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Exit Strategy by Julie Hoverson (19 Nocturne Boulevard reissue of the week)
Gamers on their way to a convention run afoul of violent criminals on the run. Can they use their "skillz" to survive? [warning - some violence, language, and mature situations] Written and Produced by Julie Hoverson Cast List Abby - Beverly Poole Mark - Brian Lomatewama Justin - Mathias Rebne Morgan Brianna - Lyndsey Thomas Tyler - Michael Faigenblum Clark - Brandon O'Brien News Report - Gwendolyn Gieseke-Woodard Man - Bill Hollweg Music of DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS! used with permission Show theme and Incidental Music: Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Recorded with the assistance of Ryan Hirst of Neohoodoo Studio Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson Cover Design: Brett Coulstock "What kind of a place is it? Why it's a van on a road in the middle of nowhere, can't you tell?" _______________________________________ EXIT STRATEGY Cast: Mark - Game Master, in a wheelchair Abby - strategy girl Justin - the driver, Mark's brother Brianna - nurse, dating Tyler Tyler - wiry LARPer, dating Brianna Clark - a criminal Thug - another criminal SOUND FOOTSTEPS OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's a car on a stretch of road in the middle of nowhere, can't you tell? MUSIC SOUND INSIDE CAR NOISES SOUND Music plays on the radio SOUND "BING" FROM THE DASHBOARD SOUND Justin turns down the stereo JUSTIN We're riding E. [up] Eyes peeled for a gas station, everybody! MARK Hey, Justin, remember when it used to be sooo cool to cross the state line? JUSTIN Yeah - some things just lose their charm as you get older, little bro. MARK And can drink legally in your own state... ABBY Don't drink and game. It dulls your edge. JUSTIN You've got enough edge for all of us, Abby. BRIANNA [slightly off, giggles] I would too. TYLER [slightly off] That is so great. You are so great. ABBY You do realize we can hear you? JUSTIN Keep it clean back there. I'll lose my damage deposit on the van if it comes back stained. BRIANNA Ew! We were just-- TYLER [defiant] I was just telling Bree that if she ever got possessed by a demon, I would totally kill her. BRIANNA [squeaky] Isn't that sweet? ABBY [baffled] Yeah. [whispered] What do you think brought on this declaration of undying love? JUSTIN Tyler brought his DVD player. I think they're watching Evil Dead. ABBY Oh. [that explains it] MARK You guys are all going to help with the "Super Five" tournament, right? I can count on you? ABBY Well-- MARK Well? ABBY [hesitant] I was checking, and the final round of the "AfterBlast" championship is in the same time slot. MARK [excited] You really think you have a chance? ABBY Hell yeah. I plan to kick ass and take names. MARK That rocks. JUSTIN I-- I noticed you were the only - um - ABBY Discernibly female? JUSTIN Yeah, that - name on the semi-finals roster. ABBY Yup. Time to represent. MUSIC JUSTIN Pit stop! MARK Man, you are this close to losing your deposit. JUSTIN Shit. Your chair's packed! BRIANNA I got you, Mark. SOUND DOOR SLIDES OPEN, SHIFTING SOUNDS AS SHE GETS OUT SOUND FRONT DOOR OPENS BRIANNA Come on, then. TYLER [teasing, going off] No groping my girl, now. MARK Hey! My hand slipped. Once. BRIANNA Girl. [snort] I am a woman. [grunts as she gets Mark on her back] OK, hold on. Tyler, got the door? TYLER [off] Getting it! SOUND QUICK FOOTSTEPS ON CONCRETE SOUND DOOR OPENS. MEN'S ROOM SOUND FLUSH, STALL DOOR OPENS MAN Hey! You can't be in here! BRIANNA Puh-lease. I'm a nurse. Almost. [sarcastic] And you should get that looked at. MUSIC AMBIANCE NIGHTTIME ROAD, VERY QUIET MUSIC VERY QUIET ON THE STEREO JUSTIN [quiet] Hey Abby? ABBY [quiet, tired] Hmm? JUSTIN Just wanted to see if you're awake. ABBY Really? Nice of you to check. JUSTIN Well... I'm not sure how much farther it is to the motel, and I was starting to fade a bit. Help keep me on the road? ABBY [half yawning] Sure. What's on your mind? JUSTIN Any chance you and I - you know - sometime? ABBY [half a laugh] I've sworn a blood oath not to date any man who can't beat me in a fair game of AfterBlast. JUSTIN Really? ABBY Something like that. No offense, OK? You're nice. But we're kind of different worlds. JUSTIN I used to game-- ABBY Used to. You