1 00:00:01,740 --> 00:00:04,482 [footsteps echoing lightly] 2 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:19,019 Hello, Iris. 3 00:00:19,149 --> 00:00:20,411 [Iris] Hello. 4 00:00:32,510 --> 00:00:34,860 I'm ready for a change. 5 00:00:35,644 --> 00:00:37,776 [recruiter] You're moving to London. 6 00:00:37,863 --> 00:00:40,431 Daytime job in the tech world. 7 00:00:40,562 --> 00:00:44,218 That must be decent money. 8 00:00:44,348 --> 00:00:45,741 [Iris] I'm not here for "decent." 9 00:00:45,871 --> 00:00:48,439 [device beeps softly] 10 00:00:48,526 --> 00:00:52,182 [recruiter] Your academic credentials are impressive. 11 00:00:52,313 --> 00:00:54,793 Behavioral psychology. 12 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,621 Neuroscience. 13 00:00:58,188 --> 00:01:01,017 Then what happened? 14 00:01:02,105 --> 00:01:04,107 [Iris] Like I said, 15 00:01:04,238 --> 00:01:05,804 I'm ready for a change. 16 00:01:08,329 --> 00:01:10,809 [recruiter] Any red flags we should know about? 17 00:01:10,940 --> 00:01:12,333 Husband? 18 00:01:12,463 --> 00:01:15,118 Jealous boyfriend? 19 00:01:15,249 --> 00:01:18,687 [Iris] No red flags. 20 00:01:18,817 --> 00:01:20,515 [recruiter] You're very beautiful. 21 00:01:20,602 --> 00:01:22,647 Is this what you look like in real life 22 00:01:22,778 --> 00:01:24,867 when you go on a date? 23 00:01:24,997 --> 00:01:27,043 [eerie ambient music plays] 24 00:01:27,174 --> 00:01:28,610 [Iris] Yes. 25 00:01:28,697 --> 00:01:30,873 [eerie, sparse percussion plays] 26 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:33,528 Why did you come to us? 27 00:01:33,658 --> 00:01:35,704 Why the V? 28 00:01:35,834 --> 00:01:37,967 [Iris] Mm. 29 00:01:38,054 --> 00:01:39,708 Access 30 00:01:39,838 --> 00:01:42,928 and security. 31 00:01:43,059 --> 00:01:44,539 I'm ready to have a real exchange 32 00:01:44,669 --> 00:01:46,802 with the men I sleep with. 33 00:01:46,889 --> 00:01:48,673 [recruiter] The women we represent 34 00:01:48,804 --> 00:01:52,460 can hold a conversation on most any topic, 35 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:56,377 whether that conversation takes place during pillow talk 36 00:01:56,507 --> 00:01:58,161 or over a five-course meal. 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,470 I know how to use cutlery. 38 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,341 And I'm good at reading people. 39 00:02:08,780 --> 00:02:11,392 [soft electronic beeps] 40 00:02:11,566 --> 00:02:16,440 41 00:02:17,789 --> 00:02:19,704 Welcome to the V. 42 00:02:19,791 --> 00:02:23,665 We take a 30% commission. 43 00:02:23,795 --> 00:02:26,363 We will send you on one initial client date. 44 00:02:26,494 --> 00:02:27,669 His name is Paul. 45 00:02:30,106 --> 00:02:34,066 Paul will give you a rating and a review. 46 00:02:34,197 --> 00:02:37,592 If things go to our mutual satisfaction, 47 00:02:37,722 --> 00:02:39,550 we will set you up with a booker. 48 00:02:39,681 --> 00:02:42,162 [music heightens, then fades] 49 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,774 [exhales] 50 00:02:53,999 --> 00:02:55,697 [Tawny] "I'm ready to have a real exchange 51 00:02:55,827 --> 00:02:57,351 with the men I sleep with." 52 00:02:57,481 --> 00:02:58,830 What? It's true. 53 00:02:58,961 --> 00:03:01,181 [Tawny chuckles] 54 00:03:01,311 --> 00:03:02,878 [Iris] When did you start camming in VR? 55 00:03:03,008 --> 00:03:05,837 [Tawny] Couple months ago? 56 00:03:05,924 --> 00:03:07,535 It helps with building my brand. 57 00:03:07,622 --> 00:03:11,016 But right now, I'm really in the mood for Paris. 58 00:03:11,147 --> 00:03:14,019 And if I play my cards right, 59 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:16,848 he might... 