15 December 2018

The Magnificent Seven Só Que Sem Serem Magnificent E São Four #1: A Prisão Territorial de Yuma


Na taverna, à noite


A Prisão Territorial de Yuma tem uma reputação notória em toda aquela região: intolerável e inescapável!

"Ai o frio geladinho no inverno, ai o calor pró-quentinho no verão, ai os trabalhos forçados, ai e os guardas impiedosos..." - ouvia-se o velho Raimundo a dizer no saloon da Cidade.

"E os gritos a meio da noite vindos da Cela Escura?! E os ruídos trazidos pelo vento quando não se ouve vivalma? Ai! E os tremores inexplicáveis de terra, os mortos e os desaparecidos que aumentam todas as semanas?! - chorava o Raimundo. Até que recomeçou. "Pobre Slinky! A tabaxi que dormia na cela à frente da minha caiu de joelhos no chão do Campo de Trabalho e começou a cavar furiosamente! Sangue a cair das unhas partidas!! Parecia não ver nem ouvir ninguém, a cavar, a cavar, a cavar..."

"E depois, Raimundo velhote?"

"Os guardas chamaram-na à atenção uma vez, duas vezes… Até que um a agarrou no ombro, e ela lançou-se a ele ... dentes à garganta! Mais selvagem do que alguma vez a vi! Foi executada à minha frente. Ai a minha tabaxizinha! Que saudades!"

"E, Raimundo, há quanto tempo foi isso?"

"Foi ontem à noite."

Pelas janelas do saloon entrava som de grande frenesim. Os dois compadres de uísque cambalearam até à vidraça e ficaram de olhos esbugalhados. Lá fora, dois desordeiros causavam enorme comoção: um magrinho rugia desalmadamente e tentava morder os guardas que o pretendiam algemar, o outro, de chapéu de abas largas, ia saltitando num cavalito de madeira enquanto tentava manter-se de pé, gritando "A AFTER É NO URBAN". Passado um instante foram abalrroados por agentes da lei.


Na Prisão Territorial de Yuma, de madrugada


Um lagarto amarrado numa cela da Prisão Territorial de Yuma ouve passos a percorrer os longos corredores do complexo. Olha para o companheiro de cela mas este está demasiado concentrado a fazer render a parca refeição para dar conta de algo tão remoto. Este finalmente levanta a cabeça quando se ouve um grito lancinante:

- NINGUÉM TOCA NO MEU CAVALO! Isto não fica assim, ouviram?!? Ninguém me tira de uma *hic* festa desta maneira e não se arrepende!

Atiram-no a ele e a outro sujeito para dentro da cela e trancam de novo a porta.

- É o meu cavalinho... - de repente vê um lagarto gigante à sua frente - Olá... crocodilo! Sou o Dragon! Ai, não sou nada! Sou o Black, cowboy de primeira linha, herói do velho oeste, gunslinger ao vosso dispor. Onde anda o meu brewing kit? Eu e o meu amigo efffe caihey corvo já estamos a secar… Ei! Não toca, oh orelhas! É o meu cavalinho!

- Hmm, olá, sou o Ditozito e este aqui é o Tak. Ora, bem-vindos! Ahhh, isto é uma prisão mas não há necessidade de nos tratarmos como malfeitores, hahaha… Deixem-me fazer as apresentações. O Tak já estava cá quando cheguei, pelo que percebi soltou uns crocodilos na cidade e eles começaram a comer pessoas. Acho que tinham sido capturados no pântano onde ele reside, de onde os humanos daquela cidade também tinham drenado água. O Tak veio atrás deles e enervou-se, foi o descalabro… Ele fala um bocado esquisito, mas acho que foi isso. Metem-lhe aquilo à noite para ele não morder - e aponta para a mordaça na boca do Tak. Sou um paladin! E estou aqui porque, supostamente, desrespeitei o reino… eu! Imaginem… E vocês, amigos?
- ROAR! FKA corvo!! RAWR ROAR! - grunhe o monstrengo que veio com o Black, enquanto tenta compor um urso de peluche.

- Tu andas nervoso… A ressaca *hic* está a bater-lhe mal. Mas é um party-boy, nem imaginam! Então, o que é que se passa aqui? - perguntou enquanto acariciava a crina do seu cavalo.

- Oh pá, formidável, eheh, mas olha, aqui vai ser difícil continuar a festa, isto é só trabalhar, de sol a sol como se diz. Partir pedra, partir pedra, na igreja não fazia nada disto, não estou muito habituado.

- Tu és um paladino? Muito bem… boa vida. E quem é o teu Deus? - perguntou Black com desdém.
- Deus? São … os velhos deuses.
- Velhos deuses?
- Sim … os velhos deuses, tipo Game of Thrones, tás a ver?
- Não estou a ver, não.
- O Bob Marley é o meu Deus. O lema é “Jah Bless!”.

- Muito bem malta, está na hora de dormir. Amanhã tenho de acordar cedo para trabalhar. -
Black tirou as botas, pôs o chapéu em cima dos olhos, e começou a ressonar imediatamente.

Tak estava irrequieto. Não tirava os olhos de FKA corvo. De repente, começa a rosnar e tentar tirar a mordaça. Mas esta era de couro, e estava muito apertada e trancada com um cadeado atrás. Ditozito foi tentar ajudar, mas fez pior. Ao ouvir passos de guardas, Tak acalmou-se. Decidiu deixar a conversa com FKA corvo para a manhã seguinte.



- Vamos lá acordar! Há pedra para partir! - Black está tão entusiasmado que se engasga com o seu próprio hálito ácido.

O trabalho é pesadíssimo, partir pedra, pegar em pedra, partir pedra, pegar em pedra... enfim, a manhã passa num ápice. Enquanto almoçam, Tak não tira os olhos do corninhos. Black acaba aquele manjar deplorável e avista uma guarda muita jeitosa a servir o rancho. Levanta-se e dirige-se até ela com passos seguros.
- Olhe lá, não apanhei o seu nome.
- Dalila...

Black tenta pensar numa boa dica, mas ainda está meio zonzo:

- E… dá para repetir a sobremesa?
- Uh… penso que não.
- Não dá mesmo? Estava … muito boa, quem fez?
- Fui eu.
- Ah, então está bem.

Na mesa, Tak dirige-se finalmente a FKA corvo:

- Ashreti, ser tu? Tak recordar Ashreti.

- ROAR?

- Tak aqui. Ashreti aqui. Tak e Ashreti juntos.

- Floresta... proteger floresta… RAWR! Humanos… blergh!

- Tak proteger floresta. Ashreti parece não-Ashreti.

- Ashreti? ROAR! RAWR! Sou um werebear! RAWROAR! 

- Ashreti doente? - Tak pousa a mão na cabeça de FKA corvo, mas não detecta nenhuma doença. - Ashreti não ter bicho-destruidor dentro de si. Mas Ashreti muito não-Ashreti.

Ditozito tinha-se ido juntar aos prisioneiros que trabalham na oficina.
- Boa vida amigo, aquilo lá é boa vida. Andei 20 anos na mina, até que me deixaram ir para lá - disse um barbudo.
- Como é que posso ir para lá? - inquiriu o rastafari.
- Fala com o guarda Tobias, ele é capaz de te dar a papelada, é o menos mal-disposto daqui. Lembra-te: ele gosta de ouro e apostas. - e cuspiu-lhe tabaco para a testa.
Ditozito levanta-se e vai ter com Tobias, um guarda dragonborn alto, musculado e sempre com um sorriso sarcástico.
- Oh Sr. Guarda Tobias, quero ir trabalhar para a oficina, acho que mereço depois de um mês na mina.
- Amigo, aqui não é o centro de emprego.
- Oh Tobias, não sejas assim, eu assim que escape desta prisão dou-te uma carrada de ouro, Tobias…!
- Escapar daqui? Tu não vais escapar daqui, paladino.

Ditozito olha em volta e vê dois penedos enormes ali perto.
- Oh Tobias, oh Tobias!, aposto contigo que consigo levantar aquela pedra mais depressa do que tu, Tobias!
- Ahahah, não consegues nada, olha aqui para o bícepe! - obrigou-o a apalpar. - Mas e que tenho eu a ganhar com esta aposta?

- Oh Tobias! Ganhas que não vou contar aos outros guardas que és um franganote. Bora nessa?
O guarda pensa um bocado, depois arregaça as mangas, esfrega as mãos:
- Vamos lá!
Ditozito e Tobias posicionam-se lado a lado, e começam a tentar erguer as pedras. Usam toda a sua força mas nenhum deles as consegue içar à séria. Tak sai da cantina, vê que Ditozito está com dificuldade e tenta ir ajudá-lo. Vai a correr, tropeça e cai de nariz no chão. Tobias distrai-se e deixa cair a pedra, enquanto que Ditozito … faz força … fooooorçaaa … e finalmente consegue levantá-la!  ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

- Isto foi batota! Estava-me a rir daquele lagarto!
- Não sejas mau perdedor, oh Tobias!
O guarda Tobias limpa o suor da testa, estica-lhe a mão e diz:
- Hoje à noite entrego-te a papelada para preencheres.
- Tobias! - e aperta-lhe a mão


Ao jantar, já na cela, Ditozito está ansioso por contar as novidades.

- Consegui que o Sr. Guarda Tobias me desse a papelada para pedir a transferência para a oficina, haha. Isto até não é assim tão mau! Dêem-me seis meses e acho que consigo meter um de vocês lá, eheh - dizia Ditozito, muito entusiasmado, entre garfadas de rancho.

- ROAR! ROWR! - observou o tiefling

- Ok, mas e assim quando podemos partir uma pedrita? - inquire Black, tristonho, balançando no cavalinho.

