Another Earth Page #2

- Yes.

Scientists have said there is

overwhelming evidence...

that the two Earths...

All right, that's enough.

It's time for you to go.

So... Wait.

Is that it for the free trial?

Yeah, it's a one-day trial.

Um, all right.

So I'll see you next week.

I'll let them know.

They might send someone else.

- Okay.

- Same time, same...

Yeah, this is a good time.

This is a good day too.

So, Jeff, I think we've got

a pretty important toast in order.

- What do you think, huh?

- Hey, hey, hey! Hold on, hold on!

I just got the cider.

Come on, guys,

it's not that big of a deal.

- Oh!

- It is a big deal.

You've shown perseverance

in the face of adversity.

You deserve to be saluted for that, Son.

Come on, Rho-tard.

Aren't you gonna ask what happened?

What happened?

- I got into UConn.

- And we are so proud of you!

Hear, hear!

Chin-chin!

Cheers.

Mr. Burroughs?

I came to tell you that I saw you

at the site of the accident.

And I'm sorry for what happened

to you and your family.

It was my fault.

Mr. Burroughs.

- Oh. Good.

- Mr. Burroughs.

- I...

- Come on in.

You can start where you finished.

I was wondering if I could

talk with you about something.

Not now. A little bit later.

I'm finished.

Check's on the kitchen table.

We're not real.

W-We're not real.

We're a projection of the

imagination of Earth Two.

Hmm.

This is Dr. Joan Tallis of SETI,

the United States,

planet Earth.

Do you read me?

This is Dr. Joan Tallis of SETI,

the United States,

planet Earth.

Do you read me?

Is anyone out there?

Let's try another channel.

I repeat...

this is Dr. Joan Tallis of SETI,

the United States,

planet Earth.

We... you.

We read you.

...clear...

Copy.

Verified?

This is Dr. Joan Tallis of SETI.

Is someone there?

Do you read me?

This is Dr. Joan T-Tallis.

We're getting feedback.

Hello?

Hello?

My name is Joan Tallis.

- Whoa! No way!

- I am the director of SETI.

- Dude!

- In Mountain View, California.

When were you born?

May 7, 1954.

When were you born?

May 7, 1954.

Mount Pleasant, New York.

Robinson Hope Hospital.

I took a trip to Cape Canaveral

when I was a kid.

Did you?

Yes. I was 11.

What did you buy

at the gift store?

Space food.

I thought I would be

going to space.

I bought these...

astro strawberries.

- What?

- Oh, come on.

- No way, dude! No way!

- What does that... What does that mean?

It's... It's... Listen.

What does that mean?

I don't understand what that means.

Kimberly, it's just

an elaborate hoax.

- There's gotta be an explanation.

- We're all gonna die.

- Wait, wait!

- We are all gonna die.

It would be very hard to think

"I am over there"...

and "Can I go meet me?"...

and "Is that me better

than this me?"

"Can I learn from the other me?"

"Has the other me made

the same mistakes I've made?"

Or, "Can I sit down and have

a conversation with me?"

Wouldn't that be

an interesting thing?

The truth is, we do that

all day long every day.

People don't admit it and they don't

think about it too much, but they do.

Every day, they're talking

in their own head.

"What's he doing?"

"Why'd he do that?"

"What did she think?"

"Did I say the right thing?"

In this case,

there's another you out there.

Wanna take a look?

My God.

Yeah.

Wow.

You're up there and I'm up there.

It's just too much.

I wonder if I'm cleaning your house.

Ha!

Maybe.

- Total's 29.

- Thank you.

Can you hand me a paper towel?

Thanks.

If you wanna join me...

Round one.

You can come in.

Knockout.

You wanna play?

I don't know how.

It's easy.

It's easy.

You're a fighter, I'm sure.

The controller's up on the...

Hold the big one

in your right hand.

- You okay playing boxing?

- Yeah, yeah.

Okay.

To block shots,

you put your hands up.

Face.

And you... You know,

you lean and stuff.

And then for swinging, you just swing.

That's it.

All right?

- Round one.

- Fight.

You gotta fight back.

Don't forget your uppercut.

- One! Two!

- My guy's, uh, on the ground.

That's it.

- Knockout!

- God.

How do I hook my...

You gotta swing.

You gotta swing. It's okay.

Easy.

Yeah. Try and break

through this.

Okay. That one...

I gave you.

Knockout!

- Player one wins!

- Okay.

Well...

That it, or you got

another one in you?

I thought so.

I didn't see your car.

I take Metro-North.

I'll give you a lift.

No, that's all right.

No, it's too cold to wait for the train.

I don't mind the cold.

Really, it's okay.

Okay.

It's typical for planets...

like Mercury, Venus,

Mars and Jupiter...

to have a period

during their orbit...

in which they are

obscured by the sun...

and no long observable from Earth.

It's called superior conjunction.

If they remain behind the sun...

So, are you from New Haven?

Yeah.

- Still have family there?

- Mm-hmm.

You like working

at Maid in Haven?

It's all right.

Yeah. Have you

been doing it long?

Couple months.

- You see that Joan Tallis broadcast?

- Yeah.

- It's crazy.

- I can't stop thinking about it.

Another me up there somewhere.

If you met yourself,

what would you say?

"Hey, you up

for a video game?"

Probably beat me.

What would you say?

"Better luck next time."

- Really?

- No, no.

No, I mean...

I'm sure I'd be speechless.

Up at the corner here is good.

Right here, and then you can just...

No, I'll take you to your house.

Is this it?

Yeah, okay. Right. Turn.

- Yeah, just to the side behind tha van.

- Okay.

- All right. So I'll see you next week.

- Yeah.

- Thanks for the lift.

- Sure.

Oh, um, you know...

I'm sorry. My memory's not

what it used to be. I forgot your name.

I don't think I ever told you.

Really?

That's not very polite of me.

So, it's...

Rhoda.

Rhoda. All right.

Good night, Rhoda.

I'll see you next week.

Good night.

Listen to me.

Keep your mind clear.

And that's it.

You will have peace of mind.

My dear, don't worry.

Learn to adjust yourself.

The distance is not inordinately great.

But one of the challenges you have...

on interplanetary travel...

Is prolonged weightless conditions.

You're in zero "G."

There is a possibility of

cosmic rays coming from stars,

and that could be

dangerous to them.

But once there,

you have no idea

what you're about to encounter.

What really are the beings

on this other planet like?

What happened?

I tried to do too much.

Thanks.

You know that story

of the Russian cosmonaut?

Mm-mmm.

Thanks.

- So, the cosmonaut.

- Mm-hmm.

He's the first man ever

to go into space.

Right? The Russians

beat the Americans.

Mm-hmm.

So he goes up

in this big spaceship,

but the only habitable

part of it's very small.

So the cosmonaut's in there,

and he's got this portal window,

and he's looking out of it, and he

sees the curvature of the Earth...

for the first time.

I mean, the first man to ever

look at the planet he's from.

And he's lost

in that moment.

And all of a sudden

this strange ticking...

Begins coming out

of the dashboard.

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