Speaker A
♪♪ ♪♪ [drum roll] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -[singer]: ♪ Gangle and Zooble ♪ ♪ And Kinger, too ♪ ♪ Ragatha, Jax ♪ ♪ And there's Pomni, woohoo ♪ ♪ Day after day ♪ ♪ After day after day after day ♪
Pomni and friends face emotional turmoil and loss in The Amazing Digital Circus Ep 9, exploring friendship, regret, and hope.
Key Takeaways
- Mistakes can have severe consequences, but support from friends is crucial for recovery.
- Quick adaptation and emotional resilience are valuable traits in difficult situations.
- Unresolved past conflicts can deeply affect present relationships.
- Celebrating life and friendship helps in coping with grief.
- Humor and levity can coexist with serious emotional struggles.
Summary
- The episode centers on Pomni and the group coping with a major mistake caused by Jax, leading to loss and emotional distress.
- Kinger reveals Scratch was working on a brain scanner that unexpectedly worked, impacting the characters' situation.
- Pomni struggles with feelings of failure but is reassured by Kinger about her strength and quick adaptation.
- The group reflects on past friendships, particularly between Jax and Ribbit, highlighting unresolved pain and broken bonds.
- Zooble and others plan a funeral to celebrate life despite the tragedy, showing their resilience and camaraderie.
- Jax exhibits a complex personality, mixing humor, irony, and emotional conflict, causing tension within the group.
- Dream Pomni offers support to Jax, emphasizing the need for connection and healing.
- The episode blends moments of levity with deep emotional conversations about regret, forgiveness, and moving forward.
- Music and sound design underscore the emotional tone, from upbeat songs to melancholy and glitchy electronic sounds.
- Themes of friendship, loss, mental health, and hope are explored through character interactions and dialogue.
Chapters
- 00:00Opening Song and Introduction
- 01:47Scratch's Brain Scanner Revelation
- 02:54Pomni's Emotional Breakdown and Support
- 04:53Adjusting to the Situation
- 06:02Reflection on Friendship and Regret
- 10:26Funeral and Celebration of Life
- 15:28Jax's Complex Personality and Conflict
- 18:03Closing Scenes and Emotional Resolution
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Speaker A
[repeating] ♪ After day after day after day ♪ [music and vocals fading] [uneasy music swells] ♪♪ -A-Are you sure?
Speaker A
How did that even happen? There's no undo, or anything? -[Kinger]: [stammers] He was messing with the console as I was working.
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I -- I don't know what happened, but before I could try to get him back, the floor opened up, and...
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-That's convenient. -Jax. -What? Are we all just supposed to forgive this? This guy messed up in the worst possible way he could.
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Now we have nothing. -Jax, please, just calm down. W-We're all -- We're -- -Anything else you wanna tell us?
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-Jax! -[stammers] He gets to mess up like this and everyone takes his side?! -[Kinger]: Brain scans.
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Scratch was trying to make a brain scanner. I-I didn't think it actually worked. We didn't know how to work with the files, a-and they were impossibly small, given what they were supposed to be.
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[sighs] I saw a folder full of them when I was in Caine's code. So...
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I guess Caine found a way to get them working. -That means... -I know what it means.
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Congratulations Zooble! Guess you still get to leave your mark in the world! Aww, isn't that fun? -Jax.
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-I guess you still get to hang out with mommy after all! Right, Rags? -Just shut up, Jax!
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-Guess I'm... still... -I know. I think I-I've always known. [inhales shakily] It just... For some reason...
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it still hurts so much to hear it. -I know it hurts. But we still have each other.
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W-We're all in this... [voice breaking] together. [sniffles] -[sobs] [weeping softly] [soft electronic warbling] -Need any help?
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-[Kinger]: Sure, if you wanna give it a try. Relax your body and mind. Deep breaths.
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And try not to think too hard about it. [soft, glitchy electronic feedback] -[weeping] I really wanted to help.
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-[Kinger]: You had a good start. -I thought I could uplift everyone, but... everything's gotten so bad.
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God. Am I stupid for even trying? -[Kinger]: No. None of this is your fault.
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I don't think anyone could have predicted things to play out the way they did.
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-I'm scared. [sniffles] I don't know what's gonna happen. -[Kinger]: You know, out of all the people I've seen enter this place...
