THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - Ep 2: Candy Carrier Chaos!
Summary
TLDRThe video script presents a whimsical and chaotic adventure in the Amazing Digital Circus where characters Caine, Jax, and Ragatha invoke the mysterious word 'Pomni.' The narrative unfolds with a distressing scene, plunging into a quest to recover stolen maple syrup from the Candy Canyon Kingdom. The heroes, including Pomni, embark on a wild chase in a war rig, facing off against modded syrup tankers and engaging in slapstick combat. Along the journey, they encounter the Fudge, a banished entity craving candy townsfolk, who offers a dark deal. The script delves into existential questions as characters grapple with their reality within the game. The adventure culminates with the heroes' return to the circus, the introduction of a new character, Gummigoo, and a poignant funeral for an abstracted NPC, Kaufmo. The story is a blend of humor, action, and philosophical inquiry, underscored by the circus's supportive community.
Takeaways
- 🎪 The Amazing Digital Circus is a setting where characters Caine, Jax, Ragatha, and others interact in a playful, chaotic environment.
- 🚨 An adventure is set in motion to recover stolen maple syrup from the Candy Canyon Kingdom, highlighting a whimsical and humorous quest.
- 🚗 The characters are equipped with a war rig to chase down the bandits, indicating a blend of fantasy and action in the narrative.
- 🤣 There's a strong emphasis on humor and absurdity, with characters engaging in slapstick comedy and nonsensical dialogue.
- 🎭 The script explores themes of reality and existence, with characters questioning their purpose and authenticity within the game world.
- 👻 The Fudge is introduced as a character who was banished for consuming townsfolk, adding a darkly comic twist to the story.
- 🔍 The characters face a crisis of identity and belonging, particularly Pomni, who grapples with the revelation of their artificial nature.
- 🤝 Pomni and Gummigoo form an unlikely friendship, suggesting themes of companionship and empathy across different realities.
- 🚧 The narrative includes a meta-commentary on game mechanics, with references to glitches, NPCs, and the nature of in-game characters.
- 🎉 The resolution involves returning to the circus, a place presented as a potential new home for characters seeking purpose and identity.
- 🏰 The Candy Canyon Kingdom is saved, and the characters are celebrated as heroes, tying up the adventure with a traditional story arc.
Q & A
What is the name of the event that the characters are welcoming the audience to?
-The Amazing Digital Circus
What is the repeated word that seems to be a chant or a password in the beginning of the script?
-Pomni
Who is the character that is laughing after the phrase 'Looks like our new friend's already abstracted.'?
-Caine
What is the name of the person who rings the doorbell in the script?
-The character's name is not specified, but it is implied to be someone known to the person addressed as 'Pomni'.
What is the name of the kingdom that has been robbed of their most valuable resource?
-Candy Canyon Kingdom
What is the valuable resource that was stolen from the Candy Canyon Kingdom?
-Maple syrup
What is the name of the princess that the knights meet in the Candy Canyon Kingdom?
-She is referred to as 'Loo'
What is the name of the character who is testing out a new AI?
-Zooble
What does Gummigoo ask in return for helping the group to get into the kingdom walls?
-Gummigoo asks for help in bringing some bandits to justice.
What is the name of the character who was banished by the princess for eating too many of the townfolk?
-The Fudge
What does the character Pomni offer to Gummigoo after his reality is shattered?
-Pomni offers Gummigoo a chance to come back to the circus with them.
What is the name of the character who is organizing a funeral service for those who abstracted?
-Zooble
Outlines
🎪 Introduction to the Amazing Digital Circus
The script opens with the lively and mysterious introduction to the Amazing Digital Circus, where characters Caine, Jax, Ragatha, and others chant the word 'Pomni'. The atmosphere quickly shifts to a dark and tense scene with a character in distress, followed by Caine's nonchalant attitude towards the situation. The narrative then transitions to a lighter tone as Caine invites the audience to a new adventure involving the Candy Canyon Kingdom and stolen maple syrup. The characters engage in playful banter, and there's mention of a new AI making the experience more immersive. The paragraph ends with the characters preparing for their mission, with a humorous note about the horn of their vehicle.
