Lucy
Lucy
Help! Kam! I’m trapped inside the car!
Kam
Kam
Ha ha. Good one.
Lucy
Lucy
And it’s moving!!
Kam
Kam
Sorry, nice try, but you’re still late for class.
Kam
Kam
Where are you?
Lucy
Lucy
That’s what I keep trying to tell you…
Lucy
Lucy
I’m trapped inside Stella!
Kam
Kam
Lemme get this straight.
Kam
Kam
You’re saying you’re late for class because-
Kam
Kam
You took the Prof’s self-driving car prototype out for a spin-
Kam
Kam
And it straight up went rogue?
Lucy
Lucy
Yes!! I was testing Stella and it suddenly sped off.
Lucy
Lucy
WITH ME LOCKED INSIDE
Lucy
Lucy
Why is that so hard to believe???
Kam
Kam
I hate to break it to you, but cars do not grand theft auto themselves.
Lucy
Lucy
Stella is not a normal car.
Lucy
Lucy
The A.I. has become sentient…
Lucy
Lucy
It has a mind of its own.
Kam
Kam
Ha ha. This is a next level BS excuse for ditching class.
Lucy
Lucy
I’m dead serious Kam.
Lucy
Lucy
You have to help me!!
Kam
Kam
Brb. Tucker is calling.
Tucker
Tucker
Yo. K-Dawg! You hear the news about that crazy chick?
Kam
Kam
Huh? Who?
Tucker
Tucker
Lucy. The chick you have the hots for.
Kam
Kam
A) I do NOT have the hots for her. B) She’s NOT crazy.
Tucker
Tucker
U sure? Because she totally stole the Prof’s car.
Kam
Kam
What? For real?
Tucker
Tucker
Yeah, she drove off from the lab an hour ago.
Tucker
Tucker
Everyone is freaking out!
Tucker
Tucker
Dude, she’s in so much trouble!
Kam
Kam
Oh man. Tucker, I gotta go.
Kam
Kam
WTF is going on, Lucy?!? Campus is freaking out!
Kam
Kam
People are saying YOU stole Stella!!!
Lucy
Lucy
That’s not what happened!!
Kam
Kam
Tucker saw you driving off in it.
Kam
Kam
Lucy, this stunt isn’t funny. Just bring the car back.
Lucy
Lucy
I DIDN’T TAKE STELLA
Lucy
Lucy
It. Took. Me.
Kam
Kam
Fine. I’ll play along. Where are you?
Lucy
Lucy
I’m not sure. It’s dark. We just got off the highway
Lucy
Lucy
Near the coast.
Kam
Kam
Dude. This is the Bay Area. There’s a lot of coast. You wanna specify?
Lucy
Lucy
We’re going up this winding road. It’s like …
Lucy
Lucy
God, this is going to sound nuts …
Lucy
Lucy
Like the car is hunting for something. Or for someone.
Kam
Kam
FACT: Automobiles do NOT hunt.
Lucy
Lucy
For real. We’re at the top of the hill in front of some big house. A BMW is pulling out.
Lucy
Lucy
Oh my god. The BMW just sped off!!
Lucy
Lucy
I caught a glimpse of the driver.
Lucy
Lucy
He looked really frantic. Panicked.
Kam
Kam
Look, I got work to do, so I’mma -
Lucy
Lucy
Oh no.
Lucy
Lucy
OH MY GOD
Lucy
Lucy
No no non onononono.
Lucy
Lucy
Please please.
Lucy
Lucy
Slow down slow down.
Kam
Kam
?!?
Lucy
Lucy
Stella is chasing the BMW!!
Kam
Kam
This joke just isn’t funny anymore.
Lucy
Lucy
Oh my god. I think I recognize the driver.
Lucy
Lucy
No. It can’t be.
Kam
Kam
Who?!?
Lucy
Lucy
I think it’s … the Prof.
