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♪ I don't want

♪ To set the world on fire ♪

♪ I just want to start

♪ A flame in your heart

♪ In my heart I have ♪

♪ But one desire

♪ And that one is you

♪ No other

♪ Will do

♪ I've lost all ambition

♪ For worldly acclaim

♪ I just want to be the one you love ♪

♪ And with your admission

♪ That you feel the same

♪ I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of ♪

♪ Believe me...

Kiah? Are you dressed yet?

♪ Set the world on fire...

Hey... this is my present.

I was wondering where it was.

I didn't know you liked old-timey music.

Kiah?

Kiah, you can't go out dressed like that.

You have to wear something more respectable.

It's your first day.

You don't want to draw attention to yourself.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

You're kidding.

No holes!

It looks, like, a hundred years old.

Well, it is all vintage, baby,

but this is in... it's in perfect condition.

I'm not putting that on.

No.

Are you sure you want to do this?

What do you think?

You don't have to, you know.

Yeah, what, like,

so I can I choose military service instead?

Some option.

I mean, you don't have to now.

What else would I do, hang around and...

Well, you could hang out with me!

That's all I ever do.

Yeah, but...

...I'm not gonna be around forever.

No, I'll get it.

You just... uh, you finish up here.

Mom?

What?

Seriously, I feel like I'm gonna barf.

I don't know if I can do this.

You'll be okay.

You... hair.

Better.

Oh, my god, my refrigerator.

My refrigerator!

We had shipping issues.

Big backlog at the warehouse.

But... better late than never, right?

"Better late than never"?

"In the nick of time," I'd say.

I was expecting this nearly two weeks ago.

Oh... it's that late?

Well...

a couple of days are better than nothing.

Okay. Connected.

Go ahead... open 'er.

She's clean.

Oh, my god!

Oh...

oh, it's already cool!

I miss electricity.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, I got a thing or two back at the house...

it's totally off the grid.

My father used to be a mechanic, so...

It's open!

Come on in and join the party!

Ellie Novulo?

Yes?

Hi. I'm Daniel Boyer.

I'm here to pick up Kiah...

and to give you this.

Oh. Yes.

Thanks. Um...

you know, have a... have a seat.

You know what? Uh...

Shouldn't you put that in the refrigerator?

It's a bit early for the champagne.

Well, technically, it's late,

but we wanted to coordinate it with the refrigerator.

I meant, to drink.

It was a joke.

Oh...

I know it's very late.

It's still appreciated.

- We're gonna take off. - Oh.

Thank you for your service.

Oh, thank you, no, thank you for your service.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

You're doing great.

Is, um, Kiah ready?

Late...

...as usual.

Oh... she has a good excuse.

Oh, you know... I'm so sorry.

Excuse the mess.

Um...

our water doesn't turn on until 3:00 p.m. today.

You didn't have time for breakfast this morning,

am I right?

Oh, I can practically hear your stomach rumbling.

Why don't you try a piece of, uh, Kiah's birthday pie?

I know, uh...

cake is more traditional, but...

Kiah really loves my pie.

No, I can't, ma'am. It's okay.

Oh, come on! Please, don't be so formal.

I don't know...

how are you gonna take care of my daughter

if you...

can't take care of yourself?

You're right. I'm sorry about that.

I was in a rush.

I usually never miss breakfast.

Oh! Yeah, I believe you.

Oh, my god, that's delicious!

Thank you!

Strawberry and rhubarb, from the garden.

What i-is that, um...

that-that, that thing...

Oh, is it sweetness?

Yeah, yeah!

Applesauce.

My last Fujis from last year.

Mm. That's so good!

Ahem. So, um...

Uh... you don't have to explain.

I know the drill.

Are you sure you don't need to see these?

- I can... - No.

...Leave one?

Save them.

I was in Alpha Doc.

First cohort?

Mm-hmm.

Wow, that must've been something.

We were all less...

...evolved, back then.

Mm, so much work back then, I...

Yeah. That too.

Um...

I'm just gonna leave one of these anyway.

Protocol.

Do they check?

Things may have changed since you did this.

Is that you?

Oh! Kiah did it.

Wow, she's really good!

Oh, let me show you some of... some of her other work.

She's been practising.

May I...?

- Oh, of course! - Yeah.

It's a four-star eco-model from 30 years ago.

I mean, it's beautiful.

I've never seen one like it.

I really missed my fridge.

Uh, no bells and whistles,

but it's got a really good rating.

Hi. I'm Daniel.

Ohh!

It's, uh...

fake.

Cool.

Well, uh...

we're running a little late, so,

I'll have to explain things on the way.

It's okay.

I get it... it's your first day.

Sweetheart...

I packed you a lunch.

It might be a long day.

I'm really not hungry.

Sorry about interrupting.

We've got to be going.

Good luck, Kiah!

I'm so proud of you!

I'll see you at dinner.

Have a great day. I love you.

Say it back.

Love you, too, Mom.

Nice.

Bye!

