Cedar requests that this spinoff from his original Muse movie thread be used to post script ideas.
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Cedar requests that this spinoff from his original Muse movie thread be used to post script ideas.
Isn’t Cedar a girl?
Not according to what he’s said on the blog.
Mebbe he’s like Pwt. Anyways, I do not currently have the book in my possesion, but I can make up my own scenes, right?
FAN MAIL PIT SCENE
Koko, Bo and Aeiou are standing at the fan mail pit, throwing in letters and filling out postcards.
Koko: Boy, this ones a winner. (holds up a letter)
Bo:(reading) Yeah, you’re right. I won’t eat this one.
Aeiou: (waves her hands around)
Koko: If you can’t say it, don’t try.
Bo: I don’t really like this one, but it could be possible to put it on the page. What do you think?
Koko: Nah.
(puncing glove springs out of letter and punches Koko)
Koko: O-kayy, we’ll put that one in.
Aeiou: (waves hands around)
Bo: We want to know what-
Koko: (interrupting) Where’s Crraw?
Aeiou: (points)
Pwt and Crraw run past, Pwt carrying a net.
Pwt: Come back here, you poetry-crazy gnat!!!
Koko: (pies Crraw) Get over here you gispalody!!!
(Pwt crashes into wall as Crraw flies over to Koko)
Crraw: Yes, of course, I obey the one
Who pied me, a ton!
Koko: Yes, yes WE GET IT ALREADY!!
(Crraw flies over to sit on Aeiou’s shoulder)
Aeiou: (waves hands)
Crraw: Aeiou says…. umm… for me to… get off her shoulder because… I’m covered in pie….
(Crraw flies off embarassedly and continues to swoop around Aeiou’s head.)
Koko: (throws letter over head into Pit) That definetly won’t work.
(Letter leaps up out of pit and knocks Koko into wall)
Pwt and Koko: Ugh.
How do you like that?
Cedar is a boy, actually. Note the “Boy Power” thread.
Don’t let’s have lame catchwords and slang. That would be fin. We’re Musers, and our movie should be deck and have Mikal Dellaert.
Shirtless.
Hey, he’s hot! Am I being ditzy? Oh, right. Well, we could put in Mimi discussing Franz Kafka, an “oddball” scene, like Krishnamurti talking to herself over the crossword puzzle, and-you know what? Let me think on this.
What do you meeeeen? Did I use any lame catch words?
Mimi is underappreciated.
Definately no stuppid slang. Movies can take years to complete, by which time, any slang in the dialogue will be completely uncouth, and possibly eradicated from the language in which the film was filmed.
Thank you very much GAPAs!
I am currently exercising great will power, in order to resist calling you gods.
(deep breath- deep breath)
Well I’ve just written out a new script sample.
I’ll copy it to here.
You are truloy great people GAPAs.
Whoops, spelling error there.
I don’t even know what truloy means.
Oh dear, maybe I just said a dirty word.
SCENE #6- THE NEW MUSES/ INTELLIGENT AIR
___________________________
FEATHER: “DON’T WORRY. WE’RE HERE TO HELP.â€
EMMA: “WHO’S HERE TO HELP?â€
FEATHER: “WE ARE. THE MUSES OF KOKONINO COUNTY.â€
EMMA (CONFUSED): “WEREN’T THE MUSES GREEK GODESSES?â€
FEATHER: “YES. THOSE WERE THE OLD MUSES. WE’RE NEW MUSES.â€
EMMA: “WHAT DO THE NEW MUSES DO?â€
FEATHER (PROUDLY): “WELL, WE FIND PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP, AND WE GIVE THEM HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.â€
EMMA: “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?â€
FEATHER SITS DOWN AT THE TABLE ACROSS FROM EMMA
FEATHER: “LET ME EXPLAIN.â€
A SLIDE SHOW OF GREEK ART, DEPICTING THE ORIGINAL NINE MUSES BEGINS
FEATHER: “ONCE APOUN A TIME, THERE WERE NINE MUSES. ALL OF THEM WERE GREEK. AND THEY WERE ALL FEMALE. THEY WERE LIKE JUNIOR GODDESSES. THEY EACH SPECIALIZED IN SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THEY HAD MUSES FOR DANCE, THEATER, HISTORY, EPIC POETRY, LYRIC POETRY, ASTRONOMY, AND THREE OTHERS I CAN’T REMEMBER.â€
RETURN TO FEATHER’S HOUSE
EMMA: “THE GREEKS WERE GOOD AT POTTERY. MAYBE THEY HAD A MUSE FOR IT.â€
FEATHER: “I DON’T KNOW. THEY’RE GOOD AT SPINACH PIE AS WELL. BUT I DON’T THINK THEY HAVE A MUSE FOR IT.â€
EMMA: “GO ON.â€
RETURN TO SLIDE SHOW
FEATHER: “ANCIENT GREEK ARTISTS WERE JUST LIKE THE ARTISTS OF TODAY. NERVOUS, AND DEPRESSED. THEY WOULD STARE LONG AND HARD AT THEIR COMPUTERS, WONDERING WHY THERE WERE NEVER ENOUGH GOOD IDEAS. MAKING ART WAS VERY STRESSFUL.â€
RETURN TO FEATHER’S HOUSE
EMMA: “UM, ARE YOU SURE THE ANCIENT GREEKS HAD COMPUTERS?â€
FEATHER: “I AM SORRY. I MEANT TO SAY TYPEWRITERS.â€
EMMA: “CONTINUE PLEASE.â€
RETURN TO SLIDE SHOW
FEATHER: “BUT THE GREEKS HAD A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULD INVOKE THEIR MUSE. THIS MEANT THAT THEY WOULD CALL ON THE MUSE OF THEIR PARTICULAR ART, AND THE MUSE WOULD WHISPER SUGGESTIONS IN THEIR EAR.â€
RETURN TO FEATHER’S HOUSE
EMMA: “HOW DID IT WORK?â€
FEATHER: “I DON’T KNOW. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY LOW TECH THOUGH. MAYBE THEY WENT DOOR TO DOOR.â€
EMMA SCOFFS
FEATHER: ANYWAY, IT’S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT TODAY. PEOPLE STILL NEED HELP SOMETIMES. AND WE HELP THEM. WE HAVE MUSES FOR MORE MODERN THINGS LIKE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, AND GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE. THERE ARE OTHERS TOO. MUSES OF BAD POETRY, ANIMALS, TUNES AND TRICKS, FACTOIDS, AND ASTRONOMY.â€
EMMA LEANS TOWARDS FEATHER, LOOKING CURIOUS
FEATHER: “I’M THE MUSE OF PLANTS, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED. URANIA IS THE MUSE OF ASTRONOMY. SHE’S THE ONLY OLD MUSE WHO DECIDED TO CONTINUE HER JOB. HER EIGHT OTHER SISTERS LIVE IN A RETIREMENT HOME NOT FAR FROM HERE.â€
EMMA: “HOW DO THE NEW MUSES INTERACT WITH PEOPLE?â€
FEATHER: “WITH A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED BIT OF TECHNOLOGY CALLED INTELLIGENT AIR.â€
EMMA BURSTS OUT LAUGHING
FEATHER CAN’T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S SO FUNNY
EMMA: “THAT’S A GOOD ONE.â€
FEATHER REACHES INTO HIS PURSE, AND PULLS OUT HIS I.A TERMINAL
FEATHER: “EMMA’S HOUSE PLEASE.â€
AN IMAGE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN
IT IS THE DRINKWATER’S FRONT DOOR
EMMA: “HOLY COW.â€
EMMA STARES AT THE IMAGE
FEATHER: “MAY I?â€
EMMA: “SURE.â€
FEATHER: “EMMA’S ROOM.â€
THE IMAGE CHANGES
WE CAN NOW SEE EMMA’S BEDROOM DOOR
IT IS OPEN
EMMA: “LOOK INSIDE.â€
THE IMAGE CHANGES
EMMA: “WOW. THIS THING IS- WAIT A MINUTE.â€
MR. DRINKWATER CAN BE SEEN ON THE SCREEN
HE IS ROOTING THROUGH EMMA’S DRESSER DRAWERS
EMMA: “HEY! GET OUT OF THEIR.â€
MR. DRINKWATER ON SCREEN: “NO! I’VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH! NO MORE!â€
EMMA GASPS
EMMA (QUITELY): “CAN HE HEAR US?â€
FEATHER: “YES.â€
MR. DRINKWATER ON SCREEN: “WHAT?â€
FEATHER (QUITELY): “ZOOM IN.â€
THE CAMERA ZOOMS IN
MR. DRINKWATER ON SCREEN: “AHHA!â€
DRINKWATER IS HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A CODE ON IT
THE CODE READS: 97YR00WWBB
EMMA (QUIETLY): “OH MY GOD. I JUST REMEMBERED. I LEFT THE OTHER HALF OF THE CODED MESSAGE FROM MY PARENTS AT HOME. HE MUST WANT IT FOR SOMETHING.â€
FEATHER: “BUT WHAT?â€
EMMA: “I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT’S FOR. HOW COULD HE HAVE ANY CLUE?â€
FEATHER SUDDENLY LIGHTS UP
FEATHER: “COME ON EMMA! LET’S GO SEE CHAD, THE MUSE OF HARDWARE!â€
FEATHER TAKES EMMA HAND, AND PULLS HER FROM THE HOUSE
END OF SCENE
Oops. “Stupid,” not “stuppid.”
I have a feeling this thread will produce great things.
We can do it Musers.
I don’t know how long readers were begging for a cat article, but if they started from the very beggining, it may hav e been for about seven years.
I hope it doesn’t take that long to convince them to do this.
But I know we can do it.
Keep writing letters, and script ideas.
I’ll be back later.
Howdy Kiki-the-great!
I think your script idea is really funny, but I’m not sure it would fit in with the plot so well.
In the book, there is no refference whatsoever to Muse Magazine, therefor there would be no refference to letters.
The Muses don’t get letters in the book.
The characters even act a little different at times.
Magazine Koko is a fairly harmless, if obnoxious little bum.
Novel Koko is something of a sub villian who learns his lesson in the end.
He wasn’t as nice.
NOTE TO SCRIPT WRITERS: In order to stay true to the book, I think we should make Koko be slightly unpleasent, up until the point when he becomes Dr. Eze Momoh.
You know in some movies, how there are those little skit-type things before the movies? (In A Bug’s Life there is a little movie about that guy playing chess, etc.) We could do that with kiki’s script.
11-that’s the second funniest thing I’ve heard all day. (spelling “stupid” wrong) next doing the Matrix to aviod being sparyed by Axe in the locker room. You wouldn’t understand…
14-They’re called shorts. They usually don’t related to the movie.
Hey, that’s a great idea Purple Panda.
Why didn’t I think of that.
There could be a comedy short before the movie, that relates to the magazine.
I wouldn’t have any ideas, but I’m sure you guys will think up some great stuff.
I’m gonna stick to the featture film.
*important voice* Everyone, Gwendolyn has come to lend some of her creative genius to this thread. She hopes you appreciate it!
SCENE 1
Scene starts from an aerial view mall’s inside. We come in slowly on Feather. While this happens, the Narrator begins speaking. Feather is strolling to the doughnut shop. Several people are passing by.
NARRATOR: Feather would have never gone to the mall, except for doughnuts. If not for the doughnuts, he would have stayed home. This was because Feather was a Muse, and Muses tried to keep clear of humans as much as possible. Humans can be so rude. [ People walking by have reactions such as dropping their packages, eyes getting wide and mouths opening, averting eyes as though scared, etc. ] You would think they had never seen anyone with a broad orange beak, feathered headdress, fringed overcoat, and oversized wings before.
More later.
By the way, no one has cast their vote on weather Koko should be animated as a traditional 2D shadow, or if we should use the advances of today, and have him be a 3D shadow.
Don’t ask me how they’d do it.
Just trust me.
Go to the original Muse Movie thread to cast your vote.
There’s a link at the top of this page.
Remember, this thread is only for script ideas.
Wow Gwen, that’s cool.
It’s nice seeing all the different versions.
Mine opened with a car crash prologue, and the mall came a little later.
That’s neat though.
Hope you’ll post more.
14- Yeah yeah yeah!!!!! I just saw Cars, and it hd a really funny short called One Man Band/ Hey, I bet I could animate it!!!! I’m thinking about saving up to buy Macromedia-whatsit, so I could animate it!! Yeah!!!!!!!
21 – “One Man Band” was awesome. ^.^ Back to work, I agree that Kiki’s fanmail pit scene would make an excellent short before the movie.
koko should definitely be more than just a “shadow” – so yeah; 3d i suppose
I could do it storyboard style. Like all drawings, sort of put together.
3- he’s like pwt?
isnt that a contradiction?
ma friend does short funny jerky animated movies usung powerpoint and imovie.
yes. powerpoint.
now you know why they are jerky.
maybe he could do a muse movie and i could find a way to post it?
18- the narrator should have a Brittish accent
it just makes sense, doesn’t it?
How about letting the Muses narrate it? They could have individual logs like the captain’s log on Star Trek: “Muselog, February 19. Feather speaking…” Then different parts of the movie could be told from different Muses’ points of view.
I haven’t read the book yet!
I really want to be a part of this, though, so I’ll order it right now.
28- Neither have I….*looks for those elusive credit cards*
25: Yeah, I do those too. I’ve made 3 so far. My first one is the funniest, it’s called Die, Evil People, Die. I’m going to post them on my dad’s .Mac account as soon as I get the chance.
BRAINSTORM!!! I could use my mom’s coolio scanner to scan in my drawings of the short, and then do an slow animated movie!!
moderae, pples!!Moderate!! this is to slow for comfort!!
Wait would the movie be based on the book?
*wonders how Robbert knows so much about Star Trek*
Yeah. Duh. But I haven’t read the book either… at 2 dls/week, how long would it take to get enough money…
(33),
I know Star Trek fairly well, but my real expertise is Galaxy Quest.
Sorry, off topic. Back to the script.
I don’t think that it should be based on star trek or anything. Muse is original and so it shall stay.
27, 33-Mr. Coontz, I think you’re a little far into Star Trek. You work in the BORG CUBE, for zark’s sake.
Intro, maybe?
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy defines the MuseBlog as the second hippest place in the galaxy. It is a wide expanse of threads, grassland, and pie forts that is ruled over by the Great and Powerful Administrators, Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector. The MuseBlog resembles the Heart of Gold in that its probability field resembles the mindstate of a drunken Algoranian polar bear on horse tranquilizers, and acts accordingly. Staggeringly random things are known to happen at equally random points of the place, and the concentration of all these randomosity factors is Muse Magazine itself. The Magazine is ostensibly a periodical for the education of young people in science, literature, and the arts, but is really a cover organization designed to take over the Earth. We hope you will avoid the Museblog and the strange things that are wont to happen there-wars for no reason, monthly random threads, showers of pumpernickel loaves, and other debris that should never be inflicted on anyone. If you ever find yourself in the Blog, we advise you to leave. As soon as possible.”
QJ,
I’m not really into Star Trek. I’m into assimilation.
37- the old version of the Guide says that the museblog was compleatly and utterly destroyed along with the planet Earth.
Galaxy Quest? Never heard of it…*searches* Oh, Star Trek Parody. Must find film…
Oh yeah, I saw that movie. It was pretty funny. I especially liked those alien cannibals. Don’t ask me why. Usually I don’t like stuff like that, but I did like them. Sorry: off topic. I really like the idea of the magazine-related short before the movie. It seems like the movie should relate to the mag at some point. After all, that was where Koko and company got started, right?
# 32
Yes. The movie is based on the book.
It is not based on the magazine.
It’s a bit off topic, but Galaxy Quest was a good movie.
Starring:
Tim Allen
Sigourny Weaver
and Allen Rickman.
Now let’s get back to our movie.
The movie that will make all other movies look like they were made by amatures.
Maybe.
Okay, probably not.
WHY THE MOVIE SHOULDN’T RELATE TO THE MAGAZINE:
The magazine Muses are about education.
The book Muses are allowed to have their own, serious adventure, without having to comment on some article.
Larry Gonick said on the original ‘Muse Movie?’ thread, that he thought a Muse TV show would be fun.
Perhaps after the Muse Movie is made, they can do an animated spinoff series.
It would be like a TV version of the magazine.
Sort of like The Magic Schoolbus, but with the Muses.
Could be fun.
The way the Muses behave in the book, more serious, is better suited to the movie, then the way they behave in the magazine:
rather slapsticky.
Well, Koko’s slapsticky wherever you put him.
I just think we wanna have them be serious enough to keep it from being a G rate movie.
PG is my goal.
That way, it won’t look like it was made for little kids, but parents will know that kids can watch it before they turn 13.
PG is a nice middle ground.
Okay, let’s continue.
Yeah I guess. But I have one question: Are they REALLY going to make this movie after the thread is retired?
45- probably not, that thread will someday die along with the blog and may not be awakened untill years later when people will read the inspireing thoughts of Queenie and MG, (mg *sob sob* why’d u have to go) and see how we solved our problems with pies, not nuclear misssiles and say wow look at this
This is why the thread is up Capricious.
If we keep posting, and sending letters, and script ideas, they’re bound to listen to us.
They recently asked me to resend my first Muse Movie letter, because they couldn’t find it.
Now why would they bother writing to ask me to resend it, if they weren’t starting to take us a little more seriously?
I’ve just written another letter to Muse, the script sample of which, can be seen on this thread, it just needs to be edited before I sned it to the Muse crew.
Keep posting and writing.
Anyone sent in any props?
Maybe some fabric to make outfits with?
Wait… If they’re cartoons, how do they use fabric for outfits? Cant the cartoonist just draw them on?
Claymation!!!!!
Yes, I am pathetic.
38-Ha. Ha. Ha.
48-Well, they need a basis, Capricious. Animators are very good people, but not imaginative.
I think we could be the Magic Schoolbus, but cyberpunk and naughtier. Magic Schoolbus, but socially aware, and a little more insane. Also, better hairstyles and cooler names. Mrs. Frizzle? Please. I bet that’s not her married name. Who would take the name of a guy called Frizzle?
Like so:
“MAGIC SCHOOLBUS VERSION”
Feather: *wasting valuable natural resources on deceased botany specimens* You know, Mimi, I wish these plants would start growing. I’ve been watering them for ages!
Mimi: I know, Feather. It’s too bad they’re dead. If we all start helping each other, who knows what we can accomplish?
Feather: Right, Mimi! Let’s all sing a Really Corny Song! With no irony in our delivery! It’ll be grrrrrrreat!
Mimi: Ooh, Feather, you’re encroaching on copyright territory. Let’s haul in the song and cover up that mess-up, there. Oopsy-daisy!
Feather: Whoops-a-haddock! Sorry, Mimi. It won’t happen again. What’s that noise?
Mimi: Oh, just Musers retching at this fodder that execeutive wrote for us.
“MUSEBLOG SASSPUNK TOWN VERSION”
Feather: Man! These plants are dead.
Mimi: Death is the final consolation.
Feather: If you don’t shut up, you’ll find out real soon, you Capitalist dog.
Mimi: Bloody Commie. You’ll never get anywhere with these soybeans, the pests’ll come and eat em in a minute! Great plagues of locusts, everywhere.
Feather: Plagues of locusts? That’s totally fin. Biblical references are out!
Mimi: Says the deaf adder. You can charm until your eyes bubble, but you’ll never get anything into Feather’s thick skull.
Feather: At least I recognize the futility of charming, man. These soybean plants are genetically modified! They’ll withstand anything. Insects hate ’em.
Mimi: Bit of a rum do for the locusts, what? I mean, it’s all very well for your starving Chinese farmers, and all that-
Feather: Asian farmers.
Mimi: -starving Asian farmers and all that, but look at scientists nowadays! Laboratory geeks, the lot of them. They know Desartes backwards, but they wouldn’t admit to knowing agricultural practices for the modern man if you paid ’em.
Feather: Oh, ah wouldn’t know aboot that. Awfully corrupt nowadays, everyone is.
Mimi: Right. The intellectual classes need reeducating.
Feather: I’ll leave you with that thought-I’ve got to go to the co-op and pick up a few things.
Mimi: Like the morning-after pill? Well, then, mate, so long.
Feather: Biff biff.
Now, Musers, which scene do you prefer? I’m no good at screenwriting, but that should give you a taste. Imagine that scene in Scottish accents, like the one in Hitchhiker’s where Zaphod Beeblebrox gets a lift to the InfiniDim Enterprises building, and the drivers keep talking. Causing serious brain damage to anyone higher up the evolutionary ladder than a deranged bee, that’s it. Cedar, you can put that in your letters if you want. Mine are always rants on the movie industry and how Muse could change forever the scope of the US culture.
Nice script Cedar, but didn’t we agree on no more CAPS?!?
Didn’t anyone like my script idea? It was so revolutionary! Forward-thinking! Angry-young-teenager!
Ah, well. I’m not much of a writer, anyway.
Very wodehousian i thought. The last one anyway.
Capricious.
I am a strong contender for a live action Muse Movie.
I do think there should be an animated special on the DVD, depicting the Muses, in Larry Gonick’s ‘Lard of the Rings.’
That way, we would all get what we want.
Sorry Violoet.
I can’t help it in the case of scripts.
I CAP them for the Muse crew people, so that when I send it to them, the script stands out more.
That’s the only time I have to CAPs.
My apologies.
PS: Do you have any script samples?
Nice script Queenie J.
It’s a tad off topic though.
Muse TV is a thread for another day.
This thread focuses soley on the featture film.
Hey!
Does anyone have any ideas for the scene where we meet Koko?
Remember:
1. Koko should be talking to Chad (in Chad’s Lab)
2. He should be ablle to move things around, just by waving his hands
3. He shouldn’t seem too pleasent when we first meet him *
* Sort of like Jack Sparrow
52- It was very, erm, different. *applause* But I’m still waiting for the Schoolbus!
Preview of Darien and Momoh (Koko)’s showdown *
* subject to change.
Koko breaks the news to Darien.
He never planned to get him the 4.8 million dollars
Darien gets mad
Darien: “Why you dirty sneaking-”
Just then, Emma and Ms, Krishnamurti come out of the bank
Darien spots them
His hand itches towards Sergent Keystone’s holster
Keystone: “Alright. I think we can settle this inside.”
Darien grabs Keystone’s gun
Keystone tries to grab him
Darien points teh gun at him
Darien: “Get back.”
The officers step smartly away
Emma suddenly does something very brave, and very dumb
She walks up behind Drinkwater, and stomps on his foot
Darien turns, and grabs her by the wrist
Emma: “LET ME GO!”
Darien: “Stay still brat!”
Dr. Momoh: “What solt of pies do you like Mr. Dlink?”
Darien: “What?”
Momoh: “Well I plefer Lemon Melingue myself.”
Darien: “You’re insane.”
He points the gun at Momoh
The cops pull out there guns
Keystone: “Don’t even think about mister!”
Emma: “Dr. Momoh get out of the way!”
Darien fires
The bullet hits Momoh square in the chest
But to everyone’s surprise, there is no blood, only a dark hole, and Momoh seems to be perfectly calm
Darien and Keystone (in unision): “What the?”
Emma: “How did you?”
Momoh: “Hey look! A pastely shop!”
Darien: “You’re crazy.”
He points the gun at Momoh again
The Muses watching on Mimi’s I.A terminal start biting their nails
Momoh: “Alakazam!”
He waves his hands
Suddenly, there is sound of breaking glass
The cops, and Drinkwater, and Emma all turn to look at the sound
The pies have all, somehow, sailed out the window, and are flying straight at them
Darien: “What the?”
He drops Emma
Momoh, Emma, and the cops, all step to the side
Darien stays dumbly in the same spot, and gets hit with a tidlewave of pasteries
He slips and slides across the street, up the police quarter steps, through the interogation room, through the courtroom
Judge (as he passes): “Guilty!”
– and into a jail cell!
Darien snarls
his face is covered in pie
Momoh: “Oh well, to bad.”
Darien turns in shock
Momoh is sitting on the bench next to him
Darien: “I’LL GET YOU FOR THIS MOMOH!”
Momoh walks calmly over to the light switch
Momoh: “Oooooooooooooooh-
– he flips off the switch
– Phff!”
Darien flips on the light
Darien: “What?”
Momoh is gone
Only his clothes remain
Koko: “i’m not scaled.”
Darien: “Where are ya, ye little creep? You can’t just dissapear like a shadow.”
Koko passes through a ray of sunlight
Koko: “Oh, can’t I?”
Darien turns to look
Koko has vanished
Darien: “When I get my hands on you Momoh.”
Koko: “And don’t forget to enroll in the anger management classes.”
He sticks his hand into the ray of light
Darien: “What the flabbergast?”
Koko shakes his hand, and Darien’s hand moves involuntarily up and down
Koko: “They can be vely helpfull.”
