(school bell ringing)
(teacher snoring)
(paper crinkling)
- We're allowed to have snacks in here, right?
- Only if there's enough to go around.
(upbeat music)
(metal cranking)
(engine revs)
- Should be enough juice in these Starburst
for the whole school.
(light music)
(alarm ringing)
Up and at 'em, Tre.
- Good morning, Scarlett.
It is 7:53 AM.
The external temperature is 70 degrees.
Your experiment proposal for the great experiment off
is due first period in 26 minutes.
- Yeah, I'm just gonna wing it.
(machine buzzing)
You also haven't flossed in three days
and you have an upcoming school dance on Friday.
- School events are for chumps.
- Studies show that a well balance social life
is important for your overall wellbeing.
- But then I wouldn't have had time to build you.
(keyboard tapping)
- System update.
I will no longer give social event notifications.
I packed you a balanced breakfast,
along with your Starburst.
- Thanks, Tre.
I couldn't get through the day without Starburst.
How are they so good?
- While I can not experience taste,
the human brain finds sweet foods,
such as berries, pleasurable
because early humans were scavengers
and glucose provides energy.
- Speaking of scavengers, when we get to school,
remember rule number one.
- Rule number one.
Avoid detection of non-human status.
Any suggestions?
- Yeah.
Don't talk like that.
Better yet, try not to talk at all.
(upbeat music)
(orchestral music)
(school bell rings)
- Project is due Friday.
So, don't forget to hand in your worksheet
outlining the scientific method.
Even if you're phoning it in
with some lame papier-mache volcano, like Kyle.
(class laughs)
So who wants to share their hypothesis?
(air whooshes)
Anybody else?
(sighs) Yeah, fine.
Go ahead, Monica.
- Marcus and I hypothesize
that we can reverse climate change
by recreating cold water fusion.
- (giggles) Yeah.
Good luck with that.
Sorry, did I say that out loud?
(class laughs)
- What makes you think I can't do it?
- Your lack of higher education and resources
would be a substantial hindrance to your efforts.
- Sick burn, Tre.
(hands smack)
- Well aren't you gonna say something?
- Huh?
I mean, I don't want to say you definitely can't do it, but.
- No, about this random guy Scarlett brought to class.
And she has food in the lab.
It's illegal to eat in here.
- This is my exchange student, Dr. S.
I told you about him, remember?
- Of course you need an exchange student
just to make a friend.
- At least I'm not threatened by a freshmen.
- Oh, okay, okay.
Let's reel it in ladies.
But unless that Starburst is your experiment,
Monica has a point about the candy.
- It is.
The Starburst is just part of my research. Dr. S.
- This should be good.
- Since early humans evolved to find sweet foods enjoyable,
I hypothesized that by tracking the brains
of people eating Starburst,
I can write an AI algorithm that would mimic
the reward center of the human brain.
- That's so simple, it's genius.
Scarlett, remind me, I have a friend at Stanford
I'd like you to talk to.
- You gotta be kidding.
- And remember the winner will be competing
in the National Science Fair, so do your best.
Everything is on the table so long as no one gets injured.
That would be a lot of paperwork for me.
(playful music)
- Can I work with you guys?
I love Starburst.
I'm Kimmie, by the way.
- Hi, Kimmie.
I'm Tre.
That would be great.
- Fine, but there's one condition.
(door squeaking)
Tell anyone about my lab and I'll shrink you.
- Wow.
It's so cool that they let you work down here.
- Let is a bit of an overstatement, but no one's using it.
They think the whole area is contaminated with asbestos.
- Is it?
- I created a ray gun that eliminates biohazardous material.
Tell her, Tre.
- Current air quality is non-toxic
with a purified HOI index of five parts per million.
- Cool. (bell ringing)
So you guys want to go get lunch?
I just heard the bell.
- Not now.
I got to figure this out.
- And I have no hunger for lunch.
- I'm so sick of everyone fawning over Scarlett.
So she has a high IQ.
What's the big deal?
- I mean, she did discover a new element at age six.
Which is why you guys have so much in common.
You're both brilliant?
- We have nothing in common Marcus.
I've worked hard for four years to be the best in my class.
She's a lazy, arrogant, know it all
who thinks rules don't apply to her.
I don't know how you were friends.
- Well, I felt bad for her.
And anyway, we were just lab partners.
- Well, I hope you're willing to do whatever it takes
to beat her.
Because I'm gonna win this.
(metal clanks)
(playful music)
- Kimmie seems nice.
- Seems being the operative word.
Trust me, she's just like Monica and Marcus
and all the other sheep
who think I'm a weirdo just for thinking differently.
I just need to figure out this brain scanner,
and then I can reverse engineer human consciousness.
Pretty soon, you'll be learning and evolving
just like us, Tre.
- I'd like to be a real boy.
However, I must advise you,
increasing the consciousness of a robot
might have some unseen consequences.
- You're not just my computer, Tre.
You're my best friend.
What could go wrong?
- [Boy] Next time on "Scarlett's Lab."
- The Brainwave 3000 is ready,
showing us exactly what goes on up here.
- [Dr. S] Oh, Janet.
(Dr. S crying)