US DESERT – BUNKER GRID – DAY
Mark's course participants are spread out in a line, in pairs. In front of each pair lies something dead...
MARK: – each of you have a snake, a rabbit, a lizard, and a toad –
A pair, an outdoorsy man and one of the posh women, stare at the carcasses. They can feel it churning in their guts, what they're about to do...
MARK : – maybe not what you'd prefer, but once we skin 'em, they look a lot more like regular meat.
The outdoorsy guy reaches for one of the snakes.
POSH WOMAN: Mark, why are we the only ones with two snakes?
MARK REACTS SO FAST, THEY ONLY SEE HIM SLINGING SOMETHING FROM HIS BELT.
A BIG COMMANDO KNIFE
tip buried in the sand.
To the left of it, a DECAPITATED RATTLESNAKE HEAD.
To the right of it, two feet of HEADLESS SNAKE BODY WRITHING AND CONVULSING.
Marks approaches.
The outdoorsy guy stands frozen. Eyes wide, mouth gaping, hand still reaching out.
MARK (inspects the dead snake): Poor bugger! Probably smelled the rabbits and wanted a peek.
In the background; the fashionista throwing up in a bush.
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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...
