The Boo-Ya!, Season 2- Issue 3: Part 2.1

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7.1: Kary’lx chuckles and gives a side nod paired with the snarky retort to Ms. Ev’s question.

KARY’LX

First off, don’t knock a good friully formal stuff. Especially during a ball or a Halaetna tourney. And secondly…our version’s different than the flat, binary-looking junk they peddle in the Capitol.

7.2: We jump to a short time later standing outside the entrance to the arena where the Tay-R’th takes place. They’re dressed in native and partly regal armors that best fit each part of the ritual they’re gonna be involved in. In the center of the shot is Kary’lx who is walking up toward the front doors.

MADAM

(impressed, to herself; feeling it up)

Flark me…I should do my clothes shopping on this planet more often.

KARY’LX

Hang back for one second, guys, while I make the introductions.

7.3: Cut to the arena entrance a few moments later just as the O’Julianan womxn approaches a handful of steps away to begin.

KARY’LX

(in a booming voice) My name Kary’lx Them-s, Multanalyst in the Department of Home Affairs. I am here of good standing before Her Magnificence Quiyen Falls to present three compatriots for Tay-R’th in order to speak to the Triarchy on a matter of great importance to O’Julana.

VOICE

(from the door)

This is irregular.

KARY’LX

(Bubble 2)

But not explicitly forbidden according to the Laws of the Founding.

VOICE

(Bubble 2)

…Indeed, it is not. What are the names of these three would-be combatants?

7.4: Back to the Madam, Nessa, Staehlia, and Robin addressing the faceless voice a beat later.

MADAM

They call me the Madam. There was a more “proper” name when I was younger, but that’s been deadzo as far back as I can remember- I’m doing the Physical Challenge part.

STAEHLIA

I am Staehlia Kaianus-Lyta, of the planet Titan. I will be doing the Mental Challenge portion.

ROBIN

(waves at the door, nervy) Hi, I’m–I’m Robin Cartwright, of what most of the galaxy (for reasons I’m still not that clear about) call Ey-arth. And I’m doing the Spiritual Fortitude part of all this.

7.5: For a time, there’s not much of an answer from the entity behind the gate looking on; a beam of light shooting from the top center area toward each of the would-be contestants.

7.6: A short time after the scan is completed, a series of three doors opens at the base of the main gate; each one leading to the respective areas where our protagonists will be competing in, and their first initial at the top to signal which person should go through which..

VOICE

(from the door)

The clock begins the moment each of you walk through these doors…blessed fortune!

7.7: Action shot of Nessa and Kary’lx watching as the three of them make their way to their doors.

NESSA

Kick their flarking arses, guys! We’ll be waiting to go into the Grand Hall.

KARY’LX

Remember: either y’all are successful here…

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8.1: Cut to a shot of the Madam moments later, stepping through her doorway to the middle of some type of Roman coliseum area. You can see a section of the stands around the top half of the panel view.

KARY’LX

(Cont., Caption)

…Or you–and this planet–won’t be much longer.

8.2: The good captain looks around the field as the bleacher section in the background slowly starts to fill up with holographic bodies of locals all throughout the planet who are watching from their respective individual shelters.

MADAM

(thought bubble) I don’t see a weapon, or whatever steed I’m riding on. Maybe it’s one of those digital deals zhe talked about where I fight an uber buff AI or…

8.3: She spots the vehicle and weapon in question- a two-wheeled hover glider with an electric spear resting next to it, which we see in a tiny bubble form in the panel right.

MADAM

Hmm, hello studlita! I can work with this.

VOICE (Off-Panel) …Weighing 233 Grons and 3 ½ kets–Madam!

8.4: As Madam straps herself into the bike, a voice pops in from the top of the panel view; a string of dialogue that had filtered through over the previous pair of panels.

VOICE

(Off-Panel) And the competitors, weighing 269 Grons and 5 kets, the personification of the god of battle…

8.5: Cut to the other side of the field the other competitor UTDRED. Xe cuts a tall, rather prominent and ominous shadow on xis bike compared to our protagonist, ready to go at it; the sizable spear looking small within xis hands.

VOICE (Cont., Off-Panel) Utdred!

SOUND EFFECT

(spotted cheering)

8.6: Madam flashes a half grin at the prominent challenge in play, ready herself to charge and kick some ass. You can see the tip of her spear start to glow in anticipation.

MADAM Gods, I love my life…!

STAEHLIA

(Caption)

…I truly do!