That Alien, Sound (2025)

[bunniefuu]

-[static warbling]

-[man 1] You were the only one

who knew my true identity.

[static warbling]

[man 2]

And then the caller was, uh...

[static warbling]

[man 3 speaking other language]

[DJ over headphones]

Welcome back to KSMD.

Live in the studio, we have

the Death Valley Girls.

And today, they will be

playing their hit song "Disco."

["Disco" by Death Valley Girls]

Come on, everybody

Is anybody out there

who wants...

[screaming]

[continues screaming]

Oh, oh, oh

We're going to the disco

-[music stops]

-[gasps]

[breath trembling]

[breathing heavily]

Wah.

Wah.

Wah. [sobs]

Wah!

[sobbing]

[wailing]

-[door opens]

-[Shannon] Micah.

Micah, what's wrong?

-Micah. Micah.

Micah, what's wrong?

-[crying]

What's wrong?

What's wrong? Micah?

Micah... what's wrong?

What... am I doing... here?

Micah. Micah, I don't know

what you're talking about.

-You're kind of

freaking me out right now.

-So, this... is color?

-Micah, what the f*ck?

What are you talking about?

-Who's Micah?

-Why are you being so hostile?

-Because you are Micah.

No, I'm not.

I'm nobody.

-I'm a sound wave.

-Are you okay? Do I need

to take you to a hospital?

[laughing]

A hospital? Ew. What?

I just became a human.

-[chuckles nervously]

-A hospital?

-Can we go to a concert?

-[chuckles]

I've always wanted to see

a band play live music.

I've listened to so much music.

You have no idea.

But, oh, a, a show,

a live show--

-Okay, that's, that's really,

that's, that's really funny.

-[laughing]

Can you just chill out

for a second?

That's, like, a really...

That was, like, a really scary,

like, jarring way to ask

for tickets.

I asked you for tickets

because I have a voice.

-Uh-huh.

-I have... a voice.

-I have a voice.

-Micah. Micah, stop, okay?

-Stop, stop, stop.

You got me, okay?

-I have a voice!

-Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

Okay, okay, okay.

-[protesting]

Micah, that's funny, okay?

You got me. You got me.

-[chuckles]

-[Micah sobbing]

I'm sorry

that I sounded hostile.

I'm just, like, genuinely

concerned for you right now.

Like, like,

my heart is pounding.

[Micah panting]

[quirky music]

[moans softly]

[quirky music continues]

There's a...

-[record scratches]

-So, this is eating?

Mm-hm.

Never eaten before?

-I've never had a mouth before.

-[snaps fingers]

I hadn't thought about it

until you got mad at me.

But, over there,

on the ground...

...that was the first time

I've ever spoken.

So, how do you know

how to speak?

I listen to a lot of radio.

Oh, right, that's because

you're a sound wave

-that listens, right?

-You're a good

listener yourself.

-[both laugh]

-Okay.

So... why are you here?

Why did you take over

my girlfriend's body?

Easy, man.

I didn't take over

anybody's body.

-I just ended up here.

-You just ended up here?

Yup. Same as you.

Yeah, but I didn't

just assume this body.

-You didn't?

-No.

And, besides,

like, where were you

before you ended up here?

Oh, oh, oh

We're going to the disco

[Micah sighs]

I was in KSMB.

You were in KSMB?

I was listening to

a live broadcast of a concert

by this band,

the Death Valley Girls.

They rock.

-[chuckles]

-And... [sighs]

I was listening to this song.

And... it was one of those songs

that really felt amazing.

It made me forget

what or who I was,

just like when

I discovered the radio,

when "Strange Magic"

was playing,

all of those years ago.

And... [sighs]

I got lost in the song.

And before I knew it,

I found myself... here.

All of a sudden, I had a pair

of eyes that I could open.

And it, it's like that song,

for whatever reason,

gave me more... life.

[Shannon]

That's... I mean,

that's beautiful and all,

but... if it gave you life,

then it took Micah's away?

Well, m-- maybe we can find her.

Yeah, I hope so. [scoffs]

-So, what's your name?

-[scoffs]

Um, my name is Shannon.

-[gasps softly]

-What's your name?

I've never had much use

for a name before.

-That's okay.

-I, I don't know.

Um, okay, say,

since you've never, you've never

been in a body before,

and you've never,

like, never seen anything...

...what if we went for a ride

when we're done eating?

-Go for a ride?

-Yeah, like a drive in my car.

[gasps, laughs] A real car?

Yeah. Yeah. You know,

you got to, you got to see

some trees.

You got to see some sky,

you know?

The world's pretty beautiful.

You want to see the world?

-[sneezes]

-["Feel It" by Dizzy Dames]

-[door squeaks]

-[traffic noise]

[birds chirping]

[muted]

[door squeaks]

-[hand thumps]

-["Feel It" by Dizzy Dames]

Feel it all around...

[laughing] This is so cool!

-Oh.

-Quit it.

Wait, wait. Stop, stop,

stop, stop, stop. Sure.

-Okay, can I drive too?

-No, no, no.

-[horn honks]

-Stop, stop, stop, stop.

Stop. Just stop.

[Shannon]

Careful.

-Ooh!

-[both laugh]

[squeals]

Feel it

-[gasps] I don't like that.

-Yeah, you do.

-You always laugh

when I do that.

-How can I always do anything?

I just met you. I just got here!

Okay. So, I guess you don't,

you don't want to go

to the pond, then?

-What pond?

-Our pond, you know?

I don't, I don't know.

I thought... Don't really get

what this whole alien bit

that you're doing is.

But I thought

I would just

take us somewhere

and get some fresh air,

-a place we've had some

good times, you know?

-[gasps]

You know, I'm trying--

I'm sorry. I'm trying

to be cool. I'm trying

to be cool

and, like, go with it, but,

like, this is, like, really--

It's not fun for me.

Okay.

You're freaked out,

understandably.

I am also freaked out.

But the truth is,

there is life that exists

outside of humanity,

outside of you.

And... [sighs]

I'm not just some UFO.

I do have an identity,

whether you choose

to see that or not.

[gasps] What is that?

-You knew, didn't you?

-Knew what?

I was gonna ask you to move in.

That's what

this is all about, right?

I don't know you, man.

Jesus, Micah!

-I'm not Micah.

-f*ck!

They only say "f*ck"

in the movies.

-Sorry, can you--

-Is this a movie?

-Get out.

-That's a movie.

Look, I'm, I'm all

for dicking around,

but I've tried many times

this morning

to be honest about my feelings

and express myself.

You continue to play

this f*cking alien part.

And I'm...

I'm f*cking over it.

I've had enough.

Okay. So...

...this woman, Micah,

-who you're supposedly

in love with...

-[scoffs]

...you would just drop her off

in the middle of nowhere

-to fend for herself?

-No, just look out the window.

-We're at Debbie's.

-Who's Debbie?

Debbie is-- She is the president

of the United States.

-You, you suck, man.

-What?

I don't know if Micah

is cool or not, but... you...

[engine idling]

-...you are not cool.

-[scoffs]

-[Shannon]

Careful. Jesus, Micah.

-[bird chirping]

-[dog barking]

-[car door closes]

[birds twittering]

Debbie.

Debbie.

Debbie, Debbie, Debbie,

Debbie, Debbie, Debbie, Debbie,

-Debbie, Debbie, Debbie!

-What is wrong?

What is wro-- [gasps]

Oh. [laughs]

This is a nice surprise.

I don't know

what all the yelling was about,

but I'm glad

you finally came to see me.

[chuckles]

Are you hungry?

[Debbie chuckles]

-[hand patting]

-[Debbie] Oh! Oh!

[Debbie]

Mm-hm.

[sighs] This is nice.

You haven't hugged me

like that, since-- Oh, oh.

Since you were little. [laughs]

Where am I?

What's wrong?

