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    The Mothership

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    A mother and son have a conversation in their kitchen where the son learns some difficult truths. The son does not want to leave his mother, but she explains that with the world in the state it is, there is no place for him there anymore. When the son asks for a hug goodbye, the mother reveals that she is not actually human - she is an artificial intelligence created by a mothership to teach the son about human emotions. They both disappear as the kitchen evaporates, with the AI mother affirming she will always be watching over her son.

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    The Mothership

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    A mother and son have a conversation in their kitchen where the son learns some difficult truths. The son does not want to leave his mother, but she explains that with the world in the state it is, there is no place for him there anymore. When the son asks for a hug goodbye, the mother reveals that she is not actually human - she is an artificial intelligence created by a mothership to teach the son about human emotions. They both disappear as the kitchen evaporates, with the AI mother affirming she will always be watching over her son.

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    Sci-fi, or is it?

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    A mother and son have a conversation in their kitchen where the son learns some difficult truths. The son does not want to leave his mother, but she explains that with the world in the state it is, there is no place for him there anymore. When the son asks for a hug goodbye, the mother reveals that she is not actually human - she is an artificial intelligence created by a mothership to teach the son about human emotions. They both disappear as the kitchen evaporates, with the AI mother affirming she will always be watching over her son.

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    The Mothership

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    Judy Lee
    A mother and son have a conversation in their kitchen where the son learns some difficult truths. The son does not want to leave his mother, but she explains that with the world in the state it is, there is no place for him there anymore. When the son asks for a hug goodbye, the mother reveals that she is not actually human - she is an artificial intelligence created by a mothership to teach the son about human emotions. They both disappear as the kitchen evaporates, with the AI mother affirming she will always be watching over her son.

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    1.

    FADE IN:

    INT. A SPACIOUS KITCHEN - DAY

    A woman drinks her morning coffee. Her son approaches her


    table.

    SON
    Good morning.

    MOTHER
    Morning.

    A beat.

    MOTHER
    OK. What have you learned?

    The son folds his hands.

    MOTHER
    What time is it?

    SON
    It's half-past eleven.

    The mother nods.

    SON
    I'm not gonna go.

    MOTHER
    Why?

    SON
    Why?!

    The mother folds her hands under the table.

    MOTHER
    Tell me.

    The son sighs, looks up from his folded hands to his


    mother's face.

    SON
    I love you.

    The mother drinks from her empty coffee cup.

    MOTHER
    I know that. I love you, too.
    2.

    SON
    We can still go to the shelter,
    uncle Bob said...

    MOTHER
    His transport broke down during
    the last wave. Bob is dead.

    The son is stunned. He starts to weep. The mother gets up


    from her chair, goes over to her son's side, and puts her
    hand on top of his head.

    MOTHER
    We knew this day would come.

    The son fights his urge to escape, somehow.

    MOTHER (CONT'D)
    There's no place left for you
    here.

    The son detects a trace of tenderness in the mother's


    voice. He turns to look at her who now has her usual
    neutral face.

    A beat.

    SON
    Can I hug you?

    MOTHER
    Thank you for asking first. No.
    You know the rules.

    SON
    But if I go...

    MOTHER
    I will always be with you.

    The son stands up abruptly. The mother steps back to avoid


    contact.

    SON
    You will only be watching, won't
    you?

    The mother folds her hands in front of her, and nods.

    SON
    I want to be with you.

    MOTHER
    It's the only way forward.
    3.

    SON
    Ok, but I want to feel something
    real, I want to take off this
    suit, I want to hug you one last
    time.

    The mother shakes her head, looks down, stands still. The
    son reaches out to touch her. He stumbles into empty air.

    MOTHER
    I'm sorry, my son. This is the
    only way.

    The son slowly realizes. He sinks to his knees and sobs.

    MOTHERSHIP (V.O.)
    Congratulations, S-O-N-11-11-21,
    you successfully graduated "Human
    Emotion Activation Course" No.
    2123. Please report to Service Pod
    No. 4 immediately.
    (A beat)
    And remember, your mother will
    always be watching.

    The Kitchen evaporates. The son remains.

    FADE OUT.

    THE END

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