PENTALOGY Episode 1 ~ Script * () = action or tone, {} = music, [] = scene change, // = emphasis {Catalyst - TheDiabolicalWaffle} [Short montage of sets used in ERIS’ SHOOTING STAR, practice rooms and other familiar places.] {Light in the Dark - Viilo} [LUNA and LYSITHEA sit at an outdoor cafe at sunset.] LYSITHEA: It’s really that time already. LUNA: Time for what, again? LYSITHEA: Time for CERISE Creative to form another girl group. (Short pause.) LYSITHEA: I’m feeling a little nostalgic already, even though we as ERIS only debuted around a month ago… LUNA: It's a strange thing, isn't it? (Another short pause.) LUNA: I'm looking forward to these next couple days. LYSITHEA: I am, too! I can't wait to see all the amazing performances the contestants will deliver... LUNA: But remember, we're narrowing this /fifteen/ down to /five/. LYSITHEA: True. But they're all so talented... (LYSITHEA sighs.) LYSITHEA: I’m gonna go get an energy drink. Be right back. (LYSITHEA walks into the cafe.) LYSITHEA: Can I get a Strawberry Monster? [Meanwhile, outside the cafe] LUNA: I just can’t wait to meet the contestants themselves. Where /are/ the contestants, anyway? It’s almost dark. I’d assume they’re back at the main building finishing up their last training session before the show... {After the Dawn - Pressure OST} [Pictures of the contestants and their names appear.] [A meeting room in the CERISE Creative building.] LYSITHEA: The contestants definitely seem excited to be here. CAT: For sure! LUNA: They’d probably like to know who will be judging them. CHARLEY: In that case… LYSITHEA, LUNA, CAT, CHARLEY and YUME: Hi! YUME: We are ERIS, and also the judges of PENTALOGY. STARRII: And I’m here too! I’m Starrii, nice to meet you! CHARLEY: Lysithea, Cat and Luna will also be team leaders. CAT: We’ll still judge fairly, of course! LUNA: Hold on, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. The viewers need to know how things like team sorting and eliminations will be handled on this show. LYSITHEA: I was about to explain that… STARRII: Let’s go! {First Theme - Pressure OST} [Still image of the main stage.] LYSITHEA (voice-over): The contestants have been sorted into three teams based on which concept we think would fit them best: Amaranth, led by me, Cobalt, led by Luna, and Viridian, led by Cat. More on those said concepts later. [Still image of backstage.] LYSITHEA (voice-over): Based on the quality of the teams’ performance, there will be a number of eliminations each round. That number will change pretty much every episode. [The meeting room.] YUME: Let’s tell the contestants about their first task, shall we? LYSITHEA: I… was about to go do that… {Guardian of Starlight - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST} LUNA: Welcome, contestants. Thank you for coming. You’re already familiar with your teammates, right? (Pictures of the team members together appear for a moment.) CAT: That’s good. Without further ado, let’s announce your first task. (The camera pans across the rows of contestants.) LYSITHEA: Team Amaranth. Your song is Ready Steady by Giga, the Project Sekai version. LUNA: Team Cobalt, my team. You guys will be performing Attention by NewJeans. CAT: And my team, Viridian, will be performing Antifragile by LE SSERAFIM. LYSITHEA: I wish you all good luck, and here’s to an amazing performance from every one of you!
