2nd to last scene

After D'mona has rewarded Darwin with the ultimate prize, she remains submissive when they return to San Francisco. As part of that, she closes off his mind to her, he is the only sentient creature in the universe that she He waves that off, saying he wants them to resume a regular relationship, as they had in the Marbles.
"Just have one last demand..."

I left the Marbles to take a new direction in my life; going to work with a chap who says he can turn water into musical instruments/living works of art or to join a group of people trying to establish a new culture in the Plains (an area still divided by the civil war, of course the blinking would eradicate the need for that, or expedite the growth of this new culture.

Other option has me returning to the Marbles maybe with the option of moving out but there for now for safety. Then someone other than D'mona drives me to Snob Hill.