Did you do a molly?

This is your home, sweetheart.

Let me feed you, okay?

-[laughing]

-So, I found these

at a flea market

in Rancho Cucamonga.

-[Deyo] Ooh.

-[Debbie] Yay.

-Cool, huh?

Aren't they beautiful?

-[Deyo] It's pretty.

[Debbie]

Yeah.

And a lady was telling me

that a little animal

lived in this little room.

And then, as it got bigger,

it moved here and then here,

and so on.

Cool, huh?

See, that is a nautilus.

You know,

that's a fossil of a nautilus.

A nautilus is an animal

that, yeah,

it builds its shell,

and as it gets bigger,

it keeps building

more and more shell,

and then, you know,

the Jules Verne,

that, that, that story,

the, the Twenty Thousand

Leagues Under the Sea,

well, Captain Nemo,

who was, you know,

the kind of bad guy in,

his submarine...

-Honey? Where are you?

-...was called the Nautilus.

Where are you?

What's wrong? Did you read

something upsetting

in your horoscope?

I don't even know how to read.

You did do a molly, didn't you?

-Oh, damn it.

-I didn't do a molly.

I'm a sound wave.

I'm not Micah.

[voice breaking]

Stop calling me Micah.

I don't even know who Micah is.

I've never made a noise,

before today.

I've never seen, before today.

I've just been listening

to sounds.

I've been listening

to human sounds for a long time,

and I've never had

so much going on.

And I don't know where I am!

And I don't want to upset

you all, because, clearly,

you think that I'm someone

who you care really deeply for.

But I don't know where Micah is.

And I'm sorry! [sobs]

Okay. It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

[Micah sobbing]

It's okay, Mi-- Uh...

It's okay.

It's okay, little alien girl.

[Alan]

Who's, who's hungry?

Yeah, I could eat.

Oh, honey.

-[Debbie] Oh.

-[Deyo] Oh, snap.

[sighs] I can't believe

I have to do this again.

I haven't done this

since you were little.

It's like having a toddler.

Okay, here we go.

[Debbie grunts]

Here we go.

Oh, Lord, this is... Ugh!

Okay. Come on,

give me some help here.

All right, the socks.

Okay. Thank you.

Stay right here.

[quirky music]

[music stops]

[wood creaking]

[chuckles softly]

[chuckles]

[laughing]

Mm. So, you're an alien spirit

that took over

my daughter's body? What am I

supposed to do with that?

Let, let's be honest, Debbie.

This is obviously just Micah

having some kind

of mental episode.

Oh, no.

Real sensitive, Alan.

[Micah]

I think... I hope it was

some sort of mistake.

I know that in movies,

it's relatively common

in a body swap situation.

[stutters] A spirit swap

would make more sense,

to try and recreate

the experience

of the initial switch.

Wait, wait. Hold on.

If you've never been

a human being,

why do you know so much

about cinematic tropes?

"Just because it's a body swap

premise doesn't mean

the filmmaker couldn't have

treated the characters

like real people."

I've been a huge fan

of Kermode & Mayo's

film review program

on BBC Radio 5 for years,

not to mention Ebert and Roeper,

uh, Elvis Mitchell,

Blank Check's

Griffin and David.

I could go on.

I've also listened to, like,

endless movies through drive-in

theater audio broadcasts.

So, uh, what was the occurrence

of your spirit swap

with my Micah?

I want her back.

I mean, she's my daughter,

and that's her body.

I understand.

I was listening

to a live broadcast

of a concert by this band,

and all of a sudden,

I experienced vision

and I screamed.

I've heard readings of Plato's

Allegory of the Cave before.

That story is no joke.

I see now.

Vision... is a lot.

Well, uh, is,

is there anything you want

to, like, see while you're here?

[Micah]

I want to go to a concert,

like, so bad.

Like, to see and feel

a live music experience.

[Deyo]

You okay?

-Micah?

-Oh, wow. [gasps softly]

I could feel my heart pounding.

[chuckles] I have a heart.

I have a big, beating heart.

Micah's always had a big heart.

I-- I'm glad you feel it,

but, uh, how is a concert

going to get her back?

[Alan] No, no, it's fine,

Debbie. Uh, kid wants

to blow off some steam.

Let, let 'em go to the concert.

Maybe after they've danced,

Micah will "identify"

as Micah again.

What's your problem, man?

What?

Okay, I, I think, um,

you should go to a concert

that's being broadcast

on the radio.

That makes sense.

So that you two

could get on the same,

um, what's it called?

-Wavelength?

-Yes.

[Micah]

I, I could try.

I don't wanna

steal your daughter.

Plus, if going to a concert

means switching back,

then that's cool too.

[Micah chuckles softly]

[chuckling]

Mm, this is delicious.

What is this?

-You like my signature sandwich?

-Mm-hm.

Well, Micah never even tried it.

She doesn't eat meat.

I'm amazed you actually did.

-So, now I'm not Micah?

-Well, y-- you like my sandwich.

I'll call you anything you want.

Nothing makes me happier than

people appreciating my food.

-Thanks.

-Well... [stutters]

You know what?

Let me tell you

how I make my homemade

-marbled rye there

that you're eating.

-[Debbie] Yeah, yeah, okay.

-That's enough

with the marbled rye.

-Yeah, I'm... Hey. Uh...

-[Alan whispering]

-Yeah, it's not

like radio or anything,

but me and a few of my friends

are gonna, like,

play some live music later,

if you're down to watch.

-More than anything.

-[Alan] Yes, I do.

-You know I do. Look.

-Cool.

-That's so cool. [chuckles]

-Really?

-[Alan talking indistinctly]

-[Deyo] Take it

from the top, okay?

We'll drop, like,

a ceremonial thump, okay?

-And then, from there,

we'll just start.

-[drum sticks clacking]

[drum thumps]

[rhythmic percussion music]

[energetic metal music]

Yeah

Living and feeling

the vibration

I think my spirit

is digging around

A dance so deep for any vibe

For a feeling

I can't describe

Transcendental vibrations

Situation meditation

Transcendental vibrations

Situation meditation

Pretty f*cking weird, huh?

-What?

-[laughs]

[lively harmonica music]

Whoo!

Give me a rocking tone

that gets me high

Those bumper reds

I want them to the side

Get me up, get me down

I wanna hear that song

Till we was entering

here again

Transcendental vibration

Situation meditation

Transcendental vibration

Situation meditation

Transcendental vibration

Situation meditation!

Yeah!

-Wait, you've never seen

live music before?

-No, I, I think what she means

is that she hasn't

seen live music

like, like this before.

-Right, Micah?

-[Micah] No.

And I'm not Micah.

Okay, if, if

your whole existence

has been listening

to human radio,

then you should probably know

that telling people

you're an alien... [whispering]

is gonna make you look crazy.

What are you guys talking about?

[Deyo sighs]

This, this isn't my sister.

Uh, y-- yeah, it is, dude.

Yeah. Uh...

Yeah, yeah, and I, I know.

It, it looks like her,

but earlier today, her, um,

her soul swapped with Sound's.

Yeah, this is Sound.

Sound?

Yeah. What else

am I supposed to call you?

-What was that?

-You,

you said you don't know.

I, I didn't say anything.

Yeah, 'cause you, you shrugged.

[laughing] H-- how did I know

how to do that?

Shrugged. Shrugged.

[Nora]

Um, do you guys think

it's morally irresponsible

for us to not reach out

to a mental health

professional here?

It's not

a mental health emergency.

It's a soul swap.

Okay. Sure.

But, theoretically, if it were

a mental health situation,

you probably wouldn't

be aware of it. You know,

you would probably think

this whole

alien soul swap thing is real

when it could never be possible

in the first place.

And my mind could just fabricate

over a half century

of memories, music,

talk shows, and Christian radio?

Yeah. It could.

And how do you know, Nora?

