Robosapien: Rebooted Page #3

---

Yes, I understand you.

Why are you talking

so slowly?

My name's Henry.

You're a boy, aren't you?

My original prototype

was based upon a boy.

I've never seen one

up close before.

Wow. Do you

have a name?

Name?

Trying to recall.

Memory codes three through eight

are corrupted.

Then what do I call you?

Code three through eight.

Three through...

hey, how 'bout Cody?

Memory code.

Code. Cody.

Cody. I like it.

Where are we, Henry?

This is my room.

We're in my home.

Home, sweet home.

Where do you come from?

Do you come from here?

Here?

Home, sweet home?

Are you a toy?

What are you?

My memory codes tell me

I am a search

and rescue robot,

but I don't remember

what that means.

Cool optics.

Oh, yes.

My X-ray lenses

are Hubble series five,

version 2.0.

Careful.

Almost got you.

Do you play games?

Part of my primary

learning process is games.

You like Simon Says?

I love Simon Says.

Let's play.

Simon says put

your hand on your head.

Simon says

touch your nose.

Simon says...

hop on one foot.

Simon says

bark like a dog.

Woof woof!

Simon says

sit in the chair.

Spin the chair around.

Gotcha.

Simon didn't say that.

I like Simon Says.

- That's so cool.

- Yeah, yeah.

- That was so much...

- Henry!

I'm trying to sleep!

Uh-oh.

Who's the female?

My sister Meagan.

Please, keep it down!

Whoa. She's angry.

- Yeah, she's always angry.

- Why?

Mom says her hormones

are raging.

- What's that?

- I don't know. She's a teenager.

- Why?

- Well, she gets mad

when she doesn't get her way.

- Why?

- She wants her own car,

- but Mom won't buy her one.

- Why?

Because we can't afford it.

Why?

You ask too many questions.

Why? Why? Why?

Incoming.

Whoa, frustration.

You were angry

with me, Henry.

No, I'm not angry.

Cody is programmed

to learn human interaction

and human emotion.

How 'bout the human need for sleep?

Sleep, snooze, shut-eye.

Cody understands.

Good night, Henry.

Good night, Cody.

If you plug yourself

into the solar panel,

you'll be charged

in the morning.

Man-to-man,

your game got

no bandwidth, sucker.

Your game got

no bandwidth, sucker.

Holy guacamole.

So much data.

Love the new

power source, Henry.

Solar power, cool.

Vitamin D,

good for Cody's complexion.

Okay, Cody,

I have to go to school.

- School?

- So you stay here.

School is for learning.

You're staying right here.

- Nope.

- What?

No. Denied.

Negative. Nuh-uh.

What is it about no

you don't understand?

Hey! Give it back.

Stop it. That's mine.

- School is learning.

- Cody, give it back now.

It's part

of my programming.

It's who I am, Henry.

Hey, do you want

to be turned off?

No! Murder! Murder!

Robot held captive

- by human without proper education.

- Are you insane?

Get back!

Cody wants to go to school!

Cody wants to go to school!

- Cody, stop!

- Cody wants!

- Cody wants!

- Stop it!

Cody wants to go to school!

- Okay, okay!

- Sorry, Henry.

I just didn't want

to be left behind.

Okay, fine.

But you got to do

what I say.

Yes! I'm going to school.

I'm really going to school.

When do we learn, Henry?

Shh. Stop that.

Shh.

You made a dumb move

coming in

to school today.

Warren, I'm sorry.

I really didn't...

Just watch

your back, Keller.

Jerk. Oh, Teacher.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- I want to learn.

- Are you crazy?

- Get back in there.

- I want to learn.

- Come on. Stop it.

- Please, Henry.

Can anyone tell me

what absolute zero refers to?

- Oh, I know.

- I know.

- Warren.

- Henry's nickname.

If I recall,

it's also the score

to your last exam,

Mr. Warren.

Okay.

Absolute zero.

Anyone?

- Oh, me!

- Henry.

Absolute zero refers

to the temperature

of a system

that's thermically inert.

In Celsius,

it's measured

at 273 degrees

below zero.

That was excellent.

And the name

of the scientist

who discovered it is...

- Ooh, me! Me, me, me, me!

- Me!

Robert Boyle,

born January 25, 1627.

He was a chemist,

- a physicist, and...

- Cody, no.

What? What did Cody do?

Okay, okay.

Settle down, kids.

Quiet, please.

Show us what it can do,

Keller.

- Whoa.

- Oh, no.

Time to bust a move.

Unh. Hey. Yeah.

# 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 #

# If you want

to see what I can do #

# You just got to ask #

# Burning up the floor #

# 'Bout to ignite #

# I have everything

you need #

- # But we got to be fast #

- Whoa.

# My fears have gone away #

# It's time to fly #

# Can you move it? #

- # Can you groove it? #

- # Yes, I can #

- # Can you follow what I'm doing? #

- # Yes, I can #

- # Can you scream, can you shout? #

- # Yes, I can #

# 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 #

- # This is the countdown #

Yeah.

# You know

I won't let you down... #

Hey, Teacher,

shake a leg.

- Yeah.

- # 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 #

- # Yeah, this is the countdown #

- That's right.

# You know

I won't let you down #

# Let's keep going

another round #

# Going to hit you

with the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. #

Thank you. Thank you.

We'll be here all week.

Yeah. Yeah.

What?

Go, robot.

Take a look around, Henry.

We've got a fan club.

Gentlemen, please.

Please, make room.

- Whoa.

- Hello, ladies.

Involuntary response

of nervous system.

Rapid pulse rate.

Ocular dilation.

Hello. Hello. Henry.

What?

Cody's emotional sensor

registers attraction

to that speckled girl

with orange hair.

No.

I wasn't assembled

yesterday, you know.

Yes.

I've had a crush on her

since the first grade.

I like her lots,

and I really want

to ask her to go

to the Spring Dance with me,

but she wouldn't

want to go with me.

Do you have

a critical malfunction, Henry?

Fear, dread, panic, chicken.

I'm not a chicken.

You should talk to Jenna.

Interface.

No way.

I wouldn't even

know what to say.

Here. Wear this.

Follow Cody's instructions.

A Bluetooth?

Trust Cody.

I have a plan.

- Henry?

- Okay, yeah.

I can hear you.

But wait. She's coming.

Okay, champ.

It's go time.

Introduce yourself.

Hi. I'm Henry Keller.

I know who you are, Henry.

You do?

Duh.

Oh. Well, yeah.

Of course you do.

Okay, stay with

the program.

Invite her

to the dance.

- Don't push me.

- Excuse me?

Nothing. It's nothing.

Oh, man.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I-I'm fine.

Okay, okay, okay,

okay, okay. Try this.

I like the way your cheeks

flush when you laugh.

I like how

your cheeks flush...

- When you laugh!

- ...when you laugh.

Your heart rate

is 95 beats per minute.

And I wish every beat

was for me.

Poetry.

I love poetry.

Your hair, your posture, perfection.

Your hair and posture, perfection.

Your eyes deep and caring.

Your nose, cold and wet.

Wet nose?

Like a dog?

Whoops. Wrong magazine.

My bad. You have been preapproved

for a guaranteed grand prize.

You have been preapproved

for a guaranteed

- grand prize. Act now.

- Urgent! Act now!

- Go to the dance with me.

- Go to the dance with me.

I think you've

said enough, Henry.

Yeah, way to go, Romeo.

Ow! What gives?!

Until we can afford

to fix up your car,

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes