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[NARRATOR] Previously on Pandora...
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I may be an empath, but
I... I'm no mind reader.
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My dad served in the military, too.
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He said EarthCom did some pretty
messed up stuff during the War.
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The only reason you came
on in this little adventure
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was because I promised you information
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about what happened to your parents.
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[THOMAS] You used me like you
always do to get what you wanted.
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You don't care whose lives
you put at risk to do that.
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Why do you always have
to act so superior?
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Because I am superior.
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- [SCOFFS]
- [PILAR] It's not narcissism.
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It's an empirical fact.
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♪ You say goodbye ♪
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Atria's been bugging me to do a night up
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at that new spa up on The Pearl.
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I hear it's great.
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I hear it's expensive.
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Oh, come on, it'll be a fun
trip up the space elevator.
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We deserve a night of R & R
with a little zero-g massages,
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maybe a facial.
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I would very much like to attend also.
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Sorry, no C chromosomes allowed.
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Girls only, Ralen.
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But why don't you and Thomas
plan a boys' night together,
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do something fun.
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Like throwing chairs.
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[LAUGHS] Is that your idea of fun?
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On Zatar, throwing chairs is
considered quite entertaining.
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You will never guess what I found out.
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You know, that very stud-muffinly
young teacher's assistant
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that you don't want to
admit you're so crushing on?
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You mean Xander?
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- Mmm.
- Mmm-hmm.
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He has a birthday tomorrow,
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and he doesn't want
anyone to know about it.
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Well, then he obviously
told the wrong person.
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Was that a joke?
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Just an insight I've made from
observing Atria's behavioral patterns.
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So in other words, it's a joke.
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[LAUGHS]
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Well, he didn't tell me.
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He told Kossara, and
then Kossara told me.
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Why would he tell the bartender
that he's having birthday
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if he didn't want anyone to... ?
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You're Delaney Pilar, aren't you?
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I am. But you may call me Pilar.
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I am Jet. I'm in Shral's Interstellar
Protocol class with you.
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You know, maybe we could
get together to study
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- one day.
- [CHUCKLES]
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Well, she's already in a study group.
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- Would you like to... ?
- [PILAR] No, thank you, Jet.
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Maybe next semester.
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Oh, how about dinner this semester?
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Ah, sorry, I'm really busy.
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But I appreciate the invitation.
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You obviously have time for
drinks with your friends,
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but you have no problem
blowing me off, huh?
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[CHUCKLING]
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Don't tell me you're with this Zit?
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I'm not "with" anyone.
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And I'm definitely not
interested in being "with" you.
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You know, someone's gonna knock
you off that pedestal one day,
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- you smug...
- I suggest you walk away.
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Now.
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[SCOFFS]
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You okay?
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When you're as attractive
and smart as I am,
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unfortunately, these things happen
more frequently than I'd like.
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But I'm fine.
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Could I get a Sumi Starburst, please?
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What's wrong with that one?
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Are you sure you're okay?
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Never better.
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[SHRAL] Like many Sumi customs,
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their dining etiquette
is highly ritualized.
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They begin each meal
by praising the host
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and declaring themselves
unworthy of his or her generosity.
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What might the Sumi make
of the old Earth tradition
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of touching glasses to make a toast?
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Ms. Larson.
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As it says in chapter three
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of Simak's Guide to
Interstellar Diplomacy,
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the Sumi are very sensitive to
gestures of respect and disrespect,
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so I think they would appreciate
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the honor of someone
making a toast to them.
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[SHRAL] Then I sincerely hope
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you don't pursue a career
in interstellar relations,
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or we might find ourselves
in yet another war.
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[ALL LAUGHING]
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Who would like to explain
Ms. Larson's error?
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Ms. Pilar, please enlighten
us with your wisdom.
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As it says in chapter four
of the Simak's Guide,
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the Sumi are also extremely
sensitive to germs and contamination.
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They'd find the gesture
of touching their glass,
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or any other eating utensil,
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to someone else's to be repulsive.
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And possibly an act of
violence and hostility.
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Excellent.
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War with the Sumi mercifully averted.
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- [BELL RINGS]
- [ALL LAUGHING]
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[SHRAL] Class dismissed.
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[DOOR OPENS]
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- Hey...
- I'm used to it.
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Some people think I
have an unfair advantage
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because of my nanites and
connection to the datastream.
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But that only helps with
things like rote memorization,
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which the Academy isn't about.
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The teachers here expect
analysis and critical thinking.
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I have to do that with my own
brain, just like everybody else.
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You study harder than anyone I know.
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You deserve those straight A's.
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Speaking of studying,
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I talked to Xander about needing
some extra tutoring from him,
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and I've arranged to have him
come to the Black Hole tomorrow
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at exactly 1900 hours.
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God, I love surprise parties.
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And boy, is he gonna be surprised.
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Do you think that maybe,
since he didn't tell anybody
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it was his birthday, that...
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- [THUD]
- Pilar!
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Pilar, can you hear me?
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Pilar! Can you hear me?
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Pilar, wake up!
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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
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- Synced and corrected by Firefly -
- www.addic7ed.com -
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[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
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Are the doctors going to call
when they know what's wrong?
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I hope so.
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I'm listed as Pilar's
emergency contact but...
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never thought she'd actually need it.
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Maybe I should go back to the
medical center and see if she's okay.
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No need.
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[GASPS] They released you.
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Are you okay?
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Should you not be getting more tests?
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Oh, I already got plenty.
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Anyway, the cute doctor
gave me a thorough check up,
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including diagnostics of all
of my implants and nanites.
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I'm entirely fine.
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Other than the fact the doctor
already has a girlfriend.
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So, what happened? Why did you collapse?
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Just exhaustion and stress, they said.
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Apparently it happens
to a lot of freshman.
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But you haven't been exhausted
or stressed, have you?
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Only... with mid-terms coming up,
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I guess I've been
pushing myself too hard.
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Maybe we should do that
spa day sooner than later.
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Oh, can I?
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Still no.
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Okay.
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[BEEPING]
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[DOOR OPENS]
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Where you going, P?
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[DOOR CLOSES]
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[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
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- [WOMAN GASPS]
- [GLASS BREAKS]
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Wha... ?
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[GIRL] Stop looking.
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[GIRL 2] She's hot.
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[GASPS]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
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[GIRL] Could you stop staring?
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This is not stress. This is
something way more serious.
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I think I was sleepwalking.
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You don't just suddenly
start sleepwalking.
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And yesterday, you
collapsed leaving class.
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I think something could be
seriously wrong with you.
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The doctors said my BIOS
were completely normal.
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Maybe it's not something physical.
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I assure you there is
nothing wrong with me.
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I am functioning at peak efficiency.
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You know, if you're ever
worried about anything,
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you can talk to me, right?
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I just need to rest and recharge.
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I will meditate on the datastream
again before Xander's party.
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- I'm worried about you.
- You needn't be.
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I am looking forward to the party
tomorrow and watching the two of you
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do your "we don't have the hots
for each other" mating dance.
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- We don't have...
- Good night, Jax.
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Good night, P.
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[BEEPING]
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Aah...
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What is it?
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Are you all right?
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No. You woke me up
with all that yelling.
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What are you talking about, silly?
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You said you really wanted
a strawberry milkshake?
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No, I didn't.
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Although I was thinking about one.
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What's wrong?
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I don't know.
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Ever since me and my pop mind dived,
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my telepathic powers seem to be growing.
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So, what am I thinking now?
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Did you just do what I think you did?
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That's telekinesis, not telepathy.