60 00:03:16,935 --> 00:03:19,460 just might... 61 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:20,852 ask me to bring a friend next time. 62 00:03:23,986 --> 00:03:24,900 So... 63 00:03:28,164 --> 00:03:29,426 Here. 64 00:03:29,557 --> 00:03:32,255 Rule number one... 65 00:03:32,386 --> 00:03:33,648 is look the part. 66 00:03:33,778 --> 00:03:35,040 Tawny, I-- 67 00:03:35,171 --> 00:03:37,391 It should be your size. She's yours. 68 00:03:37,521 --> 00:03:39,131 [Iris sighs] 69 00:03:39,262 --> 00:03:41,090 -Thank you... -Of course. 70 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:43,788 ...for setting me up, for this. 71 00:03:43,919 --> 00:03:46,704 I, um... 72 00:03:46,835 --> 00:03:48,837 I'm really glad I called. 73 00:03:48,967 --> 00:03:51,796 I knew you would. 74 00:03:51,927 --> 00:03:54,234 An Ivy League education has all kinds of benefits. 75 00:03:56,975 --> 00:03:59,891 Dropping out was the most adult decision I ever made. 76 00:04:00,022 --> 00:04:01,241 You'll see. 77 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:08,900 [flowing piano music plays through headphones] 78 00:04:09,031 --> 00:04:10,641 [device clicks] 79 00:04:10,728 --> 00:04:13,514 [machine humming] 80 00:04:13,688 --> 00:04:17,779 81 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:20,869 So you think we should keep the piano? 82 00:04:20,999 --> 00:04:23,611 Definitely. 83 00:04:23,698 --> 00:04:24,916 [physician] The water molecules 84 00:04:25,047 --> 00:04:27,179 along your father's white matter tracts, 85 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:28,964 there's an increased activity. 86 00:04:29,094 --> 00:04:31,314 Any kind of creative outlet 87 00:04:31,445 --> 00:04:35,492 or play can help stimulate the operating system. 88 00:04:35,623 --> 00:04:38,060 So in your opinion, 89 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:40,932 what do you think is the next best step, here? 90 00:04:41,063 --> 00:04:42,325 Since we don't know conclusively 91 00:04:42,456 --> 00:04:44,240 that it's early-onset Alzheimer's, 92 00:04:44,371 --> 00:04:47,156 I just don't really see how it's helpful 93 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:50,072 to keep monitoring those water molecules. 94 00:04:50,246 --> 00:04:55,860 95 00:04:57,035 --> 00:04:59,734 [Jeakins] An outcome linked directly to our moral code, 96 00:04:59,821 --> 00:05:03,085 synaptic impulses filtered through the prefrontal cortex 97 00:05:03,172 --> 00:05:06,349 on a good day and the amygdala on a bad day, 98 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,004 which in turn begs the question, 99 00:05:09,134 --> 00:05:13,051 "How much of our perception of reality is predetermined?" 100 00:05:13,182 --> 00:05:14,444 [Leanne] Iris... 101 00:05:14,531 --> 00:05:16,707 please help me out, here. 102 00:05:18,927 --> 00:05:21,712 What they're doing in there, it's a... 103 00:05:21,843 --> 00:05:23,801 it's an approximation, you know? 104 00:05:23,932 --> 00:05:25,890 It's not real. 105 00:05:26,021 --> 00:05:27,675 Nobody really knows what's going on inside anybody's head. 106 00:05:27,762 --> 00:05:29,459 what's going on inside anybody's head. 107 00:05:29,633 --> 00:05:33,115 108 00:05:33,245 --> 00:05:34,725 [Jeakins] Or, 109 00:05:34,856 --> 00:05:36,031 as some of the most luminous minds of our time 110 00:05:36,161 --> 00:05:37,424 like to posit, 111 00:05:37,554 --> 00:05:40,122 all of it is mere simulation 112 00:05:40,252 --> 00:05:44,300 with individual players angling to advance 113 00:05:44,431 --> 00:05:47,042 whatever they perceive as leveling up 114 00:05:47,172 --> 00:05:48,870 inside their own game. 115 00:05:51,394 --> 00:05:54,005 [students chatter indistinctly] 116 00:06:07,845 --> 00:06:09,151 Iris. 117 00:06:09,281 --> 00:06:11,066 Hi, Professor. 