S02-E13 - THE THING IN THE CORRIDOR
INT. RETROGRADE LOWER CORRIDER 5 ALPHA
(COSTAS, JACINTA)
COSTAS
Well that goal of yours was a real
fluke Sarg. I tell you have to
practice more with your left foot,
it makes all the difference.
JACINTA
Left foot, right foot, its just too
bloody hard nowadays. There's no
doubt about it I'm definitely
slowing down. Say, do you fancy a
beer, I think the bar will still be
open?
COSTAS
Well, it's my turn, so I'm up for a
few bevies. Have you tried that
new one, its from that micro
brewery over in Widmanstaten.
GANDER is giving it a try, I heard
a rumour that she is thinking of
getting a small micro set up
herself.
JACINTA
Now that would be an excellent
move, we could have a 'Retrograde
Cringer' or a 'Cherry Blue Pale'.
(laughter).
COSTAS
I was thinking more like 'Heavy
Scowl' or 'Frown'
JACINTA
Yep thats more like it.
DISTANT METALLIC
GROAN
Say, (pause) did you hear a noise,
I think it came from five beta
section. Thats weird, it's little
used at this time of night. Sounded
like metal being knocked. I think
we should investigate.
COSTAS
You sure its not just expansion
clicking, you know you get that as
the station rotates.
JACINTA
(Whispered) No it sounded like
something being dragged or scraped
and theres a shush, shushing,
whispery sound as well. There it
is again!
COSTAS
(Whispered) Hmmm, definitely not
expansion clicks. Have you got any
weapons Sarg?
JACINTA
(Whispered) No, look lets not jump
to conclusions. Lets get real
quiet and sneak up, I'll move up
and take a look around the corner.
COSTAS
(Whispered) OK.
SOUND OF FEET
VERY CAREFULLY
MOVING UP
CORRIDOR
JACINTA
(Whispered) Can't see much, its
dark and the light tubes haven't
sensed anything. Hold on, I think
I can see a dark shape at the end
of the section. It's got a deep
red glow, wow it just flashed blue.
COSTAS
(Whispered) What the hell is it.
Should we challenge?
JACINTA
(Whispered) I'm surprised they
haven't heard us. Hang on, its
like smoke its not a figure. I
think, no, no, that's not right,
it can't be. Its moving up the
corridor ohhhhh, (scream).
COSTAS
Ahhhh! Urgh.
WHISPERED SOUNDS
OF THE DEAD.
INT. RETROGRADE C&C
(BOY, COSTAS, RUDI, SEATON)
RUDI
JACINTA, wake up, JACINTA. (RUDI
on Comms) "BOY we have an
incursion, get the DOC down to
section five beta, med-vac for two.
Also get a decontamination down to
the section, there are strange burn
marks on walls, might be radiation"
Soldier you OK, feeling well enough
to explain? (Slap sound) Stay with
me solder. Focus.
COSTAS
(Breathless and ill) Marm, we were
just coming back from football,
(cough) we heard this noise like a
shushing metallic sound scrape. We
went to investigate. It was
section five, oh. This thing came
at us, it was (coughing)
SICK NOISE,
COUGHING
The lights where dim and almost
out, it glowed, it was horrible
Marm.
RUDI
OK soldier, take it easy.
SOUND OF RUNNING
FEET AND MEDICAL
FIRST RESPONDERS
OK, get her up to medical
immediately.
COSTAS
(Coughing) Ah I feel bad, I think
it contaminated us.
SEATON
What's the situation?
RUDI
No visible wounds, breathing is
fine and her airways clear. JACINTA
is unconscious. COSTAS is also out
cold. Possible contamination,
perhaps radiation, looks like they
have burns. Please get both to
infirmary. I will come by as soon
as I can, but, I'm just going to
talk to SEATON
SOUND OF FEET
THEN URGENT CALL
TO SEATON.
RUDI
We have a medical emergency two
coming up to medical, looks like
burns and possibly radiation.
SEATON
Roger, is medivac on its way.
RUDI
Yes, I datavised.
SEATON
Good, I'll prep this end.
BOY
Marm, I had an urgent call.
RUDI
(Whispered) Major, we have had
another incident, just like last
week.
BOY
What, with JACINTA this time?
RUDI
Yes and COSTAS, Major, look we
can't ignore this now, clearly it's
not going away. We need to
determine if this is an overt act,
and put plans in place. We can't
dismiss this as a vivid
imagination.