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How is that even possible?
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You can't tell anyone about this.
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Why not?
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It's too dangerous.
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The ETC did horrible things
to my pop during the war.
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If they found out that I inherited
some of his abilities, then...
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The war is long over.
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The Corps was disbanded years ago.
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They're always planning
for the next one.
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And I can't put you or any
of our friends in danger.
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Isn't that a little paranoid?
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EarthCom doesn't do things like that...
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do they?
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[ALL LAUGHING]
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Pilar au naturel. Oh...
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Thank you, God.
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Is everything all right, Pilar?
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Of course. Uh...
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See you tonight at the party.
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[MUSIC PLAYING]
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Pilar, where are you?
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All right. Xander's gonna be here
in a few minutes. Everybody hide!
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- [BLOWS PARTY HORN]
- [LAUGHS]
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Where is Pilar?
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Is she not attending?
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She'll be here.
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She said she wouldn't miss it.
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And then, last night, I had this
amazing breakthrough on my paper.
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The Battle of Proxima Centauri
has always been considered
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a turning point in
the Earth-Zatarian War,
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but didn't EarthCom really gain the
advantage after the Siege of 2187?
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[SCOFFS]
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Well, uh, that's certainly
an... interesting thesis.
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You don't agree?
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It doesn't matter
whether I agree or not,
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as long as you have facts
to back up your arguments.
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Oh. Thanks, Xander.
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Thank you. That is good advice.
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Now, just one more thing...
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[ALL] Surprise!
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[THOMAS] Happy birthday!
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Thanks. Thank you.
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Many happy returnings.
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[LAUGHS]
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Is that not right?
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It's close enough.
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Well, this is certainly a surprise.
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Well, you can thank Atria for that.
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She insisted we do
something for your birthday.
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Obviously. Thank you. Thank you, Atria.
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Happy birthday, Xander.
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[ATRIA] Oh.
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Oh, hug him already!
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[SIGHS]
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Sushi?
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Yeah.
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Great.
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[BLOWS PARTY HORN]
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00:13:14,626 --> 00:13:15,692
[LAUGHS]
258
00:13:18,163 --> 00:13:19,796
You know I really do appreciate this.
259
00:13:20,665 --> 00:13:23,834
I didn't realize how much
I needed a break from work.
260
00:13:23,835 --> 00:13:25,769
Ah... yes, work.
261
00:13:25,770 --> 00:13:27,638
Too bad you can't tell me what that is.
262
00:13:27,639 --> 00:13:30,807
Although, I am sure saving the
galaxy can be quite exhausting.
263
00:13:31,543 --> 00:13:32,775
- Hmm.
- Hmm.
264
00:13:39,577 --> 00:13:41,577
You looking for someone who's not me?
265
00:13:42,754 --> 00:13:43,854
Pilar.
266
00:13:43,855 --> 00:13:45,822
She was supposed to be here by now.
267
00:13:46,658 --> 00:13:48,091
I gotta go.
268
00:13:48,092 --> 00:13:49,191
You're leaving already?
269
00:13:50,395 --> 00:13:52,261
Why? Do you want me to stay?
270
00:13:53,331 --> 00:13:55,498
Well, I didn't say that exactly.
271
00:13:58,335 --> 00:13:59,701
Hey, ah...
272
00:14:05,476 --> 00:14:06,541
You're learning.
273
00:14:09,061 --> 00:14:11,762
Anyways, I gotta go check on
Pilar and make sure she's okay.
274
00:14:12,516 --> 00:14:15,074
By the way, you never told me
what you wanted for your birthday.
275
00:14:15,075 --> 00:14:16,132
You never asked.
276
00:14:16,133 --> 00:14:17,224
Well, I'm asking now.
277
00:14:17,225 --> 00:14:19,258
Well, how 'bout I tell
you when you get back?
278
00:14:20,649 --> 00:14:21,715
Deal.
279
00:14:30,092 --> 00:14:31,291
[SIGHS]
280
00:14:31,292 --> 00:14:33,626
[ELECTRONIC FEMALE VOICE]
Welcome home, Jax.
281
00:14:34,696 --> 00:14:35,762
Pilar, where... ?
282
00:14:38,566 --> 00:14:39,632
[METAL CLANKING]
283
00:14:40,869 --> 00:14:42,869
[GASPS]
284
00:14:44,939 --> 00:14:47,172
[MUMBLING, PANTING]
285
00:14:49,830 --> 00:14:50,895
Pilar.
286
00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:53,546
Jax.
287
00:14:57,519 --> 00:14:58,885
I think I'm broken.
288
00:15:02,290 --> 00:15:04,380
[SOBBING] I'm broken, Jax.
289
00:15:04,381 --> 00:15:06,907
There's got to be something
wrong with my bio-organic.
290
00:15:06,908 --> 00:15:09,877
It's the only explanation
for what's wrong with me.
291
00:15:09,878 --> 00:15:11,212
Stop that!
292
00:15:11,213 --> 00:15:12,470
What are you talking about?
293
00:15:12,471 --> 00:15:13,914
This isn't stress.
294
00:15:13,915 --> 00:15:16,050
Something in me is malfunctioning.
295
00:15:16,051 --> 00:15:17,952
Something the doctors missed.
296
00:15:17,953 --> 00:15:20,520
There's got to be an
error with my implants
297
00:15:20,521 --> 00:15:23,924
or the core data program that
controls the nanites in my bloodstream
298
00:15:23,925 --> 00:15:25,592
that's affecting my motor functions.
299
00:15:25,593 --> 00:15:26,626
[SNIFFLES]
300
00:15:26,627 --> 00:15:28,963
I didn't want to tell anyone
301
00:15:28,964 --> 00:15:30,864
'cause I was afraid
you'd think I was crazy
302
00:15:30,865 --> 00:15:32,866
or just making this whole thing up.
303
00:15:32,867 --> 00:15:34,934
No one who knows you
would ever think that.
304
00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:36,903
We just want to help you.
305
00:15:36,904 --> 00:15:39,072
If there's nothing physically wrong
306
00:15:39,073 --> 00:15:41,307
with me or my implants,
307
00:15:41,308 --> 00:15:43,475
then it must all be in my mind.
308
00:15:44,912 --> 00:15:48,681
Maybe it's not my parts, maybe
I'm the one having a breakdown.
309
00:15:48,682 --> 00:15:49,916
I don't know what's wrong,
310
00:15:49,917 --> 00:15:51,584
but we're gonna figure this out.
311
00:15:51,585 --> 00:15:52,985
Together. Okay?
312
00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:58,190
You've thoroughly analyzed
all of your bio-organics?
313
00:15:59,393 --> 00:16:00,960
What about their source code?
314
00:16:00,961 --> 00:16:01,994
Not yet.
315
00:16:02,897 --> 00:16:04,097
Then let's go through them,
316
00:16:04,098 --> 00:16:05,931
line by line, until we find the glitch.
317
00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:07,632
What if there is no glitch?
318
00:16:07,633 --> 00:16:10,368
What if it's me, Jax? What
if I'm the one who's broken?
319
00:16:11,004 --> 00:16:12,836
No mater what, I will
always be here for you.
320
00:16:13,406 --> 00:16:14,605
You're not alone.
321
00:16:15,441 --> 00:16:16,507
[SNIFFLES]
322
00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:19,810
Thanks, Jax.
323
00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,415
I've never really understood what
it's like to have a real friend.
324
00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:28,019
I never needed one until today.
