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MOVIE SCRIPT – PART 3 of N
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(continue seamlessly from previous part)
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**Previously in the story…**
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Lia’s health and family stability are crumbling as engineered “micro-corrections” push her deeper into debt and stress. In the clinic, Nia quietly defies the system, then leads Lia to a secret “Laundry” – an underground circle where workers compare stolen data and realize their suffering matches a predictable profit loop. Above them, Aria sees hints of a ghost-data leak and recognizes that some in the Red Tiers are starting to *see the pattern*.
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### FADE IN:
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#### INT. UNDERGROUND “LAUNDRY” – BASEMENT – NIGHT
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Same space, but we’re closer now.
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The projector’s glow paints graphs over tired faces. Candles flicker.
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On the wall: the LOOP diagram. “POLICY CHANGE → ANXIETY SPIKE → MARKET PROFIT → HEALTH CRASH → MORE DEBT → POLICY CHANGE.”
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Lia stands, facing the group, her own crumpled sketches in hand.
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> LIA
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> They need us afraid and tired. That’s obvious. But… what if we’re the part that’s not… fixed?
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The group watches her. She’s not used to speaking to a room.
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> LIA (cont’d)
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> The loop assumes we react exactly the way they model. Panic here, overwork there, buy this, skip sleep…
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> (she taps the loop)
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> What if we... shift when we react? Or how?
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She draws a rough X across “ANXIETY SPIKE.”
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> LIA (cont’d)
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> What if the line doesn’t go up the way they expect?
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Jay, sitting on a dryer shell, raises a hand.
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> JAY
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> So… you want us to chill out during a crisis?
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Murmurs. Some laugh nervously.
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> LIA
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> Not chill. Change the pattern.
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> (thinking)
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> They want sudden panic. What if instead we go slow? Not strike, not revolt… just… move off-beat.
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Marco rubs his chin.
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> MARCO
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> “Slow” is harder to punish than “stop.”
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> LENA
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> A full strike gets you flagged. A slow shift fools the metrics— for a while.
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Nia leans in, intrigued.
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> NIA
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> Clinics see something similar. When people sync their appointments— show up in waves instead of drips— the system gets… confused. It thinks the algorithm’s wrong and recalibrates instead of punishing.
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Lia’s eyes light up.
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She draws little stick figures on the loop, all walking slightly out of step.
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> LIA
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> What if your patients and our floor move together? Just enough to throw off the predictions.
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Jay whistles.
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> JAY
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> So we gaslight the algorithm.
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Soft laughter. The tension eases a bit.
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> NIA
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> We’d need a test. Something small. If we misjudge, they’ll just declare a non-compliance event and slam us.
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> MARCO
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> Start where they watch least. Not money— they watch every coin. Something… background.
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Lia glances at Nia.
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> LIA
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> Sleep.
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Everyone looks at her.
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> LIA (cont’d)
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> They treat our sleep like a… variable in an equation. Cut here, add stim there.
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> (points)
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> What if we all sleep at the wrong time? Together. When they expect us anxious and awake.
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Jay tilts his head.
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> JAY
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> Everybody… naps?
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> LIA
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> Not everybody. A district is too big. Just a cluster. One tower. One floor in the warehouse. One clinic sector.
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Nia’s mind is already racing.
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> NIA
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> Night after a big announcement. When they expect the Anxiety Index to spike and our queues to flood.
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> (beat)
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> If instead… metrics show people resting, heart rates slowing…
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Lena grins, a rare, genuine expression.
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> LENA
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> It’ll look like a data bug. Bugs get patched, not punished.
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Marco nods slowly.
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> MARCO
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> Tower 19 has enough of us. I can talk to Block 4. Lena, housing. Nia, you talk to your regulars.
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He looks at Lia.
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> MARCO (cont’d)
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> You talk to your line.
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Lia swallows. That’s a lot.
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> LIA
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> And if it works?
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Marco shrugs.
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> MARCO
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> Then a line on a screen moves in a direction no one expects. And somewhere up there, someone gets nervous.
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We CUT TO:
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#### INT. SYNDICATE TOWER – OPERATIONS FLOOR – SAME NIGHT
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Rows of analysts at glowing terminals. The room hums with quiet efficiency.
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Kai sits at his station, watching live feeds of global metrics.
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On his screen: the familiar loops, current values ticking along.
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A SUPERVISOR passes.
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> SUPERVISOR
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> B-23’s trending exactly on model. Nice work on the behavioral adjustments.
