1. Mrs. Wong,Copy !req
2. thank you for inquiring about
the availability of our penthouse suite.Copy !req
3. I've reviewed your application,
and unfortunately,Copy !req
4. me no likey.Copy !req
5. Take a guess.Copy !req
6. Yes.Copy !req
7. Thank you.Copy !req
8. I'd like to inform you that my husband
just purchased this building.Copy !req
9. An e-mail confirming said purchase should
be arriving in your inbox presently.Copy !req
10. I trust you'll see
that everything is in order.Copy !req
11. - Yes, Mrs. Wong.
- Now, if you wouldn't mind,Copy !req
12. could you please attend
to the trash outside?Copy !req
13. Right away.Copy !req
14. Happy birthday, Mrs. Wong.Copy !req
15. I thought you said
money can't buy happiness.Copy !req
16. Well, you be the judge of that.Copy !req
17. - [hip-hop music playing over speakers]Copy !req
18. - Hey, guys.
- Miko! That was amazing.Copy !req
19. - Miko!
- Ramon, hey!Copy !req
20. Hey! Great job.Copy !req
21. - Oh, good.
- Thank you.Copy !req
22. Um, everyone,Copy !req
23. I want you to meet one of our
incredible co-organizers, Miko Higashi.Copy !req
24. Hi, guys.Copy !req
25. - Hi.
- Oh, and this is my boyfriend, Ben.Copy !req
26. Oh, Miko told me
you're a filmmaker. What'd you think?Copy !req
27. I thought it was a real event.Copy !req
28. Agreed.Copy !req
29. I just can't believe the studio let us
screen it. Wasn't that amazing?Copy !req
30. - Yes.
- Miko! Congratulations.Copy !req
31. - Insane.
- Hi, how are you?Copy !req
32. Look, bruh, I know it's a little glossy.Copy !req
33. But it's ours, right?Copy !req
34. That's us, baby, right?Copy !req
35. So, what did you think?Copy !req
36. Well, Miss Higashi, after some
careful consideration of the film,Copy !req
37. I regret to inform you that me no likey.Copy !req
38. Okay. Okay, I know, I know.Copy !req
39. As a community, we've waited a long time
to see ourselves reflected in a...Copy !req
40. In a garish, mainstream rom-comCopy !req
41. that glorifies
the capitalistic fantasy of vindicationCopy !req
42. - through wealth and materialism?
- Okay!Copy !req
43. I guess I thought
you might be able to see,Copy !req
44. like, beyond your own snobby tastes.Copy !req
45. - Have we just met?
- Ha!Copy !req
46. The reviews have been incredible,Copy !req
47. it's gonna be a massive hit,
and that's what makes it great.Copy !req
48. Wow.Copy !req
49. Oh, my God. It's a game changer, okay?Copy !req
50. Now, when you
or some other Asian American filmmakerCopy !req
51. wants to make a movie
that's more your style,Copy !req
52. something cooler
or more artsy or whatever,Copy !req
53. and they're suddenly able to get funding,
they should get down on their kneesCopy !req
54. and bow down to that garish mainstream hit
that cleared the way for them.Copy !req
55. There wasn't a real character
in the entire movie.Copy !req
56. - What's a real character?
- A human being, with flaws.Copy !req
57. - Okay, so like you?
- Yes, like me!Copy !req
58. I'm not talking about you or the festival.Copy !req
59. I'm just expressing my opinion about
this particular movie that you asked for.Copy !req
60. You could've at least faked it with Ramon.Copy !req
61. The way you reacted
when he asked us how we liked it?Copy !req
62. God, Ben, I wanted to die.Copy !req
63. What? I told him the truth.Copy !req
64. - What's wrong with that?
- Well, who are you to criticize?Copy !req
65. What's that supposed to mean?Copy !req
66. I'm sorry. That's not...Copy !req
67. If you didn't like the movie, it's fine.Copy !req
68. I don't understand why you have to be...Copy !req
69. Because it's depressing to see
a room full of people lose their mindsCopy !req
70. over a movie just because
of representation or whatever.Copy !req
71. How about the possibility
that they also just really enjoyed it?Copy !req
72. That would be even more depressing.Copy !req
73. - Or maybe I'm just right, Miko.
- Well, you're not.Copy !req
74. I'm still having,
like, aftershock cringes.Copy !req
75. Really? I heard it was great.Copy !req
76. The entire theater was going insane.
I thought I was at a BTS concert.Copy !req
77. Well, I'm sure Miko really appreciated
your in-depth critique.Copy !req
78. In the six years we've been together,
I mean, she wasn't into any of this shit,Copy !req
79. this political, community, whatever.Copy !req
80. I got a turkey club
and a tofu scrambled crepe.Copy !req
81. - That's me.
- That's disgusting.Copy !req
82. I'm trying. I like your hair, the bangs.Copy !req
83. - Really?
- Eclectic.Copy !req
84. For some reason, I thought
it'd be a good idea to get drunkCopy !req
85. and cut it myself last night.Copy !req
86. - I should go get it fixed.
- No, no way!Copy !req
87. - Could I...?
- Maybe you can cut my hair sometime.Copy !req
88. - I'm overdue for a trim.
- Sorry, can I just get some...?Copy !req
89. - We could get drunk first if...
- Ketchup!Copy !req
90. Can I get some ketchup, please?Copy !req
91. Sure. I'll be right back with that.Copy !req
92. - Let me know if you need anything else.
- I will.Copy !req
93. You bet.Copy !req
94. Okay, so she got more politically-minded.
I don't get why it's an affront to you.Copy !req
95. It's not.
She's just doing it because it's trendy.Copy !req
96. You'd change your tune if you suddenly
woke up in Alabama one day.Copy !req
97. I was practically the only
non-white person in my entire high school.Copy !req
98. I showed you the yearbook.
It was like a Mormon modeling agency.Copy !req
99. You never felt discriminated against?Copy !req
100. I did, but not because I was Asian.Copy !req
101. Because of your inherent bad personality.Copy !req
102. Exactly. I fucking earned
that outcast status.Copy !req
103. Mm!Copy !req
104. Remember that one guy from our freshman
dorms who thought everyone was racist?Copy !req
105. You're like the opposite of him.Copy !req
106. - Yeah. Thanks.
- Here you are.Copy !req
107. God, you're predictable.Copy !req
108. Hey, it's getting late.Copy !req
109. Yeah.Copy !req
110. Do you wanna go to bed soon?Copy !req
111. I'm not really tired yet.
I slept in today.Copy !req
112. Well, you know,
we don't have to go to sleep right away.Copy !req
113. Yeah, I'll be in in a bit. I just have
a couple more discs I wanna check out.Copy !req
114. Okay.Copy !req
115. Did you hear the theory that Snowpiercer
is a sequel to Willy Wonka?Copy !req
116. - I know. I saw the Reddit.
- You saw that?Copy !req
117. - It was crazy.
- Ed Harris is supposed to be Charlie.Copy !req
118. - Hi.
- Hi.Copy !req
119. Hey.Copy !req
120. Um, I'm here to see about the job.Copy !req
121. - Oh.
- Oh. Cool. Cool.Copy !req
122. Do you have a boss
or someone I can talk to?Copy !req
123. He's upstairs.Copy !req
124. - Hello?