Because I read

studies on Reddit,

like, every single day.

[scoffs] I mean, the human mind

is f*cking fascinating.

-You know what I mean?

-Look, Sound is noticeably

different from Micah.

[stutters] What do I know about

the reality of the situation?

L-- literally, nothing.

So, what, what,

what, what do we do?

We... could hang out

and get along, and...

...and then try

and figure out how

to get my sister back, maybe.

Not that we don't love Sound,

but, you know,

it's, it's my sister.

I get it.

I'm no occupying force.

[Lee]

So, then, in your reality,

this was the first time

you'd ever seen

live music before?

[Sound]

Correct.

I've listened

to live broadcasts,

but I've never had a body.

I've never had eyes

to watch a band play before.

And how was it?

-It was amazing.

-[both chuckle]

-You think we were amazing?

-Oh, no, I hated the music.

But, oh, my God,

feeling the vibrations

of the sounds in the air

and, and seeing

you all so into it,

and the head...

[laughs] the head, um,

moving up and down thing.

-Head banging?

-Yes, yes, the head banging.

[chuckles]

That's head banging. Oh.

I bet head banging to music

I love would be awesome.

Just because you're pretending

to be an alien doesn't mean

you can be a total as*h*le.

[Lee]

Oh, buzzkill, Sadie.

[Sadie]

What? She's trashing your music.

I'm not trashing their music.

I said that I hated it.

That kind of means,

like, you're trashing on it.

[Nora]

I'll trash on it.

It's not very good.

I didn't say it wasn't good.

I said that I hated it.

And people hate every band.

People hate Sabbath.

Do you think

you're better than Sabbath?

I don't know

who you're talking about.

-We're not.

-Okay.

So, if hate can exist for even

a great band like Sabbath,

then how is my opinion

trashing your music?

I didn't say it was bad.

I don't think music can be bad.

It's sound, arranged sound.

Some of it feels good to me.

Some of it feels good to you.

It's all chaos.

It all exists at once.

Someone's eating a pineapple.

Someone's flying an airplane.

Someone is floating

in the ether,

listening to the radio.

And someone is playing a song

that they haven't heard

from an old record

since they were a kid.

I hate most metal.

But I respect it, though.

It's loud, complicated,

energized. [laughing]

Rah!

But a lot of it makes me feel

lost and overwhelmed...

...which is a feeling that's

sort of inherent in my life.

So... having it amplified

is, like, a lot.

Sabbath does it for me, though.

I don't know why. [chuckles]

Maybe 'cause I hear

Zeppelin in there.

Bonham's, like, my god.

As he should be! [laughs]

I love Zeppelin.

I know that they stole

from a lot of people,

but I'm just a receiver,

you know? [sighs]

The amalgamation

of Zeppelin's rip-offs,

the blues, the folk,

and, and Page's riffs,

all came to life with the power

and precision

of Bonham's sticks.

Yes, yes. [laughs]

Spea-- speaking of the sticks,

you, you want, you want to try?

[Sound]

Really?

Yeah. Come on.

[Deyo grunts]

[drum sticks clacking]

Nice. Okay.

Yeah, we could probably

go slower tempo.

Let's, let's do...

[chuckles] Um, let, let...

You're gonna press that pedal

the whole time.

It's just going to stay flat.

Yup, that's how

you get the... Yeah.

So, let's do that.

One, two, three.

-All right, stick is backwards.

Good, good. There we go.

-Oh.

And then, one, two, three, four.

One, two. Yes.

Now we're gonna add

that right foot.

And it's gonna go,

-one, two, three.

-[Sound laughs]

[Deyo laughs]

-Boom.

-[drum thumping]

-Yes. Yes, yes, yes.

-[laughing]

-Deyo!

-That's disco.

-Disco.

-[laughs] Yeah.

-All right. Now, on--

-I'm doing it.

We're gonna start spacing

in the snare

on the one's and three's.

-So, just try that.

One, two, three, four.

-[laughs]

One, two-- Yeah.

Yes. Yes.

Now, keep that.

Good, good, good.

-Yeah. [laughs]

-[gentle harmonica music]

[Sound laughing]

Aw. [laughs]

She's kind of cooler

than your sister.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Maybe Micah just needs

a little break

-from herself, you know?

-Mm-hm.

An alien soul swap?

Maybe I'll swap souls

with an asexual alien

-next time you try to kiss me.

-Oh. Oh.

-Mm-hm.

-[laughs] Maybe I'll swap souls

with an illiterate alien

next time you try to make me

read one of your screenplays.

Well, maybe I'll swap souls

with an alien who can't smell

-next time you try

to fart on me.

-Oh.

-Ugh!

-[laughs] Wait.

[harmonica music]

[laughing] The disc...

-Go to the disco, living...

-[both laugh]

Disco.

[fingers clacking]

-[both laughing]

-[Deyo mumbling]

-It's the same thing

as the hi-hat's.

-Yeah, I'm learning.

-We're on the floor.

-Yes.

It's getting kind of late,

though. You, you want me to

take you back to Shannon's now?

Not really.

All right. Uh... [exhales]

[stutters] Sorry, Sound,

but, uh... I'm just having

a really hard time believing

that this isn't Micah

having some sort of delusion.

Well, then I'll have

to prove it to you.

Yeah, well, if I were you...

...like, you know, the Sound,

alien version you,

then I'd, I'd have no idea

how to prove I was an alien.

-Yeah.

-Hm.

I don't know.

-I know. I'm sorry.

-Can I try one of those?

[chuckles]

Okay, funnily enough...

...that would be a great way

to prove you're not Micah.

Why? She doesn't

smoke cigarettes?

[stutters] She, she hates it.

She absolutely hates...

-...hates it.

-Well, then hand one over

and let me prove I'm not Micah.

Why? Why do you, why do you

wanna smoke a cigarette?

I don't know.

Why not?

I have a body.

I want to do something with it.

I want to do something

with my time here.

I want to be myself.

And if I'm truly,

authentically myself...

...even if it's a possibly

brief stint in this body,

then you or...

anyone else who gets

to know me will know that...

...I'm not Micah.

I'm Sound.

[Deyo]

Hm.

I don't know

if that makes sense.

I just want experience.

[laughs]

So, hand one over

-and let me try

a little cigarette.

-[chuckles] Uh...

Okay. No... [stutters] Mm-mm.

You know, now,

thinking about it,

I'm kind of figuring out that...

...like, an alien that zapped

into Micah's body

shouldn't really have the right

to inhale toxic

smoke into it... maybe.

I don't know. Like...

...she doesn't condone this...

at all.

So, I know that.

And what kind of brother

would I be if I just let you

inhale this into her lungs

without her consent?

I dig that, Deyo.

Cool.

[Sound laughs]

Debbie, Debbie,

Debbie, Debbie, Debbie,

-Debbie, Debbie. Debbie,

Debbie, Debbie, Debbie.

-[dog barking]

[Debbie]

Shut up! Shut up.

Come in.

Stop yelling when you come over.

-[Sound]

What do you want me to do?

-Just walk into the house!

[Shannon grunts]

What are you doing awake?

[sighs] I had a bad dream.

[Shannon]

I'm sorry.

-What happened?

-[sighs]

I dreamt that I was

in some Eastern European city.

Probably wasn't even real.

Just whatever my mind's idea

of one was.

You were there,

and Deyo was there.

It was, like...

...a huge building exploded.

And seeing, like,

the mushroom clouds in the sky

just... shook me to my core,

like, the scale of it.

[Shannon]

Sorry.

-Thanks.

-Sounds really shitty.

-[both chuckle]

-It was.

-[Micah chuckles]

-[kisses]

It's probably just that...

-...existential dread

we're all feeling.

-What do you mean?

[bowl clacking]

-[Sound] Jack.

-Close. It's a king.

-[Sound groans]

-Close.

