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SCENE 75 – "Cabin Fever"

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Apr 29, 2025

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EXT. CABIN FEVER RESTAURANT – LATE AFTERNOON

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The trio slows as they approach a worn wooden door, its non-electric sign creaking slightly above—

"CABIN FEVER", hand-painted in chipped white letters.

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K (snorting)

"Cabin Fever. Very inviting. Like they’re advertising diseases now."

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JASON (grinning)

"Better than it looks. Trust me. Plus, no one’s died here. Recently."

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A (brightly)

"That's a comforting statistic!"

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Jason pushes the door open, letting the smell of grilled food and old wood waft over them.

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INT. CABIN FEVER RESTAURANT – CONTINUOUS

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Warm yellow lights spill over dark wooden booths and creaky floors.

The place has the vibe of a mansion someone gave up halfway through building, but in a cozy way.

The few customers inside barely glance up before returning to their steaming plates.

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Jason leads them to a booth tucked in the back corner, naturally shadowed but close to an emergency exit—old habits die hard.

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They slip into the booth: Jason on one side, K and A crammed onto the other, K already surveying every escape route.

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Before Jason can even finish scanning the handwritten menu, a figure emerges from the kitchen—

VINCENT, the heavyset owner with a permanent tired smile, wipes his hands on his apron and lumbers over.

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VINCENT (gruffly, but warmly)

"Well, I'll be damned. Jason Gearman, in the flesh. And with company this time, huh?"

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Jason flashes an easy, guilty grin.

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JASON

"Yeah, figured I'd stop being a sad loner... Y'know. Start a robot band or something."

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Vincent chuckles, looking over at A and K with a raised brow.

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VINCENT

"Friends of yours? Thought you only brought that grumpy repair guy around."

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JASON (waving vaguely)

"Yeah, uh, new coworkers. From... a different department. Very exclusive."

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K offers a stiff nod. A beams way too brightly, causing Vincent to blink once, slowly.

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VINCENT (playing along)

"Uh-huh. Well, any friend of Jason’s is tolerated here. You want the usual?"

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JASON

"Yeah, and these two... uh, menu’s open for 'em. They’re celebrating."

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Vincent scribbles something down and disappears with a grunt.

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The three settle back. Jason leans his elbow on the table, giving A and K a look.

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JASON (mock whispering)

"Okay, act normal. No stabbing, no staring contests, no threatening the food."

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K (sarcastic)

"Define normal."

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A (cheerful)

"I want something sweet and something crunchy!"

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Jason laughs under his breath, feeling the tension drain from his shoulders for the first time in days.

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Outside the restaurant, the city churns on, but in this little pocket of battered booths and mismatched silverware—

for now, it’s just them.

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FADE OUT.

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#1 Welcome to Central City

#2 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt1

#3 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt2

#4 SCENE 2 – “Quiet Doesn’t Last”

#5 SCENE 3 – “Unwelcome Footprints”

#6 SCENE 4 – “Break the Silence”

#7 SCENE 5 – “The Parts We Don’t Talk About”

#8 SCENE 6 – “Still Breathing”

#9 SCENE 7 – “The Smiling Knife”

#10 SCENE 8 – “Ghost in the Pipes”

#11 SCENE 9 – “Right-Hand Problems”

#12 SCENE 10 – “Drag Marks and Doubt”

#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”

#17 SCENE 15 – “Shadows Don’t Bargain”

#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”