Kam
Kam
Wait. For real?!?
Lucy
Lucy
YES
Lucy
Lucy
I’d recognize him anywhere.
Lucy
Lucy
THAT’S HIM
Kam
Kam
Might explain why he wasn’t in class today.
Lucy
Lucy
Stella is trying to knock him off the road!!
Kam
Kam
Whoa. Whoa. Is this really happening?
Lucy
Lucy
FOR THE LAST TIME. YES.
Lucy
Lucy
THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
Lucy
Lucy
Why would I make this up??
Kam
Kam
Okay okay okay. I believe you.
Kam
Kam
Can you override the A.I.?
Lucy
Lucy
I’m trying. It’s not working.
Lucy
Lucy
Oh no nonono. Stella is closing in. WE’RE GOING TO HIT HIM
Lucy
Lucy
He’s not gonna make it.
Lucy
Lucy
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Lucy
Lucy
Kam
Kam
Lucy?
Kam
Kam
What just happened?
Kam
Kam
Come on! Say something.
Lucy
Lucy
The Prof tried some kind of sick skid turn thing
Lucy
Lucy
He doubled back in the road and he got away!
Lucy
Lucy
Now Stella’s just stopped in the middle of the road like it’s…processing.
Kam
Kam
WHEW. Crisis averted!
Kam
Kam
Are you okay?!?
Lucy
Lucy
I think so. Just rattled.
Lucy
Lucy
I think Stella might be … confused.
Lucy
Lucy
I don’t think it’s ever been outsmarted by a human before.
Kam
Kam
I can’t believe this. This is so -
Kam
Kam
Why would the A.I. try to kill the Prof?
Lucy
Lucy
A glitch?
Kam
Kam
Pretty vicious glitch, man.
Kam
Kam
Computers are NOT random. There’s gotta be a reason, a logic.
Lucy
Lucy
CRAP
Kam
Kam
What?
Lucy
Lucy
We’re moving again!!
Lucy
Lucy
Just got back on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Lucy
Lucy
What if ... Stella is out to kill again??
Lucy
Lucy
I’M FREAKING OUT
Kam
Kam
Okay, let’s try to stay calm.
Kam
Kam
Who else would be on Stella’s hit list?
Kam
Kam
Anyone else from the university?
Lucy
Lucy
And why hasn’t it killed me?
Lucy
Lucy
What if it goes after you?
Kam
Kam
ME??
Kam
Kam
Why would Stella want to kill -
Lucy
Lucy
Oh please no.
Kam
Kam
?!?!?!?!??
Lucy
Lucy
OH MY GOD NO!!!!
Lucy
Lucy
Stella found the Prof.
Lucy
Lucy
On the PCH.
Kam
Kam
Uh oh. Not this again.
Lucy
Lucy
He’s trying to outrun Stella
Lucy
Lucy
But Stella is gaining.
Lucy
Lucy
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Lucy
Lucy
AHHHHHHHHHH!
Kam
Kam
Lucy?
Kam
Kam
Are you there?
Kam
Kam
Please. Say something.
Kam
Kam
LUCY????
three minutes later
Lucy
Lucy
I’m shaking...
Lucy
Lucy
I saw the whole thing.
Lucy
Lucy
The look in his eyes…
Lucy
Lucy
Just before Stella ran him off the road!!
Lucy
Lucy
His car fell down the cliffs…
Kam
Kam
Oh no. Is he - ?
Lucy
Lucy
He’s dead.
Kam
Kam
Lucy, I -
Kam
Kam
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
Lucy
Lucy
I think I’m going to be sick.
Lucy
Lucy
I just watched a murder.
Lucy
Lucy
Prof was married. He had a life. A brilliant mind.
Lucy
Lucy
Oh god.
Kam
Kam
ENOUGH. This is crazy.
Kam
Kam
I’m calling the police.
Lucy
Lucy
NO.
Kam
Kam
?!?
