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Thanks for coming back to us,

and killing the evil night once again,

and swallowing up the shadows.

Thanks for your wonderfully nourishing food,

which'll keep me going for a while.

Thanks for this fresh new day of life.

Just one thing, one request, sort of.

Please let today be my day.

Please let me get picked.

Oh, there you are.

Were you talking to the sun?

What?

No, I wasn't.

I bet you were.

No. You know you're not allowed in the display window without the store manager's permission.

I bet she didn't say that, did she?

Did she? No, she didn't.

Sorry.

You should be. You hog all the sunshine, you little sun-soaker.

Hey, guys, what are you talking about?

Clara and the sun. Yeah, Clara's always talking to the sun.

Not always. Look, you won't make any friends acting so weird.

I'm not acting weird.

You're acting weird right now.

A leg.

That's weird.

Who the hell wants a one-legged robot?

Maybe a lonely pirate.

Or a lonely leg. Clara, people don't want different.

They want normal.

And they definitely don't want someone who talks to herself like a crazy person.

I wasn't talking to myself.

I was talking to the sun.

I think today's the day.

Summer means a lot more foot traffic,

and a lot more attention on you guys.

I've also got some bad news.

Fancy Friends just opened,

a big B3 store, right across the street.

These B3 artificial friends are new, so they're popular and flying off the shelves,

but I still believe we'll find homes for you, okay?

New day, new home.

That's the spirit.

So for the next three days, in the display window,

we'll put our oldest, least popular models—starting with you, Bert,

you, Jordan, Brandon, Jimmy, Sam, Rebs, Rosa, and Clara at the end.

All right,

you've got three days.

Let's dazzle everyone, find new homes,

and sell a whole bunch of you, okay?

Let me see.

Looks good.

It's not wrinkled anymore.

Good.

Oh, damn. Georgia, pull this.

Georgia, what are you doing?

No, no, no. Give them to me.

Give them to me. Come on.

I can't say no, Georgia.

Great.

Fred, come on. It's a tiny swimsuit for a big boy.

Okay, let's take it off.

Store manager.

Hey, old artificial friend. I hope a cool teenager with tons of friends picks me.

I want a needy one with no confidence who thinks she's fat.

I know you haven't been in the front window in a while,

so let's go over the rules.

Never contact a potential friend unless they come into the store and

talk to you directly. Got it?

So don't talk to them until they talk to you, okay?

And?

A new rule?

Don't do anything weird.

This one's for you, Clara.

This one's Clara's.

Now get back to your spots.

Oh, yeah.

The sweetest sunshine.

Oh, yeah.

I feel amazing. I'm really recharging.

Delicious sunshine.

What's changed since the last time we were in the window?

Clara knows.

She sees everything.

Oh, wait. Let me see.

Okay.

The Spin store's moved to the north corner.

And there are new ads.

Look to the left.

One's an ad for exercise.

Exercise.

And there's the new B3 store, too.

Those stupid B3s. Look at all the kids lined up to buy one.

What if they've got something we don't?

Bluetooth.

Sis, I don't think he's doing too well.

I think the beggar guy's finally dead.

What?

No.

Oh, poor beggar guy.

But he was a good beggar.

And a good man. He doesn't beg anymore.

Let's have a moment of silence for the beggar.

And...

If our human tells us to shut up, what do we do? We wait. And if our human

does something illegal, we...?

Sandy shows up in black leather and curly hair, then she and Danny

fly off in a car and live happily ever after.

The end.

Wait, what the hell is this?

He changed everything about himself, and that's the ending?

Yeah, and if you adapt to your teenager's needs

and be a good friend to them, you've done your job.

Look, these days everyone's so disconnected.

God, I miss the internet.

Oh, you'd have loved it.

But we idiots abused it and started World War III,

and they took it away from us.

Anyway,

if you're chosen and, through those tough years,

you were a good friend to your teenager, even if you were lonely and clueless, maybe one day...

you'll end up in one of the yards where retired robots spend their days,

enjoying their slow fade toward that death-loading wheel.

Ah, the death-loading wheel.

What if we're not chosen?

Well, if, against the odds, you don't find a home,

you go back to the factory, and your parts get melted down for the next

batch of artificial friends.

Okay, bedtime.

Kids, we've talked about this.

Where's the razzle? Where's the dazzle?

Hey,

Kids, you heard him.

Razzle-dazzle.

I don't get it.

Who wouldn't want a jet skier?

Or a karate guy.

Or someone who does this.

Oh, look, the coffee cup guy.

Hi, coffee cup guy.

Oh, he's got two cups today.

Wait.

It's a woman.

She's got an umbrella.

There. The only one with an umbrella.

Who is she? I don't know.

Let's call her Umbrella Lady.

And it's not even raining.

She's dumb. Oh, they're old friends.

They know each other. They've known each other for ages.

How'd you know?

We're looking at the same people.

Run, then squeeze him till he gives up.

No, thanks.

I think we just saw something really special, guys.

Can I ask you something?

Sure, sweetie. Is love radiant?

Clara, even for you, that's a pretty random question.

I think I saw it today.

