Grinders - Part 1

The LA morning sun cuts through some cheap curtains, illuminating a grungy warehouse filled with b-movie posters, hungover people in makeshift beds, and cans of spray paint littering the floor. A late-90s cellphone rings and Lucky Fate picks it up, still groggy from whatever he did the night before. The caller places an order for some 'stuff', and Lucky confirms that he'll be there in an hour. He puts his CD player in his pocket, throws his headphones on, and rolls out of the warehouse on his trusty skateboard. While shredding his way to Tarzana, Lucky is stopped by Officer Garcia (Liv Revamped), who is looking for Lucky's friend Paul (Nathan Bronson). She wants to remind Paul that she'll be there the next morning to take him to the county jail. Lucky's not one to snitch- especially to a cop- so Officer Garcia begrudgingly lets him be on his way. She warns him, however, that if he doesn't clean up his act he'll end up just like Paul: arrested. Lucky shrugs and keeps rolling. When Lucky arrives at his destination, he is greeted by Morgan Davis (Maya Woulfe), his old high school friend. They haven't seen each other in a few years since Morgan has been studying in Austin, but it's clear there's a spark between them. After finishing up their 'business', they catch up a bit and Lucky ends up inviting her to a New Year's party back at the warehouse tonight. Morgan says she'll try to make it. On his way back home, Lucky stops by his parent's place and lets himself inside. He starts looking through old boxes of his old things when his parent (Tommy Pistol) confronts him. They have a tense argument where they bring up some sore spots from their troubled past. Lucky leaves feeling dejected, and Tommy goes back to his bedroom where his girlfriend Vicki Chase is waiting for him. She asks him what's wrong, but Tommy doesn't want to talk about it. He'd much rather get back in bed and pick up where they left off. Vicki is happy to oblige...