Darien: “Oh sweet God.”
Darien faints
Feather is staring in shock
Feather: “I don’t get it Koko. What about the 32 million dollars. The heirs of Dr. Maples? That stuff.”
Koko: “There was no thilty two million dollals you simple minded molon. That was just a plank to make the big oaf give up his wallet and keys.”
He pulls out some credit cards
Koko: “Oooh. Amelican Expless.”
Urania: “Koko, you little devil. Get your rotten little butt back here this minute. We need a pastery cheff for the party.”
Feather: “Party?”
Koko: “On my way.”
He waves his hands, and vanishes
He appears with a pop, in front of Feather
Urania: “You did it Koko!”
All the other Muses rush to shake the little weasle’s hand
Feather walks away, looking sad
He stops at the telescope
Feather: “Where are my donuts?”
End of preview
Any other ideas?
I reeeeeellly don’t have any ideas. I’m going to get the book out of the library tomorrow, and then I’ll post something.
Right now i’m busy working on a musical me and my friend are making. DONT GET ANY IDEAS FROM THAT. MUSES DO NOT SING!!
I have a cool idea for a short, since I don’t have Attack of the Smart pies.It will feature our muses and lots and lots of parodies.
Ok here’s the muses’ characters
Urania: Annie,
Feather: Latios, Genie,
Craaw: Latias
All the rest are random characters.
-All the muses except Koko are standing around the fan mail pit-
Pwt: “Have you ever wondered what lurks in the FMP?”
-Koko sneaks behind them and pushes them into the FMP-
Bo: “I think we’re gonna find out!!”
Koko: “Hahahheh…whaaaa!”
-Koko slips and falls with them-
-A black screen appears and the words “Muse: Parody my Heart”-
-Another black screen appears wth Kokpelli in a circle. The circle moves and Kokopelli swiftly moves to the circle. The circle moves and Kokopelli swiftly moves to that circle, and pushes out of the circle, doing the twist, like he does at the end of articles in he mag. In white letters it says “Kokopelli the movie!”-
-A guy in a red hat is on a raft. You move closer and see that it;s…Chad!-
Narrator: “Chad, Kristy, and Lok finally have made it to Altomare, but whats this…”
Urania/Annie: “This statue will hurt you. Prepare for trouble.”
Kokopelli/James: “Hey that’s my line.”
-water washes over them while Feather and Craww fly over-
Feather/genie: “I can show you my blue..doughnuts.”
Everyone:Wha?”
-They get thrown out of the fmp-
AEIOU: “Whoa, just whoa.”
everyone: “That’s for sure.”
I heartily agree Kiki.
The Muses should not sing
I’ve written a song for the end credits, but the rest is music score in my mind.
I’ll post the song here so you can read it.
PS: It was inspired by a quote from Kokopelli
Please keep in mind:
This thread is meant soley for the purpose of scriptual ideas, related to the actual featture film.
Please post Muse short ideas somewhere else.
‘Good Ideas’ would be a good place to do that.
Let’s stay on topic.
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR ATTENTION (upbeat rythym)
Song for Muse Movie end credits
(written a long time ago, by Cedar)
Verse 1:
I wanna hold your attention
you look so good.
I wanna hold your attention
you look so cool.
I wanna hold your attention
you really are hot.
I wanna grab your attention
and hold it on the spot.
Verse 2:
The first time I saw you
walking down the street
I kne—w
you were the one for me.
I wanna grab your attention
and hold it right the—–re
while the tra—afic
and lights around us flare.
Chorus:
I wanna hold your attention
hold your attention
hold your attention
a-te-te-te-te-te-tension
Oh yeah
Verse 3:
I wanna ta–ke you
M’by the hand.
Hold your attention
while dancin to a saxaphone band.
And then we’ll wa—lk
smilin down the beach.
Hold your attention
as far as I can reach.
Repeat Chorus Twice
Verse 4:
I wanna a—sk you
out to a candle lit meal.
Hold your attention
as I tell you how I feel.
Hold your attention
make you look
into my eyes.
As we talk and sing
under the bright moon sky.
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 1
Verse 1 (version 2):
I wanna hold your attention
you look-feel-and-sound- so good.
I wanna hold your attention
you sound-feel-and-look- so co—ol.
I wanna hold your attention
Oh baby
you
are ho—-t.
I wanna grab your attention
and hold it on the spot.
(shabam-bam)
End of song
Hey pals.
Next time your on here, do me a favor, and click on the original ‘Muse Movie?’ link.
I need some plant experts over there.
We need to decide what sort of plants would be in the movie.
What kind of plants will Feather have in his garden?
What about Drinkwater?
Remember:
For Kokonino, we should pick only plants that could survive in that enviroment.
Please help.
Thank you.
I have an idea for the ending credits song, You won’t make us muses sing.
-refrain-
Muses unite!
Urania!
Bo!
Koko!!
Chad!
PWT!
Craaw!
and all the rest
Yeah!
Verse one:
We don’t do musicals
We don’t sing
we hire someone
to do that!
Even if you put us in a movie
-refrain-
Verse 2:
You won’t make us muses sing,
yeah never ever
not even if
you gave us
a billion bucks
Never ever
you understand
RIGHT?
-refrain-
Verse 3:
Not even if you wish
on a snowy day
we will not
sing in any way!
So listen
WE will not sing
-refrain-
Starting tommorow, I won’t be here for a couple days.
Me and my family are going camping.
I hope to see lots more script ideas when I get back.
I’ll be here for a bit today though.
Enjoy me while ye can.
Thanks to The Skipper Nancy for providing me with a list of plants we’ll need for the movie.
I’m going to go look them up now on wikipedia.
Be back in a minute.
Okay I did it.
Anybody got any ideas for Drinkwater’s garden.
Send in some seed packs.
PS: make sure to write a note, telling them what its for.
Question for GAPAs:
Why is this filed under ‘The Magazine’?
It’s not exactly part of the magazine.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Go to ‘Muse Movie?’ part one, and read post number 255.
I have an idea that will move things forward.
Tell me what you think when you get there.
DON’T TELL ME HERE!
Go and read about the ‘MUSE MOVIE PACKAGE PLAN’ on the
‘Muse Movie?’ part one thread.
It’s brilliant if I do say so myself.
If some of you follow this plan, there’s no stopping us.
I have to go now.
See you in a couple days.
This is how Cedar posts.
I don’t know why he does it.
It makes him look like he’s typing through a bout of sneezing.
Oh well. I like typing like this better, actually. My thought is that we should have racial diversity in our movie, and some songs:
“Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo
“Hold Your Attention” by Cedar
I’ll have to think of some more…
Plus some stuff by Butterfly Boucher
She’s cool.
We could use her sond “A Beautiful Book”
I like that one.
*wanders off singing*
I sort of like this kind of typing myself.
I think we should have some james bond music as the muses are running somwhere, or driving in a porscha 911 convertible. (I just say Cars . So I’m pretty dogged with cars right now.) Or… riding a MOTORCYCLE!!! Yeah!!! They could all be riding motorcycles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Sigh* That would be FUN !!!
Or Mission impossible music!
Yeah!
What about who will voice the characters?
Will we be voicing them? Will proffesionals be voicing them?
Hey Skipper!
I’ve answered your questions on the original ‘Muse Movie?’ thread.
Go look.
Capricious!
You can read lots of different suggeestions on who should play the characters, on the original movie thread.
My personal (but not quite complete) cast list:
Jim Carrey —– Voice of Kokopelli/Dr. Eze Momoh
Tim Currey—— Darien Drinkwater
Mirranda Otto ——- Urania
Gary Burghoff——- Feather
Samuel L. Jackson ——- Chad
Chris Rock ———- Voice of Craww
Zayng Zi——— Aeiou (she played a cool Chinese assasin in ‘Rush Hour 2’)
Nicole Kidman——-Mimi (she’s from austrailia, so all we’d have to do would be to paint her skin to make it more aboriginal colored)
Ellen DeGeneres——— Voice of Bo
STILL LEFT:
Someone to portray Ms. Krishnamurti
Someone to portray Pwt
Someone to portray Emma *
* When filming time comes, I think all the Muser girls of 12 to
12 and a half, should audition for the part of Emma.
Go over to the orginal movie thread and submit your ideas.
I love to hear em.
I have to go now. Hope to see more stuff next time.
80- I thought Aeiou never talked!!!!!!!
I still have to read the book!!!!!!! *Sob*
I refuse to audition. With any luck, the audition will come after my 13th b-day and I will be off the hook. And that would be fine with me, because I would rather watch the movie and produce parts of it than be Emma.
I now have “I Wanna Hold Your Attention” stuck in my head-I wrote up something for it and it’s addictively catchy.
Aeiou doesn’t talk.
So all we need is a Chinese actor to portray her.
That Chinese actor won’t have to worry about any voice warmups for sure.
Hey queenie.
When you say, you ‘wrote up something for it’ do you mean you wrote music to accompony it?
If you happen to have access to a sound mixing studio of some sort, then you could make a big contribution.
Find a freind at school with a really good singing voice.
Make that 2, now that I think of it.
One boy, and one girl, so you can make two recordings of it.
The Muse Crew will decide who sounds better.
PLEASE NOTE:
The music should probably have a funky electric sound to it. Course, I’ll bet you already thought of that.
Be sure to tell them I wrote it.
Thank you kindly.
Isn’t this fun?
There going to hate us pretty soon.
Hahahahahahahahahhahahhahahhahahahha!
Say, I just thought of something.
I’m sure a fair few of you have started sending multiple letters to the magazine (as I have).
Have you recieved any replies?
Why don’t you copy them onto the original movie thread?
Then we can check them to see if they seem to be taking us more seriously.
Please copy and past.
Let’s see how things are going.
Come on now folks, go post your letter replies on the original movie
thread.
I need to see if we’re getting anywhere.
Well this is odd.
I would have expected more posts on Sunday.
Sorry Cedar.
I’ll help you write letters
Or emails
Do you have an email adress?
To send the letters to, I mean
I’ll start writing some soon
Then I’ll post them on Muse Movie
Okay?
(sry – someone else couldve brought this up before)
you.
guys.
oh my gosh.
new idea:
DAVID SPADE = KOKOPELLI.
(i just watched Dickie Roberts – Former Child Star)
he probably has the PERFECT personality for playing koko
I thought the Muse movie would be a cartoon. Drawn by Larry Gonick. So all we need are voices.
Most Musers seem to be going for cartoon.
I’m shooting for a live action movie, with a bonus animated short production of Larry Gonicks ‘The Lard of the Rings.’
That way everybody will be happy.
Thank you Jadestone, but I’m not allowed to give my e mail address to just anyone.
You can send your e mails to muse@caruspub.com
Unless that’s what you meant in the first place.
Have fun.
Yeah, thats what I meant. I got to get off the computer now, so I’ll write a draft or two and post it later.
For those of you who haven’t read the book:
Read post number 255 on the original movie thread.
Starting tommorow, I’ll be gone for about nine days.
My family usually goes fishing this time of year, and I always go with them.
Enjoy me while you can.
84- I thought the Muse movie was going to be a cartoon!
The Movie should be live ac tion, and there should be a bonus animated short with the Muses.
Larry Gonick’s ‘Lard of the Rings’ to be exact.
Do you guys realize we’ve almost made it to 300 posts on the original movie thread.
Wow.
There haven’t been any new script samples on here in a while.
Does 100th post dance.
Actually I’m just sitting here.
But you get the idea.
98- But then how will we know who is who? And Dont you think that Kokopelli has to be FLAT?
Capricious:
We would now who’s who by how they dressed, and what other Muses called them.
And even if the movie was animated, the Muses wouldn’t look exactly like the Larry Gonick version.
The animators would probably take a bit of creative license.
And live action movies always seem a little more emotional then animated ones.
Most of the time at least.
As for Koko being 2D:
Koko can have more personality if he can move around more.
A character who is stuck to the wall would seem rather dull.
And it would look cool to have a character who appeared to be nothing more then a walking chasm of blackness.
Hope that clears up your questions.
Has anyone sent anything for the package plan yet?
What did you send?
I have to go now.
I’ll be back tommorow.
Well I’m back.
And we’re almost up to 300 posts.
Whoops. I forgot which thread I’m on.
We’re almost up to 300 on Muse Movie number one.
We’re up to 300 posts on the original movie thread now.
I know! *parties* I plan on hunting down the book as soon as I can. But I do think that we should keep it as closely worded to the book as possible. What about you, Cedar?
I’m writing a leter to them but I don’t really kow what to say. What else should I put in it?? Here’s what I have so far
Dear Muse,
I am writing to you in hopes that you will create a Muse movie, as I’m sure others have been urging you to do. Most people at the Museblog located on your fanpage are in support of this idea, and we would all love to help in anyway we can. The movie would be based of Mr. Larry Gonick’s book, Attack of the Smart Pies. We all have many ideas for things such as scripts, actors, and more. W hope that you will listen to some of these ideas and can read about them on the Muse Movie? Part 2: Scripts thread, located here.
https://musefanpage.com/blog/?p=383
We hope that you will consider making the movie, as I’m sure all Musers would love it, along with many others. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Sincerely, Jadestone
I do try to keep it close to the book in my script samples, so that the film crew can’t ruin it. As long as disney doesn’t make it, we’re safe.
Disney can’t be trusted with book to movie adaptions.
I did invent a couple of parts myslef, to make it more interesting. But for the most part, it’s the book version.
I think the letter is completely perfect.
No need to add anything.
Great job.
Send it immedietly.
PS: good luck.
Well, I finally got my most recent letter sent.
It’s about time.
Last night, I was reading a magazine page about Feng-Shui.
One thing you can do, is draw a picture of what you want, and put it under your matress. Your wish just might come true.
I drew 8 pictures of the Muse Movie, and put them underneath my matress before I went to bed.
I made it clear that I hoped for it to come out in February 2008.
I think all of the Musers for a Muse Movie should draw a few pictures, portraying the Muse Movie, and stick them under their matresses. They don’t have to be works of art. Mine were just simple sketches of the Muses, with a movie camera or something. Or fake critic quotes in a newspaper.
Let’s try it.
Come on my troopes.
Will you do it GAPAs?
Just kidding.
I’m still waiting for a reply from the Muse Crew, about my latest letter. If they don’t send one by next Sunday, I’ll write my next letter.
It’ll probably be sent five Sundays later.
Kidding again.
I hope.
I’ll draw the pics and put them under my matress. I’ll send the letter now, then.
Good for you Jadestone.
I wish the Muse Crew would tell us how many letters they’ve recieved all together on the subject.
We’re disscusing merchendise on the original movie thread.
Want to come down Jadestone?
Or anybody for that matter.
Yeah, that’d be nice. I really want this movie thing to work. It would be fun, and not just for musers.
I’ve just finished writing my most recent letter to the Muse Crew, and am hoping to get it proofread before bedtime.
Tuesday is another possiblity.
I will now share two new scenes with you.
SCENE#7-CHAD’S LAB
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LARGE, FACTORY LIKE BUILDING (CHAD’S LAB)
INTELLIGENT AIR STEAM IS ISSUING FROM THE THREE SMOKESTACKS ON THE ROOF
FEATHER: “CHAD INDUSTRIES.â€
EMMA: “WOW.â€
FEATHER AND EMMA WALK TOWARDS THE DOORS, WHICH OPEN AUTOMATICALLY
THEY ARE NOW INSIDE A HUGE DOME SHAPED ROOM
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF SCIENTIFIC LOOKING THINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE
EMMA STARES IN SHOCK
FEAHTER FIDGETS NERVOUSLY
EMMA: “WHAT DOES IT ALL DO?â€
FEATHER: UM, WELL IT, IT’S A COMPLICATED-ER-UM-IT-IT DOES-â€
EMMA: “HEY LOOK! THERE’S A TELESCOPE OVER THERE!â€
EMMA WALKS OFF TOWARDS THE HUGE TELESCOPE
FEATHER FOLLOWS
EMMA CLIMBS UP SOME STAIRS TOWARDS THE EYEPIECE
SHE PEERS INTO IT, AS FEATHER CLIMBS CLUMSILY UP THE STEPS
EMMA: “OOOH.â€
FEATHER TRIPS
FEATHER: “OOOH!â€
EMMA ADJUSTS A KNOB ON THE EYEPIECE
EMMA: “AHHH.â€
FEATHER BUMPS HIS SHIN ON ANOTHER STEP
FEATHER: “AHHH!â€
EMMA: ‘FEATHER COME LOOK.â€
FEATHER: “C-COMING.â€
FEATHER MAKES IT TO THE TOP OF THE STEPS, AND WALKS OVER TO THE EYEPIECE
HE PEERS INTO IT
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER’S VIEW THROUGH THE EYEPIECE
A LARGE RINGSHAPED OBJECT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE EYEPIECE
FEATHER PULLS BACK: “IT-IT’S A GIANT D-D-OOOOOH-â€
HE FALLS OVER BACKWARDS
THE SCREEN GOES BLACK
END OF SCENE
SCENE#8- “IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PLECISE.â€
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS EMMA’S FACE COMING BLURILY INTO VIEW
EMMA: “FEATHER?â€
FEATHER OPENS HIS EYES WITH A DORKY EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE
FEATHER: “HI.â€
EMMA: “YOU PASSED OUT.â€
FEATHER: “ARE YOU AN ANGEL?â€
EMMA: “I’M EMMA. I’M THE DRINKWATER GIRL.â€
FEATHER: “OH THANKS. I AM FEELING A LITTLE PARCHED.â€
EMMA GRUMBLES
EMMA: “WHERE’S CHAD?â€
FEATHER SUDDENLY COMES TO HIS SENSES AND SITS UPRIGHT
FEATHER: “HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN OUT?â€
EMMA: “THREE MINUTES.â€
EMMA HELPS FEATHER TO HIS FEET
EMMA: “CHAD.â€
FEATHER: “OH YES, LET’S GO AND FIND HIM.â€
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LONG WHITE HALLWAY
THERE ARE MANY DOORS ON EITHER SIDE
FEATHER: “CHAD’S MANY LABS.â€
EMMA: “DOES HE DO ALL THIS WORK BY HIMSELF?â€
FEATHER: “WELL I HEARD HE EMPLOYS ROBOTS TO HELP OUT WITH THE DIRTY WORK. HE DOES ALL OF THE ACTUAL INVENTING THOUGH.â€
EMMA AND FEATHER STOP NEXT TO A BILL-BOARD
IN THE CENTER OF THE BILL-BOARD, ARE THE DESIGNES FOR CHAD’S ROLLER-COASTER, ‘BARF CANYON.’
FEATHER SHUDDERS
EMMA: “BARF CANYON?â€
FEATHER: “TRUST ME. KOKOPELLI NEVER SHOULD HAVE TOLD CHAD ABOUT THAT DREAM OF HIS.â€
EMMA: “KOKOPELLI?â€
FEATHER GULPS
EMMA: “IS HE THE EVIL MUSE OR SOMETHING?â€
FEATHER: “WELL, IN A WAY SORT OF. A GOOD SORT OF WAY. SORT OF GOOD.â€
THEY START WALKING AGAIN
EMMA: “HOW DOES INTELLIGENT AIR WORK?â€
FEATHER (AKWARDLY): “WELL IT-ER-IT-OH, HERE IT IS.â€
FEATHER POINTS TO A DOOR TO THE LEFT
THE SIGN ON THE DOOR READS ‘TEACH LAB’
FEATHER: “THIS IS WHERE CHAD SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME. HE-â€
SUDDENLY, THE VOICE OF KOKOPELLI, STARTS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DOOR, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY AJAR
KOKOPELLI: “MISSED, MISSED, MISSED. WOLTHLESS PIECE OF JUNK!â€
FEATHER: “OH VENUS FLYTRAP.â€
EMMA: “WHAT’S WRONG?â€
FEATHER JERKS HIS THUMB TOWARD THE DOOR
FEATHER: “HIM.â€
EMMA AND FEATHER LEAN TOWARDS THE DOOR TO LISTEN
A SECOND VOICE, THIS TIME THE VOICE OF CHAD, CAN NOW BE HEARD FROM WITHIN THE ROOM
CHAD: “NOT WORTHLESS. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE MACHINE LACKS PRECISION. IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PRECISE.â€
THE SHOT CHANGES
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS KOKOPELLI TALKING TO CHAD
KOKOPELLI APPEARS TO BE A HUMAN SHAPED FORM, WITH A SQUARE HEAD, SMALL WAIST, AND SIX THIN SPIKES OF HAIR (PLUS NO FACIAL FEATTURES) MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF SWIRLING DARK FOG, AND BLACKNESS
HE LOOKS LIKE A BLACK HOLE IN HUMAN FORM
HE IS ALSO SLIGHTLY TRANSPARENT, AND CAN MORPH INTO ANY SHAPE HE WANTS
KOKOPELLI’S SHADOWY BODY, SUDDENLY MORPHS INTO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A SHADOW VERSION OF CHAD
KOKOPELLI (IMITATING CHAD’S VOICE RUDELY): “IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PLECISE.â€
EMMA (SOFTLY): “WOW.â€
FEATHER: “HOW DOES HE DO THAT?â€
KOKOPELLI MORPHS BACK TO HIS NATRUAL FORM
KOKOPELLI: “ANY IDIOT CAN SEE IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PLECISE. NOW CAN WE JUST STOP ALGUING, AND GET TO WOLK?â€
CHAD: “SCIENTISTS APPRECIATE ARGUMENTS. IT HELPS US TO SHARPEN OUR WITS, AND IMPROVE THE MIND.â€
KOKOPELLI: “THEN YOU MUST HAVE HAD HALF AN ARGUMENT.â€
EMMA GIGGLES
FEATHER GULPS
CHAD: “WE CAME CLOSE.â€
KOKOPELLI: “NOT CLOSE ENOUGH. IF ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS THLOW PIES AT FEATHER, WE’D BE FINISHED. HE’S SO DUMB I CAN DO IT BY HAND.â€
EMMA: “WELL THAT WASN’T VERY NICE.â€
FEATHER SMILES NERVOUSLY
KOKOPELLI: “BUT ULANIA IS HALDER. SHE’S SMALTER. AND WOLSE, SHE’S ON TO ME. I CAN’T GET WITHIN ALMS LEACH.â€
CHAD: “ADJUSTMENTS ARE POSSIBLE.â€
KOKOPELLI: “LEALLY?â€
CHAD WALKS OVER TO A TABLE WITH SOME BLUEPRINTS ON IT, AND UNROLLS THEM
CHAD: “LET’S REVIEW HOW THE MACHINERY WORKS.â€
KOKOPELLI MORPHS INTO A SHADOWY WHIRLWIND, AND SPINS HIS WAY OVER TO CHAD, SENDING PAPERS FLYING EVERYWHERE
CHAD’S HAT FALLS OFF, AND HIS DREADLOCKS BECOME FRAZZLED
CHAD CALMLY PUTS HIS HAT ONTO HIS FRAZZLED HEAD, AND CONTINUES WITH IS EXPLANATION
CHAD: “YOU RECENTLY GAVE URANIA A NEW HAIR RIBBON, WHICH WAS SECRETLY IMPLANTED WITH A POWERFUL RADIO TRANSMITTER. THE RIBBON SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, WHICH COMPUTES HER EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. IT THEN BEAMS THE DATA TO COMPUTERS HER IN MY LAB, WHICH ADJUST THE FLINGER ARM, TO CATAPULT IN HER DIRECTION.â€
KOKOPELLI (IN BORED VOICE): “AMAZING. A TOTAL BRAIN STIMULANT.â€
HE WHIPS OUT HIS SHADOWY FLUTE FROM NOWHERE, AND BEGINS TO PLAY
FEATHER: “HOW DOES HE DO THAT?â€
CHAD: “THE PROBLEM WITH GPS IS THAT IT ISN’T PRECISE ENOUGH. IT CAN ONLY PINPOINT URANIA’S POSITION TO WITHIN TEN FEET.â€
KOKOPELLI INCREASES THE VOLUME OF HIS FLUTE PLAYING
CHAD (LOUDLY): “URANIA IS ALSO A MOVING TARGET. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE PIE TO TRAVEL FROM HERE TO HER. BY THE TIME IT LANDS, SHE’S MOVED ON. IT CAN’T KEEP UP WITH HER.â€
KOKOPELLI STOPS PLAYING HIS FLUTE
HE MORPHS INTO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A BED MADE OUT OF SHADOWS
EMMA: “WOW.â€
FEATHER: “WOW.â€
CHAD ROLLS HIS EYES, AND WALKS AROUND TO THE HEAD OF THE BED
HE PULLS BACK SOME SHADOWY COVERS, AND CLIMBS INTO THE KOKO BED
CHAD: “KOKO.â€
NO REPLY
CHAD (LOUDLY): “KOKO!â€
KOKOPELLI’S TORSO AND HEAD APPEAR FROM WITHIN THE BED
HE IS WEARING A NIGHTCAP
KOKOPELLI: “I’M UP!â€
CHAD: “THERE’S STILL HOPE, IF WE USE, SMART PIES.â€
KOKOPELLI: “DON’T ALL PIES SMART WHEN THEY HIT YOU.â€
THE TRICKSTER CACKLES
EMMA LETS OUT A LITTLE SNIGGER
FEATHER: “HOW DOES HE?-â€
CHAD: “IF THERE WERE SOME WAY WE COULD PUT INTELLIGENCE DIRECTLY INTO THE PIES THEMSELVES, WE COULD CAPTURE IMAGES AND WIRE THEM DIRECTLY TO THE PIE’S MEMORY CIRCUITS.â€
KOKOPELLI: “YOU’RE LEALLY BOLING YOU KNOW.â€
CHAD: “KOKO DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO OWES YOU A FAVOR?â€
KOKOPELLI: “COULD BE ARRANGED.â€
CHAD: “SOMEONE WHO WOULD STAY NEAR THE OBJECTIVE AT ALL TIMES?â€
KOKOPELLI: “SOMEONE SORT OF STUPID. WHO WOULD JUST LULL AROUND AND NOT BOTHER TO THINK TOO MUCH?â€
CHAD: “LET US SAY PATIENT. NOT STUPID KOKOPELLI.â€
KOKOPELLI: “WHATEVER CHAD.â€
CHAD: “WELL THEN-â€
CHAD’S VOICE DROPS TO A LOW WHISPER
EMMA AND FEATHER STRAIN TO HEAR
CHAD: “MURMER-MURMER-MURMER-CAMERA-BLA-BLA-BLA-BLA-BROADCAST-YA-YA-YADA-RELAY-DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH-IMAGE.â€
EMMA: “WOW.â€
FEATHER: “WHAT DID HE-â€
KOKOPELLI SUDDENLY MORPHS INTO HIS NATRUAL FORM AGAIN, WITH CHAD IN HIS ARMS
KOKOPELLI: “CHAD I TAKE BACK EVELYTHING BAD I EVER SAID ABOUT YOU. AND EVELYTHING ANBODY ELSE SAID EITHER.â€
KOKOPELLI PUTS CHAD DOWN
CHAD BRUSHES HIMSELF OFF
KOKOPELLI: “HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE IT FINISHED?â€
CHAD: “I’LL PUT IN AN ALL-NIGHTER. IT’LL BE READY BY MORNING.â€
KOKOPELLI: “PLAISE THE LEMON MELINGUE GODS!â€
KOKOPELLI SKIPS OFF TOWARDS THE DOOR, STRAIGHT TOWARDS EMMA AND FEATHER
FEATHER: “OH VENUS FLYTRAP!â€
KOKOPELLI SUDDENLY MORPHS INTO A SHADOWY VENUS FLYTRAP WITH LEGS
A FLY FLIES INTO HIS MOUTH, AND HE SNAPS
FEATHER (SOFTLY): “EMMA GO!â€
EMMA: “WHY?â€
FEATHER: “JUST GO. GET OUT OF HERE NOW.â€
EMMA RUNS OFF, JUST AS KOKO REACHES THE DOOR, STILL IN FLYTRAP FORM
FEATHER OPENS THE DOOR
KOKOPELLI: “GOT ANY BUGS BUDDY?â€
FEATHER: “YES, I DO. AN ENTIRE ARMY OF APHIDS IN THE CABAGE PATCH. NOT TO MENTION THE HUNGER BUG IN MY STOMACH. I HAVEN’T HAD A DECENT DONUT FOR A LONG TIME.â€
KOKOPELLI SNAPS AT ANOTHER FLY
FEATHER WINCES AS KOKO CHEWS IT UP
KOKOPELLI: “FEATHER-â€
HE CHANGES BACK INTO HIS REGULAR FORM
KOKOPELLI: – “YOU, ARE PELFECT.â€
FEATHER: “THAT CAN’T BE GOOD. I DON’T KNOW WHY. BUT IT CAN’T BE GOOD.â€
KOKOPELLI: “GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP FEATHER. I NEED RESTED AND SMART. I MEAN, RESTED.â€
KOKOPELLI SNIGGERS
FEATHER GULPS
KOKOPELLI: “GO, GO, GO!â€
FEATHER RUNS OFF NERVOUSLY
KOKOPELLI CACKLES EVILY
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS EMMA PEERING AT KOKO FROM BEHIND ANOTHER LAB DOOR
EMMA: “WOW.â€
END OF SCENE
That is cool. Morphing Koko. Awsome.