118 00:06:11,196 --> 00:06:13,416 -You look different. -[Iris chuckles] 119 00:06:13,547 --> 00:06:15,940 How's your father? 120 00:06:16,071 --> 00:06:19,683 [Iris] Yeah, he's... hanging in there. 121 00:06:19,814 --> 00:06:23,252 Mm. We need more female PhDs in neuroscience. 122 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:27,648 -When you're ready. -Thank you for saying that. 123 00:06:27,778 --> 00:06:29,998 One thing that I realized this past year, 124 00:06:30,085 --> 00:06:33,871 is that life is short and academia is slow. 125 00:06:34,002 --> 00:06:36,961 And I-I need to be out there in the real world. 126 00:06:37,092 --> 00:06:38,267 [Jeakins, warmly] Iris! 127 00:06:40,574 --> 00:06:43,881 You got headhunted. 128 00:06:44,012 --> 00:06:47,798 It's a... tech startup in London. 129 00:06:47,929 --> 00:06:49,452 NGM. 130 00:06:49,583 --> 00:06:52,760 The H-Group investors. 131 00:06:52,890 --> 00:06:55,850 They're more of a "How do we connect to others?" 132 00:06:55,937 --> 00:06:58,287 general research lab. 133 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,681 It's this whole cross-disciplinary approach. 134 00:07:00,811 --> 00:07:02,247 [Jeakins] It sounds exciting 135 00:07:02,378 --> 00:07:05,642 and somewhat related to our research here. 136 00:07:05,729 --> 00:07:07,514 They're lucky to have you. 137 00:07:07,644 --> 00:07:10,430 [uneasy ambient music plays] 138 00:07:10,517 --> 00:07:15,347 139 00:07:26,315 --> 00:07:28,883 [mysterious woodwind music plays] 140 00:07:29,057 --> 00:07:33,844 141 00:08:07,182 --> 00:08:09,140 [driver] Hey, let me get those bags. 142 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:27,071 143 00:08:52,053 --> 00:08:53,576 [HR manager] Our standard non-disclosure agreement. 144 00:08:55,883 --> 00:08:57,667 Please read it in its entirety. 145 00:08:57,798 --> 00:09:00,017 [futuristic music plays] 146 00:09:00,191 --> 00:09:05,022 147 00:09:14,989 --> 00:09:16,904 Make sure you understand everything in it 148 00:09:17,034 --> 00:09:19,907 for your own protection. 149 00:09:19,994 --> 00:09:24,912 150 00:09:31,179 --> 00:09:33,921 Please sign here. 151 00:09:34,008 --> 00:09:35,400 I'll read it later. 152 00:09:35,531 --> 00:09:37,402 [HR manager] Absolutely. 153 00:09:37,533 --> 00:09:38,839 This is the address 154 00:09:38,969 --> 00:09:41,363 we currently have on file for you. 155 00:09:41,493 --> 00:09:44,409 Emergency contact. We have your sister's. 156 00:09:44,540 --> 00:09:46,890 Can you give us a primary on Greenwich Mean Time? 157 00:09:47,021 --> 00:09:49,414 [Iris] Um, can I get back to you on that? 158 00:09:49,545 --> 00:09:52,896 Sure. I'll set a reminder. 159 00:09:52,983 --> 00:09:54,942 Yes. She'll be right over. 160 00:10:03,037 --> 00:10:05,561 So a quick intro for those of you who are new. 161 00:10:05,648 --> 00:10:07,519 Can I have a show of hands? 162 00:10:10,218 --> 00:10:12,263 Welcome. 163 00:10:12,394 --> 00:10:14,222 I'm Sean, and I'm your tech lead. 164 00:10:14,352 --> 00:10:17,486 There's... one thing we dislike here at NGM, 165 00:10:17,573 --> 00:10:20,576 and that is predetermined outcomes. 166 00:10:20,707 --> 00:10:23,231 What we do like is for our engineers 167 00:10:23,361 --> 00:10:25,668 and neuropsych-stargazers to have a choice 168 00:10:25,755 --> 00:10:27,409 in who they will be spending most of their time with 169 00:10:27,539 --> 00:10:29,585 and what they'll be working on. 170 00:10:29,716 --> 00:10:32,022 And half of you will wanna discuss things technically; 171 00:10:32,153 --> 00:10:33,763 the other half will discuss them scientifically. 