Upside Down Page #3

Uhm...

Mostly it just feels like

something's missing.

Mr. Kirk?

Yes.

Here's the key to your

personal refrigeration system.

(BEEP)

And here's your very first allocation...

of inverse-matter.

Okay, great.

Be careful. Without cooling

it gets hot very fast.

Err...

Thank you.

BOB:
Hey...

Not exactly a charmer, is he?

(BUZZER RINGS)

- Oh!

- MAN 1:
Lunch time.

- MAN 2:
Lunch time!

I usually go to the smoking room

after lunch break.

Why don't you drop by,

and we have a little conversation?

Okay, sure.

(FUTURISTIC TUNE)

ADAM:
- Hey, Bob?

BOB:
- Mmh?

Mind if I come in?

Come in, come in,

sit down, hey!

Want a cigar?

- Smoke?

- No, no, thanks. I don't smoke.

Okay, fine.

(SOFT ELECTRONIC TUNE)

See? Empty.

(IMITATING PA VOICE) "No one smokes in

TransWorld anymore..." pfft.. Well, I do so.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Hell, people have a funny way

of seeing things here.

Anything or anyone different is...

well, they say...

'frowned upon'.

Can I ask you a favor?

ADAM:
Yeah.

Yeah, sure.

Can you get me some stamps?

Some stamps?

Yeah... stamps.

I, uh...

I don't like to boast, but...

I got one of the largest known

stamp collections up top.

And if you can get

me some from your side...

Oh, boy...!

Right, yeah, I mean, uh,...

I mean... sure, I guess.

Great... Great!

So, you're saying...

anti-gravity...

Yeah, you know, I... I've...

Well,

I've been working on this, uh...

- Well, it's an anti-aging cream.

- Uhum.

Oh... well,

I'm here if you need me,

expert in conductivity,

in computer programming,

anything you need, anything,

just ask.

(BOB SMIRKING)

Well, then, uh...

I... I... I guess there could be

something you could help me with...

uhm...

I was wondering if you might be able

to get me in touch with an employee...

...up top.

Up top?

Yeah.

Her name's, uh...

Eden Moore.

Sure...

Sure.

(METALLIC NOISE OF BICYCLES)

(CITY NOISE)

ALBERT:
So, what's your plan?

ADAM:
I don't know yet.

Working on it.

PABLO:
I mean,

but you've seen her, alright?

No, I mean...

I... I haven't actually seen her, but...

...but she's there, Pablo. I mean,

she's just like a... fifth floors above.

Are you sure this is worth it?

I mean it's been like ten years

since you last saw her.

Yeah... it's worth it.

(EVAPORATING SOUND)

BOB:
It's amazing!

The ma... The man with no hair!

I can't believe it!

(CATCHY TUNE, FUTURISTIC)

PA VOICE:
(INAUDIBLE)

(INVERSE-METAL CLONKING)

So what kind of shirt you want?

- You want like a sport shirt?

ADAM:
- No, no...

T-shirt?

One of of the button-down collars?

- Yes, like a normal button-down shirt.

BOB:
- You want a jacket?

Yeah, like... I don't know...

a suit jacket.

(INVERSE-METAL IN SUITCASE

CLONKING)

(CATCHY,

FUTURISTIC TUNE CONTINUES)

PA VOICE:
Stay in line...

(METAL CLONKING)

(MUSIC FADING OUT)

(DOG SOFTLY GRUMBLING)

You may proceed, Mr. Kirk.

Thank you.

(SLIGHTLY SUSPENSEFUL VIOLIN TUNE)

(PLASTIC GLOVES STRETCHING)

(DOG MAKING DROOLING NOISE,

THEN GRUMBLING)

(DOG PANTING)

Now, this should be happening

any moment now.

SCIENTIST:
You watch carefully.

Here it comes.

How long does the effect last?

Well, right now really

only like a few minutes...

...but I...

we've been working on...

SCIENTIST:
It's been working

long enough.

Soon we'll begin clinical trials

on human subjects.