So, I've been doing this

for about a year and a half now,

and you gotta learn to go with the flow.

Everything has been prepped before you get there.

You don't actually have to do anything.

Well, you don't have to sell anything.

They just expect you to show up.

It's like surgery...

you just watch one, you do one,

then you teach one.

It's simple.

Surgery is simple?

It's just a saying.

Trust me, you'll get the hang of it.

♪ I only wish that you were here with me ♪

♪ Thank God it's Friday...

♪ Thank God it's Friday...

♪ That day was really hard to take, my dear ♪

♪ When it blows the leaves up above the tree ♪

♪ But now

♪ The weekend's getting very near ♪

Beautiful garden!

Thanks.

How is it that you're able to keep up this lawn

in this heat?

I mean, you're not allowed to water.

Apartment-dweller?

Oh.

Follow me.

See?

The old gutters?

Go in... to the cisterns.

Oh!

There's one for the house greywater,

another for the garden...

there's plenty for the veggies,

and I figure having a little lawn

won't hurt anybody.

Now, this one...

that's my baby!

The wind-assisted, compost-turning device.

The wind comes through here,

spins this wheel counter-clockwise,

which initiates this drive shaft,

and triggers the gearbox.

I mean, it's amazing!

What is it?

I always get a kick out of

how people feel like they have to explain to me

how they do things, and why.

Yeah... my mum does that, too.

Passing down the knowledge, I guess.

Oh, hi!

Hang on!

So sorry I'm late.

Don't worry. It's all good, it's all good.

Thank you.

Oh! No problem. I got it.

Oh...

All right.

Okay.

Oh!

- Yeah. - Yeah.

All right? Follow me.

Have you put any thought

into how you would like your E.O.L. ceremony to go?

Your, uh... "End of Life" ceremony?

The brochure is really there for suggestions.

Just know we can personalize any of these options,

but they provide a pretty good template.

People particularly like this one...

"the Formal Church Memorial".

Just know it is a little unconventional,

in that we have the memorial service

as the E.O.L.,

but, this way,

you get to hear all the wonderful things

people have to say about you.

You won't be able to participate, though...

you'll be in the coffin,

but...

it might be nice for your son?

You know, the church is wheelchair-accessible.

Some people get claustrophobic

and prefer to transition when the cover's open.

Best practice is to keep your eyes closed.

It's hard, but...

trust me... it's a lot easier on the attendees.

I say this from experience.

You know, I'm Muslim.

It's an interfaith building.

Um... ...as you can see here...

the Islamic E.O.L. protocol is number three.

And, don't worry,

I'll talk to my superiors

about bathing, shroud, et cetera.

Now, would you want the washing to be done before...

or after?

I'd rather be dead, thank you.

Yeah. Well, you know, it's no pressure.

Can I have my other children here?

Uh... I can ask about travel vouchers, but...

you may be a bit low on your points

because of the personal passive transportation.

Uh, the... the car.

Of course.

I realize you're already being very generous.

Oh! Hey, no, it's not me.

No, it's the government.

But, generally, you just get the one E.O.L. perk.

Oh, wait, hold on.

Yeah, no, I didn't see this note.

Um, looks like your daughter, Nehal,

is taking stewardship over... Ali, is it?

Yes.

Yeah, well...

No, then that's...

that's totally within the protocol.

Yeah, no, she can just come down with the others,

and take him back.

I'm sorry if I gave you a start.

My husband used to play.

Do you play?

Only a little.

Would you... play something?

I'd love to hear it used one more time.

I really can't...

Uh, that's all I can remember.

It was his favourite piece.

My husband left many years ago.

You know, your son will be well taken care of...

there's no worrying about that.

I know.

Didn't you have any breakfast?

I'm surprised your mom didn't prep you.

I mean, she almost forced me to have some of her pie.

But, hey, I'm glad she did, though...

it was delicious!

I wasn't hungry.

Sounds counter-intuitive,

but you got to have something in your stomach,

especially the first time you witness, or...

it can be quite painful.

Plus, you won't be able to focus,

and we can't have the rumbling.

It's, like...

it's, like, so wrong.

So, come on, come on!

Let's fix that!

Cool bag.

Yeah. It's my mother's.

Yeah... that was my mother's.

She only left me one thing, and somehow it was that.

Your mother's already gone?

Yup.

Uh, no more sad songs, please.

So...

so far, so good, huh?

What's up?

I'm seein'... dark thoughts...

How many children does that woman have?

Well...

let's see.

According to her chart...

...Mina Mosleh has...

four children.

It looks like they were born before the one-child amendment.

Her older children had to be relocated

because this area was already over-prescribed.

Normally, they would be given to the local community to raise,

but, uh...

...they live in Northern Saskatchewan.

It looks like most work

on the Oil Sands Reclamation Project.

She got to keep Ali because of his special needs and...

she's actually trained as a nurse,

so, it helps everyone out.

Well, if she already had three children,

then why would she have another one...

so late?

Whoa!

That's a little harsh.

I mean, that's a whole philosophical discussion.

