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Chapter 8 - FILLER EPISODE: “Shallow Blood: Modern Mayhem” Scene 1 — The Apartment

Axel bursts into the cramped apartment living room, tossing his coat onto the couch.AXEL(annoyed)"Who left the stove on? It smells like smoke in here."

Hakari emerges from the kitchen, wearing an apron that says "Kiss the Chef".HAKARI(grinning)"Relax, it's just my experimental ramen. I used six different types of beer as broth."

DYLAN(sipping plain water, deadpan)"You're trying to kill us."

Lena flops onto the couch with a bag of chips, munching noisily.LENA"Honestly, if this doesn't kill us, Axel's cooking will. Remember the spaghetti incident?"

AXEL(defensive)"It wasn't that bad."DYLAN"You set the water on fire."

Scene 2 — Supermarket Adventures

They all pile into the grocery store. Dylan pushes the cart, Axel is on his phone looking grumpy, Lena is grabbing junk food off the shelves, and Hakari is chugging free soda samples.

LENA(holding three boxes of cookies)"Essential survival rations."DYLAN"You said that last time, and they were gone in one night."LENA"Exactly. Survival."

Hakari sneaks beer cans into the cart. Dylan instantly pulls them out.DYLAN"No."HAKARI"Why not?"DYLAN"You drank twelve last time and tried to arm-wrestle the traffic lights."

Meanwhile, Axel's girlfriend (Lena) holds up two dresses.LENA"Axel, which one looks better?"AXEL"…Do I look like I care about dresses?"LENA"Good. I'll buy both and put them on your credit card."

Scene 3 — Gaming Night

Back at the apartment, Hakari and Dylan face off in a video game tournament. The tension is real.DYLAN(focused)"You're cheating."HAKARI"No, I'm winning."

He smashes the controller buttons, his character launching insane combos. Dylan stares at the screen, unimpressed.DYLAN"You're just button-mashing."HAKARI"And it's working."

Axel sits in the corner, arms crossed, clearly frustrated with something.LENA"What's wrong with you?"AXEL"I don't understand this… TikTok thing. Why would I film myself dancing?!"

Lena instantly grabs her phone, shoves it in his face.LENA"Perfect. We're making a dance video right now."

Cut to: Axel awkwardly doing a TikTok dance with Lena, while Hakari records and Dylan sighs in the background.

Scene 4 — The Police Knock

The night ends with a knock at the door. Everyone freezes.

Hakari whispers:HAKARI"Guys… what if it's Theodus?"

They open the door—it's just a cop complaining about noise.COP"You're disturbing the neighbors. Who screamed 'HOLY FIRE CHAINS' at 2am?"

Everyone points at Damion, who's been in the corner the whole time, practicing with his whip and shouting Bible verses.DAMION(defensive)"…Training."

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