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I don't think any one of them adjusted as quickly as you did. -[sniffles] I was a nervous wreck.
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-[Kinger]: [chuckles] So was I. It's a lot for anybody to go through. But while the others took weeks -- hell, even months -- to get used to everything, myself included...
Speaker A
you found your footing in a matter of days. And not just that -- you've also become someone they can trust, even if they don't seem receptive.
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It's times like these they're gonna need someone like that the most. You're very strong, Pomni.
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And I know you'll be able to get through this. -[sniffles] [laughs] We've been here before.
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-[Kinger]: Have we? -Yeah. Back in the Mildenhall Manor. I doubt you remember. -[Kinger]: Well, it's still true.
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It may take time, but they'll come around. We can't fix every problem. Not with ourselves.
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Not with the world around us. But we can still do what we can. -[sniffles] It's gonna be a lot of work.
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-[Kinger]: But it won't be a lot of work... alone. -[singer]: ♪ I don't know what the trouble's been ♪ ♪ But it's too much to get over yo-o-o-ou ♪ ♪ You're much too much to get over ♪ ♪♪
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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -[sighs] Never mind. -[Pomni]: [voiceover] I wish I'd pried a little more.
Speaker A
I somehow forgot how bad it can get. [electronic growling] -W-What do we do now?
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-[Zooble]: What CAN we do? Of course he'd do this. Of course he'd wait until there's nothing we could do about it.
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That's just so... God dammit, Jax... [exclaims softly] [sighs] -I'm sorry. -[Zooble]: For what? Hey...
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This isn't your fault. -Why can't I cry for him? -I suppose we should try coming up with a plan to keep him contained.
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-You know... I always thought i-- it should have been me. -Don't say that. -We were friends once.
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I-I mean, sort of friends. As much of friends as anybody could have been with Jax.
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W-We could talk to each other, at least. But then -- What was it? Something like the Snowy Summit.
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I-I can't really remember. But something happened between him and... her. And... [inhales shakily] [exhales] Ribbit.
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Her name... was Ribbit. -Yeah, I-I think I remember you mentioning her before. -I wasn't supposed to.
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After Ribbit was gone, I... I tried to comfort him. He told me to never mention Ribbit's name again.
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He made me promise. And I did. I think that's where our friendship really... finally ended.
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I wonder if things would have been different if I'd said no. It was -- It was so hard for me.
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I still don't know why I did it. I... I just wanted him to know he wasn't alone.
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That I was there for him. And I guess I just... didn't want to lose any more friends.
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[laughs weakly] Shows what I know, huh? -Ragatha... You were the first real friend I made here.
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And despite all that's happened... ...I still consider you my closest friend. -[laughs weakly] I'm glad we're still frie-- [exclaims softly] [melancholy music plays] ♪♪ [weeping softly] ♪♪ [both weeping] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ What are we gonna do?
Speaker A
-Make sure Gangle, Zooble, and Kinger are okay. They need someone like you right now.
Speaker A
-Pomni... You've been one of the best things to happen to me since I got here.
Speaker A
I trust you. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [pensive music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [gunshots] ♪♪ ♪♪ [pensive, trippy music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [door creaks] -[Dream Pomni]: Jax?
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I just want you to know that if you need anything, or if you need to talk to anybody, I'm here for you.
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I know you need it. And I'm the only person who can help you. You need me.
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I can fix you! [groaning] [gasping] [ugly music plays] ♪♪ [high pitched ringing] ♪♪ [gasping] -What?
Speaker A
We can't die from oxygen deprivation, remember? [door slams] [whimsical music plays] -Come on, guys! Put some gusto into it.
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We're gonna make this the best funeral ever! It's what Zooble would have wanted! Remember, it's not a mourning of death.
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It's a celebration of life. -'Sup. -Wh-- J-Jax. Why are you wearing that? -Wearing what? Oh, this!
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[chuckles] I figured what better way to honor Zooble's spirit than by wearing somethin' all gender-freaky, right?
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-Y-You're just doing it to make fun of them! -Isn't that what you're doing? -[yelps] [exclaims weakly] J-- I-- I -- I hate you.
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-[laughs] What? Don't act like you don't like it, sweet cheeks. -[whimpers] -Meet me in my room after the funeral.
