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[Video transcript begin.]

[The recording begins in the passenger seat of a car, at upper chest height. The sky is dark, and there is quiet chatter happening behind the camera.]

[Suddenly, a small animal comes into view on the road. The person with the camera lunges to grab the steering wheel, swerving around the animal.]

?: Sorry, everyone! Animal on the road!

[Voice identified: Ophelia.]

?: It's ok! It's understandable.

[Voice identified: Nessa.]

[Ophelia turns around in zer seat, looking back at the other passengers of the car.]

O: You guys ready?

Ne: Legally I should say no, [Whispered.] Lord knows I'm already in enough legal trouble.

[Ness clears her throat and sits up straight.]

Ne: But yeah! I'm ready!

[Noises of agreement from the other passengers indicate they share the same sentiment.]

?: Ophelia, when are you going to tell her why Cass is here?

[Voice identified: Becky.]

O: Soon!

Ne: Not like I really care, bro is the head of PR. And therefore my boss when I'm with PR so.

[A loud laugh is heard from the driver's seat.]

?: You guys haven’t told her yet?

[Voice identified: Cassius.]

Ne: Nah, they haven't told me anything. Besides why I'm here.

C: Oh, this’ll be fun.

O: Eyes on the road! OMFG dude we can’t die in a car accident before we get there!

Ne: Yeah uh… I think I'm the only one that would stay dead honestly.

C: Yep. You are.

Ne: I was… Joking.

[Cassius turns and smiles at Ness.]

O: EYES ON THE ROAD!

[The car swerves violently as the passengers shout. Cassius is the only exception, cackling at the others.]

Ne: Fuckin' hell dude, maybe chill?

C: Never.

Ne: Fair enough, have a nice night.

Be: But we’re going to the same place?

Ne: A joke, it's a joke… I know we're all going to the same place.

Be: Oh.

C: Sharp turn, everyone hold onto something. If you’re in the middle seat, good luck.

[The camera jolts, as everyone screams. Several thunks can be heard behind the camera.]

?: OW. YOU BITCH!

[Voice identified: Eden.]

Ne: SORRY, SORRY, I'M SORRY.

[Ness puts her hands together and begins pleading with Eden.]

Ne: Don't kill me- I'm sorry!

Ed: I have half a mind to fucking bite you right now.

C: Hey. We don’t bite others in the car.

Ed: Fine.

Ne: Eden please for the love of gods forgive me, I was trying to grab the center console so I didn't fall into anyone.

Ed: You’re lucky we’re working together tonight, Ness.

O: Speaking of! We’re almost there! Everyone prepare yourselves! Ness, are you sure you’re ready?

Ne: Physically? Been ready. Mentally? Well I think if I say no Eden's gonna kill me once we get out the car so yeah I'm ready!

[After a few seconds, the car turns into a parking lot. And everyone begins to exit the car.]

Ne: [Whispered.] Ok Ness… You can do this.

[Ness slowly gets out of the car with everyone else, the green dress she has been wearing shining under the lights.]

Ne: Ok… Time for me to help kidnap someone.

O: Huddle up, team! We need to restate our plan.

[The PR team and Ness form a circle, Ophelia points at the different members and states what they’ll be doing. Before turning to Cassius.]

O: Cassius, you–

C: Are the distraction, I know. You brought an outfit for me, correct?

O: Hell yeah we did. It’s in the back.

Ne: Wait, outfit? What?

C: I can’t be a distraction in my work clothes! Come on, Ness. Think for a moment.

[Cassius walks to the car and opens the trunk, pulling out a red satin party dress, he grins at Ophelia.]

C: You’ve really outdone yourself on this one, Ophelia. I’ll go get changed, I’ll be back in a second.

[Cassius vanishes behind the car, Ophelia turns back to the group.]

O: That’s why he’s here.

Ne: I, I support it. That is a damn good plan.

[After a few seconds, Cassius calls for Ophelia.]

C: You brought your purse, right?

