All language subtitles for Halt And Catch Fire S02E04

You know why vegetables
are a better way to start your morning?

Because they contain fiber,
which helps with your digestion.

- You know what that is?
- I just did number two.

Can I have Frosted Flakes?

Remember our little talk
about trying new things?

98.7.

Get dressed for school.

Mommy, I still don't feel well
and Daddy's making me go to school.

Sweetheart, Mommy really can't afford
to get sick right now.

Let me make you a pot of coffee.

Oh, thanks,
but I gotta get to the office.

Could you feel my forehead?

I'm afraid I'm coming down
with whatever Joanie has.

Had.

Cool as a cucumber,
just like you.

Come on,
you know I'm late.

- All right, I get it.
- Gordon, I'm not mad.

- I really am late.
- No, I know.

I don't want you to be late for work.

Uh, thank you for squeezing me
into your schedule.

Happy to. You've got my ear
until the day begins in earnest.

- What's on your mind?
- Opportunity.

Well, let me stop you there.
I don't have any job openings.

Well, that works out well
because I don't want a job.

You're sitting on a gold mine.

Give me six months,
I'll turn Network and Computer Systems

into an income-generating department.

Okay, I'll play.

I work right next to
the mainframe sites.

They're powered on all day,
every day.

On nights and weekends,
they're just sitting there idle.

We lease our mainframe space
and our network during off hours

to third-party businesses who need
a larger, more powerful network.

Overhead is near zero.
It's pure profit.

It's too big a security risk.

We have sensitive business transactions
running on our mainframe.

Now, see, you don't understand
how a mainframe works.

We can configure
the privilege settings

to lock these users into
a tightly controlled area.

Think of it as a padded cell.

No outside user can access
our company files.

And that's just the beginning.

This department would be an incubator
for a large-scale operation.

We can turn this juggernaut

into one massive,
forward-thinking entity,

and you, you'll be on
a first-name basis with Jacob Wheeler.

All we have to do is imagine it,

trust it,
and flip the switch.

If you believe so much
in this vision for Westgroup,

why don't you share it with
your future father-in-law?

Oh, I know who you are.

You didn't think I'd take a meeting

with some plebe
from the data center, did you?

I was here before
her first marriage blew up,

and I'll be here
after she's done with you, too.

- You ready for this?
- Yeah.

- So do your thing and then I'll...
- Yeah, I got it.

Okay, so, I just wanted to-to
thank everyone

for busting their asses
the last few days,

pretty much without sleep.

It's no secret that
we're struggling,

through no fault of anyone here,
uh, to keep the lights on.

Every penny counts,
so, thank you, guys,

for being such good sports.

It's not game over,
but-but we are on life support.

We're operating
with a third of our XTs

and our subscribers
keep cancelling.

I don't know, I guess
there's no honor among gamers.

So, we're kind of...

Look, we're spending
more than we're making,

which is a mathematical...

We're almost out of money.

What little we have,
we need to cover operating costs.

So, what that means is that we can't
afford to pay your salaries right now.

But in exchange for you
forgoing your salaries,

we're offering you
shares of the company,

which will be worth a lot more
in the long run.

- In success?
- Yes.

Yes, in success.

Look, this is what
we all signed up for.

It's the risk of working
at a company like this,

but don't forget that the upside
is also so much greater.

I think it's a risk
worth taking,

but each of you need to
decide that for yourself.

I'm in.

- Me, too.
- Yep.

In.

- I'm out.
- C-come on, man.

It's been a sweet ride.

Student loans, sorry.

Hey, can we talk about this?

I'm not going to take that kind of risk
on a bunch of online games.

Have fun writing cartridges.

That's what you've always
wanted to do,

so I just gave you
an easy excuse.

Or maybe I don't think the shares
are gonna be worth anything.

Ripped & Corrected By mstoll

Two days in a row.

What, are you angling
to come back to work?

Work?

You ain't paying anybody anything.

More like volunteerin'.

No, I had an errand to run
this side of town.

Thought I'd bring you over
some breakfast tacos

'cause y'all are starting to look like
POWs around here.

And I noticed this file
with your invoices in it

and a couple places
where you could

cut some costs
popped out at me.

If you're interested in hearing
my suggestions.

- Yeah.
- Hmm.

That's it,
I'm going back to games.

