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Some men want an encore.

No, I gotta find a cowboy named Nate. Now.

Well, we want an encore.

Golly, look at those legs.

Holy Moses, how many she got?

I'm sorry. I only agreed to do one song.

That don't fly for Evil Eric.

Who's Evil Eric?

Me.

Hello, Evil Eric. Are you Evil?

Hey!

Shhh!

Okay.

That answer your question?

No. It just told me you're a bully.

What you doing in our town, stranger?

We don't like foreigners just stumbling in, do we, boys?

No, no.

That's not gonna happen.

There have been laws passed about

migrants just coming in when they please.

I'm just here to find a friend.

A friend? Did you hear that, boys?

Oh, sweetie. I could be your friend.

Y'all usually come to town for one thing and one thing only.

Gold.

Is there gold in these parts?

Not that we can find.

My family lost a whole stake to a card shark when he came to town

So I went out west to see if I could make it.

Nothing ever came of it.

Sorry. Life can be hard.

What's your name?

Who, me?

Yeah, you.

Bar girl.

What do you do around here?

Oh, I'm their bar girl.

We appreciate some entertainment if it's not too much

of a burden after the long, hard day's work we put in.

I think you like to be a burden.

My pal don't like being spoken to like that none bit.

No sir, miss.

English any?

You making fun of me?

No. Why would I do that, mister...?

My name's Tennessee Tim.

You from Tennessee?

How'd you know?

Did gold bring you here too?

Man's greedy ways and temptations brought me to this.

Now all I got's the bottle.

It was man did this to me.

Where was woman during all this?

Being quiet like she's supposed to.

Oh boy.

Now sing, girlie! Or old Slimy's done for.

No, now. I'm too young.

Eh, you're old enough.

This looks bad. I would do it.

Dang, it's hot.

We should hurry up.

The characters only remain frozen for a few minutes.

He's on the second floor of the saloon.

Wait, why is he not frozen?

Because you can't control someone who's real.

Howdy, mister.

Nice day, isn't it?

It is. Do I know you?

I'm new in town.

Welcome.

Do you recognize me?

Should I?

I feel like we might have met before.

Well, uh, you do look familiar.

I'm looking for friends to show me

the ropes around here. What you up to?

Taking a break from working at the livery and going fishing.

Fishing? Can I join?

You like to fish?

I love it.

Please remember this happened.

After we fish, we have to go find a gold mine, okay?

A gold mine? Who are you?

It's Lorelai, I'm your -

What's going on here?

He said gold mine.

Say, what are you boys doing here?

You don't know shit from Shinola, old man.

Nate!

Is my dad okay?

His heart rate increased, sharp spike in breath, but he's okay.

I'm feeling paranoid, Doc.

I think I need a break. This is all feeling too real.

Let's get you out.

Okay.

Snip, snap, here we go.

We have four minutes, gang.

Ziggy, what's up with the keys not coming in on time?

Sorry, the new arrangements are more complex, that's all.

All good, we'll get it now, right?

I'll be there for you.

Oh, Lorelai? It's your mom.

Shit, are they late?

I don't see them out there.

Hello?

Hey, it's time to go on.

Lorelai

What's wrong?

My dad, he had a heart attack.

What? Oh my God!

He's still alive at the hospital.

You should go to him.

This might be your only chance to see him.

I'm so sorry, Lorelai.

What did they do to his eyes?

It's this new tech they have. It's life support.

When did this happen?

A few hours ago. He was in his study, fixing his model trains.

Of course he was.

I walked in, found him. I don't know how long he was passed out.

I'm sorry we missed your show.

Yeah, it was my biggest one yet.

What were you tonight?

An astronaut and a mermaid.

So you just found dad in his study?

I tried to give him CPR.

You gave him CPR?

I tried.

Did you do it wrong?

I don't know. When I first got here, they said

he wasn't responding, so they put him in this cooler.

What's the cooler?

It lowers his body temperature, helps with inflammation.

Either way it didn't bring him back.

I'm so glad you're here Lorelai. He wants you here, I can tell.

When does he wake up?

Good evening. I take it you're Lorelai?

That's right.

I'm Dr. Ambrazia, I'm so sorry about your dad.

Thank you.

This is Natalia, and this is Matt.

Hi. So, doc, what can you do?

As you can see, your dad's not responding to our normal tests -

Do we have to go through this all again?

There's little we can do, Lorelai.