325
00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:29,720
[SIGHS]
326
00:16:35,494 --> 00:16:37,428
- [MUSIC PLAYING]
- [SNORING]
327
00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:56,379
Happy birthday, lieutenant.
328
00:16:57,416 --> 00:16:58,750
What?
329
00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:00,585
I said happy birthday, Xander.
330
00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:03,306
It's almost morning, and you haven't
even unwrapped your present yet.
331
00:17:03,989 --> 00:17:05,155
Kossara...
332
00:17:07,125 --> 00:17:08,191
not tonight.
333
00:17:10,262 --> 00:17:11,328
Thank you.
334
00:17:13,231 --> 00:17:14,297
It's been a long night.
335
00:17:23,075 --> 00:17:24,475
[STRAINS]
336
00:17:24,476 --> 00:17:26,142
We've found nothing.
337
00:17:26,711 --> 00:17:27,744
It's hopeless.
338
00:17:27,745 --> 00:17:29,447
And now I really am exhausted.
339
00:17:29,448 --> 00:17:32,049
Wait... look at this. It's
the code for your dataport.
340
00:17:32,050 --> 00:17:33,951
This one line keeps doing that.
341
00:17:33,952 --> 00:17:35,507
It could have been so easy
for the doctors to miss it
342
00:17:35,508 --> 00:17:36,920
in their diagnostics.
343
00:17:36,921 --> 00:17:39,422
It's not your hardware,
it's your software.
344
00:17:39,958 --> 00:17:41,858
I think we just found the glitch.
345
00:17:42,594 --> 00:17:44,728
I don't think it was a mistake.
346
00:17:44,729 --> 00:17:47,962
It looks like a back door
was programmed into the code
347
00:17:47,963 --> 00:17:49,422
to access the datastream...
348
00:17:50,701 --> 00:17:52,035
and me.
349
00:17:52,036 --> 00:17:54,060
I thought the datastream
was impossible to hack.
350
00:17:54,061 --> 00:17:56,114
Even the Zatarians couldn't
do it during the War.
351
00:17:56,115 --> 00:17:57,707
It is impossible...
352
00:17:57,708 --> 00:17:59,841
without a back door like this.
353
00:18:01,412 --> 00:18:03,246
Who could have put that there?
354
00:18:03,247 --> 00:18:06,249
Most likely, the original
programmer at the company
355
00:18:06,250 --> 00:18:08,150
that manufactured the dataport.
356
00:18:09,158 --> 00:18:10,223
Let me guess.
357
00:18:11,255 --> 00:18:12,321
Parallax.
358
00:18:13,268 --> 00:18:16,259
But why would they want
to hack your implants?
359
00:18:16,260 --> 00:18:18,228
I have no idea.
360
00:18:18,229 --> 00:18:21,030
There's only one reason to
put malicious code in there.
361
00:18:21,031 --> 00:18:23,531
Whoever did that wanted
to be able to control you.
362
00:18:25,768 --> 00:18:28,369
I feel so completely violated, Jax.
363
00:18:30,006 --> 00:18:32,106
What do you say we cut
their strings, Pinocchio?
364
00:18:32,675 --> 00:18:33,741
I don't know.
365
00:18:36,212 --> 00:18:37,712
Once we sever the connection,
366
00:18:37,713 --> 00:18:40,082
whoever's responsible won't
be able to control you anymore.
367
00:18:40,083 --> 00:18:41,971
But if I leave it disconnected,
368
00:18:41,972 --> 00:18:44,376
I won't be able to access
the datastream again.
369
00:18:45,155 --> 00:18:46,212
No.
370
00:18:46,213 --> 00:18:48,557
At least not until we track down
who's been doing this to you.
371
00:18:48,558 --> 00:18:49,925
[PILAR] How do we do that?
372
00:18:49,926 --> 00:18:51,560
I've been on the
datastream my whole life.
373
00:18:51,561 --> 00:18:53,386
I don't even know how
to exist without it.
374
00:18:53,387 --> 00:18:54,910
Do you trust me?
375
00:18:54,911 --> 00:18:56,610
I'm learning to.
376
00:18:57,533 --> 00:18:59,233
[SNIFFLES]
377
00:18:59,234 --> 00:19:01,674
I haven't always been as loyal
to my friends as I should have.
378
00:19:02,337 --> 00:19:04,137
But I only want to help you.
379
00:19:05,174 --> 00:19:06,239
I know that.
380
00:19:07,052 --> 00:19:08,644
Good.
381
00:19:08,645 --> 00:19:11,245
'Cause I need you to believe me
when I say we can't do this alone.
382
00:19:11,246 --> 00:19:13,147
We're going to need some help.
383
00:19:13,148 --> 00:19:15,183
It's absolutely inconceivable.
384
00:19:15,184 --> 00:19:17,184
So you don't believe me?
385
00:19:19,154 --> 00:19:20,722
Of course I do, Ms. Pilar.
386
00:19:20,723 --> 00:19:22,023
[SIGHS]
387
00:19:22,024 --> 00:19:23,525
I just find it unconscionable
388
00:19:23,526 --> 00:19:25,727
that anyone could inflict
this kind of suffering on you.
389
00:19:25,728 --> 00:19:28,129
We have to do something about this.
390
00:19:28,130 --> 00:19:30,990
It appears logical that
Parallax is responsible
391
00:19:30,991 --> 00:19:32,233
for the flaw in the code.
392
00:19:32,234 --> 00:19:33,801
If you can figure out why,
393
00:19:33,802 --> 00:19:35,970
that will help you determine the who.
394
00:19:35,971 --> 00:19:39,039
But... what could anybody want from me?
395
00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,875
I wish I could answer that.
396
00:19:41,876 --> 00:19:43,392
What happened at the Black Hole
397
00:19:43,393 --> 00:19:45,946
and then those holograms
of her, that's personal.
398
00:19:45,947 --> 00:19:48,116
Someone has a grudge against Pilar.
399
00:19:48,117 --> 00:19:50,477
Do you know anyone who might
fit that description, Ms. Zhou?
400
00:19:51,019 --> 00:19:52,920
As a matter of fact I do.
401
00:19:52,921 --> 00:19:53,987
[BELL RINGS]
402
00:19:59,361 --> 00:20:01,095
Hey, Jet.
403
00:20:01,096 --> 00:20:02,530
We need to talk to you.
404
00:20:02,531 --> 00:20:03,764
About Pilar.
405
00:20:03,765 --> 00:20:06,900
Yeah, sure. I'd love to talk about her,
406
00:20:06,901 --> 00:20:09,236
especially those big, round...
407
00:20:09,237 --> 00:20:10,369
Whoa!
408
00:20:13,374 --> 00:20:14,440
[GRUNTS]
409
00:20:19,180 --> 00:20:20,547
Man, this guy's fast.
410
00:20:20,548 --> 00:20:22,482
Perhaps that's why he
goes by the moniker "Jet".
411
00:20:22,483 --> 00:20:23,850
Do you think?
412
00:20:24,686 --> 00:20:25,752
[PANTING]
413
00:20:26,755 --> 00:20:27,820
[LAUGHS]
414
00:20:28,790 --> 00:20:29,856
[GRUNTS]
415
00:20:31,693 --> 00:20:32,759
[GROANS]
416
00:20:35,830 --> 00:20:37,030
I'm so sorry.
417
00:20:37,031 --> 00:20:38,630
[BELL RINGS]
418
00:20:39,066 --> 00:20:40,466
How clumsy of me.
419
00:20:40,467 --> 00:20:41,599
[JET GRUNTS]
420
00:20:43,137 --> 00:20:45,371
Ow, you're hurting me, man!
