The Fix

We live in a world

where nothing can be taken for granted,

Not even the air we breathe.

But our business is preserving life itself

and our breakthrough formula ensures that you are protected.

Breathe secure, breathe pure, with AIRemedy.

Brought to you by Aethera.

And cut!

Very good.

Anything you want to change?

No, she's perfect.

Good.

So next we're gonna turn around

and shoot the other direction.

Day 63 Report.

Aethera's out of time.

When they start rationing AIRem,

people will be desperate.

That'll be our chance for a trial.

Increasing the dosage could trigger a fatal immune response.

But there's going to be so many losses.

Might as well be for science.

Attention. Emergency Toxin Alert.

The last remaining Green Zone has been

elevated to Orange status.

68% of the world population now inhabit Red Zones.

Projections show that within the next 18 months,

83% of the population will be at risk of lethal toxin exposure.

Protect yourselves. Take your AIRem.

Wear your masks.

- Thank you. - There goes the planet.

We're all going to be slaves to Aethera.

Not if I can help it.

You know we're been watched?

Hopefully it's just the cops.

There's a new party drug called Blue.

Color yours the same way.

If we get raided, they won't think to test it.

You expect them to believe I have a side hustle?

How else can we afford AIRemedy?

People take things at face value.

Play the part, they won't look deeper.

You're great, but these ads don't work on my mother.

She doesn't trust them.

I keep telling her she's got to take AIRem, but...

Brace yourself.

She's convinced it's all part of some Big Pharma conspiracy.

Great, then we'll both have moms who chose to die.

- Jesus, Ella. - It's true, isn't it?

Her body, her choice?

You still dating the trust fund kid?

Yeah.

You're usually bored by now.

Usually.

Looks like someone's finally good

enough for Miss Ella McPhee.

Wow, you look just like her.

Remarkable. Angle your arm.

Now more chest. Great.

I got to shoot her a few times, and you,

you really are her daughter. Okay.

Sorry, babe. Can't get you any more.

I gotta mission to the Flats.

Have to get cans for the party.

She was nobody before her mom OD'd.

Her mom didn't OD. She killed herself.

Yeah, about a year ago.

Better than dying from toxin exposure.

I'm going to tell her today.

You can't.

- Why not? - It's the anniversary.

- Of what? - Of her mother.

Oh, shit.

I thought you knew.

You know she doesn't talk to me about that stuff.

It won't stop.

Take your AIRem.

I sold my script.

That was dumb.

Yeah, we don't all have our careers handed to us.

- You okay? - She's my best friend.

I don't get it. She's not all that good to you.

She is, in her own way. She gave me this.

She knows I could never afford one of these.

Yeah, but she never lets you do your own thing.

She's grieving, Tully.

Look, she's not the only person who's been through rough shit.

Looks like a ghost town.

They trade their AIRemedy subsidies

for TVs and shit.

That's so dumb.

- This is it. - Here?

Atmospheric toxicity in the Western Cape

is in the high 700s...

Are you judging?

I'm staying in the car.

Suit yourself.

The following regions

were elevated to Red Zone status.

New South Wales, Western Europe,

and the continental United States.

The death toll worldwide is now estimated to be 130 million.

Here in South Africa, we've recorded over 9 million

fatalities, with the majority of losses in rural areas

without filtration systems.

We did this!

We poisoned our air with our mountains

of electronic waste.

Degrading in dumps, leaking invisible decay.

Who are we to think that there wouldn't be a price?

Fools!

There is always a cost for wanton waste.

For gluttony!

We took everything for granted.

And now we face our retribution.

We will pay for our digital depravity.

Our selfishness, our arrogance!

It is judgement day. The great purge!

That's you.

Yeah, but it's not like I'm saving the world or anything.

They just liked my look.

- That's lucky. - Yeah, it is.

I don't have much else going for me.

At least you have something.

I'm on my way home.

- Where have you been? - Sorry, I was in the shower.

You know it freaks me out when I can't reach you.

- I know. I'm sorry. - It's fine. See you at mine?

Is it okay if we meet at Tully's?

Just because he's having a party doesn't mean I have to go.

I'm not here just to make him look good.

Well, dating him was enough.

- Yeah, it's getting to his head. - Do you actually like him?

Like, legit feelings?

- It's hard to tell. - Feelings are exhausting, Gina.

He's making me take the damn train.

Right.

You doing okay?

It's just a day. Don't make a thing of it.

Okay.

I'll just have an early night.

- If that's what you want. - It doesn't matter.

Have fun at the party.

An expanding perversion.

The toxins are here to cleanse the earth,

to save her from our sins.

Only degenerates defile God's will.

We get what we deserve!

It's our time to bleed.

And only the chosen will breathe.

Yo, Ebi.

- My man. - How do you know where I live?

Tracking app, dude.

When you get a text, it locks onto the sender's coordinates.

- Pretty dope, huh? - What do you want, Tully?

- Forty cans. - I can't help you today.

What do you mean you can't help me?

I need to pee.

In the past eight months, AIRemedy has become

the most sought-after drug in the world.

Joining us today, Dr. Eric O'Connors,

head of research at Aethera Corp,

who oversaw the development of this miracle drug.

Doctor, how is Aethera keeping up with global demand?

Lots of coffee.

Our labs work around the clock.

All right. Well, we've got our first caller.

- It's Jonas from Sydney. - Hi.

Do I still need to wear a mask if I take AIRem?

Masks reduce exposure, but they don't prevent it.

AIRem, on the other hand,

completely neutralizes the toxin.

Your girl always takes so long in the bathroom?

How much do I need to take?

Maybe she's taking a shit.

Each dose is effective for six hours.

I'll go check on her.

If you can't dose at the same time every day,

we do recommend a mask for additional protection.

I'll go with him.

How much AIRem can you donate to countries...

I mission all the way out here.

And you're really not gonna sort me out?

Is this how you treat your best client?

Listen, bru, you can't be here.

So I'll drop the cans by you later.

Nah. I'll just use someone else.

What?

Next caller, you're on air.

What can you tell us about AIRem's origins?

I'm afraid that information is classified.

To prevent competition,

or because your supply can't meet the demand?

You must be referring to the looting

at our distribution centers.

It's no secret that we lost stock, but we are replacing it.

I'm not talking about the looting.

You are harvesting AIRem's active ingredient

far beyond its ability to repopulate.

Between the cons peddling fake immunity