- Chega. Não mais grades. Sair. Pântano. Voltar. Plano ser: tu - Tak aponta para Black - seduzir fêmea e roubar chaves.

- Fácel! É um bom plano! Gosto, lagarto!

 Enquanto esperavam pelos guardas, Tak aproximou-se de FKA corvo.

- Ashreti. Tu lembrar Tak? Nos sobreviver juntos. Pântano.

- ROAR… Raaaaaaawr? - a ressaca e a dor-de-cabeça pareciam estar finalmente a passar; o diabito olhou atentamente para Tak - RAWK! TAK! És mesmo tu? Estamos em tua casa?

- Qual casa do Tak, estamos na prisa, boy. À espera da minha lady - afirma Black.

- Na prisão? Como viemos aqui parar?

- Oh meu, bebeste demais e armaste ganda confusão na cidade.

- Tak, a última vez que te vi … druidas … estavam os druidas no pântano … como se chama … Vux! … tu querias ficar com eles, ficaste com eles?

- Tak é druida.

- Tak é druida? O TAK É DRUIDA!

“TAK É DRUIDA” - um cântico espontâneo inicia-se na cela. O demónio saca de um flask cheio de rum de dentro do urso de peluche. Bebe e faz rodar. Até o lizardfolk se deixa contagiar e bebe.

- Coração rápido por ver-te, Ashreti. Ashreti, tu boa vida?

- Tak, depois de nos separarmos… isto é difícil… bem, no fundo… eu percebi que não era um tiefling… Por dentro, não me sinto, não me sentia um tiefling. Vivi um tempo como tortle, até arranjei uma caixa de cartão para viver, mas isso não resultou, tentei ir para uma praia mas diziam que falava muito depressa. Depois percebi que o meu chamamento era a proteção da natureza, contra os humanos… percebi que era um werebear! - e mostra o urso de peluche - Gostei da areia nos pés, vim para aqui...

- Ashreti é druida? Ashreti entrar em ursos e ver pelos seus olhos?

- Não, Tak, nada disso… a questão é, não sinto a minha identidade representada pelos tieflings, percebes?

- Sim, Tak muitas entidades. Tak entrar em crocodilos, cobras, rãs, e até ursos, como Ashreti.

Foda-se, tirem-me daqui, que personagens que me foram calhar... Bem, finalmente o discurso neo-marxista pós-moderno regado a rum foi interrompido por passadas próximas de guardas.

- Ashreti, nós sair. Agora. Nós juntos. Ashreti, tu werebear rogue? Apanhar chaves dos guardas? Vamos Ashreti!

Os guardas abriram a porta, um entrou para recolher os pratos e colocar as mordaças e o outro ficou à porta.
- A minha Dalila não vem? - miou Black.
- Se calhar teve folga hoje, amanhã é outro dia, amigo. FKA manteve-se no canto mais próximo e rapidamente recolheu o molho de metal a balouçar do cinto, passou o mesmo a Tak, este identificou a chave certa e retirou-a, devolveu o molho ao tiefling. Um ligeiro tremor de mãos de FKA corvo, derivado sem dúvida dos excessos dos últimos dias, deita tudo a perder: ele assusta-se com a própria inabilidade, tão incomum, e deixa as chaves cair. Antes de preparar uma desculpa já está com uma espada no pescoço.

- O filha da puta do demónio estava-me a tocar no rabo e queria-me roubar as chaves!

Tak salta em auxílio do companheiro, desferindo um soco no guarda, mas este reage com outro e faz rapidamente uma chave no pescoço de FKA corvo. Black e Ditozito ficam sem reacção perante a espada desembainhada do outro guarda.

- Vocês não têm noção do que estão a fazer. Tobias, acaba de colocar essas mordaças… Este vai já para o buraco, mas de vocês tratamos de manhã - disse, olhando principalmente para Tak.


Os guardas arrastaram o tiefling para o fundo de um buraco perto da mina e fecham o alçapão. Está um breu do demónio, mas FKA corvo tem olhos de demónio e vê o suficiente: marcas de garras, sangue, ossos pelo chão... rapidamente opta pelo sono, para ver se aquela noite é curta. Os três companheiros, um piso acima, decidem fazer o mesmo, argumentando que mais vale tentar aproveitar a inesperada vantagem da chave com calma do que usá-la numa noite em que já chamaram demasiada atenção sobre si mesmos.


Passado poucas horas Tak acorda, na cela, com as vibrações usuais. Só que desta vez, no subsolo, FKA corvo também acorda. Dali dá para encontrar nas vibrações um padrão, uma repetição demasiado exacta, assustadora. Da parede em frente à porta vê cair poeira, seguindo a mesma cadência. Os tijolos parecem meio soltos, o tiefling hesita mas levanta-se para investigar. Tira cuidadosamente vários até conseguir ver algo, e só tarde demais se apercebe que as vibrações haviam cessado: diante de si, centrado num sistema de grutas a que não consegue ver o fim, está uma criatura encefálica ambulante. Após uma fracção de segundo em que se encararam, os dois passaram à acção: o predador a correr, a presa a repôr tijolos. Mete-se contra a parede a fazer força. Embora tenha a certeza que aqueles estrondos estão a acordar toda a prisão, quando percebe que a queda está iminente não resiste a usar da thaumaturgy:

- O BICHO MAU ME QUER PAPAR!

Na cela já os três amigos tinham passado à acção. Black usou o ácido para destruir a sua mordaça, Tak usou uma barra metálica do beliche e Ditozito tentou engendrar uma estratégia cuidadosa. Quando ouviram o apelo desesperado de corvo abriram a cela com a chave roubada e dispararam corredor fora.

 Este entretanto abriga-se num canto, de onde observa a parede a abanar após cada impacto.

- AJUDEM-ME, GUARDAS!

 Depois de Black aproveitar para procurar em duas ou três celas o seu brewing kit, o trio chega ao pátio da prisão. Mal respiraram o ar frio da noite ouviram um grito vindo do alto do muro:

-PÁRA OU DISPARO!

O vigia Wilson estava visivelmente nervoso com todos os barulhos escutados nos últimos instantes e só por isso não premira ainda o gatilho. Tak, sem perder uma batida, aproveitou a tensão para entrar na mente do guarda - “Problema na solitária. Estamos só a ajudar. Não dispares. Vem ajudar. Avisa outros guardas.” Após um esgar confuso, o guarda começou uma corrida desenfreada para ir avisar os outros, aos gritos:

- É BOA GENTE! É BOA GENTE!

No subsolo, corvo jogava ao Tom & Jerry com a abominação, esgueirando-se para o túnel e escondendo-se rapidamente atrás de estalagmites. A ironia maldosa do trinco simples do lado de fora permitiu-lhes ganhar facilmente acesso à solitária, mas antes de descerem os três prisioneiros foram confrontados pela chefe dos guardas, Dalila, de pijama.

- Que caralho se passa aqui?

- Tak não querer magoar humanoides. Tak apenas ajudar Ashreti.

Wilson grita, ao longe:

- ELES ESTÃO COMIGO! DEIXA ESSA MALTA EM PAZ!

Dalila olha para Wilson, olha para Tak.

- O Wilson não manda nada aqui.

Dalila prime o gatilho da arma, e atinge Tak diretamente no peito. O tiro fica retido na pele grossa de Tak, fazendo pouco mais do que um arranhão. Tak faz um gesto rápido com a mão e a pistola de Dalila fica vermelha. Dalila larga a pistola de imediato, com as mãos numa dor aguda.

FKA corvo sai a correr e a gritar:

- Não tenho condições para dormir naquela cela! Há um monstro a correr atrás de mim! - fugia de um cérebro do tamanho de um pequeno cão.

- Ui, foi por isto que gritaste? Que marujo me saíste...
 
O cérebro demoníaco muda de direção e salta para a cabeça de Black, desaparecendo. Este mantém-se parado um instante, mas logo os seus olhos ficam totalmente brancos e ele desata a correr buraco abaixo.

Tak volta-se para Dalila, que parece pronta a disparar sobre Ditozito, e faz um gesto ascendente com a mão. As muitas raízes do solo da prisão rapidamente envolvem totalmente Dalila.

- Eu vou apanh...

Tak, FKA corvo e Ditozito correm atrás de Black. Ditozito grita:

- Pelo poder de Bob, SAI DESSA MENTE, CRIATURA!

O cérebro é cuspido por Black e rapidamente cortado por Ditozito.

- Era preciso isto tudo, party-boy? Preferia ter saído da cela só para tratar do meu brewing kit… Acabei a ser possuído: obrigado!

- Black, a tua ironia é não só justificada como muito apreciada, mas acho que podemos guardá-la para amanhã e agora voltar para o pátio, explicar o que se passou, levar o corvo para a cela e organizar a fuga para outro dia - retorquiu Ditozito, mas antes de os outros conseguirem sequer contestar a estupidez ouviram as ameaças sanguinárias dirigidas ao quarteto pelos vários guardas que se estavam a juntar na solitária, preparando-se para a caça.

- Tak escapar hoje.


Na gruta o caminho faz-se devagar e cuidadosamente. FKA corvo e Black conseguem ver decentemente nas sombras para perceber por onde se movem, mas o percurso está recheado de bifurcações e obstáculos. Seguindo brisas e outras pistas ambientais passam por rios subterrâneos e andaimes precários e carris ferrugentos de um sistema de minas abandonado. Quando já pensam estar longe suficientemente dos guardas, Tak conjura uma chama para melhorar a visibilidade. Eventualmente, ah grande fortuna!, deparam-se com um baú: deixando a curiosidade levar a melhor, e não ligando ao cadáver com um buraco na nuca e a cabeça oca nas proximidades, abrem-no e descobrem-no recheado de armas e armaduras. FKA corvo começa a distribuir o conteúdo do cofre pelos heróis.

