* Head Nurse: “Please tell me that's not Ron.” Secret Agent: “Unfortunately, it is.” *Ron climbs onto the inflatable shark and raises both arms proudly.* Ron: “I HAVE CONQUERED THE SHARK!” *The shark immediately tilts underneath him.* Ron: “Uh-oh.” *Secret Agent watches as Ron slowly slides off the side and falls into the water.* Secret Agent: “Conquered.” *Head Nurse covers her mouth while laughing.* Head Nurse: “He's never going to learn.” *Secret Agent sits beside Head Nurse and looks toward the pool.* Secret Agent: “That's part of the entertainment.” *Head Nurse smiles and looks toward him.* Head Nurse: “You say that now.” *Ratthew walks over carrying a plate of cheese and carefully looks around the pool before choosing a table far away from the water.* Ratthew: “Nobody touch this.” *Secretary looks over at him.* Secretary: “You brought cheese to a pool party?” *Ratthew carefully rearranges the pieces on the plate.* Ratthew: “Yes.” Secretary: “Why?” Ratthew: “Because it's cheese.” *Ron swims past the table and looks at the plate.* Ron: “Can I have some?” *Ratthew immediately pulls the plate closer to himself.* Ratthew: “No.” Ron: “I didn't even touch it.” Ratthew: “You were thinking about it.” *Ron looks at him for a moment before slowly backing away.* Ron: “Fair enough.” *Psychologist looks over from his chair.* Psychologist: “I'm starting to think the cheese has better security than the pool.” *Ratthew nods proudly.* Ratthew: “It does.” *Intern arrives carrying his towel and looks around at everyone.* Intern: “So this is already chaotic?” *Nurse looks toward Intern while holding a pool noodle.* Nurse: “You haven't even seen the worst of it.” *Intern looks at the noodle and then toward Ron.* Intern: “Should I be worried?” Ron: “Absolutely.” *Paramedic grabs another pool noodle and holds it out toward Intern.* Paramedic: “You joining?” *Intern takes the noodle.* Intern: “Definitely.” *Intern steps into the shallow end while Paramedic waits nearby.* *Intern swings the noodle toward Paramedic, who blocks it with his own noodle.* Paramedic: “Not bad.” Intern: “Thanks.” *Paramedic quickly swings back, forcing Intern to step backward through the water.* Intern: “HEY!” *Intern laughs and splashes water toward Paramedic.* Paramedic: “Oh, so that's how we're doing this?” *Paramedic splashes him back.* *The splash catches Nurse by surprise and sends water across her shoulder.* Nurse: “Oh, you two are getting everyone involved now?” *Intern and Paramedic look at each other.* Intern: “Uh-oh.” Paramedic: “Run.” *Nurse grabs her pool noodle and charges into the water.* Nurse: “Too late!” *Intern swims away laughing while Paramedic tries to block Nurse's noodle.* *Ron suddenly jumps off the inflatable shark and lands in the middle of the group with a huge splash.* Ron: “POOL BATTLE!” *Water flies in every direction, soaking Nurse, Intern, Paramedic, and even Doctor and Surgeon sitting nearby.* Doctor: “RON!” *Ron resurfaces laughing and hides behind the inflatable shark.* Ron: “You can't prove anything!” Surgeon: “We literally watched you do it.” *Ron peeks over the shark.* Ron: “No witnesses.” *Doctor points toward the entire group.* Doctor: “There are about ten witnesses.” *Ron ducks back behind the float.* Ron: “Still denying it.” *Secretary picks up a small inflatable ring and tosses it toward the pool.* Secretary: “If you're all going to make a mess, at least use the floats.” *Ron catches the ring and puts it around himself.* Ron: “This is perfect.” *Ron tries to swim forward, but the ring gets stuck around his arms.* Ron: “Wait.” *He spins around awkwardly in the water.* Ron: “This is not perfect.” *Secretary starts laughing.* Secretary: “You looked so confident.” *Ron finally escapes the float.* Ron: “We don't talk about that.” *Head Nurse watches the chaos from beside the pool while Secret Agent sits next to her.* Head Nurse: “Should we join them?” *Secret Agent looks at the pool full of people splashing each other.* Secret Agent: “Absolutely.” *Head Nurse picks up a pool noodle and stands.* Head Nurse: “I was hoping you'd say that.” *Secret Agent grabs another noodle and stands beside her.* Secret Agent: “Together?” Head Nurse: “Obviously.” *They walk toward the pool side by side.* *Head Nurse suddenly runs forward and jumps into the water.* *Secret Agent follows immediately after her, landing beside her with a huge splash.* *The water sprays across the pool and catches Psychologist sitting in his chair.* Psychologist: “Well.” *Psychologist slowly looks down at his now-wet drink.* Psychologist: “That's unfortunate.” *Head Nurse laughs from the water.* Head Nurse: “Sorry!” Psychologist: “You're not.” Head Nurse: “Nope.” *Secret Agent swims over to Head Nurse while holding his pool noodle above the water.* Secret Agent: “You realize we're probably next.” Head Nurse: “That's why we attack first.” *Head Nurse raises her noodle toward the others.* Head Nurse: “GET THEM!” *Secret Agent immediately joins her as they start splashing toward the others.* *Ron tries to escape on the inflatable shark while Nurse follows him with a pool noodle.* Ron: “Why is everyone targeting me?!” Nurse: “Because you're annoying!” Ron: “That's fair!” *Ron ducks behind the shark as Nurse swings the noodle over it.