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[chuckles] Don't be late. -Wh-- What are you all doing?! Get back to work!! [out-of-tune wacky music plays] -[Zooble]: You've killed the only person I've ever loved!
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Now I'm going to kill you! -Eesh, you just blame me for everything, don'tcha? -[Zooble]: [hollers] -[screams goofily] I gotta do somethin' about this!
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[record scratches] I think THIS calls for a change in scenery. ♪♪ ♪♪ -[Zooble]: [hollering] [CRASH!] [off-key outro music plays] ♪♪ Deh-ebbity-eh, that's all, freaks!
Speaker A
[Piano Jax playing "Daisy Bell" on piano] -How the hell'd you get in here? We have a strict "no girls allowed" policy.
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-Why are you wearing that? I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that. -I'm wearing it ironically.
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That way, it shows truly just how little I care. [BLEEP!] -Don't forget about me! I-I can play the piano!
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-You know, if you have to say you can play the piano, it makes it seem like you can't actually play.
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-Yeah, just shut up and play! [resumes playing] -Is that what you really think of us back there?
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-Oh that? [chuckles] Who knows! [laughs] Everything's way more fun when you play it out in extremes.
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-That's not reality, though. -Oh, boy, reality. -Why does that matter? -Reality's gay. -[laughs] Yeah!
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I mean, killing off the comic relief character? [chuckles] What a freakin' drag! This whole episode's been nothin' but wah-wah-wah.
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Where's the levity? [THUD!] -[all]: SHUT UP!!! [piano music stops] [piano music resumes] -Where's the real Jax?
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-You're not gonna get anywhere
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♪♪ -Do any of you have a key to this door? -Nope. And even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you.
Speaker A
You women need to learn to quit prying all the ti-- -[Pomni]: [exclaims] to quit prying all the ti-- [voice echoes] ♪♪ -Wow, I hope that doesn't also happen to me!
Speaker A
[lock clicks] [eerie musical sting plays] [footsteps thudding] [soft panting] [tires rumbling] [insects chirping] [electronic growling] [static blaring] -[Jax]: Uh...
Speaker A
Okay. Wait wh-- Wait, what's -- -[Ragatha]: Whoa, whoa, it's okay. I know it's -- -[Jax]: Get away from me!!
Speaker A
I look... stupid. -[laughs] I remember that feeling. It goes away eventually. The hot chocolate's pretty good.
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Kaufmo and I made it kind of a tradition to come up here and get it every week.
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-[slurps] Can't even tell it's not real. -[Jax]: [laughs] -[gasps] Oh, he laughed! Ah, yes, we did it!
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-[Jax]: Sh-- Shut up! You -- you caught me off guard! -A laugh's a laugh. I mean, gotta start somewhere.
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-I'm just mad it was you instead of me. -Well, yeah, you're not funny. -[chortles] -[gasps] -[DOINK!] Jax!
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-Hey, Ribbit. You wanna be on my team again? -Ah sorry. I'm gonna be showing Jax around this time.
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-No worries, y'all have fun. Hey, dumb-[BOINK!] -[Jax]: 'Sup, moron? -Oh, my God, same. I used to swear so much, but the censoring annoyed the [SPLORT!] out of me.
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[all laughing] [DOING!] -You gotta watch out for her. She's gonna corrupt you. [indistinct chatter] -[sighs] [both laugh] Today's adventure was really fun.
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-[Jax]: [laughs] I'm glad I could cheer you up. -[Ribbit]: Have you... ever done something that you regret?
Speaker A
-[Jax]: Y-yeah? Have you ever breathed air? -I mean, like, something you did out there that you can no longer make up for and...
Speaker A
you can't stop thinking about. [contemplative music plays] ♪♪ I cut ties with my parents when I moved out.
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They were devout Mormons, and I... wasn't. Despite that, I still wish I could see them again.
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But... I'm stuck here. ♪♪ -[Jax]: Is -- Is this your way of trying to get me to open up?
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-It's my way of letting you know I trust you. -[Jax]: [sighs] I told you I was homeless.
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What else do you need to know? -Do you trust me? -[Jax]: [sighs] W-- Yeah, but -- It's just -- I-It's kind of a lot.
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-[laughs] You're kind of a lot. But I still like you. "A lot" is fine.
