LOMAN'S HEAVEN
EPISODE 1 — "A NEW WORLD"
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INT. KAMAL'S ROOM – DAY
A dark room.
Curtains half-closed.
Only light comes from a monitor screen.
Gunfire. Explosions. Fast reflexes.
KAMAL (16) sits leaning forward, hyper-focused.
His fingers move fast.
Too fast.
Headphones on.
His eyes calm. Cold.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
I'm Kamal.
Sixteen years old.
I don't like people.
I like systems.
Systems make sense.
People don't.
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The game reaches final round.
1 vs 4.
Impossible odds.
He doesn't panic.
One enemy.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Victory screen.
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TEAM VOICE CHAT
Holy shit dude
You're insane
How the hell did you do that?
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Kamal removes headphones.
No reaction.
Just quiet.
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Outside his room—
His parents arguing faintly.
Varun laughing somewhere in the house.
Kamal ignores everything.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
Games are simple.
You win or you lose.
Real life isn't that clean.
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Door opens.
VARUN (14) enters.
Confident. Slight smirk.
Already more socially sharp than Kamal.
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VARUN
Mom asked you to come eat.
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No response.
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VARUN
You know... one day you're gonna forget how to talk to actual humans.
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Still nothing.
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VARUN (CONT'D)
Or maybe you already did.
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Varun leaves.
Kamal keeps staring at screen.
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INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM – DAY
Teacher writing equations.
Students bored.
Kamal doodling game strategies in notebook.
Aravind watching him.
ARAVIND (17)
Popular.
Confident.
Used to being the center.
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Teacher suddenly turns.
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TEACHER
Kamal.
Solve this.
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Kamal stands.
Solves it in seconds.
Class murmurs.
Aravind annoyed.
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ARAVIND
(showing off) Sir, there's a faster way.
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He tries.
Fails halfway.
Class laughs.
Small.
But enough.
Aravind notices Kamal didn't laugh.
That somehow pisses him off more.
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EXT. SCHOOL CORRIDOR – EVENING
Aravind approaches Kamal.
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ARAVIND
You think you're smart?
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Kamal shrugs.
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KAMAL
Didn't say that.
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ARAVIND
Then stop acting like you're better than everyone.
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KAMAL
I'm not acting.
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That lands.
Hard.
Aravind smiles.
But it's fake.
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ARAVIND
Careful.
People who think they're above others...
usually fall harder.
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Kamal walks away.
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EXT. DESERTED LANE – EVENING
Kamal walking home.
Quiet.
Footsteps behind him.
He stops.
Doesn't turn.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
Predictable.
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He turns.
Aravind and three others.
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ARAVIND
You're smart.
But you're not smart enough to understand people.
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Kamal sighs.
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KAMAL
You gonna talk... or hit?
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They hit.
Hard.
No dramatic fight.
Just brutal.
Realistic.
Kamal doesn't scream.
Doesn't beg.
Just takes it.
One final kick.
They leave.
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Kamal lies still.
Breathing.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
Games teach you something useful.
When you're losing...
Don't panic.
Observe.
Wait.
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He slowly stands.
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INT. KAMAL'S HOUSE – NIGHT
Kamal enters.
Bruised.
Mother shocked.
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MOTHER
Kamal!
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FATHER
What happened?
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KAMAL
Nothing.
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FATHER
Don't lie.
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Pause.
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KAMAL
Aravind.
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Silence.
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Varun sitting nearby.
Watching carefully.
No laughter.
Just observing.
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VARUN
You should've seen it coming.
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Father glares.
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FATHER
Enough.
Go to your room.
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Varun leaves.
But before leaving—
He looks at Kamal.
A strange look.
Not sympathy.
Not mockery.
Just curiosity.
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INT. KAMAL'S ROOM – NIGHT
Kamal lying on bed.
Darkness.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
I didn't feel angry.
I didn't feel sad.
I just...
memorized their faces.
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He closes eyes.
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INT. UNKNOWN VALLEY – MORNING
Kamal wakes up.
Gasping.
Lavender sky.
Strange wind.
Alien birds.
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He looks at hands.
Bruises gone.
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KAMAL
What the hell...
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KAMAL (V.O.)
At first...
I thought I was dreaming.
Then I realized something worse.
I wasn't.
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MONTAGE — SURVIVAL
Running.
Hunger.
Sunburn.
Exhaustion.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
Three days.
No food.
No water.
No answers.
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He collapses.
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EXT. VILLAGE — NIGHT
Torch lights.
People.
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Kamal crawls.
Villagers approach.
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VIMAR
Relax.
We'll feed you.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
English?
How the hell...
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INT. HUT — NIGHT
Food.
Warm fire.
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VIMAR
What's your name?
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KAMAL
Kamal.
Where am I?
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VIMAR
Aredinus.
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KAMAL
Never heard of it.
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VIMAR
This is Loman's planet.
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Silence.
Kamal laughs.
Stops.
Vimar doesn't.
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Camera slowly zooms out.
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KAMAL (V.O.)
That was the moment...
Everything ended.
And something worse...
Began.
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CUT TO BLACK
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TO BE CONTINUED