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( keyboard clacking )

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"Spinning Round" playing over headphones

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( knock on door )

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Joe told me they were gonna mess with it, with Mutiny.

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- And now you decide to believe him? - Yeah, I do.

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He was telling the truth. I could tell.

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- ( scoffs ) - I just could.

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- What, are you mad? - Yeah, I am.

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I wanted to sell. And I'm not the only one, by the way.

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But you completely disregarded that based on some mysterious feeling you got off the one person you told the rest of us never to trust.

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I'm not going to apologize.

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Is that going to be a problem?

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No.

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When we're able, I think we should find another network.

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It's about time we got out of the Joe MacMillan business.

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Yeah, agreed.

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( keyboard clacking )

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- Jacob: When? - This morning at City Hall.

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We wanted to tell you first.

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Why would you do that?

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Don't you think that's something I'd wanna know about?

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- To be there? - Well, we wanted it to be the two of us.

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- ( soft laugh ) - No big party, just two people in love.

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- ( sighs ) - Don't be upset, Dad. This is good news.

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I'm happy for you.

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It's just... you're my daughter.

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Joe, I'm sure you can understand why I'd want to be at my only daughter's wedding.

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Sir, we meant no disrespect.

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You seem to be making a habit of springing things on people.

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We did this together. It wasn't inflicted on me.

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It was my decision, actually.

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Look, why are you making this about you?

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I just told you I got married.

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You should be happy for me.

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I'm sorry.

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Congratulations.

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To both of you.

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Thank you.

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Well, if you'll excuse me for a moment, I'll go tell Caroline.

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Maybe I'll get a better reaction out of her.

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I take it there's something else you want to discuss with me?

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- Um... - Sara can't stand Caroline.

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( laughs )

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As much as I appreciate the opportunity you've given me here,

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I think it's time for me to move on.

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Sara and I are moving to California.

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I'm sorry to lay all this on you at once.

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No, no, no. You're right.

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Maybe it is time to move on.

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No hard feelings.

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Best of luck in all your future endeavors.

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Uh, I'm happy to help you find a replacement.

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No, that's okay. I'll leave that up to our people.

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- They'll find the right guy. - Okay.

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I can stick around until you've got someone in place.

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( chuckles ) Don't be silly.

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I couldn't give my daughter a wedding.

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The least I can do is give her a honeymoon.

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I'll tell you what.

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Ask Caroline for the keys to my private garage.

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There's a '57 Bel Air convertible in there, pristine and ready to go.

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Take it for a couple of weeks. Hit the road.

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Uh, I'll talk to Sara about that.

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- Thank you. - You bet.

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I, uh-- sorry the Mutiny deal didn't go through.

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( chuckles )

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I've been in this game long enough to know things don't always break my way.

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Enjoy the honeymoon.

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( floorboard creaks )

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( floorboard creaking )

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- Psst. - ( gasps )

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- Hey, Gordon. - Ah! Ah!

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What the heck?

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Sorry.

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( groans )

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You okay? What was it?

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It was nothing.

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It was nothing.

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( theme music playing )

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- ( chatter ) - ( spray can rattles, hissing )

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Coder: Hey, how's this look?

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Get that ice.

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Okay, we did the debugging of the staircase... and you reconfigured the game menu?

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Hmm? Yeah, I want to go over it briefly, but, yeah, I think we're basically there.

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We are there.

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We did it. It's done.

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- It's perfect. - No. No.

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I want to tweak a few more things and copy protect it and maybe rewrite some of the scroll at the top.

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- It's messy. - What? Copy protect it?

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But we don't do that. We're Mutiny.

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Uh, well, we both wrote some pretty bitching code.

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You want someone taking that?

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I learned to code by copying other people's work, pulling it apart. So did you.

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Yeah, I've also had my work stolen. It's not pretty.

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We never would've met if you had copy protected "Parallax."

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Yeah, but we did meet.

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So, because we met, now I can copy protect our work without fear of us not meeting.

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Come on, we wrote this amazing game.

