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Mia?

Mia! Mia, come back!

Mia?

Mia, come back!

Come back!

Mummy!

Atmospheric
dome disturbances within normal range.

This morning, you swam 1,409 metres
at a stroke rate of...

What's wrong with your voice?

- Aaryan changed it.
- Um...

- Do you like it?
- I can live with it.

Suggested Senoxidine dosage: one tab.

Atmospheric pressure
within the dome: one ATM.

Radioactivity levels: within safe range.

Reduce coefficient 2.04 to 2.019.

Why is your texture so fuzzy?

Why does
Sjøhus sound like your mother?

Are you serious? I'm changing it back.

I'm teasing. I like it.

Why don't we have something nice tonight?

I cultivated a new algae.
Maybe you can use it?

Sounds good.

Sjøhus, how's pressure in feed pipe four?

Lower than usual.
Shall I run diagnostics?

No, that's all right.

Pressure back to usual levels.

Hello.

You're not feeling too good?

I don't think
I'm gonna get much sleep tonight.

Me either.

You want to go to bed anyway?

Hm.

Is that too much?

No, that's great.

- Mm.
- Yeah. It's really so much better.

Mm-hm.

What if we're not good enough?

If we're not, who is?

It just makes me nervous.
It's all so secretive.

We'll be fine.

- Hey.
- Hm.

I love you.

That's right.

Mia!

It's 6:00 a.m.

Yeah.

Your visitor has arrived.

Are you ready? Okay.

I'm Virginia.

Your Assessor.

Your supporting material,

as previously reported,

places you in the top
0.1 percentile of citizens.

I'm therefore happy to confirm

that under Article 96,

you qualify for in-person Assessment.

- Over the next seven days...
- Can I just ask someth...

- There's a lot to get through.
- Sorry, I just...

Over the next seven days,

you'll undergo close observation
and formal testing

to ascertain suitability for parenting.

In the event of a pass,

your material will be passed on
for ex-utero gestation.

All other methods of reproduction
still remain forbidden.

In the event of a fail,

candidates will be notified immediately.

Candidates have the right to withdraw
from Assessment

at any point up to and including
the in-person questionnaire.

After which they waive any and all right
to future applications.

Assessor's decision is final.

Clear?

- Yes.
- Absolutely.

Finally, you are reminded:

Everything that takes place

over the next seven days
is highly confidential.

And what are we being assessed on exactly?

It's just a little... opaque.

- Opaque?
- Not opaque...

I just mean,

not clear.

- That is what opaque means.
- What Mia's trying to say is...

We couldn't find any specific criteria,
that's what I'm trying to say.

The less you know in advance, the better.

I want to get to know the real you.

- Is that a good idea?
- Yes.

I was joking.

Hm.

Good.

Humour is important.

I'm sure that everyone says this,

but I...

We would be really great parents.

Everyone does say that.

So, who's first?

On a scale of one to ten,

how would you rate your current levels
of satisfaction with the relationship?

Nine, at least.

Describe Mia with three words.

Funny. Smart.

Sharp. She can be
a little sharp, but I like that.

Keeps me on my toes.

We were in a lab
and he was absorbed in some code.

And I don't know why
I took this moment to tell him,

but I said "I love you,"
it just popped out and he said,

"That's right."

How often do you have sex?

Once or twice a week.

How are we defining sex?

Oral, manual, anal or full.

Do you achieve regular climax?

Yes.

Every time?

Would you like some water?

Is that part of the test?

No, just water.

I'm fine. Thank you.

Tell me about your mother.

She expected a lot from me, but...

it was good.

She was sent to the Old World
when my sister and I were little.

So I only have a few memories.

- She was a dissident?
- Yes.

Do you have any differences
with the State?

No. Does it not say this in my file?

Why do you want a child?

We know how lucky we are. We feel...

We feel fulfilled...

professionally and personally
and we want to share that.

Every child deserves
the best possible start.

That sounds a little prepared.

It's our duty to help nurture
the future of this society.

It's a big thing, so, yes, we're prepared.

I want to give a child
what I never had.

And what was that?

A sense of belonging.

You don't feel you belong?

Now, yeah. No, I meant as a child.

Everything's as per the instructions.

We thought that we could use this...
Not that we're presuming, but we...

Do you hear that?

- Loose springs.
- But there's no springs in that mattress.

Do you have somewhere else?

Yes, but there's actually no springs...

You take our room. We'll sleep in here.

- Don't go to any trouble.
- It's no trouble.

Yeah, yeah.

It's no trouble at all.

Better.

- I call it Aaryan's thinking cave.
- Sjøhus, open Cooper slate.

I'm working on the cat's texture.

This is all virtually generated.

So, um, this is
where you designed the virtual pets?

