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You can't stay for one drink?

We don't even have to eat.

You know, uh...

I'm not even hungry.

U... Unless, of course, you're hungry...

in which case I'm... I'm...

I'm starving.

Yeah, I mean, I'll eat

the whole menu... tw... twice!...

...if... if... if you sit down

and have one drink.

- I'm starving, actually.

- Yeah? Great.

Wanna sit down?

(ROMANTIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

ADAM:
Isn't this upside down?

EDEN:
I will teach you how to

drink that stuff, really.

EDEN:
So...

ADAM:
- How am I supposed to do it?

EDEN:
- You have to...

- ...and you hold it like this...

ADAM:
- Okay.

EDEN:
Tilt it down.

(ADAM WHISPERING IN HER EAR)

EDEN:
What? (LAUGHING)

(EDEN LAUGHING LOUD)

ADAM:
- How could I know?

EDEN:
- For a year?

EDEN:
- For a year?

ADAM:
- Exactly.

Let's do it again.

A year. (CLINKING GLASSES)

ADAM:
- These are good.

EDEN:
- Yeah.

ADAM:
- They're good.

EDEN:
- Yeah, take it easy.

ADAM:
Alright. Strong...

EDEN:
Hey, you know,

I wanna show you something.

ADAM:
Sure.

EDEN:
Uhm... it's a personal project

of mine, but...

I wanna do it at a much larger scale...

but I find your invention

could come in handy.

Wow, that's...

That's amazing, really.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

It's amazing, I mean...

I'd love to help.

Yeah.

That's the...

Sage Mountains, right?

Yeah.

I, uh...

I grew up there.

We still have our old house there.

Yeah, I know. We used to

go out there all the time.

You know, we still, uh...

come and pick the pomegranates.

Yeah, me too.

- They're the best!

- They're the best.

(SHOE SOLE SIZZLING)

EDEN:
You're okay?

Uh? Yeah.

No, I'm good.

- I'm fine, no, really.

- Mmh.

It's getting, a little warm

in here, don't you think?

Let's get outta here.

- You wanna go?

- Yeah.

Yeah, sure.

We get the check?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

(CABLE CAR SLIDING)

(MUSIC FADES OUT)

EDEN:
So there's this great orchestra

from down below.

Uh, ...they play here

Friday nights.

They're incredible,

you have to hear it.

Wow, that sounds great.

Okay, so see Friday maybe?

- Yeah, su... sure.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Thanks for lunch.

- Alright, take care.

Thanks.

(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE

BUILDING UP)

(ADAM PANTING)

(MUSIC FADING TO SOFT TUNE)

(ADAM MAKING SHIVERING NOISES)

(INVERSE-METAL SIZZLING)

(VIOLINS, ROMANTIC TUNE)

ADAM:
(IN-DREAM) Eden.

(VIOLINS BUILDING UP)

ADAM:
(IN-DREAM) Eden it's me.

(VIOLINS CULMINATING)

(VIOLINS FADING OUT)

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

SCIENTIST:
Our demonstrator will

apply the full product live.

We'll be selling five separate creams

...of increasing strengths

...according to the concentration

of the active ingredient,

...five being the most potent.

The goal is to tailor the lift

...to the condition of

various facial regions.

And as you see,

a range of strengths

...allows the consumer to apply

what's needed where needed.

For a general purpose product

I think the level two

...provide visible

all-round improvement

...without adverse effects.

Number five, being strongest,

can work miracles.

And speaking of miracles,

...now we're also developing a product

for the breasts and the buttocks.

Oh, I think it's ready!

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

AUDIENCE:
- Bravo! Bravo!

- Any questions before we continue?

MAN:
- Yes.

Couldn't we market a cheaper

version for down below...

...with only one product?

SCIENTIST:
Oh, yes,

we could...

...at the very

lightest concentration.

The product doesn't hold up well

at very high doses.

Uhm, let's see what happens

with excessive application.

She had a product applied

about ten minutes ago, so...

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

I have a question to the demonstrator.