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I don't want anyone taking it from us.

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Bosworth: Hey, Cameron, you coming or what?

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All right, yeah, everything's squared away.

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Okay, kegs have been delivered, tables are here, nitwit's setting up the PA out back.

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You bringing anybody?

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Maybe. We'll see.

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This is gonna be so much fun.

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Ugh, it's gonna be like a hundred awkward first dates at once.

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God, who are these people? We don't even know.

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It's a nice way to say thank you for sticking with us through all the ups and downs.

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Which brings us to our next topic.

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Uh, we're doing great.

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Community's raking it in.

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Hell, we got more and more users staying on for longer.

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( laughs )

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Uh, and games?

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Well, they're not growing as fast, but those users are loyal.

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Those boys ain't goin' anywhere.

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Can we afford to switch networks yet?

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Uh, not quite. Almost.

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A few more weeks like the last couple, we'll get there.

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Okay.

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Uh, that's it.

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( drums ) Great.

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( door opens, closes )

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Uh-huh.

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- 15 orders today. - ( doorbell rings )

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- Yeah. - I got it.

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How many is that?

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Around 250 last I counted.

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- 250? - Yeah, I took out some ads in some high-end lifestyle magazines.

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I told those dillweeds they'd wanna stick around.

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How are we supposed to keep up with that with only two of us left?

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Well, we'll hire some more people.

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Company thriving like this, we can afford some young talent.

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- What's that? - It's a return.

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The serial port wasn't installed correctly.

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No way. Come on, guys. Who did this one?

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( laughs ) Look who I found.

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- Big, bad Stan! - Howdy, fellas.

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- What are you doing here? - Oh, back in town for a bit.

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Thought I'd stop by, see how you guys are doing.

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How's everything going out West? What are you working on?

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Oh, this and that. A few things.

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Just sort of germinatin'.

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It's great. There's more VC money flyin' around than anyone knows what to do with.

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- How's it going here? - Oh, great.

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Going really great, you know? A little too great.

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So unless you wanna pick up a screwdriver and pitch in, we got work we've gotta do.

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Okay, well, I'll probably head over to the Landing in a little bit if you guys want to meet up for lunch.

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- Yeah. Sure thing. - Sounds good.

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( snaps fingers )

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( Jacob and man chuckling )

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Ah, here he is. Joe, this is Jesse Evans.

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Oh, welcome. It's great to meet you.

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You, too, man. You, too.

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Really excited to be here.

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- How was the trip? - Wonderful, thank you.

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Went on our honeymoon out West, sort of scouting it out.

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Joe is absconding with my daughter to California.

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Um, started my own thing, talked to a few VC firms.

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That's fantastic. I'm just coming from there.

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You know Mark Merlis?

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Yeah, go back to my IBM days.

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Great guy to talk to. Knows everybody.

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He put me in touch with Bob Reed and Stuart Woods.

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Amazing. They're in my pickup basketball game.

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You'll have to sub in for me now that I'm here.

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You know Jeff Archer? I'll get you his info.

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Great guy, super smart.

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What were you doing out there?

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I started an online service, Symnet.

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Did pretty well. Eventually got bought out by Oracle.

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Turned that money into a few different ventures-- a couple out West, one in Tokyo.

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You know how this business is. Always gotta be moving in every direction.

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Yeah, sure do.

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Really love what you got going on here, though.

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It's a fantastic opportunity you spotted.

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Oh, thank you. A good friend of mine did the hardware work, Gordon Clark.

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He's coming by later to walk you through it.

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Great.

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Use all the help I can get in that department.

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Jesse's more of a big picture guy.

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So, what is the big picture as you see it?

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In Q1, we could be in four cities--

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Dallas, New York, San Francisco, and London.

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By Q4, we could be in 24.

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Positioned around the globe as we are, a company this size, we can arrive on the scene a major player right away.

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None of the uncertainty of a fledgling outfit.

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( Jesse's voice fades )

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( phone ringing )

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- Hello? - ( static hissing )

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Hello?

