META REALITY PRESENTS
Bargaining: I Am Yours
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EXT. HIGH SCHOOL — DAY
IT IS 10:00 A.M.. The sun is gone, hiding behind cloudy tears far above. We open on an aerial view of E.M.A. High School. The bell tolls rapidly for the students. Thunder blinds the world as the camera draws close to one of the windows Even without the rain, the halls of the school are quiet. The camera surges into a window on the third floor, entering ——
INT. HIGH SCHOOL — HALLWAY — DAY
There are many students, but few voices. What little conversation there is is drowned out by the storm outside. The camera is stuck on a bulletin board, where eulogy posters are hanging on pins. The oldest one shows NIKKI (17), glasses, bold, too dead to matter. Passing by the bulletin board is CHARLES (18), long hair, optimistic, planning his next visit.
The crowd seems to part for Charles as he makes his way to one of the classrooms. The camera reluctantly follows him from behind as he walks towards a door. The camera then chases Charles as he pushes a door open and enters ——
CLASSROOM
The classroom has been left as it was, with the desks and chairs arranged in a typical classroom's fashion. The camera watches the whiteboard from the back of the classroom. The front row is occupied by only half of the Student Council. We don't talk about where the other half went.
Positioned by the whiteboard is YORI (17), short, gloomy, fearing everything that has happened.
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The camera jump-cuts to just in front of Yori. She tries her best to give Charles a warm reception, but it is evidently difficult.
YORI (relieved and tired)
"Charles... Sit down."
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The camera is over Charles's shoulder, just outside of the classroom. Charles nods somberly as he closes the door and moves to one of the front row seats. The camera lingers outside for a moment as Charles disappears from the door's window.
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The camera now sits just beside Yori, facing where Charles has sat down. The rest of the Student Council's members beside him are cautiously staring at him.
Charles grumbles as he looks around himself, and the staring eyes suddenly wander away from him.
CHARLES (frustrated)
"What?"
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The camera is now beside TSUKI (18), rough, fearful, regretting her crush on Charles. The camera is pointed at Charles. Tsuki shakes her head as she gulps anxiously.
TSUKI
"Sorry... You know the rumors, don't you?"
Charles rolls his eyes. The Council is silent. The camera methodically pans to Yori, who awkwardly attempts to pick up from the silence.
YORI (nervous)
"It's... terrible, absolutely terrible that these people committed suicide. I don't know why, but... I hope they can find rest now."
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The camera is now just over Charles's shoulder, facing down at the desk. Charles sighs as he takes his notepad out. He unsheathes his pen as well. He flips through the first few pages about the council's expenses. Then there are the usual mapping charts, each centered around the name YORI. He then stops at a page that has the details of the students that committed suicide. Each of their names is crossed out.
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Teen FictionCharles inserts himself into a dating simulator where the main love interest commits suicide. His main objective is to stop the main character from dying, but he continuously fails at this. He starts doing more drastic things as he resets his game s...
