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#52

SCENE 49 – “Field‑Trip From Hell”

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Apr 24, 2025 67 2 Mins Read
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INT. SECURITY HQ – MAIN CORRIDOR – EARLY AFTERNOON

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Jason emerges from a briefing room rubbing his visor like it’s a stress ball. On his wrist HUD a bright assignment blinks:

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> TODAY’S DUTY:

Orientation Escort – Cadet Cohort C‑17

“Inspire the Next Generation!”

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JASON (V.O.)

“Great. Babysitting. Because nothing screams ‘role model’ like a half‑functional Security unit with a hangover.”

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He heads for Training Bay 4, muttering:

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JASON

“Please let them be mute. Or allergic to questions. Or—best case—already lost.”

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INT. TRAINING BAY 4

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A dozen fresh‑paint cadets stand in uneven rows: all pristine chassis, bright optics, and way too much enthusiasm. A chirpy Instructor‑bot salutes Jason.

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INSTRUCTOR

“Lieutenant Gearman, your tour group!”

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JASON (forcing a half‑smile)

“Lucky me.”

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Cadets snap to attention; one raises a hand before Jason can speak.

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CADET #1

“Sir! How many confirmed eliminations do you have?”

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JASON

“Enough to know asking that on a tour is creepy. Let’s walk.”

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Tour Stop 1 – Operations Hub

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Holo‑maps glow, dispatchers shout coordinates. Jason gestures broadly.

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JASON

“This is Ops. They track breaches, assign patrols, and mispronounce my name on every radio call.”

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CADET #2

“Sir, what’s the average response‑time efficiency ratio?”

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JASON (blinks twice)

“Fast. Next.”

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Tour Stop 2 – Armory Corridor

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Rows of weapons behind force‑glass shimmer.

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JASON

“Armory. Don’t touch anything unless you want a mentor who screams.”

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A cadet presses a visor to the glass.

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CADET #3

“Sir, which model railcannon offers optimal recoil control at 900 m/s?”

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JASON

“The one that’s not aimed at your foot.”

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Tour Stop 3 – HR & ‘Wellness’ Kiosk

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A sad booth with pamphlets titled “Managing Combat Stress With Smiles.” Jason snorts.

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JASON

“And this is the kiosk that tells you emotional regulation is solved by breathing exercises.”

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CADET #4

“Sir, do you use it?”

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JASON

“Only as a shortcut to the cafeteria.”

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End of Tour – Exterior Drill Yard

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They step onto a training platform overlooking live‑fire ranges. Jason tries to wrap up.

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JASON

“Questions?”

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Every hand shoots up.

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JASON (V.O.)

“Kill me.”

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One eager cadet blurts:

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CADET #5

“Sir! What’s the single most important lesson for a new Security bot?”

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Jason actually pauses—hangover, cynicism, and all.

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JASON

“Most important? Remember you’re not a part‑number. You’re the difference between order and chaos out there. Protocols keep us sharp, but instincts keep us alive. Learn both.”

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The cadets exchange impressed looks. Jason realizes he sounded almost… inspirational. He shakes it off.

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JASON

“Tour over. Report back to Instructor before you wander off and blow something up— that’s my hobby.”

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He pivots, heading for a coffee dispenser.

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JASON (V.O.)

“Survived. No explosions. Only mild soul death. Could be worse.”

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He takes a gulp of bitter sludge, grimaces.

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JASON

“…Still better than paperwork.”