Thanks Jade.
A.K.A Faithful Follower.
I hope the Muse Crew likes it as much as you.
Good news! I got a responcefrom Muse! Here it is
Jadestone,
Thanks for letting us know more about the movie idea. We are all very interested in this, too. And we really appreciate your support and interest. It’s just a matter of making it happen that can be rather difficult. If we get any news about the movie, I promise we’ll let all Musers know.
Thanks for writing in,
MUSE
So what the’re saying is tha t it would be the whole proces of turning it into a movie that would be hard. Which is basicly what this thread is about, finding a way to make it less hard. So we need to write them about or ideas and pacage plans, I think.
CEDAR!!! DID YOU SEE??? SOMEONE FROM HOLLYWOOD LIKES YOUR IDEA!!!! Yesss!!! One step closer!
I did see Jade.
It’s just great.
I’ve gotten my most recent letter sent.
Next time, I’m going to write an extra long one.
Yahoo!
Yay! Now, I really need to get a copy of this book!!! I wish my library had it… I’m going to have to press harder for a trip to barnes&nobel… If I do somehow manage to get a copy, I’ll read it and help with the scripts. But for now i can work on other stuff, like the music we were talking BOUT EARLIER, OR AT LEAST THE- ahhhhh sorry caps lock. *ahem* or at leas the flute part.
PS at the apple store again sorry bout the fake email
I now have 20 pictures related to the Muse Movie under my matress.
Aparently that fung-shui thing worked better then I thought.
It brought us Patrick, when I had 8.
Who knows what will happen now that I have twenty.
Other Musers ought to draw more pics to put under the bed.
I know I can count on you Jadestone.
Everybody.
Most likely Jadestone.
Go to the orginal movie thread, to post ideas on how various scenes should be lit.
I’ve already posted some.
AAH! The caps! *flees in terror* Hey, i see where the morphing stuff’s coming. Nice. Funny.
One q about koko’s voice-you have L’s in there all over, is it like through-the-nose cartoonish sort of voice or what? Like almost french, except not? that’s how i was imagining it when i read the script.
Also, something completely unrelated but you don’t need to put quotation marks in a script. it’s understood that it’s somebody talking if there’s a name in front.
Thanks for the tip Ebeth.
About Kokoo’s voice:
I don’t remember where I came up with Koko’s voice, but if you want to talk like him, simple speak in a voice that sounds a bit like the voice of Shrek (only slightly deeper) and replace all Rs with Ls. Unless R is the last sound in the word, except in the case of Doctor (Doctol).
Koko is not meant to sound French, and I had no intention of making him sound like Shrek. The Shrek thing just sort of happened. It sounds pretty good though.
Durn, now i have to go watch shrek again. i can’t remember how shrek talks…
I just found a printed out version of the lost script sample, and i copied it onto the computer, so i could post it for you guys.
Hope you enjoy it.
SCENE#2-THE DRINKWATERS
Please note: Larry Gonick did not give Ms. Drinkwater a name. So I will refer to her as _______ Drinkwater, or Ms. _________. For some reason, the name Martha sounds good. But let’s get this grooving.
A CAPTION APPEARS ON THE SCREEN
IT READS: THREE YEARS LATER
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LARGE MAN WITH JUST A WEE BIT OF HAIR ON THE BACK OF HIS BALDING HEAD
HE IS SITTING AT A DESK IN SOME KIND OF OFFICE
HE LOOKS RELITIVELY FRIENDLY, BUT IS DRESSED RATHER DORKILY
(THIS IS DARIEN DRINKWATER)
A WOMAN IN A NICE SUIT WALKS UP TO THE DESK
WOMAN: HELLO MR. DRINKWATER.
SHE HOLDS OUT HER HAND
DRINKWATER: OH HELLO. NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE HOLDS OUT HIS OWN HAND
WOMAN: WELL IT SEEMS AS IF ALL THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN CLEARED UP.
DRINKWATER: OH THANK GOD.
WOMAN: WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK?
DRINKWATER: YES, I BELIEVE I WOULD
WOMAN: RIGHT THIS WAY.
SHE LEADS MR. DRINKWATER TO A DOOR ON THEIR RIGHT
WOMAN: GO AHEAD.
MR. DRINKWATER OPENS THE DOOR, AND STEPS INTO A ROOM FULL OF CHILDREN
THE CHILDREN ARE ALL ROMPING AROUND PLAYING VARIOUS GAMES
(HIDDEN JOKE IDEA: IF YOU LOOK REALLY CLOSELY, YOU’LL SEE A TEN YEAR OLD READING MUSE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM)
DRINKWATER: MY, MY.
THE CHILDREN CONTINUE TO ROMP AROUND
MR. DRINKWATER WALKS AROUND THE ROOM TO SOME CHAIRS, AND SITS DOWN
DRINKWATER (QUITELY): WHERE IS SHE?
SUDDENLY, THE NOW SEVEN YEAR OLD EMMA WALKS OUT FROM A GROUP OF ELEVEN YEAR OLDS
SHE LOOKS UPSET
ANOTHER KID: HEY EMMA, COME PLAY WITH US.
EMMA: NO WAY STUPID.
EMMA WALKS TOWARDS MR. DRINKWATER WITHOUT LOOKING AT HIM
SUDDENLY MR. DRINKWATER’S FACE LIGHTS UP
HE REACHES OUT HIS LEFT ARM, AND STOPS EMMA IN HER TRACKS
EMMA: HEY!
DRINKWATER: HEY DARLIN. WHAT’S GOING DOWN?
EMMA JERKS FREE
EMMA: WHAT’S GOING DOWN? YOU MAN, THAT’S WHAT.
DRINKWATER: WELL I MEAN WHAT UP WITH THE FUNKY ADDITUDE?
EMMA LOOKS DOWN AT THE FLOOR
EMMA: I DON’T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.
DRINKWATER TRIES TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH EMMA, BUT HSE AVOIDS IT
DRINKWATER: IS IT ABOUT THE CAR CRASH?
EMMA LOOKS UP AT HIM WITH SURPRISED LOOK ON HER FACE
EMMA: HOW’D YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
DRINKWATER: I READ ABOUT IT IN A NEWSPAPER.
EMMA: OH.
DRINKWATER: HOW LONG YOU BEEN HERE?
EMMA: OFF AND ON A COUPLE-A YEARS.
DRINKWATER: WHAD’YA MEAN?
EMMA: WELL I’VE BEEN ADOPTED TWICE ALREADY.
DRINKWATER: WELL WHAT WENT WRONG?
EMMA: THEY ALL SAID I WAS JUST TOO DESTRUCTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE.
DRINKWATER: WELL THAT’S NOT UNFIXABLE. I MEAN ALL YA NEED IS A LITTLE TRUE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING.
EMMA: MY PARENTS GAVE ME THAT.
DRINKWATER SMILES, AND TAKES EMMA’S HANDS IN HIS
DRINKWATER: WELL IF THEY CAN’T GIVE IT TO YOU ANYMORE, THEN I WILL DO THE BEST I CAN IN THEIR PLACE.
EMMA FROWNS AT HIM
EMMA: WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU DUMBO?
DRINKWATER: NOW NOW, LET’S CUT THE STREET TALK GIRL. YOU SHOULD BELIEVE ME, BECAUSE I’M AN HONEST MAN.
EMMA LOOKS AT HIM SERIOUSLY
EMMA: WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
DRINKWATER: MY NAME IS MR. DARIEN DRINKWATER. MY WIFE’S NAME IS ___________ DRINKWATER.
EMMA: DRINKWATER?
DRINKWATER: YES, I KNOW. IT DOES SOUND KIND OF SILLY.
EMMA GIGGLES
DRINKWATER SMILES
DRINKWATER: SO WHAD’YA SAY?
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH
EMMA: WILL YOU KICK ME OUT?
DRINKWATER: NOT A CHANCE GIRL.
EMMA: OKAY.
DRINKWATER: COME HERE AND GIVE ME A HUG EMMA DRINKWATER.
EMMA LAUGHS, AND HUGS HER NEW FOSTER FATHER
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS DARIEN AND EMMA DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MR. DRINKWATER’S VAN
(NOTE: IT IS THE SAME VAN HE KILLED EMMA’S PARENTS WITH)
EMMA: SO WHAT’S FOR SUPPER?
DRINKWATER: WELL IT’S A SPECIAL DAY. I THINK WE SHOULD EAT SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SUPPER.
EMMA: HOW ABOUT PIZZA?
DRINKWATER: YEAH. LET’S ORDER US SOME PIZZA.
MR. DRINKWATER TURNS ON THE RADIO
FUNKY MUSIC STARTS PLAYING
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE VAN PULLING INTO THE DRINKWATER’S DRIVEWAY
EMMA LOOKS OUT HER WINDOW AT THE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, WITH ITS LOVELY GARDEN
EMMA: WOW.
A WOMAN WITH LONG BROWN HAIR, AND GLASSES STEPS OUT OF THE HOUSE
____________ DRINKWATER: WHY DARIEN, YOU DIDN’T TELL ME YOU WAS GONNA BE BRINGIN’ HOME COMPANY.
MR. DRINKWATER HOPS OUT OF THE CAR, OPENS EMMA’S DOOR, LIFTS HER OUT, AND PLACES HER IN FRONT OF _____________ DRINKWATER
DRINKWATER: ___________ DRINKWATER, THIS IS OUR NEW DAUGHTER.
__________ DRINKWATER REACHES HER ARMS OUT TO HER NEW FOSTER DAUGHTER
EMMA SMILES AND RUNS INTO HER ARMS
MR. DRINKWATER JOINS THE GROUP HUG
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE FAMILY GATHERED AROUND THE DINNER TABLE, IN A FAIRLY DECENT LOOKING DINING ROOM
EMMA: GREAT PIZZA MS. ________________
_______________ DRINKWATER: OH PLEASE, CALL ME MOM.
EMMA: GREAT PIZZA MOM.
DRINKWATER: YES, THANKS FOR ORDERING DEAR.
______________DRINWATER: YOU’RE MOST WELCOME.
DRINKWATER: EMMA, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE PEPPERONI?
EMMA: OH, NO THANK YOU MR. DRINKWATER.
DRINKWATER: WON’T YOU CALL US MOM AND DAD?
EMMA: NO THANK YOU MOM AND DAD. I THINK I’LL GO UP TO BED NOW.
___________ DRINKWATER: OKAY. COME AND GIVE ME A HUG.
EMMA WALKS OVER TO __________ DRINKWATER, AND HUGS HER
DARIEN: PLEASANT DREAMS EMMA.
EMMA SMILES AT MR. DRINKWATER
EMMA: THANK YOU.
MR. DRINKWATER SMILES BACK
DRINKWATER: YOU’RE MOST WELCOME. NOW GET THAT BUTT IN BED.
EMMA LAUGHS
EMMA: OKAY.
EMMA RUNS OFF UP THE STAIRS
__________ DRINKWATER TURNS TO HER HUSBAND
___________DRINKWATER: ISN’T SHE WONDERFUL DARIEN?
DRINKWATER SMILES, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THE SMILE, AS IF HE IS HIDING SOMETHING FROM THE OTHERS
___________ DRINKWATER: IS SOMETHING WRONG DEAR?
DRINKWATER: OH, IT’S NOTHING. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I SHOULD GIVE HER THE PAPER.
__________ DRINKWATER: ARE YOU SURE IT WOULDN’T STIR UP ANY TROUBLING MEMORIES?
DRINKWATER: WELL I’LL GIVE IT TO HER IN THE MORNING.
___________DRINKWATER STANDS UP
MR. DRINKWATER STANDS UP
THEY WALK AROUND THE TABLE AND KISS EACH OTHER
_______________ DRINKWATER: I’M PROUD OF YOU DARIEN. YOU’VE BEEN DOING SO WELL CONTROLING YOUR TEMPER.
DRINKWATER: WELL I TRY MY BEST.
____________ DRINKWATER: WELL THAT’S ALL THAT COUNTS.
MR. DRINKWATER SMILES
DRINKWATER: SHALL WE HIT THE SACK OURSELVES?
___________DRINKWATER: SOUNDS GOOD.
THE LIGHT SWITCHES OFF
END OF SCENE#2
I’m going to start work on my next set of script samples now.
They’ll be here in a few days.
Gotta go now.
SCENE#9-KOKOPELLI
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER’S BEDSIDE TABLE
A LARGE MASK SHAPED LIKE FEATHER’S HEAD IS SITTING ON THE DESK, FACING AWAY FROM THE CAMERA
FEATHER HAS PULLED THE COVERS OVER HIS HEAD, SO WE CAN’T SEE HIM WITHOUT THE MASK
SUDDENLY, A LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS RAPPING SOUND STARTS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE
FEATHER YELPS, AND SITS UP STRAIGHT, WITH THE BLANKET OVER HIS HEAD
HIS ARM (WHICH IS STILL ORANGE) REACHES OUT, AND PULLS THE MASK OFF THE BEDSIDE TABLE
THE RAPPING CONTINUES
FEATHER (SLEEPILY): COMING
FEATHER PUTS ON HIS MASK (UNDER THE COVERS), AND THEN HOPS OUT OF BED, AND WALKS OVER TO THE DOOR, WHERE THE RAPPING SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM
FEATHER REACHES FOR THE KNOB, BUT IT SUDDENLY TURNS BY ITSELF
FEATHER WINCES
THE DOOR OPENS
EMMA IS STANDING THERE, BUT HER HANDS ARE IN HER POCKETS
FEATHER: EMMA? HOW’D YOU? WHERE’S THE?-
SUDDENLY, A SMALL KEY MADE OUT OF SHADOW, FLOATS UP TO FEATHER’S EYE LEVEL
FEATHER STARES AT THE KEY
KEY (KOKOPELLI): GOT ANY COFFEE?
FEATHER: UMMMM.
FEATHER TURNS AROUND, AND WALKS OVER TO THE PANTRY
HE OPENS A CABINET
THE KEY JANGLES
EMMA GIGGLES
FEATHER: UH NO COFFEE.
THE KEY MAKES AN EXTRA BIG JANGLE, AND WITH A SNAP, KOKOPELLI APPEARS, LYING ON FEATHER’S BED WITH HIS FEET ON THE PILLOW
KOKOPELLI: THAT’S OKAY. I’VE HAD FOULTEEN CUPS ALLEADY.
FEATHER: KOKOPELLI?
KOKOPELLI SITS UP
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, IF YOUR BLAIN IS ALOUND HERE SOMEWHERE, I’M GOING TO FIND IT.
KOKO TAKES THE PILLOWCASE OFF THE PILLOW, AND PUTS HIS HEAD INSIDE IT
KOKOPELLI: HELLO————-? ANYBODY SEE SOMETHING, LOOK LIKE A SMALL PULPLISH LAISIN? HELLO ANYBODY?
EMMA LAUGHS
FEATHER LOOKS SOMEWHAT HURT
KOKOPELLI TAKES THE PILLOWCASE OFF HIS HEAD
FEATHER STARES AT HIM
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, WHY DIDN’T YOU INTLODUCE ME TO YOUR LITTLE HUMAN FLIEND? SHE’S LEALLY QUITE LEMALKABLE. WE’VE BEEN HAVING A GLAND TIME.
FEATHER COCKS HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT, AND LOOKS CONFUSED
FEATHER: YOU HAVE?
EMMA STEPS FORWARD
EMMA: YES. KOKO HAS ALREADY BEEN A BIG HELP. HE GOT ME THE CODED MESSAGE FROM DRINKWATER.
FEATHER STARES AT EMMA
FEATHER: KOKOPELLI…HELPED?
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS KOKOPELLI, WHO IS BOUNCING ON THE BED, IN A QUICK BUT GENTLE RHYTHM
KOKOPELLI (WHILE BOUNCING): OF COULSE YOU LUMMOX. EASIEST THING IN THE WOLD FOR ME.
KOKO HOPS OFF THE BED, DRAGGING THE BLANKET ALONG WITH HIM
HE WHIPS OUT HIS SHADOW FLUTE
KOKOPELLI: DIALED IN THE I.A NETWOLK CODE ON MY FLUTE BUTTONS, AND PEEKED AT HER HOUSE. INSPILED A COUPLE OF NEIGHBOR BOYS TO SNEAK OUT FOR SOME MIDNIGHT SKATEBOALDING-
-KOKO WAVES HIS HANDS LIKE A MAGICIAN, AND HIS SHADOW FLUTE VANISHES-
-AND IT DIDN’T TAKE MUCH TO CONVINCE THEM TO THLOW A LOCK THLOUGH DLINKWATEL’S WINDOW. AND WHEN THE CLASH WOKE HIM UP, THE FILST THING HE CHECKED ON OF COULSE, WAS THE SECLET MESSAGE.
KOKO MAKES A STRANGE SPUTTERING NOISE, AND A SLIP OF PAPER SLIDES OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE HIS MOUTH OUGHT TO BE
EMMA STEPS OVER, AND TAKES IT OUT, SNIGGERING ALL THE WHILE
FEATHER LOOKS AT THE PIECE OF PAPER
IT READS: QFNBSDBL8L7YR00WWCB
EMMA CLUTCHES THE PAPER TO HER CHEST
FEATHER SCRATCHES HIS BEAK, AS THOUGH ATTEMPTING TO THINK
EMMA SMILES
END OF SCENE 9
SCENE#10-THE BRIBE
KOKOPELLI COUGHS
KOKOPELLI: THAT LEMINDS FEATHER. I BLOUGHT YOU A PLEASANT.
KOKO LAYS OUT TWO RECTANGULAR BOXES ON THE TABLE (ONE IS RED, AND ONE IS GREEN)
KOKOPELLI: PICK A PACKAGE.
FEATHER LOOKS AT THE PACKAGES SLEEPILY
HE WAVES HIS HAND TOWARDS THE GREEN ONE ON THE RIGHT
KOKOPELLI SNATCHES UP THE RECK PACAKGE, AND MAKES IT VANISH WITH A FLICK OF HIS FINGERS
FEATHER STARES IN SHOCK
FEATHER: HOW DID YOU?-
KOKOPELLI: YOU CAN HAVE THIS ONE NOW. THE OTHER ONE IS FOR AFTELWALD.â€
FEATHER: AFTERWARD?
KOKOPELLI: AFTER, YOU DO ME A LITTLE FAVOR.â€
FEATHER: UM, I’M NOT-
KOKO WAVES HIS HANDS, AND THE PACKAGE UNRAPS ITSELF
THE BOX SPRINGS OPEN
INSIDE THE BOX, IS A MULTIPLE ASSORTMENT OF FEATHER’S FAVORITE DONUTS
FEATHER’S STOMACH GROWLS
HE PUTS HIS LEFT HAND OVER IT
EMMA GIGGLES
FEATHER WHIMPERS A BIT
THEN HE LUNGES FOR THE NEAREST JELLY DONUT
KOKO PULLS THE BOX AWAY
KOKOPELLI: YOU CAN HAVE IT, AFTER I GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT!
FEATHER BACKS OFF
HE SIGHS
THEN HE LOOKS DOWN AT THE BOX
THE DONUTS HAVE VANISHED
FEATHER STARES DOPILY
KOKOPELLI WALKS OVER TO FEATHER’S FIREPLACE, AND TRANSFORMS INTO A SHADOWY FLAME, IGNITIING A STRANGE BLACK FIRE IN THE HEARTH
FEATHER JUMPS UP OUT OF HIS SEAT, SUDDENLY LOOKING VERY AWAKE
KOKOPELLI APPEARS AGAIN WITH A FLASH
KOKOPELLI: GOOD, YOU’RE AWAKE.
FEATHER: HOW DID YOU DO?-
KOKOPELLI: NOW FEATHER, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, IS SPEND TIME WITH ULANIA. SPEND ALL YOUR TIME WITH HER IN FACT. STAY AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN, AND DON’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF HER FOR EVEN A SECOND.
FEATHER: HOW COME?
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, IF YOU DON’T WANT THE SECOND BOX OF DONUTS, THEN DON’T HELP ME. ENJOY THE FIRST, AND I’LL RUN ALONG.
FEATHER: NEXT BOX OF-
KOKOPELLI PUTS HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS
EMMA SMILES MYSTERYOUSLY
FEATHER STARES FOR THREE SECONDS
FEATHER TAKES A DEEP BREATH
FEATHER: I’LL DO IT.
