Dream Sequence Ch.2

The girl lets go of this green-haired guy’s hand. She is wearing all black (leather). She looks at him a little confused. And then as though she remembers-looks up at him and smiles uncertainly. The green-haired kid looks confused, and a little scared. He holds her hand again and they walk towards the bus stop (which I didn't notice before). The next scene shows our love birds at some deserted area. She walks ahead and we see that the place is literally dead, bereft of all trees and animal life. A few abandoned houses seem to live in gloomy acceptance of the inevitable. Too post-apocalyptic? It got confusing here. Some women and little children see her, this blonde , tanned girl that seems to hold her own in this desolate land - they are drawn to her. In contrast the green-haired, pale boy behind her seems like a disease. However they barely notice him- they all crowd around her. They beseech her to help them. And as though she knew all along what to expect she walks slowly - All these lost souls seem to follow her – she reaches a barren field, and sits there. She begins to sing and tears softly fall around her. Her voice is clear as crystal – and we notice that her tears drop on to the soil. The clouds seem to gather right where she sits and lo – behold it rains, and it doesn’t too – it’s too hazy to make out, but within seconds there are tiny trees sprouting everywhere.

Amid all this hustle, we do not see the green-haired boy. It is only her, and the plants(bonsai? I am not sure anymore) growing fast and one of the women whispering into her ear, words of encouragement and suggesting that she continue her good work, and how she was helping the Earth.

And in a sort of flash back we see them both in an old house, with the girl at the window sill. She is looking at some pot with no plant in it. I realize that they have just undergone the transformation and she doesn’t know what it means yet. 

The green haired guy (let’s call him J) comes in with food and places it on a table next to her. You can see that he is worried about her, but doesn’t know what to do, so he boisterously begins talking about everything he did today. You can see him thinking about how he controls people with his mind. He can force people to kill themselves; he has already tried it today. He managed to pick a fight with some mafia boss and overthrows him. It’s a small victory, but he feels like he rules the town. Thinking of this and of his next move he settles down on the bed. He doesn’t feel the need to eat, and feels content, the girl momentarily forgotten, but always on his mind.

We see that while he talks, the girl (calling her Z – because she has no name throughout the story) starts to cry. She is listening to him speak and it’s tearing her apart – she had never wanted this and only agreed to it because of him. Tears glisten and she lets them fall – it’s a first for her. And then she sees the clouds gather – right outside the window, and a tiny plant sprout in the pot she holds. She is very surprised and drops it. It falls on the table and the plant continues to grow.

J looks up and comes over. He notices her tears, and looks at the plant. Trying to help he picks it up and touches a leaf. And almost immediately, the plant shrivels up, turns black and to dust. Z is horrified and J can’t explain. He is scared, and tries apologizing, saying he didn’t know. She looks at him like she is seeing him for the first time. He is terrified now and tries to reach for her. She shrinks away staring and uncomprehending. He looks hurt (and I can feel the pain – this was an emotional roller coaster, feeling what each character does :/) and curls up his hand. They both stay like this for a while. The rains recede and everything calms down. Finally she tells him that she wishes to help and be of some use. She requests him to continue with whatever it was he was doing. And asks him to stay out of her way because he could only kill anything she creates. He maintains a poker face and agrees.

And that’s where I will stop for now.