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InCo Season 3 Episode 8: Drought
00:10
ATRELI
As you can see the drought continues to impact most of the Northern Continent. The once annual floods of Ifraus have become less frequent causing the—
00:19
HATOV
Ehm (beat) Father.
Pencil drops, a sharp gasp sounds
00:24
ATRELI
Cadus, are you feeling unwell?
00:27
CADUS
No, pa—, father. I just (beat) I must have (beat) fallen asleep.
Sorry.
00:36
ATRELI
(coldly)
Royalty does not apologize, Cadus.
00:42
CADUS
(quietly)
Yes father.
00:43
ATRELI
What was it that you wanted, Hatov?
00:46
HATOV
I (beat) that is, I’m not
00:51
ZAHLIA
(annoyed)
You’re wasting time. Father only has—
00:53
HATOV
It’s just (Zahlia, harrumphs in the background) there’s been a drought up north for as long as I can remember (beat) and all we ever do is seed the clouds for rain.
01:02
ATRELI
Yes. To ensure the region does not suffer.
01:04
HATOV
But they are suffering. Their river, their Myerio is dying and—
01:09
ATRELI
The river’s still there Hatov.
01:11
ZAHLIA
(quietly)
It’s not just a river.
01:13
HATOV
I know but it’s not (beat) it’s not like we’re keeping it there very well. It doesn’t flood, the rain doesn’t even bring it back to it’s normal size.
01:22
ZAHLIA
Isn’t that why we’re talking about it now?
01:25
HATOV
But we’re treating it like (beat) like it’s something we’ve already solved or are unable to fix. And, right now one of the Acheya’s most influential Myerio is being kept alive by the actions of the royal family. And (beat) I, I don’t know, it just (beat) it feels wrong.
01:43
ATRELI
There is nothing wrong with allowing the gods to be guided by other gods.
01:47
HATOV
But we’re not—
01:49
ZAHLIA
(softly)
It’s not a god.
01:52
ATRELI
Do you have something to say Zahlia
01:55
ZAHLIA
(surprised she was heard)
Ah, that, I meant, our river is not a god, she is a (beat) Myerio, (long pause) a mass of spirits bound to the land and (quietly quailing) and that’s all I wanted to say.
02:09
ATRELI
That’s exactly what I said, is it not?
02:13
ZAHLIA
(softly)
Well, you—
02:14
ATRELI
I was using god loosely, as a being grander than us that requires worship.
02:19
ZAHLIA
(Softly)
Of course.
02:21
HATOV
But then we aren’t—
02:22
ATRELI
What was your point, Hatov?
02:25
HATOV
(beat)
I (beat)
02:27
ZAHLIA
Hatov, this is your fault.
02:29
HATOV
I...their Myerio didn’t need our help for thousands of years and suddenly she might disappear if we don’t have enough clouds (beat) it’s just (beat). Is there not a better way, because what we’re doing now it (beat) it won’t work forever.
02:52
ATRELI
(dismissing)
What we do is the reason they even have that river at all.
02:56
HATOV
Butr—
02:57
ATRELI
(annoyed, nearly shouting)
What is it, Hatov?
03:00
HATOV
Eh, uhm, why did the drought even begin?
03:07
ATRELI
It began with the earthquake in 573. The very one that took your grandfather’s life.
03:14
HATOV
Then (beat) isn't it possible, that it might have
03:18
ATRELI
What is the real problem we are having?
03:22
HATOV
(confused)
That the Myerio’s survival isn’t meant to be something that the royal family perpetuates.
03:31
ATRELI
No, you are having growing pains, Hatov.
03:34
HATOV
What do you—
03:36
ATRELI
You ran to Frea, and as the only true royal, people were willing to cater to you. Not a single person told you what you did was wrong because you outranked everyone around you.
03:47
HATOV
But that’s not what—
03:48
ATRELI
And now you’re back home and have to get used to people being honest with you again.
03:53
HATOV
No that, it’s not—
03:54
ATRELI
Then Hatov, what it the meaning of this?
03:57
HATOV
You’re wrong
The room falls silent.
04:00
ATRELI
Watch your tongue.
04:02
HATOV
That is not what I meant, I, I just wanted to
04:06
ATRELI
The kings of Eolara are never wrong.
04:10
HATOV
Yes, father.
04:12
ATRELI
Now, tell me what you would do in my stead.
04:15
HATOV
Father (beat) I, I, I hadn’t meant to
04:17
ATRELI
Come now, Hatov. You were feeling confident. You knew all the answers in Frea, and you will know them all here, right?
04:26
HATOV
(uncertainly)
I (beat) what if the earthquake affected the mouth of the river or, or (beat) something?
04:36
ATRELI
(beat)
What if it did?
04:38
HATOV
Well, then all we’d need to do is set it right, and then
04:42
ATRELI
And what of the rain?
04:44
HATOV
Rain?
04:45
ATRELI
What does a blocked river have to do with the rain, Hatov?
04:48
HATOV
But I was talking about the—
04:50
ATRELI
You said you had a solution to all the problems. Unblocking a river will not make the heavens open.
04:56
HATOV
I know but—
04:58
ATRELI
A year with nobody telling you how stupid you are and suddenly you think you are full of grand ideas, don’t you?
Awkward laughing, from siblings.
Welcome back, Hatov.