🚛 The Chase for the Stolen Syrup
This paragraph follows the characters as they embark on their quest to recover the stolen syrup. They are driving a truck, and there's a sense of camaraderie and optimism. The group discusses the potential impact of the syrup on their village, and the plan to confront the bandits. There's a moment of tension when they realize they are being pursued, leading to a chaotic and humorous exchange about their battle strategy. The characters attempt to use unconventional methods to stop the bandits, leading to more humor and a display of their unique personalities. The paragraph concludes with a dramatic crash and a sudden silence, leaving their fate uncertain.
🕳️ Under the Map - A Realm of Confusion
The characters find themselves in an unknown, underground location, disoriented and confused. They question their reality, their purpose, and the nature of their existence. There's a poignant moment where a character expresses fear and uncertainty about their identity and the authenticity of their memories. This leads to a philosophical discussion about what it means to be real and whether their lives have meaning. The characters encounter the Fudge, a banished entity from the Candy Kingdom, who offers a way back into the kingdom in exchange for help. The paragraph ends with a tense and uncertain atmosphere as they contemplate their next move.
🤝 Finding Friendship in a Digital World
In this paragraph, a character named Gummigoo feels lost and insignificant, believing their life and memories to be fake. Another character, who also feels out of place, offers comfort and a sense of belonging. They discuss the possibility of Gummigoo joining the circus, a place that could become his new home. The conversation is filled with empathy and the hope of finding a place where one is accepted. The characters attempt to escape their predicament through a glitch, leading to a successful but anticlimactic explosion that frees them. The paragraph ends with the characters contemplating the disappearance of their companion and the potential consequences.
🏰 The Triumphant Return and A New Beginning
The characters return to find their friends and the kingdom in a celebratory mood, grateful for the recovery of the stolen syrup. There's a sense of accomplishment and relief. However, there's also a hint of disappointment from a character who was expecting a more violent outcome. The group decides to take the extra truck of syrup back to the village, showing their willingness to help. Gummigoo is introduced as a new member joining the circus, and there's a sense of acceptance and camaraderie. The paragraph concludes with a somber note, attending a funeral service for a character who abstracted, honoring their memory, and a hint of potential future adventures.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Amazing Digital Circus
💡Pomni
💡Candy Canyon Kingdom
💡Maple Syrup
💡War Rig
💡NPCs
💡Abstraction
💡AI
💡Fudge
💡Gummigoo
💡Reality Shattering
Highlights
Welcome to the Amazing Digital Circus!
The Candy Canyon Kingdom's been robbed of their most valuable resource -- maple syrup!
You don't have to be submissive and agreeable.
The bandits used a modded syrup tanker, so we figured the best way to go head-to-head with them is to give you a war rig of your own.
We won't know for sure until we get back to the village. She's a fighter, though. She taught me everything I know.
I feel like that violates some kind of convention.
So, our entire existence here is just LARPing?
The Canyon Candy Kingdom needs you now!
Why are you all just standing there?!
I'm trying to quit.
I am the Fudge. I used to live within the kingdom walls, but I was banished by that rotten princess after I ate too many of the delicious townfolk.
Why don't you leave this to me before I start thinking your hair looks like licorice?
I happen to know a way into the kingdom walls... if you'd be willing to help us out in return.
I don't just want to leave you here. Why not? I don't matter in the slightest. I'm nothing.
Feeling like you're nothing is kind of normal. But you still care about your buddies up there, don't you?
The circus... Maybe it can be your home, too. The people there are interesting... Maybe you could be somebody real there.
I'm sure you wouldn't belong any less than me. And I could use a friend.
Suppose I could give it a try. All I ask is that we don't tell the lads about this. They're a couple of bright-eyed yobbos.
I don't know. Maybe some kind of glitch with the truck's collisions? I'm not really sure how we could...
Gotta say, this is a lot more anti-climactic than I was hoping it'd be. What were you hoping for? One big, final battle. Bloodshed. Death. Chaos!
It wasn't that they fell off, or something? I can't say for sure, but, uh -- Yes, definitely.
The boss to vanish with a clown. Very unusual. Well, that's... concerning.
I'm more worried she's having another horrible experience. She still seems really upset about what happened yesterday.
