Otto
Now pay attention. Here’s the perimeter of the plant and here are the two places you need to go. First, the truck with your milk is back here. And this delicate buttercup is my Ethel. My north star and reason for living is being kept by those barbarians in...a petting zoo. Located here. This cricket represents the electrical room. This snail, the refrigeration room. This toadstool is the loading dock, where you’ll find the keys to the trucks. [He sets a pinecone in the middle of the square.]
Garfield
Hey, what’s the pinecone?
Otto
The pinecone is the cheese and butter room.
Garfield
Ooh, [As he rubbing his tummy] cheese is my love language.
Otto
Now, for this briefing, I’ve done a quick reading of your personalities and have chosen tokens to represent each of you. [points to Vic] You are the majestic bullfrog. [A bullfrog appears, croaking.]
Vic
Oh, yeah. That feels right.
Otto
You are the curious and clever chipmunk. [A chipmunk appears; points to Garfield] And you...
Garfield
Wait for it.
Otto
...are roadkill.
Garfield
Huh? What? Oh. [laughs] No, I get it. That’s a good one, Otto. Giving your new best friend roadkill. [pokes at the possum with a stick] Seriously though. What’s my real token?
Otto
That is your real token. Now, if you have any chance of...
Garfield
Excuse me. Can I switch to something living like a snail or a cricket?
Otto
You should’ve spoken up sooner. At this point, it would be too confusing to switch.
Garfield
Sooner? But you just told me this five seconds ago.
Vic
Come on, Roadkill. Focus.
Garfield
Oh, really? You give Vic the majestic bullfrog, you give Odie the curious and clever chipmunk, and then you give me, your new BFF, roadkill? I mean, it feels disrespectful, not gonna lie.
Otto
What makes you think he’s dead?
Garfield
My eyes. I have eyes and can see.
Otto
It’s a possum. They’re masters at playing dead.
Garfield
Well, then little Daniel Day Possum here should do Shakespeare in the Park.
Otto
Things aren’t always what they seem.
Garfield
You’re right. But in this case, they are.
Otto
What’s the big deal? Possums play dead.
Garfield
Oh, do they, Otto? Do they play dead? Do possums play possum? Is that what they do?
Otto
Yes. Possums are very clever.
Garfield
Well, I’m sure he was until the day he ate a pick-up truck.
Vic
Uh, just ignore him. Please continue. I’ll just put this back where you had it.
Otto
The straightest line to the loading dock is through the snail here. Then the cricket there. Cut through the toadstool and armed to the rock. Each of these rooms have their own set of unique challenges.
Garfield
Well, why can’t we go straight through the pinecone?
Otto
You don’t want to go through the pinecone.
Garfield
Looks like the straightest shot is through the pinecone.
Otto
You like walking with those feet, do you? You a fan of unimaginable pain and misery? Then go through the pinecone.
Vic
Stay away from the pinecone. [clicks tongue] Got it.
Otto
Once you’re inside the facility...[Cut to a 2D-animated rundown of the plan as the Mission: Impossible theme plays. Voiceover] You will enter the electrical room. There you will locate the air vent. Pop the grate and climb up. Then you'll crawl through a maze of vents and drop down to the refrigeration room. Next, you will need to hurl your body over a 30-foot drop to a series of hand rungs. You'll propel yourselves hand over hand and drop down directly into a loading dock. From there, you'll locate the keys to the milk truck. Drive that truck to the west pasture of the complex, cut the lock on the gate, and find the closest thing we have to an angel here on earth. You'll escort my sweet Ethel onto the truck and drive her to freedom. [Cut back to reality] It’s going to take mad skills to get that milk and free my dear sweet Ethel. [refers to Odie] Clearly, this one’s qualified for the mission. [refers to Garfield] But I have some serious doubts here about all of...this.
Vic
He’s pointing to you, Roadkill.
Otto
Let’s get to work.
Garfield
Stupid roadkill.
Hey! [whacks Garfield with the stick] I’m working here! [resumes playing dead]
Garfield
Definitely a Monday.
