After "Steven universe future" Steven was mutated by unknown origins and was made to become a monster whenever he's angry. Now, with no memory of his past, he will have to find his own way. But in the meantime he will meet great new animal pals and...
ROLAND TEMBO, late sixties, skin like leather and the diamond hard look of a cobra, sits at a table in the middle of an African cafe/bar in Mombassa.
It's daytime and the place is half full, mostly with locals, but there are a few obnoxious TOURISTS too, Americans on safari who somehow found the local hangout.
They're a noisy bunch, but Roland tunes them out, calmly eating his lunch and drinking a beer while he reads a book, eyeglasses hanging low on his face.
Roland suddenly stops reading and furrows his brow. He looks up. He SNIFFS the air once, then smiles and calls out a person's name.
ROLAND Ajay?
He turns around. AJAY (Ah-jay) SIDHU, a wiry East Indian in his late forties, is standing behind him, caught trying to sneak up.
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AJAY (delighted) How did you know?
ROLAND (taps his nose) That cheap aftershave I send you every Christmas, you actually wear it. I'm touched. Sit down, sit down, what brings you to Mombassa?
Behind them, the group of TOURISTS, call men, laugh loudly. One of them, the MOST OBNOXIOUS TOURIST, berates the WAITRESS.
AJAY I got a call from a gentleman who's going to Costa Rica, or thereabouts. If he's to be believed, it's a most, uh, unique expedition. And very well-funded.
ROLAND Well, I'm a very well-funded old son of a bitch. You go.
The Most Obnoxious Tourist bellows for the Waitress. His buddies LAUGH. Roland throws a glance, annoyed.
AJAY But alone? We always had great success together, you and I.
ROLAND Just a little bit too much, I think.
AJAY How do you mean?
ROLAND A true hunter doesn't mind if the animal wins. If it escapes. But there weren't enough escapes from you and me, Ajay. It all became rather routine, didn't it? I have no interest in being an executioner.
AJAY I have reason to believe you'd find this challenging.
ROLAND Then it's probably illegal. These days, it's a more serious crime to shoot a tiger than to shoot your own parents. Tigers have advocates.
The Waitress comes to the Tourists' table and the Most Obnoxious Tourist actually paws her ass. Roland is out of his chair in a second.
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ROLAND (cont'd) Excuse me.
Roland walks over to the Tourists' table, says something to the Waitress in the local dialect, and she walks away, behind him. He stares down at the Most Obnoxious Tourist.
ROLAND (cont'd) You, sir - - are no gentleman.
TOURIST Is that supposed to be an insult?
ROLAND I can think of none greater.
The Tourist looks at his buddies and laughs.
TOURIST Buzz off, you silly old bastard.
ROLAND What do I have to do to pick a fight with you, bring your mother into it?
TOURIST Are you kidding? I could take you with one arm tied down.
ROLAND Really? ... 11 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR,
the Waiter finishes tying a man's wrist to his belt in the back of his pants with a napkin. He pulls the knot tight and the man turns around. It's Roland, with his arm tied down. The Tourist stands across from him.
TOURIST I meant my arm.
POW!
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Roland punches him square in the jaw. The Tourist reels, stunned. Enraged, he lunges at Roland, swinging with both arms.
Roland bobs, neatly ducking the punches, waits for the tourist to turn around, and POPS him in the face. The Tourist recovers and lunges at Roland.
This time Roland doesn't punch, he waves to the left and throws a hip, augmenting it with a foot sweep.
The Tourist loses his balance and sails into a table, flipping it over and wiping out an OLDER COUPLE'S lunch. He lands hard, the table on top of him.
A cloud of sawdust and loud CHEER from the locals rise up in the bar. ... Roland drops the napkin on the table and sits back down with Ajay. In the background, the Tourist's Buddies hurriedly carry their fallen cohort out of the bar.
ROLAND Sorry. We were saying?
AJAY You broke that man's jaw for no reason other than your boredom. Tell the truth, Roland. Aren't you even interested in knowing this expedition's quarry?
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ROLAND Ajay. Go on up to my ranch, take a look around the trophy room, and tell me what kind of quarry you think could possibly be of any interest to me.
