**50 SHOT LIST - SCENE 13: (ELDERS VOTE) / VILLAGE SLUMBER**
**ELDERS MEETING**
1. Wide establishing shot - Large empty hospital room, dim lighting, three figures seated around a small table in the center. Dust particles float in beams of light.
2. Medium shot - Head Nurse (Elder) sitting at the head of the table, serious expression.
3. Close-up - Village Elder 1, concerned face as he speaks: “It’s only the first week of distribution…”
4. Over-the-shoulder (O/S) from Elder 1 to Head Nurse reacting with surprise.
5. Close-up - Village Elder 1 continuing: “And that’s only giving out a quarter ration.”
6. Medium two-shot - Elder 1 and Elder 2, both exhausted.
7. Close-up - Village Elder 2, weary and defeated: “I’ve done everything I know how…”
8. Slow push-in on Elder 2 as he lists failed solutions (sky evaporators, toxic converters, etc.).
9. Close-up - Head Nurse listening empathetically: “You’re working so hard, don’t give up.”
10. Medium shot - Elder 1: “We have received replies from all 111 known villages…”
11. Close-up - Elder 1: “This is happening to everyone… the only real option is a village-wide slumber.”
12. Reaction shot - Elder 2 nodding gravely in agreement.
13. Close-up - Head Nurse reflecting, heavy silence.
14. Medium shot - Head Nurse nodding solemnly: decision made.
**HOSPITAL - PREPARATION ROOM**
15. Wide shot - Hospital preparation room. Lilix adjusting Felsik’s chair while he babbles. Nurse Rina at mixture table.
16. Medium shot - Lilix secretly preparing fresh root mixture, hiding it from Rina.
17. Close-up - Lilix’s hands carefully mixing the illegal root.
18. Over-the-shoulder Lilix - Rina approaching: “Is that Mrs. Whitesaw’s daily?”
19. Medium shot - Rina noticing open medicine locker, getting angry.
20. Close-up - Rina: “The medicine locker is wide open again? Lilix!”
21. Close-up - Service bell rings. Rina annoyed.
22. Tracking shot - Rina walking toward door, pausing to glare at Lilix: “Does he have to keep making the same sound…”
23. Close-up - Lilix softly to Felsik (out of earshot): “Don’t worry… he won’t be making much sound…”
24. Medium shot - Rina turning back: “Good. And let me make it clear… I will report it immediately…”
25. Low angle - Rina looming: “By anyone.”
26. Doorway shot - Head Nurse standing there watching.
27. Tense two-shot - Rina and Head Nurse cold eye contact as Rina exits.
28. Close-up - Lilix frustrated: “Why is she like that?! Sometimes I want to push her out the window…”
29. Cut to Felsik: “Window.”
**SLUMBER DECISION REVEALED**
30. Medium shot - Head Nurse retrieving dream drop machine and patient registry.
31. Close-up - Head Nurse: “Well, you won’t have to listen to her for a while: an order to slumber was voted on.”
32. Close-up - Lilix’s face shifting to fear: “Village slumber? Is there no other way?”
33. Two-shot - Head Nurse comforting Lilix: “Don’t be afraid. We fall asleep every night.”
34. Close-up - Lilix: “It’s not the falling asleep part… it’s the waking up part.”
35. Close-up - Head Nurse sharing memory: “The only thing I remember is the most peaceful feeling…”
36. Medium shot - Head Nurse checking the dream drop machine, drop forming in glass chamber.
37. Extreme close-up - Single silvery drop in the chamber.
38. Handheld shot - Head Nurse handing machine to Lilix: “Make sure to only give one drop.”
39. Close-up - Lilix: “What happens if more than one is given?”
40. Close-up - Head Nurse (serious): “Nightmares happen… the worst you’ll ever know.”
**ADMINISTERING DROPS - MONTAGE**
41. Montage wide shot - Nurses moving through hospital wards, administering drops to patients (multiple quick cuts).
42. Exterior night shot - Large village bell chiming the slumber order, echoing over silent streets.
43. Wide atmospheric shot - Village becoming motionless, dust settling on decorative Victorian/dream gothic buildings.
44. Tracking shot - Captain of the Guard locking main gates, guards posted.
**FELSIK’S SLUMBER**
45. Medium shot - Nurse Rina roughly handling Felsik: “Hold still you little broken bastard!”
46. Fast dramatic shot - Lilix rushing in: “DON’T TOUCH HIM!”
47. Close-up - Rina releasing him coldly: “Fine, you do it.”
48. Gentle close-up - Lilix examining Felsik’s face, softly massaging red marks.
49. Intimate two-shot - Lilix to Felsik: “I’m so sorry… I promise I won’t let you stay trapped forever.”
50. Extreme close-up - Silvery drop falling into Felsik’s eye as he blinks. His face relaxes into deep slumber.
**FINAL SLUMBER SEQUENCE (Bonus shots if needed)**
- Lilix returning to main room.
- Rina demanding two drops.
- Lilix and Head Nurse sharing knowing look about revenge.
- Lilix receiving her drop from mother.
- Final shot: Head Nurse self-administering, village now completely silent.
This gives you a solid, cinematic 50-shot coverage with good variety (wide, medium, close-ups, extreme close-ups, tracking, montages) that respects the emotional tone and important story beats. Let me know if you want adjustments, more shots, or specific camera movements!
**ELDERS MEETING**
1. Wide establishing shot - Large empty hospital room, dim lighting, three figures seated around a small table in the center. Dust particles float in beams of light.
