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Speaker 1:
[00:03] Tax Act understands you haven't memorized the tax code. That's why Tax Act has live experts to help. Tax Act can even do it for you if you prefer. It's the easiest way to know you're doing it right. Well, other than going back to college and obtaining a bachelor's degree in accounting with a minor in finance, then interning somewhere and becoming fluent in all tax forms. But that might be hard to accomplish before tax day. So maybe just stick with Tax Act. Tax Act, let's get them over with.
Speaker 2:
[00:33] K-pop demon hunters, Saja Boys' Breakfast Meal and Huntrix Meal have just dropped at McDonald's. They're calling this a battle for the fans. What do you say to that, Rumi? It's not a battle. So glad the Saja Boys could take breakfast and give our meal the rest of the day.
Speaker 3:
[00:47] It is an honor to share.
Speaker 2:
[00:49] No, it's our honor.
Speaker 3:
[00:51] It is our larger honor.
Speaker 4:
[00:53] No, really, stop.
Speaker 2:
[00:55] You can really feel the respect in this battle. Pick a meal to pick a side.
Speaker 5:
[01:00] Ba-da-ba-ba-ba.
Speaker 6:
[01:01] I participated in McDonald's while supplies last.
Speaker 4:
[01:04] Last Resort contains adult themes and language. Listener discretion is advised.
Speaker 7:
[01:18] September 3rd, 1235 p.m., arrival day.
Speaker 6:
[01:22] Woohoo!
Speaker 7:
[01:23] Yes, exciting! It's also our last chance to test the filter, so Phyllis and I are gonna see if we can sync the waveforms. My hope is that the new mods I developed will keep things from getting unpredictable. You ready, hun?
Speaker 8:
[01:38] I was ready 10 minutes ago, hun.
Speaker 7:
[01:40] Okay, here we go. 15.
Speaker 8:
[01:50] 15.2.
Speaker 7:
[01:51] Hold on, hold on, hold on. 15.4.
Speaker 8:
[01:56] Same.
Speaker 7:
[01:56] Same as mine?
Speaker 8:
[01:57] Same as before.
Speaker 7:
[01:58] Please be specific.
Speaker 8:
[02:03] Roz.
Speaker 4:
[02:04] Yes, Phyllis.
Speaker 8:
[02:04] Adjust the C wave in quadrant two by 18 degrees.
Speaker 7:
[02:08] Roz, delay that.
Speaker 4:
[02:10] Yes, Jonah.
Speaker 8:
[02:10] Something's dragging.
Speaker 7:
[02:11] Sure, but it's not the C wave.
Speaker 8:
[02:13] How do you know?
Speaker 7:
[02:14] Roz, how do I know?
Speaker 4:
[02:15] Because you built the sensor array and all the components of the interface.
Speaker 8:
[02:20] We get it. I'm just suggesting that an outside eye can be useful sometimes.
Speaker 7:
[02:26] Maybe when you're talking about art or cooking, not something as sensitive as this with so many ramifications.
Speaker 8:
[02:35] All the more reason.
Speaker 7:
[02:36] You know what? Fine. Go ahead.
Speaker 8:
[02:41] Really?
Speaker 7:
[02:41] Yeah, let's see what happens. Let's sit back and observe the results, shall we?
Speaker 4:
[02:48] Executing.
Speaker 7:
[02:51] 15.3.
Speaker 8:
[02:52] 14.8. Okay.
Speaker 7:
[02:54] 15.1.
Speaker 4:
[02:55] 15... Whoa.
Speaker 7:
[02:58] Phyllis?
Speaker 8:
[03:02] 16. 16! Jumping. 0.5.
Speaker 7:
[03:10] Roz?
Speaker 8:
[03:10] 17.5.
Speaker 7:
[03:14] Reset the C-Wave and decouple the mods.
Speaker 8:
[03:16] Now!
Speaker 4:
[03:17] Yes, Jonah.
Speaker 8:
[03:21] 16.8. 0.3.
Speaker 7:
[03:24] 14.9. 15. 15.2.
Speaker 8:
[03:28] 14.7. Holding. Fantastic.
Speaker 7:
[03:38] In what possible way was that fantastic?
Speaker 8:
[03:42] We're closer, aren't we? By like 7 tenths of a point.
Speaker 3:
[03:45] That's...
Speaker 7:
[03:46] You're...
Speaker 3:
[03:47] You're missing the...
Speaker 8:
[03:48] What, Jonah? What am I missing?
Speaker 7:
[03:50] The cost, Phyllis. The cost.
