Off-Screenitis

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Off-Screenitis is the second episode of RTAverse - Off The Rails. It was written by RTA fan ^(t∣b∣c) and first aired in June 2020.

Synopsis

The group comes across a construction site downtown led by Naomi. Yeo-Seong leads the team into the site and over time, they find out more of how D'Angelo was killed. When the team is suddenly ambushed, they have to fight their way out of the site and confront Naomi properly for the first time.

Transcript

The episode opens with Yeo-Seong kicking the door to the team's makeshift office down. The door comes off its hinges and falls on the floor. The camera then shows that Tonya is the only person in the office.

Yeo-Seong: Shit.

Tonya: Did you have to destroy the door? It's not like it was being weird or anything...

Yeo-Seong shrugs.

Yeo-Seong: It felt cooler in my head.

Tonya sighs.

Tonya: Well, I guess I should let you know that theres a construction site downtown run by Naomi.

Yeo-Seong: What the hell does a demon need a construction site for?

Tonya: I don't know. Probably to process people she's managed to control.

Yeo-Seong: No, I mean... can't she just fucking summon the tower?? She's like some Hell overlord at this point, its not like she can't just do that!

Tonya: I guess she's just used to doing it this way? I don't know. Either way, we can take it and weaken her presence around here.

Yeo-Seong: And I'm guessing to do that we're gonna have to fight through like... fifty dark corridors.

Tonya: What? They barely even started. I'd be surprised if there's even one corridor. Hey, we might even find out what the fuck happened between her and that D'Angelo dude!

Yeo-Seong: She killed him. Simple as that.

Tonya: Yeah, but more why she killed him.

Yeo-Seong sighs and shakes her head.

Yeo-Seong: Fine. Let's go look at it.

The two exit the office as they head to look for the construction site.

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Naomi is seen at the site, looking at a list of costs alongside another demon.

Naomi: What the fuck do you mean we don't have enough money for this? I have 150 million souls!

Demon: 150 million souls is equivalent to 500,000 US dollars, ma'am.

Naomi: How?!

Demon: Hell-Earth conversion rates have been fucked for the last 200 years. What gets you 100 acres of land in Hell gets you a nice enough apartment that it doesn't cave in on you on Earth.

Naomi: Are you telling me Satan crashed the goddamn Hell economy and it's never recovered since?

Demon: Yeah, pretty much.

Naomi: How do you crash the economy in fucking Hell?!

Demon: Satan thought it'd be funny if he gave everyone free pizza. People thought we weren't scary anymore and our economy suffered for it.

Naomi sighs and puts her head in her hands.

Naomi: Thanks, Satan.

Demon: I mean, since you took over our rates have improved a bit. A few months ago 150 million souls would only have been 50 thousand US dollars.

Naomi sighs.

Naomi: Right, let's just go back and grab more souls then, I guess. How much is this project?

Demon: Uhh...

The demon checks through his notes.

Demon: 638 million US dollars.

Naomi: Oh, for fuck's sake!

Naomi punches a support beam, which inadvertently causes part of the construction to fall down.

Demon: 827 million.

Naomi: Let's just... get more souls, alright?

Demon: Alright.

The two teleport away from the city.

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Yeo-Seong and Tonya are seen showing up at the construction site, as they notice the destroyed part of the site.

Tonya: Fucking hell, what happened here?

Yeo-Seong: Beats me.

Yeo-Seong looks around.

Yeo-Seong: Where the fuck are the others?

The rest of the group is seen, crashed out in a bar with about fifty beer bottles scattered around them. Yeo-Seong tries calling Vicky but she doesn't answer.

Yeo-Seong: Shit. I think they crashed out again.

Tonya: Right. Of course.

Tonya notices a blueprint on the floor, as she picks it up and looks at it. The blueprint shows a demonic tower, with a large amount of writing all over it.

Tonya: What the fuck does Naomi mean by "stupid shitty conversion rates"?

Yeo-Seong picks up an urn on a box in the corner of the site, labeled "150 million souls".

Yeo-Seong: I dunno, but I found this.

Yeo-Seong opens the urn as souls come flurrying out. There is a constant stream of ghastly screams as Yeo-Seong and Tonya go wide-eyed from all the souls leaving the urn as the screaming finally stops. While the two are still surprised, a certain soul comes back, shown to be Mr. D'Angelo.

D'Angelo: I'm free! I'm finally-

Yeo-Seong: If you were a physical being you would've been hit by a bus around about now.

D'Angelo: ...Yeah.

Tonya shakes her head, seemingly over the shock.

Tonya: Wait. You're that guy Naomi killed!

D'Angelo: Yes...

Yeo-Seong: What the fuck was going on in that urn?

D'Angelo: Naomi's using souls from Hell to try and build up her presence around the planet. Using them as money. Forgetting she needs to keep Hell in a good state cause she's too full of spite towards Earth.

Yeo-Seong: Who the fuck uses souls for money??

D'Angelo: Hell's higher-ups.

Tonya is seen still trying to gather her bearings on everything that's happening.

Tonya: I assume Naomi absolutely hated you... so why is she trying to just pawn you off for a couple of bucks? Wouldn't she want to torture you to no end?

D'Angelo shrugs.

Yeo-Seong: This is fucking weird.

Tonya looks back at the blueprint.

Tonya: Let's just see if there's anything worthwhile here. It's not like an under-construction demonic tower won't have anything useful that we could use against a demon.

Yeo-Seong shrugs.

Yeo-Seong: Fine, I guess.

D'Angelo: Can I come?

Yeo-Seong: You won't be much use... but alright.

D'Angelo: Thank god. I've had enough of that damn urn and Hell.

The three enter the site as they start to look around.

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Naomi is seen returning to the site, with an incredibly large urn in her hands.

Naomi: There! 1 quintillion fucking souls!

Naomi sighs and wipes her forehead.

Naomi: It's a good thing Hell's for a bunch of dimensions, isn't it?

Demon: I guess, yeah.

Naomi notices the other urn on the floor, with the lid knocked off.

Naomi: What the fuck? Somebody's fucking taken some of our souls!

Demon: That's why I suggested fencing, ma'am.

Naomi: Do you think anyone would want to fuck with us?!

Demon: You have to remember, people don't think Hell's that scary-

Naomi pins the demon against the wall.

Naomi: NOT SCARY MY ASS! WHOEVER IT IS, THEY'RE GOING TO FUCKING DIE!

An annoyed Naomi punches another support, causing another part of the building to collapse.

Demon: Construction's going to be 1.43 billion dollars now.

Naomi: FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR COSTS!

Naomi destroys the collapsed construction with her pyrokinesis as she causes molten rock to rise out of the ground, forming parts of a tower.

Demon: You know, we could've done this from the start.

Naomi: SHUT UP!

Naomi throws the demon into one of the other supports, denting but not destroying it. She then lifts him up with telekinesis and pulls him close.

Naomi: Now listen here. I'm the boss. I do what I want. I can kill you in an instant if you even THINK about stepping out of line. So, what was it you said?

Demon: N-nothing, ma'am.

Naomi: Correct answer.

Naomi throws the demon to the ground as she watches the tower slowly starting to come together.

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