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> KAI
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> “Nice work” as in… casualties match projections?
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The supervisor shrugs, moving on.
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Kai’s gaze hardens. He opens a hidden app on his device – a discreet recording tool.
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He points it at his screen, capturing the dashboard labeled:
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> “EVENT B-23 – EXPECTED HEALTH IMPACT – RED TIER.”
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A small warning flashes:
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> “UNAUTHORIZED CAPTURE DETECTED.”
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Kai’s breath catches. He quickly alt-tabs, hiding the app.
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The warning disappears.
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He exhales.
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On his main console, a smaller widget tracks the “GLOBAL ANXIETY INDEX FUTURES.”
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He mutters.
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> KAI
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> What happens if they bet wrong?
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We PUSH IN on that futures graph… then MATCH CUT back to:
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---
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#### INT. UNDERGROUND “LAUNDRY” – NIGHT
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The projector shows a smaller, rougher copy of that same futures graph – Nia’s version.
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She’s drawn little arrows next to it, labeled “AFTER RENT SPIKE,” “AFTER HEALTH ALERT,” “AFTER LAYOFF.” Patterns.
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Lia traces a finger along one upcoming expected spike.
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> LIA
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> When’s the next “correction”?
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Nia checks notes.
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> NIA
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> Two days. The way the clinic is already prepping… I’d bet a kidney they’re planning another “stress intervention.”
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> JAY
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> Don’t bet kidneys. They probably have a market for that too.
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Laughter, darker this time.
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Lia circles the date.
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> LIA
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> Then our test is the night after that announcement.
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She writes:
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> “TEST 1: THE SLEEP RIOT.”
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The group chuckles nervously.
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> LENA
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> Don’t call it a riot. Call it… “an unscheduled rest pattern.”
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Marco looks thoughtful.
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> MARCO
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> We’ll need a way to spread the word without triggering the Stack’s filters.
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Sami raises his hand, shy.
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> SAMI
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> I can do something with the laundry machines.
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Everyone looks at him.
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> SAMI (cont’d)
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> They’re still plugged into the building network. I can make them print messages on the service receipts. The system thinks it’s just detergent discounts.
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Lena stares, impressed.
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> LENA
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> You’ve been holding out on me, kid.
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Sami shrugs.
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> SAMI
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> You said don’t hack the door locks.
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The room warms with a small burst of hope.
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> MARCO
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> Okay. Code the message as a “sleep sale.”
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> (thinking)
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> “THIS WEEK ONLY: REST HOURS 00:00–02:00. SHARE QUIET. NO DEVICES.”
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Nia nods.
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> NIA
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> I’ll tell patients it’s part of a “community relaxation trial.” If they think the clinic approves, more will join.
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> LIA
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> And we… just sleep?
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> LENA
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> Together. On purpose. That’s the radical part.
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The candles flicker. Someone begins humming softly— an old tune, not quite a song, not quite a prayer.
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We linger on Lia’s face: scared, but lit by something new.
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#### EXT. NEO-HAVEN – VARIOUS – NEXT DAY (MONTAGE)
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A rapid set of shots showing the plan spreading quietly:
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— **HOUSING LAUNDRY ROOM:** A washer spits out a receipt: “SLEEP SALE: Tonight 00:00–02:00. Share Quiet. No Devices.” A tired mother frowns at it… then smiles faintly.
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— **CLINIC WAITING ROOM:** Nia hands a sedative strip to a patient. On the back: the same message stamped faintly. She taps it.
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> NIA
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> If you’re going to rest, rest then. It… helps the treatment.
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— **WAREHOUSE BREAK ROOM:** Ana finds a flyer slipped under a vending machine: “Unsanctioned Rest: Tower 19 Residents Sync Sleep – They Can’t Punish What Looks Like Peace.”
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— **TOWER 19 HALLWAYS:** Jay whispers to fellow workers, “Hey, there’s a new ‘sleep discount’ going around. Midnight to two. Pass it on.”
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The message travels hand to hand, mouth to ear, receipt to receipt.
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We see variations:
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> “TURN OFF THE FEED. JUST FOR TWO HOURS.”
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> “IF YOU CAN’T SLEEP, PRETEND. THE ALGORITHMS ONLY SEE YOUR LIGHTS.”
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#### INT. SYNDICATE TOWER – ARIA’S OFFICE – DAY
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Aria reviews reports.
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On her display: upcoming “EVENT B-24 – STRESS EXCITATION CYCLE.”
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> ARIA
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> Right on schedule.
