Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Draft 1

Structure

  1. Scene I - Exposition - Suzanne is sitting at the Glider tweaking her interface to control GLaDOS on the ceiling. Adam comes down with some kind of journalist, telling them what a Space is. The latter proceeds to ask Suz if she is working on a prosthetic arm. She quickly denies and tells them she hates prosthetics and wants to have a computer interface designed for her instead. She wants to make it her BSc thesis at the university.
  2. Scene II - Inciting Incident / Rising Action - Professor has finally found some time for Suzanne and has great news for her. She is invited to participate in his latest project - building a new generation of prosthetic hand, on which she could base her thesis. Suzanne suddenly realizes that he hadn't read any of her emails and invites her there to be a mascot. She leaves without giving a clear answer, dumbfounded and shaken.
  3. Climax - Scene III - Suzanne shares the information with other people in the Space. They give more backstory on how long she worked on her project and how important it is that it's hers. Each of the characters present their stance on the University, with Adam willing to bargain, Robert accepting an interesting experience, Amanda completely outraged and Cynic just despising the Academia. [Samer & Nawres here?] Climax: Suzanne decides to directly reject her professor's offer and ask him to allow her to write thesis on her project.
  4. Falling Action - Scene IV - The professor doesn't allow Suzanne to write about her own project - he doesn't deem it standalone since she has used open libraries. He is pretty clear - join our team or have problems graduating. It seems that they really hoped to improve their credibility by having a handless person on group photos.
  5. Scene V - Dénouement - Suzanne makes up her mind and decides to take a gap year just before graduation. She wants to build something she thinks is important - not something someone tells her to. Her arc ends with home and determination, some pan over the space and Suzanne waving GLaDOS from the ceiling.

Scenes

Scene 1 - Exposition

Panoramic shot of the well-lit 'Space in the morning (probably from the mezzanine), with only Cynic and Suzanne in, with GLaDOS visibly above them. The Troll is trying to skulk as far away from the sun as possible, while Suzanne is tweaking with her interface by one of the windows. Both work with computers in front of them.

Cynic: Are you hogging GLaDOS?

Suzanne: Mhm

Suzanne: There, it should work now!

Long tall panels, showing her together with the robot on the ceiling. On her notebook's screen there's a model of her forearm with respective muscle groups are flaring - and the robot on the ceiling is moving in a specific direction.