traded in your dice for the corporate world. JUSTIN It's not that bad-- [sudden change] Whoah. ABBY What? JUSTIN Nothing. Just - there's headlights behind us. They weren't there a minute ago. ABBY Must have come round a corner. SOUND CREAK, TURN ABBY [turned to look] Hmm. How fast are we going? JUSTIN Why? ABBY They're catching up. Should I wake everybody? JUSTIN Well... if there's a crash, they're better off asleep. Relaxed. It's a fact - why drunks walk away more often-- ABBY It's still coming. Can we get off the road? JUSTIN There just isn't any place to go! The ditches are ... gaping black chasms! ABBY What's our speed? JUSTIN Seventy. So far. SOUND GROWLING ROAR, GETTING CLOSER ABBY How much can you push a minivan? JUSTIN Don't know. It's a rental. ABBY All right. [thinking] Turn off the headlights. JUSTIN What? ABBY There's a good moon - the road is straight as far as I can see right now - can you hold the wheel straight while you're blinded? SOUND ROARING REVVING APPROACHES JUSTIN I... guess-- yes. SOUND HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF JUSTIN [heavy breathing] ABBY Once our eyes adjust, we can look for a turnoff - in the dark, with the headlights, we won't see it until it's too late. JUSTIN Does that work? ABBY I don't know. Yes! There, to the left, a road. JUSTIN We're going too fast! ABBY Start the turn early, and run in at an angle. It should work. MARK [half asleep] Yeah, the roll factors are considerably less-- JUSTIN Roll factors? MARK "Street Wars," core manual. The turn gauge modifiers. JUSTIN Whatever, here we go! SOUND SCREECH MUSIC AMBIANCE OUTSIDE SOUND TICKING OF THE ENGINE MARK I'm suitably impressed. JUSTIN Thanks. Me too. ABBY It worked! JUSTIN A flat tire-- ABBY Just one. MARK --is not bad, all things considered. ABBY [encouraging] Besides you missed the ditch, and the car didn't even flip. MUSIC SOUND ON THE ROAD AGAIN TYLER Doesn't this whole thing remind anyone of a movie? JUSTIN Movie? What, Texas Chainsaw Massacre? ABBY Wo! We do have the right carload for leatherface. MARK Hey, Justin, don't pick up any strangers, kay? I don't wanna be the first to die. TYLER No.... OK, think. A brother and sister in a car, in the middle of nowhere-- BRIANNA [helping] In the middle of the day-- TYLER Run off the road by a huge spooky truck--? Hmm? MARK That wasn't a truck. ABBY It wasn't? MARK While you guys were watching the road, I watched it go by - It was big and square-- TYLER A truck. MARK No. Better than that - I saw words on the side. BRIANNA A truck? MARK [sigh] Nope. I must have made a perfect success on my perception roll, though - it was an armored car. JUSTIN In the middle of the night? In the middle of nowhere? ABBY Radio. There must be something. SOUND RADIO ON, SURF CHANNELS, STOP ON AN AD MARK I like N-P-R. ABBY News channel, bub. [Moment just listening.] JUSTIN OK, enough with the ads - give us some news. TYLER If this was a movie, the minute we switched over, the news bulletin would come on right then. Cheesy, eh? BRIANNA It's just a genre convention - a way of condensing all this boring time spent listening to-- JUSTIN Shh. SOUND TURNS VOLUME UP NEWS ...the third armored car hijacking this year, and the second one with fatalities. Three security guards were injured in the attack-- JUSTIN Wow. We should call someone. ABBY Already on it. SOUND CELL PHONE BEEPS ABBY Damn. No reception. NEWS --two are in critical condition. Pursuers lost the car in a high speed chase when the hijackers realized they were being tracked and dumped the onboard GPS at the side of the road. JUSTIN Well, the motel must be close. They'll have a phone. NEWS Police believe that one of the hijackers may have been injured in the attack... SOUND CLICK RADIO OFF - no music here MARK I thought we were supposed to reach it by ten? JUSTIN Well, with all you small bladdered people, we had a lot more potty breaks than I allowed for. And, o'course, getting run off the road... Changing the tire... TYLER There was that. BRIANNA Think your Uncle Joey'll give us a discount for coming in so late - half the night, half price? TYLER I'll ask him. [yawns] In the morning, though. MUSIC SOUND CAR, SNORING FROM ALL BUT JUSTIN SOUND BUMP, THEN CAR PULLS TO A STOP JUSTIN [trying to stay awake noise] Holy crap,
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