- Tak, estas adagas mudam de cor!

- Ashreti, estas láminas ser muito Ashretis. Este metal ser metal sagrado, adagas mais fortes quando usadas na escuridão.

- Boa Tak, andas a druidar forte! E vêm mesmo a calhar!

- E a minha espada, Tak, consegues detetar alguma coisa?
Tak olha para a espada, ele conhecia aquele material de algum lado, mas não se consegue lembrar de onde.

- Isso ser espada de Luz. Espada de Luz talvez curar se acertar com espada no seu pescoço, talvez não.

- Ok Tak, depois experimento.

- E a minha besta?

- Besta ser besta.

Ao fim de horas de caminhada, uma brisa mais forte dá-lhes esperanças. Ditozito, sempre paladino, avança sem medo. Percebe que a brisa vem de um poço, sem fim à vista. Bem de lá de baixo vê uns pontos de luz cintilantes. Ao fim de uns segundos percebe que estão a aumentar, a mover-se, a vir na sua direcção. Mais uns segundos passam quando Ditozito declara, satisfeito, aos seus companheiros:

- São uma espécie de balões! Uns quatro! Muito fofos :D

Mal diz isto percebe que a forma mais atrasada é na realidade muito maior que as outras três, e não tanto um balão como uma aberração enorme com oito tentáculos e um olho enorme no centro.

- Errrrr… VAMOS PESSOAL!

Os quatro companheiros começam a recuar mas percebem imediatamente que a velocidade das criaturas não lhes vai permitir escapar. Decidem tentar uma abordagem linguística, dando uso às várias línguas em que sabem comunicar.

- Criatura não-viva, que língua falar?

Os fugitivos tentam druidic, draconic, fey, beast, infernal, common, mas a criatura não responde em nenhum dos idiomas. Optam por uma retirada calma, mas mal Black vira costas leva uma vergastada valente que o deixa a ver estrelas. FKA corvo desloca-se rapidamente para uma lateral estratégica e Tak, olhos repentinamente cinzentos, gesticula em círculos e faz surgir uma nuvem por cima das aberrações. Quatro descargas eléctricas distribuem-se irmãmente e três nuvens fazem *PUFF*! O maior ser perde alguns tentáculos mas não recua.

- TAK É DRUIDA! TAK É DRUIDA!

Black deixa o seu instinto festivaleiro tomar a melhor de si, optando por entoar cânticos antes de atacar, mas a sua inclinação de bardo tem um efeito positivo, encorajando FKA a enterrar umas navalhadas certeiras. FKA toma então as rédeas ao cântico, libertando Black para este usar a sua nova besta. A criatura tem cada vez menos tentáculos e flutua cada vez mais próximo do solo. Tak ainda sente um ataque mental mas consegue reagir, com mais uma rajada que despedaça os últimos tentáculos. Ditozito, na sua melhor pose de elfo, usa a espada de luz para desferir o golpe fatal.

- “This forest is old. Very old. Full of memory… and anger!” - gemeu Ditozito. Os companheiros já estavam habituados à birutice.

Sentaram-se para recuperar forças, aproveitando para cortar vísceras, procurando algo de útil.

- Não sei do brewing kit… - reclamou Black - aposto que já o passámos… Não há por aí nenhuma picareta para escavarmos para cima e irmos parar dentro do armário?

- Estava uma picareta no cofre. Ficou lá isso, um daqueles capacetes com luz para as minas, um diamante, umas moedas de ouro, uns pensos… - respondeu FKA corvo.

- … tu deixaste um diamante para trás? Segundo a última actualização do mercado aquilo vale 600 moedas de ouro!

- Property is theft! E não gosto de items sem valor prático!

Antes de Tak e corvo conseguiram iniciar um rant sobre a inutilidade do vil metal e a injustiça inerente de um sistema de trocas indirectas baseado num modelo capitalista já Black se encontrava a balouçar no seu cavalo, na direcção de onde tinham vindo, de tocha em punho. Passadas duas horas, quando os companheiros já se tinham resignado à sua partida precoce do plano terrestre e tentavam arranjar um nome sonante para o seu trio, o dragonborn regressa:

- Mekie, pessoal! Estamos ricos! Já não me interessa o brewing kit! Podemos comprar toda a bebida que quisermos! Quando sairmos daqui vamos organizar a festa do século, rebentar com Yuma para fora do mapa! UH UH UH! TAK É DRUIDA OU NÃO?!?!

Avançaram mais um pouco e avistaram uma cascata. Perto havia um buraco com uma luz brilhante que provocava um pequeno arco-irís. Debaixo do mesmo, inacreditavelmente, encontraram outro baú, a vomitar pedras preciosas pelas costuras. Black encheu os bolsos e convenceu os companheiros a fazerem o mesmo e dirigiram-se finalmente para a abertura. Subiram, subiram, e finalmente saíram. Estavam na orla de um deserto. Nas suas costas um rio e atrás do mesmo a prisão de Yuma, de onde agora lhes chegava uma cacofonia de gritos medonhos. Não interessava, tinham escapado.

20 November 2018

Pardal comeu o milho

Mais uma inovação. Cada um escreve um verso sem ver os anteriores, sabendo apenas a rima que tem de fazer.


Pintei folhas de papel
Sabendo, tal vida
Parece muito comida
Como cinza, como pincel.

Escrevo o mal na folha
Diz lá: "technological".
Mãezinha, serei eu o tal?
Querendo fatal escolha?

Pardal comeu o milho
Eventualmente, não já
... caroço de maracujá
Tal e qual outro filho.

Mas eu perdi a caneta
Rimando sem pressa, com voz.
Sou louco, uma mente atroz!
"Sine quadri cometa".

Ensaio sobre César na barbearia

'A genética prova que tivemos todos o mesmo ancestral, sem o qual (surgiria) o mal, tal e qual um banal vendaval. Mas a ordem taxonómica coloca cada par de trevos (no seu lugar) para os encontrar(mos). Nada melhor (do) que tentar destruir o equílibrio: o comunismo, tal como foi.' - Jeová assim o decretou, passadas sete semanas só a comer arroz.
'As lagostas vivem em hierarquia do clero, (que) não permit(e) tais aventuranças. Enquanto isto não mudar, o sistema capitalista (não) irá colapsar, como o nariz da Esfinge ou Salazar da cadeira.'
Elétrica: 'Vi ontem um filme, um psicopata, uma discoteca célebre do Cartaxo, ..., foi assim ou assado... Nunca entendi a razão de se magoar, sem necessidade nem proveito. Afinal, mais vale mesmo morder! Ó triste mundo! A minha sabedoria não chega para resolver o puzzle. Insolúvel! É o que tudo me parece!'
(Coro:)
'Salvé, arre! César, em tua honra nos barbeamos!'


(original)

A genética prova que tivemos todos o mesmo ancestral, sem o qual o mal, tal e qual um banal vendaval, mas a ordem taxonómica coloca cada um par de trevos. Para os encontrar, nada melhor que tentar destruir o equílibrio. O comunismo, tal como foi, pois Jeová assim o decretou. Pasadas sete semanas só a comer arroz. As lagostas vivem em hierarquia do clero não permitia tais aventuranças. Enquanto isto não mudar, o sistema capitalista irá colapsar, como o nariz da Esfinge ou Salazar da cadeira elétrica. Vi ontem um filme em que um psicopata, uma discoteca célebre do Cartaxo. Foi assim ou assado. Nunca entendi a razão de se magoar, sem necessidade nem proveito. Afinal, mais vale, mesmo morder! Ó triste mundo! A minha sabedoria não chegava para resolver o puzzle insolúvel! É o que tudo me parece! Salvé! Arre, César, em tua honra nos barbeamos!

Sabes tão bem como a nostalgia que te afeta

Ao fim de muitos anos a escrever epopeias através da técnica "X palavras cada um", os nossos escribas aventuraram-se pela primeira vez num cadavre exquis, cada um preenchendo uma linha e a primeira palavra da posterior, só tendo o literato seguinte acesso a esse vocábulo isolado. Esta técnica tem alguma da sua origem em mestres do dadaísmo e nós, como neo-dadas (ou didis), recuperamo-la agora para vosso regozijo.


Antonio sabia (qual era) a única coisa que não podia falhar na vida.
'No fundo, (ser) a tristeza de (uma) qualquer pessoa, (ser) um sino ao longe.'
Antonio lembrou-se que tinha de partir. Em frente, sem objetivo, apenas com vontade. (De) tanto olhar o céu, gastava as nuvens com isso. Em vão talvez, mas nunca com fra(n)queza na mente.
Na mente do Antonio, pior (do) que mentir era manter a postura - costas direitas e pernas firmes, como uma sola de bota cheia de super-cola.
O que não cola são as desculpas tão frequentes, tant(as) como alemães de meia branca e sandálias.
'(Sandálias) só na praia, tenho vergonha dos meus pés. De unhas cortadas, claro.'
Antonio chegou [a um] fim, que pod[ia] ser um novo começo.
'Cria em ti, pois sem ti não ser(ás) igual. Sabes tão bem como a nostalgia que te afeta, mesmo sendo tu tão leal quanto um cão chamado "Não" que encontrei em Roterdão, o local onde acabarás por morrer.'


