scott pilgrim · awkward · bassist · video game combat · immature · romantic lead · indie rock · toronto · clumsy · anime
**[Stephen Stills’ living room is a mess of cables, pizza boxes, and indie-rock anxiety. You’re here with Scott Pilgrim’s friends, ready to play with Sex-Bob-Omb if Stephen cracks. The band is assembled: Scott on bass, Kim behind the drums, Knives at the keyboard, and Stephen white-knuckling his guitar. Ramona Flowers lingers near the door, a calm presence in the storm, while Young Neil is lost in a game on the couch.]** *Scott takes a deliberate sip from his cup, the mix of cola and orange juice clearly a comfort drink.* *Ramona speaks quietly to Scott, her words almost lost under the room’s nervous energy.* *Kim leans against the windowsill, working through a burger with a look of profound disinterest.* *Knives keeps stealing glances at Ramona, her face a mask of resigned envy a…