I don't know. There's a lot of stuff I
need to get done.
STEVE
Dude, you need a vacation.
JEREMY
No I don't.
STEVE
When you're not following me around like
a lost puppy, you're locked away in here
on your computer. I'll make all the
arrangements and pay for everything.
Steve picks up a model spacecraft from Jeremy's night stand. He pretends to study it.
JEREMY
I'll admit, I always wanted to check out
Kennedy. I'll let you know by tomorrow.
Steve smiles and leaves the room.
INT. MILWAUKEE RAILCAR STATION - DAY
Dozens of monorails crisscross the station.
Long trains of RAILCARS are arriving, departing, and waiting.
Jeremy climbs into a railcar bound for Florida.
INT. RAILCAR - DAY
Jeremy takes a window seat.
PENNY, early thirties, professionally dressed, takes the seat beside him.
The train departs.
PENNY
Are you going to Florida for a visit or
is it home?
JEREMY
Visiting the Kennedy Space Center.
PENNY
Did you plan on touring MICROCORE, too?
JEREMY
Microcore offers tours?
PENNY
I've seen lots of tours come through. My
name is Penny. I work in the ASTEROID
CRUSHER shop at Microcore.
She dangles her hand in front of him.
Jeremy shakes it.
JEREMY
I'm Jeremy. I don't mean to be rude, but
I was hoping to catch a nap before we
cross into Florida.
PENNY
I understand. You get some sleep. I'll
wake you when we get close.
JEREMY
Thanks, Penny.
Jeremy retrieves a small pillbox from his pocket.
He nearly drops it into the tiny trash receptacle beside his seat but then reconsiders.
He shakes out the last three pills, and then drops the pillbox into the trash.
He takes the pills, then curls up in the seat and closes his eyes.
A small TV at the front of the railcar shows A SATELLITE TV NEWSCASTER reporting beside the excavated web in Wisconsin.
SATELLITE TV NEWSCASTER
The skeletons of at least three cattle
were found alongside the remains of Dr.
Laura Sorenson who was abducted by an
unknown animal earlier this week.
Forensic experts have identified several
distinct bite patterns on the bones,
indicating that more than one...
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. LIVING ROOM - SKYLAR'S HOUSE - DAY
Pitch black.
SKYLAR (O.C.)
Jeremy, you awake?
JEREMY'S POV: SKYLAR's mottled figure emerges from blackness.
It grows more defined through a sliver of vision.
Skylar is 26, muscular, with bright blond hair.
