Post by Idazle on Apr 5, 2014 19:54:29 GMT -5
(Based open the videogame "Slender: The Eight Pages")
SLENDER: THE EIGHT PAGES
(LIGHTS UP: The stage is a computer screen. "The Eight Pages" is written in a scratchy text at the top of the "screen." Eerie music plays in the background. V.O. carries a sign saying "Start Game." There is a click and he walks off stage. Sounds of chain link fence rattling and crunching of leaves.)
V.O.
(offstage) Parsec Productions. (beat) Presents. (beat) Slender: The Eight Pages.
(AT RISE: A forest surrounded by a fence at night. The stage is poorly lit, casting long shadows across the stage. AMANDA, a teenage girl, enters holding a flashlight in front of her. Her arms never move accept to adjust the point of her camera. She walks at a slow, methodical pace.)
AMANDA
(turning side to side) Gotta find the notes... Gotta find the notes...
(AMANDA shines her light on a tree and finds a note tacked onto it. She pulls it off and sticks it in her pocket.)
V.O.
(offstage) Note 1 of 8 found.
AMANDA
Seven more to go...
(Drums begin to pound. AMANDA gulps audibly and walks offstage.)
V.O.
(offstage) Note 2 of 8 found.
AMANDA
(sprints onstage, flashlight pointed down)
(panting) He's coming!
(SLENDERMAN enters. AMANDA turns and looks at SLENDERMAN, lifting her flashlight. Screeching blares and the lights flicker. AMANDA turns away and SLENDERMAN slides off the stage without lifting his feet. Everything returns to normal)
AMANDA
No! No more! I can't take it!
(looks up and sees another note, grabs it)
Almost half way...
V.O.
(offstage) Note 3 of 8 found.
AMANDA
Stay away, Slendy! Stay away!
(turns in a circle)
No more! Just let me get the notes and get out of here!
(SLENDERMAN slides in and faces AMANDA. The lights flicker and static begins again. As AMANDA turns, SLENDERMAN closes the distance between her and grabs her. Blackout.)
V.O.
(offstage) Try again?
(V.O. comes out holding a sign reading "Yes." There is a click sound and the rattling of a chain-link fence. V.O. walks offstage. AMANDA enters.)
AMANDA
Gotta find the notes... Gotta find the notes...
(shining the flashlight around)
Where are the notes?
(AMANDA looks around and sees a note in the same place she found it last time. She picks it up and puts it in her pocket.)
V.O.
(Offstage) Note 1 of 8 found.
AMANDA
Seven to go... But where are they?
(Drums begin to pound. AMANDA runs offstage and immediately runs back onstage, a note clutched in her hand.)
V.O.
(Offstage) Note 2 of 8 found.
(AMANDA, panting, starts walking then stops.)
AMANDA
Wait... Didn't I just pick up that note before? I could have sworn it was in the exact same place, and so was the first one!
I know I've done this before! I just know it!
(throws down the flashlight)
Why am I even trying to find these notes?
(pulls notes out of pocket)
I must do this fifty times every day! Hop the fence, turn on the flashlight, enter the forest, and run around like a lunatic. And for what? Every time I enter, even if I find all of the notes, Slenderman still comes up behind me, grabs me with those hideous tentacles, and tears me to shreds! I'm done! I am done!
(crosses arms and sits down)
I'm not looking for these notes anymore! Not again! I'll live, thank you very much!
(SLENDERMAN enters and stares at AMANDA. AMANDA glances at him for a second and then turns away, closing her eyes tightly.)
AMANDA
No! If I don't look at you, you can't kill me!
(SLENDERMAN stares at her a moment before sliding forward and grabbing her. The lights flicker and speakers screech. Blackout.)
V.O.
(offstage) Try again?
(V.O. comes out holding a sign reading "Yes." There is a click sound and the rattling of a chain-link fence. V.O. walks offstage. AMANDA enters.)
AMANDA
No! I didn't look at him! He can't kill me if I don't look at him!
(to V.O.) I couldn't have died! I never looked at him! Stop this game!
V.O.
(offstage) Find all eight notes.
AMANDA
You find all eight notes! I'm just going to sit here! He can't come if I don't summon him with the first note!
(sits down and stares at nothing)
Can't get me now, Slenderman!
(The drums begin pounding)
AMANDA
But I didn't grab any of the notes! Go away!
(SLENDERMAN enters)
AMANDA
What? NO! I didn't summon you!
(The lights flicker and there is a screeching sound as SLENDERMAN grabs AMANDA. Blackout.)
V.O.
(offstage) Try again?
(V.O. walks out with yes. AMANDA runs onstage and tackles him to the ground.)
AMANDA
No! No more! I'm done! I'm sick of this! I am NOT dying again! Do you hear me? I'm done!
V.O.
(looks around quickly)
This is not in my script!
AMANDA
I don't care about the stupid script! I am not doing this again!
V.O.
Do you mind? I'm just trying to do my job here!
AMANDA
I do mind! You're not the one who has to die every single time the game starts! How would YOU like to keep dying, and I'LL keep saying "Restart?"