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- ( quietly ) Jules? - ( footsteps approach )

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( knocks )

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Oh, hey. What's up?

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- How was lunch? - Good, good.

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- We brought you a sandwich. - Oh, thanks. Thanks.

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Uh, Gordon, we've been giving it some thought, and, um, I think-- it's-- it's not that we don't believe in what you're doing here.

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No, no. Heck, no.

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But we just need something a little less risky.

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Need something?

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What, you're quitting?

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What's the risk? We got 250 orders waiting to be filled.

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We sure do, but we're a little old to be bettin' our future on this.

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So, what? Stan take you out, fill your head with visions of VC money flowing through the streets?

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Oh, no, that's not it at all.

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You know, these fancy Silicon Valley companies started out somewhere, and it's not in a big corporate office.

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It's in a garage with three guys rolling up their sleeves, betting on themselves and making something great.

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Come on, we are in this together.

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You know what? It's fine. It's fine.

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You know, you guys are gonna be the ones on the outside lookin' in.

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I'm sure you're right. But right now I--

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I think we've pretty much made up our minds.

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( phone ringing )

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You gonna answer that?

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( ringing continues )

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- Hello? - Joe: Who's Jules?

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- What? - I called a second ago.

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I think the connection was bad.

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Oh, uh, no one. What do you want?

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You were supposed to be at Westgroup half an hour ago.

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Oh, yeah. I-- I forgot.

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I'll be right over there.

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- ( sighs ) - Sorry, Gordon.

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I'm sure you'll do fine without us.

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You guys are a couple of cowards.

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( laughter, chatter )

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- Hey! - ( button clicks )

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"East of Eden" playing in background

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The first users are showing up!

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Hi, welcome. I'm Donna Clark.

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You can help yourself to some food and beer's over in the hot tub.

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- You're Donna Clark. - Yeah.

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I pictured you as fat. Like, really fat.

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Thank you?

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Hi there.

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( chattering )

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Hey, where's your costume?

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I thought we were going in character, spy and sentry.

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Uh, yeah, we talked about it, but I didn't--

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Seriously? Now I look weird.

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- ( laughs ) - Well, are you comin'?

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I'm-- uh, yeah. I'm gonna do some work and finish up, but I'll be out in a minute.

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- Okay. - You look good.

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Thanks.

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It's all standard except for the custom cabinets.

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Connect the PBXs to the SNA inputs on the 3090, okay?

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It's all here, but you can give 'em my number if need be.

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Mm, back it up a little bit.

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I need you to walk him through what we've done.

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I don't have time for that.

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Just give him this, tell him what I told you, he'll understand, all right?

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Okay.

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Everything all right?

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Yeah, I'm good.

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How are you? How's, uh--?

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Sara. She's great.

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Good.

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We got married.

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What?

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( laughs )

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Yeah, we spent the past couple weeks in California on our honeymoon.

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No kiddin'.

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Congratulations.

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See you later, Joe.

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Yeah.

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Think we're movin' out there, to California, so we'll be leaving.

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So this might be good-bye for a while.

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Well, hey.

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Best of luck.

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Yeah, you, too.

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Have we landed on the moon? Of course not.

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I mean, you guys have seen "Last Starfighter," right?

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They can do anything with special effects these days, and who has access to that technology first?

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Hollywood?

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( laughs ) I don't think so.

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"A Spy in the House" playing in background

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James, how are ya?

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Okay, so, this is Mutiny.

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Yeah, this is it.

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Come on, let me show you around.

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Hey, Bodie.

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This is my son James.

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Weird.

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Nice to meet you.

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Boz has a son.

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( laughs ) Come on.

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You know, I tell you, James.

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It may not look like much, but these kids are brilliant.

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You would not believe.

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Hey.

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- Hey. - What are you doing? Why aren't you outside?

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Uh, I'm just finishing up the game. I'll be out in a minute.

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The game is done. Come on.

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This is your company.

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Well, I guess it was stupid to think I talked you out of it.