2. Medium shot - Head Nurse (Elder) sitting at the head of the table, serious expression.
3. Close-up - Village Elder 1, concerned face as he speaks: “It’s only the first week of distribution…”
4. Over-the-shoulder (O/S) from Elder 1 to Head Nurse reacting with surprise.
5. Close-up - Village Elder 1 continuing: “And that’s only giving out a quarter ration.”
6. Medium two-shot - Elder 1 and Elder 2, both exhausted.
7. Close-up - Village Elder 2, weary and defeated: “I’ve done everything I know how…”
8. Slow push-in on Elder 2 as he lists failed solutions (sky evaporators, toxic converters, etc.).
9. Close-up - Head Nurse listening empathetically: “You’re working so hard, don’t give up.”
10. Medium shot - Elder 1: “We have received replies from all 111 known villages…”
11. Close-up - Elder 1: “This is happening to everyone… the only real option is a village-wide slumber.”
12. Reaction shot - Elder 2 nodding gravely in agreement.
13. Close-up - Head Nurse reflecting, heavy silence.
14. Medium shot - Head Nurse nodding solemnly: decision made.
**HOSPITAL - PREPARATION ROOM**
15. Wide shot - Hospital preparation room. Lilix adjusting Felsik’s chair while he babbles. Nurse Rina at mixture table.
16. Medium shot - Lilix secretly preparing fresh root mixture, hiding it from Rina.
17. Close-up - Lilix’s hands carefully mixing the illegal root.
18. Over-the-shoulder Lilix - Rina approaching: “Is that Mrs. Whitesaw’s daily?”
19. Medium shot - Rina noticing open medicine locker, getting angry.
20. Close-up - Rina: “The medicine locker is wide open again? Lilix!”
21. Close-up - Service bell rings. Rina annoyed.
22. Tracking shot - Rina walking toward door, pausing to glare at Lilix: “Does he have to keep making the same sound…”
23. Close-up - Lilix softly to Felsik (out of earshot): “Don’t worry… he won’t be making much sound…”
24. Medium shot - Rina turning back: “Good. And let me make it clear… I will report it immediately…”
25. Low angle - Rina looming: “By anyone.”
26. Doorway shot - Head Nurse standing there watching.
27. Tense two-shot - Rina and Head Nurse cold eye contact as Rina exits.
28. Close-up - Lilix frustrated: “Why is she like that?! Sometimes I want to push her out the window…”
29. Cut to Felsik: “Window.”
**SLUMBER DECISION REVEALED**
30. Medium shot - Head Nurse retrieving dream drop machine and patient registry.
31. Close-up - Head Nurse: “Well, you won’t have to listen to her for a while: an order to slumber was voted on.”
32. Close-up - Lilix’s face shifting to fear: “Village slumber? Is there no other way?”
33. Two-shot - Head Nurse comforting Lilix: “Don’t be afraid. We fall asleep every night.”
34. Close-up - Lilix: “It’s not the falling asleep part… it’s the waking up part.”
35. Close-up - Head Nurse sharing memory: “The only thing I remember is the most peaceful feeling…”
36. Medium shot - Head Nurse checking the dream drop machine, drop forming in glass chamber.
37. Extreme close-up - Single silvery drop in the chamber.
38. Handheld shot - Head Nurse handing machine to Lilix: “Make sure to only give one drop.”
39. Close-up - Lilix: “What happens if more than one is given?”
40. Close-up - Head Nurse (serious): “Nightmares happen… the worst you’ll ever know.”
**ADMINISTERING DROPS - MONTAGE**
41. Montage wide shot - Nurses moving through hospital wards, administering drops to patients (multiple quick cuts).
42. Exterior night shot - Large village bell chiming the slumber order, echoing over silent streets.
43. Wide atmospheric shot - Village becoming motionless, dust settling on decorative Victorian/dream gothic buildings.
44. Tracking shot - Captain of the Guard locking main gates, guards posted.
