"For Hire" Script outline for Storytelling Class

QUITLOVE CONQUERED THE WORLD
Tim Runge

As the smoke gives way to debris one man stands alone, laughing an evil laugh. This man is Phineas Quitlove. Fade out.

One year later. Many phones ring inside various offices as people scramble about to get their work done. Through phone conversations we understand that these are the offices of the President, and the people are not happy. Pieces of conversations can be heard with employees assuring the people on the other line that all of their concerns will be addressed.

At the end of the hall a door is opened by a woman who confidently enters the office. There is a desk with a chair facing the wall behind it. The chair rotates forward to show the President, it’s Phineas Quitlove. His lead henchman Englebert runs to him with a bottle of water as Quitlove and Valerie discuss the status of the people. One year ago all Quitlove wanted was to overthrow the planet and become Supreme President of the World. Now that he’s gotten it, he’s found that it’s far more complex than he originally conceived. Changing every currency in the world to one with his face on it seemed really cool on paper but the logistics behind money changeovers was ridiculous, not to mention that now he had to oversee running the entire world. Today Valerie has a specific problem that needs to be tackled: there is rumor of an underground resistance rising up to overtake Quitlove. And he’s not entirely opposed to the idea.

Quitlove has poured everything he’s got into achieving his status, and he’s worn down to the core, the thought of his stress being alleviated is enticing for fleeting seconds until he finds his resolve. Valerie informs him that they have a mole cemented with the rising underground forces. Quitlove decides to leave the mole there and not act at this time. He wants the underground to be a significant threat before he enacts his final resolve against them. He will instruct the mole to place explosives strategically throughout the enemy’s encampment and at the appointed time, the explosives will go off. Quitlove himself will be there to put a bullet between the eyes of each of the leaders as a show of force. And that will be one less gnat he’ll have to worry about.

This scene serves as a character piece. Our “heroes” are dealing with a problem internally and must come up with what they assume will be a master plan. Expect it to be driven by dialogue moreso than action as most takes place inside an office.