:10:02
something without which the mating
ritual will come to an end.
:10:05
Panic sets in.
:10:07
It is difficult to achieve
with the female's pack present...
:10:10
but he must ask for it in order
for the species to go on.
:10:12
Can I get your number?
:10:14
I was wondering when
you were gonna ask.
:10:17
- He's cute.
- Yeah, he is cute.
:10:19
Shut up.
Turn around.
:10:22
The female scratches numerical symbols
onto a white sheath of tree bark..
:10:26
hoping the design
will please the male.
:10:30
- Great.
- The male is pleased by the design.
:10:34
To him, it is the prettiest
of all pictures.
:10:36
I'll call you in...
:10:39
- I n a while?
- Yeah. I'll call you in a while.
:10:41
Great. Yeah,
I'll call you in a while.
:10:43
In a while.
:10:45
Sorry.
:10:46
Tell you what. Hmm?
:10:48
- Bye.
- Bye.
:10:50
- Bye. Nice meeting you.
- Yeah. You too. So long.
:10:53
The male is happy
with his new mate.
:10:56
It has been a goodnight
at the sacred meeting ground.
:11:03
The humans of this hemisphere
of the planet...
:11:05
spend most of their time at play,
in tall, steel huts of their own making.
:11:12
The male busies himself
with numerical symbols...
:11:16
and electronically enhanced intelligence
to create a picture...
:11:18
pleasing to those superior
to him in the pack.
:11:21
This game
he calls "accounting”.
:11:26
He plays with a toy named after one
of the small rodents of his planet.
:11:30
He presses his fingers
against the rodent's buttocks...
:11:33
and gently taps
upon its cheeks.
:11:36
Still, he prefers the female
of his own species.
:11:44
The male is not pleased
with his picture.
:11:50
He finds the female's picture
much prettier.
:11:54
He wants to know how she can
make such a pretty picture.