KOKOGIVES A LITTLE SKIP
KOKOPELLI: EXCELLENT!
KOKO SLAPS HIMSELF DELIBERATLY IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND HIS HAIR SUDDENLY SEEMS TO GROW LONGER
FEATHER AND EMMA STARE, AS THE TRICKSTER’S SPIKEY HAIR FALLS DOWN OVER HIS BODY, COVERING HIM LIKE SHADOWY BLACK NOODLES
KOKO’S HANDS APPEAR FROM WITHIN THE STRINGY TENT
HE CLAPS THEM, AND THE STRINGS FALL OFF TO THE FLOOR
FEATHER STARES
KOKO SNAPS AT FEATHER
KOKOPELLI: TAKE OFF YOUR HEADLESS FEATHER.
FEATHER TAKES OFF THE HEADRESS, BUT LEAVES THE MASK OVER HIS FACE
THE CAMERA NEVER SHOWS THE BACK OF FEATHER’S HEAD, WITHOUT THE HEADRESS
KOKO SLAPS HIS HANDS AGAIN, AND A SMALL CAMERA-LIKE THING, APPEARS IN THEM
KOKO POINTS THE FOURTH FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND, TO THE STRINGY THINGS ON THE FLOOR
THE STRINGY THING SUDDENLY GIVE OFF AN ELECTRIC SPARK
APPARENTLY THEY ARE WIRES
FEATHER SHIVERS NEARVOUSLY
EMMA STARES CURIOUSLY
KOKO ATTACHES THE CAMERA TO THE LONG WIRES
KOKOPELLI: HMMM. JUST NEEDS A BIT OF A TLIM
KOKOPELLI VANISHES, AND A SHADOWY PAIR OF SCISSORS APPEARS IN HIS PLACE
THE SCISSORS CUT THE WIRES, WHICH GIVE OFF A HUGE ELECTRICAL SPARK
THE SPARK DOES NO DAMAGE TO EMMA OR FEATHER, BUT HEADS STRAIGHT FOR FEATHER’S ALREADY PARTLY DISMANTLED BED, SETTING IT ON FIRE
FEATHER: VENUS FLY-
KOKO APPEARS WITH A LOUD PUFF OF SMOKE, AND A SOUND LIKE A CANNON
FEATHER SQUAKS IN ALARM
KOKOPELLI: DONE!
FEATHER TURNS TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
THERE ARE WIRES PROTRUDING FROM HIS SLEEVES, ATTACHED TO HIS GLOVES, AS WELL AS WIRES ATTACHED TO HIS FLIP-FLOPS
THE LITTLE CAMERA CAN BE SEEN, PROTRUDING FROM BENEATH HIS HEADRESS, WHICH HAS SOMEHOW APPEARED ON HIS HEAD AGAIN, VIA KOKO’S MAGIC
FEATHER: WHAT IN THORNY DEVIL’S NAME IS THE POINT OF THIS?
KOKOPELLI: THIS CAMELA SEES WHAT YOU SEE. IT SEES WHAT CAN BE SEEN. WHENEVER YOU ARE SEEING THINGS IN FLONT OF YOU. I WANT YOU TO SEE ULANIA, AND LET THE CAMELA SEE HER TOO. ULANIA MUST BE SEEN. DO YOU SEE?
EMMA SNIGGERS
FEATHER RAIES A FINGER
FEATHER: YOU-WANT-ME…TO TAKEC PICTURES OF URANIA?
KOKO PATS FEATHER ON THE BACK
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, IT’S GOOD TO HAVE A FLIEND AS DUMB AS YOU.
KOKOPELLI VANISHES WITH A POP, AND MUCH TO FEATHER’S SHOCK, SO DOES EMMA
FEATHER STUMBLES BACKWARD INTO THE FLAMING BED
HE JUMPS UP WITH A YELP, AND RUN STRAIGHT INTO A WALL
THEN HE FALLA OVER BACKWARDS, ONTO A SMALL BABY CACTUS
FEATHER MOANS
THEN HE PICKS HIMSELF UP, AND WALKS OVER TO THE TABLE WITH THE DONUT BOX
HIS STOMACH GROWLS
HE LICKS HIS LIPS
DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS AS FEATHER OPENS THE BOX
THE MUSIC STOPS, AS FEATHER REALIZES, THAT ALL THE DONUTS, HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WITH BROCCOLI
FEATHER’S SHOULDERS DROOP
FEATHER: HOW DID HE-
END OF SCENE
Hope you like the new script samples Patrick.
I’ll have more in a few days with any luck.
There’s a slight chance I might just finish the rest of the script samples, and send them in my next letter.
Then the GAPAs can make M-M-P-4-Full Script According to Cedar*
* With professional bits and pieces, added by Patrick Dahl.
I’m good at saing what’s happening, and what’s being said, but I’m sure something is probably missing.
SCENE#11-STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER AND EMMA, WALKING ALONG THROUGH THE DESERT OF KOKONINO COUNTY
EMMA IS CARRYING A LARGE BLACK LEATHER VALISE, WITH A GOLD C MONOGRAMMED NEAR THE HANDLE
FEATHER DOESN’T SEEM TO NOTICE THIS
THE SUN IS STILL RISING
FEATHER APPEARS TO BE MUMBLING TO HIMSELF
FEATHER (MUMBLING VOICE): BROCCOLI. I’M SICK OF BROCCOLI.
FEATHER STOPS IN HIS TRACKS, BUT EMMA KEEPS WALKING
FEATHER STARTS TO SCRATCH HIMSELF
FEATHER: DARN WIRES.
A SMALL GREEN LIZARD SCURRIES ACROSSS FEATHER’S PATH AS HE ITCHES
FEATHER GETS STARTLED, AND RUNS TO CATCH UP WITH EMMA
EMMA: YOU SURE YOU’RE AN ALL POWERFUL PLANT GOD? YOU AIN’T MUCH SMARTER THEN MOST MORTALS.
FEATHER STOPS AGAIN, AND LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET
FEATHER SIGHS
EMMA DOESN’T SEEM TO NOTICE
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE BOTTOM OF THE HUGE PILLAR, WITH URANIA’S HOUSE AT THE TOP
THE PILLAR IS HUGE (IT WOULD TAKE FIVE MINUTES, JUST TO WALK AROUND IT AT A BRISK PACE)
THERE IS AN ELABORATE MAILBOX NEAR THE STAIRS
HIDDEN JOKE: THE PILOT ISSUE OF MUSE CAN BE SEEN AMONG SOME MADE UP ASTROLOGY MAGAZINES. YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY TO SPOT IT.
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH
FEATHER DOES THE SAME
EMMA: HOW MANY STAIRS YOU SUPPOSE?
FEATHER: 1,000 & 50 SOMETHING I THINK.
EMMA: UGH!
FEATHER: WELL, WE’VE GOT TO CLIMB THEM.
FEATHER PAUSES AS HE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE FIRST STEP
FEATHER LOOKS UP TO THE TOP OF THE PILLAR
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE PILLAR FROM THE BOTTOM, LOOKING UP.
FEATHER FROWNS, THEN TURNS TO LOOK AT EMMA
FEATHER (PUZZLED): WHY, MUST WE CLIMB THEM?
EMMA: KOKOPELLI.
FEATHER TURNS TO LOOK AT THE STAIRS
HE STARTS CLIMBING
EMMA FOLLOWS
FEATHER (SLIGHTLY OUT OF BREATH): WATCH…URANIA. WATCH URANIA.
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER AND EMMA A LITTLE FURTHER UP
EMMA COLLAPSES
FEATHER STOPS
EMMA PANTS
FEATHER: ARE YOU OKAY?
EMMA LOOKS UP AT HIM
EMMA: YOU KNOW THOSE LORD OF THE RING MOVIES THAT ALL THE MORTALS LOVE?
FEATHER: THE ONE WITH THE CRABBY LITTLE GUY AND THE OVERSTUFFED SUITCASE?
EMMA PANTS SOME MORE
EMMA: SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THIS REMINDS OF THE PART IN VOLUME 3 WHEN TWO OF THE HOBBITS ARE CLIMBING A HUGE STAIRCASE, AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO END.
FEATHER TAKES A DEEP BREATH
HE STARTS WALKING AGAIN
FEATHER (GRUMPILY): STARS. HUH! WHO NEEDS EM?
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH
EMMA: YEAH. WHO NEEDS EM?
FEATHER: OF COURSE, ASTRONOMERS MAKE CALENDERS, AND CALENDERS TELL FARMERS WHEN TO PLANT.
EMMA GRUMBLES
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE TOP OF THE STAIRCASE
SUDDENLY, EMMA AND FEATHER APPEAR, GASPING FOR BREATH
EMMA TAKES THREE LARGE BREATHS
EMMA (EXAUSTED): PLEASE-TELL-ME-SHE HAS SOMETHING TO DRINK.
FEATHER: SHE’S-IN-G-G-GOOD-SHAPE FROM ALL THE CLIMBING. YOU WANT WATER, YOU’LL HAVE TO GO BACK DOWN TO THE WELL AND CARRY IT UP.
EMMA: WHAT!?!?
FEATHER: SORRY.
FEATHER STANDS UP, CLUTCHING HIS CHEST
EMMA DOES THE SAME
EMMA: YOU GUYS SURE DON’T ACT LIKE ALL POWERFUL GODS. SHOULDN’T YOU BE ABLE TO FLICK YOUR FINGERS AND MAKE A BIG FEAST APPEAR AT YOUR COMMAND?
FEATHER: WE’RE MORE HANDS ON GODS.
EMMA COCKS HER HEAD TO THE LEFT AND SMILES WEAKLY
EMMA: EXCEPT KOKOPELLI.
FEATHER SMILES
FEATHER: DON’T-ENCOURAGE HIM EMMA.
EMMA: YOU DON’T LIKE HIM?
FEATHER: OH NO, I-I LIKE HIM. IT’S JUST THAT…WELL HE IS STICKIER THEN A PITCHER PLANT IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
EMMA SMILES AGAIN
EMMA: YES, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
END OF SCENE 11
Please note:
All of the previous script samples, are the unedited, unproofread versions. Your version is slightly different, gramatically, then the Muse Crew version.
*finishes reading* I like.
But how would Feather wear flip-flops? With his bird feet, I mean.
The way I understand it, feather is just a mere human, who painted his skin orange, and put on a bird mask and wings.
He’s not a real bird.
And flip-flops seem gardenerish to me.
PS: Glad to be back.
141- no, feather’s a bird…
And flip-flops are so not gardenerish. Do you know how much it hurts when you drop a hedge trimmer on your feet in sandels? Do you know how many fire ants can bite you if you aren’t wearing close-toed shoes? Do you know how difficult it is to get dirt out from under your toenails?
Okay, point taken about the flip-flops.
Now I have two questions though:
1. What kinds of shoes would be good for Feather?
2. Where’s your proof that Feather is a real bird?
I don’t see how he could be. His wings appear to serve no purpose, considoring he can’t fly. And his arms and hands, look like those of a human. His body is built in human form.
Craww is built like a bird, and there’s no question that he is a bird.
Feather on the other hand, I will continue to treat as a human in a bird costume, until someone gives me absaloute proof, that he is a genuine bird.
Well, the muses remarked that he was in costume in one issue, he was telling someone and tried to take it off, but the zipper stuck. The muses reasured us that it was just a costume- FINISH LATTER G2G BYE
Exactly my point Jadestone.
I know there are flightless birds out there, but whoever heard of a bird with human hands?
Should the MM premiere be held in Chicago near Muse HQ
or in Arizona where Kokopelli was born?
Please post your opinions on any of the MM threads.
Hmm… i’m think it would be good in Arozona, but Chicago would be nice cause then maybe I could go to the premire or somthing(I live by Chicago)…. perhaps Arizona, then Chicago for the..umm, whatever you call second premires. If there is such a thing.
SCENE#1- The car crash (fixed up version
Everything else stays the same, except for the crash, which I have toned down some.
BLACK SCREEN
GENTLE VERSION OF THEME MUSIC (FLUTE MUSIC PLAYED
BY KOKOPELLI) BEGINS TO PLAY
TITLE: JIM CARREY
TITLE: TIM CURRY
TITLE: IN
TITLE: KOKOPELLI & COMPANY
WE OPEN TO A SHOT OF A PEACEFUL COUNTRY ROAD WITH GRASSY HILLS AND APPLE TREES IN THE BACKROUND
THE CAMERA PANS ALONG THE ROAD AS THE OPENING CREDITS PLAY
TITLE: ALSO STARRING (NAMES OF THE OTHER MUSE ACTORS)
TITLE: AND INTRODUCING ___________ AS EMMA
THE CAMERA CONTINUES TO MOVE PEACEFULY THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE
KOKO’S VOICE: “HEY. HOW Y’ALL DOING? Y’ALL COMFY AND STUFF? GOT YOUR POPCOLN HANDY? I THINK SOMEONE IN THE FILST LOW JUST SPILLED SOME. I KNOW, THEY’RE THINKIN, ‘HOW IN GOD’S NAME DOES HE KNOW WHAT WE’RE ALL UP TO?’ PATIENCE FOLKS, WE’LL GET TO THAT A LITTLE LATER.”
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A BLUE TRUCK DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD
THE WINDOWS ARE BLURRED SO WE CAN’T TELL WHO’S DRIVING, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A MAN AND A WOMAN BICKERING
WE CAN’T MAKE OUT WHAT THEY’RE SAYING, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE VERY HEATED
THE MAN IS POUNDING THE DASHBOARD LIKE A LITTLE KID, AND YELLING VERY LOUDLY
KOKO’S VOICE: “NOW WHAT DOES HE THINK HE’S DOIN? HE BETTER GET A HOLD ON HIMSELF, OR HE’S GONNA HULT SOMEONE.”
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LOVELY GREEN FORD DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
THE CAMERA ZOOMS THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD AND INTO THE CAR
THE OCCUPANTS CONSIST OF A MAN, A WOMAN (EMMA’S PARENTS) AND A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL (EMMA)
KOKO’S VOICE: “NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE IT. A NICE LITTLE FAMILY OUT FOR A DLIVE IN THE WILDELNESS. I MEAN, THEY COULD USE SOME FASHION SENSE, BUT HEY, WHAT YE GONNA DO?”
A CATCHY TUNE OF SOME SORT IS PLAYING ON THE FAMILY’S RADIO
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE BLUE TRUCK ZOOMING MUCH TO FAST DOWN THE ROAD
KOKO’S VOICE: “WHAT THE HECK? THIS GUY IS NUTS. DO YOU SEE THIS FOLKS? LOOK AT HIM! WHAT A LOONY!”
THE MAN IS NOW SHOUTING WITH HIS HANDS OVER HIS HEAD
THE GREEN FORD PREPARES TO TURN A LARGE CORNER DIRECTLY NEXT TO A SHORT CLIFF
THE BLUE TRUCK PREPARES TO TURN THE SAME CORNER
THE MAN ACCIDENTLY CHANGES LANES IN HIS DISTRACTION
KOKO’S VOICE: “YOU’RE TOTALLY SCLEWED UP YOU IDIOT! GET BACK IN THE-”
KOKO’S VOICE IS CUT SHORT AS THE TWO VEHICLES MEET AROUND THE CORNER, AND EMMA’S MOTHER OR FATHER (WHICHEVER ONE IS CHOSEN TO BE THE DRIVER) SWERVES TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE TRUCK
AS THE DRIVER OF EMMA’S PARENT’S CAR SWERVES, A BRICK TRUCK APPEARS FROM AROUND THE CORNER IN THE WRONG LANE
IT HAS NO TIME TO STOP, AND FLATTENS THE FRONT END OF EMMA’S PARENTS CAR
EMMA SCREAMS
THE SCREEN GOES BLACK
KOKO’S VOICE: “WELL THIS SURE SUCKS.”
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS HELPING AN UNCONCIOUS EMMA OUT OF THE CAR
THEY CARRY HER OVER TO A GUERNEY AND LAY HER DOWN ON IT
ONE PARAMEDIC CHECKS EMMA’S PULSE
PARAMEDIC: “SHE’S ALIVE.”
FIRE CHEIF: “OKAY LET’S GET HER TO A HOSPITAL.”
A DIFFERENT PARAMEDIC: “WHAT ABOUT HER PARENTS?”
A WOMAN FIREFIGHTER STANDING NEAR THE CAR SHAKES
HER HEAD
THE PARAMEDIC SIGHS
PARAMEDIC: “WELL, I’LL TALK TO HER WHEN SHE WAKES UP.”
FIRE CHEIF: “GOOD LUCK.”
THE PARAMEDICS PUT EMMA IN THE AMBULANCE AND DRIVE OFF
THE CAMERA ZOOMS SLOWLY INTO THE SKY AS THE FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS
KOKO’S VOICE: “WELL I SUPPOSE YOU’RE HOPING THAT DOSEN’T HAPPEN AGAIN. I’M WITH YA.”
THE SCREEN GOES BLACK
END OF SCENE
The fact that they’re still next to a cliff, adds for dramatic effect, because you wonder if they will go over it.
It’s left in as a heartstopper.
Hope you like the altered version.
I sure hope the October Newcomers find the MM threads.
The more recruits the better.
I’ve been busy working on my newest Muser letter.
Things are going a little slow though.
It’s been kinda busy round here.
Don’t worry though. I’ll have a fresh sample of script samples up for your viewing pleasure soon.
Sneak peek on upcoming script samples.
I am currently working on the scene in which Mimi talks with Darien and Krishnamurti with her I.A Terminal.
After that, will be an exciting smart pies scene.
I wonder how long the movie will turn out.
I would guess an hour and a half at most.
Of course if you went to the bonus items on the DVD edition, and chose to watch the movie with the deleted scenes restored, then it would probably be 2 hours.
Just guessing.
Now, we’ve talk about sending this to Muse and stuff, but shouldn’t we send these other places, too? Like letters to movie companies, I mean. If we write them letters, and get other musers to do so too, maybe when we send them scripts and stuff they’d think about it really seriously and stuff, to see that it’s what we want.
Hmm… I was thinking that we could have you’re scene in 148, then when it goes to black we could start a some-what wilder version of Kokopellis flute playing. If you’ve heard anything by Juthro Cull(or know who that is), imagine somthing by him(he’s a sort of rock-and-roll flutist). Then we could have it lighten to dark grey with white text and have opening credits(with pictures, maybe) and see little flits of kokopelli(hard to see on the grey, but you can tell he’s there) flying across the screne. This would give the aude a glimpse of their sort-of narator, and get them a bit more livened-up and excited to see somthing. Then whe could have it fade from grey to an outside-shot of the orphanage, and the misic would fade away into kids voices and you could start the movie.
What do you think? It’s just an alterative to you’re idea in 148.
NEXT POST:
A preview of Muse Movie- Part 4.
PS: The bold green print indicates scequences I thought we could do without. You tell me if you thought I was right.
PPS: The deleted scenes will be put back into the movie in the DVD edition.
Hope you like it!
NOTE: When I copied and pasted the script to the blog, I realized that the blog-software wouldn’t allow me to keep the bold green text. Therefor, if you see two of these [[ it means a potentiallly deletable scene. ]] Means the deleted scene is over
Hope you like it.
SCENE#1- The car crash (fixed up version
BLACK SCREEN
GENTLE VERSION OF THEME MUSIC (FLUTE MUSIC PLAYED
BY KOKOPELLI) BEGINS TO PLAY
TITLE: JIM CARREY
TITLE: TIM CURRY
TITLE: IN
TITLE: KOKOPELLI & COMPANY
WE OPEN TO A SHOT OF A PEACEFUL COUNTRY ROAD WITH GRASSY HILLS AND APPLE TREES IN THE BACKROUND
THE CAMERA PANS ALONG THE ROAD AS THE OPENING CREDITS PLAY
TITLE: ALSO STARRING (NAMES OF THE OTHER MUSE ACTORS)
TITLE: AND INTRODUCING ___________ AS EMMA
THE CAMERA CONTINUES TO MOVE PEACEFULY THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE
KOKO’S VOICE: “HEY. HOW Y’ALL DOING? Y’ALL COMFY AND STUFF? GOT YOUR POPCOLN HANDY? I THINK SOMEONE IN THE FILST LOW JUST SPILLED SOME. I KNOW, THEY’RE THINKIN, ‘HOW IN GOD’S NAME DOES HE KNOW WHAT WE’RE ALL UP TO?’ PATIENCE FOLKS, WE’LL GET TO THAT A LITTLE LATER.”
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A BLUE TRUCK DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD
THE WINDOWS ARE BLURRED SO WE CAN’T TELL WHO’S DRIVING, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A MAN AND A WOMAN BICKERING
WE CAN’T MAKE OUT WHAT THEY’RE SAYING, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE VERY HEATED
THE MAN IS POUNDING THE DASHBOARD LIKE A LITTLE KID, AND YELLING VERY LOUDLY
KOKO’S VOICE: “NOW WHAT DOES HE THINK HE’S DOIN? HE BETTER GET A HOLD ON HIMSELF, OR HE’S GONNA HULT SOMEONE.”
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LOVELY GREEN FORD DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
THE CAMERA ZOOMS THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD AND INTO THE CAR
THE OCCUPANTS CONSIST OF A MAN, A WOMAN (EMMA’S PARENTS) AND A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL (EMMA)
KOKO’S VOICE: “NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE IT. A NICE LITTLE FAMILY OUT FOR A DLIVE IN THE WILDELNESS. I MEAN, THEY COULD USE SOME FASHION SENSE, BUT HEY, WHAT YE GONNA DO?”
A CATCHY TUNE OF SOME SORT IS PLAYING ON THE FAMILY’S RADIO
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE BLUE TRUCK ZOOMING MUCH TO FAST DOWN THE ROAD
KOKO’S VOICE: “WHAT THE HECK? THIS GUY IS NUTS. DO YOU SEE THIS FOLKS? LOOK AT HIM! WHAT A LOONY!”
THE MAN IS NOW SHOUTING WITH HIS HANDS OVER HIS HEAD
THE GREEN FORD PREPARES TO TURN A LARGE CORNER DIRECTLY NEXT TO A SHORT CLIFF
THE BLUE TRUCK PREPARES TO TURN THE SAME CORNER
THE MAN ACCIDENTLY CHANGES LANES IN HIS DISTRACTION
KOKO’S VOICE: “YOU’RE TOTALLY SCLEWED UP YOU IDIOT! GET BACK IN THE-”
KOKO’S VOICE IS CUT SHORT AS THE TWO VEHICLES MEET AROUND THE CORNER, AND EMMA’S MOTHER OR FATHER (WHICHEVER ONE IS CHOSEN TO BE THE DRIVER) SWERVES TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE TRUCK
AS THE DRIVER OF EMMA’S PARENT’S CAR SWERVES, A BRICK TRUCK APPEARS FROM AROUND THE CORNER IN THE WRONG LANE
IT HAS NO TIME TO STOP, AND FLATTENS THE FRONT END OF EMMA’S PARENTS CAR
EMMA SCREAMS
THE SCREEN GOES BLACK
KOKO’S VOICE: “WELL THIS SURE SUCKS.”
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS HELPING AN UNCONCIOUS EMMA OUT OF THE CAR
THEY CARRY HER OVER TO A GUERNEY AND LAY HER DOWN ON IT
ONE PARAMEDIC CHECKS EMMA’S PULSE
PARAMEDIC: “SHE’S ALIVE.”
FIRE CHEIF: “OKAY LET’S GET HER TO A HOSPITAL.”
A DIFFERENT PARAMEDIC: “WHAT ABOUT HER PARENTS?”
A WOMAN FIREFIGHTER STANDING NEAR THE CAR SHAKES HER HEAD
THE PARAMEDIC SIGHS
PARAMEDIC: “WELL, I’LL TALK TO HER WHEN SHE WAKES UP.”
FIRE CHEIF: “GOOD LUCK.”
THE PARAMEDICS PUT EMMA IN THE AMBULANCE AND DRIVE OFF
THE CAMERA ZOOMS SLOWLY INTO THE SKY AS THE FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS
KOKO’S VOICE: “WELL I SUPPOSE YOU’RE HOPING THAT DOSEN’T HAPPEN AGAIN. I’M WITH YA.”
THE SCREEN GOES BLACK
END OF SCENE
SCENE#2-THE DRINKWATERS
Please note: Larry Gonick did not give Ms. Drinkwater a name. So I will refer to her as _______ Drinkwater, or Ms. _________. For some reason, the name Martha sounds good. But let’s get this grooving.
