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Darren: Okay, I'm very excited

for you to see this, Brandon, but I--

I have to ask you not to say anything

before you think about it first, okay?

Let's please just get to it.

[ Keypad beeps ]

Whoa. D. What the hell is this?

Remember-- we agreed to think, then say?

No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Ho! Wait! Wait a minute.

We-- we made a few improvements.

[ Electricity crackling ]

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Was that an eel?

Dare, what the hell is going on here?

I know the program was officially mothballed.

However, we had some personnel

with extra time on their hands, and, well--

This is an important part of our history.

It's a story that needs to be told.

And frankly, Marsiversary is the right time to tell it.

We'll get this sucker out there on the floor

next to all the other exhibits and shit.

I-I don't gotta tell you

that the board goes nuts for this kinda thing, and--

Tell me there's not a body in there right now.

Not unless somebody snuck in there while I wasn't looking.

I'm kidding, of course.

No, no meat in the broth yet.

But it's looking good. Real good.

[ Sighs ] You really are

one sick puppy, aren't you?

Okay. You can have your little showcase.

But if anything goes wrong--

any of your work slips in even the slightest,

you're gonna be in deep you know what.

Of course.

And no eels.

Eels were just a "nice to have."

[ Door slams ]

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[ "Behind the Mask" playing ]

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♪ All along, I had to talk about it ♪

♪ But like a two-edged sword ♪

♪ It cuts you and it stab me ♪

♪ All along, I knew you were a phony girl ♪

♪ You sit behind the mask ♪

♪ And you control your world ♪

♪ Yesterday... ♪

Knock, knock! Oh, hey, Brandon.

I love this.

The artist at work.

"Red." Red like the planet?

Oh, well, yeah, this is just the beginning.

See, the whole process of crafting a creative con--

You know what? Never mind.

You work your magic

and Tee'll get his eyes on everything Tuesday.

W-Wait, Tuesday?

Th-- That's in, like, two days.

And Tee is-- is getting eyes on this?

Mm-hmm.

His people are super bullish on Marsiversary.

Speaking of which, I wanna flag something real quick

before you guys meet.

Uh, okay.

As you know, Tee is Falco's son, which is great!

Because really at our core, this is a family company

with family values.

Right. O-Okay. But...

I'm going to ask that you not mention

that specific familial relationship around Tee.

He earned his title just like you and me, okay?

I mean, the guy went to Vassar.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Of course. Of course.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Seems like you're a little preoccupied, pal.

You know, if this isn't important to you,

we can find someone else for the job.

No, no, no, no, I'm-- I'm--

Look, I'm just ready, willing and able.

He's back, ladies and gentlemen!

See you in two days, killer.

Two days, yeah, no, that sounds good!

I'll get all this done in two days.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

God dammit!

Comrade, this is your senior confrere

Hubert Danielson.

Please see your inbox for urgent assignment.

Top secret!

Over and out.

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Hey, sorry, do you think

I could actually borrow one of those--

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[ Man clearing throat ]

[ Hocking, snoring ]

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So are we finishing up in there, sir?

Or... [ Coughing ]

That's disgusting!

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Abbas: Yes, this is a heartbreaking setback,

but we will not retreat.

I assure you, we will leave as soon as we are able

and not a moment later.

Where the hell have you been?

There was a guy taking a crap

in the shortcut for, like, 20 minutes!

Jeff, do you have something you want to share with the group?

Uh, no, sorry, continue.

As I was saying,

we stand at the precipice of a new future.

With our water source secured,

it's going to be [clears throat] really, really great.

I-I can tell.

So, unless there are any important announcements,

I think we should-- I take all of kale this month.

All of it for us.

Anyone ask where it is, I say, "Small bug eat it all.

No kale this month. Eat romaine.

Iceberg! Arugula!

But there is no kale. There is no kale!"

Thank you, Di Wei.

Well, if that's all, then let's--

[ Clearing throat ]

Okay. Hubert?

Young Joffrey has helped me

secure a decade's supply of saltpeter!

Hmm?

We will be creaming ice, curing meats,

and thickening soups with reckless abandon!

No weak dribble in the new world!

