Nicholas and Max stand behind lecterns in Mister Rayne's office.

Maxwell is in his mid-teens, with short light brown hair. He wears a black suit, white shirt and black tie.

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

A man slams a clapperboard.

(music plays)

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

Max says MY NAME IS MAXWELL RAYNE.
IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER EDITION
OF THE BIG TOP ACADEMY GREAT
DEBATE.
TODAY'S GREAT DEBATE TOPIC IS
CAKE VS.
PIE.
NICHOLAS YOU HAVE THE FLOOR .

Nicholas says THANKS MAX.
I'M TEAM CAKE ALL THE WAY FOR
THREE IMPORTANT REASONS.
ONE.
CAKE HAS DELICIOUS ICING AND PIE
DOESN'T.
I MEAN, THAT'S A CLEAR WIN FOR
CAKE.
NUMBER TWO.
CAKE IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU
WANT TO HAVE A GREAT TIME.
I MEAN, WHAT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY
WITHOUT BIRTHDAY CAKE RIGHT?
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BIRTHDAY
PIE?
I HAVEN'T.
AND THREE.
CHOCOLATE CAKE IS PROBABLY ONE
OF THE MOST DELICIOUS SUBSTANCES
ON PLANET EARTH AND THERE'S NO
ARGUING AGAINST THAT.
SO, I'M CAKE ALL THE WAY.
MAX?

Max says THANK YOU NICHOLAS.
SO HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH PIE.
NO MATTER WHAT KIND IT IS, ALL
PIE LOOKS THE SAME BECAUSE OF
THAT CRUST.
I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU HIDING PIE?
YOU GOTTA ACTUALLY CUT INTO IT
BEFORE YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT'S
INSIDE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.
I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF
DESSERT I'M UP AGAINST.
THAT'S WHY IT'S A NO TO PIE FOR
ME.

Nicholas says WAIT.
SO IF I'M PRO CAKE...

Max says AND I'M ANTI PIE?

Nicholas says THEN WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME
SIDE?

Max says I DON'T THINK THIS HAS EVER
HAPPENED BEFORE.

Nicholas says WOW.

Max says YEAH.
UM, SO WE AGREE.
COOL.
WAIT, NO.
THERE IS NO DEBATE IF WE BOTH
AGREE.
THIS CANNOT STAND.
I RECANT.
I'M PRO PIE.
PIE ALL THE WAY.

He picks up a pie.

Nicholas says YOU HAD A PIE BACK THERE THE
WHOLE TIME?

Max says OF COURSE I DO.
I ALWAYS DO.
JUST IN CASE I HAVE TO DO THIS.

He holds back the pie to throw it to Nicholas.

Nicholas says NO, NO.

Max says PIE FIGHT.

Nicholas says I LIKE PIE FIGHTS TOO SO, UH, WE
AGREE AGAIN.

Max says NOT AGAIN, NO.
I'M MAXWELL RAYNE.
HAVE A PLEASANT EVENING OR
WHATEVER.
I'M GONNA GET YOU, YOU...