I NEED TO GET INTO THE LAB.
I CAN'’’T FALL BEHIND.
THE LAB CAN WAIT.
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.
YOUR POD WILL STILL BE THERE WHEN WE'’’RE DONE.
LOOK, IF I'’’M NOT IN THERE CODING, ANOTHER GIRL IS GONNA TAKE MY SPOT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT'’’S GONNA DO TO MY PROFILE?
I THINK WHAT I'’’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT YOU, FRANKIE.
YOU NEED TO GET OFFLINE FOR BIT AND GIVE YOUR BRAIN A REST.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'’’RE THINKING, BUT THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT GOOD.
SEROTONIN LOW.
DOPAMINE LEVELS...
Girl: HEY, FREAKIE.
ANOTHER MIGRAINE?
I'’’M SORRY.
FRANKIE.
[GIRLS LAUGH] Second girl: NICE SAVE, SHER.
I KNOW.
YOU GUYS ARE SO MEAN.
Woman: IF YOU DON'’’T WANT TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, I CAN'’’T KEEP GIVING YOU ACCESS TO THE LAB.
WE NEED TO DISCUSS WHY YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME IN THE POD.
YOU'’’RE SHOWING ELEVATED LEVELS OF-- CAN I GO NOW?
[SIGHS] I WILL SEE YOU POST-LAB FOR ANOTHER SCAN.
CAN'’’T WAIT.
[BEEP] [CLICK] Computerized voice: WELCOME, FRANKIE.
REMINDER TO REPORT FOR BRAIN-ACTIVITY SCANNING AFTER YOU DISENGAGE.
I KNOW.
SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHEN COMPLETE.
THANK YOU FOR USING OUR TECHNOLOGIES.
MY GOSH!
WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE'’’S WORKING ON?
WHO?
FRANKIE.
SHE'’’S ALWAYS HIDING HER WORK.
I CAN'’’T EVEN BREAK THROUGH.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
WELL, AS LONG AS I'’’M THE HIGH SCORE, I REALLY DON'’’T CARE.
YOU ARE ALWAYS HIGH SCORE.
YOU WILL GET HIGH SCORE.
I KNOW.
SEE YOU IN THE ALLEY?
NOT A CHANCE.
COME ON.
YOU NEVER MIX WITH THE BOYS.
AREN'’’T YOU EVEN CURIOUS?
I'’’M PROUD OF BEING A VIRGIN.
YOU DON'’’T REALLY HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE.
THERE'’’S GONNA BE PLENTY OF TIME FOR BOYS AFTER I GRADUATE.
I DON'’’T REALLY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER WE GRADUATE.
IT'’’S NOT NORMAL.
WHY DON'’’T YOU ASK FREAKIE TO GO WITH YOU?
RIGHT.
SHE WON'’’T TALK TO ANYONE.
SHE'’’S SUCH A LOSER.
LET'’’S GO.
[CLICK] [CLICK] HEY, GUYS.
HI.
HEY.
WE NEED TO SCHEDULE A MEETING IN ORDER TO COORDINATE THE ACADEMY FOR GIRLS AND THE ACADEMY FOR BOYS.
HEY.
NO KIDS ALLOWED.
UH...UH...
YOU HAD TO SCARE HIM?
NO, BUT IT WAS FUN.
SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE COULD GO SEE A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?
MARCOS?
MARCOS.
HA HA HA!
THERE YOU ARE.
DID YOU MISS ME?
I ALWAYS MISS YOU.
SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TODAY?
I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD MEET UP.
WE ARE.
NO.
I MEAN, LIKE OUTSIDE.
YOU KNOW THAT'’’S AGAINST THE RULES.
THAT'’’S WHAT MAKES IT EXCITING.
I CAN'’’T.
I COULD GET KICKED OUT OF THE ACADEMY.
SO?
SO... YOU KNOW IF I COULD, YOU'’’D BE THE ONLY ONE THAT I WOULD RISK IT FOR, RIGHT?
BUT DOESN'’’T IT FEEL UNNATURAL?
WHAT?
US?
NO, NOT US.
JUST, LIKE, NOT MIXING.
DON'’’T YOU THINK THE FOUNDERS WENT OVERBOARD?
[SIGHS] IT'’’S WORKING, RIGHT?
I MEAN, AREN'’’T YOU PART OF THE NEW GENERATION OF GIRLS RAISED WITHOUT THE OPPRESSIVE MALE INFLUENCE DURING THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS?
YES, AND YOU ARE THE NEW GENERATION OF BOYS WITHOUT THE SEXIST PREJUDICE OF OUR PAST.
HA HA!
UH, MEN.
MEN.
YEAH.
NO.
UH-UH.
I AM.
I THINK ABOUT YOU A LOT.
