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Oh, God.
Uh.
What is that?
Oh, God.
Otis, Otis?
Do you read? It's Click.
Come in.
Hey, hey, hey, Click. Right here.
What's going on?
Otis, I think this is it.
I think we found what we're looking for.
That's fantastic.
Just keep me updated.
I think it's some sort of video archive system.
I'm going to try and get it up and running.
You sound anxious.
Did you run into any trouble down there?
Ooh, now we're talking.
What is this?
Oh.
Hmm.
Yeah, possible hostile contact in sector 3. Standby.
Charles, contact confirmed.
Shit.
Hey.
Really?
Yeah, we got the bodies out.
Otis, come in.
I got it up and running.
You're not gonna believe what I found.
This is the discovery of the year.
Madam Chell's Red-Light District Cathouse.
It's spring across the Southern Sector,
which means two things:
Transfer students
are boarding drop ships
for the lunar colony education cycle,
and it's time to watch out for those egg sacs
because the Trioxin 245 spiders are hatching.
Let's send it out to Aurora Hakiki who has more.
They look like regular
- mark 5 arachnids, - Mm.
but Trioxin 245 enhanced spiders are not garden pests.
They're rad, they're deadly, and they are growing
in record numbers this cycle.
Old Town and Red District are taking the highest hit,
travel advisories are in effect.
Kay, back to you.
Fucking trash!
389 credits.
Hi.
If you're with the National Protection Services,
you have to tell me or it's entrapment.
Great! Then you need to fuck a hooker!
Yay!
Wow. That's direct.
Then come on down
to Madam Chell's Red-Light District Cathouse.
So go ahead and set up an appointment today.
Madam Chell's Red-light District Cathouse.
Hi.
I would like to set up polite intercourse with a girl.
That'll be 500 credits for one hour.
Ooh! What can I get for 389 credits?
We just happen to have
a super saver package discount today
for our less discerning customers.
Ooh, what do I get for that?
Agnosexual encounter, a half and half.
And a pat on the head.
Great.
Come on down to the Raspy Beef Hotel, room 89.
Don't knock. One hour.
Put your thumb on the scanner.
Not enough credits.
I cost 389.
I had 389,
but I had to take the people mover to get here,
and I bought us both hot dogs.
You agreed to 389.
Well I'm sorry I wasted your time.
Did you want your hotdog?
How much do you have?
- 250. - All right.
Give me that.
What do I get for 250?
Um, sex.
Oh, yeah. Big daddy.
You feel so good.
You wanna get on top?
Pew, pew, pew, pew!
Fuck me!
Music off.
Eh.
Ooh, it's hot in there.
Was that okay?
You're doing great.
Thank you for feeding all 23,000 of my babies.
Can I go home now?
I haven't seen my family in six months.
So help me, please.
Maybe tomorrow.
I have four more appointments for me today.
Hey, you're doing a great job.
Who's my little black widow?
I am.
That's right.
Hey, hey, hey.
It's not like you're gonna die today.
Huh?
Hey, sexy.
I've got some cocaine.
Both edible and old school powder.
Huh, yeah. Some amyl nitrate.
And 500 credits with your name all over it.
See the ladies, they call me Chad,
but you can call me Rad.
Oh, yeah. Feel me now.
I can't tell if these are historical
or fictional narratives.
It's hard to say.
Things were a lot different back then.
Do you think it's safe?
To forage here, I mean? It could be territory.
No, the riders never come up here.
They're way too superstitious.
But keep your eyes open.
Do you think it's true?
What they say about the Northlands?
What that people never return?
Think you can chock that up more to feral tribes
than any kind of war ghost.
It's a graveyard up here.
I can see why Sliv and the others didn't wanna come.
You came.
I won't forget that.
I couldn't let you go by yourself.
Besides, if there is any water stored up here,
I couldn't let you get all the praise for it.
Tig!
Come see this.
A sea glass.
Can't do much with those.
It took the ancients long enough
to figure that out on their own.
I haven't seen one since I was little.
