EXT. FOREST - NIGHT An ancient gargantuan tree. A beautiful night sky. Stars providing majesty in every direction. The sound of animals and insects behaving as they will amongst the cloak of darkness. Tranquility. TITLE OVER: "THE NEXT DAY" EXT. FOREST - DAY A middle-aged LUMBERJACK calmly approaches the tree. He’s a stereotypical man in this line of work. Tall, burly, and rugged. One thing is apparent to how he differs from this stereotype, however. He’s quite. The type of quite that would create uncomfortable silences among others - had there been anyone else around. He stares at the tree. His face fills with a plethora of emotions, as if sensing some type of significance which radiates from the ancient wood. He looks down.