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ReEncoded By iRiS | TRiNiTY § Enjoy the flick §

Can I get half of this?

Otherwise they go to waste.

- You're single. -

These must be clairvoyant.

- Beets never lie. -

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Oh! Sorry.

- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm so sorry.

I hate when people have their faces in their phones

and here I am just...

I think I may have just taken a picture.

- I hope it's a good one. -

Do I know you?

I feel like I know you.

I'd remember meeting you.

- You want a beet? - Let me guess, first one's free?

You are on to me.

Um.

It was nice running in to you.

You as well.

- Are you okay? - Yeah.

- Yeah, why? - You seem a little...

off.

Okay, I feel off. Yeah.

You know it's like... somebody came into my house

and rearranged a bunch of stuff in the night.

Like what?

Spoons.

Yeah, well...

the thing is they're actually in a better drawer

and it makes more sense, but it's still just weird.

what about the show? Is everything kosher?

- Do you like the space? - This is really good.

- Did they change the roast? - Good talk.

I'll see you soon. Get there early.

We're not on Aria time.

- Hey, Mackenzie. - Hi, human.

I don't know what it is,

but I get the feeling that she doesn't like me.

What makes you think that?

Intuition.

Oh!

Her loss.

This is awful! Is this a different roast?

Thomas, what do you want?

Wow. I can't just stop by and say hello?

Yeah, you can.

Are you?

What?

Come on, Ari. What do I have to do?

I need more time.

Yeah well, I know. I'm trying to give you space

I am, but could you just stop and talk to me for a second?

You want to talk? Be there tonight.

- What? - My art show. The gallery.

Yeah. I'm gonna be there. But could you just hear me out?

- Way to go, champ. - Whoops.

Excuse me?

It's none of my business,

but I don't think pressuring her

is going to get you what you want.

- And you are? - Have you ever thought

that maybe you don't make her happy?

- Uh? - Just a thought.

Again, none of my business.

Have an excellent day.

- Oh. Whoa! - What do you see?

I see a bottle of detergent.

Yeah, it's like...

- laundry detergent. -

- Okay. - No, no, no, it's okay.

It's okay.

Everybody does it the first time.

So... that's augmented reality or AR.

You should hear him and the other programmers

- geek out over this. - Wow!

Tell her what you guys call the code.

- Go on! - DNA.

It takes a lot longer to say.

First, that was an inside joke.

So, thank you for that.

Second, DNA is code.

And ours is immersive. Dimensional. Disruptive.

Until, of course, VR really takes off

and we're spending most of our days

in the virtual world. But that's years away.

AR is now.

Oh my God. That sounds horrible.

No. Why... what do you mean?

I mean the virtual thing.

Yeah, I'm sure

there are people that would love to live in...

- you know. - So... yes.

I... I like books.

I like the way that the...

pages smell when they get old and...

I like paints and oil paints and brushes.

I guess I...

I like the way real things feel.

I'm very...

tactile in that way, I guess.

I could listen to you talk all day.

- - Just being honest.

- But I'm taking these away. - Okay.

Your style is exactly

the aesthetic we're going for with this campaign.

The images need a strong voice

that resonates with a female demographic.

And we want them to feel hand-painted.

- So... - Why not

get a female to hand-paint them?

Yeah.

Yes.

- - Mackenzie tells me you have...

- an exhibition tonight? - Yes!

Um...

that might be giving it

a bit more credit than it deserves.

It's just a small gallery

where a few of my paintings are hanging in Silverlake.

Okay, well I think that sounds rad.

And I'm looking forward to it.

Because I'm gonna be there.

Okay.

Take some time.

Mull it over.

I think we can do great work together.

Yeah?

So... you.

- - And I'll see you later.

Thank you.

I like real things?

I know... I know, I know.

- Who are you? - But I do. I do.

Thomas?

Thomas, are you here?

So... streamlined the mission statement

and added the bits here and here.

Underwriting sponsorships and matched funding.

- - Okay.

Oh. I've got to take this. You want to take a look?

- Yeah. - Okay.

Hey, you.

- Look, I'm sorry about... - It's a sweet gesture.

But you can't let yourself in like that.

- They're your favorite right? - Yeah,

they're beautiful. It's just...

You can't do stuff like this anymore.

I... I do miss my teammate.

- Hello? - Thomas,

- I like it. It works. - Great.

- Grosse Pointe meeting. - Oh. Yeah.

I'll be there. Hey, Ari?

Can we sort this out later?

- Sure. - Thanks.

Bye.

Be with me.

- Be with me. - Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me. Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me. Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me. Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me. Be with me. Be with me.

Be with me.

All right.

We have you slated to help with the...

Long Beach fundraiser... in October.

Couldn't do what we do without our volunteers.

- So, thank you so much. - My pleasure.

I'm psyched, as the kids say.

Or used to say. I don't know.

I'm pumped?

So...

do you work here alone?

Oh god! That sounded horrible.

I only asked because I spend

most of my time in a dark room

- at the university. - Oh!

Wow, I didn't realize anyone still shot on film.

- That's great. - Dark room, right.

Uh, no. Not that kind of dark room.

Computers.

I do data modeling.

Sport of the future.

Point being, they've got me...

down in the basement.

Alone. 12, 14 hours a day and...

I don't have much of a life outside of work and honestly...

that kind of isolation can get to you after a while.

Yeah.

Well, luckily I've got a business partner.

Thank god,

I don't think I could do this by myself.