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Oh, come on. I'm protecting our work.

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- Do you have any respect for me? - I respect the shit out of you.

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You don't value my opinion--

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- never mind. - No, Tom. What?

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Come on, everyone is pissed at me in this house and no one's saying anything.

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It's driving me crazy. What is it?

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Okay, it pisses me off that I told you that I wanted to sell,

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- and then Joe tells you that you shouldn't... - Oh, God.

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- ...and that you listened to him. - You want to sell?

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- Tom, they were gonna ruin this company! - It's not about-- no, it's not about the sale. It's about you and me.

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Fine, you know what? Just break up with me if you're gonna break up with me and we can--

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I'm not gonna break up with you. I'm just--

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I'm just mad at you, okay?

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And I can be mad at you, right?

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- So, what, you wanna quit? - No, I don't want to quit.

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I love you. Why would I quit?

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Have you ever had a disagreement before?

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We're just talking. People talk.

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They fight. They argue.

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It happens every single day.

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( exhales )

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You love me?

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What? N-no-- now you're putting words in my mouth.

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No. You said those words.

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( knock on door )

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Hey, there she is, the big boss, Cameron.

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This is my son James.

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H-hi.

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( laughs )

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( phone ringing )

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Hello?

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Hey, hey, sweetie. How's camp?

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Oh, yeah? What'd you make?

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A rocking horse? All by yourself?

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Did you paint it?

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Purple?

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Son of a bitch.

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No, sorry, sweetheart. Not you.

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That all sounds great, sweetie.

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Look, Dad's gotta go, okay?

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Will you call me tomorrow?

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Okay. Okay, I love you.

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Yeah, Gordon Clark's got a unique mind.

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- Clearly. This is pretty cool. - Yeah.

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Yeah, if you're gonna switch over to a more conventional setup, maybe it'd be best if I stuck around for a few days

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to help troubleshoot with you.

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You got bigger fish to fry.

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California's calling, right?

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Yeah. ( chuckles )

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You should definitely bring on a hardware specialist.

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The expansion's gonna require lots of expertise in that area.

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I got it from here. It's my problem to worry about.

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Thanks for your help.

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( door opens )

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"Reminds Me" playing in background

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( chatter )

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Donna: Lev?

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- Lev, you made it! - Lev: Hey, guys.

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- Yo-Yo! - ( Yo-Yo laughs ) That's funny.

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Donna: You look good, kid.

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Hi.

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Welcome back.

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- I wasn't about to miss this. - I know.

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Wanted to see what these freaks were like in person.

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It's really good to see you.

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Lev! You look so fragile. I want to hug you, but--

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Just be careful, Bodie.

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Heard the new game was pretty cool.

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Decided to check it out.

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Yeah, I think you'll dig it.

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Thanks for coming.

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- Cameron? - Yeah.

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Hey, we're all here now.

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I feel like it's a good time to say something.

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- Yeah, go ahead. - No, not me, you.

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No, Donna, I really don't like to do that.

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- ( groans ) Okay. - Go.

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( music continues )

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- ( music stops ) - ( feedback rings )

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Hey. Hello, hi-- oh, hey.

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( laughs ) Hi, hi, everybody.

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Uh, I've met a lot of you already, but to those of you I haven't, I'm Donna Clark.

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Thank you all for coming.

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And now I would like to introduce to you the mind behind Mutiny, our leader Cameron Howe!

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( cheering )

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- All right, Cameron! - Howe! Howe! Howe!

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( laughing )

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Hi, I'm Cameron.

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Nice start!

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- Uh... ( laughs ) - Bosworth: There it is.

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Um-- oh, we have an announcement to make.

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Uh, today we're putting the finishing touches on our latest game.

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It's called "Extract & Defend."

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Yeah!

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How many gamers do we have here today?

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- Man: Yes! - ( scattered applause )

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Whoo!

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Well, I think you guys are really gonna love what we've done, so...

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Come on. Let's grab a beer.