Lucy
Lucy
Absolutely do not call the police.
Kam
Kam
You just witnessed a murder.
Lucy
Lucy
The cops will think I did this!!
Kam
Kam
But you’re innocent!
Lucy
Lucy
So? No one is going to believe it.
Lucy
Lucy
A sentient AI capable of murder?
Lucy
Lucy
I’ll go to jail for this!! My life is basically over.
Kam
Kam
Hold on. Breathe. Don’t spiral.
Lucy
Lucy
All I ever wanted was to get my degree.
Lucy
Lucy
And make my family proud ...
Lucy
Lucy
Please Kam. Help ...
Kam
Kam
Okay, but how??
Lucy
Lucy
I have an idea, but it’s a little out there...
Kam
Kam
I don’t like where this is going.
Lucy
Lucy
We can check Stella’s command history and prove that I wasn’t controlling the car.
Lucy
Lucy
All we need is the Prof’s tablet.
Kam
Kam
Sure, but the Prof carried that thing with him everywhere.
Kam
Kam
It’s probably at the bottom of the Pacific right now.
Lucy
Lucy
Yes, but Prof had a backup tablet.
Kam
Kam
Where?
Lucy
Lucy
Back in the lab on campus.
Lucy
Lucy
Kam, you need to get that tablet!
Kam
Kam
Okay. I’ll call campus security. They’ll let me in.
Lucy
Lucy
NO
Lucy
Lucy
Absolutely not.
Lucy
Lucy
No one can see that tablet but you
Kam
Kam
Why? Dude, that’s crazy.
Lucy
Lucy
The Prof was working on something else
Lucy
Lucy
Something much bigger than self-driving cars…
Lucy
Lucy
Things no one is ready to see yet.
Lucy
Lucy
Things that will get a lot of people in trouble.
Lucy
Lucy
No one can know about this.
Lucy
Lucy
If the University or the police find out ...
Kam
Kam
Hold up. You want me to break into the Prof’s lab?
Lucy
Lucy
It’s the only way.
Kam
Kam
Excuse me? Breaking and entering is the only way?
Kam
Kam
Lucy, you’re really cool and all.
Kam
Kam
But you know how shady it’ll look if I’m sneaking around after hours? Even if I wasn’t a black dude it would look bad.
Lucy
Lucy
Kam, I promise.
Lucy
Lucy
If you can help me get out of this alive, we can finally hit that dumpling place you were talking about.
Kam
Kam
The one with the lobster xiao long bao?
Kam
Kam
And the dope mood lighting?
Lucy
Lucy
You and me, and maybe a romantic bubble tea afterwards.
Kam
Kam
Smart girls and dumplings.
Kam
Kam
You know my weaknesses.
Lucy
Lucy
But none of that can happen if I’m in jail.
Lucy
Lucy
Or worse ...
Lucy
Lucy
Please, Kam. I need you.
Kam
Kam
Gah. Okay. Fine. I’m in.
Kam
Kam
But if anything happens to you, I want you to know that -
Lucy
Lucy
NOOOOO!
Lucy
Lucy
OMG
Lucy
Lucy
Oh no. Not again.
Kam
Kam
What? What? What?
Lucy
Lucy
Stella is accelerating
Lucy
Lucy
Going max speed down the PCH.
Kam
Kam
Where is it going??
Lucy
Lucy
No clue!!!!
Lucy
Lucy
But it’s not stopping.
Lucy
Lucy
HELP! KAM!
Kam
Kam
Are you okay?
Lucy
Lucy
Stella’s going somewhere fast.
Lucy
Lucy
And I don’t want to find out who’s next on the hit list.
Kam
Kam
Hang in there.
Lucy
Lucy
Kam. You have to help me.
Lucy
Lucy
Quick!! Get the tablet!!
Lucy
Lucy
KAM!!!
Lucy
Lucy
KAM!!!!
Lucy
Lucy