**FELSIK’S SLUMBER**
45. Medium shot - Nurse Rina roughly handling Felsik: “Hold still you little broken bastard!”
46. Fast dramatic shot - Lilix rushing in: “DON’T TOUCH HIM!”
47. Close-up - Rina releasing him coldly: “Fine, you do it.”
48. Gentle close-up - Lilix examining Felsik’s face, softly massaging red marks.
49. Intimate two-shot - Lilix to Felsik: “I’m so sorry… I promise I won’t let you stay trapped forever.”
50. Extreme close-up - Silvery drop falling into Felsik’s eye as he blinks. His face relaxes into deep slumber.
**FINAL SLUMBER SEQUENCE (Bonus shots if needed)**
- Lilix returning to main room.
- Rina demanding two drops.
- Lilix and Head Nurse sharing knowing look about revenge.
- Lilix receiving her drop from mother.
- Final shot: Head Nurse self-administering, village now completely silent.
This gives you a solid, cinematic 50-shot coverage with good variety (wide, medium, close-ups, extreme close-ups, tracking, montages) that respects the emotional tone and important story beats. Let me know if you want adjustments, more shots, or specific camera movements!
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13. (ELDERS VOTE)
In a large empty room of the hospital, the Head Nurse, who is also an Elder, is having a meeting with other Elders about the latest developments on their efforts to solve the water crisis.
VILLAGE ELDER 1
It's only the first week of distribution and the reserves are halfway empty.
HEAD NURSE
Halfway? Are you sure?
VILLAGE ELDER 1
And that's only giving out a quarter ration.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
I've done everything I know how to do in order to raise the water supply... I don’t know how to explain the dry grey clouds, they just don't give any water. And I've tried everything else from sky evaporators, toxic water converters, produce milking, dry-net atmospheric capturing, and a dozen other things. We got so desperate, we even had to impound villagers' personal water reserves. I really just don't know what else to do. I feel so helpless.
HEAD NURSE
You're working so hard, don't give up. We will find something that works. What about the other towns and villages, can they spare anything?
VILLAGE ELDER 1
We have received replies from all 111 known villages and towns, even the villages we are in disputes with. This is happening to everyone, everywhere! I think the only real option we have left is a village-wide slumber.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
I have to agree. I just don't see any other way we will survive. We need to order a village-wide slumber and have search parties sent out until water can be found or the rivers and falls flow again.
HEAD NURSE
Will the search parties have enough water?
VILLAGE ELDER 1
No, not if they don't find new water sources soon. But we will all die a lot sooner if we don't initiate a slumber.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
How long can a Dreamer go without water while in slumber?
HEAD NURSE
It really depends on the person, but anywhere from a few months to a few decades.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
Then the choice seems clear. VILLAGE SLUMBER
The Head Nurse reflects for a moment. She nods yes knowing it's the only option.
...........................................................
INT. DREAMER VILLAGE HOSPITAL (VILLAGE SLUMBER)
Felsik is blabbering while Lilix adjusts his chair. Nurse Rina can hear him clearly while she prepares something at the mixture table.
Lilix secretly prepares a fresh mixture from the root, making sure Rina can't see her. Rina comes in. Lilix hides her mixture quickly and works on another.
RINA
Is that Mrs. Whitesaw's daily?
LILIX
Yes.
Lilix replies shortly. Nurse Rina notices that the medicine locker is open, making her angry.
