Intake

Warui: He looks toward Chena, her silver necklace and pendant shining.

Warui: He reaches over and gently places his right hand on her left shoulder.

Warui: Chena.

Warui: He gently shakes her.

Warui: Wake up.

Chena: Her eyes slowly open as she moves, then she sees Warui.

Warui: Hey, what's going on?

Chena: She slowly sits up, pulls her knees to her chest, and wraps her arms around them.

Chena: [Low, looking at the floor]. We're in an emergency shelter.

Warui: He watches Chena.

Warui: Where are our parents?

Chena: She continues looking at the floor, then lowers her head into her arms in front of her.

Chena: [Low]. They aren't here.

Warui: What?

River: He sits up and grunts a little as he rubs one of his eyes.

River: He drops his right hand from his eye and looks to his right.

River: Wa-

River: He goes quiet.

Warui: He looks between Chena and River.

Warui: Guys.

Chena: [Low]. I told you Warui.

Warui: Is this the only shelter?

River: Thi-

River: He looks down.

River: This is everyone that survived in Callineth.

Warui: He turns his head toward River and watches him.

Warui: [Low]. You're-

Warui: You're kidding.

Chena: [Low]. No.

River: [Low]. Tiria military told us everything while you were sleeping.

River: [Low]. We uh- took a nap waiting for you.

Warui: Tiria?

Chena: [Low]. Our town is destroyed.

River: Soldiers brought us here.

Warui: He goes still.

Chena: [Low]. Our paren-

Warui: Don't say it.

Chena: She says nothing.

Warui: [Low]. Please.

Chena: [Low]. Mm.

Warui: He looks forward and lowers his head.

Six hours pass.

Shelter Door: The front door opens. Sunlight spills across a portion of the room.

Tiria Military Soldier: He steps inside.

Tiria Military Soldier: Another round of rations is going around outside!

Tiria Military Soldier: the left shoulder of his uniform shows a three-pronged spearhead emblem enclosed by a broken circular ring.

Tiria Military Soldier: He steps back outside, leaving the door open.

Shelter: Adults and children stand and begin heading toward the door.

Chena: She uncurls herself and stands.

Chena: [Low, looking at the floor]. You need food.

River: He sits up from where he had been lying and staring at the ceiling.

River: He stands and walks beside Chena.

Warui: He stays quiet, uncurls himself, and stands after staring at the floor.

Chena: She starts toward the door with River.

Warui: He follows them.

Warui: He walks out of the shelter with Chena and River.

Settlement: Multiple two-floor buildings, houses, and tents surround them.

Shelter: Adults and children come out behind the three, including injured survivors holding their wounds, some missing limbs, limping, and breathing sharply.

Warui: He looks around as they get in line.

Warui: [Low]. There aren't many survivors.

Ration Line: The line moves forward.

Warui: He receives his bread ration with Chena and River.

Ration Line: People argue with the Tiria military over the rations.

Soldier: You take what you can get alright.

Refugee: Holding his bread, the refugee steps toward the soldier.

Refugee: You-

Refugee: You don't know.

Military Officer: He steps between the two and gently separates the refugee.

Military Officer: Calm down.

Military Officer: We're all worked up here.

Refugee: The refugee grunts, turns around, walks away, and starts eating their bread.

Military Officer: We can give you seconds sir.

Warui: He walks away with Chena and River.

Warui: He sits on a crate in front of the shelter with them and eats.

River: He looks at his bread for a moment, then starts eating.

River: While chewing. It was like that during the first round of rations too.

Warui: He continues eating.

Chena: She says nothing, only holding her bread.

Warui: He notices Chena staying still.

Warui: Chena eat.

Chena: [Low]. I ate during the first round.

Chena: You should get this one.

Warui: No you-

Warui: You eat yours.

Chena: She watches Warui.

Warui: He goes back to eating his bread.

Chena: She looks down at her bread, slowly raises it to her mouth, and takes a small bite.

Warui: [Low, while chewing]. What do we even do in Tiria?

River: [Low], I don't know.

Warui: He swallows, stops eating, and looks ahead.

Chena: She says nothing and takes another small bite.

Chena: Looks toward the door of the emergency shelter as it opens.

Chena: Sees a woman walk out and looks at her face.

Chena: Slowly turns her head away and looks back at the ground.

River: He slowly looks up from his bread and sees two young military soldiers walking in front of them. Their left shoulders show five upright sword-shaped pillars beneath an arch on their uniforms.

River: They're kids.

Girl: She stops after hearing River.

Boy: He notices the girl stop, coughs, and stops beside her.

Girl: We should help.

Boy: I-

Girl: She stares at him.