Oh, no, Lev, you're doing great.
You can handle this.

- It's just six rooms.
- 18.

- You really do tune me out.
- Come on, how did that happen?

You told me any time
there's a lot of chatter on a subject

to create a new room
for those users.

This is really incredible, Lev.

I just finished creating
a new room

and now a bunch of bird feeder
enthusiasts have hijacked

the Catty Cathys to discuss using cat
litter in the bottom of bird feeders.

Let me see, let me see.

So now the Catty Cathys are pissed off
because they can't follow

their urine odor removal thread,
which pisses me off

because I hate cats
and Chatty Cathys.

We have users coming into our rooms
just to complain?

Do we have people signing up
just for Community?

Do you need me to draw you a Venn
diagram of cat ladies and gamers?

Not a whole lot of overlap.

Now, can we please
ask Cameron for another body?

When we get up to 30 rooms,
you let me know.

We already sent out mailers

with instructions
on reinstalling the software.

- They're still cancelling.
- Well, of course they are.

You just gave your girlfriend
the clap.

You think sendin' out mailers
is gonna fix that?

You gotta send her flowers,
not penicillin.

- What do you suggest we do?
- First of all,

your image needs rehabilitation.

I noticed an invoice here

for prepaid ad space
in "Byte Magazine."

Look, use this to change the story.

That sounds great,
but we can't afford

- an ad agency right now.
- No, you don't need one.

Two words in bold black lettering...
we're hiring.

Folks see that, they think
you're cooking on the front burner.

Look, and a little splash of color
would be nice in there somewhere.

Draw the eye,
won't break the bank.

Yeah, maybe a photo of
our staff at work.

Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, that'll really pop.

What, Bodie and Wonderboy
hunched over their keyboards?

Yeah, or it'll remind people of
Steve Jobs starting Apple in his garage.

People can't seem to
get enough of that old chestnut.

Hey, no more cold calls.

You've got to go door-to-door.

Boz, we don't have the manpower.

- Just go after the whales.
- Hmm?

Your whales, your top dogs.

Those ten names that I highlighted here,
these are your biggest spenders.

Start with them.

Uh, okay, I guess
we could send Lev out.

He kind of passes for normal.

Oh, no, no,
I need Lev for Community.

- Why?
- We're up to almost 20 rooms.

- What? That's huge.
- I know.

That's a little bit of good news, right?

- When did that happen?
- Ahem.

- Just this morning. He showed me...
- Ahem!

Ladies, this is where you say, "Could
you please do this for us, Bosworth?

You are an unbelievable salesman."

And I say, "No, that chapter
in my life is closed."

And then you say,
"Please do us this favor?"

And I say, "No, I cannot."

And then it goes back and forth like
that a couple more times and I say yes.

- Thanks.
- I can take it from here.

What am I supposed to write
on the work order?

What work order?

What's going on?

Why am I the only one
pitching today, guys?

Come on, sky's the limit.
Whatever... whatever comes to mind.

Come on, guys, let's get serious.
There's shares on the line here.

Oh...

- Yeah.
- We could do our version

of Bard's Tale, but the players
try to free a princess

who's actually a hobbit in disguise.

Okay, I think we need to go bigger.

Uh, maybe I'm not
explaining it very well.

You see, the players, um...

What if we create a shooter game
that's totally immersive?

That-that-that shows the player's
perspective of his surroundings.

- And you want to try to do this online?
- Yeah.

What? I mean, I know we're more limited
in the kind of graphics we can do,

but if we pulled it off,
it would be amazing.

Uh, what's a good enemy?
And no tanks or aliens.

We need, uh, something fresh.

- Morning.
- Sorry, I got held up.

Okay, leave a little earlier.

- Okay, I I got it.
- Yeah?

Find and kill E.T.
Before he eats your Reese's Pieces.

No!

Bodie, that's, like, the worst.

Okay, let's stop while we're stuck
and then we can pick up again tomorrow.

Good?

Bodie, it was a bad idea.
He will eat candy.

- You cannot kill E.T.
- It's just some Reese's Pieces.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Sorry, would you be more comfortable
in one of the bedrooms?

No, no, I'm good.
I just need to fuel up.

- What's going on with you?
- Nothing.

I just... I slept through my alarm,
and I guess, I'm just really tired.