RINA
The medicine locker is wide open again? Lilix! Why do I always have to remind you? If something goes missing, you will be to blame.
A service bell rings for the main doors.
RINA
Ugh, what now?!
Nurse Rina is annoyed as she shuts the medicine locker. She pauses at Lilix on her way to see who is calling.
RINA
Does he have to keep making the same sound over and over? It is very distracting.
Lilix says softly to Felsik, out of earshot of nurse Rina. Lilix retrieves some objects at the mixing table.
LILIX
Don't worry, thanks to the trade lock, he won't be making much sound when the mixture's benefits wear off.
Lilix comments to nurse Rina.
RINA
Good.And let me make it clear to you: if I see any illegal mixtures, plants, or medicines, I will report it immediately to the Captain of the Guard. I will not tolerate any illegal activity or outlawed substances in this hospital of any kind, no matter how beneficial they are to the patients. I simply will not tolerate it by anyone.
The Head Nurse is standing at the door.
HEAD NURSE
Isn't it time for your rounds?
Rina walks by the Head Nurse and pauses at her looking coldly into her eyes.
RINA
By anyone.
RINA exits.
LILIX
Why is she like that?! Sometimes I want to push her out of the window but I fear her blood would melt the street and pull everything into a black hole.
FELSIK
Window.
The Head Nurse gets the dream drop machine from the medicine locker and fetches the patient registry.
HEAD NURSE
Well, you won't have to listen to her for a while: an order to slumber was voted on.
Lilix's attention focuses at the Head Nurse.
LILIX
Village slumber? Is there no other way? I didn't realize it was that bad.
The Head Nurse sees fear in Lilix.
HEAD NURSE
Don't be afraid. We fall asleep every night. This is no different.
LILIX
It's not the falling asleep part I am afraid of, it's the waking up part that has me worried. Have you ever had to slumber?
HEAD NURSE
Mmhmm, I was just a little girl.
LILIX
What was it like?
HEAD NURSE
The only thing I remember is the most peaceful feeling, when the drop hit my eye.
LILIX
How long was the order?
HEAD NURSE
It was a week, but really just a blink of an eye. You're a deep dreamer, but a light sleeper. Don't worry, everything will be okay."
They look at the hospital registry.
HEAD NURSE
I want you to administer drops to wards 1 through 4. Make sure all patients are safe from falling out of bed.
the Head Nurse makes sure the special dream drop machine works. She carefully looks at a drop as it fills a glass chamber and sees that it measures the correct amount. She then gives the drop machine to Lilix.
HEAD NURSE
Make sure to only give one drop.
LILIX
What happens if more than one is given?
HEAD NURSE
Nightmares happen, the worst you'll ever know. So be very careful.
Head Nurse exits the room. Lilix packs some items into a box at the mixture table.
LILIX
(to herself) I really need to learn not to ask so many questions. My fault for asking.
…………………
For the next few hours all the nurses administer drops to the patients in the hospital while messengers are sent to deliver the order of slumber to the village. A large village bell chimed the order alarm and every family administered the drops to their own. Soon the village was silent and motionless as dust. The Captain of the Guard locked the main gates and posted guards every two blocks. The village was mostly made of stone buildings but had the occasional old wood house or stucco-walled shop. The predominant architecture was a mixture of Victorian and "dream gothic." The village was decorative in spots and very plain in others but always had a sweet inviting perfume in the air.
……………………
Wanting to get the administration of the drops over with, nurse Rina is attempting to put Felsik into slumber. He is uncomfortable with her harsh grips and makes her miss.
RINA
Hold still you little broken bastard!
she ordered while violently holding his head in place. Lilix comes in and sees Felsik in nurse Rina's violent grip.
LILIX
DON'T TOUCH HIM!
Lilix quickly moves to save him. Nurse Rina lets go of Felsik.
RINA
(Coldly) Fine, you do it.
Nurse Rina leaves the room. Lilix gently examines Felsik's face for damage. His skin has red marks from the grip of nurse Rina's angry fingers. Lilix softly massages the marks away.
LILIX
I'm so sorry, I should have never, ever left you alone. Are you okay?
He responds with happy blinking eyes.
LILIX
The village has run out of water and now we have to sleep for a little while, but with all my heart I promise that I won't let you stay trapped in there forever.
she softly rotates his head up and holds the dropper over his eye, but pauses when Felsik struggles to say a few words.