Boy: He looks down and coughs.

Boy: Mm.

Girl and Boy: Turn toward Warui, Chena, and River and walks over.

Girl and Boy: They stop a few steps in front of them.

Girl: She holds her hand out to River.

Khyrie: Hi, I'm Khyrie.

River: S- Sorry.

River: I was loud.

Khyrie: Oh, no worries.

River: He looks up at her and hesitates before shaking her hand.

River: I'm River.

Khyrie: She holds her hand out to Warui.

Warui: He shakes her hand.

Warui: [Low]. Warui.

Khyrie: She holds her hand out to Chena.

Chena: She looks at it for a second, then slowly reaches out and shakes her hand.

Chena: [Low]. Chena.

Khyrie: She looks at Chena for an extra moment, then looks back at the three of them.

Khyrie: Gestures behind herself with her thumb.

Khyrie: This is Kiel.

Kiel: He slowly lifts his hand in a light wave and coughs.

Khyrie: You guys are...

Khyrie: From Callineth?

River: He looks toward Chena and Warui to his left, then slowly nods.

Chena: She takes another small bite of her bread.

Khyrie: You should go through development intake.

Warui: Why us?

Khyrie: They're processing everyone our age today.

Khyrie: You won't be in the shelter.

River: Food?

Khyrie: She looks toward the ration line, then back at them.

Khyrie: A little better than that.

Kiel: The- the process isn't hard-

Kiel: He coughs.

Kiel: Or long.

Khyrie: How old are you guys?

River: We're twelve.

Khyrie: Perfect, you just have to be tested.

Warui: He looks around at the injured refugee adults and children eating their bread rations while sitting on crates and on the ground, and at refugees arguing with soldiers.

Warui: He turns his head toward Chena.

Chena: She directs her gaze toward the emergency shelter door, lowers her bread from her mouth, then looks toward Warui and sees him watching her.

Chena: [Low]. If you want to.

Warui: It's better than nothing.

Chena: She pauses for a moment and nods.

Warui: He looks toward River.

River: He slowly nods.

Khyrie: Sounds good.

Khyrie: Follow us.

Infirmary: Warui sits with a medical examiner holding his right eye wide open with both hands and examining it closely.

Medical Examiner: The examiner lets go and backs away.

Warui: He blinks a few times.

Warui: That was sore.

Khyrie: She leans against a wall a few steps away from Warui with Kiel beside her.

Khyrie: Sorry.

Kiel: It's protocol.

Warui: He looks down at his index finger.

Warui's Index Finger: No puncture.

Warui: Didn't you poke-

Medical Examiner: The examiner reaches for a glass vial on the table to his left, then turns back toward Warui.

Medical Examiner: Pee in this and you're done.

Warui: He slowly takes the vial from the examiner.

Warui: That's the test?

Medical Examiner: The examiner nods.

Medical Examiner: He points behind himself.

Medical Examiner: Restroom is there.

Warui: He stands and walks to the bathroom.

Warui: Alright.

Infirmary: several minutes pass.

Warui: He walks out of the bathroom and hands the vial to the examiner.

Medical Examiner: The examiner places the vial under a microscope and inspects it for a few moments.

Medical Examiner: He's clear.

Warui: He looks toward Khyrie and Kiel.

Khyrie: Great.

Khyrie: Your friends passed too.

Kiel: He steps toward Warui and holds out his hand.

Kiel: Welcome.

Warui: He looks at Kiel's outstretched hand for a brief moment.

Warui: He shakes Kiel's hand.

Warui: Thanks.

Scene: Their hands clasp.

Scene: The image fades into the same shot of Kiel and Warui clasping hands, their hands now older with bruises.

Kiel: Up.

Kiel: He pulls Warui up from a slight rocky slope onto a ridge.

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Warui: As Kiel pulls him up. Chena could've done this too.

Kiel: She's one of our best shots.

Kiel: Commander Mercer isn't wasting her on watch duty.

Warui: I wouldn't exactly call it wasting her.

Warui: He walks toward the edge of the ridge, then stops.

Ridge: Open plains stretch below them with a large circular fort in the distance.

Warui: Shit.

Kiel: Yeah, the briefing didn't do Fort Avelorn justice.

Khyrie: She climbs onto the ridge from the rocky slope behind them.

Khyrie: She carries a flintlock musket in one hand, two flintlock muskets on her back with their slings around her, and a military crossbody bag.

Khyrie: Horses are tied down.

Kiel: Alright, you guys relax

Kiel: I'll take first watch.

Khyrie: Go ahead.

Khyrie: She hands a musket to Kiel.

Warui: He reaches over to help take a musket from her back.