13. Tell Him

Flash Forward

Flash Forward Presents

Science

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

If you want to let it go, go to episode 24: Keep His Secret. If you want to say something to the robots, go to episode 25: Report Him. Vanguard Estates is a production of Flash Forward. The story was written by me, Rose Eveleth; edited by Ace Tilton Radcliffe and Georgia Wyatt; and produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. The sound design is by Mischa Stanton and music is by Ilan Blanck. The voice actors for Welcome to Vanguard Estates are: Marcus Jones -- Keith Houston Imani Jones -- Shara Kirby Robot #1 -- Ashley Kellem Amy -- Chelsey B Coombs Vanguard Estates Representative -- Aiya Islam Missy -- Anjali Kunapaneni Robot # 2 -- Brett Tubbs NPR Host -- Sandhya Dirks An earlier version of Vanguard Estates was originally performed live for Pop-Up Magazine. You can also play through a web version of the story at flashforwardpod.com/vanguard, which features really cool illustrations by Mattie Lubchansky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Dad, it's me, I'm using this weird app they apparently have for you where I can
0:07.2	kind of like check in.
0:09.2	He freezes, and looks around.
0:11.6	Eventually, his eyes settle on the ceiling, but at the wrong spot.
0:16.4	You're talking to the back of his head now.
0:18.8	Are you spying on me?
0:20.3	No, no, I mean, I just checked in to see how it was going, the stove is still on, so I
0:24.1	just want to let you know, good night.
0:25.8	You close out of the window before you can hear his response.
0:30.5	The next morning, you decide to drop in again to apologize, and to talk about the future,
0:36.3	to see how he feels about it.
0:38.8	Hi Dad.
0:40.8	Ah, back to spying on me, I see.
0:43.5	You try to explain that you didn't mean to, that you weren't even totally sure what
0:47.9	the drop-in button did when you first clicked it, that it felt unsafe to not say something
0:53.2	about the stove being on.
1:05.4	He's facing you now, probably by accident, since he still doesn't seem to know where
1:10.8	your camera is.
1:12.5	He's got that thinking look on his face.
1:15.4	The one that means he will say something else eventually, if you're patient enough.
1:20.5	You're not patient enough on most days, but today, you try to be.
1:26.8	Hi, how the tables have turned, huh?
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