TBOS AUDITION SCRIPT

Page 1

Panel 1; Establishing, borderless landscape, the terrain of Ciruiacc, a hotspring bubbles at the top of a hill, surrounded by thistles and other vegetation.

Panel 2; mid; a hooded figure, barrel chested, stands over a spring

Panel 3; close of verdant landscape figure fills a vial with water from the spring

Panel 4;  long, Bird skeleton in foreground partially concealed by bush, this is a wild and untamed land, displayed in the rocks and crags of the place and the danger cemented by this image. figure stands and takes a drink of the water he's collected in back by spring

Panel 5; close/mid, Adelai smirks as he lowers the now empty vial from his lips.

Adelai:  “Excellent.  Just as expected.”

Page 2

Panel 1; wide, Adelai draws a larger flask from his robe and kneels as if to fill it from the pool.  Staff is visible arm enters reaching for staff

Panel 2; Close on Adelai's left eye, squints, looks 

Panel 3; Worm's Eye, Adelai spins, swinging a beautiful sword quickly in a deadly arc behind him.

Panel 4; OTS (Mudd's shoulder) view of Adelai, view of confused expression, sword drawn

Panel 5; OTS (Adelai), view of Mudd shadowed on rise in ground, he speaks, “Ah, Hello friend, you seem to have taken my staff by mistake.  I must ask you to return it... it's quite important to me.

Page 3

Panel 1; Mid of Mudd, looking comfortable despite juggling numerous items, while examining the staff, holding his walking staff under his arm.  “Dis staff is way far out mon.  I wonder what happens if I...” Adelai, off panel - “Yes, it is far out, of the reach of its true possesor!”

Panel 2; Mid of Mudd, surprised, looking at staff , Adelai from offpanel,  “Return it at once!”

Panel 3; Close of Mudd's hand on staff, translucent hand, energy transferring into staff. Adelai, from offpanel,  “Or I shall be forced to call the constabulary!” 

Panel 4; Mid of Mudd, smirking, he appears to be standing in a stream of steam issuing from a fissure he's near in the ground  “Well, I suppose I could get dis back to you mon, but you'd owe me a solid.”

Panel 5; mid, birds eye of Adelai, waving hand in front of him, “Brigand! Highwayman! Pickpocket! Staff-Snatcher! Filcher!” 

Panel 6; Close, adelai pointing in front of him “Röazai! ”

Page 4

Panel 1; Geyser of water envelops Mudd, mudd: “Roa-what?”

Panel 2; long low angle from the mist on Adelai, clicking his heels.“ Haha, I got you now, robber...”

Panel 3; mid torso of Adelai, winded, wary  “...thief... Where's my staff ?..”

Panel 4; Adelai spins and looks up Mudd, off panel - “Well mon, that none to nice now. Why d'ya hafta go be dat way about it?

Panel 5; OTS Adelai towards Mudd, standing on top of a cliff, holding Adelai's staff. Adelai shakes fist, Adelai,  “Because it's my bloody staff, that's why!”

Panel 6; Close on Mudd “I seem to be da one holdin' it now.  Doesna' seem to like you so much for what's yours.” , from offpanel, “That's not how it works you thief!”

Panel 7; Close of Adelai angry, Mudd, from off-panel“But it is nine-tents of da constable's rule mon.”

Page 5

Panel 1; Close on Mudd, smirking, “So, 'ow'bou'ti'time mon?” , from offpanel, “Excuse me?”

Panel 2; Close on Adelai, mouth open looking properly confused, eyebrows working furiously, Mudd from offpanel, “Da solid, mon. -da favor.” , “Absolutely not.  I do not negotiate with terrorists.”

Panel 3; long of Mudd, still smirking, turning away from on top of the cliff, “Well mon, I guess I'll just be keeping de stick den.”

Panel 4; Close of Adelai looking thoughtful, concerned, possibly constipated.

Panel 5; OTS from Adelai, watching Mudd walk away.

Panel 6; Mudd grows farther away, Adelai,  “Wait!”

Page 6

Panel 1; Adelai, looking sideways, grumbling,  “I'll do it...”

Panel 2; Long shot, Mudd, distant, raising a hand to his ear, “Sorry, mon, didn't hear you.  What wa' dat now?”

Panel 3; Adelai, shouting now, “I'LL DO YOU YOUR BLOODY FAVOR YOU-YOU-”

Panel 4; Mudd smiling, suddenly close to Adelai, same level. “Das' great, mon.  Now you just gots t'swear to da stcik 'ere.”

Panel 5; Adelai “What, my sainted word isn't good enough for you?” , “Your word be fine mon, you still got's t' swear.”

Page 7

Panel 1; Adelai, “If I must, you ruffian.  But you'll pay for this someday.”

Panel 2;Adelai's hand covers the staff.

Panel 3; Adelai, eyes closed with hand on staff“By this emblem of power I swear to provide one favor to this young man, called...”

Panel 4; Close of Adelai, squinting inquisitively at Mudd, from offpanel, “Mudd.”

Panel 5; As panel 2“Called Mudd.”

Panel 6; Adelai, “; Now, what is this favor?” , “Oh, mon, it is a sad state of affiars... when da world is fallin' apart and you can't be trustin' nobody.”

Page 8

Panel 1; Close of Mudd kneeling, scooping earth into his hands. “...when da world is fallin' apart...”

Panel 2; long from Mudd's hip showing Adelai's face as Mudd sculpts the earth.  “and you can't be trustin' nobody.”

  Panel 3; OTS of Mudd looking at rock as he says, quitely “Wise man, build house on rock; rock stable.” and the earth solidifies into a rock.

Panel 4; Mudd hands rock to Adelai, “'Ere mon, dis oughtta'elp you out.”

Panel 5; Adelai turns rock over, looking at it in disgust, “And what, pray-tell, am I supposed to do with a rock?”

Panel 6; Shot of Mudd and of Adelai, Mudd smirking, “Well mon, it'll keep ya balanced.”

Panel 7; Shot from under Mudd's arm, framing Adelai between his body, arm, and walking stick, Adelai puts stone in shoulder-bag.  Mudd, “Now your journey begins, Adelai; remember that a gentleman always keeps his word.”

Panel 7.5; inset of Adelai, confused, “Pardon?”

Panel 8; Adelai blacks out, seeing Mudd's silhouette standing over him as he falls into the book.

Page 9

1; Bird's eye of an old west style street, figure spread-eagled in a sarape, a cowboy hat covers his eyes.

Panel 2; worm's eye, as the figure (Adelai) groggily sits up. “Where's my staff? Where am I?”

Panel 3; movie slate, open in foreground, Adelai looking surprised framed in center of slate's clapper: Voice from Off-Panel: “Act 1, Scene 2; The Stranger Awakens in a Strange Land. Take 4, ACTION!”

Adelai: “What?”

Panel 4; black, fill to bleed, ¼ to 1/3 height of page. SFX; CLACK!