TC Ep 278 Script

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[lyr, ree and Farrah facing off. ree sweating, Farrah looking sick]

Lyr crosses her arms, pretending to be casual: well. long time no see. 

Ree: what - how are you even - what the fuck is happening?! [sees the other girls in the bg] You're all here?? How are you all here. [mutters to herself] what the fuck what the fuck -

[Lyr looks sideways at Farrah, unable to make eye contact]: We saw the newspaper with your faces plastered all over the front. Something about a King - how are you idiots always in the middle of everything? 

R: I told Philo to leave us out of it - and he flocking plasters it over the front page - I knew someone we didn't want to see it would see it - HOW were you able to see it?? Don't tell me it's circulating Kooup somehow -

F: There's no time for this Ree. 

R: right. yeah. [looks back at lyr] crap - you can't be here, we're about to make a break for it and you're gonna ruin everything - [to farrah] what do we -

F: [to lyr, forcing eye contact] get your group together, when everything goes down, make sure you get out.

L: "get out"?! we're here to foster relations between Avarie and Kooup, what're you about to pull?

R: [scoffs] you? fostering relations? Was literally no one else available? Anyway, that’s a dead end - the Council aren’t interested in helping Kooup, they’d much rather watch them totally implode.

L: what do you -

F: Enough. [to lyr] make sure the others stay as far as possible from the stage. [pulling ree] come on. It's about to start.

[eurippe walking around, trailing behind erka. is stopped by a hand on her arm]

lassak: you, girl, Crow. Are you a relation?

E [startled, looking at lassak's red eyes]: I-I -

L [hooking her arm in hers]: come, I must introduce you to the dullards here. Are you a grandniece? great-grandniece? I have been desperately trying to get ahold of my sisters but fear they must have relocated in the decades I have been gone. tell me where they are now and what has befallen the family.

E: I'm sorry, I don't know -

L: [stops, gripping both her arms] you are estranged also? Oh my dear, let us ruminate in our misfortune together. Lord Eldwode! Have you met my grandniece?

[eurippe is swept away towards Lord E and Cereea, the other girls watching with amusement.]

erka: well, maybe a bit of healthy family bonding will be good for her.

kerwik: any sign of that scrawny Crow and his liar boyfriend?

erka+kieera: his name's Ky.

kerwik: [looking to stage] those must be the Councilors. I recognise those two from the newspaper picture (ky mom and reamer dad). The Admiral advised approaching them as opening and non threateningly as possible -

kieera: so she sent you to do it? 

ker: that sub-councilor we were in contact with who sent the invites was supposed to meet us here to act as an intermediary, where is -

[Lyr fast walking up]: we have to leave. I found Ree, she said they've got some hairbrained scheme to make a break for it and we'll be caught up in it if we hang around.

ker: those three, seriously, always sweeping everyone up in their poorly thought up plans -

lyr: they said to stay away from the stage -

erka: wait wait, what's about to -

[philo approaching]: Ladies. I see you received my invitations. Allow me to make some introductions, right this way - [gestures towards the stage where the councilors are gathering, talking to farrah’s parents]

Erka: that’s - uh - we - um - [spots the food table on the other side of the room] were just about to get some punch beforehand! 

kieera: the journey left us quite thirsty you see -

lyr: and I’m starving, are you guys starving? I need a snack at the very least -

[girls push themselves towards the table, leaving Philo bemused. Then he spots Farrah and Ree sneaking off behind some curtains and his smile vanishes]

[ree and farrah enter a dark alcove where they find the boys making out]

R: Seriously?! Is this really the time?!

S: [indignant] hey, we were early so had time to kill.

F: and lots of it to make up for, yeah yeah. [looks at watch] we’ve got -

[erias ducks under the curtain]: here you all are

k: (as if you haven’t been watching all evening)

S: (what was that?)

K: (nothing)

E: the Council have requested the King’s presence on stage for the midnight address.

F: (i was afraid of this) 

R: right, well, he’ll be there, why don’t you go and -

E: I was told to escort him.