421
00:20:45,372 --> 00:20:47,073
That is my intention.
422
00:20:47,074 --> 00:20:48,240
What do you want?
423
00:20:48,241 --> 00:20:49,642
You tell us, genius.
424
00:20:49,643 --> 00:20:51,153
You're the one with all
the tricked out uber-tech,
425
00:20:51,154 --> 00:20:52,812
so you must have all the answers.
426
00:20:52,813 --> 00:20:54,413
Yeah. Something about Pilar, right?
427
00:20:54,414 --> 00:20:55,915
You are correct, Jax.
428
00:20:55,916 --> 00:20:58,651
He does possess a keen degree
of mental acuity, after all.
429
00:20:58,652 --> 00:21:00,219
What do you want me to say?
430
00:21:00,220 --> 00:21:02,755
I couldn't resist sending out
that holo-nude after she flamed me.
431
00:21:02,756 --> 00:21:04,957
We know you are the one
who hacked her dataport
432
00:21:04,958 --> 00:21:07,526
and forced her to behave in
such an uncharacteristic fashion.
433
00:21:07,527 --> 00:21:08,961
I didn't hack anybody!
434
00:21:08,962 --> 00:21:11,297
You... You can't hack the
datastream. It's impossible.
435
00:21:11,298 --> 00:21:13,431
How did you find out about the
back door in the datastream code?
436
00:21:13,432 --> 00:21:14,700
What back door?
437
00:21:14,701 --> 00:21:16,802
[STAMMERS] I have no idea
what you're talking about.
438
00:21:16,803 --> 00:21:17,868
[GROANS]
439
00:21:19,205 --> 00:21:21,106
If you continue to be duplicitous,
440
00:21:21,107 --> 00:21:25,043
I may be forced to apply some
Zatarian methods of persuasion.
441
00:21:25,044 --> 00:21:28,146
We call it the mind ripper.
442
00:21:28,147 --> 00:21:30,749
The English translation
is not entirely accurate,
443
00:21:30,750 --> 00:21:33,451
but I believe you get the point.
444
00:21:33,452 --> 00:21:35,105
I've never tried this on a human before,
445
00:21:35,106 --> 00:21:36,888
but there's a first time for everything.
446
00:21:36,889 --> 00:21:39,624
No, no, no. Look... Look, I'm sorry
I embarrassed your friend, okay?
447
00:21:39,625 --> 00:21:42,693
But I never hacked her. I
don't have that kind of tech.
448
00:21:43,362 --> 00:21:44,362
Really!
449
00:21:44,363 --> 00:21:46,697
- Uh, hello? What is this?
- Ow!
450
00:21:49,067 --> 00:21:50,702
I'm commencing a mind ripper.
451
00:21:50,703 --> 00:21:52,370
Okay, okay, look, it's all fake, okay?
452
00:21:52,371 --> 00:21:54,811
My implants don't actually do
anything. They're just for show.
453
00:22:01,012 --> 00:22:02,078
Speak.
454
00:22:03,549 --> 00:22:04,615
[SIGHS]
455
00:22:05,317 --> 00:22:06,816
The hacker crowd I run with...
456
00:22:07,586 --> 00:22:10,020
they can afford all
this incredible tech.
457
00:22:10,021 --> 00:22:12,547
Or their parents can, anyway.
458
00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:14,459
My family don't have
the credits to afford it.
459
00:22:14,460 --> 00:22:16,960
So... I fake it.
460
00:22:18,697 --> 00:22:20,030
This...
461
00:22:20,031 --> 00:22:21,965
This is just an ordinary contact lens.
462
00:22:22,968 --> 00:22:24,034
Yeah.
463
00:22:24,035 --> 00:22:25,770
And... And this, this
is a real dataport,
464
00:22:25,771 --> 00:22:27,772
but it isn't connected to anything.
465
00:22:27,773 --> 00:22:30,406
And this tech on my
face is a cheap fake.
466
00:22:32,377 --> 00:22:34,236
Guys, I... I couldn't have
hacked your friend,
467
00:22:34,237 --> 00:22:36,003
or anyone, even if I wanted to.
468
00:22:38,283 --> 00:22:39,949
I think he's telling the truth, Ralen.
469
00:22:40,551 --> 00:22:41,617
[SIGHS]
470
00:22:42,220 --> 00:22:44,954
If you did not hack Pilar, then who did?
471
00:22:45,791 --> 00:22:47,624
How the hell should I know?
472
00:22:47,625 --> 00:22:49,359
Whoa. No, no, please.
473
00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:50,727
This is your crowd, right?
474
00:22:50,728 --> 00:22:52,005
They're always trying
to one-up each other
475
00:22:52,006 --> 00:22:53,597
with the most difficult hacks.
476
00:22:53,598 --> 00:22:55,932
So if someone was able
to pull off the impossible
477
00:22:55,933 --> 00:22:58,768
and hack the datastream,
they would tell everyone,
478
00:22:58,769 --> 00:23:00,527
would they not?
479
00:23:00,528 --> 00:23:02,822
Tell us who's been extolling
their cybernetic acumen
480
00:23:02,823 --> 00:23:04,554
and technical aptitude.
481
00:23:06,643 --> 00:23:07,877
Uh...
482
00:23:07,878 --> 00:23:08,878
You...
483
00:23:08,879 --> 00:23:10,280
Bragging.
484
00:23:10,281 --> 00:23:11,580
Who's been bragging?
485
00:23:11,581 --> 00:23:12,647
[SIGHS]
486
00:23:13,294 --> 00:23:15,985
You don't know what these people
would do to me if you cross them.
487
00:23:15,986 --> 00:23:18,822
You should be more worried
about what I'll do to you.
488
00:23:18,823 --> 00:23:21,056
- Come on.
- Wait, stop! Stop!
489
00:23:23,027 --> 00:23:26,095
I can give you the names of some
people I think could have done it.
490
00:23:26,096 --> 00:23:27,930
But I don't know for sure.
491
00:23:32,580 --> 00:23:34,477
How are you supposed to relax
492
00:23:34,478 --> 00:23:37,207
when it's so quiet without
any voices in your head?
493
00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:40,300
The idea is to feel your own body,
494
00:23:40,301 --> 00:23:42,235
- listen to your own thoughts.
- [EXHALES]
495
00:23:43,222 --> 00:23:45,022
- [INHALES]
- I don't like my own thoughts.
496
00:23:46,901 --> 00:23:49,803
I keep remembering how
completely helpless I felt that night
497
00:23:49,804 --> 00:23:51,305
at the Black Hole.
498
00:23:51,306 --> 00:23:54,140
And then those holo-nudes
Jet sent to the entire school.
499
00:23:54,608 --> 00:23:55,976
[SHUDDERS]
500
00:23:55,977 --> 00:23:58,850
Normally, I could block
it out by flooding my mind
501
00:23:58,851 --> 00:24:01,648
with sounds and images
from the datastream. But...
502
00:24:02,126 --> 00:24:04,759
You've never been off the
datastream this long, have you?
503
00:24:05,917 --> 00:24:08,051
Not since I was six years old.
504
00:24:08,052 --> 00:24:09,886
That's when I first got my implants.
505
00:24:09,887 --> 00:24:12,356
I don't even remember
my life before that.
506
00:24:12,357 --> 00:24:14,324
The datastream has always been there.
507
00:24:17,329 --> 00:24:19,763
I didn't have any brothers or sisters.
508
00:24:19,764 --> 00:24:21,397
Or really any friends.
