Luke/History

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## Background

Luke is a 37-year-old actor who landed the lead role in *Dinner*, a movie about an unfortunate interspecies love between a carnivore and an herbivore. Halfway through filming, due to being overwhelmed by the pressure of performing as the lead actor, Luke relapsed to his instincts and attacked and ate Bob the duck who was in charge of makeup. His death was declared an accident and continued with filming the movie. Later Luke, still with the stimulus for having eaten an herbivore, acted the scene in which his character eats the co-protagonist (played by Rose) achieving a wonderful "interpretation" of a carnivore with a thirst for blood that would leave the audience speechless. Later, *Dinner* turned out to be a success and Luke was acclaimed for his "performance" in the last scene of the film, to the point of winning the Academy Award for Best Actor.

After he and Rose received the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, he and Rose move to a waiting room where she happily proposes that they take a break before the next TV interview and praises Luke for his acting in the last scene. Luke tells her that it wasn't an act and he really has eaten an herbivore before. Rose incredulously asks if he means when he "ate" her in the movie, but Luke answers no. He reveals that the death of Bob the duck was not an accident, but he killed and ate him in the warehouse after relapsing from being overwhelmed by the pressure of performing as the lead actor. Luke says that in that last scene where he "ate" her and was praised for his uncanny performance, he was not actually acting and he actually did want to eat her during that scene. He sympathizes with Rose who he supposes that it must have been terrifying for her to face him after he ate that duck. Rose affirms that she does not believe him, but Luke insists that what he says is true. Rose states that eating meat is a crime and that is why it is only done in movies, and asks what he was thinking. Luke claims that he knows it and that is why he is confessing it to her, because he is going to confess at the next interview. After a pause tells him that she thinks he shouldn't do it, confusing Luke. Rose asks him why do this at the Academy Awards ceremony and if he has any idea how much trouble that it would cause for everyone involved. Luke declares he has dreamed about getting this award his whole life, but cannot accept it while carrying this guilt upon his shoulders, and does not deserve recognition for his performance, he wants to do the right thing. Rose interrupts him by telling him she does not give a damn about what he wants, puzzling Luke who asks if she is trying to stop him because she is worried about her acting career. She denies annoyingly and Luke states that if he turns himself in, they might stop showing their movie and her efforts as an actress would never be recognized, and she does not want that to happen. Rose yells that if he knows that, then why does he want to turn himself in. At that moment, one of the theater employees calls them to attend the television interview. Luke tries to get out but Rose forcibly stops him, claiming that all those years of playing small parts in B-action movies have finally paid off, and she is not going to let a predator's instinct sabotage her career. Just when she thought she was finally ready for it, he wants to ruin everything. Rose reveals that her acting has never been anything special and she has been in action movies because of her athleticism, but she's getting too old for that and maybe her acting career was over long before this. Rose declares that it is funny that right at the Academy Awards ceremony, two winners have sunk lower than ever. Luke apologizes and Rose comments that they have been filming for a long time, and now they will walk out together. He asks her if it is okay with her to stand on the stage with him as actor and actress for the final time.

Later on stage, Luke and Rose agreed that while he confessed his crime, she would play the part of the tragic heroine who was kept in the dark all this time. One of the journalists asks Luke where he got the inspiration for the last scene of the film that left the entire audience speechless. Luke and Rose exchange glances and Luke openly declares that it was from actual experience, and openly reveals to the press that her ate Bob, the duck who died during filming. All the reporters (and Rose, who only pretends) are left in shock, completely taken aback, as he remains silent.