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Chthonic Inc. Pilot Episode (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) CHTHONIC INC. PILOT EPISODE Written by Isaac Smaldon-Jones Copyright (c) 2021 [email protected] (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) OVER BLACK The sound of waves lapping on the shore. Something like seagulls squawking, but lower, not of this world. FADE TO: EXT. RIVER STYX - BEACH - DAY Whitish-gray sand all around. A dense mist obscures anything else. Beat ORPHEUS, finely-featured but pale, sunken, BOLTS UPRIGHT, trying to breathe. He starts choking. Reaches into his mouth. Pulls out a soggy, crumpled twenty dollar bill. Stares at it, bewildered, then surveys his surroundings. Touches his neck. There is a scar all the way around, below it the skin is discoloured. A look of realization spreads across his face. He gets control of his breathing, lets out a heavy sigh. Collapses backwards onto the sand. ORPHEUS (O.C.) (breathing heavily) Fucking... finally. CUT TO: MAIN TITLES EXT. RIVER STYX - BEACH - LATER Orpheus is hobbling down the shoreline towards nowhere in particular. His body moves stiffly, awkwardly, as if he's forgotten how to walk. The mist is still impenetrable. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 2. ORPHEUS (under his breath) Fucking nymphs... Good riddance... Tree hugging morons... Stubs his toe on a piece of driftwood. Contains the rage. ORPHEUS (cont'd) (between groans) Teach them to... keep my fucking head... as a trophy... One of the 'seagulls' heard earlier is sat on the sand in front of him. About the size of a goose, with a scaly crest down its back. It gives him a quizzical look. ORPHEUS (cont'd) What are you looking at? He tries to shoo it away. All arms and legs. It doesn't budge. ORPHEUS (cont'd) Fine. Fuck you too. It watches him pass. ORPHEUS (cont'd) (back to himself) What did they expect? I wasn't gonna sing for a... gawking audience... I just wanted to... get out of there... Something catches his attention in the distance. ORPHEUS (cont'd) That's new. The silhouette of a SMALL BUILDING can be seen in the mist. No details yet. Orpheus limps closer. Closer, until: ORPHEUS (cont'd) What... the fuck? (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 3. The mist gives way to a KIOSK with a flashing neon sign above it reading "COMPLIMENTARY SWIMMING BANDS! OUR GIFT TO YOU!" CLOSE ON Orpheus' face, a mixture of confusion and dismay. EXT. RIVER STYX - ARMBAND KIOSK - MOMENTS LATER Behind the counter stands the KIOSK ATTENDANT, dead stare, beyond bored. A wall of armbands stands behind her. ORPHEUS Uhh... Hello? KIOSK ATTENDANT (robotic) Hello and welcome to the River Styx, you're gateway to eternal life. We hope your passing was amiable. Orpheus stands limp, mouth agape. ORPHEUS (gesturing to kiosk) What is all of... this? KIOSK ATTENDANT Here at Chthonic Incorporated, we aim to serve. These complimentary armbands will see you safely across the Styx, without having to wait for the boatman. ORPHEUS The boatman? Charon? He's still here? The Attendant is snapped from her stupor. Looks at Orpheus inquiringly. KIOSK ATTENDANT You... know him? ORPHEUS Of course I know him! I've been down here before! All be it, quite a while ago. KIOSK ATTENDANT Been here... before? Orpheus rolls his eyes. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 4. ORPHEUS (flippantly) Uh huh. Believe it or not I'm Orpheus. She goes wide-eyed. ORPHEUS (cont'd) Yes. That Orpheus. You know, mythic bard of legend, blah blah blah. You can have an autograph... He raises an eyebrow. ORPHEUS (cont'd) ...If you like... He follows her gaze. She's staring at the twenty dollar bill poking out of his chest pocket. KIOSK ATTENDANT You were buried... with money? ORPHEUS Seems like it. Isn't that what's supposed to happen? KIOSK ATTENDANT Apparently it's out of fashion in the over-world. Like, thousands of years out of fashion. ORPHEUS But... how do they pay Charon? KIOSK ATTENDANT They don't. She gestures to the armbands behind her. ORPHEUS Oh, shit. He pulls out the bill. Inspects it. ORPHEUS (cont'd) Wait, Charon takes this flimsy trash now? What happened to the Obol? KIOSK ATTENDANT He'll take anything he can get these days. