Night of the Comet Page #3

Where did you get this,

a Dime Store?

Beats me. It was given to me.

Yeah, well, it might be all right

for date night in the barrio,

but if we run into any more

of those guys outside,

we're gonna need

a little more stopping power.

Date night in the barrio?

Here are other changes.

And here's some other changes.

Most of you guys had finals this week?

Huh, Later.

They are history. Canceled.

They're history. They're cancelled.

The legal drinking age is now 10.

But, you will need ID. Let's be real.

I'll be taking take requests from all you

teenage comet zombies on the...

Hit line!

That's 555-4487.

Get it? 555-HITS!

Do you know where the armed forces

reserve centre is at Los Alamitos?

Yeah.

My dad used to take us there

for target practice.

They store automatic weapons there.

- You know how to use them?

Come on, Hector.

The MAC-10 submachine gun

was practically designed for housewives.

I got a call!

It came in on the hit line.

- Hello?

Hello?

It went dead.

- Did they say they were okay?

I don't know.

They said they were in the desert.

- The desert? What desert was it?

- I don't know.

Sh*t! Think!

Why don't you just pull your gun

on her? Maybe you can scare it out of her!

They said they were, like, part of

a think tank or research group or something.

Where? Was it in this state?

- I forget.

- Okay. Let's take it real slow.

Did they mention a town?

Some place they were near,

like maybe Blythe, Bishop?

- What about Edwards Air Force Base?

- If I knew, I'd tell you.

I didn't expect the call, you know.

I didn't take notes or something.

Just try and remember.

If you think I'm not telling you

something on purpose...

Well, if they'll stay put,

we can get them.

...leave anything out?

From a psychological standpoint,

the radio station represents

a link to normalcy.

I don't think they'll wander far

as long as it's operating.

Dr. Carter, I'd just like to say upfront.

I'm opposed to this.

There is no reason for us to bring

those people,

or any other survivors back here.

What about the disintegration factor?

You just want to let that happen?

We don't know that

the condition is progressive.

I think we've established that, Audrey.

Partial protection seems to result

in a slowing of the overall effect,

but progression is steady in any case.

Drying of the body fluids...

Get to the point, Oscar.

We've heard this a thousand times.

Ultimately, there is nothing left

but calcium dust.

Right. So there isn't even enough hope

to warrant bringing anybody back here.

So, what you're saying is,

we shouldn't even try.

Right.

We don't want to be caught in the city

after dark. we'll leave tomorrow.

And we've had an indication

of some survivors...

in San Bernardino as well.

Four, maybe five.

Wait a minute.

Wait, girls, just shut up.

Samantha! Did they say

anything else? Anything?

Yeah. They said

be careful on the street.

Because some people were exposed

to the comet a little bit.

What happened to Doris

is happening to them, only slower.

And, like, they're dangerous.

Like what happened to Larry.

You're not going to blame me

because the phone went dead.

I'm not the phone company.

Nobody is the phone company anymore.

What?

Cops?

Where were you guys earlier?

Oh, sh*t, my license.

Oh, sh*t!

I know you guys are probably going

to give me a ticket or something,

but I'm really glad to see...

...the weekend comet sale.

Everything must go.

Big savings on tuners, turntables,

car stereos,

also demos of great damaged items.

This weekend only, Henry's

Stereo Warehouse. Fourth and Alameda.

Free coffee for the adults.

Free balloons for the kids.

This is for your step mom,

you little punk.

- Ahh! They're here! They're here!

- Where?

- What's wrong?

- It's okay. I've got her.

- You've got her?

- Yeah, I got her.

Sammy, Sam, it's only a dream.

I know.

I know.

...expand your career

horizons. For a clearer view of...

Is there anything I can do?

I'm fine.

Interstate Technologies

is an equal-opportunity employer.

Looks like the weather is shaping up

for a great weekend.

You know, it's hard to believe that there's

only 11 more shopping days till Christmas.

Good luck finding a parking space within

hitchhiking distance of the malls, too.

You know how jammed it can get.

- Is she okay?

- Yeah, I guess so.

Come on in. Have a seat.

Listen, I have to go

to San Diego tomorrow.

Why?

My mom.

- Some friends. My sister.

- But you know they're gone.

I know, but I still have to find out.

I mean, you guys know for sure,

but I don't know.

Did you have, like, a close family?

Yeah, pretty close.

- And you?

- Not anymore.

My real mom hung around until my dad

came back from Vietnam, then she split.

So it's been mostly me and Sam and Dad

and the 3rd special forces.

Smoke Bomb Hill. Fort Bragg.

But then around about

sixth or seventh grade,

it became real obvious

that we weren't boys,

that we were never going to go

to ranger school.

So I guess Dad figured there was

nothing more to offer us.

So he found us a new mom

and went off looking for a war.

What about the em...

The guy. Larry?

Oh, he and I weren't going steady

or anything like that.

- Look, don't go to San Diego, okay?

- I have to.

But I'll be back.

Please, okay?

What will you give me if I come back?

Texas.

Could give you Florida. Florida and Texas.

Florida, Texas and Hawaii.

- Hawaii? I wanted Hawaii.

- When I come back,

I'll take you to dinner.

Your choice.

Here.

Great!

See? This is the problem

with these things.

Daddy would have gotten us Uzis.

The car didn't know the difference.

So, did you make it with him last night?

- Who?

- The Good Humor Man. Who do you think?

- Jeez. Is that what's bugging you?

- That's no answer, man.

No, I didn't make it with him last night.

Why are you so weirded out?

Oh, right, Reg.

Why should I be weirded out?

My sister, who swiped every guy

I ever had my eye on

has now swiped the last guy

in the whole freaked-out world.

Mom?

Mother?

Mom.

I don't know who you are out there,

but I have a gun.

So if I were you,

I'd split while I had a chance.

Okay?

Look, kid, just stay away.

We don't want any.

Sh*t!

Get out of here, you little freak.

Lucky for you I like kids.

Jeez! There goes the neighborhood.

Sh*t.

Audrey, what's the code?

We found survivors.

How long will the blood test take?

Not long.

I've talked with some of the others,

and we've decided

that it would be more beneficial

to conduct the blood tests in the field.

So I want you to go to LA

with the rest of the group.

Whatever the majority wants.

You don't seem to hold

majority rule in very high regard.

If something's wrong, it's wrong.

Majority rule doesn't have anything

to do with it.

But it goes straight

to the core purpose of our group,

which is to survive.

You'll grant me that?

The core purpose never included

bringing outsiders to the facility.

That's about the twelfth can

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