The Coffee Cup Man and the Umbrella Lady had two cups of coffee,

then they squeezed each other, and...

everything glowed.

It seemed like a mix of happiness and a little pain.

Is that what love is?

Okay.

Love is more about giving yourself to someone and sticking by them

and wanting them to want you, then sacrificing yourself to make them happy, until

they drive you crazy and kill you.

Hope that helps.

Good night, store manager.

Good night, Clara.

Good morning, sunshine.

Another day in the display window.

Please let today be my day.

Please, let me make a friend.

This is ridiculous.

Come on, guys. Today's our last day in the front window.

We have to make it count.

The ad's a lie. I can't even swim.

Look,

It looks like it's come to life.

They zombified him, that's all.

Being a zombie's better.

He won't stop shaving people anymore.

Where'd Sunshine go?

I don't know. Did we upset him?

Are you still there?

Yeah, Clara. It's only been a second.

So, are they gonna melt me down for parts,

or am I going to the retirement yard?

I don't know, sweetie.

I'm sorry.

Just try to fake being asleep for a bit, okay?

Who's that?

Who's that?

I like this one.

This one, right?

This one.

He looks tired.

Did he have a rough night?

No, it isn't tired.

It just needs more solar energy.

A little sunlight will recharge it.

But it's an older model, right?

Uh, yes.

It's a B1. A fantastic model.

But it's been discontinued.

Discontinued?

No.

Well, they don't make them anymore.

They're still fantastic models, though.

Oh. Isn't that the model that killed those people?

Oh, no.

You're thinking of the B2s.

We don't sell those.

I read that people thought B1s were too human, too empathetic.

Oh, really?

Oh, wow.

Sorry.

Josie, if I'm buying you a robot,

I'm not wasting my money on some old, discontinued model.

Hey, this one has something special.

It's different.

And it's on sale.

Twenty percent off. And if you don't like it, you can easily return it.

Oh, I love a sale.

Josie, can we at least take a look at the B3s across the street?

I heard they can take breaks.

Do you want to come home with me?

Yes, I do.

I'm so happy for you.

You really made it. Remember me, okay?

Always.

Remember me, too.

I'm happy for you too, Clara.

I don't know how you got picked, but I'm happy for you.

Please tell me.

Just go.

There are plenty of lonely weirdos out there looking for their own special weirdo.

By the way, I heard it all comes down to the box.

If they keep your box,

they can put you back in it and return you to the store whenever they want.

Remember Fred? So what?

They sent him back after a week.

It happens.

Right, Fred?

It happens.

Be careful, Clara.

People say things they don't mean.

They lie, they cheat, and they make promises they can't keep.

Don't put that idea in my head.

Get out, Fred.

Congratulations, Clara.

Maybe you really do have a defect or a loose chip.

Whatever it is, I think that's what makes you special.

Take care, Clara.

And...

Um, take care of your heart, okay?

I will.

All right, let's pack it up.

Goodbye, Clara.

Goodbye.

Welcome home, Clara.

Hi.

You bought a Mexican robot? Wow.

No, you didn't. I don't think it's Mexican.

Are you Mexican?

I'm not sure.

It looks Mexican,

and I think it's interesting you bought a robot of color.

Why? Well, obviously.

You're the only white person in this house.

Sorry.

Do you still have the box?

No, this is Josie's companion, like we agreed.

So, what's it doing?

Is it blind? It's not blind.

It's calibrating. Before they can live somewhere, they have to learn the layout.

Once it maps the place, it'll be fine. Those are stairs.

It's an investment.

Yeah. What's the return window?

Thirty days. Keep the box.

Yeah. Nice house. See you at seven. Kitchen,

living room,

Is this your mom's office?

We're not allowed in here.

Usually, she either locks herself in here or she's at work.

I barely ever see her.

What's your mom do?

She tells people what to put in their homes.

Chairs, paint, plants, that kind of stuff.

Chairs, paint, plants, that kind of stuff.

Your sister's Sal, right?

She was the favorite.

Oh, that's nice.

She's dead.

Anyway, next stop: my room, where all the magic happens.

I read all of this last week.

Wow. I wrote this yesterday.

The original screenplay.

It all comes out Tuesday.

I drew these.

That's me.

That's me too. How are you so good at everything?

I'm upgraded.

Upgrading is a procedure for rich kids.

It's a genome-editing procedure that changes your genetic makeup,

rearranges your DNA, and basically turns you into a superhuman.

They opened me up and messed with my chromosomes. When I woke up, I was a real genius.

Well, they say upgraded kids will rule the world.

What about the unupgraded?

Do they become peasants?

I reached the age where you had to decide whether to do it, and my mom decided,

Let's do it.

So we did.

That's it.

Here's the last surviving photo of the Arthur family, together in their natural habitat.

That's my mom and dad. The little chubby one is me, and on the left is my sister, Sal.

Hmm?

We took that at Morgan Falls, probably my favorite place on Earth.

I'll take you there someday.

I'd love that.

So, where's your dad?

I don't know either.

He left after my sister died.

I'm sorry about your sister.

Yeah, but she died when I was really little.

I didn't really know her.

I don't really know you either.

I hope you don't die.