BOY
Well we did a check for
Psychedelics in the air, there is
nothing, no active molecules. The
air is clear. To be honest I'm out
of idea's.
RUDI
Yes, so am I. This looks like a
more serious attack, there are some
marks on the walls. Get a forensic
team down here and take a look.
I've been keeping it under wraps
because I didn't want to spook the
troops. Word will get around. I
think we now need to get out in
front of this. So call a general
meeting in bay Beta please for
16:00 zulu.
Also can you contact our two tame
detectives, we will need their
forensic skills.
INT. ANGEL AND MAYS RECEPTION
(ALEX, SHARROW, SOPHIE, ZED)
SOUNDS OF COFFEE
MACHINE BREWING
ALEX
I tell you SHAS, this blend of
coffee is not as smooth as that
Earth grown stuff, I don't care how
much the science says otherwise. I
can definitely tell the difference.
(Pause) SHAS, are you there.
SOUND OF SERVERS
AND RACKS BEING
MOVED
SHARROW
Yep, sorry, ALEX, (raised voice but
distant) I'm in the server room
with ZED, we were just moving some
of the racks around so we can
change the patching. ZED had some
idea's on how we can improve the
speed.
SOUND LOCATION
MOVES TO SERVERS
AND NOISE OF
FANS
AleX moves through office to server Room.
ALEX
So, it looks like you are starting
to really get into this tech again
SHAS.
SHARROW
Well, not really, I have a loaded a
module but theres a lot of new
stuff to absorb. ZED is trying to
help in his inimitable style.
ZED
Hey, its like trying to teach a
blind monkey to code.
ALEX
What's that like?
ZED
Painfully slow. Actually she's not
bad, but she need to go to
experience club
ALEX
You mean you want her to go back to
school?
ZED
Well, its the only way to exercise
the new knowledge to build a deeper
understanding.
SHARROW
Actually ALEX I want to go, it
would be good to have find out what
this generations teenagers are
really like. You see the problem
with the implant's is that whilst
the knowledge is there, it's
difficult to relate to. It really
needs the recommended practical
exercises. So if we are serious
about this agency, we need as much
heavy duty technical expertise as
possible. ZED's good but he
doesn't have the nasty suspicious
perspective, that only years of
dealing with humankind's
underbelly, will give you.
ALEX
Yep, some of the stuff we've seen,
yuk.
DOOR OPENS
Oh Hi SOPHIE, so how you going.
Ready to front this amazingly busy
operation.
SOPHIE
Oh yes the minute by minute
transactional nature of the role,
is really feeding my Solitaire
skills, I have made some really
important life changing decisions
as a result of this job.
ALEX
Oh, so what's that?
SOPHIE
I have finally figured out what I'm
going to wear next Saturday at the
racing.
Say, this secretary, receptionist
gig, it doesn't seem that exciting.
SHARROW
It will pick up Sophie, I promise.
Good because I'm going batshit
crazy out front!
ALEX
Well, then, you can join the rest
of us!
BLEEPING NOISE
SHARROW
Oh, were's that coming from?
SOPHIE
Oh, I set it up to sound like a
James Bond sound. Let me see, Ah,
it's a datavise from RUDI, it
sounds like a case. Shes asking for
you to meet her in C&C
ALEX
That's does sound like a case. Any
indication what its about.
SOPHIE
No nothing, must be urgent though,
she says she is waiting now.
SHARROW
Well, then we better go, now you
two no messing with the coffee
machine whilst we are away, we know
you fiddled with the setting last
week.
SOPHIE
Who, me (All innocent)
INT. RETROGRADE C&C
(ALEX, RUDI, SHARROW)
RUDI
Thank you for responding
immediately, I think I'm going to
need your skills. I trust I didn't
interrupt anything.
SHARROW
Well, we are always ready to help
RUDI so we will always fit you
around our heavy case load.
ALEX
(snort)
RUDI
Oh, is it an issue
ALEX
No RUDI, its just that we don't
have any case load.
RUDI
Well, this one will certainly
exercise you. It's a very strange
thing. It involves a multiple
hostile incursion. I'm just going
to flick you some video files if
you could review please.
ALEX
Oh, that is weird, but it's just
some lights in a corridor.