A CAPTION APPEARS ON THE SCREEN
IT READS: THREE YEARS LATER
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LARGE MAN WITH JUST A WEE BIT OF HAIR ON THE BACK OF HIS BALDING HEAD
HE IS SITTING AT A DESK IN SOME KIND OF OFFICE
HE LOOKS RELITIVELY FRIENDLY, BUT IS DRESSED RATHER DORKILY
(THIS IS DARIEN DRINKWATER)
A WOMAN IN A NICE SUIT WALKS UP TO THE DESK
WOMAN: HELLO MR. DRINKWATER.
SHE HOLDS OUT HER HAND
DRINKWATER: OH HELLO. NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE HOLDS OUT HIS OWN HAND
WOMAN: WELL IT SEEMS AS IF ALL THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN CLEARED UP.
DRINKWATER: OH THANK GOD.
WOMAN: WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK?
DRINKWATER: YES, I BELIEVE I WOULD
WOMAN: RIGHT THIS WAY.
SHE LEADS MR. DRINKWATER TO A DOOR ON THEIR RIGHT
WOMAN: GO AHEAD.
MR. DRINKWATER OPENS THE DOOR, AND STEPS INTO A ROOM FULL OF CHILDREN
THE CHILDREN ARE ALL ROMPING AROUND PLAYING VARIOUS GAMES
(HIDDEN JOKE IDEA: IF YOU LOOK REALLY CLOSELY, YOU’LL SEE A TEN YEAR OLD READING MUSE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM)
DRINKWATER: MY, MY.
THE CHILDREN CONTINUE TO ROMP AROUND
MR. DRINKWATER WALKS AROUND THE ROOM TO SOME CHAIRS, AND SITS DOWN
DRINKWATER (QUITELY): WHERE IS SHE?
SUDDENLY, THE NOW SEVEN YEAR OLD EMMA WALKS OUT FROM A GROUP OF ELEVEN YEAR OLDS
SHE LOOKS UPSET
ANOTHER KID: HEY EMMA, COME PLAY WITH US.
EMMA: NO WAY STUPID.
EMMA WALKS TOWARDS MR. DRINKWATER WITHOUT LOOKING AT HIM
SUDDENLY MR. DRINKWATER’S FACE LIGHTS UP
HE REACHES OUT HIS LEFT ARM, AND STOPS EMMA IN HER TRACKS
EMMA: HEY!
DRINKWATER: HEY DARLIN. WHAT’S GOING DOWN?
EMMA JERKS FREE
EMMA: WHAT’S GOING DOWN? YOU MAN, THAT’S WHAT.
DRINKWATER: WELL I MEAN WHAT UP WITH THE FUNKY ADDITUDE?
EMMA LOOKS DOWN AT THE FLOOR
EMMA: I DON’T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.
DRINKWATER TRIES TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH EMMA, BUT HSE AVOIDS IT
DRINKWATER: IS IT ABOUT THE CAR CRASH?
EMMA LOOKS UP AT HIM WITH SURPRISED LOOK ON HER FACE
EMMA: HOW’D YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
DRINKWATER: I READ ABOUT IT IN A NEWSPAPER.
EMMA: OH.
DRINKWATER: HOW LONG YOU BEEN HERE?
EMMA: OFF AND ON A COUPLE-A YEARS.
DRINKWATER: WHAD’YA MEAN?
EMMA: WELL I’VE BEEN ADOPTED TWICE ALREADY.
DRINKWATER: WELL WHAT WENT WRONG?
EMMA: THEY ALL SAID I WAS JUST TOO DESTRUCTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE.
DRINKWATER: WELL THAT’S NOT UNFIXABLE. I MEAN ALL YA NEED IS A LITTLE TRUE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING.
EMMA: MY PARENTS GAVE ME THAT.
DRINKWATER SMILES, AND TAKES EMMA’S HANDS IN HIS
DRINKWATER: WELL IF THEY CAN’T GIVE IT TO YOU ANYMORE, THEN I WILL DO THE BEST I CAN IN THEIR PLACE.
EMMA FROWNS AT HIM
EMMA: WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU DUMBO?
DRINKWATER: NOW NOW, LET’S CUT THE STREET TALK GIRL. YOU SHOULD BELIEVE ME, BECAUSE I’M AN HONEST MAN.
EMMA LOOKS AT HIM SERIOUSLY
EMMA: WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
DRINKWATER: MY NAME IS MR. DARIEN DRINKWATER. MY WIFE’S NAME IS ___________ DRINKWATER.
EMMA: DRINKWATER?
DRINKWATER: YES, I KNOW. IT DOES SOUND KIND OF SILLY.
EMMA GIGGLES
DRINKWATER SMILES
DRINKWATER: SO WHAD’YA SAY?
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH
EMMA: WILL YOU KICK ME OUT?
DRINKWATER: NOT A CHANCE GIRL.
EMMA: OKAY.
DRINKWATER: COME HERE AND GIVE ME A HUG EMMA DRINKWATER.
EMMA LAUGHS, AND HUGS HER NEW FOSTER FATHER
[[THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS DARIEN AND EMMA DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MR. DRINKWATER’S VAN
(NOTE: IT IS THE SAME VAN HE KILLED EMMA’S PARENTS WITH)
EMMA: SO WHAT’S FOR SUPPER?
DRINKWATER: WELL IT’S A SPECIAL DAY. I THINK WE SHOULD EAT SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SUPPER.
EMMA: HOW ABOUT PIZZA?
DRINKWATER: YEAH. LET’S ORDER US SOME PIZZA.
MR. DRINKWATER TURNS ON THE RADIO
FUNKY MUSIC STARTS PLAYING]]
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE VAN PULLING INTO THE DRINKWATER’S DRIVEWAY
EMMA LOOKS OUT HER WINDOW AT THE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, WITH ITS LOVELY GARDEN
EMMA: WOW.
A WOMAN WITH LONG BROWN HAIR, AND GLASSES STEPS OUT OF THE HOUSE
____________ DRINKWATER: WHY DARIEN, YOU DIDN’T TELL ME YOU WAS GONNA BE BRINGIN’ HOME COMPANY.
MR. DRINKWATER HOPS OUT OF THE CAR, OPENS EMMA’S DOOR, LIFTS HER OUT, AND PLACES HER IN FRONT OF _____________ DRINKWATER
DRINKWATER: ___________ DRINKWATER, THIS IS OUR NEW DAUGHTER.
__________ DRINKWATER REACHES HER ARMS OUT TO HER NEW FOSTER DAUGHTER
EMMA SMILES AND RUNS INTO HER ARMS
MR. DRINKWATER JOINS THE GROUP HUG
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE FAMILY GATHERED AROUND THE DINNER TABLE, IN A FAIRLY DECENT LOOKING DINING ROOM
EMMA: GREAT PIZZA MS. ________________
_______________ DRINKWATER: OH PLEASE, CALL ME MOM.
EMMA: GREAT PIZZA MOM.
DRINKWATER: YES, THANKS FOR ORDERING DEAR.
______________DRINWATER: YOU’RE MOST WELCOME.
DRINKWATER: EMMA, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE PEPPERONI?
EMMA: OH, NO THANK YOU MR. DRINKWATER.
DRINKWATER: WON’T YOU CALL US MOM AND DAD?
EMMA: NO THANK YOU MOM AND DAD. I THINK I’LL GO UP TO BED NOW.
___________ DRINKWATER: OKAY. COME AND GIVE ME A HUG.
EMMA WALKS OVER TO __________ DRINKWATER, AND HUGS HER
DARIEN: PLEASANT DREAMS EMMA.
EMMA SMILES AT MR. DRINKWATER
EMMA: THANK YOU.
MR. DRINKWATER SMILES BACK
DRINKWATER: YOU’RE MOST WELCOME. NOW GET THAT BUTT IN BED.
EMMA LAUGHS
EMMA: OKAY.
EMMA RUNS OFF UP THE STAIRS
__________ DRINKWATER TURNS TO HER HUSBAND
___________DRINKWATER: ISN’T SHE WONDERFUL DARIEN?
DRINKWATER SMILES, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THE SMILE, AS IF HE IS HIDING SOMETHING FROM THE OTHERS
___________ DRINKWATER: IS SOMETHING WRONG DEAR?
DRINKWATER: OH, IT’S NOTHING. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I SHOULD GIVE HER THE PAPER.
__________ DRINKWATER: ARE YOU SURE IT WOULDN’T STIR UP ANY TROUBLING MEMORIES?
DRINKWATER: WELL I’LL GIVE IT TO HER IN THE MORNING.
___________DRINKWATER STANDS UP
MR. DRINKWATER STANDS UP
THEY WALK AROUND THE TABLE AND KISS EACH OTHER
[[_______________ DRINKWATER: I’M PROUD OF YOU DARIEN. YOU’VE BEEN DOING SO WELL CONTROLING YOUR TEMPER.
DRINKWATER: WELL I TRY MY BEST.
____________ DRINKWATER: WELL THAT’S ALL THAT COUNTS.
MR. DRINKWATER SMILES
DRINKWATER: SHALL WE HIT THE SACK OURSELVES?
___________DRINKWATER: SOUNDS GOOD.]]
THE LIGHT SWITCHES OFF
END OF SCENE#2
SCENE#3- DARIEN SNAPS
A CAPTION APPEARS ON THE SCREEN
CAPTION: 3 YEARS LATER, ___________ DRINKWATER PASSED AWAY-
NEW CAPTION: MR. DRINKWATER, WHO HAD BEEN DOING VERY WELL IN TERMS OF CONTROLLING HIS TEMPER, STARTED TO
TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE, AFTER THE DEATH OF _____________ DRINKWATER
CAPTIONS STOP
THE SCREEN LIGHTS UP AGAIN
WE ARE BACK IN THE DRINKWATER’S HOUSE, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT IT
IT DOESN’T LOOK AS WELL KEPT
IN FACT IT LOOKS DOWNRIGHT SLOB-ISH
THE CAMERA STROLLS PAST THE FIREPLACE, WHICH IS COVERED WITH SOOT
IT PASSES THE KITCHEN, WHERE, IF ONE PEERS CLOSLEY, THEY CAN SEE OLD SODA CANS AND PIZZA BOXES LITTERING THE TABLE
IT STARTS MOVING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HALL
IT STOPS AT THE STAIRS
2 SECOND PAUSE
SUDDENLY, A DOOR UPSTAIRS OPENS, AND TWELVE YEAR OLD EMMA WALKS OUT OF IT
SHE IS DRESSED IN A MORE PUNK-ISH OUTFIT THIS TIME, SUGGESTING THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO GO DOWNHILL FOR HER
SHE WALKS DOWN THE STAIRS
SIDEVIEW OF EMMA, AS SHE REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS
THE CAMERA PANS OVER A LITTLE, AND IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT MR. DRINKWATER IS APPARENTLY PLAYING WITH SOMETHING ON A LITTLE TABLE AT THE END OF THE HALLWAY
EMMA: “WHAT ARE YOU DOING DARIEN?”
DARIEN: “OH EMMA. I WAS JUST HOPING YOU MIGHT HAPPEN BY.”
EMMA WALKS TOWARDS HIM
EMMA: “WHADYA NEED?”
DARIEN: “REMIND ME AGAIN HOW YOUR PARENTS DIED.”
EMMA LOOKS SHOCKED AND SCARED
THE CAMERA PANS DOWNWARD, TO THE LEVEL OF THE TABLE, AND IT BECOMES APPARENT, THAT MR. DRINKWATER IS ACTING OUT THE CAR CRASH WITH A GROUP OF LITTLE GLASS FIGURINES
DARIEN STARES AT EMMA, AS SHE STARES IN HORROR AT THE DISPLY IN FRONT OF HER
EMMA GULPS
DARIEN STARES
EMMA GLANCES UP AT HIM
DARIEN: “WELL? YOU HAVEN’T GIVEN ME AN ANSWER. WHAT HAPPENED?”
EMMA SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY BRAVE
SHE TURNS AND LOOKS DARIEN DIRECTLY IN THE EYE
EMMA: “I’LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING PIECE OF CRAP.”
DARIEN FROWNS, BUT EMMA STANDS HER GROUND
EMMA: “NO WAIT. I’VE GOT A BETTER IDEA. I’LL SHOW YOU.”
EMMA TURNS TOWARDS THE GLASS TABLE, AND QUICKLY SMACKS ALL OF THE GLASS FIGURINES OFF THE TABLE
THE FIGURINES GO FLYING EVERYWHERE
DARIEN TRIES TO CATCH A LITTLE GLASS HORSE, AS IT SOARS IN THE DIRECTION OF THE KITCHEN, BUT IT HITS THE FLOOR AND SHATTERS, BEFORE HE CAN CATCH IT
DARIEN’S HAND COMES DOWN ON TOP OF THE BROKEN GLASS
HE DOESN’T MAKE ANY PAINED NOISES, BUT HE DOES SEEM SURPRISED
HE LAYS ON THE FLOOR FOR 3 SECONDS, WHILE A SMALL TRICKLY OF BLOOD APPEARS FROM BENEATH HIS CUT HAND
EMMA GLARES AT HIM
DARIEN SNARLS LIKE A DOG
DARIEN: “THAT’S FRIGGIN IT!”
HE PUSHES HIMSELF TO HIS FEET
HE TURNS TO FACE EMMA
EMMA BRAVELY STANDS HER GROUND
DARIEN STARTS WALKING SLOWLY TOWARDS HER
DARIEN: “‘A GOOD FOR NOTHING, PIECE OF CRAP, AM I?”
HE GRABS EMMA BY THE SCRUFF OF THE NECK WITH HIS UNCUT HAND
EMMA SUDDENLY SEEMS FRIGHTENED
DARIEN SLAMS HER INTO THE WALL
DARIEN: “WELL LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING EMMA. YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A CRAZY LITTLE BRAT. I’VE HAD ENOUGH, DONE ENOUGH, PUT UP WITH ENOUGH. I HATE YOUR STUPID GUTS. YOU BETTER NOT EVER CAUSE TROUBLE AROUND HERE AGAIN. AND HERE’S SOMETHING JUST TO REMIND YOU.”
DARIEN TAKES A SWING AT EMMA’S FACE WITH HIS CUT HAND, WICH IS FULL OF PIECES OF SHARP GLASS
EMMA LEANS HER HEAD TO THE SIDE, AND DARIEN’S HAND HITS THE WALL INSTEAD
IT PUNCHES RIGHT THROUGH, AND HIS BIG ARM DISSAPEARS ALONG WITH IT
EMMA DUCKS, AND RUNS AWAY UP THE STAIRS TOWARDS HER ROOM
DARIEN SPITS ON THE FLOOR
THEN, INSTEAD OF MERELY PULLING HIS ARM OUT OF THE WALL, HE SLAMS IT TO THE SIDE, MAKING A LONG GASH IN IT
THEN HE PULLS HIS ARM OUT, AND HEADS FOR THE STAIRS
EMMA IS ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP SOME BOOKS, AND CLOTHES INTO HER BACK PACK
SHE LOOKS OVER HER SHOULDER AS THE DOORKNOB TURNS
SHE JUMPS UP AND RUNS TOWARDS THE WINDOW, AS DARIEN BURSTS INTO THE ROOM
DARIEN: “GET YOUR BUTT BACK HERE EMMA DRINKWATER!â€
EMMA JUMPS THROUGH THE WINDOW, FALLS TEN FEET, AND LANDS ON A SMALLER GABLE ABOVE THE ENTRY WAY
DARIEN LOOKS UP, WITH A FRIGHTENED LOOK IN HIS EYES, AS THOUGH CHECKING FOR WITNESSES
EMMA COUGHS, AND PUSHES HERSELF UP
SHE LOOKS UP
DARIEN: “STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, YOU LITTLE PIECE OF FILTH.â€
DARIEN JUMPS OUT THE WINDOW, LANDING WITH A HEAVY THUD ON THE GABLE WITH EMMA
EMMA BACKS UP
DARIEN PUTS ON A MALICIOUS GRIN
EMMA BACKS AWAY
DARIEN: “YOU KNOW WHAT I’M GONNA DO WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU, YOU LITTLE BRAT? I’M GONNA_â€
ALL OF A SUDDEN, DARIEN STOPS TALKING
SOMETHING SEEMS TO HAVE FROZEN HIM IN HIS TRACKS
EMMA, WHO IS NOW AT THE EDGE OF THE GABLE, FROWNS AT HIM
DARIEN (SEEMINGLY TO HIMSELF): “NO. WHY SHOULD I?â€
EMMA: “WHAT?â€
DARIEN: “THE GIRL IS MINE.â€
EMMA LOOKS BEHIND HER
IT ISN’T ALL THAT FAR TO THE GROUND
EMMA GULPS
SHE TURNS AROUND BEHIND HER
DARIEN SHAKES HIS HEAD
DARIEN: “THE GIRL IS MINE I TELL YOU!â€
HE STARTS TOWARDS HER
BUT BEFORE HE CAN CRAWL TWO FEET, HE REARS UP AND STARTS SHREIKING IN PAIN
EMMA FROWNS WITH A LOOK OF CONFUSION AND FEAR ON HER FACE
DARIEN DOUBLES OVER: “STOP THE NOISE! STOP IT! I DON’T LIKE IT!â€
EMMA TURNS AROUND, AND HANGS HER LEGS OVER THE EDGE
DARIEN MAKES A VIOLENT PUNCHING MOTION
WHATEVER IS POCESSING HIM, SEEMS TO VANISH
HE SUDDENLY SEEMS TO NOTICE EMMA, ON THE EDGE OF THE GABLE
DARIEN: “NO!â€
HE LUNGES FOR HER
EMMA JUMPS DOWN, JUST AS DARIEN’S BIG FINGERS CLOSE AROUND THE STRAPS OF HER BACKPACK
SHE SLIPS OUT OF HER BACKPACK, AND LANDS ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE FRONT DOOR
DARIEN TAKES A DEEP BREATH, LOOKING SOMEWHAT SHOCKED
EMMA IS ALSO BREATHING HEAVILY
SHE PUSHES HERSELF UP
HER LEFT ARM IS BLEEDING
SHE LOOKS UP
DARIEN IS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, BACK INTO HER BEDROOM
EMMA TAKES ONE LAST DEEP BREATH, THEN GETS UP AND RUNS OFF DOWN THE BLOCK
DARIEN TURNS AROUND, JUST AS HE IS ABOUT TO CLIMB BACK INTO EMMA’S ROOM
DARIEN FROWNS AS EMMA RUNS OFF DOWN THE STREET
DARIEN: “JUST YOU WAIT!â€
EMMA DISSAPEARS DOWN THE BLOCK
DARIENPOUNDS THE LEDGE WITH HIS BIG HAND
DARIEN: “SHIT!â€
SCENE#4- MYSTERIES AT THE MALL
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS EMMA RUNNING DOWN THE BLOCK
PEOPLE STARE AT HER BLOODY ARM AS SHE PASSES
EMMA RUNS FOR 4 SECONDS WORTH OF FILM
SHE STOPS, OUT OF BREATH NEXT TO THE DOOR OF A BIG BUILDING
SOME PEOPLE STOP AND STARE AT HER ARM
EMMA LOOKS UP AT THEM
EMMA (RATHER RUDELY): “WHAT?â€
MAN: “ARE YOU ALRIGHT?â€
EMMA CLUTCHES HER ARM
EMMA: “OH YEAH. I’M OKAY. I JUST SLIPPED IN THE PARK. EVERYTHING’S
OKAY.â€
WOMAN: “ALRIGHT. YOU GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.â€
EMMA: “THANKS, I WILL.â€
ANOTHER MAN: “HAVE A GOOD DAY.â€
EMMA: “HAVE ONE YOURSELF.â€
THE PEOPLE SMILE, AND WALK OFF
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH, AND OPENS THE DOOR TO THE MALL
SHE WALKS INSIDE
FUNKY MUSIC STARTS PLAYING THAT FITS IN WITH THE ATMOSPHERE OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND WILLY NILLY
EMMA WALKS FORWARD INTO THE CROWD
THE SHOT CHANGES
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER WALKING THROUGH THE CROWD, ABOUT THIRTY FEET TO THE RIGHT OF EMMA
A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN STARES AT FEATHER AS HE WALKS PAST
FEATHER GIVES HER A NERVOUS SMILE
A GROUP OF WELL DRESSED CONSERVATIVE LOOKING MEN DROP THEIR BAGS AS FEATHER GOES BY
FEATHER WINCES
ONE MAN TO ANOTHER MAN: “MUST BE SELLING SOMETHING.â€
OTHER MAN SHAKES HIS HEAD
FEATHER PICKS UP HIS PACE, CLEARLY EAGER TO ESCAPE FROM THE CROWD OF OBNOXIOUS HUMANS
THE SHOT CHANGES TO EMMA
SHE IS ALSO RUNNING QUITE FAST NOW
THERE IS BLOOD DRIPPING DOWN HER ARM AND ONTO HER TATTERED JEANS
GO TO WIDE SHOT OF FEATHER AND EMMA RUNNING TOWARDS EACH OTHER THROUGH THE CROWD
WIDE SHOT LASTS TWO SECONDS
CUT TO CLOSEUP
FEATHER AND EMMA BUMP INTO EACH OTHER
FEATHER: “OH. I’M S-SORRY.â€
EMMA: “THAT’S OKAY.â€
SHE DOESN’T SEEM TO TAKE NOTICE OF FEATHER’S ODD APPEARANCE
FEATHER: “ALRIGHT.â€
EMMA RUNS OFF
FEATHER FINGERS THE FRINGES OF HIS OVERCOAT
THEY ARE SPLATTERED WITH BLOOD
PEOPLE STARE AT FEATHER
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER STANDING IN A LONG LINE
HE SEEMS TO BE THINKING (OR IN FEATHER’S CASE, TRYING TO THINK) HARD
FEATHER: “SHOULD I GET A DOZEN ALL ALIKE, OR A VARIETY PACK?â€
CUT TO SHOT OF STORE AT THE END OF THE LINE
WE CAN JUST MAKE OUT THE WORDS CRUSTY GLOP ON THE SIGN ABOVE THE DOORWAY
FEATHER LICKS HIS BEAK
ALL OF A SUDDEN, A HAND APPEARS FROM WITHIN THE LINE AND TAPS FEATHER ON THE SHOULDER
FEATHER SPINS AROUND
EMMA IS STANDING THERE, WITH HER LEFT ARM RAPPED IN A BANDAGE
SHE HAS HER HANDS ON HER HIPS AND IS SMILING
EMMA: “LONG LINE.â€
FEATHER (NERVOUSLY): “Y-Y-YEAH.â€
HE TURNS AROUND AND GULPS
EMMA STARTS FEELING FEATHER’S WINGS
FEATHER WINCES
EMMA: “WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE? CAUSE IF IT’S SOME KIND OF COSTUME, THEN I CAN TELL YOU, HALLOWEEN WAS MONTHS AGO.â€
FEATHER (WITHOUT LOOKING AT EMMA): “NO IT’S NOT A COSTUME.â€
EMMA: “ARE YOU A SUPERHERO?â€
FEATHER: “NO.â€
EMMA: “AN ALIEN?â€
FEATHER STARTS TO TURN AROUND
EMMA HOLDS UP HER HAND
EMMA: “YOU DON’T NEED TO ANSWER THAT. I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOU.â€
FEATHER: “UH, UH-â€
EMMA: “SO I WAS WONDERING. CAN YOU HELP ME?â€
FEATHER SUDDENLY DOESN’T SEEM AS NERVOUS
FEATHER: “IS IT SOMETHING TO DO WITH PLANTS?â€
EMMA GIVES HIM A WEIRD LOOK
FEATHER: “BECAUSE I’M NOT MUCH GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELSE.â€
EMMA: “OH.â€
FEATHER: “BUT MAYBE I COULD-â€
FEATHER IS INTERRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF MORE FALLING PACKAGES
HE AND EMMA LOOK TO THEIR LEFT AND SEE AN AUSTRAILIAN WOMAN, WITH A FEATHERED HEADDRESS SHOPPING IN A STORE TITLED
THE GENDER GAP
PEOPLE STARE AT HER AS SHE HOLDS A TIE-DYE SHIRT TO HER CHEST
FEATHER TO EMMA: “SO ANYWAY, MAYBE I COULD-â€
MORE CRASHING BAGS
FEATHER AND EMMA WHEEL AROUND
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A TALL, ATTRACTIVE, AND SMART LOOKING WOMAN, WRAPPED IN LOVELY PURPLE SILK, WITH HER BLOND HAIR TIED UP IN A LARGE BUN ON TOP OF HER HEAD
A CHOIR OF GREEK SINGERS (URANIA’S THEME) STARTS PLAYING
PEOPLE STARE IN SHOCK AT URANIA AS SHE WALKS TOWARDS EMMA AND FEATHER
EVEN EMMA SEEMS SLIGHTLY SURPRISED
URANIA WALKS UP TO FEATHER
URANIA TO FEATHER: “HAVE YOU SEEN MIMI?â€
FEATHER JERKS HIS THUMB OVER HIS SHOULDER, AT THE GENDER GAP
URANIA: “THANK YOU.â€
SHE WALKS BRISKLY INTO THE STORE
MORE CRASHING
EMMA TO FEATHER: “WHO WAS THAT?â€
FEATHER: “A-A FRIEND OF MINE.â€
EMMA AND FEATHER TURN TO LOOK AT URANIA AND MIMI
THEY ARE CLEARLY HAVING SOME SORT OF CONVERSATION, BUT WE CAN’T MAKE OUT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
THIS LASTS FOR 5 SECONDS
SUDDENLY, MIMI SHOUTS OUT
MIMI: “GET AWAY FROM ME!â€
SHE RUNS AWAY FROM URANIA AND OUT OF THE STORE
URANIA TO MIMI (LOUDLY): “WAIT MIMI! YOU CAN HELP!â€
URANIA STOPS AT THE DOORWAY OF THE GENDER GAP
FEATHER AND EMMA STARE AT HER
URANIA SIGHS
URANIA TO FEATHER (WITHOUT LOOKING AT HIM): “THANKS FOR YOUR HELP FEATHER.â€
FEATHER: “YOU’RE WELCOME. WH-WHAT’S GOING-â€
EMMA: “HOLY CREAM PIES.â€
URANIA ROLLS HER EYES
URANIA: “OH CRAP.â€