- Yeah?Copy !req
125. Um, the guys downstairs
said to talk to you about the, uh, job.Copy !req
126. Uh...Copy !req
127. Yeah. Yeah. Have a seat.Copy !req
128. - How'd that date go?
- Not good.Copy !req
129. - Did she see your dick?
- Not yet. I wanna tell her about it first.Copy !req
130. they're on the other side
of the concession stand.Copy !req
131. - Any time you...
- Question!Copy !req
132. What are you into?Copy !req
133. Uh... hi, again. What...?Copy !req
134. That is Gene, and that's Lamont.Copy !req
135. - How are you?
- Guys, this is Autumn.Copy !req
136. She's starting this weekend, so please...Copy !req
137. - Movie-wise, what are you into, baby?
- Don't call her "baby."Copy !req
138. I'm into genre auteurs.Copy !req
139. In other words, singular filmmakers who...Copy !req
140. He's a Christopher Nolan fan,
is what he's trying to say.Copy !req
141. - Well, that's reductive, but nonetheless...
- I'm more into world cinema. You know?Copy !req
142. Bong Joon-ho, Ruben Östlund,Copy !req
143. - Céline Sciamma.Copy !req
144. - Bullshit alert.
- Stuff that...Copy !req
145. - Just ignore him.
- Bullshit alert!Copy !req
146. - Let me talk to her!
- Guys.Copy !req
147. Let's not scare her off
before she's even started.Copy !req
148. So get back to work.
We open soon, all right?Copy !req
149. - Sorry.
- All right.Copy !req
150. Your favorite movies are all Marvel.Copy !req
151. - What's wrong with that?
- It doesn't challenge you.Copy !req
152. Nothing beats
the new Spider-Man, all right?Copy !req
153. I prefer the Raimi ones.Copy !req
154. Guess I don't need to explain too much.Copy !req
155. Oh. Guess we don't need this.Copy !req
156. It's just selling ticketsCopy !req
157. and answering questions
from confused old people, so...Copy !req
158. - I love it.
- Yeah.Copy !req
159. I guess I should also mention that
we have a small video camera up there.Copy !req
160. We had a problem
with the cash box before, so...Copy !req
161. Who's gonna be watching me? You?Copy !req
162. Yeah, sorry.
It's a rule the owners implemented.Copy !req
163. No, I like being watched.Copy !req
164. My therapist says
I have exhibitionistic tendencies.Copy !req
165. Oh.Copy !req
166. You should come
to one of my shows sometime.Copy !req
167. I'm part of a collective
that does performance art,Copy !req
168. spoken word, that sort of thing.Copy !req
169. - Cool.
- I don't know.Copy !req
170. - It might be too weird for you.
- Why would it be weird for me?Copy !req
171. Oh. Uh...Copy !req
172. - Sorry. One second.
- Sure.Copy !req
173. - What are you doing here?
- I was having lunch down on Fourth Street,Copy !req
174. - so I got you some takeout.
- With who? You're all dressed up.Copy !req
175. Just Ling and Ramon
and some of the other festival people.Copy !req
176. Here, eat before the tempura gets soggy.Copy !req
177. Oh, thanks. I should be home around 1.Copy !req
178. Okay. I'll try to stay up.Copy !req
179. The funny thing is,
Lamont's actually right.Copy !req
180. Gene's favorite movies
are literally all on Disney+.Copy !req
181. - Are you serious?
- I guess you can't blame him for trying.Copy !req
182. Hm. Boy, I guess everyone's got the hots
for the new girl, huh?Copy !req
183. - What do you mean, everyone?
- I saw her.Copy !req
184. Ben, I know your type.Copy !req
185. What? I don't have a type.Copy !req
186. - I don't.
- Then how come you didn't introduce us?Copy !req
187. Because unlike you,
I like to spare you the painCopy !req
188. of having to interact with my coworkers.Copy !req
189. Well, you've introduced me
to Gene, Lamont,Copy !req
190. - uh, the creepy projectionist guy.
- Okay, fine.Copy !req
191. I just didn't know you'd be so interested
in meeting the attention-seeking hipster...Copy !req
192. Oh, don't overdo it, Ben.Copy !req
193. - I know what a sucker you are.
- Jesus Christ.Copy !req
194. - Give me some credit, Miko.
- No. It's fine.Copy !req
195. Hey, hey, hey.Copy !req
196. You know what my type is?Copy !req
197. It's you.Copy !req
198. Even when you are being an asshole.Copy !req
199. Shut up.Copy !req
200. You're actually the asshole, though.Copy !req
201. - I am.
- Every day.Copy !req
202. That's why we work, we're both assholes.Copy !req
203. Every time another cousin gets married,
my parents get all weird on me,Copy !req
204. so thanks for doing this.Copy !req
205. I'm honored to play a part
in your bizarre, ongoing charade.Copy !req
206. They're so excited.Copy !req
207. When I told them about you,Copy !req
208. they literally high-fived
and kissed on the lips.Copy !req
209. It was fucking weird.Copy !req
210. You know, you'd think the fact
that I'm getting a PhDCopy !req
211. would be enough to make them happy,
but nope.Copy !req
212. Why do you have
a framed photo of yourself?Copy !req
213. Because I'm in love with her. Oh, um...Copy !req
214. Maybe don't mention
that your last name is Tagawa.Copy !req
215. My grandpa will be there.Copy !req
216. - The Korean one. The Chinese one's dead.
- So?Copy !req
217. Does the phrase World War II
ring a bell with you?Copy !req
218. Right. That.Copy !req
219. No big deal. Just your people raping
and pillaging all of Korea.Copy !req
220. That wasn't my people, okay?Copy !req
221. My people were in America
for two generations when that happened.Copy !req
222. My people were getting fucking locked up
in internment camps.Copy !req
223. I think the preferred term
is "incarceration camp."Copy !req
224. - "Internment" is misleading.
- Yeah.Copy !req
225. - You wanna cancel me now?
- Read a book.Copy !req
226. - Let's go. We're gonna be late.
- Oh, now you wanna be early?Copy !req
227. Also, people mistake me
for Korean all the time.Copy !req
228. You wish.Copy !req
229. They'd rather see me
with a Japanese guy than a Korean girl.Copy !req
230. So, what you're saying is, rapists
and pillagers are preferable to the gays.Copy !req
231. Everything is preferable to the gays.Copy !req
232. Alice!Copy !req
233. Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.Copy !req
234. So we finally get to meet
your mysterious boyfriend, huh?Copy !req
235. Yeah, um, yeah.Copy !req
236. Uh, everyone, this is Ben.Copy !req
237. Ben Park.Copy !req
238. - Hello, Ben.
- Hi.Copy !req
239. Praise Jesus.Copy !req
240. Yeah.Copy !req
241. Absolutely.Copy !req
242. So Alice tells me you're a youth pastor.Copy !req
243. Yes. Yes, I am.Copy !req
244. Say hi to my...Copy !req
245. Good to meet you, sir.Copy !req
246. Mm-hm.Copy !req
247. Let's go inside. Hm?Copy !req
248. Yeah, we'll be in there in a second.Copy !req
249. - What's wrong with Grandpa?
- Shit. He knows.Copy !req
250. What? That I'm Japanese,
or that you're gay?Copy !req
251. Shut up.Copy !req
252. - Hey, can I talk to you for a sec?
