Treatment

Treatment

Bravestar smugly crosses out a recent monster kill on a display panel at the right side of the shot. Then he gazes obsessively at a large image of a legendary monster he has been pursuing.

He walks casually to the control console in the centre of the shot, pours himself a victory drink of whisky and sits down in the command chair. He puts his feet up on the panel, takes a cigar from his pocket and lights it. The monster proximity alarm sounds, startling him.

He jumps from his seat sending the cigar into the air before landing on the chair, slowly setting the fabric on fire.  Oblivious to the developing fire, Bravestar dashes to the side to put on his lucky hunting hat but takes a second to admire himself in a mirror by the hat. He dashes back to the console and starts working the controls.

He sees the fire in his peripheral vision and he glances at the chair and then startles as he realises it’s aflame. Panicking he grabs the glass of whisky and throws it at the fire. Instantly the fire expands. His trousers catch fire.

He frantically attempts to put it out, knocking over the bottle of whisky in the process. The spilled whiskey pours into the console causing the console to spark, the lights to flicker and the artificial gravity to fail. He struggles to stay near the controls but floats away helplessly.

With the bridge engulfed in flames, Bravestar hopelessly drifts upside down. As the legendary monster slowly appears on the viewscreen and catches sight of it, he takes a deep breath and utters a long cry of “Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”