Okay, we're all really tired.

Just because you're not
getting paid anymore

doesn't mean you can
show up late for work.

- It's bad for morale.
- It won't happen again.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Hey.

I didn't see you there.

- You been waiting long?
- Just got here.

Oh, I was out doing my miles.

Did... did nine miles.
Whoo!

You want a smoothie?

- I'm making one for myself.
- Sure.

- When did you start drinking smoothies?
- Um...

Hold on, let me get closer.

I wasn't kidding there when I told you
I was getting back into shape.

You know, 1985's my year, man.
I'm eating better, I'm exercising.

You know, I haven't jogged
regularly since...

- I mean, I don't even know.
- Adidas came out with that track suit.

Exactly.
It's already paying off, too.

Doctor called yesterday,
said that my blood work's good.

Said I've got the body of
a 25-year-old.

- Hmm.
- All right.

Ah.

I programmed the remote to turn all
the electrical appliances in the house.

- Pretty innovative, huh?
- You know, I've been doing

some innovative stuff
at Westgroup Energy.

Oil's taking a big hit and the industry
needs to diversify, so...

Hmm.

It's a perfect moment

to take Westgroup into
the Information Age.

Um, have you heard about
time-sharing?

Yeah, I've heard of time-sharing.

Westgroup's got
a brand-spankin'-new

IBM 3090 mainframe still in beta
at headquarters downtown.

I'm starting there and then moving to
the 3081 in London and New York.

Wow, shit.
Profit margins will be huge.

Yeah, it'll make ARPANET look like
two tin cans and a fishing line.

So I'm looking for
a ground-floor engineer

to convert the mainframes
for outside dial-in access.

Wait, you're not trying to
sell me on this, are you?

No, we're just talking.
You're reading too much into it.

I'm looking for someone.
You're the best engineer I know.

I wanted to give you
the first right of refusal.

- Be flattered.
- I am flattered, all right?

And I refuse.

- I thought we were getting along.
- We are getting along.

Let's not ruin it by jumping
back into business together.

Come on,
it's one day's work.

They're still running
Cardiff Systems software.

You could do it
with your eyes closed.

When you invited me and Donna
to dinner last week,

was that to butter me up for this?

I didn't even have this idea
when I invited you to dinner.

Is Sara even your fiancée,
or is that just some person

that you hired to make yourself
seem normal and trustworthy?

- Now you just sound crazy.
- No, crazy is doing the same thing

over and over again
and expecting a different result.

You do understand this area of tech
is exploding, right?

In 18 months, we'll be bigger than
CompuServe by a power of five.

- Where will you be in 18 months?
- I don't know.

Maybe drinking mai tais
poolside in Maui

off all the money I made on the Giant.

Look, I'm sorry, Joe, you're gonna
have to find somebody else.

Oh, hey there, son.
Is your daddy home?

- No.
- When do you expect him?

Well, that's the million-dollar question.

Look, whatever you're selling,
I'm not interested.

Ma'am, I'm not selling anything.
My name's John Bosworth, by the way.

I'm head of customer satisfaction
at a company called Mutiny.

I just came by this morning
to apologize to your son here

about all our network hassles
this week,

and see what I can do to bring him back
into the Mutiny family.

Nothing.

I'm the one that cancelled
the subscription, okay?

He's been racking up hundreds of dollars
on my credit card.

Can't remember the last time that
he had a friend home from school.

I mean...

You video game companies
are no better than drug peddlers.

Oh, I'm sorry, ma'am.

I didn't realize our services
had disrupted your boy's social life.

- What grade are you in, son?
- Ninth.

Yeah, your mama's right.

You gotta spend more time
with your buddies at school.

- All they talk about is sports.
- Well, that's not true.

What about Gavin?

Have any of these Mutiny users
become friends of yours?

Oh, yeah, like 32.

Well, that I talk to regularly.

Maybe six or seven
that just want to play against me,

which is also fun.

I... I don't understand
how you're talking to all these people.

I never hear a peep out of you
when you're down there.

My mother's a Luddite.

We type messages to each other.
That's how you talk online.

Ma'am, you and I are too old school
to understand this,

but to your son here and his friends,

Mutiny is their church.

It's where they find community.

Sometimes that's the only place.

You have a good day.