509
00:24:22,367 --> 00:24:24,601
It was a way to not
feel so alone anymore.
510
00:24:25,604 --> 00:24:27,037
I don't know how you concentrate
511
00:24:27,038 --> 00:24:29,405
with all those sounds and
images in your head all the time.
512
00:24:30,475 --> 00:24:32,876
When I'm on the datastream,
513
00:24:32,877 --> 00:24:35,911
it feels like I'm connected to
something larger than myself.
514
00:24:37,381 --> 00:24:38,681
Do you ever feel that way?
515
00:24:39,951 --> 00:24:41,984
I guess that's why I joined the Academy.
516
00:24:43,054 --> 00:24:44,788
To find that something.
517
00:24:44,789 --> 00:24:46,789
I had it, and I've lost it.
518
00:24:48,192 --> 00:24:49,693
[EXHALES] I can't help thinking,
519
00:24:49,694 --> 00:24:51,695
what if I have to keep
off the datastream forever
520
00:24:51,696 --> 00:24:53,163
to keep this from happening again?
521
00:24:53,164 --> 00:24:55,497
That is not going to happen.
522
00:24:59,270 --> 00:25:01,671
Maybe those other students
were right to resent me.
523
00:25:02,774 --> 00:25:05,475
I've spent months convincing everybody
524
00:25:05,476 --> 00:25:08,009
how superior I am because
of my enhancements.
525
00:25:09,579 --> 00:25:10,645
Without them...
526
00:25:11,548 --> 00:25:13,214
I don't know who I am.
527
00:25:15,152 --> 00:25:16,819
You said it yourself...
528
00:25:16,820 --> 00:25:19,388
the datastream can only get you so far.
529
00:25:19,389 --> 00:25:22,624
You've still had to work hard
to succeed at this Academy.
530
00:25:22,625 --> 00:25:25,260
Even without the enhancements,
you are still beautiful
531
00:25:25,261 --> 00:25:27,562
and funny and brilliant and kind...
532
00:25:28,799 --> 00:25:30,364
a true friend.
533
00:25:30,901 --> 00:25:32,735
I know that should be enough.
534
00:25:32,736 --> 00:25:36,571
But this hacker stole something
from me, and I can't just let it go.
535
00:25:37,107 --> 00:25:38,607
None of us are.
536
00:25:38,608 --> 00:25:39,740
I promise.
537
00:25:42,912 --> 00:25:44,212
We should get to class.
538
00:25:51,387 --> 00:25:54,222
I'm not sure I can
face other people today.
539
00:25:55,225 --> 00:25:57,125
Not if they're still talking about...
540
00:25:57,126 --> 00:25:58,860
Fine then. We'll ditch class.
541
00:25:58,861 --> 00:26:00,762
No. You should go.
542
00:26:00,763 --> 00:26:02,964
And leave you alone with all this quiet?
543
00:26:02,965 --> 00:26:04,333
I don't think so.
544
00:26:04,334 --> 00:26:06,702
I'll be okay. You go to class.
545
00:26:06,703 --> 00:26:08,537
The study group needs you.
546
00:26:08,538 --> 00:26:11,506
Without me, they'll need the second
smartest student in the group.
547
00:26:11,507 --> 00:26:12,572
[LAUGHS]
548
00:26:14,309 --> 00:26:15,375
I'll be okay.
549
00:26:16,211 --> 00:26:17,277
I'll see you later.
550
00:26:19,013 --> 00:26:20,079
Okay.
551
00:26:27,322 --> 00:26:29,724
[DOOR OPENS]
552
00:26:29,725 --> 00:26:33,159
[DOOR CLOSES]
553
00:26:43,805 --> 00:26:45,673
Perhaps we are approaching
this incorrectly.
554
00:26:45,674 --> 00:26:49,777
If we can determine how the
interloper took control of Pilar,
555
00:26:49,778 --> 00:26:52,146
that may help us identify
who is responsible.
556
00:26:52,147 --> 00:26:54,732
From what I learned from
talking to Professor Baker
557
00:26:54,733 --> 00:26:56,049
in the engineering department,
558
00:26:56,050 --> 00:26:57,885
they could be anywhere
on the datastream.
559
00:26:57,886 --> 00:27:00,569
They wouldn't even have to be
close to Pilar to mess with her.
560
00:27:00,570 --> 00:27:03,490
Which would explain
Parallax's involvement.
561
00:27:03,491 --> 00:27:05,025
But why choose her?
562
00:27:05,026 --> 00:27:07,427
Shral thinks there might
be a personal connection.
563
00:27:07,428 --> 00:27:08,844
But if that were the case,
564
00:27:08,845 --> 00:27:10,865
wouldn't the hacker want
to watch her every moment?
565
00:27:10,866 --> 00:27:12,732
At least while he's controlling her?
566
00:27:12,733 --> 00:27:15,335
Jet was in the Black
Hole when Pilar walked in.
567
00:27:15,336 --> 00:27:18,605
Jet was also in Professor Shral's
class when Pilar collapsed.
568
00:27:18,606 --> 00:27:19,907
[MUSIC PLAYING]
569
00:27:19,908 --> 00:27:21,308
Was that the first incident?
570
00:27:21,309 --> 00:27:22,875
No. It was in the Black Hole,
571
00:27:22,876 --> 00:27:24,611
when she ordered another Sumi Starburst,
572
00:27:24,612 --> 00:27:26,546
even though she had one
she hadn't even touched yet.
573
00:27:26,547 --> 00:27:28,146
So who else was there?
574
00:27:28,816 --> 00:27:30,216
I mean here.
575
00:27:30,217 --> 00:27:33,186
Jet, but I am almost
positive it wasn't him.
576
00:27:33,187 --> 00:27:35,588
There were at least a
dozen other people here.
577
00:27:35,589 --> 00:27:38,924
But I regret to say I...
I don't recall any of them.
578
00:27:39,927 --> 00:27:41,428
I have a plan.
579
00:27:41,429 --> 00:27:43,663
What if we re-integrate
Pilar to the datastream again
580
00:27:43,664 --> 00:27:45,365
and wait for the
hacker to try something.
581
00:27:45,366 --> 00:27:47,967
Only this time, we'll be
there waiting for them.
582
00:27:47,968 --> 00:27:49,803
It sounds dangerous, Jax.
583
00:27:49,804 --> 00:27:52,404
Are you sure Pilar will want to
risk going back on the datastream?
584
00:27:53,341 --> 00:27:55,440
There's only one way for
us to know for certain.
585
00:27:58,145 --> 00:27:59,477
We must ask Pilar.
586
00:28:00,881 --> 00:28:02,714
[ELECTRONIC FEMALE VOICE]
Welcome home, Jax.
587
00:28:03,884 --> 00:28:04,916
Oh, no.
588
00:28:07,287 --> 00:28:08,386
Pilar is gone.
589
00:28:09,189 --> 00:28:11,357
Like "gone" gone.
590
00:28:11,358 --> 00:28:13,425
I can't believe it.
591
00:28:13,426 --> 00:28:15,827
She didn't even say sayonara.
592
00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:19,064
I don't think she's coming back.
593
00:28:20,876 --> 00:28:22,443
[DOOR OPENS]
594
00:28:22,444 --> 00:28:24,345
[ELECTRONIC FEMALE VOICE] Wassup, Atria?
595
00:28:24,346 --> 00:28:25,580
Why is she here?
596
00:28:25,581 --> 00:28:26,847
Pilar's in trouble.
597
00:28:26,848 --> 00:28:28,874
I know you're upset with
me, and I don't blame you.