- Mm-hm.Copy !req
253. So I had to use your computer today...Copy !req
254. - What's wrong with yours?
- I left it at work.Copy !req
255. You left a few pages open on your desktop.Copy !req
256. Oh, my God. I've been hacked.Copy !req
257. Let's not make a big deal
out of this, okay?Copy !req
258. And if it bothers you that much...Copy !req
259. What bothers me, Ben,
is that all of these girls are white.Copy !req
260. - That's what this is about?
- That's what this is about.Copy !req
261. It's just not true.
There's different categories.Copy !req
262. So if you're looking
for something in particular, you can...Copy !req
263. It's not funny, Ben.Copy !req
264. It's supposed
to be different from reality, okay?Copy !req
265. That's the point. I mean, look,
if you were stranded on a desert island,Copy !req
266. you wouldn't sit around
dreaming about sand and sun, right?Copy !req
267. Is that what this feels like to you,
being stranded on a desert island?Copy !req
268. It's just, the point is,
sand and sun, they're great...Copy !req
269. Do you have any idea
why this might offend me?Copy !req
270. It's like you're obsessed with
the typical Western-media beauty ideal,Copy !req
271. yet you're settling for me.Copy !req
272. - Can you not make this political, Miko?Copy !req
273. - And I'm not settling.
- I see what you gawk at when we're out.Copy !req
274. - It's always the same white girl...
- Okay! Wow! You're right then!Copy !req
275. Maybe I have been brainwashed
by some insidious media conspiracyCopy !req
276. into believing that blonde-haired,
blue-eyed women are attractive.Copy !req
277. I guess I should find
Margot Robbie disgusting.Copy !req
278. But somehow,
I've been duped into believing...Copy !req
279. You're a fucking dick.Copy !req
280. Why are you blowing this up
into such a thing?Copy !req
281. - It's not like I'm cheating on you.
- Are you sure?Copy !req
282. Oh, see? You are the crazy one!
What the fuck is that?Copy !req
283. This is what you always do.Copy !req
284. You act like an asshole,
then you get angry when I call you on it.Copy !req
285. I'm angry because
you always assume the worst about meCopy !req
286. and then you end up acting crazy
over nothing.Copy !req
287. It's not nothing.Copy !req
288. And I'm not acting crazy,
so stop using that fucking word!Copy !req
289. See? You're just proving my point.Copy !req
290. Hey, uh, about last night...Copy !req
291. It's okay, don't worry about it.Copy !req
292. - I think we can both agree that maybe...
- Coffee's ready.Copy !req
293. Excuse the interruption.Copy !req
294. Jesus, Gene.
You can't just come up on me like that.Copy !req
295. Well, under less
urgent circumstances, fine.Copy !req
296. But right now, we have a situation.Copy !req
297. Autumn feels it is imperative
that she go gets a burrito.Copy !req
298. But if I go and cover for her,Copy !req
299. that's gonna leave Lamont alone
at the concession stand...Copy !req
300. Gene!Copy !req
301. I'm sure Lamont can handle it
for a few minutes. Okay?Copy !req
302. Hm.Copy !req
303. Interesting.Copy !req
304. - Where'd you come from?
- What do you care?Copy !req
305. Where'd you live before you came here?Copy !req
306. Socorro.Copy !req
307. McDonald.Copy !req
308. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
309. We have to let these seismic
retrofit guys inspect the theater,Copy !req
310. - and we have to pay for it.
- That's annoying.Copy !req
311. Hey, do you remember
that internship that I applied for?Copy !req
312. The what?Copy !req
313. The Asian American
Independent Film Institute?Copy !req
314. Maybe. What about it?Copy !req
315. Well, I finally heard back from them
and I got it.Copy !req
316. - Really?
- Yeah.Copy !req
317. - That's great, right?
- Yeah.Copy !req
318. So, what does that mean?
When do you start?Copy !req
319. Well...Copy !req
320. the thing is, it's in New York.Copy !req
321. Okay, you definitely never
told me about this.Copy !req
322. I did.
It's a three-month program, and I'm...Copy !req
323. Three months? Are you kidding me?Copy !req
324. I know, but it's an amazing opportunity.
I'm really excited about it.Copy !req
325. It only seems like an amazing opportunity
because it's in New York.Copy !req
326. Yeah, that's part of the reason
why I wanted to do it.Copy !req
327. Trust me, New York is overrated.Copy !req
328. It's so gentrified now.Copy !req
329. How many times have you even been there?Copy !req
330. - Are we counting layovers?
- No.Copy !req
331. Look, it doesn't matter.Copy !req
332. There's no way I'm moving to New York
for three months, all right?Copy !req
333. I wasn't really asking you to.Copy !req
334. What?Copy !req
335. So, what does this mean?
Are you two, like, broken up?Copy !req
336. We're taking some time off.Copy !req
337. - Those are her words.
- Wow.Copy !req
338. - When does she leave?
- Thursday.Copy !req
339. And now I have to be
all supportive and shit.Copy !req
340. You? Supportive?
That's not really your brand.Copy !req
341. Maybe this is a test, you know?Copy !req
342. - She wants you to talk her out of going.
- Right.Copy !req
343. But then I'm the one holding her back,
extinguishing her dreams.Copy !req
344. Yeah.
You're pretty much fucked either way.Copy !req
345. Well, this has been fun.Copy !req
346. - Nina, you didn't charge us for the fries.
- I'm not gonna charge you for your fries.Copy !req
347. - How come?
- You know.Copy !req
348. You think I'm cute?Copy !req
349. - Cool.Copy !req
350. - Cool.Copy !req
351. Also, can you let your dad know
that I might be late on rent again?Copy !req
352. Oh, it's fine.
He's not even thinking about it.Copy !req
353. - Cool.
- You really didn't have to drive me.Copy !req
354. - No. I wanted to. Here. Give me this.Copy !req
355. You'll probably be excited
to have some peace and quiet.Copy !req
356. Yeah. Maybe.Copy !req
357. I think it'll be good for you.Copy !req
358. Hey.Copy !req
359. I don't think I ever said
congratulations on your internship.Copy !req
360. I'm glad you're happy about it,
but I'm gonna miss you.Copy !req
361. It's just a few months.
You're gonna love being a bachelor again.Copy !req
362. Yeah, maybe I'll get back
into writing or something.Copy !req
363. Yeah.Copy !req
364. Let me know once you get settled,Copy !req
365. and I'll see about coming out
for a weekend sometime.Copy !req
366. - Yeah.
- Hey, hey, hey.Copy !req
367. What the fuck? You saw
that asshole cut me off right now, right?Copy !req
368. Ben, relax.Copy !req
369. It's all these tech assholes taking overCopy !req
370. with their fucking McMansions in Hayward
or wherever the fuck they live.Copy !req
371. It's like, "Get off the fucking road,
you shithead! Go back to your artisanal..."Copy !req
372. - Hey.
- Did she actually leave?Copy !req
373. - Yeah. Yeah, I just got back.
