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[CLOCK CHIMES]
[CHILDREN'S VOICES ECHO]
[GEARS TICK]
[ECHOES OF CHILDREN PLAYING]
[BEAST SNARLING]
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COME ON, LET'S PICK IT UP!
ALL RIGHT, MORE INTENSITY!
ATTACK THE HOOP, LET'S GO!
GOOD JOB!
OKAY, MATT AND JOSH.
HOW ABOUT YOU ONE-UP YOUR BROTHER, FOR A CHANGE?
YOU CAN DO IT, JOSH.
STOP TRYING TO PSYCH ME OUT.
THAT WAS ENCOURAGEMENT, ACTUALLY.
[GRUNTS]
YOU CALL THAT ENCOURAGEMENT?
MY APOLOGIES.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.
THE GIRLS' TEAM COULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING.
YEAH, THEY TOTALLY WANT ME.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU,
YOUR COMPLETE MISREADING OF REALITY.
YUP.
TODAY IS THE 27TH, IS IT NOT?
UM, YEAH?
THE ANSWER IS "YES,"
WHICH MEANS THE TWO OF YOU
RECEIVED YOUR REPORT CARDS TODAY.
[CLEARS THROAT EXPECTANTLY]
STRAIGHT B'S.
DON'T FORGET THE B+.
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, JOSH.
AGAIN.
IS THERE A PROBLEM?
MATTHEW RECEIVED AN A-
IN HISTORY.
I'M SORRY, MOM.
I...
I DON'T HAVE AN EXPLANATION. IT JUST HAPPENED--
THINGS DON'T "JUST HAPPEN."
THERE'S ALWAYS A CAUSE
AND EFFECT.
WAIT, HE GOT ALL A'S.
NO, SON, HE RECEIVED 6 A'S AND ONE A-.
THAT'S STILL REALLY GREAT.
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD HE WORKS ON HOMEWORK?
IT'S SICK, REALLY.
WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF WORKING HARD,
PERHAPS YOU SHOULD TRY IT YOURSELF
ONE OF THESE DAYS, JOSHUA.
W-WELL, I...
I'M SORRY.
I, UH,
PROMISE I'LL WORK HARDER.
I'VE LOST MY APPETITE.
DO THE DISHES, JOSH.
DEMONSTRATE YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW TO DO WHAT'S ASKED OF YOU,
FOR ONCE.
YOUR MOTHER'S JUST TRYING TO BE HELPFUL, SON.
SHE DOESN'T HANDLE FAILURE
VERY WELL.
[PAGES TURNING, RAPID TYPING]
MOM AND DAD CAN REALLY SUCK SOMETIMES.
THEY'RE JUST DOING WHAT PARENTS DO.
[SCOFFS] YOU'RE TOO EASY ON 'EM,
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE SO RIDICULOUSLY HARD ON YOU.
I'M TIRED.
OKAY, FINE,
IF YOU DON'T CARE HOW MEAN THEY ARE TO YOU,
THEN I WON'T CARE EITHER.
[GROANS IN PAIN]
[CHUCKLES]
THAT WAS WEIRD.
YEAH, IT'S CALLED WALKING.
VERY FUNNY.
[WINCING]
DUDE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M--
I-I'M...
[STAMMERING]
I'M FINE.
[STAMMERS MOCKINGLY] A-A-ARE YOU SURE?
YES.
MAYBE MOM AND DAD'S STRICTNESS FINALLY GOT TO YOU.
I KNOW YOU GET UPSET
WHEN THEY COME DOWN--
D-D...
DOWN ON ME,
BUT DON'T BE.
DID YOU HIT YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU FELL?
I'M JUST REALLY TIRED.
OKAY, MR. SENSITIVE.
I'LL TAKE A HINT AND SHUT UP.
[GASPS]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY...
EARTH TO MATT.
STOP STARING,
GO TO SLEEP.
HEY...
I THOUGHT I WAS THE STRANGE ONE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS SO FOCUSED ON MATT,
I FEEL LIKE I DON'T EVEN EXIST.
HE'S THE FAVORITE.
THAT'S THE THING, MAN.
PARENTS ALWAYS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE A FAVORITE,
BUT THAT BUNK IS SO NOT TRUE.
BE GRATEFUL.
YOU'RE ALWAYS TELLING ME HOW HARD THEY ARE ON HIM.
IMAGINE IF YOU WERE THE FAVORITE?
HMM?
YO, MATT!
OVER HERE.
HEY, GET THE NURSE!
