Moore Issue 9

Page 1
1. Oisin opens the door.
Oisin: Eugene? I'm home!
2. Eugene looks over the back of the couch.
Eugene: Finally! Miranda came by and she changed the channel.
3. There's some horrible child's cartoon on the screen.
Oisin: Oh dear.
4. Oisin turns off the tv.
Oisin: You were killed by Kappas, weren't you?
Page 2
1. Oisin joins Eugene on the couch.
Eugene: Yes, I was, why?
Oisin: I was thinking…
2. He looks over at him.
Oisin: They drown children, what if they took Kelly?
3. Eugene bites his thumb.
Eugene: They don't kidnap people from their bedrooms. They only take the kids that are upsetting the waters, while they're upsetting them.
Page 3
1. Oisin looks down at his feet, no longer confident.
Oisin: Oh…
2. Eugene puts his hand through Oisin's shoulder.
Eugene: I know how you feel about her, how you want to help her find her daughter. There are a lot of bad things in this world and any one of them may have taken her.
3. He smiles, slightly.
Eugene: I'll help you, if you like.
4. Oisin looks tired and a bit sad, but he still smiles.
Oisin: Thanks.
Page 4
1. Eugene stands up, looking serious.
Eugene: Now, I've been trying to figure something out all day and I really need you to help me with this.
2. He stands beside the coffee maker.
Eugene: What is this thing?
3. Oisin cracks up, holding his forehead.
Oisin: That's a coffee maker!
4. Eugene's eyes go wide.
Eugene: A coffee maker? You have to make coffee… NOW!
Page 5
1. Oisin groans, getting off of the couch.
Oisin: It's after 5. I'm the only one here that would drink it.
Eugene: I don't care! You need to show me how this works.
2. Oisin pulls down a filter.
Oisin: I can't believe the things you don't know. You seem to know a lot.
3. Eugene watches him with keen interest.
Eugene: I know many things. I know the real names of the true angels and devils.
4. Oisin pours a spoon full of ground coffee into the filter.
Oisin: Well, that sounds impressive.
Eugene: I would think so. It is impressive.
Page 6
1. Oisin pours some water into the coffee.
Oisin: So, are you saying that angels and demons actually exist?
2. Eugene watches as Oisin pushes some buttons.
Eugene: Of course they do. They exist and so does a lot more.
3. Oisin looks a bit sad.
Oisin: I see.
4. Eugene looks away from the coffee machine, concerned for him.
Eugene: What is with that? You're the only person I know that would be sad about there being an afterlife.
Page 7
1. Oisin walks out of the kitchen.
Oisin: You only know three people.
2. Eugene follows him out.
Eugene: I don't care. Why are you so against there being an afterlife?
3. Oisin avoids his gaze.
Oisin: It doesn't matter.
4. Eugene rolls his eyes.
Eugene: Yes it does. Tell me.
5. Oisin smiles, trying to cover things up.
Oisin: So, what should we do about Kelly?
Page 8
1. Eugene starts listing on his fingers.
Eugene: Well, there are a lot of things that could have taken her. It could have been a duende, fey, bloody bones, goblins, some other witches, or a bunch of other things.
2. Oisin gets up from the couch.
Oisin: Alright, alright.
3. He disappears. Eugene watches him go.
Eugene: Alright what?
4. Oisin returns with his laptop in hand.
Oisin: We should look for these things, try to find Kelly. One of them must know something.
Page 9
1. He sets the laptop down on the coffee table in front of the couch, sitting in front of it.
Eugene: What is that?
Oisin: It's a laptop. Oh my, they didn't even have computers in your time.
2. Oisin turns it on.
Oisin: It's like tv but you can do a lot more than just watch it. You can search for anything, get information, write things down, do photography, make phone calls, most anything.
3. Eugene leans in, very interested.
Eugene: This is amazing!
Oisin: Everything's amazing to you, doesn't it?
Page 10
1. He scrolls through the findings on a search engine.
Oisin: Well, that first thing, the Duende, isn't even from around here. It's from Portugal.
2. Eugene stares at the screen.
Eugene: I'm from Holland. You're, what, Irish? Creatures can immigrate too.
Oisin: Really?
3. Eugene squints at the screen.
Eugene: Really.
4. Oisin starts typing.
Oisin: Let's check the news, that will give us more information on what they're up to, if they're even here.
Page 11
1. The screen says "0 results".
2. Oisin types again.
Oisin: Well, of course not, there's no way they even know what a Duende is.
3. He types in "disappearing children" instead.
4. There are 2,786 results.
Oisin: That's more like it. Ugh, a bit much though.
