Alex/Hallie Seduction

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This is the first seduction of the film, in which we realize that [[Kati]] and [[Alex]] are definitely going through with the bet. In this scene, [[Alex]] "seduces" [[Hallie]] by making a bet with her that if he wins (some game), she'll kiss him. He cheats, and wins, thereby getting his photo.
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LOCATION: Hallie's house<br>CHARACTERS: Hallie, Alex, and Hallie's siblings (Danny & Louis)<br>This is the first seduction of the film, in which we realize that [[Kati]] and [[Alex]] are definitely going through with the bet. In this scene, [[Alex]] "seduces" [[Hallie]] by making a bet with her that if he wins (some game), she'll kiss him. He cheats, and wins, thereby getting his photo.
They are playing chess. Hallie gets up for a moment and Alex switches the position of some of the pieces while she's not looking. When she kisses him, they both start getting somewhat more into it than anticipated. He caps the photo while they have their eyes closed. This is almost unimportant, as the most important aspect of it is that Hallie gets quite disturbed--not only by Alex's behavior, but by her own willingness to betray Dylan.
They are playing chess. Hallie gets up for a moment and Alex switches the position of some of the pieces while she's not looking. When she kisses him, they both start getting somewhat more into it than anticipated. He caps the photo while they have their eyes closed. This is almost unimportant, as the most important aspect of it is that Hallie gets quite disturbed--not only by Alex's behavior, but by her own willingness to betray Dylan.
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<center>HALLIE<br>Stop it. Stop it, that's enough.</center><br>
 
