Mr.Nobody

Likemostlivingcreatures,thepigeonquicklyassociatesthepressingofaleverwithreward.Butwhenatimerreleasesthesealautomaticallyevery20seconds,thepigeonwonders,"WhatdidIdotodeservethis?"Ifitwasflappingitswingsatthetime,itwillcontinuetoflapconvincedthatitsactionshaveadecisiveinfluenceonwhathappens.Wecallthis"pigeonsuperstition."MR.NOBODYWhatdidIdotodeservethis?How'sitbeengoingsincethelasttime?DoIknowyou?Weseeeachothereveryweek.I'mDr.Feldheim.Andwhoareyou?Nobody.NemoNobody.That'sanunusualname,don'tyouthink?Sometimes,peoplecallmeMr.Craft.Who?CRAFT.Can'tRememberAFuckingThing.WhatwasthefirstquestionIaskedyou?Idon'tknow.Canyoutellmehowoldyouare?I'm34.Iwasbornin1975.Wouldyoumindlookingatyourhands?Youdon'thavetoifyoudon'twantto.There'samirrorinfrontofyou.No.I...Whatyearisthis?I'm34.IwasbornFebruary9th,1975.SoIguess,itmustbeyourbirthday.I'm34.

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I'm34!I'vegottowakeup!I'vegottowakeup!Don't,Nemo.Sunhurtsmyeyes.Hey,buddy.Goodmorning,mylittleangels.Timeforschool,okay?Hmm.Comeon.Elise,I'mgonnatakethekidstoschool.Paul,keepitdown.Myname'snotPaul.Paul?Daddy...Daddy...Daddy...Paul,don'twakeyourfather.Elise.It'sme,Jean.AmIdead?GobackandplayPaul.Who'sElise?Idon'tknowanyonecalledElise.You'resotired,Nemo.Youneedtorest.I'llturnthetelevisiononforyou.I'mgoinginside...Thesunhurtsmyeyes.What?Thesunhurtsmyeyes.Nemo,yourfriendsarehere.Hello,Nemo.Howareyoufeelingtoday?DoyouknowwhoIam?We'reallveryworriedaboutyou,Nemo.Everyonewantsyoubebackintheofficesoon.Mrs.Nobody.ThisisJulianMarshall.

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LivefromNewNewYorkhospital,wherewe'regoingtoseethefinalepisodeinourseries,"TheLastMortals"Mr.Nobodyis117yearsoldandhehasnotbeentelemorized!Nordoeshehaveoneofthesemarvelousstemcellcompatiblepigs.LiveonWWB,Mr.NobodywillbethelastmanonEarthtodieofoldage.Mr.Nobody...TheLastMortal.Thelastmortal.Now,Doctor,notraceofhisidentityhasbeenfoundontheNationalRecords.Nothingabouthispast.WedonotknowwhoMr.Nobodyis.Neitherdoeshe.Ourpatient'smemoriesareconfused,butitisnotunusualathiscertainstageofillnessforveryoldmemoriestoreemergeingreatdetail.Let'strysomethingnew.I'mthinkingofanoldtechnique.Ican'tpromiseanything.Maybesnatchesofmemorywillcomeback.Maybenothingwillhappen.Areyouwillingtotry?Youareveryrelaxed.Youhearonlymyvoice.Youreyelidsaregettingheavy.Yourarmsandlegsaregettingheavy.I'mgoingtocounttothree.WhenIsaythreeyouwillbeasleep.One.Two.Rememberthedayyoucamehere.Three.You'resleeping.SLEEP.......Rememberevenfurtherback.WhenIsaythree...One...Two...Three.Remember.Icanrememberalongtimeago...

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Longbeforemybirth.Iwaswhizzingwiththosewhowerenotyetborn.Whenwe'renotbornyet,weknoweverything.Everythingthat'swillhappen.Whenit'syourtime,theangelsofOblivionplaceafingeronyourmouth.Shh.Itleavesamarkontheupperlip.Itmeansthatyouhaveforgotteneverything.Buttheangelsmissedme.Thenyouhavetofindadaddyandamummy.It'snoteasytochoose.Blondandblueeyed.It'sallI'masking.Andrew!Itwouldbenicetothelittleonenottobeallalone.Youstayhere.It'snormaltothinkaboutbabieswhenyoureachacertainage.Well,forwomenatleast.It'sthemeaningoflife...Oflife.Ihadnotfinishedyet,darling.It'sthemeaningoflife.It'snotthatwewantakid.Butweslepttogether.It'sanimportantexperience.It'sanimportantexperience,yeah.Ithinkitwouldhelpmyhusbandifwehadachild.We'dcallhimGeorge.Right,George?Wehadadog,buthedied.Intheend,Ichosethembecausetheladysmelledniceandthemansaid...Well,Icantellyouhowwemet.Itwasmeanttobe.HaveyouheardoftheButterflyEffect?Onceuponatime,therewasadaddyandamommynamed"TheDaddy"and"TheMommy".Theyfoundacutelittlebabyandcalledit"TheCuteLittleBaby".Thelittlebabywasbornthere.Hewasbornthatday,andnotanother.Hisdaddyandhismummyliveatnumberseven.Everythingyouseeexists.

