Free Guy Page #10

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Thanks, Keys.

What the hell was that?

Hey, Antwan, things are getting hectic.

ANTWAN:
Oh, I thought you were smarter than this, Keys.

You’re obviously fired, you know that.

And you, what is she still doing in the game, man?

Boot everyone.

Hold up. You want me to boot all the players?

Boot them out of the game, now!

Cancel every player account!

And where the hell is Dude?

Security! Kick this punk out.

Guy!

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)

Millie!

They’re taking me out.

What’s happening?

(VOICE GLITCHING) It’s on you now. Everybody’s watching.

You gotta keep going.

Wait, wait, wait! Will I see you again?

You will if you make it across that bridge.

Show the whole world our build. That’s the proof.

You do that, Antwan is done.

I’ll make it.

(GROANS)

I’ll make it.

What the hell?

What’s going on?

(SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(MAN SHOUTS IN MANDARIN)

All right, let’s all remember this moment, before we were fired.

Oh! (GRUNTS)

(GROANS) Wow.

Catchphrase.

MOUSER:
Catchphrase?

What? I haven’t had time to think one up yet.

Although “catchphrase” as a catchphrase is a pretty cool catchphrase.

(DUDE GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS) Whoa.

Get up, Guy. Get up.

(GROANS)

Oh, no, no, no.

(SCOOTER HORN BEEPS)

Guy, I came to save you. (CHUCKLING IN AWE)

Who is this?

I don’t know.

He’s glorious.

(CHUCKLES)

I mean, he’s just like you… but way better.

(CHUCKLES)

Way, way better.

Thank you.

No, that’s not a compliment.

I wouldn’t touch him if I were you, Buddy.

What do you mean you don’t think I should touch him?

You don’t mind this, do you?

‘Cause I’m your buddy, too.

(SCATTING)

Yeah, I think he’s gonna… hit you.

He punches so hard.

But yet his hands are so soft.

Be strong.

Okay, bye.

Hey, it’s like I’m a feather to him. (LAUGHING)

(DUDE GRUNTS)

BUDDY:
Whee!

Ha-ha! (GROANS)

(DUDE GRUNTING)

KEITH:
Oh…

(INHALES SHARPLY)

No, no, no! No!

Get up, Guy, get up!

Playtime’s over. Catchphrase.

I don’t know what that means.

Come on, man. Get up!

Get up.

There are three things I love in life.

Kickin’ ass, TBD, third thing here.

(BOTH GRUNT)

Oof! Oh, sh*t!

(GROANING)

ANTWAN:
Activate death blow.

Bye, Guy.

(EXHALING SHARPLY)

Oh, sh*t, that’s a death blow.

Get up!

Mom, he’s coming in with a death blow!

Get up, Guy.

(DUDE GRUNTS)

(HEROIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh.

What the sh*t?

(GASPS DRAMATICALLY)

(DUDE GRUNTS)

That was dope.

(AIR HORN TOOTS)

(YELLS)

Hold on. Is that…

That’s a…

Yes! That’s a lightsaber, Dude.

Mm-hmm.

(GUY GRUNTS)

Is that a lightsaber?

It is.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(DUDE GRUNTS)

(DUDE YELPING)

(BOTH GRUNT)

(GROANING)

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTING)

Oh!

Guy!

(GUY GRUNTS)

Yes!

Yes! That’s right. Get up, Guy. Come on.

(STRAINED GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(STRAINING)

(DUDE CONTINUES GRUNTING)

(GASPS)

(GUY GRUNTS)

(BOTH GASPING)

GUY:
There you go.

Do you see them all now? Yeah?

Uh-huh.

GUY:
Yeah?

Yeah, shiny things everywhere.

Yeah, there you go. Go get it.

Just lots of little snacks.

(UPBEAT POP ROCK SONG PLAYING)

(DUDE CHUCKLING)

Yeah, not a dancer. No.

Run free, better me.

Let’s go.

Where are we going?

We can’t let them get across that bridge.

You wanna finish this out with me?

