Star Ocean: The Second Story
FANTASTIC FICTION
Written By Code Red
EPISODE 3: The Theater:
Next, on Fantastic Fiction:
Celine is rejected by a teller:
TELLER: That woman - she's too old.
CELINE: OLD!!?? What are you talking about!?
TELLER: You have to be under 21 to enter this theater. In other words, kids
only!
CELINE: But....
TELLER: NO EXCEPTIONS!!
On the next: FANTASTIC FICTION
CHAPTER 1:
In Mars Village....
Claude is sleeping on a couch when Celine enters the room.
CELINE: Hey, Claude darling. Have I got news for you!
CLAUDE: (rudely woken up) Really? What?
CELINE: In the theater, they're puting on a heraldy and mechanics show. I'm
going tonight with Leon and Precis.
CLAUDE: Sounds interesting. But I can't show up, I have a date with Rena.
CELINE: Oh, really? Well, I hope you enjoy it. I'll certainly enjoy this show!
CLAUDE: But I need to get her a present. I've been on this couch for over two
hours thinking of what to get her.
CELINE: I think Rena will like a new hairpin. Her other one has stains on it
which can't be removed.
CLAUDE: Wow, thanks Celine!
CELINE: No problem, Claude darling. Well, I'd best be on my way. I don't want
to keep Leon and Precis waiting.
CLAUDE: See you later.
CHAPTER 2:
PRECIS: This is SOO exciting!! A show with REAL machines!
LEON: There's heraldy too!!
CELINE: Well, here we are, darlings!
The three of them approach the door to the theater.
TELLER: And what are YOU doing!?
PRECIS: What!? What's wrong?
TELLER: That woman - she's too old.
CELINE: OLD!!?? What are you talking about!?
TELLER: You have to be under 21 to enter this theater. In other words, kids
only!
CELINE: But....
TELLER: NO EXCEPTIONS!!
CELINE: You two go in. I'll find another way yet....
LEON: But, Celine...
CELINE: Don't worry about me....
PRECIS: But it won't be the same without you! (cries slightly)
TELLER: Emotion won't get to me. Rules are rules. My job's on the line if you
enter!
CHAPTER 3:
CLAUDE: Rena, what do you want to eat?
RENA: ....
CLAUDE: Rena, what's wrong?
RENA: ... My hairpin... it's no good any more.
CLAUDE: (thinking) Oh, no! I forgot to get her a new hairpin!
RENA: It has all of these stains...
CLAUDE: Eh, Rena? I'll be right back.
RENA: But Claude!....
Claude had already left the restaurant.
CLAUDE: Where could a hairpin be??
Claude was crazily running all around the town.
CHAPTER 4:
CELINE: OK, OK, how to get in....
While walking on the outside of the building, she saw a rope hanging from one
of the windows.
CELINE: Hmmm, maybe I could climb this....
SNAP!!
CELINE: Doh!
Meanwhile, in the showcase....
LEON: Isn't this great, Precis?
PRECIS: Sure is!
LEON: I just hope Celine can come in time for the show....
PRECIS: Me too....
....
LEON: Hey, come look at this!
PRECIS: Why, what is it?
LEON: This looks like....
PRECIS: My Bobot!? COOL!!!!....
LEON: Wow! Over there - that's a model of my Lacour Hope!!
PRECIS: Who's hosting this showing, anyway?
CHAPTER 5:
CLAUDE: Oh, this store has a hairpin!
There is one last hairpin in the shop, behind the clerks counter. It looks
like Claude will have to wait his turn before he can get it....
WOMAN: Wow! That hairpin looks nice! I'll take it!
CLAUDE: Oh, no!
The shopkeeper gives the hairpin to the woman.
CLAUDE: Say, miss? Do you REALLY need that hairpin.
WOMAN: Don't even think about it!
CLAUDE: I'll tell you what. I'll give you double the price if you give it to
me!
WOMAN: Sorry, people can't just give back what they buy. It's common
knowledge. If everyone did that, the system wouldn't work...
CLAUDE: - six times the original price!
WOMAN: The answer's still NO!
CLAUDE: How could you turn down that amount of money? You couls buy more
hairpins when they come in.
WOMAN: You're NOT getting anything from me... HEY!!!!
Claude snatched the hairpin away from the woman and ran off with it.
CHAPTER 6:
LEON: Celine is still not here. Should we even worry?
PRECIS: C'mon, Leon! Don't give up hope so easily! She'll find a way in!
LEON: I'm not so sure. The show's halfway over, you know.
Meanwhile, on the outside of the theater....
CELINE: Ah, another door!
Celine tries to open it, but it's locked.
CELINE: Darn! If only I had a lockpick!....
Claude came running down the street with something shiny in his hands.
CELINE: Darling Claude, you wouldn't believe....
CLAUDE: No time to talk! I've got to give this to Rena!
Before Celine could say anymore, Claude ran away. However....
CLANK!
CELINE: What?
The hairpin had dropped on the floor, and Claude left without it.
CELINE: Hmmm... a suitable lockpick....
CHAPTER 7:
RENA: What nerve does Claude have! That's it! I'm not waiting here any
more....
Claude enters the restaurant.
CLAUDE: Sorry about our date, Rena, but I have something for you....
RENA: What? I don't see anything!
CLAUDE: But it's right.... uh, oh....
RENA: You REALLY did it this time, Claude!
CLAUDE: But... but....
RENA: No buts!!
CLAUDE: ....
CHAPTER 8:
CELINE: Just a little more....
....
CELINE: A little this way, just a little... bit... more....
....
CELINE: THERE!! Open at last!
The hairpin was bent beyond belief, but Celine was too happy to care.
CELINE: Finally!! I can get in!.... What?
Celine's round metal holding up her robes was too wide for her to fit in the
door.
CELINE: What!? This can't be!!
A guard approaches Celine. He puts his fists on his hips, looks at Celine. She
looks back nervously. Scene fades.
END
LEON: Where is Celine, anyway?
PRECIS: What is keeping her?
GUARD: You two! You are under arrest for lying about the number of people
attending the movie with you! There should be three of you total, not two!
PRECIS: What?
LEON: But....
Later....
GUARD: You two, meet your new jail buddies!!
Percis and Leon are amazed at what they find....
GUARD: Celine Jules, charged for attempted break - in....
CELINE: ....
GUARD: Claude C. Kenni, charged for stealing a hairpin from a woman....
CLAUDE: ....
Precis and Leon still look on in surprise. Scene fades with everyone on the
screen. End.
