Are we really just the 3 pounds in our skulls making us do stuff -Don't mind me I'm having an existential debate with no one, eh maybe my conscious is debating my subconscious. Toby's story really got me a little teary-eyed and a ton curious. Not just the neurological part but the relationship between Toby and his mom it's both beautiful and heartbreaking.

Plot/Storyline/Themes:
It's like Robocop but without the cop, the robot or the murders and mayhem. It's a kid deal bad cards in life and technology allows his mind to transcend the physical confines of his body.

Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
His mama is a gem.
Toby is so childlike even with his unlimited processing capacity.

Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
😥Toby needing his mama whilst out in space and having the crew patch her in. Reading together was so bittersweet.

Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “Nobody likes surprises in space travel.” (True, true see that's how Scifi Horrors begin)
🖤 “The moon loomed, familiar and white, filling most of my view as I rotated toward it: my cratered dream; my harsh mistress. The blanched horizon terrified me.” (Toby on imminent landing and legacy creation)

Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■ Intact Brain & Subconscious transference into a non-living object
■ Space Travel without bodies.
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