Divergent Page #2

JEANINE:
Good morning, Andrew.

How is Marcus holding up?

ANDREW:
As well as can be expected.

JEANINE:
We need to find out who's

behind these rumors.

NATALIE:
I think we all know who it is.

JEANINE:
If it's someone from Erudite,

I promise I'll find out who.

These are your children. I don't think

I knew they were choosing today.

- What's your name?

CALEB:
I'm... I'm Caleb.

JEANINE:
It's a pleasure to meet you.

- Jeanine Matthews.

And you are?

CALEB:
This is Beatrice.

JEANINE:
Well, you both have a big

decision to make today.

I'm sure your parents will support

whatever choice you make.

TRIS:
That's not supposed to be a choice.

The test should tell us what to do.

JEANINE:
You're still free to choose.

TRIS:
But you don't really want that.

CALEB:
Beatrice...

JEANINE:
I want you to choose who you truly

are and where you truly belong.

Not on a whim. Not because you

wish you were someone you're not.

But because you

honestly know yourself.

I want you to choose wisely.

And I know you will.

(APPLAUSE)

JEANINE:
The faction system

is a living being

composed of cells, all of you.

And the only way it can

survive and thrive

is for each of you to claim

your rightful place.

The future belongs to those

who know where they belong.

MARCUS:
When we leave this room,

you will no longer be dependents

but full-fledged members

of our society.

Faction before blood.

ALL:
Faction before blood.

NATALIE:
I love you...

No matter what.

MARCUS:
Jonathan Ziegler.

MARCUS:
Erudite.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

MARCUS:
Jeffrey Yates.

- Dauntless.

- (ALL CHEERING)

Morgan Stokes.

Amity.

(SOBBING)

MARCUS:
Claire Satron. Candor.

Sam Robertson. Abnegation.

Caleb Prior.

Erudite.

(FAINT GASPS)

(ALL APPLAUDING)

MARCUS:
Quiet, please.

Beatrice Prior.

Dauntless.

(ALL DAUNTLESS CHEERING)

Welcome to Dauntless!

(ALL CHEERING)

BOY:
Come on!

Let's go!

GIRL:
Come on!

TRIS:
Sorry.

CHRISTINA:
You made it.

- I'm Christina.

TRIS:
Beatrice.

CHRISTINA:
Is it just me or are

they trying to kill us?

WOMAN:
Get ready!

(WOMAN ON PA ANNOUNCING INDISTINCTLY)

BOY 1 :
Yeah!

TRIS:
They're jumping.

CHRISTINA:
What?

(WHOOPING CONTINUES)

AL:
What if you don't jump?

PETER:
What do you think?

You'll be factionless.

Good luck, Al.

KID 2:
Whoa!

(GRUNTS)

(WHOOPING)

TRIS:
Together?

CHRISTINA:
Yeah.

TRIS:
One, two, three...

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

ERIC:
All right, listen up!

I'm Eric. I'm one of your leaders.

If you want to enter

Dauntless, this is the way in.

And if you don't have

the guts to jump,

then you don't belong in Dauntless.

WILL:
Is there water at the

bottom or something?

ERIC:
I guess you'll find out.

Or not.

CHRISTINA:
We just jumped. They

want us to jump again?

ERIC:
Someone's gotta go first.

Who's it gonna be?

TRIS:
Me.

PETER:
Yeah, stiff, take it off!

Put it back on!

(GRUNTS)

ERIC:
Today, Initiate.

(GASPS)

(GASPS)

(PANTING)

(CHUCKLING)

FOUR:
What, you get pushed?

TRIS:
No.

FOUR:
What's your name?

TRIS:
It's...

FOUR:
Is that a hard one?

You can pick a new one if

you want, but make it good.

You don't get to pick again.

TRIS:
Okay... My name's Tris.

FOUR:
First jumper, Tris!

- (PEOPLE CHEERING)

- Welcome to Dauntless.

(BOY SCREAMING)

(SHRIEKS)

FOUR:
Dauntless-born, go with Lauren,

transfers stay with me.

Go.

LAUREN:
This way.

