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Just trying to figure out a way to do this without getting fired.

David’s gonna sh*t blood if I ask for more time off.

Yeah, I know but Jesus, Gem.

You just lost your sister.

And we spent a hundred thousand dollars of company funds

on our product when we didn’t even ask for.

If we don’t get this pets prototype to him soon,

he’s going to sue us.

Okay, I don’t think you can be worrying about

work right now, Gem.

Right now I think you

just need to focus on Katie.

Hold on.

Hi.

Hi.

I’m Lydia.

Oh! The therapist.

Sorry, yeah.

Please, come in.

And you must be Katie.

Hi, look at you,

still in your pajamas.

Yeah, we were just watching TV.

I see that.

So, how does this work?

I just need to observe the two

of you together for half an hour, forty minutes or so.

Oh.

Okay, doing what exactly?

Oh, just hanging out, maybe playing with

some toys, or playing a game?

Hey Katie, do you wanna run and get some

toys to play with?

I don’t have any toys here.

I just unpacked a bunch this morning, I think

they’re just old and she doesn’t play with them anymore.

What about these ones up here?

Those aren’t toys, they’re Aunt Gemma’s collectibles.

You’re not supposed to play with them.

That’s okay.

We can play with them.

We can totally play with it.

Do you wanna play with it?

You wanna play? Yeah.

There’s a lever you have to pull on the bottom.

Maybe, Gemma.

For the sake of the excercise

we might let Katie lead.

Yeah, I’m just explaining how it works.

Well it’s a toy, I’m sure it’s not that complicated.

That’s great, Katie.

Do you wanna roll it to Aunt Gemma?

It’s just that this is not what

it was designed to do.

It does other things.

But yeah, totally let’s just roll it

on the ground like a tennis ball.

Let’s do that instead.

We’ll do a few more sessions with Katie initially,

but that can happen at your office or school.

Oh yeah, I haven’t had time to look into

that yet.

Nicole was home schooling her but yeah it’s on my list.

Sorry, can I just ask,

how close were you and your sister?

I don’t know.

But you wanted this right?

To take custody.

Yeah, of course.

Okay, because the fathers parents have said

they’re willing to take her if you feel like it’s too much.

Wait, did they contact you?

It’s no big deal, Gemma.

They’re just trying to be supportive.

If Nicole wanted Katie to go to

Jacksonville, she would’ve said so.

But even so, I need to make my own recommendations

to the court, whether or not this is a safe space so...

You’re gonna need to make one or two adjustments

in order for this to work.

Okay.

Listen Katie, I have this project at work.

That’s kinda overdue.

And with all the time I had to take off last week.

I’m not really sure i’m

gonna get it done.

Anyway, it’s not gonna take longer

than a couple hours but,

if you could just hold the fort down by yourself for a little while,

that would help me so much.

You can use my iPad, if you want.

You can FaceTime a friend

or play a game or something.

What about screen time?

Hm?

How long before I have to turn it off.

Oh, I don’t care as long as you want.

I mean. I’m not gonna be gone that long. I’ll just

be down the hall.

And when I’m done, we can

go out somewhere.

We can go to a playground or,

get something to eat.

Okay?

Katie, I’m sorry.

Come here.

I’m not off to a very good start here, am I?

What is this? Did you draw a picture?

Oh my god, this is amazing.

I’m still working on it.

Tell me.

It was actually supposed to be a different

animal for each head.

Like, this one was supposed to be a tiger.

This one was supposed to be a grizzly bear.

But I can never seem to get the fur right.

It’s hard, I can relate.

I’ve actually been working with

some furry creatures myself.

Do you wanna see?

Yeah?

So, I’m working on a version of the Purrpetual Pet

that’s cheaper.

We still want it to be fun.

So... what do you think?

Yeah.

What’s that?

Oh. That’s Bruce.

Is he a toy?

Yeah, kinda.

He’s a proxy robot, I built him

while I was in college.

Why doesn’t he have a face?

I know what you mean.

It’s a pretty obvious design flaw.

Okay, hold on, let’s see what we have.

Let’s see this.

How’s that?

Would you maybe wanna talk to him?

Yes.

Hey, Katie, what’s up.

Give me five.

Oh, come on you can do better than that.

Ouch girl, not so hard.

How does he work?

Are you sure you wanna know?

It might freak you out.

I won’t get freaked out.

Okay.

Let’s see what we’ve got here.

These are stereoscopic cameras.

That is a laser.

That’s radar.

These are bump sensors.

So you can tell the difference between a human and a hard surface.

And this little block right here

is where all his thoughts go.

It’s his brain?

Yeah.

And this is a spectrometer,

which means he can even smell.

I can’t believe you made this.

Yeah, he’s pretty cool.

But the problem with toys like Bruce

is they’re so expensive, and most kids can’t afford to have one.

If I had a toy like Bruce, I don’t think I’d ever

need another toy again.

If it’s not this one with bangs.

I really think you guys, you gotta revisit this.

No, absolutely not.

What is this?

Where’s Gemma?

Where’s my prototype?

Uh, David, I just wanna be exceedingly clear

that this was not my idea.

Katie, there’s someone I want you to meet.

Do you remember how much you liked Bruce?

I think you’re gonna like Megan even more.

You see, Bruce requires someone else

to operate him.

But, Megan works all on her own.

What I want you to do is take

your fingers and put them here.

When you do that, you’re gonna pair with her.

That means she’ll recognize you as her primary user.

She’s yours and yours alone.

So just keep your fingers there

and say your name.

Hi, Megan.

I’m Katie.

It’s nice to meet you Katie.

Oo, I like that jacket.

Where did you get it?

I’m not sure.

I can’t remember.

Huh, well anyway, it looks good on you.

Do you wanna hangout?

Okay.

Shall we draw?

What are you going to draw?

See if you can guess.

There’s nothing there.

Oh. I’m sorry.

Do you like it Katie?

I love it.

Jesus.

This is incredible.

I mean,

this is unbelieveable.

Isn’t it?

Yeah, it is

How did you do this?

I thought you didn’t wanna know.

That wasn’t a simulation

Right? That kid’s not an actress?

No, that’s my niece, Katie.

Okay, we need to get this in front

of the board.

I was just gonna say.

But first things first,

Let’s talk manufacturing costs.

More or less than a Tesla?

Depends on the model, I guess.

Okay, I’m in.

I’m all in.

But we’re gonna be asking the board to invest

in something that isn’t gonna see a profit for three years.

So bottom line is, this isn’t going anywhere without Greg.

He’s the chairman.

Yeah, I know who Greg is, Kurt.

No, Greg is a hardass when it comes to spending money.

But here’s the thing,

he’s got a kid the same age as your niece.

If we can show him what you just showed me,

and get him to respond emotionally instead of analytically.

We should be off to the races.

So, can we keep the girl?

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