Zach stumbles into the hallway in slippers shaped like bacon.
"Why is the sky red?" he asks.
Lucien, holding a martini and wearing full battle sequins:
"Because they are here."
Cue: Dramatic thunder. A tray of lasagna crashes through the skylight.
Ava catches it mid-air.
"…Lasagna reconnaissance. They've sent the appetizers first."
Eduardo sprints in, flailing a glow-in-the-dark fondue fork.
"Dinner has breached the driveway!"
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Scene: The Arrival of the Entrées
From the hills emerged an army. Grilled steaks. Lobster bisque tanks. Caesar salad paratroopers descending in crouton chutes.
At the front:
A dark figure in a silk cape, riding a motorized cheese wheel.
> "I am Lord Dîner. Keeper of Calories. Saucier of Shadows."
The villa shudders.
Buttercup whispers, "I knew this day would come. That soufflé prophecy wasn't metaphorical."
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Scene: Dinner Negotiations (a.k.a. Passive-Aggressive Buffet)
A tense table meeting. Each faction brings symbolic dishes.
