Squid Game Logic 2/Transcript

Prologue: Honeycomb
(Everyone is sitting in a playground area, playing Honeycomb.)

Announcer: 1 minute remaining. Those who do not remove their shapes from the honeycombs within the time limit will be eliminated.

(Veteran is sitting on the ground, focusing on his honeycomb as he slowly cuts out a star. Player 329 is standing near a Triangle Soldier and is more casual. Suddenly, we hear a small crack and he looks scared as we see his honeycomb is broken. The Triangle Soldier raises a pistol.)

Player 329: What? Wait! WAIT!

(The Triangle Soldier shoots 329 in the forehead.)

Player: Ah!

Announcer: Player 329 eliminated. 45 seconds remaining.

Player: I-I can't do this! It's too hard! Why didn't they just give us scissors?

Noob: Just breathe and you'll be fine.

Player: Easy for you to say! You've got a dumb easy triangle! Look at my shape!

(Player shows Noob a half-cut out Abraham Lincoln.)

Player: No way I can cut this out in time!

Announcer: 20 seconds remaining.

Player: Hope Veteran's doing better than me.

(Player 050, who looks exactly like Veteran, also has a star. He rushes on side and it cracks. He gives a scared look as he is shot. We see the real Veteran behind him, who lifts his shape out of the honeycomb.)

Announcer: Player 001, pass.

Veteran: Yes! Booyah! In your face, losers!

(Player notices a whiff of smoke cover his vision. He looks at Noob, who is using a lighter to heat her needle.)

Player: Hey, that's cheating!

Noob: What are you gonna do about it?

Player: Uh, hello? Anybody seeing this? You guys can spot one tiny crack but an open flame goes under the radar?

(None of the Soldiers notice.)

Player: Unbelievable. Well, if you're getting away with it, let me have some!

Noob: Forget it, tattletale!

Announcer: 10 seconds remaining.

(Player is very nervous. Suddenly, a bead of sweat drips off his forehead and onto some excess honeycomb, slightly melting it.)

Player: Wait...

(Player holds his shape up to the light. He can see the outline where he's supposed to cut.)

Player: My sweat's dissolving the honey!

Announcer: 5... 4...

(Noob holds up her cut-out shape.)

Announcer: Player 003, pass.

Noob: Naturally.

(Player is licking his honeycomb as fast as he can.)

Announcer: 3... 2... 1...

(Player holds up his shape.)

Player: I did it! I DID IT!

(A Triangle Soldier with an upside-down mask examines Player's shape.)

Announcer: Player 456, pass.

Player: Phew! We made it!

Triangle Soldier: Yo! Good... Good job, man! Way to... uh... win!

Player: Thanks. You gonna fix your mask there?

Triangle Soldier: Yep! Yes.

Player: Weird...

Announcer: All successful players, please leave the playground now.

(All of the passing players leave the room as everyone who didn't finish in time is shot.)

There Is A Detective Among Us...
The Triangle Soldier walks into what is presumably a toilet and takes his mask off, taking a deep breath. He is a young adult with black hair.)

Announcer: All staff members please report to the main chamber in 5 minutes.

(The man takes out a phone. He calls the chief of police and leaves a voicemail.)

Triangle Soldier/Detective: Chief, I know you can't hear this, but I'm in way over my head. I thought this was a simple kidnapping scheme, but it's so much more! They were operating in South Korea for God knows how long, and now they're here in the States! We have to stop these murder games before they spread across the entire globe!

(We hear someone knocking on the door.)

???: Hey, break time's over! Let's keep moving!

Triangle Soldier/Detective: My phone somehow still has a charge, despite me writing cryptic notes on it every night. I'm going to gather evidence for as long as I can, but they might be onto me. Wish me luck.

(The Detective puts his mask back on, though it is upside-down again, and leaves.)

Lights Out
(The Square Soldier and the four Circle Soldiers walk into the dorm.)

Square Soldier: Contestants, congratulations on surviving round 2. You are now each one step closer to 38 million dollars, but the next games won't be as easy.

Player 009: (Points at Noob) SHE CHEATED! I saw you heat up your needle with a lighter! ELIMINATE HER!

