SALEM, OHIO
COMIC BOOK STORE
OCTOBER 29TH
A Tv is heard playing in the store, a commercial plays.
"Do you have unwanted gold just lying around the house collecting dust? Why not turn that gold into cash? Here at Diamond Dave's you can have cash in your hands today! We'll take anything you want to sell us!"
"When Aunt Gloria passed away she left me so much jewellery, I didn't know what to do! That's when I called Diamond Dave's!"
"If it's gold, it's cash in your hands!"
The television can be heard as the camera pans around the comic book store. A poster for a Hell Hazers movie can be seen next to one for ALL SAINTS DAY.
"You're watching Shocker TV!"
A horror movie, ALL SAINTS DAY, is playing on the TV.
"This week on Shocker, it's going to be a blood bath with guts, slicing and dicing. We've got scream queens and killing machines. 24 hours a day, all week long."
"Time to slice and dice."
The TV is turned off by a man, Stuart. He sets the remote on the table and opens a cardboard box and starts taking out action figures. There is a life-size replica of the Hatchet Man in the shop. Stuart is startled when he takes out the action figure of Panthro from Thundercats.
"Whoa, 15 inch megascale Panthro. So handsome, so angry." Stuart Says
He chuckles and then puts the action figure into a bag. His phone rings, startling him. It is a video call from Samantha and he answers it and holds the phone up.
"Hey Sam." Stuart Says
"Stuart, what did you do?" Samantha Asks
"I, uh, nothing." Stuart Says
"Really? Because according to Yelp and this awesome one-star review we just got, you screamed at a customer and called him a, quote, mongoloid Tribble in a robotic exoskeleton built by Tony Stark's inbred third cousin, which is not cool and weirdly, creepily specific." Samantha Says
"That. He said I couldn't beat up Superman." Stuart Says
"Okay. Again, Superman is not real." Samantha Says
"That's not the point." Stuart Says
"And I have seen you get winded eating a taco." Samantha Says
"Okay, that doesn't matter! If I had kryptonite gloves I could beat up Superman. Anyone could. That's science, Sam!" Stuart Says
"Look I, I like that you care, really really care about this stuff but we need every customer we can get okay? So just chill a little, please." Samantha Says
"Yeah. Um, okay. I'm sorry Sam I'm just, I just get spun out sometimes." Stuart Says
"I know." Samantha Says
"Coming to Game Night?" Stuart Asks
"Of course, I'll see you there." Samantha Says
Stuart waves bye and disconnects the call. He picks up his keys with a Batman keychain and the bag with Panthro figure. He stops for a few seconds looking guilty but then continues out of the shop after turning off the lights. He locks the door and leaves.
STUART'S HOUSE
In the basement, Stuart is shouting on the phone with someone.
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