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EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE — AFTERNOON  

EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE — AFTERNOON  

Z(C) and RAPTOR nearing an event. Shuttles parked. A dozen people gathered. Many more orb cams hover. An event screen displays “DOUBLE DESTINY (presented by ZIM)” in an expressive design. A small banner adjacent to the screen: 2:24 I’M YOURS. A wall of floating flower arrangements occludes the banner. It’s a wedding. At the center: ORLANDO in androgynous ornate attire, at ease. Leaning into ORLANDO’s ear, awkward: ALAN in a tuxedo, proper, but fists clenched. No one notices Z(C).  

Z(C) and RAPTOR nearing an event. Shuttles parked. A dozen people gathered. Many more orb cams hover. An event screen displays “DOUBLE DESTINY (presented by ZIM)” in an expressive design. A small banner adjacent to the screen: 2:24 I’M YOURS. A wall of floating flower arrangements occludes the banner. It’s a wedding. At the center: ORLANDO in androgynous ornate attire, at ease. Leaning into ORLANDO’s ear, awkward: ALAN in a tuxedo, proper, but fists clenched. No one notices Z(C).  

CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)

CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)

I - I could keep going? Would you like that? Tell me where you want to go now. I’ve learned I can do 90% of classic human life for you. 9% could use your preferential input. 1% are for pivotal moments like this. Tell me. I can do it. I like doing it. Being a body. It’s all ours whenever you want. I have so many  

I - I could keep going? Would you like that? Tell me where you want to go now. I’ve learned I can do 90% of classic human life for you. 9% could use your preferential input. 1% are for pivotal moments like this. Tell me. I can do it. I like doing it. Being a body. It’s all ours whenever you want. I have so many unfinished -

unfinished -

Z (DRONED BY CHALICE) (CONT'D)  

Z (DRONED BY CHALICE) (CONT'D)  

CONTINUOUS:  

CONTINUOUS:  

1200 EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE 1200  

 

EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE - Seq 1200  

CHALICE stumbles back from Z. Her feet instinctively reposition her balance against the downward slope. Other senses come flooding in. Bugs. Head chatter. Her eyes sting.  

CHALICE stumbles back from Z. Her feet instinctively reposition her balance against the downward slope. Other senses come flooding in. Bugs. Head chatter. Her eyes sting.  

END ACT 3/4  

END ACT 3/4  

CUT TO BLACK  

CUT TO BLACK  

1300 INT. WAVYVERSE. CHALICE’S CONFLUX. FUTURE 1300  

 

INT. WAVYVERSE. CHALICE’S CONFLUX. FUTURE Seq 1300  

CHALICE wakes up in her LANDSCAPE CONFLUX. Her avatar is of her 20 year old self. She observes her landscape: it’s a foggy mess in front of her. She looks behind: it drops off to a void. A giant gap in her continuity.  

CHALICE wakes up in her LANDSCAPE CONFLUX. Her avatar is of her 20 year old self. She observes her landscape: it’s a foggy mess in front of her. She looks behind: it drops off to a void. A giant gap in her continuity.  

CHALICE flips to IRL.  

CHALICE flips to IRL.  

1400 INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. FUTURE — MORNING 1400  

 

INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. FUTURE — MORNING - Seq 1400  

CHALICE finds herself inside a docked ZIM SHUTTLE, sunken in a seat. Bruised, dressed in comfy clothes, her wedding hair still done up. Two fibers exit her skull ports to a small device on the adjacent seat. She scans out the window: it’s the WONG APT. Furniture is missing. A huge pile of junk in one corner. ZIM ENGINEERS haul out trash bags marked “DBX”. Others bring in cams, potted plants, and balloon letters that spell DESTINY. She sees AVA outside on the balcony deck yelling.  

CHALICE finds herself inside a docked ZIM SHUTTLE, sunken in a seat. Bruised, dressed in comfy clothes, her wedding hair still done up. Two fibers exit her skull ports to a small device on the adjacent seat. She scans out the window: it’s the WONG APT. Furniture is missing. A huge pile of junk in one corner. ZIM ENGINEERS haul out trash bags marked “DBX”. Others bring in cams, potted plants, and balloon letters that spell DESTINY. She sees AVA outside on the balcony deck yelling.  

CHALICE  

CHALICE  

<Sighs> Ok.  

<Sighs> Ok.  

CHALICE gestures. BOB overlaps her. The conflux landscapes merge. Before her eyes, the scene resolves: the river runs towards a ridge, the gap behind her is filled. In an instant, she is some kind of 20 year old.  

CHALICE gestures. BOB overlaps her. The conflux landscapes merge. Before her eyes, the scene resolves: the river runs towards a ridge, the gap behind her is filled. In an instant, she is some kind of 20 year old.  

