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#89

SCENE 86 – "The Morning After"

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May 2, 2025

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INT. THE CUBE – EARLY MORNING

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The golden light spills lazily into the room.

Dust particles dance like tiny fairies in the air.

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Jason groans and rolls over, trying to bury himself deeper under the blanket like some kind of angry mole.

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JASON (muffled under the blanket)

"Why is existence so loud…?"

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A sits up first, looking strangely refreshed considering last night’s chaos.

He gently checks Emily, who’s still asleep—small, steady breaths puffing from the little data pod.

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A (whispering)

"Survived the night… barely."

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K is already awake, sitting cross-legged by the wall, scribbling strange, unsettling doodles again like nothing ever happened.

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Jason finally drags himself out of bed like he’s being summoned to his own execution.

His optic sensors are dim and half-shut.

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He stumbles toward the kitchen corner like a sleep-deprived zombie.

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JASON (grumbling to himself)

"Need… caffeine… now… or someone's getting set on fire…"

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He fumbles with the coffee machine, hitting the wrong buttons, muttering dark curses at every beep it makes.

Finally, a cup of burning hot coffee brews, and Jason clutches it like a lifeline.

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A watches, half-amused, half-concerned.

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A

"You know, for someone who lectures about responsibility, you sure crumble fast."

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Jason gives him a look that could kill a mid-range battle unit.

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JASON

"I didn't sign up to fight boss monsters at 3 AM."

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K (without looking up from his drawings)

"You’re weak."

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Jason flips him off half-heartedly, too tired to even argue properly.

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After a while, A makes some simple breakfast—basic nutrient packs heated and served with something resembling synthetic eggs.

(They’re suspiciously bright orange. No one asks why.)

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They eat quietly at first, still shaking off the remnants of their dreams.

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Emily stirs, letting out a soft, whimpering noise.

A immediately picks her up and rocks her gently, while Jason sighs heavily into his coffee.

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JASON (dryly)

"You're way too natural at this. Starting to think you were a dad in your past life."

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A (grinning slightly)

"Maybe I just have more patience than you."

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JASON

"Patience is a scam invented by people who don’t have to deal with crying blobs at night."

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K, for once, chuckles under his breath—a rare, soft sound.

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Jason notices but doesn’t say anything, just quietly tucks that moment into the back of his mind.

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Despite everything—the exhaustion, the chaos, the absolute loss of sanity—

there’s a strange peace filling the room.

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Like maybe, just maybe, they’re figuring out how to be something almost like a family.

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#3 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt2

#4 SCENE 2 – “Quiet Doesn’t Last”

#5 SCENE 3 – “Unwelcome Footprints”

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#13 SCENE 11 – “Below the Skin of the City”

#14 SCENE 12 – “What Shouldn’t Be There”

#15 SCENE 13 – “Echoes of Vision”

#16 SCENE 14 – “Fragments of a Dying Empire”

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#18 SCENE 16 – “Rust Between Circuits”

#19 SCENE 17 – “The Breach”

#20 SCENE 18 – “Three Bots & a Parasite”

#21 SCENE 19 – “Paperwork and Parasites”

#22 SCENE 20 – “Smuggle Me Softly”

#23 SCENE 21 – “Oil, Info, and Idiots”

#24 SCENE 21 – EXTENDED: “Sleepover Protocols & Other Malfunctions”

#25 SCENE 22 – “Robot Makeover: Low Budget Edition”

#26 SCENE 23 – “Caffeine, Cloaks, and Casual Paranoia”

#27 SCENE 24 – “Rustfields”

#28 SCENE 25 – “Buzz and Circuits”

#29 SCENE 26 – “Tune-Ups and Tightropes”

#30 SCENE 27 – “Errands and Egos”

#31 SCENE 28 – “Groceries and Good Lies”

#32 SCENE 29 – “Dinner and Disclosures”

#33 SCENE 30 – “Steam, Suffering, and Swords”

#34 SCENE 31 – “Dicey Decisions”

#35 SCENE 32 – “Good Night, You Weirdos”

