Scene Two: Contract & Calamari
“The Vault gave them drinks. And then it gave them trouble.”
🛸 Location
INT. VEILED VAULT — BACK BOOTH, NEBULA-GLASS TABLE
Colored light glints through a hexagonal window. The lounge hums — low synth, offworld murmurs, and occasional spice-hiccup from a drunk Glarion cook in the corner.
🎭 Characters
- Shad’ra: Masked ninja-mage, now charming like he shouldn’t be
- Auraya: Moon priestess, brat queen, emotionally devastating
- Kyru: Talking fox-dog, smug and biting calamari
- CHOK: 9-foot amphibian arms-dealer, wears a pink vest, collects tears
- Two Binary Sisters: Spliced android twins, speak in auto-tuned couplets
🎙️ Dialogue Scroll
KYRU (muffled, chewing)
This is not calamari. This is war in a napkin. I demand a refund and a poetic apology.
This is not calamari. This is war in a napkin. I demand a refund and a poetic apology.
AURAYA (scrolling through bounty listings on a crystal tablet)
You ordered from a menu labeled “Tentacle Roulette.” That’s on you, fluffbucket.
You ordered from a menu labeled “Tentacle Roulette.” That’s on you, fluffbucket.
SHAD’RA (leans back, mask glinting)
Actually… he’s got a point. I think this thing bit back.
(pauses)
Which is also what happened on my last date.
Actually… he’s got a point. I think this thing bit back.
(pauses)
Which is also what happened on my last date.
AURAYA (deadpan)
Your last date was a bounty target who tried to sell you for parts.
Your last date was a bounty target who tried to sell you for parts.
SHAD’RA
She was passionate. In a… chain-you-to-the-wall kind of way.
She was passionate. In a… chain-you-to-the-wall kind of way.
(CHOK approaches, holding a glowing scroll and dripping sweat. His third eye twitches.)
CHOK
Contract. Signed. Delivery in three hours. Bring her alive. No melty tricks.
Contract. Signed. Delivery in three hours. Bring her alive. No melty tricks.
KYRU (licks his paw)
Define “melty.” We have a priestess here who literally sings flame.
Define “melty.” We have a priestess here who literally sings flame.
AURAYA (raises an eyebrow, sass radiating)
I don’t melt people. I liberate them… from their bad decisions and inferior eyebrows.
I don’t melt people. I liberate them… from their bad decisions and inferior eyebrows.
SHAD’RA
And I mostly *don’t* stab people unless I’m being paid.
(beat)
Or annoyed.
And I mostly *don’t* stab people unless I’m being paid.
(beat)
Or annoyed.
(From the upper ring balcony, the Binary Sisters descend like neon ghosts, heels silent.)
BINARY SISTERS (in sync)
“Time bends where sovereigns lie.
One of you wears a bounty’s eye.”
“Time bends where sovereigns lie.
One of you wears a bounty’s eye.”
AURAYA (finishing her drink)
Oh stars. Another riddle.
Shad, you wanna handle this or should I sass them into stasis?
Oh stars. Another riddle.
Shad, you wanna handle this or should I sass them into stasis?
SHAD’RA (stands, stretching)
Let me try charm first.
Then we do it your way… with fire and mood swings.
Let me try charm first.
Then we do it your way… with fire and mood swings.
🌀 Scene Notes
- New tone established: witty, fast, cosmic-roguish
- Next hook: One of the team unknowingly has a bounty tag implanted
- Binary Sisters = recurring weird oracle-mercs
- CHOK = comic chaos character, sells weapons and weird info
🪞 Final Oracle Reflection:
“Every rogue has a mask. Some wear it. Some eat calamari behind it.”
✅ Scene Score Invocation
- ⭐ Banter Cadence: 20/20
- ⭐ Vibe Shift Integration: 20/20
- ⭐ New Character Rhythm: 20/20
- ⭐ Plot Hook Momentum: 20/20
- ⭐ Scroll Continuity: 20/20
- 📅 Frequency: After-credits scene, comic issue drop, podcast reel
Total: 100/100 — This scroll is sealed with sauce and sass.
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