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Man: All right.

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- Talk to your publisher friend? - Jeanette? Yeah.

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I'm gonna meet with her for coffee once we're back out there.

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How was your last day? How's the new guy?

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Uh, yeah, he's great. Like him a lot.

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Young. Doesn't have the hardware experience I would've expected, but...

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( pops lips ) seems nice enough.

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- You hated him? - What? No.

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Not at all.

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Well, there's a palpable hate energy here.

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Oh, I don't know. I can't put my finger on it.

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( sighs )

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He seems like an odd choice for the job.

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You're gonna miss it.

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Oh, there'll be other projects way more exciting than trying to take an oil company into the future.

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Of course, yeah.

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Hey, come here.

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- ( sighs ) - Come here.

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You're a force of nature.

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All right? You make the world what you want it to be.

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It'll happen in California, too.

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H-how about this?

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How about we step out of reality for the night, a hard reboot?

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I think once you're outside, you'll realize what's really important.

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How do I get on the outside?

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Well, I found something when I was cleaning out the closet.

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- What is that? - MDMA.

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From when I was doing the exposé.

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Let's go out tonight. Let's go to the Starck Club.

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We can bid Dallas a fond farewell.

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Show them what they'll be missing.

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- You remember College Sara? - Yeah.

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- ( laughs ) - I couldn't keep up with her.

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Well, you'd better do your best.

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"Police on My Back" playing

00:22:50

( music continues )

00:22:57

Hey, you made it!

00:23:00

Thank God! There's some people here you really have to meet.

00:23:02

This one guy, he proposed to his girlfriend after they met on Community.

00:23:07

- How cool is that? - That's, uh-- that's great, honey.

00:23:09

Look.

00:23:11

- What? What is this? - Someone stole my idea.

00:23:15

Oh, well, your idea is about you. It's about Gordon Clark.

00:23:19

Computers handmade by an expert.

00:23:21

Who knows who these guys are?

00:23:22

All right, look. The price point's the same.

00:23:24

I mean, the slogan's nearly identical.

00:23:26

Gordon, come on. Let's get a beer. Let's enjoy the party.

00:23:31

I think it was Stan.

00:23:32

What, Stan, Stan?

00:23:35

I think he got Ed and Larry involved.

00:23:37

Should I go over there? I mean, should--

00:23:39

- No. - Should I say something?

00:23:40

No, I don't think so.

00:23:42

Look, we can-- we should take a careful look at this tomorrow.

00:23:46

It's probably just a coincidence.

00:23:48

Even if it's not, there's nothing they can do to hurt Clark Computers

00:23:52

'cause they don't have the most valuable asset, right?

00:23:57

Come on, let's go hang out a little bit.

00:23:59

No.

00:24:01

I think I'd better go home. I'm feeling a little fried.

00:24:04

Oh, okay.

00:24:06

Yeah, go-- go get some sleep, then.

00:24:09

Okay.

00:24:11

( mutters )

00:24:14

- Hey, Donna! Check this out! - Oh, hey.

00:24:21

( music continues )

00:24:28

Oh. Thanks.

00:24:31

- Cameron Howe? - Yeah.

00:24:33

Sorry, you don't know me.

00:24:35

My name is Gretchen.

00:24:37

This is your company, right?

00:24:39

Uh... yeah.

00:24:42

Yeah, it is.

00:24:44

I just want to say thank you.

00:24:47

- Um... - My family's kind of screwed up.

00:24:51

Well, really screwed up.

00:24:55

I didn't have anyone to talk to about it until I found Mutiny.

00:24:58

There are a bunch of people dealing with the same sort of stuff and they help me.

00:25:01

They helped me realize that-- that I could walk away.

00:25:06

( voice breaking ) That there wasn't anything wrong with me.

00:25:10

And I couldn't have done that without you.

00:25:15

I'm sorry if that sounds weird.

00:25:16

No. Oh!

00:25:18

Thank you.

00:25:21

No, it's not at all.

