Prologue
INT. WELLNESS CENTER - DAY
The morning light streams through the glass windows of the wellness center lobby. TESSA sits behind the front desk, organizing schedules and greeting people as they arrive.
The front door chimes, and a familiar REGULAR PATRON—someone who comes in like clockwork—walks through the entrance.
REGULAR PATRON
Morning, Tessa! Ready for my morning session.
TESSA
Morning! Checking you in now. Have a great class.
The regular patron heads back into the inner studio for their session, leaving the lobby quiet once again as Tessa continues her desk duties.
Time passes. After a while, the muffled sounds of the class finishing drift through the hallway, and the participants begin trickling back out. The regular patron approaches the front desk again to officially check out of the session.
REGULAR PATRON
Phew, that was a good workout. Thanks for everything, Tessa!
The patron turns to leave, but as they shift their bag, a small, distinctive item slips out and lands right on the counter unnoticed. The patron pushes open the exit door and steps out.
Tessa looks down at the counter, spots the key pouch, and immediately grabs it to give it back before they get too far.
TESSA
Wait, you dropped—
Tessa pushes the exterior exit door wide open, expecting the parking lot or street, but is instead met by the vibrant, otherworldly expanse of a strange new landscape.
TESSA
(Gasping)
--What strange and sudden realm is this revealed?
This is no street, nor any earthly field!