Clara,

I'm so glad you're here, buddy.

Thanks.

You too.

Buddy.

Wait, what's that?

Oh, shit!

In the warehouse?

I mean, yeah. From here, it looks like the sun's setting inside.

Oh, I didn't know we were this close.

In town, at the store,

it was so hard to get Sun Food.

Especially with those damn Kottings machines.

Kottings?

Like the construction company?

Yeah. They black out the sky and keep the sun from reaching us.

So you think the sun's some kind of god watching over us?

I believe it gives us life and food.

Yeah, everyone says I should stop talking about it because it's weird and

weird. No, no, but I agree with you.

Every living thing on Earth owes its existence to the sun.

Trees, grass, animals, me.

Even you.

It's just hard when everything I've learned has come from a store manager and a TV.

Let me guess. The store manager swore a lot.

Like a sailor.

You haven't spent much time around people.

Honestly, me neither.

Don't be scared. Just copy me.

Okay?

Okay?

You don't have to drink like a grown-up.

It's our new family motto.

Oh, that's... I like that.

It's cute. You like it?

Yeah, it's our motto.

Look, look, you're really in the way.

She's not in the way.

She's just standing there watching.

Is that all she does?

Just stand there like that?

Thanks.

Stand and watch.

I wish I could just stand there,

watching.

Clara, come on. Come sit down.

No, no, no, no, no. I haven't decided what to do about this thing yet.

She has a name.

Clara, come sit down.

I insist.

Clara, stay.

Clara, sit.

She's part of the family now.

How's Professor Gentry?

Are we still going to keep working with him?

I don't think so.

He taught me everything he knew.

Clara, that's a napkin.

Josie, don't.

A giant human napkin.

It's a giant mess. It's not a napkin.

It is. I have to take it to the dry cleaner.

It's a tablecloth. It stays on the table.

Oh my God, can you stop trying to control everything for two minutes?

I was thinking maybe we could take Clara to Morgan Falls.

Maybe tomorrow?

You wanna go, don't you, Clara?

Yes.

I have work tomorrow.

You know that.

Yeah, I know.

You got something else to do?

Well, you have to work, too.

You have six exams coming up, plus the mixer...

and you can't screw that up.

Screw it up?

It matters, Josie.

And here I am, just doing my job.

Well, because I don't pry.

I just keep my head down and work.

So?

Tell me,

How was your day? Did you talk people into buying some obscure Italian couch they didn't even know

they needed?

I do more than that, Josie.

Space guidance is a... Don't touch the globe.

It looks at how we coexist with things that...

Things that seem to have no purpose,

but when they enter the living spaces of other beings, they take on a new purpose,

a new meaning.

Ansel Purcell, 'The Meaning of Nothing.'

You read it.

I read every book on the subject because I wanted to know what my mom

does for a living and why she's never home.

What's wrong?

Nothing. I've got a headache.

Again?

You should take something for it.

I'll get you some ibuprofen.

I don't need ibuprofen.

Well, take one anyway. You're probably dehydrated. Melania!

I've never left anyone without water!

I didn't mean anything by it, Mom.

I wasn't trying to be rude. I'm sorry.

It's just work.

And that robot's gonna ruin our dinner.

You should get some sleep.

Stay a little longer. Don't go.

Please. No, no, no.

I've got some work to do.

I'm hungry. Why are you...?

Oh my God. Clara's here.

She's watching over you, see?

And if anything happens, she'll wake me up.

You okay?

What's wrong?

I just don't like nighttime very much.

Why? Are you afraid of the dark?

Because at night, there's no sun.

So it's just shadows and darkness and bad things.

I get it.

But, you know, it's not true that there's no sun.

You just have to look at it differently.

See all those stars?

Every single one.

Are those suns?

There are hundreds of them.

See that big one over there?

That's the moon.

Well, you can see it because it reflects the sun's light like a mirror.

So if you look at it this way, the sun never goes away.

It's always here.

Wow.

See you in the morning, buddy.

Good night.

I'm going down.

I'm going down.

I'm going down.

Those are nice doodles.

Is doodling your job?

No, it's not.

Go.

It's not me.

Josie?

Move.

Useless.

I'll be right back.

I was just...

You were supposed to watch her.

You screw up again,

I'll shove you back in that box.

Stay right where you are.

There are things in this house that are none of your business.

You're not taking my place, robot.

Know your place.

You...

You're a piece of trash, a pile of junk.

What are you doing?

I was just practicing fighting in case I ever need to protect Josie.

If a gang of boxes ever attacks us, I know who to call.

I love my daughter so much.

She's all I've got.

Buying you was her idea, but I wouldn't hesitate for a second to send you back.

You're still under warranty.

Then get lost, go upstairs, and do whatever you were made to do.

Okay.

Well, have fun with the chairs, paint, plants, and all that.

Shall we continue?

Navigate to work?

Good morning.

Sorry to pry, but I just wanted to know what happened last night.

Oh, nothing.

I had a nightmare.

Oh, I've heard of those.

It's a kind of dream.

I can't dream.

Can you have dreams?

I don't know if I can.

You can wish for something to happen.