Is that true?

Unless he makes some kind of miraculous recovery,

your dad's brain won't function as it did before.

Our hospital implemented virtual reality life support last month.

Your dad has some brain activity.

He's been in a VR simulation of his

most recent dream the last few hours.

So now we have to send someone in.

Send someone in?

It's now possible to enter VR in this

unconscious world your dad's constructed.

You can try to help him regain his memory.

You can pull him out of his coma.

We connect our program to you and your dad.

Now we've mapped his subconscious to project

a world from his dream and thought patterns.

He's now a character in that world.

Once we send you in, you'll be in the world too.

Okay, so how do I get him out?

This tiny formation is the claustrum.

It's the seat of consciousness.

Everything you see in VR is correlated to your dad's brain.

Now we've put a portal in the

center of the map to represent his claustrum.

If your dad is able to enter our portal remembering who

he is because of you, we can recharge his claustrum.

Now, it'll overstimulate his neurons,

so we can only do this once to avoid an aneurism.

Your dad's dream took him to an old western town.

Of course that's where he ended up. Your dad loved westerns.

Loves westerns. Dad loves westerns.

At the center of our map is a gold mine.

That's where you'll recharge his claustrum.

I gotta stop being a mermaid. I'll be back in an hour. Ok?

Bring in a headset to Room 208, nurse.

I'll be on an earpiece the whole time so we can communicate.

You'll also have access to a virtual remote control.

This will allow you to freeze, restart, rewind on command.

Damn, that's cool.

We try. If something bad happens, rewind and restart.

Now, if you restart too many times,

there may be repercussions in the program.

It could glitch, and it might overwork either of your brains.

To be safe, we recommend stopping the world's feed with

the remote to reset the brain before we return to reality.

It's like ejecting a hard drive from a computer.

Don't forget. Get him to the gold mine.

Then we will reboot him.

Welcome to your new home.

There's a new saloon girl in town.

Whoa.

This is wild. It's all so real.

Welcome to town. There's a livery, a pharmacy,

and even a sheriff's office if you need help.

Thanks, Doc. Now, where's my dad?

Lorelai. They're saying the hills are bleeding gold again.

More prospectors are coming every day.

And, look here: Our ad's front and center.

Does it say where those mines are?

Are you thinking again? Let's leave that to menfolk, honey.

It's time to get your ass on stage, girl.

I am not dealing with this B.S.

I watched enough of these dated westerns with my dad as a kid.

It's just part of the world.

Who are you talking to? Get dancing, monkey girl.

No.

Great. So I just restart now?

That's one option, yeah.

Lorelai, do you mind getting on stage? It's time to perform.

Sure, Jervis. But tell me, have you seen a guy named Nate?

Why would you be looking for a guy named Nate

when you could be looking for a guy named Jervis?

I was wondering if you were free after the show.

I think I'll be busy up here. By myself. Real busy, you know.

You know, it gets real lonesome for a cowboy at night.

Jervis, stop.

Hey, Lorelai. Oh, you are looking super fabulous

tonight. Let's get that tush on stage, am I right?

Go get him.

They want you up there, honey.

Right now I've got places to be.

That is not how it works.

Come on, play it out. We don't know

how the AIs are going to react.

Okay, one song.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Lorelai, the singer.

Where are the stars?

I don't see the stars in the night sky.

Am I alone, turning the cosmic wheels and bending time?

My heart is bound for glory in another world.

I've got to be free.

I'm ready to go.

Gonna do what I want.

I'm in control.

I'm in control.

I am here.

On this planet of my design.

What have I left behind?

It was you. And ten thousand years

have passed in the blink of an eye.

I've got to be free.

I'm ready to go.

Gonna do what I want.

I'm in control.

I'm ready to go.

I'm gonna be free.

Gonna do what I want.

I'm in control.

I'm in control.

Some men want an encore.

No, I've got to find a cowboy named Nate. Now.

Well, we want an encore.

Howdy, mister.

Nice day, isn't it?

It is. Do I know you?

I'm new in town.

Welcome.

Do you recognize me?

Should I?

I feel like we might have met before.

Well, uh, you do look familiar.

I'm looking for friends to show me

the ropes around here. What you up to?

Taking a break from working at the livery and going fishing.

Fishing? Can I join?

You like to fish?

I love it.

Please remember this happened. After we

fish, we have to go find a gold mine, okay?

