TC Ep 263 Script

Reamer watching hon’s bar at night. all quiet. he leaves.

At dinner with his mother and Altimeter. Reamer blanches when he sees the Dove at the table.

director: you’re late.

r: i had a pressing matter to see to. Altimeter, what a surprise.

A: not a pleasant one, I presume? (smiles, sips wine). Your mother and I also had a pressing matter to see to and found ourselves running overtime, your mother graciously invited me to stay for dinner.

r: very gracious of her.

d: enough. (to butler penguin) bring the first course.

A: i am, of course, limited on time these days, so would like to continue our negotiations now if you don’t mind, Director.

d: (looks at reamer) i am sure they can wait until another -

A: the anniversary event is looming and plans need to be finalised, i am afraid. I must also insist you reconsider my proposition.

D: I will not hand the Murder Boss over to you, Altimeter. 

A: Now Silaire, be reasonable. If he is to be the centrepiece of the event, it only makes sense that -

D: He remains under Government supervision until he is needed. End of discussion.
A: (annoyed) …I will concede, for now, but only on the insistence that it be I who conducts the ceremony.

D: I have told you I will think on it. I will let you know my answer with ample time to prepare.

A: now would allot me adequate preparation time, anything later will be considered last-minute and invariably rude, Director.

D: i will let you know. 

A: (angry, stands) then i am afraid discussions are over, as you have proved yourself to be uncooperative and immoveable. It is fortunate for you that Dole efforts are currently focussed on locating this Crow King, so I do not have the time to talk in circles with you. Thank you for dinner. I will send an emissary at the end of the week for your favorable answer.(leaves)

(reamer turns to his mother.)

R:  why does the Altimeter want the Crow boss badly enough to threaten you over it?

D: Do not ask about that which you do not understand, Son.

R: i would understand if you’d just tell me. What does he have on you.

D: Nothing he can successfully use. Now, tell me, is there any news on that Brakindale Hawk you’ve been searching for? 

R: Del? no. He’s probably run off with that Vulture again. 

D: his father had such hopes for him after the wedding debacle, the boy really wasn’t raised better.

R: (stands) im inclined to believe that if there’s some failure in the child, it stems from the parent. (places newspaper clipping of his father+ky’s mother on table. leaves, as director looks at it, not showing her expression).

Reamer in Cyras’ cell. Cyras badly beaten, curled in a corner mostly unresponsive. Reamer looking down at him in anger. 

C: you’ve seen it, havent you. People will lie to your face and the world keeps turning. We’ve all done it. then you ask yourself why you’re surprised every time it happens and it hurts. We’re all liars when it suits us, when we need to be. to other people. to ourselves. you think you’re a good judge of character, im sure. you’ve got the machinations of everyone’s little brains all figured out, until it gets to any form of introspection and you start to flounder. what do you want out of all of this? do you even know, anymore? will it be worth it, in the end? i hope so. or this will have all been for nothing. 

(reamer talking to warden outside cell.)

R: Stop with the torture. he wont tell you anything.

W: orders from the top.

R: the director has charged me with such matters.

W: the orders weren’t from the Director. She is not as powerful as you think.

trio + farrah in the car.

scra to ky: did you…sleep well? you’re always up before me. 

ky: i slept fine.

scra: those eye bags tell a different story. and where did you get that sword? we haven’t been allowed weapons this entire time.

K: your father granted it to me. I’m trained in it, after all. Having an extra blade around isnt a bad thing.

S:...sure, i’m just concerned that -

K: don’t be. I’m fine. Just focus on yourself.

S: Ky -

(car engine splutters)

driver: what the - 

Erias: pull over, it looks like the other car is having trouble too.

all standing outside as engineers look at engines. 

gera (annoyed): well, this is an unforeseen annoyance. they’re saying they’ll need to send for a part to be manufactured, could take days. 

farrah (whispers): five days, by my calculation

ree: you sneaky bitch

farrah: we needed to delay getting to the capitol to try figure out an escape route, i worked with what i had. 

s: you did a little too well, now we’ll have to find somewhere to stay for that time.

r: i’m sure there’s a village around, where are we exactly

K (looking out over tree tops to an osprey statue on a cliff in the distance): Kross. 

F: how’d you know that?

K (frowning): because this is my family’s land. 

f: you don’t mean -

K: i've tried to avoid it since being here, as i left it behind and didn't look back. I have no claim to it, but it will be a roof over our heads. (looks at scra) i suppose…it’s time for me to return to my ancestral roost.