Thirst Trap (2024)

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Ahh. Los Angeles.

This place is a magical,

f*cked up, plastic dream factory;

Where if you lose 10 pounds

and k*ll the old dumb b*tch

you used to be,

you might actually get somewhere.

You know, it's really easier

than you think.

Reinventing yourself.

I mean, all you have to do is, what?

Change your hair

from a shade of mousy brown or something

a little more interesting...

I suggest shade of platinum, bleach blond.

Then something happens.

Truly.

The world is your oyster.

At least online, it is.

Hi, Sydney.

I'm so glad you called.

Riley Ann! I'm sorry.

They went in a different direction

for the project.

I'll give you a call next year.

Hopefully I can find you

another big audition.

I really needed that part.

That's Hollywood for you.

Projects fall through like, all the time.

You have to be okay with that.

Oh, I got to go.

My next appointment's here.

Bye!

There's a lot of things in this town

that you just have to be okay with.

A few more never hurt anyone.

Welcome to your guided meditation.

Let's start by breathing in.

And now, release.

Let's begin our morning affirmations.

I am bold.

I am bold.

I am unique.

I am unique.

I am beautiful.

I am something else.

I can't deal with food right now.

Not during pilot season.

Now what?

f*ck. Howard!

Give me a break.

It's not even the first yet.

Welcome to Riley Ann's world.

Everything has to look just right here.

Perfect.

This is my room - also known as the set.

I've always preferred living in a dream

over the bullshit that we call

reality.

Here's what I've learned

from my years of catering to the male gaze

and making money off my looks.

My followers want me to appear happy

all the time,

to have no baggage,

and to wake up wanting to f*ck 24/7.

It's some kind of Madonna/wh*re complex

that we don't really have time to get into

Not when rent is due.

Mmhmm.

What?

I don't make the rules.

I just follow them.

Lights, camera, action, baby.

I'll admit,

camming does

take my focus away from acting, but

it makes me feel like I have some control.

And that is an amazing feeling.

Finally being in control.

Especially because my acting career hasn't

exactly panned out as I hoped it would.

Hi, guys.

I'm sorry, dude.

It's not safe for me to meet people IRL.

But we can still have

fun online, can't we?

Mmhmm.

That's a very good pay pig.

Mm hmm. Oh.

Thank you.

Alright.

I promise I'll log on later, okay?

Don't be upset.

I'm very busy.

Talk to you later, lovers. Bye.

I know what you're thinking.

Just another Hollywood actress

getting by on her looks.

Maybe you're thinking,

she should get a real job.

Why would I?

So I can be like everyone else?

Plus, I never actually make enough money

to support my drug and delivery habit

or pay my rent at the same time. So

f*ck off.

And let's get something straight.

Sex work is hard work.

Playing a part mostly for men.

Literally all the time.

You kind of forget who you are sometimes.

You and everyone else, buddy.

Oh!! Sorry.

You startled me.

I didn't mean to freak out, sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm almost done here.

You can - you can take over.

Thanks.

I'm Andrew.

I live on the second floor.

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Are you new in the building?

I don't think I've ever had the pleasure

of scaring you to death before.

No, not really.

I'm Riley Ann.

You have such a familiar face.

Are you the big Hollywood actress type?

Yeah.

Living in the valley.

Well, hopefully

I'll see you again soon.

Hi. It's so nice to finally meet you guys.

Riley Ann!

How tall are you?

I'm five-eight.

I see you have extensive acting

training on your rsum.

You are very beautiful, but

we envisioned someone more...

Jackie, less Marilyn.

I understand.

Can I at least do

the monologue that I prepared?

Not today.

I don't want to waste your time.

You understand, right?

Bye now.

Have a great day!

I under

I understand.

That's just something you say.

I understand.

The reality is,

I don't actually understand.

I'm never thin enough.

Even though I'm a size two.

f*ck!

Never pretty enough.

Even though I look like Jean

f*cking Harlow.

Guess I'm not eating today.

These clowns wouldn't know talent

if it hit them in the f*cking face.

Hello?

Have you been f*cking my husband,

you f*cking b*tch?!

Customer service survey.

These as*h*le casting people suck.

I mean, they hide behind the term

constructive feedback when really,

they're just taking their power trips out

on young women's insecurities.

Oh, the directors are even worse.

They always come on to you like a f*cking

dog in heat.

I always feel disposable in this town.

And even if you f*ck them,

they don't give you the part.

Thank God I have my adoring fans.

Hi, guys.

Guys, I'm having a really shitty day.

I just had an audition,

and it went terribly.