I didn't take philosophy in school,

I took shop.

We're not here to judge, Kiah.

We're here to witness.

This isn't a...

a cookie-cutter kind of thing we're dealing with here.

This is life.

Life is messy.

But...

that's why we're here, you know?

To make sure things don't get messier.

Okay.

Hello, Anna, Peter...

I'd like to introduce Kiah.

She's our artist.

Hello, Kiah.

Nice to meet you.

Wouldn't it be easier to just take a picture?

Oh, uh...

No, sir. We actually don't use photographic equipment anymore.

Digital files degrade over a couple-decade span,

and, uh, printing is out of the question.

The chemicals are just way too harsh.

So, pencil and paper is the way to go.

You don't say.

Is she your girlfriend?

- Oh, no! - No?

No, no.

Don't freak out.

They're just trying to make us feel a little more comfortable.

I know... it's weird, though.

Listen, kid.

I just want to say, for the record,

I was never down

with this mandatory E.O.L. bullshit.

There are other alternatives.

Peter. We agreed not to bring this up.

Water under the bridge.

Breathe in...

Breathe out...

Here we are.

Ahh.

Come on!

You start.

You always gotta get the last word, huh?

Why change things now?

Tch, Anna...

...it has been such a privilege

to spend this time here, with you.

You made every day seem like a lifetime.

What?

A lifetime of learning...

and... wonder...

and joy.

You've made me

the person I always wanted to be.

Mm.

I only hope I can, in some small way,

reciprocate for the love and care

you've given me every day.

You amaze me, and I love you so much.

I bless you, kind sir...

as I am blessed by you.

And I would like to thank everyone present...

...mm, the birds,

and the bees,

and the trees...

...especially the trees.

And I want to say how much I've loved being here.

And I pray that this wonder we call our world...

can continue to be enjoyed for ever...

and ever.

Peace... and, always, love.

Don't forget to draw.

I'm gonna need some help here.

Come on, if we do it together,

we can place them, respectfully.

Otherwise, I'll just have to drag them.

I'll grab this end.

Just remember, Kiah...

we're doing the right thing here.

We're helping them out.

We're helping the planet out.

We're not making anyone do anything.

I-It was so fast.

They were so...

beautiful.

I mean, how could they be so calm?

Trust me, they said all their real goodbyes before.

This is just for formality.

For the records.

You know, this one

was a little bit of an out-of-the-ordinary case

because Anna Saito-Noble didn't have to leave yet.

She was only 49.

She didn't want to live without him.

She didn't... want to die alone.

I would've taken the year.

They didn't have children?

Nope.

I'd never want children, either.

Why's that?

Well, why bother?

They're just gonna die...

after watching you die.

I mean, it's awful.

Yeah,

it's that darn life thing, I guess.

Can I see?

They're...

they're not... all great.

It's your first day, Kiah.

Trust me, you'll get in the swing of it.

You obviously have talent,

or they wouldn't have made you a Documentor.

I'd rather be digging.

Well, it'll put some muscle on you, that's for sure.

You know, my last partner did the digging.

She was a lot stronger than me.

Really?

Oh, yeah!

'Cause you, uh, seem kind of strong to me.

Well...

that's why you're doing the drawing now.

So, you draw, too?

Mm-hmm.

Come on, let me show you.

Let me show you...

Now, no peeking.

All right.

Definitely not as good as you, though.

I mean, you're amazing, Kiah.

I hope you know... you've got a real gift.

My mother taught me.

She's a real artist.

Why do you put yourself down all the time?

Doesn't suit you.

What "suits" me?

Anything you want.

The world... is your oyster.

Doesn't feel like it sometimes.

Ever.

Hey, where do you get these oldie sayings from?

Oh, you know...

...from my good, old "oldie sayings" drawer.

Unbelievable.

Ha!

Oh! Where did you train?

Okay.

Not bad.

But, uh...

my nose is not that big.

Mm...

I say it is.

What's this from?

Hmm...

my seam.

An accident?

You could say that.

I was born with a hole in my heart big enough

that they had to give me open-heart surgery

when I was a newborn.

They didn't know if I was gonna make it or not.

My mother didn't.

She had a heart attack during my birth.

It's crazy, right?

What are the chances of that?

You lost your mother at birth?

God, that must be awful.

Yeah, but I never knew her, so...

I never really lost her, if that makes any sense?

But, uh, yeah,

I was in the incubator for about six months

and no one was allowed to touch me.

I needed five more operations in my first two years of life,

and five more,

until I was 13 and ran out of operations.

Wait. How can you "run out" of operations?

Well, that's all you're allowed on The Plan,

and that's a lot.

But I'm doing great now.

I mean, I work out a lot...

which really helps.

The digging helps, believe it or not.

I haven't had any real problems, really,

since my last operation.

Mm.

Yeah.

Should last me a few years at least, I figure.

Or...

it could give out...

...now!

You don't seem very worried.

I mean, what's to worry?

Seriously, I'm alive.

