Tuesday, April 29, 2008

120. Mirror, Mirror - Leslie






  • FADE IN:

  • INT. BATHROOM - DAY

  • The bathroom is filthy, grey sunlight trickling in through a small window high on the wall.

  • The door opens and #4263 walks in.

  • 4263 is dressed in a black military uniform, its face covered by a large gas mask.

  • 4263 surveys the room, and then spots a cracked mirror, leaning against the wall next to the sink.

  • 4263 slips backward, trying to avoid its reflection but too late, it sees a bit of itself.

  • 4263 kneels in the dust surveying its reflection and slowly touching the gas mask.

  • A government sticker labels the mirror a "subversive object."

  • 4263 hesitates then looks closer.

  • It turns towards the door, but must look again.

  • It slowly pulls the mask from its face, groaning as the mask tears flesh where it has been welded into 4263's face.

  • The mask loose, 4263 stares into his pale reflection, skin ghostly white.

  • There is almost no face, only eyes, and smooth skin where a mouth should be.

  • 4263 stares at the mirror, feeling is face, trying to find a mouth, patting his cheeks as his eyes grow wider, even feeling his bald scalp for something, but finds nothing.

  • He stays, huddled in the filth by the mirror, tears streaming from his cold, gray eyes.

  • FADE TO BLACK.


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