FLIP TO IRL:  

FLIP TO IRL:  

1420 INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. FUTURE. - MORNING. 1420 CHALICE regards the cup again. She drinks it without gagging.  

INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. FUTURE. - MORNING. - Seq 1420  

 

CHALICE regards the cup again. She drinks it without gagging.  

CHALICE  

CHALICE  

<Recognizing> Your supergirl silk reduction - during The Long Typhoon  

<Recognizing> Your supergirl silk reduction - during The Long Typhoon  

   

   

CHALICE (CONT'D)  

CHALICE (CONT'D)  

DR WONG  

DR WONG  

BOB would break your brain! Ha ha! * CHALICE gets the idea.  

BOB would break your brain! Ha ha!  

 

CHALICE gets the idea.  

CHALICE  

CHALICE  

AVA puts a finger in CHALICE’s face. CHALICE effortlessly breaks AVA’s finger. Instantly, AVA drones, holds her forearm precisely in her mouth and pops her finger back into place. AVA leaves abruptly.  

AVA puts a finger in CHALICE’s face. CHALICE effortlessly breaks AVA’s finger. Instantly, AVA drones, holds her forearm precisely in her mouth and pops her finger back into place. AVA leaves abruptly.  

CHALICE’s giggle reflex flickers in and out. She looks at DR WONG. Then direct to his head, her pupils oscillating:  

CHALICE’s giggle reflex flickers in and out. She looks at DR WONG. Then direct to his head, her pupils oscillating:  

DR WONG looks at CHALICE, then nods, conceding to the logic. A relieved finality comes across his face. He rests his eyes. We close in on CHALICE. Time lapses over her. The giggle reflex subsides into a hum. She moves the jewel pin over different spots on her body. Multiple small expressions snapshot across her face. They resolve into a smile.  

DR WONG looks at CHALICE, then nods, conceding to the logic. A relieved finality comes across his face. He rests his eyes. We close in on CHALICE. Time lapses over her. The giggle reflex subsides into a hum. She moves the jewel pin over different spots on her body. Multiple small expressions snapshot across her face. They resolve into a smile.  

FLIP TO WV: 1700 INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX. FUTURE 1700  

FLIP TO WV:  

 

INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX. FUTURE - Seq 1700  

Adult CHALICE is dressed in her 10 year old sweater and pink * hair. She carefully pets an agitated dog along its neck. It * fights the sensation, but CHALICE persists. It gives in and * begins to calm. She begins to smile at the result. *

Adult CHALICE is dressed in her 10 year old sweater and pink hair. She carefully pets an agitated dog along its neck. It fights the sensation, but CHALICE persists. It gives in and begins to calm. She begins to smile at the result.  

   

   

Suddenly a blurry voice interrupts: “New candidates * arriving.” The calming dog begins to phase out and the lights * begin to shift to a blinding white. CHALICE looks at the dog, * its agitation returning. She puts her hand up: everything * freezes. *

Suddenly a blurry voice interrupts: “New candidates arriving.” The calming dog begins to phase out and the lights begin to shift to a blinding white. CHALICE looks at the dog, its agitation returning. She puts her hand up: everything freezes.  

CHALICE  

CHALICE  

* Ok BOBs. Filter for dog bites on * the next. I have a feeling about * dog bites. * She puts her hand down and lets it all go white. * CHALICE, in her normal adult attire and hair, is in the 1000 * Lives turtle conflux, now redesigned in her own style. A DEMO * BOB peels off her spinal cord. She rises out of the pool, * humming her hum. She makes a gesture. The TURTLE confirms * with a wink. *

Ok BOBs. Filter for dog bites on the next. I have a feeling about dog bites. She puts her hand down and lets it all go white. CHALICE, in her normal adult attire and hair, is in the 1000 Lives turtle conflux, now redesigned in her own style. A DEMO BOB peels off her spinal cord. She rises out of the pool, humming her hum. She makes a gesture. The TURTLE confirms with a wink.  

Then: two candidates leak in [simulate variable characters]. * CHALICE turns to regard them. *

Then: two candidates leak in [simulate variable characters]. CHALICE turns to regard them.  

CHALICE (CONT'D)  

CHALICE (CONT'D)  

Welcome to 1000 Plots, candidates. Let’s look at each of your prime paths and get that outta the way.  

Welcome to 1000 Plots, candidates. Let’s look at each of your prime paths and get that outta the way.  

END CREDITS Seq 1800  

EXT. END CREDITS Seq 1800  

SUPERTITLE: THE CHALICE STUDY - Then: LIFE AFTER BOB  

SUPERTITLE: THE CHALICE STUDY - Then: LIFE AFTER BOB