CUT TO. INT-INNER CITY APARTMENT COMPLEX HALLWAY: Hemmington, Sarah and Woo walk down the hall and stop at a door. Hemmington motions Sarah to knock. She goes to do it, but the door opens as her knuck connects with the door. An oriental man stans there wearing a white shirt and dark, round sunglasses. This is SERAPH.
SERAPH
Hello Antigone. She is waiting.
INT-HALLWAY: Sarah and Hemmington enter. Woo waits outside.
CUT TO. INT-APARMENT, KITCHEN: Sarah is led in by Seraph. The room is small, but cozy. There are all the usual suspects, stove, fridge and dishwasher. In the corner is a small, circular table with a smoldering cigarette in an ashtrey. Sarah looks and sees the back of a woman wearing an apron. She has on a green blouse and brown pants and her hair is done up behind her head. This is THE ORACLE. She turns to face Sarah. She smiles.
ORACLE
Tell Woo he can come in.
SERAPH
Yes Oracle.
INT-KITCHEN: Seraph leaves. The Oracle sits at the table. She picks up the cigarette from the ashtrey and inhales. She looks at Sarah.
ORACLE
Good morning.
SARAH
Good morning.
ORACLE
You like oatmeal?
SARAH
I...
ORACLE
No, you're allergic.
SARAH
As far as I know.
ORACLE
You know a lot of things now don't you?
SARAH
More than any one person could handle.
ORACLE
But you handled it, didn't you.
SARAH
Yeah I guess I did.
ORACLE
Can you also handle the fact that you are only as allergic to oatmeal as you want to be?
SARAH
I get it.
ORACLE
You do?
SARAH
Yeah. I decide my own fate now right? Its my choice.
ORACLE
If you say so.
SARAH
What does that mean?
ORACLE
It means that you may belive you have a choice, but in actuallity, you don't.
SARAH
You bi...
ORACLE
Got ya. Of course you have a choice. You chose to come here, you chose to take the red pill. And it is your choice whether or not you are The One.
SARAH
Okay you've lost me.
ORACLE
What I'm saying is, a test will soon come to determine whether or not you are The One. It is your choice whether or not to take that test.
SARAH
What kind of test?
ORACLE
You sure do ask a lot of questions don't you?
SARAH
Yes.
ORACLE
If I were to say that you were not The One, how would you feel?
SARAH
I would feel relived. It sounds like too much for one person.
ORACLE
Do you think you're The One?
SARAH
I really don't know.
ORACLE
In order for one to be one's self one must first know one's self. The coming test will show you how much you truly know yourself.
INT-KITCHEN: The timer on the oven goes off. The Oracle stands and puts on some oven mitts. She reaches into the oven and pulls out a tray of oatmeal cookies. She sets them down on the oven and begins to shovel them off the tray and on to a waiting plate. She takes off a mitt and picks up one of the cookies. She walks to Sarah and hands her the cookie.
ORACLE
It's up to you whether or not you're allergic.
INT-KITCHEN: Sarah stares at the cookie.
SARAH
It's up to me whether or not I'm The One.
ORACLE
You might just make something out of yourself yet kiddo.
CUT TO. INT-HALLWAY: Sarah leaves the apartment. She is still holding the cookie. Hemmington and Woo are right behind her.
HEMMINGTON
You okay?
SARAH
Yeah.
INT-HALLWAY: Sarah takes a big bite of the cookie. She chews on it for a while. She swollows.
SARAH
Yeah I'm fine.
SERAPH
Hello Antigone. She is waiting.
INT-HALLWAY: Sarah and Hemmington enter. Woo waits outside.
CUT TO. INT-APARMENT, KITCHEN: Sarah is led in by Seraph. The room is small, but cozy. There are all the usual suspects, stove, fridge and dishwasher. In the corner is a small, circular table with a smoldering cigarette in an ashtrey. Sarah looks and sees the back of a woman wearing an apron. She has on a green blouse and brown pants and her hair is done up behind her head. This is THE ORACLE. She turns to face Sarah. She smiles.
ORACLE
Tell Woo he can come in.
SERAPH
Yes Oracle.
INT-KITCHEN: Seraph leaves. The Oracle sits at the table. She picks up the cigarette from the ashtrey and inhales. She looks at Sarah.
ORACLE
Good morning.
SARAH
Good morning.
ORACLE
You like oatmeal?
SARAH
I...
ORACLE
No, you're allergic.
SARAH
As far as I know.
ORACLE
You know a lot of things now don't you?
SARAH
More than any one person could handle.
ORACLE
But you handled it, didn't you.
SARAH
Yeah I guess I did.
ORACLE
Can you also handle the fact that you are only as allergic to oatmeal as you want to be?
SARAH
I get it.
ORACLE
You do?
SARAH
Yeah. I decide my own fate now right? Its my choice.
ORACLE
If you say so.
SARAH
What does that mean?
ORACLE
It means that you may belive you have a choice, but in actuallity, you don't.
SARAH
You bi...
ORACLE
Got ya. Of course you have a choice. You chose to come here, you chose to take the red pill. And it is your choice whether or not you are The One.
SARAH
Okay you've lost me.
ORACLE
What I'm saying is, a test will soon come to determine whether or not you are The One. It is your choice whether or not to take that test.
SARAH
What kind of test?
ORACLE
You sure do ask a lot of questions don't you?
SARAH
Yes.
ORACLE
If I were to say that you were not The One, how would you feel?
SARAH
I would feel relived. It sounds like too much for one person.
ORACLE
Do you think you're The One?
SARAH
I really don't know.
ORACLE
In order for one to be one's self one must first know one's self. The coming test will show you how much you truly know yourself.
INT-KITCHEN: The timer on the oven goes off. The Oracle stands and puts on some oven mitts. She reaches into the oven and pulls out a tray of oatmeal cookies. She sets them down on the oven and begins to shovel them off the tray and on to a waiting plate. She takes off a mitt and picks up one of the cookies. She walks to Sarah and hands her the cookie.
ORACLE
It's up to you whether or not you're allergic.
INT-KITCHEN: Sarah stares at the cookie.
SARAH
It's up to me whether or not I'm The One.
ORACLE
You might just make something out of yourself yet kiddo.
CUT TO. INT-HALLWAY: Sarah leaves the apartment. She is still holding the cookie. Hemmington and Woo are right behind her.
HEMMINGTON
You okay?
SARAH
Yeah.
INT-HALLWAY: Sarah takes a big bite of the cookie. She chews on it for a while. She swollows.
SARAH
Yeah I'm fine.
