INT. SILVERLIGHT REMEDIES – EVENING
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The fluorescent lights buzz slightly overhead as the trio steps in, the cool air filled with the sterile smell of chemicals and cleaning solutions.
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Jason immediately splits from the group, heading straight for the counter, leaving A and K to drift among the tightly packed aisles.
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AT THE COUNTER
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Jason leans onto the counter where a tired-looking SERVICE BOT with a slick chrome finish greets him.
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JASON
"I need maintenance fluid, internal painkillers... and drugs."
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SERVICE BOT (flatly)
"We do not sell... 'drugs', sir."
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Jason taps his fingers on the counter, deadpan.
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JASON
"Yeah, yeah, painkillers and emotional painkillers. You know. The responsible stuff."
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The Service Bot processes that with a slow blink and starts fetching what he actually meant.
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IN THE AISLES
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Meanwhile, A wanders down an aisle stacked high with colorful bottles and containers, squinting at labels.
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A (reading aloud)
"'Hydro-Repair Nanogel: Apply generously to broken pride and shattered dignity.' Huh."
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K (beside him, flipping another label)
"'High-Performance Thermal Coolant – Warning: May cause spontaneous dance moves if applied improperly.'"
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A snorts a laugh, then his optics catch something glimmering on the shelf—a pretty, glass bottle filled with an iridescent liquid, shimmering like candy.
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Curious, he picks it up and turns to K, holding it up.
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A (innocently)
"This one looks tasty. What’s it for?"
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Before K can answer, the Service Bot at the counter cranes its head slightly toward them.
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SERVICE BOT (professional tone)
"That product is for facilitating mechanical intimacy enhancement between compatible units. Please read the instruction manual carefully before use."
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Jason, halfway through signing some papers, freezes, looks over his shoulder, and nearly chokes.
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JASON (loud enough for half the store to hear)
"You better put that back right now unless you're planning on committing war crimes."
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A's face plates visibly heat up a few shades as he quickly, carefully, sets the bottle back on the shelf like it's a live bomb.
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A (awkwardly, mumbling)
"Sorry..."
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K (amused)
"Not even five minutes and you're already trying to get us banned."
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Jason snickers wickedly as he turns back to the counter.
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JASON
"I leave you alone for two seconds and you’re ready to start a robot dating sim in aisle three."
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The Service Bot returns with a bag of maintenance supplies. Jason grabs it, thanks him half-heartedly, and waves A and K toward the door.
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JASON
"Alright, lovebirds, let's move before you find something even worse."
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A (protesting quietly)
"I wasn’t gonna—!"
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K (still flipping through his book)
"I could’ve weaponized it."
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Jason mutters something dark under his breath as they walk out of the store and back into the cool city air.
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FADE OUT.
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