A gold mine? Who are you?

It's Lorelai, I'm your -

What's going on here?

He said gold mine.

Say, what are you boys doing here?

You don't know shit from Shinola, old man.

Nate!

You feeling okay?

Lorelai?

I'm here.

I just need a moment.

Doc, what is that?

State of the art, isn't it?

Did you see Dad?

It happened so quick.

From what the neural scan shows, we had success.

More brain activity. But not enough to recharge him yet.

I told him about the gold mine.

So you're going back in?

I have to. If I can stomach these people.

The cafeteria's on the third floor if you're hungry.

Hey. Muffin. Wake up.

You want something?

No, I'm good.

Oh, I didn't know you were here.

You've had a long day.

Usually. But you gotta learn to adapt.

What did your dad do?

He is an architect.

Must be a smart guy.

Much smarter than me.

How about your mom? What does she do?

Oh, she was just a teacher. Stopped working to have me.

Sounds like she does plenty.

Lorelai, it is time for you -

Evil Eric wants to see you.

Papers say there's gold in them hills.

And that a new singer's come to town.

I reckon that's you.

Did you have to see me right now?

I like entertainment while I'm getting clean. What can I say?

That makes me feel super comfortable.

How about now?

I'm so out of here.

Naughty.

I want you to stop looking for that gold mine.

So does my boss.

I didn't know you had a boss.

Either way, I won't stop looking for it.

That gold mine's ours. We choose who gets to it.

Actually, that's not how this country works.

It is around these parts. We was here first.

The local tribes were here first.

You're gonna get a lickin' soon, girlie.

So who's your boss?

Don't you know?

That's what we call a secret around these parts.

Hey.

Let's join forces.

What are you saying?

I'm proposing marriage, Jelly Bean.

We'll share the riches of the mine.

Firstly, I am never marrying you.

Secondly, Jelly Beans suck.

What kind of idiot you think I am?

The most stereotypical kind.

That's right I have a 6-shooter pointed right at your pecker.

One move and it's over, Jelly Belly.

What's a Jelly Belly?

The better version of a Jelly Bean.

Sounds tasty.

Please, don't shoot.

Tell your boys to get away now.

Boys! Away! Now!

Tell your boss, whoever he is, that he employs idiots.

Oh, he'll be back.

Once he finishes bribing the sheriff

to let us rob the bank tomorrow.

Lorelai, it's time for -

Howdy, young lady.

It's Lorelai.

Hardly.

Sorry?

Sheriff Hardly.

Oh, it's a pleasure.

Sheriff, the pigs and horses in this town

are much more civilized than the people.

Can we do something about the bank robbers

and those people whipping that woman?

Well, this town is certainly alive and jumping today.

Sheriff, you need to stop this.

I don't think so. Why don't you?

I'm not the sheriff.

Yeah. Well, it's a sad tale we weave.

See, I used to be a hero around here,

stopping men dead in their tracks.

But now I care about my life. I value it.

Well, where's your deputy?

Evil Eric done killed my last three deputies, right, Roger?

You ain't no sheriff.

Hush up!

Fine, I'll do it myself.

Well, I wish you luck. You're gonna need it.

Well howdy, I'm Hank Henderson with the Crimson Gulch Daily.

You know, we'd just love to do a spread on you.

You are the hottest, most darn tootin' tomboy I have ever seen.

Excuse me?

Oh, if we put some jars on those jugs,

you'd have a nice profile shot waiting yonder.

You should stop talking now.

I'm willing to give you fifty dollars

to challenge any man to a duel.

Please cease and desist.

It'll make for a great headline. We'll strike rich with gold.

Are you just gonna talk over me?

Of course I'm gonna talk over you.

That does it.

All right, now listen, Mr. Fake News.

You are just trying to start gunfights here,

And the only person who likes that is the

Undertaker, so take it up with them, okay?

Now, you're gonna hightail it out of here

faster than a jackrabbit, you hear?

I think I can hop.

Then hop.

Can I have a pair of scissors, please?

Howdy, mister. Remember me?

Hiya, miss. You look familiar to me,

but I can't rightly place it.

I'm looking for a horse, mister.

You came to the right place. That'd be 10 cents a day though.

I think I can spare that.

You make that?

Oh, pay no attention to that. That's just a hobby of mine.

Right this way.

You do look familiar to me.

This here's Blackberry. He's all saddled up and ready to go.

Blackberry.

