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54) Ext. Inari - Wilderness - cottage - day

Runa is sitting in front of the cottage and smokes a cigarette. She closes her eyes...

When she opens them again she notices someone in the distance who quickly approaches the cottage.

Being a little bit afraid she stands up and waits until the stranger is in range of her voice.

Runa

(shouts)

Hello!

TEEMU doesn't answer. He comes closer.

Teemu

2 guests after all...

Runa is confused.

Runa

How do you know?... did you meet my...

Teemu

I am good at tracking.

Runa

Please excuse us for just coming into your house...

Teemu

(dreamy)

What is ours, is yours. Here in the midst of nature there is no such thing as personal possessions. Here in nature different laws apply...

Anyway... I am Teemu.

He bows amicably. Runa tries to smile.

Runa

So you are Lasse's father?

Teemu

Is he here? Is my son here? My son finally followed my call? The time has come then...

Teemu pauses.

Runa

Yes, he is here. He is looking for the community. Where is the village? Is it close?

Teemu

You are talking about the community? You are an initiate?

Runa

(hesitant)

Yes...

Teemu

(friendly)

You cannot stay... You are certainly much too weak for the life here.

Runa

(distracted)

What, what do you mean?

Teemu

We live a hard life full of sacrifice here, to most people only the least of its profoundness and relevance are ever revealed...

(dreamy)

A community of like-minded people... Poetry every day and hard struggle for survival.

Runa

And why can't I be a part of it?

Teemu

(hard)

You couldn't cope with the life here... You are too weak to survive in nature!

Runa

(fierce)

Ohh! And Ari? Ari was confined to a wheelchair! How was he supposed to survive here?

Teemu

Ari? He never wrote to me about that! Even if... he must realise, that he would never be accepted by us.

(hard)

He would be unworthy of the community!

Runa

(bitter)

Oh my god... that's why!

(angry)

What kind of place is this? What kind of pseudo-elitist-racists are you?

Teemu

(choleric)

Watch your words! I don't have to justify the community in the face of strangers... This is a place of perfection. A place of a spiritual, pure and elevated life.

Runa is totally paralysed.

Teemu

I have to move on, they are waiting for me... Go from here! There is no place for you!

Runa

But...

Teemu

(absent)

My son, yes... my son has come...

Teemu turns around and goes.

Teemu

I can track him here...

He walks away.

Runa can hardly move. She is totally taken by surprise.