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[[Droning]] - voluntary possession of your nervous system by another person or an artificial agent like BOB.
[[Droning]] - voluntary possession of your nervous system by another person or an artificial agent like BOB.
Jewel - in IRL it is a neural hardware set between a person’s eyes. In WV, it is a marker for summoning BOB.
[[Jewel]] - in IRL it is a neural hardware set between a person’s eyes. In WV, it is a marker for summoning BOB.
''A new BOB rumored to guarantee anybody a winning life path…''
''A new BOB rumored to guarantee anybody a winning life path…''
''DESTINY BOB''
''[[Destiny BOB | DESTINY BOB]]''
EXT. WINDING SHORE CLIFF ROAD - PRE-DAWN - SEQ200
EXT. WINDING SHORE CLIFF ROAD - PRE-DAWN - SEQ200
ORLANDO, 17, in sportswear, a medal around his neck, zips down a coastal road on a performance bicycle. Floating camera orbs trail behind him. On a straightaway, he takes his hands off the handle bars and holds them together in a prayer pose. Steady like a pro. Closes his eyes. Still steady. High speed.
[[Orlando de Blair | ORLANDO]], 17, in sportswear, a [[Orlando's Destiny Medal | medal]] around his neck, zips down a coastal road on a performance bicycle. Floating camera orbs trail behind him. On a straightaway, he takes his hands off the handle bars and holds them together in a prayer pose. Steady like a pro. Closes his eyes. Still steady. High speed.
ORLANDO
ORLANDO
This is it my BOB. You’ve delivered me to my destiny.
This is it my BOB. You’ve delivered me to my destiny.
His third eye jewel shimmers.
His third eye [[Jewel | jewel]] shimmers.
ORLANDO (CONT'D)
ORLANDO (CONT'D)
<Cold> Separation from a Destiny 5 BOB can be a shock at first.
<Cold> Separation from a Destiny 5 BOB can be a shock at first.
ORLANDO’s face drops. He grabs a knife from Z’s belt. Z scurries back, cautious. ORLANDO points the knife.
ORLANDO’s face drops. He grabs a [[Orlando Incident Safety Knife | knife]] from Z’s belt. Z scurries back, cautious. ORLANDO points the knife.
ORLANDO
ORLANDO
Stop droning you fat snake! I know you’re in there!
Stop [[Droning | droning]] you fat snake! I know you’re in there!
Z’s body language shuffles: suddenly he stands, panting hard.
Z’s body language shuffles: suddenly he stands, panting hard.
Z
Z
Orlando - hey - just feel alive to this moment. <Inhales morning air>
Orlando - hey - just feel alive to this moment. <Inhales morning air>
*Zaaaah* This is your second act. You’re no longer a birth ID. You’re defined by a history of action now -
*Zaaaah* This is your second act. You’re no longer a [[birth ID]]. You’re defined by a history of action now -
ORLANDO turns resolute. He plunges the knife into his own throat. The blade retracts into safety mode and beeps. Cams snap and flash.
ORLANDO turns resolute. He plunges the knife into his own throat. The blade retracts into safety mode and beeps. Cams snap and flash.
Z (CONT'D)
Z (CONT'D)
<To the cams> Well humanistas... Guess that settles it. Destiny BOBs ain’t the anomic cure we hoped for.
<To the cams> Well [[humanistas]]... Guess that settles it. Destiny BOBs ain’t the anomic cure we hoped for.
Z’s behavior shuffles back, droning. He clears his throat, and abruptly jogs off. ORLANDO, abandoned, crumples in place, futilely stabbing his own face. Beep. Beep. Beep. The orb cams crowd him, chattering: “We love you Orlando!” “Evil ZIM” “Wong’s design” “Need a lawyer?” “ZIM short- sellers rejoice” “Is The Chalice Study cursed?” Bleeds over to -
Z’s behavior shuffles back, droning. He clears his throat, and abruptly jogs off. ORLANDO, abandoned, crumples in place, futilely stabbing his own face. Beep. Beep. Beep. The [[orb cams]] crowd him, chattering: “We love you Orlando!” “Evil ZIM” “Wong’s design” “Need a lawyer?” “ZIM short- sellers rejoice” “Is [[The Chalice Study]] cursed?” Bleeds over to -
EXT. CITY - TITLES - SEQ300
EXT. CITY - TITLES - SEQ300
Cam chatter bleeding over from prior scene - A shuttle flies toward an apartment tower.
