Extrapolations

And?

What if it's not what you want?

I want what you want.

Ezra...

So, is she or isn't she?

Guess.

Just tell me.

- Guess. - Please.

Really? Oh.

Great.

- Great? - Yeah.

Yeah?

Yes.

We're having--

- We're having a baby. - That's great.

Play again.

And?

What if it's not what you want?

I want what you want.

Ezra...

So, is she or isn't she?

Guess.

Just tell me.

Guess.

Close memory asset: Lola.

Raise bed.

Hello, David.

The fierce and formidable mama jaguar hunts for her cub, Joey.

But this time, she underestimates her prey.

Daddy.

Mom said that jaguars will come back in my lifetime.

They're working on it.

Did you ever meet one before?

Jaguar? No.

But I met a whale once.

The last whale.

You never told me that story.

Maybe another time.

Please, please, please? Tell me about the whale.

Tell me!

Okay. Time for bed. Next visit, you can hear the whale story. Okay?

Promise?

Promise.

- All right. Go to sleep. - Mm-hmm.

Good night.

She's really opening up to me now.

That's great.

Same time next week?

Sure.

Actually, no. Um, there's a parent-teacher conference.

- Do your services include that? - They do.

Schools like to be acquainted with the full support system,

even the hired stand-ins.

I'm happy to make myself available.

You okay?

Did I do something wrong?

The pinky swear.

It caught me off guard.

- How did you know to do that? - Oh. Let me explain.

May I?

Yeah.

When you chose me, I was given access to a library

of your memory assets, and that helped me prepare for the role.

So... here's the David listing.

They scraped these off social media and other apps.

- You still don't believe me? - It's not for me.

This is for her. She may want to see this one day.

- Come on. - I love you. I love you.

Promise?

Come on.

Harlyn, are you watching?

I promise, all right?

You hear that, girlie? I love your mother.

My interactions with you have a big impact on how Harlyn sees me.

A continuation of the old dynamics, that's what they teach us.

Maybe I don't want to return to old dynamics.

I want you to be a father to Harlyn, not a replica of someone else.

Okay. That explains why you didn't want me to use his accent.

Usually my clients want to replace someone they lost.

The resemblance is to help suspend disbelief, fill a void.

I'll keep it in mind.

- Yeah, all right. - See you soon.

New notification.

Ezra. This is Janice,

- your Cache Cloud representative. - I know who you are, Janice.

Due to the rise in global temperatures, your monthly fee will be increasing.

To accept the increase, you need not take any action at all.

- To make an appointment, simply request-- - Appointment.

Reminder: Change eye color.

- Name and account number, please? - Ezra Haddad.

Ah, there you are. How can I help you?

I don't understand. This is the third increase this year.

Cache Cloud server farms automatically adjust to global temperatures,

and that protects the blockchain, which, more importantly, protects you.

Right, but the blockchain sucks up all sorts of energy.

Exactly. So when the temperatures rise, so do the prices.

Need to keep those storage farms cool.

Really a shame everyone let it get this far.

And the geoengineering debacle a few years back only made things worse,

if you ask me.

But Mind's Eye has become our most popular offering.

It's the only way to truly be present in your own memories.

Our proprietary tech stimulates the parietal lobe

- with noninvasive electromag-- - I know how it works, Janice.

Did you know that most of our clients see their storage plans as investments?

Stashing away parts of themselves until their entire consciousness can be uploaded

and brought back when this mess is all sorted.

Look, I need Mind's Eye now, not a hundred years from now.

If I don't have the visual stimuli, I'd lose the entire memory.

Oh, yes. Summer heart.

I have a cousin with the same condition. Poor thing.

She started having life gaps by the time she was 16.

- That's what I'm trying to avoid. - Of course.

Ah, I see you've never missed a daily memory sync. That's excellent.

And that's why you're getting the Cache Cloud summer heart discount,

an almost… 10% reduction.

But you're raising prices by 15%, so...

If you can't afford the rate increase,

you'll need to change your storage plan.

Otherwise, you will need to let some things go.

Yeah? What? What do I lose?

We'll work our way through your least-visited assets.

Don't worry. You won't even notice they're gone.

That's the beauty of forgetting.

- It's up to you. - Oh.

Delete. Delete.

Del-- No, preserve.

Never mind. Delete.

Delete.

Preserve.

Delete.

Delete. Preserve.

Do you have someone in your life who struggles with heat rage?

Do rising temperatures cause you and your loved ones fear and anxiety?

Last year alone, over 10,000 people

in London were victims of violence caused by heat rage.

But there is a solution. CRISPR.

Ezra, stop at a Geno CRISPR Clinic for more information.

Help your special someone keep their cool.

Yo. Yo, yo, yo. 2753.

Whoever programmed those delivery drones, fucking idiots.

Yeah, it's a late one for you.

I had to extend my appointment slot.

Cache keeps upping my premium.

Oh. Hey, I've got a guy who's, uh,

just set up a farmer service in Norilsk, Siberia.

He-- It's off the grid. He runs his own network.

It's way cheaper than your Dosh Cloud.

Way cheaper.

I don't want to take any chances.

All I'm going to say is, Mother Nature is the great equalizer.

Mmm, Mother Nature.

- Welcome home, Ezra. - Thanks.

How was my day?

Great.

Appreciate your asking.

How was yours?

Wardrobe, David.

Launch Pack. Review schedule for tomorrow.

Your first appointment is with client Derek at 1100 hours.

You will be required to have blue eyes and speak French.

- Derek has sent you a package containing-- - Oh, got it.

Your second appointment is with client Dariya.

- You will be required-- - Her son. I know.

You will be required to wear a kufi, a scar, glasses,

and speak Arabic.

No additional appointments for tomorrow.

Lower bed.

Time slips away from us

but leaves its imprint behind.

Hmm.

Launch Cache.

Initiate memory sync.

Make yourself comfortable. Take a deep breath.

As you exhale, gently close your eyes.

Recall your day from the moment you woke up until now.

Memory assets synced.

Open Lola.

Lifeline.

However, CO2 levels increased at the fastest rate...

Your lifeline...

- What? - This break.

It means you will face a momentous change.

Play again.

Continuous.

Your lifeline...

- What? - This break...

Time slips away from us, but leaves its imprint behind.

Champagne, please.

You like it?

As much as I did the first time you gave it to me.

I thought I lost it in the Rotterdam evacuation...

So...

Tell me, how was your trip?

I don't know what to say--

25 years ago, we thought crypto

was going to be our salvation;

now it is killing us with the carbon footprint.

- Good afternoon. - Hello.

Is there anyone special?