FEATHER LOOKS UP
FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, A STICKY STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE SMACKS INTO HIS FACE
FEATHER IS THROWN OVER BACKWARDS BY THE IMPACT
HE LANDS ON THE GROUND NEXT TO EMMA
URANIA RUNS OVER TO HELP FEATHER TO HIS FEET
EMMA HELPS AS WELL
FEATHER STAND UP
HE TRIES TO PULL THE PIE OFF HIS FACE
IT WON’T BUDGE
FEATHER (VERY MUFFLED): “WAT-F-DS-STF?â€
EMMA LOOKS TO HER RIGHT: “DOUBLE HOLY CREAM PIES.â€
URANIA SPINS AROUND SO THAT THE UNBUNNED PART OF HER LONG HAIR COVERS THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE
PIES ARE COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND HITTING THE WALLS AND FLOORS EVERYWHERE
PEOPLE ARE RUNNING HELTER SKELTER, SHOUTING IN PANIC
EMMA: “WHOAH.â€
FEATHER (MUFFLED): “WHF-GOOING-UN?â€
URANIA PUTS ON A SMALL FROWN, HER HAIR STILL COVERING HALF OF HER FACE
URANIA (VERY SOFTLY TO HERSELF): “KOKO.â€
URANIA TURNS TO FEATHER, AND HER HAIR FALLS BACK TO HER SHOULDERS
URANIA TO FEATHER: “WE GOTTA GO!â€
FEATHER (MUFFLED): “WHF?â€
URANIA GRABS THE PIE TIN AND JERKS IT OFF FEATHER’S FACE
URANIA: “COME ON!â€
FEATHER RUNS OFF AFTER URANIA
EMMA STARES AFTER THEM
SUDDENLY, SHE GETS A SLY LOOK ON HER FACE
SHE RUNS OFF AFTER THEM
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER AND URANIA RUNNING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, DODOGING PIES AS THEY FALL ALL AROUND THEM
A PUMPKIN PIE LANDS SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OLD MAN’S SHOPPING CART
THE MAN LOOKS UP AT THE SKY WITH A WEIRD LOOK ON HIS FACE
MAN: “THANK YOU.â€
URANIA PULLS UP HER SKIRT SO SHE CAN RUN FASTER
FEATHER STEPS ON AN UPSIDEDOWN PIE TIN AND SLIDES UNGRACEFULLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT
URANIA RUNS AFTER HIM
THE SLIDING FEATHER IS NOW HEADING STRAIGHT FOR AN ONCOMING CAR
FEATHER: “HOLY TURNIPS!â€
URANIA LUNGES FOR FEATHER AND PUSHES HIM TO THE GROUND
THE CAR GOES OVER FEATHER AND URANIA, WITH THE TWO MUSES LYING BETWEEN THE WHEELS
FEATHER AND URANIA TAKE A DEEP BREATH
URANIA PUSHES HERSELF UP AND HELPS FEATHER TO HIS FEET
URANIA: “COME ON!â€
SHE RUNS OFF
FEATHER LIMPS AFTER HER
A STICKY VANILLA CREAM PIE HITS FEATHER IN THE BUTT
FEATHER: “WHOA!â€
FEATHER TAKES OFF RUNNING
URANIA AND FEATHER RUN FOR SIX SECONDS WORTH OF FILM
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE TWO MUSES COMING UP TO A BIG ROCK WALL
URANIA RUNS HER FINGERS ALONG THE WALL
SHE CHECKS TO SEE IF ANYONE IS WATCHING
NO ONE IS
A SECRET DOOR IN THE ROCKWAY OPENS
URANIA: “COME ON FEATHER.â€
FEATHER: “OW, OW, OW.â€
THE TWO MUSES RUN INSIDE
THE DOOR CLOSES BEHIND THEM
THEY BOTH TAKE DEEP BREATHS
URANIA WIPES SWEAT FROM HER FOREHEAD
FEATHER ADJUSTS HIS OVERCOAT
URANIA: “Y-Y-YOU OKAY?â€
FEATHER: “Y-YEAH. YOU OKAY?â€
URANIA: “I’M FINE.â€
FEATHER: “OKAY.â€
URANIA: “IVE GOTTA GO.â€
FEATHER: “OKAY. BYE URANIA.â€
URANIA: “BYE.â€
URANIA RUNS OFF
PLEASE NOTE: THE CAMERA IS NOT SHOWING US ANY OF KOKONINO COUNTY YET
FEATHER TAKES ONE LAST DEEP BREATH
THEN HE PULLS SOMETHING OUT OF HIS BAG
IT LOOKS LIKE A TANGERINE WITH BUTTONS AND A SMALL SCREEN ON IT
FEATHER PRESSES SOME BUTTONS
AN IMAGE COMES UP ON THE SCREEN
ELECTRONIC VOICE: “DESIRED PERSON OR DESTINATION?â€
FEATHER: “THE GIRL I MET AT THE MALL.â€
COMPUTER BEEPS
AN IMAGE OF EMMA STANDING WITH HER HANDS ON HER HIPS, SMILING, APPEARS ON THE SCREEN
SHE IS STANDING DIRECTLY BEHIND FEATHER
EMMA ON SCREEN: “YOU KNOW YOU’RE JUST A WEE BIT STUPID IF YOU ASK ME.â€
FEATHER: “WOWEE!â€
FEATHER SPINS AROUND, STUBBING HIS TOE ON A ROCK
FEATHER: “OW, OW, OW!â€
FEATHER HOPS AROUND HOLDING HIS FOOT
EMMA SNIGGERS
FEATHER BACKS INTO A CACTUS
FEATHER: “YOW!â€
FEATHER FALLS FACE FIRST INTO THE SAND
EMMA LAUGHS AND RUNS OVER TO HELP HIM UP
FEATHER COUGHS AND SPITS OUT SAND AS HE STANDS UP
FEATHER TO EMMA: “WH-WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?â€
EMMA: “I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU’D HELP ME.â€
FEATHER: “WELL OF COURSE I’LL HELP YOU. I MEAN I’LL GET ONE OF MY FRIENDS TO HELP YOU. BUT I CAN’T DO IT HERE. YOU’VE GOTTA GET OUT. GO BACK OUT. WE CAN HELP YOU FROM THERE.â€
EMMA: “HOW?â€
FEATHER: “IT’S A LONG STORY.â€
EMMA CLUTCHES FEATHER BY HIS OVERCOAT
EMMA: “I CAN’T GO BACK OUT THERE.â€
FEATHER: “OF-OF COURSE YOU CAN.â€
EMMA: “DRINKWATER WILL FIND ME.â€
FEATHER (DUMBLY): “TH’THAT’S NOT SO BAD. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A GOOD DRINK OF WATER.â€
EMMA: “NO YOU WACKO. DRINKWATER IS MY FOSTER FATHER.â€
FEATHER: “BUT I-â€
EMMA (SHOUTING): “HE PRACTICALLY MURDERED ME JUST NOW!â€
SILENCE
FEATHER STARES AT EMMA
EMMA SEEMS NERVOUS
EMMA: “YOU’VE GOTTA HELP ME.â€
FEATHER TAKES A DEEP BREATH
FEATHER: “OKAY. YOU CAN STAY. BUT JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.â€
EMMA JUMPS UP
EMMA: “THANK YOU.â€
FEATHER GETS TO HIS FEET
EMMA: “SO WHAT IS THIS PLACE?â€
FEATHER: “IT’S KOKONINO COUNTY.â€
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS KOKONINO COUNTY IN ALL ITS SPLENDOR
A DRAMATIC VERSION OF THE THEME STARTS PLAYING
(PLEASE NOTE: THIS DRAMATIC THEME WILL PROBABLY BE THE FIRST PIECE OF MUSIC ON THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM)
THE CAMERA MOVES SLOWLY OVER THE LANDSCAPE FOR 20 SECONDS WORTH OF FILM
FEATHER TO EMMA: “LET’S GO TO MY HOUSE.â€
EMMA: “OKAY.â€
THEY WALK OFF TO THE RIGHT
END OF SCENE
SCENE#5- AN INHUMAN STORY
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS EMMA AND FEATHER, SITTING AT FEATHER’S TABLE
EMMA IS MUNCHING ON A TASTY LOOKING CEASERS SALAD
FEATHER IS FIDGETING NERVOUSLY
EMMA LOOKS UP AT FEATHER
EMMA: “THIS IS REALLY GOOD.â€
FEATHER: “GLAD YOU LIKE IT.â€
EMMA TAKES ONE LAST BITE, SETS DOWN HER FORK, AND WIPES HER MOUTH WITH A NAPKIN
EMMA: “THANK YOU.â€
FEATHER: “YOU’RE WELCOME, UH, WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?â€
EMMA: “NAME’S EMMA.â€
FEATHER: “OH. OKAY. WELL EMMA, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE GOING NOW.â€
EMMA (STERNLY): “I TOLD YOU, I CAN’T GO.â€
FEATHER LOOKS AT HER BLANKLY
EMMA ROLLS HER EYES
EMMA: “DRINKWATER.â€
FEATHER: “YES, THAT’S A GOOD IDEA. OUR BODIES ARE 80 PERCENT OF IT AFTER ALL. I’LL GET MYSELF A GLASS.â€
EMMA: “NO YOU DOPE. HE’S MY DARN FOSTER FATHER.â€
FEATHER: “OH YES. TELL ME, WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THIS DRINKWATER?â€
EMMA: “WELL, I SHOULD PROBABLY START AT THE BEGINNING.â€
FEATHER BEGINS CLEARING THE TABLE AS EMMA SPEAKS
EMMA: “WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD, MY PARENTRS WERE KILLED IN A CAR CRASH.â€
FEATHER: “OH. I’M SORRY.â€
HE STARTS WASHING DISHES
EMMA: “AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I STAYED IN FOSTER HOMES FOR THREE YEARS. NOBODY KEPT ME FOR LONG. I WAS TOO WILD, THEY SAID. DESTRUCTIVE, THEY CALLED ME. AND MEAN. THAT WAS TOTALLY UNFAIR OF THEM. I NEVER HURT ANYONE! AT LEAST, NOT BADLY. AND I NEVER BROKE ANYTHING. WELL, AT LEAST NOT ON PURPOSE. AND IF I DID, IT WAS NEVER VERY EXPENSIVE.â€
FEATHER STARTS LOADING HIS DISHWASHER
FEATHER: “GO ON.â€
EMMA: “ANYWAY, NOBODY WOULD HAVE ME FOR LONG. NOBODY, THAT IS, UNTIL THE DRINKWATERS.â€
FEATHER: “OH YES.â€
FEATHER OPENS A CABINET, AND TAKES OUT A BLUE GLASS CUP
EMMA (GRUMPILY): “OOOOH.â€
FEATHER: “GO ON.â€
EMMA: “ANYWAY, I WENT TO THEIR HOUSE WHEN I WAS SEVEN. THEY WERE SO SWEET. THEY NEVER, EVER RAISED THEIR VOICES AT ME. AND I PULLED SOME PRETTY GOOD ONES ON THEM, TOO, ESPECIALLY MR. DRINKWATER.â€
EMMA CHUCKLES, THEN GO’S BACK TO LOOKING SERIOUS
EMMA: “ANYWAY, DARIEN DRINKWATER USED TO BE THE SWEETEST MAN YOU’D EVER MET. HE ALWAYS PUT UP WITH ME. NO MATTER HOW UGLY THE PRANK. HE’D JUST SHRUG IT OFF, AND WISK ON DOWN TO THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE TO HAVE HIS BUTT BANDAGED.â€
FEATHER: B-?â€
EMMA: “ON ACCOUNT OF THE BURNS YOU KNOW?â€
FEATHER: “BU-?â€
EMMA: “NEVER MIND. THE POINT IS, HE ALWAYS PUT UP WITH ME.â€
FEATHER TAKES A SIP OF WATER
FEATHER: “AND WHAT ABOUT HER?â€
EMMA: “MS. DRINKWATER DIED LAST YEAR.â€
FEATHER: “OH. SORRY.â€
EMMA: “YES. SHE WAS NICE. COME TO THINK OF IT, THAT’S WHERE THINGS STARTED TO GO DOWNHILL.â€
FEATHER: “HOW SO?â€
EMMA: “AFTER SHE DIED, DRINKWATER BECAME MORE IRRITABLE, AND LESS PATIENT.â€
FEATHER: “YAM?â€
FEATHER OFFERS EMMA A BOWL OF YAMS
EMMA: “NO.â€
FEATHER PUTS IT BACK ON THE COUNTER
EMMA: “ANYWAY, THIS MORNING, WHEN I CAME DOWNSTAIRS, MR. DRINKWATER WAS STANDING IN THE HALL, PLAYING WITH SOME GLASS FIGURINES THAT USED TO BELONG TO MS. DRINKWATER.â€
FEATHER PICKS UP HIS CUP, AND TAKES ANOTHER SIP
EMMA: ANYWAY, I WALKED UP TO HIM, AND HE SAID HE WAS GLAD TO SEE ME. THEN HE STARTED REPLAYING THE ACCIDENT WITH THE LITTLE FIGURINES.â€
FEATHER: “UH-HUH?â€
EMMA: “AND THEN HE ASKS ME WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.â€
FEATHER: “WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?â€
EMMA JUMPS UP
EMMA (LOUDLY AND ANGRILY): “THIS!â€
EMMA SWIPES HER ARMS ACROSS THE TABLE, AND THE FRUIT BOWL GO’S FLYING ACROSS THE ROOM, SAILS OUT THW WINDOW, AND LAND IN A COMPOST HEAP IN THE GARDEN.â€
FEATHER STARES AT EMMA IN SHOCK
EMMA: “WELL, IT WASN’T GOOD ANYWAY.â€
FEATHER: “G-GO ON.â€
EMMA: ANYWAY, THAT GOT HIM PISSED OFF TO NO END. HE PINNED ME TO THE WALL, AND TRIED TO SMACK ME. BUT I DUCKED OUT OF IT, AND GOT OUT OF THERE FAST. IT’S A GOOD THING HE’S REALLY BIG, OR HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH ME. I MANAGED TO GRAB A FEW BELONGINGS.â€
EMMA POINTS TO HER BACKPACK, LYING IN A CORNER
EMMA: “ANYWAY, I RAN TO THE MALL, AND THEN I MET YOU AND A COUPLE OF YOUR FRIENDS, AND THEN THESE HUGE CREAM PUFFS STARTED FALIING OUT OF HEAVEN, AND YOU GUYS RAN OFF.â€
FEATHER: “YOU FOLLOWED US?â€
EMMA: “APPARENTLY.â€
FEATHER GULPS DOWN THE REST OF HIS WATER, AND PLACES THE CUP IN THE DISHWASHER
EMMA: “ANYWAY, I ONLY HAVE ONE THING FROM MY PARENTS. DARIEN GAVE IT TO ME ON MY SECOND DAY WITH HIM AND ___________ DRINKWATER. HE KEPT THE OTHER HALF FOR SAFEKEEPING.â€
FEATHER: “OTHER HALF OF WHAT?â€
EMMA: THE CODED MESSAGE FROM MY PARENTS.â€
EMMA GETS UP FROM THE TABLE, WALKS OVER TO HER BACKPACK, UNZIPPS THE FRONT POCKET, AND TAKES OUT A STRIP OF PAPER
THE PAPER READS: QAZXRCGB
EMMA HOLD IT UP
FEATHER STARES AT IT
FEATHER: “QUAZ-XRERCE-GEEBEE? WHAT ON EARTH DOES THAT MEAN?â€
EMMA: “I HAVE NO CLUE.â€
FEATHER SCRATCHES HIS BEAK
EMMA STARTS TO WALK OVER TO THE TABLE AS SHE SAYS HER NEXT LINE
EMMA: “THE THING IS… I’M TIRED OF LIVING WITH FOSTER PARENTS. I JUST WISH I COULD HAVE MY FAMILY BACK. I THOUGHT THE DRINKWATERS SEEMED LIKE FAMILY. BUT I WAS WRONG.â€
EMMA SITS DOWN
SHE PUTS HER HEAD IN HER HANDS
THREE SECOND PAUSE, AS FEATHER STARES AT EMMA WITH CONCERN
WHEN EMMA’S FACE EMERGES, IT IS COVERED IN TEARS
FEATHER REACHES INTO HIS YELLOW PURSE, AND TAKES OUT A LITTLE SILK HANDKERCHIEF
FEATHER: “HERE.â€
FEATHER HANDS EMMA THE HANDKERCHIEF
EMMA: “THANK YOU.â€
EMMA DRIES HER EYES
END OF SCENE
SCENE #6- THE NEW MUSES/ INTELLIGENT AIR
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FEATHER: “DON’T WORRY. WE’RE HERE TO HELP.â€
EMMA: “WHO’S HERE TO HELP?â€
FEATHER: “WE ARE. THE MUSES OF KOKONINO COUNTY.â€
EMMA (CONFUSED): “WEREN’T THE MUSES GREEK GODESSES?â€
FEATHER: “YES. THOSE WERE THE OLD MUSES. WE’RE NEW MUSES.â€
EMMA: “WHAT DO THE NEW MUSES DO?â€
FEATHER (PROUDLY): “WELL, WE FIND PEOPLE IN NEED OF HELP, AND WE GIVE THEM HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.â€
EMMA: “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?â€
FEATHER SITS DOWN AT THE TABLE ACROSS FROM EMMA
FEATHER: “LET ME EXPLAIN.â€
A SLIDE SHOW OF GREEK ART, DEPICTING THE ORIGINAL NINE MUSES BEGINS
FEATHER: “ONCE APOUN A TIME, THERE WERE NINE MUSES. ALL OF THEM WERE GREEK. AND THEY WERE ALL FEMALE. THEY WERE LIKE JUNIOR GODDESSES. THEY EACH SPECIALIZED IN SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THEY HAD MUSES FOR DANCE, THEATER, HISTORY, EPIC POETRY, LYRIC POETRY, ASTRONOMY, AND THREE OTHERS I CAN’T REMEMBER.â€
RETURN TO FEATHER’S HOUSE
EMMA: “THE GREEKS WERE GOOD AT POTTERY. MAYBE THEY HAD A MUSE FOR IT.â€
FEATHER: “I DON’T KNOW. THEY’RE GOOD AT SPINACH PIE AS WELL. BUT I DON’T THINK THEY HAVE A MUSE FOR IT.â€
EMMA: “GO ON.â€
RETURN TO SLIDE SHOW
FEATHER: “ANCIENT GREEK ARTISTS WERE JUST LIKE THE ARTISTS OF TODAY. NERVOUS, AND DEPRESSED. THEY WOULD STARE LONG AND HARD AT THEIR COMPUTERS, WONDERING WHY THERE WERE NEVER ENOUGH GOOD IDEAS. MAKING ART WAS VERY STRESSFUL.â€
RETURN TO FEATHER’S HOUSE
EMMA: “UM, ARE YOU SURE THE ANCIENT GREEKS HAD COMPUTERS?â€
FEATHER: “I AM SORRY. I MEANT TO SAY TYPEWRITERS.â€
EMMA: “CONTINUE PLEASE.â€
RETURN TO SLIDE SHOW
FEATHER: “BUT THE GREEKS HAD A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULD INVOKE THEIR MUSE. THIS MEANT THAT THEY WOULD CALL ON THE MUSE OF THEIR PARTICULAR ART, AND THE MUSE WOULD WHISPER SUGGESTIONS IN THEIR EAR.â€
RETURN TO FEATHER’S HOUSE
EMMA: “HOW DID IT WORK?â€
FEATHER: “I DON’T KNOW. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY LOW TECH THOUGH. MAYBE THEY WENT DOOR TO DOOR.â€
EMMA SCOFFS
FEATHER: ANYWAY, IT’S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT TODAY. PEOPLE STILL NEED HELP SOMETIMES. AND WE HELP THEM. WE HAVE MUSES FOR MORE MODERN THINGS LIKE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, AND GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE. THERE ARE OTHERS TOO. MUSES OF BAD POETRY, ANIMALS, TUNES AND TRICKS, FACTOIDS, AND ASTRONOMY.â€
EMMA LEANS TOWARDS FEATHER, LOOKING CURIOUS
FEATHER: “I’M THE MUSE OF PLANTS, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED. URANIA IS THE MUSE OF ASTRONOMY. SHE’S THE ONLY OLD MUSE WHO DECIDED TO CONTINUE HER JOB. HER EIGHT OTHER SISTERS LIVE IN A RETIREMENT HOME NOT FAR FROM HERE.â€
EMMA: “HOW DO THE NEW MUSES INTERACT WITH PEOPLE?â€
FEATHER: “WITH A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED BIT OF TECHNOLOGY CALLED INTELLIGENT AIR.â€
EMMA BURSTS OUT LAUGHING
FEATHER CAN’T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S SO FUNNY
EMMA: “THAT’S A GOOD ONE.â€
FEATHER REACHES INTO HIS PURSE, AND PULLS OUT HIS I.A TERMINAL
FEATHER: “EMMA’S HOUSE PLEASE.â€
AN IMAGE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN
IT IS THE DRINKWATER’S FRONT DOOR
EMMA: “HOLY COW.â€
EMMA STARES AT THE IMAGE
FEATHER: “MAY I?â€
EMMA: “SURE.â€
FEATHER: “EMMA’S ROOM.â€
THE IMAGE CHANGES
WE CAN NOW SEE EMMA’S BEDROOM DOOR
IT IS OPEN
EMMA: “LOOK INSIDE.â€
THE IMAGE CHANGES
EMMA: “WOW. THIS THING IS- WAIT A MINUTE.â€
MR. DRINKWATER CAN BE SEEN ON THE SCREEN
HE IS ROOTING THROUGH EMMA’S DRESSER DRAWERS
EMMA: “HEY! GET OUT OF THEIR.â€
MR. DRINKWATER ON SCREEN: “NO! I’VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH! NO MORE!â€
EMMA GASPS
EMMA (QUITELY): “CAN HE HEAR US?â€
FEATHER: “YES.â€
MR. DRINKWATER ON SCREEN: “WHAT?â€
FEATHER (QUITELY): “ZOOM IN.â€
THE CAMERA ZOOMS IN
MR. DRINKWATER ON SCREEN: “AHHA!â€
DRINKWATER IS HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A CODE ON IT
THE CODE READS: 97YR00WWBB
EMMA (QUIETLY): “OH MY GOD. I JUST REMEMBERED. I LEFT THE OTHER HALF OF THE CODED MESSAGE FROM MY PARENTS AT HOME. HE MUST WANT IT FOR SOMETHING.â€
FEATHER: “BUT WHAT?â€
EMMA: “I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT’S FOR. HOW COULD HE HAVE ANY CLUE?â€
FEATHER SUDDENLY LIGHTS UP
FEATHER: “COME ON EMMA! LET’S GO SEE CHAD, THE MUSE OF HARDWARE!â€
FEATHER TAKES EMMA HAND, AND PULLS HER FROM THE HOUSE
END OF SCENE
SCENE#7-CHAD’S LAB
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LARGE, FACTORY LIKE BUILDING (CHAD’S LAB)
INTELLIGENT AIR STEAM IS ISSUING FROM THE THREE SMOKESTACKS ON THE ROOF
FEATHER: “CHAD INDUSTRIES.â€
EMMA: “WOW.â€
FEATHER AND EMMA WALK TOWARDS THE DOORS, WHICH OPEN AUTOMATICALLY
THEY ARE NOW INSIDE A HUGE DOME SHAPED ROOM
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF SCIENTIFIC LOOKING THINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE
EMMA STARES IN SHOCK
FEAHTER FIDGETS NERVOUSLY
EMMA: “WHAT DOES IT ALL DO?â€
FEATHER: UM, WELL IT, IT’S A COMPLICATED-ER-UM-IT-IT DOES-â€
EMMA: “HEY LOOK! THERE’S A TELESCOPE OVER THERE!â€
EMMA WALKS OFF TOWARDS THE HUGE TELESCOPE
FEATHER FOLLOWS
EMMA CLIMBS UP SOME STAIRS TOWARDS THE EYEPIECE
SHE PEERS INTO IT, AS FEATHER CLIMBS CLUMSILY UP THE STEPS
EMMA: “OOOH.â€
FEATHER TRIPS
FEATHER: “OOOH!â€
EMMA ADJUSTS A KNOB ON THE EYEPIECE
EMMA: “AHHH.â€
FEATHER BUMPS HIS SHIN ON ANOTHER STEP
FEATHER: “AHHH!â€
EMMA: ‘FEATHER COME LOOK.â€
FEATHER: “C-COMING.â€
FEATHER MAKES IT TO THE TOP OF THE STEPS, AND WALKS OVER TO THE EYEPIECE
HE PEERS INTO IT
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER’S VIEW THROUGH THE EYEPIECE
A LARGE RINGSHAPED OBJECT IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE EYEPIECE
FEATHER PULLS BACK: “IT-IT’S A GIANT D-D-OOOOOH-â€
HE FALLS OVER BACKWARDS
THE SCREEN GOES BLACK
END OF SCENE
SCENE#8- “IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PLECISE.â€
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS EMMA’S FACE COMING BLURILY INTO VIEW
EMMA: “FEATHER?â€
FEATHER OPENS HIS EYES WITH A DORKY EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE
FEATHER: “HI.â€
EMMA: “YOU PASSED OUT.â€
FEATHER: “ARE YOU AN ANGEL?â€
EMMA: “I’M EMMA. I’M THE DRINKWATER GIRL.â€
FEATHER: “OH THANKS. I AM FEELING A LITTLE PARCHED.â€
EMMA GRUMBLES
EMMA: “WHERE’S CHAD?â€
FEATHER SUDDENLY COMES TO HIS SENSES AND SITS UPRIGHT
FEATHER: “HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN OUT?â€
EMMA: “THREE MINUTES.â€
EMMA HELPS FEATHER TO HIS FEET
EMMA: “CHAD.â€
FEATHER: “OH YES, LET’S GO AND FIND HIM.â€
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS A LONG WHITE HALLWAY
THERE ARE MANY DOORS ON EITHER SIDE
FEATHER: “CHAD’S MANY LABS.â€
EMMA: “DOES HE DO ALL THIS WORK BY HIMSELF?â€
FEATHER: “WELL I HEARD HE EMPLOYS ROBOTS TO HELP OUT WITH THE DIRTY WORK. HE DOES ALL OF THE ACTUAL INVENTING THOUGH.â€
[[EMMA AND FEATHER STOP NEXT TO A BILL-BOARD
IN THE CENTER OF THE BILL-BOARD, ARE THE DESIGNES FOR CHAD’S ROLLER-COASTER, ‘BARF CANYON.’
