Nicole Kidman - XCOM Soldier

[INT. ABANDONED CATHEDRAL – NIGHT]
Rain hits broken stained glass. A soft glow flickers. Snake leans against a stone column, codec buzzing in his ear. Nicole Kidman stands nearby, barefoot, confused, beautiful, afraid.

Solid Snake (low, raspy):
The essence of control… is fear.

Nicole Kidman (softly):
Fear of what?

Snake:
Of losing your name. Your freedom. Your body.
They don’t need chains when they can sell you an apocalypse.
Eat bugs or die. Obey or burn.
All wrapped in a silver screen of “safety.”

Nicole:
They said the Earth was dying… that we were the disease.

Snake:
No. The Earth’s dying because they patented it.
The real virus is greed.
They just gave it a new logo.
“Green.”

Nicole:
But… what if they're watching?

Snake (pauses, then solemn):
They are.
But so is He.
God sees everything.
And so does His Son.

Not the one they sell on stained glass postcards.
I’m talking about the one in the sky.
A real Son. A burning signal of resurrection.
Like a Celine Dion song…
“A new day has come.”
“A new sun.”

Nicole (tearing up):
I used to believe in that.

Snake:
Then believe again.
You don’t have to eat crickets in a pod.
You don’t have to kneel to the eyes in the pyramid.
You're not livestock for their sustainable utopia.

Fear is their favorite dish.
But faith?
Faith ruins the recipe.

Nicole:
What should I do?

Snake (stepping forward):
Stand up.
Speak truth, even if your voice shakes.
Grow your own garden.
Sing your own song.
And if you must act…
Act like freedom is still possible.

Nicole (softly, smiling):
Like a new day… has come?

Snake (nodding):
Exactly.

Codec beeps. Thunder rolls. Snake turns to the shadows, disappearing like a ghost. Nicole looks up at the breaking clouds. The sun pierces through, just slightly.