Noirvember - Deadlines

The first four panels would be small and at the top of the page to set the scene / mood.

1 - Close on an analog wall clock. It's a few minutes to 10.

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2 - Close on Mason's hands tearing bits off a coaster nervously. He's been going a while and there isn't much left.

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3 - Close on Mason's cellphone. It's an old school flip phone, currently closed. It displays the time - 9:57pm - and has bits of coaster all over it.

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4 - Close on Mason's eyes, looking down nervously. Sweat beads on his forehead.

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5 - Close on Mason's (now open) phone screen. It displays "MESSAGES" at the top, with three texts visible. None of the contacts have names so they're just phone numbers (three different numbers). The texts are short, so we can see them and their time stamp in their entirety:
where u at? (9:55pm)
all good? (9:53pm)
Nearly time... (9:52pm)

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6 - Shot of Mason at the bar, looking at the clock which now reads 10pm. His beer bottle is mostly full and its label has been torn off while he waits, like the coaster.

MASON: {sigh}

7 - Mason chugs the bottle, finishing it off.

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8 - Mason walks away from the bar, cracking his phone into two pieces to destroy it. Some money is left on the bar along with the mess.

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9 - Outside. A 3/4 view looking down on Mason as he walks away from the bar and into the night. He throws the two pieces of phone away, one to either side.

MASON (quietly): Shit...