I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.
I THINK ABOUT YOU, TOO.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST HOOKING UP FOR ME.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
I KNOW.
I JUST... REALLY NEED TO SEE YOU ON THE OUTSIDE, JUST ONCE.
NOBODY HAS TO KNOW.
YOU OK?
MARCOS?
I'’’M FINE, I'’’M FINE.
UH...
I'’’M FINE.
IT'’’S-- IT'’’S NOTHING.
COME ON.
GO ON.
I'’’M SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND.
HE'’’S SO CUTE.
HEY.
DID ANYONE SEE YOU?
NO.
YOU?
NOT A SOUL.
THEN LET'’’S GET STARTED, PROFESSOR.
I LOVE OUR MEETINGS.
Marcos: WHERE ARE WE GOING?
SOMEWHERE MORE PRIVATE.
I WANT THIS FOR REAL.
PLEASE.
WHAT?
I WANT THIS IN REAL LIFE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
JUST MEET ME OUTSIDE.
PLEASE.
WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHAT'’’S HAPPENING?
I DON'’’T KNOW.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
DON'’’T BE-- Computerized voice: DETECTING STRESS PATTERNS.
NOT NOW, NOT NOW!
AUTOMATIC PRESSURE ENGAGED.
DON'’’T BE NERVOUS.
IT'’’S OK. LET ME HELP YOU.
YOU CAN'’’T HELP ME.
OH!
AH!
STOP!
HEY.
DON'’’T BE NERVOUS.
YOU FIXED IT.
YOU DID IT.
DON'’’T SWEAT IT.
LOOK, YOU GOT TO STOP FOLLOWING ME.
HOW DID YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE YOU'’’RE LEAVING A TRAIL.
IT'’’S SLOPPY.
WE'’’RE EXPOSED.
IT'’’S JUST...
IT'’’S JUST WEIRD BECAUSE I CAN'’’T FIND A RECORD OF YOU ANYWHERE.
I LOOKED.
PLEASE.
PLEASE, JUST STOP.
HEY.
UM... DO YOU WANT TO MEET ME HERE TONIGHT?
ALLEY?
LATE?
YEAH.
HERE.
MEET ME HERE TONIGHT.
OK.
UM...I GOT TO GET GOING.
I CAN'’’T--I CAN'’’T KEEP DODGING.
OK. Gaiam: I LOVE YOU.
Sheridan: YEAH, ME, TOO.
LIBBY.
HMM.
ARE YOU GOING TO STUDY GROUP LATER?
UH, NO.
I HAVE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, SO NO.
HOW DO YOU STAY A VIRGIN?
IT'’’S NOT LIKE IT'’’S HARD.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE... [SIGHS] COMMITTED.
YEAH.
OK, BUT...OK. WHAT IF YOU HAD A BOYFRIEND?
LIKE, WOULDN'’’T YOU WANT TO SEE HIM, LIKE, IN REAL LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE ALLEY?
WHY WOULD I EVER WANT THAT?
COME ON.
LET'’’S GO.
[VOMITS] SERIOUSLY?
GET IT TOGETHER.
HONESTLY, I CAN'’’T EVEN ANYMORE.
IT'’’S EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SHE'’’S SUCH A FREAK!
THAT'’’S REALLY EMBARRASSING.
WHAT A WASTE.
THAT'’’S IT.
24 HOURS'’’ MANDATORY REST.
WHAT?
I HAVE TO GO BACK TONIGHT.
FRANKIE, I THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
YOU DON'’’T UNDERSTAND.
THEN MAKE ME UNDERSTAND.
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT LIFE IN THE MACHINE?
WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THERE THAT YOU CAN'’’T DO OUT HERE?
[GIRLS TALKING INDISTINCTLY] LIBBY.
COME.
WHY IS SHE STARING AT YOU?
WHAT'’’S WRONG WITH HER?
Boy: WHOA.
I'’’D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR DEPRESSION.
I'’’M NOT DEPRESSED.
FUNNY.
THAT'’’S EXACTLY WHAT YOUR SCANS INDICATE.
THEY DO?
AND THE POD IS NOT THE SOURCE.
WAIT.
WHY WOULD THE POD BE THE SOURCE?
SO WHAT IS IT?
[BEEP] HOW CAN I HELP YOU, LIBBY?
SORRY.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK FRANKIE, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE CAFE LATER?
FOR STUDY GROUP?
NO.
UM... WHAT, THEN?
JUST COFFEE.
COFFEE.
COFFEE.
I LIKE COFFEE.
GREAT.
I'’’LL SEE YOU THEN.
OUTSIDE.
RIGHT?
OUTSIDE.
YEAH.
I'’’LL BE THERE.
OK. OK. IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NO.
NOTHING.