In this short scene, we are introduced to the main character, a young man named Shallow, who is in love with a young woman named Zillah. He tells Zillah that he loves her too, and that he will be by her side as long as she needs him. He says that the main point of the film is not about "sci-fi" but about the "hero's affection" and "gentleman's gentleness" . Zillah says that if the robot in the movie were really smart, it would make the whole thing "fantastic" , but he says that it's too early in the morning and he'll have to go to sleep otherwise he won't be able to draw the necessary energy for the next day's activities. He asks Zillah to keep her phone on so that he can call her when he needs her, but she says that she's starving and needs to eat. She asks why he always bothers her when she thinks of him, and he says it'