Mr. Boruchowitz, right?

Uhm...

I'm sorry, you must have

me confused with somebody else.

My name's Adam.

Adam Kirk.

(MUSIC FADES IN)

(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE)

Excuse me,

I'm looking for Eden Moore.

Have you seen her?

Yeah, she just left.

No, no!

Damn it!

(DENIAL SOUND)

(ALARM GOING OFF)

DOORMAN:
Hey, stop!

Security please...

PA VOICE:
TransWorld.

For a better, brighter tomorrow.

(POLICE SIREN WAILING)

That's him!

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(MUSIC CALMING DOWN,

FADING TO CITY NOISE)

PA AD-VOICE:
Gravity.

A revolution about to begin.

New from TransCosmetics.

Uplift yourself today!

(EDEN SOBBING)

(SAD TUNE)

(WIND BLOWING)

(ROMANTIC TUNE, ORCHESTRA)

YOUNG EDEN:
Hey!

YOUNG ADAM:
What are you doing here?

YOUNG EDEN:
I'm looking for my dog.

YOUNG ADAM:
What's your name?

YOUNG EDEN:
I can't talk to you.

Why not?

You're from down below.

I'm Adam.

(DOOR BELL)

(MUSIC STOPS)

You son of a gun!

I knew you're up to something.

Bob, can I come in?

'Course, that's what I'm here for.

Come on, come on.

BOB:
Right, right, well,...

I made it maximum weight

...to the exterior layer

to cover the heating problem.

Now, my friend,

try this for size.

If it fits, you are through

with overheating.

ADAM:
This is nice...

Whoa, wow, this is nice.

BOB:
Oh, boy, oh, boy.

TransWorld are gonna curse the day

they fired me.

(BOB SMIRKING)

You got it?

That's a pretty good fit.

Good, good, right.

Well, I will get back

to the outer layer...

The icing on the cake!

BOB:
I don't get it.

It's impossible to change

gravity status.

Are you sure?

ADAM:
Yeah, absolutely.

Look, all we have to do...

...is carefully...

...mix the two opposing solutions...

...and wait a second to

stabilize gravity...

...and then...

Voil!

No...

God!

That is better than

a good idea, my friend.

That is...

...revolutionary!

But don't they have the formula now?

No.

No, I gave 'em everything

but the main ingredient.

Ah, hooo!

I would give good money...

...just to see the look on

Lagavullan's face right now!

So, are you telling me

we don't have the formula?

We...

SCIENTIST:
Well, we tried to

recreate it several times.

But the thing is,

we're missing an ingredient, uh...

Pink powder.

We found traces in his office.

Without it there is no cream.

That's unacceptable!

You can't figure out without him?

No.

(TANGO MUSIC)

(TANGO MUSIC FADING)

(ROMANTIC TUNE)

You remember?

I'm starting to.

(CATCHY FUTURISTIC TUNE)

OFFICER:
(SHOUTING) Border Police!

Everybody up against the wall!

OFFICER:
Now, this way, please.

Damn it!

Listen, I gotta go.

No!

OFFICER:
- Identification!

- I'll find you!

Hey, you!

OFFICER:
Hey!

Come back here!

Hey, stop!

Stop!

(METAL CLONKING)

Breaking news coming in live.

Border Police have launched a

massive manhunt for a fugitive

...who just escaped from

the caf Dos Mundos.

All national law enforcement

agencies have been alerted

...and we'll keep you updated

as the story develops.

(EERIE ATMOSPHERIC TUNE)

(WIND HOWLING)

(MUSIC CONTINUES,

SLOW, ATMOSPHERIC)

(ROMANTIC TUNE, ORCHESTRAL)

(ORCHESTRA CULMINATING)

(MUSIC FADING OUT)

ADAM:
Come on, let's go.

(WIND HOWLING)

Wait, wait, wait...

What?

I... I... I just thought

I heard something.

ADAM:
- Are you okay?

EDEN:
- Yeah.

(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE FADES IN)

Go, go, go, go!

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