RED STRIP. EPISODE 1-CUT IT OUT. PT 1.
PLACE-NEW ORLEANS, LA.
SITUATION-A chemical accident has happened at a military base; many of the workers now are infected with what seems to be natural powers. If not powers, the victims have turned into what some would call “monsters” or “mutants” or “animals”.
CITY KNOWLEDGE-The city is split between the rich and the poor because the large cap between the two. There is a small middle class located in the heart of the city.
SUMMARY-Janet, who some call “emo”, was at the military base where the chemical accident occurred; as a result, she now has powers and works along side her dad, and the government to stop new villains that terrorize the city.
INT:
HIGH SCHOOL.
JANET, who has black wavy hair that's long is wearing a long sleeve hoodie and blue jeans. She's leaning up against a tree. Her light skin black, mix breed girlfriend, LURAN, walks up to her. Luran is wearing a mini skirt and a white blouse. A red tie hangs from her neck. She hands Janet a lunch tray. Janet takes the tray and sits it down in front of her. Luran sits down next to her and kisses her on the cheek.
LURAN
Hey? How are you?
JANET
Good...I guess.
Luran doesn't say anything for a while.
LURAN
So...how are your arms?
JANET
What about them?
LURAN
(Sigh.) Are they healing?
JANET
Yes, they are.
LURAN
Let me see.
JANET
No!
Luran grabs at Janet's arm, but Janet snatches her arm away from Luran.
LURAN
Janet...
JANET
What, I said no.
LURAN
You're still doing it,
aren't you?
Janet is quiet.
LURAN
Why are you still hurting
yourself like this?
JANET
(Whisper.) Because I can.
Luran shakes her head, and brushes back Janet's hair from her eyes.
LURAN
You said you would stop.
JANET
I tried but I can't.
LURAN
Easy for you to say-
One of Luran's friends, YOLAN-LEE, waves to her.
YOLAN-LEE
Hey, Luran, come over here
and eat with us. We barely
get to see you.
Luran looks up, and over at the girls who are about to sit at a table. Theres about three of them(YOLAN-LEE, TIGRESS, CAINON). Luran looks at Janet.
JANET
Go on, join them. I don't
care.
LURAN
Yes, you do. You do
and as a result you
hurt yourself. (Grab
her arm.)
Janet eases back, hurt.
JANET
OW! That hurts!
Luran pulls up the sleeve of Janet's long sleeve hooded sweater. Janet tries to fight back but loses against Luran.
There are cut marks on Janet's arm.
YOLAN-LEE
Luran, hurry up!
Luran
I am, Yolan-Lee.
(Put her arm down.)
We need to talk.
JANET
(Snatch arm away.)
We could talk now
but you would rather eat
with your friends.
Luran just looks at Janet. She gets up and walks over to her friends; she sits down at their table.
EXT:
OPENING THEME.
INT:
HIGH SCHOOL.
The school bell has rung for the day; the students are coming out of the school and going home. Luran and Janet EXIT from the front entrance hand and hand.
CUT TO:
Janet and Luran walking hand and hand down a upper class neighborhood. Janet leads Luran to her front porch. There, Janet and Luran share a intimate kiss.
JANET
Sorry for being such
a cunt today.
LURAN
It's okay...
JANET
I really am trying to
stop, but its like a
drug.
LURAN
I know; you just-
JANET
...Need friends, that's all.
LURAN
You have friends...me.
I'm a friend.
JANET
You know what I mean-
LURAN
No.
Janet sighs.
LURAN
No...
JANET
Listen...I have to get
going. I have to meet
up with my father down
at the military base.
LURAN
Again?
Janet takes out her keys from her back pack to open the front door.
JANET
Yes, again. He wants to
show me the new project
he and some of the soldiers
have been working on.
LURAN
You mean he's been working
on the soldiers to test out
his new project.
JANET
Luran, you know that's not
the case.
Luran rolls her eyes. Janet walks inside the house, but gives Luran one last kiss on the lips.
JANET
Bye, I'll call you later.
Luran nods her head then EXITS.
CUT TO:
MILITARY BASE FACILITY.