FOUR:
Most of the time I

work in Intelligence,

but during your training,

I'll be your instructor.

My name's Four.

CHRISTINA:
Four like the number?

FOUR:
Exactly like the number.

CHRISTINA:
What happened, one through

three were taken?

FOUR:
What's your name?

CHRISTINA:
Christina.

FOUR:
Well, Christina.

The first lesson you learn from me

if you wanna survive here,

is keep your mouth shut.

Do you understand me?

(SOFTLY)

CHRISTINA:
Yes.

FOUR:
Good.

Follow me.

(INDISTINCT TALKING AND CHEERING)

FOUR:
This is The Pit.

The center of life

here at Dauntless.

(CHEERING AND SHOUTING)

You're gonna be sleeping

here for the next 10 weeks.

WILL:
Girls or boys?

FOUR:
Both.

- GIRL 1:
Nice.

- BOY 1:
That works.

FOUR:
If you like this, you're

gonna love the bathroom.

GIRL 2:
Great.

BOY 1:
Okay...

- GIRL 2:
Seriously?

- BOY 2:
Is there no other area?

GIRL 2:
Are you kidding?

FOUR:
You should feel right

at home, Candor.

Everything out in the open.

BOY 2:
Is this a joke?

FOUR:
Get changed.

Right. Shower, anyone?

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

PETER:
Nice legs, stiff.

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

- BOY 1:
Hey.

- BOY 2:
How you doin'?

CHRISTINA:
Shall we sit there?

Have you never seen

a hamburger before?

TRIS:
No, I've seen one.

I just have never eaten one.

WILL:
Abnegation eat plain food.

Plant-based diet with no sauces

and a minimum of seasoning.

CHRISTINA:
Which textbook did you swallow?

- (CHUCKLES)

WILL:
Nice to meet you, too.

I'm Will. Erudite.

CHRISTINA:
Of course you are.

No offense, but I'm surprised

Abnegation even eats at all.

Too selfish, right?

No wonder you left.

WILL:
You gotta be pretty self-confident

to be friends with a Candor.

CHRISTINA:
What is that supposed to mean?

WILL:
You have no filter. You say the first

thing that comes into your head.

AL:
You mean like, "You're an idiot"?

- (ALL CHUCKLING)

CHRISTINA:
Nice one, Al. At least

we tell the truth.

WILL:
Erudite can tell the truth

because we have the facts.

FOUR:
I don't want to hear

about your old factions.

You're Dauntless now.

TRIS:
Were you a transfer, too?

Or Dauntless-born?

FOUR:
Are you kidding?

TRIS:
No.

FOUR:
What makes you think

you can talk to me?

TRIS:
It...

Must be because you're

so approachable.

(CHRISTINA SCOFFS)

FOUR:
Careful.

MAN:
Four...

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

CHRISTINA:
You, my friend, have a death wish.

(WHISPERING) Will- You know,

he was first in his class.

They tried to recruit him for

leadership twice, but he said no.

(ALARM BLARING)

(CUPS CLATTERING)

(CLANKING CONTINUES)

MAX:
Initiates, stand.

You have chosen to join

the warrior faction

tasked with the defense of this

city and all its inhabitants.

We believe in ordinary

acts of bravery

and the courage that

drives one person

to stand up for another.

Respect that.

Do us proud.

(ALL CHEERING)

(LAUGHING)

CROWD:
Whoa!

(LAUGHING)

(CHEERING)

(METAL CLANKING LOUDLY)

FOUR:
I want everyone in The Pit.

Two minutes.

(MAN YELLING ORDERS)

(PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

FOUR:
There are two stages of training.

The first is physical.

Push your bodies to

the breaking point

and you'll master the

methods of combat.

The second is mental.

Again, breaking point.

You'll face your worst fears and conquer

them unless they get you first.

You'll be trained separately

from the Dauntless-born,

but you'll be ranked together.

After initiations, rankings will

determine what jobs you move into.

Leadership, guarding the fence, or keeping

the Factionless from killing each other.

ERIC:
The rankings will also

determine who gets cut.

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