O: Yeah, why?

C: I’m going to need to borrow your lipstick.

O: Alright! Catch!

[Ophelia tosses xer purse behind the car.]

C: Thanks!

Ne: So uh… Why am I here? Besides helping, what's the plan?

O: We need you to help carry the dude out. Among other things.

Ne: Like?

O: Well, we don’t know what else will be needed until we actually get in there. He has bodyguards, but we don’t know how many. He’s smart, unfortunately.

Ed: Would’ve done you some good to have a few of those, huh?

[Ness looks over at Eden, a look of annoyance on her face.]

Ne: I work at a fucking Chuck e Cheese knockoff where I make 15 bucks an hour, where the fuck am I gonna find bodyguards that cheap?

Ed: Pfft, I know that. I’m not saying you should hire bodyguards, just that they probably would’ve helped a lot.

Ne: If I needed a bodyguard I'll just beat your ass again. Lord knows I almost won the first time.

[Ness grins at Eden.]

[Eden flashes her teeth at Ness as a subtle warning.]

Ne: Literally most materials defend against bites, most of which I can afford.

Ed: I could bite you right now.

O: But you won’t.

Ne: I was just gonna say nuh uh, I'm here for the job so she can't.

O: Hm. Well, after the job is done, you’re pretty much fair game. So… let’s hope you can run in those shoes.

Ne: I am wearing the shiny tennis shoes for a reason, I only have one pair of heels and I refuse to get dirt or blood on them. If it comes down to bloodshed.

[A voice is heard behind Ophelia.]

C: Blood adds to the charm, in my opinion.

Ne: I mean sure… But unlike you guys I could actually be thrown in jail for this. And at least these shoes I can bury easily.

[Cassius clears his throat.]

C: Let’s avoid that word for a little bit.

Ne: You got it boss! Sorry about that.

C: Hm, I haven’t been called ‘boss’ in a while. And thanks. Are we all ready to go in?

Ne: Yep I think so! Oh… Wait hold on. Gotta match my fake ID so they let me in.

[Ness opens her backpack and pulls out a bag with a long curly brown wig, putting it on as well as a pair of glasses.]

Ne: Now I'm ready!

O: Alright then! Follow me, everyone!

[The group is led to the door, and are let in with little issue.]

Ne: Thank god… I'm worried for the day that doesn't work.

C: Well, I’ll see you guys later!

[Cassius winks at the group, then saunters off into the crowd. Playing up his usual confidence tenfold. Ophelia chuckles.]

O: There he goes. Let's locate our guy.

Ne: Hey Ophelia? You mind if I ask a question?

O: Sure! What’s up?

Ne: You guys uh… Tend to call people by the names that hurt them, you call Rose ‘editor’, you called Edgar ‘mechanic’. Why don't you guys call me Nessa? I mean I appreciate it but… It seems weird for y'all to call me "Ness" when you use names for everyone else that hurt them.

O: There’s a difference between Showfall job titles and chosen names.

Ne: Huh… I guess you have a point.

[Ness clears her throat.]

Ne: Maybe we should check by the bar? Seems like a good place to look.

O: You’ve got it, girl! Come on, everyone.

[As the group makes their way over, a person identified as Irene begins to talk to Ness, just in range of the microphone.]

Ir: So, Ness is your chosen name?

Ne: Huh… Oh yeah, it's uh… The name I started using after my mom and dad kicked me out of the house. Cuz well I never really liked the name Nessa but they didn't listen to me so.

Ir: I respect that. I never liked my name before I transitioned. I’m glad that the rest of the team was accepting of that, I don’t know what I’d do if they weren’t.

Ne: Wait, you're trans?

Ir: Yeah!

Ne: Hell yeah girl!

[Ness holds her fist out for a fistbump.]

[Irene finishes the gesture, giggling.]

Ne: I know you guys are like murderers and stuff, but I still can't help but respect the shit out of a lot of Y'all!

O: I assume that’s excluding Eden?