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Wecanseeit.IcanseeMummy'seyes.ButIcan'tseemyeyes.Thelittlebabycanseehishands,buthecannotseehimself.So,doeshereallyexist?DoIreallyexist?Boo.Boo.#Eeniemeenieminiemo##Catchababybythetoe##Ifhesquealslethimgo##Eeniemeenieminiemo##Mymothertoldmetopicktheverybestone##Andyouareit#TheMummyhasabrushforherhairandlipstickforherlips.Shesmellsgood.TheDaddyhasawatchandhairinhisarm.Thewatchgoes"ticktock".Ifthebabyfalls,themotherclapsherhands.Shesays,"Bravo."Bravo.WhyamIme,andnotsomeoneelse?Andso,highfresherfrontsmovingintomorrow.Itwillbringclearskiesforthewholeweekend.So,getthosebarbecuesout.Hello.Whydowerememberthepast,butnotthefuture?WhenyouaskMummy,shesays,"Stopaskingwhy."Stopaskingwhy."It'scomplicated."It'scomplicated.Yes.It'sokay,I'mI'majournalist.Thehospitalwon'tallowinterviews.Ijustliketoaskyouafewquestions.Afriendofmine'sanursehere.Shehelpedmegetin.

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Whattimeisit?Wheredidyougetthat?IborroweditfromtheUniversityMuseum.Butitstillworks.I'vegotnothingtosaytoyou.I'm...I'mMr.Nobody.Themanwhodoesn'texist.Doyourememberwhattheworldwaslikebeforequasiimmortality?What?Telemorization.Endlessrenewalofcells.Whatwasitlikewhenhumansweremortal?Therewerecarsthatpolluted.Wesmokedcigarettes.Weatemeat.Wedideverythingwecandointhisdumpanditwaswonderful.Mostofthetime,nothinghappenedlikeaFrenchmovie.Andsexually?Beforesexbecameobsolete?Wescrewed!Everybodywasalwaysscrewing.Wefellinlove.Wefellinlove.Whattimeisit?WhatwastherebeforetheBigBang?Well,yousee,therewasnobeforebecausebeforetheBigBang,TimedidnotexistTimeisaresultoftheexpansionofUniverseitself,butwhatwillhappenwhentheUniversehasfinishedexpandingandthemovementisreversed?Whatwillbethenatureoftime?IfStringTheoryiscorrect,theUniversepossessesninespatialdimensions,andonetemporaldimension.Nowwecanimaginethatinthebeginning,allthedimensionsweretwistedtogetherandduringtheBigBang,threespatialdimensions,theonesthatweknowasheight,widthanddepth,andonetemporaldimension,whatweknowastime,weredeployed.Theothersixremainedminiscule,wounduptogether.Now,ifweliveinaUniverseofwounddimensions,howdowedistinguishbetweenillusionandreality?Time,asweknowit,isadimensionweexperienceonlyinonedirection.

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Butwhatifoneoftheadditionaldimensionswasn'tspatial,buttemporal?Ifyoumixthemashedpotatoesandsauce,youcan'tseparatethemlater.It'sforever.ThesmokecomesoutofDaddy'scigarette,butitnevergoesbackin.Wecannotgoback.That'swhyit'shardtochoose.Youhavetomaketherightchoice.Aslongasyoudon'tchoose,everythingremainspossible.Hello,Nemo.Hello,Anna.Hi,Nemo.Hello,Elise.Hello,Nemo.Hello,Jean.ForasmuchasAnnaandNemohaveconsentedtogetherinholywedlock,andhavewitnessedthesamebeforeGodandthiscompany.ForasmuchasEliseandNemohaveconsentedtogetherinholywedlock...JeanandNemohavejoinedthemselves...Ipronouncethattheybehusbandandwifetogether...ThosewhoGodhasjoinedtogether,noonecanseparate...DaddysaysyoucanpredictexactlywhenMarswillbeinthesky,evenin100years.Butthefunnythingis,thatdaddydoesnotknowwhatwillhappentohimtwominutesfromnow.Mama!That'snotpossible,nooneknowsthefuture.That'sI,Irememberit.Yourememberthepast,notthefuture.Believeme.Ican.SometimesthingshappenandI'mfeelingthattheyhavealreadyhappenedbefore.Well,that'sdejavu.Ithappenstoeveryonefromtimetotime.No!It'sbecauseoftheAngelsofOblivion!Theydidnotputtheirfingeronme!Comeon!Getit!Grabon!One,two...ShouldMr.Nobodybeallowedtodieanaturaldeath?Shouldhisexistencebeartificiallyprolonged?Makeyourvotenow!PressXforartificialprolongation,press0toletnaturerunitscourse.

