The Beyond Page #5

[DR. PATEL]

AT 8:
35 THIS MORNING,

OUR FIRST HUMAN 2.0 TRANSPLAN ATTEMPT... FAILED.

OUR SUBJECT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

THERE WILL BE A SECOND ATTEMP TONIGHT, I PRESUME.

[ALEX]

I'M DEVASTATED.

WE LOST SOMEONE WHO WAS SO

SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MISSION,

OF THIS... OF THIS CAUSE.

BUT WE'RE LOSING TIME.

WE HAVE TO LAUNCH

WITHIN A WEEK, AND...

WE CAN'T AFFORD

TO LOSE THAT WINDOW.

CARL'S TRANSPLANT REVEALED THA THE BRAIN COULDN'T FUSE

WITH THE SYNTHETIC BODY.

AND IT REJECTED I DURING THE FUSION PROCESS.

AND, PRETTY MUCH,

SCRAMBLED THE BRAIN

SYNAPSIS BADLY.

THE BRAIN JUST OVERLOADED.

[RATTLING, SIZZLING]

[FLATLINE]

TO PREVENT ANOTHER LOSS,

UH, THE IDEA IS TO UPDATE

THE ORIGINAL SYNTHETIC

BODY PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

WITH A NEW INTEGRATED TISSUE

ORGAN PRINTING SYSTEM.

INTRODUCING A TINY AMOUN OF THE SUBJECT'S ACTUAL CELLS

INTO THE SYNTHETIC GEL

MEANS THE BRAIN CAN MAKE

THE CONNECTION:

WITH SOMETHING ORGANIC

AND NOT FREAK OU WHEN IT COMES INTO CONTAC WITH A FOREIGN BODY STRUCTURE

IT'S NOT USED TO DURING

THE FUSION PROCESS.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION?

THIS WHOLE THING

IS BEING RUSHED.

WE NEED MORE TIME.

UH...

LOOK, THE ONLY WAY

THAT THIS COULD WORK,

THE... THE FEASIBILITY OF IT,

IS TO ENSURE THAT THE HUMAN

TRANSPLANT IS TESTED

WITH THE ENZYME BEFOREHAND.

WE WOULD NEED TO TES EACH CANDIDATE.

BUT THIS WOULD REQUIRE

SEVERAL MONTHS.

WE DON'T HAVE MONTHS

OR EVEN WEEKS,

WE'RE REALLY UP AGAINST IT.

WE HAVE THE MILITARY HUMAN 2.0S,

WE SHOULD DEPLOY WITH THEM.

SENDING ONE MILITARY HUMAN 2.0

IS ONE THING,

BUT SENDING TWO AS A REPLACEMEN TO OUR ASTRONAUTS...

WELL, I THINK YOU HAVE

TO ASK YOURSELF,

"DO WE WANT SOLDIERS

REPRESENTING HUMANITY,

ESPECIALLY IN THA STATE OF MIND?"

AND I CAN CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU

THAT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING

THAT I AM COMFORTABLE WITH.

THANKFULLY, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED

BY MY MEDICAL SCIENCE TEAM

THAT THERE IS:

A POTENTIAL SOLUTION

WHICH WOULD FIT IN

OUR TIMEFRAME.

EVER SINCE OUR PROBES HAVE BEEN

SENDING BACK SAMPLES

FROM THE MOON MINING MISSIONS,

THE MARS ROVER MISSIONS,

THOSE SAMPLES HAVE BEEN

KEPT IN STORAGE:

IN THE SPACE AGENCY FACILITY.

AS PROTOCOL,

WE TAKE BLOOD SAMPLES

AND URINE SAMPLES

OF ALL SPACE AGENCY STAFF

TO MONITOR ANY RADIATION EFFECTS

COMING FROM THE LABS.

AND THIS PROTOCOL IS, IN PART,

US KEEPING OUR TEAM SAFE,

BUT ALSO CONFORMING TO SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY WORKPLACE REGULATIONS.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[ALEX]

OUT OF THE ENTIRE AGENCY,

ONLY THREE CAME UP WITH

A POSITIVE MATCH FOR THE ENZYME.

ONE IS AN ASTRONAUT WHO'S

JUST COME BACK FROM THE ISS,

THE OTHER IS OUR HEAD OF I.T.,

AND THE OTHER IS OUR

EXPERT COSMOLOGIS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE VOID,

JESSICA JOHNSON.

[CHIME]

YEAH, CAN I TAKE YOUR COAT?

OH, YEAH, LOVELY, THANKS.

- THAT'S IT.

- YEAH, GREAT.

- HOW'S THINGS? HOW'S MARY?

- GOOD, SHE'S GOOD.

- IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE HER BACK.

- OH.

- I HAVEN'T SEEN HER FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO...

- YEAH, SHE...

[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

- HEY!

- HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

- A LONG TIME.

- I'M LADEN WITH A CAT.

YEAH. AW.

SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

UM, WHEN AM I GONNA

SEE YOU AGAIN?

UM, I DON'T KNOW.

- SOON?

- UM... YEAH, SOON.

- SOONER THAN, SOONER THAN...

- YEAH, DEFINITELY SOON.

- ...THIS TIME, OKAY?

- AND I PROMISE,

I WILL DEFINITELY TEXT YOU BACK.

[CHUCKLES]

OKAY. ENJOY THE PUZZLE.

