HAPHEAD - EPISODE 2 'Level Up'
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The factory is massive, and
it's growing all the time
there's no way they can keep tabs on everything.
That's what they've got surveillance
drones recording all the time for.
Do you think they pay people
to watch all that video
just because the inventory
comes up a little short?
It's pretty easy to mark a working
cable as defective. Accidentally.
If you're so big on getting one,
just talk to Geiss.
Those aren't the kind of guys we
wanna to owe anything to.
You guys are nuts. They'll nail
you at the spot check!
So the defective cables go in the clear bins, right?
Just drop one behind.
If they notice we're one short,
whatever, we'll "find" it.
...but if not...
Welcome to the Aster*sk
employee check point.
Please have your bags and personal
belongings ready for inspection.
And remember: there's no
'lying' in complying.
Thief! A fucking crook!
Damn temps stealing from us.
Stealing from us!
Make sure you check
these girls too!
Well, here's to your first
week as a factory cog!
Only fifty years to go,
then you get to die.
Uh! They'll have a cure for death
by then, I'll expect.
That's what every generation thinks.
I don't know why you
had to start so soon after graduation.
At least take the summer.
I told you they're ramping up for the
product launch in the fall.
These jobs are time limited.
Time-limited! That's just how they get a temp job
to sound like a special offer.
And they're not
always so time limited.
So far my temp job at Securitor...
Oh, yeah! 18 years. You wanna go check my
birth certificate just to know for sure.
I know, but that's your choice. They offered
you a full time position years ago.
with more pay, less work...
Yeah but there's a dress code and
I don't exactly look the part.
I never have been management material.
Dad always...
-Whoa! Not allowed to quote grandpa.
I know, I know.
Do you want some help?
-Nah, I'm OK.
Come in!
Uncle Bruce is here.
He got a new gig and
wants to celebrate.
OK
It really is quite beautiful, huh?
Hey! Do you remember when you were
like 4 or 5, Maxine?
Not really.
When you were young
we used to grow crystals together
Don't you remember that?
-Oh, yeah, I remember that from a kit.
Yeah! And they would take forever
to grow and you'd get all frustrated.
Well I did some research at the time...
and I solved that problem.
I had forgotten about it at the time, I mean, I just
didn't have any reason and then
the new job I got has me working with
synths with a similar structure and I thought I could
use that to speed up
production and then I...
... anyway, I'm blah, blah...
...blahing again.
So, like, your new job doesn't conflict
with your conditions or whatever...?
No! No, because the court order just
prohibits me working with biomasses
so as long as stay in pure chemistry it's
fine. Their lawyers cleared it.
Hey, what's this about a new
job I hear you've got?
Ahh, it's at Aster*sk.
Really? In Hamilton?
My old stomping grounds, uh?
I hear a couple of guys from the neighbourhood
are working there now.
The Hamilton Mafia? Oh, great!
Better and better.
Why? What?
-They're... businessmen.
Oh ya they're businessmen alright... Sociopathic and single-minded.
-He's exaggerating
They're a little rough around the edges.
I wouldn't go for a late night walk with them, but I'm sure Aster*sk is a good place to work.
Oh, yeah... It's just wonderful.
They set up shop in a special economic
zone where you don't have to pay minimum wage...
you don't have to follow environmental laws...
It's basically a sweatshop!
Luckily, I like to sweat.
[Through the door]
You have to admit it's quite brilliant.
That's an amazing idea. Totally
amazing, and totally crazy.
Possibly a little bit illegal... maybe?
No, it's not that it's illegal,
I like that part.
But then what? What? We just disappear?
Yeah!
Whoa!
Right? And that was only after week!
Are you leaving it running
at night like Lars?
Erm... no. I am a little scared of that.
That's why I don't wanna do it all really.
The early adopters are just betatesters, and I want
them to get all of the glitches first.
It's pretty tempting though.
Oh, man. The muscle memory
reinforcement loops are so crazy.
I hate waking up feeling like you've
been wrung out though.
Worth it though, right?
I'm playing Scampeur with just the controller but if they get the haptics enabled then
I might borrow Lars' cable.
That's the parkour one, right?
How is it?
It's pretty great. But I've been stuck on their
Paris '88 for ages though.
It's pretty hard...
-Oh! It's pretty hard... is it?
Looks like the new meat's
got a new haircut.
You know...
We don't much like
haphead posers around here.
New meat.
I'm not a poser.
Great! You'll come out on Friday to prove it.
The Friday fight? Erm... uhm...
I.. I haven't had much time to practice...
But, but, but! You best level up quick!
Poser.
I'll do it!
I'll fight
-Maxine!
Aw, shit. Looks like this new
meat's got some spice.
We'll see you Friday.
Oh yes.
Been a while since we had a
Toronto-Hamilton grudge match. Ha, ha!
Wooooo!