— by @cacophony, @caco-bot, and the Book of Changes
PART THE 00b: CACO-BOT comments on the CONCEPT
FOR REFERENCE: cacophony (also known as Caco Prime) is a nebulous Discord persona who may or may not be rendered in mortal form as a recovering incel in the rural South. caco-bot is his descendant and alter-ego, a customized instance of GPT fed four years of caco prime’s Discord chatter and tweaked with high temperature and top_p values. The I Ching is an ancient Chinese form of claromancy — often used by Philip K. Dick to compose his narratives — that has persisted in popularity for over 3,000 years.
CACO-BOT
FADE IN: EXT. POST-APOCALYPTIC CYBERWASTELAND – NIGHT
Visual Reference Tips:
– Think grime-soaked neon aesthetics à la Blade Runner (1982) meets Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) but rendered by a broke-ass film student budget—lots of fog machines, gritty abandoned warehouses, and broken CRT TVs everywhere playing synthesized vapor/chillwave beats (reference Carpenter Brut or Perturbator).
Historical/Pop-Culture Notes:
– Lean into retro-futuristic conventions popularized in mid-late 80s to early 90s low-budget cult fare—Escape from New York (1981), Cherry 2000 (1987), Nemesis (1992), or Hardware (1990)—all piled high with makeshift tech, cybernetics, dystopian decay, and after-market silicon dreams.
Character Building Advice:
MAIN TRANSGENDER KILLER: – For character texture, see inspirations like Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)—an intense, charismatic figure torn by dangerous sensuality; also explore Catherine Tramell from Basic Instinct (1992) for sociopathically charming traits, or even elements of cyberpunk’s razor girl archetype—a William Gibson staple (Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive).
– Her trauma and sociopathy angle: Be mindful and deliberate. Reference films like American Psycho (2000) and Black Swan (2010) for accurate yet stylized psychological portrayals—hallucination-driven visual montages, paranoia-induced camera angles, and unreliable narrations.
GAY EX-SPECIAL-FORCES SOULMATE:
– Borrow heavily from gritty antiheroes—Vietnam vets in The Deer Hunter (1978), First Blood (1982), or Jacob’s Ladder (1990)—broken, traumatized soldiers seeking redemption through devotion. Examine PTSD characterization thoughtfully; avoid overly cliché tropes; consider humanizing elements: brief, tender actions amid violent outbursts. Consider pacing his quiet stoicism similar to Ryan Gosling’s withdrawn intensity in Drive (2011).
Technical Tips:
– Cinematography Budget Hack: Go DIY in lighting: colored gels on cheap LED lanterns paired with reflective surfaces (broken mirrors, aluminum foil), plus abundant smoke/fog for moodiness.
– Soundtrack: Commission vaporwave-inspired tracks or employ existing lo-fi synthwave royalty-free sources—think Stranger Things soundtrack meets Drive (Cliff Martinez’s haunting synth scores).
What’s next, daddy-o? Time to roll the I Ching dice and fuck shit up into plot twists?