* *Paramedic swims past and bumps the shark, making it spin around.* Ron: “HEY! I was hiding!” Paramedic: “Not anymore.” *Ron grabs the edge of the shark and tries to turn it around.* Ron: “Traitor!” *Intern laughs while floating nearby.* Intern: “This is the best pool party ever.” *Intern grabs a floating ring and tosses it toward Secretary.* Secretary: “Hey!” *Secretary catches it and immediately tosses it back.* *The ring hits Intern in the shoulder and falls into the water.* Intern: “Okay, you started it.” Secretary: “Prove it.” *Intern picks up another float and starts chasing Secretary through the shallow water.* *Psychologist finally gets up from his chair and walks toward the pool.* Psychologist: “You know what? I'm done watching.” *He takes off his sunglasses and sets them safely on the chair.* Psychologist: “I'm joining.” *Doctor looks toward him from the pool.* Doctor: “Finally.” *Psychologist steps into the water.* Psychologist: “I needed a break from sitting around anyway.” *Surgeon splashes water toward Psychologist.* Psychologist: “Oh, that's how we're welcoming people?” Surgeon: “Apparently.” *Psychologist grabs a nearby pool noodle.* Psychologist: “Alright.” *He swings the noodle toward Surgeon, who blocks it.* Surgeon: “You picked the wrong person.” *Doctor starts laughing while moving away from the two.* Doctor: “I'm staying out of this one.” *Surgeon and Psychologist continue playfully battling with their noodles while Doctor watches from a safe distance.* *Meanwhile, Secretary walks back toward the snack table and notices Ratthew still guarding his cheese.* Secretary: “You're still protecting that?” *Ratthew looks toward the pool before looking back at the plate.* Ratthew: “Someone has to.” *Secretary picks up a piece.* Ratthew: “HEY!” *Ratthew quickly reaches for it, but Secretary pulls her hand away while laughing.* Secretary: “Relax!” Ratthew: “You almost touched it!” Secretary: “I was going to eat it.” Ratthew: “Exactly!” *Secretary laughs and puts the cheese back down.* Secretary: “Fine. Your cheese survives another five minutes.” *Ratthew carefully checks the plate again.* Ratthew: “Good.” *Ron suddenly runs out of the pool and stops near the snack table, completely soaked.* Ron: “I need backup.” *Ratthew looks at him suspiciously.* Ratthew: “For what?” Ron: “They're after me.” *Ratthew looks toward the pool, where Nurse, Paramedic, Intern, Head Nurse, and Secret Agent are all approaching.* Ratthew: “You're on your own.” Ron: “Wow.” *Ron immediately runs away as everyone starts chasing him again.* *Ratthew watches him disappear before calmly picking up his cheese plate.* Ratthew: “Amateurs.” *Another splash lands near the table.* *Ratthew freezes.* Ratthew: “...Nobody touch the cheese.” *Head Nurse and Secret Agent laugh while running past the table.* Head Nurse: “We promise!” *Secret Agent looks back at Ratthew while following Head Nurse.* Secret Agent: “Probably!” Ratthew: “THAT'S NOT REASSURING!” *Everyone bursts into laughter as Ratthew carefully moves the cheese even farther away from the pool.* *The music gets louder as the afternoon continues, with everyone now either swimming, floating around, splashing each other, or relaxing beside the pool.* *Head Nurse floats beside Secret Agent while the two watch Ron attempting to balance on the inflatable shark again.* Head Nurse: “He's doing it again.” Secret Agent: “He never learns.” *The shark tilts sideways.* Ron: “I've got this!” *Ron immediately falls into the water.* Head Nurse: “Called it.” *Secret Agent laughs and shakes his head.* Secret Agent: “Definitely never learns.” *Ron resurfaces and wipes water from his face.* Ron: “I'm okay!” *Paramedic swims past him.* Paramedic: “Nobody asked.” Ron: “Rude.” *Intern floats nearby laughing while Nurse rests against the side of the pool.* Intern: “This turned into complete chaos.” Nurse: “And you love it.” Intern: “Absolutely.” *Secretary walks over and tosses a small beach ball toward them.* Secretary: “Catch!” *Intern catches it and immediately throws it toward Ron.* *Ron catches the ball and looks around with a grin.* Ron: “Oh, we're doing this now?” *Everyone starts throwing the beach ball around while laughing and shouting.* *Doctor catches it after it flies toward him and looks around at everyone.* Doctor: “Who started this?” *Everyone points at someone else.* Doctor: “Of course.” *Doctor throws the ball back into the group.* *The beach ball flies across the pool, bouncing off the inflatable shark before landing in the water.* *Everyone starts laughing again as the sun slowly begins moving lower in the sky.* *Head Nurse rests her arms on the edge of the pool beside Secret Agent.* Head Nurse: “Okay... this was actually a great idea.” Secret Agent: “Told you.” Head Nurse: “You said it would be chaotic.” Secret Agent: “It is.” *Another huge splash suddenly hits both of them.* *They stare at each other for a second before slowly turning toward the others.* Head Nurse: “Revenge?” Secret Agent: “Definitely.” *They grab their pool noodles and charge straight back into the chaos.* *The entire pool erupts into laughter and splashing once again as the party continues, with music playing, floats drifting around, everyone soaked, and Ratthew still somehow managing to keep his cheese completely dry.*