[Sound laughs]

-Can you shuffle them again?

-Shuffle?

What's with the shuffling?

I'm trying to teach you

something important here.

-[Sound] Can you please?

-Okay, okay, okay, okay.

-[Sound] Yes.

-[pan sizzling]

-[cards clacking]

-[laughing]

I've heard

a lot of music in my time.

A lot of people

talking into the sky.

But I never would've guessed

how many sounds

you all live with,

every second.

-[pan sizzling]

-[Sound] Mm.

The sound of your food

is making me hungry.

And something else is.

That's the smell,

my little alien impostor.

[laughs] The smell.

I, I can smell.

-[gasps]

-Yeah, the delicate bouquet

of the salami

is what really gets you,

you know.

I mean, I've always wondered

about the senses.

Not gonna lie,

they're pretty great.

Do you mind

if I touch your head?

Oh... wow.

-Right? Right?

-[Debbie] Alan.

-[Sound laughs]

-What?

[Debbie]

She's not a dog.

No, well, the alien's never had

her head scratched before.

I'm not a dog.

I love having my head scratched.

I know, but it's weird.

[Alan]

Oh, it's not weird, is it?

[Sound yells]

-[Sound crying]

-[Debbie] Oh! Oh, no! Oh!

[Sound crying]

-I'll get some ice.

-It'll be okay.

It'll be fine. It'll be fine.

-Oh, baby, I'm sorry. Oh.

-[Sound sobbing]

Here we go.

This is gonna hurt for a second,

then it's gonna

feel better, okay?

-[Sound sobbing]

-Okay, okay, okay, okay.

[Alan]

Maybe she really is an alien.

I shouldn't have

to be doing this.

I already taught her

how to survive.

-Where's my daughter?

-[Alan] Honey,

let's go lie down.

Uh, we can watch

some Man v. Food.

[sighs] Where is she?

Honestly, if she's where I was,

then she's somewhere

up in the sky,

wherever sound waves

or listening waves float.

-Is she right above us?

-[Sound] Kind of think

it depends on

what she's listening to.

What if, what if she hears

a sound from outside Earth?

Will she float away?

[Sound]

I think so.

But I don't know why she would.

I wouldn't.

I floated through space

for a long time.

And it sucked.

But then I heard music.

And I heard people talking.

And I became fixated

and knew I would never leave.

So, even if I heard sounds

of the galaxy, on occasion,

nothing could

pull me away from here.

But you're an alien.

You had that experience.

You know that a sound

could... take you

to a desert of empty space,

just like Micah knows

not to touch frying eggs.

-What if she floats away?

-[Alan] Jesus f*cking Christ,

that's enough.

[Debbie]

Excuse me?

You're freaking her out.

She's starting to believe you.

[stutters] It's enough

with this alien nonsense.

It's not nonsense.

Why don't you believe me?

-Because it's insane.

-Alan, stay out of this.

She's about to have

a panic attack thinking about

her daughter drifting off

into the darkness of space

and...

-[stuttering]

So, cut it out. Cut it out.

-[Sound sobbing]

You're, you're-- Stop playing

with your mother's emotions.

I'm not her f*cking daughter!

I don't know

what to tell you people!

-[Alan] Micah, come back!

-[Debbie] Alan,

you're not helping.

-[Alan]

You're enabling this craziness.

-[door opens, closes]

-Oh, f*ck, it's you!

-Wait.

Wait. Micah.

Micah. Micah, just...

Alien-- Miss Alien,

Miss Alien, I'm... [chuckles]

-I'm sorry. I want to help you.

-[sobbing]

Everyone's calling me Sound now.

Okay, well, Sound...

...Micah and I were gonna have,

like, a really serious

conversation, okay?

And then she had to listen

to that radio broadcast,

which was, like,

annoying already,

but then you came and...

I'm sorry. It's just,

it's a hard pill to swallow.

[chuckles]

Then what are you doing here?

I want to get Micah back.

And if you want help,

I want to be someone

that can help you.

I don't know what I want.

That's okay.

I mean, do you want

to go back, like...

-...where you came from?

-[Sound] What?

No. You go exist in darkness.

I just got a mouth.

I, I just got feet.

I just got hands.

-I just got eyes.

-Totally.

I, I know, but if you are

-who you're saying you are--

-I am who I say I am.

I'm done trying to prove it.

I've been a human

for one day and one night,

and this whole time,

I've been trying

to convince people who I am.

What is with people?

Why are you all

so f*cking suspicious

-all the time?

-Because we lie. We...

...lie to each other,

and we cheat each other,

and we k*ll each other.

And... we have forever.

That's not

what existence is about, man.

I know, but... it's just

the truth. [chuckles]

[birds chirping]

Have you had a burrito yet?

[gentle music]

Shade

From a tall tree

Shade

From a tall tree

Cool hand

Over me

Squinting

Just to see

Wanting you

Wishing you would stay

Wanting you

The way

We were yesterday

Losing sight of you

With the sun in my eyes

Waving goodbye

Goodbye

Goodbye

[Shannon]

Hey.

You want to come home?

To your home?

Yeah.

I mean, Micah and I were talking

about moving in together soon.

[geese honking]

I don't want to go there.

Okay.

Where do you want to go?

[clerk speaking other language]

[gentle piano music]

[chuckles]

[gentle piano music continues]

[Sound]

Hi.

Hi.

-Oh, so cute.

-[woman clicks tongue]

[Sound exhales]

[gentle piano music continues]

[mirror creaks softly]

[gentle piano music continues]

[gentle piano music continues]

-Hey there. This thing work?

-[clerk] I don't think so.

[Shannon] You don't think so.

I, uh, I don't care about

the speakers or anything.

I just need the FM signal

inside to be reversed,

like, into, like,

an outgoing broadcast.

Does that make sense?

I don't--

I, I just Googled this.

Yeah? I don't know

nothing about any of that.

[gentle piano music continues]

[clerk speaking other language]

[gentle piano music swells]

[clerk speaking other language]

Hey, I think I'm just gonna--

I'll take my chance

with these two.

-Okay, that'll be 20 bucks.

-Sound.

Sound. Sound.

Oh.

All this too? Okay.

[speaking other language]

[Sound speaking

other language]

You need to pay.

Okay.

That'll be another 20 bucks.

Forty, uh, total.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

-Take care, man.

-[Sound speaks Mandarin]

[clerk speaks Mandarin]

[Shannon]

Hey.

Yo. Hey. What's up?

What, what, what,

what are all these radios for?

What, you trying

to have a yard sale?

What's going on?

Uh, no, I need to figure out

how to turn one of these

into, like, a, like a, um,

like, a broadcasting

machine. Like...

-A, a broadcasting machine--

-...like-- I don't know.

-What do you call it? Like, a...

-You mean a transmitter?

-Yes! One of those.

-Oh, Shannon,

radios are receivers,

not transmitters.

Like me. I'm a receiver.

-[Frank] Yeah.

I-- I'm sorry, what?

-I'm a sound wave.

[Shannon]

I read somewhere that you can

turn a radio into a transmitter.

[Frank]

Maybe. But you can also

just go to the electronics store

-and buy a transmitter.

-[Shannon]

Are you f*cking kidding me?

[Frank chuckles]

Look, let me see

if I have one

lying around in my workshop.

-Remember when I tried

to broadcast my podcast?

-I do.

-[Frank] Oh, boom, there it is.

-Oh.

All right, all right,

give me one sec.

-Okay.

Which one of these radios work?

-Uh, okay.

I should plug this in?

-[crackling]

-Oh, there we go.

Boom. Okay, okay, okay, okay.

All right, I want you to try it

at a low frequency

without a station.

-Maybe something

like the low 80s.

-Okay.

How's, uh, how's that?

-What number is that?

-88.2.

[Frank]

Okay.

Okay. Want to say something?

