Legion

Good evening.

We are here tonight to talk about violence.

Or maybe human nature.

We are here to talk about human nature.

Wait.

A quote.

A great philosopher once wrote, "In times of peace,

the warlike man attacks himself."

This is the root of all our problems.

And by "this,"

I mean "we."

We are the root of all our problems...

our confusion, our anger,

our fear of things we don't understand.

Violence, in other words, is ignorance.

Figure your shit out.

That's my... what I'd say.

There are two kinds of stories we tell our children.

The first kind:

Once upon a time, there was a fuzzy little rabbit

named Frizzy-Top

who went on a quantum, fun adventure

only to face a big setback, which he overcame

through perseverance and by being adorable.

This kind of story teaches empathy.

Put yourself in Frizzy-Top's shoes,

in other words.

The other kind:

Oliver Anthony Bird,

if you get too close to that ocean,

you'll be sucked into the sea and drowned!

This kind of story teaches them fear.

And for the rest of their lives,

these two stories compete.

Empathy and fear.

And so I bring you tonight's play,

a work in five acts about a fuzzy little bunny

who got too close to the ocean

and what happened next.

Let us begin.

We went looking for truth.

But found only lies.

The doctor had disappeared.

The old girlfriend hid behind a smile.

What was real?

That was the mission.

We had seen things,

heard things.

But could we believe our eyes?

Could David?

David?

What did the stars say?

My boy.

My beautiful boy.

David, wake up.

Wake up.

Odd.

Extremely.

He's gonna wake up, right?

There's no medical reason David's unconscious,

if that's what he is.

Andromeda.

Cassiopeia.

I'm getting out tomorrow.

Kissinger says I'm going.

So I get to go home.

No!

David, wake up.

I could try a shot of adrenaline.

Mm-mm, no.

Too risky.

Agreed.

David.

David, where are you?

You've got to get better

so you can come home too.

David.

Wake up.

He's not inside his memories, his subconscious.

I looked.

Wherever his mind is, I can't find it.

- But he's not... - He's not brain-dead, no.

His mind is active.

What's it doing, though?

You know he can create a kind of mental projection space,

something between reality and dream.

An astral plane.

Could we have been inside David's memory three times?

Three times, we saw glitches, omissions.

It's as if we've activated some kind of guardian.

There's something in David's memory

he does not want us to see.

- Kerry. - Yes.

I have a mission for you.

In fact, the three of you.

I'm sending you out.

We need to find out exactly what happened to David

before he went to Clockworks.

What about Division Three?

That's just a risk we'll have to take.

- He's too important. - Is he, though?

'Cause I'm thinking "dangerous" is a better word.

Look, I think he's annoying,

but if I get to kick a few people, I'm in.

You're all going.

What was real?

That was the mission.

Keep an eye out.

We can't stay long.

Just a guess,

but I'd say Dr. Poole hasn't been here in a few years.

It's weird,

seeing it after visiting David's memory.

The curtains are completely different.

Most people's memories are unreliable...

the things we see, that people say.

And they change over time too.

Your past is an illusion.

There was a tear right there.

The wall opened up,

and a red light came out.

And the boy ran into the closet.

And I followed.

Wait!

Into the astral plane,

the invented space.

I looked for you.

You weren't in any memories of David I could find.

Are you saying David created that space?

It's part of his ability:

psychic projection to create a simulated reality.

Okay.

Let's see what she has to say.

Who?

The room.

There you are.

Objects have memory too.

Is there any way...

could we still be in David's mind?

A simulation?

No, this is real.

How do you know?

Because I know.

I mean... I'm pretty sure.

How do you...

Put your hand here.

Watch it.

I won't touch you. It's not my first day.

Just close your eyes.

Andromeda.

Cassiopeia.

Bootes.

Canis Major.

Lupus.

Telescopium.

Tell me, David, what did the stars say?

Did he...

Looks like...

the doctor came back

while David was robbing the place.

It doesn't sound like David.

I know you like him, but he's not stable.

Trust me.

Well, you try hearing voices for 10, 15 years,

self-medicate with hard drugs,

and then get dumped in a loony bin.

I was in a loony bin.

Yeah, but you're...

I mean no offense, but compared to him,

his power, you're a card trick.

I read the report.

He broke the doctor's skull.

Had to put the guy in a coma

to get the swelling down.

And that was with his fists.

Imagine if he used his power.

He's a bomb.