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INT. House. Day.<br>
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Here's another draft for the scene, tell me what you think, keep what you like and re-write the rest
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Hallie comes into her room. A window's open. Alex has set up a chess game and is sitting. He is waiting for her. He has a cup of tea.
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Hallie/Alex Seduction
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<center>ALEX<br>Ah, come in, you’ll find that all the preparations are in place for our game, madame.</center><br>
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Hallie knocks at Alex’s door, slowly Greg stands up and walks toward the door, doing a sort of impromptu spin as he approaches, and then opening it,
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<center>HALLIE<br>How did you get in my house?</center><br>
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Hallie stands there awkwardly
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<center>ALEX<br>Climbed. Louis tried to stop me. Something about…cockroaches?</center><br>
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A:  Ah, come in, you’ll find that all the preparations are in place for our game, madame
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<center>HALLIE<br>Crickets. They’re putting them everywhere. I caught Danny hiding them in the cereal box.</center><br>
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H:  I’m glad, I look forward to a good game.  
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Loud noises from downstairs.
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A:  Perhaps you’ll have more than that to look forward to
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<center>HALLIE<br>Could you two stop that! Get along! (She sighs.)</center><br>
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H: what do you mean?
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<center>ALEX<br>The game’s already set up.</center><br>
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A:  I mean simply you and I might consider a more intimate sort of play after the event.   (puts his arm around Hallie)
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<center>HALLIE<br>I don’t like chess.</center><br>
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H:  Greg, stop it…   (Hallie abruptly jams her elbow into his stomach, Greg releases her, coughing).
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<center>ALEX<br>That wasn’t the game I meant.</center><br>
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A:  Well, (cough) to business, would you like some tea?
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<center>HALLIE<br>Greg, stop it…</center><br>
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H: No, thank you.
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She pulls away and sits down.<br>
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They sit down at a carefully prepared chess board
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<center>ALEX<br>Well, (cough) to business, would you like some tea?</center><br>
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A:  The first move is your, my dear.
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<center>HALLIE<br>No, thank you.</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Are you sure you don’t want to…</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>I don’t feel like it.</center><br>
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Alex stands up.<br>
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<center>ALEX<br>That’s fine. We can just…talk. Warm weather, isn’t it?</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>I suppose. Though…not unusual for this time of year.</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Do you enjoy it?</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>What? The weather?</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Yes</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>Not really. I prefer the air conditioning</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Do you? I can only thrive in tropical climates such as this. I find it strangely liberating.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>You know, let’s play chess.</center><br>
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He goes and sits down<br>
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<center>ALEX<br>The first move is yours, my dear.</center><br>
Hallie moves a pawn.
Hallie moves a pawn.
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A: Ah, fairly typical, I can see what your thinking already, Livy.
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<center>ALEX<br>Ah, fairly typical, I can see what you're thinking already, Livy.</center><br>
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H:  Oh, and what’s that?
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<center>HALLIE<br>Oh, and what’s that?</center><br>
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A: well, I can’t tell you for fear you might alter your strategy.
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<center>ALEX<br>Well, I couldn’t ''tell'' you.  Then you'd change your strategy.</center><br>
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H:  well, at the moment I don’t have a strategy.
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<center>HALLIE<br>At the moment I don’t have a strategy.</center><br>
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A: oh, I’ll bet you do, in fact, I’d be willing to make a little wager on the outcome of this evening’s game.
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They move some more pieces, take some. Hallie makes a poor move and Alex is about to take a piece.<br>
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H:  Fine, but if I win, you have to stop hitting on me, I’ll forgo any cash consolation.
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<center>ALEX<br>Do you want to take that back?</center><br>
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A: ah, so the policy of romantic aggression once again yields a monetary reward.  Alright, I’ll forgo my payment in trade for something from you?
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<center>HALLIE<br>Have it. I’m going to win anyway.</center><br>
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H: and what’s that, gregory?
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<center>ALEX<br>Are you sure?</center><br>
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A:  One kiss from your ruby red lips.
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<center>HALLIE<br>I’d bet on it.</center><br>
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Alex stands up and walks over to hallie’s side of the table, and starts to take her hand, Hallie pushes him back, he stumbles.
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<center>ALEX<br>How much?</center><br>
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H:  Sit Down, you haven’t won yet, I accept your wager, by the way.
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<center>HALLIE<br>Fifteen dollars.</center><br>
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A:  Ah, so I look forward to the pleasure you will offer.
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<center>ALEX<br>Money? Money is so crass.</center><br>
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H:  Don’t go counting your chickens, you’ll find a few of them have Ascarad Worms
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<center>HALLIE<br>You’re afraid of losing?</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Money bores me. Bet something else.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>Fine. If I win, you have to stop hitting on me.  Believe me, it would be worth at least fifteen dollars.</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Ah, so the policy of romantic aggression once again yields a monetary reward.  Alright, I’ll forgo my payment as well in trade for something from you.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>What’s that?</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>It doesn’t matter anyway. I’m going to win.</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Don’t go counting your chickens, you’ll find a few of them have Ascarad Worms.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>What the hell?</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>It’s a chicken disease.</center><br>
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<center>DANNY<br>Olivia! Louis put crickets in my cereal!</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>Danny, get out of my room.</center><br>
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<center>DANNY<br>I'm not in your room. Make him stop it.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>Danny, ten minutes ago I had to tell you to stop putting crickets in Louis's hairdryer.</center><br>
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<center>DANNY<br>They made an awesome noise.</center><br>
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<center>LOUIS<br>They won't come out! (He is shaking a hairdryer up and down.) You can hear them jumping around in there!</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>How did you two get crickets?(To Alex) Excuse me for a moment.</center><br>
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While she's gone, Alex stares at the door, then rearranges the chess pieces.<br>CUT TO-
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A little while later,
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INT. DAY. House.
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A:  Another victory for the skilled champion
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H: You played very well.
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A:  Yes, and now the time has come for you to yield up to me my reward.
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Alex walks over, this time hallie doesn’t force him away…
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There’s a pause, and they kiss, briefly, exploratory… and then again for longer, and then again, but Hallie pushes greg off fer
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H: stop it, Greg… stop!
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H: I’m leaving,
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A:  Well, take care, mademoiselle, Liv.
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(A little while later.)
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<center>ALEX<br>Another victory for the skilled champion.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>You played very well.</center><br>
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<center>ALEX<br>Come here.</center><br>
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<center>HALLIE<br>It doesn’t count, all right? It’s a bet, so it doesn’t count.</center><br>
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Alex walks over, this time Hallie doesn’t force him away.
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There’s a pause, and they kiss, briefly, exploratory… and then again for longer, and then again, (Greg eventually snaps a picture) but then Hallie pushes Greg off of her.
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<center>HALLIE<br>Stop it. Stop it, that’s enough.</center><br>
'''Previously: [[Alex and Kati's Bet]]'''
'''Previously: [[Alex and Kati's Bet]]'''
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'''Next: [[Invitation]]'''
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'''Next: [[Girl Talk]]'''

Current revision as of 02:05, 25 June 2007

LOCATION: Hallie's house
CHARACTERS: Hallie, Alex, and Hallie's siblings (Danny & Louis)
This is the first seduction of the film, in which we realize that Kati and Alex are definitely going through with the bet. In this scene, Alex "seduces" Hallie by making a bet with her that if he wins (some game), she'll kiss him. He cheats, and wins, thereby getting his photo.

