FADE IN
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 10:45
Sitting up in bed, Peter checks an email with the caption "breakfast".
PETER (V.O): A colleague would like to invite me for breakfast. His personal assistant will contact me.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I know what he's after. I must have this resolved before my trip.
Peter types his reply, gets a second mail, sends his second reply and gets a third mail.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): No, I've already decided.
Peter sends his third and final reply.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Every day, I've many tasks to do, in particular voluntary ones.
We see Peter's WIFE waking up.
PETER: The airline has reminded us to check in...
Act 2
MONTAGE OF TASKS
A. Silverstrand. Sunny. Peter swims in the bay waters.
B. Bank. Counter. Peter's wife transfers Japanese Yen to her debit card.
C. Pet Garden. Dark sky. Peter's wife walks Kaji, the family pet, while Peter waits inside the car.
END MONTAGE
INT. CAR PARK - 15:30
Peter's wife gets off the car with her shopping bags. While waiting with Kaji inside the car, Peter opens a box with an AI translator inside.
PETER (V.O): My wife has just picked it up for me. If there's no early delivery, I won't be able to use it during our Aug/Sept trip.
Peter begins to test the functions of the AI translator online and off-line...
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Yes, we've to bring our Korean textbooks as we've to sit a final exam in Korean after the trip.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And yesterday, I followed up my complaint resulting from our July trip to France.
FLASHBACK
INT. LIVING ROOM - 20:00 (Yesterday)
Showing her a draft on this mobile, Peter seeks his wife's help.
PETER: Could you please cast an eye on my draft to the French authorities about Hotel Le Merechal's misleading commercial practices?
His wife reads a draft.
WIFE: There's a typo, "same" should be "shame".
PETER: Oh, yes! - "won't make Colmar the shame of France" - the typo would defeat the line.
RETURN TO PRESENT
EXT. ROADS - 19:00
Driving past a car repairer shop, Peter glances the cars inside.
PETER (V.O): Oh, my coupe is on the top of a double-deck car park device. It's likely that I could only collect it after the trip.
EXT. MALL - 19:30
Before an ATM, Peter is transferring money to an account.
PETER (V.O): I've just received two car insurance policies from my trusted agent. I must pay her timely.
INT. DINING ROOM - 21:00
Peter and his wife are having dinner.
PETER: Oh, I've nearly forgotten to return to my chambers to check my new assignment before the trip.
INT. LIVING ROOM - 21:30
Peter opens Mails in his laptop.
PETER (V.O): I've just got a request to approve something, but I can't open the links in my mobile.
Having tried again without success, Peter sends a request.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I just want to read the substance. But the links embedded in the software become a procedural hurdle for me.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I might have missed something. But technical issues divert my attention from more creative or meaningful tasks.
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - 21:45
Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "Before a Trip..." to a draft in his laptop.
PETER (V.O): It's important to finish necessary tasks to enjoy life's experience, such as travel, without worries.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I feel like the sense of excitement and anticipation associated with preparing for a trip.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): While tasks may or may not fill my pocket, trips will surely fill the souls of my wife and me.
FADE OUT
THE END
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