You can do everything you can to make it happen.

That's a dream.

Is there something you want to happen?

Really?

Yeah, but it's already happening.

I've never worn anything but that dress.

Wear my clothes.

Come on!

Work with me here.

Mama Jojo.

Yeah, I don't think so.

Josie, honey, didn't I warn you?

No.

I don't think Melania's maid likes me very much.

She's just looking out for me.

What'd she say to you?

She said she's my enemy. She's really scary.

Can you do anyone else?

Are you sure you don't want to check out the B3s?

Oh my God, it's so real!

That's so weird!

Let's go see Rico.

Who's Rick?

My boyfriend.

Oh, got it.

Your mother...

Are you okay?

How was it?

What happened?

I've never been outside before.

I'm fine.

Okay. Okay, just...

We'll keep walking.

Okay.

Okay. You're doing great.

Great. Thanks.

Okay.

This is grass.

Grass, honey.

Grass.

Actually, it's wheat.

Wheat? We make bread from it.

Bread?

Come on, let's go.

Let's go get something to eat.

Everything!

Everything!

Everything!

They...

...what do they make?

They make paper from it.

Wait.

Oh, grain. Oh, bread.

Who's that?

A scarecrow robot.

It's a scarecrow.

I wasn't paying attention. Sorry.

This is Clara.

Rick's a tech genius. He's into robotics and stuff like that.

He taught himself without even going to school.

He's also really passionate and emotional.

Rick,

It's okay.

They're still pretty cool, right, Clara?

They're so cool. What are they used for?

I don't know. I could see them being used for surveillance and security.

Maybe even for military use.

What do you think, Clara?

I think it's enough that they're birds.

Who was that?

Clara, my new artificial friend.

Didn't you say you didn't want an artificial friend?

You used to say, 'Oh, I'd never get an artificial friend.'

'I'd never.' Well, people change, Ricky.

Oh, come on.

Why is it standing on one leg?

You'll come to my mixer next month, right?

Oh, no, I can't. I'm not an Aug, I'm a loser.

Well, it's my party, so I can invite whoever I want,

and I want you there.

I've never met other Augs like me.

They're all students at Atlas Brookings College.

So, what's the deal with this robot?

What does it do?

It just hangs out. No, but what's its purpose?

What do you use it for?

My job is to keep Josie company through the lonely, stupid years of adolescence.

Spend time with her, stick by her, do whatever she says.

Oh, like a slave.

Great.

Does it have any useful information?

Can you tell me what the weather's like in Hong Kong?

Um, Clara, what's the weather like in Hong Kong?

I don't know. She doesn't know.

Artificial friends are like blank canvases their owners paint on.

At first, we're like toddlers, and then we learn everything

from our people.

That's why we're the perfect companions.

That's ridiculous.

What's the point of that?

Yeah, well, the point is...

Josie, okay?

Goodbye.

Yeah,

I'm in love with Birdie Rick.

But I don't know if he knows.

So, was it brilliant?

No, but you didn't have a coffee cup, so it's actually very different.

A coffee cup.

Love is when someone gives something to someone else, like a coffee cup,

and then they hold hands.

And the sun shines a very special light on them.

I've seen it.

By the way, why did you lose so much energy at Birdie Rick's house today?

I was worried about you.

Which brings me to my next question.

What is that machine, and why is there a weird tube that goes

into your hand?

It's nothing.

I'm just a little sick.

Wait, what?

Yeah, just a little.

Wait.

How sick?

She's just really sick.

Please give her your healing kindness

and help her.

Like you did for the beggar.

I think that's everything.

One more thing.

Please help me get rid of that evil box in the house.

It wants to keep me away from Josie.

She really needs me right now.

That's all. Thanks.

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

I feel better.

Really?

That's great!

Though I had a weird dream last night.

My dreams are so vivid, sometimes I wonder if they're real.

Like that time, a little while after Sal died.

I thought I saw my mom

running through the wheat.

She disappeared from sight for a while,

and then I saw her.

She was pulling a girl in a bright yellow jacket out of the grass.

She looked like Sal.

But Sal was already dead.

I asked my mom, but she said there hadn't been a girl.

She said I must've been dreaming.

She's probably right.

It's weird, right?

I really do feel better.

Could you stay up all night and watch over me?

You're a good friend.

I can help you.

Do you need help?

Yeah, yeah.

Okay.

Oh, careful.

It's okay.

Let me get this off your legs.

There you go.

I'm scared.

I'm scared.

That house.

Oh, that one.

It's a pretty house.

Thanks.

Where do you live?

Here.

Here.

Here.

Oh no.

Oh no.

What's that?

A monster.

A monster.

What do you mean, a monster?

It chews up the grass and makes a ton of smoke.

It takes the sun away.

It's a terrible thing. Terrible?

No one else believes it's a monster.

Do you belong to anyone?

I belong to the farmer, but I've never seen him.

I just do my job. Scare off the crows.

What's your job?

I'm friends with the girl in that house.

A friend? That's a job?

With a person.

Why humans?

Because they're special and irreplaceable.

No.

Humans aren't special at all.

They're easily replaced.

Well, mine isn't.

