INT. COMMON CORRIDOR - NIGHT
The darkness is only broken by the flickering red light of a fire alarm button. The door opens slightly and a thin beam of light cuts through the darkness. A STRANGER is behind it, peering through the crack at something beyond. The only visible feature is their piercing eye.
ANOTHER DOOR opens, another beam penetrates the darkness. At the same moment, the first door closes, and the second door opens wide, revealing a YOUNG GIRL in her early twenties, with curly hair and a cautious yet harmless expression. The motion-activated light floods the area. The Girl enters the first door.
INT. ELEVATOR VESTIBULE - CONTINUE
The girl halts in front of the elevator doors and presses the call button. The STRANGER observes her unseen, from around the corner. As the doors open, she steps inside.
INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUE
The girl presses the button for the ground floor and waits as the elevator descends. The numbers on the screen tick down, 5-4-3, and then the elevator comes to a sudden stop. The doors slide open to reveal a STRANGER, standing before her in a long, dark coat. Their hair covers almost their entire face, save for a pair of brightly colored magenta lips. The stranger steps inside, the doors sliding shut behind them.
INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUE
As the numbers on the elevator screen continue to tick down, the stranger's hand moves, revealing a gleaming knife concealed beneath their coat.
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EXT. GROUND FLOOR - CONTINUE
The elevator doors slide open. The girl is confronted by a stranger holding a knife, ready to strike. She stares at him in terror. The phone begins to ring. The doors close again, trapping them both inside the elevator as the ringing continues.
INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUE
The stranger seems to be struggling to maintain control, their hand shaking as they hold the knife uncertainty. The two stand facing each other with bewildered looks, both appearing to be unsure of their next move. The suspense decreases with each passing moment. It becomes a comedy now.
EXT. GROUND FLOOR - CONTINUE
The elevator doors open again, and both the girl and the stranger turn their attention towards the exit. The stranger takes off running, the phone ! ringing in his pocket moving further away with him.
EXT. OUTSIDE THE BUILDING - CONTINUE
The stranger runs.
INT. STRANGERS ROOM - CONTINUE
The tranquility of the dimly-lit room is suddenly disturbed by the sound of the door being thrown open with force. A stranger enters, moving quickly to grab a pack of napkins from the table before darting towards the mirror. As they shed their disguised clothing on the way, the camera follows their desperate movements until it reaches the mirror. When the stranger turns to face their reflection, we see that it is Jack, a 19-year-old with a short haircut. Jack frantically scrubs at their painted magenta lips, trying to remove the bright color.
Finally, with the lips now clean, Jack appears as a humble boy. He makes his way to the phone, putting away his disguise in the cupboard before taking a seat on the bed, preparing to answer a video call from his MOTHER.