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All I've ever known is the city since I was a boy.

And I kind of move around,

never too long in one place.

Fresh hit from a West Side laundromat.

Ninety percent probability.

I grew up on the streets.

It's where I met my father.

Well, that's what I called him.

We drifted around the city.

One morning I woke...

He was gone...

And I knew he was never coming back.

I've never known my mother.

I found out she sold me before I was even born.

I don't blame her, though.

It happens all the time.

Typhoons in the middle of winter.

They say these are crazy times.

Everyone out for themselves.

Then one day I got a chance to sell my soul.

And I took it.

To follow a man on his last walk on earth.

Knowing it's your hand that will carry out his final act.

Sometimes I wake in the night and wonder what they saw...

What they thought in their final moment...

Before I took it away.

Turn around.

On your knees.

I know that look in your eye.

A life isn't worth what it used to be...

But it's enough to get by.

Someone got nasty and roughed her up.

Get lots of guys like that.

Want to try her?

If you want to spend the cash,

you could get the new quantum love chip.

Just the usual.

Mother...

If I saw you again...

Would you remember me?

Would you know your own eyes looking back at you?

Do you still think of me?

Was it you?

Was it you?

Does this mystery belong to you?

I see butterflies

and rain.

Visions from my childhood.

A memory or a dream.

Flickers from my past.

I reach out to touch it...

But it dissolves in the light.

Welcome. This way, sir.

Lights.

Can they see me?

They can't see you.

Change.

398.

Three nine eight.

Boss, please sit.

What's your name?

My name is April.

I am from the south of Vietnam.

It's just a village.

There's no money there.

But it's quiet...

And you can still see the moon at night.

I like to sing.

I like to ice skate,

but I haven't done it for a while.

I don't have a boyfriend.

What's your name?

Long day, Jack?

Not really.

What do you do?

Construction.

I work construction.

You have family, Jack?

I got a father but, um...

Well, I never really see him.

Why not?

He left me when I was a kid.

I tracked him down once.

But I didn't bother to see him.

I understand.

When I first got here,

all I wanted was to go home.

Now I feel like...

There's nothing there for me.

What about your family?

I don't really talk about my family.

What does it mean?

Believe.

Believe what?

I'm sorry, I... have to leave.

Good bye.

You search for the distant...

Then it hits you in the face.

Should I be afraid?

What magic is this?

The other day...

I was looking down at my cigarette.

And I thought...

I wish I was a kid again.

There was a small ice rink in my hometown.

My favorite thing was to skate.

It was like flying with the wind in my hair.

I never wanted to stop.

That was the time...

I wish would never change.

My father got sick.

And my mother left us.

She didn't even say goodbye.

Special order 398.

No, you... you don't have to do that.

Jack?

You remembered me.

I never forget a voice.

April.

Is that your real name?

Of course not.

No one uses their real name.

Have you eaten?

Would you like to eat with me?

When?

Tonight.

Midnight.

That's when I get off.

How will I know you?

I'll be the one looking at you.

Show me your hand.

Your...

Love line is very short.

I didn't know I had one.

Everyone's got one.

There's just no use for them anymore.

Along life with...

Nolove.

Do you know what love is, Jack?

I've only heard stories from a long time ago.

What kind of stories?

Sad ones, mostly.

You?

I thought I did.

Not anymore.

What have these hands really done?

Things I shouldn't forget.

Things I should regret.

But you don't.

Maybe one day.

Or maybe it's too late.

Is that what you believe?

Who was it?

A voice...

I thought I could trust.

How many times did he hurt you?

Less than he wanted to.

What's real?

It's getting harder to tell...

What's real, what's not.

Are they becoming more like us?

Or are we becoming the machine?

What is it?

Does it have a heart?

A soul?

Do I?

They said the machines were meant to replace us.

But it's cheaper to buy your soul

than a quantum chip.

The company code belongs to a biotech corporation.

Masuka industries.

It's the government's largest private donor.

Its system's high grade. Impossible to hack.

Its head scientist, doctor j. Bergman,

disappeared last year.

He's a life extension specialist.

He's your best bet.

If he's still alive.

What's wrong with you?

It's a pain...

Right here.

It's hard to breathe.

Just can't get enough air.

Any new medication?

Supplements?

Your blood cells are overloading.

You're losing aerobic ability.

But I don't understand why it's happening.

Apart from this, you're very healthy.

Rare to find a healthier patient.

Your DNA shows no sign of decay.

This is highly unusual.

I can't do anything for you.