I can't have one bad day.

I guess I can't talk about my problems

without losing all my followers.

I know you guys love a good thirst trap.

You are a f*cking sex symbol, Riley Ann.

And you have the best g*dd*mn t*ts

in this town.

Who the f*ck are they?

Who the f*ck are they?

Hello?

Hello?

This isn't funny. Who is this?

I'm going to r*pe

you and k*ll you, Riley Ann.

I'd love to see your wh*re face cry.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!

Thank God someone loves me.

Dear Riley Ann; I'm writing to you

from prison.

Oh, my goodness.

I'm your biggest fan. Wow.

I love you, Riley Ann.

Thank you.

It means so much to me. Thank you.

Riley. Hey.

Oh, hey, Andrew.

Oh, What the heck, is it your birthday?

Oh, no, I um, I have a lot of fans.

Apparently so.

Yeah. Here,

I'm actually live streaming right

now. Say hi to Andrew, everyone.

No, no, no, no. Not for me.

Not for me.

No, Andrew's not my boyfriend.

Hey, look, I see you're really busy.

I'm just going to get back to my book

and enjoy your fans.

Thanks.

Hey, Andrew.

Yeah?

What's going on?

It's - it's probably fine.

I just,

I've been really freaked out lately,

so if you could just make sure

there's no one in there.

Thank you.

All clear.

Thank you.

Damn, this place is nice.

Thank you.

What's with all the lights?

Oh, I...

I stream.

Ohhhh.

You're a cam girl.

Yeah.

Well, the laundry room

makes so much more sense now.

Yeah, I don't really like to announce it

to the world.

I'm really more of an actress.

So this is where you stream?

Yep.

Right here.

Yep.

So this is where you get naked.

Thank you so much for your help.

I really, really appreciate it.

Have a great day.

Okay, Riley,

if you need anything, you know where I am.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Los Angeles Police Department.

How can I help you?

Hi, officer.

This is an emergency.

I think someone's been in my apartment,

and I've been getting really disturbing

phone calls and texts, so I don't

really know what to do, but I need help.

Can you

tell me when that started happening?

About a week ago.

What is your name?

Riley.

Riley Ann Knowles.

Have you been hurt?

No, but I'm getting harassed,

and I'm really scared.

Unfortunately,

there's nothing I can really do

unless an actual crime has been committed.

You're saying I have to get hurt

before you guys will take this seriously?

Look, ma'am.

Just go about your business as normal.

These things

have a way of working themselves out.

No, they don't.

I'm going to get hurt.

Ma'am, I'm going to need you to calm down.

Oh, my God.

What's everyone doing tonight?

I'm bored.

Pay attention to me.

Okay.

I'm going to bed.

Seems like no one's

in a very giving mood tonight.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Hello?

Hi.

This is customer service speaking.

Yeah, um,

I need to report fraudulent charges.

Oh, okay.

My bank accounts been totally drained.

My credit cards are charged up.

It wasn't me.

I don't know what to do.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

We'll look into this, but please be aware

that this may take up to 30 days.

No, I can't - I can't wait a month,

I need my money.

I need to use my credit cards

and have money in my bank account.

I-

f*cking c**t.

Meoww.

Okay,

I can do this.

I can do this.

I am bold.

I am unique.

I am a sex God!

I'm so sorry about that, everyone.

Technical difficulties.

Welcome back to my live stream.

This is where you get to see me

on my absolute worst behavior.

Or is it my best behavior?

You decide.

Do you guys want to see me get naked?

Then you better tip me like you mean it.

Thank you so much.

You guys have been so sweet.

I mean, look at me.

I'm spoiled.

And thank you again for these.

Although, can I just say, you make it hard

to keep my girly figure for all of you

when you constantly send me chocolate.

All right, everyone, do a shot with me.

Are you ready? Yeah. You know how it is.

Woo!

Mmm.

All right, one more.

My dearest Riley Ann,

I love watching you

and having you in sight.

Yours.

Who's it from?

Announce yourself

so I can say thank you, honey.

My goodness.

Everyone, thank you so much.

This has been so fun.

I know I've been

having a bit of a rough time,

but you all have made me feel so special.

Thank you for the gifts

and the kind words.

I really appreciate you guys.

I don't know what I would do

without all of you

What the f*ck?

I'm sorry.

You are telling me that you received

a box full of semen?

Yes! And that has to be some kind of

bio hazard or something.

Ma'am, the most you can do is document

the harassment.

Make sure and take

plenty of pictures, okay?

I'm already doing that.

There has to be something else

that I can do.