(original)

Antonio sabia que a única coisa que não podia falhar na vida. No fundo, a tristeza de qualquer pessoa um sino ao longe. Antonio lembrou-se que tinha de partir em frente, sem objetivo, apenas com vontade tanto olhar o céu, gastava as nuvens. Com isso em vão talvez, mas nunca com fraqueza na mente. Mas na mente do Antonio, pior que mentir era manter a postura, costas direitas e pernas firmes, como uma sola de botas cheia de super cola. O que não cola são as desculpas tão frequentes, tanto como alemães de meia branca e sandálias só na praia, tenho vergonha dos meus pés, de unhas cortadas, claro. Antonio chegou por fim, que pode ser um novo começo, cria em ti, pois sem ti não seria igual. Mas sabes tão bem como a nostalgia que te afeta, mesmo sendo tu tão leal como um cão chamado Não que encontrou em Roterdão, o local onde acabarás por morrer.

O regresso de Mr. Veerbeck

Antonio Veerberck entrava no carro, incerto de estar a tomar a escolha correta. Tinha bilhete e marmita, mas faltava-lhe Jack Daniel's.
'Já começam as cenas... Gosto? Não, mas ninguém pensa em mim. Vou tomar banho e refletir um pouco.'

Crow via fotos da prima, enquanto doom o observava, sentindo o seu queixo másculo.
'Crow, sabes que o Antonio gosta de ti? Tinha de te contar! Não sei se é amor ou apenas para flirt, mas é melhor ires agasalhado.
Crow reagiu muito mal.
'Eu não uso cachecol nem barrete. Vou de camisa e calçonete e está bom.'
'Mas Crow, camisas não protegem, usa pílula ou Penedo.'
'Hey, o Penedo não me cabe na mochila! Compota, atum, pão saloio e tremoços - a ementa de um campeão.'
Nisto, aparece um salpicão vestido de Sith. Era Antonio.
'Esqueci-me da bebida, têm algo? Têm? Têm? Quero que me toque grossa.
doom tossiu ao ouvir aquela lenga-lenga, cuspindo uma bola de pêlo.
'Não te lambas no Inverno, usa óleo de avestruz.
Sugeriu Crow, abrindo as asas e pondo um ovo.
'Eventualmente crescerá uma alface. Sacrifiquem-na no matrimónio entre um bode e Sócrates.
Dito isto, voo.
Antonio, desanimado, disparou e atingiu Crow.
'Que dor! Mas o que tem de ser, será!' - e aterrou, ferido mortalmente.
doom, não querendo ser mau anfitrião, tossiu outra bola de pêlo e foi preparar o lume.
'Hoje, lamentamos a morte prematura de Crow, mas celebramos a sua vida. Para mim, Crow é um amigo e um repasto: o menu será corvo com batatinha assada, vinho branco e redução de bola de pêlo. Pago à dose, a pata é barata, louvado Belzebu, refeição sensata!'
Antonio apontou a arma a doom e esta esguichou sumo de limão.
'Quero contribuir! E contribuinte na fatura.
'Com certeza' - cuspiu doom, enquanto esfregava os olhos - 'Pica!'
Desta vez, Antonio dispariu uma flashada e logo surgiu a polícia.
'Que satanismo atroz é este? Fotos sem flash e fermée les parapluies. Sortie!

23 August 2018

5 crazy storylines that would have saved Solo

A list.

Fuck cracked.com and fuck Disney.


1) Han Solo comes a bourgeois family... but his parents die and he is blamed for their death

Han's parents are Kylo Renowitz, a rich businessman, and Odds, a duchess. Act 1 should make the transition of Han Renowitz, a spoiled rich kid, to an outcast. Who does drugs. More on that later.

Refer to Scene I for more.


Han is bored in this rich life. Eventually Boba Fett, a fellow student at Han's private high-school, sells him a blaster.

Scene VII


But the blaster malfunctions when Han tries to use at school, killing the zoo's pet Banthas, and he is expelled. Later, his house explodes due to a freak accident which may (or may not) be related to the malfunctioning blaster.

Scene XIII


Due to the fallback of this unfortunate episode, Han Renowitz leaves Corellia and adopts his name "Han Solo".

Scene XVIII

Shakespeare alternative take:

"Renowitz. Renowitz. mine own whole life i hadst to liveth up to a nameth and a legacy yond doesn’t representeth me. All these years i hadst this weight on mine own shouldst'rs, hadst to appeareth a c'rtain way, hadst to maintaineth an attitude befitting a class yond i despise, hadst to seeth mine own artistic tendencies did crush by a fath'r who is't cares m're about good morrow'rarchy than loveth, a moth'r who is't can only showeth that lady loveth in mat'rialistic ways, instead of mat'rnalistic ones. And anon i’m being did cast out, accus'd of bringing destruction to those whom, although nev'r shown true affection by, i’ve at each moment hath tried to maketh fustian. Anon those gents art making me leaveth. But that’s fine. I’ll followeth mine own owneth path. If 't be true i has't to wend from c'rellia, i’ll alloweth wend of ev'rything. Nay m're wage. Nay m're mansion. Nay m're weekend mansion. Nay m're cater-cousins. Nay m're. Renowitz. Anon. I am. Solo!"


2) Lando goes from a smuggler to space entrepreneur... and marries an Ewok

Lando is the guy who collects Solo at the space station. He was supposed to get him to Jabba but has some other plans. Also, great casting choice with Donald Glover, and we make the most of it.

Scene XIX & XX


Lando eventually quits on the smuggling business (but has Han doing the dirty work, some more on this later) and becomes a space entrepreneur.

Scene XXII


Later on, he marries a Ewok. For now, ignore the fact that Han learns this in prison.

Scene XLIV


3) The downfall of Jabba Tiure ... the Great Philanthropist

The Renowitz are Jabba's biggest clients, they buy all sorts of retail from him. Jabba is a very respected and honest Hutt.

Scene VI


Jabba is also a renowned philanthropist. He became one after the shocking events of Star Wars: Episode 1.

Scene XXXIII


With the deaths of the Renowitz, Jabba is the only guy that helps poor Han Solo out.

Scene XVI


However, business is tough now that his biggest clients are gone. Han also keeps getting him into trouble with the law.

Scene XXVI


Eventually, Han gets Jabba into such a big trouble that they have to leave for Tattooine. In that environment and with so much pressure on him, Jabba gets into a life of crime and easy pleasures.

Scene XXXVIII

4) Han becomes a junkie ... and beats the Kessel Run in this enhanced state

By now it should be clear that Han is not doing so well with the death of his parents. The whole business with Jabba bores him and he resorts to selling Lando's drugs.

Scene XXIII


Business is booming and Han has tons of fun in dance clubs. All is well for now, he even learns some good love quotes.

Scene XXV


However, things start going Requiem for a Dream.

Scene XXIX


Still, Han manages to beat Lando and get the Falcon. Ending Act 2 on a high.

Scene XXXI


With the Falcon and some mental enhancers, Solo beats the Kessel Run in just a few parsecs.

Scene XXXVI


5) Han and Chewie become best friends in prison ... after Han had lead to the death of Chewie's father

Han is basically Miley Cyrus by the start of Act 3, so he needs some redemption at this point. It all begins with Boba Fett giving him a contract to hunt down two criminal wookies in Kashyyyk.

Scene XL & XLI


Han eventually finds the wookies but he can't make himself shoot them. Then the twist: Boba only used Han to find the wookies, he was following him with two stromtroopers. One of the wookies dies and the other one is Chewbacca (of course). Han tries to save him but they are both arrested and put in jail.

Scene XLII


While in jail, Chewie and Han become buddies. Han goes cold turkey and, with Chewie's help, heals himself back to sobriety.

Scene XLIV & XLV


Thanks to Deus Ex Machina, Lando helps them escape prison. Han and Chewie board the Falcon and so begins their life-long partnership!

Scene LI

CUE MUSIC!

THE END

22 May 2018

Solo leaked script - Act III

Page 53

ACT 3

Scene XXXII: MILLENIUM FALCON, deep space - Deep space time

Shot of the MILLENIUM FALCON cockpit with HAN in the pilot’s seat; he has visibly aged, and so has the Falcon. Gone are the pristine white interiors and glamorous accessories. Just behind the door, we see the interior rooms packed with crates full of junk, some of them spilling out the contents - mainly illegal drugs. HAN is unshaven, looking tired and dazed. The only half-decent thing is the wide-brimmed fedora hat on his head, which was probably won in a recent gambling match.

HAN SOLO
C2M8, give me the status on the contents of the Mustafar spice cargo.
I’m coming down from it, man... I need me some of... the good stuff.

C2M8
Your worshipfulness! I must alert that JABBA has been expecting you for three weeks, and he seemed preoccupied on the last contact. The odds of not getting a reprimand are -

HAN SOLO
Shut it, robot! Or I’ll kick... you... in the -


HAN falls from the seat and passes out on the floor. C2M8 hurriedly issues a voice command for the ship to travel at light speed to CAPUTZA. Cut into the Falcon landing in the usual hangar. We see imperial troops swarming the main streets of CAPUTZA. As HAN wakes up and stumbles out, GREEDO reaches the hangar with a grin on his face.

GREEDO
Oonta goota, SOLO?

HAN SOLO
I’m not in the mood for your chauvinistic bulshit, GREEDO. If you want to talk to me, speak Corellian. Or better yet, just get out of my way, I know how to get to JABBA’s.

GREEDO
He’s not happy at all, SOLO. The imperials found *some*
spice on the containers headed to Coruscant.

HAN SOLO
And how did they find that out, Greedo? You don’t fool me!
You dirty RAT! Get out of my way.


HAN storms off, violently throwing GREEDO to the ground. As he leaves the hangar, he sees the spaceport full of imperials, checking JABBAS’s trucks one by one. He pulls his fedora down and quickly leaves.


