Scene 1 - The Organization Store: Escape from the Darkness (Night After the Battle)
A small fire burns in the center of a dilapidated concrete room, surrounded by three shadows:
Dream sitting on a broken piece of iron, John leaning against the wall smoking, and Tifa standing far away, her back turned, her hands bloodied, her eyes still half-glow.
John (quietly, blowing out smoke):
> "It's not safe out there... Demons don't calm down easily."
Dream (looking at Tifa):
> "We don't want another fight... We just want to know: What's your story?"
Tifa (in a tired voice, heading toward the door):
> That's none of your business. Leave me alone."
John tries to follow her, but she pushes the door open.
John (calling):
> "Where are you going?!"
Dream (getting up and standing in front of her):
> "If you have a problem, tell us... we'll help you."
Tifa pauses for a moment... looking at him nervously. Her eyes are trembling.
Tifa (in a choked voice):
> "I'm looking for my father... that's all."
John looks at her in surprise, then says in a cold tone:
John:
> "Why don't you go to the police?"
Tifa turns to him, her eyes blazing for a moment, then speaks sharply:
Tifa:
> "The police?! They say ridiculous things... My father injected himself with demon blood! He's turned himself into a monster... I'm the only one who can stop him and kill him."
A moment of silence.
Dream (looking at the ground, then raising his eyes confidently):
> "You're not the only one who bears scars from his past. If you want, we'll stand with you."
John (raising his eyebrows in a sarcastic tone):
> "Wait... and the organization? Who else would work in it?"
Tifa (blinking in surprise):
> "An organization? What organization?"
John (smiling):
> "The Demon Slayer Organization... Dream and I built it from the rubble."
Dream (looking at her):
> "If you want to join... the door is open." Just try to tone down your brutality a little.
Tifa laughs sarcastically, lowers her eyes, and whispers:
Tifa:
> "Don't worry... I won't live after killing my father."
Dream (calmly walking toward her):
> "No... you won't die. Because you're not alone in this."
A moment of silence ensued, as Tifa's eyes trembled, but she turned and turned away.
Tifa (coldly):
> "My name is Tifa... and if you're going to help me, don't mistake me for a friend."
John (laughing and clapping):
> "Officially... I welcome you to the strangest organization in the world."
End of Scene
Next Scene: Hidden Detour - "Test of Trust"
Next Scene - "Eyes in the Shadows"
Location: Inside the base (after-hours - late at night)
Tifa sits alone in a corner, cleaning her weapon, thinking about Dream's words.
John is asleep, but Dream is standing at a sign with a map of demon locations.
Tifa (suddenly looking at him):
> "Why do you want to help me? You don't even know me."
Dream (without turning around):
> "I don't need to know everything... I know how you feel, that's enough."
Tifa (after a moment of silence):
> "...You are so strange"
Dream (responding with a faint smile):
> "And you're no less."
While they were talking... suddenly, a simple alert from the security cameras indicated the presence of a demon outside.
John (twitching in alarm):
> "Damn it... someone's entered our territory."
Suddenly, from one of the secret tunnels beneath the base, a strange creature emerged. It wasn't an ordinary demon—it was an artificial demon, a hybrid between a machine and a demon, sent by an unknown organization whose purpose we