#36 SCENE 33 – “Dreamscapes”

#37 SCENE 34 – “Office and Off-Duty”

#38 SCENE 35 – “A Pleasant Stroll… with Minor Homicidal Undertones”

#39 SCENE 36 – “Wings and Wires”

#40 SCENE 37 – “After-Hours”

#41 SCENE 38 – “Alcohol & Stuff”

#42 SCENE 39 – “Shutdown.exe”

#43 SCENE 40 – “The Weight of Peace”

#44 SCENE 41 – “Midnight, Glitches, and Blankets”

#45 SCENE 42 – “Dawn of the Mildly Functional”

#46 SCENE 43 – “Commute to Doom”

#47 SCENE 44 – “An Office Full of Violence and Vending Machines”

#48 SCENE 45 – “Lunch Break and Clickbait Nightmares”

#49 SCENE 46 – “Rise and Resist (Routine)”

#50 SCENE 47 – “Unauthorized Research”

#51 SCENE 48 – “Wardrobe Upgrades”

#52 SCENE 49 – “Field‑Trip From Hell”

#53 SCENE 50 – “Afternoon Idleness”

#54 SCENE 51 – “Uno and Other Emergencies”

#55 SCENE 52 – “Tech on a Budget”

#56 SCENE 53 – “Delivery, Disobedience & Discoveries”

#57 SCENE 54 – “Questions & Quirks”

#58 SCENE 55 – “Privacy Settings”

#59 SCENE 56 – “Entertainment Planning”

#60 SCENE 57 – "Loyalty Reinforcement Seminar"

#61 SCENE 58 – “Friday‑Night Free Play”

#62 SCENE 59 – “Spire of Panic”

#63 SCENE 60 – “Lines, Orders, and Vines”

#64 SCENE 61 – “Infiltration”

#65 SCENE 62 – “Regroup & Re‑Arm”

#66 SCENE 63 – “Through Flesh and Steel”

#67 SCENE 64 – “Descent Protocol”

#68 SCENE 65 – “The Lungs Below”

#69 SCENE 66 – “Dead Air”

#70 SCENE 67 – “The Heart of the Hollow”

#71 SCENE 68 – “Overheat Protocol”

#72 SCENE 69 – “Sanitized and Sampled”

#73 SCENE 70 – “Totally Normal Roommates”

#74 SCENE 71 – "The Long Walk to Judgment"

#75 SCENE 72 – "Welcome Home, Idiot"

#76 SCENE 73 – "A Promise, A Vacation"

#77 SCENE 74 – "Field Trip to Food"

#78 SCENE 75 – "Cabin Fever"

#79 SCENE 76 – "Manners, Please"

#80 SCENE 77 – "Errands with Extra Steps"

#81 SCENE 78 – "Books, Pills, and Poor Decisions"

#82 SCENE 79 – "Pharmacy Phantoms"

#83 SCENE 80 – "Digital Birds and Binary Bees"

#84 SCENE 81 – "Babysitting? Seriously?"

#85 SCENE 82 – "The Babysitting Begins"

#86 SCENE 83 – "Chaos, Baby-Sized"

#87 SCENE 84 – "Midnight Meltdown"

#88 SCENE 85 – "The Dreams They Dreamed"

#89 SCENE 86 – "The Morning After"

#90 SCENE 87 – "Return of the Parents"

#91 SCENE 88 – "The Reveal"

#92 SCENE 89 – "System Error: Josh.exe Has Stopped Responding"

#93 SCENE 90 – "A Totally Normal Lunch"

#94 SCENE 91 – “Business As Usual”

#95 SCENE 92 – “After the Storm”

#96 SCENE 93 – “The Rim of Opinions”

#97 SCENE 94 – “Tales, Tails, and Talking at 2AM”

#98 SCENE 95 – “Surgery, Solo”

#99 SCENE 96 – “Sleepless Core”

#100 SCENE 97 – “Unknown Systems”

#101 SCENE 98 – “Orders and Oil”

#102 SCENE 99 – “Key Moments”

#103 SCENE 100 – “Three Days of Sky”