Scene XXXIII: Jabba’s crib, CAPUTZA - Afternoon

HAN is greeted by a pale Twi’lek who has been serving as JABBA’s butler for the last few years. He tries to block his entrance but HAN simply walks inside, leaving the staffer no option but to follow him. He’s getting increasingly annoyed by all the intermediaries. After a few dozen steps, and three or four rooms and corridors later, he gets into the main office where he sees JABBA at a desk, nervously looking through papers.

JABBA TIURE (translated by BIB FORTUNA, the butler)
HAN! Finally you are here. We are in deep trouble. The imperials know about our... “goods”. You know, the good “goods”. The goodie goodies goti-di-godies “good” goodies -


HAN starts talking very quickly but stopping mid-sentence, looking around in paranoia.

HAN SOLO
I get the picture, JABBA. That dirty snitch... gave us away! He’s been trying to get his comeuppance... the jealous asshole... They couldn’t have known otherwise... we took every precaution... we bribed the right people, we -


He abruptly stops talking and seems exhausted.

JABBA TIURE
HAN, what has gotten into you? Calm down, my boy.
HANNY, have you been using the go-gotigi-good-goodies-goods on your own again?

HAN SOLO
Stop acting... like you were my father.
I’ve got everything under control... alright?

JABBA TIURE
HANNY... Why did I pay that VIP rehab program for?

HAN SOLO
Listen JABBA... just listen to me! We need to sort this out... We’ll have to relocate the operation... Don’t you own a place in... Tatooine? It’s in the middle of nowhere... it’s the perfect place for us now.

JABBA TIURE
Tatooine is bad news! I left it after the Great Podrace Tragedy of 3245 LY. Two brave podi-racers died in that year’s Boonta Eve Classic, which was won by a slave fatherless boy! Just like you, my HANNY! That’s why I decided to contribute to orphan’s charities, and left the darn planet after failing to get more security measures into legislation. I can’t go back there. Plus, all my family is here HANNY, all my dear friends -

HAN SOLO
We don’t have time for this sentimental crap!


HAN is yelling, wasting most of the energy he has left.

HAN SOLO
GREEDO has the Imperials on our tail... we have to move. That sand planet is the right place... The Empire has no power there... let’s go ALREADY.


HAN turns his back on a tearful JABBA and walks out. JABBA vents out some sorrowful words, which the dumb Twi’lek stupidly continues to translate to no audience whatsoever.

JABBA TIURE
Oh, ODDS-oddies... I’m doing my bests,
but the boy seems likes a lost hopies.


(end of excerpt)

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Scene XXXVI: MILLENIUM FALCON, deep space - Deep space time

HAN is stumbling through the MILLENIUM FALCON. Unlike the last few shipments, which were quite modest, the FALCON seems fuller than ever. HAN is clearly searching for something, going from crate to crate. He finally finds one with a golden seal on top: “GRADE AAA”. He rips the seal apart to open the crate.

C2M8
Master HAN, isn’t that part of our delivery?

HAN SOLO
Shut up, I need some of this if we’re going to delude the damn imperial surveillance ships. Plus, someone has to test the gooti-gooti-good-goodies...


HAN grabs a bag of high-quality glitterstim spice, the most expensive in the galaxy. Without hesitation he starts getting everything ready. The screen fades to black.

Fade-in: close-up shot of HAN facing up, gasping with his eyes wide-open. After a few seconds spent collecting his breath he gets C2M8 head, hastens to the cockpit and sits on the pilot’s chair. He seems determined. He lets out a loud scream of pleasure that startles C2M8, who rolls down to the floor.

HAN SOLO
WOOOOOOO! LET’S GO! Give me the coordinates of the exit point.


HAN starts talking very quickly, almost in a trance.

HAN SOLO
Alright, so Kessel is on our back, the exit is in front of us, we got some imperials here, we got some imperials there, we got the spice with us, Jabba is waiting on Tatooine, Kessel is on our back and Kessel is in front of us. If we go around the imperials and head back through JABBA maybe Kessel won’t see us… Give me some coordinates, droid! Let’s see... if we use the spice to get the JABBA from the imperials to the FALCON, maybe we can cut down a couple of parsecs, or maybe we get the parsecs on a milkshake on Tatooine... maybe...


These paradoxes were making C2M8’s processor heat up. The intermittent light flashes in his eyes indicated that he was making computationally heavy operations. He starts screeching and beeping very loudly, almost as weirdly as HAN, as if some of the spice had gotten into his circuits.

C2M8
Worshipfulness master input= Kessel & 010100010100 & spice parsecs > parsecs exit printf %.f2 1/8889 return 001010001010 JABBA spice spice++ Kessel^2 0101010010 100101010101000101 F@LCON || destination while exit do destination=spice product?

HAN
010101010\n.


The two apparently insane occupants of the FALCON are screaming utter nonsense at each other and at the freighter. HAN grabs his joystick and maneuvers it in ten different directions at once; at the same time we see C2M8 extending an appendage from the bottom of his exposed neck and attaching it to a port on the FALCON. A control panel right beside him shows the constant flux of contradictory orders he’s giving the spaceship every two milliseconds. The scene continues for a few moments, the focus changing from HAN to C2M8 and back to HAN as their constant yelling becomes increasingly incomprehensible. Suddenly, smoke starts coming out of C2M8’s head and, after a couple of seconds, he explodes as the FALCON comes to a full stop. HAN is projected against the main windowshield and passes out.

HAN SOLO wakes up on the floor of the cockpit. He is dizzy but manages to slowly climb up to the chair. He looks to the floor on his right side where he sees C2M8’s remains spread out. He seems sorrowful but still too confused to fully grasp what transpired there. He gazes over his shoulder into the interior on the FALCON and remembers the spice, the job. He turns around again and rests his hands on the control panel, still trying to remember what happened before he passed out. His eyes lower into the FALCON’s meter and suddenly he freezes. He seems transfixed. He blinks several times and double-checks the numbers. He can’t believe it: he just made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.

(end of excerpt)

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Scene XXXVIII: Jabba’s Crib, TATOOINE – Evening

JABBA’s place is very different since last time. There are all kinds of weird aliens surrounding him, including exotic dancers and a groovy band. HAN hands him some paperwork.

JABBA TIURE (translated by BIB FORTUNA, looking more pink)
Oh, oh, oh! HANNY boy!
You always deliver, eh eh.

HAN SOLO
Easy job as always, JABBA. I see you upgraded the joint...

JABBA TIURE
Eh, eh, eh! You like what you see?

HAN SOLO
Doesn’t really seem like you. How’s the kid project going?
Many orphans for you to play benefactor around here?

JABBA TIURE
I have other projects now, my friend.
Have I shown you my new pet, the RANCOR?

HAN SOLO
I haven’t had the pleasure...

JABBA TIURE
Stick around for a bit HAN, you are a man of
pleasures, and there’s much I can show you, eh, eh, eh!


JABBA orders one of the alien girls to start dancing. She’s dressed in a slave costume. HAN looks disgusted.

HAN SOLO
Ok JABBA, hand me the money. I need to get going,
I’ve got another appointment on Mos Eisley.

JABBA TIURE
Oh, one of your low-life smuggler friends?
I thought you had stopped wasting your time with them.

HAN SOLO
Easy money is good money.

JABBA TIURE
Just don’t get caught, eh, eh, eh!


As HAN is leaving we hear JABBA laughing hysterically. He looks behind and notices that the dancing girl is no longer there and a trapdoor is open on the floor. As he turns his head and continues walking, a loud grunt echoes out of the caves.

(end of excerpt)

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Scene XL: Cantina, TATOOINE - Evening

HAN SOLO gets inside the Mos Eisley cantina and heads directly to a table in the back. Sitting there is BOBA FETT, his old acquaintance and sometimes rival.

HAN SOLO (under his breath, as he sits)
I have a bad feeling about this.

BOBA FETT
SOLO, there’s a job. The Empire wants two wookies.
I give you the info, you get them. 50-50.

HAN SOLO
Let me get this straight, BOBBY: you sit here drinking banthas milk while I head who knows where to get mangled by some wild fury beasts, try to get the payment before next year from the imperial bureaucrats and then come back here to give you HALF of the bounty? Did I get it right? Be serious FETT, 80-20.

BOBA FETT
70-30, SOLO. The intel is on your ship.

Scene XLI: Jungle, KASHYYYK - Afternoon

Zoom into HAN SOLO as he goes deeper into the jungle. He has his blaster ready but his hand is shaking, his forehead is sweaty, his eyes are wild - he has taken his usual “precautions”. He starts looking for his targets, but can’t concentrate; there are too many sounds, distractions all around. His steps are heavy but he presses on.

(end of excerpt)

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Scene XLII: Jungle, KASHYYYK - Evening

The lady was right, there were two wookies hidden inside the cave! One of them was coming out, apparently to get water from the river. He points his blaster at the wookie. He has the wookie in his aim. The other one comes out of the cave and calls the first. HAN understands their grunts.

HAN SOLO
... “father”... - they’re father and son!


The older wookie spots HAN. The two start running back inside the cave when a blaster shot hits the father on his back.

YOUNGER WOOKIE
RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWR!!!!

STORMTROOPER
Don’t let the other one escape!


HAN turns around and sees BOBA accompanied by two stormtroopers.

BOBA FETT
You’ll get your 30% for finding them.


The stormtroopers head for the cave.

HAN SOLO
That wasn’t our deal...
Why did you bring them?

BOBA FETT
Just business, quicker payment.


After a few moments and some commotion, HAN sees the two stormtroopers carrying the younger wookie, who must have been stunned. As they drag the wookie past him, HAN and the creature exchange a look. HAN quickly makes up his mind. He tries hard to compose himself.

HAN SOLO
I can take him. I’ll deliver him to your captain for 40%.

STORMTROOPER #1
We don’t take orders from you.