I mean...

worry is bad for me...

it's really bad.

Anxiety gets my blood pressure more than exercise.

Hey, it reminds me...

are you doing your TM in the morning?

My spidey-sense says no,

but I hope you know, it makes a lot of difference.

What are you doing?

Thinking ahead.

Oh, hold on.

There we go.

There. All right.

You lead.

Come on.

"Watch one, do one, teach one."

Okay?

Hope you guys are hungry.

Eat up, Kiah.

Homemade.

Mm.

Mm... ...mm!

Uh, Daniel... don't forget your friend.

Oh. Sorry.

I don't suppose

you kids ever hung out at the track, did you?

Oh, yeah... yeah, the track...

yeah, no, I-I love it there.

"The track."

Where they used to have horse races?

Jockeys!

Those little guys on top of fast horses,

race around a track?

- Why? - Ah, never mind!

I just wanted you to understand the context of my joke.

Oh! Jokes?

Yep! I love jokes.

Good. Because I got a good one for you.

There's this horse... Dieter.

Now, Dieter is a good horse, and he is a fast horse,

and he's been racing all his life,

but he's never won.

Now, this one night, before a big race,

Dieter has this amazing dream, where he finally wins a race,

and he wakes up feeling incredible.

He's smiling from ear to ear...

which is a big smile on a horse's face!

So he goes down to the track,

and the other horses, they notice this,

so, his best horsey-friend... Werner...

goes up and says, "Hey, Dieter,

there's somethin' different about you today,

me and the other horses noticed."

So Dieter told Werner about his dream.

Werner goes, "Ah, Dieter,

you're a good horse,

you're a fast horse, you deserve to win.

I really hope you win."

So they give, like, a high-hoof to each other,

and they go get ready to race.

♪ Dun-da-dun-da-dun-da-dun...

So they're in the starting gates,

the gates open,

and Dieter just bolts off, like a rocket!

Quarter-way down,

he's got this huge lead, he's feeling great.

Half-way down,

the lead's even bigger, there's no one around.

Three-quarters of the way around,

he's home-free!

He's gonna win his race... he can see the finish line!

And all of a sudden, he hears

this "clomp, clomp, clomp," behind him.

Looks over his right shoulder,

and there's Werner, gaining on him...

...clomp, clomp, clomp!

There's Werner, neck and neck... clomp, clomp, clomp!

There's Werner, passing him...

clomp, clomp, clomp!

There's Werner, crossing the finish line ahead of him!

Oh, my god, Dieter's not gonna win his race!

But he's determined, he says, "if I'm not gonna win,

I'm gonna at least finish second."

So he musters all his effort,

he's ready to give one last push,

and then he hears a huge amount

of clomp-clomp-clomp- clomp-clomp-clomp!

Looks behind him... ah!

It's the whole field catching him!

It's the whole field, neck-and-neck with him!

It's the whole field passing him!

Oh, my god, it's the whole field

crossing the finish line ahead of him!

And Dieter finishes dead last,

even after his dream,

and he is devastated.

Now, Werner feels really bad about this,

so he goes over to Dieter and says,

"Hey, Dieter... the way you started that race,

the way you were running, the way you took off,

I thought, for sure, you were gonna win!

And I was rootin' for ya.

But then, all of a sudden, as I was running,

I felt this strange burning in my ass,

and it made me run really fast and I beat you, man,

I'm really sorry, buddy."

And the rest of the horses feel terrible, too,

so they come up to him and say the same thing.

"Aw, Dieter, we felt this strange burning in our asses,

we just ran really fast, and we really beat ya,

and we're really sorry, buddy."

Now, there's a dog-racing track

just across the way,

and this greyhound heard what the horses were saying...

'cause dogs have really good ears...

so he comes lopin' over and he goes, "Hey, horsies,

I couldn't help but overhear what you were saying,

with my great dog ears,

and the same thing happened to me...

I've been running around that track,

chasin' that rabbit for years and years and years,

and never caught it.

But today, I was runnin',

and I felt this strange burnin' in my ass

and I ran really, really, really fast,

and I finally caught the rabbit!"

Dieter finally stirs, looks up at the dog...

looks over at his horsey friends,

and he says,

"Hey, guys, can you believe it? It's a talking dog!"

Ah, I love that joke.

Wh... did the dog hurt the rabbit?

The rabbit was fine.

Ah, ha.

Okay, I got another one for ya.

Um, there's these two friends,

Mickey Mack and Doodah...

and they both get jobs at the bus company.

Okay, now, Mickey Mack's the driver

and Doodah is the conductor...

Sam?

I-I don't want be rude...

but I think it's time for your E.O.L. event.

Yeah, you know, I'm...

I'm not sure I'm ready to do that today.

Oh, but you have to.

Do I?

I mean, can you just decide to change the day?

Why not?

Yeah, why not?

Well, it's...

sort of a process that you can't...

I'm just kidding!

Of course, I'm gonna do it.

Take one for the team.

Team World.

Yeah...

"Team World."