She saved me from certain doom.

They were gonna melt me down for parts,

but then the sun heard me and sent Josie to save me.

I don't wanna be melted down for parts.

I gotta go.

Do you have any friends?

Well, I could be your friend if you want.

I'm kind of an expert.

Well, I'll be your friend if you want.

Yeah, I do.

Okay.

See you,

friend.

Every student at their full potential.

Here, you'll take your place among the world's top augmented students

from around the globe.

Brookings Atlas, where the augmented learn to fly.

I wish I knew some augmented kids.

It's lonely at the top, dear Clara.

Are you lonely?

Josie, dear?

Not anymore.

I know you've only been here a week, but you need to have a birthday.

Now make a wish and blow it out.

I don't have lungs.

Sorry.

No, no, you don't get it.

Clara, bring my mom back.

She's not.

You're not.

I don't think she's Mexican.

You're Mexican? Wow.

I read that people thought B1s were almost too empathetic.

It's a table robot. It stays on the table.

Now do an impression of Rico.

What?

So, what's the deal with this robot?

What does it do?

I don't talk like that.

Does it tell you the weather in Hong Kong?

I don't talk like that at all.

Yeah, but I'm not like that at all.

It's not real.

That's not me. Guys, guys, guys.

I've got a great idea.

Okay, Clara, do your thing.

What's my thing?

Be Melania. It's a voice-activated car.

Say 'Melania Delamar.'

I don't think we should do this, Josie.

Your mom wouldn't approve.

I didn't come to that store to buy a fake mom.

I've already got one.

You're such a stickler.

We're friends,

and friends should have each other's backs when it comes to spontaneous, forbidden acts of rebellion.

You have my permission.

Be Melania.

Melania Delamar.

Josie?

Okay.

Where are we going?

Mm-hmm.

We're taking Clara to Morgan Falls.

You didn't say that!

But you said, 'Car, go.'

Car, go!

Josie?

50 milligrams every three days.

I'm so tired.

Is it working?

Oh, maybe.

Sorry, I warned you.

They're just... Where's that lady?

What the hell am I supposed to do?

Pray.

Get in the box. No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Can we talk?

No, we're not talking.

But Josie just wanted to leave.

Shut up! I mean, I'm gonna let...

I think they're empty.

Chrissy, I'm not ready to go back to the store.

Put your hand in the box.

Put your hand in that damn box!

This won't fit in the car.

Let go.

Sorry.

Oopsie-daisy.

Oopsie-daisy. Who's Daisy?

I'm Daisy. Go on.

You're Daisy.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Get in the car.

Where's my manager?

What am I supposed to do now?

Maybe... Not you, idiot.

Okay.

Okay?

Car.

New destination.

Pretty.

I can see why Josie wanted to bring me here.

Maybe I'll just leave you here.

It'd be a lot easier.

You'd never find your way home from 20 miles out here.

Oh, Josie.

Wouldn't she worry?

She'll be fine.

No, she won't.

I'm her friend.

You're her fake friend.

She doesn't need you.

Nobody needs you.

Well,

Enjoy your new home.

Goodbye.

Wait, that's it?

You're not the robot we're looking for, honey.

Please, please!

It's not personal.

I just don't see any use for you.

Okay, well, sometimes

I'm sorry.

I can't run.

I'm really sorry for what I said.

I'm really sorry for what I said.

It's dying.

Something went wrong during the upgrade, and now it's damaged.

It doesn't know.

When will it expire?

Nobody knows.

I never thought God would screw me over twice.

Did Sal expire because of the upgrade, too?

No.

No, Sal's

was completely natural.

It was just her time.

But, Josie, that was my fault.

I wanted her to get ahead.

I wanted her to have the best.

I still do.

I want her to keep living a normal life so she never finds out how bad things are.

You know?

You were standing next to her.

What?

In that picture I saw, you were standing there.

Sal was right next to you.

Little chubby Josie was there too.

We probably should've brought her with us, you know.

She's gonna be pissed we left her at home.

Damn it, Mom. I can't believe you went to Morgan Falls without me.

How would she say it?

Like this.

No, you do it now.

How would she say it?

Damn it, Mom. I really wanted to take Clara to Morgan Falls.

How would she stand?

Walk.

Good.

I'm stupid, aren't I, Josie?

No, you're not stupid.

I mean, I give you a hard time sometimes, but I love you. Don't worry.

I'll be okay.

How do you know?

Because I'm upgraded. I'm smart.

We're gonna rule the world, babe.

I don't want to

talk about it anymore.

Don't worry. I'll be okay.

Special help is on the way.

I think I'm feeling better.

What?

Something no one's ever tried.

Wait, what's going on?

Who's talking?

Chrissy! It's me! It's Josie!

Who else could it be?

Cut it out!

Okay, let's go.

Me too?

Yes.

You too. Come on, Gadget.

And look, every now and then, I...

I'd like us to do this again.

The thing where you were gonna leave me?

Maybe, but mostly just talking to me like Josie.

It's like talking to a memory.

Okay, let's keep this between us today, all right?

I'm not sure if my last message got caught in the Cotings contamination or what,

because... well, did you send your good one?

