A Good Noise

1. FADE IN

3. Act 1

5. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY (Days ago)

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7. KAJI, (curled like a golden-brown croissant), lies on the tile floor.

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9. KAJI (V.O.): Too silent.

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11. Recalling.

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13. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Pack Leader and Peter weren't home for several days.

15. Pausing.

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17. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Our maid feeds me punctually, but that's all.

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19. Kaji takes a look of the leash on its hook.

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21. INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

23. Keys jangle. Kaji explodes off the floor. Her front paws skid on tile. The PACK LEADER and PETER stumble in, tired, dragging suitcases. Kaji is a tornado of joy.

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25. KAJI (V.O.): They're back. The world is whole again!

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27.  Act 2

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29. INT. BEDROOM - MORNING (Today)

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31. Kaji stands on Peter's chest. She licks his nose.

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33. Peter groans. Opens one eye.

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35. KAJI (V.O.): It's our breakfast time.

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37. INT. DINING ROOM - LATER

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39. Peter and Kaji sit across each other, sharing a loaf of bread.

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41. EXT. RIVERSIDE PARK - AFTERNOON

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43. A low-hanging gray sky. Kaji trots ahead of the Pack Leader and Peter.

45. KAJI (V.O.): It's ususual we come out at this time.

47. Then, the Pack Leader and Peter rush.

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49. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm not surprised. The signs are there.

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51. Pausing.

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53. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd) I feel the air pressure.

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55. They rush towards a housing estate.

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57. INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

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59. As soon as they enter, they hear a noise.

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61. PACK LEADER: The sky cracks open.

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63. Kaji's whole body becomes a low, trembling loaf. She looks at the rain at the window.

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65. KAJI (V.O.): I hear the scary noise too.

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67. Later, Peter pulls a guitar from its bag.

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69. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): He hasn't played for a long time.

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71. Peter strums. A chord. Then another. Clumsy. Loud. Not good.

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73. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): He makes noises. Strings screech.

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75. Peter keeps playing. The guitar vibrates through the floor, through her bones.

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77. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): But they're his noises. I know them.

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79. Kaji takes a look of the window.

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81. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The sky's noises are strangers.

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83. Kaji's eyes stay wide. Her breathing slows. Her head lowers onto Peter's thigh. The guitar keeps buzzing.

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85. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's a messy warm shield.

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87. Rain lashes the glass. Thunder rolls. Kaji doesn't move.

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89. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Chaos is bearable as long as it smells like the person I love.

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91. Pausing.

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93. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Better his good noise than the world's silence.

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95. Pausing.

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97. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The sky has no intention. Peter's guitar does. That's what makes it a good noise.

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99. Pausing.

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101. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I havn't stopped trembling. But I've stopped trembling alone.

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103. Act 3

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105. INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

107. Resting on a sofa, Kaji looks calm.

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109.  KAJI (V.O.): Love isn't the absence of noise. It's the one noise I stop being afraid of.

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111. Pausing.

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113. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't need to silence the storms. I just need someone to sit in it with me.

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115. Kaji takes a look of Peter.

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117. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): A good noise is just love I can hear.

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119. FADE OUT

121. THE END