Not the prototypes,
they were back at the university,

but, yes, the second generation.

It's funny, I was in this seat right here
when it struck me...

And what about you?

Do you have a work space?

Yes. Sure.

The airflow system allows
different micro-climates to coexist,

that's what allows for the variety.

It's very, um...

colourful.

Colourful?

This is a template for sustainable
food production everywhere.

- It's a laboratory.
- Colourful's right.

Nature wants to be noticed,
but she's deceptive.

Underneath her beautiful façade,
she provides energy and shelter.

And this greenhouse alone

contains over 1,000 different species
of plants and algae able to...

What's this one?

Oh... paphiopedilum.

It's also known as the Venus Orchid.

It's the oldest of its kind.
Some live to be 100.

My mother gave it to me.
It's the only thing I have of hers.

Your mother?

Sorry, can you be careful?

Sorry, she's sensitive.

I'll need full access to all areas.

But you don't mean...

Full access.

It's already done. I programmed Sjøhus
to recognise your voice. Sjøhus?

Welcome, Virginia.

I'll also need samples of urine, saliva,
blood, hair, vaginal mucus and semen.

I thought we already gave these.

You'd be surprised
how many people cheat.

It'll do.

Mia synthesises all the nutrients herself.

We can produce crops all year round
without depleting the soil.

May I? A little wine?

She's found a way of harnessing
the soil microbials into energy

that powers all our work.

How did you get your scar?

The pet cull hadn't happened long before
and some people thought

I was somehow responsible, so...

some activists decided to intervene.

Which is insane because Aaryan developed
virtual pets as a solution to the cull,

he wasn't responsible for it.

The pet cull was part

of the disease prevention
and resource conservation program me.

The problem was the State underestimated

the psychological importance
of companionship

when they exterminated all the pets.

Especially during a time
of upheaval, so...

I was tasked
with creating an alternative. I did.

Just not everybody saw it that way.

These people firebombed
the university research lab that...

Aaryan was working in.

I-I jumped out of a third floor window.

Broke my shoulder,
my collar bone, three vertebrae...

And these burn scars.

That must've been terrifying.

He's still traumatised by fire.

What happened to the people responsible?

- They were sent to the Old World.
- Yeah, they got what they deserved.

Your mother was sent to the Old World.

Did she get what she deserved?

All that stuff about my mother.

She's just pushing buttons, okay?
It's obviously how it works.

We just need to stay cool, not react.

She likes you.

You jealous?

Yeah, embarrassingly so. I am.

Maybe I can make you not jealous.

Light, Sjøhus.

Being in this single bed
makes me feel like a teenager again.

Pervert.

Get on your back.

Ow! You just kneed me in the balls.

I'm sorry, do you want to complain
or do you want your cock in my mouth?

What was the first option?

Yeah.

You gonna fold those?

Don't make me laugh.
I'm being very, very serious right now.

Okay.

Oh... Oh, fuck!

Virginia! Virginia!

Oh, my God.

I need to assess
all aspects of your relationship.

It's fine.

Seriously?

Just imagine I'm not here.

What? No.

- Aaryan?
- Yeah?

I... Fuck.

Oh, hey.

Um, these all came.
Do you know what they are?

You sleep okay?

You gonna eat?

Mm.

Why don't you try? Yeah? You wanna try?

Yeah, that's, that's...
That's really good.

It's really yummy.

Whoa, what the f...?

- You shouted at me.
- I did not. I did not...

- You did, you shouted.
- It was not. No, I...

- I raised my voice.
- Did.

- I did not. I raised my voice.
- Did.

It's just not the same thing.

- Did.
- No, I didn't.

- Did!
- It was a little loud.

- Did!
- Ha! No, it was not!

- Did. Did. Did.
- Okay, Virginia.

- Did.
- That's very cute, very charming.

- Did.
- Okay.

- Did. Did. Did.
- Virginia.

Virginia, could you stop?

- Virginia, please stop.
- Did.

- Virginia.
- Did.

- Virginia.
- Yeah.

- Virginia!
- Did! Did! Did!

Virginia!

Okay, that was... that was a shout, yeah?

Why don't we start again, hm?

Hey! Why don't we try a game?

It's a train.

Oh, it's a bullet train.

Oh, it's going really fast.

Oh, is it gonna crash?

Oh... Or it could go in the tunnel.

You don't want it to crash now. Come on.

Come on.

Pew! There it is!

All right.

All right.

Spoon.

Spoon?

You... Oh, you wanna feed yourself?
Okay, all right.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mm.

All right.

Sorry. It's kind of funny.

Ooh...

- Ow, fuck.
- Fuck.

- Oh, my God.
- Are you okay?

I got shit in my eye.

- Yeah.
- Oh, that's not good.

