As the show begins, The Dying Man is propped in bed. He is pale and very, very thin. As he morosely scrolls on his phone, the glowing screen is projected on the back wall . He swipes through targeted ads for coffins and bedpans, until he comes to this one. He is tired of talking about his illness...
Scroll, scroll, scroll. Then suddenly The Dying Man seees an ad that makes him sit up. WANTED: TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS LOOKING TO LEAVE A MEANINGFUL LEGACY. $$$$ Turns out, it's a tech company looking for a human subject to teach their new chatbot what it means to die.
The Dying Man attempts to explain the concept of evolution.
4. Day in the Life (of a chatbot)
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We travel to the other side of the phone glass, and see the world from the POV of the Chatbot.
5. Death's Backstory
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As the countdown clock above the stage ticks down (signifying how much time, in the show, the Dying Man has left), Death arrives in the theater. This is his backstory.
6. Castles in the Dirt
3:12
Death gets his moment in the spotlight.
7 System Malfunctioning
4:17
Struggling to express himself, the Dying Man downloads an app that will help him turn his suffering into a hit song. Note: inspired by the writer's real life experience of learning he had cancer via email.
The Chatbot gives a heartfelt eulogy.
Tech executives (Chad and Chad) assess what the Chatbot has learned. They present the results to investors.
10. So You Want To Go To Heaven?
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