Ghost Signals, Episode 2: Part 3.1
GEE_AHM (Cont., handing Raiven her tablet) Usually, peeps in one of these scenarios go for the diplomatic solution- or surrender. Not many are that...well, suicidal in tact.
RAIVEN (confused) Thanks...I think. It--
Her response is interrupted when Gee_Ahm unfreezes Dr. O'Ozahl, leaving her to fall to the floor like a bag of rocks.
RAIVEN (getting back up, finishing her thought) It's how I survived my schooling years, dealing with the rock headed flarking arseholes I had to interact with every datum. It was either act crazy or act like a flunky- and crazy's just more fun.
GEE_AHM (chuckle, empathizing) I know the feeling. I chose the tactic of a badass, which helped for a time with the Cavalry till... (knocks her right knee twice, creating a metal ping sound) A battle with a Brog beast burned out my legs, and skrimped my vision.
RAIVEN Sorry to hear that... (changing things back to the task in hand, nervy) So, what's your call then? Thumbs up, thumbs down...the suspense is kinda irging me!
The Lieutenant is silent for a few moments, eliciting a tinge of worry and anxiety from Raiven. She tries to hide the feeling from the soldier through a nervous chuckle, followed by an annoyed sigh.
RAIVEN Oh, come on Lieutenant! You've seen my work. I proved my worth in there. That I'm willing to put myself on the line when it comes to the project. (peak annoyance) What else do I possibly need to display to get this flarking S&S?!
GEE_AHM My main issue had to do with the use of that makeshift weapon.
RAIVEN (surprised, angered) You were just praising me for that, talking about how unconventional it was. How is that possibly the thing you got issue--?
GEE_AHM (interjecting) I did not praise the action, Mz. O'Ozahl. I merely said it was something I hadn't seen from other applicants. It had nothing to do with personal feeling.
Raiven sighs in frustration at the nitpicking.
GEE_AHM (Cont.) As for the reason I hated it... well, it's simple- casulaties.
Gee_Ahm opens up her dress coat, and pulls out a cube slightly larger in size than a single die.
RAIVEN (confused) Casualties?
GEE_AHM (as she presses two buttons on the side) This is my MC. It keeps tabs on everyone who goes through the S&S process. It also contains a list of staff who we dispatch on missions--
RAIVEN (interjecting in exasperation) I'm well aware of what an MC is. What does that have to do with my S&S test?
GEE_AHM (as an energy beam emerges from the top) I was just about to get there...
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A wide shot of the screen that forms out of that aforementioned beam. It shows a list of young soldiers, dressed in similar garb to the Lieutenant. As she speaks, she intermittently scrolls past each name and face that pops up into view with Raiven watching.
GEE_AHM (Cont.) These are the kinds of faces and names that'd be assigned to your expedition. Brilliant, intelligent souls who are destined to guide our armed forces for decarohtlas to come. When there's a choice between your life and the life of any of these souls--
She presses the top of the MC, closing up the beam again and ending the display.
GEE_AHM They must be accounted for, not made pieces of a martyrdom appeal.
RAIVEN (sighs, tries to put a good spin on things) Great...so, you know any place nearby that serves good--
In the middle of her question, suddenly, the whole camera view is bathed in white; an electronic sound similar to a car alarm chirp mixed with a "PING!"
INT. HALLWAY- Moments Later
The white dissipates, and we see the good Doctor standing in the middle of the hallway outside the room.
RAIVEN --grilled wancheed?
A second later, the weight of what had just happened suddenly dawns on her. She looks around from side to side with a great deal of confusion on her face for a few moments afterwards. Then, the answer hits her.
RAIVEN Grand. Now, for the alternative. Steggy better've found a good ship!
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EXT. FRONT ENTRANCE, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE BUILDING- Minutes Later
The doors to the MoD building minutes later, with Dr. O'Ozahl stepping through the middle of them; her mind going through the whole experience she went through. In the background, from a set of outdoor speakers, we hear "Pink G1s B'1ll" by JA3IE=7 BOW'EX (similar in ways to David Bowie's "Starman") being played.
We shift to a shot of the side of Raiven as she passes the middle part of the massive staircase; the afternoon sun (pink and orange colored) now fully on display from a crack in the clouds. In the background, as before, the song continues for a little while longer till her comm rings.