Run: 2026-02-20-01KHXQ22AV1ZCF298PT2YQZ390

**Voice Sheet: Café Conversation** *(Selvi sits at a small corner table in the café, her camera resting in her lap. She flips through the photos she’s taken, her brow furrowed. The bell above the door jingles as Hunter steps inside, scanning the room before his gaze lands on her. He approaches, his expression serious but not unkind.)* **Hunter:** *(clears throat, speaking slowly and clearly)* Excuse me. Mind if I sit for a moment? **Selvi:** *(looks up, startled, then nods hesitantly)* Ji… haan. *(Yes.)* **Hunter:** *(pulls out the chair across from her, sits)* Thanks. I’m Detective Hunter Cole. I’m looking into some… unusual activity around town. *(pauses, watching her reaction)* You’ve been taking photos around Alborn, right? **Selvi:** *(clutches her camera tighter, eyes widening)* Haan… maine liye hain. *(Yes… I took them.)* *(shakes her head, voice trembling)* Lekin… woh jagah… woh jagah achhi nahi hai. *(But… that place… that place is not good.)* **Hunter:** *(frowns, leaning forward slightly)* I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you— **Selvi:** *(cuts him off, voice rising slightly)* Woh ped… woh ped kaale the! *(Those trees… those trees were black!)* *(points at her camera)* Main dikha sakti hoon! *(I can show you!)* **Hunter:** *(holds up a hand, trying to calm her)* Whoa, slow down. I don’t speak Hindi. *(gestures to himself, then to her)* English? Do you know any English? **Selvi:** *(shakes her head, frustrated)* Nahi… nahi samajh rahi. *(No… I don’t understand.)* *(taps her camera)* Yeh… important hai. *(This… is important.)* **Hunter:** *(sighs, rubbing his temple)* Okay, look. *(pulls out his phone, opens a translation app, and types slowly)* "What did you see?" **Selvi:** *(reads the screen, then looks up at him, eyes filled with urgency)* Main… maine dekha… *(I… I saw…)* *(takes a deep breath, then points toward the edge of town)* Jungle ke paas. Raat ko. *(Near the woods. At night.)* Woh log… woh log gayab ho gaye. *(Those people… they disappeared.)* **Hunter:** *(stares at her, processing the words)* Disappeared? You saw people disappear? **Selvi:** *(nods rapidly)* Haan! Aur… aur woh awaaz… *(Yes! And… that sound…)* *(shudders)* Bhayanak. *(Terrible.)* **Hunter:** *(phone buzzes—he glances at it, then back at her)* I’ve gotta take this. *(stands abruptly)* But I need to talk to you more. *(points at her, then at the ground)* Stay here, okay? I’ll be back. **Selvi:** *(watches him leave, then murmurs to herself)* Kya kar rahi hoon main? *(What am I doing?)* *(clutches her camera, staring at the photos again, her hands trembling.)* *(Hunter steps outside, answering his phone as the café door swings shut behind him.)*