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-October 22nd 1997-

   At Central Perk we are all hanging out and Ross has a paper that he throws on the ground tying to get Rachel's attention.

Rossl:"Picking up the paper".Hello!.What's this?.Oh right its that girl's phone number...Y-yeah there it is just a phone number a really hot girl gave me...It's no big deal I mean it is her home phone number but...Whoa!."Throws it in her lap". Whoa whoops I almost lost this baby!.Yeah the lovely Amanda gives me her number and I-I go and drop it."Waves it in front of Rachel's face".

   Suddenly Phoebe has to sneeze and Rachel quickly grabs the paper and gives it to Phoebe for her to sneeze into.

Phoebe:Thank you.

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-October 23rd 1997-

   At Central Perk the next morning.Me,Joey, Chandler,Monica,Ross and Rachel are hanging out.

Gunther:Rachel?.

Rachel:Yeah?.

Gunther:When's your birthday?.

Rachel:May fifth why?.

Gunther:Oh I-I'm just making a list of people's birthdays.

Ross:Oh mine's December.

Gunther:Yeah whatever."Walks away".

   Chandler is talking to Monica and notices a woman.

Chandler:Oh she's pretty.Pretty ah pretty girl,the pretty...she's pretty.

Monica:Just go up to her and ask her out.

Chandler laughs at her.

Monica:Oh what's the worst thing that could happen?.

Chandler:I could die.

Ross:Yeah i-it's tough being single.That's why I'm so glad I found Amanda.

Joey:And I'm glad I got Tabitha.

   I smile at my husband who's lap I'm sitting on while we are on the couch.

Rachel:Ross you guys went out once.You took your kids to Chucky Cheese and you didn't even kiss her.

Ross glares at Chandler.

Chandler:I tell people secrets.It makes them like me.

Phoebe:"Entering".Oh.

Tabitha:Hey!.

Phoebe sneezes.

Monica:Phoebe!.You're sick you shouldn't play.You should go home,Get in bed and stay there.

Phoebe:But I'm unemployed my music is all I really have now.Well music and making my own shoes."Puts her shoe on the table".Pretty huh?."Sneezes".

Chandler:All right I'm gonna do it.I'm gonna get shot down.Any advice?.

Monica:Just be yourself.But not too much.

Chandler:"Gets up".Wish me luck.

Ross:"Loudly".Good luck!.

Chandler:Wish it!.

Chandler turns to the woman he likes.

Chandler:Hi.Hi I-I was just sitting over there and uh Chandler.My name is Chandler.Did I say that?.

Kathy:No you didn't.Hi I'm Kathy.

Chandler:Uh Kathy with K or a C?.

Kathy:With a K.

Chandler:Oh,oh hey!.

Kathy:Wow!.You are really good at this.

Chandler:Hey come on give me a break I'm out on a limb here.

Kathy:I'm sorry you're right I apologize but I should tell you that I'm waiting for a date.

Cassius enters Central Perk.

Kathy:Oh and there he is now.

Cassius:Hey!.

Chandler:Hey!.Hey,hey,hey,hey.

Cassius kisses Kathy.

Cassius:Hey I see you guys already met huh?.

Chandler:Yes,yes I was just trying to figure out a way to uh demonstrate how I could get my exceptionally large feet into my even bigger mouth.

Cassius:Didn't I tell ya?.Always showing off.

Phoebe:Before I start I just wanna say that um I have a cold so if I sneeze in the middle of song it's not on purpose.Oh except the last verse of Pepper People."Sings".Smelly cat,smelly cat.What are they feeding you?."Stops singing".This chick sounds good."Singing".Smelly cat,smelly-"Stops singing".Hey Gunther be a good little boy and bring me a whiskey.

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-October 24th 1997-

   At Central Perk the next night Phoebe is finishing up her set.

Phoebe:"Singing drunk".My sticky shoes, my sticky-sticky shoes,why do you stick on me,ba-a-by!.Thanks for the lights honey.

Everyone:Way to go Phoebe!.

Monica:That cold makes you sound so great.

Phoebe:It's fun God I love how sexy I am."Coughs really loudly".

Cassius:Oh Kath we should get going.We're going to by hamsters.

Everyone:Oh that's great I love those little guys.

Kathy:No,no it's not like that.I-I work for a medical researcher.

Rachel:Well have fun!.

Kathy:Okay.

Cassius and Kathy leave.

Phoebe:Well I think it's great that the medical community is finally trying to help sick hamsters.

Monica:You know what I like Kathy.

Chandler:Oh yeah me too she's so cool and pretty.

Rachel:Yeah she's...

Chandler:She's smart and funny you know?.We were up all last night talking, she said the funniest thing about...what?.

Tabitha:"Chuckling".You love her.