Cam chatter bleeding over from prior scene - A [[shuttle]] flies toward an apartment tower.
SUPERTITLE: LIFE AFTER BOB
SUPERTITLE: [[Life After BOB | LIFE AFTER BOB]]
SUPERTITLE: THE CHALICE STUDY
SUPERTITLE: [[The Chalice Study | THE CHALICE STUDY]]
A portrait: Dr Wong, Chalice, and BOB, collaged in.
A portrait: [[Dr. James Moonweed Wong | Dr Wong]], [[Chalice Wong | Chalice]], and [[Destiny BOB | BOB]], collaged in.
INT. WONG APARTMENT — MORNING - SEQ400
INT. WONG APARTMENT — MORNING - SEQ400
We scan thru the Wong apartment: an entropic household covered in neural equipment, prototypes, and neoprotein cases; kid-sized musical instruments, hobby plants, and athletic equipment. We hear two voices:
We scan thru the Wong apartment: an entropic household covered in neural equipment, prototypes, and [[neoprotein]] cases; kid-sized musical instruments, hobby plants, and athletic equipment. We hear two voices:
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
Chalice the BOB (this is you): “I - am - a - BOB. Let me cook a perfect egg.”
Chalice the BOB (this is you): “I - am - a - BOB. Let me cook a [[Perfect Egg | perfect egg]].”
BOB (V.O.)
BOB (V.O.)
INT. WAVYVERSE. CHALICE’S CONFLUX - SEQ410
INT. WAVYVERSE. CHALICE’S CONFLUX - SEQ410
CHALICE in her LANDSCAPE CONFLUX: a sloping mountainous space with a series of branching rivers, running upstream, toward a ridge. A vague landmark peaking beyond it. The sky rapidly changing colors in a distracting way.
CHALICE in her [[Conflux | LANDSCAPE CONFLUX]]: a sloping mountainous space with a series of branching rivers, running upstream, toward a ridge. A [[Destiny Tree | vague landmark]] peaking beyond it. The sky rapidly changing colors in a distracting way.
Alongside is her Destiny BOB: serpent-like, friendly, three eyed. BOB gazes at her exactly 90 degrees to the left of her face. It stays pinned to her, its body rippling behind like a ribbon.
Alongside is her [[Destiny BOB]]: serpent-like, friendly, three eyed. BOB gazes at her exactly 90 degrees to the left of her face. It stays pinned to her, its body rippling behind like a ribbon.
BOB
BOB
Thank you. We’re aligned.
Thank you. We’re aligned.
BOB’s head faces forward, now locked in same direction as CHALICE. A dreamy logo appears: ZOROASTER IMMEASURABLES. It collapses into ZIM: A WAVY PATH COMPANY; a sound plays *ZEEEEM*. A buffet of educational modules leak in.
BOB’s head faces forward, now locked in same direction as CHALICE. A dreamy logo appears: [[Zoroaster Immeasurables (ZIM) | ZOROASTER IMMEASURABLES]]. It collapses into ZIM: A WAVY PATH COMPANY; a sound plays *ZEEEEM*. A buffet of [[Learning educational modules | educational modules]] [[leak]] in.
CHALICE
CHALICE
Let me look. Go eat for me BOB.
Let me look. Go eat for me BOB.
BOB’s entire body zips into CHALICE’s third eye jewel on her forehead. It pulses. This is BOB droning CHALICE’s IRL body.
BOB’s entire body zips into CHALICE’s third eye jewel on her forehead. It pulses. This is BOB [[droning]] CHALICE’s IRL body.
CHALICE browses through the modules: Math 102, Programming Wetware 205, Dancing, Painting, Plant Grafting, Dog Farming, Time Management for Teens, Contracts for Teens, Nah, Cooking with NeoProtein, Skin Care, Nerve Care, Frac-Tonal Music, Your First Club, Cam Piloting with Commander Alan, Life Sims 201, Little Leaks, How to Dress For Today, Make Up, Renaissance Guitar with Orlando de Blair, Gamelan Time, Steering Dreams in Five Cyclettes or Less, Droning for Idiots, Droning Animals, When to Hive, Four Hour Demigods, Foxy Negotiation, Dating by Doing, Regarding Strangers, Keeping Score With Your Body, Advanced Conjuring, History of Surprises, Renaming Yourself.
