Prelude. At the end of a long room filled with whispers and hand shakes, it's a man fondling a small dark object.

The ancient wooden benches along the room's perimeter are full mostly of women and children, leaving the men to mingle.

The man sits firmly, offering avoiding eye contact, which could be misinterpreted as an offer

of his seat.

He clutches the object nervously.

Through a forest of arms, legs, and coat tails a small child wanders towards the man, drawn

by curiosity and free of her unattentive mother's eye.

What you got there, mista?

Queries the girl.

He pauses for a moment, considering plots which might have employed this child as a spy,

paid in food to inquire.

Exhausted and drawn to the child's innocence, the walls of secrecy melt for a moment.

This, my darling, is a device, a device many men and many women have died to see, to understand, and to own.

In many ways it is like one of your toys, but a toy for adults.

This, darling, is the Zaiborn clock.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Story Break,

the Writers Room Podcasts,

where three Hollywood professionals have an hour to come up with a pitch for an awesome movie based on a humble idea or perhaps not even the humble idea, perhaps based on the greatest idea the internet has ever known. I am your host Freddie Wong.

I am Dirk McLaurin and for me on Wednesday January 19th, 2381, this podcast has begun very poorly.

I'm Will Campos.

You'll get that reference in a second, folks.

I'm Matt, Jack of Fives, and I'm a writer and director.

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