598
00:28:28,875 --> 00:28:31,008
But we really don't have time for this.
599
00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,388
Pilar has left the Academy.
600
00:28:33,389 --> 00:28:36,511
We need to locate her before something
else unfortunate happens to her.
601
00:28:36,512 --> 00:28:38,520
I'd like to, but what can I do?
602
00:28:38,521 --> 00:28:40,581
You can help us find
out who's responsible.
603
00:28:40,582 --> 00:28:41,833
How's that?
604
00:28:41,834 --> 00:28:44,399
We think it's someone who hangs
out with Jet and his hacker squad.
605
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,202
So if you could just get close
enough to read their minds,
606
00:28:47,203 --> 00:28:48,369
- then maybe we...
- What?
607
00:28:48,370 --> 00:28:50,305
- You told them?
- I had to.
608
00:28:50,306 --> 00:28:51,663
Pilar needs us.
609
00:28:51,664 --> 00:28:54,272
This was supposed to be between
us, Atria. It was private.
610
00:28:54,273 --> 00:28:56,031
I didn't want you to tell
anybody. I told you that.
611
00:28:56,032 --> 00:28:57,644
Please, Tommy.
612
00:28:57,645 --> 00:28:59,888
If you can read minds after
what happened with your father,
613
00:28:59,889 --> 00:29:02,157
then you're the only one
who can help us help Pilar.
614
00:29:04,319 --> 00:29:06,620
I know you don't trust
me after I used you to get
615
00:29:06,621 --> 00:29:08,455
what I wanted with
your father and Tierney,
616
00:29:08,456 --> 00:29:10,457
but this isn't about me.
617
00:29:10,458 --> 00:29:11,792
This is about our friend.
618
00:29:11,793 --> 00:29:13,626
And she needs our help right now.
619
00:29:17,108 --> 00:29:19,343
That's why I need to
take a leave of absence
620
00:29:19,344 --> 00:29:21,335
from the Academy, Dr. Osborn.
621
00:29:21,336 --> 00:29:23,501
Well, frankly, I thought you
had a much brighter future
622
00:29:23,502 --> 00:29:25,171
ahead of you here.
623
00:29:25,172 --> 00:29:27,073
That you might be able to
make command track eventually,
624
00:29:27,074 --> 00:29:29,508
or there could even be a
role for you in the C.I.S.
625
00:29:29,509 --> 00:29:31,144
Apparently, I was mistaken.
626
00:29:31,145 --> 00:29:34,479
I just can't control
what's happening to me.
627
00:29:35,783 --> 00:29:37,951
I need some time to
heal and re-evaluate...
628
00:29:37,952 --> 00:29:39,853
I can assure you you
will have ample time
629
00:29:39,854 --> 00:29:41,787
to re-evaluate your choices in life.
630
00:29:42,917 --> 00:29:44,750
Consider yourself expelled.
631
00:29:45,359 --> 00:29:47,326
Expelled?
632
00:29:47,327 --> 00:29:50,029
- Uh, but I don't want to leave. I just need...
- [OSBORN] You're excused.
633
00:29:50,030 --> 00:29:52,165
Good luck with your future endeavors.
634
00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:55,001
- But, sir...
- I said you're excused, Ms. Pilar.
635
00:29:55,002 --> 00:29:56,068
Good day.
636
00:30:03,009 --> 00:30:04,442
[SOBBING]
637
00:30:05,646 --> 00:30:06,711
Xander?
638
00:30:07,581 --> 00:30:08,647
What's wrong?
639
00:30:10,917 --> 00:30:12,384
I've been expelled.
640
00:30:13,787 --> 00:30:15,219
Surely not.
641
00:30:15,555 --> 00:30:17,156
Can you... ?
642
00:30:17,157 --> 00:30:19,625
Can you talk to the professor?
643
00:30:19,626 --> 00:30:22,328
Ask him to reconsider.
I just need some time.
644
00:30:22,329 --> 00:30:23,428
I understand.
645
00:30:25,766 --> 00:30:29,268
You know, I saw those
holo-nudes of you.
646
00:30:29,269 --> 00:30:30,303
You did?
647
00:30:30,304 --> 00:30:32,070
Hey. Don't be embarrassed.
648
00:30:32,071 --> 00:30:33,571
You looked amazing.
649
00:30:33,572 --> 00:30:35,540
It made me wonder if maybe I've been
650
00:30:35,541 --> 00:30:37,375
chasing the wrong girl.
651
00:30:37,376 --> 00:30:39,577
- What?
- [XANDER] Well, you're very beautiful.
652
00:30:39,578 --> 00:30:41,579
You have an amazing body.
653
00:30:41,580 --> 00:30:43,815
[SIGHS] Maybe you and I can
654
00:30:43,816 --> 00:30:46,818
spend some time together on The Pearl,
655
00:30:46,819 --> 00:30:50,054
discuss how I can
convince Professor Osborn
656
00:30:50,055 --> 00:30:51,956
to let you back into the Academy, hmm?
657
00:30:51,957 --> 00:30:53,737
Just you and me.
658
00:30:53,738 --> 00:30:56,761
What about Jax? I-I thought
you had feelings for her.
659
00:30:56,762 --> 00:30:59,330
Pretty sure there's
enough of me to go around.
660
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:02,666
Hey.
661
00:31:04,303 --> 00:31:05,836
No, no.
662
00:31:08,306 --> 00:31:10,239
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]
663
00:31:14,512 --> 00:31:15,578
[SNIFFLING]
664
00:31:18,450 --> 00:31:19,515
Jax.
665
00:31:20,719 --> 00:31:22,485
Oh, I'm so glad to see you.
666
00:31:24,789 --> 00:31:26,690
You won't believe what's been happening.
667
00:31:26,691 --> 00:31:28,726
What is it? What's happening?
668
00:31:28,727 --> 00:31:30,728
I went to your uncle for help,
669
00:31:30,729 --> 00:31:33,063
- and he wants me to leave school.
- What?
670
00:31:33,064 --> 00:31:35,198
- And then Xander.
- What about Xander?
671
00:31:35,199 --> 00:31:36,467
Oh, it doesn't matter.
672
00:31:36,468 --> 00:31:38,335
I'm just glad you're here.
673
00:31:38,336 --> 00:31:40,516
Cool. Well, I'm about to go
to the Black Hole
674
00:31:40,517 --> 00:31:41,581
with Ralen for some drinks.
675
00:31:41,582 --> 00:31:42,772
Do you wanna come?
676
00:31:42,773 --> 00:31:43,805
No, I...
677
00:31:44,742 --> 00:31:46,776
Oh, I think I did something really dumb.
678
00:31:46,777 --> 00:31:50,213
Yeah. Walking into the Black
Hole naked was pretty stupid.
679
00:31:50,214 --> 00:31:51,247
What?
680
00:31:52,716 --> 00:31:54,150
You know that wasn't me.
681
00:31:54,151 --> 00:31:56,786
Come on, Pilar. We all
know what really happened.
682
00:31:56,787 --> 00:31:58,686
You had too much to drink, got wasted,
683
00:31:58,687 --> 00:32:00,466
it's all very walk of shame-y. [LAUGHS]
684
00:32:00,467 --> 00:32:02,558
What are you talking about? I...
685
00:32:02,559 --> 00:32:04,893
I thought you were my friend.
How can you say that?
686
00:32:04,894 --> 00:32:06,296
[LAUGHING]
687
00:32:06,297 --> 00:32:09,699
You're apparently confused.