[echoing] Micah.

Micah, Micah, Micah, Micah.

Is it-- Are you there?

Micah?

She could be anywhere.

If that's gonna work,

you're gonna have

to keep trying.

-Micah, Micah, Micah, Micah.

-Wait. Wait.

What, what, what,

what are y'all up to?

-What's going, what's going on?

-We're trying to summon Micah.

But aren't you Micah?

No, I'm a receiver spirit

who swapped souls with Micah

during a radio broadcast.

We're trying to recreate

the whole thing.

-And Micah is where?

-[Sound] Up in space.

Oh, oh, okay. Well, look, um...

...look, I don't know how much

distance this bad boy has,

but, um, uh,

Shannon, why don't you,

why don't you take this outside

and see if you can hear

from out there, all right?

-[static crackling]

-Let me try something.

All right.

[Frank exhales]

[Frank]

Have you ever been on the radio?

-Like, with my voice?

-Yeah.

Oh, I've barely

even had one of these.

Well, let's try.

Let's try something.

Just sing something, all right?

Goo!

Ah-hah!

Ah, sweet mystery of life

At last I've found thee

Ah, at last I know

the secret of it all

All the longing, seeking

striving, waiting, yearning

The idle hopes and the joys

Of burning tears that fall

For 'tis love and love alone

the world is seeking

And 'tis love and love alone

I've waited

For

All the longing, seeking

striving, waiting, yearning

In idle hopes...

[Shannon]

Micah! Micah!

-Micah. Is that you?

-[distorted music]

[echoing]

Why did you interrupt her?

-[Sound thuds]

-sh*t.

Micah.

Micah.

[Sound exhales]

Micah.

["Disco" by Death Valley Girls

playing distortedly]

Oh, oh

we're going to the disco

-Micah.

-Micah. Micah.

Micah, come on. Micah.

Micah?

[Sound]

Sorry.

Was that her? Did she come back?

[Sound]

I think.

[whispering] Let's get her up.

She's got to get up. Stand up.

Come on, Micah.

[grunts]

[Frank]

Whew. Okay.

[Sound exhales]

Boy, you sure can sing.

[chuckles]

-Wow. Just maybe not,

maybe not sing...

-[chuckles]

...on an empty stomach

next time, okay?

Singing felt so good.

Oh, Micah's got some pipes,

doesn't she?

-Yes.

-Did Micah sing?

-Let's go.

-She can really

let 'er rip, huh?

-Come on.

-[Sound laughs]

-Jesus.

-Was Micah in a band?

-I don't know.

-I thought you were in a--

I mean, I thought

she was in a band. Wasn't sh--

-Me or Micah?

-Micah.

[Shannon]

No, she's not

in a band anymore.

[Sound]

Why isn't she in a band anymore?

-I don't know.

-You don't?

You don't?

What do you, what do you mean,

-you don't? Like, how...

-Can you tell us...

-[both talking at once]

-I don't know.

-Well, she can sing.

Like, she's good.

-Why are you--

-Why are you hiding?

-I don't know.

Because it was eating

our relationship.

And, like,

when you were in a band,

you'd spend every night,

like, partying and rehearsing,

and, like, never made any money,

but were refusing

to get a real job

and, like, talking about,

like, getting a house

and, like, settling down.

But I was the only one

that was putting together

any sort of a plan to do that.

And, like... [stutters]

I'm not being a prude.

I didn't ask you

to get a job that you hated.

I just wanted to be like,

like, a normal couple,

like, with, like,

some kind

of a dependable income and...

Stop looking at me like that.

I just, like...

I didn't k*ll her dream.

I just...

We had our own dream.

And she chose that.

Can we go?

[Frank]

Huh.

The world is falling apart.

And I had a dream

that I was in a city

that was falling apart.

It's not the longest sleep.

-The world's not falling apart.

-What are you talking about?

We are poisoning

our planet so much

that it's going to k*ll us all,

like terrifyingly soon.

-When?

-The effects

are already showing.

And there are

going to be so many

-unnecessary catastrophes

in our lifetime.

-You're just like them.

My friend, who's a biologist,

is, is saying

-that's gonna be in our

kids' lifetime. And then...

-[sighs]

-...like, you know, farmers--

It's like the Earth--

-Shannon, look, I hope

this isn't a real debate.

You do know that

-global warming is real, right?

-Yeah, I know. Duh.

I just, like--

I don't think that I identify

with the dread

that you're feeling.

[echoing] Micah?

Micah, are you there?

It's Shannon.

Micah. Micah.

-Maybe hearing

your voice is part of it, but...

-Micah. Hello.

...maybe we need

the power of music.

-[static crackling]

-I lost...

...everybody

Is anybody out there

Who wants

to rock and roll...

Micah?

[song continues playing]

No?

Guess we're gonna have to do

the whole live show thing.

We're not gonna make

the Portland shows.

-Right.

-Micah.

-Micah, Micah.

-What are you doing?

I don't know.

Maybe if she heard my voice,

then we wouldn't have

to go through all this stuff.

Okay, but what...

[chuckles] what if it has to be

that band or that song

for the switch to happen?

What if it's not about you?

I never said it was about me.

Deb...

[TV narrator]

Army needs

and can use all it can get.

-Hey.

-And listen to the women

of the United Nations.

They too have some ideas

on the subject.

-The English,

with their calm courage...

-That is so weird,

to hear about something

for so long...

...and then to see it

for the first time.

[Alan]

What, you mean World w*r II?

[chuckling] No.

Television.

[Alan]

Television?

Oh, right, television.

Say, why don't you come

sit down here next to me, okay?

Yeah. You can see

better from here.

[TV narrator]

Where will the United States

Army get thousands more,

thousands of backup manpower

for battle abroad?

Who are the women who will help

retain the needed manpower...

I could never even imagine

what imagery was like.

Like...

...have you ever tried

to imagine nothingness,

you know...

...just in case

your consciousness

just stops and...

What? [stutters]

You mean, like, when I die?

Exactly.

Well...

[TV turns off]

...well, yeah. I'm... [sighs]

...I'm, I'm terrified

of the nothingness. [stutters]

Though, I, I don't know

what that is.

I don't know

what I'm terrified of.

And in the absence

of everything,

terror can exist.

So, I don't know, I, I just...

...kind of... quit

thinking about it.

Me too.

And that's how I felt

about the senses.

You know, I could hear

and receive audio

from the Earth and the radio

and whatnot.

But... you all were talking

about tasting,

and watching,

and fighting, and running.

And all these things

were as mysterious

to me as nothingness.

You know, it's funny. I--

I've had all five of my senses

for quite a long time,

but, but, sometimes I'll, I'll,

I'll see a movie or hear a song,

and it'll make me feel

the exact same way.

Really?

Who do you like to listen to?

Well-- You know Nina Simone?

-[chuckling] Nina Simone?

-Yeah.

-She's iconic.

-Yeah, exactly.

In "Ain't Got No, I Got Life,"

when Nina starts singing

about the things she has

in spite of all the essentials

she's lacking,

it's, it's so powerful

and, and so uplifting. I...

Well, I, I just tear up

every time that song turns,

and...

Yeah, I love that song too.

Well, so, if, if

you've never seen TV,

then you've never

experienced channel surfing.

I've surfed many radio stations,

never any TV channels.

This is totally different. Here.

Ooh, what do you want to be?

-I want to be Mozart.

-[Nora and Deyo laugh]

What's so funny?

So-- Just so--

Like, you were so certain.

-[all laugh]

-No, that's nice. That's nice.

[Sound]

So, when we find

the Death Valley Girls,

and they hit the stage,

we can broadcast it

with our transmitter

-and hopefully catch Micah.

-Oh, no, no. No, we can't.

Y-- you can't really

bring in a transmitter

or music equipment to, like,

a music festival like that.

Like, you're gonna need, like,

a press pass or something.