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We'llbebackafterthis!YoutoocantakeavalleyvocationonMars.BookbeforetheUnionandsave16,000units.Okay,Anna,let'sgo.Then,theDaddyandtheMummykissedalldaylong.So,Nemo,haveyoumadeupyourmind?Doyouwanttocomewithme?Ordoyouwanttostaywithyourfather?Nemo!I'msorry,IIdon'tunderstand.Didyoustaywithyourfatherorgowithyourmother?Daddy,isitmyfault?Ofcoursenot.It'smyfault.Icangiveyouagooddealonthistypeofshoelace.Averygooddeal.Remember.Remember.Nemo...Nemo.It'stimetowakeup,darling.Andguesswhat?You'regoingtobelateforschool.Nemo,it'sme.Ibetyouhaven'tdoneyourhomework.Hurryupandfinish.Iinvitedsomeonefordinner.I'mcountingonyoutokeepyourmouthshut!Howwasthetrip?Uh,itwasgood.Haveyouseensomeniceapartments?Idid.I'veseenacoupleofniceones.Nemo,don'tstareatpeoplelikethat.It'sokay.It'snotaproblem.Hehasagiftformakingpeopleuncomfortable.It'snothing.ItwillhappenonaSaturday...Youwillbebehindthewheelofyourcar...

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Youarewhistling...Youdonotseethecrossroads...Allofasudden,atrainwillappearfromyourleft.Andyouwillbecrushed.You'renotfunny.Nemothinkshecanpredictthefuture.Ican.IpredictedDad'saccident.Yeah,Ialwayswondedifyou'renottheonewhotookoffthehandbrake.Noonecanpredictthefuture,nooneknowswhat'sgoingtohappen.Ido.Wellifyoucould,you'dknowyouweregoingtogetthat.Iknewyou'dsaythat.Proudofyourself?WhyyousystematicallyruineverythingI...DoyouthinkIhavearighttolivetoo?Youcould'vestayedwithyourfatherifyouwantedto.Everyone,please.Iwouldliketointroduceyouanewstudentinourclass.HernameisAnna.PleaseAnna,takeaseat.Alright,let'sturntopage215.It'slastnight'sreading.We'regoingtotalkaboutclimateandvegetationzonesandtheelementsofweatherthatareinvolvedineachofbothzones.Therearefiveelementsthatmakeupweatherasweknowit.Atmospherepressure...You'regoingtoswim?Comeon,thewater'snice.No,I...Comeswimwithus.They'remyfriends,c'mon.They'reidiots.AndIdon'tgoswimmingwithidiots.Jerk.WhatonEarthmademesay,"Idon'tgoswimmingwithidiots"?Anna.Nemo.Yeah.Howhaveyoubeen?

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I'mfine.Howareyou?Yeah,good.Aretheseyourkids?Yeah.Well,I'llseeyouaround.Yeah,uh...I'llseeyouaround.WhatonEarthmademesay,"Idon'tgoswimmingwithidiots"?You'regoingtoswim?Comeon,thewater'snice.No,I...Idon'tknowhowtoswim.Sorry?Idon'tknowhowtoswim.That'sit.Pleasedon'ttellanyone.Hey,aren'tyougonnaswim?No,I'vegotmyperiod.I'mgonnastayhere.Nemowillkeepmecompany.Okay.Darling?I...Iwanttointroduceyoutosomeone.You'vealreadymetHarry.Hey.Andthisishisdaughter,Anna.Anna,thisisNemo.Whydon'tyoushakehands?Howwasworktoday?Ugh,Ican'tbelievethem.SoonasIwonderhowoldtheyare.Theyalreadyslepttogether?Idon'tknow.Ihopetheyusecondoms.Idonotwanttoendupwithalittlebrother.I'dratherdie.Isyoumomonthepill?Ihavenoidea.Weshouldslipitintohermorningcoffee.

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It'slikeherhormoneshavegonetoherhead.SometimesIcanseethefuture.Itdoesn'tseemlikeitcanbemuchfunknowingwhat'sgoingtohappen.You'restillhere.DidIfallasleep?SometimesIdon'tsleep.SoIthink...Ithinkabouthowitwas.It'sallIhaveleft.Whatdoyouseewhenyoulookatme?Agrumpyoldmanwhoneveranswersquestions?Whomixeseverythingup?Whoiskeptbusybygettinghismeals?Nowthat'snotme...Me...Iwearshorts.I'mnineyearsold.Icanrunfasterthanthetrain.Ican'tfeelmyachingbackanymore.I'm15.I'm15.AndI'minlove.I'minlove.Nemo?Nemo?Nemo?Isn'thesleepinginthestudy?No,Ijustlookedandheisn'tthere.Anna,haveyouseenyourbrother?He'snotmybrother.Oh,thereyouare.Sleepalright?Who'sthat?It'sme.It'sme,Dad...Nemo.Yourson.Ofcourse,son.