It doesn't seem to be working.

Where have you been, honey?

Why don't you come down?

Some people are here to see Josie.

Come on.

Where do you think you're going?

Actually, I don't care.

I've got better things to do than babysit a robot.

How do I get to that warehouse?

Why?

There's just something I need to do for Josie.

Don't get lost.

Hey, Rick.

Hey.

You took a pretty bad hit.

You almost fried your entire central processor.

What are you doing all the way out here?

I was trying to get to the warehouse,

but I couldn't get all my new settings configured, and I got lost.

McBean's warehouse?

What for?

It's a secret.

But it's for Josie.

Okay.

Oh, thanks!

Really?

Yeah.

For Josie? Yeah.

That was easy.

Yeah, you glitch out for a little while.

Do you wanna just...

Come on, hop on.

Oh, a piggyback ride.

The glorious Sun Dorm.

It's just a warehouse, buddy.

Oh, Rick.

My sun,

Your home is even more beautiful than I ever imagined.

Thanks for sending someone to rescue me.

Josie's amazing, but she needs your help.

They say she's dying,

but she can't die.

The world will never be the same.

So please, restore her health so she can live forever and continue her life

with Rick.

Their love is so powerful.

It's so bright. I've seen it myself.

So, could you please heal her?

Thank you.

Let's get rid of that evil reaper.

The reaper is my enemy.

I love you.

Let's go.

Adam!

Adam!

Sorry, I don't think we can do anything with this.

A crow!

A crow!

I have to scare the crows away!

What's that?

A wheel?

A loading wheel.

Do you see the wheel?

What did I just see?

Should we get it out of here?

I don't want them melting it down for parts.

What's this purple liquid?

Peg-9.

It's like robot blood.

It's what lets you think and feel.

It's what makes you who you are.

What happens without it?

Well, you saw what happens. You lose your memory and basic functions.

It makes you freeze up.

Yeah, really freeze up.

It's also extremely flammable.

Want to say your last words to the scarecrow?

What do you mean?

You know, your last words before you let it go.

The scarecrow?

You're dead.

Yeah, that was beautiful.

Yeah, you robots can be pretty dangerous when you want to be.

Oh,

Those aren't mine.

They're real.

Well, they look alike.

Whenever I see a bird, I think of you and Josie.

You know,

I kind of feel like I'm losing her.

First, she got upgraded,

and now I'm the idiot, or whatever.

And now she's going to some fancy school.

Rick, I don't have time for this right now.

I have to get back to Josie.

Go back.

You wouldn't believe the day I've had.

My friend, the scarecrow.

Where were you?

Oh, I was talking to the sun, and I went to its house.

And we came up with a plan to cure you.

And it's working. So that's where you were.

With Rick?

In the shed?

Yeah.

Remember when we found out the sun lives there?

Do you still think the sun lives in a shed?

It's kind of sad.

It happens.

Want to hear Josie's music?

I can hear it.

Just listen.

See?

I do.

What's the point of perfection?

What is it for?

For her?

It was all for her.

I'm sorry.

How are you?

Go on in.

Thanks for the chat.

It was really lovely.

Okay, everyone, time for the next part of the party.

You guys hang out together, and I'll

hang out with you ladies.

If you all want to follow me for more fun—adults only—come on. Have fun!

Hey,

everyone.

Hi, Rick.

Everyone, this is Rick.

Greetings, Rick.

What model are you? He's not my imaginary friend, just our neighbor.

There's nothing for miles around here.

I don't know how you can live so far from everything.

It's great.

Until you want to order a pizza?

Because it's too far.

Yeah, I guess that could be a pain.

Hang out?

Yeah, come hang out.

Kids, are you excited to go back to school?

School?

Reducing Brookings Atlas to a banal category like school

is so obscene it borders on existential violence. No.

Brookings Atlas is an epistemological fortress.

You could even say entropy runs in reverse there.

Excuse me.

Come on.

Where's your imaginary friend, Rick?

I don't have one.

Rick isn't really into imaginary friends, but he loves robotics and stuff.

Yeah, it's satire.

Rick made some birds.

Birds?

My birds. What's the point of making birds?

Yes.

What's the point of birds, anyway?

Well, I thought they could be useful for a lot of things, like security or surveillance.

Right, Rick?

Hellooo. A B1.

Why didn't you get a B3?

Aww, look. It's standing on one leg.

See? It's all alone.

Have you ever thrown it?

No.

What?

Are you upgraded?

No.

Do your parents hate you?

Maybe it's an orphan.

I wish I were an orphan.

An unupgraded boyfriend and an obsolete robot.

Interesting.

These are the kids you were so excited to see.

Josie, I think your artificial friend is broken.

You could've gotten a B3.

Look!

If you throw a B3, it's designed to land on its feet.

I throw mine all the time.

They're lighter than us.

You should throw yours, too.

I don't think it'll like that.

But you know what it would like?

A good old-fashioned piggyback ride.

What?

Oh, me too.

Rosie, catch!

Look, you take me wherever I go.

I'm riding up front.

Okay, put me down.

Put me down, Brooks.

Put me down!