Nay!

Our soup shall be thick and our bellies shall be full!

Or... we can make bombs out of it.

Yes, Martin. Lovely.

Plowshares into swords.

Well[ sighs] t-that's it.

We've all had a long day, so...

So it seems you all got some pretty exciting stuff

going down, which is great,

and I just wanted to hop in and tag on the end there

that things are busy on my end, too.

I'm actually preparing

a tremendous number of songs, which I believe...

What is he talking about, singing?

Singing a song? I think we get the picture.

Thank you, everyone, I will see you tomorrow, same time.

[ Cellphone rings ]

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A token of my gratitude... for your troubles.

What the...? Hey.

Hey!

What have you got there?

Oh, nothing, it's just a, uh-- a manual from Hubert.

Computer manual.

I know he can be a lot...

all of this can be a lot.

But I'm glad you're a part of it.

I'm glad you're here.

[ Cellphone rings ]

O-One sec.

[ Sighs ]

Uh, I'm really sorry, I gotta go do some stuff.

Oh, right. The grasshoppers.

Shit. Yes. Grasshoppers.

Hey, guys, don't-- don't worry about it.

Didn't forget ya. [ Chuckles ]

[ Door buzzes ]

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[ Cellphone ringing ]

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[ Boing! ]

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[ Jeff humming ]

♪ Time to spread your wings ♪

Ahh.

♪ You're gonna... do it ♪

♪ Fly so bright, you're gonna-- ♪

Good to see ya!

Hey, how are you today?

Well, well, well.

If it isn't the mayor of Busytown himself.

Sound the fanfare.

C-Come on. I'm not that busy.

Just too busy for turkey and donuts with a dear friend.

Turkey and donuts?

I-- Oh, shit, cheat day.

I-I'm sorry, Jax, I completely forgot.

Hey, why don't we do something cool later this week?

Just a real, all-time classic bro hang.

Well, I guess we could grab a couple of lattes on Thursday.

[ Inhales sharply ] I don't actually mean this week.

Sorry. I meant like...

theoretically, you know,

more of an impromptu, off-the-cuff style hang,

like maybe, you know, hit me up in the a.m.

for lunch one day, and I can see

if I have a pocket of availability.

No, no promises, but...

It's fine, dude. I-I get it.

Big shot's got big plans.

I'll just go fuck off and suck a dead dog's dick.

Suck a wha--?

Hey, come on, man, don't say that.

Hey, come on, Jax, man.

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Gentlemen... and women.

This... is Jeff.

He's been burning that midnight oil

and has some killer material to show us today.

Here, Jeff. Grab a sando.

Oh, wh-- No, thank you. I'm okay.

Brioche, bro! Brioche!

No. Thank you.

I like this guy.

Look at this little freak.

Jeff, have you met Tee?

He's gonna be running point on Marsiversary.

Uh, no, not officially in person, though,

of course I know who, uh...

you are... and rather your-- your position

and, uh, your-- your-- your connection to--

Yeah, you're-- Yes. Great to meet you.

I can already tell this little freak is gonna blow me

and the rest of us away.

Ha. Well, I-I sure hope so.

Though keep in mind this is just an initial pitch, uh,

session just to kind of get the ball rolling.

That-- that was my understanding.

The-- the thinking behind this

is really just the whole idea of Mars

being the-- the new frontier, you know?

Kind of like San Francisco back during the Gold Rush.

Or, uh, you know, Wall Street in the 1980s.

Or, uh, you know, the tech boom there in the, uh,

I believe, the uh, late '90s, early 2000's, but...

It's a simple riff, but I believe it's a very strong one.

Nice. I feel like

I'm in an old-school gas station.

I can hear those classic cola bottles clinkin'.

Kk-chsssssh.

Yeah, totally, totally, save one of them for me.

It's like Americana but Mars.

"Marsicana." Oh!

Huh...

this is good.

This is... good.

That's great, yeah, because I actually think

there's a lot of possibilities to expand on--

Hey, sorry I'm late, my boy.

T-2, what do you think of all this?

Lemme get a look here.

Hmm.

Okay.

Mnh-mnh. Mnh-mnh.

