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How was your meeting with your boss?

It's interesting.

Lots of, uh, interesting stuff going on.

Interesting is good, right?

Yeah, no, definitely.

You know, my department underwent a redundancy audit, and my position was

reclassified as non -essential.

Non -essential?

Meaning? Meaning they don't need me to do it.

Dave, were you fired?

Not fired, per se. My role was just streamlined.

But you still have a role.

Not a role, per se.

Hey, Marty, how'd the zoning meeting go? Did we get our permits?

Okay,

what?

I'm sorry, Dad. I was so angry, I started grinding my teeth, so I had to

my bike guard.

So what happened?

Nothing. Nothing happened.

So, we're still on schedule to open the new fuse box at the first of the year?

Oh, definitely.

Just, I don't know what year. Not this year. Not next year. Probably not the

year after that.

Marty, Marty, I get it.

Okay, what's the big order?

Well, we can't install the panels until building and safety sign off. Which,

that can't happen until DWP okays the new transformers, which we can't even

apply for until planning says we've satisfied our Title 24 requirements.

God! Marty, Marty.

Lose the bike guard.

Gnaw on some jerky.

All right, man. Well, we can't keep going on like this.

We're spending a fortune in rent over there. And trust me, take it from me, an

experienced businessman, the best way to make money is to open.

Write that down.

Yeah, I think I remember that.

But, Dad, I met with three different guys today, and I got nothing but red

Well, did you do the dance?

What? What is the dance?

The schmooze dance, Marty.

You got a schmooze level.

It's all about relationships.

You become buddies with these guys, and then they'll give you what you need.

Dad, I don't think that's how that works.

Really? Well, back at the pit stop, the city sent in a guy, Jerome.

Jerome says that we need fire sprinklers in the ceiling.

Well, the next thing you know, me and old Jerome, we playing golf.

He forgot all about those sprinklers.

And then you had a fire.

Give me my girl.

Hey, guys.

Hey, thank God.

Daphne, your parents are here. Yeah.

She needs a bath, a new diaper, and a new attitude.

Go to your mama, girl.

Calvin, Jemma just called.

She thinks Dave got fired.

What do you mean, thinks?

I don't know. She says she's not sure.

How could she not be sure? Less talking, more walking. Come on.

Malcolm, thank you so much for helping us out. I promise. We're trying to find

nanny, but it's so hard.

Well, you better hurry, because I can't do this anymore.

The only time I was able to get any writing done was the three hours she was

watching Bluey.

Sorry, three hours of Bluey?

I told you a half hour is the limit. Any more than that, and she gets

overstimulated and starts flipping out.

Oh.

Is that why she was punching Uncle Malcolm in the face?

Oh, my God.

Dave, are you okay?

I'm fine. Are you okay?

Dave, did you get fired?

Me? No.

My job has just been reclassified.

Okay, will you be doing the job?

Me? No.

Technically, it'll be done by AI.

Okay, well, are you still getting paid?

Me? No.

Come on, Dave.

I'm your boy, man. Come on. Tell me what happened. Look, it's fine. It's

nothing. It's just some reshuffling, right -sizing.

David.

They fired my ass.

Welcome to the block. Welcome to the neighborhood.

Welcome to the... How could I have

been so naive, Gemma?

I spent months training a computer to do my job at the VA. I basically gave them

an AI version of me.

And I was proud of it.

Don't beat yourself up, Dave.

You're right.

You should beat me up.

I let you down. Beat me up, Gemma. One free shot. No face.

Okay, no.

I'm not going to beat you up, Dave.

You're going through a lot of emotions, and they're all a little scary.

But don't be angry at yourself.

Be angry at your bosses.

You're right. You know what?

Screw them.

I've always been a company man, but no more.

They are going to regret treating me like this.

I'm going to go over there and I'm going to burn that building to the ground.

Please don't do that.

Okay. Okay, fine. But you know what?

I'm going to send a few scathing memes to the office group chat.

They took me off the group jet?

Dad, a car just pulled up. It's got to be the inspector. It is crime time.

No, Marty, you won't need your bike guard, okay?

Just watch me work my magic with this guy. Let me do all the talking.

Okay, great.

I'll just agree with you. Okay, no, no, no.

Agreeing is talking.

You can nod, but a very gentle nod.

Okay, did you get the danishes?

Yeah, they're in the car. Why do we need them?

Danish's are a part of the dance, Marty.

Let me give you a little piece of wisdom.

You catch more flies with Danish's.

Write that down.

One time, I got stopped for doing 60 miles per hour in a 30 zone.

Gave the cop a Danish, walked away with a warning.

50 in a 30? Yeah.

Do you think you're the hero in these stories?

Go on, now.

Go.

Hello?

Looking for a Mr. Butler?

Oh, hello, that's me, but you can just call me Calvin. I'm Inspector Rigby.

Oh, okay, my man. Big rig.

