September 20, 2026 · daily scene
The Transfer
Given circumstances
- Character
- Manager
- Setting
- Break room, coffee machine gurgling, everyone else at the morning meeting.
- The moment before
- They asked if you requested them for the Seattle project. You didn't. Your boss assigned them without asking you.
- Scene partner
- An employee you've worked with for two years, mug in hand, waiting
Direction
You want them to think this is good news. You need them to take it. The turn is when you stop selling it and start telling the truth—just not all of it.
Script
Seattle's a good move. Seriously. Bigger team, more visibility, you'd be reporting directly to Clarke instead of going through me.
(listening)
I think it's a great fit for you. I really do.
(beat)
Look—off the record? They're restructuring. I don't know what that means for my role yet, but if I go down a level or out entirely, I want to know you landed somewhere good.
So yeah. I'm saying take it. Don't wait to see what happens here.
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