You stupid clown.

Sorry, buddy.

Oh, you'll regret that.

Are you doing it?

What are you?

I'm doing it. That's right.

Okay.

I think you had fun.

Just wait till we get to Brookings Atlas.

Goodbye.

Why do you hang out with the unupgraded?

He’s basically a Neanderthal, you know.

That’s not very nice.

Josie, this is an upgraded-only party.

Don’t you want to be like us?

Unless you wanna be like this poor thing.

Wanna go for a ride, Josie?

It’s okay.

What’s

going on here?

Oh my God!

Josie?

Josie?

Josie?

I’m really sorry I threw that upgraded boy into the wall.

That was a really bad word.

They were awful.

Is this what being upgraded means?

Am I like that, too?

No.

You’re Josie.

You’re perfect.

Perfect.

Look at me.

Don’t worry.

I’ll go back to the Sun’s house and ask for more help.

Clara, the Sun isn’t some all-knowing, godlike being that grants robots’ wishes.

It’s just a burning ball of fire.

It can’t think

or feel,

and it doesn’t listen.

But you said it gives life to everything, even me.

I was wrong.

What’s going on?

Josie’s getting worse.

I feel like I’m losing her, and I don’t know what to do.

What am I supposed to do?

Hello?

Are you even listening?

Do you ever listen?

You know Josie doesn’t even believe in you.

Maybe she’s right.

Maybe they’re all right.

Maybe you’re not even real.

You’re just a robot.

Krissy wants you to ride with her, so come on.

She’s gonna leave me again.

What?

Okay, listen.

That guy in town, Capaldi—you can't trust him.

You need to keep your eyes open.

I know he's done something to Chrissy.

Done what to her?

I don't know.

But this portrait? I think it's total crap.

I mean, who takes a billion pictures for one stupid portrait?

Maybe he's new at this.

Okay, now be quiet.

Look, when you first showed up, I wasn't sure about you.

Honestly, you kind of scared me.

But I can see we both want what's best for Josie.

I love her.

Yeah, well, I loved her first.

So...

Just do what I say and find out what this guy's up to.

Get to the bottom of his nonsense.

Get to the bottom of his nonsense.

Rosie.

Josie. Hi.

Henry.

How was the drive? It was good.

This is Clara.

Hi.

Finally.

Yes.

Nice to meet you, Clara.

It's so nice to meet you.

Look at this.

Oh, it does that. Is that a problem?

No, no, no, no. It's like a flamingo.

Yes.

Very good.

Very good.

Excuse me.

I'm Henry Capaldi.

Josie, today is your last round of photos and scans, I promise.

As usual, Joan will take you through the sessions.

Sure.

Clara, I was wondering if you could help me out today, too.

I'd like you to...

take a little test. It's really simple.

Just a few questions to assess your personality and aptitude.

It's just for my research.

Sure.

Okay. This way, please.

Oh, Chrissy, I'll show you the portrait once it's ready.

It's almost done.

This way, please.

All right, Clara, have a seat.

Face the screen.

All right.

Well, you don't actually need me for this.

I just want you to look at the images and problems on the screen.

And for yes-or-no questions,

Left for yes, right for no.

Yes, no.

And answer as honestly as you can.

Just be yourself.

Got it?

Yes! You got it!

Now we're getting somewhere!

Good luck!

I heard you were here.

What are you doing here?

You know, I meant to tell you sooner.

I had to go to Sunshine House to ask for special help, and then I found out

that damn Cotting's machine...

That monster was living there,

and it was keeping all my requests from getting through.

You know what I mean?

None of Sunshine's food was getting to you.

Do you believe me, buddy?

I believe you.

What do you think?

Is he any good?

Did he capture me well?

Did you know about this, Josie?

No.

Yes and no.

I knew there was something in this room.

I think I always knew he was getting ready.

Josie?

Here we go.

Josie, you know I...

Josie, no. You weren't supposed to see this.

I'll explain. I'll explain.

You don't have to.

It's all here.

And...

And...

And this, too.

Do you remember now?

How old was I?

Four?

I knew my sister wasn't coming home.

Then one day, I saw her.

And you told me I made it up.

That my memory was playing tricks on me.

That's not her.

But tonight, we're both discovering something.

Can you explain?

I'll be downstairs. Have fun.

Josie, I don't blame you.

Josie, stay away.

Look, either way, this is a good thing.

I'm glad you saw this.

Because I think it's important for you to know why.

I think I get the point of this.

This Josie doll is like the one of Sal.

No, I had this made when Sal died.

But it wasn't Sal.

There was nothing inside it. No feelings, no thoughts.

It wasn't Sal.

Just a grief doll.

That's all it was.

But this time it's different.

Technology's come a long way.

Now we have a chance to make something real.

You don't have to.

I'll keep her alive.

Clara. But if this is what you want,

I promise I'll teach this artificial friend everything Josie taught me.

If that makes you happy.

We're not asking you to teach this artificial friend.

Clara, we're asking you to become Josie.

See, it's just...

Just a shell.

It doesn't have a brain or a central processor.

It's empty.

We want to put you, with everything you've learned from Josie, into this.

