The Dreamy Moment

1. Act 1
   

2. FADE IN.
   

3. DREAM SEQUENCE
   

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5. INT. ROOM - DAY
   

6. Vacant. PETER (20s) is looking around with his DAD (40s).
   

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8. PETER: Pretty nice. I can move in.
   

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10. Seeing water dripping, Peter takes a look at the ceiling.
    

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12. Peter (Cont'd): Oh, but the ceiling is leaking.
    

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14. Peter's Dad notices that.
    

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16. Peter (Cont'd): And Dad, you'll fix that.
    

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18. Peter's Dad nods.
    

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20. Peter (V.O.): Whenever we've any problem with anything, we just leave it to Dad. We take it for granted that Dad won't mind.
    

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22. End Dream Sequence.
    

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24. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT
    

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26. Still dark. Peter wakes up from his dream.
    

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28. PETER (V.O.): Oh, it's just a dream!
    

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30. Pausing.
    

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32. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Since his passing away in 2011, this is the first time I dreamt of Dad.
    

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34. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why now?
    

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36. Act 2
    

37. 
    

38. FLASHBACK
    

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40. INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY
    

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42. Checking their phone messages, Peter and his WIFE chat.
    

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44. WIFE: Our daughter can't come home in March from Fukuoka as planned. Its college imposes quarantine for students returning from Hong Kong.
    

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46. PETER: I'll be in Kumamoto in March.
    

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48. WIFE: Then, you bring her the noodles she likes.
    

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50. PETER: Can't she buy them in Japan?
    

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52. WIFE: No, those are Korean noodles, not available in Japan.
    

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54. Peter nods.
    

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56. WIFE (Cont'd): She's making arrangements to meet you while you're in Kumamoto. Leave about 3kg of your baggage space for the noodles.
    

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58. Peter nods.
    

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60. PETER (Cont'd): It's always good that I can provide for my children.
    

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62. Pausing.
    

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64. PETER (Cont'd): We'll see our younger daughter in UK in April.
    

65. 
    

66. Pausing.
    

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68. PETER: If I go to Australia to see our son, do you think it good for me to check in the apartment he has just rented?
    

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70. WIFE: You had better check in a hotel and not to disturb his routines...
    

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72. PETER (V.O.): I also mean to see the car that I would buy him, although I know he needs to drive it to hospitals.
    

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74. Peter checks airline tickets with his phone.
    

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76. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): No cheap air tickets yet.
    

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78. EXT. CAR - NIGHT
    

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80. Peter's elder SON is in the passenger seat.
    

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82. PETER: This car can become a collector's item. It's older than you.
    

83. 
    

84. Pausing.
    

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86. PETER: When I'm gone, don't just treat it like trash. It can be valuable.
    

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88. PETER (V.O.): When I was a senior civil servant, I gave my children very little time. Is it now too late for me to make things better?
    

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90. END FLASHBACK
    

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92. Act 3
    

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94. Lying in bed, Peter is reflecting.
    

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96. PETER (V.O.): Since his passing away, I remember my Dad from time to time. Missing him is heart-aching. It was good to see him in his 40s again - even though that's in my dream.
    

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98. Reflecting.
    

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100. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When my Dad was around, I never expressed my feelings explicitly to him. I just leave things to him to fix them for me. That was how we subtly engaged.
     

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102. Checking the table clock time.
     

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104. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Although it's very early in the morning, I don't want to sleep again and forget the dreamy encounter. The dreamy moment is real to me!
     

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106. FADE OUT.
     

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108. THE END.