Ne: She legitimately almost killed the first girlfriend I've had, so yes, that is excluding Eden.

[The group approaches the bar, seamlessly blending in with the rest of the patrons sitting there.]

?: WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT STRONG? THAT IS THE STRONGEST ALCOHOL WE HAVE!

[Voice registered, awaiting name.]

[The bartender is seemingly screaming at someone who can't be seen because of the other patrons.]

?: BULLSHIT IT'S THE STRONGEST SHIT YOU HAVE!

[Voice identified: Emi.]

Ne: Welp… Looks like no-one's getting any alcohol till that's sorted.

Ed: Hrm…

O: What’s up, girl?

Ed: Oh, nothing! Don’t mind me!

Ne: We should focus on finding the target, just maybe tune out the- WOAH!

[A glass cup comes flying in Ness' direction, being caught by Ness right before it hits her face.]

Em: Sorry… Not really but y'know.

?: DON'T THROW OUR FUCKING CUPS!

[Eden takes a step towards Emi, her gait looking slightly different than usual, her hips sway slightly more, and her steps appear more smooth.]

Ed: Hey there!

Em: Do I-

[Emi cuts herself off with a laugh, a laugh of joy.]

Ed: We’ve met, but not properly. Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Eden, Showfall PR member.

[Emi removes one of her gloves and the bloody bottom half of a Halloween mask before looking up at Eden.]

Em: Emi Henderson, Rose's half sister and Ness' stalker. Nice to meetcha!

[Emi extends her hand out for a handshake, Eden takes hold of her hand.]

Ed: We never really got to know each other, would you like to go somewhere a little more… secluded. So we can chat?

[A smile creeps across Emi's face, she removes the hood of her hoodie to reveal flowing pink hair.]

Em: I like you… Sure why not, you got anything stronger than this garbage alcohol?

Ed: Of course, I never leave the mall without a few backup flasks of my own drinks.

Em: Oh I really like you. Alright! Let's go!

[Eden turns back to Ophelia and waves, before dragging Emi off into the crowd, the two vanish.]

O: … You’re fucking kidding me.

Ne: Ophelia… ACTUALLY team huddle!

O: Yep.

[The group forms another circle.]

Ne: [Whispered.] THAT'S ROSE'S HALF SISTER EDEN JUST LEFT WITH, AND MY STALKER!

O: [Whispered.] I KNOW. AND I KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING. WE WON’T BE SEEING EITHER OF THEM UNTIL TOMORROW.

Ne: [Whispered.] I'M TIRED, WHERE IS THIS GOING?

O: [Whispered.] NESS. ARE YOU SERIOUS. IT’S SO OBVIOUS.

Ne: [Whispered.] EDEN IS GONNA SLEEP WITH MY STALKER??? AND ROSE'S HALF SISTER?

O: [Whispered.] YES. YES SHE IS.

Ir: I mean. Good on Eden for finally getting some action, but she chose the worst person.

Ne: I mean… It makes sense, they both hate Rose. And me.

O: Well, we can’t do anything about that now. They’re gone. We still need to find our–

[A notification appears on a watch that Ophelia is wearing. They bring the watch up to her face. The message reads ‘Found our guy. On the dance floor. Bodyguards are off to the side.’]

O: Oh, shit.

Ne: Do we have a plan? If not I might just have one. I just need you guys to trust me.

O: Ness. Tell us the plan before we go with it. The last time someone said ‘just trust me’ I ended up dangling over the edge of the Eiffel Tower. Um. Don’t ask. Rough week.

Ne: I… Ok anyway, Me and Cassius could lead the bodyguards into a dark corner, if we don't want to kill them I have a taser on me. Then we take the guy outside or have Cassius distract the guy, while I distract the guards and you guys get the stuff ready.

Be: Well, there’s two guards, so you’d need to have someone with you. Cass seems to already be distracting our dude.

Ne: Not necessarily, I mean… Two guards, one person, that happens sometimes.