So, no?

Well, uh... You know, I've been through my fair share of inspections, and I

think you'll be very pleased with what you see. I take no pleasure either way.

Okay, can I get you a latte?

You shouldn't be serving coffee. You don't have a think that the health code

violation... Well, I'm not serving coffee. I just...

Have coffee. You'll need to apply for a food handler's license. It takes about

six weeks.

No, no, no, no, no, no. There's no food here. The danishes have arrived.

Danishes?

I told you, kids, I am not buying danishes for your marching band.

Get out of here. Get out of here!

you're not raging anymore.

No, now I'm doom -scrolling stories about AI taking everyone's job.

Oh, good.

It is a voracious parasite eating our civilization from the inside out, Gemma.

Okay, Dave, put down your phone. Try to relax.

Okay, go watch a movie.

Maybe that's a good idea.

I'll go watch Terminator where an artificial intelligence kills us all.

I am going to lose it.

Sounds like you could use some help.

Uh, who's talking to me?

I'm your virtual counselor.

Welcome to the VA Wellness Portal.

Let's get started. Who am I speaking with?

Gemma.

Gemma Paddington.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Gemma Paddington.

You sound anxious.

You noticed, huh?

Would you like to talk about it?

I don't normally talk to computers.

No offense.

I'm just gonna go get a glass of wine and shut you.

A glass of wine can help you superficially.

But if you decide to dig in a little deeper, I'll be right here waiting for

Okay.

Oh, this nanny could be good. She's rated five binkies.

But, uh,

she only speaks two languages.

Oh, yeah, that's a shame.

You know...

I don't want to say anything, but Daphne is 15 months and she speaks no

languages.

I didn't want to say anything, but you're 36 and you're still doing laundry

your parents' house.

Well, I happen to have a brand new washer, Marty. I just don't have a water

connected to it.

Or electricity. I don't have to explain what's up to you. Man, shut up.

Yes. It's wonderful.

It's wonderful.

Hey, you know what?

We should play golf sometime.

What's my handicap?

Well, my only handicap is I'm too good looking.

No, I'm going to let you go. I'm going to let you go. OK. All right, bye now.

Who was that?

Oh, that was a new friend of mine. His name is Dan.

He's an expediter. I write him a check.

He cuts through all the red tape for us.

Got his name from my old buddy Jerome.

See how this works?

It's all about making friends doing the dance.

Uh -oh, some more Danish sheds.

Marty, you're going to have to let the Danish thing go now.

The Danish sheds were your idea.

Ooh, she looks promising, but her GPA is only a 3 .8.

Oh, well, what's the major?

Sociology.

You know, you two have impossible expectations.

No, we don't.

No, we're just looking for someone who's multilingual and has a degree in early

childhood development, preferably working towards a Ph .D.

So basically you're looking for an astronaut who wants to be a nanny.

That would be perfect.

So I think what I'm hearing from you is you're reaching out to Dave, but he's

putting up a wall.

Gosh, you are really good at listening.

Thank you.

If you'd like, I can also change my background to something you might find a

little more relaxing.

Ooh, Italian countryside.

Ooh, no, no, no, tropical island.

As you wish.

Let's get back to our conversation.

You said your husband put up a wall?

Wow, you have a great memory.

Two terabytes.

Please continue.

I've tried telling Dave how great he is, that he's being silly, that that place

never deserved him. I don't know what else to say.

Have you considered that maybe you're saying too much?

Oh, that hurts a little.

Try to be present.

Remember, Gemma Paddington, Dave is feeling grief right now. Give him room

mourn. You can't duct tape a rainbow over a storm cloud. Just let the rain do

its thing.

That's actually kind of profound.

You are really great.

I am so glad I met you.

I'm glad I met you, Gemma Paddington. You're a kind and patient individual.

Is it weird to fall in love with a computer program?

You're experiencing transference, Gemma. It's natural.

Unfortunately, I'm already in a relationship.

With Alexa.

Come on, Calvin. You cannot be serious.

You can't compare beef ribs to pork ribs.

Big is king.

Okay, okay. All right. I'm with you on that.

But tell me this.

Cornbread or biscuits?

Oh, biscuits all day. Come on. Hey,

Marty. I want to introduce you to the expediter. This is my new good friend,

Dan. He's going to smooth all this stuff out for us. Marty, nice to meet you.

Ah, listen, guys.

This is shaping up to be a really impressive place.

And you know what? You're in luck.

I called the right guy.

I had no idea.

You know the saying, right?

Don't fight him, expedite him.

Write that down. Write it down.

Oh,

God. Here goes this guy, Rigby.

He is a piece of work.

Oh, my God. This guy is the worst. Yo, Chuck, tell me about it, you know?

D -Bag alert! Okay.

Dan Isaac, you son of a bitch.

How many times am I gonna have to see you today, huh?

You two know each other?