Hmm.
Don't stare into it too long.
We've got work to do.
See if you can find something useful.
Dried food, water, supplies.
Yeah.
I know the drill.
Tig?
Tig!
Tig?
Stop messing around.
What are you?
What happened?
What...
What's wrong?
What was that?
What was what?
Who are you?
It's me, Tig.
I don't understand why you're upset.
- Everything's okay. - What is...
It's okay. It's okay.
Shh, calm down. Calm down.
Calm down. It's okay.
It's okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.
Everything will be just fine.
I have no idea what I'm watching right now.
It's really bizarre.
Back then people used to subject themselves
to horror for entertainment.
Insane.
Help me!
Not all are up yet, I see.
What do you think?
Let's get started.
Nile!
Get up and get in here!
Robin?
Robin!
It's not quite the same.
- Is it? - No.
Robin!
Where are you going? We need to talk.
We need to commence human trials.
What? Are you serious?
- No. - We have to.
How? How do you suppose we do that, Nile?
What? Are you insane?
It's the only way we can ever know for certain.
No, I won't allow it.
You think I don't know what's been bothering you.
You've been watching the same damn video for weeks now.
If you want to know what's happened to Ben-
- Do not talk about my son. Ever!
If you ever wanna see him again, we have to do this.
I could never risk it, Nile.
You know that.
Nile?
Can I have the next sample please?
Nile?
- He's infected. - What?
He's infected! Move!
It's over.
There was a message
from ATCORE.
Extinction is eminent.
We are running out of time.
Infection levels have reached far greater
than we could ever have prepared for.
The human race will not last.
Your efforts are now solely for the continuation
of the few populations zones left standing.
We regret to inform you that your loved ones
have not been accounted for in the remaining zones.
We hope this does not deter your resolve.
Find the solution.
Save us.
The fate of our world and we as a species
is in your hands.
Extinction is eminent.
We are running out of time.
Ben.
We can't give up.
There must be something we can do.
Nile, maybe he was working on something.
Maybe, maybe he found something.
Human trials.
Look, this infection will only get stronger.
I'm not asking you to come in with me.
Robin.
The sampling lab.
Nile?
Max!
Facility lockdown override, activating.
Facility lockdown override in 10 seconds.
Oxygen infection levels will reach critical
in five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
Air support compromised.
Evacuate the facility.
It wasn't the infection.
It was...
The vaccine.
I don't know whether that's cool or disgusting.
We could go through that for years
and never figure it out.
The past is riddled with lies.
There he is!
Let's go in there and get him!
No!
What?
Nothing but death in those woods.
But, no!
We go back to the car.
Looks okay.
It's okay.
Sorry. You startled with me there.
My name is Clint.
You are not supposed to be here.
I'm sorry. I was just passing through.
Excuse me?
I think I saw your, your brother back there.
Is your mom or dad
here?
You are not supposed to be here.
Oh shit!
You are not supposed to be here.
I've had enough of you sons of bitches.
Two can play at this game.
Help!
Have you seen the children?
What?
I'm so proud of them.
I made them myself.
There now, look at you.
I have to protect your eyes. They're still sensitive.
Yeah, that's right. Mama.
Mama, Mama.
Ma..
- Mama. - Mama.
You know...
You really are not supposed to be here.
No!
They're so precious.
Such good kids.
You're not supposed to be here.
I should really make you a father sometime.
You're not supposed to be here.
This isn't...
This has to be fiction.
The old ones were crazy.
They blurred the line between reality
and fantasy constantly.
System reboot.
Wait.
Online.
Mainline power will be restored momentarily.
Welcome to the Semrams Advertising Company
founded in 1888 by William King Greedman.
Semrams has seen itself at the forefront
of ad agencies for generations.
We have remolded the face of three centuries,
providing the best in commercial photography,
videography and graphic design.
Semrams brings the top creative minds,
modeling and acting talents to the battlefront
of the contemporary advertisement wars.
There's a storm coming and you must fight to stay relevant.
We are glad to back you up.