CHALICE browses through the [[Learning educational modules | modules]]: Math 102, [[Programming Wetware]] 205, Dancing, Painting, Plant Grafting, Dog Farming, Time Management for Teens, Contracts for Teens, Nah, Cooking with [[NeoProtein]], Skin Care, Nerve Care, [[Frac-Tonal Music]], Your First Club, Cam Piloting with [[Commander Alan]], Life Sims 201, Little [[Leaks]], How to Dress For Today, Make Up, Renaissance Guitar with [[Orlando de Blair]], Gamelan Time, Steering Dreams in Five Cyclettes or Less, Droning for Idiots, Droning Animals, When to Hive, Four Hour [[Demigods]], Foxy Negotiation, Dating by Doing, Regarding Strangers, Keeping Score With Your Body, Advanced Conjuring, History of Surprises, Renaming Yourself.
BOB returns.
BOB returns.
SISTER SAN (O.S.)
SISTER SAN (O.S.)
Is the Orlando Study yours too? Are 11 you a ZIM sorcerer?
Is [[The Orlando Study | the Orlando Study]] yours too? Are you a ZIM sorcerer?
DR WONG (O.S.)
DR WONG (O.S.)
I’m the inventor of BOBs. Now give 12 me my silk!
I’m the inventor of BOBs. Now give me my silk!
FLIP TO IRL:
FLIP TO IRL:
INT. WONG APARTMENT - IN REAL LIFE -SEQ420
INT. WONG APARTMENT - IN REAL LIFE -SEQ420
CHALICE flips to see her father, DR WONG, picking himself off the floor of their apartment docking deck, shaking his wig dry, his bald head dotted with neural ports. Protein balls scattered. A shuttle is departing with a young woman yelling:
CHALICE flips to see her father, DR WONG, picking himself off the floor of their apartment docking deck, shaking his [[Dr. Wong's wig | wig]] dry, his bald head dotted with [[neural ports]]. Protein balls scattered. A shuttle is departing with a young woman yelling:
SISTER SAN
SISTER SAN
Shame on you. Sister World Hand Pulled Neoprotein can no longer be accessory to the mass torture of children. Dr James Moonweed Wong: Banned from our story.
Shame on you. [[Sister World Hand Pulled Neoprotein]] can no longer be accessory to the mass torture of children. Dr James Moonweed Wong: Banned from our story.
DR WONG
DR WONG
I'm not paying for your unfiltered irrelevant Dead World thoughts on my life’s work!
I'm not paying for your unfiltered irrelevant [[Dead World]] thoughts on my life’s work!
CHALICE sees this ugliness. DR WONG sees her see, quickly shifts and mutes the glass with a gesture. She looks away.
CHALICE sees this ugliness. DR WONG sees her see, quickly shifts and mutes the glass with a gesture. She looks away.
DR WONG (CONT'D)
DR WONG (CONT'D)
Hey - I got orbital silk neoprotein for my supergirl.
Hey - I got [[Orbital Silk Neoprotein | orbital silk neoprotein]] for my supergirl.
CHALICE
CHALICE
DR WONG
DR WONG
Ava. Slow down. No. Z issued - No. 3 Z! - Inaccurate - Listen! - What?
Ava. Slow down. No. Z issued - No. Z! - Inaccurate - Listen! - What?
FLIP TO WV:
FLIP TO WV:
BOB
BOB
Yes I can. But how about Frac-Tonal 2 Music?
Yes I can. But how about Frac-Tonal Music?
CHALICE
CHALICE
Chalice - um - the Great.
Chalice - um - the Great.
A colored conflux portal appears over a section of the landscape ahead of her, its contents look continuous with the landscape, but shift slightly, rivers turning into a low incline path leading to an abandoned ditch.
A colored conflux [[portal]] appears over a section of the landscape ahead of her, its contents look continuous with the landscape, but shift slightly, rivers turning into a low incline path leading to an abandoned ditch.
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
Susan. The stream looks cheerful then suddenly bends and dries up.
Susan.
The stream looks cheerful then suddenly bends and dries up.
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
BOB
BOB
It’s a subplot to your prime path. 10 Naming is rather advanced. <Beat> Father is having a very bad day. Did you know Frac-Tonal music can rewire muscle memory?