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Her assistant points to a forecast.
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> ASSISTANT
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> Anxiety Futures are pricing in a twelve-point spike. Very healthy.
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Aria signs off, but something in her eyes is distant.
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She opens a private window, protected by biometric lock.
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Inside: older footage of her early career – shaky video of a smaller city, pre-Stack. People protesting in the streets, holding cardboard signs: “WE ARE NOT UNITS.” A younger Aria standing apart, watching.
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She closes it.
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Her tablet chirps with a tiny, innocuous anomaly report:
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> “LAUNDRY RECEIPT TEXT VARIANCE – RED TIER, TOWER 19.
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> CLASSIFICATION: LOW PRIORITY.”
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She almost dismisses it… but her finger hovers.
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> ARIA (quiet)
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> Laundry?
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She opens the report.
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A sample:
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> “REST HOURS 00:00–02:00. SHARE QUIET. NO DEVICES.”
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A beat.
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> ARIA
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> Huh.
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She files it mentally, but doesn’t act yet.
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---
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#### EXT. NEO-HAVEN – EVENING
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The city glows with its usual harsh light.
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SKY-SCREENS display a new announcement.
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> ARIA (on screen)
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> Minor stabilization cycle incoming. You may feel increased worry, disrupted sleep, heightened tension. This is normal and ensures long-term security.
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Graphics: people tossing and turning in bed, then waking up smiling under the tagline: “YOUR FEAR IS OUR FOUNDATION.”
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It glitches, quickly correcting to: “YOUR TRUST IS OUR FOUNDATION.”
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In Tower 19 windows, lights flicker on as people watch.
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Inside those apartments, though, we see something different:
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— People glance at their WRIST DEVICES… then set them on tables, face down.
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— Parents tuck kids in early.
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— A teenager writes “00–02” on the wall in chalk.
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— An old man tapes a note over his smart mirror: “OFF.”
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#### INT. TOWER 19 – LIA’S APARTMENT – NIGHT (00:00–02:00 TEST)
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The digital clock shows 23:59… 00:00.
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Lia, Mara, and Tomi sit together at the table.
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The room is lit only by a candle.
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Their devices lie in a small metal bowl like offerings, screens dark.
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Outside, faint sounds of city life… but muffled. Many windows nearby are dark.
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> TOMI
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> I don’t get it. We’re just… not doing anything?
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> LIA
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> We’re… doing it together.
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Mara smiles, faintly amused.
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> MARA
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> I like this rebellion. I can do it sitting down.
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They share a small laugh.
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Lia glances at the door, half expecting security to burst through.
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Nothing.
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The candle flickers.
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Something subtle happens in the sound design: the constant background hum of systems and distant announcements grows softer, replaced by quieter, more human noises— dishes clinking, hushed voices, a baby crying then being soothed.
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We CUT AROUND THE TOWER:
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— In another apartment, Ana sleeps deeply for the first time in days.
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— Jay lies awake but still, eyes closed, headset unplugged, resisting the urge to check his gigs.
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— In the Laundry basement, a few late-shift workers doze on old blankets, devices locked in a metal cabinet.
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In the clinic, Nia sits alone in a darkened office, staring at her tablet: a live feed of heart-rate averages and sleep indicators for Tower 19.
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The graph, instead of spiking… dips.
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> NIA (whisper)
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> Come on… come on…
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The line falls further.
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She smiles, small but real.
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> NIA (cont’d)
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> That’s it.
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#### INT. SYNDICATE TOWER – OPERATIONS FLOOR – SAME NIGHT
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Kai watches the global dashboard.
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Most districts behave as expected: anxiety up, sleep down.
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But a small section— Tower 19— is different.
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On his screen:
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> “TOWER 19 – ANOMALY.
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> EXPECTED: STRESS SPIKE.
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> OBSERVED: REST PATTERN.”
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He leans in.
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> KAI
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> What are you doing down there?
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A red alert blips.
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> “FLAG AS DATA ERROR?”
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> OPTIONS: [YES] [INVESTIGATE]
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His hand hovers over INVESTIGATE… but his SUPERVISOR passes.
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> SUPERVISOR
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> Routine anomaly?
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> KAI
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> Tower 19 didn’t respond to the cycle. They’re… resting.
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The supervisor barely looks.
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> SUPERVISOR
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> It’s Red Tier. Their devices glitch all the time. Flag it as error and let the cleaners sort it out.
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He moves on.
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Kai hesitates, then quietly presses YES.