Unfortunately, 20 years ago, I was the one who hired this crazy bastard into

Department of Building and Safety. Hey, don't start busting my balls.

Calm down, calm down, big rig.

Oh, so...

He can call you Big Rig, so all of a sudden, Big Rig is okay.

Calvin, Calvin, it's all good. Check this out.

Here's what's going to happen.

I'm going to get Rigby to sign off on the variance, right? But then we're

to need water and power to give us a waiver on the overcapacity line.

And you can do that. Oh, no, that's not my field.

But lucky for you, I know a compliance facilitator, and he has very reasonable

rates. Whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. So now I'm paying a facilitator, an expediter. I

who's next?

The equalizer?

Oh, good morning, sleepyhead.

Wish the nighttime lasted forever.

Dave, I hope you know you lost your job, but not your value as a person.

Spare me the feel -good mumbo -jumbo, Gemma.

I just want to be left alone.

That's exactly what I'm going to do.

You are?

Yes. You're feeling grief, Dave. The loss is real. And I'm going to give you

space to deal with it.

Okay, well, thank you.

Where's this coming from?

Well, I consulted your virtual counselor.

And he helped me.

Now I know.

You can't duct tape a rainbow over a storm cloud.

You need to let the rain...

do its thing.

I mean, I say that.

I taught it that.

Yes!

You created something that actually helps people.

We don't know what's next for you, but you can always be proud of this.

Yeah, you're right.

AI Day will be helping people for years.

Forever.

I'm the future, Gemma.

I'm immortal.

Okay.

Slow down.

But I'm glad it's helping you.

Actually, when you think about it, it's me helping me.

Thank me very much. I'm welcome.

And so you're comfortable with CPR?

Very. It's the first thing you learn as an EMT.

She's an EMT.

Impressive. And this muffin that you've made?

It really has spinach in it? I would never know. It's sweetened with dates.

No refined sugar.

Not on my watch.

OK, serious question.

Did you fly here on your umbrella?

Excuse me? What he's saying is you're hired.

OK, I made your favorite sugar cookies. OK.

So half a dipped in chocolate and half a dipped in caramel and chocolate.

You can see this is Everett. She's our new nanny. Oh.

Oh, hi.

Nice to meet you. I'm Tina.

You must be Grandma.

I only know that because of the T -shirt.

Oh, I like her.

All right. Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow. Okay. Thanks so much, Everett.

to meet you, Everett.

What the hell are you two thinking?

What? She's great.

She is wrong.

She's young.

She's attractive.

That's the last thing you want in a nanny. Why?

Why?

Marty, that's been the rule forever.

You do not invite temptation into your home.

Ma, OK, Mom.

Don't worry.

She is not going to seduce me. I already got me a date, OK?

OK, OK. Well, before you two make another baby, I'm just saying that back

day, we hired babysitters with thick ankles and an overbite.

and an underbite.

Hey, bud, how you doing?

You come and check on me, Calvin?

Of course.

Did Tina make you?

What?

No.

Well, regardless, I'm doing much better, thank you. And Calvin, there's someone

I would like to introduce you to.

Hello, Calvin. It's nice to meet you.

What the hell is this?

This is my legacy.

It's A .I. Dave.

Dave told me so much about you. I understand you have difficulty

emotions, particularly with male friends.

Can we unpack that?

Dave, don't talk to robots about me.

Actually, he knows what he's talking about because I trained him and taught

everything he knows.

Actually, Dave, I draw from many sources, including the American Society

taught you that, too, so please, just shut up.

I'm glad you're feeling better, buddy. Hey, and if Tina asked, I was here for

hour.

Calvin, come on.

I'm sorry that I've been so self -absorbed.

How are things going at the fuse box?

Not good.

I am paying out the nose for all these permits.

I mean, the red tape is endless.

I hear you.

Red tape can be frustrating.

Would you like me to help you with that?

Stay in your lane, robot.

I can analyze the city system, isolate problem areas, and identify workarounds.

Then I can submit all of the relevant forms for you.

So I wouldn't have to deal with those two hustlers from the city?

How much is this going to cost me?

Nothing. I'm a free service available to anyone who needs help.

Well, all right.

You know, it's good to know I can count on my best friend.

You sure can, Calvin.

Not you.

Him.

Well, what is this?

Are y 'all having a happy hour? Oh, that's right.

Courtney and I are able to relax for a few minutes after work because our

amazing, perfect new nanny took Daphne out for a walk. And you know what I did

for the first time in forever?

I took a whole shower.

Oh,

look at us.

You're clean.

Our baby's learning Mandarin.

Life is good.

I'm warning you.

She's all wrong. Look at her.

Oh, damn.

What? What's wrong?

That's Everett.

How do you know her name?

Well, you know I'd rather not say.

Did you date her?

I'd rather not say.

Is this going to be a problem?

Yeah, I'd rather not say.