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We again see Adil's view through the helmet.
Alana: Well, I think we'll first need to evaluate your achievements across the past few months…
Subtitles: I'd rather go for that blanket party for causing a mess with the website and demo a few months ago.

We see everyone's face filled with a mix of astonishment and horror, except Alana who isn't looking at the monitor, and Zhang who doesn't know what this refers to, hence looks confused.
Zhang: What is a blanket party?

Alana, taking off the helmet: Errrm… I think it's time for someone else to be the subject. Doesn't Heidi want to have her own invention be tested on herself?
Heidi: Well, I guess so…

Alana is now wearing the helmet.
Alana: Wow, this is weird. Can I start?
Heidi: When it shows “sync,” it's ready.
Alana: I see it. So, Heidi, where did you find this old Oiba robot?

We see Alana's helmet-augmented view.
Heidi: Among leftovers from previous occupants… nothing special, really.
The subtitles show: There is something special which we're keeping secret.
Alana: Interesting… Are you sure this is an ordinary Oiba?

Heidi: Well, I upgraded its hardware, it is way more powerful than even the latest official models.
Subtitles: It has been injected with [LLM ERROR: input mismatch on unknown word.]

Alana takes off the helmet. We see Zhang and Max looking concerned at each other.
Alana: I think the system is glitching. Something with an error.
Heidi: Well, it is still only a prototype…

Zhang: Can I unleash my QA skills on it?
Alana: I'd say yes, but given your tenacity, maybe it's best that we turn off the monitor. Who knows what will be revealed…
Zhang: Fair enough.

Zhang wears the helmet and we see his view.
Zhang: So, Heidi, what's your opinion about your colleagues?
Heidi: I like working with all of you.
Subtitles: I especially like being with Max.

Steve: Any surprises, Zhang?
Zhang: Actually, not really…
Adil: Man, I would like to have seen the ‘truth’ for that one…

Caption: A few more awkward experiments later…
Alana: It is an amazing invention, but I don't think the world is ready for this.
Heidi: I agree, there is no way to control what it will reveal.
Steve: Isn't that the whole point of it?

Max: Luckily it wasn't as extreme as in the ‘Coupling’ episode.
Alana: What happened in it?
Max: Well, aside from one character being obsessed with words like “cleft,” the subtext mostly revolved about the size of one's genitals.

Alana: I wouldn't destroy it, only keep it safely stored. Maybe someday it will be useful.
Heidi: Right. I still want to try one thing though, that won't expose people's private thoughts.
Alana: Now I am intrigued…