Kaji: Midnight Mirage

1. FADE IN

2. 
   

3. Act 1

4. 
   

5. INT. LIVING ROOM - THE NIGHT BEFORE

6. 
   

7. Staring at KAJI, the PACK LEADER and the GANG look anticipating.

8. 
   

9. PACK LEADER: Come tomorrow, you'll have joined us for seven years!

10. KAJI (V.O.): Seven years? What do you mean? I'm only interested in the present.

11. 
    

12. PACK LEADER (Cont'd): To celebrate, we've reserved for a New Year's Eve dinner in a pet-friendly restaurant!

13. 
    

14. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Eating out?

15. 
    

16. PACK LEADER (Cont'd): At midnight, we'll do the New Year countdown and watch the firework displays together!

17. 
    

18. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've seen them before. They aren't treats.

19. 
    

20. GANG: Yes, we'll have a great time!

21. 
    

22. Act 2

23. 
    

24. INT. BEDROOM - MORNING

25. 
    

26. Kaji rises in bed.

27. 
    

28. KAJI (V.O.): There's a change from darkness to lightness.

30. Kaji takes a look of PETER beside him.

31. 
    

32. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): He's still sleeping.

33. 
    

34. Listening.

35. 
    

36. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I hear no sounds from the kitchen.

37. 
    

38. Pausing.

39. 
    

40. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The maid usually prepares breakfast for us around this time...

41. 
    

42. Pausing.

43. 
    

44. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): When she isn't doing that, I've learned that we may go out later.

45. 
    

46. Pausing.

47. 
    

48. KAJI (V.O.)(Cont'd): That's good. But it also means that I'll have a hungry stomach...

49. 
    

50. Pausing.

51. 
    

52. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, somehow, I don't have any urge to eat...

53. 
    

54. Pausing.

55. 
    

56. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Actually, I feel discomfort in my tommy.

57. 
    

58. As she begins to cough in a hunched posture, Kaji wakes up Peter and gets his attention.

59. 
    

60. PETER: Oh dear!

61. 
    

62. Peter watches Kaji vomiting on the beddings.

63. 
    

64. PETER (V.O.): That's fine.

65. 
    

66. As a subdued Kaji has got off the bed, Peter sees undigested dog food on the beddings. The Pack Leader then appears.

67. 
    

68. PACK LEADER: Oh my god! Is that the way to celebrate the seven-year anniversary?

69. 
    

70. Peter and the Pack Leader work together to clean up the mess.

71. 
    

72. KAJI (V.O.): I can't help it...

73. 
    

74. INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER

75. 
    

76. Kaji sees the Pack Leader and Peter leaving.

77. 
    

78. KAJI (V.O.): Without me? Is that the punishment?

79. 
    

80. INT. ROADS TO PROMENADE/MALL - LATER

81. 
    

82. Together with the Pack Leader and the Gang, Kaji takes a back seat of a car.

83. 
    

84. KAJI (V.O.): It's better than not going out.

85. 
    

86. As the car is driven past the promenade, Kaji whines.

87. 
    

88. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why doesn't Peter stop here? Am I such a bad girl?

89. 
    

90. Later, we see the party strolling inside a mall - Kaji in her carrier cot.

91. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why can't I stroll like all of you? Haven't I been punished enough?

92. 
    

93. As the party enters a restaurant, we see Kaji staying put in her carrier cot.

94. 
    

95. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): I beg for your pardon...

96. 
    

97. While Kaji looks very bored, we hear Peter saying: Let her rest in a chair...

98. 
    

99. Act 3

100. 
     

101. EXT. DREAMSCAPE - NIGHT

102. 
     

103. Walking through the realm of a midnight mirage, Kaji sees HUMANS gathering.

104. 
     

105. KAJI (V.O.): What are they anticipating?

106. 
     

107. In a charged atmosphere, we hear rising chorus: Four...three...two...

108. 
     

109. KAJI (V.O.)(Cont 'd): Are they going to bark?

110. 
     

111. After hearing "one", Kaji senses cheer erupting.

112. 
     

113. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Something is going to change forever? Me too?

114. 
     

115. The surroundings are filled with sights and sounds of fireworks.

116. 
     

117. FADE OUT

118. 
     

119. THE END