Vinnie Vinyl

1. 0-6s Cora trips during a dance. Later she keeps acting it out.
   Cora: Trip! Trip! Trip! I keep seeing it.
2. 6-16s Vinnie spins slowly, a little stuck.
   Vinnie: I do that too. My record skips on one moment.
3. 16-25s Vinnie stops spinning.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now. Cora: I tripped. One mistake is one moment.
4. 25-30s Vinnie plays a new song. Cora dances, steady this time.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Worry loops in a circle.
   Worry: What if I spill? What if I spill? What if I spill?
2. 6-16s Vinnie spins beside him.
   Vinnie: That song is on repeat.
3. 16-25s Worry stops and looks.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now. Worry: I am worried. Now I hold my cup with two hands.
4. 25-30s Worry sips. No spill. He does a tiny victory wiggle.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Vinnie spins, replaying the fight in his head.
   Vinnie: You took my spot! You took my spot!
2. 6-16s Harmie stands nearby, waiting.
   Harmie: Restarting takes two yeses. Do you want to play again?
3. 16-25s Vinnie slows down.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now. I was mad. Now, yes.
4. 25-30s They play a song together. Harmie's vents puff along.
   Harmie: Restarting takes two yeses! Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Ruby waves at a friend. They were waving at someone behind her.
   Ruby: Oops. Awkward. Vinnie: Hmm.
2. 6-16s Later Ruby keeps acting out the wave. Vinnie watches.
   Ruby: Wave. Oops. Wave. Oops. Vinnie: Stuck on repeat?
3. 16-25s Vinnie spins gently.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now. Ruby: I waved wrong. An awkward moment can pass.
4. 25-30s Ruby waves at Vinnie. Vinnie waves back for real.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now! Ruby: Hi! Vinnie: Hi, Ruby!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Vinnie lost a race. He spins, replaying it.
   Vinnie: Second place. Second place. Second place.
2. 6-16s Whit takes a slow breath.
   Whit: Hold it, then let it go. Like a leaf.
3. 16-25s Vinnie breathes and lets the replay drift away.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now. I lost. Now I race again.
4. 25-30s Vinnie races again and trips over his own shoe. He laughs.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Vinnie spins slowly, replaying a moment again and again.
   Vinnie: I spilled the juice. I spilled the juice. I spilled...
2. 6-16s Nori glows beside him.
   Nori: Want to tell it all the way through, just once?
3. 16-25s Vinnie tells it once.
   Vinnie: I spilled juice. I felt embarrassed. We wiped it. Done. Nori: Now what do you choose?
4. 25-30s Vinnie flips to his other side and plays a bouncy dance tune. Nori glows to the beat like a little disco light.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Perry sits with a spelling sheet, frowning.
   Perry: I spelled cat with a K. With a K! With a K!
2. 6-16s Vinnie Vinyl spins in place, grooves going round.
   Vinnie: Sounds like you're stuck on repeat. Tell it once, then choose now.
3. 16-25s Perry notices and names it.
   Perry: I feel embarrassed. I spelled it wrong. Now? I'll fix it.
4. 25-30s Perry writes C-A-T in giant letters; Vinnie plays a celebration spin and wobbles to a happy stop.
   Vinnie: Tell it, then choose now! Perry: C-A-T, finally!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Harmie bursts in, words tumbling out.
   Harmie: I-saw-a-giant-dog-and-it-had-a-hat-and-it-sneezed!
2. 6-16s Mettie holds up her pointer.
   Mettie: Leave room for listening! Slower, please.
3. 16-25s Harmie takes a breath and tells it again.
   Harmie: I saw a dog. It wore a hat. It sneezed.
4. 25-30s Vinnie spins with laughter; the story is so funny he repeats it, and Mettie keeps the beat.
   Vinnie: Hat dog! Spin it again! Harmie: Leave room for listening!

“Leave room for listening!”

1. 0-6s Vinnie spins slowly.
   Vinnie: I tripped yesterday. I tripped yesterday.
2. 6-16s Bex waves.
   Bex: That is a replay. Find your place, then return. What is now?
3. 16-25s Vinnie stops spinning.
   Vinnie: Now is painting. Tell it, then choose now.
4. 25-30s Vinnie paints a picture of himself tripping. It looks like a dance. They laugh.
   Vinnie: Trip-dance! / Bex: Back to now!

“Tell it, then choose now!”

1. 0-6s Vinnie spins, the same bit skipping over and over.
   Vinnie Vinyl: I tripped. Everyone saw. I tripped. Everyone saw...
2. 6-16s Shelby sits close, calm, curious.
   Shelby Scallop: I'm listening all the way. What happened at the end?
3. 16-25s Vinnie stops skipping and thinks.
   Vinnie Vinyl: I got up. I laughed. Then tag! / Shelby Scallop: Good ending!
4. 25-30s Vinnie's label spins to a bouncy new song. They race off to play tag.
   Vinnie Vinyl: New track! Tag time! / Shelby Scallop: Let the ending arrive!

“Let the ending arrive!”