-[Deyo] Yeah.

-[Nora] Like, I, I,

I do it all the time.

-Ooh, Nora got the hook-up.

-Oh, then can...

-Yeah.

-...can you

help us get the transmitter in?

Well, yeah, I can.

I mean, I can get a,

a press pass through my work.

-[Deyo] Journalist.

-[Sound] Are you free

this weekend?

-[Deyo chuckles]

-[Nora] I'm not

doing sh*t this weekend.

[Deyo]

You serious?

-[Sound] Deyo?

-[Deyo] f*ck it.

-Okay, let's do it.

Let's go to boogy man.

-[laughter]

-[Sound] Really?

-[Deyo] The boogeyman. [laughs]

-[Nora] Okay, I have a costume.

-[Deyo] I get to be

a journalist.

[Nora]

I think you two

need some as well.

-[Deyo] Yeah.

-[Sound] Mm-hm.

Chaos is a near star to me

Might stay here or not

Swaying in assorted shimmy

Skinny stocks...

[Debbie]

Uh-huh. Oh, yes.

Deyo's good.

Yeah, he's home. [chuckles]

I think he has a girlfriend,

although he won't say

she's his girlfriend. [chuckles]

I don't know why.

[sighs] Micah?

Yeah.

I'm a little worried

about Micah.

Oh... Micah's, um... lost.

Yeah, she's a little bit lost

right now.

-It's just a dream.

-It's not just a dream.

It's more than that.

Do you ever feel lost

in being a human?

Like, I see an expl*si*n

in my mind's eye.

And I feel horrible.

So I, I donate to charity.

And then I see

a super-rich person there,

and I, I become bitter

and buy a pint of ice cream.

And, and then I get

the plastic to-go bag.

But, a tree...

...a tree doesn't do

any of that.

A tree doesn't look at anything.

It just connects

and collects sun and water

and distributes oxygen.

Like, if I can't be

as accountable

or as productive as a tree,

then why am I all high

and mighty about having

an, an iPhone,

and senses and whatnot.

-You don't sound

high and mighty.

-But I am. Humans are.

Everybody talks about us

being the dominant species.

But what other species

build cities?

What other species

blow up cities?

I think this dread

that we're talking about

is about

continuing this charade,

-this charade that we're better.

-[scoffs]

You know, Micah, like, I get it.

And I empathize with you.

I just--

Like, I'm f*cking scared

of the apocalypse too.

-Oh, you did not

just call it the apocalypse!

-No, but it's, like,

but it's, like, why, like...

[sighs] I don't know

if you remember, but we got to

get brunch with Jess and Craig

in, like, half an hour,

and you asked me to make

more of an effort

with plans and, like...

I'm trying. It's just, like,

hard to get excited about

when you're talking

about how nothing matters.

Like, I get it.

Like, we're f*cked!

But I don't know

what to do about it. So, like...

[chuckles exasperatedly]

can we just

be excited for brunch?

-I didn't say...

-Can I just be excited

for brunch?

...that you couldn't

be excited for brunch!

No, I know. I just...

[inhales deeply]

Oh, never mind.

I'm sorry. [sighs]

-[door slams]

-[sighs]

Micah, can you please f*cking

stop this and just come back?

I'm making you a plate.

Go, eat.

You got to eat.

I don't know

how any of this happened...

...but I'm confident

we'll find your daughter.

For you.

I'm determined to do that.

It's difficult

to adore someone...

...who I find so frustrating.

It's been fun

having you in the house.

You bring a fresh take to things

that we all could hear

now and again, but...

[sighs]

You know, normally...

with someone so lovely,

I would say, "Please come back.

You always have a place here,"

but the truth is...

...I'm eager for you

to fulfill that promise,

because I need to talk

to my daughter again.

I've never said this to someone

I liked so much before,

but I hope

I never see you again.

Now eat.

Could we not listen

to the radio, please?

[man talking on radio]

I'm kind of enjoying

my hiatus from it.

Say, say no more.

-[radio stops]

-[Sound] Thanks.

We could sing a song.

[Sound gasps] Well...

-I-- Oh.

-Twinkle, twinkle. You were

thinking the same thing!

-[Nora] Yes!

-[Sound] I know that one.

-Be--

-Five, six, seven, eight.

Twinkle, twinkle

little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

-Like a diamond in my eye

-Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle

little star

How I wonder what you are!

-[Sound and Nora laughing]

-[Sound] In my eye?

-[Sound] I love that one!

-Yeah!

-[Deyo laughs]

-[Nora] Oh!

[laughter continues]

-[Nora] That was beautiful!

-Oh, um, do you know

"Wheels on the Bus"?

-[Nora] Yeah.

-Uh, sorry. Deyo, is it cool

if we just, like, take a break

from the singing for just...

Yeah. Okay.

-Okay.

-[Shannon] Sounded good, though.

It's no surprise

No surprise

No surprise

[muted]

No surprise

Too bad I told ya

Too bad it's a tired tune

It's so nice to meet ya

Too bad we're dying soon

And all of the lights

are on

But nobody's home

It's so much darker

in winter

But that's okay

We'd rather be alone...

[speaks other language]

Polish.

-[speaks Polish]

-[chuckles]

-Indonesian.

-[speaks Indonesian]

[speaks other language]

-Italian.

-Buongiorno.

[shouting, laughing]

All the right people

in all the right places

Polaroid pictures

of our family vacations

All the right people

in all the right places

Polaroid pictures

of our family vacations

All the right people

in all the right places

-[music stops]

-Oh.

You wanna cheers?

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

[Nora]

Mm.

Oh.

[laughs] Okay, you went for it.

[both]

Mm.

[Nora]

Mm.

-Shannon!

-Bobby!

-Favorite man

with a lady's name.

-[chuckles]

Get your a*s up here.

[Bobby sighs]

Okay.

"Oh, it's better

for the environment. Oh."

And, and I've had some friends

skirt their investments

because of that.

But they're f*cked.

They're, they're way off, bro.

You got to hold,

I'm telling you.

-Like, I'm telling you,

you got to hold. Okay?

-[Shannon] Okay.

-Hold.

-Okay.

Did you smell this?

I have to go to the bathroom.

-Okay.

-[energetic electronic music

playing over speakers]

Oh, it's, uh, right inside,

through the kitchen

and living room,

back right corner.

So, what's up with your girl?

She's pretending

-to be an alien or something?

-[chuckles]

[sighs]

-Yo, did you get a new car?

-Oh, yeah, it is.

-You bet your a*s it is. Yeah.

-Are you kidding? Is it new?

-[Bobby] Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

-Wow.

[Bobby]

Yup. Yup. 2024.

[suspenseful music on TV]

Hi.

-What are you watching?

-[Rita] Just a movie.

[gasps]

-What movie?

-The Hitchhiker.

What are you,

what are you doing?

Watching a movie.

Who are you?

I'm Sound.

I'm a sound wave.

A sound wave who recently

zapped into this body

that I'm talking to you with,

right now.

The zap is still unexplained,

but I'm here

with the boyfriend

of the girl whose body I'm in

and her brother and his friend.

And... we're going

to a music festival tomorrow

to try and zap back so... that

I can go back to the cosmos...

...and not have

a body anymore...

...and not be able

to see anymore, and...

...not be able

to eat... anymore.

And... I don't want to go.

-[sobs] I don't want to go.

-Oh. It's okay.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey.

It's okay. Aw.

I don't want to go.

-[Sound sniffles]

-Okay.

Okay, you don't have to go.

You don't have to go nowhere.

[stutters]

-Don't go where

you don't want to go.

-I want to be alive.

You are.

You're alive.

Hey, you're alive.

It's okay.

You're alive, I promise.

Or we're both dead,

and that would suck.

So... I think we're alive.

Okay, so...

you've just been listening

to the radio

for, like... decades?

