Sumari Summon

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?? SAMURAI SUMMONED — INTRODUCTION “When the Past Meets the Modern World” [BLACK SCREEN] SFX: BOOOOOOM… A deep rumble shakes the darkness. Ancient drums echo from somewhere beyond the void. SFX: DUM… DUM… DUM… A single golden symbol appears. Then another. Then hundreds. A massive summoning circle begins forming beneath an abandoned city street. Neon lights flicker. Cars stop. People stare. Phones come out. And somewhere in the distance, a police siren begins screaming. --- DESMOND — Narrator "For centuries, humanity believed the age of the samurai had ended." [Pause.] "They were wrong." A blinding pillar of golden light erupts from the summoning circle. SFX: FWOOOOOOOOSH! A figure slowly emerges from the light. Long dark hair. Traditional samurai armor. A katana resting at her side. Her expression is cold and composed. She looks around. Tall buildings surround her. Cars rush past. Massive screens advertise products she has never heard of. A bus drives by. She watches it silently. --- TOM — Narrator "Yep." [Pause.] "She has absolutely no idea what any of this is." DESMOND "Tom." TOM "What?" DESMOND "You're supposed to make this dramatic." TOM "I am being dramatic." "Imagine waking up after centuries and discovering humans now travel inside giant metal boxes." DESMOND "They're called cars." TOM "I know what they're called." "I'm saying they look stupid." DESMOND "You're literally a disembodied voice." TOM "And somehow I'm still smarter than you." DESMOND "That's debatable." TOM "It's not debatable. You just lost an argument to yourself five minutes ago." DESMOND "That never happened." TOM "You don't remember because your brain deleted the evidence." --- The samurai slowly turns her head. A car suddenly honks. SFX: HOOOOONK! She instantly grips the handle of her katana. Her eyes narrow. The driver rolls down his window. DRIVER "HEY! GET OUT OF THE ROAD!" Silence. The samurai stares at h