I'm sorry to have taken up
so much of your time.

Wait, um, what'd you say
your name was again?

It's John.

John Bosworth.

Hmm?

- I heard you were looking for me?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Um, okay, so I've been doing
some inventory,

trying to figure out what games
we can afford to lose

- to help lighten the network.
- That's smart.

- Did you want suggestions or...
- Well, I was thinking

that backgammon and checkers
are no-brainers.

They're our lowest performers
and not one of our originals.

- Yeah, that's great.
- And...

I'm gonna have to cut Community.

Huh? Why?

- Well...
- The only bandwidth it takes up

is people on it typing,
and no one types as fast

as even the slowest telephone modem.

It's not about bandwidth.
It's about security.

Community's our most vulnerable spot.

Someone shares the wrong file,
we get infected again.

I just... I can't take a chance
on that happening.

If you want to make this a place

where people can connect,
then there's going to be risk involved.

I know.

I'm just not willing to take a risk
on something so small.

We've tripled in a week.

A lot of our users
aren't even gamers

and it requires
very little manpower,

so I have to be honest with you,

I think this is a huge mistake
from a business standpoint.

Noted.

Oh, sorry.

- Give me that.
- I'm sor... sorry.

Sorry, sorry!

Uncle!

Jesus!
God, you scared the shit out of me.

What are you do...
How long have you been in here?

Since you and the girls got home.

It's the only place
they don't look for me.

- I've had a day.
- Okay, well, I know that feeling.

I had weeks like that.
What happened?

Cameron's cutting all of my Community
rooms just when they're taking off.

And she was so polite about it, too.

All business.
It was unbearable.

Well, you're always saying how you
wished she'd be more professional.

Yeah, but not against me.

We're supposed to be partners.

Why don't you get undressed
and take an actual bath, okay?

I'll put the girls to bed
and I'll order takeout for you

- from whatever restaurant you want.
- No, I'm not hungry.

Do you remember how you felt
the first time you powered on the Giant

- and you knew it was something special?
- Yeah.

Well, I felt the same way when the
first user entered my Community room.

It was like...

I don't know, it was like
giving birth, you know?

- I know that sounds crazy.
- Look, it doesn't sound crazy at all.

Look, you created it.
It is your baby.

Yeah.

It's really nice that you get it.

I don't know...
I don't know if I'm cut out for this.

Hey, look, you can do this, okay?

You're too lost to see it,
but I can see it.

Forget what Cameron thinks,
all right?

This is a big idea.

You have to see it through.

But what's the point?

Even if... even if we get all
the XTs back up and running,

we can't survive long-term
on a rickety, homemade network.

Look, you'll...
you'll figure something out.

Would I be a terrible mother

if I stayed in here
until the girls went to sleep?

Yes.

- Hey.
- Hey... hey.

You're-you're out late.

Or early, uh, depending on
your sleep schedule.

Uh, yeah,

I couldn't get any work done
during the day with the phones ringing,

so I... I'm just here to get snacks.

- Right, yeah.
- Grocery store.

Figured.

- I didn't know you worked here.
- I'm actually here undercover.

Um, for our games.
I'm doing some research.

I got one already,
"Stock Boy."

It's where the players
have ten minutes to try

and stock all the shelves
while dodging

senior citizens on the hunt
for adult diapers.

I used to work here in high school

and the manager let me
pick up a couple shifts.

- Yeah, of course, it's...
- It's just till the shares

- are worth something.
- That's great.

I-I mean, it's not, like, great.

Yeah, the FireBall Jawbreakers,
they're at the bottom shelf

at the end of aisle six,

and the Good & Plentys
are halfway down the same aisle,

but they're on the right.

It's hard to miss.

You always leave a trail of wrappers
in your wake.

Cool.

Uh, right.

- Um, I'll see you in a few.
- Yep.

Here are my terms.
First off, I'm in charge.

Second, I'll provide
my services for free

in exchange for Mutiny
being your first client, all right?

And third, this is a pilot program,
all right?

I expect a discounted rate.

So, what did you screw up
over at Mutiny?

Nothing.
I'm just trying to help out my wife.

Let me get this straight.

Donna asked you if Cameron's company
could be my pilot program.

They're desperate.
They're not desperate.

Look, the company's in great shape.
Do we have a deal or not?