172 00:10:33,894 --> 00:10:35,765 So learn how to talk to each other. 173 00:10:35,896 --> 00:10:36,940 Find your pod. 174 00:10:37,071 --> 00:10:38,202 And nothing is off-limits 175 00:10:38,333 --> 00:10:40,770 as long as you stick to two things: 176 00:10:40,901 --> 00:10:44,644 human behavior and predictive analysis. 177 00:10:44,774 --> 00:10:47,342 [ambient music building] 178 00:10:47,472 --> 00:10:49,953 [indistinct, overlapping chatter] 179 00:10:55,350 --> 00:10:57,569 ...be it the AI... 180 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,484 I guess they brought me on as a neuro research person. 181 00:10:59,615 --> 00:11:00,660 How about you? 182 00:11:00,790 --> 00:11:02,357 I'm self-taught. 183 00:11:02,444 --> 00:11:04,489 Writing code's like playing music. 184 00:11:04,576 --> 00:11:06,100 I always work with my headphones on. 185 00:11:06,187 --> 00:11:08,406 Currently on a speech-synthesizer project. 186 00:11:08,493 --> 00:11:10,321 You're an auditory cortex kinda guy. 187 00:11:10,452 --> 00:11:12,846 That's my jam. 188 00:11:12,976 --> 00:11:14,151 [Howie] I mostly work with data that's coming in 189 00:11:14,282 --> 00:11:15,675 from the H-Group. 190 00:11:15,805 --> 00:11:17,546 They own five of the top ten dating apps. 191 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,113 What's your focus? 192 00:11:19,243 --> 00:11:20,897 I'm looking at self-validation patterns 193 00:11:20,984 --> 00:11:23,900 and the construction of gender. 194 00:11:23,987 --> 00:11:25,859 ...to look at what happens on a synaptic level 195 00:11:25,989 --> 00:11:28,818 when we intimately connect with another person. 196 00:11:28,905 --> 00:11:31,560 But they wouldn't tell me much when I interviewed. 197 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:32,996 It's all about solving the "binding problem" 198 00:11:33,083 --> 00:11:34,476 in machine learning, right? 199 00:11:34,563 --> 00:11:36,086 While we're moving towards AGI, 200 00:11:36,173 --> 00:11:37,784 spin out a couple of medical applications 201 00:11:37,914 --> 00:11:39,829 with a focus on brain health? 202 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:40,917 Some of the stuff that rises to the top, 203 00:11:41,004 --> 00:11:42,745 they'll actually invest in. 204 00:11:42,876 --> 00:11:45,226 How would you describe the work? 205 00:11:45,356 --> 00:11:47,358 Training AI to train itself 206 00:11:47,489 --> 00:11:50,057 until it understands human nature better than we do. 207 00:11:50,187 --> 00:11:52,189 Which part of human nature? 208 00:11:54,931 --> 00:11:57,455 [Hiram] Are you okay? 209 00:11:57,586 --> 00:11:59,631 Um... 210 00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:00,981 sorry. 211 00:12:01,068 --> 00:12:05,507 Uh... what are you working on? 212 00:12:05,637 --> 00:12:08,553 I am training the neural net to match faces. 213 00:12:08,684 --> 00:12:10,555 Based on what? 214 00:12:10,686 --> 00:12:11,556 Attraction prediction. 215 00:12:13,515 --> 00:12:15,082 This German guy Schopenhauer once said, 216 00:12:15,212 --> 00:12:17,519 "Instinct is an illusion." 217 00:12:17,649 --> 00:12:19,869 I'm just trying to be a better matchmaker 218 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,131 for some of us at the office, basically. 219 00:12:21,262 --> 00:12:23,090 You believe that? 220 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:25,396 That instinct is an illusion? 221 00:12:25,527 --> 00:12:27,355 [quietly] Um... 222 00:12:27,485 --> 00:12:29,270 A bit--I mean, it's interesting, yeah. 223 00:12:30,662 --> 00:12:32,534 What inputs are you using? 