- So, what's the deal?Copy !req
374. You standing on a chair
with a noose around your neck?Copy !req
375. No. No.Copy !req
376. Listen, can I call you later?Copy !req
377. Let me guess. The waitress.Copy !req
378. Good luck.Copy !req
379. Not that I need it.Copy !req
380. Hey, ask her if she has any ketchup.Copy !req
381. Okay, fuck off. Bye.Copy !req
382. This next piece is entitled "Asylum."Copy !req
383. It's about immigration.Copy !req
384. Three, two, one.Copy !req
385. Really? The whole time I was thinking,
"He's totally hating this."Copy !req
386. No, no, I was overwhelmed.Copy !req
387. It was like a combination of...Copy !req
388. performance art and experimental music.Copy !req
389. Bye, Autumn.Copy !req
390. - Bye, Colorado Rhythm.
- So good.Copy !req
391. - Wonderful job.
- Great.Copy !req
392. Yeah, we're trying to combine
the physicality of modern danceCopy !req
393. and the improvisation of free jazz,
and infuse it with a punk sensibility.Copy !req
394. - Exactly.Copy !req
395. You know, I have to admit,
I didn't really know what to expect,Copy !req
396. but that was amazing.Copy !req
397. That's so cool.Copy !req
398. Oh.Copy !req
399. - Something wrong with the usual place?
- No. I just wanted to try somewhere new.Copy !req
400. Plus, I know this guy, Ji-Hun.
He works here, he'll give us a discount.Copy !req
401. Plus, I'm kind of trying
to dodge that waitress.Copy !req
402. Why? I thought you guys were,
you know, serious.Copy !req
403. She started getting all attached.
You know I can't do that.Copy !req
404. You have problems.Copy !req
405. Just because I'm not
a serial monogamist like you?Copy !req
406. - That was the old me.
- Right.Copy !req
407. Okay, you think I'm gonna sit around
pining away for MikoCopy !req
408. while she's off traipsing around New York?Copy !req
409. Wait. I thought you said
you guys weren't broken up.Copy !req
410. I said we were taking some time off.Copy !req
411. I don't understand
why that's so confusing for you.Copy !req
412. Okay, jeez.Copy !req
413. All I'm saying
is that while the cat's away,Copy !req
414. - the mouse will play.
- The mouse will play.Copy !req
415. - With himself probably.
- What if I told you I already met someone?Copy !req
416. - Wait, what?
- Yeah.Copy !req
417. - Who?
- Autumn.Copy !req
418. - She's...
- The girl from the movie theater?Copy !req
419. Ew! How old is she?Copy !req
420. Twenty-three, 24, 25.
Probably the same age as your waitress.Copy !req
421. - Okay, that's different.
- How is that different?Copy !req
422. Everything's less creepy
without the hetero power dynamics.Copy !req
423. Alice. I haven't seen you in a while.
Where you been?Copy !req
424. At better restaurants.Copy !req
425. Ji-Hun, this is Ben.Copy !req
426. Oh, yeah. She told me about you.
You're the one who's into white girls.Copy !req
427. - No, I'm... That's...
- Hey, hey. It's all good.Copy !req
428. I mean, I'm more into the content
of one's character, but you do you, man.Copy !req
429. - Respect.
- All right. What do you want?Copy !req
430. Uh, can I get the cheeseburger
with a side salad?Copy !req
431. - Fuck it. Give me the fries.
- Okay.Copy !req
432. Give me all of the fries.Copy !req
433. We've had to cancel a few screeningsCopy !req
434. because they interfered
with their schedule.Copy !req
435. Oh, jeez.Copy !req
436. How's the internship?
You haven't told me much about it.Copy !req
437. Oh, well, you know, I've learned not
to bore you, but it's incredible.Copy !req
438. - That's great.
- I keep having these momentsCopy !req
439. where I'll stop and think,
like, "Wow, I'm in New York City."Copy !req
440. - Well, that is where you are.
- I know, Ben.Copy !req
441. You don't have to get all sarcastic
just because I'm enjoying myself.Copy !req
442. You started it with the whole
"I've learned not to bore you" comment.Copy !req
443. "You started it"?Copy !req
444. - What are you, 9?
- I'm just trying to act interested.Copy !req
445. And you, you know...Copy !req
446. Okay, well, why can't you ever
just be genuinely interested?Copy !req
447. You really want me to answer that?Copy !req
448. You know what?
Maybe we just shouldn't talk for a while.Copy !req
449. What?Copy !req
450. Miko, come on, I was joking...Copy !req
451. Cool bar.Copy !req
452. Yeah. It's super gritty.Copy !req
453. Uh, yeah. I probably shouldn't
have had that last drink.Copy !req
454. - You mean, that second light beer?Copy !req
455. I didn't realize
people lived in this building.Copy !req
456. Oh, it's totally livable.Copy !req
457. I mean, it's not up to code,
but, um, it's livable.Copy !req
458. Why don't I, um, get us some drinks?Copy !req
459. Wow.Copy !req
460. What's all this?Copy !req
461. Uh, this is one of my works in progress.Copy !req
462. I wake up every morning, go pee,
and then I take a picture.Copy !req
463. - You're serious.
- Yeah.Copy !req
464. It's gonna be a huge installation someday.Copy !req
465. Right now,
the working title is Epistemology.Copy !req
466. It's kind of a pun.Copy !req
467. How about Urine Sane?Copy !req
468. - Yeah, right?Copy !req
469. That wasn't very nice.Copy !req
470. No. No, no, no, I was just...Copy !req
471. It's cool, actually.Copy !req
472. Yeah. Um, there's actually... I can...Copy !req
473. So much subtext.Copy !req
474. I think it's a real commentary on, uh...Copy !req
475. Consumption and waste.Copy !req
476. You nailed it. Yes, exactly, that.Copy !req
477. Why don't we go into the kitchen?
I think my roommate might be sleeping.Copy !req
478. Oh, sure.Copy !req
479. Yeah.Copy !req
480. I think
I have some soju in here somewhere.Copy !req
481. Hey.Copy !req
482. Hi.Copy !req
483. - Um...
- Oh, I'm so sorry. I...Copy !req
484. - Don't you have a girlfriend?
- We're taking some...Copy !req
485. Uh... We're basically broken up.
She moved to New York.Copy !req
486. Oh, I didn't know that.Copy !req
487. Yeah.Copy !req
488. So...Copy !req
489. - Um...
- Uh...Copy !req
490. - I... Sorry.
- Sorry, I just...Copy !req
491. I'm just really skittish around germsCopy !req
492. and, um, fluids and...Copy !req
493. bacteria.Copy !req
494. Okay.Copy !req
495. - I'm sorry, okay?
- No.Copy !req
496. No, no, no. I should apologize.Copy !req
497. - I should have...
- Hey, Autumn.Copy !req
498. Hi, Jeffrey.Copy !req
499. Ben, this is my roommate Jeffrey.
He's the dancer from the show you saw.Copy !req
500. - Hey, man.
- Hey.Copy !req
501. - Nice to meet you.