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Wherewereyou?Attheshop,Dad.Ialwaysworkattheshopafterschool.Youknow,aboyyourageshouldgetoutmore.Youcanleavemealone,youknow.IIcanmanage.It'snoproblem,Dad.Ilikebeingathome.Therewasacardfromyourmotherinthepost.Youhavenotreadit.Iknow.I'llreaditlater.Won'tyougoandseeheroneday?Ihaven'tseenherinsevenyears.Ifsheeverwantedtoseeme,she'dknowwheretofindme.I'vegoteverythingIneed,Dad.Everything'sfine.Afterthreemonths,andsixdaysoftraveltheshuttlewasheadingdirectlytowardtheCancernebulainlinewithUranusanditsfivemoons.ItwasfinallyapproachingMarsandtheColonies.Onboard...thecomputerwasmonitoringthepassengers'artificialhibernationElise.I'mnotcrazy.Comeon,it'snotthatbad!Ididn'tsayanythingmean.Shallwego,Nemo?Excuseme?Shallwego?He'ssuchabore.You'lldrown.Howdoyouknowmyname?Wegotothesameschool.Younevernoticedme.Younevernoticeanyone.D'youhaveagirlfriend?What?Areyouqueer?Whydon'tyouhaveagirlfriend?Idon'tknow...IIdon'twantone.Tellmeaboutyourself.Youusedtopissyourpants,everyoneknowsyou'reweirdo.

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You'realwaysalone...Talk.Orsaysomething.Comeon...GravityonMarsis0.38.That'sthreetimeslessthanonEarth.Thegroundiscoveredwithanironoxidedust.You'reincredible.Raiseyourhandandsay"Iswear."Why?PromisemethatifIdie,you'llspreadmyashesonMars.It'sestimatedthattraveltoMarswouldtakesixtoeightmonths.Say"Iswear."Iswear.Wewereneighborswhenwewerelittle.It'sElise.Don'tyouremember?Elise.IhadafeelingI'veseenyouorsomething.Yeah,that'scalleddejavu.Andthesignalfromtheeyesgoesfromthememory...No,it'snotit.Anotherlifethen?Anyway...Irememberedyou.Weshouldn't.Youdon'tknowmeandIamnotagoodperson.Whydoyousaythat?Elise,wait!I'llcallyou.Youdon'thavemyphonenumber.Whathappenswhenwefallinlove?Asaresultofcertainstimuli,thehypothalamusreleasesapowerfuldischargesofendorphinsbutwhyexactlythatwomanorthatman?Isthereareleaseofodourlesspheromonesthatcorrespondtoourcomplimentarygeneticsignal?Orisitphysicalfeaturesthatwerecognize?

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Amother'seyes...Asmellthatstimulatesahappymemory.Islovepartofaplan?AvastwarplanbetweentwomodesofreproductionBacteriaandvirusesareasexualorganisms.Witheachcelldivision,eachmultiplication,theymutateandperfectthemselvesmuchmorequicklythanwedo.Againstthis,werespondwiththemostfiercingweapon:Sex.Twoindividuals,bymixingtheirgenes,shufflethecardsandcreateanindividualwhoresistsvirusesbetter.Themoredissimilarheorsheis.Now,areweunknowingparticipantsinawarbetweentwomodesofreproduction?Okayeveryone,that'sitfortoday.Howwasit?Youwanttoknowthetruth?O'key.Itwasgood.Itwasreallygood.Hey,honey.I'mgonnabealittlelate.That'sokay.Don'tworry.Iloveyou.Iloveyoumore.Memore.Memore.OkayCheater.Alright,I'llseeyalater.Ialwayslikedfish.Ineverthoughtthatonedaytheywouldlikemetoo.You'reveryrelaxed.Youreyelidsaregettingheavy.Remember.Remember...Remember...Nemo...Shit.Anna...We'vegoterrandstorun.We'llbackinanhour.Anna,coverup!

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You'regonnagetasunburn.Iwantyou.Iwantyoutoo.Forever.Forever.Whateverhappens.Thereisnolifewithoutyou.Nolifewithoutyou.Youlooklikemyson.Iamyourson,Dad.Myson'stallerthanyou.EliseSomeonejustcamein.IfIcouldatleastmovemyfingers.Ormyeyes.Doyouthinkhecanhearus?Haveyouseenanyreaction?Idon'tknow,butI'vegotafeelingthathecan.Who'sthere?WhatamIdoinghere?Ifyoucanhearme,moveyourfingers.I'vegottogetoutofhere.Goback,beforetheaccident.Ibelieveonething.Ibelievethatweshouldalwayssay"Iloveyou"tothepeoplewelove.Iloveyou.Nemo...weshouldn't.IloveStefano.What?Yousawhimatthepartywithme.Hedoesn'tloveme.Andso...Ilovehimanyways.Ican'thelpmyself.I'minlovewithhim.I'msorry.Dad,I'mgettingmarried.Oh!Andwhoistheluckylady?