-Mm-hm.

-That's crazy. [chuckles]

Who's your favorite DJ?

What?

What's wrong?

No one's ever

asked me that before.

You're so kind.

You don't even know me.

Well, you seem really kind.

Okay, Sound,

who's your favorite DJ?

Oh.

Um...

Donna Halper, Yvonne Daniels...

...uh, uh...

...Art Laboe,

um, The Ranking Miss P,

Howlin' Dave, Eric J. Lawrence,

The Wagman, Gary Wagner,

and... Katsuya Kobayashi.

But I also love talk radio

and interviews,

so Stern and Gross.

They're such masters.

And then there's Pearl Ondaatje.

She was the first

female newsreader

for Radio Ceylon in Sri Lanka.

It's the oldest station

in South Asia.

Then, in South Africa,

there's a preacher

of African spirituality

named Ushatu.

And she spoke so passionately

about the simple nature

of being alive.

And... I was listening

to her a lot,

-before I ended up here.

-Wow.

That's a longer answer

than I expected.

I should've had a pen.

[both chuckle]

-Wow.

-Do you know any of them?

No.

Maybe two.

-Do you think I'm an idiot?

-[snickers]

-Okay, three.

-[laughs]

Wow, I guess, like...

I guess listening to the radio

is... I mean,

probably the best way

to learn about humanity, right?

It's better than TV.

But I dreamt of watching TV

my whole life.

And I did, the other night.

-And it was awesome.

-[snickers] Yeah.

I mean, it can be awesome.

But also, like,

TV and movies, they--

It just feels like they can be,

like, a huge waste of time.

And then here you are...

...watching an old movie,

away from everyone.

I would rather sit alone

and stare at a wall

than hang out

with my brother and Shannon.

So, I guess movies

are better than a wall.

-Sorry, that was mean.

-Why?

-'Cause you and Shannon.

-No, no, I'm not with Shannon.

Oh.

He's with Micah.

Or... Micah's with Shannon.

I don't know.

I'm just trying to help...

...him... get her back,

her, her come back.

I don't know.

-Mm.

-I've had mixed feelings

about Shannon.

But... he is trying.

He must really love her

to go through all this.

Yeah.

Or he just... He can't stand

not getting his way.

-Yeah, that too.

-Mm-hm.

-[door opens]

-So cold. I'm just saying.

-[Shannon] Hey, Rita. What's up?

-Hey.

[Shannon]

Hey, Sound,

we're wondering where you're at.

[Sound]

Hi, Shannon.

We were just talking old movies.

-Uh, have you seen

The Hitchhiker?

-Mm-mm.

[gulps] I mean, like--

I love old movies.

It's just, like,

the black and white,

for some reason,

I can't really do.

Oh, have you guys seen

Yellowstone?

[Rita]

Haven't caught it.

-I've heard of it.

-Yeah, I bet you have.

Oh... Bobby's meats are ready.

They're super f*cking good.

Uh, if you ladies

want to come and join us.

-[Rita] Ew. Gross.

-What?

Just the way you said "ladies,"

just now.

Oh, you can't

say "ladies" anymore?

No, you can, you can.

You can say it, for sure.

You just sound creepy

when you do.

Maybe just when

you said it. Sorry.

It might not be the word.

It might just be your tone.

Okay.

-See you, lady.

-[clicks tongue]

[upbeat music]

[moaning]

Oh, damn it, Bobby.

-[Bobby] What?

-I really don't want

to give it to you,

but these ribs are delicious.

You can give it to me.

I'll take it.

Holy f*ck.

This is the best f*cking ribs

I've had in my whole life.

Oh, my God.

Bobby, fire ribs.

Oh, my God.

These are the best things

I've ever tasted on this planet!

Okay. Thanks, Micah.

I'm gonna let that slide.

[Sound sighs]

I'm almost sad about

how good these ribs are.

That's how f*cking good

these ribs are.

You don't want ribs?

No, I, I don't eat meat.

Because of the environment?

[Rita]

Yeah, I guess so.

-[upbeat music

playing over speakers]

-What?

-Well, these are yours.

-[chuckles]

And those are somebody else's.

You know what I mean?

I understand.

[both chuckle]

It's okay.

-[Sound sighs]

-[gentle string music]

f*ck.

[fire crackling]

[yells]

[softly] Money.

-Oh!

-Yeah! [laughs]

[inaudible chatter]

Hit that. Hit that.

Yup, yup, yup, yup, yup!

Like somebody? No?

[hip-hop music

playing over speakers]

These belong to someone else.

Yeah.

-[Deyo laughs]

-Oh!

Nailed it!

-[Shannon] We messed that up.

-[Deyo] It's so good!

-[Bobby] Rematch. Rematch.

-[Deyo] Yes, pay her.

-We can do a round two.

-Pay out the lady her money.

And we'll

Keep on fighting

till the end

[Bobby]

All right.

[electronic dance music]

[music continues]

[both chuckle]

[grunts] Give me some.

[Bobby grunts]

Okay, so... [chuckles]

then we got there,

and we looked up on stage,

and guess

who was f*cking standing there?

-Who?

-Kaynon.

-[chuckles] Oh, my God!

-I know.

I know. So, everyone

was coming up to me.

Like, all my friends were, like,

patting me on the back

-and, like, congratulating me

like it was my concert.

-[laughing]

-[grunts] I want to go

to a festival like that.

-You are going to one.

Yeah, but not for fun or to,

like, see a band that I like

or anything like that.

-Mm.

-I don't think

there's going to be camping.

-I want to camp.

-Yeah, you do.

I want to see,

see a reservation...

[laughing]

in Upstate New York.

Sorry.

[smacks lips] I need to stop

complaining to you.

No. It's okay.

I get it.

Like... Yeah.

Okay, what do you wanna do,

tonight,

while you still have this body?

We can do anything.

I still haven't seen

a whole movie.

And if I turn back into

a listening sound wave thing...

...I'd really love that memory.

Okay.

Yeah, we can watch

Almost Famous.

-That's a good one?

-Mm.

What you all up to?

Oh, this is warm.

[Nora]

Mm, you toasty

little marshmallows.

What's up with you two kissing?

-[Nora] Ah.

-[Deyo snickers]

Oh, we just do it sometimes,

when we're drinking.

[all laugh]

[Rita]

All right, well,

we're gonna go watch a movie.

We're gonna watch

Almost Famous,

if you want to join.

-You want to come?

-[Deyo] Hell motherfuckin' yeah.

-[Nora] Yeah.

-Have you seen it?

-[Nora] Uh-uh.

-[laughs]

-Me neither.

-[others laugh]

[indistinct chatter]

My final movie.

-[Nora gasps]

-[Rita] Aw.

Half glass empty.

It's your first movie.

-[Nora] Yeah.

-My first movie.

Oh, my God.

All of that

rock and roll stud stuff,

it was really funny. [laughs]

Yeah, that is surreal, isn't it?

No. No way.

Yeah, I think so.

-Mm-mm.

-I think so.

You haven't been on Earth,

-and I think I would know.

-[chuckles]

-[whispering]

Rock and roll forever.

-[snickers]

Okay, what do you want

to do now...

...while you still

have your body?

[Sound sighs]

-What?

-Oh, my.

What?

My heart's beating so fast.

Why?

It's just that...

...when you talk

about my body...

And I had never

even seen a kiss before.

And I feel safe

when I'm with you.

Uh... no human has ever

made me feel this way.

Sound, you are so sweet.

[Rita chuckles]

But you shouldn't

just kiss the first person

that gives you butterflies.

Do butterflies mean love?

I want love.

Lo-- love, uh...

Love is...

I give out love.

I give out friend love

really easily.

And I loved hanging out with you

and getting to know you tonight.

Uh, but I feel

like you're looking

for, like, some big romantic

fall-in-love type tonight.