224 00:12:32,664 --> 00:12:35,015 [keyboard keys clacking] 225 00:12:35,102 --> 00:12:36,581 [Hiram] These are all the little imperfections 226 00:12:36,712 --> 00:12:39,367 that prevent us from being a perfect ten. 227 00:12:39,497 --> 00:12:41,848 See? This is gonna be you, yeah. 228 00:12:41,978 --> 00:12:45,155 And you got a pronounced jawline, chin. 229 00:12:45,242 --> 00:12:47,201 And say you're cis and straight 230 00:12:47,331 --> 00:12:49,769 and this is what you'll be drawn to, 231 00:12:49,856 --> 00:12:52,946 according to historical data and, of course, Schopenhauer. 232 00:12:53,076 --> 00:12:54,382 Bird with a round chin. 233 00:12:54,512 --> 00:12:57,820 Round plus edgy equals functional offspring. 234 00:12:57,951 --> 00:12:59,474 Now, check this out. 235 00:12:59,604 --> 00:13:01,258 You see that stack of research papers on my desk? 236 00:13:01,389 --> 00:13:03,043 It turns out, 237 00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:04,740 couples who stay together for longer periods, 238 00:13:04,871 --> 00:13:07,438 it gets kinda weird. 239 00:13:07,569 --> 00:13:09,266 You know, facial differences start to disappear, 240 00:13:09,397 --> 00:13:12,792 turning them into some kind of neutered look-alikes. 241 00:13:12,922 --> 00:13:16,926 Is that a hypothesis or a personal observation? 242 00:13:17,057 --> 00:13:18,972 [Hiram] What, equality in evolution? 243 00:13:19,102 --> 00:13:21,322 I mean, maybe all we want 244 00:13:21,452 --> 00:13:24,542 is to create our own doppelganger. 245 00:13:24,673 --> 00:13:27,023 [Iris] Here's what neuroscience would say. 246 00:13:27,154 --> 00:13:30,200 They begin to look alike because they grow together. 247 00:13:30,287 --> 00:13:32,028 Ever heard of mirror neurons? 248 00:13:32,159 --> 00:13:35,075 Our ability to perceive what someone's thinking or feeling? 249 00:13:35,205 --> 00:13:37,425 The mirroring isn't driven 250 00:13:37,555 --> 00:13:41,298 by a biological need for healthy offspring. 251 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:43,953 No, it's our brains working to feel connected to one another. 252 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:45,999 Hmm. 253 00:13:46,129 --> 00:13:48,697 Your eyebrows go up. Mine go up. 254 00:13:48,784 --> 00:13:52,396 See? Right there. 255 00:13:52,527 --> 00:13:54,703 Think of... 256 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:57,140 a newborn and its mother making faces at each other-- 257 00:13:57,271 --> 00:13:58,707 the exaggerated smile. 258 00:13:58,794 --> 00:14:00,404 What they're saying is, 259 00:14:00,535 --> 00:14:01,579 "Are you there? Do you see me?" 260 00:14:01,710 --> 00:14:04,713 "Yes, I'm here. Yes, I see you." 261 00:14:06,062 --> 00:14:09,196 Long-term partnered couples have the same back-and-forth, 262 00:14:09,326 --> 00:14:12,416 using the same facial muscles, deepening the same lines. 263 00:14:12,547 --> 00:14:14,549 That's why. 264 00:14:15,637 --> 00:14:18,379 I've actually never thought of it that way. 265 00:14:18,509 --> 00:14:20,903 [Iris] It's the limbic brain doing its thing. 266 00:14:20,990 --> 00:14:23,384 Or a bunch of unraveling math shortcuts 267 00:14:23,514 --> 00:14:25,342 that excel at pattern recognition. 268 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:27,692 Do we think that, then, attraction is in part 269 00:14:27,823 --> 00:14:29,651 based on how deeply we think we can influence 270 00:14:29,738 --> 00:14:31,653 someone else's facial patterns? 271 00:14:33,655 --> 00:14:35,875 [chuckles] 272 00:14:36,005 --> 00:14:38,616 [ominous ambient music plays] 273 00:14:38,790 --> 00:14:43,621 274 00:15:16,437 --> 00:15:18,091 [Tawny] Hi, fairy. 275 00:15:18,178 --> 00:15:19,919 It's Tawny, calling from Joburg. 276 00:15:20,049 --> 00:15:21,964 Flew in last night, turned sundowner, 277 00:15:22,051 --> 00:15:23,661 and I'm just surfacing. 