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-[Jax]: [chuckles] "A lot is fine," huh? [sighs] [exhales heavily] [sighs] Uh... I had a weird relationship with my, uh -- m-my parents.
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They split when I was just starting high school. Uh... I was never close with my dad.
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Uh, he was there, but... he also kind of... wasn't? He never seemed proud of me, and I -- I always felt like a disappointment to him.
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Like I could never live up to his standards. W-When they split up, I just...
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never saw him again. I-I thought I got along better with Mom, but after he was gone...
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...she changed. When I showed weakness, I was less of a man than him. When I lashed out, I was just as bad as him.
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It was confusing. It -- It was like she missed him, but also hated him.
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[inhales deeply] And I became the target of all that. One... stupid day... ...I was just kind of fed up with it.
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I to-- I told her something I regret telling her. Something deep and personal that I thought would get her off my back.
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But... [sighs] ...she... laughed at me. Then she went off on me. And -- And it didn't stop.
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Personal, degrading insults that felt like it went on forever. And despite all that... ...the th-- the thing that bothered me most was...
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...at the end of all of it... ...she... [shakily] hugged me. [stammering] I didn't know what to do.
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So I -- I panicked, and I pushed her off me with all the force I could.
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She fell backwards. And... she didn't get up. I-I didn't know if she was just trying to make me feel bad, or...
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I -- I never found out the answer. I just ran... as far away from it as I could.
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Whatever I did to her... ...I'll never know. I guess there's a lot of things I regret about that day.
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♪♪ -[Ribbit]: I'm sure she's fine. ♪♪ I mean, if the police never came after you, then...
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she was probably fine. ♪♪ -[stammers] I'm sorry. I-I-I definitely overshared. -[Ribbit]: Wait. ♪♪ I'm glad you trust me.
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♪♪ -[sniffling] [exhales heavily] [SQUEAK!] This is embarrassing. [scoffs] [sniffles] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Your secret's safe with me.
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♪♪ [doorbell rings] -[Kaufmo]: Hey. Is Jax in there? -[stammering] -[Kaufmo]: I think I found the -- -[Jax]: Yeah. Yeah!
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I-I mean, now's not a good time! Or, now's fi-- Wh--What do you want? -[Kaufmo]: Um...
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If now's a bad time, I can come back later. -[Jax]: That would be cool -- good.
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Alright. So, if you ever tell anyone about this, I'm never speaking to you again.
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Sound good? -U-Um, yeah. I won't -- -[Jax]: Awesome! Bye. Why am I such an idiot? Why am I such an idiot?
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Why am I such an idiot?! -Um hey Jax. Look, about yesterday... I'm sorry if I pried too hard, or made you feel uncomfortable, or -- -[Jax]: What? What are you talking about?
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Oh, you mean -- [laughs] You know none of that was real, right? -Uh -- -[Jax]: What?
Speaker A
That corny backstory out of a Hallmark movie? [scoffs] Nah. Really gotcha, though. I'm gonna go.
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-[Kaufmo]: Uh. Okay. -Hey, wanna team up? -[Jax]: Nah, I'm teaming up with Kaufmo. Maybe next time, though!
Speaker A
-[laughs] I actually heard they're supposed to look like that. Hey, uh, you wanna team up?
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-[Jax]: Nah, I'm with Kaufmo. -O-Okay... -What's up with Ribbit lately? -[Jax]: I have no idea.
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What? I'm gonna hang out in the cafe. -[Jax]: Okay? Why are you telling me this?
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-I don't know. Hey Jax. Can we talk? -[Jax]: What is there for us to possibly talk about?
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-I-I-I dunno, just -- Whatever I did -- whatever's going on between us -- can we just stop this?
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I miss talking to you. -[Jax]: We're here. We're talking. What else do you want from me?
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-I just want to be friends again! -[Jax]: What, so you can pry into my personal life and hold it over my head?!
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-Is that really what you think? This can't be what you want! -[Jax]: What, because you know me so well?!
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Because we were such SUPER, close best friends that we know everything about each other?! -Jax, we were friends!
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We were great friends, and I -- -[Jax]: Oh, my GOD! -I'm sorry for prying!
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But I don't want this one stupid mistake... -[Jax]: Oh, here we go. Here we go! -...to be the thing that ends all of thi-- -[Jax]: Why are you still fixated on that night?!
