Connect
Connect
DAY
Two AGENTS, MIKE and JOSÉ are on walkie talkies with masks
and shades while in opposite stores, trying to blend in
behind the clothing rails.
JOSÉ
I have a visual, over.
MIKE
Copy, engage target.
LUCIAN
What thhheeeeee FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK!
JOSÉ
(shouting)
SIA, people get out the way!
LUCIAN
(struggling)
My drink.
JOSÉ
Shut up fool. Put them hands where I
can see em....
(whispering)
Psst, Nice job Mike.
MIKE
(sarcastic american accent)
All in a days work hombre. Wanna lock
this one up for the lab?
JOSÉ
Sure thing, we're guaranteed to have a
spot among the inners now.
MIKE
We will get there when we get there
Joseph.
JOSE
It's José fool. I swear on my abuela's
empenada's ju better know what you
talking bout. Cause these freak shows
are about to start poppin' up all over
the country and you never know who it
could be until the boss finds out.
MIKE
You worry too much. We just get paid
to do our job. And considering how
much we get paid...
JOSÉ
Dude, that's my daughter...
JOSÉ
(under his breath)
Putanginamo.
THESTALOS
No, unforturnately that will not
surfice madam. I'm going to need the
full deposit before you move into the
residence.
LADY IN RED
Haye, maad dhamaysay hawshii?
(IN SUBTITLES)
THESTALOS
Oui, j'ai fini.
(I closed the deal)
LADY IN RED
Alors, vas-y à la maison
(Ok, let's go to home)
THESTALOS
Hello, who is this?
UNKNOWN CALLER
I am your brother of sorts.
THESTALOS
That's impossible I don't have a
brother.
UNKNOWN CALLER
All will be explained soon.
THESTALOS
(mochingly)
That guy must watch too many movies.
Talking bout some "I will find you...
and I will kill you."
LAUGHTER continues
LADY IN RED
"Here you see "un conard" in his
natural habitat."
JOSÉ
Hey what poppin fool. My homeboy named
Arther,actually I think he goes by
Arturo now, anyway, he is throwing
this totally sick party later tonight.
You should pull up man. There's gonna
be a bunch of hyna's there.
THESTALOS
Can't be doing that anymore bro, but
have fun for me dawwg.
JOSÉ
Shit my bad dawwg I completely forgot
you go head and have a good night man.
THESTALOS
Alright, je suis fatiguée.
(I am tired)
FERNANDA'S FRIEND
Good morning, how did you sleep?
FERNANDA
Let me get a couple splashes of milk
in that too.
FERNANDA'S FRIEND
Sure, that everything
FERNANDA
Yep.
FERNANDA
Who are you?
THESTALOS
How did I get here? Did you kidnap me?
FERNANDA
No, did you break in whitcho TUPAC
SHAKUR, dorag in the morning lookin
ass.
THESTALOS
Oh don't holla at me with that kinda
attitude
FERNANDA
Alright then big man, you want some
coffee?
THESTALOS
Hell naww, how I know you ain't poison
that bih?
FERNANDA
Don't push it. You want it or not?
THESTALOS
Fuck it then. Go head.
FERNANDA
Oh, your a Capricorn?
THESTALOS
(apprehensively)
Yes why?
FERNANDA
I was just asking... I'm a capricorn
aswell. (tone changes)
My name is Fernanda.
THESTALOS
Ah, Fils de pute.
FERNANDA
Tu parles français aussi?
THESTALOS
Did Aicha set you up to this?
FERNANDA
(fiercely)
Set me up... to what and who's that?
THESTALOS
Wait what kind of juju is this? Are
you some kind of witch?
FERNANDA
(intriuged)
Aight enough with the act explain how
you are doing this. I mean seriously
we could make a whole bunch of money
off this.
LUCIAN enters the room through the door with scrubs and a
pair of glasses on.
THESTALOS
LUCIAN
lights a cigarette
(monotone voice)
I, specifically, am not important
however all of us together might
change the world.
FERNANDA
THESTALOS
I'm can't gonna lie, I needed that
anyway.
LUCIAN
THESTALOS
Shit man don't scare me like that I
almost gave you an uppercut the way
you was coming at me and, I was gonna
add a headbut.
LUCIAN
Yes, I know. See the thing is, I know
all of whatever it is you know. Your
personality, any skills you may have
such as language, sporting or fighting
ability etc...
LUCIAN
You see this? We all share this now.
Our brains are currently uploading all
data we have as if we were computers
and simultaneously downloading even
more data from each other. This
includes every aspect of the brain. I
did say that I was your brother of
sorts.
LUCIAN
(smug)
Ohh did I not say...
My name is LUCIAN.