The Lawnmower Man Page #2

Get in the house.

I'm tired of this sh*t.

Come on.

That boy

was told to take care of this.

He constantly shirks his duties.

Can't have these godless little

creatures at the altar.

It's sacrilege!

Where are you, boy?

You're never here

where you should be.

Four times in as many weeks...

he's forgotten his duty

to the parish!

He brings the wrath

of the Lord on himself...

just like his namesake.

Jobe, are you in there?

Answer me, boy!

God saw fit to make you

a ward of this church...

and you must earn your keep.

I've tried to teach that

stupid mind responsibility...

since you were five years old.

Which of God's lessons helps you

to remember best, Jobe?

I'll remember my chores,

Father, I promise!

Journal entry, May 1.

Work, marriage, life...

what a joke.

I'm going now, Larry.

My plane leaves in an hour.

It's better

for both of us this way.

Drinking all that whiskey isn't

going to help your depression.

It's probably going

to make it worse.

Yes, you're right, Caroline.

It is probably

going to make it worse.

Well, don't blame me.

You have no idea of what

I'm going through, do you?

My work is falling apart,

and you decide to leave me.

It's dead for both of us,

so why don't you give it up?

Good-bye, Larry.

Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Mother of God,

pray for us sinners...

now and at the hour

of our death. Amen.

Big Red.

Booting audio journal.

May 10 entry.

Recording.

Oh, Jesus...

this hiatus

is driving me insane.

When I think of what

I might have accomplished...

with a human subject.

I've got to find a way to

continue the work on my own.

There's so much to do.

I can't wait any longer.

Full.

Hi, Jobe.

Hi, Dr. Angelo.

How are you?

Looks like you're working hard.

Yeah. I'm a real hard worker.

Jobe, do you like to play games?

Yeah. Peter says

you have the best games.

I have a game in my house that

you might like to play.

Would you like that?

OK.

Remember, one of the

4 shapes on the bottom row...

You see them down there?

Matches one of the shapes

on the top row.

So put your finger on here...

and move that shape

to the question mark, all right?

Incorrect.

Try again.

OK, here we go.

There.

There.

Incorrect.

Don't worry.

Take your time. Here we go.

Correct answer.

You did it. Very good.

Let's play another game.

Come here, Peter. Come here!

I'm going to get you, Peter.

All right.

Look at that!

Let's go.

Watch out! Holy moley!

Come on, Peter. Slow down.

I'm going to hit the wall.

I'm getting dizzy.

Peter, wait!

Come on, Peter. Come on back.

Peter, I'm getting scared.

Game over.

Why don't you go upstairs

and get some drinks?

Hey, Jobe. It's OK.

It's just a game.

I was really bad.

Well, you'll get used to games.

Thanks, Peter.

Hey, Jobe.

Hey.

I was flying upside-down,

Dr. Angelo.

Come on. Hop up.

Come over here.

Sit down.

You know, Jobe...

I have other... different games.

I even have one that

could help make you smarter.

I was born dumb.

But... you would like

to be smarter, wouldn't you?

I don't know.

Well, if you were smarter,

people wouldn't be able to...

take advantage of you.

Do you

understand what I mean, Jobe?

- Yeah.

- And?

Sometimes they do.

They do.

Can you keep a secret?

Well...

I'll tell you one.

I can make you smarter...

but only if you want.

And you must never

tell anyone.

You mean a secret

for just you and me two?

That's right.

Well, I bet you

already know, don't you?

So don't you tell anybody, OK?

OK?

Well, you're

as healthy as a mule.

When can we play the games?

Soon, Jobe.

I need to give you

a shot of vitamins first.

I had a shot once,

Dr. Angelo, and it hurt.

This won't.

Trust me.

I'm very good at this.

That looks like a gun.

OK, just relax your arm.

Relax your arm. Relax.

Look over there.

Look over there.

It didn't hurt.

Just relax.

Your head's going to be

a blank for a while.

All right?

Yeah.

Just breathe now.

Too dark.

No, it's not

going to be in a while.

Just breathe and relax.

That's it.

In a while,

it's going to be like...

being up there

with the stars, Jobe.

Like going to another planet.

You're going to feel a tingling

sensation in your hands...

but don't panic.

It's OK.

I'm right here with you.

It's all part of the game.

OK, here we go.

Cortex stimulation engaged.

Brain stem strobe enabled.

Is that my hand?

It's going to hit me!

No, it's not going to hit you.

Just relax. Just breathe.

Strobe velocity increasing.

Journal entry, May 10.

The electrochemistry

of his brain...

has responded

better than I'd expected.

I'm going to step up

the virtual treatments...

and increase the dosage

of nootropic drugs.

I should see escalations

in his brain patterns...

by the end of the week.

It's too late to turn back now.

Jobe, what's the matter?

I'm hungry.

Well, go eat.

His mind is

like a clean, hungry sponge.

Synaptic activity has increased

400% in less than a month.

His human brain is responding

to the nootropics...

and virtual stimulation more

rapidly than my animal subjects.

Go on! Go faster, Peter!

Go on!

I can catch you right now!

Come on and get me, Peter!

Come on!

I'm going to get you now!

You better not get too excited

'cause I'm getting you!

Look right there!

Come on!

I got you!

Game over.

Yes! You nailed it, Jobe!

You nailed it!

Whoa, that was sketched.

Finally some real competition.

Yeah, he got you that time,

didn't he, Peter?

Congratulations.

You just graduated

to the next level, Jobe.

Hi.

You got a horse?

What are you doing?

Why are you standing there

half-naked, exposing yourself?

What sort of perverted

behavior is this?

You should knock before

you come into somebody's house.

This is my house.

I pay the rent, and

I want to cash my checks now...

because I want to buy

some new clothes.

And I'm going

to buy some cowboy boots...

and I'm going to make

this place a ranch.

It's that Dr. Angelo, isn't it?

He's been feeding

the Devil in your head!

No, he hasn't!

I'll see to that.

You know,

you shouldn't hit people.

You shouldn't

hit people like that.

Very impressive.

Did you use the Project 5

formulas on this subject?

As a base.

But I've totally reconfigured...

both the nootropic and

the cyberlearning programs...

without aggression factors.

Of course.

That only makes sense.

I can't believe you

went ahead and did this, Larry.

Look at the comparisons.

It works

with a human subject, Timms.

It's incredible work, Larry.

So... what do you say?

I've gone as far

as I can in my lab at home.

I need access

to the main lab to go further.

There's no telling

how far I can take Jobe.

I can't do this

without your help.

What's it going to be,

Ms. Burke?

Would you check my fluids, Jake?

Do I know you?

I mow your lawn.

No. You're not

the Lawnmower Man.

Well... wow.

You've certainly changed.

I don't know how you did it,

but I approve.

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