Page 12
1. Eugene and Oisin smile at each other.
Eugene: You should go and interview victims.
Oisin: You think?
2. Oisin opens an article.
Oisin: This will only give us so much information. Some of these crimes are by real people.
3. Eugene looks over to the jar of ectoplasm.
Eugene: Do you need my help at all?
4. Oisin smiles at him from the doorway.
Oisin: I think I've got this. I'll be back soon.
5. Eugene sits in the apartment, looking small.
Eugene: Bye.
Page 13
1. Oisin walks down the street, eating a hotdog.
2. He throws out the wrapper.
3. He knocks on the door of a house.
4. The owner, a dumpy, sad woman, opens the door.
Woman: We were just sitting down to dinner. Can I help you?
Page 14
1. Oisin smiles, apologetically.
Oisin: I'm sorry for interrupting. My name is Oisin Moore, I'm from the Times. I was hoping I could talk to you about your daughter?
2. The woman looks even more sad.
Woman: Maggie? She ran off in the night, went to her school and hanged herself.
3. Oisin smiles, uncomfortable.
Oisin: You're son?
4. A large black woman smokes in a doorway.
Woman 2: Kyle ran away from home. He killed the dog, you know.
5. Oisin crosses his arms, eyebrows raised with worry.
Oisin: You're daughter?
6. A large Hispanic man glares at him.
Man: My daughter? A big man came in the night, stole her right away. Hijo de puta.
Page 15
1. Oisin walks down the street, shoulders hunched. It has grown foggy and it's starting to rain.
2. He pulls out his phone.
3. Lau drives down the street, his phone ringing.
4. He reaches into his blazer.
Lau: Shit.
5. He puts the phone to his ear.
Lau: Hello? Oisin! Hey! You going to be calling me all of the time now or what?
Page 16
1. Oisin hides under a covering in front of a café, clutching himself for warmth.
Oisin: Sorry. I'm searching for Miranda's daughter or whatever got her. I need your help.
2. Lau rolls his eyes.
Lau: Don't make me regret helping you with your witch problem.
3. Oisin's breath condenses.
Oisin: Hey, I didn't ask for your help then. I am now.
4. He looks down the street.
Oisin: I'm asking everyone I can find who lost a child and I'm wasting a lot of time on solved cases. Is there a way you can find which ones are unsolved?
Page 17
1. Lau puts a cigarette in his mouth.
Lau: Of course there is. I'm off for the night though, can this wait until tomorrow?
Oisin: I guess.
2. Lau takes the phone away from his ear.
Lau: Good.
3. He puts the phone back inside his blazer.
4. Oisin pouts, looking at his phone.
Page 18
1. Oisin walks through the rain, shoulders hunched.
Page 19
1. A dozen small yellow eyes peer at him through the darkness of a dumpster.
2. Oisin stops.
3. He turns, looking back at the dumpster, by his watchers have vanished.
4. He continues on his way.
Page 20
1. Oisin opens the door of the apartment, drenched.
2. Eugene sees him come in.
Eugene: It's really coming do- are you okay?
3. Oisin runs his hand through his hair.
Oisin: Whatever we're looking for… I think it knows we're looking.
4. Eugene looks confused.
Eugene: What?
5. Oisin looks around himself, very paranoid.
Oisin: I felt like I was being watched the whole way home.
Page 21
1. Oisin walks past Eugene towards the bathroom.
Eugene: As I said before, the supernatural calls to the supernatural.
2. Oisin sighs.
3. He turns, his eyes sharp and cruel.
Oisin: But why me? Why am I the one stuck with all of this shit?
4. Eugene freezes, one hand reaching out to Oisin.
Eugene: What?
Page 22
1. Eugene looks hurt.
Eugene: I thought it was okay…
2. Oisin turns away from him.
Oisin: I had a decent life, a good life, one that I was happy with.
3. He glares over his shoulder at Eugene.
Oisin: For the first time in my life it was starting to feel like there was something solid beneath my feet, like I finally had some control over my life.
Page 23
1. Eugene looks extremely sad and retreats.
Eugene: You don't have to keep me. I have to stay with part of my body. You get rid of my ring, I have to go with it.
2. Eugene's eyes are filled with glowing ectoplasm tears.
Eugene: I thought I saw something of myself in you. I guess I was wrong.
3. Eugene fades into a wall.
Eugene: You just seemed so excited to find Kelly.
4. Eugene is gone, leaving a sad and hurt Oisin in the hall.
Page 24
1. Oisin walks into the bathroom.
2. He turns a knob, making the water run in the shower.
3. His clothes lie in a bundle on the ground.
4. His arms around his knees, he sits on the floor of the shower, nude and crying.