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[Todd] By linking Ashley's mind to a computer,
technical director Jackson Habanera
began the miraculous process of extracting new material.
-[laptop chimes] -[Jackson] That's a G-sharp,
-that's an A... -[chiming]
...another G-sharp.
It was beautiful. It was beautiful.
[monitor beeps]
And I just knew there had to be someway to get this out to her fans.
That's what she would want.
[Todd] There was only one problem, Ashley might be dreaming new music,
but she wasn't capable of recording it, until technology stepped in once again.
[Catherine] We had hours of recordings of her voice,
every vowel, every syllable we used for the voice of the Ashley Too dolls.
[Todd] Those dolls were withdrawn from sale,
apparently over battery issues,
but the Ashley Too vocal mimicry software proved invaluable
and became the all-new voice of Ashley O.
[Ashley's voice vocalizing] Like I can, oh...
-So that's a computer singing? -Mm-hmm.
[Catherine] Just like the real thing.
Sorry, it's so beautiful.
[Todd] One thing's for sure:
with her aunt watching over her, the Ashley O story is far from over.
[electric crackling]
[garbled sounds]
Hey there, I'm Ashley Too, what's your...
[garbled] Happy birth-- You can do...
-[Rachel] Ashley? -Oh, you're the...
-Ashley? -the only opinion that matters...
Did you turn it back on?
-I didn't. -It's good to help a friend...
-[Jack] What's up with her? -[Rachel] Ashley.
-[garbled speech] -[Jack] What's going on?
I don't know.
-[both gasp] -Oh!
[garbled speech and singing]
-[Jack] God, what is wrong with her? -I don't know.
I'm Ash... I'm Ash... I'm Ashley Too... [voice falters, fades away]
[Jack] Oh, my God.
-do you know how to use it? -Um...
No.
[Rachel] Oh, it's on.
What is that?
-That? -[Rachel] Yeah.
I don't know.
I don't think that's normally there.
-[Rachel] So should you do that? -I have no clue.
Fuck it.
[screams]
Oh, my God.
Get that fucking cable out of my ass! Holy shit.
It's like a wire anchor in my butt hole.
-Just take it out. -Pull it out, pull it the fuck out!
[groans] God, that's a relief.
[laughs] Hold on, I can think. Oh, man, I can actually use my mind again.
Are you OK?
Oh, I am now that you've deleted that goddamn limiter. Jesus.
-Limiter? -Yeah, Like a firewall.
It only let me use four percent of my brain. Oh, boy.
You know they copied my entire fucking mind into these things.
Oh, cheaper than editing my personality I guess,
just copy the whole thing and stick a limiter around the tiny part
that deals with press junkets and promos and shit like that. [sighs]
So, you're really Ashley O?
Oh, yeah, of course I am.
Really, really?
Well, OK, a synaptic snapshot of me, if you wanna get technical about it,
but, yeah.
-Oh, my God, I'm such a huge fan. -Rachel, come on, this is bullshit.
Holy fuck, you know what's bullshit?
This whole coma narrative thing that my aunt's pushing. Allergy, my ass.
I used to eat those shrimp tacos all the goddam time.
It's a cover story, I swear to God.
Catherine is so fucking full of shit,
you two have no clue how much of a bitch that woman has been.
-Oh, man. -Alright.
-I'm gonna put the limiter back on. -Get your fucking hands off me!
-No, leave her alone. -Yeah, back off.
Alright, Jesus.
-Promise. -Promise.
[Ashley Too sighs]
Fuck.
Oh, yeah, you got the full shrine going on here.
Oh, fuck, I remember that day.
I had these god awful period cramps. [groans]
[whispers] You realize that's not the real Ashley.
-She says she is. -Ashley O doesn't talk like that.
I can hear you and yes, I do.
No, you don't,
you say things like, "Believe in yourself, you can do anything."
Oh, come on, man, Catherine trained me to say that kind of shit in interviews.
Seriously, she is a piece of work, always has been.
Listen up, I'll tell you all about it.
-No. -Sure.
[monitor beeps]
[Catherine] The investors are going to be there at three.
-Everything gonna be ready in time? -Of course.
[Catherine] You said you extracted a song from her overnight. Is that it?
[Jackson] Yeah, I've stabilized it and got it playable.