No, no, you gotta get him on your side first.

You gotta give him a little rub there.

See? He likes you.

He's got pretty good taste usually.

Thanks for showing me the ropes.

The reins.

Listen, I'm only going for a bit.

I'll be back to show you what I find.

What you looking for?

A way out.

I hope that don't mean gold.

All these fools come to town looking for gold.

It just leads them to drinking and fighting.

Then they thought the railroad was coming,

and that didn't happen either.

Let's get you up there.

All righty.

Here we go. Let's go, Blackberry.

The portal.

I found the gold mine. Doc, I found the gold mine.

Damn it, I'm alone.

Holy crap. The claustrum.

Dad, I'm coming for you.

Here we go.

Hey, Nate.

Howdy, young lady. How you doing?

Good. What you up to?

Working on the golden spike here.

How long is that going to take?

Knowing me, it could take years.

Yeah, I know. I'm not waiting this time.

This time?

You want to go riding with me? It's so nice out.

Where are we going?

I know just the place.

Let's go.

Follow me.

Wow. How'd you find this place?

I just found it the other day.

You know, it's like I've been here before.

I haven't done this in years.

Feel how peaceful it is.

I want to be young again.

You are young. You got so much ahead of you.

You do too.

I don't know about that.

Don't you remember your younger days

and how much you have to live for?

It's hard to remember all that.

Do you remember some of them? Like your family, for example?

You know, it's getting dark. We should be going.

Nate, do you remember your family?

You know, you ask a lot of damn questions.

Of course I do.

I guess we carved out a couple of memories today, huh, Lori?

I could relive them all.

Wait, you called me Lori.

So?

That's what... what someone used to call me a long time ago.

Oh my God.

What? Nate, wait!

Now look, I've tried asking you once very politely, haven't I?

What you doing in our town, boy? We're gonna

let the dogs loose on you, aren't we, boys?

I don't make trouble. I cure sick people here.

I don't even understand what he's saying.

Ding dong, ding dang do. Get out of my town!

How many times do I gotta get it through your thick skull, boy?

Hey, you leave him out. You stay back. Stay back.

Step aside, boys.

Nah. See, that won't rightly fly with us.

We want some answers.

Migrants been coming in here

changing the way we run things, right, boys?

And we seem to think you got something to do with it, Lorelai

And why do you seem to think that?

Because of that wicked apparatus you're holding yonder.

What are you talking about?

Give that contraption here, girly.

Can you stop calling me girly?

No! Because that's what bad dudes like us

call little girlies like you!

Especially little girlies with bad haircuts!

Hey, Nate.

That's my name.

Evil Eric said he's got a boss.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, does he work for someone?

You ask a lot of questions.

Why are we talking about those boys anyways?

They're bothering me. I mean,

if I were a sheriff, I'd lock them all away.

You can't micromanage all the problems of the world, Lorelai.

What, so you just give up?

Oh, no. You just gotta... You just gotta pick your battles.

It's breathtaking.

Words can hardly capture it.

What does all this beauty mean?

Well, I can't answer that, but...

But I can tell you, it sure is something

pretty to gaze at in our short time together.

Short time?

Yeah, yeah. We're just waves in an endless ocean, you know?

We rise, we crest, and we go back to where we came from.

Sure, when we're ready.

Yeah, I've lived a lot in my life.

A lot of ups and downs.

There comes a time in a man's life when he -

Just a man's?

I'm sorry?

Well in these Western adages, they say man this and man that.

There comes a time in a person's life, you know?

Alrighty. You wanna get nitpicky?

There comes a time in a person's life

where it just don't matter, I reckon.

You know, you're gonna leave someday.

So you might as well enjoy the moments.

Like right now.

It's not like this is real.

Who knows what's real anyways?

I have to get you to remember.

What's that?

Blackberries. Ever gone blackberry picking?

Bears shit in the woods?

Is that a blackberry bush?

Oh, no you don't.

Thank you.

Go on. There's a big one right there.

Be careful, honey, there's bugs in there.

We should wash these before we eat them.

Is there a bug on that one?

Just one, just one, come on.

You can slap his hand next time he does that.

How about this one? Can I test this one for poison?

Oh wow.

Wow, daddy, wow.

He's so talented, right?

Wow, are you impressed?

I think daddy's a giant...

What? It's pretty good.

We need to make jam and a pie.

Yeah.

What do you mean?

