TC Ep 268 Script

in resistance cafeteria. del eating with lulu and vulture and strawberry boy.

L: how are your friends settling in?

SB: they’ve all been assigned jobs, I’ve requested a squad leader position to help with the data recon, and any of those who wish to join me can. 

L: Tiraa and Neekia will be glad of the extra hands. I’m sure leadership will grant the request, especially after you proved your ability with the grassroots rebellion and bringing in those Dove prisoners by yourself. 

SB: oh yeah, I’m sure all that will help (doesnt make eye contact. Del raises eyebrow at it and Vulture looks sideways). Anyway I’m off, later.

(SB leaves, del leans forwards, fork near mouth)

D: we should check - (freezes as lars and mother enters cave and goes towards food line, talking)

L: Del. (to vulture) let’s get him out -

D: (tries to eat, stops. stands, fork clattering to table.)

L: Del -

D: (flashbacks to cages with broken egg shells. cyras reaching for him. his followers getting shot out of the sky. his father shouting at him. walks towards lars.)
L: Del? what a pleasant surprise. I was starting to think you were avoiding me -

(Del turns sharply and leaves. lulu and vulture follow quickly. Del leaning on wall, sweating)

D: I tried - that fucking smirk of his, i can’t - 

L: I know Del, that was a good step. You did well. 

d: don’t patronize me, Lulu. Don’t. I know how pathetic I am because of this, but that’s nothing new, I’ve always been pathetic. I don’t need your sympathy for it. (walks into darkness) 

L: (to vulture) he’s getting there, right?

V: who knows. All the encouragement in the world won’t help him, until he believes it himself. 

neekia and tiraa walking down tunnel

T: any idea what he wants?

N: he’s your ex, i imagine you’re always more clued in than me.

T: please, that just means I’m more out of the loop. We both try to stay out of each other’s way if we can. 

N: yes, I imagine turning a man’s proposal to run away with him down will do things to him.

T: if we were to walk around constantly concerned for the fragile male ego we’d never get anything done. 

N: true enough.

(enters cavern with brek sitting at a table)

T: you wanted to see us?

B: i’ve got something to discuss, at any rate.

T:(rolls eyes) out with it, then. we’re not all tasked with just sitting around and reading.

B: these files you recovered from that lab, they hint at something…concerning.

N: well, we didn’t think they’d be good news.

B: concerning in the sense that the Dole may be more fucked up than we even realized. These experiments of theirs, they date back decades. just years and years of trial and error, failings, horrific shit.

T: Reamer hinted as much when he vaguely told us what he found on his mother’s desk when he was a kid. 

B: yeah, and I thank him for being as vague as he was because I would’ve never slept again, i think. regardless, what you found was a goldmine. tons of internal information sharing. all of it seeming to center around one specific hub. 

N: (sarcastic) Let me guess -

B: the First Branch of the Order of Daedalus. That massive church of theirs right in the City center, naturally. 

T: the one that’s impossible to get into, you mean.

B: we’ll figure something out. in the meantime, you’ve got another recon assignment.

N: we’ve just got you all the info you could possibly need, what else is there?

B: (holds up tablet showing pictures of rows of larger, adult-sized cages) People.

ky and scra in ocean

S: the water’s so warm here, even in the winter

K: we’re close to the equator, it makes it vaguely tropical all year round

S: i love it. i’d never even seen an ocean a few months ago, and now I’m swimming in one that looks like this.

K: i mean, swimming is a strong word. Remind me to give you lessons when we get a free minute.

S: The schedule Gera’s got me on is insane, when are we even meant to get a free minute. The only times I get to see you is at meals and sword training. My shoulders are sore from that, by the way. 

K: Remind me to give you a massage later then, too. And we’re having a free minute right now.

S: oh, I’m very aware of that. If only I could have you properly to myself without Mr. Voyeur over there (glares at Erias sitting on high rocks by shore) although i’m not opposed to giving him a show (wraps arms around ky’s neck bringing them close)

K: scra…can i kiss you?

S: please. 

(Kiss in the blue water. Pull away)

K: you’re looking a bit red, maybe go sit in the shade -

S: if they would just invent sunscreen here already -

K: i’m sure farrah will sort it at some point. Speaking of -

(farrah approaches with ree on the shore looking annoyed)

F: well, I did my best but anything else would’ve been too suspicious. It’s done, they’ve fixed the cars. We’re leaving in ten. I hope you’re all prepared for what’s waiting for us back at the Capitol, because I doubt it’ll be pretty.

[edit] I changed that last scene because i wanted a cute romantic moment, ree will torment them in the car in the next scene haha