- Shit.
- Shit!

Oh, it hurts.

Fuck, I can't see.

- Fuck!
- What?

- It's fine, I just can't see.
- Shit!

- What do you mean you can't see?
- Shit!

- Aaryan? You okay?
- Fuck!

- Aaryan?
- Fuck. Shit. Shit. Fuck.

Fuck.

Is it better?

Yeah, I can see now.
It just hurts like hell.

Sorry.

Wanna get some drops?

- Yeah.
- Sorry.

One. Okay, a second.

Yeah, okay.

Let me get this out of your face.

Shit! Fuck!

Hey, can I see it? Lemme see.

Oh, my God.

- It's really red.
- Ow.

Do you think this is normal?

I mean, it has to be, right?

Why don't we just... Let's set some rules.

Because children respond
to boundaries, right?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

We're gonna...

I'm gonna apologise.

- So just let me...
- Yeah.

- Can you let me...
- Yeah, okay, okay.

Hey, Virginia, sweetie...

We...

You gotta be kidding me.

She's having a little fun
with us. We can... clear this up.

It's everywhere.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Virginia!

Virginia!

- Okay.
- Can you?

- Okay.
- Virginia!

Virginia! You're not serious.

- Virginia!
- Virginia!

- Oh, shit. No, no, no, no.
- This is crazy.

Stop!

This is not a toy!

End of test.

Are you sure that we can't
get you any dessert or a drink?

Please, treat me normally.

- No airs or graces.
- Oh...

A delivery has arrived.

- Can you?
- Yeah.

- It's really heavy.
- Okay.

- There.
- Okay.

This could be your child's.

If you pass, of course.

You have until morning.

Okay. There's eight
different types of those.

- Yeah.
- Do we know which one's which, or just...?

No, I don't know yet,
but we will figure it out.

Well, if we check the...

Does this say which orange piece

we're supposed to use
for the bottom with the greens?

The grey pieces are the pieces
that actually that link it.

- These connect... the orange.
- They're the connectors.

No. The orange pieces, they just sit
on top. They're not doing any connecting.

You use it to put the things... No!

- The grey bit connects the pipes.
- Okay. Okay!

- Put the grey.
- That's it.

- Then you use them on top.
- Put that on top.

You know the instructions

don't necessarily have to tell us
the right thing.

You don't necessarily think

the instructions
have to say the right thing?

Yes, that's what I said.

Okay.

Okay, wait.

Now, after this,
I'm gonna need that wrench.

- Is it nearby?
- The wrench?

- The little tool? Shit.
- Okay, it's over there.

- Gimme a second. My finger. Shit.
- Okay, wait, wait...

- Sorry. Got it.
- I'll loose the head.

- Yeah, got it.
- Okay. Wait.

Yeah. Oh, my God.

- I can't...
- You are my saviour.

Okay. Okay...

But that's...

We've got that, so if you want that...

Mm-mm.

"Warning: For safety purposes,
all parts must be used."

What are we gonna do with it?

I like it. You've done well.

- Thank you. It was a team effort.
- Would you get my bag?

I slept terribly.

Yeah.

Sjøhus,

open Hawkeye slate.

One over 9.172 constant.

Rotate 0.3 to 0.41.

Maintain vert...

Hi.

Hi.

Are you "you" now or...

It's always me.

Hm.

When I was younger,
I had the stupidest looking cocker-poodle.

When it was time to hand over the pets
for the cull,

the idea of him dying in a room
with some stranger was too much, so...

I got hold of some pentobarbital
and I did it myself.

I remember him looking at me

with his big, trusting eyes.

I cried for days.

A grown woman, can you believe it?

Did you ever get a virtual pet?

I know some people found it a comfort,

but I couldn't bear
the thought of not touching him.

I mean, they were there
to be held, not admired.

Go ahead.

What?

Go ahead.

How do you do that?

Magic.

Science.

- He feels all funny.
- It's the fur.

I can make it solid,
but I can't get the texture right.

- Same with skin, it's even harder...
- I'm bored.

You wanna play a game?

Sjøhus, lights!

We were playing tigers.

Sure.

- So is your back okay now?
- Yeah, it's fine.

Okay.

Here. Here. Come on.

- Wait. You're so quick.
- Wait.

Be careful now.

Oh, nice.

And... one, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!

Hello?

Daddy?

Daddy?

- Okay. Okay, yeah...
- You go.

All right. One,

two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine, ten!

Virginia?

Virginia?

Where are you?

Virginia?

I got you!

Where's Mummy?

I thought you were looking for me.

I thought you were hiding.

- I was hiding.
- Okay.

Okay. Hey! Let's build a fort!

All right, nice.

Here?

Daddy, can I make another one over there?

Sure.

It's "Daddy?"

