Morgan Page #2

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its so-called birth.

No.

And then the second...

It exhibited more complete

physical growth,

but it was plagued by mental issues

in its development.

This only strengthened our decision

to start with a more

emotionally cognitive specimen.

Then,

after two years, we finally had our...

Our little breakthrough.

Yes!

Hi.

We knew right away

that Morgan was very special.

Very alert, very responsive.

You are!

Her intelligence grew steadily.

Advanced comprehension, growth rate.

- Are you ready?

- Within a month, walking and talking.

She was exactly what we intended,

a hybrid biological organism

with the capacity for

autonomous decision-making

and sophisticated emotional responses.

No, Morgan. Come back!

I'm gonna get you. I'm gonna get you!

Morgan, look over here.

Look at this! Do you see? What's that?

I got three.

Isn't it amazing?

Like a nice little...

It's her first birth...

Its first birthday.

It exceeded our...

Our wildest expectations.

A great day.

Special day.

I'd like to discuss

the incident, if that's okay.

Yes.

What would you like to know?

I'm still unclear on the cause.

Yes.

There had been some debate

on Morgan's time outside.

Something she clearly loved.

When the excursions

with Amy were postponed,

she may well have overreacted.

I believe Amy's use of eco-therapy

was wonderful for Morgan.

Cheng believed Morgan

was introduced to this kind of stimuli

at too young an age.

It's okay. Hey, that's it, Morgan.

Hey, hey. It's okay. Hey.

No!

It's very unfortunate.

Put your head back.

But we have the opportunity

to learn from this.

We can condition Morgan's behavior.

Teach it about action and consequence.

No, I think that

despite these obvious setbacks,

this project is heading

in the right direction.

It's okay, it's okay.

No. Morgan.

I want you to see how special she is.

We've been working hard,

modifying command cues,

and with the psych

evaluation tomorrow,

I prefer your time

with her now be brief.

Darren.

Darren.

- Darren.

- Hey! Hey.

Lee weathers, from corporate.

Yeah. Right. Corporate.

- Hello. Welcome.

- Hello.

How's she doing?

You know, she's okay.

What's with the music?

Morgan finds it relaxing.

She likes different kinds of music.

Jazz, classical.

She's been quite taken

with opera of late.

Lee wants to say hello.

Can you get Morgan

to shut the music down?

Hey, Morgan, buddy.

Can you turn the music down for a few?

We've got somebody here

we'd like you to meet, okay?

We've configured the room.

Morgan's learning to control

some aspects of her environment

without an intermediary.

Hello, Morgan.

Hello, Lee.

- You know who I am?

- Yes.

Of course.

You're Lee weathers.

Risk management consultant at synsect.

And why I'm here?

To assess my viability

as a potential product stream...

In light of recent events.

That's right.

How are you feeling, Morgan?

I'm feeling

not quite myself.

Morgan's been quite upset

about Kathy.

I didn't mean to hurt her.

Kathy is a very sweet person.

I would never wanna do

anything to hurt her.

It was an error of judgment.

I made a mistake.

But it's okay now, Morgan.

It's all right.

I did not mean to be rude.

How are you feeling, Lee?

I'm okay.

I'm all right. Thank you for asking.

Would you like to talk about

what happened?

We're actually going to save

the psych evaluation

for tomorrow, Morgan.

Are we all good here, Lee?

We're good.

- Get a good night's sleep, Morgan.

- Yes.

Thank you, Dr. ziegler.

I should get a good night's sleep.

I do feel terribly about it all.

Everything that's happened.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

Yes.

Tomorrow.

Nice to meet you, Morgan.

Nice to meet you, Lee.

You're not even gonna say it?

Say what?

That you're impressed?

Is that what you need me to say?

That I'm impressed?

Are we allowed to be here?

It's okay.

This can be our little secret.

See, this is a pine tree.

And, you know,

some of them can live

for thousands of years.

- Thousands of years?

- Yeah.

It's pretty cool, isn't it?

Morgan, I'm so proud of you.

Why?

Because you're learning

how to be yourself.

And that's the most important thing.

- That was delicious.

- Thanks.

What, you showing off

for the new girl?

So what does that mean, exactly?

"Risk management consultant"?

Pretty much how it sounds.

Most corporations employ

a certain amount of risk

and I assess that risk

against anticipated profit.

Of course.

Anticipated profit.

So, did you two meet on the job?

We did.

Close quarters makes for

strange bedfellows, I guess.

It's funny, but in a weird way,

Morgan really brought us together.

She's almost like a child to us.

Isn't that right, babe?

Absolutely.

You know. You met her today.

Saw how special she is.

And that's just the thing.

You see, it is so easy to forget

that Morgan is only five years old.

She is an innocent and she's learning,

and she has the right

to make mistakes.

She has no rights, whatsoever.

Yes. Well, we've been

living here for seven years.

As you can imagine,

it's difficult to avoid gender.

"She," "it," whatever--

so you assess this whole

anticipated profit thing.

And then what?

Then I make my recommendation

to corporate.

You'll have to forgive

Amy's curiosity.

Dr. Cheng,

may I present miss weathers.

It's a pleasure to finally meet you.

Have we not met before?

I don't think so.

I'm sure I would have remembered.

So glad you could join us.

Thank you.

So, miss weathers...

I imagine that corporate has

granted you unreserved authority here.

I hope we are able to assist you

in coming to a fair conclusion.

Thank you.

I have an enormous amount

of respect for your work, Dr. Cheng.

And your judgment.

Were you in Helsinki for long?

Not until after.

I was with recovery.

I'm sure it was

very difficult for you.

No account could do it justice.

We had a team of 30 people

on that project.

It took only an hour

for 30 to become nine.

I have learned a hard lesson here.

For every decision we make,

there are consequences.

Well,

this is not Helsinki, Dr. Cheng.

Those were crude prototypes.

Morgan is much more advanced.

So much more than the company

could ever expect.

I hope that you are correct.

Why did you end Morgan's

eco-therapy sessions with Amy?

There was an incident in the woods.

Amy took Morgan

beyond the property lines.

It could have compromised

the entire project.

That was my excuse.

But the truth...

Do you know the cruelest thing

you can do to someone

you've locked in a room?

Press their face to the window.

You know what you must do.

- All right. I want you to watch this.

- Okay.

So, do that weird one he sings...

Okay.

And then sock you in the stomach

three more times.

How did you beat me?

- You're so good!

- Wonderful.

Baby, you're so good.

You picked that up so fast.

- Can we do it again?

- You guys get that?

Can we do it again?

You, too, huh?

You working late?

It's peaceful out here.

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