The Royalty in the Other Castles • Issue #2 • "Cosplay Conundrum"

Page 1 (16 Panels)

     Panel 1 - LONG PANEL - INT. WIDE SHOT - The living room is more organized. The suitcases and clothing has been removed and the furniture is set up in a more homey fashion. Posters from well-known television shows, movies, and comic books cover the walls. Small blue lights are hung along the top of the walls along the molding. We can see three doors that line the walls. Each of the doors has a small sign on it, but we cannot see the writing on them.

MORRIGAN CAREY (OFF)

(BURST)

Absolutely NOT!

     Panel 2 - MED. PANEL - BUST SHOT - Morrigan looks irritated and angry. Her arms are crossed along her chest. She is glaring at someone off panel. She is dressed as though she is ready to go: her black leather jacket on top of her League of Legends team shirt. Her hair is up and her backpack on.

MORRIGAN CAREY

I absolutely refuse to allow my younger sister to go to a gaming tournament looking like that!

     Panel 3 - SM. PANEL - CLOSE UP - Anne's head is tilted to the side and her hand is up. She looks confused as she matches her sister's gaze that is off panel. She is wearing a red, long curly wig and a large, pirate-style tricorn hat. It's apparent that she is in cosplay for something.

ANNE CAREY

Why? It's a damn accurate cosplay of your favorite character?! I mean --

     Panel 4 - TALL PANEL - FULL BODY - Anne is dressed up as the character Miss Fortune from the game League of Legends (Source). One of her hands is on her hip, holding a prop gun, while the other is down. Her expression is one of confusion and irritation.

ANNE CAREY (CONT'D)

-- What's wrong with it?!

     Panel 5 - SM. PANEL - BUST SHOT - Morrigan closes her eyes and pinches the bridge of her nose. Her head is tilted down.

SFX: Sigh

     Panel 6 - MED. PANEL - BUST SHOT - Morrigan brings down her arm back so it's crossed across her chest and looks up at Anne. Her face has shifted from irritated to concerned.

MORRIGAN CAREY

Nothing is wrong with it! It's just that...you can't go to a competition filled with horny, socially awkward people dressed like a pirate hooker! You're going to get yourself in trouble!

     Panel 7 - MED. PANEL - MED. SHOT - Anne rolls her eyes in frustration. Her arms down at her side in fists, as though she were a child stamping to get attention.

SFX: Sighs

ANNE CAREY

Then what do you suppose I should do about it?! I'm not changing! I worked hard on this outfit and to not wear it would be stupid!

     Panel 8 - SM. PANEL - CLOSE UP - Morrigan's hand is brought to her chin as though she is thinking. She is looking up and biting her lip. Her expression is pensive as she thinks of a way to fix the situation in the allotted time.

MORRIGAN CAREY

Hmmm...

     Panel 9 - SM. PANEL - CLOSE UP - Morrigan has a devilish look on her face. One of her eyebrows is cocked and her head is tilted to the side. A small lightbulb pops up next to her head. She's snapping her fingers.

SFX: Pop
SFX: Finger Snap

MORRIGAN CAREY (CONT'D)

I have the perfect idea!

     Panel 10 - LONG PANEL - BLACK OUT - The entire panel is black saved for the words "20 Minutes Later" that are white and in the center of the panel.

     Panel 11 - LARGE PANEL - EXT. SEMI-WIDE SHOT - Murphy and Pat are waiting at the bottom of the stairs in front of the building. Pat is looking down at their watch while Murphy is playing on a portable video game console.

PAT FLYNN

I wonder what's taking them so long? They said that they would be ready soon and that was twenty minutes ago!

SFX: Boop, Crash, Beep.

     Panel 12 - MED. PANEL - EXT. SEMI-WIDE SHOT - Pat looks up at his watch at Murphy who is still playing his game. He doesn't look phased by the wait at all while Pat looks even more worried at Murphy's answer. The two of them don't even notice Morrigan and Anne exit the building and stand in front of the front door.

SFX: Boop, Crash, Beep.

MURPHY QUINN

Don't worry about it! I'm sure that they'll be down soon! Maybe Anne got stuck in the doorway again!

PAT FLYNN

Yeah...maybe...

     Panel 13 - MED. PANEL - EXT. MED. SHOT - Pat and Murphy's gazes are still down as Morrigan speaks to them from off panel.

MORRIGAN CAREY (OFF)

Sorry to keep y'all waiting! We had to make some slight last minute cosplay modifications to Anne's outfit.

     Panel 14 - SM. PANEL - EXT. MED. SHOT - Pat and Murphy are looking up at Anne and Morrigan, their expressions the same as they were in the previous panel.

     Panel 15 - SM. PANEL - EXT. MED. SHOT - The panel is the same as the previous, but instead the expressions of Pat and Murphy are now changed. Their eyes are wide as big smiles are on their faces. 

     Panel 16 - WIDE PANEL - EXT. SEMI-WIDE SHOT - Pat and Murphy are laughing off panel. Morrigan is smiling widely next to her sister who is slouching next to her, obviously irritated. Anne's outfit is now an amalgamation of the champions Teemo and Miss Fortune, only the outfit turned out horribly. She ended up looking like a fat pirate chipmunk.

SFX: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

MORRIGAN CAREY

See! I told you they would like it!

ANNE CAREY

I'm going to shed all over everything you love...