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Episode 1
the man in the mask
Caption: blackpoint 1984. We see a birds-eye view of a convenience store, nestled among other buildings. A street light shows a man walking inside. A sleepy cashier wakes up and is shocked to see him. Two teenagers lurk in the background, one of them is stuffing a bottle of alcohol into his jacket. Teen 1: Dude, is that who I think it is? The two of them stare quietly until the man turns around, revealing a mask with red eyes and a shark tooth grin. Both of them jump back in recognition. Teen 2 [ Zach ] Holy hell, it is him. The two teens grin at each other. Zach : Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Teen 1: Is it fuckery? Zach : It’s fuckery. The two teens start heckling the man in the mask. Zach: hey sicko! Teen 1: what’s the black angel doing out here? The man stays silent and points at the wall of cigarettes. The cashier grabs a box of cigarettes and silently motions for them to stop. Zach: nothing to say, huh? geez, I thought a reaper would be more interesting. Teen 1: man, what a disappointment! Zach: he’s just a pansy in a mask! Teen 1: a lowlife! Zach: a total fraud! The man tilts his head down. The two teens laugh behind him. Zach: what’s wrong, sicko? Teen 1: say something you fuck. Zach: no wonder the city is such a shit stain. You’re totally useless! The man turns around and glares at them, the teens continue laughing. Zach: Ooh look, that got his attention! Teen 1: c’mere, boy! I’ve got a treat for you! Mysterious Man [ Kat ] shut up. Teen 1 continues laughing, Zach stares blankly as Kat lunges towards him. We hear a bang. It goes quiet. Teen 1 looks over at Zach who is now on the floor in a puddle of his own blood, leaning against a stack of wine crates. They call out to him, but he does not answer. He is no longer breathing. Teen 1: holy shit… The teen turns around to see Kat with one hand covering his face and the other with a smoking gun. Teen 1: p-please, we were just messing around. We didn’t mean anything- Kat looms over the terrified teen and now deceased Zach. The cashier hides behind the counter. Teen 1 [ this can’t be happening. I don’t wanna die. especially not over something this stupid. What do I do? Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. ] The teen looks down and scrunches their eyes shut. Kat holds out his hand. The teen takes it only to be yanked up with a gun shoved in their face. Teen 1 [ I’m gonna die. I’m actually gonna die. All because I’m a fucking asshole. Because of one stupid mistake. ] We see a panel where the teen imagines themselves falling into Kat’s open mouth. Kat slams them down onto the floor, puts a finger to his lips and mimes a shhh motion. He turns around and walks out of the store. Teen 1 [ he’s…leaving? ] The teen gets back up, in tears now but also confused. The cashier gets out from behind the register. Both of them look up at a security camera, the reflection of the lens showing Zach’s corpse. Kat: shit. Kat walks across the street, leaving the convenience store behind. Kat: useless fuck up…End scene.