And I, I don't...

I'm, I'm just not, you know?

I'm just-- I don't want

to feed you a lie.

But you're gonna find it.

You're gonna have that,

definitely.

You just got to wait for it.

I just want to feel a kiss.

Yeah, you will.

You will.

And it'll be organic. And...

You...

...just have to have patience.

But I have to give Micah

her body back.

Why?

If you don't want to, don't.

Sometimes...

Well, a lot of the time,

being a human means,

like, just deciding

that your life is more important

than somebody else's.

Because, if you don't,

then they will decide that

for you.

I get how

it might be that way...

...but... I don't think

I'm that kind of being.

[Rita snickers]

Yeah, I don't think

you are, either.

I can't just be your

Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Sound.

I need a Manic Pixie Dream Girl,

Rita.

This is my last night

with a body.

Okay.

f*ck it.

-[door opens]

-[Shannon squeals]

Is that what

this whole thing's been about?

-I'm leaving tomorrow, Shannon.

-f*ck you, Micah.

-What did you call me?

-Micah.

f*ck you. I'll skip town

-and keep the body.

-This bloody thing

is so f*cked up.

If you want to just

break up with me, then...

Fine, go have your f*cking

l*sbian sex, or whatever.

-Shannon, chill out.

-Shut the f*ck up, Rita. I...

[breathes deeply]

I just saw you

kissing my girlfriend.

I'm not your girlfriend.

Physically, yeah, you are.

You're in there.

That's-- I'm in a relationship

with that body. That's my body.

-[others] What?

-Oh, my--

You know what I mean.

Can you... can you

ever just see me as, like...

You know what? We don't

have to f*cking go tomorrow.

[Shannon exhales]

Are you okay?

I think I'm gonna go to bed.

That was, like, a lot.

Yeah.

It was so nice to meet you.

It was nice to meet you too.

[car beeping]

-[car door slams]

-f*ck!

[breathes heavily]

[groans, sputters]

[birds chirping]

[scoffs]

[scoffs] f*ck off. f*ck off.

[sighs]

[softly] f*ck.

-[keys jangling]

-[car beeping]

[clicking]

[sighs]

[echoing] Micah, can you

just please come back?

Micah, I miss you.

I've just always really felt

like people don't get me.

And then...

And you were there,

and you laughed,

and smiled, and...

I think you saw me.

[static crackling]

And you're so beautiful, Micah.

I don't mean

just the way you look.

Um, I know I talk about that

all the time. [chuckles]

[sighs]

I'm just trying to be cute.

I mean, you're the person.

Micah, you're so beautiful.

Your honesty,

and... music, and your voice.

And your truth.

I don't know why

it scared the sh*t out of me.

[scoffs]

[moans]

Hey.

Sorry, I didn't want to...

...do much, just disappear.

Disappear?

-What?

-[chuckles]

I'm gonna go home.

[Sound]

Well, what about the festival?

Don't worry. You s--

You can still go

with Deyo and Nora. Um...

I'm gonna leave my car and,

and take the bus back.

Why are you leaving, Shannon?

[hesitates]

'Cause I made things weird

and...

I don't know. Um...

Maybe Micah left for a reason.

But you came this far

to find out.

You realize if you just let

me go, you can stay, you know?

I don't wanna steal

your girlfriend's body, Shannon.

You do understand that

it's her body, and not yours?

Right?

Yes.

Of course.

It's not mine, either.

So, you still want

to try this thing?

Yeah.

You sure?

Mm-hm.

[Shannon chuckles]

-[Sound chuckles]

-Uh...

Uh, Nora mentioned something

about getting Mozart ready

for the symphony.

[dramatic classical music]

Micah! Micah!

[dramatic classical

music continues]

Come on, Micah.

Micah, listen up. Listen up.

Micah. Micah, Micah, Micah.

Micah. Micah, Micah, Micah!

[music mellows down]

[dramatic classical music]

Hello, Micah.

Micah, listen up. Listen up.

[slow rock music]

Come on, Micah. Come on home.

[slow rock music continues]

Sound.

Sound.

[up-tempo electronic music]

[up-tempo electronic music

continues]

Let's dance

Let's dance

Let's dance

Let's dance

Let's dance

Let's dance

Let's dance

-[music ends]

-[crowd cheering]

-Hey.

-[Shannon] Hey.

The girls go on soon.

So, ready to try this?

Yeah, I am. I am.

Uh, are you?

Let's get Micah.

[crowd cheering]

[music plays, stops]

[crowd cheering]

[muted]

Hey, guys, uh,

I hate to be the bearer

of bad news.

We'll get back

to our sets in a second.

But, uh, uh, Death Valley Girls

will not be performing tonight.

-[crowd groaning]

-They just bailed.

I know. We're bummed too.

But not to worry...

There are plenty of great acts

that are left to go.

We're gonna keep going strong.

Enjoy yourselves!

[crowd cheering]

What the f*ck are we gonna do?

[Sound]

I don't know.

You know what,

you should just go,

enjoy the festival. I...

...I should just accept that...

-[Sound] Give me the equipment.

-No, it's okay.

I said give me the equipment!

Come on, everybody

Is anybody out there

Who wants to rock and roll?

Baby, she is ready

Lucy, she is waiting

We want to get

down that floor

Oh, oh, oh

We're going to the disco

Oh, oh, oh...

[snickers]

-Micah?

-[chuckles]

Hi.

Wow.

That worked. [laughs]

[chuckles] I'm Sound.

I'm the sound wave

who's been in your body.

So, the darkness,

and the radio... that's you?

That's me.

I've enjoyed it.

And you...

you have a beautiful voice.

It's your voice.

S-- so... are you ready

to switch back?

Not really.

What?

Really.

I didn't know how bad I wanted

to just turn everything off...

and listen.

But what about Shannon?

I think it's time

for him to let me go.

Why are you doing this?

I love how you sing.

There's still wonder

and... hope...

...in your voice.

You better sing me

a song next year...

...in case I want to come home.

I will.

I promise.

Good.

Have fun.

[chuckles]

[static crackling]

[band playing

bluesy rock number]

Hi, Sound.

How did you know it's me?

I really appreciate

that you tried.

I'm hungry.

[music continues]

[folk music]

June's learned

a lot of things

Out in the country

By simply sitting

Wasting away

Typewriters, pipe dreams

Burnt food

and blue-lit screens

Trey's stuck in traffic

on his way to LA

Say it isn't fair

Say that life is pain

Watching from up there

As June shoots out of range

Say it isn't fair

Say that life is pain

Watching from up there

As June shoots out of range

Trey thinks he's doing well

Riding the carousel

Painting by numbers

He's dressed to impress

But fragile happiness

is all Trey's gonna get

If all he wants to be

is what others expect

-Say it isn't fair

-Say it's not fair

-Say that life is pain

-Life is pain

-Watching from up there

-Watch from up there

-As June shoots

out of range

-Bang, bang

-Say it isn't fair

-Say it's not fair

-Say that life is pain

-Life is pain

-Watching from up there

-Watch from up there

-As June shoots

out of range

-Out of range

-Say it isn't fair

-Say it's not fair

-Say that life is pain

-Life is pain

-Watching from up there

-Watch from up there

-As June shoots

out of range

-Bang, bang

-No matter what you do

-What you do

-Ain't it all the same?

-Life is pain

Watching from up there

As June shoots out of range

Watching from up there

As June shoots out of range

[singer laughs]

[people clapping]

-Ow

-[drum sticks clacking]

[upbeat folk music]

Fog is hanging

around my head

Wear a smile

but it is just pretend

At the party

acting like a ghost

And I don't say a word

Float above the heads

of laughing friends

Waiting for the night

to come to an end

Avoiding eyes

that ask me how I'm doing

I don't have an answer

They're searching

for a sign

That says

that I'm all right

I've fallen in the darkness