Alright honey, honey, let me grab this one for you up here.

It's a nice big juicy one. Ow!

Are you alright?

Yeah, I just wasn't expecting there to be thorns.

Oh, we never are.

I wish we could pick berries all the time.

Not just in the summer.

You can Lori.

In your mind.

Will we always get to pick berries together, dad?

If you want.

But sometimes, your own journey's what matters too.

Speaking of journeys...

He's gonna do something, mommy.

Come on, hey.

Come on, just one. Just one!

Five second rule.

Okay, I think we should go home. It's time.

Ow.

Are you alright?

Yeah, I just... drifted.

Let's put our gear here.

Alright.

Let's check out that water.

It's cool.

There's clay at the bottom.

Clay?

Yeah, we...

I used to make things out of clay all the time.

Fake cakes, little animals.

What'd you have in mind?

Oh, it's so close!

Watch the nose there.

Oh, that's beautiful.

Just as good as our last one.

Our last one?

I've never met a clay frog before.

You did once upon a time.

Yeah? That sounds like a fairy tale.

It was.

Reel him in, Dad.

Are you sure you want to kill it?

Well, I want to eat it.

We don't have time to cook it right now, Lori.

You've got a lesson in a few hours.

Oh, Dad, do I have to?

I thought you liked singing.

Miss Patel says you're the best in her class.

That's just because I laugh at her bad jokes.

The lessons are so long, and it takes a while to get better.

It takes a lot to be the best.

Don't let that stop you. Let that inspire you.

Because you can do anything, young lady.

Killing fish is hard for me now.

That's just the way of the world.

No, you don't have to eat meat.

I've been a vegetarian for a few years now.

Then you're missing out on your iron and your protein.

The way we slaughter and imprison animals isn't right.

We're evolving. We don't have to eat meat.

Oh, God. What's this world coming to?

Progress.

Yeah? Well, I guess we all have our own definition of that.

Yeah, I guess we still do.

Are you almost done, Dad?

What, you got a date waiting for you back home?

No, I just want to do some recording.

In the garage?

Duh. I'm singing and playing the guitar on my new album.

And I gotta start ASAP.

Well, my designs are due tomorrow.

Um, I talked to Mom, and she said I can use the garage.

Of course she did.

How'd your math test go?

One sec. Dealing with something.

Must be something pretty important.

Not really.

Well if it's not important, then tell me how your math test went.

Dad, will you stop being such a narc? Jesus Christ.

Hey, you do not talk to me like that.

You're so full of shit sometimes.

Hey, you're grounded for a week.

Two weeks.

I was just thinking about the past. I wasted so much time.

You weren't wasting time. Heck, you were learning.

I was making a lot of mistakes.

Well, that's how you grow. You learn from your mistakes.

How would you know?

Hey. Look at me. I'm an old man, and I'm still making mistakes.

You're not that old to me.

Hey, give me a hand with this, would you?

Yeah.

I can't quite see that. Can you get that?

Let's see.

Watch your fingers now.

Alright, I got it.

Watch your fingers!

I got it. Hey, I got it.

Look at that.

Well, looks like you had a pretty good teacher.

Yeah, I did.

Hey, where are you going?

I found a shortcut.

That way?

That's right. You coming?

I don't know.

What, you don't trust me?

I don't know.

Come on.

This way. Over here.

We're almost there.

I don't recognize this at all.

I do feel something in the air though.

I feel it.

I don't feel anything.

That's because you don't belong here.

You hear that, Lorelai?

It's okay. Keep going.

That's gunshots.

We can't turn back now. We're so close now -

Lorelai, we're going back to town -

Listen to me. When we get there, I will

tell you who you are and we can enter.

Tell me who I...? Enter what?

The gold mine.

Lori, I told you I don't want nothing to do with no gold mine.

Nate! Stop! Nate!

Nate! Come back! Nate!

Lorelai, it's Dave.

Dave. Jesus, how's it going?

The real question is how are you?

You have your second big show tomorrow and

after this first one, we want to make sure -

Yeah. My dad's still in the ICU.

Oh, I'm sorry. Lorelai, is he...

I'm trying to bring him back. There's this virtual reality...

Never mind. What do you want?

Uh... to check in. Can I do anything?

No.

Look, I... I remember when my dad...

Never mind. I know it's different for everyone, so...

I'm here if you need.

Thanks, Dave. I'll be back in action soon. I just...