- Great to meet you.Copy !req
502. Ooh, soju.Copy !req
503. Mm-hm.Copy !req
504. Does he ever wear clothes?Copy !req
505. Rude.Copy !req
506. Eh, it's for the best.Copy !req
507. How can you even get it up for someone
who does that cringy, bullshit art?Copy !req
508. You'd be amazed at what I can overlook.Copy !req
509. It's probably not a good look
to be dating an employee anyway, so...Copy !req
510. Now you mention that.Copy !req
511. You know,
you're a very unreliable moral compass.Copy !req
512. I don't remember signing up for that job.Copy !req
513. God, I'm an idiot.Copy !req
514. No, you're just out of practice.Copy !req
515. Come with me to this party on Saturday.
You might learn a thing or two.Copy !req
516. Like where the clitoris is.Copy !req
517. Hi.Copy !req
518. Hey. Um...Copy !req
519. How was the crowd for the 7:30?Copy !req
520. Great. Like eight or nine tickets.Copy !req
521. Cool.Copy !req
522. Um...Copy !req
523. Listen, I just wanted to say
I'm so sorry about the other night.Copy !req
524. It's totally cool.Copy !req
525. - No, I think I misread things, and I...
- No, no, you didn't. I just...Copy !req
526. In the moment, it didn't feel right.Copy !req
527. Yeah, that makes sense. I just... I s...Copy !req
528. Sometimes I think the body knows better
than the mind, you know?Copy !req
529. When it comes to sexual attraction.Copy !req
530. And then sometimes
the mind is like, "Maybe."Copy !req
531. But then the body is like:Copy !req
532. - "No."
- Right.Copy !req
533. I wasn't always able
to be this honest with myself,Copy !req
534. but I'm really trying to be more mindful.Copy !req
535. That's really great.Copy !req
536. Happy for you.Copy !req
537. Thank you. Happy for you too.Copy !req
538. - Keep up the great work.Copy !req
539. - You too.
- Lamont!Copy !req
540. Yo, Ben tried to fuck...Copy !req
541. So, what do you think?
Do I look like an eligible bachelor?Copy !req
542. - Yeah. About that...
- What?Copy !req
543. Is this...? You brought me to a gay thing?Copy !req
544. Okay, that's a very narrow
and exclusionary term, Ben.Copy !req
545. - Right, sorry.
- But basically, yeah.Copy !req
546. What the fuck, Alice?Copy !req
547. Can you just be a normal person for once
and enjoy a nice social experienceCopy !req
548. without obsessing over
who you're hooking up with?Copy !req
549. Oh, my God. Look who's talking.Copy !req
550. Just because I'm a hypocrite
doesn't mean I'm wrong.Copy !req
551. All right!Copy !req
552. Alice Lee has arrived!Copy !req
553. - [hip-hop music playing over speakers]Copy !req
554. Anyone have a bottle opener?Copy !req
555. What for? It's a twist-off.Copy !req
556. Sorry, man,
I'm just fucking with you. Here.Copy !req
557. Thank you.Copy !req
558. You must be Alice's friend.Copy !req
559. Supposedly.Copy !req
560. I overheard some talk of an interloper.Copy !req
561. I'm Sasha.Copy !req
562. I'm Ben.Copy !req
563. Hi.Copy !req
564. You know,
I bet we have something in common.Copy !req
565. And what is that?Copy !req
566. We're probably the only two people
at this partyCopy !req
567. that Alice Lee has not seduced.Copy !req
568. - Really?
- Yeah.Copy !req
569. - You've managed to...
- Oh, yeah. Yeah, dodged that bullet.Copy !req
570. - No offense.
- None taken.Copy !req
571. Uh... Are...?Copy !req
572. - Do you go to school with...?
- Yeah. Yeah.Copy !req
573. Comp Lit
with a focus on Latin American Marxism.Copy !req
574. Wow. That's actually
my favorite kind of Marxism.Copy !req
575. - I, uh...
- Seriously?Copy !req
576. No. I'm probably
the least-informed person here.Copy !req
577. I doubt that.Copy !req
578. So, what's your deal?
You're, like, Alice's designated driver?Copy !req
579. Don't even know
what I'm really doing here, to be honest.Copy !req
580. There you are.Copy !req
581. Let's go.Copy !req
582. - Hi, Sasha.
- Hi, Alice.Copy !req
583. I guess we're leaving.
Um, I work at the Berkeley Arts Cinema.Copy !req
584. Please stop by for a free movie.Copy !req
585. Okay.Copy !req
586. Popcorn.Copy !req
587. Free popcorn.Copy !req
588. Cool.Copy !req
589. - What are you doing?
- Oh... Oh...Copy !req
590. Trust me, okay, you do not
wanna get involved with Sasha.Copy !req
591. She's a fence-sitter.Copy !req
592. Weren't you the one who gave me a lecture
about narrow exclusionary terms?Copy !req
593. I'm allowed.Copy !req
594. I'm telling you, she's total bad news.
You'll regret it.Copy !req
595. She seemed nice to me.Copy !req
596. "Free popcorn."Copy !req
597. Shut up.Copy !req
598. Oh...Copy !req
599. How do you do it?Copy !req
600. Spit so much game effortlessly?Copy !req
601. So we've got another show
coming up pretty soon.Copy !req
602. Oh, yeah? That's great.Copy !req
603. Yeah, I know how much you loved
our last one,Copy !req
604. and this one's kind of, like, the same,
only more intense.Copy !req
605. Wow. Uh, what night is it?
Because I might not be able to do...Copy !req
606. It's a monthlong residency.
So, uh, you could come multiple times.Copy !req
607. A month. Perfect.Copy !req
608. Yeah. It changes night to night.Copy !req
609. It's like jazz, right?Copy !req
610. Of course. I will just check...Copy !req
611. Hi. Remember me?Copy !req
612. - Yeah. Oh, sorry.Copy !req
613. Of course. Hey.Copy !req
614. I was just passing by.Copy !req
615. Do you wanna see a movie?Copy !req
616. Uh, no. Maybe some other time.Copy !req
617. Okay. Uh, don't move.Copy !req
618. Hi. I'm hosting a fundraiser
to benefit my art.Copy !req
619. - She's good. Thanks. Thanks.
- Sorry.Copy !req
620. - Have you eaten lunch?
- I have not.Copy !req
621. Wow.Copy !req
622. - This place is so good.
- You've never been here before?Copy !req
623. Mm-mm.Copy !req
624. I was in a relationship,
and she became a vegetarian.Copy !req
625. And then a vegan.Copy !req
626. And then a raw-food vegan.Copy !req
627. - And now all she eats is dirt.Copy !req
628. Yeah, well, needless to say,
places like this were off-limits.Copy !req
629. It actually still feels
a little transgressive.Copy !req
630. Um...Copy !req
631. - So how long ago did you and...?
- Pilar.Copy !req
632. Am I prying here?Copy !req
633. - I don't wanna be intrusive.
- No, no, no. It's fine. Um...Copy !req
634. I guess we've been broken up
for a couple months now.Copy !req
635. I should probably say longer, right?Copy !req
636. Just so it doesn't seem like
I'm just jumping from one thingCopy !req
637. to another thing.Copy !req
638. That's a great thought.Copy !req
639. But you say it's too long,
then you run the risk of...Copy !req
640. Right. Like, "Hi.
I haven't been on a date in three years.Copy !req
641. Do you wanna meet my cats?"Copy !req
642. - Wait, do you actually have cats?
- Maybe.Copy !req
643. Okay, what about you?Copy !req
644. - How long have you been broken up for?
- About ten years.Copy !req
645. - Oh.
- No, I am kidding.Copy !req
646. Um, about the same as you.Copy !req
647. Hm. Okay.Copy !req
648. Do you have to, um, go back to work?Copy !req
649. Uh, yeah, unfortunately.Copy !req
650. - Okay. Well...
