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Razers 01x02 - The Assembly (10)

(Inside the vent, Caly crosses several grates, finally reaching one that appears to be over a janitorial supplies room. She drops down, donning a service uniform over her catsuit. When the door marked EXIT starts to open, she pretends to be stocking a service cart -- then she sees the person entering is Mateo!)

 

Mateo: Oh, hey. This has got to be some kind of sign that we're, y'know, all karmic or something.

 

Caly: Mateo! How did you get in here?

 

Mateo: You can call me, Matty. Hopped the fence. Door wasn't locked. Came in here. You?

 

Caly: (annoyed) Essentially the same.

 

Mateo: I know it was risky, but Lucas is my personal idiot. I couldn't just watch and hope.

 

Caly: (gazes at him) I've had friends, too. Put on that janitorial uniform.

 

Mateo: (disappointed) Can't I be a waiter? Or even a bellhop?

 

Caly: No. People take little notice of janitorial staff.

 

Mateo: James Bond would be disappointed. (goes through the uniforms)

 

(Cut to them in the hallway, with the cleaning cart.)

 

Mateo: So, getting shot or stabbed in a vital area, decapitation, fire, lots of average things will kill you guys?

 

Caly: We're living beings, we're simply more resilient. As long as we can't access human energy, we're about as fragile as you.

 

Mateo: I feel so masculine. (displays the device she gave him) So, why is this lethal?

 

(Caly takes the object, dropping it into his overalls pocket.)

 

Caly: Don't wave that around. (looks around) It disrupts our energy field. You could compare it to cutting off your oxygen, but it works more quickly.

 

Mateo: Okay, good to know.

 

Caly: First and foremost, do NOT let them touch you. Specifically, skin-to-skin. They can drain you dry in seconds.

 

Mateo: (pulling on work gloves) To be clear, "they" means you, too?

 

Caly: I'm a tenet. I'm a skimmer, not a razer.

 

Mateo: Is that supposed to make me feel safer?

 

(Caly says nothing as she pushes the cart along the hallway. Mateo follows after a moment.)

 

(to be continued)

 

Thank you to the cast!

 

Mateo: B

Caly: TB

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Uploaded on May 30, 2025