FEATHER SHUDDERS
EMMA: “BARF CANYON?â€
FEATHER: “TRUST ME. KOKOPELLI NEVER SHOULD HAVE TOLD CHAD ABOUT THAT DREAM OF HIS.â€
EMMA: “KOKOPELLI?â€
FEATHER GULPS
EMMA: “IS HE THE EVIL MUSE OR SOMETHING?â€
FEATHER: “WELL, IN A WAY SORT OF. A GOOD SORT OF WAY. SORT OF GOOD.â€
THEY START WALKING AGAIN]]
EMMA: “HOW DOES INTELLIGENT AIR WORK?â€
FEATHER (AKWARDLY): “WELL IT-ER-IT-OH, HERE IT IS.â€
FEATHER POINTS TO A DOOR TO THE LEFT
THE SIGN ON THE DOOR READS ‘TEACH LAB’
FEATHER: “THIS IS WHERE CHAD SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME. HE-â€
SUDDENLY, THE VOICE OF KOKOPELLI, STARTS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DOOR, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY AJAR
KOKOPELLI: “MISSED, MISSED, MISSED. WOLTHLESS PIECE OF JUNK!â€
FEATHER: “OH VENUS FLYTRAP.â€
EMMA: “WHAT’S WRONG?â€
FEATHER JERKS HIS THUMB TOWARD THE DOOR
FEATHER: “HIM.â€
EMMA AND FEATHER LEAN TOWARDS THE DOOR TO LISTEN
A SECOND VOICE, THIS TIME THE VOICE OF CHAD, CAN NOW
BE HEARD FROM WITHIN THE ROOM
CHAD: “NOT WORTHLESS. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE MACHINE LACKS PRECISION. IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PRECISE.â€
THE SHOT CHANGES
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS KOKOPELLI TALKING TO CHAD
KOKOPELLI APPEARS TO BE A HUMAN SHAPED FORM, WITH A SQUARE HEAD, SMALL WAIST, AND SIX THIN SPIKES OF HAIR (PLUS NO FACIAL FEATTURES) MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF SWIRLING DARK FOG, AND BLACKNESS
HE LOOKS LIKE A BLACK HOLE IN HUMAN FORM
HE IS ALSO SLIGHTLY TRANSPARENT, AND CAN MORPH INTO ANY SHAPE HE WANTS
KOKOPELLI’S SHADOWY BODY, SUDDENLY MORPHS INTO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A SHADOW VERSION OF CHAD
KOKOPELLI (IMITATING CHAD’S VOICE RUDELY): “IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PLECISE.â€
EMMA (SOFTLY): “WOW.â€
FEATHER: “HOW DOES HE DO THAT?â€
KOKOPELLI MORPHS BACK TO HIS NATRUAL FORM
KOKOPELLI: “ANY IDIOT CAN SEE IT NEEDS TO BE MORE PLECISE. NOW CAN WE JUST STOP ALGUING, AND GET TO WOLK?â€
CHAD: “SCIENTISTS APPRECIATE ARGUMENTS. IT HELPS US TO SHARPEN OUR WITS, AND IMPROVE THE MIND.â€
KOKOPELLI: “THEN YOU MUST HAVE HAD HALF AN ALGUMENT.â€
EMMA GIGGLES
FEATHER GULPS
CHAD: “WE CAME CLOSE.â€
KOKOPELLI: “NOT CLOSE ENOUGH. IF ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS THLOW PIES AT FEATHER, WE’D BE FINISHED. HE’S SO DUMB I CAN DO IT BY HAND.â€
EMMA: “WELL THAT WASN’T VERY NICE.â€
FEATHER SMILES NERVOUSLY
KOKOPELLI: “BUT ULANIA IS HALDER. SHE’S SMALTER. AND WOLSE, SHE’S ON TO ME. I CAN’T GET WITHIN ALMS LEACH.â€
CHAD: “ADJUSTMENTS ARE POSSIBLE.â€
KOKOPELLI: “LEALLY?â€
CHAD WALKS OVER TO A TABLE WITH SOME BLUEPRINTS ON IT, AND UNROLLS THEM
CHAD: “LET’S REVIEW HOW THE MACHINERY WORKS.â€
KOKOPELLI MORPHS INTO A SHADOWY WHIRLWIND, AND SPINS HIS WAY OVER TO CHAD, SENDING PAPERS FLYING EVERYWHERE
CHAD’S HAT FALLS OFF, AND HIS DREADLOCKS BECOME FRAZZLED
CHAD CALMLY PUTS HIS HAT ONTO HIS FRAZZLED HEAD, AND CONTINUES WITH HIS EXPLANATION
CHAD: “YOU RECENTLY GAVE URANIA A NEW HAIR RIBBON, WHICH WAS SECRETLY IMPLANTED WITH A POWERFUL RADIO TRANSMITTER. THE RIBBON SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, WHICH COMPUTES HER EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. IT THEN BEAMS THE DATA TO COMPUTERS HER IN MY LAB, WHICH ADJUST THE FLINGER ARM, TO CATAPULT IN HER DIRECTION.â€
KOKOPELLI (IN BORED VOICE): “AMAZING. A TOTAL BLAIN STIMULANT.â€
HE WHIPS OUT HIS SHADOWY FLUTE FROM NOWHERE, AND BEGINS TO PLAY
FEATHER: “HOW DOES HE DO THAT?â€
CHAD: “THE PROBLEM WITH GPS IS THAT IT ISN’T PRECISE ENOUGH. IT CAN ONLY PINPOINT URANIA’S POSITION TO WITHIN TEN FEET.â€
KOKOPELLI INCREASES THE VOLUME OF HIS FLUTE PLAYING
CHAD (LOUDLY): “URANIA IS ALSO A MOVING TARGET. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE PIE TO TRAVEL FROM HERE TO HER. BY THE TIME IT LANDS, SHE’S MOVED ON. IT CAN’T KEEP UP WITH HER.â€
KOKOPELLI STOPS PLAYING HIS FLUTE
HE MORPHS INTO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A BED MADE OUT OF SHADOWS
EMMA: “WOW.â€
FEATHER: “WOW.â€
CHAD ROLLS HIS EYES, AND WALKS AROUND TO THE HEAD OF THE BED
HE PULLS BACK SOME SHADOWY COVERS, AND CLIMBS INTO THE KOKO BED
CHAD: “KOKO.â€
NO REPLY
CHAD (LOUDLY): “KOKO!â€
KOKOPELLI’S TORSO AND HEAD APPEAR FROM WITHIN THE BED
HE IS WEARING A NIGHTCAP
KOKOPELLI: “I’M UP!â€
CHAD: “THERE’S STILL HOPE, IF WE USE, SMART PIES.â€
KOKOPELLI: “DON’T ALL PIES SMALT WHEN THEY HIT YOU?â€
THE TRICKSTER CACKLES
EMMA LETS OUT A LITTLE SNIGGER
FEATHER: “HOW DOES HE?-â€
CHAD: “IF THERE WERE SOME WAY WE COULD PUT INTELLIGENCE DIRECTLY INTO THE PIES THEMSELVES, WE COULD CAPTURE IMAGES AND WIRE THEM DIRECTLY TO THE PIE’S MEMORY CIRCUITS.â€
KOKOPELLI: “YOU’RE LEALLY BOLING YOU KNOW.â€
CHAD: “KOKO DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO OWES YOU A FAVOR?â€
KOKOPELLI: “COULD BE ARRANGED.â€
CHAD: “SOMEONE WHO WOULD STAY NEAR THE OBJECTIVE AT ALL TIMES?â€
KOKOPELLI: “SOMEONE SOLT OF STUPID. WHO WOULD JUST LULL ALOUND AND NOT BOTHER TO THINK TOO MUCH?â€
CHAD: “LET US SAY PATIENT. NOT STUPID KOKOPELLI.â€
KOKOPELLI: “WHATEVER CHAD.â€
CHAD: “WELL THEN-â€
CHAD’S VOICE DROPS TO A LOW WHISPER
EMMA AND FEATHER STRAIN TO HEAR
CHAD: “MURMER-MURMER-MURMER-CAMERA-BLA-BLA-BLA-BLA-BROADCAST-YA-YA-YADA-RELAY-DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH-IMAGE.â€
EMMA: “WOW.â€
FEATHER: “WHAT DID HE-â€
KOKOPELLI SUDDENLY MORPHS INTO HIS NATRUAL FORM AGAIN, WITH CHAD IN HIS ARMS
KOKOPELLI: “CHAD I TAKE BACK EVELYTHING BAD I EVER SAID ABOUT YOU. AND EVELYTHING ANBODY ELSE SAID EITHER.â€
KOKOPELLI PUTS CHAD DOWN
CHAD BRUSHES HIMSELF OFF
KOKOPELLI: “HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE IT FINISHED?â€
CHAD: “I’LL PUT IN AN ALL-NIGHTER. IT’LL BE READY BY MORNING.â€
KOKOPELLI: “PLAISE THE LEMON MELINGUE GODS!â€
KOKOPELLI SKIPS OFF TOWARDS THE DOOR, STRAIGHT TOWARDS EMMA AND FEATHER
FEATHER: “OH VENUS FLYTRAP!â€
KOKOPELLI SUDDENLY MORPHS INTO A SHADOWY VENUS FLYTRAP WITH LEGS
A FLY FLIES INTO HIS MOUTH, AND HE SNAPS
FEATHER (SOFTLY): “EMMA GO!â€
EMMA: “WHY?â€
FEATHER: “JUST GO. GET OUT OF HERE NOW.â€
EMMA RUNS OFF, JUST AS KOKO REACHES THE DOOR, STILL IN FLYTRAP FORM
FEATHER OPENS THE DOOR
KOKOPELLI: “GOT ANY BUGS BUDDY?â€
FEATHER: “YES, I DO. AN ENTIRE ARMY OF APHIDS IN THE CABAGE PATCH. NOT TO MENTION THE HUNGER BUG IN MY STOMACH. I HAVEN’T HAD A DECENT DONUT FOR A LONG TIME.â€
KOKOPELLI SNAPS AT ANOTHER FLY
FEATHER WINCES AS KOKO CHEWS IT UP
KOKOPELLI: “FEATHER-â€
HE CHANGES BACK INTO HIS REGULAR FORM
KOKOPELLI: – “YOU, ARE PELFECT.â€
FEATHER: “THAT CAN’T BE GOOD. I DON’T KNOW WHY. BUT IT CAN’T BE GOOD.â€
KOKOPELLI: “GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP FEATHER. I NEED RESTED AND SMART. I MEAN, RESTED.â€
KOKOPELLI SNIGGERS
FEATHER GULPS
KOKOPELLI: “GO, GO, GO!â€
FEATHER RUNS OFF NERVOUSLY
KOKOPELLI CACKLES EVILY
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS EMMA PEERING AT KOKO FROM BEHIND ANOTHER LAB DOOR
EMMA: “WOW.â€
END OF SCENE
SCENE#9-KOKOPELLI
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER’S BEDSIDE TABLE
A LARGE MASK SHAPED LIKE FEATHER’S HEAD IS SITTING ON THE TABLE, FACING AWAY FROM THE CAMERA
FEATHER HAS PULLED THE COVERS OVER HIS HEAD SO WE CAN’T SEE HIM WITHOUT THE MASK
SUDDENLY, A LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS RAPPING SOUND STARTS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE
FEATHER YELPS, AND SITS UP STRAIGHT WITH THE BLANKET OVER HIS HEAD
HIS ARM REACHES OUT, AND PULLS THE MASK OFF THE BEDSIDE TABLE
THE RAPPING CONTINUES
FEATHER (SLEEPILY): COMING
FEATHER PUTS ON HIS MASK (UNDER THE COVERS), AND THEN HOPS OUT OF BED AND WALKS OVER TO THE DOOR, WHERE THE RAPPING SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM
FEATHER REACHES FOR THE KNOB, BUT IT SUDDENLY TURNS BY ITSELF
FEATHER WINCES
THE DOOR OPENS
EMMA IS STANDING THERE, BUT HER HANDS ARE IN HER POCKETS
FEATHER: EMMA? HOW’D YOU? WHERE’S THE?-
SUDDENLY A SMALL KEY MADE OUT OF SHADOW, FLOATS UP TO FEATHER’S EYE LEVEL
FEATHER STARES AT THE KEY
KEY (KOKOPELLI): GOT ANY COFFEE?
FEATHER: UMMMM.
FEATHER TURNS AROUND AND WALKS OVER TO THE PANTRY
HE OPENS A CABINET
THE KEY JANGLES
EMMA GIGGLES
FEATHER: UH NO COFFEE.
THE KEY MAKES AN EXTRA BIG JANGLE, AND WITH A SNAP, KOKOPELLI APPEARS, LYING ON FEATHER’S BED WITH HIS FEET ON THE PILLOW
KOKOPELLI: THAT’S OKAY. I’VE HAD FOULTEEN CUPS ALLEADY.
FEATHER: KOKOPELLI?
KOKOPELLI SITS UP
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, IF YOUR BLAIN IS ALOUND HERE SOMEWHERE, I’M GOING TO FIND IT.
KOKO TAKES THE PILLOWCASE OFF THE PILLOW, AND PUTS HIS HEAD INSIDE IT
KOKOPELLI: HELLO————-? ANYBODY SEE SOMETHING LOOK LIKE A SMALL PULPLISH LAISIN? HELLO ANYBODY?
EMMA LAUGHS
FEATHER LOOKS SOMEWHAT HURT
KOKOPELLI TAKES THE PILLOWCASE OFF HIS HEAD
FEATHER STARES AT HIM
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, WHY DIDN’T YOU INTLODUCE ME TO YOUR LITTLE HUMAN FLIEND? SHE’S LEALLY QUITE LEMALKABLE. WE’VE BEEN HAVING A GLAND TIME.
FEATHER COCKS HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT, AND LOOKS CONFUSED
FEATHER: YOU HAVE?
EMMA STEPS FORWARD
EMMA: YES. KOKO HAS ALREADY BEEN A BIG HELP. HE GOT ME THE CODED MESSAGE FROM DRINKWATER.
FEATHER STARES AT EMMA
FEATHER: KOKOPELLI…HELPED?
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS KOKOPELLI, WHO IS BOUNCING ON THE BED IN A QUICK BUT GENTLE RHYTHM
KOKOPELLI (WHILE BOUNCING): OF COULSE YOU LUMMOX. EASIEST THING IN THE WOLD FOR ME.
KOKO HOPS OFF THE BED, DRAGGING THE BLANKET ALONG WITH HIM
HE WHIPS OUT HIS SHADOW FLUTE
KOKOPELLI: DIALED IN THE I.A NETWOLK CODE ON MY FLUTE BUTTONS, AND PEEKED AT HER HOUSE. INSPILED A COUPLE OF NEIGHBOR BOYS TO SNEAK OUT FOR SOME MIDNIGHT SKATEBOALDING-
-KOKO WAVES HIS HANDS LIKE A MAGICIAN, AND HIS SHADOW FLUTE VANISHES-
KOKOPELLI (CONTINUED):-AND IT DIDN’T TAKE MUCH TO CONVINCE THEM TO THLOW A LOCK THLOUGH DLINKWATEL’S WINDOW. AND WHEN THE CLASH WOKE HIM UP, THE FILST THING HE CHECKED ON OF COULSE, WAS THE SECLET MESSAGE.
KOKO MAKES A STRANGE SPUTTERING NOISE, AND A SLIP OF PAPER SLIDES OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE HIS MOUTH OUGHT TO BE
EMMA STEPS OVER AND TAKES IT OUT, SNIGGERING ALL THE WHILE
FEATHER LOOKS AT THE PIECE OF PAPER
IT READS: QFNBSDBL8L7YR00WWCB
EMMA CLUTCHES THE PAPER TO HER CHEST
FEATHER SCRATCHES HIS BEAK AS THOUGH ATTEMPTING TO THINK
EMMA SMILES
END OF SCENE 9
SCENE#10-THE BRIBE
KOKOPELLI COUGHS
KOKOPELLI: THAT LEMINDS FEATHER. I BLOUGHT YOU A PLEASANT.
KOKO LAYS OUT TWO RECTANGULAR BOXES ON THE TABLE (ONE IS RED, AND ONE IS GREEN)
KOKOPELLI: PICK A PACKAGE.
FEATHER LOOKS AT THE PACKAGES SLEEPILY
HE WAVES HIS HAND TOWARDS THE GREEN ONE ON THE RIGHT
KOKOPELLI SNATCHES UP THE RECK PACAKGE, AND MAKES IT VANISH WITH A FLICK OF HIS FINGERS
FEATHER STARES IN SHOCK
FEATHER: HOW DID YOU?-
KOKOPELLI: YOU CAN HAVE THIS ONE NOW. THE OTHER ONE IS FOR AFTELWALD.â€
FEATHER: AFTERWARD?
KOKOPELLI: AFTER, YOU DO ME A LITTLE FAVOR.â€
FEATHER: UM, I’M NOT-
KOKO WAVES HIS HANDS, AND THE PACKAGE UNRAPS ITSELF
THE BOX SPRINGS OPEN
INSIDE THE BOX, IS A MULTIPLE ASSORTMENT OF FEATHER’S FAVORITE DONUTS
FEATHER’S STOMACH GROWLS
HE PUTS HIS LEFT HAND OVER IT
EMMA GIGGLES
FEATHER WHIMPERS A BIT
THEN HE LUNGES FOR THE NEAREST JELLY DONUT
KOKO PULLS THE BOX AWAY
KOKOPELLI: YOU CAN HAVE IT, AFTER I GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT!
FEATHER BACKS OFF
HE SIGHS
THEN HE LOOKS DOWN AT THE BOX
THE DONUTS HAVE VANISHED
FEATHER STARES DOPILY
KOKOPELLI WALKS OVER TO FEATHER’S FIREPLACE, AND TRANSFORMS INTO A SHADOWY FLAME, IGNITIING A STRANGE BLACK FIRE IN THE HEARTH
FEATHER JUMPS UP OUT OF HIS SEAT, SUDDENLY LOOKING VERY AWAKE
KOKOPELLI APPEARS AGAIN WITH A FLASH
KOKOPELLI: GOOD, YOU’RE AWAKE.
FEATHER: HOW DID YOU DO?-
KOKOPELLI: NOW FEATHER, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, IS SPEND TIME WITH ULANIA. SPEND ALL YOUR TIME WITH HER IN FACT. STAY AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN, AND DON’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF HER FOR EVEN A SECOND.
FEATHER: HOW COME?
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, IF YOU DON’T WANT THE SECOND BOX OF DONUTS, THEN DON’T HELP ME. ENJOY THE FIRST, AND I’LL RUN ALONG.
FEATHER: NEXT BOX OF-
KOKOPELLI PUTS HIS HANDS ON HIS HIPS
EMMA SMILES MYSTERYOUSLY
FEATHER STARES FOR THREE SECONDS
FEATHER TAKES A DEEP BREATH
FEATHER: I’LL DO IT.
KOKOGIVES A LITTLE SKIP
KOKOPELLI: EXCELLENT!
KOKO SLAPS HIMSELF DELIBERATLY IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND HIS HAIR SUDDENLY SEEMS TO GROW LONGER
FEATHER AND EMMA STARE, AS THE TRICKSTER’S SPIKEY HAIR FALLS DOWN OVER HIS BODY, COVERING HIM LIKE SHADOWY BLACK NOODLES
KOKO’S HANDS APPEAR FROM WITHIN THE STRINGY TENT
HE CLAPS THEM, AND THE STRINGS FALL OFF TO THE FLOOR
FEATHER STARES
KOKO SNAPS AT FEATHER
KOKOPELLI: TAKE OFF YOUR HEADLESS FEATHER.
FEATHER TAKES OFF THE HEADRESS, BUT LEAVES THE MASK OVER HIS FACE
THE CAMERA NEVER SHOWS THE BACK OF FEATHER’S HEAD, WITHOUT THE HEADRESS
KOKO SLAPS HIS HANDS AGAIN, AND A SMALL CAMERA-LIKE THING, APPEARS IN THEM
KOKO POINTS THE FOURTH FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND, TO THE STRINGY THINGS ON THE FLOOR
THE STRINGY THING SUDDENLY GIVE OFF AN ELECTRIC SPARK
APPARENTLY THEY ARE WIRES
FEATHER SHIVERS NEARVOUSLY
EMMA STARES CURIOUSLY
KOKO ATTACHES THE CAMERA TO THE LONG WIRES
KOKOPELLI: HMMM. JUST NEEDS A BIT OF A TLIM
KOKOPELLI VANISHES, AND A SHADOWY PAIR OF SCISSORS APPEARS IN HIS PLACE
THE SCISSORS CUT THE WIRES, WHICH GIVE OFF A HUGE ELECTRICAL SPARK
THE SPARK DOES NO DAMAGE TO EMMA OR FEATHER, BUT HEADS STRAIGHT FOR FEATHER’S ALREADY PARTLY DISMANTLED BED, SETTING IT ON FIRE
FEATHER: VENUS FLY-
KOKO APPEARS WITH A LOUD PUFF OF SMOKE, AND A SOUND LIKE A CANNON
FEATHER SQUAKS IN ALARM
KOKOPELLI: DONE!
FEATHER TURNS TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
THERE ARE WIRES PROTRUDING FROM HIS SLEEVES, ATTACHED TO HIS GLOVES, AS WELL AS WIRES ATTACHED TO HIS FLIP-FLOPS
THE LITTLE CAMERA CAN BE SEEN, PROTRUDING FROM BENEATH HIS HEADRESS, WHICH HAS SOMEHOW APPEARED ON HIS HEAD AGAIN, VIA KOKO’S MAGIC
FEATHER: WHAT IN THORNY DEVIL’S NAME IS THE POINT OF THIS?