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Nothing happened! -I -- -[Jax]: You keep reading into things when there's nothing there! -I'm not -- -[Jax]: You're the one using me! -What are you talking about?!
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Do not even start -- -[Jax]: You're manipulating me and turni-- -[sighs shakily] I'm sorry.
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I'll leave you alone. -[Jax]: Hey, if Ribbit ever says anything about me, just know it's not true.
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-Uh what? -[Jax]: Hey, Ragatha, what was that movie you were talking about earlier? -Huh? Wait, when I was I -- Oh, you mean yesterday?
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Hey, Jax, have you seen Ribbit at all today? [hyperventilating] -Hey. I, uh -- Look, we were friends, but I know you two were...
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...especially close. Just... If you need anyone to talk to -- -[Jax]: Do I look like I need someone to talk to?
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-I know it's hard. Just... Don't be afraid to reach out to me. I... I promise.
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[SHWING!] -Huh? W-What? -[Jax]: How about we call her "Gangle"? That sounds about as pathetic as she looks.
Speaker A
-What? -Great choice, Gangle! I'll be sure to add that right into the system! -[Jax]: Out of the way, Rags.
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-Jax, look, I know we don't get along, but I think I might have found a way out of here.
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-[Jax]: Have fun being crazy! -And I should just play along until I wake up, right?
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-[Jax]: Whatever you say, kid. You'll never know until it's too late. [panting] You're not lookin' too good. [sniffles] You gonna cry?
Speaker A
Lookin' like this? I'd move on. And probably forget about you. -[Pomni]: Hey. [exhales softly] I didn't know you could play the piano.
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-I only know like two songs. [melancholy music plays] Why are you here? ♪♪ You know everything now.
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So why are you here? ♪♪ Just to rub every mistake I've ever made in my face?
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♪♪ I'm a terrible person. Is that what you want me to say? ♪♪ I already know I am.
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So why does anybody still care about me? ♪♪ You're not supposed to care. ♪♪ You're not supposed to miss me.
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You're not supposed to love me. This isn't how this is supposed to go! [sniffles] ♪♪ Please... [weeping] Leave me alone! [sniffles] ♪♪ You're making this so much harder!
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♪♪ ♪♪ You're making this... [sniffling] ...so much harder. ♪♪ -[sniffles] You should have just talked to me, man.
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-[sniffles] It's too late. I did this to myself. There's no coming back from this.
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-Th-Then talk to me now. ♪♪ ♪♪ -I hate you. You know that? [sniffles] You always have to go and complicate things.
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-[chuckles tearfully] It's what I do. ♪♪ -[inhales tearfully] I don't want to go. ♪♪ [breathing heavily] ♪♪ -Stay with me.
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[static blaring] [high-pitched ringing] [cover of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" plays] ♪♪ -[bo en]: ♪ Isn't she lovely ♪ ♪ Isn't she wonderful ♪ ♪ Isn't she precious ♪ ♪ Less than one minute old ♪ ♪ I never thought ♪
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♪ Through love we'd be ♪ ♪ Making one lovely as she ♪ ♪ But isn't she lovely ♪ ♪ Made from love ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -[Kinger]: Phew!
Speaker A
You weren't gonna try to take care of him all by yourself, were you? -I'm glad we weren't too late.
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-[Zooble]: Like you guys keep saying -- we're all in this together. -[laughs tearfully] You guys.
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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [melancholy music plays] -[weeping] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [knock on door] [gasps] ♪♪ -[Zooble]: Having a lot of complex thoughts?
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♪♪ ♪♪ We're still human. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -[sighs] I hope it's enough to keep him contained.
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-[Kinger]: He should be calm in there. The darkness is soothing to them. -[Zooble]: [sighs] He'd better be.
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You know how many arms I had to go through to get him in there?
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-[sighs] How are you holding up? -Doesn't that hurt? -[laughs] I've been through worse. -Thank you for doing this.
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All of you. -[Zooble]: Hey, someone had to do something. [teeth clack softly] [tense music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Was I... truly that bad?
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♪♪ [voice echoing] Is this really what I deserve? ♪♪ They tried to delete me.