It’s a [[subplots | subplot]] to your [[Life path | prime path]]. Naming is rather advanced. <Beat> Father is having a very bad day. Did you know Frac-Tonal music can rewire muscle memory?
BOB cues up the Frac-Tonal Music Module. Her path again resembles forking rivers leading to the familiar ridge.
BOB cues up the Frac-Tonal Music Module. Her path again resembles forking rivers leading to the familiar ridge.
FLIP TO IRL:
FLIP TO IRL:
INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. IN REAL LIFE. - Seq 440
INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. IN REAL LIFE. - Seq 440
DR WONG
DR WONG
Chalice. Listen. <Long pause> ZIM’s called us in. Chairman Ava herself is requesting that you - break contract with BOB.
Chalice. Listen. <Long pause> ZIM’s called us in. [[Chairman Ava]] herself is requesting that you - break contract with BOB.
CHALICE
CHALICE
BOB
BOB
No. Far worse. <Points> At our age, the delta drop would be an anomic catastrophe. Chalice would not survive. <Beat> We’re here.
No. Far worse. <Points> At our age, the [[delta drop]] would be an anomic catastrophe. Chalice would not survive. <Beat> We’re here.
FLIP TO IRL:
FLIP TO IRL:
They can’t make me!
They can’t make me!
DR WONG stops at a clearing. He makes a gesture. Floating lamps cluster around and light CHALICE harshly.
DR WONG stops at a clearing. He makes a gesture. [[Floating lamps]] cluster around and light CHALICE harshly.
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
DR WONG
DR WONG
Anomics - Chalice - Anomics December 31 -
Anomics - Chalice - Anomics Audit. December 31 -
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
You have to break my brain before I break contract! Audit.
You have to break my brain before I break contract!
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE (CONT'D)
CHALICE
CHALICE
Chalice the post-human cyborg super weapon brain witch!
Chalice the post-human cyborg super weapon brain witch!
DR WONG unphased, presses on.
DR WONG unphased, presses on.
DR WONG
DR WONG
Age?
CHALICE (CONT'D)
Ten.
Ten.
DR WONG
DR WONG
<Embarrassed> Ava, ignore that. The lights turn off and disperse, revealing CHAIRMAN AVA, 90. She was watching the entire time. The Wongs break technique.
<Embarrassed> Ava, ignore that.
The lights turn off and disperse, revealing [[Chairman Ava | CHAIRMAN AVA]], 90. She was watching the entire time. The Wongs break technique.
CHAIRMAN AVA
CHAIRMAN AVA
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
My destiny is to use my BOB-born advantage to become a symbol of the New Era. I will dedicate myself to wavecasting my unique experiences.
My destiny is to use my BOB-born advantage to become a symbol of the New Era. I will dedicate myself to [[wavecasting]] my unique experiences.
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
For that I will endure much hate. My teenage years will be trying. Relationships will be ugly. I will learn betrayal. I will grow distant from father. He will be hurt. But this will ensure his parental
For that I will endure much hate. My teenage years will be trying. Relationships will be ugly. I will learn betrayal. I will grow distant from father. He will be hurt. But this will ensure his parental influence dies during my critical Turn Years. Along the way I will frequently merge with my classic half to ensure we recognize the person we’re becoming.
influence dies during my critical Turn Years. Along the way I will frequently merge with my classic half to ensure we recognize the person we’re becoming.
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
END ACT 1 / 4
END ACT 1 / 4
EXT. SHORE COMPOUND. SLOPE GARDEN. - EVENING
EXT. SHORE COMPOUND. SLOPE GARDEN. - EVENING - Seq 500
Suddenly: the music cuts out. ZIM BOARD MEMBERS look around, confused. Then, an amplified voice:
Suddenly: the music cuts out. ZIM BOARD MEMBERS look around, confused. Then, an amplified voice:
Z (ON SCREEN) (CONT'D)
Z (ON SCREEN) (CONT'D)
Humanistas. Mad at ZIM again. 2 What’s new? They believe all lives are equal. Wrong. Only children have total divine potential. Beyond that, the game of life is on, and there’s no shortage of losers choking on their life scripts. Daddy says “Sweetheart: I give you the gifts you need, never the ones you wish for!” You go script a life where wishes never come true if you dare speak them. Mommy says, “My darling: achieve till you die.” You go script a life where the goalpost always moves and you’re never allowed to arrive. That’s parental programming. Nice start. Mix in a twist of reality’s Guaranteed Chaos. Add a pinch of aging. Then jam it all straight with ZIM’s prime pathing BOB tech. *wah-lah* We livin’ da anomic crisis!
