Scene 1 · LA Freeway OverpassThe van barrels down a Houston freeway overpass at golden hour. Jukes rides shotgun with her eyes closed, relaying Vivian's directions through the link.Scene 2 · Auto Shop ExteriorGary approaches the shop on foot. Late afternoon. The shop is immaculate — gleaming bay doors, fresh paint. Across the street, every building is boarded up. A repo truck sits loade…Scene 3 · Auto Shop GarageGary enters the garage. Two lifts running. Tool chests gleaming. The rim wall display is absurd — hundreds of high-end rims arranged like trophies. A mechanic works silently, eyes…Scene 4 · Auto Shop Manager’s OfficeSith Lord emerges from the back office. Magnetic. Dressed too well for a shop owner. His eyes flicker amber when he glances at Gary's wallet pocket.Scene 5 · band_van_exteriorGary speed-walks back to the van. The band is waiting. Jukes cross-references with Vivian in real time.Scene 6Midnight. Strip mall parking lot three blocks from the shop. Shadow opens the small bag under the dome light. Six doses laid out on a folded bandana on top of an amp case. The van…Scene 7 · Auto Shop Exterior1 AM. Dead street. The band moves in a tight line toward bay door three. Shadow leads. Everyone is peaking and trying very hard to act like they aren't.Scene 8 · Auto Shop GarageDark garage. The band sets up fast between the lifts. Jukes chalks sigils. Jezz assembles a minimal kit. Chuck plugs into a whisper-volume practice amp. Shadow posts at the office…Scene 9 · Auto Shop GarageThe office door EXPLODES outward. Sith Lord stands in the frame — eyes full amber. He's been awake the whole time. He grabs Chuck's guitar and snaps it over his knee. Flips an amp…Scene 10 · Auto Shop GarageDesperation music. The ugliest set Dead Muse has ever played. Jezz hammers kick and cymbal. Chuck drones D-sharp on one string. Gary screams raw with no mic. Shadow bangs the bent…Scene 11 · Nether CanyonFreefall. The garage is gone. Sith Lord's human shell cracks apart and something gold and horned pushes through — Mammonax, two years of feeding given form. The band transforms mid…