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No,it'snotthat.I'mgonnamarrythefirstgirlwhodanceswithmetonight.Thanks,Nemo.Nemo.Onthatday,Iwouldmakealotoffoolishdecisions.One,Iwillneverleaveanythingtochanceagain.Two,Iwillmarrythegirlonmymotorcycle.Three,I'llberich.Four,we'llhaveahouse.Abighouse!Paintedyellow,withagarden,andtwochildren,PaulandMichael.Five,I'llhaveaconvertibleAredconvertible.Andaswimmingpool.I'lllearntoswim.Six,IwillnotstopuntilI'vesucceeded.Daddy?Daddy?Paul,don'twakeyourfather.Elise?It'sme,Jean.WhoisElise?Idon'tknowanyonecalledElise.GobackandplayPaul.Nemo,doImattertoyou?Ijust...Ijustliketoaskyouonequestion.Didyoudoitonpurpose?Ifoundthisonthebedsidetable.Therecomesatimeinlifewheneverythingseemsnarrow.ChoiceshavebeenmadeIcanonlycontinueon.Iknowmyselflikethebackofmyhand.Icanpredictmyeveryreaction.Everythingispredictable.Mylifehasbeencastincementwithairbagsandseatbelts.I'vecontrolledeverything.I'vedoneeverythingtoreachthispointandnowthatI'mhere,I'mfuckingbored.ThehardestthingisknowingwhetherI'mstillalive.Itismyhandwriting.Idon'tremember.

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Jean?Whatdidyousay?Ihadaweirddream.Well,it'simportantforyoutounderstand.Inlifethingsdon'talwaysturnoutasweplanthem.HarryandIthought...Lifeisn'twhatweallthinkitwillbe.Whatareyoutalkingabout?Idon'tunderstand.Annaknowsalready.HarryandIaregoingtoseparate.What?Why?Youhavenoright!Please,youplayedyourpart!Idon'tknowwhatisgoingonbetweenyoutwoandIdon'twannaknow.It'ssick!You'rebrotherandsister,forGod'ssake.Wearenotbrotherandsister!Youknew!Andyoudidn'ttellme.Whereareyougoing?ToNewYork.Intendays.Myfatherfoundajobthere.WaitformenearthelighthouseeverySunday,okay?Untilweseeeachotheragain.Forlife,okay?It'snotover.You'rethefirstandlastpersonI'lleverlove.Tendays.Thatmakes...Iwisheverythingwouldstoprightnow.Thingswouldstaythiswayforever.Theysaythatifyouslowyourbreathingtimeslowsdown.TheHindusayso.Ihavetorememberthesmellofeverypartofyourbody.We'llmeetnearthelighthouse.Anna,it'stimetogo.

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Iloveyou.Anna!Anna...Canyouhearme?Wemustlooktothefuture.Itwillbegoodtomovehouse.Haveanewlife.Willwehaveapool?Youhatewater.Youdon'tevenswim.Youneverknowwhatyouwant.YouknowwhatIdon'twant?Sotellme,whatisityoudon'twant?Idon'twanttobelikeyou.Youknownothingaboutme.I'vealwayslovedpools.WhenI'molder,I'llhaveapool.Anna.Anna.IfeellikeI'llbeseeingyouateverystreetcorner.SometimesItellmyselfmaybeyouliveinthesametownIdoandIdon'tknowwhere.Maybeyou'rehere,veryclose.Nemo,doyouhearmyvoice?Anna!After90days,theonboardcomputerisstillmaintainingthepassengers'metabolismatthelevelofahibernatingfrog.He'dalwaysbeenfascinatedbythefactthatcertainfrogscanspendthewintercompletelyfrozen.andthatwhenspringcomescomma,theydefrostandbeginlivingagainperiod.Theonboardcomputerdisplayed..."Endofhibernation".WelcometoMars.Wehopeyouhadapleasantdreamandarefreshingreawakening.PleaseleaveyoursleepsuitsinyoursuspendedanimationcubiclesandmakeyourwaythroughtotheArrivalslounge.Youwillbedirectedtotherestandrecoverationroomstoprepareforyourfirstexcursiontotheredplanetitself.ProbablytheworstthingaboutbeingonMarsisthatnothingwillhappenthere.Timewillseemstoleandempty.

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Thatdoesn'tlooklikethere'smuchtodo.IhopeIbroughtenoughwetook.Daytime.It'sdaytime.Thesunisout.It'swarmerontherightthanontheleftShe'sdifferentfromtheonethismorning.Notthesameperfume.Herhandsaresoft.Elise.IsthatElise?Wesh...Weshouldn't.IloveStefano.Shh.Don'tsayanything.You'retheoneIlove.YoucancountonmeforMars.Ipromise.Doyouwannagoforawalkorsomething?Idon'twantanything.Nothing.I'msohorrible.No,you'renot.You'renothorrible.Ican'tstandthislifeanymore.Thinkaboutit,you'vegotthemostincrediblekids.Stoptryingtomakemefeelbetter.I'mactuallyfeelingguiltier.What'swrongwithme?Whatiswrongwithme?How'sMom?She'sjustalittletired.She'ssleeping.She'salwaystired.Yeah,she'salwaystired.Isshedepressed?Well,shehasupsanddowns.Idon'tknowaboutyou,butnexttimeMomhasoneofhermeltdowns,I'mgonnagolivesomewhereelse.