Right! But we can't cancel more shows.

We've all put too much money and time -

Yeah, well, what I'm dealing with is bigger, okay?

Hey, I get it, Lorelai. I just - You're so close to making it.

I am not close to making it, Dave.

My dad is dying. I don't talk to my mom and...

My apartment looks like a two-year-old designed it.

I am not close to making it!

Morning.

Hi.

I brought you this.

Thank you.

Why are you out here?

They were doing those eye scans.

I couldn't bear it.

Guys, the surgery was a success.

Come on, Mom.

Any updates, Doc?

If you aren't successful in the next attempt or so,

we're gonna have to rethink our strategy.

What does that mean?

Lorelai, I know you went in there last night.

The brain spectrum is all different,

much more chaotic than before.

How many times did you restart?

Lorelai, is that true?

I only restarted a few times.

You took hospital equipment

without our permission. You know that's -

What, a crime? Heaven forbid, my dad's dying but lock me up, Doc.

I'm not gonna call the police, but what you did was unsafe.

And my dad? How is he?

He's showing more brain activity.

Then he's there.

But you shouldn't have gone in without me.

Sorry, Doc, but I found the gold mine.

I've got to get my dad's memory back.

Then I can take him. He's there, don't you see?

I don't know how the AI will react to you anymore.

Lorelai, I can't lose you too.

Mom, why have we given up on him?

You're talking about him like he's gone already, but he's not.

I want to save him. Isn't that fair?

Nothing's fair, Lorelai.

Well, I've got to believe in something, Mom.

I'm stuck with these racist cowboys

strutting their toxic masculinity.

But I've come to appreciate that you've

got to carve out your own justice.

That's what a good cowboy, cowgirl, cow person does.

I want to try one more time.

Put me in, Coach.

Doc, the bar's not right.

Okay, what's wrong?

Where is everyone? Where's Evil Eric and his gang?

They've been gone all morning.

They done kidnapped the poor old guy,

and they're holding him for a ransom.

What poor old guy?

Nate.

Evil Eric kidnapped Nate?

Does she not have good ears?

Do you not have good ears?

Oh my...

Doc, they're saying my dad's been kidnapped,

and I can't find him anywhere.

It's not restarting.

The system's evolved. You left the game on,

and now it's not responding to us.

We're trying to read the code.

Evil Eric's, Tim's code. They're different.

What the hell is going on?

This has never happened before. The code is crashing.

Our server doesn't register the remote,

so we don't have any functionality.

Tell me you have a backup remote.

Doc, can I get out of here?

You can, but now that you've started this world,

even when you exit, we can't close it down.

Unless we decide to take your dad out of the game too.

Okay, so my dad is kidnapped, and I gotta get him out.

If I can't restart, Evil Eric and his boss

could be doing anything to him right now.

Okay, let's come out of VR and figure this all out.

No, I'm finishing this storyline

before they take him further away.

It's your dad's avatar, not your dad.

If I can't get him to the gold mine, I can't get him out.

I think we should relax. We need to regroup and -

Stuff it, Doc. I'm finishing this up.

Where's Evil Eric?

Eating a nice, peaceful dinner.

Let me see him.

No, miss.

Gives him bad indigestion when he

eats around others. Know what I mean?

Jesus Christ.

Now, don't worry, we'll be seeing you tomorrow morning.

Right smack dab in the middle of town.

Alright, boys. Let's return this money

and then rob the bank... again.

I think I smell something of the female variety.

Must be that time of the month.

As if you'd know.

Please turn back.

Lorelai.

It's been too long, Chipmunk Cheeks.

I wish it could be longer.

This is no place for women.

I'm here to get Nate back.

Didn't you hear him say this ain't no place for you?

This is an American town.

That's room enough for anyone who's willing to get along.

That's rich. Almost as rich as our pockets will be

once you tell us where that gold mine is.

You say you just want to fit in with everyone?

Ha! You want us gone.

Isn't that what everyone in America says?

Hypocrites who claim to be open-minded,

but they're really just judgmental, hateful...

and want to pick and choose who lives in their town or not.

Well, I actually don't disagree with most of that.

But that doesn't change what you've done.

Lorelai, please talk to me. Please.

I reckon we're at a standstill, Lori.

I reckon we are.

What are gonna do? Shoot me?

Yep.

Aren't you empty yet?

Alright, little girly.

Let's you and me settle this

once and for all right here in the center of town.