Don't let her get to you.

Are we doing the right thing?

Of course.

What if I can't do this?

What if I'm not cut out for it?

You're not your mother.

What if I am, though?

She left you.

You would never do that.

Where's Virginia?

- She can't have gone far.
- Virginia?

Virginia!

Virginia!

Virginia!

Virginia!

Virginia!

- What are those?
- Where?

There!

Are those her shoes?

Oh, God!

Oh...

Check there!

Over there!

Oh, my God. Oh, my God!

Can you breathe?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

- I've got you.
- Get off me.

Get off!

No! No!

- Get off.
- I got you.

- What were you doing?
- I was being a starfish.

I thought you were dead.

I said I was being a starfish, you idiot.

Oh, great.

So next time
I'll just let you drown then, huh?

Nice.

Virginia, I didn't...

Virginia.

You cannot behave like this
if you want a child.

I want a real child, Aaryan.

Not... this.

This is how we get a real child!

Daddy?

Carry.

One, two, three.

You're indulging her.

All right. Off we go.

Oh.

Unexpected atmospheric pressure
change within the dome.

Imminent rainfall.

Faster, Daddy. Come on, faster!

Why do you stop?

I can't. My back. I can't.

- Here. Get on my back.
- Just give me a minute, okay?

- Come on, I'll carry you.
- No, I don't want you. I want Daddy.

Well, I'm all you've got.

I want Daddy.

This is silly.

All that is happening right now
is you're getting cold and wet.

It doesn't mean you hate me any less
if you come inside,

but at least you'll be warm.

All right?

Arms up. Arms up. Okay. Okay.

Okay, okay. Almost there. Almost there...

There you go, come on.

Mm.

Me. Me.

- It's okay. That's okay.
- Not the eyes.

I won't get the eyes. I'll try.

There you go.

Let's take it all off.

- Done!
- Done? Okay. Done.

I got you. Here you go.

My mother used to do this for me.

What was she like?

She was beautiful.

Fearless.

And infuriating.

I wanted to be her.

You have beautiful hair.

Can I wear some of your clothes?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

Sure. Yeah.

A delivery has arrived.

Mia!

In here.

It's a...

a dinner invite for tonight.

Someplace nice, I hope.

Uh... It's here. We're the hosts.

What are you talking about?

Your first guests have arrived.

- Hi.
- Hi. Come on in.

Hello.

- Hey.
- Hi, Aaryan.

Hi. Hi. Mia, this is Serena.

Oh. Yeah, the Serena.

Hi. I've heard a lot of great things.
I'm Mia.

- It's really nice to meet you.
- Likewise.

- This is Holly and Amelia.
- Holly, hi.

And Amelia.

It is...
it's really such a pleasure to meet you.

Are we going in?

Sorry. Kids... Amelia!

I'm gonna go make sure everyone...

- Sure.
- Okay.

Can I get you something to drink?

- We have wine, juice...
- Oh, thank you. Amelia...

How's Assessment going so far?

It's a fucking nightmare.

We thought we were
a disaster and then we got Amelia.

You'll be fine.

Serena,
you have to come see this.

- I should... Yeah.
- Mm.

More guests have arrived.

Hi. I'm Aaryan.

- I'm Walter, and this is...
- Don't bother with all that.

We shan't meet again.

- They always staring?
- They've not seen a kid in ages.

- Seen her?
- Stealing our oxygen.

There's never
anyone to play with.

Oh, Jesus!

Welcome!

This is Virginia,

our Assessor.

- Mia. It's been too long.
- Any chance of a drink?

- How do you two...?
- I was Walter's lab assistant.

Makes sense.

- Mia was a brilliant assistant.
- High praise.

Regrettably, she abandoned me
for a more exciting scientist.

- Don't stare, sweetie.
- I wanted to pursue my own work.

I still bear the scars
from your departure.

Scratches, darling.
All down your back, if I recall.

Can I get anyone anything?

- Is there alcohol in this?
- Yes, a bit. Is that all right?

No.

I'm gonna need something stronger.

- So, about Walter...
- It's okay. You don't have to explain.

When I was his student,

we had an affair
that I think Evie knows about.

I'm pretty sure she knows about it.

Well, it was completely inappropriate
and he probably exploited me,

but, you know, he was actually
a pretty good professor.

- Look at me, I'm shaking.
- Mia...

These people are here to throw us off.

That's the game.

We just have to stay calm.

Okay.

Can't believe
I have to endure this.

So, Amelia, do you go to school?

- Amelia self-educates.
- No schools in our district.

It's better, though.
You get to follow your own interests.

- Amelia's an artist.
- Oh!

Abstracts, mainly.

Well, I would love to see
your work sometime.

Do you show your art at any exhibitions?

