OPEN: NATE and CATHERINE walk to their living room.
NATE
Are you sure it’s a good idea to call your nephews?
CATHERINE
You’re the one who came up with the idea.
NATE
That is true. So let’s get this straight: they need a platform for that little show of theirs, and you need something to monetize that blog of yours?
CATHERINE
Yeah.
NATE
So you’ll pay them for it?
CATHERINE
Of course!
NATE
Do you have enough money to do that!
CATHERINE
Of course! You have plenty!
NATE
Should’ve known. I’ve already given them money to make their show, now you want to give some of my money so it can be on your blog?
CATHERINE
That makes no sense.
NATE
Your idea, not mine.
CATHERINE
Alright, fine. We’ll take their show and not pay them.
NATE
That doesn’t make sense either.
CATHERINE
Should we just not call them?
NATE
I’ll call them. Can’t hurt.
NATE calls CATHERINE’s nephews: CHRIS, JULIAN, and DREW. CHRIS answers.
CHRIS
Hey Uncle Rich! I mean, Nate.
NATE
What do you think about this: your aunt Catherine wants your idiot show on her blog.
CHRIS
Shut this off you idiot?
NATE
Yeah, that one.
CHRIS
How would that work?
NATE
You make the show, send it to us, we’ll post it on the blog and you’ll get money.
CHRIS
How will that work?
NATE
We’ll pay you.
CHRIS
Like you already have?
NATE
Yep.
CHRIS
Works for us.
NATE
Seriously?
CHRIS
I guess.
NATE
OK.
NATE hangs up the phone. He looks to CATHERINE.
NATE
They’re in.
CATHERINE
Alright, now time for my part of the blog. Mary sent me pictures of them from when they were littler, so I’m going to post those now.
NATE
That sounds like a bad idea.
CATHERINE
Oh they won’t mind.
NATE
You sure?
CATHERINE
Have I ever not been?
NATE
Hard to say.
CATHERINE
Point is, the pictures are going on Catherine’s Mom Blog.
NATE
I’m calling them.
NATE calls CHRIS, JULIAN, and DREW. JULIAN answers.
NATE
Hey Julian—-
JULIAN
Hey Uncle Rich! I mean, Nate.
NATE
Your aunt Catherine wants to post pictures of you and your brothers on her mom blog that your mom gave to her.
JULIAN
Not happening.
NATE
That’s what I thought.
JULIAN
Oh and by the way, our parents called us today. They’re actually coming home after all!
NATE
That’s great! Right?
JULIAN
Not sure. Turns out there’s a whole big mess going on right now with our family.
NATE
Oh? What happened?
JULIAN
A bunch of things. Nothing bad. But I’m sensing a family reunion coming up.
NATE hangs up. He looks shocked.
CATHERINE
Family reunion?
NATE
Yep.