USER ERROR
written by Andreina Dominguez & Trisha burr
FADE IN:
EXT. STACY'S LOGIN /STACY’S LIVING ROOM
The screen starts off completely dark, with a computer Powering up sound playing in the
background. Through the light Whir of a computer running, a bright Login Screen appears with
The bright letters of "STACY BROWNING"
Slowly, a password is typed and a curser moves to click the enter button.
EXT. STACY'S COMPUTER / STACY'S LIVING ROOM
Suddenly, we're introduced to a cacophony of sounds and visuals. STACY opens her Spotify
and plays some trendy pop music as she starts scrolling through her social media feed. She
scrolls through her friend ALLYSSA'S posts, liking all the posts of her and her friends hanging
out all together partying, trying to make it seem as if she was there for all of it. As she's scrolling,
there's an extreme closeup cut to her eyes glowing from the light of her computer screen and
then back to the screen.
Suddenly, her scrolling and music is interrupted by a Facetime call from "MOM", revealing our
character’s face through the screen. We cut to her face once more, this time just a closeup of
her rolling her eyes before cutting back to the computer screen hanging up her moms call.
Music resumes and she's bombarded with messages from "MOM" saying
"Why won't you pick up the phone?
I'm calling you!
Dad wants you to make sure the door is locked.
Ask Opal to lock the door [laughing face emoji].
Just stay safe okay honey?
We will be back tomorrow."
Love you! [heart]"
As all of these messages are popping up on the screen, Stacy is ignoring all of them
STACY, MUMBLING - "Ugh, so annoying..."
Suddenly, she gets a factime call from her friend, ALLYSSA. STACY'S face is shown through
the screen of the facetime, she looks visibly confused before hesitantly accepting the facetime
call.
ALLYSSA - (off screen at first) "HOLD ON, I'M CALLING HERRR WAIT!"
Allyssa is slurring her words, laughing as she's very obviously at a party, colored lights flashing
behind her, music blasting, party chatter, red solo cups, all of it!
ALLYSSA - "STACYYY OH MY GOD!"
Allyssa's trying to yell over the music of the party
STACY - "Hey, hows the party?"
ALLYSSA - "Wait let me get away... GIRL!"
STACY - "What? What's up?
ALLYSSA - "This party's SOO LIT! You HAVE TO come like NOW! Eric's here... Let me
send you the address, wait..."
ALLYSSA looks down on the camera, as if she's typing something. STACY'S Face lights up
STACY - "Wait really? Does he want me there..?"
STACY gets a notification "1256 laurel pines drive"
ALLYSSA - "YESS COME NOW BEFORE OPAL SNATCHES HIM AWAY FROM YOUU
LIKE, NOW!"
As STACY is trying to click the notification, her computer dims and a mic appears as if it's a
personal assistant taking directions
OPAL, AI ASSISTANT - "Sorry I didn't quite catch that."
STACY - "SHUT UP!! Oh my GOD my Opal is so stupid. Wait but no like, I'm not ready
and-"
Cutting STACY off
ALLYSSA - "AHH I DON'T WANNA HEART IT! You better come NOW like RIGHT when I
hang up the phone. OKAY?"
STACY - "Wait but I don't know-"
Overlapping
ALLYSSA (Speaking to someone off screen) - "SHE SAID WHAT? OH HELL NO! Okay
wait i'm coming let me hang up. Gotta go Stace, come NOW! Baiii!"
Allyssa hangs up the phone
STACY thinks for a moment before deciding to get up and walk confidently to the door.
EXT. OUTSIDE OF STACY'S HOUSE - NIGHT
She closes her door before walking slowly outside, looking worried. She pauses a minute,
looking worried. She pats herself down, realizing she forgot something.
STACY - "My keys! Ugh, I'm such a..."
STACY Walks back to her door, pressing the code to open it. A whirring sound is heard but
when Stacy tries to open the door, it doesn't budge. She tries putting the code again, looking
visibly annoyed. She pulls at the door handle, a loud beeping sound coming from the doors
electronic lock. Stacy steps back, holding her hands up as if she doesn't know what's going on.
She goes to the keypad, pressing anything to get the beeping to stop before suddenly, the door
whirs open.
Stacy stands at the door, looking visibly confused before stepping back into the house, rushing
over to her kitchen counter.
EXT. STACY'S KITCHEN.
Stac strides over to get her keys from her counter that are right next to her blender, as she
snatches them, the blender automatically turns on, scaring Stacy. She eyes the blender before
turning it off, noting how weird that was. She brushes it off though, she's late!
EXT. STACY'S DOORWAY
She strides back to her door, trying to open it but it doesn't budge once more.
STACY - "UGH! I Don't have time for this!"
STACY pulls out her phone, ringing her mom through facetime. As she's calling her mom, the
speakers turn on, blasting the music she once had on. STACY screams, dropping her phone.
She steps back, eyeing up at the speakers in her living room as she's visibly scared. Her phone,
now on the ground, is still ringing MOM.
EXT. STACY'S LIVING ROOM
She backs up to her living room before the TV BLASTS ON, blaring the news channel before
rapidly flipping through different channels, creating auditory chaos. After the TV turns on, the
microwave turns on, beeping as if something had finished microwaving inside it. The lights also
flash, creating chaos and amplifying STACY's anxiety and fear.
The voicemail sound comes from her phone as her mom didn't answer. Stacy doesn't notice,
she's still in fear from all of her appliances suddenly freaking out. Stacy screams before bolting
to her garage which is recorded on the screen of her computer.
There is now a closeup to her phone, now showing MOM calling her back. The phone rings for a
few seconds before glitching out, the screen black signifying the phone is now out of
commission.
- END -
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