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　　ROSE
　　（still blank）
　　His dog is not well. He needs to go to the vet first thing in the morn--
　　
　　Dean hits play on the sound system. Darkly valiant classical music begins. He standing in front of the fireplace.
　　
　　Lost in the fire， Dean begins conducting the music.
　　
　　DEAN
　　What is your purpose， Chris？
　　
　　CHRIS
　　What？
　　
　　DEAN
　　In life？ What is your purpose……？
　　
　　CHRIS
　　Right now， it’s finding the keys.
　　
　　DEAN
　　We’ve been looking for our purpose for such a long time. Fire has mesmerized man since the Stone Age. It is a reflection of our impermanence in the world. Fire is born， it breathes and then it dies.
　　
　　CHRIS
　　Rose……
　　
　　Rose lamely rummages through her bag.
　　
　　ROSE
　　I’m looking.
　　
　　CHRIS
　　Rose， what is this shit？!
　　
　　DEAN
　　There’s a reason we worship the Sun， Chris. He who lights the way through the darkness of life. He in all his glory was around long before us and will be here long after we are gone， but he too will die some day! That’s right even the Sun God will die. It is no less mortal than we， but it inspires us to defy it! So what do we do？--
　　
　　CHRIS
　　--Rose.--
　　
　　DEAN
　　（unhinged）
　　--What do we do？! We baptize ourselves in the firewater!
　　（MORE）
　　
　　DEAN （CONT’D）
　　We bathe in his reflection， for one chance to emerge having defied death!
　　
　　DEAN （CONT’D）
　　You’d take that baptism wouldn’t you， Chris？ The baptism of immortality？
　　
　　CHRIS
　　I was raised Episcopalian.
　　
　　Chris starts toward the door， but his path is blocked by Jeremy swinging at air.
　　
　　JEREMY
　　Whoa! Be careful， bro.
　　
　　MISSY
　　Don’t hurt him， Jeremy.
　　
　　JEREMY
　　What？ I’m not doing anything.
　　
　　DEAN
　　Listen， Chris--
　　
　　CHRIS
　　--I don’t know what you’re saying!
　　
　　DEAN
　　（Through tears of joyous madness）
　　I’m saying that we’ve found OUR PURPOSE!!! There must be a sacrifice! Sacrifice is essential
　　for the righteous to achieve our true potential. A vessel must be comprised. A host must be born!!!
　　
　　CHRIS
　　Rose! The keys!!!
　　
　　Rose backs away.
　　
　　ROSE
　　Oh baby…… You know I can’t give you the keys.
　　
　　Chris makes a run for the door. Missy CLINKS the cup with her SPOON.
　　
　　TING TING. TING TING.
　　
　　The world instantly blurs around Chris. He begins to fall. He sees a flash.
　　
　　INT. DARKNESS
　　
　　Chris falls through the abyss towards ‘The Sunken Place’ again just like when he was hypnotized. The blue screen above him shows what his open eyes see. It’s his own perspective falling to the floor. CRASH! The screen now shows the living room ceiling. Jeremy leans over him.
　　
　　JEREMY
　　Oh shit!
　　
　　MISSY （O.S.）
　　Is he hurt？
　　
　　CHRIS
　　What the fuck？
　　
　　JEREMY
　　Did you see him drop？
　　
　　DEAN （O.S.）
　　He hit his head pretty good.
　　
　　ROSE （O.S.）
　　It’s just a bump. He’s fine.
　　
　　CHRIS
　　Rose!!!
　　
　　MISSY （O.S.）
　　Why do you push them， Dean？
　　
　　DEAN （O.S.）
　　It’s important to me that they acknowledge the purpose.