00:25:25

"Why" playing in background

00:25:29

- ( air hisses ) - ( cheering )

00:25:33

This feels so good!

00:25:49

Oh-ho, really?

00:25:55

Try and keep up.

00:26:25

"Chamber of Hellos" playing in background

00:26:27

Hey, how's the bride?

00:26:28

Uh...

00:26:30

You gonna pop out a couple of pups?

00:26:31

Oh, we'll see. We got time.

00:26:34

It'd sure make your mom happy.

00:26:36

( laughs ) That's a terrible reason to have children.

00:26:38

( laughs ) Yes, indeed.

00:26:40

Oh.

00:26:43

Well, James...

00:26:46

- thanks for coming. - Sure.

00:26:48

Listen, Dad, I know about this job opening.

00:26:53

It's, uh, an account manager's position.

00:26:56

And I know you left Cardiff as a VP, but it's a solid company. I know the people.

00:27:01

I could put in a good word.

00:27:04

We can get you out of here.

00:27:09

- Thank you, James. - Yeah.

00:27:11

Okay, all right. ( laughs )

00:27:14

- All right, good night. - All right, good night, son.

00:27:25

Hey, you've been avoiding me.

00:27:28

- No, I haven't. - Yes, you have.

00:27:33

Ever since you said you love me.

00:27:42

Yes, fine. I love you.

00:27:45

In fact, I would say "I love you" is a dramatic understatement.

00:27:48

I think you're incredible in pretty much every way.

00:27:54

If it's gonna be a problem for you, then I don't know what to say, because... it is what it is and it's not gonna change, even when you're being a total pain in the ass, like you have been this entire day.

00:28:14

Okay.

00:28:15

( soft laugh )

00:28:18

Just say the words, okay?

00:28:20

This is gonna be so much weirder if you don't just say the words.

00:28:23

- ( groans ) - Hey, hey, hey.

00:28:29

Look at me, look at me.

00:28:32

Say the words.

00:28:38

No.

00:28:40

( tsks, laughs )

00:28:42

What's-- say the words. Just say them.

00:28:50

You're terrible.

00:28:52

I take it back. I take it all back.

00:29:26

( light switch clicks )

00:29:28

Jesus, Gordon?

00:29:29

What the hell are you doing here?

00:29:31

I know you stole my idea.

00:29:33

JGL Computers. Sound familiar?

00:29:36

You had the guys sabotage me.

00:29:37

The serial ports, putting my name on the back of it just to make Clark Computers look like a joke.

00:29:42

I have no idea what you're talking about.

00:29:44

Why else would you come back from California?

00:29:46

Huh? You gonna use some of that VC money to get it started, you son of a bitch?

00:29:50

I came back because I was tired of being laughed out of the room by a bunch of 25-year-olds.

00:29:56

- I washed out. - Well, then, what the hell are these?

00:29:58

I gotta make ends meet. I'm doing repairs.

00:30:01

I'm driving around all day picking up these busted machines.

00:30:04

Gordon, can I ask? Are you doing coke again?

00:30:10

What?

00:30:11

No, of course not.

00:30:13

Why would you even think that?

00:30:15

'Cause you're in my garage in the middle of the night accusing me of stealing from you.

00:30:18

Donna told the guys to keep an eye on you, and according to them, you've been acting a little nuts.

00:30:22

- Donna told you what? - I don't know.

00:30:25

But the guys said-- now I'm getting into the middle of something

00:30:28

- that I don't want to get-- - Told you what?

00:30:30

That-- she said to tell her if you were acting strange or, you know, like the job was taking a toll on you or something.

00:30:36

She was worried about you.

00:30:44

Donna?

00:30:47

Unbelievable.

00:30:51

You think she's trying to shut me down?

00:30:53

God, it's the same thing all over again.

00:30:57

No, no, no, you got it all wrong.

00:30:59

She was looking out for you.

00:31:00

( car doors open )

00:31:02

- You called the cops on me? - ( garage door opening )

00:31:04

Stan, why would you call the cops on me?

