HERE WE GO MOTHERFUCKERS

You’re a bunch of unbearable, whining souls. I hate having to punish you. But you are worse. You don’t see your guilt, and you torment everyone else!
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2018)

PHILADELPHIA // USA // 2012/10/13 // 13.14

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[outgoing transmission]
[caller id = private]
[-] Dr. Sung speaking.
[+] Doc. Daniel. I… I…
[-] Daniel, you sound upset. What is it?
[+] Did you hear? About Project Siren?
[-] Project what?
[+] Shit, you probably don’t know. A top secRET op. I… I just read the report. Things are bad, doc. Real bad. I… I don’t know what to do.
[-] Hold on. I shouldn’t know about–
[+] Didn’t you hear me? The shit hit the fan!
[-] Try to remain calm, Daniel. This is no time for–
[+] Listen, the project was shut down. Vidic lost his mole. She’s dead. Dead! The mole is dead! And 17 is gone! I… I don’t… I… [silence]
[-] Daniel? [pause] Talk to me, Daniel.
[+] I need your help, doc. I need… need… your…
[-] Where are you?
[+] [silence]
[-] Where?
[+] At… Rittenhouse Square… In… In front of the church…
[-] Stay where you are! I’m coming. Do you hear?
[+] Yes. OK. I’ll–
[-] Don’t move! Promise me, Daniel.
[+] I promise… I won’t move… I promise…

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FLORENCE // ITALY // 2012/10/27 // 09.51

BREAKDOWN

Delta 1: Delta 1 to Base. We’re in position.
Base: Roger that Delta 1. Satellite is in place.
Delta 2: Confirmed. We have satellite imagery. Repeat: We have imagery.
Base: Delta 1, is Cross with you?
Delta 1: Yes. Agent Cross refuses to use a headset. I’m coordinating the attack. [pause] Don’t worry, I’ll stay close to him. Delta 3 and Delta 4 will back him up.
Delta 2: Targets are nearby, in a cluster. Four of them.
Delta 1: Hold on, Base.
[silence]
Delta 1: Target identities confirmed. We’re good to go. I repeat: We are good to go.
Base: Monitoring your progress. Good luck, Delta Team.
Delta 1: Enjoy the show.
Delta 6: Move, move, move!
[sound of muffled footsteps]
Delta 8: What–
Delta 10: Shit! Delta 8 is down, I repeat ahh—
Delta 7: Delta 10? Carlo? [pause] Carlo, do you hear me?
[sound of gunfire]
Delta 9: Man down, man down!
[signal scrambled]
Delta 2: –waiting in ambush! More than we expected!
Delta 1: Spread out! They have another team down here.
Base: We see them. Southeast of your position. Moving fast!
Delta 1: Roger that, Base.
[sound of screaming]
Delta 3: Agent Cross, what are you–
[signal scrambled]
Delta 4: –elta 4 to Rizzo, Cross is on the move!
Delta 1: Stay close, don’t lose him!
[sound of gunfire]
Delta 4: Cross is in the open. He’s running!
Delta 1: Follow him!
[sound of gunfire]
Delta 4: Shit, shit, shit!
[sound of screaming]
Delta 6: What’s that?
Base: We lost the feed. We lost the feed.
[signal interrupted]
Base: –you copy, Delta 1?
Delta 1: Rizzo here, copy that.
Delta 9: Where’s that light coming from?
Delta 3: Cross, what are you–
[sound of screaming]
Delta 4: Cross is down! Cross is down!
Delta 1: What? What happened?
Delta 4: Nothing. He’s just… on his knees, holding his head, sir. Shouting…
Delta 9: They’re getting away!
Delta 5: Confirmed. Primary targets are on the move!
[sound of muffled screaming]
Delta 5: They got Twelve!
Delta 3: Cross? Are you– Arg!
Delta 4: Shit! Cross hit Barney, I– humf!
[sound of melee combat]
[sound of gunfire]
Base: What’s going on? Report! Report!
Delta 9: Five is down! I–
[sound of gunfire]
Delta 2: What the hell? Cross y–
[sound of melee combat]
Delta 1: Cross you son of a–
Delta 2: What’s he doing?
[sound of gunfire]
[long silence]
Delta 1: Rizzo here. My team is dead! I reap–
[sound of gunshot]
Base: What’s going on? Delta 1 respond! Respond, Delta 1. Agent Rizzo?
[silence]
Base: Agent Rizzo? [pause] Anyone?

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Sarah Jarrett
A Song for a Green World