Hi William! Uh, well, things have certainly gotten a little interesting this week, Operation Juice Bar has officially become Occupy Sanditon Scoops, and Domino is right in the middle of the action. That's a good thing, right? But, okay, don't freak out about this, it seems that Domino has developed a glitch. That's why we do beta testing though, right? And, the good news is, it doesn't seem to affect the basic communication functions. It's just that the self-editing function has gone a little rogue.

Clara: Hi Ed!
Ed: Clara! ... Where are you?
Clara: I went home. And while I'm sure your boss appreciates your commitment, I'm not sure he needs you to occupy a closed, locked store. In the dark.
Ed: You went home? You- you just left me here?
Clara: I tried to get your attention while I was locking up, but you seemed really engrossed by what you were watching.
Ed: Still, you left a fox in the henhouse.
Clara: I do live upstairs. I thought I'd notice if you tried to torch the place.
Ed: I- I would never burn down your shop. Even if the mayor asked me to. Which, for the record, he has not.
Clara: Oh, that's a relief.
Ed: Uh good, um, I mean, that's uh-
Clara: So, do you want me to come down and let you out?
Ed: Oh, yeah, of course! Um, but uh, maybe a little bit later?
Clara: You want to stay locked in an ice cream shop all night?
Ed: No, not all night. I just started the last episode to The Day of the Triffids.
Clara: The Day of the what now?
Ed: The Day of the Triffids? It's a seminal British miniseries from 1981 based off of the novel by John Wyndham.
Clara: [shakes head]
Ed: That's the pen name for John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris.
Clara: I can't imagine why he changed it. So, what's a triffid?
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Clara: So it's a plant.
Ed: An invasive weaponized Russian-bioengineered species, that, upon the catastrophe of worldwide blindness, make their devious attempt at domination. Obviously it's an allegory for the blindness of man to the consequences of their own perceived superiority.
Clara: Or it's a plant.
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Ed: But see, The Walking Dead didn't steal its opening sequence from 28 Days Later, 28 Days Later stole its opening sequence from The Day of the Triffids.
Clara: Or, they all stole it from Washington Irving. An ordinary man waking up in a world drastically changed- Isn't that the plot to Rip Van Winkle?
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Clara: Oh, see, now that's a challenge. I'm gonna have to try and make a blueberry ice cream that you'll like.
Ed: Not possible.
Clara: I promise you'll like it better in an ice cream than you will in a smoothie.
Ed: Clara, would you even consider turning this place into a juice bar?
Clara: No. ... But thanks for asking. As opposed to telling.
Ed: Oh, um, maybe-
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Clara: Oh my gosh, I have to get up at 5 a.m. Do you mind if I come down and let you out now?
Ed: Oh, uh yeah, of course! Um, or-
Clara: Or what?
Ed: There's only twenty minutes in the episode, you could come and watch it with me. No, uh that's stupid. You really have to get up at 5 a.m.? Wow. Uh, you ever think about getting a normal job?
Clara: No, ice cream is what I do. It's what I love. Cue up the episode. I'll be down in a minute.
Ed: See you in a minute.

Gigi: According to the time stamps, that call lasted over two hours. But for some reason, out of a night-long conversation about triffids, those few minutes are what Domino decided were important. Plus, looking at that, would you believe those two have been bickering non-stop? But, I mean, according to those edits, it almost makes it seem like- Okay no, that's impossible. We're investigating Ed and Clara's devices, see if the problem is there, but don't worry William, I am on top of this. See ya.