FADE IN
Act 1
INT. STUDY - 10:00
Checking Quora answer requests on screen, PETER is bewildered.
PETER (V.O.): A fan asks my view on the art exhibit "Beyond Van Gogh: Immersive Experience"
Peter surfs the web.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's shown in North America in 2021. I haven't seen it.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I love the 2017 animated film "Loving Vincent". I've recently re-watched it.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Van Gogh sliced off his left ear in his first seizure.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Whenever I'm in the vicinity of K11 in Tsimshatsui, I'd view "Van Gogh's Ear in Hong Kong".
Act 2
INT. DINING ROOM - 13:00
A rice dumpling is on the table. Peter captures an image of it.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.): When I was a child, my grandma would buy rice dumplings from a visiting hawker to feed us.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wanting to reuse the dumpling leaves, the hawker would unwrap the rice dumplings for us.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): She'd also slice them with a straw with one end in her mouth and the other end in her other hand.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Immersing myself in the act, I picked up the skill too.
Peter picks up his chopsticks.
INT. MALL, WANCHAI - 16:00
Shop. Peter is buying Bluetooth speakers.
PETER (V.O.): Using audio-visuals, I've been turning what's around me an immersive environment.
When the SHOPKEEPER presents her with two speakers, Peter stares at the lemon-yellow one.
FLASHBACK
INT. SHOP, WANCHAI - DAY (Spring, 2003)
Peter is window shopping.
PETER (V.O.): I want to buy Flora a mini radio. The lemon-yellow one appeal to my eyes.
INT. QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL (Later)
Patient ward. Peter talks to FLORA (40s), maintaining eye contact and holding hands.
PETER (V.O.): She looks no different from before, except that she doesn't say a word.
Flora doesn't brink an eye.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But her eyes and her hand talk warmly though.
Leaving, Peter passes the mini radio to Flora's HUSBAND (40s).
PETER: Just a small gift to keep Flora company.
INT. FUNERAL HOME - DAY (Summer, 2003)
Ceremony. All PARTICIPANTS are wearing face masks. Flora's husband comes up to speak to Peter.
HUSBAND: The mini radio would go with her to heaven.
Nodding, Peter weeps.
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's absolutely unforgettable.
Taking a deep breath, Peter pays.
Act 3
INT. STUDY - 19:00
Peter works on a laptop.
'PETER (V.O): Telling true stories is an immersive experience.
Peter picks up his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perhaps, I can respond to my fan's answer request by sharing my alternative immersive experience.
Peter mines an image from Google Photos.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe few would know Van Gogh's Ear in Hong Kong.
After typing his answer, Peter stares at the brand new speakers that are being charged.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What surrounds me is what is within me too.
As Peter checks his Quora answer again, we see there're hundreds of views.
FADE OUT
THE END
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