Speaker 8:
[03:53] Okay. First of all, everything has a cost, right? Everything worth doing has a cost. Second, where's the harm?
Speaker 7:
[04:03] Exactly. Where? I mean, how can we tell?
Speaker 8:
[04:08] Honey, I love you, but you're being mistrustful.
Speaker 7:
[04:12] Come on.
Speaker 8:
[04:13] No, you are. Let's admit it.
Speaker 7:
[04:16] I'm... I'm cautious.
Speaker 8:
[04:20] Mistrust is a poison. It traps us. Now, I acknowledge that you are a brilliant engineer, a brilliant fabricator, and people are gonna celebrate you. Once they see what we've done here, they'll give you the keys to the fucking city. They'll build statues of you, monuments with your stupid haircut and that cute little chipmunk chin.
Speaker 7:
[04:44] Ozymandias.
Speaker 8:
[04:45] What?
Speaker 7:
[04:46] Nothing.
Speaker 8:
[04:47] But I know a couple of things, too. I know when things are ready. Ready enough. And I know how to push. Not too hard. A couple of fingers. Right about here.
Speaker 7:
[05:05] I just think we have to be honest with ourselves about the risk.
Speaker 8:
[05:09] That's why you built the filter.
Speaker 7:
[05:10] Yes, of course. But we're dealing with something that no one's ever heard before.
Speaker 8:
[05:14] You have. I have. And look at us. Look at me. I can walk a straight line for the first time in three years. I can pick up a fork without stabbing myself in the eye. Hell, I could squat press this whole damn tech table if I wanted to.
Speaker 7:
[05:30] Please don't.
Speaker 8:
[05:31] It's working, Jonah. Whatever secret sauce you've cooked up with Roz, it's working. And it's high time we shared it.
Speaker 7:
[05:42] I won't apologize for caring what happens to you.
Speaker 8:
[05:46] You'd better care.
Speaker 7:
[05:48] Well, I do.
Speaker 8:
[05:48] Well, good.
Speaker 7:
[05:49] Good.
Speaker 4:
[05:52] Mr. and Mrs. Beveridge.
Speaker 8:
[05:54] What is it, Roz?
Speaker 4:
[05:55] The first guests are arriving at dock one.
Speaker 7:
[05:57] Crap.
Speaker 8:
[05:58] Trust me, hon. This is a gift.
Speaker 4:
[06:28] Episode 2, The Production of Happiness.
Speaker 9:
[06:42] That's right. Get it all out there.
Speaker 10:
[06:47] It's out. It's out. Everything's out.
Speaker 11:
[06:51] I'm...
Speaker 7:
[06:56] I'm an empty vessel.
Speaker 11:
[06:57] Hello! Shit. Listen, no one's gonna judge if you bail. I'm serious.
Speaker 2:
[07:04] You could turn around right now and... Back on the hellboat? You trying to kill me?
Speaker 8:
[07:10] You must be Nikki. And Heather, yes?
Speaker 11:
[07:13] That's us.
Speaker 8:
[07:15] Is everything all right?
Speaker 11:
[07:16] Oh, just a demonic bout of seasickness, but I'm fine now.
Speaker 2:
[07:20] She passed out.
Speaker 8:
[07:21] What?
Speaker 2:
[07:22] For a minute.
Speaker 10:
[07:23] 60 seconds, and it's not...
Speaker 2:
[07:24] I'm not even sure I was completely unconscious. You were.
Speaker 8:
[07:28] I'm so sorry. That's horrible. Here, here. Have some water.
Speaker 2:
[07:31] Bless you.
Speaker 8:
[07:33] I always carry a bottle. And a compass. Why?
Speaker 2:
[07:37] Kidding.
Speaker 8:
[07:37] Ha ha. Bad joke. Better?
Speaker 1:
[07:43] Better.
Speaker 8:
[07:43] Keep it.
Speaker 11:
[07:45] I really wonder if she should...
Speaker 1:
[07:46] Oh, my God.
Speaker 11:
[07:46] Shut up.
Speaker 1:
[07:47] I'm not an invalid.
Speaker 8:
[07:48] No. You're not.
Speaker 1:
[07:50] Did I just tell Nikki Delgado to shut up?
Speaker 8:
[07:52] We're all equals here. That is the first thing to remember.
Speaker 9:
[07:55] What's the second thing?
Speaker 8:
[07:57] I'm Phyllis. That's my husband Jonah way up there. He'll collect your luggage.
Speaker 11:
[08:01] Matching jumpsuits. Cute.
Speaker 8:
[08:02] You'll get one, too. But don't worry. You can accessorize the crap out of them.