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So...whohasajoke?Anybody?Ido.What'sgreen,smallandgoesupanddown?Apeainanelevator.It'snotfunny.Oldpeoplehumor.Areyougonnabeokay?Ofcourse.Not'causeMom'snotokaythatI'mnotokay.Ican'tstanditanymore.Thatnoise...I'llaskthemtokeepitdown.ButitisJoyce'sbirthday.WhatkindofmotheramI?Igottagetup.Areyouhavingagoodtime?Yeah.CanItellyouonething?You'renotallowedtobepartyingandnothaveagoodtime.Itdoesn'tworkthatway.Iknow...Andyouknowwhat,Tess?Youlookbeautiful.Beautiful,beautiful,beautiful...Butyourfriendsaren'tdancingenough...Andyourmotherhastotakecareofthesituation!Dancing!You,overthere!Oh,oh!Thismakesmelike...Likeadog!Nowlet'sgetready.Takeone...two...three!Itwasaniceday.Nicestinalongtime.Okeydokey.Ready?Bye,Dad.Bye.Bye.

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Havefun.Bye,Dad.Byebye!I'mleaving!I'mleaving!I'mleaving!EverythingwillbeOK.Thatwillbeallright.Comon.Doyouloveme?Icouldnotlivewithoutyou.Thereisnolifewithoutyou.Goslowly.Ihavetogetusedtoit.Italkedtoyousomuchwhenyouweren'tthere.It'ssostrangeformetotalktoyouforreal.Ineedsometime,Nemo.Whenwewereseparatedat15,IsaidIwouldneverloveanyoneelse.Ever.Iwouldneverbecomeattached.I'dneverseeyouputanywhere.I'dhavenothingformyself.IdecidedIwouldpretendtobealive.AndthisiswhatI'vebeenwaitingfor.Allthistime...Renouncingallpossiblelives,foroneonly...Withyou.ButI'mnotusedtoitanymore.youknow...love...Imean.I'mafraidoflosingyouagain,I'mafraidofhavingtodowithoutyouagainI...I'mterrifiedofthat.WeneedtotakesometimeAnd,whenwillIseeyouagain?Callmeatthisnumberintwodays.I'llmeetyouatthelighthouse.YouknowwhyIlostAnna?Becausetwomonthsearlier,anunemployedBrazilianboiledanegg,theheatcreatedamicroclimateintheroomslightdiffereceoftemperature.andheavyrain,twomonthslaterontheothersideoftheworldthatBrazilianboiledanegginsteadofbeingatwork.

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HewouldhavelosthisjobinaclothingfactorybecausesixmonthsearlierIwouldhavecomparedthepricesofjeansandIwillhaveboughtthecheaperpair.AstheChineseproverbsays"Asinglesnowflakecanbendtheleafofthebamboo."Jeansproductionwillhavemovedtoothercountries.IlosteverytraceofAnna.Iwaitedforhereveryday.Anna.Nemo.It'sback.Thefearisback.I'msickofpills!I'msickofdoctors.It'spointless.I'lldosomething.Ican'tstanditanymore.I'mafraid.Idon'tknowwhattodo...Ioftenhavethisdream.It'saprehistorictime.Icanhearyouscreaming...Ichasedthebear.Andyou'renotafraidanymore.ButwhenIwakeup...WhenIwakeupthere'snobearbutyou'restillafraid.I'mnotabearhunterI'manexecutiveofaplantthatmanufacturesphotocopymachineswhojustquithisjob.Idon'tdaretomove.Idon'tliveAllofIdoisadisasterIwouldsolovetobeabletochasethebearawayandforyounottobeafraidanymore.Towhatextentareourfearsinnate?Whenwehatchgooseeggsinanincubator,andthen,abovethebabybirdspassaformsimulatingagooseinflightthebirdsstretchtheirnecksandcalloutButifweinvertthedirectionofthesilhouette,itconjurestheshapeofafalcon.Theresponseofthebabybirdsisimmediate.Theywillcrouchandfear,thoughthey'veneverbeforeseenafalcon.Withoutanyinstruction,aninnatefearhelpsthemtosurvive.Butinhumanstowhatancientdangersmightourinnatefearscorrespond?NEMO...TURNAROUND...Hey.Hey!

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Excuseme!Remember...Remember!Honey,it'sme.DidElisedieordidn'tshe?Idon'tgetit.Youcan'thavehadchildrenandnothavehadthem.Hi,Dad.Hi.Hey.I'llbeinaminute,guys.You'renothungry?Idon'twantanything.Nothing.Whatareyoudoingtoday?Iwasthinkingabouttakingtheopportunitytowashthecar.What'sthedealwiththatcar?Whatdoyoumean?Whydoyousuchgoodcareofthatcarwhileyouleavemehereallalone?What'stheproblemofthecar?There'snomoreproblemwiththecar.What'swrong?Whyareyoulookingatmelikethat?Whyareyoulookingatmelikethat?Nemo.DoItakesugarinmycoffee?Canyoupleaseanswerme?Nemo.Youdon'tknowme,Nemo.You'veneverreallylookedatme.You'vealwaysbeenelsewhere.Doyourealizehowmuchyou'vehurtme?Igotacallfromthelawer.Hejustsaysyoujustputeverythingyouownonmyname.Why,Nemo?Whatyou'reupto?Areyouanglingforsuccess?Thenyouneedabutterflyfishingrod.Fortensionandstrengthis....Buyonetoday,availablenow.

