Virtuality Page #13

No, I'm not getting

at anything, Billie.

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I'm just showing you

your choice of words.

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By describing it

as a dream,

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you're implying it's something

that you dreamt up,

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as if, in some way, you blame

yourself for what happened

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or even feel

you deserved it.

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It's a computer glitch,

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and that's all it is.

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[door opens, closes]

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The virt modules

were your baby, Roger.

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You fought to include them

in the mission.

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Now you want them

shut down?

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Well, actually,

it's the last thing I want,

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but the safety of the crew

has to be paramount.

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"In psychological terms,

the Phaeton mission

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will amount

to forced confinement

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for 12 people

for ten years."

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That's very clever, Frank.

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"Without the ability

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to escape the confines

of their metal tube periodically,

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to experience

other environments

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and interact

with other people,

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even if they're only

computer-generated,

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the pressures

of the mission--"

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Yeah, you don't have

to read the whole thing.

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"Divisions will form

among the crew.

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"Barely acknowledged

animosities and jealousies

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will crop up.

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Paranoid and even delusional

behavior is possible."

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I know

what I wrote, Frank.

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[scoffs]

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You're playing with fire.

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In every sense but the physical,

Billie was raped.

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She's gonna feel the emotional,

psychological effects of that

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for the rest

of her life.

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- How is she?

- She's in shock.

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Right.

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She's hanging on

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to the virtual nature

of the experience

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as a way of saying

it wasn't real,

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therefore

nothing happened,

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and she doesn't need

treatment.

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What do you think?

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Was it real?

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What are you asking me,

Frank?

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I'm asking if you know

fantasy from reality, Roger.

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I think I do.

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Do you know

what's real, Frank?

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I'll tell you

what I think.

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I think this mission

has changed.

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I think our eyes

are about to be opened

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and that--that--

that we are on the verge

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of a profound awakening

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that--that you and I

cannot even imagine.

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And I think the virt modules

are crucial to that awakening.

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I won't shut them down.

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In my professional opinion,

your behavior of late

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has been erratic

at best.

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Are you saying that

to mission control?

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I know the value of loyalty

in any isolated crew, Frank,

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and I live on the ship too.

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What's really going on?

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I once was lost,

but now I'm found.

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Was blind,

but now I see.

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Look,

at the very least,

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the crew deserve

to know the facts.

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They're our friends

as well as our colleagues.

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Don't lead them

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into treacherous waters

unaware, Frank.

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You know, Roger,

you're right there.

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They do deserve

to know the truth.

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The truth

shall set them free.

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Whoo!

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A sexual assault?

Could you be more specific?

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Assault against who?

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Well, there's

a privacy issue here.

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I'm not at liberty to describe

the attack in detail

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or who experienced it.

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But in my opinion,

there is a serious defect

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in the virt software,

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and I'm strongly

recommending

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that we refrain

from using the virt modules.

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Uh, for how long?

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Until we know the problem's

been identified and repaired.

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Can't we just upload

new software?

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Not at

this range and speed.

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We're lucky to get

simple engineering packets,

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let alone

complex software uploads.

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I don't think

there's anything to fear

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from the virt modules.

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Are we talking

about a permanent shutdown?

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Possibly.

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Well...

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We've all experienced

computer glitches before,

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and just to play

Devil's advocate here,

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isn't it possible

that we're overreacting?

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You heard him say

"sexual assault," right?

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[sighs]

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