- But tomorrow, uh...Copy !req
651. Tomorrow I have off.Copy !req
652. - Okay.
- I swear, I'm not this desperate.Copy !req
653. I just, uh... I'm a little out of practice.Copy !req
654. It's clear.Copy !req
655. - I'm sorry.Copy !req
656. It's gotta be fascinating
to listen to me just drone on and onCopy !req
657. - about grad-school politics.
- No, it's okay.Copy !req
658. - I stopped listening a long time ago.
- No.Copy !req
659. - I'm joking.
- Oh, man.Copy !req
660. I just... I always do this.Copy !req
661. I'm, like, hermetically sealed
in this bubble.Copy !req
662. - It's just tiresome.
- No. It's good.Copy !req
663. I... I'm actually reminded
why I dropped out.Copy !req
664. Oh.Copy !req
665. - Yeah, what were you studying, again?
- Film.Copy !req
666. Yeah, I, uh, got through two years,Copy !req
667. had this epiphany
that academia is the enemy of art.Copy !req
668. I need to stop studying
and start creating.Copy !req
669. - And?
- Should've kept studying.Copy !req
670. Yeah. So wrote a script and did the whole
maxing-out-the-credit-card thing,Copy !req
671. rented a bunch of equipment,
roped a bunch of friends into helping me.Copy !req
672. - What happened?
- It was a fucking disaster.Copy !req
673. I was trying to be the next,
uh, Éric Rohmer or something.Copy !req
674. But I had to accept eventually
that I was just a...Copy !req
675. current Ben Tagawa.Copy !req
676. That's the saddest thing I've ever heard.Copy !req
677. - Thank you for agreeing with me.
- Okay.Copy !req
678. - That's very nice of you.
- Wait. What was I supposed...?Copy !req
679. - There you go.
- Thank you.Copy !req
680. Okay, relax.Copy !req
681. Oh, my God.Copy !req
682. Oh, no, what?Copy !req
683. You have the softest skin I've ever felt.Copy !req
684. It's due to a lifetime of work avoidance.Copy !req
685. Do you think we should...?Copy !req
686. Can I kiss you?Copy !req
687. - Ben.
- Sorry.Copy !req
688. - That was not good.
- No.Copy !req
689. No, no, no. Um...Copy !req
690. Yes. Consent granted.Copy !req
691. - Are you sure?
- Yeah. It's much appreciated.Copy !req
692. Thank you and great job.Copy !req
693. - Fuck.
- Are you okay?Copy !req
694. - Fine. Just...
- Okay.Copy !req
695. Are you okay? You just seem a little off.Copy !req
696. Sorry, I was just overly excited.Copy !req
697. Do...? Are you...?
Do you need help? You good?Copy !req
698. - Thank you.
- Okay.Copy !req
699. Wow.Copy !req
700. Actually, it's, um...Copy !req
701. It's just that I've never...
I've never been with...Copy !req
702. With?Copy !req
703. I mean, never mind.
I just meant it's been a while.Copy !req
704. It's cool. I know what you were gonna say.Copy !req
705. And this will actually be
a first for me too. So...Copy !req
706. Ew!Copy !req
707. Are you serious?Copy !req
708. Oh, my God.Copy !req
709. You're actually jealous of me for once.Copy !req
710. Oh, please.Copy !req
711. You think I give a shit
about some trendy dabbler?Copy !req
712. Jesus. Can I bask in my glory
for one fucking minute?Copy !req
713. Sorry. I'm just in a shitty mood.Copy !req
714. Yeah, I can tell.Copy !req
715. I was gonna regale you with details too.Copy !req
716. - I got kicked out of school.
- What?Copy !req
717. What do you mean?Copy !req
718. Can you just come over when you can?Copy !req
719. Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there.Copy !req
720. Remember when I took you
to that stupid party?Copy !req
721. The fateful night. It all began there.Copy !req
722. Yeah. Well, I got into an argument
with Nina's fucking roommate.Copy !req
723. - Nina?
- The waitress with the fucking bangs?Copy !req
724. The one you ghostedCopy !req
725. because she was allowing the relationship
to progress in a mature way.Copy !req
726. Whatever.
So I bump into the roommate on campus,Copy !req
727. and she fucking got all up in my face
and kept talking shit!Copy !req
728. So I kicked her in the pussy.Copy !req
729. - What the fuck, Alice?
- I warned her, okay?Copy !req
730. - All she had to do was back off.
- Did she go to the hospital? Is she okay?Copy !req
731. No, she didn't go to the hospital, okay?
It wasn't like that.Copy !req
732. I was just... I was sitting, and she was
coming at me, and I just stopped her.Copy !req
733. I put my foot out
and it just landed on her pussy.Copy !req
734. - Alice.
- She filed a report with the campus policeCopy !req
735. and now I'm temporarily banned.Copy !req
736. I mean, there's obviously
something wrong with me, right?Copy !req
737. Mm...Copy !req
738. I'm gonna go to New York for a while,Copy !req
739. just to get my head together.Copy !req
740. I have some friends I can stay with, so...Copy !req
741. Unbelievable.Copy !req
742. Does everyone in Berkeley
just have a hard-on for New York?Copy !req
743. Like, why doesn't
the entire Bay Area pack upCopy !req
744. and move over to New York City
and call it a day?Copy !req
745. That's your takeaway?Copy !req
746. After everything I just said?Copy !req
747. - Sorry.
- Listen, maybe you could come with me.Copy !req
748. You know? It could be good for us.
We could start fresh.Copy !req
749. You're not really going.
I can tell, you're just drunk.Copy !req
750. I already booked my flight.Copy !req
751. I leave on Tuesday.Copy !req
752. I'm sorry. It sucks.
I know you guys are really close.Copy !req
753. - Yeah.
- But at least it's not like she's...Copy !req
754. I just think
she's making a mistake, you know?Copy !req
755. She runs away from shit. That's her thing.Copy !req
756. Did you see the way that guy looked at us?Copy !req
757. Who, what? What are you talking about?Copy !req
758. Guy over there. Did you see that?
He's, like, openly judging me.Copy !req
759. Judging you? For what?Copy !req
760. You know, us.Copy !req
761. Come on.Copy !req
762. This isn't 1949.Copy !req
763. Okay, well, either that
or he had "white girl envy."Copy !req
764. Maybe it was more like, "Good job."Copy !req
765. Oh.Copy !req
766. I'm joking. Who the hell knows
why he was looking at us?Copy !req
767. Is that what I am?Copy !req
768. - What?
- A "white girl"?Copy !req
769. Well, not just that.Copy !req
770. - Look, I'm sorry, okay? I was just...Copy !req
771. Just what?Copy !req
772. You are so incredibly beautiful.Copy !req
773. I just assume that every guy we pass
hates my fucking guts.Copy !req
774. Okay.Copy !req
775. - That was pathetic, Ben, really.
- It's true.Copy !req
776. Yeah, yeah. Okay.Copy !req
777. You say you'd just let it all go,Copy !req
778. and didn't we have a good time?Copy !req
779. You liked making love to me, didn't you?Copy !req
780. Yes, I did.Copy !req
781. So you see there, that's good, isn't it?Copy !req
782. And I thought you were crazy, didn't I?Copy !req
783. - [poignant, pensive music playing]Copy !req
784. This is Miko. Leave me a message.Copy !req
785. So I'm sure you're all wondering
why I've asked you to gather here.Copy !req
786. I'm afraid I have some disappointing news.Copy !req
787. - The...
