DEBATEDEMON

DEBATEDEMON is the 2nd episode of THE MONUMENT MYTHOS: MODERN DAY (Season 4)

## Synopsis

During the Republican Nominee Debates in 2023, it shows the nominees being controlled by a demon, and was present before.

## Plot

It begins with the text reading First Debate August 2023, before cutting to footage of the Republican Nominee Debate as the audio plays, and as the camera zooms out showing the other Republicans, the Debate Demon is shown right above them. It then cuts to the Debate Room where the camera zooms in on two of the candidates as the audio plays in reverse.

The screen then cuts to black and opens with yellow subtitles from Bill Clinton's press conference, before cutting to footage of him during the press conference. During his statement about him denying the Lewinsky Affair, a white, glowing tentacle descends into view, right next to Bill Clinton and stays right next to him for the duration of the conference.

The screen then cuts to the date of January 1998, with it being the first sight of the Debate Demon. It cuts to the podium where Clinton spoke, and on there was a rope and a piece of paper with something written on it. Upon closer inspection, it wrote "I DO NOTHING FOR GOD WILLIAM" while a low and almost inaudible roar plays in the background.

It cuts back to modern day during the Republican debate, where the 1st Moderator asks Chris Christie about gun control and access to guns. Before Chris responds, it cuts to the date of August 2023, where 8 signs of the Debate Demon were found. It cuts to a picture of all the Republican nominees during the debate, before the camera zooms in on Chris Christie. An excerpt of his response plays. After the excerpt, it cuts to what was found on the stage. A piece of paper, with a hand print on it reading "YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO LIE, CHRISTOPHER."

The camera then pans to Asa Hutchinson, and after his excerpt, what was found on stage, another piece of paper with another hand drawing, this time reading "BLAME THE ILL. WE ARE BETTER THAN THEM, ASA." The camera then pan to Mike Pence, and after the excerpt of his response plays, what was found on stage was another message that read "TRAGEDY IS PROPAGANDA. CHIN UP, MICHAEL." Afterwards, the camera pans to Ron DeSantis, and after his response is cut off, another message that is found reads "RONALD, WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS."

The camera then pans to Vivek Ramaswamy, and after his response plays out, another message that is found reads out "CHAOS WINS. MAKE NOISE, VIVEK." The camera then shifts towards Nikki Haley, and after her response plays, another message found reads "PROTECT ASSETS, NIMARATA." The camera finally pans to the last two Republicans, Tim Scott and Doug Burgum, whose excerpts don't play. 2 messages read "WE HAVE NO COMMENT, TIMOTHY." "WE HAVE NO COMMENT, DOUGLAS."

The camera then cuts to an empty classroom, and then part of a skeleton photo, reading the word jaw. It then cuts to the clip of a girl with her eyes closed, and as it pans upwards to her head, a bullet hole is found in the x-ray photo, before panning to a window in one of the classrooms, and a small montage of small clips inside of the school, including the girl with shut eyes, before transitioning to a clip of the emergency exit doors.

A map of the US zooms into view, full of red dots as more dots begin popping up on the map as it zooms in, with a selector choosing locations in the states where the red dots appear. These are all the school shootings in the country in each state.

It then cuts to clips of presidents leaving during press conferences with specific dates marked. Bill Clinton in 1999, George Bush in 2007, Barack Obama in 2012, Donald Trump in 2018, and Joe Biden in 2022. The end shows the camera zooming out to show the full Republican debate and the full form of the Debate Demon hovering above the Republican candidates.

## Characters

* Debate Demon

* Bill Clinton

* Chris Christie

* Asa Hutchinson

* Ron DeSantis

* Vivek Ramaswamy

* Nikki Haley

## Notes

Claim: The Debate Demon persists.

Evaluation (as of 2023): True.