Nothing but the best will do.
Finally, several weeks later, the lead scientist speaks to you.
<<Brad. We're. Having. Some. Difficulty. Here.>>
[What's up?]
<<It. Seems. That. None. Of. Our. Scientists. Can. Get. The. Katie9000. To. Actually. Do. You.>>
[But... she was about to!]
<<Yes. But. The. Designer. Of. The. Original. Katie9000. Has. Been. Dead. For. Over. One. Hundred. Years... His. Work. Is. Proving. Induplicable.>>
[Well, can't you just bring his head back to life, too?]
<<I'm. Afraid. That. Is. Not. An. Option.>>
[Why not?]
<<He. Died. In. A. Toilet. Bowl. Accident. That. Blew. Up. His. Entire. Head.>>
[Oh.]
<<We. Will. Now. Freeze. Your. Head. Again... And. Wait. For. Another. Such. Genius. To. Come. Along.>>
[OK]
...
You awaken standing naked in a grassy field.
You are once again with-body.
You hear a disembodied voice.
"Brad. It is the year 4212. We have brought you back to life, and genetically reconstructed your body to it's state just before you died."
"Um, thanks."
"Not a problem. ...You probably have many questions to ask us about what life is like nowadays."
"I guess so."
"Similarly, we have many questions to ask you about life before the year 2000."
"It was cool."
"Do you mean it was less warm than it is now? We can adjust the temperature."
"Whatever. Hey, did you guys ever get that Katie9000 working right?"
"I am unfamiliar with the Katie9000."
"Damn. Really?"
"Yes."
"So. What do you guys do for fun?"
"Cruise around in vans... smoke some inubrius... that kind of thing."
"Really?"
"No."
"Oh."
"Actually, I'm the only sentient being left in the universe. For fun, I bring dead people back to life, ask 'em a few questions, and then squash 'em like a bug."
"Oh. I think me and Merv did that once, back in the 60s."
"Interesting."
"Yeah."
-SQUISH-
Your final score is:
| 28299 |