Doctors and hospitals are no good for you.

This guy's special.

He's got the highest level drone shield.

Took a while to override it.

Seventy percent probability.

Doctor bergman?

In the corner, between the light...

It's closer than you think.

Look at you.

Regrets for the blood you spilt.

Waiting for the truth to arrive.

You knew it was out there.

Who are you?

Where'd it come from?

Something that was following me.

How old are you?

And how much can I trust you?

That's what I thought.

Take control.

Live forever.

Masuka.

Hello?

Jack?

I s me.

Have you eaten?

Would you like to eat with me?

I don't feel like speaking English today.

When I first came to the city...

I slept for three days in the bus station.

I almost went home.

But I couldn't.

Not with nothing.

Seems like...

I've been at the club for so long.

I hate it so much.

And I'm still poor.

And soon...

I'll be too old to even work there.

That first night after we spoke...

I dreamt about you.

We were sitting on a mountain... In a desert.

It was sunset.

We were watching these balls of light...

Flying across the horizon.

You said they were lost souls...

Looking for their place in the world.

When I woke...

I was lying in my bed...

Missing you.

I've never missed anyone before.

Not like that.

Jack.

I have to go to work.

Can I see you tonight?

I want you to stay at my home.

What do you want?

You killed my brother.

On your knees.

What is it?

Nymphalis antiopa.

The mourning cloak butterfly.

They live 30 times the normal lifespan,

but their life is half as bright.

Much of it spent in semi-hibernation.

Why did you leave the corporation?

Huh.

Have a seat.

You have a very high concentration of hormones in your blood.

Adrenaline, dopamine...

Serotonin, vasopressin, oxytocin.

These levels seem to be new...

To your system.

Seems to be affecting your cell respiration.

Show me your hand.

Your open and close.

Well, that stiffness is your body's rejection of the hormone levels.

Have you been trying any new drugs?

You recently had any new type of experience?

Like what?

Oh, I don't know. Anything...

Anything out of the ordinary?

What about the girl?

The girl in the restaurant, how long have you known her?

A few days.

And how long have you had these symptoms?

About the same time.

Why are they following me?

Well, I can't answer that just yet.

This will take some time to analyze.

I'll need your contact.

I have to warn you, I don't have much money.

I don't want your money.

Then why are you helping me?

You just be thankful I've done this much.

I have to get dressed.

Creatures of loneliness...

Taunted by desire...

Wrapped up in yourself...

Too tight to breathe...

Holding on by a thread.

What have you become...

Trapped in that castle?

J“ every beat of my heart j“

j“ ls just for you j“

j“ and I will love you j“

j“ till my life is through j”

j“ at the moment you're away j“

j“ I just want to cry j“

j“ every beat of my heart is just for you j“

j“ every beat of my heart is just for you j“

j“ every beat of my heart is just for you j“

j“ every beat of my heart is just for you. J“

You ever been scared?

I am, of you.

Are you really?

You're not really a construction worker...

Are you?

I was once.

A long time ago.

I sweated all day for the price of a coffee.

One day I took a man's life to save my own.

It didn't seem like a hard thing to do.

So from then on, life didn't seem so precious.

Nothing did.

So... are you scared of me now?

Then what?

I'm scared of...

The things I've done.

The things I've become.

I'm scared that I'll...

Dream about you again.

And that I'll miss you...

When I wake up.

What do you pray for in the darkness?

Once had a daughter.

And I lost her.

I pray that she's okay.

And that she's healthy.

I've never told anyone before.

Only you.

Fuck.

Do you know what did it?

Yeah, I know.

You should go to sleep.

The sun'll be up soon.

I can't stay.

Why?

I just need to go.

Tonight I didn't take your money.

I never bring anyone back here.

Do you understand?

I understand.

It's not safe for you to be near me.

The things I've done can come back to me.

Anytime.

The things you do...

Don't come back.

They're always there.

Inside.

That's why I can't stay.

I can't help you.

Help me what?

Find your child.

I didn't ask you to help me.

Did I ask for your help?

She's better off without me, anyway.

I'm too selfish to be a mother.

You could never trust someone like me.

I will hurt you...

Lie to you...

Deceive you.

What did I do to you?

And you to me?

The lights, so bright.

If only you were on my inside.

Can you remember...

Before the glory?

You buried it all, horses and men.

Your white blood...

Cracks your stony veins.

Your tomb's crumbling.

The forever light surrounds you.

Who are you?

I'm looking... For this man.

He died last year.

Can you show me where he lived?

Who are you?