See, Atria's my friend.
688
00:32:09,700 --> 00:32:11,268
You're just my roommate.
689
00:32:11,269 --> 00:32:13,937
You said that we were more than that.
690
00:32:13,938 --> 00:32:15,939
I didn't want to be the
one to tell you this,
691
00:32:15,940 --> 00:32:18,123
but I have some friends
going to college on Europa,
692
00:32:18,124 --> 00:32:20,558
and they've all seen your holo-nude.
693
00:32:21,144 --> 00:32:23,478
They can't believe
that you're my roommate.
694
00:32:23,479 --> 00:32:25,746
You're kind of a C-list celebrity now.
695
00:32:26,549 --> 00:32:27,982
I gotta go, Jax.
696
00:32:30,153 --> 00:32:31,485
Bye, Pilar.
697
00:32:31,922 --> 00:32:32,955
[LAUGHS]
698
00:32:32,956 --> 00:32:34,455
[PILAR SOBBING]
699
00:32:35,591 --> 00:32:36,657
[PANTING]
700
00:32:38,194 --> 00:32:39,593
[SOBS, SNIFFLES]
701
00:32:55,445 --> 00:32:56,777
What do you think you're doing?
702
00:32:57,580 --> 00:32:58,846
Oh, my God.
703
00:33:00,382 --> 00:33:01,783
Ralen!
704
00:33:01,784 --> 00:33:03,852
I think I'm going crazy.
705
00:33:03,853 --> 00:33:05,218
I was about to jump.
706
00:33:06,989 --> 00:33:08,757
I understand.
707
00:33:08,758 --> 00:33:10,157
Would you like me to push you?
708
00:33:18,868 --> 00:33:20,368
Don't worry, Jet.
709
00:33:20,369 --> 00:33:22,703
We're not here to ask you any
more questions about Pilar.
710
00:33:24,373 --> 00:33:27,541
Good. 'Cause you know I
wouldn't tell you nothing anyway.
711
00:33:27,542 --> 00:33:29,076
Neither would my friends
712
00:33:29,077 --> 00:33:32,513
because we don't know
nothing, right, guys?
713
00:33:32,514 --> 00:33:33,580
Of course.
714
00:33:34,616 --> 00:33:36,205
Anyways, we found out who's responsible
715
00:33:36,206 --> 00:33:38,007
and we just thought
you might want to know.
716
00:33:43,191 --> 00:33:44,256
We need to go.
717
00:33:44,726 --> 00:33:45,792
Now.
718
00:33:50,465 --> 00:33:52,699
Did you just tell me to jump?
719
00:33:54,469 --> 00:33:55,535
Why not?
720
00:33:56,638 --> 00:33:59,205
What do you really have to live for?
721
00:33:59,206 --> 00:34:02,441
Unless you want to come
back to Zatar with me.
722
00:34:02,442 --> 00:34:06,679
My father might have special use
for a person with your abilities.
723
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:07,746
What use?
724
00:34:09,316 --> 00:34:10,382
Don't be naive.
725
00:34:11,151 --> 00:34:13,552
You know why I'm really here.
726
00:34:14,622 --> 00:34:16,555
You know who my father is.
727
00:34:17,090 --> 00:34:20,058
You will be a...
728
00:34:20,961 --> 00:34:24,130
What did they call them
during your Cold War,
729
00:34:24,131 --> 00:34:28,266
a "useful idiot" in the battle to come.
730
00:34:30,037 --> 00:34:33,505
I would never betray the Confederacy.
731
00:34:34,508 --> 00:34:35,741
Why?
732
00:34:35,742 --> 00:34:38,043
It has already betrayed you.
733
00:34:41,781 --> 00:34:44,050
You found out something, did you not?
734
00:34:44,051 --> 00:34:45,142
I did.
735
00:34:45,143 --> 00:34:47,186
Except for Jet, they all
know about the back door.
736
00:34:47,187 --> 00:34:49,787
But only one of them was smart
enough to figure out how to use it.
737
00:34:50,090 --> 00:34:52,058
Who? Who knew?
738
00:34:52,059 --> 00:34:54,892
- Locate Sarika Larson.
- [BEEPS]
739
00:35:04,411 --> 00:35:05,844
[RALEN] Go on.
740
00:35:05,845 --> 00:35:07,978
Don't stop now.
741
00:35:09,949 --> 00:35:12,317
- Jump!
- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
742
00:35:12,318 --> 00:35:13,350
Pilar.
743
00:35:14,888 --> 00:35:16,254
What are you doing?
744
00:35:16,255 --> 00:35:17,789
I'm going to jump.
745
00:35:19,292 --> 00:35:20,592
Isn't that what you want?
746
00:35:20,593 --> 00:35:22,227
You'll all be happier when I'm gone.
747
00:35:22,228 --> 00:35:23,395
No.
748
00:35:23,396 --> 00:35:24,430
Of course not.
749
00:35:24,431 --> 00:35:26,298
You said I was lying.
750
00:35:26,299 --> 00:35:28,066
That I made it all up.
751
00:35:28,067 --> 00:35:29,834
That wasn't me, Pilar.
752
00:35:30,703 --> 00:35:32,235
You're in a simulation.
753
00:35:32,871 --> 00:35:34,138
None of this is real,
754
00:35:34,139 --> 00:35:35,917
but if you jump, your
brain could think it is,
755
00:35:35,918 --> 00:35:37,875
and you could get seriously hurt.
756
00:35:37,876 --> 00:35:40,076
You need to step down, now!
757
00:35:41,046 --> 00:35:42,079
Wha... ?
758
00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:43,513
What are you talking about?
759
00:35:45,183 --> 00:35:47,251
This can't be another trick, can it?
760
00:35:47,252 --> 00:35:48,653
It is,
761
00:35:48,654 --> 00:35:51,422
but I'm not the one playing it on you.
762
00:35:51,423 --> 00:35:53,782
You're in the VR Simulator at school.
763
00:35:53,783 --> 00:35:56,393
After I left you, you must have
logged back onto the datastream
764
00:35:56,394 --> 00:35:59,163
and got hacked again.
None of this is real.
765
00:35:59,164 --> 00:36:01,632
No, no, no... She... She's lying.
766
00:36:01,633 --> 00:36:03,400
Do it. Jump.
767
00:36:03,401 --> 00:36:05,302
You're broken.
768
00:36:05,303 --> 00:36:07,637
Your friends don't believe you.
769
00:36:07,638 --> 00:36:10,474
You're worthless. Weak.
770
00:36:10,475 --> 00:36:12,843
And deserve everything
that's coming to you.
771
00:36:12,844 --> 00:36:14,877
That's not Ralen. It's Sarika.
772
00:36:15,380 --> 00:36:17,546
[SIGHS] Who's Sarika?
773
00:36:19,985 --> 00:36:22,219
How do you not know who Sarika is!
774
00:36:22,220 --> 00:36:23,387
[JAX] From Shral's class.
775
00:36:23,388 --> 00:36:24,621
She's the one who hacked you.
776
00:36:24,622 --> 00:36:26,390
She's the one who lured you here.
777
00:36:26,391 --> 00:36:29,026
She's jealous of you, and
she wanted to hurt you.
778
00:36:29,027 --> 00:36:31,095
But you are so much stronger than this.
779
00:36:31,096 --> 00:36:34,064
You have always been there
for me when I needed you.
780
00:36:34,065 --> 00:36:35,931
Let me be there for you now.
781
00:36:37,568 --> 00:36:38,634
[SHUDDERS]
782
00:36:45,342 --> 00:36:47,377
[ELECTRONIC FEMALE VOICE]
VR program terminated.