RUDI
Well, the camera's don't do it
justice, we have two injured
solders in infirmary. It's
happened several times.
SHARROW
Were did this take place, it looks
like the lower levels.
RUDI
Correct level five beta section
corridor twelve. I think it will
be helpful to add your
investigative skills to our own.
Perhaps give us some new angles to
try and crack this mystery.
ALEX
OK, so were do we start?
RUDI
Well, four days ago some of the
younger Cherries were coming back
from a combat simulation exercise
in the VR suite. Now, (pause) hang
on let me pull up a map as I think
location may be of importance. OK,
so the combat VR suite is here, and
section five beta is here.
SHARROW
So, they were heading back to
barracks by the look of it, they
need to get to the lifts, right.
RUDI
Precisely. Whilst they were
walking back, one of the party
heard some whispering voices and
went to investigate. When they got
closer, two of the party had what
can only be described as a
nightmare experience which left
them badly traumatised.
SHARROW
What did they see?
RUDI
Well they described a black cloud
shape, one of them said she saw her
dead fathers face.
SHARROW
Ah, I guess that would traumatise
anyone. Did they undergo medical
checks.
RUDI
Yes of course. Apart from a slight
bruise where they ran into a wall
section, whilst trying to get away.
There was no other visible effects.
I think it would be useful for you
to interview them and see if you
can turn up anything else.
ALEX
OK, what about forensics, also did
the DOC take bloods.
RUDI
Yes of course, but I know what you
are going to ask.
ALEX
Yes, well I'll ask it anyway. Were
there any signs of drugs,
hallucinogenic substances for
instance?
RUDI
Absolutely nothing apart from
raised stress hormone levels. I'm
going to flick you all the files.
I can tell you there were no drugs,
absolutely nothing in their bloods.
ALEX
What about the corridor itself? Are
there are security and monitoring
camera's throughout the complex?
What did they see?
RUDI
Thats the weird thing. They only
saw what you could see in the
datavise I sent. Some lights and a
shushing sound and thats all.
ALEX
That is weird, how could some
lights injure anyone.
SHARROW
So what about the soldiers
implants, could some entity have
hacked into the messaging channels
and sent images directly to their
optic nerves? Perhaps started a
limited form of sequestration?
ALEX
Yeah, good one SHAS, it's an
obvious move!
RUDI
No, we did a full diagnostic on the
implants when we ran the medicals,
apart from some logged raised
levels of neuro transmitters, in
the medical monitoring suite. There
was nothing. The whole data set was
entirely consistent with a flight
response.
SHARROW
So are you sure the camera's didn't
pick up anything. Did you run
clean up routine's on the images
and try to pull out any hidden
detail.
RUDI
Yes we did that too. There was
some slight glitching, but we put
that down to the fluctuating power
levels.
SHARROW
OK, what happened to the power, how
did it fluctuate?
RUDI
Well, we don't have that level of
telemetry on the power systems. We
surmise however, that the voltage
fluctuated slightly consistent with
varying power drains.
SHARROW
Did those power drains align with
the glitching in the camera's?
RUDI
Yes they did as far as we can tell.
SHARROW
Hmmm, this place is a faraday cage
right?
RUDI
Tight as a nut, its double screened
with high density copper mesh.
SHARROW
Well, I don't know, how could any
external electro magnetic radiation
get through the screen. It might
be purely magnetic, but the walls
are steel, so that would be quite
difficult to get through. ALEX you
got anything.
ALEX
Has it happened just this one time?
RUDI
Ahh, thats the thing, it just
happened again last night, JACINTA
and COSTAS were both affected.
ALEX
Oh, are they OK.
RUDI
Well not really, JACINTA's in the
infirmary. FIONA's a little
brighter, she got the lesser dose.
However JACINTA's got your little
nanities working for her. I think
that saved her arse. The dose
meters are off the scale.
ALEX
Radiation, what type?
RUDI
We think its gamma, they both got a
fair dose, but we have some good
drugs nowadays and with the
nanities doing internal cellular
repair on JACINTA who was the
closest we are going to be alright.
It's a good thing COSTAS was well
away from the source, otherwise she
would be very poorly.
SHARROW
Oh, are they well enough for us to
conduct an interview?
RUDI
I'll check with the Doctor, just
hang on, I'll see how see is going.
DOOR OPENS
SHARROW
This is interesting, looks like a
form of back channel offensive
action.
