Future Darkly: Pandemic - Kate and the Free Man
"We don't fabricate a realm of dreams to evade the real world, we construct it to enable us to persist. "
-Lynda Barry
The SCENE COMMENCES with Kate (Cherie DeVille) in bed. She resides beneath newly-bleached bed linens tucked up to her neck, donned with earplugs, safety goggles, and a breathing mask.
She inhales in a state of panic, abruptly sitting up. Kate's gaze lands on her task list on the kitchen countertop, an inventory of all the habits she has cultivated as survival strategies for her agoraphobia. Kate scrutinizes the list.
However, as she comprehends each individual task, she swiftly becomes inundated. At last, she pounds her marker onto the countertop. Quelling her anxiety with regulated breaths, she sterilizes her hands, slips on a pair of latex gloves, and marches away confidently.
Resolute, Kate progresses through the list, painstakingly cleansing and protecting every nook of her dwelling. Suddenly, her home phone rings. She glances at the caller ID and chooses to let the answering machine intercept it.
On the machine, Kate's sibling leaves what seems like an exasperated, recurring message, reminding her to nurture some plants that were gifted to Kate. The call terminates, with a beep. On the entrance steps of Kate's compact home, the front door slightly unlatches.
Utilizing a reaching tool, Kate extends her gloved hand through the opening to try and grasp the plants. But she fails to reach them, and after several agonizing attempts to pull the plants inside, she concedes and slams the door shut. Kate instantly rushes to the shower and rigorously scrubs her body to sanitize herself.
As she scrubs, her eyes shut and she allows her thoughts to drift. She contemplates on bustling streets, people grinning, conversing, coughing, exchanging handshakes, the breeze rustling through the trees. The stress on her face is evident as she continues to scrub.
Her thoughts dart through a series of indistinct faces, all wearing masks. She envisions a pair of boots forcefully landing on some soil. Kate moistens her lips and permits her hands to glide over her body.
She is starting to feel sexually excited. She pictures a mask gradually descending to the ground, before being trampled by the boots. She then sees the face of the man (Dick Chibbles) who wears the boots.
This drives Kate to the brink and she commences to pleasuring herself passionately. Who IS this enigmatic, unmasked man that has infiltrated Kate's thoughts?.
She inhales in a state of panic, abruptly sitting up. Kate's gaze lands on her task list on the kitchen countertop, an inventory of all the habits she has cultivated as survival strategies for her agoraphobia. Kate scrutinizes the list.
However, as she comprehends each individual task, she swiftly becomes inundated. At last, she pounds her marker onto the countertop. Quelling her anxiety with regulated breaths, she sterilizes her hands, slips on a pair of latex gloves, and marches away confidently.
Resolute, Kate progresses through the list, painstakingly cleansing and protecting every nook of her dwelling. Suddenly, her home phone rings. She glances at the caller ID and chooses to let the answering machine intercept it.
On the machine, Kate's sibling leaves what seems like an exasperated, recurring message, reminding her to nurture some plants that were gifted to Kate. The call terminates, with a beep. On the entrance steps of Kate's compact home, the front door slightly unlatches.
Utilizing a reaching tool, Kate extends her gloved hand through the opening to try and grasp the plants. But she fails to reach them, and after several agonizing attempts to pull the plants inside, she concedes and slams the door shut. Kate instantly rushes to the shower and rigorously scrubs her body to sanitize herself.
As she scrubs, her eyes shut and she allows her thoughts to drift. She contemplates on bustling streets, people grinning, conversing, coughing, exchanging handshakes, the breeze rustling through the trees. The stress on her face is evident as she continues to scrub.
Her thoughts dart through a series of indistinct faces, all wearing masks. She envisions a pair of boots forcefully landing on some soil. Kate moistens her lips and permits her hands to glide over her body.
She is starting to feel sexually excited. She pictures a mask gradually descending to the ground, before being trampled by the boots. She then sees the face of the man (Dick Chibbles) who wears the boots.
This drives Kate to the brink and she commences to pleasuring herself passionately. Who IS this enigmatic, unmasked man that has infiltrated Kate's thoughts?.
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