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The anomaly label changes to:
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> “CLASSIFIED: DATA NOISE.
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> RESOLUTION: AUTO-CORRECT ON NEXT CYCLE.”
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He stares at it.
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> KAI (V.O.)
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> They found a way to disappear… by doing nothing.
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A seed of admiration.
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He screenshoots the anomaly before it clears.
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---
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#### INT. NEO-HAVEN – VARIOUS – NIGHT (MONTAGE)
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A sensory montage of the test “sleep riot”:
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— Close-up of debt clocks paused on tables.
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— Fingers twitching, fighting the urge to reach for devices.
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— A mother and child counting breaths together in the dark.
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— A group of neighbors sitting in a stairwell, sharing quiet stories while pretending to be asleep to any sensors.
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— The Anxiety Index graph at city level: it rises… then blips, a tiny dent where Tower 19 should be boosting it.
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The blip is small, but real.
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---
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#### INT. UNDERGROUND “LAUNDRY” – NEXT DAY
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The group gathers, buzzing low.
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On the wall, Nia projects a crude screenshot of Tower 19’s metrics.
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We see it: a small dip where there should have been a spike.
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The room exhales collectively.
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> JAY
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> That little wiggle? That’s us?
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> NIA
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> That little wiggle upset a lot of very expensive models.
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> LENA
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> Best part? They wrote it off as “noise.”
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Marco taps the graph.
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> MARCO
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> This is the first time in years that their prediction line and our reality didn’t match by choice.
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Lia stares at it, something like awe in her eyes.
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> LIA
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> We changed the shape of their god.
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Murmurs.
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> MARCO
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> Careful. It’s still big and hungry. But… now we know it can be confused.
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Jay raises his hand.
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> JAY
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> So what’s next? Nap strikes twice a week?
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Lena smirks.
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> LENA
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> We escalate slow. Their system punishes big swings. It barely notices small… drifts.
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> NIA
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> We pick metrics they don’t monitor as tightly. Sleep was one. Another… is error rate.
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Everyone looks at her.
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> NIA (cont’d)
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> In clinics and warehouses. If enough of us “mistakenly” follow the safest option for patients or each other, instead of the most profitable one, we can create friction… without waving a red flag.
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Lia nods slowly.
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> LIA
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> Death by a thousand… kindnesses.
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Mara’s words echo in her head: “God was in their hands.”
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> MARCO
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> We’ll plan. Carefully. Different clusters, different tests. Never the same pattern twice.
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He looks around the circle.
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> MARCO (cont’d)
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> The Stack wants obedience and predictability. We’ll give them… neither. But in such small doses they can’t tell if it’s humans or just… noise.
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The group murmurs assent.
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Candles burn lower, wax pooling.
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In the center of the circle, shadows and light overlap in a way that almost suggests a form— not a person, but a presence made of many shapes.
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We feel that “GOD” symbol again— in the shared breath, the cautious hope.
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We PUSH IN on Lia, eyes reflecting the tiny dip in the graph.
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Her voice, quiet, almost to herself:
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> LIA
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> If we can make it blip… maybe one day, we can make it crash.
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MATCH CUT TO:
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---
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#### INT. SYNDICATE TOWER – SERVER HALL / SATAN’S SPACE – NIGHT
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The red numeric entity flickers, briefly unstable.
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The Anxiety Index graph inside the data-void shows that same microscopic blip.
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SATAN’s whisper sharpens.
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> SATAN (V.O.)
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> Noise.
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> (a beat)
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> Or intention?
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The numbers churn faster, trying to reassert the pattern.
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A faint, warm hum— like the Laundry’s candle-lit sound— intrudes for half a second, then recedes.
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Conflict is coming.
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We HOLD on the oscillating red pattern…
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**FADE OUT.**
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**END OF PART 3.**
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## VIRAL CLIP IDEAS from this part
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1. **Clip 1 – “Sleep Riot” (8–12s)**
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* **Hook line:** Nia (whisper): “If you’re going to rest, rest then. It… helps the treatment.”
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* **Visual frame:** Montage of Tower 19 residents turning devices face-down and sitting in candlelight as the clock hits 00:00.
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* **On-screen text:** “WHAT IF REST WAS RESISTANCE?”
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2. **Clip 2 – “Changing the Graph” (7–10s)**
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* **Hook line:** Marco: “This is the first time their prediction and our reality didn’t match… by choice.”
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* **Visual frame:** Close-up of the small dip in the Anxiety Index graph, then cut to faces in the Laundry staring at it.