All right, I put together
an equipment list.

Just so you know, converting
the mainframes for time-sharing

isn't as easy as
just flipping a switch.

I mean, the T-1 connections alone
are gonna take a few days.

I already had three T-1
high-speed lines installed.

I just need you to finish
the connections

- and install IBM's time-sharing option.
- All right.

Well, we should use
Michigan Terminal Systems.

You know, it's much more
reliable than IBM.

- Could you do it tonight?
- Why tonight?

- Can you do it or can't you, Gordon?
- Yeah, yeah, I can do it.

Great, why don't you grab this stuff

and meet me at the bar
across the street at 8:00?

Why don't you grab this stuff
and meet me at the bar at 8:00?

Okay, um,
before I go screw myself,

when was the last time that you got
the head of CompuServe on the phone?

Also, we're not CompuServe!

Yeah?

- This a bad time?
- Huh? No, no, come in.

Just doing some customer service.

Can I ask you a question?

Have you ever used Mutiny Community?

Yeah.

- What's your question?
- That. That was my question.

I just thought you should try it
before you decide to drop it.

But you have,
so I'll leave it to you.

Okay.

What's your favorite room?

- What?
- Your favorite room.

All the guys have one.
I'm just curious.

I know what Community is.

With respect, I disagree.

It's simple text with no graphical
capability or playability.

- Oh.
- Am I wrong?

The code might not be revolutionary...

...but the interactions between users

are a completely
new way of communicating.

People can be more authentic online
than in real life,

- and that is addictive.
- Okay, fine.

I'll give a spin in Community.

Just don't expect me
to change my mind.

Because you just don't like it

or because it didn't come from you?

Whoo!

- Can we turn the heat back on now?
- Aw, come on.

Get yourself a new wool skirt, milady.

We just got back another subscriber.
I think we should celebrate.

- Cameron bought those for tonight.
- Oh, right, we're still on the clock.

Or are we?

Heads up.

Drink! Drink! Drink!

You're spilling on my shares.
How am I gonna feed myself?

Arki, shotgun a beer.

- Look at... look at that.
- Oh, man, yeah.

- Did everyone get that?
- Everyone. Wow.

Um, that went to everyone.

- Wh...
- Everyone.

I know this isn't the best time to
tell you this, but for future reference,

the letter "D" plus the shift key plus
exclamation mark means "direct to all."

All right,
I got everything in my trunk.

Hey.

I didn't have time to
tape them all to one sheet,

so fill out the expense report
for me, will ya?

Hey, any chance you guys carry
Anchor Steam?

- Mm-mm.
- Well, uh,

- give me whatever's that's on tap.
- That's all I got on me.

I'll give you the rest
by the end of the week.

Why are you reimbursing me
with your own money?

- Did you get me that security badge?
- You don't need a security badge.

- Why not?
- It's after hours.

Isn't that all the more reason
I need a security badge?

- Joe?
- Hmm?

I tried to do this all by the book,
but I was getting stonewalled

by some half-wit lifer
who couldn't even understand

- the concept of passive income.
- Oh, unbelievable.

Look, I don't think you understand
the concept of good faith.

I knew if I told you
I was doing this on the side,

- you'd make a big deal about it.
- Oh, "on the side."

No, it is a big deal.

Why didn't you take this to
your future father-in-law, okay?

- It's a great idea.
- He wouldn't get my vision

the way you did,
it would just be words.

I needed evidence to back it up
so he could trust me.

And what better way
to earn his trust

than to break into his building
in the middle of the night

and mess with
his state-of-the-art mainframe?

- It's a better play.
- Oh, it's a better play.

- Does Sara know about this?
- She's in Austin for the night.

Mm, all right, well, let's call her up,
tell her what we're about to do,

and if she's okay with it,
then I'm happy to help.

Okay, after we call up Donna

and tell her that she'll be leasing
her new network from me.

Listen, Donna and I,
we don't hide anything from each other.

Great, let's call her up.
I'd love to say hi.

You know, I'd like to punch you
in the face right now.

Be my guest.

Okay, I lied.
I don't know how to use Community.

How is anybody supposed to respect me
when you're disrespecting me?

- Did you think about that?
- No.

Did you think about that at all
when you were messaging with Tom?

No, I-I honestly,
I wasn't thinking at all.

