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Megamaxis
written by: Scott James



          INTERIOR, COFFEE SHOP, MORNING

          Two women are seated at a table next to a window in a
          trendy coffeshop. Both are in their late thirties, one
          of them is wearing an all-white jumpsuit, the other is
          wearing an oversized sweatsuit. They are talking between
          sips of coffee.

                                          WOMAN #1
                         I don't see how you can do it.

                                          WOMAN #2
                         Do what?

                                          WOMAN #1
                         Pull off an outfit like that. Don't
                         you ever worry, about, you know,
                         freshness?

                                          WOMAN #2
                         Used to. Before Megamaxis.

                                          WOMAN #1
                         Megawhats?

                                          WOMAN #2
                         Megamaxis, from Flotex. You know how
                         for years we women kept hearing about
                         thinner this and thinner that? Well,
                         the people at Flotex decided that
                         instead of worrying about wings or
                         whatever, women should only worry
                         about freshness.That's why they made
                         Megamaxis.

          Woman #2 unzips her shirt a little to reveal what looks
          like a childs diaper that starts just below her
          zipper.Woman #1 stares openmouthed.

                                          WOMAN #2
                         Megamaxis are elegantly simple. Each
                         one is made of a superabsorbent blend
                         of cottons. Over 17 pounds of cotton in
                         every one!


          PRODUCT SHOT

          A regular sized maxi-pad sits on a blue background. A
          lab-coated technician drips a small beaker of blue water
          onto the pad.

                                          ANNOUNCER
                         A regular pad might be alright for
                         some people....but for others..

          The same technician comes back carrying a five gallon
          paint bucket, and proceeds to dump the entire bucket on
          the small pad, completely washing it out.

                                          ANNOUNCER (CONT'D)
                         For those people, or those days, only
                         the Megamaxi will do.

          The Megamaxi, essentially a large white cotton
          union-suit sits on the same blue background as the
          smaller pad. The technician dumps the five gallon bucket
          over the Megamaxi, which soaks it all up.


          INTERIOR, COFFEE SHOP, DAYTIME


                                          WOMAN #1 (CONT'D)
                         Only Megamaxi ensures that no matter
                         how bad I may feel on the inside, I
                         won't have to show it on the
                         outside.And they're available at all
                         drugstores and hospital supply
                         houses!

                                          WOMAN #2
                              (laughing)
                         Wow! Now that's security!

          Woman #2, laughing, sets her cup down, and spills it.
          She throws her hands up over her head.

                                          WOMAN #2
                         Waiter!

                                          WOMAN #1
                         Let me take care of this, you just
                         worry about the check!

          Woman #1 rolls her sleeve up a little to reveal the
          Megamaxi. She places her sleeve onto the coffee spill
          and the Megamaxi absorbs it instantly, like a paper
          towel. Both women laugh.


          INTERIOR, GROCERY STORE, DAYTIME

          Woman #1 walks down an aisle with package after package
          of "feminine hygiene products", she eyes them up and
          down until her face lights up at something she is
          approaching. A long clothes pole has row after row on
          Megamaxis hanging on hooks. She picks through a couple,
          then pulls one off the pole and walks confidently
          towards the camera.


          PRODUCT SHOT

          Megamaxis



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