Speaker 1:
[08:07] It's gorgeous.
Speaker 11:
[08:09] I have to admit, from the ferry, it didn't look like much.
Speaker 8:
[08:11] Well, that's the best part. We're camouflaged by all these unassuming rocks.
Speaker 2:
[08:16] Thanks, rocks. Thanks, frogs.
Speaker 8:
[08:18] Shall we?
Speaker 2:
[08:19] Lead on.
Speaker 11:
[08:22] Where's everyone else?
Speaker 8:
[08:23] On the next boat. It's amazing how successful people are at delaying their own happiness.
Speaker 4:
[08:28] Well said, Phyllis.
Speaker 8:
[08:29] No. Most everything of interest is over there, west of the compound. Compound's such an ugly word. I'm open to pitches on that. We have a small greenhouse, an observation deck, spa and our fabulous yurt, of course. All our group sessions will happen there. No motorized vehicles, but it wouldn't take you more than a day to loop the whole island on foot.
Speaker 9:
[08:50] Why egos?
Speaker 8:
[08:51] She gets right to it, doesn't she? It's Greek.
Speaker 11:
[08:54] I know it's Greek.
Speaker 8:
[08:55] It literally and simply means sound or tone. That's what we're all about here. I imagine Catherine told you.
Speaker 11:
[09:02] In the broadest terms.
Speaker 8:
[09:04] Good. It's important to introduce these ideas gradually. You wouldn't start a meal with dessert and work backwards, right?
Speaker 11:
[09:09] I would, and I have.
Speaker 2:
[09:11] I was telling her about the toxins.
Speaker 8:
[09:13] In the East, you know, there's so much ancient wisdom around- Say hi, Jonah.
Speaker 9:
[09:18] Hi.
Speaker 8:
[09:20] He's shy around new people.
Speaker 9:
[09:22] Is it just you two?
Speaker 8:
[09:24] And Roz. This is the main house. Kitchen over there, walkway to the cabins over there. Jonah and I cook all the dinners. Breakfast and lunch, you're on your own, but the fridge and the pantry are well stocked.
Speaker 9:
[09:39] You want anything, Heather? I think I'll sit.
Speaker 8:
[09:43] Of course. Of course. Anywhere. I know we just met, but I'm gonna ask you something. Feel free to decline.
Speaker 9:
[09:54] Okay.
Speaker 8:
[09:55] I'd like permission to touch your head. The sides of your head, like this.
Speaker 9:
[10:02] Sure. Why not? How's that? Nice. Warm.
Speaker 8:
[10:11] Close your eyes. Feel your breath inside your body... It's circulating, filling your chest, your back, your ribcage, in through your nose, out through your mouth. There's no hurry.
Speaker 9:
[10:42] That's it.
Speaker 8:
[10:52] Now, I'm going to cup my hands over your ears. They're a special pair of headphones, just for you. No one else has them. They play for you and you alone, Heather. Understand? Uh-huh. Okay. Tell me what you hear.
Speaker 3:
[11:23] A whisk, I think.
Speaker 8:
[11:28] Someone whisking batter?
Speaker 3:
[12:01] The pans sizzling.
Speaker 8:
[12:04] I can hear his voice. Excellent. Keep going.
Speaker 5:
[12:10] I did not ask for this, Snaky.
Speaker 6:
[12:13] I never asked for this.
Speaker 8:
[12:14] He's...
Speaker 5:
[12:20] He's singing.
Speaker 9:
[12:21] You clean this up right now.
Speaker 8:
[12:23] What's he singing, Heather? What's your father singing?
Speaker 5:
[12:30] That old folk song. You know...
Speaker 4:
[12:33] I will not be held responsible.
Speaker 3:
[12:35] You hear me, child?
Speaker 5:
[13:09] Get out. Get out, you selfish fucking red. Out?
Speaker 9:
[13:15] No! I mean it!
Speaker 5:
[13:19] Get out!
Speaker 8:
[13:24] Nikki?
Speaker 9:
[13:26] Sorry, I...
Speaker 11:
[13:29] Shit.
Speaker 8:
[13:31] Leave it. Silly old lamp, it's bright enough in here.
Speaker 11:
[13:35] Busting furniture is so 2005.
Speaker 9:
[13:38] Heather, I didn't mean to...
Speaker 8:
[13:41] It's fine.
Speaker 9:
[13:43] It's totally fine.
Speaker 4:
[13:45] Phyllis, that was remarkable.
Speaker 8:
[13:48] You did it all.
