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Screenplay inspired by a short story by brothers Strugatsky conceived
by Sergei Khramtsov (begemot@earthlink.net), copyright NYC NY USA 2000
Origin: A&B Strugatsky "O stranstvuyushih i puteshestvuyushih"
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FADE IN: NIGHT STAR STADDED SKY TURNS INTO AQUATIC DARKNESS PULSATING
WITH SOUND FROM TIME TO TIME BEING PENETRATED BY LIGHT SOUNDS OF UNDERWATER
RADAR
EXT. UNDERWATER. DAY
ECU on the eye of SEPTOPOD, a squid-amoebae like aquatic organism, ECU
on the eyes of a man, IVAN, wearing underwater diving-hydraulic suit, PULL
OUT: we see IVAN, a semiotic biologist, hiding beside underwater weeds
bushes.
IVAN VO
Septopods are very sensitive animals, may be
disturbed away by the lightest sound, any abrupt movement, and then
they would leave and come back only at night. And at night its better not to
disturb them.
An eel stirs out from under IVAN's feet, other fishes swim by, tubby
cat fish observing dully with his bulging eyes follows, crowd of silver
fishes sparkle by. Finally a SEPTOPOD appears slowly from the weeds on the
right. His semi-closed eye shakes and opens wider. IVAN slowly rises marking
ionic gun, presses the trigger and quickly dives up toward the surface. The
water around fills with acid colors of SEPTOPOD protective masking
substance. IVAN appears on the surface of the lake and starts swimming
towards the land.
EXT. MEADOW NEAR THE LAKE. DAY
Hot summer day, clear shining skies, clouds are towering from behind
the woods. IVAN is walking towards the tent on a meadow. Near the tent is
his daughter MASHA, slim longlegged teenager wearing blue swimming suit,
talks gesturing about something to a short, stocky and a very stringy man,
GORBOVSKY, wearing only a head band and wild-colored swimming trunks.
GORBOVSKY notices IVAN, turns and smiles, waves his hand.
MASHA (turns to IVAN, jolly)
Here he is!
IVAN comes up to the tent, drops down his equipment and suit. GORBOVSKY
smiling observes him.
MASHA
How many did you mark today?
IVAN
Just one. I got cramps.
MASHA (helping IVAN to take off aquastat)
Wow! (to GORBOVSKY) Yesterday he marked two, a day before four. If it
would go on like that we better move to the next lake. (she picks up a towel
and starts rubbing IVAN). You look like a frozen duck. This is Leo
Gorbovsky, he is an astro-archeologist. Leo, and this is my dad - IVAN.
GORBOVSKY (nods, to IVAN)
Cold, eh? And we hear are having a great time, sun, grass...
MASHA (rubbing IVAN with a towel)
He'll warm up in a sec. He is jolly usually, just got too cold...
GORBOVSKY
We started to worry about you here. Even, wanted to dive after you.
You, though, cannot imagine a man like me, who never dived on a job.
(confidingly) Tomorrow I depart. Don't even know when I'd get to lie on a
grass by the lake next time, just like that... And have an opportunity to
dive with an aquastat...
IVAN (offers)
Go ahead.
GORBOVSKY (touches an aquastat)
Definitely...
He turns and lies on his back, observing IVAN with his slightly sad and
confiding eyes. A blue dragonfly hangs over in the air a top of a grass.
GORBOVSKY (tenderly)
Dragonfly... tiny dragonfly.., blue.., lake dragonfly... Beautiful..,
just sits and waits who to devour. (he tries to touch the dragonfly, but it
Screenplay inspired by a short story by brothers Strugatsky conceived
by Sergei Khramtsov (begemot@earthlink.net), copyright NYC NY USA 2000
Origin: A&B Strugatsky "O stranstvuyushih i puteshestvuyushih"
---------------------------------------------------------------
FADE IN: NIGHT STAR STADDED SKY TURNS INTO AQUATIC DARKNESS PULSATING
WITH SOUND FROM TIME TO TIME BEING PENETRATED BY LIGHT SOUNDS OF UNDERWATER
RADAR
EXT. UNDERWATER. DAY
ECU on the eye of SEPTOPOD, a squid-amoebae like aquatic organism, ECU
on the eyes of a man, IVAN, wearing underwater diving-hydraulic suit, PULL
OUT: we see IVAN, a semiotic biologist, hiding beside underwater weeds
bushes.
IVAN VO
Septopods are very sensitive animals, may be
disturbed away by the lightest sound, any abrupt movement, and then
they would leave and come back only at night. And at night its better not to
disturb them.
An eel stirs out from under IVAN's feet, other fishes swim by, tubby
cat fish observing dully with his bulging eyes follows, crowd of silver
fishes sparkle by. Finally a SEPTOPOD appears slowly from the weeds on the
right. His semi-closed eye shakes and opens wider. IVAN slowly rises marking
ionic gun, presses the trigger and quickly dives up toward the surface. The
water around fills with acid colors of SEPTOPOD protective masking
substance. IVAN appears on the surface of the lake and starts swimming
towards the land.
EXT. MEADOW NEAR THE LAKE. DAY
Hot summer day, clear shining skies, clouds are towering from behind
the woods. IVAN is walking towards the tent on a meadow. Near the tent is
his daughter MASHA, slim longlegged teenager wearing blue swimming suit,
talks gesturing about something to a short, stocky and a very stringy man,
GORBOVSKY, wearing only a head band and wild-colored swimming trunks.
GORBOVSKY notices IVAN, turns and smiles, waves his hand.
MASHA (turns to IVAN, jolly)
Here he is!
IVAN comes up to the tent, drops down his equipment and suit. GORBOVSKY
smiling observes him.
MASHA
How many did you mark today?
IVAN
Just one. I got cramps.
MASHA (helping IVAN to take off aquastat)
Wow! (to GORBOVSKY) Yesterday he marked two, a day before four. If it
would go on like that we better move to the next lake. (she picks up a towel
and starts rubbing IVAN). You look like a frozen duck. This is Leo
Gorbovsky, he is an astro-archeologist. Leo, and this is my dad - IVAN.
GORBOVSKY (nods, to IVAN)
Cold, eh? And we hear are having a great time, sun, grass...
MASHA (rubbing IVAN with a towel)
He'll warm up in a sec. He is jolly usually, just got too cold...
GORBOVSKY
We started to worry about you here. Even, wanted to dive after you.
You, though, cannot imagine a man like me, who never dived on a job.
(confidingly) Tomorrow I depart. Don't even know when I'd get to lie on a
grass by the lake next time, just like that... And have an opportunity to
dive with an aquastat...
IVAN (offers)
Go ahead.
GORBOVSKY (touches an aquastat)
Definitely...
He turns and lies on his back, observing IVAN with his slightly sad and
confiding eyes. A blue dragonfly hangs over in the air a top of a grass.
GORBOVSKY (tenderly)
Dragonfly... tiny dragonfly.., blue.., lake dragonfly... Beautiful..,
just sits and waits who to devour. (he tries to touch the dragonfly, but it
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