R: of course you were. Listen, we can handle it, so f-

[Lyr and the girls burst in]

kieera: what’s happening? we want in.

R: for the love of - this isn’t a cooperative -

Scra: w-what are all of you doing here?! 

kerwik: if you’re planning something stupid, we as foreigners will be the first to be blamed for it. I refuse to endanger this squad.

F: [looking at watch] fine, yes, now just - run! -

[there’s multiple loud explosions, guests start running and screaming. the councilors hit the deck, farrah’s parents on the ground looking up in confusion.]

FD: smoke?! 

FM: what is this? she was meant to -

FD: plant explosives, and kill that puny King. She has defied us, instead. This is not an attack - it is a distraction. [ between smoke he spots farrah running towards the windows lining the wall with the others, she’s slower than the rest. He grits his teeth.]

scra: the table!

[Ky grabs it and hurls it into the windows, smashing them.]

reamerdad: Guards! 

kerwik: [running to the open window] drop-takeoff everyone. 14-foot plummet before unfurling, evasive maneuvers over the city, reconvene at that waterfall when you’ve shaken all pursuit. Go!

[They start diving out, eurippe sees the girls leaving and turns to lassak.]

Eur: I - I am so sorry, we’re not related at all. I enjoyed your company, immensely. But I have to go.

L: [gripping her hands] I know, dear. But it’s nice to remember how it feels to be loved sometimes, isn’t it. I had missed that feeling.

[E looks distressed, before tuning and jumping out the window too.]

 [Scra takes one last look at the room. Scra’s dad is coughing so can’t see, but Lord E watches with Lassak at they escape. Cereea runs up panting]

C: i will -

LordE: leave them, won’t you? A cage is still a cage, no matter how gilded.

[Scra nods to him before jumping. Ky follows right after, his aunt watching and smiling. Ree jumps, then right as Farrah goes to someone grabs her tech wing]

farrahdad: you - insolent girl - a disgrace to your flock - to your name - 

F: i thought about it, you know. creating the real bombs, as per your orders. it’s just as well i didn’t, for your sake, wasn’t it? You couldn’t even fathom that I could go against you, against the Feldpasser name. But I’ll tell you this - I am not a Feldpasser, and you are nothing to me anymore.  I'll tell you this, too - I'll regret it. Not making the real bombs. It was the right thing to do, but I'll regret it.

[dad lets go of her in shock and she uses the chance to leap out the window. guards are swarming now. the councilors were too close to the blast site and are struggling to breathe without coughing.]

guard to kymom: Cardinal? What are our orders?

[kymom continues to retch. Philo stands with his brothers, watching out the windows.]

P: it seems the Councilors are overcome and incapacitated. As acting sub-councilor, I order you to stand down until daybreak.

guard: but sir -

P: that is the Crow King out there, we will not risk him being caught in the crossfire during a blind retrieval mission. Gather the wounded here and take them to the infirmary. Launch an investigation into the attack. Make sure it is extensive. 

G:...yes, Sir.

[guards run off. the brothers turn back to watch the sky]

P: you can never just wait, can you sister. Always rescuing yourself. Let us do it, just once, please.

[at the top of the waterfall, the rock carved into the face of a crying woman. the girls and erias are already waiting as Ky/scra/ree land, panting]

kieera: took you long enough

R: we’ve been stuck in a house with nothing to do but eat, we’re a bit out of shape ok. [looks around panicked] where’s -

[farrah appears over the waterfall, clutching her shoulder and panting. ree rushes over as lyr tries not to look]

R: are you ok? what kept you?

F: It’s fine, it’s nothing. Are we all here?

Ky: and some [eyeing the dove and erias]

kerwik: tell me this isn’t as far as your plan goes.

F: no, we have a destination in mind, somewhere we can go while we decide on our path to the coast. Somewhere no one would dare step. [looks at scra]

scra: Blackroc Keep. The castle of the Crows.

I've somehow written myself a storyline consisting of 10 characters and now ive gotta draw a castle in the bg of every scene too why have i done thisssss