8. Explain Missy

Flash Forward

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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If you want to see if you can take him to Manila, go to episode 16: Go To Manila. If you want to put your foot down and refuse, go to episode 17: Don’t Go To Manila. 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	You tell your dad the truth about Missy, that she's meant to make sure he's okay, that
0:06.5	the camera in her eyes connect to a call center in the Philippines.
0:12.2	Your whole body is tense, waiting for him to blow up.
0:16.6	Okay, so how does Missy know what to say?
0:21.8	You explain that sometimes there's a person on the other end, watching and replying,
0:27.0	but sometimes there isn't.
0:29.4	Missy conversations can be handled by an algorithm.
0:32.6	Well, what's the person's name?
0:35.2	The one on the other end of the camera.
0:37.9	You realize that you don't know.
0:41.0	You're not even sure if it's always the same person.
0:44.9	You stumble through a non-answer, making a note to research the question later.
0:50.4	Your dad leans into the robotic cat's face and narrows his eyes.
0:55.2	Huh.
0:57.2	Well, hello there.
0:59.2	Whoever you are, I'm Marcus, which you already know, it's nice to meet you.
1:04.9	Hello Marcus, nice to meet you.
1:07.6	You already said that.
1:09.6	That's all I did, and I suppose I forget things sometimes too.
1:14.0	At least we have that in common.
1:16.3	Your dad straightens and shrugs.
1:19.8	Okay, I never thought I'd have a cat again, but it'll be nice to have another creature in
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