They are playing chess. Hallie gets up for a moment and Alex switches the position of some of the pieces while she's not looking. When she kisses him, they both start getting somewhat more into it than anticipated. He caps the photo while they have their eyes closed. This is almost unimportant, as the most important aspect of it is that Hallie gets quite disturbed--not only by Alex's behavior, but by her own willingness to betray Dylan.

INT. House. Day.
Hallie comes into her room. A window's open. Alex has set up a chess game and is sitting. He is waiting for her. He has a cup of tea.

ALEX
Ah, come in, you’ll find that all the preparations are in place for our game, madame.

HALLIE
How did you get in my house?

ALEX
Climbed. Louis tried to stop me. Something about…cockroaches?

HALLIE
Crickets. They’re putting them everywhere. I caught Danny hiding them in the cereal box.

Loud noises from downstairs.

HALLIE
Could you two stop that! Get along! (She sighs.)

ALEX
The game’s already set up.

HALLIE
I don’t like chess.

ALEX
That wasn’t the game I meant.

HALLIE
Greg, stop it…

She pulls away and sits down.

ALEX
Well, (cough) to business, would you like some tea?

HALLIE
No, thank you.

ALEX
Are you sure you don’t want to…

HALLIE
I don’t feel like it.

Alex stands up.

ALEX
That’s fine. We can just…talk. Warm weather, isn’t it?

HALLIE
I suppose. Though…not unusual for this time of year.

ALEX
Do you enjoy it?

HALLIE
What? The weather?

ALEX
Yes

HALLIE
Not really. I prefer the air conditioning

ALEX
Do you? I can only thrive in tropical climates such as this. I find it strangely liberating.

HALLIE
You know, let’s play chess.

He goes and sits down

ALEX
The first move is yours, my dear.

Hallie moves a pawn.

ALEX
Ah, fairly typical, I can see what you're thinking already, Livy.

HALLIE
Oh, and what’s that?

ALEX
Well, I couldn’t tell you. Then you'd change your strategy.

HALLIE
At the moment I don’t have a strategy.

They move some more pieces, take some. Hallie makes a poor move and Alex is about to take a piece.

ALEX
Do you want to take that back?

HALLIE
Have it. I’m going to win anyway.

ALEX
Are you sure?

HALLIE
I’d bet on it.

ALEX
How much?

HALLIE
Fifteen dollars.

ALEX
Money? Money is so crass.

HALLIE
You’re afraid of losing?

ALEX
Money bores me. Bet something else.

HALLIE
Fine. If I win, you have to stop hitting on me. Believe me, it would be worth at least fifteen dollars.

ALEX
Ah, so the policy of romantic aggression once again yields a monetary reward. Alright, I’ll forgo my payment as well in trade for something from you.

HALLIE
What’s that?

HALLIE
It doesn’t matter anyway. I’m going to win.

ALEX
Don’t go counting your chickens, you’ll find a few of them have Ascarad Worms.

HALLIE
What the hell?

ALEX
It’s a chicken disease.

DANNY
Olivia! Louis put crickets in my cereal!

HALLIE
Danny, get out of my room.

DANNY
I'm not in your room. Make him stop it.

HALLIE
Danny, ten minutes ago I had to tell you to stop putting crickets in Louis's hairdryer.

DANNY
They made an awesome noise.

LOUIS
They won't come out! (He is shaking a hairdryer up and down.) You can hear them jumping around in there!

HALLIE
How did you two get crickets?(To Alex) Excuse me for a moment.

While she's gone, Alex stares at the door, then rearranges the chess pieces.
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INT. DAY. House.

(A little while later.)

ALEX
Another victory for the skilled champion.

HALLIE
You played very well.

ALEX
Come here.

HALLIE
It doesn’t count, all right? It’s a bet, so it doesn’t count.

Alex walks over, this time Hallie doesn’t force him away.

There’s a pause, and they kiss, briefly, exploratory… and then again for longer, and then again, (Greg eventually snaps a picture) but then Hallie pushes Greg off of her.

HALLIE
Stop it. Stop it, that’s enough.

Previously: Alex and Kati's Bet Next: Girl Talk

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