An alarm goes off. Darrel wakes up and rises reluctantly from his bed. He turns to look for the source of the alarm sounds to find Toby, a small robot panda. Toby plays two joyful tones and then proceeds to both pull Darrel's blanket down and open the curtains of the room. While Darrel is blinded by the morning sunshine, Toby trots out of the room to prepare his breakfast.
A series of quick cuts occur with a centered close-up every shot of Darrel's tired, blank face: Toby feeds Darrel his breakfast. Toby washes Darrel in the bathtub. Toby puts a shirt on Darrel.
Darrel heads out the door as Toby stands there, inevitably left alone in the house.
Darrel heads out the door as Toby stands there, inevitably left alone in the house.
SCENE FADE TO BLACK
DARREL'S OFFICE - DAY
Darrel is working, but is frustrated. He's stressed out and mashes his paper into a ball with a quiet grunt. He throws it aside on his desk, only to catch a glance of a framed photo. It was his robot panda, playing alongside his younger self. He stares at it for a little while, then carries on with work.
TRANSITION TO BLACK. CUT TO NEXT SCENE
DARREL'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Darrel enters the house. He walks to the living room and finds Toby on the floor, lifeless. He looks at Toby with a long, blank stare. He then walks towards his couch. He sits down and hangs his head, only followed by a long silence.
SCENE FADE TO BLACK
PARK - DAY
Darrel is sitting on a bench at the park. He's looking towards a playground full of kids, playing and having fun. Suddenly, we hear two joyful tones play. Toby is sitting with Darrel at the park, spending Darrel's day off together. Darrel smiles.
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