- GOOD LUCK. I'LL SEE YOU.

- I'LL BE BACK AROUND 8:00.

GOOD LUCK, MARY, TAKE CARE.

YEAH.

OBVIOUSLY,

YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE.

- YES, I DO.

- YEAH.

UM, AND TO BE HONEST,

I'M HAVING SOME

RESERVATIONS MYSELF.

OF COURSE.

I'M COMING TO YOU

SORT OF OFF THE RECORD

- AND AS A FRIEND MORE THAN A COLLEAGUE. UM...

- MM.

I RESPECT THAT AND I GET THAT THIS IS

A REALLY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR YOU

AS MUCH AS IT IS FOR ME,

I KNOW THAT.

AND I... I WANT TO MAKE

THE RIGHT DECISION

THAT I'M BETTER GOING AHEAD

WITH THE PROCEDURE

- THAN... MY KNOWLEDGE BEING HERE.

- MM.

BUT ALSO... THERE'S NO WAY BACK.

THERE IS NO WAY BACK.

AND...

[CHUCKLES]

I'M SORRY, BUT, UM...

[CLEARS THROAT]

EXCUSE ME.

I NEED TO MAKE SURE MY FAMILY

ARE REALLY WELL CARED FOR.

- THAT I CAN GUARANTEE.

- YEAH?

I CAN GUARANTEE THAT YOUR FAMILY

WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND IT NEEDS TO...

BE DELICATE,

THE WAY YOU TELL THEM.

I WILL BE SENSITIVE.

- THANK YOU.

- OF COURSE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO

WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THIS CAN'T BE FOR NOTHING.

AND I'M AWARE THA WE'VE GOT ONE SHOT AT THIS,

- AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

- YES, IT IS RUNNING OUT.

IT'S... IT'S VERY PRESSING.

YOU KNOW, YOU WILL GO DOWN

IN HISTORY BOOKS

FOR WHAT YOU, POTENTIALLY,

IF YOU AGREE TO DO IT.

WELL, JESSICA IS FACED WITH

A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.

SHE IS THE BEST CANDIDATE THA WE HAVE AT THE PRESENT TIME

TO PARTICIPATE IN

THE HUMAN 2.0 PROJECT.

OF COURSE... IT'S NO AN EASY CHOICE TO MAKE.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW...

I REALLY DON'T KNOW

HOW TO CONVINCE HER

TO MAKE THIS CHOICE.

I FEEL TERRIBLY CONFLICTED

BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT...

HER LIFE WILL CHANGE

IRREVOCABLY.

AND, UH...

THERE'S NO GUARANTEE

THAT SHE WILL, UM,

YOU KNOW, MAKE IT OU OF THIS PROCESS ALIVE.

IT'S A VERY BIG

RESPONSIBILITY FOR ME.

AND IT'S, UH,

ULTIMATELY, UP TO HER.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- I'M GOING TO DO IT.

- WHAT?

IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

I KNOW THIS MISSION

MORE THAN ANYONE HERE

AND I UNDERSTAND THE OBJECTIVE.

I'M THE ONLY PERSON HERE

WHO UNDERSTANDS:

WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY

BE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

YOU'RE MUCH MORE

VALUABLE TO US DOWN HERE.

WELL, GIVEN THE TIGHT TIMEFRAME,

YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS

THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

LOOK, WE'LL HAVE TO RUN TESTS. AND BESIDES,

WE HAVE THE OTHER TWO POSITIVE CANDIDATES.

- WHAT MAKES YOU THINK...?

- THE ASTRONAUT, JAMES GOOD,

FIRSTLY, JUST BACK FROM THE ISS,

SECONDLY, HE HAS A FAMILY.

AND DAVID JENNINGS IN I.T.,

I MEAN, SERIOUSLY,

THE GUY IS SO DEFENSIVE.

DEFINITELY NO FIRST CONTACT MATERIAL.

I'VE ALREADY DONE THE PSYCH TES AND I'M CLEARED

FOR THE PROCEDURE.

NOW I HAVEN'T WORKED

DIRECTLY WITH HER,

BUT IN LIGHT OF:

RECENT COMMUNICATIONS,

IT'S CLEAR THAT SHE'S VOLATILE

AND, FRANKLY,

A TICKING TIME BOMB.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE

SOMEONE LIKE THA LEAD A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION

IN WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE

THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

IN THE HISTORY:

OF SPACE EXPLORATION.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GILLIAN] SHE HAS, UM,

THIS ABILITY TO FOCUS

AND THIS ATTENTION

THAT SHE APPLIES TO HER WORK,

WHICH IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

AND SHE HAS THIS

EXPLORATORY NATURE

WITH VEERING THAT SHE DOES.

ALWAYS LOOKING DEEPER INTO EVER

ANOMALY THAT SHE'S RESEARCHING,

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

FROM THE DATA:

AND, AND THINKING ABOUT THINGS

IN A WAY THAT'S VERY

VALUABLE AND UNIQUE.

AND, REALLY, I THINK JESSICA'S

THE IDEAL PERSON

FOR THIS MISSION.

[ALICE] WHEN JESSICA WAS

MAKING HER DECISION,

SHE CAME TO ME:

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOU WHAT IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE

IN THE HUMAN 2.0 BODY.

SO, OBVIOUSLY, WE DISCUSSED

THE PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES,

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