Searching for something topical, I plopped this out like a rancid tea cosy of bowel juice. Unsure.
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INT. OLYMPIC DIVING VENUE. EVENING.
A female DIVER stands atop the 10 metre platform, preparing to dive.
COMMENTATOR (V/O):
And here's the young Scottish girl, at her first Olympics. This for a place in the final…
The DIVER leaps from the board, pirouettes and summersaults, and drops out of shot. A sickening splat is heard, followed by a collective groan from the crowd.
COMMENTATOR (V/O):
Oh. Oh dear. Mmmh.
The camera remains fixed on the board. Fade to:
INT. HOSPITAL WARD. DAY.
A heat monitor chirps by the DIVER's bed. She slowly opens her eyes to see a DOCTOR sitting beside her. He stands as she comes round. We can see only her head and neck.
DOCTOR:
Hello, Sally.
DIVER (groggy):
What happened? Doctor… my dive…
DOCTOR:
I'm afraid you missed the pool. But you're alright now.
DIVER:
Can I... am I – I feel strange…
DOCTOR:
Yes, you will for a time. But if you work hard, you can – you can still (mumbles) livlemmhmmuzhhhrr…
DIVER:
Pardon?
DOCTOR:
You can still mmhmmhmm-olympic dream.
DIVER:
What?
DOCTOR (sighs):
You can still live the… the paralympic dream.
Cut to a wider shot; the DIVER is just a torso. Bold lettering appears on the screen sequentially: "ARE YOU AN ABLE-BODIED ATHLETE WHO WILL NEVER QUITE MAKE IT? FUCK YOURSELF UP AND BECOME A PARALYMPIAN".
FIN.