FELSIK
Th...tha...thaank. Youuu, Lil...Lilix.
Lilix holds back tears.
LILIX
You are very welcome.
she gathers her emotions with a long breath.
LILIX
Okay, ready?
Felsik blinks yes. A small, silvery drop finds his eye and he is pulled into a comfortable, unbound slumber.
……………………
Moments later, Lilix returns to the main preparation room. Nurse Rina is sitting in one of three slumber chairs that have been set up for them.
LILIX
Okay, that's everyone.
HEAD NURSE
Almost everyone.
LILIX
Who's left?
RINA
US! About time you're back. You are so slow. I can't wait to get away from this place for a while. This place always stinks!
The Head Nurse is busy at the table preparing for slumber. She gestures to Lilix to administer drops to nurse Rina.
HEAD NURSE
Lilix, will you?
Lilix puts her stuff down and prepares the drop machine.
RINA
Hurry up... I can't fall asleep fast enough. And give me two drops, I don't want to risk waking up if I hear someone fall out of their bed or cry for a nurse.."
LILIX
But you shouldn't...
Lilix tries to warn but is cut off by nurse Rina.
RINA
Please don't be a pain. I have been a nurse a lot longer than you...just give me two drops.
Lilix looks at her mother.
HEAD NURSE
Give her what she asks for.
LILIX
Okay, you asked for it.
Lilix gives nurse Rina the drops and she quickly falls unconscious. She comes over to the mixture table and puts the dropper down. Lilix looks her mother in the eye and they start sharing a tacit revenge for all the cruel actions of nurse Rina.
LILIX
She asked for it and I tried to warn her.
HEAD NURSE
Get comfortable.
the Head Nurse gestures to a chair. Lilix sits and her mother comes over to her.
HEAD NURSE
Don't be nervous about the slumber.
LILIX
It's not that. I'm worried about Felsik. It's unfair that we are putting him back to sleep just when he is starting to wake up.
HEAD NURSE
I know. But he'll be free in his dreams. And then when we wake up again we will continue the treatments. Everything will work out.
The Head Nurse tilts Lilix's head back.
LILIX
You're right. I'm sorry. I'll stay positive.
HEAD NURSE
Ready?
LILIX
Yes
HEAD NURSE
Beautiful dreams
LILIX
Beautiful dreams.
Lilix responds. The Head Nurse drops the fluid into her eye. Lilix falls into slumber instantly. Her mother watches for a few seconds to make sure it worked fine. She then goes to a chair with a special dropper arm and self administers a dream drop. She is quickly pulled under and into a slumber.
In a large empty room of the hospital, the Head Nurse, who is also an Elder, is having a meeting with other Elders about the latest developments on their efforts to solve the water crisis.
VILLAGE ELDER 1
It's only the first week of distribution and the reserves are halfway empty.
HEAD NURSE
Halfway? Are you sure?
VILLAGE ELDER 1
And that's only giving out a quarter ration.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
I've done everything I know how to do in order to raise the water supply... I don’t know how to explain the dry grey clouds, they just don't give any water. And I've tried everything else from sky evaporators, toxic water converters, produce milking, dry-net atmospheric capturing, and a dozen other things. We got so desperate, we even had to impound villagers' personal water reserves. I really just don't know what else to do. I feel so helpless.
HEAD NURSE
You're working so hard, don't give up. We will find something that works. What about the other towns and villages, can they spare anything?
VILLAGE ELDER 1
We have received replies from all 111 known villages and towns, even the villages we are in disputes with. This is happening to everyone, everywhere! I think the only real option we have left is a village-wide slumber.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
I have to agree. I just don't see any other way we will survive. We need to order a village-wide slumber and have search parties sent out until water can be found or the rivers and falls flow again.
HEAD NURSE
Will the search parties have enough water?
VILLAGE ELDER 1
No, not if they don't find new water sources soon. But we will all die a lot sooner if we don't initiate a slumber.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
How long can a Dreamer go without water while in slumber?
HEAD NURSE
It really depends on the person, but anywhere from a few months to a few decades.
VILLAGE ELDER 2
Then the choice seems clear. VILLAGE SLUMBER
The Head Nurse reflects for a moment. She nods yes knowing it's the only option.