ALEX
I don't no, it's clearly not
lethal. It's an ineffective means
of disabling the RCBS. I think
it's very easy to jump to
conclusions based on the outcome
but it may be something else. We
clearly need more data. I think
our next move is definitely to see
what JACINTA or FIONA has to say.
SHARROW
Agreed
DOOR OPENS
RUDI
Yep, FIONA's good but a little
fragile, JACINTA is weak but awake,
probably feeling like shit, so go
easy on her.
SHARROW
Don't worry we'll be very gentle.
INT. RETROGRADE RCBS MEDICAL
(ALEX, JACINTA, SEATON, SHARROW)
SEATON
Ah, hello you two, how are you
going?
SHARROW
Oh, were fine, but more to the
point how is JACINTA, it sounded
serious.
SEATON
She's weak just received a goodly
dose of radiation, then panicked,
she ran into COSTAS and they both
lashed out at each other.
Luckily those nanities saved her.
She now sports a fine black eye.
FIONA ducked.
SHARROW
Why would JACINTA attack FIONA? I
thought they where the best of
mates. Doesn't make sense.
SEATON
Well, you can ask them both, they
are in adjacent medical booths.
DOOR OPENS
MEDICAL BLEEPING
ALEX
Hi you. (Pause) Whoa, that's an eye
alright, it's a beaut.
JACINTA
Well, not from my point of view,
Fiona has a hell of a right hook.
(coughing and then puking)
ALEX
You OK, here let me get that. So
how come she took a swipe at you?
JACINTA
Thanks, she wasn't fighting me, she
was fighting those things.
SHARROW
Sorry, what things were they? Can
you describe them more accurately.
JACINTA
It's was the dead, I looked into
hell. Oh god it was horrible,
there was this shushing clicking
noise and a sense of overwhelming
power. The was this beam in the
sky like the eye of doom. It was,
like another universe, I could feel
the energy being pumped out.
SHARROW
You can't really mean the spirits
of the dead, surely.
JACINTA
Yes, I do mean the spirits of the
dead. I could feel we were being
sucked in to that place.
We only just got away I could feel
a sucking force. I could see a
planet, dark and cold, there was a
glow on the horizon, and the sky
had what looked like a lighthouse
which glowed blue.
ALEX
So did you see actually see any
dead, like zombies? What you
described sounds like a real place.
JACINTA
Well, it was real alright. I don't
know, to be honest it was just a
glimpse. I could see enough to
know that I didn't want to be
there.
SHARROW
Did FIONA see the same place?
JACINTA
Why don't you ask her.
SHARROW
Good point. Alex you stay I'll go
and talk to FIONA, see if I can get
more details.
ALEX
Great. (Pause) So JACINTA, did you
see any other effects when this
'event' was occurring. For
example, could you see the corridor
section five, simultaneously as
this (pause) 'death world'. Was the
corridor showing behind this world?
JACINTA
Well, it was like a rippling
curtain effect, kinda black waves.
The ripples moved slowly and as
they passed in front of us. Parts
of this other place showed through.
The edges were fuzzy, like a
distortion.
ALEX
Right. So how long did this go on
for?
JACINTA
Well it seemed like ages, probably
ten seconds or so.
ALEX
When you moved, how did the
'apparition', for want of a better
phrase, how did it move.
JACINTA
What do you mean.
ALEX
Well, was it like a projection,
like from some other view point, or
was it linked to the reality of the
corrider.
JACINTA
Hmmm, well, It did move with us,
like it was attracted to us, but it
did sort of wander about a little
as well.
ALEX
Was it wobbling like it was being
projected from a long way off?
JACINTA
No not really, it had like a
rhythmic pulse almost, I can't be
sure but maybe it was in time with
the pulses. It looked a little like
a heart beat, it did look half
alive. Look to be honest, I was
terrified. The sounds were
horrible like a clicking whisper
against a sort of rumbling, it had
a unimaginable sense of power. I
thought I could here screaming.
ALEX
So would you describe this as a
religious experience? Did you have
a sense of revelation or spiritual
understanding, or communicating
with some entity.
JACINTA
Well, sort of, it was other
worldly, I think. There was no
entity communicating if thats what
you mean.
DOOR OPENS
ALEX
SHAS, how did you go?
SHARROW
Well, I have quite a few notes. I
think I have enough for the time
being.