ARE WE GOING TO THE DOCTOR'S?
NO, I'M TAKING YOUR BROTHER HOME.
HE NEEDS TO REST.
BUT THE NURSE AT SCHOOL SAID--
I'M HANDLING THIS, JOSHUA.
SIT BACK.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT HANDLING THIS.
HE'S NOT DOING WELL.
YOU'RE JUST TAKING HIM HOME.
HE NEEDS TO GO TO A DOCTOR--
I SAID, SIT BACK!
[SIGHS]
[MOM, LATER]: IT'S REALLY BECOMING INTOLERABLE.
WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE TIME.
THE EXPERIMENT HAS FAILED.
IT'S TIME TO ABANDON THE PROJECT.
[DIALING TELEPHONE]
PASSCODE, "INDIA, MARY, THREE...
[WHISPERING]: WHAT'S HE SAYING?
I CAN'T HEAR HIM.
WHAT DID MOM MEAN, "THE EXPERIMENT HAS FAILED?"
WHAT EXPERIMENT?
MATT!
COME DOWN HERE, PLEASE.
ARE WE GOING TO THE DOCTOR'S NOW?
I'M TAKING MATT TO THE HOSPITAL.
GOOD.
I'M COMING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE STAYING HERE, JOSH.
BUT I WANT TO GO WITH MATT.
DAD, CAN I COME?
I'M SORRY, SON.
LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER.
[DIALING TELEPHONE]
[BEEP]
ENTER USER NAME AND PASSWORD.
HELLO?
IS THIS HOLY GRACE HOSPITAL?
INVALID RESPONSE.
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS DETECTED.
TERMINATING CONNECTION.
[DISCONNECTION BUZZES]
[BEEPS TELEPHONE OFF]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IS MATT OKAY?
HE WON'T FIT THESE WHEN HE GETS BACK.
WHERE DID DAD TAKE HIM?
[SNATCHES PANTS]
THIS ISN'T YOUR CONCERN.
HE'S MY BROTHER!
IF HE'S PART OF SOME EXPERIMENT, I DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH!
COME HERE.
WHAT'S DONE IS ALREADY DONE.
[DOORKNOB RATTLING]
TELL ME WHERE HE IS!
TELL ME WHERE YOU TOOK HIM!
[TYPING]
HEY, MAN,
THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPEN.
WHY'D YOU LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY?
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MATT.
YOU KNOW HE'S GONNA KILL YOU
WHEN HE FINDS OUT YOU'RE USING HIS COMPUTER--
I'M SERIOUS.
HE'S SICK.
MOM WOULDN'T TAKE HIM TO THE DOCTOR,
AND THEN I OVERHEARD HER AND DAD ARGUING
ABOUT HOW THE EXPERIMENT HAD FAILED.
WHAT EXPERIMENT?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT INVOLVES MATT SOMEHOW.
NOW THEY'VE TAKEN HIM.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE?
WHEN I GOOGLED THE NUMBER THEY CALLED,
THIS IS ALL I GOT.
THERE'S NO NAME, JUST AN ADDRESS.
YEAH, IT'S WEIRD, RIGHT?
WHY WOULDN'T A HOSPITAL BE LABELED A HOSPITAL?
MAYBE IT'S A MISTAKE.
WHEN YOUR MOM AND DAD GET HOME,
YOU CAN ASK THEM--
NO, SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MY BROTHER.
I'VE GOTTA FIND HIM.
YOU DON'T REALLY THINK YOUR PARENTS
WOULD TRY TO HURT THEIR OWN KID, DO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED TO ME,
I'M SURE MATT WOULD MAKE SURE I WAS OKAY.
WILL YOU HELP ME?
WE SHOULD WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK--
I'M NOT WAITING!
I'LL GO ON MY OWN.
YOU COULD GET IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
[CHUCKLES]
[SECURITY ALARM BEEPING]
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING]
[MEDICAL MONITORS BEEPING]
[DOOR SLAMS]
SIGN HERE AND INITIAL HERE,
INDICATING YOU'VE RELINQUISHED ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS
CONCERNING THE BOY.
[MUFFLED GASPING]
[GROANS SOFTLY]
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
YOU HAVE TO GO.
NO, YOU'RE IN SHOCK.
THEY HURT YOU.
THEY'LL HURT YOU ,
IF THEY KNOW THAT YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PLACE.
MOM SAID "THE EXPERIMENT FAILED",
BUT WHAT KIND OF EXPERIMENT IS THIS?
