Entrance (evening)

Description

SCENE 1. Entrance (evening) Dark stairwell. Smells of piss and cigarettes. Kolya sits on the steps, twisting an old phone handset microphone in his hands. Vanya next to him spits snus into an empty energy drink can. Senya stands looking at his phone and quietly laughs at a meme. Kolya (without looking up): - Enough. Either we make a proper track, or I'm fucking leaving alone. Vanya (immediately): - Let's do it. I'm in. Senya (smiling with his braces): - Can we skip the drama? Just fuck around and record something. Kolya stands up. Kolya: - No. Either we take it seriously, or fuck off. I've already been offered "just fuck around" twice. Once I almost died, the second time I almost got locked up. Silence. Only water dripping somewhere above. SCENE 2. Garage (night) They're in a cold garage. One dim light. Laptop on an overturned crate. Kolya writes lyrics on his knee. Vanya packs snus and nods at every line Kolya says. Senya tries to read the hook and keeps cracking up because of his braces - the sound comes out both funny and pathetic at the same time. Kolya (irritated): - Senya, for fuck's sake, be serious. Senya (still smiling): - I am serious. My mouth just won't listen. They record a bit. It comes out raw, but there's something real in Kolya's voice - anger and exhaustion. SCENE 3. Street (day) They walk along the garages. A police Gazelle drives past. Vanya automatically hides the snus. Senya laughs: Senya: - They didn't even slow down. We're not big enough yet for them to notice us. Kolya stays silent. Looks at his hands. SCENE 4. Kolya's apartment (evening) Small run-down flat. Kolya's mom yells from the kitchen that there's no money again. Kolya sits in his room, turning an old lighter in his hands. On his phone - a chat with an old "friend" offering to "get back into the business" - easy money. Vanya and Senya come over. Vanya right away: Vanya: - Whatever you say. If I have to, I'll get in too. Kolya looks at him for a long time. Kolya: - No. You already agree to too much as it is. SCENE 5. Basement / rehearsal (night) They record the whole track. Kolya freestyles over the beat - it comes out hard and honest. Vanya delivers his verse monotone but with strain. Senya finally stops laughing and drops a short, angry hook. After the recording - silence. Only the old heater humming. Senya (quietly): - What if nothing comes of it? Kolya: - Then it'll be like always. Just even more bitter. SCENE 6. Finale. Roof of a panel building (dawn) Grey morning. All three sit on the roof, legs dangling. The city below is still asleep. Kolya smokes. Vanya throws the last snus. Senya is silent and not smiling. Kolya: - Tomorrow we drop it. As is. Vanya: - Alright. Senya (after a pause): - What if nobody hears us again? Kolya looks out at the city. Kolya: - Then at least we'll hear for ourselves that we're not completely dead yet. The camera slowly pulls back. Three guys on the roof. Cold. No hopeful titles. Just the grey sky of Yekaterinburg. The End. Animated cartoon with smooth animation, in exactly the style described above; when no style is described, a vibrant, colourful cartoon.

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