DUO – Episode 11: “Echoes of Us”

Theme: Memory, identity, turning points

Tone: Melancholic but quietly hopeful

Visual Palette: Overcast skies, flashback warmth, rain-slick streets reflecting neon

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[OPENING SCENE]

Visual: A crow lands on a powerline as the city pulses below.

Sound: Faint echoes of laughter—familiar voices from the past.

Narrator (V.O.):

“Memories don’t fade. They echo… and sometimes they scream.”

Title Card: DUO – Episode 11: “Echoes of Us”

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Scene 1: Return to the Station

Location: Tokyo Railway Station – dusk

Kusabimaru steps onto the familiar platform. Everything is the same—but it all feels smaller.

He spots the vending machine where he first saw Yuji. His hand brushes it. Flashback flickers in:

“You look like a damn ghost.”

“You look like someone who talks to ghosts.”

Kusabimaru (softly):

“Still does.”

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Scene 2: The Watchmaker

Location: A cluttered electronics stall

Yuji repairs an old wristwatch for a local vendor. His hands are steady. Voice quiet.

Vendor:

“You fix time like it’s nothing.”

Yuji:

“I don’t fix time. Just hold it together a little longer.”

He stares at a small calendar pinned to the wall. The date his parents died is circled.

He crosses it out—finally.

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Scene 3: Ito’s Ghost

Location: School rooftop

Ito stands at the edge, staring over the city.

In her hand: the same half-burnt photo Kusabimaru found.

She folds it neatly, then tucks it into a book titled: “Silent Frames”—a photography book with a cracked spine.

Ito (V.O.):

“They were both fire. I thought I was the wind. But all I did was scatter the ashes.”

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Scene 4: Reunion in Silence

Location: Rooftop of the abandoned bookstore

Yuji hears footsteps behind him. Turns slowly. It’s Kusabimaru.

They stare at each other. No words. Wind rustles an old newspaper between them.

Yuji:

“…You’re late.”

Kusabimaru:

“I took the long way.”

Silence.

Yuji:

“You still smoke?”

Kusabimaru:

“Quit.”

Yuji (nods):

“Good.”

They sit down. The city glows beneath them.

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Scene 5: The Pact Rekindled

Location: Rooftop – night

They share a meal. Instant noodles again.

Kusabimaru:

“We were idiots.”

Yuji:

“All of us.”

Kusabimaru:

“I’m gonna start something. Legit. Real. And I want you in.”

Yuji (after a long pause):

“You still serious when you got nothing to lose?”

Kusabimaru:

“No. I’m serious when I’ve got one thing left to fix.”

Yuji pulls a folded map from his coat. Places it down.

Yuji:

“I’ve been drawing plans… A small tech garage. Start small. Fix bikes. Speakers. Grow from there.”

Kusabimaru (smirks):

“You really are still the brain.”

Yuji:

“And you’re still the mouth.”

They both laugh. Finally.

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ENDING SCENE

Location: Rooftop – next morning

They spray-paint a name on the rooftop wall: “DUO GARAGE”

Narrator (V.O.):

“Some echoes don’t fade. Some become songs worth singing again.”

[END CREDITS – hopeful lo-fi hip hop beat, soft urban visuals]

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Post-Credit Scene:

Ito receives an anonymous package. Inside: a photo. It’s a new one.

Yuji and Kusabimaru in front of the “DUO GARAGE” wall, fists bumped.

Her fingers tremble… but she smiles.