278 00:15:23,792 --> 00:15:25,576 I'm at this cute café. 279 00:15:25,663 --> 00:15:28,057 Anyway, I'm calling to wish you good luck tonight. 280 00:15:28,188 --> 00:15:29,189 Have fun! 281 00:15:35,369 --> 00:15:37,588 [Leanne] Izzy, listen to this. 282 00:15:37,719 --> 00:15:40,200 He's been playing for over an hour. 283 00:15:40,330 --> 00:15:42,767 [solemn piano music playing over voicemail] 284 00:15:52,212 --> 00:15:55,824 [solemn piano music continues playing] 285 00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:59,697 [inaudible dialogue] 286 00:16:03,701 --> 00:16:07,270 Promise me you're not selling out. 287 00:16:07,357 --> 00:16:09,403 [Iris] Why would I be selling out? 288 00:16:09,533 --> 00:16:12,058 [Leanne] How many startups for every one that takes off? 289 00:16:12,188 --> 00:16:15,670 Hundreds, thousands that crash and burn? 290 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,326 I mean, why choose that over frickin' finishing your degree 291 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:22,938 at one of the best schools in the country? 292 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:25,201 I hope this isn't about the money. 293 00:16:25,332 --> 00:16:26,681 Lee, we've been through this so many times. 294 00:16:26,811 --> 00:16:29,205 [Leanne] Just, please... 295 00:16:29,336 --> 00:16:31,642 I hope you don't feel 296 00:16:31,773 --> 00:16:35,646 like I've been putting that kind of pressure on you. 297 00:16:35,777 --> 00:16:37,474 Dad will manage. 298 00:16:37,605 --> 00:16:40,042 And I will manage. 299 00:16:40,173 --> 00:16:41,696 [Iris] I'm not doing this for the family. 300 00:16:41,783 --> 00:16:44,003 I told you that. I'm doing it for me. 301 00:16:44,133 --> 00:16:46,875 I'm also this close to getting a little raise. 302 00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:48,964 -Oh! -[both laugh] 303 00:16:49,138 --> 00:16:52,402 304 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:54,622 [Leanne] Is it the way he's holding that bowling ball? 305 00:16:54,752 --> 00:16:56,189 [Iris] Seriously, don't go there. 306 00:16:56,319 --> 00:16:57,494 [Leanne] What? Why? 307 00:16:57,581 --> 00:16:59,540 [Iris] Remember two years ago? 308 00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:01,411 [Leanne] How was that flower boy's fault? 309 00:17:01,542 --> 00:17:03,152 It's kind of the way that he keep compulsively 310 00:17:03,239 --> 00:17:05,676 rolling and unrolling his shirtsleeve. 311 00:17:05,807 --> 00:17:08,027 He might have had strep throat as a child, 312 00:17:08,157 --> 00:17:10,377 which can actually trigger OCD as an adult. 313 00:17:10,507 --> 00:17:12,118 -[Leanne] No. -Yeah. 314 00:17:12,248 --> 00:17:13,771 It tricks the brain into attacking itself. 315 00:17:13,902 --> 00:17:15,860 [both laugh] 316 00:17:15,991 --> 00:17:17,993 [distant cheers] 317 00:17:18,124 --> 00:17:21,040 [bowling ball rolling thunderously] 318 00:17:21,127 --> 00:17:23,825 [loud rolling continues] 319 00:17:38,579 --> 00:17:39,928 [knock at door] 320 00:17:45,934 --> 00:17:47,196 Hello. 321 00:17:51,505 --> 00:17:53,724 It's nice to meet you, Paul. 322 00:17:58,599 --> 00:18:01,819 May I trouble you for a drink? 323 00:18:01,950 --> 00:18:03,995 I'll have whatever you're having. 324 00:18:07,303 --> 00:18:08,565 Hmm. 325 00:18:16,051 --> 00:18:16,878 Mmm. 326 00:18:19,272 --> 00:18:21,926 It's just the way I like it. 327 00:18:22,013 --> 00:18:25,278 [eerie ambient music plays] 328 00:18:25,408 --> 00:18:29,586 You're not much of a talker, are you? 329 00:18:29,717 --> 00:18:33,460 That's okay. 330 00:18:33,590 --> 00:18:36,593 [Paul breathing heavily] 331 00:18:36,724 --> 00:18:40,467 You're giving me some... 332 00:18:40,597 --> 00:18:43,513 non-verbal cues that 333 00:18:43,644 --> 00:18:46,212 I think I'm reading correctly. 