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Pic 1:
We’re looking at a tall mirror in a dark room. And we see a man’s reflection in the mirror, not the man himself. The DOKTOR is looking at himself. Stripped to the waist. He is very think. He has his goggles in his hand. Looks at himself. Dark circles around his eyes, like he hasn’t slept in years. SIX- GRID – THREE ROWS OF TWO.

DOKTOR

TODAY I STOP BEING REAL.

Pic 2:
He looks down at the goggles in his hand, smiling sadly.

DOKTOR

NO-ONE’S GOING TO LISTEN TO A BOY GENIUS. NO-ONE’S GOING TO LISTEN TO A PHILOSOPHER, OR A TRAVELER.

DOKTOR

NO-ONE CARES ABOUT AN ORPHAN, OR A RICH MAN, OR SOME GROWN-UP GRINDER KID FROM HEAVENSIDE.

DOKTOR

ALL THE THINGS I’VE BEEN: NO-ONE'S EVER BEEN INTERESTED.

Pic 3:
He starts putting on the goggles, getting the strap around the back of his head.

DOKTOR

WEIRD LITTLE JOHNNY FROM THE BIG HOUSE ON SCARTOP; WHO EVER REALLY GAVE A SHIT?

DOKTOR

PEOPLE LIKE LISTENING TO CHARACTERS. CHARACTERS ARE SAFE, BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT REAL.

DOKTOR

SO TODAY I BECOME A CHARACTER.

Pic 4:
He gets the goggles over his eyes, and looks at himself.

DOKTOR

JOHN REINHARDT AND ALL THE THINGS HE’S SEEN: HE’S A BIT TOO REAL. THE THINGS HE WANTS TO DO ARE A BIT TOO OBVIOUS.

DOKTOR

BUT IF YOU COVER HIS EYES, YOU CAN’T SEE THAT HE HASN’T SLEPT FOR A YEAR.

Pic 5:
Zoom in as he looks in the mirror and grins a big crazy grin.

DOKTOR

BUT DOKTOR SLEEPLESS. HE’S SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.

DOKTOR

WHO’S AFRAID OF A CARTOON MAD SCIENTIST?

Pic 6:
Zoom out, to get his figure in shot, standing with his back to us; and there’s an immense green GRINDER TATTOO covering his back.

DOKTOR

WHO’S AFRAID OF DOKTOR SLEEPLESS?

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