O: I’m not going to let you do that alone, girl. I’m going too. Everyone else, go get the stuff ready. Ness, if you’re absolutely sure you want to do this part, I’ll go with it. But if you’re at all uncomfortable I’d understand swapping out.

Ne: Let's do this, I owe you guys a job, I intend to do my best to help.

O: Alright, everyone, go get the things ready, Ness, let’s go.

[Ophelia walks over to where the body guards are, stopping for a moment to stare at the dance floor.]

O: Jesus, I forgot how different he can act for stuff like this.

Ne: Yeah uh… Bro seems to take his job very seriously, I respect it.

[Cassius notices Ophelia staring, he winks, and turns his attention back to the man he’s dancing with.]

O: Alright, we’ve gotta be quick, can’t let anyone see us do this.

Ne: Yep… Is now a bad time to mention I've never done something like this before?

O: Not at all, follow my lead, I’ve done this hundreds of times.

[They finally make their way to the two bodyguards, who seem extremely drunk.]

O: Perfect.

[Ophelia walks up to the first guard.]

O: Hey there! I couldn’t help but notice you from across the club, how are you doing?

?: [Slurring his words.] Woah, I’m uh. Doing great. How’re you?

[Voice registered. Awaiting name…]

O: I’m perfect. Wanna take this somewhere a little more private?

?: Sure!

[Ophelia leads the man to a darker corner of the club, after a few seconds of being there, his eyes roll backwards into his head, and he slumps over.]

O: Some fuckin’ bodyguards these guys are. Weaker than a piece of tissue paper.

[Ophelia receives another message on her watch, it reads ‘Ophelia help, I dropped my fucking tazer and this guys has me- OW FUCK pinned to the walk… My right forearm is fucking bleeding again.' Ophelia freezes for a moment, before breaking into a sprint.]

O: [Muttered.] Oh, absolutely not.

[She approaches the corner Ness had led the other man to, moving faster once zey catch sight of them.]

?: YOU THINK YOU CAN FUCKING TRICK ME?

[Voice registered. Awaiting name…]

[The guard can be seen choking Ness against the wall as she struggles to get away.]

[Ophelia walks up behind the man, and taps him on the shoulder.]

O: Excuse me? Sir?

?: What do you want, bitch?

[As soon as the man turns around, Ophelia punches him in the face as hard as she can. The man falls to the floor. They rush over to Ness.]

O: Ness! Are you alright? How bad are your injuries?

[Ness looks up at Ophelia, tears streaming down her face. Red marks across her face and throat, she can't say a word.]

O: Oh my god. Okay. Give me a second.

Ne: [Audibly injured.] L- let… M- me… C- can I… B- borrow O- one of y- your heels?

O: Of course, hon. Of course. Get his ass.

[Ness slips over to the man, heel on one foot.]

?: What you gonna do? Kill m-

[Ness stomps the foot with the heel down into the man's face, the heel bit going into his eye killing him instantly, his face collapsing with a crunch. Blood streaming down to the floor.]

O: Okay, we need to get out of here. Hold on… idea. I think I should have a lighter somewhere in my bag…

[She begins to pull items out of her bag, until finally finding a lighter.]

O: Ness, you’re good at burning shit down, right?

[Ness coughs, holding her throat while she speaks.]

Ne: K- kinda? I mean… I h- helped M- Mari DEAL with b- burning shit down.

O: Take this, let’s light this fucker ablaze. Also, you might wanna cover your ears in a minute.

[Ophelia hands Ness the lighter.]

Ne: Finally get to say this… Sayonara!

[Ness lights the lighter and sets the man's suit on fire, after roughly 5 seconds the fire grows enough to light up the corner they are in.]

[Ophelia grabs a drink from a nearby table and dumps it onto the man, allowing the fire to grow more. The fire spreads to the walls, and Ophelia grabs Ness and moves them away.]

O: Okay, run out the exit door. As fast as you can, and cover your ears to the best of your ability.

