EPISODE 1
00:00-00:35
EXT. CITY SKYLINE — DAY
[SUPER] This film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund
A rocket ascends from an industrial launchpad into the hazy sky above the city.
CELIA (V.O.)
You're a jerk, Tom!
EXT. CANAL BRIDGE — DAY
TOM, wearing a jacket over a printed tee, leans against the railing next to CELIA, who wears a vest and sports a robotic right arm.
TOM
Look, Celia, we have to follow our passions. You have your robotics and I just want to be awesome in space.
CELIA
Why don't you just admit that you're freaked out by my robot hand?
TOM
I-I'm not freaked out by it's--
TOM
Alright, fine! I'm freaked out. I'm having nightmares that I'm being chased by these giant robotic claws--
INT. LABORATORY — NIGHT
[SUPER] 40 YEARS LATER
CELIA (V.O.)
Whatever, Tom.
CELIA (V.O.)
We're done.
[HOLOGRAPHIC PLAYBACK INTERFACE] MEMORY PLAYBACK - GLOBAL
In a vast tech laboratory, holographic wireframes replay the past argument as a technician works on a control console.
An older Tom adjusts knobs and switches across the complex circuit console alongside an assistant.
TOM
Robot's memory synced and locked.
[HOLOGRAPHIC SYSTEM STATUS] SIMULATION READY
END OF EPISODE 1