Fear of Dying/Transcript

An Unusual Case of a Flashback
[Marilou the Otter and Another Nicole are sitting in Marilou's bedroom watching an 80's My Little Pony episode]

Marilou: "You see, Another Nicole, I don't get upset when someone suggests me boy stuff."

[Cut to: Maria walking towards the room and walks towards Marilou]

Maria: "Marilou, the commanders need"

[Maria looks at the TV and comes down to her knees and everything goes white]

Flashback

[3-year old Maria at a store with Mikey and Martin]

Mikey: "You ARE NOT buying Transformers, we are buying appropriate gifts for you."

Maria: "I like the robot!"

[Martin looks at the Thundercracker and Prowl figure]

Martin: "Alright, sweetie, let's get you those."

Mikey: "But, son, that's for boys and not for little girls!"

Martin: "It's healthy for any toy she wants to play with."

[Mikey snatches the boxes containing the figures off Maria, causing her to cry]

Mikey: "No Transformers, listen now, it's not good for you and it's only for boys, we can get you Barbie, Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony instead."

Maria: "Barbie, Rainbow Brite and My Little Pony Yucky!"

Mikey: "MARIA TACHIMI! You are a GIRL and you aren't getting Transformers, You are getting Rainbow Brite, Barbie dolls and My Little Pony and that's final!"

(we see a 3-year-boy named Joseph with his mother and father and his brothers)

Joseph: "Huh?"

Flashback ends

[Maria cries while burying her head into her hands]

Marilou: "Maria, are you alright?"

Maria: "" (Translation: Turn it off....)

[Marilou turns it off, then Sophie comes in]

Sophie: "Mari---, what's going on?"

Marilou: "I don't know! We were watching the 80's My Little Pony show, then Maria came in and saw, she started holding her head as if she had severe headaches and went down and buried her knees in her face and after at least 15-20 seconds she started crying!"

Sophie: "Maria, are you okay?"

Maria: "" (Translation: No My Little Pony, No My Little Pony.....)

Marilou: "It's okay, it's off now."

Another Nicole: "That's not fair!"

[Maria whimpers and another flashback starts]

Flashback starts

[4-year old Maria is seen watching the 80's Transformers series with her parents sitting on the couch, then Mikey walks in]

Mikey: "Maria, turn that off!"

Maria: "No, I like it!"

Mikey: "Maria, this is inappropriate for a female! You see, back when your grandmother was just about your age, little girls always wore pretty little dresses, played with little dolls, little ponies and unicorns and had tea parties. Your grandmother was a graceful, elegant, proper, and perfect young lady. She acted lady like, was punctual, refined and poised."

Maria: "I don't care! Transformers is better than the stinky and smelly Rainbow Brite!"

Mikey: "Martin, tell her!"

Martin: "Dad, let her watch her show, If she likes the giant robots, I don't even care! Besides, your long speech about what girls used to be like isn't going to work on her."

Mikey: "She'll do as she's told! I want to see her as a refine, poised and graceful young lady just like her grandmother, Betsy!"

Satsuki: "" (Translation: This is disgusting Mikey, You can't force her to like girly things or to be someone she isn't, she doesn't like that!)

Flashback ends

[Wei Zhenghan comes in and looks at Maria on the floor]

Wei: "" (Translation: I would advise not playing My Little Pony around her, Jiao did that once, she started speaking Japanese and she started rocking back and forth, I think she's having flashbacks, and I would also advise it might cause nightmares if she sleeps, so take her to a psychiatrist on this)

[Wei takes Maria to the doctor's office]

Toshio: "" (Translation: Maria-chan? Is everything okay?)

Wei: "" (Translation: She's been having flashbacks)

[Wei helps Maria on a chair]

Maria: "" (Translation: Why---can't I play with Transformers?)

Toshio: "" (Translation: She's suffering PTSD flashbacks)

Maria: "" (Translation: Why? I don't like My Little Ponies......)

[Everything goes white and another flashback starts]

Flashback

[7-year old Maria is seen in a male teacher's room]

Teacher: "I hope this little phase ends soon, Tachimi."

[Maria looks at the male teacher]

Teacher: "I think it's best if you play with My Little Pony."

Maria: "Why---can't I play with Transformers?"

Teacher: "It's males that usually play them."

Maria: "Why? I don't like My Little Ponies......"

Teacher: "You know, Maria-chan, you have to deal with things you don't like."

Maria: (crying) "I hate you! I like Transformers, it's better than My Lame Pony!"

[Maria runs out crying]

Joseph: "Maria, come back! Wait!" (He follows her)

Flashback ends

Toshio: "" (Translation: Her experiences must of been horrible, poor girl)

Wei: "" (Translation: What would you recommend, I don't recommend sleeping, It will turn into nightmares)

Toshio: "" (Translation: Hm, I recommend keeping her in isolation for 2 days and she stays with me and her mother, Satsuki-san)

[Satsuki comes in]

Satsuki: "What happened to my baby?"

[Marilou comes in]

Marilou: "We were watching the 80's My Little Pony show, and Maria came in, she told me the commanders needed me for something, when she saw what I and Another Nicole were watching, she went down to her knees and curled up and began mumbling in Japanese, I think it has something to do with her being denied Transformers by Mikey, and people telling her it was only for boys."

[Satsuki comes down to Maria's height]

Toshio: "" (Translation: I recommend also, to sleep beside her to prevent her flashbacks becoming nightmares)

Satsuki: "Hai."

Toshio: "" (Translation: Try to keep her occupied with Transformers figures, that usually works when she's having one of her flashbacks)

[Everything goes white and a flashback starts]

Flashback

[We see a 5-year old Maria playing with her Transformers toys and Suzie and Josephina come up to her with their Barbie dolls and My Little Pony toys]

Suzie: "What are you doing?!"

Maria: "Doing what?"

Suzie: "This!"

[Suzie points at her Transformers figurines]

Suzie: "You can't play with Transformers, you're a girl!"

Maria: "So what?"

Josephina: "Yeah! That's a boy thing!"

Maria: "But, I like it."

Josephina: (mimicking a Japanese accent) "'But, I rike it." (voice returns to normal) "Shut the h*** up if you know what's good for you! That's for boys, you're a girl!"

Maria: "You got a problem with that?"

[The teacher comes into the classroom and approaches the girls]

Maria: "Sensei, they said I can't play with Transformers because I'm a girl."

Josephina: "That's for boys!"

Teacher: "No, Josephina and Suzie, that's totally unacceptable!"

Josephina: "But...."

Teacher: "Genders aren't everything."

Josephina: "YOU ARE An ugly F****T! YOU'LL BE SHOT FOR THAT ONE DAY!"

(Then a five-year-old boy named Joseph came up to Maria)

Joseph: "Hi. My name is Joseph. I live next door to you and just moved to your neighborhood. I like your transformer toys by the way."

Maria: "Thanks, my name is Maria. Those stupid stuck-up girls want me to like stupid girly-girl stuff, such as Barbie, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, Hello Kitty, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Jems, and even Tinkerbell, but I am better than them."

Flashback ends

[We see Maria and Wei watching the Guardians of the Galaxy animated show]

Maria: "The Star-Lord is hilarious, is he purposefully funny?"

Wei: "" (Translation: I guess so, Rocket Raccoon reminds of Huizong)

[The two continue watching the show]

Too Strange to Understand
[The next day, we see Maria walking through the base]

Maria: "I remember that I get strange flashbacks from watching even a single frame of My Little Pony. It's possible that it's because I hate it, but I want to tell the commanders how it happens."