Soul Ribbons

INT. COMPUTER LAB - NIGHT
Two men sit next to each other while watching something on a 
small screen.  They both seem focused and at-work.  Small 
banter is heard between them.
LEWIS AND CLARK
Its too early for this.
CLARK, a brown-haired, youthful-looking white male in his 
early 20’s turns his head to LEWIS, a long dirty blonde-
haired male also in his early 20’s.
CLARK
Gah, Lewis, this prototype is 
phenomenal.  I mean, just look at 
how the engine runs without the 
addition of that second graphics 
file.
The screen that both men are watching is now visible, and it 
reveals that they are both watching gameplay of a video game 
on a small screen.  There is a handheld gaming controller 
hooked up to the screen.
LEWIS smiles warmly.
LEWIS
It really is something else.  
What’s with this test-program, 
though?
On the screen, a MARIO-LOOKING CHARACTER with a sleazy pair 
of overalls holds a plunger over his shoulder in a macho 
stance while knocking on the doors of a castle.  A health bar 
and other various gaming statistics are on the screen.
A PEACH-LOOKING CHARACTER with exaggeratedly sexy features 
answers the castle door.
MARIO-LOOKING CHARACTER
Did someone call a plumber?
Only both men’s faces watching the screen are now visible.
A series of “dirty innuendo” is heard coming from the screen.
Clark begins to chuckle, but Lewis jumps up quickly, 
disgusted.
LEWIS
Ah, c’mon, Clark!  He’s Italian for 
Christ’s sake!  If I wanted to see 
that, I’d watch Jersey Shore!

Clark continues to laugh.
EXT. SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE - NIGHT
Lewis and Clark are both wrapped up in Winter attire walking 
home side by side.  Clark is playing a game on his handheld 
system while Lewis stares ahead smiling complacently.
LEWIS
So do you really think this thing 
will be a hit at E4?
CLARK
E4?
LEWIS
Yes, E4.
CLARK
Oh, well then... Bingo!
Lewis reaches over and turns off Clark’s game.  He smirks at 
Clark.
CLARK (CONT’D)
Hey, I was almost on the last 
level!
LEWIS
We made the game!  I’d hope you 
could get to the last level without 
cheats.
CLARK
Well there’s still that bug on the 
final boss.  As of now, he’s 
impossible to beat because we 
haven’t finished his code.
LEWIS
We’ll get around to it tomorrow, 
Clark.  Get some sleep.
Both men hug and part ways at an intersection, and as they 
do, the shot splits.
On the right:  Clark walks down his block and enters his 
apartment.  
2.

INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
Once inside, his dog greets him.  Shot time-lapses leading up 
to Clark asleep, with the dog at his feet.
On the left:  Lewis enters his apartment the same time that 
Clark enters his.  
INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
Lewis is greeted by his dog as well.  Shot time-lapses to him 
eventually awake at his desk with his dog beside him.
Split-Shot pans so that Lewis’s shot is now the only one on 
the screen.  
INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
Lewis is scribbling equations on a piece of paper with a copy 
of the game next to him.  The game is a small handheld device 
sized cartridge with the title, “Soul Ribbons”, illustrated 
on it in bubbly, whimsical font.
The clock next to him says “2:25 AM”.  
The clock turns off.
Lewis can now be seen asleep at his desk, snoring.
An alarm goes off and quickly wakes him up.  
Lewis yawns and goes to exit the room.
EXT. FIELD - DAY
Upon opening the door, instead of seeing the rest of his 
apartment, he sees a vast dream-scape.
Still in his clothes from the night before, he proceeds to 
enter this land.
Behind him, the door slams.
Lewis goes to open it, but the door is now surrounded by the 
open air of the world Lewis has just entered.
It doesn’t take long for him to recognize it; it is the video 
game world he has been co-creating with Clark.
3.

LEWIS
Never been to Kansas, but I’m sure 
as hell that I am definitely not 
there at the moment.
Suddenly, a rustling from the bush beside Lewis startles him.
LEWIS (CONT’D)
Clark...  If that’s you and you put 
pot in my oatmeal again, I’m gonna-
Four obscure-looking CREATURES jump out.
Lewis just glares at them, dumbfounded.
They slowly waddle towards him.
They are all about 3 feet tall, slightly plump, with purple 
bed-head hair.  Two of them are green, one is red, and one is 
blue.  Each of them carries a shield.
The blue one begins to speak.
CREATURE #1
Hello, Lewis.  My name is Bucky, 
and these are my trusty Fatum 
friends.
The other three Fatums giggle shyly and hide behind Bucky.
BUCKY
We Fatums praise you as creator.
Lewis is quickly pacing away from the Fatums as if he’s still 
trying to find a way out of the strange world.
They waddle behind him as he paces away.
Lewis stares ahead and does not respond to them.
BUCKY (CONT’D)
And we vastly love all you have 
made for us.
Lewis shakes his head in exasperation and keeps trekking
BUCKY (CONT’D)
But there is one thi--
Lewis stops in his tracks.
He has hit a solid invisible border in this world.
Lewis sits in awe.
4.

Clark sits on the other side of the transparent border in his 
clothes from the night before with snow blowing on him while 
shivering.
CLARK
Freggin’ A’, don’t just sit there!  
Get me outta here, it’s so cold 
that I think the spirit of Frosty 
just gave me a sex change.
The Fatums catch up with Lewis and stand at the border with 
him.
BUCKY
He must defeat the Winterqueen if 
he wants to progress from that 
land!
Lewis turns to the Fatums and finally breaks his silence.
LEWIS
So you’re telling me that the only 
way out of these worlds and 
ultimately this realm is to beat 
the game? ...  But in real life?
BUCKY
Real life?
LEWIS
Nevermind.  Clark, you’ve gotta 
turn around, take 20 paces forward, 
then 10 right.  There will be a 
matchbox.  Collect it so you can 
set fire to the Ice-Castle on the 
other side of the map; it’s a world-
jumping easter-egg I threw in 
earlier.
CLARK
Easter-egg!?  You’ve been adding 
easter-eggs without telling me!?  
Well how about I add a “Christmas 
Gift” where you beat the whole game 
by looking at your phone while 
playing?  Or, better yet, a 
“Hannukkah Present” that lets you 
skip levels each time you look up 
strategy on 
“youknowyoucantbeait.com”!?
5.