Well, you could install

some security cameras for one.

A better chance of getting a restraining

order is if you have

actual evidence.

Thanks...

Hello.

Riley Ann.

Why do you hurt yourself so much

when you have so many fans that love you?

Who is this?

Leave me the f*ck alone.

It's your biggest fan, Riley Ann.

I do hope I get to meet you one day.

I don't think you liked my gift very much,

did you?

Please stop.

You're making me very uncomfortable.

I'm not going to stop

until I get to meet you.

I'm never going to meet you.

How do you know you haven't already?

Don't make me call the f*cking cops.

The cops don't help sex worker sluts,

Riley Ann.

You know that already.

They haven't been very helpful, have they?

Where the f*ck is my money?

I don't have any today.

What do you mean, there's no money?

There was no one on the street last night.

b*tch, get on the f*cking street

and make my g*dd*mn money.

Look, I got someone lined up for tonight.

It's going to be fine.

I'll get it to you tomorrow.

No, they need to be lined up today

and get my money today.

b*tch, where do you think you're going?

What the f*ck you got on there?

Keep looking at this sh*t.

That's mine!

You think you're holding out on me?

b*tch, give me it back.

b*tch, give me my f*cking money!

b*tch, where the f*ck is my money?

You think this is a joke?

Riley Ann,

you've been my patient for a year

and a half now,

and I have never heard you this upset.

What happened this week?

The internet's making my life hell.

You know, I'm supposed to want this, like,

all of the attention

from the men and all the fans.

I'm supposed to want this.

It's supposed to be exciting,

but it f*cking sucks.

I wish I could just disconnect it

completely.

Like, I want to turn my phone off.

Why can't you?

The money.

And, I don't know, I'm

starting to think that I need

the validation.

But it's been very overwhelming lately,

and people are going way too far.

This sick f*ck

has been sending me really weird gifts.

Have you contacted the police?

Yeah. They did nothing.

Okay.

We haven't talked about acting at all,

have you had any auditions?

No, I haven't been landing any auditions

lately.

I don't know why.

I just hit a wall.

I don't know if I can keep going.

Do you like camming?

I used to.

It used to be really fun, but,

I don't know.

Lately it's felt unsafe.

Dangerous.

You know, I never knew a stranger behind

a screen could hurt me this badly.

I really worry about your safety,

Riley Ann.

Normally, I'd say you're overreacting,

but this time I think you're right.

I'm really scared.

Well, I'm here

if you need me.

Keep trying the police.

And don't forget to document everything,

okay? You can always contact me.

Okay.

Bye.

Hello?

Who is this?

This isn't funny.

I don't remember saying

it was supposed to be funny, you stupid

f*cking sl*t.

Please stop.

You are going too far.

Riley Ann?

Marisa. Hi.

I'm sorry.

I thought you were this f*cking psycho

stalker

freak who's been blowing up my phone.

Oh my God, what?

The f*ck is wrong with people?

I - I just wanted to let you know

that I'm in town

for a few days, and I could actually

really use a place to crash.

The guy I was supposed to say with, we

we kind of got in a fight.

Yeah, of course. I mean, look,

that's why I bought those couches

so all my hot friends can stay.

Thanks, Riley Ann.

I hope you're okay.

I know it's been a while.

Yeah, it's been a few years, right?

Well, look, I could honestly use the

company, so timing's great.

I can't wait to see you.

I'll text you my address.

This place is amazing.

Oh, it's so good to see you.

You look so good!

Thank you, so do you.

I don't feel good,

but I'm glad you're here.

Here, put your stuff down.

Thank you for taking me in.

And during my whole situation, it's

just been such a nightmare.

Please know

you can always call me for help.

I'm glad you did.

Thank you.

So, what's been going on?

Men.

Ha, men.

Mmm, so

tell me, how's your acting going?

It's not really going.

The anxiety around

this whole psycho stalker

is really f*cking my life up.

You know, I'm not sleeping.

I know I look like sh*t.

Oh, babe, no, you don't.

You don't look like sh*t.

But, what is this whole stalker thing?

You can't let those

web cam weirdos freak you out like this.

You know,

I've tried the whole web cam thing, but

I don't like the whole thing

of feeling on

all the time.

I couldn't do it.

Yeah, the fans,

they really want a piece of you.

I don't know.

I just -

I kind of prefer dancing at the club.

It's a little more

intimate.

With real people, you know.

The whole web cam thing just kind of

feels a little frigid and cold.

It can be,

but I like working from home, you know?

And I like not having someone else

running my schedule.

There's no micromanaging, pimp boss.