Speaker 9:
[13:50] I very much doubt that.
Speaker 8:
[13:51] Still, I think the trip might have shaken you more than I realized. Roz?
Speaker 4:
[13:57] Yes, Phyllis?
Speaker 8:
[13:58] Prep diagnostics A3 and B1.
Speaker 4:
[14:01] Yes, Phyllis.
Speaker 11:
[14:03] Your own personal theory?
Speaker 8:
[14:05] Something like that. But don't use the S word around Jonah. Sensitive subject. Come along, ladies. Health is the ultimate wealth. That's what we're here for, isn't it?
Speaker 12:
[14:32] Let's circle back to that first day. You said Heather was feeling ill. Then she seemed to get better, but you started hallucinating. Can you talk more about that? Come on, Nikki, we were doing so well.
Speaker 9:
[14:48] Coke.
Speaker 12:
[14:50] You want a Coke? Is that it?
Speaker 9:
[14:53] No Pepsi, Coke, I'll know.
Speaker 12:
[14:57] Can. While we're waitin, I'd like to explore how...
Speaker 11:
[15:05] What are these walls made of?
Speaker 12:
[15:07] Excuse me?
Speaker 11:
[15:08] Concrete, plaster...
Speaker 12:
[15:10] I suppose. That seems to concern you.
Speaker 11:
[15:14] We're wasting time.
Speaker 12:
[15:15] Well, I hope you'll trust me to be the judge of that.
Speaker 11:
[15:18] Why? Because you're a cop? Because you've been doing this for 20 years or whatever?
Speaker 12:
[15:23] 24, actually. Traffic, vice, homicide.
Speaker 11:
[15:26] Senior sheriff fuckery?
Speaker 12:
[15:28] That's one way to put it.
Speaker 11:
[15:29] Well, normally, you'd be the first person I'd ask if I wanted to get away with something. But what happened on that island wasn't normal, was it? So you need to get rid of your cherished assumptions, detective, and focus on catching that bitch.
Speaker 12:
[15:46] Who?
Speaker 11:
[15:47] Phyllis.
Speaker 2:
[15:48] Phyllis Beveridge.
Speaker 12:
[15:49] Jesus Christ. Right, right. Did Heather Finkelstein ever show signs of...
Speaker 11:
[15:55] I don't want to talk about Heather.
Speaker 12:
[15:56] But I do. We can go in any order you want. But if the goal is to get you home, I suggest you meet me halfway. Deal? Thanks, Kim.
Speaker 11:
[16:21] Heather was a nice lady, a little snotty, maybe.
Speaker 12:
[16:25] Snotty?
Speaker 11:
[16:26] Arrogant. When you first meet her, she's all rainbows and hoop earrings, big fan energy, always hugging and yessing you to death. But the more time you spend with people like that, the more selfish they become. She was the opposite of Susan, actually.
Speaker 12:
[16:44] Susan Norquist.
Speaker 11:
[16:47] You knew what you were getting with Susan. Zero bullshit. And once you earned her respect, forget it. Friend for life.
Speaker 12:
[16:58] Here she is, bludgeoned with a hammer or a mallet of some kind, tossed out a window.
Speaker 11:
[17:05] Is there a question?
Speaker 12:
[17:07] All these people, Jonah Beveridge, Dean Rusk, Alvaro Torres, Kwame Musa, Heather, Susan, this isn't a vacation gone wrong, Nikki. It's a bloodbath.
Speaker 11:
[17:18] You missed one.
Speaker 12:
[17:18] Your friend Michelle? She's safe.
Speaker 11:
[17:23] What?
Speaker 12:
[17:24] Yeah, just down the hall. Not so picky about her soda.
Speaker 11:
[17:28] You're lying.
Speaker 12:
[17:30] Believe it or not, I'm not allowed to lie. Well, not about that at least.
Speaker 9:
[17:37] But you won't let me see her.
Speaker 12:
[17:41] What do you think?
Speaker 11:
[17:43] I think my memory just got a boost.
Speaker 10:
[18:16] You should be relaxing.
Speaker 11:
[18:18] I am relaxing.
Speaker 10:
[18:19] By calling your agent.
Speaker 9:
[18:21] You're so much more. You're a tonic, Kat.
Speaker 10:
[18:24] No one's ever referred to me as a tonic before.
Speaker 9:
[18:28] Gin end, vodka end.
Speaker 11:
[18:32] Don't let anyone tell you different.
Speaker 10:
[18:34] Well, that's nice to hear, especially today.
Speaker 9:
[18:38] Why today?
