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Life After BOB: The Chalice Study (shooting script) (edit)
Revision as of 17:31, 16 June 2021
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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 [[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.
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 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 (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 [[subplot]] to your [[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)
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. [[Orlandon 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.