Pluto Volume 1 Act. 2 Gesicht - Page 35 - Announcer: Montblanc... He was a true hero... He was a member of the peacekeeping forces in the 39th Central Asian Conflict... And not only did he restore stability to the long-afflicted Persian states... But he also captured scores of terrorists and brought them in unharmed. Without him, the current peace in Asia would be nonexistant. He was even a poet... - Page 36 - Announcer: He sang with the birds... And conversed with all the trees in the forest... Montblanc... he was the guardian of the mountains... The pride of the Swiss... no, of all humanity... Montblanc... he will live in our hearts for all time... Signal: (bzzt, xxxx) - Page 37 - Speaker: Okay, everyone, that's it for the Max Vision test... You can all go back to work... I know it's hard, but just go back to work... Tools: (bang bang) (clank clank) Supervisor: Detective... That man up there... He was caught in an avalanche, three years ago... Tools: (bang bang) (ga-ga-ga-ga) - Pages 38 & 39 - Supervisor: He wouldn't even be alive right now... But Montblanc saved his life... So he's working here for no pay... And not just him... Tools: (bang bang bang) (ga-ga-ga-ga) Supervisor: Most of the people here are volunteers. We all loved Montblanc with all of our hearts... When we hold his funeral service here, in three days... There will be tens of thousands... No, hundreds of thousands of people coming to mourn his death... Act. 2 : Gesicht - Page 40 - Reinhart: A strange pedestal, isn't it? There should be a statue of Montblanc there, right now. But Montblanc himself opposed the idea... He didn't want a statue of himself ruining the view of the Alps. Instead, he knew he would become scrap metal someday... So he asked that his body be crushed, melted, and recycled... - Page 41 - Reinhart: And then, he WAS crushed... only while he was still healthy... Gesicht: Professor Reinhart, at the scene... Reinhart: I went there... Witnesses said there was a huge tornado before the fire broke out... so some say it was just an act of nature... But that was no accident... Detective... - Page 42 - Reinhart: Montblanc was my son... Find the killer... Catch him, so that I can... I can... I guess there's no use telling... a robot like you... - Page 43 - Blood: (drip)(drip drip) - Page 44 - Hoffman: Awake now, Gesicht? [Dusseldorf, Euro Federation] Hoffman: Routine maintenance is complete. Gesicht: Thank you, Professor Hoffman. So... how was it? Hoffman: Mm... no real problems! Except... Gesicht: Except...? - Page 45 - Hoffman: Many people think robots cannot tire, but even a robot grows weary from so much human contact. Even the human body is a mechanism. Every mechanism experiences fatigue from overuse. Gesicht: Fatigue... Machine: (vwiiin) Hoffman: Looks like you've got some bothersome work on your hands. They showed Montblanc's funeral on TV, but I was crying too hard to watch... Machine: (gashun) - Page 46 - Hoffman: Reports said that there was a magnetic explosion within his body... in other words, self-destruction... But from an expert's standpoint, I don't think something that simple would happen to a robot that sophisticated. So, does it look like you'll catch the killer... of everyone's favorite robot? I guess it won't be that easy... And I bet the other case you're working on is a pain, as well... That man, Ranke... I saw him on the TV discussion programs. Frankly, I'm not surprised it happened to him. He was a member of the Robot Law Protection Society... But previously he had been involved in Human Rights Protection and Classical Revival activism... - Page 47 - Hoffman: I'm not saying what he did was wrong... But you're bound to make enemies when you talk down to people that way. The exact opposite of Montblanc. A robot and a human... one with no enemies, one with too many... Two radically different cases at the same time would wear out anyone. Gesicht: May I ask you a question? Hoffman: Hmm? Gesicht: Is it possible for a human to enter a room without leaving behind any signs of life? Hoffman: You mean, with so few traces that your search systems wouldn't be able to identify anything? Gesicht: Yes. Hoffman: Hmm, interesting... What kind of methods... - Page 48 - Hoffman: That will be homework for next time... No, I'm sorry. This is time to relax. No talking about work! Gesicht: I was thinking... of maybe taking a vacation and going somewhere with my wife. Hoffman: Oh, that sounds great! Gesicht: I don't know when that will be, since my wife has her own job to work around... Hoffman: Take a trip! The data say that seeing the world has very good effects on artificial intelligence. Why don't you go all-out and see Japan? Gesicht: Japan? Hoffman: I visited there once, at the request of a technologist. Tokyo's an interesting place. Very exotic! - Page 49 - Gesicht: Japan... I'll see what she thinks. Hoffman: By the way, Gesicht... Are you still having that dream... you told me about? Gesicht: Yes... Hoffman: It's OK, you don't have to talk about it. I just have a great interest in the type of dreams an A.I. would see. It's been scientifically proven that even A.I.'s have an unconscious mind, but it's not often that you meet a robot that actually has dreams. - Page 50 - Hoffman: Please tell me about it, if you ever feel like it. Gesicht: Sure... Hoffman: Human dreams are still being researched today... But the 20th century psychologist Freud once said... "Dreams are a manifestation of real events, not the products of imagination." - Page 51 - Cart: (chunka chunka chunka...) (chunka chunk) (vwiiin) (clunk clunk) (clunk) Gesicht: Excuse me... That's... a patrol bot... Man: Yep, looks like it... Identification Dept. finished examining all the parts, so they told me to dispose of it... - Page 52 - Gesicht: Robby... May I look through it for a moment? Man: Yeah, sure. Take any parts you want. Probably junk, though. <