- Yeah.
- Do you want me to go apologize

- to everyone?
- No, don't do that. Don't do anything.

Donna, haven't you ever
said something shitty

about somebody in private
that you'd never say in public?

- That you don't really mean?
- That's not what we're talking about.

If you have a problem with Gordon,
you come to me.

You don't talk about it
behind my back,

and you don't ever,
don't ever talk about my kids.

- Whoa, are you okay?
- Yeah.

- Do you want water?
- No, I'm fine.

I just think, on top of everything else,
I have Joanie's flu.

I'm really sorry.

You know that feeling of freedom
that you had

when you're sending
private messages with Tom?

That feeling that you had
a place to go

where you could say things
you wouldn't say in person?

That... that is the value of Community.

We need you in there.

We're doing the group photo
for the "Byte" ad.

I'm doing a take on class photos
from high school,

and without you two, it looks like
the abstinence club of 1985.

Okay.

Okay, guys, guys, guys.

Can we put down the beer for,
like, just, like, five minutes?

Five minutes, okay?
Okay, you're gonna come right here.

Right here.
Put it down over there.

Come here, come here.
Get in line. Wonderboy, right here.

Okay, here we go.

Just stand there in the line.

Take a look at this.
Okay...

Wait, where's... where's Bodie, guys?

- Eh, he's in the bathroom, Tom.
- He's in the bathroom?

Well, can someone go get him?
Please?

Jesus, guys, I feel like
I'm running a nursery here.

Okay, tighten up, guys.
Put down the beer.

Okay, here we...
No, no, no, no, no.

Here, you gotta come front and center.
Donna, front and center.

Okay? Okay? Right here.
That's great. Thank you.

Okay, this is looking good, guys.
Okay, on three.

Big smiles.
One, two, three.

Donna, Cameron,
that is perfect.

Do you mind lifting
the corners of your mouths?

Like a whole lot? Okay?

Here we go.
Okay, on three.

Lev, Lev, you're blocking Wonderboy.

- Okay?
- I can't hear without my glasses.

You can't hear without your glasses...

I just bought this shirt, man!

Okay, guys.
Wonderboy! Wonderboy!

Wonderboy, just stop, okay?
Everybody just stop.

Can we just get together?
Just for, like, one minute?!

Good, great.
Big smiles, all right?

Jesus. One, two...

Whoo-hoo!

That's great. That's great.
Thanks.

- Did it look good?
- Complete disaster.

- Oui, oui!
- Give me a beer, give me a beer.

Watch out!

Ah! Get down!

- Ah!
- Ah! Watch it!

Watch out, he's on red team!

Get him! He's over there.

- Hey, Carl?
- Uh, yeah?

- Did you take down Community yet?
- Oh, um, no,

but I promise I'll do it
before I leave tonight.

And I'm pretty sober, so...

No, it's... just leave it up
for a few more days, okay?

Okay, great, that's good
'cause I'm not at all sober, so...

- Thanks. See ya.
- Man comin' in. Coming in!

Cover me!

Get your head in the game.
15 seconds. Red team.

You got 15 seconds before I shoot you.

Look out, look out!

I'll go behind the couch.

Okay, go.

Okay, got it.

Careful, behind the desk.
Behind the desk! Get him! Get him!

Get down. Get down.

There he is!

- Hallway's clear. Oh, God!
- Got Lev!

- He shot me! He got me.
- No!

- Out of ammo.
- You're dead.

Got him!

Got you covered, babe.

- Ammo.
- Here, take his gun.

Go on without me.

Oh, sorry.

Cameron, watch out!
Take cover!

- I'm hit!
- No!

Ah!

- Oh, you wanna shoot me so bad.
- Why?

Because you stopped paying us,
but you're still riding all our asses?

- Yeah, something along those lines.
- And you're imperious

and you're stubborn
and you never,

- ever give constructive criticism.
- I get it, I'm a horrible boss.

Actually, I like all that about you.

So, why haven't you taken
a shot at me yet?

I don't know.

'Cause I sure as hell want to,
but I also kind of want you in the game.

Yeah?

- That's it.
- What's it?

This.

We create this game online.

We can't compete
with box games, right?

- Yeah.
- But what we have going for us

is we're networked.

Instead of shooting
at a tank or a robot,

what if you're shooting at
another user on our network?

