Life Tracker Page #7

a bad situation worse

by digging the hole deeper,

the print was wrong

and you know it.

I don't need either of you.

Who's your pick for governor?

Bell told me what she did.

I promise I didn't want

any part of it.

No, man.

She told me that too.

I messed up.

Like big messed up.

Are you guys okay?

Yeah, I think so.

But we're not perfect

for a while.

You know if she didn't love

you she wouldn't be so upset.

This whole

life tracker thing, man.

It's just messing

with my head.

I'm sorry, man.

We cool?

Can we be done for the day?

Hi, I'm Steven buchanon.

I am the coadjutor bishop

for the Los Angeles diocese.

As a member of the clergy

you have a viewpoint

on life tracker technology

I found a bit surprising.

You're not against

the claim to scientifically

predict the future.

True.

I think science and religion

go perfectly well together.

God's method for the creation

of everything that we know

to be the universe

is what we call science.

Sort of a recipe?

If you like, yeah,

or like an artist who

mixes colors and chooses

specific brushes and canvas.

Every brush stroke

brings his painting to life.

All the hows and wherefores

that mankind learns

about the existence of life

are really the brush strokes

that God used

in the creation

of his masterpiece.

But how do you feel

about people being able

to look at the blueprint?

Oh, I don't think it matters.

I mean we can no more change

our genetic makeup

than we can God's plan for us.

What's there is there.

I guess I'm just

a little surprised

at how accepting you are.

There seems to be

a lot of religious turmoil

in the press.

Son, I am not going to be

the man who stands

on the high ground

shouting to the heavens

that human flight is not now,

nor ever will be possible

while the Wright brothers,

prepped their plane

at kitty hawk.

We have no choice

but to accept.

What about free will?

A father sets a bowl

of ice cream and a bowl of

vegetables in front of a child

and asks him to choose

which one he wants.

The ice cream of course.

The ice cream of course.

Did the child have a choice?

Choice the child would make

before he made it?

Difficult concepts are often

that way just because

the way they're worded.

How do you feel about

the pending decisions regarding

the release of the death date?

Do you remember those

Chilean miners awhile back?

Of course.

They're trapped in the mine,

and the rescuers are able

to drill down a small hole

that for air, food, and water

and they put down

that video tap.

So, we all watched

while the experts

predicted that

they wouldn't be able

to get a rescue tunnel

down to those poor men

until Christmas.

But people and resources

came together.

And they were able to get

those men out by mid-October.

Two and a half months early,

which doesn't negate the fact

that those poor souls

were down there for 70 days.

It would have been nice

for them to know in advance

that they were going to live.

If we'd known in advance

that there was no danger,

would the story

have touched millions of people

around the world?

Would it have brought us

together as one people

for that little brief moment?

Now, here's a thought.

If it had been predicted that

those men would die down there

would we have even tried

to rescue them at all?

Judging by the looks

of their site,

they knew this day was coming.

Hmm, damn.

It's all npr

spoke about today.

All goddamn day.

People are lemmings.

So, if people

aren't interested

in what you're interested in

then that makes them lemmings.

Is that what you're saying?

Those lemmings

are the same people

that made the twilight movies

successful.

I liked those movies.

Just a bunch of experts

talking about how important

the life links are

to the entire process.

Just experts.

You don't want to know

when you're going to die?

And be like 75% sure?

Great, just enough to scare me,

but keep me hopeful.

To find out

when you're going to die,

first of all.

And rocko says

it's 98% accurate.

Rocko says.

Oh, well,

if rocko says it...

It's everything.

But you can just create

an account online

and sign in with your print ID.

I have an idea that I told bell

and she's in,

but we're going

to need everybody.

So, you take over, babe?

Yeah?

So, we have ten

raffle tickets at $25 a pop.

If your name

gets drawn out of the hat.

May I?

Uhh.

I know. I'm sorry.

If your name gets drawn out of

the hat you get your

death date for only $25.

But some of us

never got our prints

and Zack always cries poor.

That's because he is poor.

Yeah and I doubt

team Edward got his.

You doubt correctly.

Okay, so that means 5 of us

and 10 tickets.

Great.

Then I'm in for two.

Oh, and the site lets you use

multiple forms of payment.

So, we can all charge it.

You guys start our account?

Yeah, sure.

You know what?

I'm in for one I guess.

Yeah?

Really?

Awesome.

There's seven left.

Dil?

Two.

Sweet.

Lemming.

I'm not sure I want to do it.

Hmm-mm.

Put another two on my card.

Two?

You can just pay me later.

I can afford it.

I just said I'm not sure

I want to do it.

Fine.

Put me in for two.

Yes.

Oh, all right.

Look, if she's in for two

I'm in for two.

I can't believe we're doing

this, guys.

What a lemming.

Shut up.

Sheep.

That's one ticket left.

Don't look at me,

dude.

I've got to put gas in my car.

I'll take the last one.

Yeah, Dillon.

That's three for Dillon,

two for me, two for bell,

two for Ellie,

and one for Drake.

Zero for Drake.

Zero for Drake.

Thank you.

All right, Dillon.

This doc is your creation.

I think you should do

the honors.

Drum roll.

[Tapping on counter]

Melodramatic.

Yes.

Oh, come on.

I think you better

check the tickets

to make sure they don't

all say Scott on them.

Right.

Come on.

I've almost got

all the cards.

Hang on.

Thank you, sir.

Hey, guys.

You want to kill him now

so we don't have

to waste our money

on finding out

when he's going to die?

Ouch.

Ohh, or kill him now

and see if rocko predicts it.

Even better.

Ohh,

I'm getting interested now.

Scott, I need

your print number.

It's down here.

While we wait I've got

some good news to share.

Announcement.

You're pregnant

with Drake's love child?

Thank God.

We've been trying for so long.

Close.

I got the clemens grant.

That's awesome, dil.

Dillon, that's huge.

I thought they weren't

announcing the recipient

till next week.

They're not,

but they notified me early

to see if I could make

some awards banquet.

I'm not supposed

to tell anyone yet.

So, you get like

tons of money, right?

Some cash,

but it's mostly

goods and services.

Goods and services.

It adds up

to like $50,000 though.

That's...Congrats.

$50,000?

Nice.

Hey, Mr. networking

and schmooze master,

didn't you apply?

Scott is on my application

for the life chair [Indistinct].

Scott put his own idea

into it, though.

Don't, bell.

What?

You did?

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