334 00:18:46,342 --> 00:18:48,953 If I'm not, please let me know. 335 00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:54,002 336 00:18:56,222 --> 00:18:58,180 Yeah, that feels nice. 337 00:18:58,311 --> 00:19:01,705 [heavy breathing] 338 00:19:01,836 --> 00:19:03,446 Yeah. 339 00:19:09,278 --> 00:19:10,975 Easy, handsome. 340 00:19:13,978 --> 00:19:15,850 [choking] You're hurting me. 341 00:19:20,202 --> 00:19:22,030 I like that you're strong. 342 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:24,032 I like that you want me. 343 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,121 And I... 344 00:19:26,252 --> 00:19:28,428 [heavy breathing] 345 00:19:28,558 --> 00:19:31,387 [buckle and zipper clicking] 346 00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:34,129 [cell phone alarm pinging] 347 00:19:36,523 --> 00:19:39,178 [breathing raggedly] 348 00:19:50,493 --> 00:19:51,625 [alarm stops] 349 00:20:04,377 --> 00:20:06,988 [tense music plays] 350 00:20:07,162 --> 00:20:12,080 351 00:20:37,410 --> 00:20:40,151 [shower splashing] 352 00:20:56,907 --> 00:20:58,692 Gosh. [chuckles] 353 00:21:00,868 --> 00:21:03,697 -You're stunning. -[chuckles] 354 00:21:03,827 --> 00:21:05,829 Cassandra. 355 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:07,135 Hi. 356 00:21:09,355 --> 00:21:11,052 [server] Here we are. 357 00:21:13,141 --> 00:21:14,621 And sir. 358 00:21:14,708 --> 00:21:17,711 [Paul] Thank you. 359 00:21:17,841 --> 00:21:21,236 You've never done this before? 360 00:21:21,367 --> 00:21:23,020 Met a handsome stranger for dinner? 361 00:21:23,151 --> 00:21:25,022 [chuckles] 362 00:21:25,153 --> 00:21:26,720 They told me I'm your first. 363 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,028 [clears throat softly] 364 00:21:31,159 --> 00:21:32,595 You are. 365 00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:40,473 But I'm really excited it's you. 366 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,126 [Paul chuckles] 367 00:21:42,257 --> 00:21:45,478 I can already tell this is gonna be fun. 368 00:21:45,565 --> 00:21:47,697 I love this place. 369 00:21:47,828 --> 00:21:50,439 -It's a good spot. -[Iris] Mm. 370 00:21:50,570 --> 00:21:52,311 Good memories. 371 00:22:05,019 --> 00:22:07,064 Do you eat seafood? I forgot to ask. 372 00:22:07,195 --> 00:22:08,849 I do. 373 00:22:08,979 --> 00:22:10,590 By all means. 374 00:22:15,377 --> 00:22:16,944 Thank you. 375 00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:27,128 [Paul] You need... to try this. 376 00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:40,054 I don't think I've ever had anything that delicious. 377 00:22:42,273 --> 00:22:46,103 That's the second time I'm your first for something. 378 00:22:46,190 --> 00:22:48,018 I'm on a roll. 379 00:22:54,851 --> 00:22:56,984 [curious ambient music plays] 380 00:22:57,158 --> 00:23:02,032 381 00:23:03,773 --> 00:23:05,253 [Iris] Do you always eat like this? 382 00:23:07,516 --> 00:23:09,779 [Paul] Most of the time, yes. [chuckles] 383 00:23:09,910 --> 00:23:12,042 [Iris] Well, I have to hang out with you more often. 384 00:23:17,265 --> 00:23:19,963 Can I tell you a secret? 385 00:23:20,050 --> 00:23:22,879 [Paul] Absolutely. 386 00:23:22,966 --> 00:23:26,405 [Iris] I'm kind of nervous. 387 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:28,102 [Paul] That's okay. 388 00:23:28,232 --> 00:23:31,235 -[Iris] Yeah? -[Paul] Yeah. 389 00:23:31,366 --> 00:23:32,411 [Iris] It's okay. I'm calming down. 390 00:23:32,541 --> 00:23:34,021 You're helping. 