THIS MIGHT BE OUR LAST CHANCE TO TALK,
SO I NEED YOU TO LISTEN TO ME--
I'M GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE.
NO, I CAN'T GO HOME,
NOT UNTIL I'M PERFECT.
MOM AND DAD,
THEY-THEY-THEY ONLY WANT PERFECTION.
I HATE THEM.
THEIR IDEA OF PERFECTION, NO ONE CAN LIVE UP TO THAT,
NOT YOU, NOT ME--
J-JUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY,
I ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT YOU WERE THE PERFECT BROTHER.
NO, DON'T GIVE UP.
IT-IT-IT'S MY TIME.
I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT YOU.
NO, NO, NO, LET GO OF ME!
I HAVE NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER, JOSH.
MY WARRANTY HAS EX-EX-EXPIRED.
YOUR WARRANTY?
MOM AND DAD HAVE MY NEW OP-OP-
OPERATING SYSTEM.
THEY'RE REPLACING THIS BODY SHELL.
IT'S BEEN TAGGED FOR THE RECYCLING CENTER.
YOU'RE A...
A-A...
ROBOT.
THE WORD IS "ROBOT."
OKAY.
[SNIFFLES]
I MEAN, YOU'RE STILL MY BROTHER,
AND I'M- I'M GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE.
LEAVE ME HERE.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET THEM RECYCLE YOU.
THEY HAVE MY NEW OPERATING SYSTEM.
IT'S HOW I GROW.
YOU'VE SEEN HOW THIS SHELL'S BEEN MAL-MAL-MALFUNCTIONING.
J-J-JUST SAVE YOURSELF--
I'M GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE!
HEY!
[ALARM KLAXONS WAILING]
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING WITH OUR PROPERTY.
[GROANING WITH EFFORT]
OOF!
[GRUNTING WITH STRUGGLE]
NO!
NO, NO, NO, NO, STOP, STOP!
STOP...
CAN YOU LET US SAY GOODBYE?
I'M NOT SAYING GOODBYE! THIS ISN'T GOODBYE!
IT CAN'T BE!
YOU'LL GET USED TO MY REPLACEMENT.
IF YOU'RE NOT REAL,
THEN WHY DO YOU FEEL SO REAL TO ME?
THEY INSTALLED A COMPASSION CHIP
IN-IN MY EAR.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU FELT LIKE MY BROTHER
BECAUSE OF SOME STUPID CHIP?
NO.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
MATT!
WATCH YOUR BACK, JOSH!
MATT!
[DEVICE BEEPING]
[LAUGHING MANICALLY]
WE COULD HAVE REPORTED HIM.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US HANDLE THIS.
HAVE A SEAT, JOSH.
WE NEED TO TALK
I'M NOT SITTING DOWN WITH THAT THING.
IT HAS A NAME.
WE CALL IT "MATT."
I KNOW THAT'S NOT REALLY HIM.
I WANT MY REAL BROTHER BACK.
JOSH, HAVE A SEAT,
PLEASE.
MATT WASN'T FEELING WELL,
SO WE GOT HIM FIXED.
YOU REPLACED HIM.
INSUBORDINATE, AS ALWAYS.
I KNOW ABOUT THE EXPERIMENT.
I KNOW THAT MATT'S SOME SORT OF COMPUTER.
MATT ISN'T THE EXPERIMENT.
YES, HE IS.
I KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I TOLD YOU THIS WOULDN'T WORK.
[SIGHS]
I'D GROWN SO ACCUSTOMED TO THE BOY.
I KNOW,
BUT HUMANS ARE SO UNSTABLE.
THEY EXHIBIT TOO MANY EMOTIONS.
[DEVICE WHIRRS]
WE HAVE NO USE FOR EMOTIONS.
[DRILL WHINES, CHIP WARBLES]
WE THOUGHT HAVING A HUMAN AROUND THE HOUSE
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA,
TO HELP WITH THE CHORES AND SUCH...
BUT YOU'RE THE CHORE.
[GASPS] MIKE!
I NEED YOUR HELP, THERE'S SOMETHING--
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, JOSH.
YOU WERE SO AMUSING BEFORE YOU KNEW THE TRUTH.
NO...
NO!
I WAS A GOOD FRIEND, WASN'T I?
NO, NO-- NO!
SORRY.
WE PREFER OUR OWN KIND.
NO! NO!
I'M YOUR SON!
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU WERE JUST OUR EXPERIMENT.
NO...
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