FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
It's 06:15. PETER wakes up.
PETER (V.O.): I've a colourful dream - in pink! How special! I feel strong.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've thought about not working anymore. But since I'm still working, I'd work very hard.
INT. STUDY - DAY
Peter is reading something.
PETER (V.O.): As I've to appear in court today, let me prepare more. No preparation is ever enough. There' re always unforeseen eventualities.
EXT. TRAIN CAR - DAY
Crowded.
PETER (V.O.): I believe many of them are travelling to work too.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): One of the great decisions I made last December was to decline work and travel with my family.
Peter takes a look of the masked passenger around.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A trip like that is quite unthinkable now.
Act 2
INT. COURT - DAY
Lots of papers and files on the bar table.
PETER (V.O.): Although I've never done matters like this before, I believe I'm very well prepared about the concept, structure and particulars of this system.
Peter submits to the bench from time to time. The court adjourns from time to time. And Peter looks very engaged even outside the court room.
EXT. TRAIN CAR - DAY
PETER (V.O.): It's a real 9-5 day just in the court.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Through practice, I've learnt a lot today. I feel like an instant expert.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me do some international knowledge transfer by answering one or two questions in the Quora forum.
Peter begins to type and edit.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Done!
Peter then checks the name of the station that the train is moving away.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I should have changed at the last stop. I made the same mistake yesterday.
Peter gets out at the next stop.
EXT. STATION PLATFORM - DAY
PETER (V.O.): I've come here twice in a row unnecessarily. Never mind, I'm not in a hurry.
Peter gets in another train.
INT. TRAIN CAR - NIGHT
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Well, let me answer another question. I feel good to help others understand the kinds of pandemic situation they are in.
Peter types on his phone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The administrative controls range from no control and attempted control to moderate control to strict control.
Pondering.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But that's only from the humankind's perspective. From mother nature's perspective, humankind might be Earth's chronic pandemic and it is attempting to strike a balance via viruses.
When Peter finishes typing, he checks the station that the train has just past through.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh my god, I miss that station I should get out again.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My wife said to me the other day that there's audio-visual shop in a mall that I might find the DVDs that I like.
INT. STATION - NIGHT
Getting off a station, Peter looks lost.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is this the right station?
Peter goes to the information desk to make enquiry. We hear: Next stop.
Peter looks frustrated.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Although I travel a lot, I don't even know Hong Kong that well.
Act 3
INT. SHOPPING MALL - NIGHT
An audio-video shop. Peter is checking some DVD titles in shelves.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me see if I can find Around the World in 80 Days, the 1956 film.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can't wish things to happen for my sake.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.): As I'm here, I had better contribute to the economy symbolically.
Peter picks a few DVDs and pays.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): After some hectic court appearances, I've the mood to do this. If I've walked away from work, I might find it boring to do exacting what I'm doing.
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT
Peter checks his newly-bought DVDs again.
PETER (V.O.): I love my French connection. I learned Je T'aime from a French lady decades ago.
Pausing.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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