Sitting in a car in a supermarket parking lot, bored.
Laura: Hey guys, look at that man over there.
Desmond: He could be a robot.
Nini: No, he's not a robot!
Laura: Really? How can you be so sure?
Nini: If he was a robot, he'd be shiny.
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