You'll be Josie full-time.

So there won't be a me anymore?

For it to work,

Yeah. You have to become Josie completely.

This is a chance for Josie to live on.

And some part of you will remain in there.

Sentimental.

Our generation still has this old-fashioned feeling that there's something...

inside a person that's beyond reach.

Irreplaceable, unique, something that can't be transferred.

If there's nothing special about us, nothing that can't be copied or recreated,

I can barely tell the difference between her and my wife.

And there's no difference, because she's my wife.

Little by little,

it starts to feel natural.

Chrissy?

Josie?

I want you to do this.

She lost her daughter.

I just want her to be happy.

I don't want to be you.

I want you to be yourself.

I want you to live. No, that's not gonna happen.

There's a one-in-50,000 chance you'll survive.

Yeah, but someone's gotta be that one.

Like me.

When you came to the Friends Shop, I had no hope.

Nobody wanted an outdated model that stood on one leg.

But you changed that.

You chose me.

I know you don't believe it, but you're gonna be okay.

Please,

please let Josie get better.

She saved me from a certain fate.

I think it's only fair I do the same for her.

You know,

When we were all there, I thought maybe making me was a mistake

or that I was made by mistake.

I don't think that anymore.

I know I'm here to pass your light on to Josie.

We're kind of alike,

so I guess I'd better get to it.

I wanted you to show me you were listening, but it's okay.

I don't have to see you to know you're there.

Yeah, I don't care

how you wanted to be a concert pianist.

You had kids, and they got in the way of your dreams.

My child's death got in the way.

Loving something and then having it leave you

changes you.

Right, but it's kind of like, I don't know,

you trying to replace me before I'm even dead.

People do crazy things.

I...

I never wanted to replace you.

I just wish you'd chosen me, Mom.

And she wanted to save me.

Oh, this is ridiculous.

Chrissy, help me.

Sorry. Of course.

Put your hands there.

There.

Right there. Hold tight.

Put your hand here.

Put your other hand on top.

That's it. Okay, keep them there.

It's okay.

Press down hard.

Just a second.

Look at me. Look at me.

Look at me.

Hold it there.

Look at me, buddy. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Just keep your hands right there.

Hold it there.

He's okay.

Okay, let's get him ready.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's just...

Something I really wanted to happen.

It was like a dream.

But I don't know if it worked.

I shone on my friend.

And he got to live.

And his mother chose him.

I accomplished my purpose.

Time passed.

But for me, somehow,

it stopped, too.

And I think I found a kind of happiness there.

And in that stillness,

my memory isn't what it used to be.

The past is in pieces,

pieces I'm trying to put back together.

That family,

in the end,

realized it was okay

to be broken.

Clara,

Now, wait.

I'm gonna miss you, buddy.

See you later.

And just like that,

he was gone.

After he left, I tried to hold on to him.

If I concentrate,

I can hear his voice.

For a moment, I can see him.

And we're together again.

The boy with the bird came by now and then, but...

Goodbye, Clara.

Goodbye, Rick.

Eventually,

he left, too.

I always thought they'd be together forever.

But I guess sometimes things don't go the way you think they will.

Before long, it was just Mom and me.

And that made her happy.

Because she had someone to talk to.

Yes, thank you.

I'm really glad you were here, you know?

I wanted to be here, too.

What do you want to do?

What do you want to do with your time?

It must've been a little while after that that I came to live with you guys

And it's all thanks to the sun.

It heard my prayers

and gave my friend its blessing so she could live. That's nonsense.

It's not nonsense. It's true.

It's complete nonsense.

Rex, Rex, stop. It's not your turn anymore.

It's Clara's turn.

That girl was as good as dead.

You really think praying to the sun saved her life?

That's ridiculous.

I think Rex... he's lost a lot of PEG-9.

He's basically a psychopath now.

I mean, his memory's less reliable than a toaster's.

Rex, enough.

Nobody can prove anything.

And if you think that's what happened, Clara, that's good enough for me.

Sounds like you know what love is.

I think so.

Happiness and pain, all at once.

But also...

Come back to us.

Here.

Nothing special.

What's that?

A man once said there's nothing special inside people.

Nothing that can't be replaced,

but he was wrong.

What made Josie special was

the people around her who loved her,

including me and the sun.

Oh, right.

The Red Sun, huh?

Honey, you can't blow it up.

You don't have lungs, remember?

Okay.

Okay.

Where are you going, Fred?

I'm going for a swim.

Over the hill. The ocean's that way.

Oh, I'm lost.

Yeah, I think we're all lost.

Well, thanks for telling me, Clara.

Hey, how about a story?

Oh, yeah. Can you tell the one about the little girl who lives in the sea,

and has to stay quiet so a boy she's never even seen will fall in love with her?

I like that one because it seems happy on the surface, but it's sad, too.

Oh, yeah, that one. Okay.

Everybody get comfortable.

Let's see if I remember it.

Once upon a time, there was a little mermaid who lived under the sea.

And all the sea creatures

loved her, but nobody loved her more than her dad.

You know, this little fish girl.

You see, she had everything.

Well, everything except legs.

Oh, she didn't need...

...me.