as the one the creature inhabited, have
been reported as far south as Illinois.
Neither Jeremy nor Tara notice the report.
After sex, they get dressed as if nothing happened.
TARA
I was thinking about applying for the
Ozone Repair Project. I have a lot of
experience in environmental assessment
and I think it would be fun.
JEREMY
You should go for it.
TARA
Interviews are tomorrow afternoon but my
flight leaves in the morning.
JEREMY
You can stay here for a few days.
TARA
That's very generous, Jeremy. But even if
I apply tomorrow, it could be weeks
before they get back to me.
JEREMY
I'm willing to take that chance. Tell you
what, go there and apply tomorrow
afternoon. We'll give it a week, see what
happens.
TARA
I really do hate my job at the health
food store.
JEREMY
There you go. You're due for a change.
She kisses him. It leads to more sex.
INT. JEREMY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Jeremy is watching TV.
Tara enters with a bag of groceries.
TARA
Thanks again for letting me move in.
JEREMY
You're paying half the bills. Works for
me. How's the job going?
TARA
I love it. We're using controlled
explosions to generate ozone over
Antarctica and I get to monitor it. How
are things at the library?
JEREMY
Smooth. I enjoy the exactness of the
Dewey Decimal System. I actually spend
most of my time studying spacecraft
environmental systems.
TARA
Sounds like a perfect fit.
Tara finishes putting away the groceries, then moves into her bedroom and closes the door.
CUT TO:
Jeremy is sitting at a computer in the living room.
The clock reads 4:57 a.m.
A FIERCE THUNDERSTORM can be heard approaching.
A list of fifteen space agencies appears on the screen.
He clicks on NASA.
A lengthy registration form appears.
He fills out three quarters of the form before growing visibly frustrated.
He returns to the list. Then clicks on Microcore.
He selects 'Propulsive Research and Design' from a list on the Microcore website.
He opens the file containing the engineering schematics from his previous scan of the crystal.
He Copies one of the equations into a search field on the Microcore website.
The search results indicate an error. He