...........................................................
INT. DREAMER VILLAGE HOSPITAL (VILLAGE SLUMBER)
Felsik is blabbering while Lilix adjusts his chair. Nurse Rina can hear him clearly while she prepares something at the mixture table.
Lilix secretly prepares a fresh mixture from the root, making sure Rina can't see her. Rina comes in. Lilix hides her mixture quickly and works on another.
RINA
Is that Mrs. Whitesaw's daily?
LILIX
Yes.
Lilix replies shortly. Nurse Rina notices that the medicine locker is open, making her angry.
RINA
The medicine locker is wide open again? Lilix! Why do I always have to remind you? If something goes missing, you will be to blame.
A service bell rings for the main doors.
RINA
Ugh, what now?!
Nurse Rina is annoyed as she shuts the medicine locker. She pauses at Lilix on her way to see who is calling.
RINA
Does he have to keep making the same sound over and over? It is very distracting.
Lilix says softly to Felsik, out of earshot of nurse Rina. Lilix retrieves some objects at the mixing table.
LILIX
Don't worry, thanks to the trade lock, he won't be making much sound when the mixture's benefits wear off.
Lilix comments to nurse Rina.
RINA
Good.And let me make it clear to you: if I see any illegal mixtures, plants, or medicines, I will report it immediately to the Captain of the Guard. I will not tolerate any illegal activity or outlawed substances in this hospital of any kind, no matter how beneficial they are to the patients. I simply will not tolerate it by anyone.
The Head Nurse is standing at the door.
HEAD NURSE
Isn't it time for your rounds?
Rina walks by the Head Nurse and pauses at her looking coldly into her eyes.
RINA
By anyone.
RINA exits.
LILIX
Why is she like that?! Sometimes I want to push her out of the window but I fear her blood would melt the street and pull everything into a black hole.
FELSIK
Window.
The Head Nurse gets the dream drop machine from the medicine locker and fetches the patient registry.
HEAD NURSE
Well, you won't have to listen to her for a while: an order to slumber was voted on.
Lilix's attention focuses at the Head Nurse.
LILIX
Village slumber? Is there no other way? I didn't realize it was that bad.
The Head Nurse sees fear in Lilix.
HEAD NURSE
Don't be afraid. We fall asleep every night. This is no different.
LILIX
It's not the falling asleep part I am afraid of, it's the waking up part that has me worried. Have you ever had to slumber?
HEAD NURSE
Mmhmm, I was just a little girl.
LILIX
What was it like?
HEAD NURSE
The only thing I remember is the most peaceful feeling, when the drop hit my eye.
LILIX
How long was the order?
HEAD NURSE
It was a week, but really just a blink of an eye. You're a deep dreamer, but a light sleeper. Don't worry, everything will be okay."
They look at the hospital registry.
HEAD NURSE
I want you to administer drops to wards 1 through 4. Make sure all patients are safe from falling out of bed.
the Head Nurse makes sure the special dream drop machine works. She carefully looks at a drop as it fills a glass chamber and sees that it measures the correct amount. She then gives the drop machine to Lilix.
HEAD NURSE
Make sure to only give one drop.
LILIX
What happens if more than one is given?
HEAD NURSE
Nightmares happen, the worst you'll ever know. So be very careful.
Head Nurse exits the room. Lilix packs some items into a box at the mixture table.
LILIX
(to herself) I really need to learn not to ask so many questions. My fault for asking.
…………………
For the next few hours all the nurses administer drops to the patients in the hospital while messengers are sent to deliver the order of slumber to the village. A large village bell chimed the order alarm and every family administered the drops to their own. Soon the village was silent and motionless as dust. The Captain of the Guard locked the main gates and posted guards every two blocks. The village was mostly made of stone buildings but had the occasional old wood house or stucco-walled shop. The predominant architecture was a mixture of Victorian and "dream gothic." The village was decorative in spots and very plain in others but always had a sweet inviting perfume in the air.
……………………
Wanting to get the administration of the drops over with, nurse Rina is attempting to put Felsik into slumber. He is uncomfortable with her harsh grips and makes her miss.
RINA
Hold still you little broken bastard!
she ordered while violently holding his head in place. Lilix comes in and sees Felsik in nurse Rina's violent grip.
LILIX
DON'T TOUCH HIM!
