Run: 2026-10-07-01M4AT2RY1ZY26DDHWAWVTS937

**Voice Sheet: Café Encounter** --- **Marie:** *(muttering to herself, adjusting her camera)* "C'est étrange... je n'arrive pas à croire que cela se passe ici..." *(She looks up, startled, as Hunter approaches.)* **Hunter:** *(clears throat, professional but firm)* "Ma’am, I’m Detective Hunter. I need to ask you a few questions about what happened at the festival last night. You were there, right?" **Marie:** *(wide-eyed, clutching her camera tighter, speaking rapidly in French)* "Quoi? Je... je ne comprends pas. Qu’est-ce que vous voulez? Il y avait des gens qui... qui ont disparu! J’ai vu des ombres, des bruits bizarres près de la vieille grange! C’était terrifiant!" *(Her voice trembles, and she gestures wildly with her free hand.)* **Hunter:** *(frowning, rubbing his temple)* "Okay, slow down. I don’t... uh... *(mumbles)* Why does everyone in this town speak a different language today?" *(He pulls out a notepad, flipping through it as if that might help.)* "Look, just—point to where you saw these... shadows. Or the noises. Or whatever." **Marie:** *(frustrated, switching to slower, exaggerated French as if that might help him understand)* "Non, non, vous ne comprenez pas! Il faut que quelqu’un fasse quelque chose! Les gens... ils ont *disparu*!" *(She mimics a vanishing motion with her hands, then throws them up in exasperation.)* **Hunter:** *(sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose)* "Alright, listen. I’m gonna get someone who speaks... French, I guess. Just—stay here. Don’t leave." *(He pulls out his phone as it rings, then glances at the screen.)* "Ah, damn it. I gotta take this." *(He holds up a finger to Marie, then answers.)* "Hunter here... Yeah, I’m at the café... No, I haven’t found anything yet... What? Alright, I’ll be right there." *(He pockets the phone and turns back to Marie, who is now looking anxiously at her camera.)* **Hunter:** "Look, I *have* to go, but I’ll send someone over who can talk to you. Don’t go anywhere, got it?" *(He hesitates, then adds gruffly,)* "And... uh... *merci* or whatever." **Marie:** *(perking up slightly at the attempt, but still distressed)* "Attendez! Vous devez savoir—" *(She stops as Hunter is already walking away, shaking his head. She slumps in her chair, muttering to herself.)* "Mon Dieu... c’est impossible." --- **End Scene**