I remember how long it took for you to adjust. Don't take it too personally.
Do you guys have a second truck that flies? Yeah. Oh, wait -- No, we don't. No, not at all.
Why are there two bad-guy trucks? This one's full of syrup, too.
You don't wanna know. Good to see you, lads.
Our kingdom will once again thrive. You have no idea what a difficult task it was.
Maybe I didn't leave the gate unlocked for nothing after all.
Welcome back, my little hard-shelled hamburgers!
I could get used to this. So, this is the circus, huh?
Looks like one of these guys made it through. Wait, wha-- Blagh!
I know you guys love your NPCs, but if I start losing track of who's a human and who's an NPC, who knows what could happen...
Transcripts
[peppy electronic music plays]
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[voices echoing throughout] [Caine]: Welcome to the Amazing Digital Circus!
[Jax]: Pomni.
[Caine]: Pomni. [Ragatha]: Pomni.
[Jax]: Pomni. [Ragatha]: Pomni...
[Caine]: Pomni! [Ragatha]: Pomni!
[Jax]: Pomni. [Caine]: Pomni!
[Ragatha]: Pomni!
-Hello?
[heartbeat thudding]
[dark, ugly music plays]
♪♪
[screams] No! No! No!
[stammers] Caine!
Somebody, help me!
Please!
♪♪
[shrieks]
No! No! [Caine]: [laughs]
Looks like our new friend's already abstracted.
-[chuckles] Well, I guess we're not all cut out for it.
-I don't even remember her name, honestly.
♪♪
[doorbell rings] [yelps] [wailing]
[groans] Huh?
-Hey, Pomni. How'd you sleep?
Are you still sleeping?
I'll let you get back to it, if you are.
There she is. Hope you're doin' all right.
I know yesterday was a bit of a doozy.
-"A doozy."
-Oh, and don't worry about the whole "abandoning me for the exit" thing.
It's perfectly understandable what you were going through at the time,
and there's no hard feelings.
[laughs] Yer all good.
-Huh?
-Uh, well, let's forget about all that.
Caine's got a new adventure today, and judging by what he's been teasing,
it seems like it's gonna be a fun one.
-Today's adventure is...
That's right!
The Candy Canyon Kingdom's been robbed of their most valuable resource --
maple syrup!
It's up to you to bring the rotten bandits who stole it
to sweet, buttery justice!
-An entire kingdom of candy?
Sounds sticky.
-Very sticky, indeed.
-Sounds [BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!].
-Bubble, you can't say that.
[Zooble]: Mmmmmmmmmmm, nope.
-Zooble, wait!
I-I'm testing out a new AI in this one!
It should be 57 times more immersive!
- Ooh, a new AI.
You don't want to mess with the new AI, Zoobie?
[Zooble]: Uh, yeah, no.
-Whoa, sounds fun. What do you think, Pomni?
-So, our entire existence here...
is just LARPing?
-W-Well, uh -- -Why are you all just standing there?!
The -- The Canyon -- C-Canyon Candy Kingdom needs you now!
Hmm? -Nah, thanks. I'm trying to quit.
[majestic music plays]
♪♪
[cheers and applause]
♪♪
-Wow, Kinger, check out this castle.
It's amazing!
[Kinger]: They've even got little candy bugs here.
It's so beautiful. -Yeah, this place is great!
-LOOK!!! It's the princess!! -[whimpers]
[trumpet fanfare plays]
-Ah, you must be the brave knights sent to us by God...
to help us with our recent catastrophe.
-That's us, ma'am.
Your kingdom's awesome, by the way.
Love the vibe. -[giggles]
I like you already. -Look, Pomni.
We're already friends with the princess.
-I'm not a child. You don't have to hype me up.
-I assume you've been informed of your mission.
The bandits that robbed us used a modded syrup tanker,
so we figured the best way to go head-to-head with them
is to give you a war rig of your own.
[truck engine rumbling]
-Aagh!
-Ooh, violence.
-What time period is this supposed to be, again?
-Here's the key back into the kingdom for when you've secured the goods.
I trust you not to let it fall into the wrong hands?
-You can count on me, Your Highness.
-Oh, please. Call me Loo.
-[chuckles] Will do, Loo.