Chandler:No I don't.

Phoebe:Yes you do.Chandler loves Kathy.

Ross:Come on Pheebs lay off him.

Chandler:Thank you Ross.

Ross:Yeah he's a little sensitive right now cause he's so in love.

Chandler:All right.

Everyone:Oh.

Chandler:All right.

Monica turns around and doing tha I'm making out with someone thing with her hands.

Monica:Oh umm oh Kathy!.Kathy I love you!.Oh!.

   Monica then turns around and sees Gunther staring at her and she stops.

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   I am at Monica and Rachel's hanging out with  Phoebe and Monica.

Phoebe:So I need to write some depressing stuff to go along with my new floozy voice but nothing that sad has ever really happened to me.

Monica:Oh um how about your mom dying or having to live on the streets when you were 14?.

Phoebe:Uhuh.Oh yeah I could write about the time my hair did that Woo-hoo thing.

Ross:"Entering".Hey!.

Monica:Hey!.

Phoebe:Hey.

Ross:"Loudly".So I'm going over to Amanda's tonight!.

Tabitha:Rachel's not here.

Ross:Oh.

Monica:How's it going with her?.

Ross:Great actually.I'm thinking tonight maybe the night.Yeah I mean ah the kids are gonna play together and then when they're asleep I'm thinking Amanda and I break open a bottle of wine and do a little playing ourselves.

Rachel:"Entering with a guy".Hi guys!.This is Josh.Josh these are my friends and that's Ross.

Monica:Hi Josh.

Phoebe:Hi.

Tabitha:Hello.

Josh:Dudes.

Tabitha:That's Duddette to you dude.

Rachel chuckles at my statement.

Monica:So did you play in college?.

    Monica points to Josh's NYU Soccer sweatshirt he's wearing.

Josh:Oh I still do.Next year I hope to make varsity though.

Rachel:Ross didn't you ah play soccer in High School?.Oh no wait that's right.You just organized their game schedules on your Commodore 64.

Josh:Well it's getting late I've got to get to the game so I'm gonna...head.

Rachel:Okay.

Josh starts to leave and Rachel grabs him and gives him a passionate kiss.

Rachel:I'll miss you.

Josh:Dope!."Leaves".

Phoebe:Wow cute one!.

Monica:Very!.

Rachel:I know isn't he great?.It's so nice to finally be in a fun relationship you know?. There's nothing boring about him and ah I bet he's never set foot in a museum.

Ross:Well maybe he'll get to go soon like on a class trip or something.

Rachel:You know what else is really great about him oh what is the word for the adult that doesn't have dinosaur toys in their bedroom?.

Ross:Oh!."Bangs his fists together".

Rachel:What was that?.

Ross:Tabitha and Monica knows.

Monica:It's this dumb thing that Ross made up cause he was trying to fool our parents. It's a way of giving the finger without actually having to give it.I remember I cried the night you made it up cause it was the first time that I realized that I was actually cooler than my older brother.

Ross:Well I'm gonna go get ready."Gives Monica the fist thing".For my date tonight so ah I'll just head.

Phoebe:Yeah I should go to cause I'm playing in one hour...you guys should come hear me oh hear me.Oh "Tries to sing".My sticky shoes...ew!.Ew!.I lost my sexy phlegm!.

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-October 25th 1997-

   At Monica and Rachel's Ross is telling Me and Monica about his new baby sitting job.

Monica:Oh come on!.You're making it sound worse than it actually was.

Ross:Her date tipped me ten dollars.

   Me and Monica laugh then Phoebe runs into the kitchen with wet hair and opens the window sticking her head outside.

Tabitha:Pheebs what are you doing?.

Phoebe:Okay I wanna be sexy again so I'm trying to catch a cold.It should be easy supposedly they're pretty common.

Monica:Phoebe you'll catch pneumonia.

Chandler:"Entering".Okay.You were right. I'm in love with Cassius's girlfriend.

Phoebe:What?!.

Ross:Are you serious?.

Phoebe:Well,) h-how is that possible?.You barely know her!.

Chandler:I don't know.I can't.I just I can't get her out of my head.You know?.I mean I'm a very bad person.I'm a very,very bad person.I'm a horrible person....No you're not Chandler!.We still love you Chandler!.

Monica:"Sneezes".Oh gosh Phoebe I think I caught your cold.

Phoebe:You mean you stole it!.

Monica sneezes again.

Phoebe:Don't cover your mouth when you do that!

   Cassius and Kathy enter the apartment laughing.

Cassius:Hey.

Kathy:"To Chandler".We were just talking about you.

Chandler:Really?!.

Cassius:Y-yeah I told her about the time you got drunk and fell asleep with your head in the toilet.

Chandler:"Laughs".Right in there!.