In the Cloud Page #3

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We think.

[Jude]

Blue doors take us deeper.

They skip to the next memory.

Otherwise, red doors are

still our trusty exits.

We'll be tracking audio

and vitals during the dive,

but that's it.

The rest is an unknown.

This is uncharted territory,

Fluxxxers.

Question.

Isn't this dangerous?

[Hale] Yeah.

It's really f***ing dangerous.

- [Theo] Okay, you set?

- [Z] Okay.

[electronic voice]

Connecting.

(exhaling deeply)

(gasping)

(voices whispering)

[Mary]

You know Noddy?

(laughing)

You know that little character?

[over headphones]

Never mind.

Holy sh*t. It's working.

[Doc]

You see,

we have this...

we have this idea that

knowledge is freedom!

And that science will illuminate

the complexity of the world.

But what happens

if that's not true?

We will explore

the geographical frontiers.

People like, you know,

Columbus, Marco Polo,

[over headphones] none of that would've

been possible without technology.

For example.

When Christopher Columbus set

out to discover the new world,

he didn't... he had no idea

where he was going.

But more importantly,

when he got there,

he didn't know where he was.

And when he came back,

he didn't know where he'd been.

He's an example

of what we imagine

is the frontier of knowing.

We think it's connection,

but it's not.

It's pretend.

[Doc] Because we are

still human.

We are opening Pandora's box.

We're like monsters.

No, no, we're like the man

who created the monster.

We don't know

what we're going to create.

We could create

our own destruction.

[Mary] Listen, what you've

designed, it's holistic.

It's science,

but it's holistic.

[Doc Voiceover]

Desire to be God!

- (loud screeching)

- (grunts)

(grunting)

Guys, get out the way!

Hale?

Hale, can you hear me?

Hale!

(indistinct whispering)

- Tell me.

- Hey, calm down.

No, I'm not calming down.

I'm coming every morning.

If I don't sleep

I save two hours.

We're working together.

And you have to tell me

exactly what's going on.

I didn't know, I mean how...

- How was I supposed...

- What? Of course you knew.

You knew.

Look at me in the eyes.

Listen, I'm on your side

in this.

You can find anyone you want,

but I'm not pushing the button.

You're not listening to me.

- Why are you lying?

- I had no idea...

Why are you lying?

- Why...

- Why are you lying?

Was it such

a bad assumption to make

that he would tell you?

- No.

- [Z] Sorry?

A terrorist?

That's the project?

No, hey, listen to me.

You don't understand something.

I want to be a part of it.

Look at me.

I'm not mad.

I mean, if there's a way

to stop this monster,

I'm in, okay.

Do you understand?

Hmm.

What happened up there?

Your heart rate spiked.

It must have been some sort

of shock to the system.

Overload or something.

Okay, uh, I think we need

to add a second Cirrus.

If we can't force eject,

we need to wing-man each other.

- That's a great idea.

- [Hale] Yeah.

How was it?

[exhales forcefully]

Yeah?

It was...

like future jazz.

(all laughing)

[Theo] I'll see you guys

in the morning.

Look after him.

We don't yet know

the full effects of the dive.

(breathing heavily)

(crackling)

(engine starts)

(engine revving)

[newscaster] At least

17 have been killed

and many more injured

after another explosive device

went off in the UK

this morning.

(tires squealing)

[newscaster] Authorities

are refusing to comment

on whether this is

a copycat attack

or if there's any evidence

that it could be related

to the two attacks

that have shocked London

over the past week.

(indistinct shouting)

[officer]

Just back away now.

(sirens wailing)

(door opens)

[Max]

All right, petal?

I can gag him.

Oh, no.

(chuckles)

(door closes)

I'm Max.

So I've heard.

So you know me.

Fan of my work?

I'd be quite upset

if you didn't.

I put in a lot of work

to get here.

What's your name?

I think.

I think I'll call you

Black Magic.

Yeah, I quite like that.

Thoughts?

No?

No?

Well, it's settled then.

You've got some

fancy tools there.

Have you any idea

how to use them?

I designed them.

Oh, well, look at you, eh?

(laughs)

I love it.

Rags to riches, eh?

Plucked off the streets

and shoehorned into a job

you didn't deserve.

Too bad about

the worthy white man

whose place you took, huh?

You know,

I don't hate your kind.

(computer beeps)

My kind?

Jews.

Queers.

N*ggers.

Your people.

Everyone's got someone

looking out for them.

But who is securing

the existence of my blood

and a future

for proud white children?

Who's doing that?

It's me!

I am!

So do your worst.

Make me a martyr.

- A martyr?

- Hmm.

- Make them remember me.

- Max.

Has anyone explained to you

what's going

to happen here today?

No.

Everyone's been so rude

to me since I got here.

- I bet. Poor you.

- Hmm.

Well, allow me.

I'm gonna make a copy

of your brain.

Then I'm gonna rummage around

in all your memories.

Poke my nose

in every little dark corner

in that twisted little mind

of yours

and find every last bomb

you planted.

(laughs)

That's not possible.

You're a dirty liar.

(laughs)

Black magic.

No one out there

knows your name, Max.

Mine's Theo.

(panting)

Bet you won't forget that.

Yeah, well,

you better be quick.

(grunting)

You never know when

the next bomb might go off.

[Hale] What this is

is time-released dosage, DMT.

It allows us to dive deeper,

for longer.

[Z]

Are you sure about this?

[Hale]

Yeah, I promise.

(sighs)

(squealing)

[electronic voice]

Connected.

(laughing)

- (exhales deeply)

- [electronic voice] Connected.

(panting)

[Z]

Oh, my God!

It's like he's really here!

[Hale]

Yeah.

[Z]

It's crazy.

(knocking on door)

It's four in the morning.

[Doc]

Okay.

Who is behind Exer?

According to these documents,

it's the CIA.

The f***ing CIA!

- What?

- You know what that means?

It means I've been working

on a weapon

for the last two years,

and I had no idea.

Do you understand?

They can access anybody's mind,

anywhere, anytime.

They will not have it!

(football commentary on TV)

I can't even imagine

the pressure you boys are under.

Mary, we got it to work.

We can dive.

You just started.

Are you positive?

- What the...

- [gunshot]

(body thuds)

Jesus!

Theo! Theo, wait!

Stop.

Theo, stop!

(Theo panting)

It's okay.

Jesus Christ, you shot him!

F***!

Exer played us all.

Exer?

Exer!

We've been collaborating

with you for 15 years.

15 years. With you!

Exer's not who we thought

they were.

They couldn't care less

about the bombs.

They want the cloud algorithm.

They need you to perfect

the dive tech

so they can extract it

from Doc's memories.

Just lay low.

Don't talk to anyone.

We will find a way

to protect you.

Just go.

Theo, go!

What's going on? Here.

(grunts softly)

(electricity crackling)

(gasping)

Why do I still remember!

Why the hell do I

still remember!

What are you doing?

(Doc gasping)

(gasps)

(grunting, screaming)

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