Max sits in his dad's desk wearing a suit and tie.

Maxwell is in his mid-teens, with short light brown hair.

He says OKAY. ARE WE READY TO ROLL?
ARE WE ROLLING?

A man slams a clapperboard.

The Big Top Academy logo appears with the caption "Big Top Bulletin."

Max says HI.
I'M MAXWELL RAYNE AND IT'S TIME
FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF "WHAT
BUGS ME RIGHT NOW."
THE TOPIC OF TODAY'S "WHAT BUGS
ME RIGHT NOW" IS BIRTHDAYS.
WHY DOES EVERYONE MAKE SUCH A
BIG DEAL OUT OF BIRTHDAYS?
WE INSIST ON MAKING THEM SPECIAL
AND CELEBRATING THEM WITH CAKE
AND CANDLES AND PRESENTS.
WELL, I HAVE A SECRET TO TELL
YOU.
EVERYBODY HAS A BIRTHDAY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU KNOW HAS
A BIRTHDAY.
SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF MAKING
SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT?
YOU'RE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
YOU'VE DONE LITERALLY NOTHING TO
EARN ANY OF THE STUFF YOU GET.
THAT'S WHY I THINK WE SHOULD BAN
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY
CAKES AND ESPECIALLY BIRTHDAY
PARTIES.
YOU SHOULD ONLY CELEBRATE WHEN
YOU'VE ACTUALLY DONE SOMETHING
GOOD LIKE EARNING STRAIGHT A'S
OR WINNING A GOLD MEDAL OR
GETTING THE CLEANEST LOCKER
AWARD AT SCHOOL LIKE I DID.
OTHERWISE, GET OVER YOURSELF.
NOW, OVER TO NICHOLAS WITH
TRAFFIC.

Nicholas is in his early teens, with short curly brown hair and wears a blue suit, a blue tie and a pale blue shirt.

Nicholas says THIS IS AWKWARD.

He picks up a present form a chair.

Max says WHAT'S THAT?

Nicholas says I HEARD IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY
LAST WEEK SO I THOUGHT I'D GET
YOU A BIRTHDAY PRESENT BUT THAT
WAS BEFORE I KNEW YOU DIDN'T
LIKE BIRTHDAY PRESENTS.

Max says WAIT.
WHAT IS IT?

Nicholas says DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

Max says OH COME ON.
I'M REALLY CURIOUS.

Nicholas says YOU SAID YOU DON'T LIKE BIRTHDAY
PRESENTS SO I'M SURE YOU
WOULDN'T LIKE THIS OFFICIAL
OLYMPIC WRIST BANDS WORN BY AN
ACTUAL GOLD MEDAL WINNING
GYMNAST.

Max says UH.
MAYBE I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT
THE WHOLE NO PRESENTS THING.

Nicholas says NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M GONNA RETURN THESE RIGHT
NOW.

Max says BUT IF YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN
SOMEBODY A PRESENT YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY JUST GIVE IT TO THEM.
I'M MAXWELL RAYNE.
HAVE A PLEASANT EVENING OR
WHATEVER.

Max goes after Nicholas and says HEY, COME ON.
JUST LET ME TRY THEM ON PLEASE.
COME ON.
I WANT MY PRESENT.
ARE THEY ACTUALLY WRIST
BANDS?

Nicholas throws the present out the window and Max picks it up.

Nicholas says NO, NO.
YOU SAID YOU DON'T LIKE
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS.

Max says I LIKE THIS ONE.