EXT. PLAYGROUND
Arthur and Taylor are leaving the building.
ARTHUR
I hope we don't start every week with him...
TAYLOR
( smiling)
There's definitely a better way to start your day.
ARTHUR
And there's this boy...
TAYLOR
What boy?
ARTHUR
The blond guy, staring at me all the time.
TAYLOR
You'll show it to me in five minutes. First, follow me, I want you to meet my friends, if you don't mind...
ARTHUR
I'm right behind you.
TAYLOR
You'll see, you'll love them.
Taylor brings Arthur in front of a boy and a girl looking the same age.
TAYLOR
Hey, Twins, meet the famous Arthur Dupont.
WILLIAM
Hello !
EMILY
Nice to meet you.
ARTHUR
Hi !
WILLIAM
( addressing Emily)
I told you! He's normal.
ARTHUR
So you're twins?
WILLIAM
Fake twins! Good thing I don't look like my sister.
EMILY
( annoyed)
Very funny...
ARTHUR
(pensive)
Have we met before?
EMILY
We are in the same class...
ARTHUR
Sorry, I guess I didn't pay attention.
WILLIAM
How did you find dear Mr. Jenner?
ARTHUR
Disgusting...
EMILY
Stop bothering him with your questions. I have to talk to him about really important things.
TAYLOR
Emily...
WILLIAM
Don't start...
EMILY
Everyone's talking about your mom and her revolutionary project.
Do you know what this is about?
ARTHUR
Believe me, I've already tried to get information, but without success. She doesn't tell anyone, let alone me. It's one of the best kept secrets of the dome.
EMILY
Don't you have any idea? A vaccine? A weapon? A robot?
ARTHUR
It's confidential...
EMILY
I admire your mom's work. I'm probably one of her biggest fans. You can't imagine how much I respect her. You can be proud to be his son. This woman alone has managed to break the glass ceiling of the scientific world.
WILLIAM
( amused)
My sister's almost in love with your mom.
ARTHUR
It's my pleasure.
TAYLOR
That's his model.
EMILY
I wish I was more like her. Do you think that one day, I...?
ARTHUR
Meet her? I'm sure she'd be delighted. I'll invite you on my home whenever you want.
EMILY
Thank you so much! It is an honor.
ARTHUR
( whispering to Taylor)
Reassure me, she's exaggerating?
TAYLOR
( Whispering)
We would like to...
EMILY
Anyway, I'm sure the alienor is something wonderful and your mom will save us all! I believe in her. You're lucky to be around someone like that all the time. I'm sure you'll become a great researcher.
ARTHUR
I'd like to....
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EuropeA ( eng )
Science-FictionArthur Dupont was an ( almost ) ordinary boy. Until the day the war broke out. An unprecedented war that changed his life and that of his parents. Following the terrible events of September 11 in Europe, Mrs. Dupont, an internationally renowned rese...