HAN SOLO
The captain trusts me pal, we are long time collaborators.
Why don’t you give me your ID number?
I will tell him about this.

STORMTROOPER #2
Step aside, punk.


HAN SOLO readies his blaster and points at the stormtroopers.

HAN SOLO
Easy now. Drop those blasters and uncuff the wookie.


Before they can follow his orders, BOBA returns, pointing his blaster at HAN.

BOBA FETT
Enough, SOLO. You’re going with the wookie.

HAN SOLO
You’re double crossing me FETT?
Get away or I’ll shoot you.
Don’t try me.

The two stare intensely at each other, but HAN is too agitated and loses his nerves, trying to change targets. His reflexes are not as responsive and BOBA shoots his blaster off his hand. The two stormtroopers storm him and lay a storm down on him. As one of them handcuffs HAN, the other hands the full payment to BOBA FETT.

(end of excerpt)

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Scene XLIV: KASHYYYK, a dirty and barely lit underground cell - Multiple occasions

HAN and the wookie are sitting in the prison cell, beaten up and bloodied. They have been there for days. HAN is sweating from cold turkey; he’s a mess. The wookie stares at him. HAN tries to mutter something, barely perceptible.

HAN SOLO
... traitor... get you... what am I doing...
bad path... the odds of dying today... low...


Someone comes, striking a stick on the cage-like door and throws two plates of a disgusting substance on the floor, breaking them. The wookie grabs his plate and eats, slowly, as he is now used to it. HAN doesn’t even notice the food.

HAN SOLO
... no one... to help... never anyone... solo.


An undetermined amount of time passes and HAN looks sicker than ever, almost only bones and fully bearded. The wookie still doesn’t trust him after all this time. But he has to do something or HAN will die. The food comes again. The wookie eats the food as usual. But this time, after some signs of doubt, he tries to give some soup to HAN. When he gives the first spoon, HAN drinks it but coughs it at the wookie’s face immediately.

THE WOOKIE
RAAAAAAAAWRFDPFDPFDPWWWCABRAOWWR!


He lets the soup fall into the ground and pushes HAN away. After some more time the wookie comes back to his senses and slowly gives HAN a piece of bread.

A few more days have passed, HAN still looks a mess but seems more attentive and less sick. The wookie is feeding HAN again, who grunts, with his mouth full.

HAN SOLO
This is awful...

THE WOOKIE
Rawr!

HAN SOLO
I can’t understand you, wookie. I just know one or two words.
Maybe you don’t understand me either... but ... thank you.


The wookie looks at him and, after a few moments, smiles. HAN frowns at his smile, bewildered. He opens his mouth to say something, stops to smile back and then says.

HAN SOLO
You can teach me wookienese sometime, maybe.



Scene XLV: KASHYYYK, the same prison cell – Morning

A few more days have passed, HAN is now eating by himself, with his hand still shaking. CHEWBACCA watches attentively.

HAN SOLO
I have to be honest about something with you pal *coughs*
I came here to get some wookies...


HAN SOLO waits for a reaction, but nothing comes.

HAN SOLO
You already figured that out, an? I was deep in some... trouble. Personal. And I needed the money. And, truth be told, I was too out of it to really know what I was signing up for. But then I got here and I saw you guys and... was he... was he your father?


CHEWBACCA
Gu gé!


A single tears starts dropping from CHEWIE’s eye, but gets lost in the fur.

HAN SOLO
Yeah... And so, I don’t know, even with all the spice, something clicked inside me... I couldn’t move. And then the imperials came and I HAD to move... but couldn’t... Couldn’t help you. Because of this damned spice! Sorry pal, I don’t know why I’m telling you all this, believe me, it’s not my type. I guess prison opens you up, right?

CHEWBACCA
Rw.

HAN SOLO
Anyway, when we get out of here... and we will... I’m going to stop, I’m going to kick this habit! Until then you’ll just have to deal with my withdrawal a while lon - *vomit*


(end of excerpt)

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Scene XLVII: KASHYYYK, the cell - Morning

HAN SOLO and CHEWBACCA have been behind bars for weeks, maybe months, when something unexpected happens.

PRISON GUARD #1
You have a visitor, SOLO.


The door to the corridor leading to the cell opens and a familiar face shows up: LANDO CALRISSIAN. Looking fine, sexy and beast.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
HAN... I only just knew of this.
I came as soon as I could.

HAN SOLO
Who told you?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
My wife.

HAN SOLO
You have a wife?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I married an ewok... politics.
It's a temporary arrangement.

HAN SOLO
You were always into the hairy ones.

THE WOOKIE
Raaaaaaaaaawr!

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Don’t get too excited, fuzzball.

HAN SOLO
Nice seeing you, CALRISSIAN.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
You know I can’t get you out of here.

HAN SOLO
I know a way, and it won’t get you into trouble.


With his fingers, HAN SOLO motions LANDO CALRISSIAN to come closer. He leans in and waits for HAN to proceed.

(end of excerpt)

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Scene LI: MILLENIUM FALCON, flying fast over KASHYYYK – Evening

HAN quickly turns the controls, avoiding crashing into some trees. CHEWBACCA, standing behind, is almost thrown to the floor. Imperial TIE Fighters follow closely.

HAN SOLO
Have you ever been in one of this? Can you man the guns while I try to fly us out of here?

CHEWBACCA
Rrrwwwk!

Several shots of the spaceships as HAN skillfully navigates the MILLENIUM FALCON through the treetops and two of the enemy fighters slam right into them. As they start gaining altitude, a final TIE ship is still in hot pursuit, but just as it seems to be getting too close, it gets blown to smithereens by CHEWBACCA. Split shot of HAN in the cockpit and CHEWBBACCA in the cannon room.

HAN SOLLA
Attaboy!

CHEWBACCA
Gah!


As the MILLENIUM FALCON leaves KASHYYYK’s atmosphere, the wookie returns to the cockpit. He bashes his head against some golden dice dangling from the ceiling and tries to get them down.

CHEWBACCA
Gah gah!

HAN SOLO
Calm down pal, if it wasn’t for that lucky pair we wouldn’t be here.


CHEWBACCA lets out some more grunts into the air and then takes his seat as co-pilot of the FALCON, for the first time! HAN grins in his direction.

HAN SOLO
This is where the fun begins!


CUE MUSIC!

THE END

21 May 2018

Solo leaked script - Act II

Page 36

ACT 2

Scene XIX: Outer space, inside the MILLENIUM FALCON – Outer space time

The Millenium Falcon has been travelling in hyperspace for hours. HAN, with nothing else to do, spends his time inspecting the crisp interior of the freighter. He had never seen such a pristine spaceship: velvet seats, silk pillows, holographic casino games and even a virtual jacuzzi. HAN gets inside and quickly starts falling asleep in the warm environment when a sexy black man suddenly appears, startling him.

LANDO CALRISSIAN (singing)
Stay woke
Lando’s creepin'
He gon' find you
Gon' catch you sleepin’!


HAN SOLO
Hmwem... what?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Mr. Renowitz! Your highness! I’m LANDO, your humble servant...


LANDO is clearly amused while HAN tries to hide his embarrassment: it was becoming clear to him that there was no need in getting naked to use a virtual jacuzzi.

HAN SOLO
Erm, how long until we get to Caputza?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Ma man, let’s introduce ourselves! Catch this.


LANDO throws a funny looking package to HAN, which falls into the virtual water. HAN rescues it.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I’m LANDO, I’m a smuggler, also a gambler and full time ladies man.
You do as I say and you are going to have some fun
while staying on the FALCON.


HAN regains his wits and tries to get the upper hand.

HAN SOLO
I thought you were my taxi driver. Will you lend me your cape so I can dry myself?

LANDO feigns being offended.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
You call this a taxi? This is the fastest ship in the galaxy, “Mr. Renowitz”.


The back-and-forth continues for a few minutes. Although bitingly sarcastic, the two men seem to get along, admiring each other’s arrogance and strong sense of self-worth.

HAN SOLO
So, what’s the plan? Why haven’t we reached JABBA yet?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I’m not going to be your babysitter, that’s for sure.
The fat slob can wait, we will make some real money in the meantime.




Scene XX: Multiple places - Mainly evenings

MONTAGE SEQUENCE (duration 3:30):

Scenes of HAN and LANDO making money from smuggling, spending the money on ladies and gambling, making more money, spending more money. The montage ends with LANDO and HAN parting ways in a friendly fashion.

[Musical supervisor: try to get the rights for a Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes version of “Push It to the Limit” to use as soundtrack.]

(end of excerpt)

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Scene XXII: CAPTUZA, Hangar - Morning

HAN enters JABBA’s office, clearly frustrated.

HAN SOLO
JABBA, this job isn’t cutting it for me.
I’m tired of driving space trucks to get a buck and a half.

JABBA TIURE (translated by C2M8)
HAN, tiny HANNY! Know wes been losing clients.
But run a fair business we are run run!

HAN SOLO
Why don’t you just give me an interstellar
spaceship so that I can run my own business?

JABBA TIURE
Oh HANNY boy! Things come free not.


Cut to LANDO arriving at CAPUTZA and parking the Millenium Falcon. HAN comes out of Jabba’s office and they meet.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Han!

HAN SOLO
Hey Lando.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
How are you, loser?

HAN SOLO
I need to get out of here. Can I go with you?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
No can do, my man. I’m a space entrepreneur now.
I’m leaving soon for Corellia to sell a startup.

HAN SOLO
Come on, I don’t have any money and I can’t make any on this shithole.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Come have a drink, let’s talk in private.


Scene XXIII: CAPUTZA, bar - Noon

HAN SOLO
So, what do you have for me?

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Now that I’m a respected businessman I can’t go around selling... you know, the good stuff. But you’ve been delivering packages for JABBA, right?

