LARA
It was a mistake to walk during the day. We should have only advanced at dusk and avoided walking in the blistering sun.
TOM (in a tone tinged with despair)
It's too late now. We have to push through this day.
LARA (attempting to instill hope)
Soon the path will curve, and we'll leave this wretched valley behind.
TOM (holding on with all his strength, determined to continue)
Come on, let's get out of here before we perish.
She approaches him, pulls him, and tries to lift him up. He rises heavily, leaning against her body. And so they stagger onward, supporting each other.
FLASH BACK
INT. DAY. IN THE CENTRAL HALL AMONG THE ANDROIDS
A gathering of approximately ten warriors, androids in brown jumpsuits, and two androids in orange jumpsuits stands before an android manager dressed in a pink jumpsuit.
ANDROID MANAGER
In recent months, we've received reports of human existence in this area. Some have heard distant gunshots. Our task is to find them. I assume each of you knows what needs to be done.
The androids nod ruthlessly and shift impatiently in their places.
INT. AFTERNOON. INSIDE THE MINE
Tom, the bachelor, and Claudine's father return from their hunt. Outside, the wind howls. Tom sports a short black beard, his physique more developed and bronzed than when he arrived at the mine. He carries a short dagger in his blue worn-out jumpsuit belt. In their hands, they hold a large bird and a rabbit they have captured. A woman approaches them, but when they offer her the hunt, she dismisses it with a firm gesture, directing them to the fire instead.
WOMAN
You've arrived just in time. Claudine is giving birth.
They enter the mine, where they can now hear Claudine's screams echoing from her contractions. Her mother and another woman are by her side, making preparations for the birth. Tom and Claudine's father sit by the fire, idle and frustrated as the birth progresses.