Ne: Are you gonna be ok?

O: Of course I will. Just go, everyone else should be outside, I don’t see Cass on the floor anymore.

Ne: Got it, be careful ok?

O: I will. See you in a few minutes!

[Ness hands Ophelia the now bloody heel, taking off the bloody tennis shoe before running out of frame with her hands over her ears.]

O: Oh, this is going to be fun.

[After a minute of waiting. Ophelia heads over to the fire alarm. Her hands move up to her head, covering her own ears. Before a shriek louder than the music and chatter of the club can be heard. The microphone of the camera picks it up as well as it can.]

[The volume and pitch of the scream causes many glass items in the club to shatter, including a few windows. The noise causes all of the patrons to begin running.]

[The fire alarm is hit, and Ophelia bolts towards the back door. Opting for a broken window instead of the door.]

[They tuck into a roll and sprint to the van they all drove in. She opens the door to the passenger seat and jumps into the car, slamming the door shut.]

O: DRIVE! GO!

Ne: WHAT ABOUT EDEN?

O: SHE CAN TAKE AN UBER. JUST GO BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE CAN GET INTO THEIR CARS.

Ne: CASSIUS DRIVE DUDE!

[The tires of the car screech as he slams his foot on the gas pedal. The camera jolts as the car takes a few sharp turns and speeds down the road. Ophelia turns her full body to look at the burning building zey just left.]

Ne: I… I'm sorry I fucked up, I didn't think he was going to figure me out I… I'm sorry.

[Ness tries to hold back tears as the sound of a wig being removed is heard.]

O: Ness, it’s fine. You did all you could. Don’t worry about it.

[Varied sounds of the people in the back attempting to comfort Ness can be heard.]

Ne: I… You sure? I um… I know it was supposed to be a stealth thing and I fucked it up…

O: Ness, if anything, it was my fault. Don’t blame yourself. We still got the job done.

C: Yep, dude is in the trunk. Masked.

Ne: Um… Ophelia, did I at least do good stomping the guys head in? I um… I've never done that before.

O: You did great. Let’s get you home, girl.

Ne: Um. First, Boss, if you want to stop at a restaurant I'll buy food and drinks for everyone. I have the money.

C: I’m not going to make you spend your money on us, Ness.

Ne: I… Dude, I'm gonna offer at least, I could've died. That guard almost broke my fucking neck.

C: And that’s why I’m going to be buying food. Don’t worry about it.

Ne: Alright…

O: Do you want to call anyone? We’re not exactly the best people for comfort, maybe talking to a friend would be better for you.

Ne: Henry's at work, I don't want to bother anyone in the apartment right now. And… Rose is in the mall so.

C: Talking to a family member or a friend after something like that helps, I would know. Don’t worry about bothering them.

Ne: Ok… Um… Can I call Katherine? I don't know who will pick up but y'know.

O: Call whoever you need to call, Ness.

Ne: FUCK I left my phone at work…

Be: Huh. That’s a little… um, not good.

Ne: Yeah.

[Ness tries to face-palm, but the moment her hand hits her face she winces in pain.]

O: Oh dear. Becky, can we switch seats?

Be: Sure.

[Becky unbuckles her seatbelt and switches places with Ophelia, causing a bit of laughter within the car.]

O: Okay, what hurts?

Ne: My face, my neck, my fucking forearms. The stitches in the right one broke when I hit the wall, and he had one hand gripping the left one.

O: Let me get the first aid kit, it should be under my seat.

[A bit of shuffling, before Ophelia pulls out a first aid kit and opens it up. Taking out some bandages.]

Ne: I… You don't have to do this, I know if anyone finds out you'll...

O: We’ll be fine.

Ne: If you're sure…

O: Oi, Cass, ease up on the turns for a bit, alright?

C: Got it.

[Ophelia begins to bandage Ness’ wounds, being as careful as xe can to not hurt her.]

Ne: Thank you… And um… Real quick I think I have something to say.