- There you go. - Thanks.

What if someone really doesn't want to go?

What do you mean?

Nobody really wantsto go, but...

it's in the Universal Constitution

of Human Rights and Responsibilities...

you've got to go.

But what if someone, like, tries to...

Kiah, is that what you're worried about here?

You know, we don't actually have to do anything, right?

We're just witnesses.

Doesn't anybody try to escape?

Like, run?

Like, in science-fiction?

It's a pretty small planet.

Where are you gonna run to?

I mean, you can't run from your conscience...

you can't run from death.

"You can't run from death."

Yeesh.

All right, let's go, we're late.

It was... awful.

We walk in, and, like...

right in the middle of a huge argument.

Hello, Daniel...

welcome, welcome.

Ah, this must be Kiah.

Yes.

I am Justice, this is Frey.

Welcome to Group.

I'll introduce you to the rest later,

but first, I'd like to encourage Carla to continue

with her story.

She was screaming at him

and I just didn't know what to do!

He had forgot to call her sister to tell her this was happening,

he got the wrong type of dessert,

and I just said,

"Whoa...

last moments on Earth here...

you don't want to leave angry."

I... didn't think it was that bad.

You know, I just said,

"It doesn't really matter. You do you."

I mean, you don't want them to think it's a big deal,

so, you fight at the end.

It's just, for some people, it's a big part of life.

Okay.

Interesting perspective, Philip,

but I think what Frey and I are concerned with,

is that you feel that you should engage at all.

There are protocols for this,

and we have Compliance Officers to take care of this.

Right? Bereavement specialists.

Justice is right.

If you ever feel uncomfortable, just leave.

Because often, at these End-Of-Life ceremonies,

people aren't able to fully empathize with others,

but it's human and we don't judge it.

Anyway...

what do we do if we don't feel comfortable?

"Leave it to Compliance."

Mm-hmm!

Jack, go ahead... you don't need to raise your hand.

Oh, okay.

So I get to the place for the introductory session

and, um, this guy opens the door

and is... totally surprised to see me.

I hand him the box, which he's confused about,

and I pull out the sheet for him to sign,

saying that he'd received it,

and... it's not him.

I mean, the guy

doesn't look anything like his picture.

I'm about to walk away,

when I see the piece of paper attached to the back of the form

from his plastic surgeon,

saying that he'd had all this work done

and that his biological age was really...

65.

65!

It blew me away.

And I was like, "Man...

you almost got me."

And, uh, he was... pretty cool about it.

Yeah, I guess he was just happy he got all those extra years

for looking good.

I had a person try and tell me they were only 44,

and I would've believed them...

their passport, their job records,

everything said they were only 44.

Maybe they were 44?

Well...

someone found their old social timeline.

- Wait, what's that? - Oh, well,

people used to put out information about themselves

online for everyoneto see it.

Everyone?

Yeah, anyone in the world,

prior to 2025.

On the face of it, totally democratic,

but you could never really erase it.

Too bad computers were so hard on the environment.

That is putting it mildly!

See, first, it was the means of production...

um, third-world labour, e-waste...

and then it just came down to electrical usage.

I don't know what any of this means.

Oh, I think he explained that last week... I forgot.

See, people were online 24/7.

Which made us incredibly vulnerable.

Incredible.

Hey, wait, what's a "third world"?

Uh, actually, it's referred to, historically,

as the "developing" world.

It used to be,

before the End-of-Life policies were agreed upon,

that there were places in the world

where people were poorer than others,

people had shorter lifespans,

higher disease rates.

Sometimes, that disparity existed

even amongst people of one country.

Oh, it was... it was really awful.

I didn't know.

Well, good that's all gone now.

Don't forget that, Kiah...

when it seems hard,

the world is a better place because of our Constitution.

Before, it was carnage.

"Carnage"?

Wars... Kiah.

Human beings were killing each other

for resources...

food, water, land,

money, knowledge,

even worldview.

Human behaviour has altered our environment

for thousands of years.

"The Great Acceleration"... barely a hundred years ago...

it started to have an outsized impact

on our global ecosphere.

So much so...

that we entered a new geological time,

also known as...

"The Anthropocene".

...The Anthropocene.

This threatened not only our own survival,

but the survival of the entire planet.

See, humans are problem-solvers, right?

So, what we did

is we created these advanced technologies

in order to help us.

But what happened

is these technologies studied us...

they completely scrubbed our digital data.

First, it was our science,

but then, it was our personal thoughts...

our poems, our likes, our dislikes.

The technology became just like us,

because we created it.

It became almost indistinguishable from us.

But the scariest part

is that it was faster than us and it was better than us.

So, eventually...

we had to pull the plug.

Do you know why?

Why?

Because...

Okay.

Now, Kiah, we don't want you to think

this is a history class.

I am sure you've all received the background materials,

though Frey and I are always here

to go through any parts of the Constitution.

But, mainly, we are here to support each other.

Now, this is a very important, and not always easy, job to do.