Lilix quickly moves to save him. Nurse Rina lets go of Felsik.
RINA
(Coldly) Fine, you do it.
Nurse Rina leaves the room. Lilix gently examines Felsik's face for damage. His skin has red marks from the grip of nurse Rina's angry fingers. Lilix softly massages the marks away.
LILIX
I'm so sorry, I should have never, ever left you alone. Are you okay?
He responds with happy blinking eyes.
LILIX
The village has run out of water and now we have to sleep for a little while, but with all my heart I promise that I won't let you stay trapped in there forever.
she softly rotates his head up and holds the dropper over his eye, but pauses when Felsik struggles to say a few words.
FELSIK
Th...tha...thaank. Youuu, Lil...Lilix.
Lilix holds back tears.
LILIX
You are very welcome.
she gathers her emotions with a long breath.
LILIX
Okay, ready?
Felsik blinks yes. A small, silvery drop finds his eye and he is pulled into a comfortable, unbound slumber.
……………………
Moments later, Lilix returns to the main preparation room. Nurse Rina is sitting in one of three slumber chairs that have been set up for them.
LILIX
Okay, that's everyone.
HEAD NURSE
Almost everyone.
LILIX
Who's left?
RINA
US! About time you're back. You are so slow. I can't wait to get away from this place for a while. This place always stinks!
The Head Nurse is busy at the table preparing for slumber. She gestures to Lilix to administer drops to nurse Rina.
HEAD NURSE
Lilix, will you?
Lilix puts her stuff down and prepares the drop machine.
RINA
Hurry up... I can't fall asleep fast enough. And give me two drops, I don't want to risk waking up if I hear someone fall out of their bed or cry for a nurse.."
LILIX
But you shouldn't...
Lilix tries to warn but is cut off by nurse Rina.
RINA
Please don't be a pain. I have been a nurse a lot longer than you...just give me two drops.
Lilix looks at her mother.
HEAD NURSE
Give her what she asks for.
LILIX
Okay, you asked for it.
Lilix gives nurse Rina the drops and she quickly falls unconscious. She comes over to the mixture table and puts the dropper down. Lilix looks her mother in the eye and they start sharing a tacit revenge for all the cruel actions of nurse Rina.
LILIX
She asked for it and I tried to warn her.
HEAD NURSE
Get comfortable.
the Head Nurse gestures to a chair. Lilix sits and her mother comes over to her.
HEAD NURSE
Don't be nervous about the slumber.
LILIX
It's not that. I'm worried about Felsik. It's unfair that we are putting him back to sleep just when he is starting to wake up.
HEAD NURSE
I know. But he'll be free in his dreams. And then when we wake up again we will continue the treatments. Everything will work out.
The Head Nurse tilts Lilix's head back.
LILIX
You're right. I'm sorry. I'll stay positive.
HEAD NURSE
Ready?
LILIX
Yes
HEAD NURSE
Beautiful dreams
LILIX
Beautiful dreams.
Lilix responds. The Head Nurse drops the fluid into her eye. Lilix falls into slumber instantly. Her mother watches for a few seconds to make sure it worked fine. She then goes to a chair with a special dropper arm and self administers a dream drop. She is quickly pulled under and into a slumber.
SCENE SUMMARY
The Elders meet and face the grim reality that water reserves are half gone after just one week on quarter rations, and every one of the 111 known villages is suffering the same fate. With every solution exhausted, they vote to order a village-wide slumber — putting the population into a deep dream state while search parties go out for water, buying months or even decades of survival time. The Head Nurse reluctantly nods her agreement. Back at the hospital, the slumber order rolls out: nurses administer dream drops to patients ward by ward while messengers carry the order through the village, and soon the streets fall completely silent. Lilix tenderly puts Felsik under last, apologizing for leaving him alone and promising she won't let him stay trapped forever, moved to tears when he manages to whisper a thank you. The cruel Nurse Rina, eager to escape, demands two drops against Lilix's warning — and gets exactly what she asked for, earning a quiet moment of shared satisfaction between Lilix and the Head Nurse. Finally, mother puts daughter under with the words "beautiful dreams," then settles into her own chair and self-administers the drop, and the hospital goes still.
13. ELDER'S VOTE
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SHOT LIST 1-50 ( 2:11 min )
