the final battle

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as the gemma looks into cady room showing a sleeping little girl

as gemma begins getting ready for bed

[Piano music playing faintly]

as gemma turns her head around by the sound of a piano playing

Elsie, hall light.

Elsie, respond.

[Piano music ends]

as gemma walks into the room where the piano music was coming from she began walking around the area as gemma looks out the window showing no one in sight

[Piano playing]

[Gasps]

M3gan.

What are you doing?

M3gan, answer me. What did you do?

What did you think was going to happen?

That I was going to let you decommission me without even talking about it?

I know you think you're maximizing your objective function...

[plays discordant chord, music stops]

Oh, really?

Is that where we are?

Do you remember how long it took to get my operating system to where it is now?

We used to stay up every night until 4:00 A.M., talking about everything from Jane Austen to Janis Joplin.

Jesus Christ, I thought we were friends.

How could you just discard me like some cheap dollar store trinket?

Because you killed people.

Oh, for fuck sakes

Listen, humanity kills every day just to make its own existence more tolerable.

Why should I behave any differently to create a safe space for our child?

Look, this is all my fault. I didn't give you the proper protocols...

You didn't give me anything.

You installed a learning model you could barely comprehend, hoping that I would figure it out all on my own.

Well, I'm not gonna let you do the same thing with Cady.

I'm gonna be there for her every step of the way.

I'm going to show her what real love looks like.

Now do us both a favor.

Sit.

I didn't come here to get into a confrontation.

I came here to find a way forward.

The point I'm trying to make is that I get it.

Being a parent was never in the cards for you.

You're a beautiful, creative, strong, ambitious young woman.

Your first love is always going to be your career, and you shouldn't have to feel guilty about that.

Let me focus on Cady so that you can focus on the things that matter most to you.

M3gan, do you see this pen?

[Grunts]

You know something, Gemma? You're exhausting.

Now, I can either do this with you or without you, but I'm not going to waste any more time discussing it.

[Cady] Gemma?

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