We're always looking for ways to improve

the working situation, or the E.O.L.,

for all involved.

Would you mind sharing?

Yeah.

Yeah. Um...

today was my first day.

Um...

I'd never seen a dead body before, so...

that was different.

You did an E.O.L. on your first day?

Wow.

That's intense.

Kiah was great.

She even played

one of our Stage 2 Participant's pianos.

Oh!

That's a really lovely personal touch, Kiah.

It brings you closer,

so when you do share End of Life,

it's more comforting for them.

Oh, my gosh, I so remember my first time.

I was, like, so in shock.

But you know what really helped me?

Zoolander.

It's a movie.

You can get it at the archive.

You have to book ahead.

I really like Duck Soup... it's pretty wacky.

That's an excellent idea.

Do you do that often?

Oh, yeah.

It really helps to air out the issues,

compare notes, release stress.

Group talk is once every two weeks,

and you also get free yoga classes

and acupuncture,

because, come on, let's face it,

it's a stressful job.

If we would've gotten there on time,

we would have been able to make the group meditation session,

but, tch, we've all got to do it, you know.

This way... we can make it safe.

We need a lot of mental flossing.

Listen, you don't have to do this tonight, Kiah.

The film, you can see it any time.

No, no, no, I-I... I want to.

It's important, right?

You gonna watch it, too?

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

It's part of your orientation.

It's just...

we've run late, and, usually, we stop before dinnertime.

Hey. Come on.

Right this way.

What is it?

Oh, it's a projector.

Are we watching Zoolander?

Oh, you have to book that in advance.

We have to order the print.

I'm afraid we only had that on DVD in the system,

and digital media degraded substantially

when we had the magnetic polar shift

of 23 degrees.

So, at this location,

we can only show 16-millimetre celluloid acetate films

from the 20th century.

Have you never seen one?

Enjoy!

Is it supposed to look like this?

They're called "the Marx Brothers".

Are they really brothers?

Yeah... they got really, really old.

Into their 80s.

Whoa.

There were way less people back then,

and you could do that.

After...

in the late-20th century,

the health-care system was horrible.

People got really old and really, really sick...

and millions of dollars were spent

on keeping some people alive,

while others couldn't even afford a doctor.

It was unbelievable.

Do you think that's wrong?

Yeah.

Don't you?

I mean, do you think it's wrong,

wanting to live longer?

How much time is enough?

Kiah?

You hungry?

It's the refrigerator...

that's the sound of the compressor cooling.

People listened to that noise all the time?

It's pretty nice to have things cool.

Yeah, but why would you waste all that energy to do that?

For things like...

this.

Mom...

I know!

But a little sip won't hurt.

We have to celebrate.

Celebrate?

It's your first day!

It's a very big thing you've commenced on.

Not everybody has the skill.

Not everybody has the constitution.

Ah!

To my beloved daughter.

That's it?

So, how'd it go?

How do you think?

My brave girl.

It's always hard at first,

but remember, you'll get used to it.

Everyone does.

Like I'd want to.

What's that, sweetheart?

Maybe I don't want to get used to it.

I mean, you could've told me what it'd be like...

No, I couldn't. It wouldn't have helped.

It's different for everybody, you just have to do it.

That sounds like something Daniel would say.

Oh? Daniel...

Ah, he's cute!

Ugh!

Yes, Daniel!

So, what's he like?

Did you like working with him? Tell me everything!

- Why? - Oh, come on!

I want to know.

Is he a good teacher? Did you feel supported?

He's okay...

but he is so annoying.

Annoying?

Well, he seemed like the most polite young man...

He's so... sure.

What do you mean?

He's so sure!

A-And dead people?

Don't even bother him.

Dead people,

who we were talking to one minute before...

no problem!

Kiah, he's had practice.

There's nothing more natural than dying.

What you are doing... what you are witnessing is a...

...a rite of passage.

Did you watch Duck Soup?

How'd you know?

Oh... everybody watches Duck Soup.

Well, I thought I was gonna see Zoolander, but...

- Well, you had to book ahead. - ...you have to book ahead.

Yeah, I didn't find it funny.

Well, it's an important allegory.

It's a... an absurdist comedy

about the very worst of human nature,

and it was made at a time when you could say anything...

even if it wasn't true.

Yeah, I don't think I got that.

Okay. Take a look at the names of the countries.

Right?

You have "Freedonia"... a country named after Freedom,

and "Sylvania"... a country named after Peace,

except Freedonia

is ruled by a corrupt dictator,

played by Groucho... you know, the guy with the moustache?

And Sylvania is trying to stage a war.

See?

Uh, you have Freedom and-and-and Peace,

but they're willing to destroy everything

for money and power.

Yeah, I don't understand...

why would people say things if they weren't true?

It's a satire.

Mom...

I-I, um, I wanted to see Zoolander.

Hey.

How about... a few patches?

Hmm?

Seriously?

Yeah, come on! We're almost finished.

I've been collecting things

from when you were a little girl.

What's this?

Oh... remember?