Not really. But I want to.

- Virginia?
- Virginia.

- Virginia, could you...
- It's okay.

Is she okay?

- I'm sure she's fine.
- Oh, my God.

- Okay, sweetie.
- She doesn't look fine.

Aaryan, your mother has arrived.

Don't start.
First thing I knew about this...

- What the hell is that?
- Mom.

No, you stop calling me that.

You're not a child anymore.

It's Ambika, not Mom.

I was having a perfectly nice time
in the gym when I got the call.

But as we all know,

an invitation from the State
isn't really an invitation at all.

Can you just promise me one thing?

Don't say anything stupid or embarrassing?

You're so like your father.

- Oh, Ambika, hi! How was your trip?
- Hi!

Nice to see you too, Mom.

- How's work, Ambika?
- I'm not allowed to say.

Why? Is it very secret?

Ah, no.

Aaryan just asked me not to talk
in case I embarrass him.

- I was joking.
- I'm sure he was just teasing.

- Virginia...
- Stop it!

I designed the modular estates.

Virginia!

Oh, I hear they're fantastic.

How old is she supposed to be?

- Okay, I'm gonna clear plates.
- I'll help.

Thank you.

Are we pretending this is okay?

Assessment is everybody's right,
whether we agree with it or not.

- It's an indulgence.
- How?

'Cause we don't have the resources.

That's for the State to decide,
not you.

They reengineered Senoxidine
to prevent reproduction,

as well as aging and disease.

- What about you, Holly?
- She's sliding under the table.

- What keeps you occupied?
- Holly monitors border activity.

- That's fascinating.
- What is?

Holly works by the border.

Honestly, I'm nowhere near,
I just see the reports.

What's to report?
I thought they were just dying.

Well, there are indications that
limited tracts of land may be survivable.

- Are you serious?
- How long are they surviving?

- The data's limited.
- How long do people think?

- Years.
- We don't know for sure.

So they're reproducing?

Once the Senoxidine wears off, in theory.

- We're trying to find that out.
- Aaryan.

How would they have babies
without Assessment?

- From their own wombs.
- Going back to the Dark Ages.

- It's not forbidden?
- Virginia, I'm asking nicely...

- Think of the pain.
- Yeah.

They must live
such short and unhappy lives.

I'm really not supposed
to talk about any of this.

We should be reducing the population,
not increasing it.

I'm not sure this is the occasion
to talk about population control.

This is the exact occasion
to talk about population control!

Okay, Virginia...

- Oh, shit.
- Control that brat.

It was not like this in my day.

Sorry about this.

It's okay.
It's okay, I'm not mad.

I'd like to propose a toast.

A toast!

To Mia.

And Aaryan. The future.

- Oh, my God!
- The future!

Second time lucky, then?

Sorry, what do you mean second time?

Well, you must know that
Aaryan and Serena applied?

- Oh...
- Obviously, it didn't work out.

I guess things just got interesting.

- She didn't know that?
- No, I didn't know that.

We didn't get far at all. I pulled out
before the end of the questionnaire.

So Aaryan wanted to continue?

It didn't mean anything. I don't mean...

It's fine. He's right. It didn't
mean anything. It was a mistake.

- I'm gonna make some space.
- Mia, this...

Oh, wow. Yeah, the future!

- The future!
- Hooray.

- Ah, Jesus.
- Well done, Ambika.

I didn't want to upset you.

Can we talk about this later?

Mia?

If you're concerned
about resources, stop taking Senoxidine.

I think that's a good idea.

Yeah, what a great idea.
Let's grow old and die.

Why not throw ourselves into the abyss?

- But maybe let's finish dessert first.
- Hands up:

Who wants to die
to make room for the new people?

- Yeah.
- Oh, come on.

- What about madam over there?
- Me?

Why not? Last one in, first out.

God, you're a witch!

You'll find witches are in the Old World
with the other enemies of progress.

Enough! Mia's mother
was sent to the Old World.

Oh, I know.
I know exactly what happened to her.

She was exiled for spreading
lies and misinformation.

- She deserved exactly what she had coming.
- Hey!

- Don't talk to her like that.
- Oh, spare me your outrage.

You're all too young
to remember the border, aren't you?

You were alive before the border?

How old are you?

I'm 153.

- What was it like?
- You don't want to know.

You really do not want to know.

- I do.
- Virginia, sit down, please.

- Oh, God, what now?
- I wanna know.

- It's okay. Stay there, Amelia.
- Oh, well...

- Virginia!
- I can tell you from...

- Oh, God. Ow.
- Don't worry, it's fine.

You comfortable? Right.

Hm.

In the beginning,

all anyone could talk about

was how nice it was
to finally have decent summers.

And then the summers never stopped.