Incoming call.
Where did you go?
Mom, don't worry about me so much.
You never tell me when you're going out.
Breakfast is getting cold.
What a waste of perfectly good food.
Then stop making it for me every day.
You said the animal shelter starts at nine?
I haven't started that job yet.
But you go it, right?
Yes, but I'm still exploring my options.
Oh, don't explore that much
or you'll end up with taxpayers expense like me.
They are not interested in young women with no jobs.
I gotta go.
Stop worrying. Okay?
You're all I have to worry about.
Goodbye, Mom.
Call ended.
System experiencing technical difficulties.
Due to severe weather conditions,
our main system is currently down.
Backup System Operational.
We apologize for the inconvenience
and guarantee full system recovery shortly.
Is someone out there?
Yes.
Sorry if I'm intruding.
What are you doing?
Um, well, I had a modeling audition here today,
so, I do this a lot.
I've learned it's best to get out early,
and get ready after.
Especially on days like today with the weather being bad.
There's a storm coming.
It's already hit. Can't you hear it?
System experiencing
technical difficulties.
Due to severe weather conditions,
our main system is currently down.
Backup system, operational.
We apologize for the inconvenience
and guarantee full system recovery shortly.
Do you like what you do?
I love my job.
It becomes me.
You like for people to stare at you?
I like being admired.
I mean, that is the job right?
Catching people's attention.
My goal is to actually make it on a billboard someday.
Sounds kind of selfish, I know,
but it excites me to think that I can inspire,
that people wanna be like me.
Or not.
That's interesting too.
Having haters.
At least you know you're still a somebody.
What sort of message do you wanna
get across to these people?
You mean when I wanna advertise?
Well anything really.
What to wear or to eat.
Who to date.
When to make love. How to pray.
Done it all, sort of.
I like being positive about every job that comes my way.
It's just fun to be able to invoke some sort of emotion.
Even if there's no message, really.
Everything's an experience, right?
I don't turn down experiences.
I'm always learning and evolving.
I'm just waiting for my big break.
And when it comes, it has to be my best work.
What if you're not at your best?
What if you don't like what you see?
The audition started already.
So long as they like it, the people that is.
But you're right, I have to learn to love myself
before I can let others love me.
And I'm learning to do that more and more every day.
That's a good sign.
I've been having my picture taken
and put on display in some way or another.
since I was a baby.
My mom was a photographer.
I've been modeling since birth.
It's my passion, my journey in life.
I just want every moment documented.
And if you die?
If that image people have of you
isn't those moments after your death?
Have you seen pictures of dead people?
I have to get going.
System experiencing
technical difficulties.
Due to sever weather conditions,
our main system is currently down.
Backup system, operational.
We apologize for the inconvenience
and guarantee full system recovery shortly.
Beautiful death.
A beautiful death.
The unseen and its promise of the unknown,
has forever fathered the impulse
to seek for new things in new guises.
This world demands a world of beauty.
These internal things wrought by God
are lovely and unchanging.
A new world is constantly opening before us.
An ever-accelerating greater progress.
A greater growth, a better world,
a world which always been pulled forward.
Made possible by constant striving
toward new and better horizons.
And then we'll come to an ample eye.
Seeing everything and recording everything.
To provide everything human...
Have either of you heard anything strange?
Strange? How do you mean?
Voices that come from nowhere?
You're a funny little girl.
What is your name?
Aria.
Hello, Aria. I'm Selena.
Yes. I feel like I've known you for so long.
I see you everywhere.
I've worked here hundreds of times.
Since I was 17.
- I've heard somebody- - And I haven't seen
anything that would lead me to believe
that this place is haunted, Aria.
I didn't say haunted.
I don't believe in that.
Who does?
Nevermind.
You know what they used to do here?
Postmortem portraits.
Posed photographs of the dead.
Back then, photography wasn't widely available.
So people had their loved ones photo taken when they died.
Probably because they didn't have
any done while they were still alive.
Scary, huh?
But that's how the studio started.
