Simple Creature Page #3

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No second guessing.

Your very own internal GPS.

Those are pre-augment scars.

They'll likely never go away,

but they'll fade with time.

You wanna get out of here,

I know that. You need to.

You just have to, uh,

give me some time and

then we'll re-evaluate. If it

were up to me, you'd be

outta here tomorrow,

but that's not my decision.

Dad?

Did... Give it time, em.

Ma'am?

Whoa, whoa! You Seth?

Yeah, well she's not.

I'm with the bank,

regarding your mortgage.

I just need you to sign this.

Can you put the

gun down, please?

It's a rifle. For vermin.

'Kay.

You know, you guys

can't bury my dad any deeper.

It's a final

notice on your farm.

Sorry about this, but you're

delinquent over a year now.

I just need you to sign this.

That you received this.

We've been calling.

You guys don't have

a machine or anything?

Who do I talk to

about an extension? Jordy?

Sorry about that.

Here you go. Here.

Why didn't jordy come tell me?

You talking

about Jordan Chamberlain?

Yes, the same guy who

gave us the extension last time.

You, you'd have to

speak with him about that.

I'm with special credits.

I'm only sent out when

it's time to, you know, act.

Regulations.

Thank you.

Yeah, speak with Jordan if you

have any issues and, uh,

go ahead and

keep that pen, okay?

Who was that joker that was at

my house this morning?

Like I thought the extension

was still good...

That was before he passed.

We still extended you last time.

Let me ask,

what's going on with the farm

subsidies that you applied for?

Yeah, that

would have been nice, huh?

We had no problems getting

subsidies when I was growing up,

before he passed, but now

suddenly I'm getting the run

around. Hell, I had a friend

that lost his farm because

they wanted to build

cell towers or something.

So, that's not a viable option,

I take it, getting a subsidy.

Look, I just,

I... I need more time.

Maybe an extension.

I've given up

everything I have to sit there

and try to make this work.

Why? What's

gonna change?

You, you tell me.

I'm just the pilot here,

Seth. I didn't build the plane,

and I don't control the weather.

I just...

With or without your dad,

your film is still hurting.

He was sitting across

from me, just like you are.

Yeah, except he

was sitting across

from someone older than you,

before you were here.

Someone that knew how to

make a deal based upon a promise

and a handshake.

What's this?

Calm down, Seth.

He's just checking in.

We've already made the decision.

If you can't come up

with the back payments,

we're gonna have to

take the next step.

You just killed my

mom, then. Thank you.

- Hey, Seth. How you doin'?

- I know you're upset.

Hey, don't beat

yourself up, you know?

There's really not a whole

lot else you coulda' done.

I tell ya, these family farms

are getting, they're just

getting replaced by

the big factory farms.

There's just no way

we can keep up with

that kind of production.

Hey.

It's no wonder we

can't pay our bills, right?

You seem to be doing fine.

Well yeah, today, maybe,

but what about tomorrow?

You just remember,

I got your back, all right?

And you're gonna be way

better off having me own that

farm than uncle Sam.

And I'm just holdin'

on to it for you

til you get on

your feet again, right?

Usual hot water in a

mug, 140 degrees with honey?

You got it, Amber.

Oh, oh Amber?

Uh, what are you

having, Seth? I'm buying.

Oh, no, I'm not hungry.

Come on, you sure?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Amber, you

got any of that good chili?

Three alarm?

Yeah.

Yeah get him a bowl.

If he don't eat it, I will.

God, I love this place.

It's just the way

things should be.

Is there something

else bothering you?

When I was looking

for the deed tonight,

I kinda came across my

old girlfriend's obituary.

Oh man, I'm sorry.

Yeah.

How's her family gettin' on?

None really to speak

of, except for, I mean,

except for her dad.

Have you talked to him?

Uh... We

never really knew each other.

Plus, I don't really think

I'm his cup of tea, you know?

Well why is that?

Farm boy, Phillip.

He's like some big

wig bio tech guy.

Thank you, Amber.

So hot water and honey, huh?

No coffee or tea?

Nope.

I don't need

no artificial stimulants.

Not me.

I don't think

caffeine's artificial.

Don't be a smart ass.

You know what I'm talkin' about.

So, bio tech, huh?

Where'd you say he worked?

Singularity.

Are you kiddin' me?

No.

You know what they do there?

Those are them guys

that are doing all

that, that crazy...

Look... Listen, em and I,

you know, we didn't see eye to

eye on that. I told her I

thought that they pushed

the envelope too much.

Yeah. Pushed it right

into the devil's mailbox,

if you ask me.

Did I ever tell you

about these meetings I attend?

What, like, like aa meetings?

No... No. It's, it's a

different kind of group.

Um, in fact I was

gonna ask you if we could

hold our meeting at

your barn, you know?

Sure, yeah.

You know, irregardless

of whether or not

you sign the

deed over to me or not.

Yeah, you see,

we just want to keep a

low profile. I'll tell you all

about it later. I just,

you know, didn't

want to overwhelm ya.

Uh, but speaking of

the deed, though,

can I take a look?

Right.

It's gonna be fine, Seth.

And you and your mom,

you can be caretakers.

Stay there as

long as you need to.

How is she doin'?

Plant's looking healthy.

Can you write something for me?

Come with me.

I think I can't really see you.

In a computer,

I can open it up, see

every resistor,

every wire, every part in it.

But I couldn't

tell you about its behavior.

You see, the hardware is simply

where the software resides.

To understand the behavior,

you have to

understand the software.

And the software has no mass.

Jimmy, I can't stay here.

Who's Seth?

Let's get you something to eat.

All right?

How you doin'?

Did you love mom?

Of course I did.

Why would you say that?

What's up?

Seems like you spent

more time with her after

she got sick than before.

That's not true.

I was there, dad.

We were trying to figure things

out. Just like you are, em.

Can't underestimate

this set back.

Our minds have limits.

They're fixed.

We're f***ed. Hers?

She's advancing even

beyond our wildest dreams.

Do you know how

many lives we can

save with that notion?

This has

exceeded every expectation.

I was just under the impression

that this was all

gonna end at some point.

I have to be honest

with you, as your friend.

The board feels

like you've forgotten

your duties here.

Your research.

Singularity's objective

g, n, r. Genetics,

nanotechnology, robotics.

Humans have rationalized,

even made excuses for death.

Somehow it's noble.

But it is our job to term death

as a tragedy.

A tragedy of lost

intelligence, of lost

relationships.

Therefore, it is our

job to extend life. Period.

Oh just spare me the diatribe.

It's yours, man. And

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