Humanistas. Mad at ZIM again. 2 What’s new? They believe all lives are equal. Wrong. Only children have total divine potential. Beyond that, the game of life is on, and there’s no shortage of losers choking on their life scripts. Daddy says “Sweetheart: I give you the gifts you need, never the ones you wish for!” You go script a life where wishes never come true if you dare speak them. Mommy says, “My darling: achieve till you die.” You go script a life where the goalpost always moves and you’re never allowed to arrive. That’s parental programming. Nice start. Mix in a twist of reality’s Guaranteed Chaos. Add a pinch of aging. Then jam it all straight with ZIM’s prime pathing BOB tech. *wah-lah* We livin’ da [[anomic crisis]]!
DR WONG arms crossed. AVA impatient. Z grabs the cam, doing a “close talk” directly into it now.
DR WONG arms crossed. AVA impatient. Z grabs the cam, doing a “close talk” directly into it now.
Z (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Z (O.S.) (CONT'D)
BOBs can’t conceive of anything but the path. Fine. Ok. Nice IP. But they retard you of your divine thoughts too?! Bad deal. That's what eats good souls in the end. Just look at our two year study, Orlando. Catastrophic withdrawal. ZIM has hyped BOBs like they are the cure to our anomic crisis when they are...a starter kit. So the humanistas are mad at ZIM? They goddamn should be!!
BOBs can’t conceive of anything but the path. Fine. Ok. Nice IP. But they retard you of your divine thoughts too?! Bad deal. That's what eats good souls in the end. Just look at our [[The Orlando Study | two year study]], Orlando. Catastrophic withdrawal. ZIM has hyped BOBs like they are the cure to our anomic crisis when they are...a starter kit. So the humanistas are mad at ZIM? They goddamn should be!!
DR WONG inaudibly protests. BOARD MEMBERS look at each other, unsure if they should feel guilty. CHALICE bored. Then: Z appears both on screen and in person at the crowd’s edge.
DR WONG inaudibly protests. BOARD MEMBERS look at each other, unsure if they should feel guilty. CHALICE bored. Then: Z appears both on screen and in person at the crowd’s edge.
Z (CONT'D)
Z (CONT'D)
Now imagine if someone could fix all this? That’s what I’m doing tonight. It’s called 1000 LIVES. A cure for the deep trouble of living in time.
Now imagine if someone could fix all this? That’s what I’m doing tonight. It’s called [[1000 Lives Demo | 1000 LIVES]]. A cure for the deep trouble of living in time.
A rebranded ZIM logo bounces on screen, vulgarly squashing the old one. DR WONG looks at AVA: she’s engrossed. C amused.
A rebranded ZIM logo bounces on screen, vulgarly squashing the old one. DR WONG looks at AVA: she’s engrossed. C amused.
Psst little god. I got something for you.
Psst little god. I got something for you.
CHALICE now feels something in her palm: an orb pill.
CHALICE now feels something in her palm: an [[1000 Lives Demo Pill | orb pill]].
Z (V.O.)
Z (V.O.)
CUT TO WV:
CUT TO WV:
CHALICE enters the 1000 LIVES DEMO conflux. She sees a giant TURTLE with a series of pools for its shell. Above it: an undulating ribbon of two dozen small orbs containing coiled DEMO BOBs.
INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX - Seq 700
CHALICE enters the [[1000 Lives Demo | 1000 LIVES DEMO]] conflux. She sees a giant [[TURTLE]] with a series of pools for its shell. Above it: an undulating ribbon of two dozen small orbs containing coiled [[100 Lives Task Bob | DEMO BOBs]].
TURTLE
TURTLE
Z
Z
That’s old world Z. Intense guy. Me 5 and Wong have diverged over the years. I do god work now. <Regards her> What’s bugging you? Air it.
That’s old world Z. Intense guy. Me and Wong have diverged over the years. I do god work now. <Regards her> What’s bugging you? Air it.
CHALICE
CHALICE
Z
Z
Pointless. Ha. Yes. Wanna know a 9 secret? I barely run my own company. I got an Ava to do that. You got a BOB to do yours. Know what that means?Us gods are free to do the pointless paths. I call them subplots. That’s da god work.
Pointless. Ha. Yes. Wanna know a secret? I barely run my own company. I got an Ava to do that. You got a BOB to do yours. Know what that means? Us gods are free to do the pointless paths. I call them [[Subplot | subplots]]. That’s da god work.
Then: the other candidates leak in. ORLANDO, 17, in a better mood than earlier, ALAN, 26, tall and stoic, and WENDY, 10, a princess. Each keeps a conflux portal open with their respective BOBs peeking out.
Then: the other candidates leak in. [[Orlando de Blair | ORLANDO]], 17, in a better mood than earlier, [[Commander Alan | ALAN]], 26, tall and stoic, and [[Princess Wendy | WENDY]], 10, a princess. Each keeps a conflux portal open with their respective BOBs peeking out.
Z (CONT'D)
Z (CONT'D)
Z (CONT'D)
Z (CONT'D)
Ah! Not working! Can’t breathe! She mimes hacking. *Ack* I copy. It’s out. Oh - I survived! I’m on Mars now. You’re there Alan. Shuttle just exploded. Uh shit. Choking. Again! Ah! Can’t breathe! Alan’s hacking up martian sand. Weird. *Ack* I copy. I’m good now. I rally the solarnauts. I’m an old man now. Ha. Nice projection, BOB. I’m wavecasting a gag class to kids. One little god goes *Ack aaack*-
Ah! Not working! Can’t breathe! She mimes hacking. *Ack* I copy. It’s out. Oh - I survived! I’m on Mars now. You’re there Alan. Shuttle just exploded. Uh shit. Choking. Again! Ah! Can’t breathe! Alan’s hacking up martian sand. Weird. *Ack* I copy. I’m good now. I rally the [[solarnauts]]. I’m an old man now. Ha. Nice projection, BOB. I’m wavecasting a gag class to kids. One little god goes *Ack aaack*-
CHALICE catches herself laughing with delight. WENDY and ORLANDO look disgusted. They look to ALAN. He’s stoic. Then:
CHALICE catches herself laughing with delight. WENDY and ORLANDO look disgusted. They look to ALAN. He’s stoic. Then:
CHALICE plunges into the pool. A DEMO BOB locks into her spinal cord. It’s terrifying, so different from her own BOB. So free from her own life. She beams with excitement.
CHALICE plunges into the pool. A DEMO BOB locks into her spinal cord. It’s terrifying, so different from her own BOB. So free from her own life. She beams with excitement.
INT. WAVYVERSE 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX - INDETERMINATE TIME
INT. WAVYVERSE 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX - INDETERMINATE TIME - Seq 800
[note: each “Now” below is a tableau vivant still-ish image]
[note: each “Now” below is a tableau vivant still-ish image]
Now: She beholds the lizard: her hand makes a gesture, the lizard curls into a shape. Again. Another shape. Again. It grows up a bit each time. She’s delighted.
Now: She beholds the lizard: her hand makes a gesture, the lizard curls into a shape. Again. Another shape. Again. It grows up a bit each time. She’s delighted.
Now: She lays nestled in the lizard’s curled body like its furniture. She’s blissed out.
Now: She lays nestled in the lizard’s curled body like its furniture. She’s blissed out.
Now: The lighting goes blinding red. CHALICE squints. She hears faint distorted voices: “Invalid candidate” “Wong” “Prefer spending new years with him?” She looks confused at the lizard.
Now: The lighting goes blinding red. CHALICE squints. She hears faint distorted voices: “Invalid candidate” “Wong” “Prefer spending new years with him?” She looks confused at the lizard.
Now: it puts on sunglasses. She feels sunglasses resting on her head too. She puts them on. She smiles.
Now: it puts on sunglasses. She feels sunglasses resting on her head too. She puts them on. She smiles.
END ACT 2 / 4
END ACT 2 / 4
EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND, FUTURE — AFTERNOON We’re close on Z’s face; he opens his eyes and squints.
EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND, FUTURE — AFTERNOON - Seq 900
We’re close on Z’s face; he opens his eyes and squints.
Z (V.O.)