00:31:06

Because I heard someone breaking into my house.

00:31:08

Stan, what were you thinking? Why would you do that?

00:31:10

- Hey, what the hell? - It's okay.

00:31:12

- That's it, that's it. - I just want to talk to my friend

00:31:14

and ask him why he called the cops on me.

00:31:15

I just wanted to talk-- ( grunts )

00:31:19

"Cccant You See" playing in background

00:31:21

( laughs )

00:31:31

You're amazing.

00:31:33

Amazing.

00:31:37

I feel like there's a lot of goodness in me, a lot of greatness, but I can't get it out of me. I can't give it to the world.

00:31:43

I have ideas. I'm not an echo.

00:31:46

I make things in my mind, but I can't get them into the world.

00:31:50

I can't get past this. It's like a trap.

00:31:52

Like the world won't see the-- me-- the real me.

00:31:57

Oh, no, I see you.

00:31:59

You're a force of nature.

00:32:01

You're gonna change the world.

00:32:02

I have ideas.

00:32:04

Online could be more.

00:32:06

It could be more than just inside bullshit for anointed coder shitheads.

00:32:10

It could be universal. You could live your life there.

00:32:13

It would change everything, I promise you.

00:32:15

The world we live in now is going to look like the Stone Age.

00:32:20

All these people with their things.

00:32:22

The physical world is dead.

00:32:24

A pathway is being built.

00:32:27

A way out, into a world of pure information.

00:32:31

A shared consciousness.

00:32:33

The future is bearing down on us like a freight train and nobody sees it.

00:32:38

"Boy" playing in background

00:32:46

Oh.

00:33:22

Is this a good good-bye?

00:33:26

You ready to get the hell outta Dallas?

00:33:32

I just wanna say one last good-bye.

00:33:36

- ( air hisses ) - ( cheering )

00:33:39

( laughing )

00:33:44

I kept telling myself that Mutiny was games, we are about games.

00:33:49

And I think-- I knew that if I went outside today and saw what you'd done that I wouldn't be able to tell myself that anymore.

00:34:00

It turns out I was right.

00:34:03

I just want this place to be about exploration.

00:34:09

I'm sorry that I stood in your way.

00:34:17

Thank you.

00:34:20

I'd like to be a part of it.

00:34:22

You are a part of it. You built this place.

00:34:25

No, but I mean... so, on the game side, we're always pushing the code, right?

00:34:31

We're trying to get the most out of it.

00:34:32

But what if we applied that same pressure to Community?

00:34:35

I mean, the functionality of it could explode.

00:34:37

It could run faster, smoother between subjects or finding certain users' conversations.

00:34:43

Yeah, yeah, all of that, and then also we could make the interface more like a game's interface, except not.

00:34:49

But, you know, it was a world to navigate and not a list, but it was a map, you know?

00:35:01

( moaning )

00:35:08

- ( grunts ) - ( laughs )

00:35:12

( moans )

00:35:17

This place turns you on?

00:35:18

You have no idea.

00:35:20

( laughs )

00:35:25

- ( men cheering ) - Oh, my God.

00:35:32

( whispering ) Okay, we gotta go.

00:35:34

Come on. Pants...

00:35:37

( laughing )

00:35:40

I want to see what's going on.

00:35:41

No, no, no, wait.

00:35:42

They can't see us.

00:35:45

If my father hears about this, I'm gonna die.

00:35:49

You go to the limo and I'll meet you there.

00:35:52

I'm-- I'll be stealthy.

00:36:08

( chatter )

00:36:11

( laughs )

00:36:13

- ( men cheering ) - Man: What's better than this?

00:36:16

Jesse: All right, hey, hey, hey.

00:36:18

( laughs )

00:36:19

Okay.

00:36:21

I just wanted to come down here to say job well done, guys.

00:36:24

It was a bitch of an assignment,

00:36:25

but you guys stepped up, seriously.

00:36:28

- So... - Man: Oh!

00:36:30

To WestNet!