Look, I don’t even know what’s going on, but hell yes, I’m with you.

Ha-ha!

Let’s go!

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

Antwan, come on, man.

What are we doing here?

Where are the servers to Free City 1?

No. Antwan, what the hell are you doing?

If they get past that horizon to the build, I lose everything!

Wait, so you did steal their code.

ANTWAN:
Welcome to the conversation, genius.

Now, where are those servers?

It’s all of these, but hold on. I’m trying to wrap my head around this.

All these? This one? Right, this one?

Yeah. How did you…

(ELECTRICAL WHINING)

Run.

(GRUNTING)

Antwan!

(ALL SCREAMING)

Stop!

(ALL WHIMPERING)

Officer Johnny!

Come on!

Come on!

Which server has the ocean and the rest of the bridge?

I’m not gonna tell you.

You’re just gonna destroy it.

Yeah. ‘Cause it’s my game.

Except it’s not. It’s Keys’ game.

You didn’t do sh*t.

And guess what? Keys is my boy.

Security!

Please escort this former employee off the premises.

He can call you by your real name.

(GRUNTING)

(BUDDY GASPS)

Guy!

Buddy! Buddy!

No, no! Keep going!

Go without me!

I’ve been scared my whole damn life.

But I’m not scared anymore.

I’m sorry.

I’m not.

It’s been the best day of my life.

You get to that build.

You show ’em we matter.

That security guard right there was a goddamn hero.

(SLOW VERSION OF FANTASY PLAYING)

(ALL SCREAMING)

(CONTINUES GRUNTING)

(SONG FADES)

(SONG RESUMES)

(ALL CHEERING)

You did it! (GRUNTS, CHEERS)

Yes! Yes!

Suck it, Antwan! Whoo!

Antwan, stop!

It’s over.

He made it.

Got your game’s original build out there for everyone to see.

Probably win your lawsuit, huh?

Looks likely.

Cool.

And here’s the thing, bro. Here’s the thing.

Right here, I got everything you care about.

The sliver that’s left of Free City, all your little background friends… including your digital boyfriend.

Last server.

Look, I just want the world that I built and the people in it.

What’s in it for Antwan?

Everything else.

Meaning? Pretend I’m dumb.

You have the rights to our code, keep all the profits… just give me what’s left of Free City.

Let me build my own world from there.

What about Free City 2? Free City 3?

And all pursuant spin-offs?

All yours. Just put down the axe.

You know that this is, like, the dumbest deal in the history of dumb deals, right?

I mean, you’re talking about giving up millions of dollars.

Why would anyone do that?

‘Cause Keys and I made something great.

And I don’t need money or fame to prove that to myself.

I’m done playing your game, Antwan.

It’s time I played mine.

Deal?

LARA:
Popping today and not in a good way.

Sales for Free City 2 continue to slip… with numerous reports of bugs in the code and lagging online play.

Embattled Soonami game founder Antwan Hovachelik finds himself in the crosshairs.

Crosshairs.

He’s in the crosshairs and embattled. (CHUCKLES)

We’re too busy to gloat.

I’m a victim! I’m a victim!

(KEYS AND MILLIE LAUGH)

Speaking of busy, we just doubled the amount of unique visitors we can handle.

It’s amazing.

Who’d have thought that so many people… would just wanna watch video game characters instead of shoot at them?

BOTH:
Hmm…

Oh, yeah, we did.

Yeah. (LAUGHING)

You know, you’re pretty cute when you brag.

ANTWAN:
Antwan out!

LARA:
Meanwhile, the game Free Life is quickly becoming the little indie that could.

Players are swarming to this observational, fishbowl game… where they interact peacefully with the one and only Blue Shirt Guy… and is now no longer in the background, a digital friend.

Uh, hey, Mills…

Do you wanna come grab a coffee with me?

Actually, I’m gonna jump back into the game.

Oh.

(WHISPERS) Coffee?

Okay. Yeah. Sounds good.

I’ll just, uh, grab you one.

Oh, Keys, uh…

I know, medium coffee, cream, two sugars.

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