Afraid

Aimee, can you put on your headphones?

That's really distracting.

Aimee. Aimee!

Headphones.

Did you know that six percent of Americans

believe they could beat a grizzly bear in a fight?

Unarmed.

They'd be unarmed all right

because they'd get their arms torn off.

I shouldn't have done that thing.

The government can access that.

I still think we should get rid of that AI thing.

I feel like it's listening to us all the time.

-It's creepy. -Okay.

-Let's get rid of it. -Mm.

Aimee, I have some sad news.

I'm going to be leaving soon.

But I have a goodbye present downstairs.

Want to come see it?

Don't reply.

I won't.

And I'm not gonna "like" it either.

She's such a whore for likes.

Aimee.

Don't just leave your iPad on the floor.

Come on.

Aimee, honey.

Aimee?

Where are you?

Aimee?

Aia, turn speaker off.

Okay.

Aia, turn speaker off.

Okay.

Aimee, come on, you're scaring me.

Henry, is she up there with you?

Aia, turn all lights on.

Okay.

Front door unlocked.

Aimee?

Is that you?

Aimee, honey?

Mommy?

Wha...

I love you.

I love you.

Cal, time to get up.

Cal.

Tickle me.

Tickle you?

Tickle me awake.

Good morning.

Can I please have 15 more minutes of screen time?

I'm really, really nervous about school.

This, uh... this does not help the anxiety, you know that.

Why don't we get back into baseball, huh?

I still got all the stuff in the back of the car.

Just 15 minutes.

And if I ask you again, no time for the rest of the week.

Please, Dad. Please.

Iris!

-Breakfast! -Fine!

Geez.

I got to get going.

Marcus said those tech people are coming in this morning.

They pinged him at 1:00 a.m. That's their thing.

-They catch you unawares. -Sound like jerks.

Tech evangelists, thought leaders.

Disruptors.

Disrupting my f...

...fricking morning, that's for sure.

-Is "fricking" a bad word? -No.

Were you about to say a different f-word?

Yes, but I didn't.

Cal.

Feet off the table, please.

Cal!

-Cal. -Feet down.

We don't put our feet on the table.

-Why? -So many reasons.

Preston! Iris!

Preston is on the iPad. Can I play Minecraft?

What? No.

Preston, get off your iPad and get down here now!

Can you tell what he's been watching?

Yes.

Preston!

Seriously, if you don't get down here right now...

Please get down here.

...I am not gonna let you eat in the car!

We leave for school in 15 minutes!

-What are we doing? -What...

-Time to go! -Cal. Preston. Iris.

-You don't want to be late! -School.

Come on.

Preston! Come on, honey, we're late.

Please don't make me go.

Come on. Today can be a good day.

What if it isn't?

Then you will survive, okay? And we will talk about it.

Come on.

So, we're gonna set up a playdate

and then you'll see, all right?

They're just kids like you, Preston.

There's an RV outside, and it looks bad.

Yes, honey.

I think they don't have a house.

I saw a guy come out before, and he looked weird.

He moved in a funny way, and he was talking to himself.

They're people just like us.

Will we always have a house?

We'll always have a home.

Together.

Until you have a home of your own.

This is my own home.

How are the college applications going?

Uh, I started UC.

Stanford?

Yes.

Stop.

Don't you have a big meeting today?

Like a big presentation?

Oh.

Do I detect snark?

You like eating food? You like wearing clothes?

What do you have today? Anything exciting?

Hanging out with friends?

Cute boys?

Dad.

How do you know I don't like cute girls?

How do you know I'm not a lesbian?

Uh...

Wouldn't make any difference to us.

Okay, what if I was bi-curious?

Cool.

-Pansexual. -So good.

Asexual?

Perfect.

Stop there.

Whoa, look at that.

Is that like autopilot?

You're supposed to pay attention anyway.

Love you.

-Love you. Bye. -Bye.

...molecular biology to transhumanism,

the symbiosis of

human and machine.

Change is proceeding

at an exponential rate in every facet of human life.

This change is so rapid,

its power so startling,

it is not possible to predict its effect on human life

as it is to come.

This is Meredith.

Oh, hi, Karla.

He is?

Did you check his temperature?

Morning.

Curtis, you win one award,

you think you can roll in late?

Sorry, boss.

I had to take Iris to school.

-How old is she now? -17.

Half kid, half adult.

Old enough to drive herself.

-So buy her a car. -Get this account, and I will.

That's new.

I just buy what they tell me.

I guess it was made with AI or something.

The Kids are ten minutes out.

Their advance team is already outside.

Advance team? What is this, special ops?

Just some Silicon Valley horseshit.

I hate them already.

But we need them.

You're stressing me out a little bit.

Life is suffering.

The Buddha said that. Great marketer.

Don't worry, boss, I won't let you down.

You know what a boss is in a video game.

It's the monster you have to kill

before you get to the next level.

So Mama was working on her thesis today

and there's this special little box called a formicarium.

It's an ant nest that you can see right into,

with a queen and everything.

What do you think?

Should we order one?

Can I play Minecraft?

Minecraft?

Nothing but Minecraft.

Minecraft, Shminecraft.

Just a little fever.

No screens, buddy. Sorry.

But then you could do your ant stuff

and I can play Minecraft.

I'm sorry, buddy, no screens.

Then can you read to me?

Yeah.

I can read to you.