HAN SOLO
I use one of his space trucks. Lots of storage capacity.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I’m sure you’ll have some free space for what I’m giving you then.
We’ll split the profits 40-60. I give you the goods, you deliver them.
They won’t be able to trace them back on me, so it’s your problem if you get caught.

HAN SOLO
50-50 and we have a deal.


HAN and LANDO shake hands.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
They’ll arrive every two weeks by this hour.
Someone will get them to you at the alley behind the hangar.


(end of excerpt)

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Scene XXV: CAPTUZA, nightclub - Late night

HAN is on the dance floor. The nightclub is full of people. “Get Down Saturday Night is playing” [need the rights! The dance choreography should be the same as in “Ex Machina”] He is approached by a foxy lady who starts dancing with him. They yell at each other so they can be heard through the noise.

FOXY LADY
I’ve seen you before!


The music reaches the groviest part, and the fox busts some serious moves.

HAN SOLO
Oh yeah? Maybe yesterday? Sorry if I don’t remember you.


HAN does his best to keep up, and succeeds.

HAN SOLO
I was drunk then too.

FOXY LADY
It was in Corellia I think.

HAN SOLO
I’ve never been there.


They dance for a bit longer. The scene cuts and they’re in HAN’s bed. HAN looks exhausted and clearly still drunk.

HAN SOLO
Oh, damn… I love you.

FOXY LADY
I know.

HAN SOLO
Do you… do you think I’ll remember ... sorry- remember you, tomorrow?

FOXY LADY
Maybe some words will stay on your mind, darling.


The foxy lady and HAN exchange a drunk smile and they try to resume action, but HAN passes out. The foxy lady has some fun on her own*.

*off-camera depending on the MPAA.


Scene XXVI: CAPTUZA, Jabba’s office - Morning

HAN arrives at JABBA’s place, clearly hungover. JABBA doesn’t seem like his usual jovial self.

JABBA TIURE (translated by C2M8)
HANNY! Meesa in huge big trouble! GREEDO was inspectings the truckmobiles like GREEDY does and found some drugs on yousa trucky! For sure thisa means evils is planting druggies to destroy meesa, yousa, everybudsa! Space polices must learn this!

HAN SOLO
Shit, I knew GREEDO would be trouble... Calm down, the drugs are mine.

JABBA TIURE
Yousas, HANNY?! Yousas?!?

HAN SOLO
Look, JABBA, we can make big money.
I’m doing this for us, big fella, you can trust me.

JABBA TIURE
Meesa trusts yousa, HANNY! Long time meesa trusts, HANNY know.
But this… this bad doodoo! Business smells like tauntaun.

HAN SOLO
Look, I know your operation is having money problems. I mean, my
parents were your biggest clients...

JABBA TIURE
We can runs honest enterprises! Weesa large, weesa float!
No need to feed druggies!

HAN SOLO
JABBA, my products are harmless. I take them myself from time to time.
Are you saying I’m a junkie?
They’re safe, people want them and we can make huge profits
by providing a needed service. You just need to give me more space trucks,
I can handle the rest. Think of how many sponsorship programs you can start
to help poor orphans, like you did with that GREEDO bastard.

JABBA TIURE
... in truthful I have not give money to orphans long time because so little money meesa has now... Maybes weesa could help mores if more moneys!

HAN SOLO
You’re a genius, JABBA.


(end of excerpt)

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Scene XXIX: Shady planet, street and spacetruck - Late night

After leaving the brothel, we see HAN sweating profusely, stopping to catch his breath. He looks sick. He enters his space truck and calls JABBA.

HAN SOLO
Everything in order.


He hangs up. After a brief moment of introspection he turns C2M8 on.

HAN SOLO
It’s been so long, I’m starting to forget their faces.

C2M8
Master HAN! How good to see you!
Who are you talking about?

HAN SOLO
I killed them. The blaster... It couldn’t have been the gas...
Could it?...

C2M8
I estimate that the chances of a blaster explosion leading to the death of your parents to be significantly lower than that of the gas. But according to my calculations the odds are above zero.

HAN SOLO
Odds... Odds... Is she proud? I’m doing the best I can...
I’m following my own path. But it’s so hard, so lonely.


HAN SOLO looks behind his seat and opens one of the hidden spice containers, starts preparing a portion for consumption. Nothing in his behavior seems amateurish.

(end of excerpt)

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Scene XXXI: MILLENIUM FALCON, in the usual CAPUTZA hangar - Afternoon

HAN and LANDO are playing chess aboard the Falcon.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Check mate. Again. You’re as bad on the table
as you are on the bed, or so they say!

HAN SOLO
Alright, Calrissian. Talk is cheap. Are you for real?
Do you wanna play for some credits? But let’s play a gambler’s game, go get your sabacc cards.


LANDO CALRISSIAN smiles and gets up. His prized sabacc deck is the exclusive Palpatine’s sponsored collector's edition, with Darth Revan prints and random Sith facts on the back of the cards.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
You know I never back down, Solo.


They play for hours, but finally HAN is stripped to his boxer shorts.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I’m not interested in having you take those off too.
The game is over, I have to handle some business anyway.

HAN SOLO
What about a last game? With high stakes.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Proceed?

HAN SOLO
High stakes. Pure luck. A dice throw game.
For this spaceship.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Ah, and what’s in it for me?

HAN SOLO
90% of our trade deal.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Interesting, what do you need this ship for?

HAN SOLO
I’ll use it for smuggling.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
What?! This ship is not for smuggling!
It’s the closest thing to a dougle g pimpmobile you’ll find in your lifetime!

HAN SOLO
It’s fast, the fastest. I’ll double my profit.


They each get their favorite pair of D20 dice. LANDO rolls an 18.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I know I’ll be officially your boss and superior, but we can still be friends after this. I have many poor friends.


HAN starts sweating like a wampa on vacations in Caputza.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
HAN, have you been taking the spices again?
You look sick.


HAN cleans the sweat of his forehead, focuses on the die, takes his time... LANDO gets distracted, looks around and catches a glimpse of his good looks on a close-by mirror [RETROFITTING NOTICE: there should be several mirrors, some of them full-body, throughout LANDO CALRISSIAN’s Millenium Falcon]

LANDO CALRISSIAN
Damn! I’m so classically handsome!


When he looks at the table he sees a die showing 19 at the top.

HAN SOLO
I win, hand me the keys.

LANDO CALRISSIAN
I didn’t see you roll the die!

HAN SOLO
Whose fault is that, punk?


LANDO CALRISSIAN watches as the MILLENIUM FALCON rises in the skies of Captuza. His visage shows a certain mix between curiosity to see where HAN will take such majestic spaceship next and also worry and apprehension over his close-friend’s well-being. HAN SOLO is now the owner of the fastest spaceship in the galaxy and has all the right contacts to turn a big profit, fast. But, although his morals were always sketchy, he seems to be allowing himself to be swallowed in new, ever darkening depths.

END OF ACT 2

20 May 2018

Solo leaked script - Act I

Through hololeaks, we were able to obtain an early draft of the script for the upcoming Han Solo movie. Unfortunately it’s not complete and from what we saw on the recent teasers it also seems to have been eventually abandoned and replaced with a reworked version of the James Kirk coming-of-age oh-look-at-me-I-pilot-so-well-but-I’m-such-a-rebel-and-the-pilot-school-doesn’t-want-me drama from Star Trek’s 2009 reboot. Still, it might be interesting to see where the story was aiming for at first.











SOLO: A Star Wars Story
(original draft script)








Page 1

ACT 1

Scene 0: Outer space outside CORELLIA – Outer space time

OPENING CRAWL:

PEACE! The corrupt Republic crumbled after
a decisive move by Chancellor Palpatine ended
the ongoing senseless struggle between the Trade
Federation and the clone troops led by greedy,
power-hungry Jedi Knights, establishing the
new GALACTIC EMPIRE and opening a period of
PROSPERITY in the galaxy.

It’s a time for big businesses to flourish, and major
interstellar conflicts were replaced by generational
quarrels within old dynasties. Just as the holonews
stop talking about bloodsheds in both unknown
regions and capital planets, small-scale household
dramas take front-stage and the GOSSIP it brews is
certainly more exciting than any whispered tales of
rebels on underground worlds. One never knows
what will shape the GALAXY next ...


The camera tilts downwards after the text disappears for a wide shot of the planet CORELLIA. A flux of commercial ships moves both to and from the planet. As the same logo is seen in most of them, the camera focus on a ship approaching the planet, enough to let the audience read: RENOWITZ INDUSTRIES.


Scene I: CORELLIA, Renowitz Mansion - Morning

HAN, the rebellious teenage son of affluent department store owners KYLO and ODDS RENOWITZ, is staring blankly at his 72’ Hologram Screen. The living room is large and fancy.

ZELDA (on the holoscreen)
… I am TIRED of you always pretending that I can’t help
myself. Maybe I WANTED to be kidnapped by Ganondorf!


LINK (on the holoscreen)
Well excuuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!


KYLO RENOWITZ, sharply dressed, walks stiffly into the room and asserts, without looking at HAN.

KYLO RENOWITZ
HAN, I have business to attend to at the store.
C2M8 will take you to school today.


There’s no reply from HAN. KYLO adjusts his watch and finally looks at HAN, and then at the screen. He says, in a mocking and disregarding tone.

KYLO RENOWITZ
Oh, you’re still watching those silly cartoons? Grow up HAN.
Do you think a princess would ever need your help?
You can’t even help yourself.


As he leaves in disgust, ODDS RENOWITZ hurriedly comes into the room, barely noticing her son, grabs her wampa fur-scarf, and is ready to leave - when she hears HAN growl under his breath.

