A Perfect Child of Satan

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(silence)

(triumphant music)

(energetic music)

(crowd chattering)

- Excuse me do you

speak any English?

Do you speak English, anyone?

Enghsh?

- Se habla ingls.

- You speak English?

- Si, (laughs) yes!

- Yes, yes!

I um, I think I'm lost.

I uh, I-I lost my friends

three, um, three um,

guys that look kinda like

me but not really like me

but they're Americans.

- Ah Americanos.

- Si Americanos.

(chuckhng)

Yes?

- YES.

- Oh!

- I've seen plenty

of them, everywhere!

(chuckhng)

- That's uh, that's uh

just not gonna help.

Uh, oh boy.

Oh, I need to find them.

I need...

- They're around somewhere.

(laughing)

- Yeah, they're

around somewhere.

That's brilliant.

(unsettling tones)

Oh boy.

Oh hi.

(speaks in foreign language)

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(speaks in foreign language)

(speaks in foreign language)

Hey hey hey hey,

where you going?

(speaking foreign language)

Okay, I'll go.

- Hey!

- Hey-

- She a loco girl.

- That's okay.

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But, if you're looking

for something unusual,

I can do much better than that.

(chuckhng)

- No no no, I gotta, I

need to find my friends.

- I think you

should come with me.

Come.

We'll find your friends.

- Hey do you speak English?

No.

- Vamos!

- You'll help me

find my friends?

- Vamos.

- Okay, vamos.

Another word I don't

know what that means.

(speaks in foreign language)

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Ah, oh.

(speaks in foreign

language) (chuckles)

I get it.

You're a fortune teller, right?

(chuckhng)

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I need to find my friends.

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- Oh don't doubt the

supernatural my friend.

- Nah, I don't really

believe in that stuff, so...

- It's the clay of the dead,

(speaking foreign language).

Time to set aside

the world you know.

It's not necessary to

believe, it just is.

- Uh hm.

- Think of it as

entertainment if you like.

- Okay, let's do this.

- Now, in order for us to

search into the deepest

part of the universe,

we must relax our minds.

So drink!

Drink.

Ah!

- Just one drink and then

we go find my friends.

- [Fortune Teller] Drink.

- Oh.

(yelling)

(grunts)

(groaning)

(yelling)

(yelling)

- Ah, yes, yes.

(speaks in foreign language)

(sinister music)

(screaming)

(serene music)

(tense music)

(ominous music)

- Hello, hello,

wake up, wake up!

Oh God!

Wake UP!

F***!

(brooding music)

- Allison what are

you doing here?

Your shift was

over two hours ago.

- [Allison] Uh, guess

my watch stopped.

- Sure.

(Allison chuckling)

You know that girl in there

has been asking for you.

- Oh she has?

I'll go and check on her.

- Seems like a great girl.

- [Allison] She is.

- You bought her that

bike that was in there

the other clay, didn't you?

- She's been in

ER for three clays.

Her parent's can't even

afford to admit her,

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- You know she's

not gonna be around

long enough to enjoy it?

- She will, don't say that.

(giggling)

(chattering)

(doorbell rings)

- Oh my God, Stupa!

I thought you went

back to India?

- No my in-laws came

from India, and they

don't want me to travel unless--

- How, you too?

You didn't even

tell me about this!

- Surprised?

- Crazy!

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- [Stupa] Thank you

- [Host] Thank you.

- [Blonde] Hello.

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- [Blonde] How are you?

- I'm good.

I was getting a little worried

you weren't coming

back to the States.

- Oh my God are you crazy?

I wouldn't miss this

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- Get your butt in there.

How was Paris?

- Oh my God Ali, it is amazing.

- Yeah?

- I booked a contract

to design kids clothes.

- That's awesome.

- Thank you.

- So when am I gonna see

you on fashion magazines?

- I don't plan on being

famous anytime soon,

but enough about me.

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That little turkey

is about to pop out.

- Hey, enough with

the turkey stuff.

I'm packing a lady

killer in here.

- No doubt you are.

Ancl soon you're gonna have two.

- Okay, now I'm feeling

a little uncomfortable.

Tara.

Great seeing ya.

- Okay, you know you're

not public property.

Or I would have to kill you.

- Well fortunately for me you

couldn't kill a cockroach.

- Don't count on it.

(phone rings)

Best behavior you two.

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- So how'd you get

wrapped up into this?

- Poker night was canceled.

Why does this scarf

look so familiar?

- Ali has one similar to

it with her initials on it.

We got it whenever we

were visiting New York.

- Very pretty.

You look good.

- You look good.

I like your shirt.

- You do?

You should know.

You're a fashionista,

right? (laughs)

- True. (laughs)

- So children's clothing?

- Children's clothing, yes.

- They're so lucky.

- I love kids.

- So lucky.

- Thanks.

You're lucky too.

- Thanks.

Look at this.

Baby shower.

Amazing, so much fun.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- What are we

talking about here?

- Baby showers.

- [Woman] It's in the freezer,

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I know she has her--

- Okay, hang on.

Alright everybody,

quiet down, quiet down.

Down. (clears throat)

Very good.

Dear friends and family.

It is our privilege to

be part of this wonderful

and exciting baby shower.

Our darling Ali, not only is she

a loving and dedicated

nurse to sick kids,

but she is also a

very nice human being.

(laughs) Ancl I know

she's gonna make

an awesome mother too.

- [Ali] Thank you.

- So we wish her luck,

'cause she'll need it.

I know, I got two

kids of my own.

- [Woman] Right?

- Yay!

- Thank you guys, thank you.

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- Thank you GUYS-

You guys are all awesome.

Thank you.

- Alright, enough mushy stuff.

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(ominous tones)

- [Woman] Boy it's dark Al.

- What is it?

Oh wow, it's the eclipse, I

read about it this morning.

- Wow.

I have not seen an eclipse

since I was a child.

- Ali, come and take a look.

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- What is it?

Oh.

- Doesn't it kinda

put you in the mood?

(laughs)

- No no, not what

I was thinking.

- Wow that really lame you guys.

In the mood, seriously?

Over an eclipse?

Ancl that is definitely

what got you

in this situation.

(laughing)

- [Woman On Left]

What's the matter?

- In my culture we believe

that watching an eclipse

is bad luck for pregnant women.

- [Woman On Left] Why,

what's wrong with it?

- Because it can cause

birth defects or miscarriage

causing (mumbles)

for an unborn child.

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I must leave.

I'm so sorry.

(scoffs)

I swear.

(unsettling tones)

Hey, you okay?

Babes?

You Okay?

- Yeah.

I'm gonna go get the cake.

(exclaims)

- Oh my God, oh my God.

' [Kevin] Baby, what happened?

- [Ali] I don't know.

- Baby what happened?

- I told you I don't know.

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We need to get her

to the hospital.

- Tara, go get some

towels, call 911.

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It's gonna be okay.

Hurry UP!

(thunder crashes)

It's gonna be fine.

- Hi, I'm Dr.

- [Both] Jones.

- Don't worry, we'll

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