INT. WOODSBORO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (WCC) - COUNSELOR'S OFFICE - CONT'D

Inside an organized office, a computer monitor is lit up on sleep mode with the name "PRESCOTT" across it. Away from her desk, SIDNEY PRESCOTT leans against the edge of the widow frame, next to her filing cabinets, while also talking to GALE WHEATHERS - RILEY, who is just standing with her arms crossed on the other side of Sidney's desk.

Sidney seems to have changed a little, as her hair is slightly shorter and dyed black. Also, she now wears glasses. A little different from when we last seen her. She seems to not be suprised of the current situation, as she must have known that it was just a matter of time.

Gale doesn't seem to have changed much. Appearance wise, her hair seems a little shorter and black, like Sidney's. Personality wise, She still remains the aggressive, assertive, bitchy type she always was.

Sidney and Gale seem to be having a conversation about the current events.

GALE
Several eye-witnesses reported to have seen the same thing.

SIDNEY
Sounds awfully familiar.

GALE
Hello, remember the Windsor College murders? Started with a double homicide at the premiere of the first STAB movie. Take what happened then
and now and put them together. It's an exact rendition.

SIDNEY
Gale, I really think you're just overreacting a little. It's just a coincidence...

Cutting Sidney off at the end of her sentence, Kirby steps in...

KIRBY
A pretty big coincidence if you ask me.

Sidney and Gale both turn their attention to Kirby as she steps in the room, followed by Nikki.

KIRBY
Sure it sounds like a coincidence but when is anything like this in this town ever just a freaking coincidence?

GALE
Kirby?

KIRBY
Sounds like STAB 2, in remake fashion.

SIDNEY
What?

KIRBY
The link between what happened at Windsor and what happened last night. It sound to me like...

Gale cuts Kirby off as she catches on and finishes her sentence.

GALE
...Duplicate Windsor.

KIRBY
More like remake.

SIDNEY
If so, then wouldn't that give us some idea on how or when the killer will strike next?

After listening for so long, Nikki finally steps in.

NIKKI
Well not exactly. Remakes normally do things in their own way. They usually veer off in another direction from their original iteration.

Sidney and Gale turn their attention to Nikki.

NIKKI
(waves slowly and nervously)
I'm Nikki by the way. I'm her (points to Kirby) friend.

KIRBY
She's right. Not all remakes follow their original plot line.

SIDNEY
God, where's Randy when you need him?

NIKKI
Remakes suck.

KIRBY
Not all of them. Some have actually lived up to expectations and actually outdid their original.

NIKKI
Name One.

KIRBY
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Michael Bay's 2003 reboot.

GALE
Seriously, we need to figure this out.

NIKKI
Okay, you got me.

Sidney kinda chuckles in the background.

KIRBY
I'm the horror movie trivia queen Nikki. Ask Sidney.

SIDNEY
(chuckling)
It's true.

GALE
Well I'm gonna go check with Dewey and see if he's found anything out.

SIDNEY
Be careful Gale.

Gale laughs sarcastically on her way out.

KIRBY
I see not much has changed.

SIDNEY
Nah, not from what I can tell. Still chasing psychos.

Kirby chuckles.

NIKKI
I better go too. Jake's probably wondering helplessly around campus without me.

KIRBY
I'll catch up with you guys later.

NIKKI
You better. (beat) Nice meeting you Sidney.

Sidney looks to Nikki.

SIDNEY
You too.

Nikki exits the office.

SIDNEY(CONT'D)
So how you holding up kid?

KIRBY
I wish I could lie.

Sidney feels sympathy for Kirby.

SIDNEY
I know how you feel. I wish this all could just end. (beat) I'm tired of burying people.

KIRBY
Yeah, me too. (beat) I snapped on Dewey earlier. I know I shouldn't have. None of this is his fault.

SIDNEY
I'm sure he understands. He knows it's not easy to cope with.

KIRBY
It was wrong of me. (beat) He did save my life. I'll never forget that.

SIDNEY
He saved mine too.

KIRBY
Yeah. (beat) How do you do it?

SIDNEY
Do what?

KIRBY
Cope with this?

SIDNEY
Not well. I just hope and prey that one day the everything just might be okay.

KIRBY
That's all we can do. (beat) Is hope and prey.

KIRBY(CONT'D)
I think Gale's right though.

SIDNEY
About what?

KIRBY
About the connection between what happened then and now.

SIDNEY
But We're not even in Windsor.

KIRBY
Doesn't have to be. It's this whole remake scenario thing that I'm not really gonna get into.

SIDNEY
So the community college is a substitute?

KIRBY
Not jumping to conclusions (beat) But I believe so. I could be wrong though. It wouldn't be the first time.

Sidney feels sympathy for Kirby.

SIDNEY
Don't beat yourself up over that.

KIRBY
It almost cost me my life.

SIDNEY
Believe me, I know how that feels. (beat) But don't eat yourself up for it.

KIRBY
I try not to (beat) but my damaged state of mind won't allow that.

SIDNEY
We're alike in a lot of ways Kirby. I don't know if you see that, but we are.

KIRBY
We're both damaged.

Sidney and Kirby both chuckle.

SIDNEY
I guess that's one way of putting it.

SIDNEY(CONT'D)
It's made us stronger though.

KIRBY
Yeah.

SIDNEY
Although, I wouldn't mind for it all to just end (beat) And be done with for good. Not have to worry about psychos trying to get to you.

KIRBY
That feeling couldn't be more mutual.

SIDNEY
We'll get through this though. I'll make sure you do for sure.

KIRBY
What about you?

SIDNEY
I've been asking that same question myself for years. (beat) In the end, they probably will get what they want. But I've always wondered
as well, would it stop if I was gone?

Sidney's Speech hits Kirby hard and she becomes speechless.

Sidney just stares out of the window, observing the police cruisers, news vans, and the many people surrounding them in the courtyard.