Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences

Grace is a robot sitting alone in a corner of a nightclub. In two days she will be launched into space as a time capsule where she will represent humanity based on a generalization created from all social media and wireless communications. Before leaving she must validate her calculations by interacting with a human. Rudy is a young man out for a good time. In an attempt to amuse his friends he sits with Grace to have a conversation. The conversation changes when he realizes her purpose and that he is on trial.