- Sorry!Copy !req
788. inspectors have, uh,
deemed the building structurally unsound,Copy !req
789. and as you are probably aware,Copy !req
790. ticket sales haven't really been
what they used to be.Copy !req
791. So it looks like
we're gonna have to shut down.Copy !req
792. Can you put your phone away?Copy !req
793. I'm really sorry, guys.Copy !req
794. I know how much
this place means to all of us.Copy !req
795. So when we find out
when our last day's gonna be, I will...Copy !req
796. Yeah, Gene.Copy !req
797. Greetings, everyone.Copy !req
798. I just wanted to let you all know
that I have recently accepted a jobCopy !req
799. as assistant manager
at the E-Flix Multiplex.Copy !req
800. And more to the point,
we are currently hiring.Copy !req
801. - Danny, we're looking for a projectionist.
- I'm in.Copy !req
802. - Okay, uh, yeah...
- If anyone else has any interestCopy !req
803. and/or further query about the job,
I will be out in the lobby imminently.Copy !req
804. Lamont, are we gonna keep hanging out?Copy !req
805. - Yeah. I'm gonna work for Gene.
- I would work for Gene.Copy !req
806. Um...Copy !req
807. Okay, so hey. I, um...Copy !req
808. need to talk to you.Copy !req
809. Whenever someone says that,
it always means:Copy !req
810. "I'm about to really bum you out."Copy !req
811. Yeah. Maybe.Copy !req
812. Um...Copy !req
813. It's about Pilar.Copy !req
814. What about her?Copy !req
815. Uh, well, she's been doing research
in Ecuador,Copy !req
816. and I wasn't exactly sure
where we stood when she left.Copy !req
817. And now she's back.Copy !req
818. Yeah.Copy !req
819. What?Copy !req
820. Just seems kind of deceptive.Copy !req
821. You had made it pretty clear
that you two had broken up.Copy !req
822. It would've been nice to know
I was just the backup plan.Copy !req
823. Yeah. I know.Copy !req
824. I'm sorry. It's like a...Copy !req
825. It's a problem of mine.
I'm not very good at being alone.Copy !req
826. Really? That's strange
'cause I love being alone.Copy !req
827. Only thing I love more than being alone
is getting strung along.Copy !req
828. Okay. Wow. Ben, it's been, like,
a few weeks, all right?Copy !req
829. You didn't, like,
waste your whole life on me.Copy !req
830. That's great.Copy !req
831. Have fun
back on the other side of the fence.Copy !req
832. I should go.Copy !req
833. Hey. Maybe quit smoking too.Copy !req
834. I mean, who still smokes?Copy !req
835. Listen, Ben,Copy !req
836. I know you're gonna want to blame this
on society or on my sexualityCopy !req
837. or on your race or whatever.Copy !req
838. But one day, I hope you'll understand
that this really is just about you.Copy !req
839. This is Miko. Leave me a message.Copy !req
840. This is Miko. Leave me a message.Copy !req
841. Fuck!Copy !req
842. This is Miko. Leave me a message.Copy !req
843. Hi. It's me. Again.Copy !req
844. Um, I don't know if there's a problem
with your voicemail or something,Copy !req
845. but if you get this,
can you give me a call?Copy !req
846. Let me know if you're okay, maybe.Copy !req
847. I actually know that you're okay
because you keep posting picturesCopy !req
848. of all the fucking delightful food
you're eating.Copy !req
849. So if you could do me the courtesy
of calling me back, you know, just...Copy !req
850. That would be greatly appreciated.Copy !req
851. Anyway...Copy !req
852. Uh, I know you're probably busy.Copy !req
853. So give me a call back, uh, when you can.Copy !req
854. Love you.Copy !req
855. Fuck!Copy !req
856. What?Copy !req
857. It's nice to hear from you too, asshole.Copy !req
858. Sorry.Copy !req
859. - What's up?
- I had, like, three minutesCopy !req
860. with absolutely nothing to do,
so I thought I'd give you a call.Copy !req
861. Well, here I am.Copy !req
862. Oh, my God. You sound so sad.
Did you scratch one of your DVDs?Copy !req
863. Listen...Copy !req
864. if I came out there...Copy !req
865. could I maybe stay with you
for a little while?Copy !req
866. Holy shit. Is this your rock bottom?Copy !req
867. - High school was my rock bottom.
- Right.Copy !req
868. And you had nowhere to go but up.Copy !req
869. Hey.Copy !req
870. Are you serious?Copy !req
871. I can't believe you're actually
in New York, your personal hell.Copy !req
872. - I hate it already.
- Oh!Copy !req
873. Before I forget.Copy !req
874. Front door and apartment door.Copy !req
875. Yeah, Meredith wants you to feel free
to come and go at your leisure.Copy !req
876. - Who?
- Meredith.Copy !req
877. Meredith Ames?
Come on, I told you about her!Copy !req
878. - I...
- It's her apartment.Copy !req
879. I thought you came out here
to clear your head.Copy !req
880. I did.Copy !req
881. And then I went to a party
and met MeredithCopy !req
882. and went home with her,
and I've been there ever since.Copy !req
883. Unbelievable.Copy !req
884. So when are you gonna call her?Copy !req
885. Who?Copy !req
886. "Who."Copy !req
887. - Yeah, who?
- Ha!Copy !req
888. Babe? We're home.Copy !req
889. Hey! I'll just be out in a second.Copy !req
890. - Nice place.
- I know.Copy !req
891. - It's like a grown-up lives here, right?
- Hi.Copy !req
892. This must be the infamous Ben Tagawa.Copy !req
893. - Hi. Great to meet you.
- Oh, please.Copy !req
894. Feel like I know you already.
She talks about you incessantly.Copy !req
895. Oh, God.Copy !req
896. - She does.
- Yeah, I do.Copy !req
897. To be honest, I probably know a lot more
about you than I should. She told me...Copy !req
898. I'm actually attracted
to women of all races.Copy !req
899. - That's good to know.
- No, wait. No, I'm...Copy !req
900. - I'm sorry. I thought that's what she...
- It's really funny when he flails.Copy !req
901. I'm sorry I don't have a room for you,
Ben, but the sofa's pretty comfy.Copy !req
902. No, no. That's fine.
I could actually easily stay at a hotel.Copy !req
903. - You can't afford that.
- I don't wanna impose.Copy !req
904. The more, the merrier.
It'll be like a slumber party.Copy !req
905. Oh, babe, don't say that.Copy !req
906. He'll think he's getting
some hot three-way action.Copy !req
907. Oh, God.Copy !req
908. - No. I...
- Yeah. I know.Copy !req
909. - I'm not... I don't... I'm very...