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 5. ORPHEUS So... I don't have to swim? KIOSK ATTENDANT Nope. Charon should show up soon. ORPHEUS Good. I'll just go... wait over there. He points to the shoreline. KIOSK ATTENDANT Oh wait, I have to do the finishing bit. She points above her. Orpheus leans in, looks above the counter inside the kiosk. Another 'seagull' is roosting in the ceiling beams. KIOSK ATTENDANT (cont'd) (quietly, almost mouthing it) They're watching. His eyes go wide. Oh shit. He nods in tentative, alarmed agreement. KIOSK ATTENDANT (cont'd) (back to robot voice) Thank you for choosing Chthonic Incorporated. We wish you a pleasant journey to the afterlife of your dreams. Orpheus smiles, waves goodbye awkwardly. Sidles away. EXT. RIVER STYX - BEACH - NIGHT Orpheus sits on the sand, next to the lapping waves. The mist is still thick. He shivers. ORPHEUS 'Should show up soon'... My ass. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 6. A 'seagull' strolls past him, not taking its eyes off of him. He watches it with a newfound wariness. A foghorn blares. Orpheus snaps to attention, surveying the water. The foghorn again. The sound of a sputtering motor in the distance. THE SILHOUETTE of a small boat, a large person steering. Gets closer, louder. CHARON, a large, scruffy man in a tan suit two sizes too big, emerges from the mist in a dinghy. A small lantern sits at the front end of the dinghy. He squeezes a small horn nailed to the railing. It blares once more. Metres from shore, the engine chugs, sputters. It dies. The dinghy starts drifting toward the shore. Orpheus looks on confused. Opens his mouth to say something, thinks better of it. Charon tries to control his rage, fails. CHARON You've got to be fucking kidding me! Slams his fist on the side of the dinghy. It cracks beneath the force. EXT. RIVER STYX - BEACH - LATER CLOSE ON the dinghy's outboard motor, now on the sand. Charon yanks the starter cord furiously. It spits and sputters, but won't start. Orpheus is stood next to him, watching on in resigned apathy. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 7. Yanks again. Still nothing. ORPHEUS I... I think we may have to try something else. Charon yanks it even harder. CHARON Fuck! He slams the motor. The propeller falls off. Orpheus winces. CHARON (cont'd) Don't! Say. Anything. ORPHEUS What happened to your paddle? Last time I was down here you got us across in minutes-- CHARON Please, don't remind me about the paddle. Something clicks in Charon's head. CHARON (cont'd) Hang on, last time you were down here? What d'you... He looks at Orpheus properly. CHARON (cont'd) Orpheus...? ORPHEUS I was wondering how long it would take you. CHARON The fuck are you doing down here? ORPHEUS I died. Well, kind of. I've been living as a disembodied head for a few millennia, you know how it is. CHARON You're havin' me on. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 8. ORPHEUS No word of a lie, my good man. Charon looks at him thoughtfully. CHARON Sounds like a hell of a story. He grabs a piece of driftwood that's floated onto shore. CHARON (cont'd) This'll have to do. ORPHEUS Do... for what? He makes a rowing action with the driftwood. ORPHEUS (cont'd) It's gonna be a long journey isn't it. CHARON You can turn around and get some of those armbands, ya know. ORPHEUS I'll take the boat. Charon nods, bares a grin, a few teeth missing. CHARON Good choice. INT. RIVER STYX - CHARON'S DINGHY - LATER The boat is surrounded by mist. The water that can be seen shimmers unnaturally. Charon, slowly but surely, is rowing the boat with the piece of driftwood. Orpheus sits at the other end, facing him. CHARON So you're telling me, nymphs kept your head, to parade around? ORPHEUS Yep. For two and a half thousand years. (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 9. CHARON You must've seen a lot of change, in that time. ORPHEUS Unfortunately I wasn't in a position to see much of anything. Last thing I remember was... what are they called... bull... CHARON Bulls? As in cows? ORPHEUS No no, bull...dozers! They came and paved over the nymph's forest. I'd feel bad if it weren't for... you know... what they did. CHARON Bulldozers... He scratches his chin. CHARON (cont'd) I should think Hermes would like some of those. Best keep that to yourself. Orpheus tilts his head to the side. ORPHEUS Did you say Hermes? CHARON Oh my. I suppose you don't know, do you? ORPHEUS Evidently not. CHARON Big changes down here too. This isn't the underworld of the good ol' days. It's not the one you know. ORPHEUS How so? CHARON Hermes came here, maybe fifty years ago. Talking the big talk. Convinced Hades of a ridiculous scheme. (MORE) (Printed with the demonstration version of Fade In) 10. CHARON (cont'd) A total overhaul. We all thought he was in over his head. ORPHEUS I take it Hades didn't? Fucking stupid old git..
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