Noob: Where's your proof?

Player 009: Well... Everyone saw it, right?

Square Soldier: Any of you guys see anything?

Triangle Soldier #1: Nu-uh.

Triangle Soldier #2: Nope.

Triangle Soldier #3: Not me!

Square Soldier: Huh.

Player 009: SERIOUSLY?! NONE of you noticed?!

Veteran: Dude, if you saw something, speak up! You get her out of here, we're one step closer to the money!

Player: I don't want to burn that bridge yet. She could still be useful to us.

Veteran: Nah, dude. It's every man for himself.

Player 009: I had friends who DIED in that game! You won't play fair, neither will I!

(009 swings her fist at Noob. She ducks, only to be immediately punched in the nose as she stands up, knocking her back.)

Everyone: Ooooooh!

(Noob gets up and smirks. 009 screams as she charges at Noob. However, at the last moment Noob steps aside and sticks her leg out, causing 009 to trip and land on the floor.)

Everyone: Ooooooh!

Player: Whoa!

Veteran: She's got some moves!

Player 033: W...What did you do?

Noob: Defended myself.

(009 vanishes as she dies.)

Announcer: Contestant 009 eliminated.

Player 033: Hey! Don't just stand there! She just killed somebody in cold-blood!

Square Soldier: And?

Player 033: And she should go to jail?

Square Soldier: What part of "masked kidnappers running a sadistic murder game" makes you think we'd ever call the cops?

Player 033: So... Murder is cool, then?

Square Soldier: What do you think? Is murder cool?

(All of the Circle Soldiers give a thumbs up.)

Square Soldier: Lights out in 5! Sweet dreams.

Player: Veteran, look! If murder is allowed, that means...

(A lot of players, including 122, 013 and 385 smile wickedly and begin finding weapons.)

Veteran: Every person you kill is one less competitor standing in your way.

Player: And we're officially on the menu! (Turns to Noob) Hey, you! Join our team before we're all murdered? Please?

Noob: You tried to rat me out. And you voted for your wallet over our lives! Some team we'd be.

Player: No! Wait!

(Suddenly, the lights go out.)

Player: Oh no! Veteran, what do we do? If we sleep, we're dead, and if we don't sleep, we'll be dead in that crazy game tomorrow! (Yawns) I'm already getting tired!

(The Front Man is watching everything using a infared camera.)

Front Man: Start it up.

(A simulated lightning storm begins. 033 walks up to Player, raises a baseball bat over her head and giggles before swinging down. Player dodges to the left.)

Player: Ah!

(Player runs to the center of the room.)

Player: Veteran? Where are you? (Gasps)

(The entire room is in chaos. Player 099 is being strangled to death. Player 299 is cooking someone over a bonfire. Two people are playing tennis and using somene as the ball.)

Player: We've become animals! I can't survive this alone! Where's that girl? Oh no!

(Noob is cornered by 033 and 047.)

Player 033: (Giggles) Time for some street justice!

(Player 033 swings the bat forward. Noob dodges and kicks her to the ground. 047 takes out a knife.)

Player: Hey! Up here!

(Noob looks up. Player is on one of the bunks with his hand stretched out. Noob hesitates, but grabs his hand. Player pulls her onto the bunk with him. The two strike poses.)

Player: So, do I get a "Thank you" or...

Noob: We can't let our guard down! Just keep protecting strength!

Player: For how long?

The Morning
(8 hours later, the lights come back on.)

Announcer: Rise and shine, contestants!

(Player and Noob are in the same poses, but noticeably tired.

Player: Phew! Holding action poses for 8 hours takes a toll!

Noob: You're alive, aren't you?

Square Soldier: Wild night, huh? This next game's gonna be great, and I ain't yanking your chain here.

(There is silence.)

Square Soldier: Just wait, it'll be funny in a second, I promise. Follow me to game 3.

Tug Of War
(All of the contestants are lined up in a room, split into teams of 5 - Player, Veteran, Noob and 2 others are Team 1. There are elevators that lead up to 2 platforms facing each other, each one high off the ground.)