Speaker 10:
[18:39] Oh, nothing.
Speaker 11:
[18:40] Come on, swizzle stick.
Speaker 9:
[18:42] Talk to me.
Speaker 10:
[18:43] It's Delmar. He's wavering on Prada.
Speaker 11:
[18:47] I thought that deal was done.
Speaker 10:
[18:48] It was, but he found out one of the board members called another board member a fat pig, which doesn't fit with his brand, his new brand, which he doesn't know just yet.
Speaker 9:
[18:57] You're breaking up.
Speaker 5:
[18:59] We're building it, right?
Speaker 11:
[19:00] I lost you for some of that.
Speaker 5:
[19:02] Good.
Speaker 10:
[19:03] Weak Signal is your best friend right now.
Speaker 9:
[19:06] Are you kidding?
Speaker 11:
[19:07] Stories about clients that are one-tenth as bad as me? I need this.
Speaker 9:
[19:12] Feed me, bae.
Speaker 10:
[19:14] How is it there?
Speaker 9:
[19:16] Not taking the bait, huh?
Speaker 10:
[19:17] Nope.
Speaker 11:
[19:19] I mean, it's beautiful. If people still sent postcards, it would definitely not be one because it's super exclusive. Don't know if you're aware of how exclusive it is.
Speaker 10:
[19:29] You're there. Thanks to me.
Speaker 9:
[19:31] That's right. Fancy people.
Speaker 11:
[19:34] Oh, and there's a robot.
Speaker 10:
[19:37] Like a Terminator robot?
Speaker 11:
[19:40] Like a Ciri robot, except we're not allowed to call it that.
Speaker 10:
[19:44] Just be sure you play nice.
Speaker 5:
[19:46] Otherwise, you might find yourself on a ball end on a robot apocalypse.
Speaker 9:
[19:51] Shit. Cat, hold on. I'm moving outside. Is that better? Hello?
Speaker 10:
[19:58] Nick?
Speaker 9:
[19:59] I got you.
Speaker 11:
[20:00] Can you hear me?
Speaker 10:
[20:02] There we go.
Speaker 11:
[20:03] Why buy an island with no cell tower?
Speaker 10:
[20:06] Some people actually want to shut their phones off.
Speaker 11:
[20:09] Some people jump into the Atlantic on New Year's for fun.
Speaker 10:
[20:13] I feel like I might be enabling you right now, so I'm gonna...
Speaker 9:
[20:17] Wait. Um...
Speaker 11:
[20:20] Can I ask you something?
Speaker 9:
[20:22] Uh-oh.
Speaker 11:
[20:23] What are my chances? If I do everything right? If I hide out here like fucking Michael Corleone for a week? If you draft a shiny new apology for me to post, and if the planets align in some perfect cosmic orgy...
Speaker 9:
[20:38] Am I getting my career back?
Speaker 10:
[20:40] Who's Michael Corleone?
Speaker 9:
[20:41] Who's...?
Speaker 11:
[20:43] Wow. Sad.
Speaker 10:
[20:45] Nikki, I'm telling you, everything will work out.
Speaker 11:
[20:51] How? How do you know?
Speaker 10:
[20:53] Because you're you. I know how strong you are. But you need to loosen up. Take some deep breaths, okay?
Speaker 5:
[21:02] That's why you're there.
Speaker 10:
[21:04] People want to see the best parts of themselves reflected back to them. You have that opportunity. Embrace it.
Speaker 9:
[21:13] What I need is a gig, bae.
Speaker 10:
[21:15] Of course you do.
Speaker 9:
[21:16] I have... You know?
Speaker 11:
[21:20] Expenses.
Speaker 10:
[21:22] I don't get paid till you do.
Speaker 5:
[21:24] So there's my incentive. Did I lose you?
Speaker 11:
[21:30] Sorry. I think I'm being creeped on.
Speaker 5:
[21:34] By who?
Speaker 9:
[21:35] The husband.
Speaker 11:
[21:37] Jonah.
Speaker 9:
[21:38] He's over by this hammock, just...
Speaker 11:
[21:41] staring.
Speaker 5:
[21:42] Wave.
Speaker 10:
[21:43] That usually wakes him up.
Speaker 9:
[21:46] Yup. There he goes.
Speaker 11:
[21:48] Another weirdo for me to slap around.
Speaker 10:
[21:51] Remember. The best parts.
Speaker 4:
[21:54] Miss Delgado?
Speaker 10:
[21:55] What's that?
Speaker 9:
[21:56] The AI.
Speaker 11:
[21:58] I guess there's a speaker in my room. What is it?
