Arrival Page #2

faster-than-light travel?

I've prepared a list of

questions to go over,

starting with a series of

"handshake"

binary sequences...

How about

we just talk to them

before we start throwing

math problems at them?

This is why

you're both here.

I'll bring

the coffee.

Coffee with some aliens.

I want you to take

these two to Dr. kettler.

Yes, sir.

Follow the captain

to medical.

It should take

just a few minutes,

and then

we'll get started.

We'll take care of your bag.

I'll take your cell phones.

Cell phones!

Follow me.

Put these on. You're gonna

wear them at all times.

Sir, they're here.

Louise banks?

Ian Donnelly?

When was the last time

either of you have eaten?

Last night.

Same.

Last time you did

something stressful?

Does now count?

Just saying...

Uh, who was being carted off

in the medevac?

Not everyone is able to

process experiences like this.

I'm gonna get

some blood from you

and give you

an immunization dose

that covers a battery

of bacterial threats.

Could you sign these, please?

And roll up your sleeves.

Either of you

claustrophobic?

No.

No.

Currently taking any medications?

Allergies?

Pregnant?

No.

The booster is

a kick to your system,

so you may experience

some side effects,

nausea, dizziness,

headaches,

a ringing in your ears,

like you have tinnitus.

They wouldn't go,

either way.

You see

what's happening to him?

How does this even work?

The readings do not change,

but I don't know,

it's like we're insects

on a piece of paper,

and they're easing us

out of the house.

At exactly 112 minutes

and 19 seconds,

gravity starts to shift

and slides us out of the room.

Have you found a scientific

explanation for it?

Like,

is it for them?

Uh, no.

We think it's for us.

Air doesn't seem to circulate

inside the chamber,

so after about two hours,

we run out of oxygen.

It doesn't take 18 hours to

pump fresh air into a room.

Atmosphere...

Excuse me?

If their atmosphere is

different from earth,

it would certainly take hours

to rebalance their O2 content

and pressure for us

every time

they open their door.

So, they could suffocate us

if they wanted.

This is agent halpern

with the CIA.

Let me get you two

to your stations.

Yes, sir.

Remember, we need answers

as soon as possible.

What do they want?

Where are they from?

Why are they here?

This is the priority.

Everyone, this is

Dr. Ian Donnelly.

He'll be running

this team here.

Have they responded

to anything?

Shapes, patterns,

numbers, fibonacci?

We can't tell

what they're saying

when they respond

to "hello," so...

Don't get ahead of yourself.

What have you figured out?

We're just getting started.

Good morning!

This is Dr. Louise banks.

She'll be heading your team.

It's a pleasure

meeting you.

Dr. banks is taking over the

mission from Dr. Walker.

That's a 15-minute warning.

You scuba-dive before?

What kind of radiation

exposure are we walking into?

Nominal. These are

just for safety.

So, is there any physical

contact with the, um...

Am I the only one having

trouble saying "aliens"?

There's a wall.

Like, a glass wall.

You can't

get to them.

So, what do

they look like?

You'll see soon enough.

Hurry up.

The suits are clumsy at first,

but you get used to them.

I'll open a second vehicle.

We'll be there

in a few minutes.

Make sure you hold on

to something.

Copy, condor. We will observe,

but not initiate. Over.

Watch your step.

We'll keep

Alpha channel open. Over.

Alpha, be advised.

Humidity increased since yesterday.

Every 18 hours,

the door opens up

at the bottom.

That's where we go in.

Zero movement.

Alpha detail, clear to proceed. Over.

Copy, condor.

Beginning our ascent now.

Over.

Ten feet.

Five feet.

Two, one...

Alpha clear to enter

antechamber.

Moving into position.

Thirty feet from target.

Suit telemetry now full strength,

despite unknown interference.

Three, two, one.

Oxygen level:
20.3%.

No known contaminates. Over.

Radio signals are decreasing.

90%, 85%...

Yeah, that just happened.

All right,

let's move!

Time is wasting.

You ready? You ready?

Let's do it!

Condor, I'm proceeding first

with captain marks, over.

Gravity nominal

in the antechamber. Over!

It's all good, sir.

You can proceed.

Stand by!

Okay, bring it up.

Vitals are low.

Radio signal strength

stable at 75%. Over.

You okay?

Yeah.

Dr. banks?

You can do this. Come on.

I don't know. I... I think...

Grab her.

Donnelly,

are you all right?

Dr. Donnelly, you good?

Dr. Donnelly,

are you all right?

Please respond. Over.

Yeah.

Holy f***!

We're gonna

go down there,

and you're gonna

start your job.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

Everybody, move out!

Alpha detail is in position.

Team is in position.

We're on the move.

Condor, Alpha's now

in the nave.

Setting up equipment

and telemetry. Over.

So, what happens now?

They arrive.

Dr. banks?

Dr. banks?

You can start.

...in airlock.

Do not stop until you have

passed the airlock door.

Do not attempt to

remove Hazmat suits

without assistance

from authorized personnel.

Repeat:
Hazmat suits

without assistance

from authorized personnel.

Wait. Just a minute.

Just a minute.

Clear.

- All right.

- Step on out, please.

Now hold that.

Am I fired?

You're better

than the last guy.

That doesn't

make me feel any better.

You both have till 02:00 hours

to figure something out.

Okay. What happens then?

You go back in.

Violence continues to spread

across the us today in

the wake of the 12 landings.

The president has declared

a mandatory

dusk-to-dawn curfew

after the crackdown

by the national guard failed

to prevent a third night of

looting across the country.

In north Dakota,

144 members of

the Saint Lawrence

pentecostal cult

are feared dead after they set

their compound ablaze.

Their website claims

the arrival of the aliens

set in motion

a prophesy that...

Uh, we're up in 15.

You got any new intel?

Yeah, we've been playing back

some of their sounds.

Where does that get you?

Well, they play audio

back at us,

from an unseen source.

Audio of what?

Uh, it's bits of conversation

from the room.

Random clips of dialogue.

Really, we have nothing.

T- minus 14 minutes

to shell access.

T- minus 14 minutes

to shell access.

T- minus 9 minutes

to shell access.

T- minus 9 minutes

to shell access.

What's that for?

A visual aid.

Look,

I'm never gonna be able to speak their words,

if they are talking,

but they might have some

sort of written language

or basis for

visual communication.

Okay.

Let's get started.

Human.

"Human."

I'm human. What are you?

Human.

Oh my god!

Are you getting this?

Yes, sir!

It's uploading back to base camp.

Louise,

that's incredible.

Human.

Human.

Human.

Okay, slow down now.

Slow down.

I don't wanna take away

from your success in there,

but Dr. banks,

is this really the right approach?

Trying to teach them

how to speak and read?

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