This was your favourite dress

that got eaten up on the clothesline by that deer.

Hmm? Oh!

You loved your "Thursday" socks.

This is a piece of your baby blanket.

Aw, and this...

...this, I saved

from all those curtains that got so sun-bleached.

That first summer we were here,

it was so hot,

we kept them closed the whole time

and had to sleep in the basement?

Why would I want a quilt of that?

It's a... it's a memory quilt, silly.

I don't have anything from when I was growing up.

I wish I did.

Kiah, please.

Hmm, I love that.

Honey, come here. Yes, come here.

Okay, it's okay.

It's okay.

Come here.

It's okay, it's okay. It's okay, it's okay.

I got you.

♪ ...You'll never know, dear ♪

♪ How much I love you

♪ Please don't take

♪ My sunshine away

I was hoping you'd be late again today.

Why?

So I could have another piece of your mother's pie.

It was amazing!

My mother finds you attractive.

Gross.

If you are saying that so I won't want more of her pie,

it's not working.

Ugh. Double-gross.

Okay! Well...

let's blast off!

Hello?

Emmett?

Yeah.

Are you ready?

Today's the day.

Absolutely.

Now, I understand you've chosen "Pastoral: C"...

"A Sunrise Transition"?

Shall we go outside?

There's no rush.

Um... where did you get that?

I'll go...

but you're gonna have to shoot me.

Emmett, I can't do that.

Then she can.

I will not "go gentle into thy good night".

I'll go...

but you're gonna have to make me.

You know, we can't have any violence

during End of Life.

It... reverberates.

"Reverberates"?

To who?

You?

The ones making sure I die?

Well, I ain't ready to go.

Isn't it more violent to make me?

We're not making you, Emmett.

We're just... witnesses.

I'd say it's a type of violence to the planet

to stay.

Compliance.

Listen, how about, uh...

we just come back tomorrow?

Yeah, it's no problem.

I'll just, uh... change the schedule.

Just give you a little more time.

Dawn is an awesome time to go.

I mean, people really think it's the evening, but...

I mean, man...

saying goodbye to the sun rising up,

that is...

that is powerful.

So, do we get Compliance?

Aren't we supposed to get Compliance?

What if he does the same thing tomorrow?

Don't worry.

He might have a gun,

but there's no way he has any bullets.

Compliance can be...

kind of rough.

I don't want anyone to go out like that.

I don't want people to be coerced.

It's usually not like this.

You've really seen it all.

♪ I don't want

♪ To set the world

♪ On fire

♪ I just want

♪ To start

♪ A flame in your heart

♪ In my heart

♪ I have but one

♪ Desire

♪ And that one Is you ♪

♪ No other will do

♪ I've lost all ambition

♪ Of worldly acclaim

♪ I just want to be the one you love ♪

♪ And with your admission

♪ That you feel the same

♪ I'll have reached

♪ The goal I'm dreaming of ♪

♪ Believe me

♪ I don't want to set the world ♪

♪ On fire

This is a tough day.

Shit. Shit. Shit!

Oh, I completely forgot.

Hey, it's all good.

It's okay.

- Oh, are you sure? - Yeah.

Okay.

I hope you like rainwater, 'cause it's all I've got.

I prefer it.

Okay.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Well, I'm not gonna go like this,

so I'll be back in a minute, okay?

Shit. Shit.

Shit...

Okay. Can you be a dear

and phone everyone on this list for me, please?

Thank you.

Okay, shit.

So it looks like you're going with Option Three...

a few friends on the beach,

glass of champagne, some music?

Yes!

Is she really taking a shower now?

I mean, what a waste!

Like, why?

They usually get a couple of weeks of electricity

to prepare things for the end.

Hey, why don't you make those calls

while I get this stuff together, okay?

That, right there, is a "land line".

What's that?

Well, that phone

is connected to other phones

by wires that run in the ground.

Didn't know people still had them.

I think this could've been a communication hub

after they turned everything off.

I bet the people on that list are part of a network.

I think we're dealing with the end of an old family here.

It's gonna be interesting.

Hello?

Uh, uh, this is Kiah Novulo, E.O.L. Documentor.

Um, I-I'm calling for...

Oh, "Nancy Fontaine".

I'm calling on behalf of Nancy Fontaine.

We'll be at the south end of Pebble Beach in...

Um...

about, like, half an hour?

...In about half an hour.

Can you make it?

Great.

"What it's about..."?

Well, it's her E.O.L. ceremony.

Well, you're on the guest list.

I thought...

Oh...

um...

I-I see.

I-I'll see you then.

Her daughter.

She didn't know it was today.

You have to put the phone back

on the receiver, Kiah.

How do I look?

You look amazing.

Why do people even like this stuff?

It's for special occasions.

Still.

Weird that they didn't finish it.

It's not unusual.

A lot of people don't even touch it.

It's like a hangover from the past...

they just like to pop it open.

I guess it brightens the mood.

My mom gave me a sip last night.

Did you like it?

Ugh.

