🎬 EDITION SERIES — SEASON 1 EPISODE 2
"Author's Surroundings and People"
🌧️ Opening Scene
Rain falls quietly.
The same library from Episode 1 appears.
The Writer is sitting at his desk.
This time he smiles slightly.
Writer
"Well hello there, Reader."
"It's nice seeing you again."
He closes one book and picks up another.
Writer
"Did you miss your writer buddy?"
He laughs.
Writer
"Enough jokes."
"Today we continue the story."
"Last time we learned about the Author's past."
"But today..."
"We'll talk about the world around him."
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EDITION SERIES
Season 1 Episode 2
"Author's Surroundings and People"
School Scene
Children laugh.
Groups of friends walk together.
Meanwhile the young Author walks alone.
Student 1
"Look at him."
Student 2
"He's a freak."
Student 3
"He doesn't even have friends."
The Author keeps walking.
Head lowered.
Silent.
Writer
"People looked at him with disgust."
"They made fun of his appearance."
"They made fun of who he was."
The Lake
The Author arrives at a quiet lake.
Trees surround the area.
The wind is peaceful.
Writer
"He called this place his personal lair."
"His true home."
The Author sits near the water.
Speaking to the empty air.
Author
"Today was bad again."
Silence.
Author
"But at least you're here."
🏠Home Scene
The house feels cold.
The Author speaks.
Nobody listens.
Author
"I'm not okay."
Voice
"You're not being perfect."
The Author falls silent.
Writer
"He slowly stopped calling his house home."
⚔️ The Bullies
One afternoon.
Several bullies arrive at the lake.
They destroy his special place.
Kick stones.
Break branches.
Laugh.
Bully
"Look at your little hiding spot."
The Author stands up.
Angry.
For the first time—
he fights back.
But he is outnumbered.
He loses.
Children laugh.
The Author falls into the lake.
The bullies leave.
🌑 Underwater Scene
Everything becomes quiet.
The Author sinks.
The world above disappears.
Author
"Why do I even exist?"
Suddenly—
a voice.
Voice
"What's wrong?"
The Author opens his eyes.
Standing beside him is a strange stickman figure.
A headband.
A simple appearance.
Yet strangely comforting.
Author
"My life is broken."
The stickman sits beside him.
Stickman
"Just because your story starts badly..."
"...doesn't mean the rest of it has to be bad."
Stickman
"You simply have to find who you are."
For the first time—
the Author cries.
Not from pain.
But because somebody finally listened.
Author
"What's your name?"
The stickman smiles.
Stickman
"I don't have one."
The Author thinks.
Author
"Then I'll give you one."
The screen cuts to black.
Final Scene
The Writer closes the book.
Writer
"So Reader..."
"Do you think the invisible friend..."
"...and the stickman..."
"...are the same person?"
He places the book back on the shelf.
Writer
"If you wish to know the answer..."
"Continue to Edition 3."
Ending Text
"Sometimes the people who save us appear when we need them the most."
TO BE CONTINUED...
EDITION 3 — "The Nameless Friend"