Soul steps off the stand. The podium dissolves into light.
SOUL My good deeds. My suffering. My reasons.
SOUL So I fall?
The podium becomes a mirror. Soul sees their own face, then flickering images of people they’ve hurt.
GUARDIAN No. You are held.
SOUL (V.O.) They said heaven would be rest. No one mentioned a stand.
A soft, timeless light. A wooden podium – the “Stand” – floats above a cloud floor.
Soul steps off the stand. The podium dissolves into light.
SOUL My good deeds. My suffering. My reasons.
SOUL So I fall?
The podium becomes a mirror. Soul sees their own face, then flickering images of people they’ve hurt.
GUARDIAN No. You are held.
SOUL (V.O.) They said heaven would be rest. No one mentioned a stand.
A soft, timeless light. A wooden podium – the “Stand” – floats above a cloud floor.