783
00:36:47,378 --> 00:36:48,644
[LAUGHS]
784
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,347
[GRUNTS]
785
00:36:51,348 --> 00:36:52,414
[GROANS]
786
00:36:53,283 --> 00:36:54,884
[DOOR OPENS]
787
00:36:59,089 --> 00:37:00,657
That must have felt good.
788
00:37:00,658 --> 00:37:02,626
[PANTING]
789
00:37:02,627 --> 00:37:03,993
You have no idea.
790
00:37:12,970 --> 00:37:14,737
Uh, let me get you another one, Atria.
791
00:37:14,738 --> 00:37:16,203
How did you know I... ?
792
00:37:20,644 --> 00:37:22,978
Why does it have to be like this?
793
00:37:22,979 --> 00:37:24,647
I thought after everything...
794
00:37:24,648 --> 00:37:26,214
I did it for Pilar, Jax.
795
00:37:26,215 --> 00:37:28,050
Not for you.
796
00:37:28,051 --> 00:37:30,084
That's what real friends
do for each other.
797
00:37:32,055 --> 00:37:33,120
I understand.
798
00:37:34,791 --> 00:37:37,025
I have to go. Catch you later, Atria.
799
00:37:37,627 --> 00:37:39,060
[ATRIA] Bye, Thomas.
800
00:37:52,141 --> 00:37:54,075
What in the worlds?
801
00:38:05,488 --> 00:38:07,989
Ms. Pilar. Just who I was looking for.
802
00:38:07,990 --> 00:38:11,093
I... I didn't forget
an assignment, did I?
803
00:38:11,094 --> 00:38:12,184
Not at all.
804
00:38:12,185 --> 00:38:14,696
I have news to share that I
thought you'd all like to hear.
805
00:38:14,697 --> 00:38:17,632
By unanimous vote of the
disciplinary committee,
806
00:38:17,633 --> 00:38:20,367
Sarika Larson has been
expelled from the Academy.
807
00:38:21,336 --> 00:38:24,071
And furthermore, on my recommendation,
808
00:38:24,072 --> 00:38:25,966
the civilian authorities
have been alerted
809
00:38:25,967 --> 00:38:27,631
to pursue assault charges against her.
810
00:38:30,378 --> 00:38:32,412
I can't thank you enough
for your help, sir.
811
00:38:34,682 --> 00:38:36,482
Would you like to join us, professor?
812
00:38:41,889 --> 00:38:44,524
- Don't mind if I do.
- [ATRIA CHUCKLES]
813
00:38:45,227 --> 00:38:46,292
[CHUCKLES]
814
00:38:48,330 --> 00:38:49,395
Yeah.
815
00:38:54,569 --> 00:38:55,635
[CLEARS THROAT]
816
00:38:58,348 --> 00:39:00,306
I'm sure you'll be pleased
to hear you received
817
00:39:00,307 --> 00:39:03,877
a perfect score on your
Interstellar Protocol midterm.
818
00:39:03,878 --> 00:39:07,514
An impressive feat, considering you
were under the weather at the time.
819
00:39:07,515 --> 00:39:10,250
And you weren't even back
on the datastream yet.
820
00:39:10,251 --> 00:39:12,753
That was 100 percent Delaney Pilar.
821
00:39:12,754 --> 00:39:13,787
[CHUCKLES]
822
00:39:13,788 --> 00:39:15,355
That's wonderful!
823
00:39:15,356 --> 00:39:16,421
Yay you!
824
00:39:17,959 --> 00:39:19,025
[CHUCKLES]
825
00:39:22,296 --> 00:39:24,997
The real congratulations
belongs to you guys.
826
00:39:25,533 --> 00:39:27,734
You never gave up on me,
827
00:39:27,735 --> 00:39:30,370
even after I gave up on myself.
828
00:39:30,371 --> 00:39:31,436
Aww.
829
00:39:37,811 --> 00:39:38,877
Ms. Larson?
830
00:39:40,885 --> 00:39:41,941
Do I know you?
831
00:39:41,942 --> 00:39:43,409
Regan Fried.
832
00:39:45,252 --> 00:39:48,587
That was a most
impressive piece of coding.
833
00:39:49,390 --> 00:39:50,723
What do you mean?
834
00:39:50,724 --> 00:39:52,124
Let me be frank.
835
00:39:52,125 --> 00:39:54,026
We gave the information
about the back door flaw
836
00:39:54,027 --> 00:39:56,162
to a select number of candidates.
837
00:39:56,163 --> 00:39:59,199
You're the only one who
exploited it successfully.
838
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,933
How do you know about that?
839
00:40:00,934 --> 00:40:02,308
We created it.
840
00:40:02,309 --> 00:40:05,070
The Parallax Corporation is always
looking for creative thinkers
841
00:40:05,071 --> 00:40:06,305
like yourself.
842
00:40:06,306 --> 00:40:08,073
Would you be interested in a job?
843
00:40:08,074 --> 00:40:11,343
[SCOFFS] Only if I can
get back at Delaney Pilar
844
00:40:11,344 --> 00:40:14,745
and her friends who
ruined my entire life.
845
00:40:16,015 --> 00:40:19,584
I'm sure we can accommodate any
outside interests you may have.
846
00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:23,121
Then you have yourself
a deal, Ms. Fried.
847
00:40:23,122 --> 00:40:26,524
Apparently, we do understand
each other after all.
848
00:40:29,729 --> 00:40:30,762
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
849
00:40:30,763 --> 00:40:32,997
Professor Shral, I didn't realize
he was expecting you.
850
00:40:32,998 --> 00:40:34,333
Most certainly he is not.
851
00:40:34,334 --> 00:40:36,334
- Right, I'll just tell him...
- Don't even bother.
852
00:40:40,505 --> 00:40:42,071
[DOOR OPENS]
853
00:40:44,075 --> 00:40:45,776
Oh, Martin, what can I... ?
854
00:40:45,777 --> 00:40:47,177
You knew.
855
00:40:47,178 --> 00:40:50,347
Parallax was using that
girl to hack Delaney Pilar.
856
00:40:51,683 --> 00:40:53,183
Excuse me.
857
00:40:53,184 --> 00:40:57,087
You wanted to use the roommate
to spy on Ms. Zhou for you,
858
00:40:57,088 --> 00:40:59,024
but what you didn't expect
859
00:40:59,025 --> 00:41:02,650
was that she was unreliable
and had her own agenda.
860
00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:05,762
I do not know why you would think that.
861
00:41:07,031 --> 00:41:10,200
I do not work with Parallax, and
I certainly would never condone
862
00:41:10,201 --> 00:41:13,069
the physical or emotional
abuse of one of our students.
863
00:41:13,972 --> 00:41:15,139
But...
864
00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:18,441
if somebody is attempting
to observe Pandora,
865
00:41:18,442 --> 00:41:20,310
we need to find out
who they are and why.
866
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:23,413
How long do you intend to keep her
in the dark about who she really is?
867
00:41:23,414 --> 00:41:25,615
Until I know the threat she
poses has been neutralized
868
00:41:25,616 --> 00:41:27,549
and where the girl's
allegiances truly lie.
869
00:41:28,486 --> 00:41:30,386
You're playing with fire, Donovan.
870
00:41:31,589 --> 00:41:35,659
If you're not careful,
you're going to burn.
871
00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:37,494
[OSBORN] No, Martin.
872
00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:41,697
If we don't put out
this fire, we all burn.