INT. JASON’S CUBE – FRIDAY NIGHT (CONTINUOUS)
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The crate‑table is now cluttered with three bowls of chili‑oil stew, half‑empty drink canisters, and the UNO deck ready for battle. The spoon‑king—one googly eye, one duct‑taped—presides from a shelf.
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Jason slurps a spoonful, sighs like a rebooted fan.
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JASON
“Spicy but edible. A miracle. All right, new tradition—post‑seminar rant followed by game night. A, deal.”
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SD‑A shuffles cards with exaggerated flair, trench‑coat sleeves flapping.
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SD‑A
“Prepare to face my rainbow of doom!”
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He deals. SD‑K, sunglasses propped on his head, flicks a card aside.
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SD‑K
“Rainbow beats nothing. Statistics favour me.”
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JASON
“Statistics don’t account for wild cards—and cheating.”
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Round one: A slams a Draw‑Four; K growls; Jason laughs until the chili hits wrong and he coughs.
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A second later Jason’s texter beeps—Commander Nine‑2’s broadcast:
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> “Reminder: supplemental loyalty survey due Monday.”
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Jason snoozes it without a glance.
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JASON
“Not thinking about work. Focus: destroying your egos.”
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RAPID‑FIRE MONTAGE
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Draw Two avalanche: K forces Jason to pick up eight cards; Jason swears creatively, A giggles.
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Trench‑coat victory dance: A wins a round, spinning on skates; spoon‑king nearly topples.
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Chili‑refill pit stop: K ladles more stew, muttering, “Fuel for statistically inevitable revenge.”
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Jason’s comeback: He chains a Skip‑Reverse‑Wild, slaps the table—“UNO, baby!”—only for A to hurl a sneaky Draw‑Two.
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Laughter echoes against concrete walls.
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LATE NIGHT
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Cards abandoned, the three lounge in mismatched seats.
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JASON (lean back, relaxed)
“So, highlight of the week?”
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SD‑A
“Barrel‑roll at sunrise.”
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SD‑K
“Finding functional clothing.”
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JASON
“Not dying in seminar. Close race though.”
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A gentle beep from the power grid; city curfew power‑dip. Lights dim to night mode—soft blue.
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Jason stands, stretches.
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JASON
“Charge‑cycle time. Tomorrow’s patrol’s at dawn. No midnight welding, no toaster duels.”
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SD‑K
“Counter‑proposal: midnight probability calculations.”
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JASON
“Do them silently.”
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A crawls onto the bed corner, trench‑coat blanket style. K resumes his ceiling hang (now with leather jacket). Jason sighs amused, flops onto his half of the mattress.
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JASON (soft)
“Good chaos, guys. Night.”
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The spoon‑king watches in crooked silence as the cube powers down—one by one, visors dim, but a quiet contentment lingers.
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FADE OUT.
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