problems?
there's an explanation for all this, david.
you and i know each other. you found me on the internet. silence. david stares at the man.
i'm here to help you. and first of all, it's very important that you calm down.
you must overcome your fears and regain control. take hold of your life again. it's as easy as holding that glass. what if i told you that you can take control of all of this.  everything.  even me.  david turns to him.
david, look at these people. it seems as though they're chatting away, doesn't it? nothing to do with you -
-- and yet, they might only be here because you wanted them to be. you are their god. and not only that, you could make them obey you.  or even destroy you. david shakes his head, exhausted and in no mood. he shuts his eyes, fights off a headache.
you see? david looks at him with horror, backing away. receding in his vision:
you and i signed a contract, david.
david aames. i think it's time we had a proper re-introduction. i'm edmund ventura from the oasis project, formerly life extension --€
yes, i'm your tech support. we first met 150 years ago.
i tried to warn you in the bar. i told you to exercise control, that it all depended on your mind. all of this, everything is your creation. and we're now heading toward your true moment, of choice.
yes.
remember the day of the nightclub?
that night, when sofia left you and you fell asleep on the pavement, that was the moment you chose for the splice.
splice. the end of your "real" life and the beginning of l.e.'s lucid dream. a splice of many years which passed while you were frozen and dreaming.
from the moment you woke up on that street, nothing was "real" in
forgive me. i'm blowing your mind. david looks down with dread.
i know. we erased what really happened from your memory.
replaced by a better life under these beautiful monet-like skies.
that's right.  a better life because you had sofia.
and you sculpted your lucid dream out of the iconography of your youth.
an album cover that once moved you.
a movie you once saw late at night that showed you what a father could be like.
or what love could be like.
this was a kind woman, an individual, more than your equal. ventura nods wistfully. he fell in love with her a little, too.
you barely knew her in real life, but. in your lucid dream, she was your savior.
do you really want to know?
the morning after the nightclub, you woke up on that street, hung- over and along. you got up and walked away. you never saw sofia again.
no.
you battled your board, the seven dwarves, for control. in the end it was thomas tipp, your father's
you longed for sofia. you shut yourself away for months. you were alone. you couldn't take the pain anymore. headaches.  you could barely function.
and on a day in late december, you gave yourself to us. you're now in a suspended state.
your friend brian shelby threw a three-day memorial in your old home. he was a true friend.
you were missed, david. she moves into close-up, and we see the wonder and the joy of a perfect love, nearly attained. she soaks in the beautiful, painful mystery of life.
it was sofia who never fully recovered. it was she who somehow knew you best. and like you, she never forgot that one night where real, true love seemed possible.
consequences, david. it's the little things.
your subconscious did create problems. your dream turned into a nightmare. the glitch has been corrected.
we're now on "pause". and you're about to return to your lucid dream.
 with all of the upgrades. you won't remember any of this, nor be charged for the technical support. it is now your moment of choice. you can return to your lucid dream, and live a beautiful life
yes. just like benny the dog. your face and body can now be fixed, of course. but it's very different out there now. your finances won't last long. your panel of observers are waiting for you to choose. ventura gestures into the camera. he begins walking backwards to the roof's ledge.
there are no guarantees. but remember, even in the future, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour. david sees that brian shelby has now joined mccabe on the roof. he nods to brian, who nods back.
the decision is yours. ventura glances over the edge.
yes, to face your last remaining fear of heights.
don't feel bad, david. this winning man is your creation. it's in his nature to fight for his existence. but he's not real.
what are their names?
it's been a brilliant journey of self-awakening, and you've simply got to ask yourself -- what is happiness to you?
any last wishes?
i wish you well, david. music rises as he turns to see sofia. he moves to her. she touches his cheek. his face is restored. they embrace.