Obviously, we start with a sample

of women from down below.

I need quick results.

I'm counting on you.

(LUNCHTIME BUZZER)

EMPLOYEE 1:
Is that beauty cream

for Halloween?

EMPLOYEE 2:
No, they got different

standards of beauty down below.

The... uglier the better.

(BOTH CACKLING)

BOB:
Hey, don't let those guys

get to you.

They're just jealous,

that's all.

Are you... staying late?

Yeah, you know, I thought I stay and

finish up a few things, you know.

Ah, yeah. Well, I take the dog

back to the kennel.

BOB:
(TO DOG) Come on, girl.

BOB:
(TO DOG) Hey, here!

BOB:
(TO ADAM) You realize they don't pay

overtime, right?

ADAM:
Yeah, I know.

BOB:
Okay, alright.

See you tomorrow!

(WITH SINGING VOICE) Don't work too hard!

ADAM:
(SMILING) I won't.

(SOFT TUNE FADING IN)

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Yes, it is.

No, I'm sorry,

she's got home for tonight.

Yeah, you can come by tomorrow.

Okay, what's your name again?

BO-RU-CHOWITZ.

Thank you.

Okay, see you tomorrow.

(METAL CLONKING)

ALBERT:
Believe me, Adam,

it's gonna burn.

And the pinch... just use a little

water to cool it down.

Please, remember, you won't last

an hour with these kind of things on.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I know, I know...

Alright, Pablo, what?

What is it?

Alright, what's your plan, huh?

You dress up in disguise, you show

up to meet her, and then what?

Then what? I...

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

No, I don't know.

Alright, let me

get this straight, okay?

She sees you, alright,...

she throws herself in your arms,

says she loves you, and... and...

she never forgot about you.

- Yeah, yeah, maybe.

- Okay...

Since you're starting

to burn up...

you tell her you love her too,

but you really have to go.

And if you don't get

caught or shot,

maybe you see her again

in ten years.

Besides, what... y... you...

You really think she, uh...

she just waited for you?

- Yeah, I do.

- You do?

Yeah, actually I do.

Adam, you're from down below,

okay? Don't you get that?

Besi... you know what...

I bet she calls the cops

the second she sees you.

- She's not gonna call the cops...

- Adam, you're so delusional.

Hey, why are you so obsessed

with those people, anyway, huh?

You know,

my brother was the same way...

when he went up there and...

well, he never came back.

You wanna end up like him?

(SOFT DRAMATIC TUNE)

(SUSPENSEFUL CATCHY TUNE)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

"Hey, Eden. It's Adam!"

"It's Adam."

(DOOR CREAKING,

THEN SLAMMING)

(SHATTERING)

GUARD:
Who's there?

GUARD:
(INTO RADIO)

Possible breach.

(FOOTSTEPS NEARING)

(EVAPORATING NOISES)

Ah!

(ELEVATOR BELL)

(OFFICE NOISE)

(DREAMY TUNE)

Eden.

Eden, it's... it's... it's me!

Oh, yes, Mr. Boruchowitz, right?

I'll be with you in a second.

Wait...

Come on, Eden.

Hi.

I'm Paula.

We spoke on the phone yesterday.

I didn't realize

you guys knew each other.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... no, we do.

I mean, I can't believe she would

just ignore me like that.

No...

No, she just forgets things.

What do you mean?

It's her amnesia.

W... wait, she has amnesia?

Yes, since her accident.

EDEN:
(TO PAULA) - Will you get these two?

PAULA:
- Yeah.

You wanted to see me?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, no, I did, uh...

Look, look, you know,

I thought that we...

I... uh,...

I... I thought...

that, uh...

that, uh...

...that this product

that I've been working on...

I... I thought it might be of...

...some interest to you...

- ...professionally speaking.

- Uhum.

Yeah, I... I... uh...

Oh, would you...

Can I, can I show you...?

Yeah, sure.

That's just a mock-up.

You know, it takes a...

second to work, so...

Okay.

You know, uh...

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