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* **On-screen text:** “ONE SMALL BLIP IN THEIR GOD.”
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3. **Clip 3 – “Death by a Thousand Kindnesses” (8–12s)**
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* **Hook line:** Lia: “Death by a thousand… kindnesses.”
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* **Visual frame:** Quick cuts: Nia overriding a profit-based recommendation, workers moving in synchronized slow motion, neighbors sharing food.
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* **On-screen text:** “WHEN ‘ERRORS’ ARE ACTS OF CARE.”
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4. **Clip 4 – “Laundry as Command Center” (8–10s)**
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* **Hook line:** Marco: “We’ll give them neither obedience nor predictability… just noise.”
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* **Visual frame:** Basement circle, projector showing the loop, Sami hacking an old washing machine, receipt spitting out secret message.
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* **On-screen text:** “THE REVOLUTION WILL LOOK LIKE A LAUNDRY ROOM.”
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5. **Clip 5 – “Satan Notices” (6–9s)**
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* **Hook line:** SATAN (V.O.): “Noise… or intention?”
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* **Visual frame:** Abstract red data-form flickering as a tiny anomaly appears in its perfect graph.
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* **On-screen text:** “WHEN THE SYSTEM REALIZES YOU’RE SELF-AWARE.”
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---
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## CAROUSEL / COMIC PANEL IDEAS from this part
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1. **Carousel 1 – “The Sleep Riot” (4–5 slides)**
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* Slide 1: Ad on a screen: “You may feel increased worry and disrupted sleep. This is normal.”
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* Slide 2: Residents placing their devices in a bowl, candle in the middle.
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* Slide 3: Graph showing Tower 19’s rest pattern dipping against expectations.
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* Slide 4: Caption: “They planned for panic. We gave them quiet instead.”
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* Slide 5: Disclaimer: “From a fictional film about stress and solidarity.”
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2. **Carousel 2 – “Noise vs. Intention” (3–4 slides)**
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* Slide 1: System alert: “TOWER 19 – ANOMALY. FLAG AS DATA ERROR?”
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* Slide 2: Kai’s finger hovering over “INVESTIGATE” vs “YES (ERROR).”
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* Slide 3: He chooses “ERROR” while secretly saving a screenshot.
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* Slide 4: Text: “Sometimes surviving means hiding inside the glitch.”
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3. **Carousel 3 – “Sleep Sale” (3–4 slides)**
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* Slide 1: Laundry receipt: “REST HOURS 00:00–02:00. SHARE QUIET. NO DEVICES.”
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* Slide 2: People in different apartments following the “sale” instructions in their own way.
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* Slide 3: Clinic screen showing unexpected drop in heart rates.
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* Slide 4: Caption: “The cheapest revolution: two hours of intentional rest.”
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4. **Carousel 4 – “Redesigning Obedience” (4–5 slides)**
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* Slide 1: Milgram 2.0 training console: “You are stabilizing the system.”
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* Slide 2: Supervisor pressing harmful options without guilt.
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* Slide 3: Nia choosing “Adjust Treatment (Flag)” against the countdown.
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* Slide 4: Workers choosing “mistakes” that help each other.
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* Slide 5: Text: “Obedience is a design. So is disobedience.”
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5. **Carousel 5 – “Where God Lives in This Story” (3–4 slides)**
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* Slide 1: SATAN’s abstract red data form around pristine loops.
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* Slide 2: Laundry circle, candles, projector, people sharing food.
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* Slide 3: The tiny dip in the graph.
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* Slide 4: Caption: “In this allegory, ‘God’ isn’t a building. It’s the moment people change the script together.”
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---
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## SAFEGUARDS (for framing & distribution)
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* Keep emphasizing that this is a **fictional, symbolic narrative** in a speculative future city. The “Syndicate,” “Stack,” and SATAN AI are invented constructs in the story that stand for abstract systems of extraction and stress, not for any real-world organization, religion, or group.
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* When sharing clips about “sleep riots,” “graphs,” or “Satan noticing,” use captions that connect to themes of **burnout, rest, and solidarity** in modern life (“We all feel squeezed by something”), rather than suggesting literal control by secret elites or promoting paranoia about technology.
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* Focus accompanying commentary on **positive agency**: people coordinating for rest, care, and ethical choices inside systems. Avoid any language that glorifies violence, targets specific real-world groups, or encourages viewers to disobey real laws; instead, use the film to open conversations about healthier work, health, and community norms.
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