KOKOPELLI: THIS CAMELA SEES WHAT YOU SEE. IT SEES WHAT CAN BE SEEN. WHENEVER YOU ARE SEEING THINGS IN FLONT OF YOU. I WANT YOU TO SEE ULANIA, AND LET THE CAMELA SEE HER TOO. ULANIA MUST BE SEEN. DO YOU SEE?
EMMA SNIGGERS
FEATHER RAIES A FINGER
FEATHER: YOU-WANT-ME…TO TAKEC PICTURES OF URANIA?
KOKO PATS FEATHER ON THE BACK
KOKOPELLI: FEATHER, IT’S GOOD TO HAVE A FLIEND AS DUMB AS YOU.
KOKOPELLI VANISHES WITH A POP, AND MUCH TO FEATHER’S SHOCK, SO DOES EMMA
FEATHER STUMBLES BACKWARD INTO THE FLAMING BED
HE JUMPS UP WITH A YELP, AND RUN STRAIGHT INTO A WALL
THEN HE FALLA OVER BACKWARDS, ONTO A SMALL BABY CACTUS
FEATHER MOANS
THEN HE PICKS HIMSELF UP, AND WALKS OVER TO THE TABLE WITH THE DONUT BOX
HIS STOMACH GROWLS
HE LICKS HIS LIPS
DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS AS FEATHER OPENS THE BOX
THE MUSIC STOPS, AS FEATHER REALIZES, THAT ALL THE DONUTS, HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WITH BROCCOLI
FEATHER’S SHOULDERS DROOP
FEATHER: HOW DID HE-
END OF SCENE
SCENE#11-STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER AND EMMA, WALKING ALONG THROUGH THE DESERT OF KOKONINO COUNTY
EMMA IS CARRYING A LARGE BLACK LEATHER VALISE, WITH A GOLD C MONOGRAMMED NEAR THE HANDLE
FEATHER DOESN’T SEEM TO NOTICE THIS
THE SUN IS STILL RISING
FEATHER APPEARS TO BE MUMBLING TO HIMSELF
FEATHER (MUMBLING VOICE): BROCCOLI. I’M SICK OF BROCCOLI.
FEATHER STOPS IN HIS TRACKS, BUT EMMA KEEPS WALKING
FEATHER STARTS TO SCRATCH HIMSELF
FEATHER: DARN WIRES.
[[A SMALL GREEN LIZARD SCURRIES ACROSSS FEATHER’S PATH AS HE ITCHES
FEATHER GETS STARTLED, AND RUNS TO CATCH UP WITH EMMA
EMMA: YOU SURE YOU’RE AN ALL POWERFUL PLANT GOD? YOU AIN’T MUCH SMARTER THEN MOST MORTALS.
FEATHER STOPS AGAIN, AND LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET
FEATHER SIGHS
EMMA DOESN’T SEEM TO NOTICE]]
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE BOTTOM OF THE HUGE PILLAR, WITH URANIA’S HOUSE AT THE TOP
THE PILLAR IS HUGE (IT WOULD TAKE FIVE MINUTES, JUST TO WALK AROUND IT AT A BRISK PACE)
THERE IS AN ELABORATE MAILBOX NEAR THE STAIRS
HIDDEN JOKE: THE PILOT ISSUE OF MUSE CAN BE SEEN AMONG SOME MADE UP ASTROLOGY MAGAZINES. YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY TO SPOT IT.
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH
FEATHER DOES THE SAME
EMMA: HOW MANY STAIRS YOU SUPPOSE?
FEATHER: 1,000 & 50 SOMETHING I THINK.
EMMA: UGH!
FEATHER: WELL, WE’VE GOT TO CLIMB THEM.
FEATHER PAUSES AS HE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE FIRST STEP
FEATHER LOOKS UP TO THE TOP OF THE PILLAR
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE PILLAR FROM THE BOTTOM, LOOKING UP.
FEATHER FROWNS, THEN TURNS TO LOOK AT EMMA
FEATHER (PUZZLED): WHY, MUST WE CLIMB THEM?
EMMA: KOKOPELLI.
FEATHER TURNS TO LOOK AT THE STAIRS
HE STARTS CLIMBING
EMMA FOLLOWS
FEATHER (SLIGHTLY OUT OF BREATH): WATCH…URANIA. WATCH URANIA.
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS FEATHER AND EMMA A LITTLE FURTHER UP
EMMA COLLAPSES
FEATHER STOPS
EMMA PANTS
FEATHER: ARE YOU OKAY?
EMMA LOOKS UP AT HIM
EMMA: YOU KNOW THOSE LORD OF THE RING MOVIES THAT ALL THE MORTALS LOVE?
FEATHER: THE ONE WITH THE CRABBY LITTLE GUY AND THE OVERSTUFFED SUITCASE?
EMMA PANTS SOME MORE
EMMA: SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THIS REMINDS OF THE PART IN VOLUME 3 WHEN TWO OF THE HOBBITS ARE CLIMBING A HUGE STAIRCASE, AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO END.
FEATHER TAKES A DEEP BREATH
HE STARTS WALKING AGAIN
FEATHER (GRUMPILY): STARS. HUH! WHO NEEDS EM?
EMMA TAKES A DEEP BREATH
EMMA: YEAH. WHO NEEDS EM?
FEATHER: OF COURSE, ASTRONOMERS MAKE CALENDERS, AND CALENDERS TELL FARMERS WHEN TO PLANT.
EMMA GRUMBLES
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE TOP OF THE STAIRCASE
SUDDENLY, EMMA AND FEATHER APPEAR, GASPING FOR BREATH
EMMA TAKES THREE LARGE BREATHS
EMMA (EXAUSTED): PLEASE-TELL-ME-SHE HAS SOMETHING TO DRINK.
FEATHER: SHE’S-IN-G-G-GOOD-SHAPE FROM ALL THE CLIMBING. YOU WANT WATER, YOU’LL HAVE TO GO BACK DOWN TO THE WELL AND CARRY IT UP.
EMMA: WHAT!?!?
FEATHER: SORRY.
FEATHER STANDS UP, CLUTCHING HIS CHEST
EMMA DOES THE SAME
EMMA: YOU GUYS SURE DON’T ACT LIKE ALL POWERFUL GODS. SHOULDN’T YOU BE ABLE TO FLICK YOUR FINGERS AND MAKE A BIG FEAST APPEAR AT YOUR COMMAND?
FEATHER: WE’RE MORE HANDS ON GODS.
EMMA COCKS HER HEAD TO THE LEFT AND SMILES WEAKLY
EMMA: EXCEPT KOKOPELLI.
FEATHER SMILES
FEATHER: DON’T-ENCOURAGE HIM EMMA.
EMMA: YOU DON’T LIKE HIM?
FEATHER: OH NO, I-I LIKE HIM. IT’S JUST THAT…WELL HE IS STICKIER THEN A PITCHER PLANT IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
EMMA SMILES AGAIN
EMMA: YES, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
END OF SCENE 11
SCENE#12- URANIA
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS URANIA SITTING AT A DESK POURING OVER SOME CHARTS
THE CHARTS APPEAR TO HAVE VARIOUS CALCULATIONS ALL OVER THEM
URANIA: 1,000 DEVIDED BY THE SUM OF 78 TIMES 50 MINUS 87 AND A HALF-
-THE CAMERA PANS OVER TO REVEAL FEATHER AND EMMA STANDING BEHIND URANIA
URANIA: – PLUS 100% TIMES 50 DEVIDED BY 100,000 TIMES 47 PLUS 80= –
FEATHER AND EMMA IN UNISION: YOU’RE GOING TO SOLVE THAT!?!?
URANIA WEELS AROUND WITH A SHOCKED LOOK ON HER FACE
FEATHER: SORRY.
URANIA GLARES AT FEATHER, AND POINTS AT EMMA
URANIA: IS THAT, A HUMAN FEATHER?
FEATHER: URANIA PLEASE, I NEED TO-
URANIA SUDDENLY GRABS THE FOLDS OF HER ROBES, AND SPREADS THEM OPEN TO HIDE THE PAPERS FROM EMMA’S VIEW
FEATHER: URANIA SHE’S NOT-
URANIA: YOU KNOW THE RULES FEATHER.
EMMA STEPS FORWARD
URANIAJUMPS ONTO THE DESK, SITTING ON THE PILE OF PAPERS
EMMA HOLDS UP THE BLACK LEATHER CASE
EMMA: FORGIVE ME YOUR STELLARNESS, BUT CHAD ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU THE CONTENTS OF THIS CASE.
URANIA MAKES A PUZZLED LOOK AT EMMA
URANIA: HE DID?
FEATHER STARES AT URANIA
URANIA REACHES OUT TO TAKE THE CASE, AND THEN LOOKS OVER AT FEATHER
URANIA: WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?
FEATHER: I-NOTHING-I-I- NICE ROBES.
URANIA SCOFFS
URANIA: FEATHER THEIR THE SAME ROBES EVERY DAY.
FEATHER LOOKS AWAY
URANIA TAKES THE CASE
SHE GETS DOWN FROM HER DESK, AND PLACES THE CASE ON TOP OF THE CHARTS, KEEPING THEM BLOCKED FROM VIEW
URANIA: WHY ARE YOU HERE?
EMMA: MY NAMES EMMA AND I-
– EMMA FADES OUT AND THE SCREEN GOES BLACK FOR ONE SECOND
SCREEN COMES BACK TO REVEAL EMMA, URANIA, AND FEATHER, SITTING AROUND URANIA’S SMALL TABLE
EMMA: – AND SO THAT’S HOW I GOT HERE.
URANIA STROKES HER CHIN IN THOUGHT
URANIA: I SEE
FEATHER STARES DOWN AT URANIA’S HAND
URANIA DOESN’T SEEM TO NOTICE
URANIA: DO YOU HAVE THE CODE WITH YOU EMMA?
EMMA: YES.
EMMA PRODUCES THE SLIP FROM HER POCKET, AND HANDS IT TO URANIA
URANIA LOOKS AT THE PAPER
URANIA: QFNBSDBL87YR00WWCB.
FEATHER AND EMMA ARE BOTH STARING AT URANIA NOW
URANIA FROWNS
URANIA: DID YOU WRITE THIS DOWN YOURSELF EMMA?
EMMA: NO, IT WAS KOKOPELLI MA’AM.
URANIA: JUST AS I THOUGHT. I’M SORRY EMMA, BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY WORTHLESS.
EMMA: WHAT?
FEATHER: WHAT?
URANIA: YOU’VE SEEN HOW SHIFTY HE IS. HOW HE CAN CHANGE SHAPE AND EVERYTHING. HE’S SIMPLY NOT TO BE TRUSTED EMMA.
EMMA STANDS UP
SHE FROWNS AT URANIA
EMMA: BUT HE SEEMS SO SWEET AND NICE. I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN TRUST HIM YOU KNOW.
URANIA STANDS UP TOO
URANIA: IF YOU’RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND SOMEONE TELLS YOU HE’S LOST HIS DOG AND NEEDS YOUR HELP, DO YOU GO WITH HIM?
EMMA: HE’S NOT LIKE THAT URANIA. HE WOULDN’T HURT ME.
SHE LOOKS AT FEATHER
FEATHER IS STILL STARING AT URANIA
EMMA LOOKS BACK AT URANIA
EMMA: WOULD HE?
URANIA: WELL, NOT INTENTIONALLY I’M SURE. HE’S TO BUSY TRYING TO HURT ME.
EMMA: WHY WOULD KOKOPELLI WANT TO HURT YOU?
URANIA WALKS AWAY FROM THE TABLE TOWARDS THE DOOR
URANIA: I’VE SAID TOO MUCH.
EMMA STARES AT URANIA
FEATHER WALKS OVER TO EMMA
URANIA: WE SHOULD GO TO MIMI’S NOW. SHE MAY BE ABLE
TO PERSUADE DRINKWATER TO SHOW US THE ORIGINAL CODE AGAIN.
FEATHER NODS IN AGREEMENT
EMMA: WHY-
URANIA: IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSSINESS EMMA. NOW LET’S GO TO MIMI’S.
END OF SCENE 12
SCENE#13-THE MUSE OF ‘GETTING ALONG’ WITH PEOPLE
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE THREE FRIENDS WALKING UP THE PATH TO MIMI’S HOUSE
[[EMMA (OUT OF BREATH): W-HY D-O YOU HAVE TO L-IVE SO H-IGH?
URANIA: IT LET’S ME BE CLOSE TO THE STARS.
FEATHER (SLIGHTLY IMPATIANT): COME ON YOU GUYS.]]
URANIA KNOCKS ON MIMI’S DOOR
THREE SECOND PAUSE, AS THE THREE WAIT IMPATIENTLY
MIMI OPENS THE DOOR
SHE LOOKS RATHER SLEEPY, AND IS HOLDING A POPTART
FEATHER SCOFFS
FEATHER: HMMPH. SYNTHETIC STRAWBERRY. THAT IS SO-
MIMI SUDDENLY LOOKS VERY FRIGHTENED
MIMI: GO AWAY YOU TWO!
URANIA STEPS FORWARD
URANIA: MIMI, IF YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF BEING HIT WITH ONE OF THE FALLING PIES, THEN I’M HERE TO TELL YOU, KNOCK IT OFF.
EMMA GIGGLES
MIMI SUDDENLY TAKES NOTICE OF THE HUMAN
MIMI: OH, HELLO. YOU’RE A HUMAN AREN’T YOU? WELCOME TO MY HUMBLE ABODE.
SHE HOLDS OPEN THE DOOR, AND INVITES EMMA IN
URANIA: MIMI, CHAD HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
MIMI (SARCASTICALLY): THE SHADOW TRICKSTER HAS FINALLY BEEN STOPPED.
SHE WALKS AWAY FROM URANIA
FEATHER IS NOW STARING AT URANIA’S ARM
URANIA LOOKS OVER AT FEATHER
URANIA: WHAT?
FEATHER: UM-ER-UH-OH-EEH-I-O-UH-NICE TAN.
URANIA SCOFFS, AND FOLLOWS MIMI AND EMMA INTO THE HOUSE
THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS MIMI’S KITCHEN TABLE, WHICH IS COVERED WITH WRAPPERS AND PIZZA BOXES
MIMI SITS DOWN IN A CHAIR
MIMI: PLEASE EXCUSE THE HORRID MESS. I’VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A HOUSEKEEPER.
EMMA PRETENDS TO HOLD UP A NEWSPAPER
EMMA: THIS NEWS JUST IN.
MIMI LAUGHS
MIMI: WELL, I’VE ACTUALLY SEEN YOU BEFORE YOU KNOW.
EMMA AND FEATHER LOOK AT MIMI IN SHOCK
EMMA: Y-YOU HAVE?
MIMI: REMEMBER WHEN YOUR FOSTER FATHER CHASED YOU OUT ONTO THE ROOF AND HE SUDDENLY STARTED SCREAMING AND COVERING HIS EARS?
EMMA: Y-YEAH.
MIMI: THAT WAS ME. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE CHECKING ON YOUR HOUSE, WHEN I SAW MR. DRINKWATER THREATENING YOU. I YELLED REAL LOUD IN HIS EAR AND YOU ESCAPED.
EMMA STARES
URANIA SMILES AT MIMI
EMMA: TH-TH-THANK YOU MIMI.
MIMI GETS UP FROM HER CHAIR
MIMI: OH IT’S NOTHING.
SHE WIPES THE MESS ON THE TABLE TO THE FLOOR
EMMA SNIGGERS
MIMI: NOW, LET’S SEE IF I CAN FIND MY I.A TERMINAL.
MIMI GETS DOWN ON HER KNEES, AND STARTS SEARCHING THE FLOOR FOR HER INTELLIGENT AIR TERMINAL
FEATHER STARES AT URANIA’S HEAD
URANIA DOESN’T SEEM TO NOTICE
MIMI HOLDS UP A FINGER
MIMI: EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
SHE STICKS HER HEAD INSIDE A LARGE PILE OF TRASH, AND CRAWLS INSIDE IT
EMMA GETS DOWN ON HER KNEES AS WELL
SHE PEERS THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PILE
EMMA: I CAN’T SEE HER.
FEATHER CONTINUES TO STARE AT URANIA
URANIA WALKS OVER TO THE PILE
URANIA (LOUDLY): MIMI!?!?!
MIMI (FAINT AND FAR AWAY): FOUND IT.
EMMA SCRATCHES HER HEAD
FEATHER SUDDENLY STOPS LOOKING AT URANIA
URANIA: KNOCK IT OFF MIMI
SHE KICKS THE PILE OF GARBAGE, SENDING IT FLYING
MIMI IS NOT UNDERNEATH IT
URANIA LOOKS SURPRISED NOW TOO
EMMA: WHERE IS SHE?
MIMI’S HEAD-DRESS SUDDENLY APPEARS FROM WITHIN A PILE OF SODA CAN’S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM
SHE POPS OUT WITH A FLOURISH
MIMI: FOUND IT.
MIMI IS NOW WEARING A NECKLACE WITH A PEACE SYSMBOL PENDENT
SHE HOLDS THE NECKLACE UP TO THE LIGHT
MIMI: DARIEN DRINKWATER
AN IMAGE OF DARIEN DRINKWATER SUDDENLY PROJECTS FROM MIMI’S NECKLACE, FILLING THE ROOM
EMMA WALKS TOWARDS HER VIRTUAL FOSTER FATHER
DRINKWATER IS HOLDING THE OTHER HALF OF THE CODE
DRINKWATER: WHAT COULD IT MEAN?
MIMI: PERHAPS EMMA COULD HELP YOU.
DRINKWATER HOLDS UP A HAND
DRINKWATER: NO. I’VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE, AND MORE, OF THA
That’s odd.
It cut it off.
Perhaps I didn’t copy it all.
I’ll post the small bit that was lost in the next post.
DRINKWATER: NO. I’VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE, AND MORE, OF THAT PESKY LITTLE RUGRAT. I’VE GIVEN HER EVERYTHING I EVER OWED HER, AND I’M FINISHED.â€
MIMI TAKES A DEEP BREATH
MIMI: BUT EMMA IS A WONDERFUL KID MR. DRINKWATER. SHE’S SMART, AND KIND, AND HAS A GREAT SENSE OF FUN.
EMMA SMILES AT MIMI
DRINKWATER HUPHS
DRINKWATER: I’LL BET SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A LOAD OF GIGGLES WHEN SHE SET MY BUTT TO BLAZES!
EMMA PUTS A HAND OVER HER MOUTH AND SNIGGERS
MIMI: HUH?
DARIEN STARTS WAVING HIS HANDS IN THE AIR
DARIEN: NO! NO! NO! I’VE HAD ENOUGH WITH HER!
MIMI GIVES HER NECKLACE A SHAKE, AND THE IMAGE OF
DRINKWATER BLIPS OUT
MIMI: GOOD GRIEF. HE’S HOPELESS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WORTH TRYING EMMA?
EMMA: YOU MIGHT TRY MY TEACHER, MS. KRISHNAMURTI. SHE’S ALWAYS SENDING ME TO DETENTION, BUT I DON’T THINK SHE HATES ME. ASK FOR HER.
MIMI: OKAY.
END OF SCENE
There you are Jadestone.
Muse Movie Part 4, will featture even more bonuses.
Instead of just saying who does and says what, it will include information on lighting issues, and the set designs and other ideas will be inccorperated into the script.
That won’t be happening for a little while though.
REGARDING JADESTONE POST# 151:
I’m thinking of googling the sight:
DreamCastFiles
I’m not going to give the www and .com here.
I know the GAPAs don’t like that.
According to Google though, it appears to be a place where you send in a movie idea, and they’ll help you turn it into a screenplay.
Our idea is already pretty detailed, so if they look promising, I’ll send them in the complete script once I finish it.
Interesting idea Jadestone.
What about having a sort of fog settle on the scene, with a shape walking through it, that looks like Kokopelli?
You have to watch very carefully to catch it, because the screen goes to black just as he appears.
Squee! The script is up! Too bad I can’t read it now, though. Grr. I do need a shower, though…*sniffs* Whoo, good thig th MB doesn’t convey smells. Two hockey games is pushing it
Oooh, that’d be cool(the fog-thing)
I’ll comment more tomarrow. ‘Night!
Okay
I got it all copied into a word document, now I’m going to fix the spacing(it got messed up in the transfer from MB to word) and then I’ll print it out and read it on the way to the play I’m going to later today(my friends in it- squee!)
WHY ARE ALL THE SCRIPTS ENTIRELY IN CAPS? IS THIS THE MUSETELEGRAM? I THINK NOT.
162-TELEGRAM-STOP
SCRIPTWRITERS STOP MUST STOP STOP STOP WRITING STOP IN CAPITALS STOP IT’S STOP ANNOYING STOP REGRETS ONLY STOP MUSE END
Jadestone # 161.
I have the same problem. It drives me nuts.
The blog software and word software must treat their spacing different.
Lizzie 162.
The script is all in caps because that’s how I write it in the letters to the Muse Crew.
It’s important they know what’s script, and what’s just ideas.
Sorry if it anoys you, but I can’t change the caps on this particualr note.
Sorry to everybody who is anoyed by the caps.
I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t need to.
I think caps are okay because they’re just in the script. We’re not writing normally in caps(anymore, at least). It’s a good way to differentiate.
I’m no expert. If you’re trying to interest a Hollywood producer in the movie, though, it would seem sensible to make your script as easy to read as possible.
Years ago, as a freelance job, I typed up a movie script for submission. The screenwriter told me if the script didn’t follow precise format requirements no one would consider even reading it. Doing the research to find out what the current standards are would seem to be worthwhile.
Ooooh, that’s s good pint
*googles*
Okay, here’s a website that looks good. It’s at
www. breakingin .net
with a http:// and without the spaces. In case the GAPA gon’t let it through, you can google “screenwriting scripts” and it’s the 4th one down. I’m going to read more now.
[We’ll permit this one for educational purposes. –Admin.]
Thank you Jadestone and Rebecca.
Your advice may come in very handy someday soon.
Sadly, the DreamCastFiles sight does not appear to be working anymore.
Thanks for providing an alternative Jadestone.
You’re welcome. I’m still reading, at the moment. I didn’t get much done before due to dinner. At the moment what I’m reading is stuff we havn’t gotten to yet. I’ll have to try a different link.
Oh dear.
The devistating news is, we may have to cut the capitals. Most likely so. And I don’t know about your computer, but on mine that would mean typing it all over again. Not good.
Well, at least some of it. The dialogue bits at least. Hmm. Now this is a techey situation…
TELEGRAM
WHAT STOP IS STOP GOING STOP ON STOP HERE END
We’re writing the script for the Muse Movie.
i m not following this, but info me pleese.
~agrrrfishi, Quadrant 5, Sector 4, blah blah AHABLAH.
Jadestone 174:
Well, no one said it was easy.
But that is a drag.
I’ll have to go through it word by word, and fix what needs fixing.
I wish Patrick would come back, he’d know for sure.
Yeah. The thing is we need to know what the script is actually supposed to look like. I mean, what parts should be capitalized? All the ones I saw on that thing were half and half almost. Plus, they included a lot more detail with how things look. Grr. Well, if we do figure out how things should work then I’ll help with the re-typing.
In the final version of the script, I plan to incorperate things like set designs and stuff, into the mix.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT:
My mother will be celebrating her birthday in a couple of weeks in Las-Vegas. Me, her, my brother (Harry) and one of my aunts, are going down to California a little early.
We will be spending some time in L.A, where I won’t have time to post here. And then, we will be spending time in the town of Sabastapole (I’m not sure if I spelled that right). The house we’ll be staying at feattures high-speed internet access.
I’ll tell you when I get there.
PS: We will be leaving Sunday night. Hopefully I’ll get to post one last time here in Alaska (where I live) before we leave for Sunny California.
You live in Alaska? Coolio. Well, bye till then!! I’ll finish re-reading the script and thinking in your absence.
Thanks Jade.
You’re welcome. Oooh, and on NaNo it said somthing about having a NaNoWriMo for scripts somtime next year. Maybe if we get this finished by then, we can submit it and stuff.
Cool.
Cedar? Where are you? Well I’m going to try to put suff into proper format. Please post if you come by here.
Okay, I found an outline of what a script should look like. It tells you what should be put where and stuff. I’m going to work on editing it now.
I’ve gotten part of it done. I’m not going to post it, though, as it involves a lot of tabbing and MB often messes that stuff up. I’ll drop by later this month to see if anyone’s come by.
I hope Cedar hasn’t left MB… I havn’t seen him for a long time, and if he was around he was pretty involved with this. I don’t think he’d just leave it.
I guess i’m on my own then…