I Origins Page #3

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When the Big Bang happened...

...all the atoms

in the universe

were all smashed together...

...into one little dot

that exploded outward.

So my atoms and your atoms were

certainly together then...

...and, who knows,

probably smashed together several times...

...in the last

13.7 billion years.

So my atoms have

known your atoms...

...and they've always

known your atoms.

My atoms have always

loved your atoms.

Let's go!

Karen.

Hi.

Hey.

Hi.

This is Sofi.

This is Karen.

Karen, this is Sofi.

Hi.

She's my wife.

Welcome, um...

What do you wanna see?

I wanna see everything.

Uh, so, I have this gel.

And it aligns?

The alignment crossed PAX6 proteins,

98 percent identity.

Are these the worms?

They can't see anything.

Not for long.

You know, um, I should...

I'm gonna go take a shower.

You've seen it.

Shower?

I should shower,

brush my teeth...

Wait, you're gonna go right now?

Um, yeah.

I'm sure you want to show your

wife around the lab and...

Okay. Are you sure?

Okay, well, uh, this is amazing.

The beginning of

something amazing.

It was nice to meet you.

Amazing stuff, Karen.

- Bye.

- Bye.

What's wrong?

I know something's wrong, so...

You leave me everyday

to torture little worms?

We're not torturing worms, Sofi.

If you're interested,

we're modifying organisms.

In this case,

they happen to be worms that are blind...

...and we're modifying

them to have vision.

You can make blind worms see?

Kind of.

I mean, we can now, maybe.

You think that's a good idea?

Do you think it's a bad idea?

I think it's dangerous

to play God.

Sofi, I believe in proof.

There is no proof that there

is some magical spirit...

...uh, that's invisible,

living above us, right on top of us.

How many senses do worms have?

They have two.

Smell and touch.

Why?

So...

...they live without

any ability to see

or even know about light, right?

The notion of light

to them is unimaginable.

Yeah.

But we humans...

...we know

that light exists.

All around them...

...right on top of them...

...they can't sense it.

But with a little mutation,

they do. Right?

Correct.

So...

...Doctor Eye...

...perhaps some humans,

rare humans...

...have mutated to

have another sense.

A spirit sense.

And can perceive a world that

is right on top of us...

...everywhere.

Just like the light

on these worms.

So, you're a mutant.

Mmm-hmm.

And I'm not the only one.

Ow! Oh...

Jesus!

Are you okay?

I got formaldehyde in my eye.

Here, let me see.

Get the splash kit.

What is it?

F***!

What is it? Tell me!

It's yellow,

it's right over there!

It's yellow! Call Karen!

F***ing call Karen, now!

Where's the number?

The number's by the door.

By the door.

Got it.

We should do this every Friday.

How many fingers

am I holding up?

Twelve.

He's not blind, so that's good.

I think you're gonna be fine.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Yeah.

You're gonna feel fine

in 12 hours or something.

I'll call tomorrow

to check in on him.

Thank you.

Yeah, of course.

This is funny.

Yeah. It's, um...

...strange.

Find me.

Whoa.

Whoa, what?

We are in the middle

of two floors.

We stopped.

Hmm?

Mmm.

We should call the super.

The super what? The super.

The superintendant.

The guy that fixes the building.

Can you call him?

I don't know this guy.

I don't have his number.

Of course you don't.

Here.

It's under "Super."

What?

Your phone is dead.

It's dead?

Yeah.

Oh, come on, relax.

You're so irresponsible.

Okay.

Want me to call Karen?

Don't be a child.

You live in this fairy,

magical, fantasy land.

It's a f***ing lie

and you know it's a lie.

That's a lie that

you wanna believe,

like a child.

Like a child.

Okay.

Okay. Come on.

What's gonna happen?

I'll boost you up.

No. You go first

and you pull me up.

Sofi, come on, go.

I'm not going first. You go first.

Look at you, you're so scared.

Come on.

Be careful.

Look how easy that was.

Come on.

Come on, let's go.

Sofia, come on!

Give me your hand.

Give me your hand.

Oh.

Okay, come on.

There you go, you're fine.

Here we go.

Oh.

Sofi?

Sofi?

Sofi?

Sofi?

Ah!

Sofi!

Hello?

Can I come over?

No.

Maybe.

What if I bring

you something that

I know will take

your breath away?

It has an eye.

I mean, just light-sensitive cells,

but we did it.

Mutations are holding.

You did it.

That's the first step

in a really long process.

It's gonna end as a worm in a box if

you don't get your ass back in the lab.

Why don't you eat something?

F***.

He claims to have put to rest the notion...

...that the eye was made

by an intelligent designer.

Dr. Gray,

you made some mutants in a laboratory...

...and now you expect

all religious people

to just throw away

their beliefs?

Well, I expect them to fight

me every step of the way.

But I do implore them to look

at the evidence and data

we've collected here.

These specimens are

practical examples

of every stage

of eye development.

Dr. Ian Gray, uh,

thanks for being here.

Thanks for having me.

The book is The Complete Eye.

All right.

How'd I do?

Why do you do that

thing with your face?

What? What thing?

The thing.

Where you're like...

You did nothing with your face.

It was good, it was good.

Man, you should have joined

the private sector, Professor.

It's crazy. Iris Biometrics is

exploding all over the world.

I'll take love

over money any day.

Wow, that's mature of you.

You think I could really get a job there?

Thank you.

You all right?

Any more drinks?

Uh, yeah, it's just a smell,

I can't place it.

Maybe it's your perfume?

Any more drinks?

Uh, no, actually,

we'd like to know what your perfume is.

You don't have to answer that.

It's Trsor.

Trsor?

- It's lovely.

- Thank you.

I'm okay with drink.

It's Trsor.

It's French.

Are you hitting on the waitress

in front of your pregnant wife?

I don't know if you know

this about me, Kenny,

but the gene for jealousy?

- Recessive.

- That's good.

I'm going to the dance floor

with my pregnant, lovely wife.

I'm gonna

get her number for you.

Please, thank you.

I'm so looking forward to

brainwashing this child with you.

You want to know

what I was thinking?

What?

What if we turn

the garage into a lab?

And the baby could be

our first test subject.

That's a great idea.

Is there something

ethically wrong with that?

No.

You know what I wanna do?

I think we should leave.

I'm, uh, picking up a prescription

for my wife, Karen Gray.

How about if I sing to you?

Beautiful dreamer

Wake onto me

Sounds of the rude world

Heard in the day

Lulled by the moonlight

Have all passed away

Beautiful dreamer

Wake onto me

Starlight and dew drops

are waiting for thee

Say hello to the camera.

Sofi, come on.

Be nice.

Be nice. Come on,

act like a lady.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

I want you.

I want you more.

Don't stop.

I wanna know

what's turning you on.

I never do this.

I sometimes think about the

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