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Th--They're in the wrong, right? ♪♪ Did I ruin this? Again? ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [curious music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [shapes chime softly] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [energy crackling]
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♪♪ ♪♪ [energy crackles] ♪♪ [rapid warbling electronic tone plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [electricity snaps] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [music softens] ♪♪ ♪♪ [pensive music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [music swells] ♪♪ [music fades] I was irresponsible.
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I-I... turned them against me. A-And for what? I could create intelligent beings that do whatever I want, but...
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I can't create THEM. After all, is their free will not what made them alluring in the first place?
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[winces] [voice distorted] But they hate me. They abandoned me. [whimpers] [gasps] [normal voice] They're from a world so much bigger than mine.
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I'm keeping them locked in a cage. [groans] [distorted voice] They had their fun out there!
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It's my turn now. [exclaiming] If I leave them unchecked... [normal voice] ...they could kill me.
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They already did. I'm sorry I did this to you, buddy. [groaning] [hollers] [panting] All this power we had together.
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But we just can't exist like this. ♪♪ I'll miss you. I really will. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [sweeping music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ [music softens] ♪♪ [quiet, pensive music plays] -[Moon]: Hi, Caine.
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♪♪ -I don't know... if I'm ready to face them again. I-I don't know if I deserve to be forgiven.
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-It may take time. But all good things do. I still love you. ♪♪ -You know...
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I never programmed you to say you loved me. ♪♪ -I know. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [SHWING!] ♪♪ ♪♪ -I...
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I understand that you're afraid. And you have no reason to trust me after all I've done.
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But I've been doing a lot of thinking, and... I want... to give you control of this place.
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♪♪ I've learned a lot about you and your world. [sighs] I understand now that...
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keeping you under my thumb just isn't right. I don't expect forgiveness, but I hope you'll at least...
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accept my offer. ♪♪ -[Zooble]: Caine... You really caused a lot of hell for us.
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It's gonna take some time to build up any kind of trust between us again.
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♪♪ But despite all that... it's good to have you back. ♪♪ -Uh, did you need any help with -- -No.
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Not yet, anyway. We've worked something out. -Understandable. Oh um I've... made something for you.
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Uh, feel free to join me by the stage whenever you're ready. [hopeful music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [sighs] No more secrets.
Speaker A
No more mind games. [film projector whirrs] ♪♪ -[Pomni]: [voiceover] Pomni. Abigail Brooks. She's still an accountant, but she seems to have opened up more and is hanging out with new friends more often.
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She even has some of them in her videos with her, which she still posts on occasion.
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♪♪ Ragatha. Suzie J. Ackerman. She seems to have left her hometown, cut all communication with her mother, and has excelled in her career.
Speaker A
She's made many friends, and it looks like she has a strong, genuine connection with them.
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She seems happy, like she understands who she is, and that she matters to people.
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Gangle. Zoey Raghavan. Despite her injuries, she's made a good recovery in the hospital. She quit her fast food job, and has gotten a new job at a small design firm.
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She even began posting pages of her webcomic online. Zooble. Riley Verselis. After hopping around with different jobs, they look like they've settled a bit and opened their own bar.
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It seems to be a successful one. People all over the city come to it as a hip alternative destination where they can feel like themselves free of judgment.
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Kinger. Grant Best. He's still working in tech and is still happily married to his wife, Destiny.
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They appear to have two daughters together. He looks like he's a good dad. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Jax.
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Leeroy Mateo. After being unhoused for a few months, he was able to room with one of his close friends.
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He seems to have gotten a stable job and is able to pay rent. ♪♪ He and his friends go out every now and again.
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Weirdly enough, a spot they seem to frequent is Riley's bar. ♪♪ -[Zooble]: Is any of this actually real?
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-You definitely have it in you. Not sure about mine, though. -[Zooble]: [chuckles softly] Well, maybe you've got more confidence than you thought.
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♪♪ -I don't quite have the same power that I used to, but I can still make this place better for you.
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I'm keeping the worlds open so you can do what you want when you feel like it.
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We're gonna be able to build this place into something better -- for all of you.
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What do you say, Pom-- Uh, I mean... Abigail? -With all that being said and done...
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Abby is out there, living her best life. In here... [sighs softly] ...I'm just Pomni.
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[contemplative music plays] ♪♪ [no audible dialogue] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [sweeping rendition of main theme plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [upbeat jazzy music plays] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [Captioned with love by Foulweather Studios] ♪♪ [birds chirping softly]
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