Unbearable heat,

endless storms...

No crops, no shelter. Nothing habitable.

Famine. Disease.

Countless species extinct.

Did you know
we tore each other apart over scraps?

We'd finally done it:

destroyed ourselves.

All for greed and indifference.

And then one day,
those of us who were left,

we found a solution:

a New World.

We had to be smarter than we were before,
because there wasn't room for everyone.

Choices had to be made.

It wasn't kind or nice,

but it was necessary for survival.

You think because we're able
to drink wine and...

grow crops in greenhouses,

and breed brats in bags,

you've somehow conquered nature.

You're wrong.

It's borrowed.

And anything you take from nature,

sooner or later, she'll want it back.

So, forgive me if I don't smile politely

and go along
with this whole fucking charade,

while you risk everything we have

just to scratch
some vain and vestigial itch.

Fucking hubris will be the death of us.

All of us.

I want no part of that.

There we are. That's the story.

Was it fun?

- Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Get off.
- What happened?

- Get off me!
- Hey...

She pissed all over me,
the fucking little bitch!

- Oh, my God.
- Here. Take this.

I'm sure you all feel just awful.

Can I get something to clean up?

- We know it runs in the family.
- Evie, please.

- What does?
- Being a bad fucking mother.

Mia!

- Is Assessment always like this?
- Oh, my God.

Fucking barbarians!

Hey...

It's late. It's time for bed.

Evie was mean to me.

Thank you, Mummy.

Hm.

Hm, no, uh...

I...

Aren't you a silly?

I didn't realise I had to tell you
every detail about my life before we met.

Assessment's not a detail.

Mia, it didn't mean anything, okay?
Serena said it herself, it meant nothing.

- It is not "nothing."
- Okay, maybe it's not nothing.

- But it's not as big a deal as you...
- Stop!

Stop. Stop. Stop.
Everything we went through:

the check-ups, the protocols,

the application,

just imagining
the life that we would have, and...

you never thought to mention

that you did that with her, too.

Yeah, I'm sorry. I should've told you.

This can't just be another thing
for you to be good at, Aaryan.

You need to want this

with me.

- I guess I was scared.
- Of what?

That you'd think I wasn't good enough
to raise a child with.

That if you knew Serena felt I wasn't
good enough, you'd feel the same.

What are you talking about?

I love you.

I want to have a child with you.

I thought that was obvious.

I'm sorry.

Me, too.

This is really fucking hard.

It's just two more days
with her. Then she's gone.

Virginia?

I think you're having a bad dream, okay?

I think you need to go back to bed.

Yeah.

No, Virginia. Your own bed. Not here.

That's okay. It's okay.
Just let her sleep here.

7.19 reinstate.

7.06 comma maintain.

How do you think Aaryan's coping?

I'd say that we're both doing

very well.

Mia, incoming call
from State Hospital West.

The doctor said that she had an embolism
and lost her speech and sound.

For good?

They don't know, they're running tests.
They just said to get there ASAP.

Did you tell them you got Assessment?

What? No.

- Do you think you should?
- Why?

I just don't know
if it's okay for you to go.

- She's my sister.
- But, Mia, you hardly ever see her.

I'm the only family she has.

I'm just saying
we should check with Virginia.

- Check what?
- Jesus!

My sister's in intensive care. So I just
need to make sure that she's okay.

- You have to see her?
- Yes.

- Well then you must.
- Thank you.

Will it affect Assessment?

Assessment will be terminated, yes.

There must be exemptions
for an emergency.

Parents are exempt from emergencies?

- Aaryan is here.
- I'll be fine.

You're assessed jointly,
not as individuals.

- I have to see her.
- This is a choice.

Parenthood is full of them.

You are assessing
on whether we are fit to bring up a child.

This is expressly against regulations.

What kind of a person
would I be if I didn't go?

This is a demonstration
of my commitment to family.

You have until 6:00 a.m...

not a moment later.

Sjøhus, two degrees cooler.

Temperature adjusted.

Were you having a nightmare?

Did you dream about the fire?

In mine, I was drowning.

I don't think this is a good idea.

Hold me.

Hold me. I'm scared.

Is this you now or...

What's your hand doing there?

Nothing.

Hey.

How does it feel?

Okay, no, stop.

- Squeeze it.
- What?

Squeeze it. Harder.

- Harder.
- Am I being assessed on this?

Okay. Oh, no, no, no.

I can't. I can't.

It appears that you can.

It's an involuntary reaction.

So's this.

No, stop.

Faster or slower?

No, no, no, no. Stop, stop, stop,
I can't do this to Mia.

All elements of Assessment are subject

to the discretion
of the individual Assessor.

What do you mean?

You're saying Mia wouldn't know?

Don't move.

No, no, no, stop. I can't...