Tee: Well? Nah.

No? Unh-unh.

That's a no for me, muh boi.

This is too olden.

I'm sorry, why is Ted here?

Jeff? You made this?

I did, actually, and it seemed like everyone

was really responding to it

until kinda something took the wind out of my sails.

[ Sighs ]

Yeah, I-- I guess it is pretty expected.

Kinda "first thought."

Do something vintage.

It's like yo! Fuck vintage.

We need to create something new.

I want to echo Tee. It does feel a little old to me.

Because when I think about it,

who was drinking those colas in those glass bottles?

Racists, right?

This is making me feel very uncomfortable.

Yo, yo, yo, chill, chill, chill, chill.

I got something!

Propaganda.

[ Clears throat ] So like Soviet propaganda?

Because that's also pretty retro and you just did tell me

that you didn't want anything old, so I...

War. War propaganda.

Reappropriate those designs,

but for good this time.

And none of these dinky-ass drawings.

Right. It should be detailed.

No empty spaces, you know?

Fractals and shit everywhere.

I'm talking next level, baller level.

Like, I don't know what the fuck I'm looking at

because my brain can't comprehend this shit.

More is more in this case, Jeff.

And Taz, Taz should be in there.

The Tasmanian Devil. He can be small.

[ Laughter ]

Okay, cool, well, thank you.

I-I think this is gonna be a pretty big revise,

so we might have to push out the dates a bit.

Yeah, no, we're firm on the dates, bud.

[ Sighs ] Look, Jeff.

Just vibe with it, okay?

Have fun.

Take the notes-- all of them--

but make it your own, you know?

Jeff style.

I wanna see that party boy on the page.

A huh huh, jeah!

Hey, guys! Sorry, sorry.

We had a serious code brown in the WC.

Anything you wanna tack on, Dare?

Uh... no! Uh...

stellar work, Jeff. A plus.

Even got a hot-air balloon in there, I see.

Real classy stuff.

Oh, yeah, why don't a bunch of corporate executives

tell the creative professional what to do?

Yeah, that makes sense!

[ Cellphone rings ]

Just gotta go feed these grasshoppers first,

thanks to my good friends, the Buckys.

No problemo, guys.

Got plenty of time for everything!

No, you just put it on the to-do list

and let old Jeffrey boy take care of it!

Gah! It's fucking crazy!

I mean, I'm losing it.

It's cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo!

Whoa, wait a second.

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Bingo.

And that's how you beat 'em, Jeffy boy.

They underestimate you and then, boom,

you hit 'em with the cuckoo clock rig.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Coughing ]

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Tee: Baller level.

Liz: Reappropriate those designs,

but for good this time.

Brent: Brioche, bro.

Ted: And none of these dinky-ass drawings.

Soda is racist. Tee: Have fun.

I wanna see that party boy on the page.

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Abbas: ...the people in this room are all we have now.

We all know how incredibly dangerous leaving the colony is.

Jeff?

Very bold.

Well, I suppose I'll join you!

Anyone else?

I'm sorry, wait, what are we...?

This is a, uh... It's a vote?

I can't believe we're doing this.

It's decided.

We leave in two weeks' time.

[ People murmuring ]

Sorry, Abbas, if I could revisit

the-- that-- the vote--

No, Jeff, it makes perfect sense.

We're all behind you on this.

While the entire world has their eyes

on the perverted carnival of Marsiversary,

we will make our escape.

The anniversary of this corrupt colony

will become the anniversary of our new outpost for humanity!

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Crystal: Jeff... Jeff...

Hey, Jeff.

Oh, hey. What's up?

I was just, uh, wondering if you're free tonight.

Like, for some Bucky job? Or...

No. Just to... hang out.

Oh. Yeah!

Good.

Uh, 5:30?

5:30 is good.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Actually, um, can we do 6:00?

[ Cellphone rings ]

Or I'm sorry, 6:17?

You know we don't have to do this.

No, this is great.

This is a great idea.

5:30 it is.

Okay. I'll see you then.

[ Cellphone rings ]

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[ Calliope music playing ]

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[ Buzzes ]

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Brandon: Rise and shine, rock star.

