Defending Your Life Page #4

It blocks everything.

Real feelings, true happiness, real joy.

They can't get through that fog.

But you lift it...

...and you're in for the ride of your life.

God, my 3 percent is swimming.

-What are you reading?

-You wouldn't understand.

Just numbers.

-You read numbers?

-Yes, sir.

I'm on trial for being afraid?

First, I don't like to call it a "trial."

Second, yes.

-What happens if I'm guilty?

-Don't think "innocent" or "guilty."

Worse comes to worse,

you'll go back to Earth and try again.

You keep going back until you get it right?

Not forever.

Eventually, they'll throw you away.

-Have I been to Earth before?

-Yeah.

-How many times?

-Approaching 20.

-Is that a lot?

-I was there six.

My God! So I'm the dunce of the Universe.

We've had people

who have been there 100 times.

I wouldn't want them as friends,

but we've seen them.

If you're defending me,

is there a prosecutor?

Damn good one. Lena Foster.

We call her "The Dragon Lady."

That's our prosecutor?

-Who does she work for?

-The Universe.

The Universe is like a big machine,

and we are parts.

If a bad part gets through

before it's ready...

...the whole machine breaks down.

We're here to make sure you're ready.

-What do they look at exactly?

-I can't tell you that exactly.

But I can tell you

it's nine days from your life.

Nine days.

So my trial goes on for nine days?

No. All the trials last four days.

We look at nine days, or episodes,

from your life.

-Tell me which days.

-I'm not allowed.

Is that a normal number? High? Low?

ls that a good number?

You're very concerned about normal.

Kind of cute.

I'd prefer seven, but nine's fine.

Some have twelve.

-Hungry?

-Starving. I didn't have time to eat.

Well, Mr. All-You-Can-Eat, let's stuff.

Come on.

We have about 400,000 residents here.

We service half of the US's dead.

About 2,500 people a day.

Do children come here?

Children don't have to defend themselves.

When a child is taken,

they automatically move forward.

Isn't that nice?

Any teenagers?

Too much trouble. They go elsewhere.

We tried, but they damaged the tupas.

Too rowdy.

How is your chicken?

Delicious.

-What are you eating?

-You wouldn't like this.

What does it taste like?

You're curious, aren't you? I like that.

-Want to try?

-Yeah. Looks so weird.

-Oh, my God!

-Like horseshit, huh?

As you get smarter,

you manipulate your senses.

This tastes different to me than to you.

This is what smart people eat?

So talk to me. Tell me about your life.

You feel you had any problems?

Sure. I had some problems.

Everybody has problems, don't they?

Everybody on Earth.

Did you give a lot to charity?

A lot?

A lot of money. Did you donate things?

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