I'm giving you a rare opportunity.

- You're saying I have to do this?
- I think I make myself very clear.

No.

You're a magician, Aaryan.

One of the architects of our time.

A prodigy.

You've built things

no other man could.

And now you're a prisoner

of your own success,
a captive of your talent.

No one can touch your achievements.

You're a genius.

- How was your sister?
- It was a false alarm.

There was a... mix-up,

someone with the same name.

It must've gone out to every department
before they figured it out.

It was very frustrating,
but, you know, a relief.

Caffeine. Triple shot.

Well, I'm glad your sister's okay.

Thank you.

Me too, Mummy.

Can you keep an eye on Virginia?
I'm gonna go for a swim.

- Can we talk?
- No, I need to clear my head.

Then we can talk.

Wanna go play outside?

I just
need to finish this thought.

Then we can go and play outside.

Okay.

Mummy!

Mummy!

Sjøhus, open Hawkeye slate.

Okay, uh...

2.9, reinstate profile 368.

Sjøhus, disable protocols.

Rescale 419 to 412.

♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ There was a pretty fly ♪

♪ Then one day she flew away ♪

♪ She flew away ♪

Maintain all other variables

and reduce 4.19 to 4.12.

Maintain density.

♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ There was a pretty fly ♪

♪ She had a pretty life ♪

♪ This pretty fly ♪

♪ But one day she flew away ♪

♪ Flew away ♪

♪ And she had ♪

♪ This one pretty child ♪

♪ But one day ♪

♪ This... ♪

♪ This pretty child ♪

♪ Flew away ♪

♪ Flew away ♪

♪ Into the sky ♪

♪ Into the sea ♪

Mummy!

Daddy!

Mummy!

Mummy.

♪ Then one day she flew away ♪

♪ Flew away ♪

Aaryan!

Aaryan!

Emergency in greenhouse.

Emergency in greenhouse.

Virginia!

Virginia!

Virginia!

Shit.

Sjøhus, open!

Sjøhus, open!

Mia! Mia, get away!

Aaryan, Virginia's inside.

Aaryan, please.

Please.

Aaryan!

Come on. Come on!

Come on!

- Aaryan!
- I am trying!

I can't fucking move!

I can't move.

No, Mia!

Come on. Okay.

Come on!

Okay. Okay. One, two!

Yeah, yeah, it's okay.

- Mia!
- Aaryan. Aaryan, I can't...

Hey.

Virginia, please eat.

Come on.

- Virginia!
- Just let her go.

You could've died.

Yeah. What about her?

I tried. I couldn't because of the fire.

Yeah, I know.

Do you?

I'm gonna be right back.

Mia...

You know all my work
was in that greenhouse.

My orchid,

my entire life.

Do you have any idea how long it takes
to build something like that?

'Cause it doesn't just happen.

Are you listening? Do you care?

I...

Do you even know
what you're doing anymore?

Assessment is a rigorous process

with a high threshold for success.

You've marked yourselves out
as serious and impressive

candidates,

demonstrating high levels of competency.

So, it's therefore with...

regret that I must inform you

that your application
has not been successful.

You can't do that.

- We've done everything you asked.
- My decision is final.

No.

We did everything you asked.

I did everything.

Everything!

You can't fail me 'cause of that.

You told me I had to do it
to pass Assessment!

I never said that.

You fucked her?

- I did it for us.
- You fucked our child.

- She's not our child.
- She is, that's the entire point.

She was not our child when she fucked me!

You said if Assessment was over,
you'd let us know.

Why didn't you fail us at the time?

You can't do this. It's not right.

- Step aside.
- Why did you not do that?

You can't do this, okay.
It's not right.

- Please.
- No, it's not right. You can't. It's...

Do you know the things I've done
for this society? The people I know?

Listen to me. Listen to me!

Fuck!

Hey.

Hey.

There's something
I want to show you.

Hi.

Hi. Shh-shh-shh.

Oh, my gosh.

Hi. Hi.

Hi.

You okay?

Yes.

I haven't named her yet.

Hey. Hey.

Yes. Yes.

What?

What's wrong?

Mia! What is it?

Her smell.

Her smell, what...?
What do you mean? I don't...

She...

She doesn't smell of anything. She...

- She has no smell.
- Okay. I'm gonna work on that, okay?

- I'm gonna get it right, I promise.
- I don't want right. I just want human.

So do I, but we can't have that. We tried.

I called in every possible favour.
They all said the same thing:

Assessor's decision is final.

- These are the rules we live by.
- I... I can't do this anymore.

It's the price we pay to drink
clean water, to live, to breathe.

Then why does it feel

like I'm suffocating?

We'll go back

to how it was before.

I need to know why we failed.

Why?

What's the point?