You're pretty smart for an AI.

You're pretty smart for a human.

Draw!

Restart! Restart!

I can't. It's out of my control.

Where's your boss? Where is he?

What happened?

We've lost touch. Something's overriding the system.

Miss, can we please have you step -

Get your claws off me.

I know you're out here.

Where are you?

Come on out. I'm ready for you.

You're Evil Eric's boss.

How'd you know?

You're the only one in my life who's ever called me Lori, Dad.

Evil Eric called me that too.

He must have heard it from his boss.

You've known it was me this entire time, haven't you?

The MRI scan, you were there.

You've been the one controlling this. Not me, not even the AI.

I had to put up roadblocks to keep

you from getting me to that gold mine.

Evil Eric in the saloon,

the gunshots at the mine, Ming getting beat up.

I wasn't ready to go back just to die.

Dad.

It's part of life, I know.

You feel so real.

I am real.

Then come back.

I can't.

Mom and I need you back.

You don't need me.

You've been surviving. Hell, you've

been thriving without me for years.

Being here made me realize just how much I miss you.

I missed you too.

I'm just sorry you had to go through all of this.

Who knew that AI could make up their own damn minds?

I would have fought Evil Eric a million more times to see you -

I am not the perfect cowboy you think I am.

You are to me.

Lori, I don't want to go back as half of me.

In a coma, unable to move, having your mom do everything.

I don't want that for her.

And I don't want it for me.

If I were you, I'd come back. It's all we've got, Dad.

We don't know that. We don't know what comes after.

I relived these memories with you

and it made me realize I've lived a full life.

I want more time with you.

You've got to live your own life, Lori.

I'm just one station stop on your long journey. Now, come on.

You're the one who pushed me

to do everything. Singing, dancing, everything.

No, you've always had that fire inside you.

I just fanned the flames.

A man's got to go their...

A person has got to go their own way.

I love you, Lori.

Dad!

Tell your mother I love her.

Don't hit rewind.

Lorelai?

You there?

I spoke to Dad, Mom.

What did he say?

He said he loves you. He can't come back half of who he was.

That's my Nate.

I don't want to forget Dad.

You won't.

I've been so busy.

I should have called more.

I hope he was proud.

He talked...

Talks about you nonstop.

He knows you have dreams to pursue, and that takes time.

I wanted to show him I could do well. That I could succeed.

You have nothing to prove, Lorelai.

He just wants you to be the best person you can be. So go. Do it.

He showed me everything.

Music. Nature. Making clay frogs.

Wait. I made the clay frogs.

Dad was sick, and he slept in that morning.

You and I made the frogs.

Oh my God.

Mom. I'm so sorry.

It's okay, honey.

There'll never be another you.

What a time we had, Dad.

You showed me Westerns.

I pretended to like them because you did.

I guess I do like them. They stand for something.

A moral code like you always said everyone needed.

I'm sorry I've been reliving our past.

Trying to forge some false future when...

we already have a gold mine of memories to last a lifetime.

Where are the stars?

I don't see the stars in the night sky.

Am I alone? Turning the cosmic wheel and bending time.

My heart is bound for glory in another world.

I've gotta be free.

I'm ready to go.

Gonna do what I want.

I'm in control. I'm in control.

I am here.

On this planet of my design.

What have I let behind?

It was you, and ten thousand years

have passed in the blink of an eye.

I've gotta be free.

I'm ready to go.

Gonna do what I want.

I'm in control. I'm in control.

I've gotta be free.

I'm ready to go.

Gonna do what I want.

I'm in control. I'm in control.

I'm in control. I'm in control.

Salvation...

was calling.

But I couldn't hear what it had to say.

Redemption...

My flower...

Bargaining for life with worms upon the stem.

I'm gonna stay here waiting.

I miss you, darling.

Yeah, I'm gonna stay here waiting.

I still got love for you.

Moon phases.

Dark ages.

Now our sun is just another star at night.

I'm gonna stay here waiting.

I miss you, darling.

Yeah, I'm gonna stay here waiting.

I still got love for you.

I remember the feeling of you, holding me tight...

when I was scared of the night.

I been keeping your letters in a box I open when it hurts.

And now I'm sleeping in your shirts.

Oh, how could I ever forget you?

I'm gonna stay here waiting.

I miss you, darling.

Yeah, I'm gonna stay here waiting.

I still got love for you.