V.O.
Get off of me!
AMANDA
Fine!
(swipes the sign out of his hand)
Have fun!
(AMANDA runs offstage with the sign. There is a click and V.O. is left on the stage alone as the chain link rattles and the leaves begin crunching.)
V.O.
Amanda...? Amanda! Get back here! This was NOT in my job description! AMANDA!!!
AMANDA
(offstage) Note 1 of 8 found. Note 2 of 8 found. Note 3 of 8 found. Note 4 of 8 found.
V.O.
I didn't find any of the notes! Stop that! The more notes you find the faster he-
(SLENDERMAN slides on stage. He stops for a moment, looking V.O. up and down. He shrugs and moves closer.)
V.O.
No! N-n-n-n-no!
(V.O. runs offstage. AMANDA pushes him back onstage, and he stumbles to the ground at SLENDERMAN's feet.)
V.O.
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
(The lights flicker and the speakers screech. Blackout.)
AMANDA
(laughing, offstage) Replay?
(AMANDA enters carrying the yes sign. V.O. lunges after her, tackling her to the ground.)
V.O.
No! Absolutely not! YOUR JOB is to be killed by Slenderman. MY JOB is to be the announcer.
AMANDA
Not any more it's not!
(kicking him off of her)
I'm sick of being the victim! It's time for someone else to face off against Slenderman!
(SLENDERMAN walks onstage)
SLENDERMAN
No one wants to play with me?
(sighs)
And yet people wonder why I'm a murderer!
AMANDA
No one asked you, Slenderman!
SLENDERMAN
(sighs) Fine.
(SLENDERMAN trudges offstage.)
AMANDA
I'm sick of this game. Where is the exit?
(AMANDA drops the sign and exits. V.O. picks up the sign and there is a click. V.O. walks offstage and a chain link fence rattles. AMANDA enters.)
AMANDA
SERIOUSLY?!?
V.O.
(offstage) Note 1 of 8 found. Note 2 of 8 found. Note 3 of 8 found. Note 4 of 8 found. Note 5 of 8 found.
AMANDA
STOP THAT!
(looks around)
Wait... Why hasn't anyone ever actually tried to jump the fence? Can Slenderman even leave the forest? (pause) I don't even know what is on the other side! What other monsters live in this area? Does anything even exist out there? Better question: does it even matter?
(AMANDA turns and runs offstage. A chain link fence rattles and then there is silence. SLENDERMAN walks back onstage, looking around.)
SLENDERMAN
I looked everywhere! Where is she?
V.O.
(offstage) Game...over...?
SLENDER: THE EIGHT PAGES
(LIGHTS UP: The stage is a computer screen. "The Eight Pages" is written in a scratchy text at the top of the "screen." Eerie music plays in the background. V.O. carries a sign saying "Start Game." There is a click and he walks off stage. Sounds of chain link fence rattling and crunching of leaves.)
V.O.
(offstage) Parsec Productions. (beat) Presents. (beat) Slender: The Eight Pages.
(AT RISE: A forest surrounded by a fence at night. The stage is poorly lit, casting long shadows across the stage. AMANDA, a teenage girl, enters holding a flashlight in front of her. Her arms never move accept to adjust the point of her camera. She walks at a slow, methodical pace.)
AMANDA
(turning side to side) Gotta find the notes... Gotta find the notes...
(AMANDA shines her light on a tree and finds a note tacked onto it. She pulls it off and sticks it in her pocket.)
V.O.
(offstage) Note 1 of 8 found.
AMANDA
Seven more to go...
(Drums begin to pound. AMANDA gulps audibly and walks offstage.)
V.O.
(offstage) Note 2 of 8 found.
AMANDA
(sprints onstage, flashlight pointed down)
(panting) He's coming!
(SLENDERMAN enters. AMANDA turns and looks at SLENDERMAN, lifting her flashlight. Screeching blares and the lights flicker. AMANDA turns away and SLENDERMAN slides off the stage without lifting his feet. Everything returns to normal)
AMANDA
No! No more! I can't take it!
(looks up and sees another note, grabs it)
Almost half way...
V.O.
(offstage) Note 3 of 8 found.
AMANDA
Stay away, Slendy! Stay away!
(turns in a circle)
No more! Just let me get the notes and get out of here!
(SLENDERMAN slides in and faces AMANDA. The lights flicker and static begins again. As AMANDA turns, SLENDERMAN closes the distance between her and grabs her. Blackout.)
V.O.
(offstage) Try again?
(V.O. comes out holding a sign reading "Yes." There is a click sound and the rattling of a chain-link fence. V.O. walks offstage. AMANDA enters.)
AMANDA
Gotta find the notes... Gotta find the notes...
(shining the flashlight around)
Where are the notes?
(AMANDA looks around and sees a note in the same place she found it last time. She picks it up and puts it in her pocket.)
V.O.
(Offstage) Note 1 of 8 found.
AMANDA
Seven to go... But where are they?
(Drums begin to pound. AMANDA runs offstage and immediately runs back onstage, a note clutched in her hand.)