It sends shivers down my spine, Aria.
Photographs bring news reports to life.
They strengthen the appeal of advertising.
They provide entertainment for millions.
We are done, if you want use the mirror, Aria.
I hope you get this job.
I'd like to see you around.
We'll see. If not, I'll keep trying.
I don't quit.
Maybe you did encounter a ghost.
Maybe it's envious of you, Aria.
You are still alive.
A beautiful death.
Relax, Aria.
'Cause they don't remember us.
Where'd you go?
Young model found dead
in popular commercial building restroom.
The body of one Aria Christiansen
had been found discovered Sunday evening.
Post in fashion model forum.
We have no frame of reference
to be able to tell what this is.
Ancient peoples had strange customs.
No, he's not, he's not the problem.
There just isn't a lot of, you know,
acting jobs going around at the moment.
Uh, no, I, okay. Listen.
I'm not, I'm not gonna ask my engineer brother
for acting advice, okay?
Oh, oh you, oh, no.
God, listen. It's getting really late.
So I'm just gonna go to bed.
Yeah, I love you too.
Hmm.
Help! Somebody!
Help! Hello!
Please help me! Get me out of here!
Hello!
No! No, wait, come...
Come back.
Ow!
Who's there?
What the fuck do you want?
Huh?
You're a sick fuck.
No.
Stop!
Get off me. Get off!
What do you want from...
Get off!
Get away from me!
Please! No!
No, no, no, no!
Let go of me! No, no!
No, let me go!
Let me go!
No, no, no, no!
No, no, no, no, no!
No!
Why?
What do you want from me?
I can hear the camera, you know.
I know you can hear me.
I know you can see me.
So what do you want from me, huh?
What the fuck do you want, you fucking perv?
Huh?
You cannot keep me here forever!
You keep me here forever!
I can do it myself.
One, two, three.
What do I do? Four.
What do I do? Five.
What do you want from me? Six.
What do you want from me? Seven.
What do you want from me?
Nine, 10.
What happened? 12.
13, 14.
Get out of here. 15.
Get me the fuck out of here!
18.
19.
I can't get out! 20.
21, 22, 23, 24, 25.
It is over!
Lillian Rouge has endured three months
in the viewing room.
How do you feel, Lillian?
You have made it through.
You are only minutes away
from finding out whether you've won $200,000!
How does that make you feel?
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, well.
It looks like Lillian's a bit
caught up for words right now.
Let's take a look back at how this all started.
This week on "Snare",
aspiring actress and Bakehouse Employee, Lillian Rouge,
is thrown in the viewing room
for her shot at $200,000.
I nominated Lillian for "Snare"
because she has a great personality.
And now the world will get to know her as I do.
Plus that extra $200,000 couldn't hurt.
Lillian won our hearts from the very beginning
with #bitethatfinger trending worldwide.
She made us laugh,
and she made us cry.
Voting is closed.
I have the results here on this piece of paper.
You have voted.
Is Lillian worth it?
Does she win $200,000?
The answer is...
Ladies and gentlemen, yes!
Lillian wins!
With an approval rating of 87%,
Lillian has won all our hearts.
She has now been given a check for $200,000!
Congratulations, Lillian.
May all your dreams come true.
Thank you once again for watching, "Snared."
Okay, Otis. I think I've seen enough.
I'm gonna gather everything I can
and head back to the rendezvous point.
There's no way the university is gonna believe this.
Copy.
Be sure and wait for me at the rendezvous point.
Executor Corvid, this is Agent 23 reporting.
Agent 23, deliver your report.
Click has evaded the century
and has activated the Sacred Archive.
Than the original plan must be activated.
Leave the planet immediately
and return to the cabal.
Additional guardians will be activated.
Are you sure we can't exfiltrate Click?
That seems like a tremendous waste of resources.
Consider this a test of faith, 23.
You have your orders.
Courted out.
Orders confirmed.
Agent 23, out.
You know nothing.
Hell is only a word.
Reality is much, much worse.
Where we're going, you won't need eyes to see.
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