scene 4
The effects start coming in.
“I’ll be right back, okay? …” Paloma says.
Tj turns toward her as she walks away with the flower. He’s now alone in this strange place and he knows it…
He turns back to see Root standing right in front of him, sparking a small flower like a cigarette.
“What are you? Lost?” He says.
As he stands there, faced toward Roots, a few masked people come up to TJ and pick his flowers. They caress his suit and flower head as they pick at him slowly.
“you need these people’s validation? That’s it… You think you belong?” he laughs. “Well you don’t.”
More and more people come and pick out TJ’s flowers, slithering all over him like serpents in grass.
“Look at you.”
More and more of his flowers wilt as the shots pan back to him. At first it felt empowering. Now it feels helpless.
The two stare at each other for a moment.