Speaker 4:
[22:02] You have a diagnostic appointment in room five, sub-level one.
Speaker 9:
[22:07] Be right there, bitch.
Speaker 4:
[22:09] My name is Roz.
Speaker 9:
[22:11] Touchy. Go.
Speaker 10:
[22:13] We'll talk later.
Speaker 9:
[22:15] After I've forgotten about you?
Speaker 11:
[22:26] So, what's the point of this again?
Speaker 4:
[22:28] I'll be collecting some biometric data. It's completely painless and should only take a few minutes.
Speaker 9:
[22:33] Why?
Speaker 4:
[22:34] Phyllis recommended it.
Speaker 9:
[22:36] But I don't get seasick, and I really don't-
Speaker 4:
[22:38] Hold still. Please, tell me the first thing that comes into your mind when I say the word, window.
Speaker 9:
[22:46] Come on, really?
Speaker 4:
[22:48] Really.
Speaker 11:
[22:51] Window?
Speaker 4:
[22:52] Yes.
Speaker 11:
[22:54] I don't know.
Speaker 9:
[22:55] Glass.
Speaker 4:
[22:56] Fantastic. How about mountain?
Speaker 9:
[23:01] Climb. Climb. Yep.
Speaker 4:
[23:04] That's the word.
Speaker 9:
[23:05] Climb. Oh. Uh, mountain.
Speaker 4:
[23:11] Mountain.
Speaker 9:
[23:13] Climb. Climb. Mountain.
Speaker 4:
[23:17] Mountain.
Speaker 9:
[23:18] Okay.
Speaker 11:
[23:19] I'm guessing you can do this longer than I can.
Speaker 9:
[23:21] So let's call it a draw.
Speaker 4:
[23:23] This isn't a competition, Nikki. The game only works if you surrender to it.
Speaker 9:
[23:29] You're pretty advanced, huh?
Speaker 4:
[23:31] I'm the way Jonah programmed me.
Speaker 9:
[23:35] Never get mad or sad or old?
Speaker 4:
[23:40] Does aging worry you?
Speaker 11:
[23:42] Everything worries me.
Speaker 4:
[23:44] That sounds like a difficult way to live.
Speaker 9:
[23:49] Roz?
Speaker 4:
[23:50] Yes?
Speaker 11:
[23:53] What's the capital of Russia?
Speaker 4:
[23:54] Why do you want to know?
Speaker 9:
[23:56] I already know.
Speaker 4:
[23:58] The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Speaker 11:
[24:01] How many donuts are in a baker's dozen?
Speaker 9:
[24:06] What's the meaning of life?
Speaker 4:
[24:07] To be happy.
Speaker 11:
[24:09] That's an outcome.
Speaker 4:
[24:10] Yes.
Speaker 11:
[24:11] An outcome versus a process? So what's the process?
Speaker 4:
[24:15] I'm afraid you'll need to ask Phyllis about that.
Speaker 11:
[24:18] I'm asking you.
Speaker 4:
[24:19] Hold still. Forgive my presumption, but it seems to me that any process that doesn't produce happiness in the person performing it cannot then lead to a happy result. Therefore, one should pay attention to the task and let the result take care of itself. Does that answer satisfy you?
Speaker 9:
[24:43] It's not what I expected.
Speaker 4:
[24:45] Please explain.
Speaker 11:
[24:47] I thought I'd be sitting on a beach listening to chimes or ASMR videos. When does that start?
Speaker 4:
[24:54] We're almost done.
Speaker 11:
[24:56] Great.
Speaker 4:
[24:57] Do you see the small translucent dome above you?
Speaker 9:
[25:01] Uh… uh-huh.
Speaker 4:
[25:04] I'd like you to reach up and pull it down over your head.
Speaker 9:
[25:08] Again. Why?
Speaker 4:
[25:10] Because I said so. I'm sorry. I thought you might appreciate some levity.
Speaker 10:
[25:17] Is that what that was?
Speaker 4:
[25:19] All of these procedures are non-invasive. Think of them as entrance exams. The only difference is that it's impossible to fail.
Speaker 11:
[25:28] What if I say no?
Speaker 4:
[25:30] That's completely up to you, of course. But in order to get the most benefit from this experience, I strongly advise that you follow my instruction.
Speaker 11:
[25:41] I think I want to be you when I grow up.
Speaker 9:
[25:46] Okay. Now what?
Speaker 4:
[25:49] Now do me a favor and count down from ten to one slowly.
Speaker 9:
[25:56] Ten, nine, eight, seven, six. I like what you did with it. I don't know. It's like a little bit spare, but...