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Table of Contents
#0 Intro
#1 Welcome to Central City
#2 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt1
#3 SCENE 1 – “Security Life” pt2
#4 SCENE 2 – “Quiet Doesn’t Last”
#5 SCENE 3 – “Unwelcome Footprints”
#6 SCENE 4 – “Break the Silence”
#7 SCENE 5 – “The Parts We Don’t Talk About”
#8 SCENE 6 – “Still Breathing”
#9 SCENE 7 – “The Smiling Knife”
#10 SCENE 8 – “Ghost in the Pipes”
#11 SCENE 9 – “Right-Hand Problems”
#12 SCENE 10 – “Drag Marks and Doubt”
#13 SCENE 11 – “Below the Skin of the City”
#14 SCENE 12 – “What Shouldn’t Be There”
#15 SCENE 13 – “Echoes of Vision”
#16 SCENE 14 – “Fragments of a Dying Empire”
#17 SCENE 15 – “Shadows Don’t Bargain”
#18 SCENE 16 – “Rust Between Circuits”
#19 SCENE 17 – “The Breach”
#20 SCENE 18 – “Three Bots & a Parasite”
#21 SCENE 19 – “Paperwork and Parasites”
#22 SCENE 20 – “Smuggle Me Softly”
#23 SCENE 21 – “Oil, Info, and Idiots”
#24 SCENE 21 – EXTENDED: “Sleepover Protocols & Other Malfunctions”
#25 SCENE 22 – “Robot Makeover: Low Budget Edition”
#26 SCENE 23 – “Caffeine, Cloaks, and Casual Paranoia”
#27 SCENE 24 – “Rustfields”
#28 SCENE 25 – “Buzz and Circuits”
#29 SCENE 26 – “Tune-Ups and Tightropes”
#30 SCENE 27 – “Errands and Egos”
#31 SCENE 28 – “Groceries and Good Lies”
#32 SCENE 29 – “Dinner and Disclosures”
#33 SCENE 30 – “Steam, Suffering, and Swords”
#34 SCENE 31 – “Dicey Decisions”
#35 SCENE 32 – “Good Night, You Weirdos”
#36 SCENE 33 – “Dreamscapes”
#37 SCENE 34 – “Office and Off-Duty”
#38 SCENE 35 – “A Pleasant Stroll… with Minor Homicidal Undertones”
#39 SCENE 36 – “Wings and Wires”
#40 SCENE 37 – “After-Hours”
#41 SCENE 38 – “Alcohol & Stuff”
#42 SCENE 39 – “Shutdown.exe”
#43 SCENE 40 – “The Weight of Peace”
#44 SCENE 41 – “Midnight, Glitches, and Blankets”
#45 SCENE 42 – “Dawn of the Mildly Functional”
#46 SCENE 43 – “Commute to Doom”
#47 SCENE 44 – “An Office Full of Violence and Vending Machines”
#48 SCENE 45 – “Lunch Break and Clickbait Nightmares”
#49 SCENE 46 – “Rise and Resist (Routine)”
#50 SCENE 47 – “Unauthorized Research”
#51 SCENE 48 – “Wardrobe Upgrades”
#52 SCENE 49 – “Field‑Trip From Hell”
#53 SCENE 50 – “Afternoon Idleness”
#54 SCENE 51 – “Uno and Other Emergencies”
#55 SCENE 52 – “Tech on a Budget”
#56 SCENE 53 – “Delivery, Disobedience & Discoveries”
#57 SCENE 54 – “Questions & Quirks”
#58 SCENE 55 – “Privacy Settings”
#59 SCENE 56 – “Entertainment Planning”
#60 SCENE 57 – "Loyalty Reinforcement Seminar"
#61 SCENE 58 – “Friday‑Night Free Play”
#62 SCENE 59 – “Spire of Panic”
#63 SCENE 60 – “Lines, Orders, and Vines”
#64 SCENE 61 – “Infiltration”
#65 SCENE 62 – “Regroup & Re‑Arm”
#66 SCENE 63 – “Through Flesh and Steel”
#67 SCENE 64 – “Descent Protocol”
#68 SCENE 65 – “The Lungs Below”
#69 SCENE 66 – “Dead Air”
#70 SCENE 67 – “The Heart of the Hollow”
#71 SCENE 68 – “Overheat Protocol”
#72 SCENE 69 – “Sanitized and Sampled”
#73 SCENE 70 – “Totally Normal Roommates”
#74 SCENE 71 – "The Long Walk to Judgment"
#75 SCENE 72 – "Welcome Home, Idiot"
#76 SCENE 73 – "A Promise, A Vacation"
#77 SCENE 74 – "Field Trip to Food"
#78 SCENE 75 – "Cabin Fever"
#79 SCENE 76 – "Manners, Please"
#80 SCENE 77 – "Errands with Extra Steps"
#81 SCENE 78 – "Books, Pills, and Poor Decisions"
#82 SCENE 79 – "Pharmacy Phantoms"
#83 SCENE 80 – "Digital Birds and Binary Bees"
#84 SCENE 81 – "Babysitting? Seriously?"
#85 SCENE 82 – "The Babysitting Begins"
#86 SCENE 83 – "Chaos, Baby-Sized"
#87 SCENE 84 – "Midnight Meltdown"
#88 SCENE 85 – "The Dreams They Dreamed"
#89 SCENE 86 – "The Morning After"
#90 SCENE 87 – "Return of the Parents"
#91 SCENE 88 – "The Reveal"
#92 SCENE 89 – "System Error: Josh.exe Has Stopped Responding"
#93 SCENE 90 – "A Totally Normal Lunch"
#94 SCENE 91 – “Business As Usual”
#95 SCENE 92 – “After the Storm”
#96 SCENE 93 – “The Rim of Opinions”
#97 SCENE 94 – “Tales, Tails, and Talking at 2AM”
#98 SCENE 95 – “Surgery, Solo”
#99 SCENE 96 – “Sleepless Core”
#100 SCENE 97 – “Unknown Systems”
#101 SCENE 98 – “Orders and Oil”
#102 SCENE 99 – “Key Moments”
#103 SCENE 100 – “Three Days of Sky”
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