Episode 8: Moving On

"Moving On" is the eighth episode of the Project Infinity web series.

Plot Summary
The episode opens with Val Winthrop giving a televised speech in Royal City. He announces tomorrow morning at sunrise, Princess Annabelle will be executed as a reminder to everyone that resistance will not be tolerated. The Rebels are seen watching the speech on the Adonais which only increases their anxiety of not having a plan.

At Acland Academy, Gun is seen looking out the window of his dorm looking for L.I.A. Milo tells him he should get dressed or he'll be late for class. He also tells Gun he's noticed him acting strangely and is curious if anything is going on. Realizing Gun won't be telling him anything, Milo leaves.

Now on his way to class, Gun continues looking around for L.I.A. He finds her sitting on top of a wall after she notices he is acting rather jumpy. He tells her not the say his real name in public, but she reminds him she doesn't take orders from him.

During class, Conner passes notes to Gun and Violet telling them to meet him after class.

After class, Gun and Violet try to avoid speaking with Conner, but he is insistent. He reveals he knows their true identities. He put it all together how they were always absent together and how Josephine began acting differently after Gun showed up. He also never believed he and Violet were actually related. The night of the school dance when Josephine prevented Gun from getting arrested, Conner knew she was covering up something. Rather than trying to continue fooling Conner, Gun asks Conner to join them. He reminds him his sister is on the side of the Rebels and that his parents are crazy. Gun tells him he has a choice, but Conner says his path has already been decided and Josephine chose to stray from the path of honor. As his last act as her big brother, he shares with them the Union's plan to lure them to the execution. He assures them they will be crushed.

It is decided Gun and Violet should leave Acland Academy immediately. Josephine vents her frustrations to Lars and Elise on the Adonais and claims she knew this would happen. Lars checks with Gun and Violet if they are sure they are prepared to leave school since their lives will likely never be the same. Gun is confident and admits to wanting to leave the Academy ever since he arrived. Violet, on the other hand, is less than enthusiastic. Lars and Elise have closed their restaurant and will also pick up her parents as a precaution. Elise pulls out a map of the facility Randolph said Annabelle would be executed at. Josephine, doubtful they can come up with a good plan using the map, wonders if Gun has a great idea up his sleeve.

At the boys' dormitory, Gun takes a shower and returns to his dorm room to once again find L.I.A. waiting for him. He is so startled that he drops his belongings. She explains that she was concerned for his safety due to the extended periods of time he spent indoors that day. Gun becomes extremely irritated with her to the point she asks again if he is going through puberty. Milo comes in and L.I.A. hides in a corner of the ceiling. Milo notices Gun has a bag packed heavily with items and becomes suspicious.

Later that night, Gun meets Violet on the campus to start heading for the Adonais. Just as they get going, Milo hollers after them and joins them. He believes his mother will get over it eventually. Gun threatens Milo but is interrupted when a sobbing Lettie comes running towards him. She embraces Gun dramatically and tells him she heard he dumped her for Josephine and now he has been ignoring her in class. It is revealed Milo is the one behind the rumors. Gun reassures Lettie that he isn't dating Josephine. Violet proposes he and Lettie take a break until Gun resolves some matters he is dealing with in an attempt to end the conversation. Gun kisses Lettie on the cheek before leaving with Violet and Milo. They awkwardly tell Lettie not to come with them and that they are planting trees in the woods.

Finally on board the Adonais, Josephine is happy to see Gun. The others in the room notice a clear difference in how they seem to be getting along. In the main control room, the Rebels begin to discuss their plans. Morris makes a surprise return to health and rejoins the others to begin discussions. Gun takes this opportunity to call in L.I.A. The others are initially terrified until Gun explains how she is there to protect him. L.I.A. shoots down their hopes of assisting them in combat because she is programmed solely to only protect and defend Gun Lambton at all costs. Morris realizes this could still be used to their advantage and suggests Gun be the one to retrieve Princess Annabelle during the rescue mission. This way, he and Annabelle will be completely protected.

Afterwards, Gun is seen standing in the woods outside the Adonais with L.I.A. He thinks about how he will finally have a chance to kill Val at the execution and that Morris will thank him later. Morris hears the last part of Gun's statement and walks up on him. Morris calmly tells Gun to get some rest for the rescue mission in the morning. Gun tells him it is like coming full circle to be meeting Val face to face. Morris then begins to tell Gun more about his past marriage with a woman named Emily. She died during childbirth. This great loss drove him to joining the army and fighting in the Great World War. It gave him purpose to fight for the innocent, and he slowly began to feel more whole again. He admits that Gun has always reminded him of himself when he thought he had lost everything. He urges Gun not to live his life in turmoil. He says it is their duty to live life well.

The episode closes with Princess Annabelle lying on the cold, concrete floor of her cell awaiting her execution the next morning.

Important Events

 * Princess Annabelle's upcoming execution is made public.
 * Conner reveals he knows the Rebels' true identities.
 * As his final act as Josephine's big brother, Conner warns them about the execution being used as bait.
 * Gun and Violet decide to leave Acland Academy.
 * Milo joins Gun and Violet as they are leaving campus.
 * Gun and Lettie officially "take a break."
 * Morris regains consciousness.
 * Gun introduces LIA to the group and explains her programming.
 * It is decided Gun will be the one to rescue the princess since LIA can protect him.
 * Morris reveals his wife died in childbirth.

Trivia

 * This is the last episode with new footage from the filming location from the campus of Acland Academy. Due to the location becoming unavailable, all the filming for the previous eight episodes at this location had to be completed in advance.
 * As previously done, Gun's shower scene involved very minimal water. A small amount was trickled on top of him while the rest was added digitally.