ALEX
Are you OK, you look a little pale?
SHARROW
Well, I must say I think this is
the strangest story, I have heard
in my years as a detective.
ALEX
Yeah copy that. Look lets get back
and compare notes and plan our next
steps. OK Thanks JACINTA and
FIONA. You rest up, were going to
report back and get on the case, we
will let you know as soon as we
have further information. Stay away
from that area of the RETRO, right?
JACINTA
You've no issue persuading me of
that.
ALEX
Just one more thing, you've both
got implants haven't you?
JACINTA
Yes of course.
ALEX
Did you have any of the sensorium
files on record.
JACINTA
Yes we were both recording, but the
high radiation levels messed with
the storage lacuna, the files are
very garbled. I've requested live
uplink for all personal involved
with any future actions.
ALEX
Yes, that was my thinking, which
was why I asked.
INT. RETROGRADE C&C
(ALEX, RUDI, SHARROW, SOPHIE, ZED)
SHARROW
RUDI, what she said gave me the
creeps, I think it sounds like some
sort of illusion or perhaps its
like a portal to another world, in
space. The big issue I think is
that the 'thing' didn't show
clearly in the camera's. Perhaps
it was the camera angle, perhaps
the light coming out had a peculiar
wave function. We're going to go
away and start working on this. I
think you should immediately deploy
every military grade sensor and
camera around that area of the pub.
If it happens again we need to
collect more hard data. Oh and get
camera's in the closed rooms in
case this thing is appearing in
places and is not being seen.
ALEX
Yep all good, points, totally agree
there. SHAS I think you and me need
to perhaps camp out around the same
area tonight. We can be tooled up,
perhaps with recorders running off
our implants. RUDI I don't know if
this is possible but can you store
the images we see in our minds eye
so to speak, in these new implants.
RUDI
Yes they can they can store an hour
or two depending on the fidelity,
it can be set on rotation as a
buffer.
ALEX
Great, it will be interesting to
take a look into what is actually
experienced by the recipient.
RUDI
I already anticipated the need for
the deployment of more sensors and
I have CHEN on that as we speak.
Major CALVIN is readying this
control room to receive the data
streams and we will flick it into
the holo tanks.
SHARROW
RUDI, is GANDER aware of this
issue, perhaps she has some
historic information which might
shed some light.
For example has this ever happened
at the Retrograde in the past.
Perhaps their are rumours of a
ghost, which may be the same
phenomenon. That sort of thing. I
think what people see is partly
caused by the panic and the
weirdness of the event, its so far
out of the ordinary. Perception is
a created thing after all. Oh and I
think some highly accurate
temperature sensors and perhaps
thermal imaging camera's might be
useful, FIONA said the room felt
cold, then it went hot. It would be
interesting to see if we can pick
that up.
RUDI
Yes, all good idea's. I'll get BOY
on to your personal sensor suite
and telemetry.
SHARROW
OK, I'm going back to our office I
want to try and get my head around
this.
RUDI
OK, could you be back around
eighteen hundred Zulu, we are going
to fit you with exoskeleton rigs.
SHARROW
What, why's that, its not a combat
situation?
RUDI
Well multiple reasons, but for one
they can stop you clobbering each
other, and they will give you
superior strength to resist any
compulsion from an outside agency.
We will monitor telemetry from C&C
and if, for instance you are
sequestrated, by something, we can
intervene and freeze the suits.
They also have magnetic clamps
which will grip the corridor walls
and stop you being moved if you
don't want to be moved.
ALEX
I thought these implants couldn't
be sequestrated?
RUDI
Well, they can't by anything from
this world, but maybe we are
dealing with something entirely
different.
ALEX
It sounds like a plan. Not sure
I'm wildly enthusiastic though.
Problem is I can't think of
anything else as a way forward.
INT. ANGEL AND MAYS RECEPTION
(ALEX, SHARROW, SOPHIE, ZED)
SOPHIE
Oh hi, guys, oh, not sure what that
look on your faces means.
SHARROW
It means SOPHIE, that we have a
job, I very strange and intriguing
job, and we need you and ZED to
help out. So can you get hold of
ZED we are definitely going to need
him on this one.
SOPHIE
No problem he is back around behind
the server racks, I believe it is
his natural habitat.
SHARROW
Like some creature of the night?