Z (V.O.)
Sorry little god this is the best I could do. Did you miss me?
Sorry little god this is the best I could do. Did you miss me?
He looks at his hands like he’s never seen them before. Touches his face. We zoom out to see Z mounted on a RAPTOR, in a drippy, verdant, ruined interior space.
He looks at his hands like he’s never seen them before. Touches his face. We zoom out to see Z mounted on a [[Lizard Lounger | RAPTOR]], in a drippy, verdant, ruined interior space.
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
Z (V.O.)
Z (V.O.)
*Zah* you like? Drone tech now. So A+. My gen six raptor lounger ain’t bad either.
*Zah* you like? Drone tech now. So A+. My [[Lizard Lounger | gen six raptor lounger]] ain’t bad either.
RAPTOR winks. Z (DRONED BY CHALICE) [Z(C)] rides up a flight of stone steps into the open. The sunlight burns her eyes. CHALICE tries to like the feeling.
RAPTOR winks. Z (DRONED BY CHALICE) [Z(C)] rides up a flight of stone steps into the open. The sunlight burns her eyes. CHALICE tries to like the feeling.
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
10 Your demo wasted ten years of my 10 life?!
10 Your demo wasted ten years of my 10 life?!
Z (V.O.)
Z (V.O.)
11 “Wasted”? *zuh* that’s old world 11 talk. Time is a toy for us gods.
11 “Wasted”? *zuh* that’s old world 11 talk. Time is a toy for us gods.
CHALICE (V.O.)
CHALICE (V.O.)
12 Stop calling me a god! Stop 12 trotting! Stop -
12 Stop calling me a god! Stop 12 trotting! Stop -
FLIP TO WV:
FLIP TO WV:
INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX. FUTURE.
INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX. FUTURE. Seq 910
CHALICE flips into the demo conflux, now in an inert state. TURTLE is asleep or dead, unclear. She taps her third eye jewel - her conflux portal comes into focus, but it’s blocked and fractured. Z’s avatar looks on.
CHALICE flips into the demo conflux, now in an inert state. TURTLE is asleep or dead, unclear. She taps her third eye jewel - her conflux portal comes into focus, but it’s blocked and fractured. Z’s avatar looks on.
FLIP TO IRL:
FLIP TO IRL:
EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE — AFTERNOON
EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE — AFTERNOON - Seq 1000
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).
ORLANDO
ORLANDO
She knows. I know. But this is our 2 Double Destiny Wedding. Do you want to maybe find your place?
She knows. I know. But this is our Double Destiny Wedding. Do you want to maybe find your place?
Z(C) spots AVA, older, yet exactly the same. Then: a familiar figure, with an exoskeletal brace: DR WONG. She trembles. They both calmly pull ALAN back a step.
Z(C) spots AVA, older, yet exactly the same. Then: a familiar figure, with an exoskeletal brace: DR WONG. She trembles. They both calmly pull ALAN back a step.
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EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE — AFTERNOON
EXT. ZIM SHORE COMPOUND SLOPE GARDEN, FUTURE — AFTERNOON - Seq 1100
C(B) struggles. RAPTOR unsure if it should bite. C(B)’s arm scrapes against RAPTOR’s teeth, drawing blood. C(B) unpained.
C(B) struggles. RAPTOR unsure if it should bite. C(B)’s arm scrapes against RAPTOR’s teeth, drawing blood. C(B) unpained.
C(B) stops. In a surprisingly husky voice:
C(B) stops. In a surprisingly husky voice:
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
Is that you?
Is that you?
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
I did every module. I broke bones. I renamed myself. You should have
I did every module. I broke bones. I renamed myself. You should have seen when I wavecasted -
seen when I wavecasted -
Z (DRONED BY CHALICE)
Z (DRONED BY CHALICE)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
CHALICE (DRONED BY BOB)
Yes. Father was so proud. He was 17 ready to declare the Chalice Study complete.
Yes. Father was so proud. He was ready to declare the Chalice Study complete.
Z (V.O.)
Z (V.O.)
DR WONG
DR WONG
No. Your Atemporalysis is too 5 severe. Ten years without integration: it would break your brain.
No. Your [[Atemporalysis]] is too severe. Ten years without integration: it would break your brain.
He taps the device.
He taps the device.