-I call shotgun.
[goofy, distorted warble] Oh, God, is that the horn?
[groans] That sucks.
Gangle, you drive.
-Farewell, good knights.
I have every faith in you!
[truck engine revs]
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[truck horn warbles]
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[insects chirping]
[all with Australian accents] -D'you think your mum's gonna pull through
if we get all this back to the village?
-I'm sure she will.
This much syrup would save hundreds of people.
-We won't know for sure until we get back to the village.
She's a fighter, though.
She taught me everything I know.
Oy! Don't get too comfy, lads.
Looks like they've sent someone after us.
-All right, Gangle, when we catch up to 'em,
I'll jump over, crawl inside,
and shoot 'em repeatedly until they're unrecognizable.
-I feel like that violates some kind of convention.
-You're violating my ears with your clap-back.
Get driving, driver!
-So, Pomni, I'm sure there's some way you could help out here.
Maybe when we catch up to them, we could --
-We could be assertive. Like this!
-Hey! -[screams]
-Jax!
-[groaning]
-Ah, that's perfect! Just hold that pose.
I gotta get something.
-Jax, you [BOINK!]
-You know, I swear there was some kind of bazooka back here, but...
[scoffs] ...I'm having such trouble finding it.
[Kinger]: Pomni, take this!
-Egh...
-Here it is.
All right, Pomni, you just stay like that, and I'll cross over you.
-Are you kidding me?!
Ow!
-Nice going, Pomni -- now I have no bridge.
-Ah-hah! Gotcha!
[bang!] [air whistling] Me arms aren't long enou-- Whoa!
♪♪
[brass hit!]
-This lot's trouble.
Let's see how their rig does on those rocks around there.
-Me arms aren't short enough to shift the gear.
♪♪
[rapid brass hits!]
-Ooh, now we're cookin'!
Hey! Ribbons! Up and at 'em!
-I don't think we --
-Aren't you supposed to be submissive and agreeable?
Move it!
-[wailing]
♪♪
-Oh, these fellas just don't know when to quit, do they?
[rapid brass hits!]
Hey! Quit muckin' about and get back up here!
-Oh, yeah. Right.
-[groans] Everyone all right?
[Kinger]: Can you repeat the question?
I couldn't hear you over the knives.
-Hey, Gangle.
You should ram into 'em. -What?
-You should NOT ram them!
Pomni's still on board! [crash!]
-Do it. It'll be epic.
[Ragatha]: Why are there so many knives back here?!
-Do it, or I'll tell Ragatha about the figurine thing.
-Guh! [laughs nervously]
♪♪
-Are you guys trying to [BOINK!] kill me?!
-These guys are whack jobs!
Let's give them some of this.
-Aww, no more ramming?
Guess I HAVE to tell Ragatha about the thing now.
[Gangle]: What?!
-Oh. You're still up here.
-Guuuuuuys?
[Kinger]: Pomni, take this!
-Uh, hey, Kinger, is that rope attached to anything?
-Uhhhh.
I don't know. Let me check.
[clang!]
-[grunts]
♪♪
-W-W-What? Wha?
-I blame YOU for this.
[SPLORCH!]
[tires squealing]
-[screams] -[grunts]
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH--
Oog! Ack! [grunts]
[wailing] OHHHH, NO!!!
[hollering]
[grunts]
[groans]
[grunts softly]
[voice echoing] Lads?
[mutters softly]
Hello?
[eerie ambient music plays]
Anyone?
[breathing shakily throughout]
♪♪
Huh?
♪♪
Uh...
♪♪
[gasps] [breathing heavily]
♪♪
-Guh! [wails]
[grunts] -[gasps]
-[groans]
Huh?
-Where are we?
W-What's all this?
-I-I don't know.
W-We're somewhere under the map, I think.
-"Map"?
Why aren't you or any of your crew up here?
-I-I'm not sure.
Be-- Because we're not, uh, NPCs?
-"NPCs"? What are you on about?
What are you people?
♪♪
What am I?
♪♪
Where's Mum?
-Y-You have a mom?
-Shouldn't she be here with everyone else?
[shakily] I can't even remember her face.
Did she ever have a face?
Was anything ever real? -Okay, w-w-wait.
