Artem

(evening, cloudy sky, the city is almost empty, the wind can be heard)

(Artyom is walking down the street, his hands in his pockets, looking tired)

Artyom (quietly, to himself): — I'm so fed up with it all...

(pause)

— The silence at home... doesn't calm me down anymore.

(moves on, looks around)

— There’s no one to even talk to...

(the wind picks up, it starts to rain)

• Seriously?..

(the rain starts to pour harder)

Artem:

• Excellent... just excellent.

(quickens his pace, but suddenly stops)

(hears faint meowing)

• Hm?..

(looks around, listens)

— Did it seem so?..

(hears the sound again)

(he approaches the bench and notices a white cat shivering from the cold)

Artyom (quietly):

• Damn... it's raining again...

• Hey... why are you here alone?

(the cat looks on, a little afraid)

Artyom (calmer, softer):

• Don't be afraid... I won't hurt you.

(pause, the rain intensifies)

• Will you come with me?

(the cat thinks for a moment and slowly approaches)

---

(the door opens, they enter the house)

Artem:

• Well... now you're home.

(puts down a bowl of food)

— Are you hungry?

(the cat starts eating)

Artyom (with a slight smile): — White... then you'll be "Snowball"

(the cat looks at him strangely, as if he understands)

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(night, silence, Artyom is sleeping)

(the cat sits nearby and looks at him attentively)

(a faint glow begins... the body changes)

(instead of the cat, a guy with white hair and a tail appears)

Kai (quietly, speaking for the first time):

• Human…

(looks at his hands)

• He... took me...

(pause, look at Artyom)

• Why?..

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(morning, light from the window)

Artyom (wakes up):

• Mm... Snowball?

(looks - the cat is normal again)

• Phew... here

(strokes him)

• You're kind of strange...

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(Artyom is talking on the phone)

• Yes, Anya, come in a couple of days.

(pause)

• No, I'm alone... well, almost.

(looks at the cat)

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(night, quiet, tension)

(Artyom is not sleeping, he hears noise)

• Snowball?

(leaves the room... sees the silhouette of a man with a tail in the dark)

• …WHO ARE YOU?!

(Kai turns around sharply, his eyes glowing slightly)

Kai: — …

(silence, tense atmosphere)