V.O.
(Offstage) Note 2 of 8 found.
(AMANDA, panting, starts walking then stops.)
AMANDA
Wait... Didn't I just pick up that note before? I could have sworn it was in the exact same place, and so was the first one!
I know I've done this before! I just know it!
(throws down the flashlight)
Why am I even trying to find these notes?
(pulls notes out of pocket)
I must do this fifty times every day! Hop the fence, turn on the flashlight, enter the forest, and run around like a lunatic. And for what? Every time I enter, even if I find all of the notes, Slenderman still comes up behind me, grabs me with those hideous tentacles, and tears me to shreds! I'm done! I am done!
(crosses arms and sits down)
I'm not looking for these notes anymore! Not again! I'll live, thank you very much!
(SLENDERMAN enters and stares at AMANDA. AMANDA glances at him for a second and then turns away, closing her eyes tightly.)
AMANDA
No! If I don't look at you, you can't kill me!
(SLENDERMAN stares at her a moment before sliding forward and grabbing her. The lights flicker and speakers screech. Blackout.)
V.O.
(offstage) Try again?
(V.O. comes out holding a sign reading "Yes." There is a click sound and the rattling of a chain-link fence. V.O. walks offstage. AMANDA enters.)
AMANDA
No! I didn't look at him! He can't kill me if I don't look at him!
(to V.O.) I couldn't have died! I never looked at him! Stop this game!
V.O.
(offstage) Find all eight notes.
AMANDA
You find all eight notes! I'm just going to sit here! He can't come if I don't summon him with the first note!
(sits down and stares at nothing)
Can't get me now, Slenderman!
(The drums begin pounding)
AMANDA
But I didn't grab any of the notes! Go away!
(SLENDERMAN enters)
AMANDA
What? NO! I didn't summon you!
(The lights flicker and there is a screeching sound as SLENDERMAN grabs AMANDA. Blackout.)
V.O.
(offstage) Try again?
(V.O. walks out with yes. AMANDA runs onstage and tackles him to the ground.)
AMANDA
No! No more! I'm done! I'm sick of this! I am NOT dying again! Do you hear me? I'm done!
V.O.
(looks around quickly)
This is not in my script!
AMANDA
I don't care about the stupid script! I am not doing this again!
V.O.
Do you mind? I'm just trying to do my job here!
AMANDA
I do mind! You're not the one who has to die every single time the game starts! How would YOU like to keep dying, and I'LL keep saying "Restart?"
V.O.
Get off of me!
AMANDA
Fine!
(swipes the sign out of his hand)
Have fun!
(AMANDA runs offstage with the sign. There is a click and V.O. is left on the stage alone as the chain link rattles and the leaves begin crunching.)
V.O.
Amanda...? Amanda! Get back here! This was NOT in my job description! AMANDA!!!
AMANDA
(offstage) Note 1 of 8 found. Note 2 of 8 found. Note 3 of 8 found. Note 4 of 8 found.
V.O.
I didn't find any of the notes! Stop that! The more notes you find the faster he-
(SLENDERMAN slides on stage. He stops for a moment, looking V.O. up and down. He shrugs and moves closer.)
V.O.
No! N-n-n-n-no!
(V.O. runs offstage. AMANDA pushes him back onstage, and he stumbles to the ground at SLENDERMAN's feet.)
V.O.
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
(The lights flicker and the speakers screech. Blackout.)
AMANDA
(laughing, offstage) Replay?
(AMANDA enters carrying the yes sign. V.O. lunges after her, tackling her to the ground.)
V.O.
No! Absolutely not! YOUR JOB is to be killed by Slenderman. MY JOB is to be the announcer.
AMANDA
Not any more it's not!
(kicking him off of her)
I'm sick of being the victim! It's time for someone else to face off against Slenderman!
(SLENDERMAN walks onstage)
SLENDERMAN
No one wants to play with me?
(sighs)
And yet people wonder why I'm a murderer!
AMANDA
No one asked you, Slenderman!
SLENDERMAN
(sighs) Fine.
(SLENDERMAN trudges offstage.)
AMANDA
I'm sick of this game. Where is the exit?
(AMANDA drops the sign and exits. V.O. picks up the sign and there is a click. V.O. walks offstage and a chain link fence rattles. AMANDA enters.)
AMANDA
SERIOUSLY?!?
V.O.
(offstage) Note 1 of 8 found. Note 2 of 8 found. Note 3 of 8 found. Note 4 of 8 found. Note 5 of 8 found.
AMANDA
STOP THAT!
(looks around)
Wait... Why hasn't anyone ever actually tried to jump the fence? Can Slenderman even leave the forest? (pause) I don't even know what is on the other side! What other monsters live in this area? Does anything even exist out there? Better question: does it even matter?
(AMANDA turns and runs offstage. A chain link fence rattles and then there is silence. SLENDERMAN walks back onstage, looking around.)
SLENDERMAN
I looked everywhere! Where is she?
V.O.
(offstage) Game...over...?
and that kills me