I mean, human players
aren't predictable

like a computer-generated enemy.

I mean,
how cool would it be

if you're looking right at them,
eye to eye?

- Your friend is also your enemy.
- Yeah.

I mean, who doesn't want to
shoot their friend sometimes?

But how would we do the graphics
over the network?

We'd have to do build half of it
on the C64

- and then the other half on our network.
- Yes.

And the C64, that can manage
the scenery graphics

and the player movement,
and we can manage the user's location,

whether or not they can...
they can see each other,

the score, all that sort of thing.

And we'd have to build a protocol
between the user's computer and ours

so that we can control
the game graphics.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.

As long as they're short,
encoded instructions.

Yeah, to keep the game speed up and...

Jesus! I'm on your team, asshole.

Excuse me,
we're trying to work in here.

- Hey, where's Rendon?
- He's dead. I shot him.

Well, go back and tell him
that his date's on the phone.

Yo, Tom,
lady's on the phone.

- Uh, I gotta go.
- Okay, have fun.

- You're such a gentleman.
- He went back that way! Get him!

People are gonna be here in two hours.

- Yeah, well...
- How much longer?

You know, you sound like my girls
on a road trip.

You're slower
than you used to be.

Well, you want me to slap this thing
together like the Giant Pro?

I'm almost done slotting.

Then I gotta upload the hosting
and time-sharing options

- that'll switch the TSO...
- That's not on you, the Giant Pro.

No one machine can be everything
to every customer.

We're all guessing in the dark
to a certain extent.

Yeah, well, I have no idea
what consumers want,

and I'm sick and tired of
trying to figure it out.

You know, I wish... I wish people would
just tell me exactly what they want

- and then I would go and build it.
- Like a tailor making a custom suit.

Exactly.
I can build anything.

Let me grab you a fresh Coke.

- Hey, hey, what happened?
- Oh, nothing.

I just, uh, I just fell.

- I must've tripped.
- On what?

I caught my foot on the edge of
the cabinet here.

Look, I'm fine. I'm fine.
Let's just keep going.

- Look, the sun's almost up.
- Hey, Gordon, you don't look so good.

What are you, my mother?

Thanks for the soda.

- Oh.
- Well, you're here early.

Yeah, this one fella
was never at home.

Only way to catch him was in his car,
in the garage,

as he pulled out on his way to work.

- Here.
- You know... all right.

I'm not gonna ask you
to work here again, okay?

I'm telling you.
You start tomorrow.

This is your office.

It has an open-door policy,

obviously,
because it is the kitchen.

Your first task...

is I need you to help me
run this company better.

- Yes, ma'am.
- I mean it.

I want to be better at this.

When I was 23, my job at Cardiff
was to do one thing...

put the ham radio kits
in the box for shipment.

That's it. Wasn't even responsible
for labeling them.

I just boxed 'em,

punched out, and drank beer.

You'll get there.

- When?
- Hey.

- I got the film developed from the...
- Oh, cool.

Yeah, I don't know...

I don't know if there's anything
like usable in there.

Hey.

We've howdied, but we ain't shook.
John Bosworth.

- Tom Rendon.
- Oh, my God.

And there's your ad right there.

Yeah.

"Play with friends."
That's the tag.

Mm.

You're in a good mood.

- The date must have gone well.
- Uh, it was terrible, actually.

- I had to cut it short.
- Aw, she wouldn't put out?

Funny. So funny.

No, I, uh...

Well, I couldn't stop thinking
about the game.

I know, me, too.

I'm sorry.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

Okay.

Donna, how much longer
you gonna be in there?

I don't know.

Mm.

You know, maybe you should
go see a doctor, you know?

Just to rule out
anything serious.

No, I think I... I must've just got
what Joanie had.

Well, I got some great news

that I think'll make you feel better.

You know that consulting gig
I did last night?

Well, I convinced, uh,

my contact over there to lease
their network to Mutiny

for $3 an hour.

All right, nobody's getting
that kind of deal.

You know, you'll be able to run
thousands of Community rooms.

How's that for turning
lemons into lemonade?

Donna, did you hear me?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Um, that is amazing news.

Are you throwing up?
Hmm?

Yeah.

Can you give me a sec?

Yeah, sure.

I'll be in the kitchen.

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