It's just me.

That's true.

And to be honest, I do not like giving men

a cut for my hard work.

That part.

Yeah.

I mean, the club definitely

does take quite a hefty cut, and I guess

the guys can be kind of aggressive

sometimes, you know, like,

especially in the private rooms.

You wouldn't believe how many times

these guys, like, actually like

try to choke you.

It's kind of terrifying, actually.

Oh, my God.

I would not be able to handle that.

That doesn't sit well with me.

I mean, physically being there?

But you know what

at least I get to leave work at work.

And I don't bring it home with me.

I don't

know, don't you feel like they're

watching, or something?

I don't know. It just doesn't

the whole thing is not very like,

work-life balance.

I don't really have balance.

That's true.

Obviously, b*tch, I know.

Oh, but I don't know.

It could be fun.

Do you want to try?

If you want to make some money

while you're here.

I know you're in a tough situation.

I am.

Just a little.

Little something.

You know what?

f*ck it.

Money's money. Money's money -

money is money!

All right, let's do it.

Okay, so here's my site.

Okay.

What do you think?

I've only done this once.

Okay.

You're definitely going to have to show me

how to do this

I'll walk you through it, it's no problem.

I'll walk you through it.

So this is where I hit live

when I'm ready to go on.

Like you can see yourself here.

Chat room will open.

People will ask for us to do things.

And you can say,

you know, at this amount of money,

I will take my top off or we'll kiss

or something if you're comfortable with.

Oh yeah we will.

Mm, oh yeah.

All right, girl, let's do it.

Let's make some money!

Let's make some money.

Hello-Hi guys.

I'm so excited to welcome...

Cleo.

Cleo! Welcome Cleo.

You boys are in for real special

show tonight.

Yes. Very, very special.

You know how it goes here.

Just let us know what you want to see.

And, of course, tip us like you mean it.

Oh, I'm seeing some comments.

I'm seeing some cash money honey.

This guy says he really loves

the both of us.

Aw, you love us?

How much do you love us?

How much do you love us - show us.

Prove it.

In the tips. In the tips.

All right, thank you everyone showing up.

I'm seeing some tips generating.

Wooo! Here we go.

You guys better tip us

big bucks if you wanna see us kiss.

I don't think you guys want it bad enough.

Oh, I think they want it.

Better take us to private chat

if you wanna see more.

Oooo.

Looks like we have a bite.

Hello there.

Thank you for taking us private.

Let us know what you want to see.

Oh, he says take each other's clothes off.

Lucky me.

Good.

I'll give you guys $1,000 to...

f*ck her, and

k*ll her?

Sorry.

What a creep.

Yeah, I think it was

that stalker guy that I told you about.

Why don't you just block him?

I have already.

I...

I have a really bad feeling about this.

Look, obviously you're upset right now.

Why don't we just relax

and drink some more wine.

Maybe go to bed early for once.

It's totally fine.

Don't worry about him.

Yeah, okay.

It's going to be okay.

Yeah. Sleep...

Mmhmm.

Thank you.

Hey, guys.

The past couple of weeks,

I have been receiving some very disturbing

phone calls and texts.

And yesterday

somebody recorded me without my consent,

which is a ill*gal.

And whoever's been doing this

needs to stop.

Please, if you can still support

my content, buy my work,

everything has been

very overwhelming lately.

I need to get away and just get some me

time.

Sorry.

Sorry.

I don't know when I'll be back.

Welcome to your guided meditation.

Let's start by breathing in.

Why are you doing this?

You keep sharing yourself

with everyone like a sl*t.

I need you to stop doing that, Riley Ann.

Are you going to k*ll me?

You know the answer to that, Riley.

I'm going to k*ll you

in front of all your fans.

You'll go out in a blaze of glory,

fitting for an internet

wh*re like yourself.

I don't even know you.

Yes, you do.

Think,

Righly Ann, think!

Who brings you all of your presents?

All those packages,

all those love letters?

I don't know,

a lot of people send me things.

Please stop!

I wear a really smart brown uniforn.

Think!

The f*cking delivery driver.

Are you f*cking kidding me?!

Oh, God.

Nooo!

Oh, no, no, no.

No, no.

I love you.

Love me?

You don't even f*cking know me!

I'll take this stuff out to your car.

I moved to Hollywood

when I was very young.

And I don't really know

what I was looking for

back then among all the Hollywood stars,

but I definitely know that

anything that has come my way since then

has been a

f*cking mirage.

This place used to be so full of magic

and possibility,

and now it just reminds me of pain.

I'm too pretty to die.