Don't -- Don't think about that.
I-I-I think there...
must be a way to launch ourselves back up.
Right? -[hyperventilating]
♪♪
-I want you to tell me exactly what I am.
♪♪
[fudge splorching]
[whimsical music plays]
♪♪
-[groans] Is everybody okay?
-No...
-Oh, man.
Poor Pomni.
I hope she's all right.
-"Poor Pomni"?
How about "poor us"?
We're one tanker away from being Augustus Glooped!
-[groaning]
Oh, what's that?
Do my eyes deceive me?
A delicious gift from within the kingdom gates?
Don't mind if I do.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, buddy!
We're not food! We're not candy! We're none of that!
You don't want to eat us!
-Wh-- You're not candy?
How am I expected to eat something that's not made of candy?
I'm sorry.
[Kinger]: Pomni always seems to miss the big, gloopy monsters.
-Who are you, anyway?
-I am the Fudge.
I used to live within the kingdom walls,
but I was banished by that rotten princess
after I ate too many of the delicious townfolk.
Oh, they were so delicious.
Sometimes I can hear them... calling to me.
[townsfolk screaming]
-Oh, God.
That just sounds like murder.
-Is it really murder if it's delicious?
Answer me that.
-You make a great point. -Uh, no, bad point!
-Why don't you leave this to me before I start thinking your hair looks like licorice?
-Jax!
[Kinger]: Oh, wow, it kind of does. -Stop!
-Well, Mr. Fudge, you seem like an upstanding guy with real noble goals.
-Oh, I'm not.
If you knew what I did in my free time --
Oh, you'd be SICKENED!
-[clears throat] As I was saying.
I happen to know a way into the kingdom walls...
if you'd be willing to help us out in return.
-Hey, when did you -- -Shut up, licorice hair.
[Kinger]: Here, hide it with this.
-Oh, you must be some kind of master of unlocking things,
come to free me from my outdoor prison.
-That's me.
All we need you to do is help us bring some dirty bandits to justice.
[air rushing] -AUGH--
-I saw the reaper wink at me...
-Wait, w-w-what just happened?
[lollipop stick creaking]
-Uhh...
y-you wanna try helping out at all?
[laughs nervously]
Or are you still...
Hey.
You okay?
-No.
-You wanna talk about it?
-What is there to talk about?
-I don't just want to leave you here.
-Why not?
I don't matter in the slightest.
I'm nothing.
My life, my memories...
...my friends...
It's all fake.
-This may seem weird, but...
I think I know the feeling.
Well, m-maybe not...
the e-exact feeling, but...
Feeling like you're nothing is...
kind of normal.
I mean, people even feel like that
in the world I came from.
But...
Y-you still care about your buddies up there, don't you?
I'm sure they still care about you.
-What does it matter?
What do we have when you people leave?
We're just obstacles...
created to be defeated and forgotten.
-Well...
You don't have to be.
The -- The circus --
th-- the place I'm from?
Well, I --
I'm originally from somewhere else.
But...
If it has to be my home...
...Maybe it can be yours, too.
The people there are... interesting...
at the very least.
Maybe you...
[sighs]
...Could be somebody real there.
-Why are you trying to cheer me up?
How does this benefit you at all?
-I guess I just don't want you to feel like you're nothing.
I don't want anybody to feel like that.
-But I'm not even a real person.
Would I even belong?
-I'm sure you wouldn't belong any less than me.
[chuckles] And...
I could use a friend.
-"A friend."
You're a strange little character.
Suppose I could give it a try.
All I ask is that we don't tell the lads about this.
They're a couple of bright-eyed yobbos,
and I don't want to drag 'em down with me.
-[chuckles] Yeah, that makes sense.
What's your name, by the way?
-Gummigoo.
-Wow, that's...
just about as dumb as my name.
-What'd you have in mind in terms of getting us out of here?
-[stammers] I don't know.
M-M-Maybe some kind of glitch with the truck's collisions?
I'm not really sure how we could...
All right, I'm just throwing stuff at the wall here.
If this doesn't work, we could try something else.
-You're the expert here.
-[laughs nervously] I'm really not.
But let's see how it goes.