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Jean.A'mafterbuyafishingrod.Mr.Jones.Yes.Wealreadyhaveyourluggage.Please,followme.I'lltakeyoutothehotelwhereyoucanrestforawhile.Theappointmentisat3PM.Daniel.DanielJones.DanielJones.IsyournameDanielJones?Ofcoursenot!DanielJones...Hallo?Daniel?Yes.Areyouinsane?Itoldyounottogo.Theyarefurious!Theyknowit'syou.Don'tstaythere!Thisisweird.Hisshoesaredifferentsizes.Maybeheshrunk.Timeswhenyougetolder,youshrink.Nooneshrinks,that'srubbish.Yougotthewrongplug,that'sall.AstronautsshrinktwoincheswhentheycomebacktoEarth.Becauseofgravityorsomething.Youthinkthisfellowisanastronaut?Thegrounddoesn'tvibrateinthesameway.It'sadifferentperfume.Howoldmightshebe?Twentyfive?Thereareotherpeopletoo.Let'sbeginagain.Fingersonthekeyboard.Lefthand:A,S,D,F.Righthand:H,J,K,L.What'swrong?

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IwasdreamingaboutStefano.Hedoesn'tgiveadamnaboutme.Stefano?Ilovehim.Ican'tseeanyotherexplanationforbeinginthisstate.That'stheonlythingitcanbe.Ilovehim.IknowI'mcrazy.EverymorningwhenIwakeup,IopenmyeyesandIseeyourfaceandIstartcrying.Irealizethatwithyou,mylifeispassingmeby.Howcanyoustaysocalm?Howcanyoubearthat?You'renothuman.Idon'tknowwhattodo.It'snotmyfault,right?You'renotgonnaleaveme,areyou?No,Icouldn'tlivewithoutyou.I'vehurteverybody.I'vehurtyou.Thechildren...Ijustcan'tgoon.Togetherwecandoit.IfIstayhere,you'reallgonnaendupdrowningwithme.We'lllearntoswim.Iloveyou.Iloveyou.Iloveyou.Sheleftme.Youknowwhattheysay...Everythingworksoutintheend,evenbadly.Hello?Nottoomuchatthetop,thanks.Howmuchshouldthatbe?$20,please.Hereyougo.Thankyou.$20please,sir.Hereyouare.

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Thankyou.Bye,sir.Bye,andhaveaniceafternoon.Whydoescigarettesmokenevergobackintothecigarette?Whydomoleculesspreadawayfromeachother?Whydoesaspilleddropofinkneverreform?BecausetheUniversemovestowardsastateofdissipation.Thatistheprincipleofentropy...ThetendencyoftheUniversetoevolvetowardastateofincreasingdisorder.Theprincipleofentropyisrelatedtothearrowoftime...AresultoftheexpansionoftheUniverse.Butwhatwillhappenwhengravitationalforcescounterbalancetheforcesofexpansion?Oriftheenergyofthequantumvoidprovestooweak?Atthatmoment,theuniversemightenteritsphaseofcontraction.TheBigCrunch.Sowhatwillbecomeoftime?Willitreverse?Nooneknowstheanswer.WhereisPeter?Heleftanhourago.I'mreplacinghim.I'veselectedtake3andtake4.IpreferthatPeterdoesit.Idon'tmeantosayyou'renotgoodenough.But...Dropit.Inliveyougetonetake.Ifit'sbad,youjustdealwithit.Youknowhim?Weworktogether.IfIshoulddie,andyoushouldlive,I'msosorry.Thankyou.Mysincerestcondolences.Peterwasacolleague.Ofcourse.I'veseenyourshow.Thankyouforcoming.Pleasetakethisopportunitytotakeonelastcloselookattheplanet'ssurface.fromourobservationdome.YourelevatorwillarriveshortlyintheMarstransitstation.Whatarewedoingwithallthosebikes?They'reforexport.Laborismuchcheaperhere.

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Chinahasbecomewaytooexpensive.Pleaseproceedtothepreparationareawhereyouwillbereissuedtoyoursleepsuits.Youwillalsoreceiveyour...Hi.I'mNemo.Anna...Nicetomeetyou.WhatbringsyoutoMars?I'mmeasuringthedistancebetweenMarsandEarthatit'sgreatest.Istudytime.Youknow...Thingthatmakesitsothateverythingdoesn'thappenatonce.And?TheBigCrunchwillhappenin2092andpeoplewhocan'thangonthatlongwillgetafreerun.Andyou?I'mjustkeepinganoldpromise.Hi.Hi.Weah...metatyourhusband'sfuneral.Right.IhadthestrangestfeelingwhenIsawyouthatwehavemetbefore.It'scalleddejavu.That'snotit.It'sasifallofthiswasinreal.I'msorryyoumustthinkthatI'mcompletelycrazy.I'mnottryingtoflirtwithyou.Iamwidowermyself.I...I'msorry.Ihavetogo.Maybesomeothertime.Nemo?Iheardyouweredead.Thatyoudrowned.Drowned?Alert!Alert!Meteorsapproaching.Don'tpanic.Alert!Alert!

