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Chapter 1 Introduction

Animation

Lucha and Jameson collide on the streets of Los Angeles.

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Chapter 2 Crash

Red Route - An intersection in Boyle Heights

Lucha and Jamson exchange information in the aftermath of their accident.

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Chapter 3 Lucha's Childhood

Animation

Lucha reflects on the significance of accidents.

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Chapter 4 Lucha's Quinceañera Song

Red Route - Mariachi Plaza, Boyle Heights

Lucha remembers the day she left her childhood behind.

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Chapter 5 Jameson's Story

Animation

The crash stirs revealing memories in Jameson.

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Chapter 6 Jameson Portrait

Yellow Route - The 2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown Los Angeles

Jameson contemplates the multifaceted nature of his personality.

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Chapter 7 The Reunion

Yellow Route - A Rehearsal Studio in the Arts District

Lucha and Jameson connect at Lucha's performance of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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Chapter 8 First Kiss

Red Route - Hollenbeck Park, East Los Angeles

Romance blooms on Lucha and Jameson's first date.

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Chapter 9 Angel's Point

Green Route - Angel's Point, Elysian Park

Lucha and Jameson share a passionate physical experience.

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Chapter 10 Love and Fractals

Animation

Jameson uses science to cope with his love for Lucha.

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Chapter 11 The Floating Nebula

Green Route - The Corn Fields, Los Angeles State Historic Park, Chinatown

The metaphysical peak in Lucha and Jameson's love.

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Chapter 12 Wedding

Yellow Route - City Hall, Downtown Los Angeles

On their wedding day, Lucha gives Jameson a fateful gift.

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Chapter 13 The Next Years

Animation

Jameson's throws himself into his career, and Lucha falls into a quiet depression.

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Chapter 14 The Phone Call, Part 1

Red Route - Traversing between the Arts District and Boyle Heights

Lucha receives a mysterious phone call from a voice she seems to recognize.

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Chapter 15 A Fortune

Green Route - Chinatown Plaza

Lucha visits the fortune teller again hoping for clarity.

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Chapter 16 Orlando's Story

Animation

A grieving Orlando decides to leave Los Angeles.

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Chapter 17 Orlando's Fairwell

Red Route - Evergreen Cemetery

Before leaving Los Angeles, Orlando pays his last respects to his wife.

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Chapter 18 Interlude (Car Wash)

Green Route - AirStream Trailer, Elysian Park

Reflect on the impact of a location's geography on a person's psyche.

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Chapter 19 Passengers

Green Route - The Roadways, Elysian Park

Jameson struggles to connect with another driver.

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Chapter 20 The Experiment

Yellow Route - 3rd Street and Broadway

Jameson's experiment overcomes him.

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Chapter 22 Despair

Yellow Route - 230 Center St, Arts District

The loss of Jameson rips Lucha in two.

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Chapter 23 The Disappearance

Animation

Delirious from her search, Lucha turns to Jameson's experiment to find him.

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Chapter 24 The Red Notebook

Red Route - Utter darkness

In a state of darkness, Lucha is haunted by Jameson's red notebook.

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Chapter 25 The Other Woman

Yellow Route - The Bradbury Building, Downtown Los Angeles

Still submerged in darkness, Lucha dreams of Jameson's infidelity.

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Chapter 26 Hades

Green Route - Bowtie Parcel, Los Angeles River

Lucha descends to the underworld in search of Jameson.

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Chapter 27 Breakthrough

Animation

Lucha emerges from her odyssey.

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Chapter 28 Lucha and Orlando in Love

Yellow Route - Historic Core, Downtown Los Angeles

After years apart, Lucha and Orlando reunite in Los Angeles.

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Chapter 29 Lucha Portrait

Green Route - Alongside the LA River, Interstate 5

Lucha considers her past.

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Chapter 30 Orlando In Love

Animation

Lucha and Orlando move forward together.

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Chapter 31 Orfeo

Yellow Route - The Million Dollar Theater

Luca is haunted by the boatman's lament.

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Chapter 32 Orlando Portrait

Red Route - Libros Schmibros Book Store, Boyle Heights

Orland considers his plurality.

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Chapter 33 Farewell From the Roof Tops

Red Route - Rooftops, Toy Factory Lofts, Biscuit Lofts, Ito Building Tower, Arts District

Lucha makes peace with Jameson's disappearance.

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Chapter 34 Old Age Like a Dream

Animation

The red notebook resurfaces.

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Chapter 35 The Phone Call, Part 2

Green Route - Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park

Lucha makes a phone call to her younger self.

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Chapter 36 Finale

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The Next Years

Animated Chapter

Animation by Roxana Bentu
Written by Sarah LaBrie
Performed by Julia Aks
Music by gnarwhallaby

The honeymoon is short-lived, as Lucha and Jameson begin drifting apart in married life. Jameson leaves the Jet Propulsion Lab to join a private firm creating a device that reads brainwaves. He wants to shift his focus from astrophysics to neuroscience. For once, Lucha does not recolor her hair, which gradually returns to its natural dark shade. She simultaneously loses interest in puppeteering and theater. In quiet desperation, she visits a fortune teller, who tells her to go home and wait for a phone call.