'Cause I have to understand.

How is that going to help us?

Mia.

We love each other.

That's right.

That's right.

You have five minutes.

It wasn't easy to find you.

Grace, right?

They think it helps
you keep less involved

if you use a different name.

Look, if you're here to tell me
what a monster I am...

Why did we fail?

Because you...

you tricked Aaryan.

Aaryan made a choice.

You trusted him. Children lie, Mia.

No, we're not these kinds of people.

'Cause people like you
couldn't possibly be not good enough.

What does that mean, people like me?

Do you even know how serious
an offense it is you even being here?

I could have you arrested.

I could have you exiled.

I'm not going anywhere
until you tell me why we failed.

I've told you why you failed.

You're lying. I know you are.

'Cause I saved your fucking life.

And...

We...

connected.

It's... It's common

for candidates to feel a bond
with their Assessor, it doesn't mean...

Why are you being like this?
What are you afraid of?

That you might actually feel something?

I've had to learn how to not feel.

What I'm...

What I'm trying to do here, Mia,
is to help you: You need to leave.

I actually thought there was a person
behind the uniform,

that it couldn't all just be an act,
but there isn't, is there?

- You're just a lonely bitter husk.
- Yes. I'm a monster. Now go.

It's normal to fuck someone's partner,
to nearly die?

That's just what you do?

'Cause I have to say
it sounds a little unprofessional.

Don't you think people ought to know
that this is what Assessment is?

Everything that I did

is within the protocols.

But you failed for the same reason
that everyone fails, Mia.

You just weren't good enough.

What do you mean, everyone fails?

What do you mean, everyone fails?

That's... That's a turn of phrase.
I didn't mean...

How many people
passed Assessment this year?

- That's confidential information.
- What about the last two years?

The last three? The last five? How many?

A hundred? Ten? One? What?
Do you think we can't find out?

- That Aaryan and I don't know who to ask?
- Six years.

That's the last time anyone passed.

So...

So, we never had a chance.

Then what is the point of any of it?

Stopping it would be bad for morale.

You could've just failed us.
You didn't have to humiliate us.

No, I had to prove

you weren't good enough.

What is wrong with you?

How can you even do this?

Most can't.

Assessors usually burn out

within a few months,
they find it too intense.

But if you can do it,

there are rewards.

And what was yours?

A child.

They're gonna give me a child.

- Okay.
- In the future.

If the numbers drop.

And you think that you would be ahead
of people like Aaryan and me?

We've made things for this society.

And what have you done?
Just victimised innocent people?

I've done everything
that they asked of me!

And I've been spat on.

I've been demeaned, I've been debased.

I've sacrificed every single part of me
that is left to...

to help this society to function,
and you fucking dare to look down on me.

- There's no list. You must know that.
- Of course there's a list.

- Why would there be?
- Because there has to be!

Because this society

needs people

who know what it is

to love a child.

You have no idea

what it's like...

to hold...

to hold your child in your arms,

telling her that everything's
gonna be okay,

even though she's dying.

That's when you really know

what love is.

My daughter is not alive,
but she's here, you know?

She's... she's present.

She's a part of me
for every single second.

And you can't...

You can't, you can't possibly know

what that's like.

Not the way that I do.

I'm sorry about your daughter.

It's her birthday next week.

She drowned when she was eight.

So stupid.

Is it true what Holly said, that...

that people are surviving?

It's not much of a life.

But yes.

Would you go?

I'm old, Mia.

Without the Senoxidine, I won't last long.

And the Old World
is not a nice place to be.

And this is?

Your supporting material

places you in the top 0.1 percentile
of citizens.

Over the next seven days,
you will undergo close observation

and formal testing

to ascertain suitability for parenting.

In the event of a pass,

your material will be passed on
for ex-utero gestation.

In the event of a fail,
candidates will be notified immediately.

Assessor's decision is final.

Is that clear?

I'm sure everyone says this, but...

we'd make really great parents.

Let me show you the room.

It's got everything you asked for.

Adequate.

I'll... I'll let you unpack.

Do you...

Do you ever keep in touch

with the children

as they grow?

No.

I don't.

I'll leave you to it.

Sorry, what time did you say you'd...

Shh.

Next, please.

Please, prepare your belongings
and Senoxidine.

Name, please?

Mia Grey.

Please move along.

Please prepare
your belongings and Senoxidine.

Name, please.

Please prepare
your belongings and Senoxidine.

Next.

Name, please.

Let's go.

Come on, hey, get up.

Eight, nine, ten.

Ready or not, here I come!

Chamber before Old World.

Approaching final chamber
before Old World.

Approaching final chamber
before Old World.

- Let's go.
- No talking.

- Ready?
- Stay in line.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five, four,

three, two, one.