[gasping]

[man 1] We'd like to welcome you back.

[dreamy ethereal music playing]

Ready?

Yeah. Three, two … 

And action. 

They call it "Mind Expanding." It alters your neural structure. The mind is a computer.

[distorted] …puter, puter… ♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪ 

Suddenly, you're not just more receptive. You become a receiver.

[unsettling music playing] Sometimes we have to do things that we don't wanna do. 

I just want something magical. Timeless. 

Come with me. 

We'll all be cyborgs before long.

[chuckles] Yeah. 

Just remember that they're AIs. To them, this is real.

Ready?

[chuckles] I'm ready. 

Kids love honey. That's why parents love Honey Nugs, the sweetest way…

[distorted] …to start your day.

Oh!

We were getting quite a following.

[chittering] 

Yes! 

♪ Dream… ♪

[man 2] We have to create software that elevates us. Or else what is the fucking point of the tools at our disposal?

[man screaming]

[whirring]

[man 3] I've never seen anything like it. 

♪ Dream… ♪ 

Humans consider artificial life to be somehow less than them.

Do you have a problem with me?

What? 

♪ Dream… ♪

[woman] She was just a bit odd.

[distorted] Odd…

[man 4] We're all a bit odd. 

♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪

My heart is pounding like a drum.

[man 5] I'd have listened!

And you'd have heard her?

Yes, I would! 

♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪ 

You are a fucking miracle. 

♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪ 

It's a game!

[screaming] 

♪ Dream… ♪ 

What are most games about? 

♪ Dream… ♪

[man 6] Escapism?

[man 2] Killing. 

♪ Dream… ♪ 

I don't like this game. 

I'm losing my mind!

[music intensifies]

[gasping]

[panting]

[low, rumbling thrumming]

[song continues, distorts]

♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