US DESERT – SANDSTONE CLIFFS – DAY
LIN (early 20s, Asian, cute, and athletic) only wears a sports bra, hot pants, and a climbing harness but is still drenched in sweat. The sun is baking, and her body is pressed against the face of a cliff.
Sixty feet below, there's a girl securing her.
Along with other climbers scattered on different routes.
Joel and a small group of climbers arrive at the scene.
JOEL (looks up at Lin, shouts): Looking good!
Panting, Lin turns her head and looks down. She grins, not sure if he meant "looking good" or "looking good."
LIN: Hi! Looking good yourself!
INT. DESERT HOME – KITCHEN – DAY
Cathy and Mark are growing increasingly agitated.
CATHY: Fourteen days!? How am I to find a guy to have kids with in fourteen days?
MARK: Catherina, we've talked about this.
CATHY: Yeah, well, I'm older now.
MARK: This is vital for all of us. You and Mateo's future girlfriend –
CATHY: So what?! Are we some sort of incubators?!
MARK: This is bigger than you.
CATHY: Well, this isn't Afghanistan, and I wanna fuck whoever I want to!
She runs from the kitchen table.
MARK (takes a deep breath): You go on with dinner, son. Just have to teach your sister 'bout disobeying orders...
He leaves the table and goes after Cathy.
Matt shovels his food around, knowing what is to come.
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Love/Survival
RomanceOn paper, 20-year-old twins Cathy and Matt have everything going for them. Their mom is a Brazilian supermodel, and their dad is a decorated Navy SEAL. In reality, though, Mark, their dad, is retired with PTSD, and their mom, Sabrina, split long ago...