Square Soldier: Our third game is Tug Of War.

Veteran: ...Oh, I get it! I get it now! Yank your chain!

(Everyone scowls at Veteran.)

Veteran: ...Ahem. Go on.

Square Soldier: In order to win, you must pull the rope toward your platform. The losing team will be dragged into the abyss.

(Player and Noob are nervous. 033 makes the "You're dead" sign at Noob.)

Square Soldier: I'll now be drawing numbers to determine who's playing first. (Draws 1) Team 1 versus...

Player: Here we go. Please not Team 5, please not Team 5...

Square Soldier: (Draws 5) ...Team 5!

Player: NO! They're ripped!

(Team 5 show off their muscles as Player gulps. We cut to Team 1, riding up to their platform in an elevator.)

Noob: Welp, we're dead.

Veteran: No way. I know how we can win this thing.

Noob: I'm not taking any advice from you.

Player: Hear him out, he's part of the team!

Noob: Ew, we joined up? I didn't dream that!

Veteran: Listen, growing up pudgy, everything I had I won through tug of war. It's all about your force of will!

(We cut to Teams 1 and 5 lined up on the platforms.)

Veteran: We start by gripping the rope. The secret way to win tug of war is to pull harder than they do, and to keep pulling, even when you get tired.

Noob: That's the only way to win tug of war, moron!

(The Square Soldier fires a starting pistol. Everyone begins pulling.)

Veteran: Make sure you're pulling with your back in an upward, twisting motion. You got to keep thinking, "If I don't pull really hard and really fast, I'm going to get thrown off into the abyss and die!" Use that as motivation. It's science!

Player: Veteran, that has got to be the most obvious, useless piece of tug of war advice I've ever heard!

Veteran: Yeesh, would it kill you just to trust me for once?

Noob: YES! IT WOULD!

(Suddenly, Team 5 stop pulling to rest.)

Player: They're taking a breath! Now's our chance! Pull! PULL!

(Team 1 start pulling, which catches Team 5 off-guard. Everyone groans as they pull as hard as they can.)

Noob: C'mon c'mon c'mon!

(Team 1 are winning when suddenly 033, who is on Team 5, stands her ground and yanks. Team 1 lose their advantage as they are pulled towards the ledge.)

Player: No, no, no!

Noob: I've got it! Let go of the rope!

Veteran: What?! And I have the useless ideas?

Noob: They'll fall over! Trust me!

Veteran: Why should I?

Player: Because we're inches from our doom!

(Veteran groans as Team 1 let go. Team 5 collapse, just as Noob predicted.)

Player: PULL, PULL, PULL!

(Team 1 pulls. Team 5 are yanked off the platform and are hanging onto the rope. Suddenly, a short metal blade comes down and severs the rope. Everyone in Team 5 screams as they fall to their death. Team 1 lie down and catch their breath.)

Player: We, we won!

Epilogue: The Detective Was Caught...
Square Soldier: Bravo, Team 1!

(Suddenly, the Triangle Soldier/Detective starts to walk away.)

Square Soldier: Hey! Where are you going?

Detective: Maintenance, sir.

Square Soldier: Your mask is upside-down.

Detective: Yeah, yes, sir! I'll fix it.

(As the Detective walks off, the Square Soldier turns back to the contestants.)

Square Soldier: Don't get cocky, contestants. Our most dangerous games await!

(In maintenance, the Detective starts leaving another voicemail.)

Detective: The more I learn about this place, the scarier it gets! I have to find out who's in charge and take them down!

(Suddenly, the Detective finds all of the dead contestants. The ones killed in the previous games are lined up in coffins, while the ones from tug of war land in a pile in the corner.)

Detective: What?

(Suddenly, a Triangle soldier walks out from the darkness. He immediately draws a pistol and shoots the Detective. We cut to the Front Man's office.)

Triangle Soldier: The Detective's been taken care of, sir.

Front Man: (Laughs) Good. I can't have them messing with our affairs, especially now that the VIPs are on their way. Go ahead and start preparations for the next game. I'm in the mood for... Marbles.

(The Front Man pushes the button on his couch as the episode ends.)