The screen is a wash of pristine, high-tech white, pulsing with a clean, synth-heavy beat. Silver metallic shapes fly from the edges, snapping together with a satisfying magnetic CLINK. The letters for "A WORK OF DEPOSIT" assemble in polished chrome. The letters feature signature expressive, circular Cubioid eyes, blinking with curious, playful energy. Small primary-colored hexagons—Emerald Green, Deep Blue, and Ruby Red—float around the title like digital confetti.
EXT. CUBIOID CITY - SKYWAY GRID - DAY
A sprawling, modular skyway made of white ceramic tiles stretches toward the horizon. Sleek, cube-shaped vehicles glide along magnetic tracks with a low, electric hum.
INT. ERICK'S CAR - CONTINUOUS
Inside the cockpit—matte concrete textures and glowing geometric interfaces—ERICK (43) is sweating. His angular head reflects the flickering overhead lights as he grips the cube-shaped steering wheel. His large circular eyes dart frantically toward a digital holographic clock pulsing RUBY RED.
ERICK (Muttering) No, no, no... come on, move! If I'm one minute late, the whole modular grid resets and I'm toasted.
In the back seat, the MYSTERIOUS GIANT CUBE—an absurdly large, matte-silver monstrosity—occupies every spare millimeter of space. It presses against the ceiling, making a rhythmic, soul-crushing SQUEAK... SCRAPE... SQUEAK.
LANDON (ON SCREEN) (Grinning) Yo, E! Is that the "Big One" back there? It looks like a giant sugar cube for a metal dinosaur.
ERICK It's high-priority, Landon! I have to get this to the bank before Moréna goes by-the-book on my soul!
INT. EDDFIELD BANK - MOMENTS LATER The interior is a cathedral of high-tech geometry. MORÉNA (43) moves with a smooth, graceful glide. She scans a floating holographic ledger with sharp intensity.
MORÉNA (To a clerk) The 45-degree alignment on those deposit bins is off by two millimeters. Fix it.
The heavy doors HISS open. Erick and Landon stumble in, hauling the wobbly silver mass. The bank falls silent.
ERICK PUSH!
They heave. The cube hits a popped floor tile like a ramp. Instead of sliding into the intake slot, the massive cube LAUNCHES. It ricochets off the ceiling—CRACK—and slams into a row of cube-shaped lobby plants. Green, geometric leaves explode everywhere.
MORÉNA (Screaming) My feng-shui!
INT. EDDFIELD BANK - CONTINUOUS The cube hits a coffee station, sending dark, square-shaped coffee blocks flying. It bounces toward a VENDING MACHINE.
SMASH. The glass shatters into perfect squares. A tidal wave of primary-colored CUBED CRUNCH snacks bursts out, flooding the floor and turning the ceramic into a high-speed slip-and-slide.
LANDON (Sliding backward on snack boxes) I'm performing a high-speed structural assessment of the floor's friction coefficient! It's zero!
The cube does a full 360-degree flip over a chandelier. Tellers duck behind counters in perfect unison.
INT. EDDFIELD BANK - CONTINUOUS MUSIC CUE: A rhythmic, high-tech synth-beat drops. Erick, Landon, and Moréna form a trio. They move in a MECHANICAL DANCE. Erick provides the raw power, Moréna keeps the alignment perfect, and Landon nudges the cube around the remaining snack piles.
ERICK Steady... slide it...
The giant cube begins to glide smoothly. The sensors on the intake machine sweep over the silver surface—RED... YELLOW... NEON BLUE.
INTAKE COMPUTER (V.O.) Deposit complete. Congratulations. You have deposited the CUBE OF THE MONTH.
A giant holographic banner explodes from the ceiling. Confetti made of tiny paper cubes rains down. Landon strikes a heroic pose for a TEEN CUBIOID taking a selfie.
EXT. CUBIOID CITY - SUNSET The square-shaped sun dips behind the ceramic towers. The three friends walk toward their cars—three distinct shapes moving in sync through the cube-filled chaos.
FADE OUT.
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A Work of Deposit
RandomIn a quirky, futuristic cube-shaped bank, adult Cubioids Erick, Landon, and Moréna are faced with the task of depositing a mysterious giant cube. Erick, the responsible and stressed Cubioid, tries to follow the rules, while Landon, the younger, chao...