391 00:23:34,151 --> 00:23:35,849 [Paul chuckles] 392 00:23:39,809 --> 00:23:44,640 393 00:23:47,643 --> 00:23:50,559 I can't wait to get to know you better. 394 00:24:15,062 --> 00:24:16,411 Would you excuse me for a moment? 395 00:24:16,542 --> 00:24:18,282 [Paul] Sure. 396 00:24:24,854 --> 00:24:27,509 [soothing piano music playing] 397 00:24:27,596 --> 00:24:32,471 398 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:48,356 [ambient music plays] 399 00:24:48,443 --> 00:24:53,274 400 00:24:59,454 --> 00:25:00,847 [sighs] 401 00:25:08,419 --> 00:25:10,639 [sharply] Do it! 402 00:25:10,813 --> 00:25:15,601 403 00:25:16,863 --> 00:25:19,779 Paul. Session one. 404 00:25:33,967 --> 00:25:36,796 [Paul] There you are. 405 00:25:36,926 --> 00:25:39,842 Did you miss me? 406 00:25:39,929 --> 00:25:43,716 [Paul] This has been fun. 407 00:25:43,846 --> 00:25:46,719 But I just want you know, you're under no obligation 408 00:25:46,849 --> 00:25:48,982 to stay or do anything you're not comfortable with. 409 00:25:49,112 --> 00:25:50,070 [Iris] Oh. 410 00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:54,161 Do you not like me? 411 00:25:54,291 --> 00:25:56,206 Please, don't take this personally. 412 00:25:59,514 --> 00:26:01,124 -I don't even know if-- -[Iris] No, no, no. 413 00:26:01,255 --> 00:26:02,735 You can tell me. Please. 414 00:26:05,868 --> 00:26:09,089 It was nothing you did. 415 00:26:09,176 --> 00:26:11,047 You're a sweet girl. 416 00:26:16,183 --> 00:26:21,101 417 00:26:25,758 --> 00:26:28,282 That's right. 418 00:26:28,412 --> 00:26:31,502 I'm a very sweet girl. 419 00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:34,636 And I've been sitting here all night watching you, 420 00:26:34,767 --> 00:26:37,204 wondering if you had it in you. 421 00:26:37,334 --> 00:26:40,120 Had what in me? 422 00:26:40,250 --> 00:26:43,340 If that little yuzu soufflé was all you cared about 423 00:26:43,427 --> 00:26:45,691 or if you'd know what to do with my sweet pussy 424 00:26:45,821 --> 00:26:47,170 if I were sitting right on top of you. 425 00:26:47,344 --> 00:26:52,393 426 00:26:52,523 --> 00:26:54,177 Do you know how to use your tongue, Paul? 427 00:26:55,744 --> 00:26:57,398 How to lick a woman? 428 00:26:57,528 --> 00:26:59,922 How to swirl and push and suck her off? 429 00:27:00,053 --> 00:27:01,750 [Paul] Um, yeah. 430 00:27:01,881 --> 00:27:03,230 [sharply] What? 431 00:27:05,319 --> 00:27:07,669 Let me show you. 432 00:27:07,756 --> 00:27:09,236 Not so fast. 433 00:27:14,197 --> 00:27:19,028 434 00:27:24,338 --> 00:27:27,558 First, I'll have to make sure you know how to use your hands. 435 00:27:27,689 --> 00:27:30,649 How to get me really, really wet. 436 00:27:32,302 --> 00:27:35,088 I bet nobody's ever taught you that. 437 00:27:35,175 --> 00:27:37,264 You just shove it in, barely hard but ready to pop, 438 00:27:37,351 --> 00:27:38,613 don't you, Paul? 439 00:27:41,137 --> 00:27:43,574 I'm not gonna let you get away with that. 440 00:27:48,318 --> 00:27:51,191 [gasps softly] 441 00:27:51,321 --> 00:27:54,107 [music heightens] 442 00:27:54,281 --> 00:27:59,112 443 00:28:03,856 --> 00:28:06,032 I don't think you're ready for me, Paul. 444 00:28:08,164 --> 00:28:10,732 Oh, I am so ready for you. 445 00:28:12,908 --> 00:28:15,215 All right. 446 00:28:15,345 --> 00:28:17,130 Then let's get that fucking check. 447 00:28:20,046 --> 00:28:22,744 [sparse ambient music plays] 448 00:28:22,831 --> 00:28:26,922 449 00:28:39,935 --> 00:28:40,719 [elevator door clicks open] 450 00:28:53,993 --> 00:28:56,735 [single piano notes play] 451 00:28:56,822 --> 00:29:01,652 452 00:29:10,357 --> 00:29:13,012 [music deepens] 453 00:29:13,186 --> 00:29:18,060