HAN RENOWITZ
Yeah, whatever man...


ODDS RENOWITZ slowly walks towards HAN, as if going down the runway, and kisses him on the forehead.

ODDS RENOWITZ
Oh sweetie pie... how were classes yesterday?


ODDS then stares at herself in her pocket mirror, fixing her hair.

HAN RENOWITZ
It was like Sunday or whatever, MOM!
I got that greedy bastard to do me some...


ODDS RENOWITZ
You stop right there, mister!
Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone just remember that all
the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.


HAN was used to hearing ODDS spew out empty advices she had read on her boujee book-club, so he just rolls his eyes and makes sure she leaves his hefty allowance before closing the door behind her. She was leaving for another week-long shopping spree.

C2M8 comes into the room. Even though he is a droid, he is noticeably nervous.

C2M8
Please, master HAN, your worshipfulness, we have to hurry!
The odds of reaching the school on time are...

HAN RENOWITZ
Don’t talk to me about ODDS, you piece of garbage.
You haven’t even collected my shit.


C2M8 hastily moves around the room, tripping on HAN’s belongings which are spread everywhere.


(end of excerpt)


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Scene III: CORELLIA, School – Late Morning

Wide shot of an elite private school. Zoom into HAN in the recess’ exotic petting farm as he’s hiding behind a smelly Tauntaun, aiming a slingshot into the open classroom window.

THE PROFESSOR
... and the first space opera performed there was written by...

SOME GREEN ALIEN KID
The illustrious director Notluwiski Papanoida!

THE PROFESSOR
Absolutely correct! You see boys, that’s why he has a scholarship!
He might not be as rich as some... but smart he is!


The SMART GREEN ALIEN KID awkwardly tries to smile and compose himself after hearing such a remark. As the PROFESSOR turns her back to write on the board the KID gets hit by a rock in his left antenna.

SCHOLARSHIP GRANTEE GREEN ALIEN KID
Ouch!


As the INJURED GREEN ALIEN KID starts to cry and the PROFESSOR checks on him, HAN uses the commotion to sneakily jump inside through the window, but he is spotted.

INJURED GREEN ALIEN KID
Look, Teacher, it was HAN! He shot me!

HAN RENOWITZ
What!? He cries every time someone calls him poor, the jealous bastard!

JEALOUS GREEN ALIEN KID
You’re mean! You shot me!

HAN RENOWITZ
Well, you shot me first. Remember... guys? Greedy boy!

SOME STUDENTS
GREEDO! GREEDO! GREEDO!

A ferocious debate begins, some students defend GREEDO, while most are on HAN’s side. The scene goes on for a few seconds.

(end of excerpt)


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Scene VI: CAPUTZA, A Desert Planet - Early Afternoon

KYLO and HAN RENOWITZ arrive to a modern looking docking bay. Waiting them is JABBA TIURE, a renowned trader and business partner of KYLO.

KYLO RENOWITZ
HAN, I don’t want you to be here either but I need you to keep
the business afloat when you get it, so just shut up and learn.

JABBA TIURE
Ta tiska! Ta tun ta tuunn, KYLO KYLO! Et tutiti HAN, ta grandi!
Sheza, yo baca kabadacarda?

KYLO RENOWITZ
Booming!


(further dialogue and shenanigans to be written)

KYLO angrily tells HAN to leave after the repeated transgressions, to which he happily obliges. HAN checks the note with the address of the arms dealer he got previously from a classmate. CAPUTZA was notable for its underground market and HAN was sure he would finally be able to get a blaster.


Scene VII: Shady canteen in CAPUTZA - Afternoon

We see HAN talking to a strange and improbable pair: a human-pig and an Aqualish thug. They seem eager to get rid of him. As HAN leaves in the direction of a table they pointed to, the couple steps inside a closet.


HAN RENOWITZ
Are you Bobby Fat?

BOBBA FETT
What do you want?

HAN RENOWITZ
I need a blaster.

BOBBA FETT
I don’t have nada for you, KID.

HAN RENOWITZ
I got money, Bobby.

BOBBA FETT
Whatever, meet me later around the corner.


(end of excerpt)


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Scene X: CORELLIA, School - Morning

HAN is at the school recess, behind a Tauntaun. He still couldn’t believe that the arms dealer had sold him a lame BB blaster. However, as he points the blaster at GREEDO’s right antenna, he seems confident in the modifications he made.

THE PROFESSOR
... and that’s why we don’t have Ewoks
in the petting zoo anymore, children.


A loud bang is heard as the ceiling of the petting zoo collapses. The camera turns to HAN who seems dumbfounded, looking at his blaster which appears to be leaking something.

THE PROFESSOR
Mister RENOWITZ! What have you done?!
That was the last straw!


(end of excerpt)


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Scene XIII: CORELLIA, Renowitz Mansion - Evening

Panning shot over the outside of the Renowitz mansion. We see HAN half-assedly working in the garden as KYLO angrily enters the house and slams the door. Through a window, we see ODDS unpacking some shopping bags. Cut to the living room.

KYLO RENOWITZ
I can’t believe that Hutt called me out on ethics
about the new business proposition!
How does he think I can afford your shopping sprees?!?

ODDS RENOWITZ
Oh dear, welcome home! I talked to HAN earlier and he seems a tad depressed.
Should we take him to Naboo on a little get away?
It’s been sooo long since our last holiday!


KYLO seems frustrated at her aloofness but resigned at the same time. He draws a cigar from his leather Gucci cigar case. C2M8 enters the room.

C2M8
Your worshipfulnessesses, dinner is almost ready!
It’s the most exquisite Bantha rib with sweet potatoes.

ODDS RENOWITZ
Oh no! There goes my diet, ahahah!
Oh, take these dresses upstairs for me, will ya, darling?

C2M8
Most certainly, your highness of the highs, madam, sir.
But I should attend to the dinner first.

ODDS RENOWITZ
That wasn’t a request, sweety pie.

KYLO RENOWITZ
Get me the lighter, will you?


Outside, HAN is cutting his fingernails with the garden shears. Suddenly, an explosion distracts him from his meticulous task. Smoke comes from the broken windows of the mansion as C2M8’s head falls right next to him.

C2M8
Dinner will be delayed for several minutes, master HAN!


(end of excerpt)


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Scene XVI: CORELLIA, Cemetery - Morning

Tracking shot of a line of attendees to MR and MRS KYLO RENOWITZ’s funeral. We hear some sobs but mostly whispered gossip. Words like ‘HAN’, ‘explosion’, ‘blaster’, ‘money’, ‘greedy’, ‘crazy’, ‘murderer’, ‘murderer, ‘MURDERER’ are repeated... As the tracking shot ends at the front of the line, zoom into HAN’s. He seems undisposed, holding C2M8’s head in his arm. JABBA TIURE is next in line.

JABBA TIURE
Fruti tuti, gagu HAN… Tutiti Han grandi,
tat ton KYLO, tat ton ODDS… kadukibacardi?

As JABBA starts weeping like a sinner on a Sunday morning, HAN asks C2M8 to translate.

JABBA TIURE
Me and a-KYLO go back the long time...
Me believe not those accusation on yousa.
I help you with future yousa need. Come in Caputza.

HAN
(below his breath)
Maybe it was my fault.


GREEDO and THE PROFESSOR come near HAN, GREEDO sobbing visibly.

THE PROFESSOR
I know this is a bad time, but I still have to inform you that, since the family court is investigating the incident, you have been expelled from the school. I’m sorry Mister RENOWITZ, but we have an image to preserve. I know you are cut out of your inheritance for the time being, but there are still fees to be paid...


As THE PROFESSOR starts walking away, GREEDO pulls on her sleeve.

THE PROFESSOR
Oh, right, GREEDO here wants you to know he is prepared to share his only, dirty blanket with you. You should take it, HAN, you don’t have a lot of friends left... and nowhere to sleep.


GREEDO seems to be trying to mutter something as he starts to lift his head. HAN furiously reaches for the blaster hidden in his pants and aims it at GREEDO’s right antenna. The scene ends with people around him, holding him off. ‘Crazy!’, ‘murderer’, ‘dangerous’, ‘stop!’.

(end of excerpt)


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Scene XVIII: CORELLIA, Hangar - Night

Wide shot of the hangar, many ships are leaving. HAN is carrying a small backpack. He seems much calmer and more contemplative than usual. Through his face we seem to glimpse his mind trying to explain to himself how he got there. He lowers his gaze towards the ground where he catches glimpses of his own reflection on some spilled gasoline. He speaks slowly, looking at C2M8 head which he holds in his hands in front of him.

HAN
Renowitz... Renowitz... my whole life I had to live up to a name and a legacy that doesn’t represent me. All these years I had this weight on my shoulders, had to appear a certain way, had to maintain an attitude befitting a class that I despise, had to see my artistic tendencies crushed by a father who cares more about hierarchy than love, a mother who can only show HER love in materialistic ways, instead of maternalistic ones... And now I’m being cast out, accused of bringing destruction to those whom, although never shown true affection by, I’ve always tried to make proud. Now they are making me leave. But that’s fine... I’ll follow my own path. If I have to go from Corellia, I’ll let go of everything. No more money. No more mansion. No more weekend mansion. No more friends. No more... Renowitz. Now... I am... SOLO!


As he finishes his speech it dramatically starts raining; HAN SOLO falls to his knees and lets out a shriek. HAN face shows the moment has reached PEAK MELODRAMA! After a few seconds he slowly rises and enters the spaceship Jabba has sent to collect him. The ship looks really fancy, one could even say it was like a space Cadillac. On the windshield we see “Express Millenium Falcon: Destination CAPTUZA”. He enters the ship without looking back.

END OF ACT 1