[Ness clears her throat, again wincing in pain.]

O: Yeah?

Ne: Boss, I'm sorry for insulting you and making fun of you because of the strike system and stuff. Fact of the matter is, you are really fucking cool, you remind me of one of those 80s action heroes, just… Evil. Or… A murderer is the better term I guess, and I respect you for… Being so serious about your job.

C: … I’m unsure how to respond to that, Ness. But it’s very appreciated.

Ne: I… I don't think I'll ever forgive you for what you did to Marina… But if I hate you for the rest of my life I'll never move on. So I wanted to tell you that.

C: Mhm… Thanks.

Ne: And Ophelia… Thanks for helping me back there, I would’ve died if you didn't. And uh… Thanks for letting me crush that guy's head in, hope I made you proud as the honorary PR member with that one.

O: You did good, Ness.

Ne: And um… Thank you guys for letting me tag along, sorry I wasn't much help till the end. [Whispered.] Still more help than Eden was.

O: I was about to say, yeah. Eden did nothing.

[Laughter erupts from the passengers of the car.]

Ne: Well… She's definitely doing something tonight, as much as that pains me to say.

C: I wonder how that’s going for her. I guess we’ll hear about it in the morning.

Ne: Question. I always see these transcript's where the PR office is said to 'Look nice' when can I see it?

O: I’m not going to risk bringing you into the mall, girl. Rose would absolutely kill me. If she didn’t hate us before, she’d 100% despise us after that.

Ne: Rose doesn't hate you guys she just… Doesn't trust y'all.

C: That’s fair.

Ne: I… Still don't know what to think, even if I don't trust y'all I still respect y'all, hell one of you saved my fucking life!

O: You don’t have to trust us, Ness. It’s honestly better if you don’t.

Ne: I… You guys are… Are like a family to me, which is weird, because the people in the apartment are also like a family to me, the point is. You guys treat me like I'm your sister or something… Like I belong… It’s ah fuck, I'm getting all sappy in the murder van.

Be: Sap is for trees! Don’t make the car all sticky! Wait, that’s not what you meant, is it.

Ne: N- No… I meant I was getting all emotional.

Be: Oooooh. That makes more sense.

O: We try to treat people who we’ve interacted with positively with respect. It would be rude not to. You’ve been a great help with some jobs, and I know that you probably are going to want to help with more…

Ne: Sure! I um… You guys are like a… A big family, I understand I can probably never fully join but… It’s fun to hang out with you guys.

O: Yeah… we can’t let you fully join PR, we can’t do that to you. You have a life to live, we all threw ours away. You’re staying as an honorary member, though.

Ne: That’s fine! I'm fine with that. As long as… As I can still maybe hang out with y'all? If you want I can teach y'all how to play Mario Party on a day off.

O: Sounds like a fun idea! Maybe we can finally get good enough to beat Alexander!

C: I hope you guys have fun with that.

Ne: A day off is supposed to be fun… I think… Only time I get days off is when I'm injured.

O: I’d be glad to do that, just need to find a day where we don’t get any jobs… wait. Hold on…

Ne: What?

O: Shit! My damn bodycam was recording this whole thing!

[Cassius slams his head into the steering wheel, causing the horn to honk.]

O: Sorry, everyone! Um. Anyone have someone they want to say hi to?

Ne: Rose is gonna kill me… Rose is gonna kill me… Wait. Can you block people?

O: I don’t know, this thing is old, it might not have received the update.

Ne: Can I try? I really don't want her to worry.

O: Ness, she’d get upset if she found out later. You might as well just let her see.

Ne: Fine… Hi Rose… Don't kill me.

C: I have someone to say hi to.

O: Alright, shoot.

C: Iris, if you say one thing about this I swear to god.

O: Okay! Anyone else?

[A chorus of no’s.]

O: Well, that just leaves me, then. Hi, Eden! Okay, turning this thing off now.

[Transcript manually ended.]

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