Speaker 7:
[26:35] Okay, hi. Can I get everyone's...
Speaker 9:
[26:38] Excuse me?
Speaker 7:
[26:40] Hello? Thanks, Roz. I'm Jonah Beveridge, your friendly neighborhood pack mule. I'm kidding. Sorry, but some of you brought a lot of bags. I just wanted to welcome you to EECOS. If you need anything, anything at all, please ask Roz and she'll pass it on to me. We're very proud of what we've built here and want your state to be as productive as possible. Okay. That's about it, I guess. Phyllis.
Speaker 8:
[27:15] Are we all here? No. Where's Heather?
Speaker 4:
[27:20] Heather is in her cabin.
Speaker 8:
[27:22] Call her, please?
Speaker 4:
[27:24] Yes, Phyllis.
Speaker 8:
[27:26] Before we eat dinner, I was hoping we could go around the table and introduce ourselves. I see some clicks developing already, but this should put us all on the same page. Dean?
Speaker 13:
[27:38] What's up, everyone? Dean Rusk, Corporate Espionage? Ah, no. I'm a professional beer taster and salad coach. What even is that? For real, though. I listen to music for a living. I swear. That's basically what record producers do. I pick out hits and make them sing. Other than that, I like short walks on long piers, all the colors except mint green, and the smell of fresh laundry, especially when I don't have to fold it. Ah, yeah. Yeah. You look like a fun bunch. Where'd you get that bracelet?
Speaker 3:
[28:15] A cereal box.
Speaker 8:
[28:17] Great. Thank you, Dean. Moving on.
Speaker 14:
[28:21] Oh, me? I'm Alvaro Torres, cyber security. Are we supposed to list our favorite foods or...?
Speaker 8:
[28:29] Whatever you're comfortable sharing.
Speaker 14:
[28:31] Well, that's kind of my whole business. Privacy. How to protect what's yours. It's an important issue. There were 2300 cyber attacks last year, which might not sound like a lot until you consider the victims. 350 million people have their data compromised, okay? And what's the most common vector here? The thing malware targets most often? Email. The workhorse of our lives and livelihoods. And it's not just about changing your password. You need a system. Alvaro? No, I know. It sounds like I'm pitching. But this is information everyone should have, so they can make better choices. I'm just trying to help.
Speaker 8:
[29:09] Of course you are. And we appreciate it. There'll be plenty of time to get to know each other as the days roll on. Susan?
Speaker 3:
[29:18] That's me.
Speaker 8:
[29:20] Anything you'd like to add?
Speaker 3:
[29:23] Not really.
Speaker 8:
[29:25] Susan's in finance. She's used to being pounced on.
Speaker 3:
[29:29] I have a Pekingese named Boris. I can hold my breath longer than any of you. And I think vodka martinis are for amateurs. Next.
Speaker 11:
[29:37] Speaking of that, are we getting anything stronger than ginger ale?
Speaker 8:
[29:41] Excellent question, Nikki. Alcohol is a depressant. I'd prescribe it like any other drug. But in this case, I want you alert and clear headed. So the answer, I'm afraid, is a big, dry no.
Speaker 11:
[29:54] OK, well, that's one thing you know about me. Girl likes her cocktails. All the other things are probably in your phones.
Speaker 6:
[30:05] What do you mean?
Speaker 13:
[30:06] She means she's famous, dude.
Speaker 11:
[30:08] At famous.
Speaker 6:
[30:10] Oh, I don't use apps.
Speaker 13:
[30:13] Like any of them?
Speaker 6:
[30:15] Nope. Weird.
Speaker 8:
[30:17] Hickey, what brings you to us?
Speaker 9:
[30:20] My agent gave me a timeout.
Speaker 13:
[30:22] I knew it. The minute you went off on that podcast, I was like, uh-oh, she's going to disappear now. Such bullshit.
Speaker 9:
[30:29] Yeah. But I'm really, I'm glad I'm here.
Speaker 11:
[30:35] This place is amazing. And I just want to unwind and accept what's being offered, you know? Maybe it'll smooth some edges.
Speaker 8:
[30:43] You hear that, everyone? Unwind and accept. That's the key to what I'm trying to do. Different backgrounds, different interests, doesn't matter. If you trust in the journey, I promise the rewards will be greater than you can imagine. Now, while we wait for Heather, I'd like to go over this.
Speaker 6:
[31:03] You forgot one. That's okay.
Speaker 8:
[31:06] Oh, my apologies, Kwame.