[ Gasps ] Oh, oh, hey, Brandon.

Just came by to tell you that Tee loves, and I quote,

"da new stuff" and he didn't use the word stuff.

He's so into it that he wants to full on collab.

Um, sure... yeah. When?

Hey, yo, get outta here, robo-bitch!

Time to let the players play.

Whoa! Ear muffs!

Alright, I didn't hear any of that.

I'm excited!

Well, I got a thing at 5:30,

so that's my only, uh...

Uh... uh... uh... Cuba!

Guantanamera!

Uh uh uh huh uh huh.

No, I-- I'm good, thank you.

I already opened it.

Don't make me double fist.

I'm not a fucking alcoholic.

Open up dem j-pegs, boy! Let's go nuts.

Let's actually go insane.

Uh uh uh uh uh, yeah! Jeah!

Then I pulled down his pants,

Zach comes around from the back,

ice-blasted his nuts with the air duster.

It was fucking brutal.

Japanese-grade prank, dude.

Yo, those guys are fucking savage over there.

Here, let me pull up some Japanese pranks real quick.

I-I think maybe we're losing the thread here a little bit.

I feel you, I feel you.

Let's just start over from the beginning.

Okay, yeah or-- or maybe you send me some notes

and I take a crack at it first thing in the morning?

It's-- it's just hard to even think without beer, right?

Should we get more?

I mean, I'm not trying to get drunk,

but I'm like, "Yo, it's hard to focus."

Here, I'm gonna have that lil robot bitch get us some more.

I-I can't. I'm really sorry.

I have a thing at 5:30 that I really need--

Really need to re-schedule.

Yo, we're fucking deep in the zone right now, bruh.

You don't fuck with the flow state like that.

Yo, how do you spell Heffenweizen?

Uh, no.

I'm sorry, I'm done. This is it for today.

I-I got a date and I, uh... A date?

Fuckin' Jeffe!

Dude, you got pics? From the back?

Uh, no... But I-I got to go, man.

Well, when you get dem pickies,

let's do a little switty-swap.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Damn, you got me all worked up.

I'ma have to go j.o. right now.

Alright, man, let's pound it out.

That was good work today, I mean that, dawg.

J-J-J-Jeah. Uh uh uh uh.

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Jeff?

Hey.

Hey, I want to show you something.

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[ Beeps ]

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[ Birds chirping ]

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Wow.

[ Whistles ]

There you are.

Jeff: Hey, little guy.

Quick. The case.

Wa--wait, what are you doing?

Grab the egg sac!

Come on!

Thanks.

That's a lot easier with two people.

These eggs mean we can start a new family of lizards

in our colony.

They produce a cryotoxin that I think could help reverse

the effects of radiation.

Oh. Okay.

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[ Sighs ]

It's beautiful.

I mean, this place, it does have its charms.

I am gonna miss this part.

Don't you ever think setting out to start our own colony

is, like, uh... completely crazy?

Like...?

I'm just thinking out loud here.

You know we're all scared?

It doesn't seem like it.

You'd have to be crazy not to be.

It just feels like maybe we can carve out

a life here... without starting from scratch.

We're not starting from scratch.

We're stacked to the gills

with state-of-the-art equipment and supplies.

We're taking these guys for all they're worth.

God, I remember coming up here, how full of hope I was,

and then it slowly dawning on me.

I was just a cute, little side project.

Dutifully running my little experiments,

filing my results, but this--

It's all just for show.

No one cares about this shit.

All they care about is-- I don't know--

interplanetary corporate domination.

Or who even fucking knows.

I don't want my life to be a charade.

I-I guess I'm just scared.

So we're scared. So what.

Let's just be scared.

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Oh, my God, Jeff.

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[ Panting ]

Ohh! [ Choking ]

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[ Screaming ]

[ Grunting ]

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Hey, Schwarzenegger, watch the goods, alright?

[ Grasshoppers chirping ]

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[ Screams ]

Oh, Jesus.

You clear the storage room, I'll get the office.

Drives, documents, maps--

grab anything that could lead them to us.

Oh, my God, Jeff.

We're fucked.

We're totally fucked.

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