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Iwannawakeup.Iwannawakeup!Iwannawakeup!GAMEOVER.Areyoualright?Areyoualright?WhenIsaythree,you'llbeawake.One...Two...Three.WAKEUP.......Mother.DoIknowyou?It'sme!Whatdoyouwant?Henry!It'sme.Yourson,Nemo.Myson'sjusthere.Idon'tknowyou.You'remad.NowgoawayorI'llcallthepolice.Mother.Mother.Whatdoyousee?HeaskesmewhatIsee.Isay,it'saninkstain.Hesays:Youhavetosaymore.Isay,it'saninkstainonasheetofpaper.No.Youhavetosay,whatgoesthroughyourmind.Itmakesmethinkofaninkwell.Sohesays:"O'key...That'sfine".Youhaveuntiltomorrowtovote.Vote!AndwinavacationontheMoon.Forthewholefamily.WinatriptotheMoon!Takeaswingatafabulousgolfvacation.

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Havetheyannouncedtheresultsofthevoting?I'msorry.Atmyage.Thecandlescostmorethanacake.I'mnotafraidofdying.I'mafraidIhaventbeenaliveenough!Itshouldbewrittenoneveryschoolroomblackboard.Lifeisaplayground.Ornothing.Nemo.Leave.NOWNemo.Leave.NOWNemo!NEMO,READTHENEWS.TragiccaraccidentonacountryroadNemolookattheendofthestreetNEMOCALLHello,whoisthis?Hello,whoisthis?Whoisthis?Iwastoldtocallthisnumber.MynameisNemoNobody.Isthissomekindofajoke?No.No,I...Operator?Yes?I'dliketheaddresstoOnemomentplease.12358AllewayStreet.Hello,Nemo.I'mgladyoufoundme.Allofthismustseemverycomplicatedtoyou,butit'ssimplerthanyouthink.Carefulwiththechair.Itisdamaged.Areyoualright?I'mfine.Ishouldhavewarnedyouearlierbut...Icouldn'tbecauseofthetranscript.

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Thetranscript?Thetextofourconversation!Youcanyouhearme!Whatyouarelivingnowisthepast.Atleast,forme.Iamyou...70yearsolder.Everythingyousay,IsaidmyselfwhenIwasyoung.Ionlyhadtotranscribeourconversation.It'sallwrittenrighthere.Ican't...Believeit?Forme......timeisinverted.Istartattheendofthestoryandgotowardthebeginning.Idon'tunderstand.Inthislifehere,youdon'texist.Idon'tknowwhy...OnlytheArchitectknows.TheArchitect?Thechild...Theonerunningafterthetrain.Maybeyourparentsnevermet.Maybeyourfatherdiedinasledgingaccident.Maybeyouwereoneofthevastmajorityofthosewhosegeneticcodedidnotreachitsfinaldestination.Maybewhenshedied...Aprehistoricwoman...Sherolledoffthelineofheritancetowhichyoubelong.Soforthisworld...Youdon'texist.IftheAnna'scalculationsarecorrect,youneedtostayaliveuntil2092,February12.5:50AM.I'msorry,Idon'tknowhowlongwehaven'tbeenrecording.Ihavetosubmitmystorybytomorrowmorning.Everythingthatyousayiscontradictory.Youcan'thavebeeninoneplaceandanotheratthesametime.Youmeantosaywehavetomakechoices?Ofallthoselives,whichone...

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Whichoneistherightone?Eachoftheselivesistherightone.Everypathistherightpath."Everythingcouldhavebeenanythingelseanditwouldhavejustasmuchmeaning."TennesseeWilliams.You'retooyoungforthat.Youcan'tbedeadandstillbehere.Youcan'tnotexist.Istherelifeafterdeath?Afterdeath...Howcanyoubesosureyouevenexist?Youdon'texist.NeitherdoI.Weonlyliveintheimaginationofanineyearoldchild.Weareimaginedbyanineyearoldchild,facedwithanimpossiblechoice.Run!Run!Nemo!Run!Run,Nemo!Nemo!Iloveyou.Anna!Nemo!You'retheoneIlove.Inchess,it'scalledZugzwang,whentheonlyviablemoveisnottomove.Comesee.It'sthesea.Thechildistakingitapart.Hedoesn'tneeditanymore.Before,hewasunabletomakeachoice'causehedidn'tknowwhatwouldhappen.Nowthatheknowswhatwillhappen,heisunabletomakeachoice.Thankyou,thankyou!Thankyou.Thisisthemostbeautifuldayofmylife.Anna.Anna.

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