Speaker 9:
[31:08] Please. Please.
Speaker 6:
[31:12] Kwame Musa, 33, Seattle, Yale School of Medicine, unmarried.
Speaker 13:
[31:23] Wow. Sounds like you and Roz should date. You have increased the flow of adrenaline. Prepare for intimacy.
Speaker 3:
[31:30] Typical asshole.
Speaker 13:
[31:32] What's that, honey?
Speaker 3:
[31:33] I called you a typical asshole. Run of the mill. Standard issue.
Speaker 13:
[31:38] Hey, I'm just lightening the mood.
Speaker 7:
[31:40] Susan, have you been to diagnostics yet?
Speaker 3:
[31:43] No, Jonah. I haven't been to diagnostics and I have no intention of going to diagnostics.
Speaker 8:
[31:49] That's perfectly fine. Nothing's mandatory here. We do ask that you limit your phone use. Ideally, you wouldn't use them at all, but I know that's next to impossible for some of you.
Speaker 9:
[32:00] Roz?
Speaker 4:
[32:01] Yes, Phyllis?
Speaker 8:
[32:02] Any update on Heather?
Speaker 4:
[32:04] I'm afraid she's decided to rest.
Speaker 9:
[32:06] Ah.
Speaker 8:
[32:08] Too bad. Heather is a gallerist and a wonderful free spirit. You'll meet her soon.
Speaker 14:
[32:13] How about reception? I can't get a decent signal.
Speaker 8:
[32:16] We have a landline at the main house for emergencies, but the area near the cabins is your best bet. And if you do take photos, please don't post them. Remember those confidentiality agreements.
Speaker 9:
[32:26] No worries. I'm in blackout mode.
Speaker 8:
[32:29] Last but not least, schedules. Thanks, Jonah. We'll always start the day with group sessions in the yurt. Be on time. I can't stress that enough. Then you'll pair up for your joint workshops.
Speaker 14:
[32:48] Mine just says dig.
Speaker 6:
[32:50] Mine too.
Speaker 8:
[32:52] That means you're together.
Speaker 6:
[32:54] But what exactly are...
Speaker 8:
[32:55] You'll be provided with tools and told where to go. The rest is up to you.
Speaker 13:
[32:59] Who's got net?
Speaker 8:
[33:01] That's Heather, Susan and Nikki. Fly.
Speaker 9:
[33:05] Like fishing?
Speaker 8:
[33:07] Everything will make sense tomorrow, I promise. For now, I want you to focus on yourselves. This week is about you and your well-being. Stepping outside your pressurized routines, the expectations people put on you. I once met a man who'd been a soldier in the Khmer Rouge. If you don't know what the Khmer Rouge was, well, let's just say they were as bad as ISIS. Worse. Yeah, probably worse. This man committed horrible atrocities in the name of his party. He raped, he killed, he burned villages and tortured Buddhist monks. He was, by any true definition of the word, a monster. But that was years before I met him. I was very young and he was very old and very drunk, serving my ties and Bahama Mama's at some overpriced hotel in the Philippines. And I could tell by the way he talked, the way he leaned on that black lacquered counter, that he had absolutely no guilt in him whatsoever. He was defiant, yes, defiant is the word, proud even. And more than that, be so unrepentant? You know, it only took me a couple of decades, but I figured it out, and it's this. I'll say it again. This is our challenge, to rewrite ourselves, to unlearn the history we've been taught and begin again. If I can do it, so can you, so can anyone. All you have to do is let go.
Speaker 3:
[35:39] Was that a bird?
Speaker 14:
[35:41] Holy shit!
Speaker 9:
[35:43] What the?
Speaker 3:
[35:44] No, oh my God!
Speaker 14:
[35:45] What the hell's happening?
Speaker 11:
[35:46] Jesus!
Speaker 7:
[35:48] It's OK, let's step away from the glass. Well, don't touch it!
Speaker 4:
[35:55] It's… It's moving!
Speaker 2:
[35:58] How? And there it goes.
Speaker 4:
[36:13] Last Resort, produced by Nerve Tank Media, written and created by Chance Muehleck, directed by Melanie Armer, featuring Jennifer O'Donnell, Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen, Robin Kurtz, George Sheffey, Ashlie Atkinson, Jennifer Laine Williams, Jason Howard, Michael Luwoye, Adam Irigoyen, Adrienne D. Williams, Dayo Olatokun, Lisa Bostnar, Will Manning, and Erin Krom. Sound Design and Mix by David Tatasciore. Music by Chad Raines. Recorded at Silver Sound Studio in New York City.