Rapid City #5

Page 1

Max goes shopping.

Panel 1

Shot of a row clam-shelled electronics peripherals.Cords and USB things. Our shot is pretty close on thenearest ones, but we can see the shelving disappearin to the distance.

Panel 2

Shot from a few aisles away. We are inside an

OfficeSuper-Store

. Everything is bright and clean andorderly, We see Max much as the store manager must, adirty smudge in a great big store. We can't make outmuch of the details on him, but we can tell that heis standing there looking down at the products on theshelf.

Panel 3

Close on a rough, tattooed, hand reaching out to graba packaged cord/adapter.

Panel 4

Shot of Max's hands. He is holding the adapterpackage reading the stats on the side of it, in hisother hand he is holding the surveillance device. Heis trying to see if they are compatible. The devicehas the dying battery symbol flashing. A word ballooncomes from off panel.CLERKCan I help you find something?

Panel 5

Big shot of Max standing in the store aisle. Hishoodie is open and we can see a lot of his tattoos,including the one across his neck which reads MURDER.

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Monday morning.MAXWELL MURDERYeah. I need to charge this thing.

Page 2

Hourglass asks about Kinetic

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Hourglass is in Annemarie's bedroom. We are lookingstraight at Hourglass's face in the foreground, hermask is on. Her back is toward Annemarie. We can seeAnnemarie in the background. She is dressed in sweatsand a t-shirt and she is fiddling with the remotecontrol to her bed side ipod/radio thing. Morninglight is coming through the window.HOURGLASSIt's too bad that...what's his name... nevershowed up. That would have been fun.ANNEMARIEHe goes by "Kinetic". It was fun anyway, though.Maybe he'll get a clue....next time?

Panel 2

Shot of Hourglass from behind, she is slumping a bit,and has her hand up near her face.

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HOURGLASSOh. Look...this is..

Panel 3

Shot of Annemarie now paying attention to Hourglass.ANNEMARIENo, I didn't mean anything serious. I justmeant...it was fun. Right?

Panel 4

Again from near Annemarie, Hourglass is facing herand having some kind of internal freak out. Her handsare out making no particular gesture.HOURGLASSNo. No. this isn't about that. I'm sorry. There'sjust some other stuff going on right now. I'msorry.ANNEMARIEIt's ok. You know. Don't worry about it.

Panel 5

Shot of Hourglass looking distracted and nervous, sheis thinking about 100 other things. Her hands are upnear her face.

Panel 6

Similar shot, but pulled back a little bit, and thenervousness is gone. She is now focused.HOURGLASSWhy is he called "Kinetic"?ANNEMARIEHe just picked that name the other day. Because hecontrols kinetic energy. Force fields and stuff.

Panel 7

Tight in on Hourglass's face.HOURGLASSWhere is he?

Page 3

Kinetic goes to work.

Panel 1

Brian at his cubicle at work. Signing out and closingthings down. He has already turned his chair halfaway from the screen, ready to dart.KINETICOk...and ok.

Panel 2

Brian standing up in front of his bosses desk. Hischair is still slid out from his desk in thebackground. His boss is smiling pleasantly at him.KINETICAlright. Brandon is logged into the queue and I amheading out.

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BOSSOk. Thanks. We'll see you tomorrow, Brian.

Panel 3

Shot from the hallway looking at the door from whichKinetic is emerging. He has his messenger bag and islooking excited about leaving work. Through the doorbehind him we can see some co-workers toiling away.

Panel 4

Kinetic zooming up the cinder block and steel backstaircase. He is not wearing his control gauntlets,so his power is loose and unfocused.

Panel 5

Kinetic in the dark, shadowy, landing just inside theroof-access door. He is pausing just before bustingout as a hero. We see him straightening his mask withhis control gauntlets on.

Panel 6

Shot from inside the dark stairwell as he opens thedoor and steps out. The sudden bright light obscuresall detail. A word balloon comes from out on theroof. We can't see her yet, but this is Hourglass.HOURGLASSHey. Your name is "Kinetic", right?

Page 4

She finds Kinetic

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Splash page. Big shot of Kinetic and Hourglass on therooftop. The door is swinging closed behind him. Sheis looking all dramatic, serious, and sexy. Kineticis surprised, but not quite stunned.KINETICWhat? Yes. Who are you? What are you doing here?HOURGLASSMy name is Hourglass. I'm looking for a killer whouses bolts of kinetic energy, so I need to seeyour powers.

Page 5

Kinetic and Hourglass on the roof.

Panel 1

Shot of Kinetic raising his hands in a very passive"hold on" gesture.KINETICI don't get it? Are you saying I killed someone?

Panel 2

Shot of both of them, Hourglass is stepping forwardwith determination, closing the distance betweenthem. She looks strong and aggressive, he lookspassive.HOURGLASSI'm only asking because it seems to be the easierapproach. If I attack you, you'll use your powersto defend yourself. The end result is the same.

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