SOPHIE
Exactly!
Alex moves to the back and into the server room and looks
around the cabinets.
ALEX
ZED you there? We have a job! Oh,
there you are, why are you laying
on the floor? You look like some
one in your element.
ZED
Well, these patch wave guides don't
fix themselves and we need to get
the servers crosslinked with more
bandwidth. Otherwise Quantum
servers or not there just some much
junk.
ALEX
OK, if you say so. We have a case
and I think it's going to require
some heavy data analysis
particularly of video and telemetry
information. This one is right up
your street, and its a really weird
one, your'e going to love it! We
are going to use the spare room
with its pin board.
ZED
Pin board, what the hells that for?
Thats a little antiquated isn't it?
ALEX
It sure is, but it works and
doesn't require power, and its a
great way to bring all the pieces
of information together, anyway we
need to start collating the
information.
ZED
Wouldn't a database be more
effective, we could put a virtual
space and then you effectively get
an infinite play area with
zoomability, much better than a
physical wall.
ALEX
Well, I'm not saying no, but I
think you need to show me. Also it
does sound like it may be
expensive.
ZED
Not expensive, what do you think
these servers are for. Also I know
that GANDER had some screens she
used in one of the shows. I am
fairly sure if I tell what you want
it for, she will be happy to lend
it to you. Its just sitting in the
inn in storage somewhere.
ALEX
SHAS, ZED's come up with an idea
about some sort of electronic wall
thingy. Sound's kinda funky. What
do you think, of a virtualised
place to look at cases.
SHARROW
Well, ZED's usually on the money
ALEX, what he thinking?
ALEX
Well he says it's a, zoomable
movable thingy display other
doodads. Oh what the hell, can you
please explain ZED, this thing is
your baby.
ZED
Well, its kinda of like an
infinitely large space where you
can display any data in three
dimensions, and show any causal
links. You can even go into the
space using your implants and walk
around. I think it would be really
cool. SOPHIE and I can prepare and
enter the data, as it you find it,
and I can work the pattern search
networks and use the display to
show links. It would be a like a
secure play space for each case, it
would be stored encrypted on our
servers. We have to use them for
something and its a cool project
for me and SOPH
SHARROW
Oh, so its SOPH now is it! I'm all
for it ZED sounds like a real step
up, I think we should give it a
try. What do you think SOPHIE?
SOPHIE
Oh, its definitely cool alright, I
think it could give the agency an
edge. It will give me something to
do, to be honest I'm getting a
little bored.
SHARROW
Well, you'll be bored no more, I'm
just data-vising interviews we have
just conducted with JACINTA and
COSTAS, they had a bad experience
last night if you could store it
for later analysis. Can you pick
out the key characteristics and tag
the video. Now I think its about
time we took you guys out to lunch
as a kind of 'kick-off' for our
little agency, whilst we explain
this very weird case. Do you know
any good places to go.
SOPHIE
Oh, if you like Italian,
Stromboli's is fab, its a little
pricy, but its worth it. Oh and the
ice cream is to die for.
ALEX
Well, that got my vote. You in ZED.
ZED
Well, I guess the tech can wait for
an hour, and I can't work on an
empty stomach! I'm in.
ALEX
Now A-RAY, you just watch this
office, if nasty human breaks the
locks, you can really go to town.
There likely to be bad people OK.
If your good I have some dead flies
I've been collecting when we get
back. Oh SOPHIE how you getting
along with A-RAY?
SOPHIE
Oh, no problems I bonded
immediately, with her, she is a
gas. A women of simple tastes.
I've been reading some stuff off
horticultural websites, you know
who is being cross bred with whom.
She gets quite excited sometimes.
SHARROW
Really, you two are as bad as each
other, and ALEX, sometimes I think
you're having more than a platonic
relationship with that plant.
SOPHIE
What you mean like Gilbert and
Suilvan, 'Then a sentimental
passion/ of a vegetable fashion/
must excite your languid spleen./
An attachment (a la Plato)/ for a
bashful young potato/ or a not too
French French bean.'
LAUGHTER
SHARROW
Wow, SOPHIE, I didn't know you
liked light opera!
SOPHIE
Well, I had to do it for school,
the reference just came to mind
immediately.
You do know I not just an extremely
pretty face don't you?
ALEX
Oh, yeah, I think we figured that
out some time ago!
END.