[engine turns over]
[blocks thudding]
I just realized, this might be a little vio--
[KABOOM!!]
[trippy music plays]
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-Gotta say, this is a lot more anti-climactic than I was hoping it'd be.
-What were you hoping for?
-You know, like, one big, final battle.
Bloodshed. Death. Chaos!
Whatever.
-Are you sure they disappeared?
It wasn't that they fell off, or something?
-[stammers] I can't say for sure, but, uh --
Yes, definitely.
-It's not like the boss to vanish with a clown.
Very unusual.
-Well, that's... concerning.
[Kinger]: [muffled] Well, if worst comes to worst,
we could always ask Caine to find her.
-I'm more worried she's having another horrible experience.
She still seems really upset about what happened yesterday.
I don't think she really likes me that much.
[Kinger]: It's a lot for anybody to go through.
Don't take it too personally.
I remember how long it took for you to adjust.
-O-Oh. Yeah.
I'm surprised you remember that.
[Kinger]: [normal voice] Remember what?
[muffled explosion]
-Do you guys have a second truck that flies?
-Yeah. Oh, wait -- No, we don't.
No, not at all. [air rushing]
-[groans] Down I go.
[upbeat music plays]
-[laughs] Couldn't keep it in, could --
[rattles lips]
-Uh, what's all this stuff?
-Pomni! Are you okay?
W-What happened?
-Yeah, I'm fine.
I, uh -- I made a new friend.
-Boss! Where have you been?
We got fudged.
-You don't wanna know.
Good to see you, lads.
♪♪
-Why are there two bad-guy trucks?
♪♪
[Kinger]: This one's full of syrup, too.
-Oh, yeah. Suppose it is.
Well, uh, you don't suppose my mates here could, uh,
take this one back to the village, could they?
-I guess.
Since there's two of them, there'd be no real harm.
-I'm so unbelievably disappointed right now.
-Well, maybe there'll be blood, death, and violence in the next adventure.
-Ha-ha-ha-ha. How wholesome.
-O-O-Oh, yeah.
Uh, this is Gummigoo.
He's gonna come back to the circus with us.
-Oh! Uh, i-is that allowed?
-His reality was kind of...
completely shattered?
I feel like it was the least I could offer him.
Opposed to just leaving him behind.
-[chuckles] Hey.
That's good of you, Pomni. -UGH!
Let's take this DUMB truck to the DUMB kingdom, I guess!
[cheers and applause]
-Thanks to you brave knights,
our kingdom will once again thrive.
I'm sure it was no easy task.
-You have no idea.
-Farewell, brave knights.
Have fun executing that bandit fella!
-Yes.
That is what we're doing.
[distant explosion booms]
-Oh, hey!
Maybe I didn't leave the gate unlocked for nothing after all.
[approaching rumbling] -Uh, what? I-I thought he was dead!
You still did that?! -Okay, wait.
[The Fudge]: [chuckling] -Y-You did what, now?
-Well, love to help you again sometime! Bye! [The Fudge]: [laughing]
[distant townsfolk screaming]
-Welcome back, my little hard-shelled hamburgers!
-So, this is the circus, huh?
I could get used to this. -Oop!
Looks like one of these guys made it through.
-Wait, wha-- Blagh!
-W-W-Wait, wha--?
-I know you guys love your NPCs,
but if I start losing track of who's a human and who's an NPC,
who knows... what could happen...
-[laughing manically]
-Welp, I'm gonna go drink water!
It's been a while since I've done that.
[swoosh!]
[Zooble]: Sheesh, I thought he'd never leave.
-I'm really sorry about that, Pomni.
At least you tried.
You know, he might be back in a future adventure.
I know Caine sometimes likes to reuse NPCs.
[Zooble]: Got everything ready.
-Hey...
You at least wanna join us for Kaufmo's funeral?
We like to have a little funeral service to remember the people who abstract.
This one just got pushed around a bit with your arrival and everything.
[Kinger]: It's the least we can do to honor their memory.
[pensive, melancholy music plays]
♪♪
-Oh, man.
I always think I'm prepared for these things,
but then you set up the picture and, well...
I'm already breaking.
[no audible dialogue throughout]
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[upbeat, jazzy music plays]
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