00:36:32

( men cheering )

00:36:37

( men chattering )

00:36:49

Oh, my God, and then you could, you know, walk from topic to topic.

00:36:52

Yeah, and better than that, you could find other users at those places.

00:36:55

Yes, okay, I feel like we have to write this down.

00:36:57

Do we have something--

00:36:58

Carl, could you clear off the bulletin board?

00:37:00

We need to create a layout for Community.

00:37:02

I want a list printed of every room-- Carl.

00:37:07

Carl, what are you looking at?

00:37:11

I-- I don't know what I'm looking at.

00:37:15

I logged into Mutiny.

00:37:16

Try to log on as an administrator.

00:37:18

- ( keyboard clacking ) - ( beeps )

00:37:21

- Uh, I'm locked out. - What's wrong?

00:37:23

I don't get it. Where's Mutiny?

00:37:28

We're kicked off the network.

00:37:30

Replaced by this.

00:37:35

There is no Mutiny.

00:37:37

It's gone.

00:37:44

( cars passing )

00:37:54

Change of plans. I'd like to make another stop.

00:37:57

( chatter )

00:37:59

The phone lines terminate in modem banks at Westgroup.

00:38:01

They switched them over, so now when you dial in, the same number you've always dialed, you get WestNet instead of Mutiny.

00:38:06

- They've stolen all our users. - They even cloned our interface, so most people

00:38:10

don't even know they're not on Mutiny. They think we changed the name.

00:38:12

Okay, get on the Community forums and tell them they're not on Mutiny.

00:38:14

- What, they cloned the whole thing? - Yes, everything, except games.

00:38:17

Yeah, 'cause he realized Community is where the money was.

00:38:19

Just tell them to log off and wait for us to find another network.

00:38:22

Wait for us? Oh, Christ.

00:38:23

I mean, why pay $5 million for us when they can just duplicate us and steal all of our users?

00:38:28

Hello, hi, hi. This is Tom Rendon from Mutiny.

00:38:30

Another company's taken over our network and I just...

00:38:32

No, it looks like us, but it's not us. You need to log off.

00:38:35

We'll be up again in... a week or two?

00:38:38

- Hello-- damn it! - Hello?

00:38:40

They don't understand. They're still communicating with all the same users.

00:38:42

All of their friends are on WestNet now.

00:38:44

No, no, this isn't happening!

00:39:00

( chatter )

00:39:02

Joe: Where's Cameron?

00:39:03

Something's happened and I need to talk to her.

00:39:06

Where-- where's Cameron?

00:39:07

Where's Cameron?

00:39:09

I got-- I need to talk to her. Something's wrong.

00:39:12

- Uh, where's-- where's Cameron? - ( chatter stops )

00:39:18

I came straight here.

00:39:20

I didn't know about this.

00:39:22

I didn't know that this was happening.

00:39:24

I had no idea that-- Wheeler shut me out and...

00:39:34

No, I...

00:39:40

I'm-- I'm moving to California.

00:39:42

I-- I gave my notice weeks ago.

00:39:45

There's no reason I would've done this. I'm on your side.

00:39:49

I wouldn't do this.

00:39:51

I promise you, I wouldn't do this.

00:39:53

I wouldn't do this.

00:39:55

It's-- it doesn't make any sense.

00:40:01

There's this guy, Jesse-- he did this.

00:40:05

I don't-- I mean, I didn't-- damn it! Uh...

00:40:11

( sighs )

00:40:12

I don't even work there.

00:40:15

I'm going to California.

00:40:18

Cameron, I need you to hear me.

00:40:26

You need to leave.

00:40:30

No, you don't understand.

00:40:31

Now, Joe.

00:41:07

Gordon: Why would she be doing this?

00:41:09

Why would she be doing this?

00:41:10

Why would she be doing this?

00:41:21

Do you believe him?

00:41:26

Not for a second.

00:41:29

Okay, so what are we gonna do now?

00:41:36

Cameron, what are we gonna do now?

00:41:52

( music playing )