DR WONG (CONT'D)
DR WONG (CONT'D)
This patch. I’ve been composing it for you. No false memories. All things BOB did for you. Best things. Filtered and sequenced so you can put your life back in some order. Chalice - are you listening?
This [[Dr. Wong Patch | patch]]. I’ve been composing it for you. No false memories. All things BOB did for you. Best things. Filtered and sequenced so you can put your life back in some order. Chalice - are you listening?
CHALICE
CHALICE
DR WONG
DR WONG
After the New Years incident, I needed the part of both of us that could see this through. <Beat> I was afraid of messing up.
After the [[New Years Eve 2074 | New Years incident]], I needed the part of both of us that could see this through. <Beat> I was afraid of messing up.
CHALICE
CHALICE
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INT. WAVYVERSE. CHALICE’S CONFLUX. Seq 1410
CHALICE again in her landscape conflux. The zombified BOB has conjured a colored conflux overlapping hers: the preview of Dr Wong’s proposed life log edit.
CHALICE again in her landscape conflux. The zombified BOB has conjured a colored conflux overlapping hers: the preview of Dr Wong’s proposed life log edit.
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INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. FUTURE. - MORNING. - Seq 1420
INT. ZIM SHUTTLE. FUTURE. - MORNING. - Seq 1420
CHALICE
CHALICE
<Recognizing> Your supergirl silk reduction - during The Long Typhoon
<Recognizing> Your [[Supergirl Silk Reduction | supergirl silk reduction]] - during [[The Long Typhoon]] - the only neoprotein we had for 53 cycles. <Sing-song> [[Supergirl Silk Reduction | “Tastes awful.”]]
- the only neoprotein we had for 53 cycles. <Sing-song> “Tastes awful.”
DR WONG wells up with tears of joy.
DR WONG wells up with tears of joy.
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INT. WONG APARTMENT. FUTURE - MORNING - Seq 1500
INT. WONG APARTMENT. FUTURE - MORNING - Seq 1500
CHALICE sits at a makeshift table with a huge buffet breakfast untouched. A blank look. She tracks ZIM ENGINEERS hauling BOB’s trash aboard the docked ZIM shuttle. One puzzles over a strange third-eye jewel pin.
CHALICE sits at a makeshift table with a huge buffet breakfast untouched. A blank look. She tracks [[ZIM ENGINEERS]] hauling BOB’s trash aboard the docked ZIM shuttle. One puzzles over a strange third-eye jewel pin.
ZIM ENGINEER 1
ZIM ENGINEER 1
CHAIRMAN AVA
CHAIRMAN AVA
Sister San. Will The Sister World commit to its pledge of three hundred thousand enterprise installations of Destiny BOB?
Sister San. Will [[The Sister World]] commit to its pledge of three hundred thousand enterprise installations of Destiny BOB?
CHALICE, confused, this isn’t a public launch. It’s something smaller. She tries to glimpse the shuttles.
CHALICE, confused, this isn’t a public launch. It’s something smaller. She tries to glimpse the shuttles.
I invite you for a closer look.
I invite you for a closer look.
The door of the central shuttle opens. It’s SISTER SAN, now the representative of an entire market share of Wavyverse nodes. DR WONG surprised, then frowns at AVA.
The door of the central shuttle opens. It’s [[Sister San | SISTER SAN]], now the representative of an entire market share of Wavyverse nodes. DR WONG surprised, then frowns at AVA.
SISTER SAN
SISTER SAN
CHALICE
CHALICE
I recommend - being born with one - so it feels like it’s always been a
I recommend - being born with one - so it feels like it’s always been a part of you.
part of you.
SISTER SAN
SISTER SAN
DR WONG
DR WONG
That’s not what BOB’s designed to - AVA silences DR WONG with a look. They’re unaligned.
That’s not what BOB’s designed to -
AVA silences DR WONG with a look. They’re unaligned.
SISTER SAN
SISTER SAN
CHAIRMAN AVA
CHAIRMAN AVA
Lovely. A pained look comes over DR WONG.
Lovely.
A pained look comes over DR WONG.
DR WONG
DR WONG
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INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX. FUTURE - Seq 1700
INT. WAVYVERSE. 1000 LIVES DEMO CONFLUX. FUTURE - Seq 1700
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.
EXT. END CREDITS Seq 1800
EXT. END CREDITS Seq 1800