Tastes like socks.

You can't do that!

I just did it.

Am I hurting you?

Does your heart hurt?

Um...

No... no... no.

Not at all.

You sure you don't ever want to have a kid?

Gross.

You'd get, like, 34 years, if you got busy now.

Ugh, gross!

You?

I don't know.

My life's pretty great.

I'm glad I get to be here.

Even without knowing a parent?

Yeah.

Even without that.

We've got enough people here already.

Yeah...

We're not here for long, though.

Not now.

Check that.

I'm so sorry you had to work today.

No, no, no.

This... This is better.

This makes everything...

better.

How could anybody forget their E.O.L. day?

It's funny, it actually happens a lot.

People don't want to remember.

They just want to keep living their life.

It's not fair.

What?

Having to leave here at 50.

Well... no, no, no, no, no.

No, you see, that's where you're wrong.

It's the most fair thing in the world.

It's fair to all other human beings,

it's fair to all other species.

Every life is equal, Kiah.

No one is more important than anyone else.

Yeah, but some people love more than other people.

Oh, that's the biggest piece of bullshit

I have ever heard.

She didn't even tell her daughter.

Her daughter just...

didn't know.

Maybe she did know.

Maybe she just didn't want to face it.

I am not ready.

Doesn't matter. I mean...

...here we are.

Here we are.

I should go.

Kiah. I just...

Kiah, I'm not ready, either.

None of us are ready.

It's finished.

I'm sorry, Mom.

I'm sorry I couldn't be here today, I...

You're here now.

And we have a few hours.

And I have another present to give to you.

How could you be thinking of me

at a time like this?

Are you kidding?

I have been thinking about you every second of your life.

You know that thing they say...

when you have a kid,

it's like having

your heart walk around outside your body?

No.

Well, they say that.

And it's true.

Besides, this is a part of your birthday present.

It's your birthday week.

Yeah, worst birthday week ever.

It'll be memorable... for sure.

Go ahead, open.

- What? - It's not what you think.

Oh!

Yeah, I saved it for you.

I made this when I was your age.

I know you know, but just in case...

Open it.

You know, if you want them.

Hmm?

Oh...

What's this?

It's a smart phone.

Why-Why do you have this?

Don't worry. It-It's not connected.

We all had one.

And I saved mine for...

...for this.

What am I supposed to do?

Oh.

They're all on here.

Just go like that.

Oh!

Oh, Mom!

You look amazing!

Who are these people?

Well, heh, that's me...

...that's my mother, and my dad...

these are your grandparents.

Well, where are you?

None of this looks like here.

Well, that's when we could still travel.

Why would you travel?

Oh, Kiah, you know, I'm not from here,

- you know I travelled. - No, no.

I know, but why did you travel?

To see the world.

To learn about myself.

For fun and adventure.

I don't get it.

I know.

Who's this?

That's, uh, me

and, uh, my best friend, Kiah.

Hmm?

This was the Rabbit Mountain Fire

of 2025.

We were both smokejumpers.

Where is she now?

Is she still alive?

No.

She was a kick-ass smokejumper,

but she died in a fire.

A lot of us died...

trying to do the right thing.

The whole world was like this.

Look at these.

Look at them.

Don't pass by them.

Look at them.

I want you to look at them.

W-Why are you showing me this? I...

I want you to know there is a reason we do this...

why we live the way we live...

a reason we give our lives at 50.

This... can't happen again.

Baby, so many people died.

Our world...

...was burning.

The water was...

unstoppable.

People couldn't live where they were living...

it was uninhabitable.

And this was the best idea you could come up with?

Yes!

We stopped it!

We stopped.

We...

We eradicated global poverty. We did it!

We stopped the mass extinction of...

We made

the Declaration of Rights and Freedoms

for All Beings.

We agreed!

We agreed,

and all we have to do...

is leave at 50.

We get to leave the way we choose,

surrounded by the people we love...

or not...

if we choose.

What am I supposed to do with this?

Listen... listen to me, listen to me.

I love you

so, so much,

and every day I got to be with you...

Yeah, but it's not enough!

It's not enough.

I'm not ready.

No one is ever ready.

Mom, I...

I know.

I know.

So much to say.

Nothing to say.

Shouldn't you be drawing this?

Okay. Let's do it.

♪ Don't know where the path goes ♪

♪ Well, it seems like I'm not alone ♪

♪ Spend years tilling all this ground ♪

♪ Well, some day it will all be stone ♪

♪ Look to stars and tarot cards ♪

♪ To find peace and deeper meaning ♪

♪ While the world around me

♪ Sinks into comfort and convenience ♪

♪ Well, I waste so much time Yeah, it's true ♪

♪ Well, I waste so much time Yeah, I do ♪

♪ Well, I waste so much time Well, I do ♪

♪ One day I'll plant a garden ♪

♪ That I might build a life in

♪ With all my favourite flowers ♪

♪ I'd lay in it for hours

♪ I'd lay in it for hours ♪

♪ But now I'm just too tired ♪