His son.

From when I was born...

My life was to be like everyone in my village.

I came here to change it.

But my fate is still the same as everyone.

Except... I've lost more than any of them.

Once...

I had dreams of what my future might be.

Now I know the future is the future.

It is not my business.

Have you seen the moon of late?

I caught a glimpse of it last night. It was...

Can't remember the last time I'd seen it.

I must have missed it.

I mean, it was only briefly visible in the haze, but...

But it did remind me how some things are still real.

Some things are still truly beautiful.

Will I sing for you, sir?

No, no, no. Thank you, no.

Are you lonely, sir?

Or do you have someone special?

Well, we live in a city built for machines,

so I would have thought loneliness was inevitable.

Unless, of course, the machine is what you become.

I did have someone special...

A very long time ago.

Who was it?

The only person I ever trusted

and the only person I couldn't let go.

Still haven't.

How can I help you?

Are you looking for something?

I spent my whole life searching for something.

Did you find it?

Ah.

Why did you come here?

Perhaps I was curious about what it is that attracts them,

why they come to such a place.

I mean, what are we all looking for?

I was wondering, has your life changed...

Recently?

What do you mean?

I mean something...

You didn't see coming.

What do you want?

Just the truth.

You know you can't find truth in a place like this.

Well, then why do they all come here, if they know it's a lie?

Because it's better than nothing.

What, even if it's not real?

That thing you can't let go of...

Is it real...

Or just better than nothing?

It will be best for everybody

if you stay away from him.

Stay away from who?

These people are very dangerous.

And you should walk away, hmm?

While you can.

And, um, well...

I'll say goodbye.

Welcome back to new world cryogenics.

Visiting hours finish in a half hour.

There isn't much time. You're deteriorating quite quickly.

As a child, you were part of an experimental program

at the masuka corporation along with many other children.

The corporation's been following you to take you in,

to conclude its experiments.

Experiments in the extension of life.

Street children were the preferred target.

You were part of a hormone restriction program,

which essentially comprised of limiting the production of certain hormones.

Hormones responsible for deep emotion.

Now your body has adapted to function without these hormones,

to the extent that, when they're reintroduced, they become toxic,

which is what you are now experiencing.

I mean, some people would envy your position.

If you can remain in good health,

it's possible you could live long enough to have a chance to live forever.

You may never have to die.

You know, once I would have done almost anything to have what you have.

I... I did the unimaginable.

I committed the most terrible crimes...

To the most vulnerable and innocent.

I'm going to attempt to wipe your records from the corporation database,

but if I fail, you'll have to keep looking over your shoulder,

because the corporation won't stop until it has you.

Your only chance is to stop seeing the girl.

What if I can't stay away from her?

Well, then you will die.

The weather alert has been cancelled.

The winter typhoon has changed direction

and is now tracking north east.

Looks like the storm's going to miss us.

Wish me luck.

That dream you had of us,

on the mountain, in the desert...

Was it real?

Yes.

Did you really miss me when you woke?

Yes.

That day I first saw you...

It was on the train.

I followed you home.

And I followed you to the club.

I watched you pray in the darkness.

I don't know if it was real, or a dream.

I don't know if you are real.

Is this moment real?

Only you can answer that.

Mmm. What's it really mean?

Everything.

What is everything?

Nothing.

My whole life...

I've felt like I didn't belong anywhere.

When I'm with you, that feeling's gone.

I'll be your home tonight.

I'll be the one to never forget you.

You know you can't trust her,

but there's nothing you can do.

Like the sun...

It devours you.

I see them now...

The lost souls,

flying at the speed of light.

What magic is this?

The lights...

So bright.

My love...

Goodnight.

I see butterflies and rain.

Visions from my childhood.

A memory or a dream?

Flickers from my past.

I see you...

Hiding from the light.

Acid rain index is medium.

The record wet weather continues,

as another winter typhoon forms off the coast.

Long time, no see.

Lights up.

Boss?

Where is 398?

She went back to Vietnam.

But we have other girls.

They are all the same.

Hmm.

That gorgeous display...

Of brilliant sweet illusion.

The city too will lie.

The decay of your voice.

That weapon...

That shield.

No reason can sustain...

Until dawn.

Do not say...

You feel guilty for me.

Please do not comfort me.

I know how to go this road...

Alone.

Why should I be afraid?

Mother...

Why should you?

For my eyes to look back at me...

And yours back at you.

I I! Wait for you.

For your warmth...

Your beauty...

Your truth.

I I! Wait for you.