- Yeah.Copy !req
910. He wants it. All men are trash.Copy !req
911. The couch is wonderful.Copy !req
912. You brought out the fancy shit.Copy !req
913. Which one is this?Copy !req
914. Okay. So this is a goat Gouda,
and this is a Delice de Bourgogne.Copy !req
915. Ooh!Copy !req
916. Delice de okay. To the gracious hostess.Copy !req
917. Thank you. It's good to be here.Copy !req
918. So, Ben, Alice tells me
you're involved in the theater.Copy !req
919. Oh, is that...?Copy !req
920. I manage a crappy movie theater.
Or at least, I used to.Copy !req
921. Right. Sorry, I knew that.
I mean, not that it's crappy.Copy !req
922. - I knew it was a movie...
- Meredith is working on her novel.Copy !req
923. Well, I mean, that's what I sayCopy !req
924. to avoid the very real possibility
that I might just be a teacher.Copy !req
925. Well, a professor at Barnard.Copy !req
926. Wow, you're really trading up.
I'm impressed.Copy !req
927. Yeah, I did. I mean, listen to her.
It's like living with Mary Poppins.Copy !req
928. Oh, my God.Copy !req
929. What do you guys have planned
for tomorrow? I've got to work.Copy !req
930. Well, Ben's, uh, here basically
to stalk his ex-girlfriend, so...Copy !req
931. Not my ex-girlfriend.
We're just taking some time off.Copy !req
932. If you were in a dysfunctional,
long-term relationship...Copy !req
933. Please don't call it that.Copy !req
934. and your partner says
she's "taking some time off"Copy !req
935. - and moves across the country...
- For an internship.Copy !req
936. you'd assume...
I mean, that's a breakup, right?Copy !req
937. - Well, how were things when she left?
- Terrible.Copy !req
938. No, not terrible.Copy !req
939. We were drifting apart a little bit,
and, uh, we were...Copy !req
940. definitely fighting a lot.Copy !req
941. You know, otherwise...Copy !req
942. I think the drifting is worse
than the fighting.Copy !req
943. Alice and I have had
our share of fights already,Copy !req
944. but I think
they've been really productive.Copy !req
945. Oh, Alice,
you're now having productive fights.Copy !req
946. Yeah, Ben. It's called maturity.Copy !req
947. I can give you some pointers
when you're ready.Copy !req
948. So question for you.Copy !req
949. When you have these productive fights,
did she ever kick you in the pussy?Copy !req
950. Uh...Copy !req
951. I think I'd remember if she did.Copy !req
952. - Just ignore him.
- That's a pretty heavy thing to say.Copy !req
953. No! No, no. That's not my phrase.Copy !req
954. That's actually something she said
when she got mad...Copy !req
955. Let it go, Ben.Copy !req
956. Anything you wanna say?Copy !req
957. The bagels in New York are really better.Copy !req
958. I'm sorry. I guess she doesn't really get
our sense of humor.Copy !req
959. - Not about her.
- I just went out on a limb...Copy !req
960. Let me clarify.Copy !req
961. This is different. I really like this one.
I mean, she's perfect for me.Copy !req
962. Oh, you guys are still in that phase.Copy !req
963. - It's cute.
- Ben, I'm serious, okay?Copy !req
964. This is finally a chance for me to climb
out of that hole I've been living in.Copy !req
965. And to be, you know,
a real adult human, for once.Copy !req
966. So can we at least attempt
to not fuck this up for me?Copy !req
967. Okay.Copy !req
968. - You're more fun in California.
- You're about the same.Copy !req
969. See, you can't even tell anything
from this. It's, like, food...Copy !req
970. more food.Copy !req
971. Let me see.Copy !req
972. Who's LeonDesigns212,
and why's he liking all of her pics?Copy !req
973. Holy shit!Copy !req
974. What the fuck?Copy !req
975. It's definitely her, right?Copy !req
976. I mean, I know
all Asian girls look the same to you.Copy !req
977. Will you shut up for a minute
while I try to process this?Copy !req
978. God, I had no idea how hot she was.Copy !req
979. - Dude, you fucked up.
- I said, shut up.Copy !req
980. Can I help you?Copy !req
981. We were just curious
about the photos in the window.Copy !req
982. Aren't they totally amazing?Copy !req
983. Yeah. Um, you know anything about them?
Where they came from?Copy !req
984. Oh, Leon handles all the promo himself.Copy !req
985. And Leon is...?Copy !req
986. Leon Alexander.Copy !req
987. He designs the clothes.Copy !req
988. This is his boutique.Copy !req
989. Ah, humility.Copy !req
990. Uh...Copy !req
991. What about the model on the screen?
Do you know anything about her?Copy !req
992. He finds them from all over.
He found his last model at a Chipotle.Copy !req
993. How many are there?Copy !req
994. Do you have any questions
about the clothes?Copy !req
995. Is this a cult?Copy !req
996. How are you not mad right now?Copy !req
997. So she wanted to try modeling or whatever.Copy !req
998. She probably thought I wouldn't
be supportive if she told me about it.Copy !req
999. And she'd be wrong?Copy !req
1000. No, I would've been
a total prick about it.Copy !req
1001. In a way, I basically forced her to lie.Copy !req
1002. It's just so weird
to think of her doing that.Copy !req
1003. It's like if I found out you were a mime.Copy !req
1004. Don't knock mimes. Chaplin was a mime.Copy !req
1005. When are you gonna see her?
You did come to see her, right?Copy !req
1006. - I have a plan for tomorrow.
- Oh, really? This, I gotta see.Copy !req
1007. - This is so unlike you.
- That's the point.Copy !req
1008. Hi.Copy !req
1009. You shouldn't have.Copy !req
1010. Uh, I'm... I'm here to see Miko.Copy !req
1011. - Who?
- Uh, Miko Higashi. She's an intern here.Copy !req
1012. Actually, I'm the only intern
here right now.Copy !req
1013. Okay, do you know
when she's gonna be back?Copy !req
1014. Look, there is only one intern
working here at this point in time,Copy !req
1015. and you're looking at him.Copy !req
1016. I hope you're not being catfished.
That would suck.Copy !req
1017. Can you check
if she maybe worked here before you?Copy !req
1018. I'm not supposed
to give out that kind of information.Copy !req
1019. Please.Copy !req
1020. Actually, what the fuck do I care?Copy !req
1021. No.Copy !req
1022. Fuck!Copy !req
1023. What? Ben.Copy !req
1024. Well, so much for my big move.Copy !req
1025. - Fucking lying bitch.
- Don't.Copy !req
1026. So now what?Copy !req
1027. Can I use your phone?Copy !req
1028. - What's wrong with yours?
- I tried that.Copy !req
1029. - Hello?
- Hey, it's me.Copy !req
1030. Oh. Hi.Copy !req
1031. What's this number you're calling from?Copy !req
1032. Oh. Right. I'm out with Alice right now,
and I forgot my phone at home.Copy !req
1033. I'm sorry.Copy !req
1034. I should've called. I just...Copy !req
1035. I felt like we weren't communicating
very well over the phone and...Copy !req
1036. No, no, no, it's fine. I know you're busy.Copy !req
1037. Well, we should talk.Copy !req
1038. I'm kind of in the middle
of something at work right now,Copy !req
1039. - but, um...
- You mean, the internship?Copy !req
1040. Uh-huh.Copy !req
1041. I will call you later tonight.Copy !req
1042. Cool. Actually, wait.Copy !req
1043. The reason I called is because
we're at the post office right now.Copy !req
1044. You got some important-looking mail,
some tax stuff.Copy !req
1045. And I wanted to forward it,
but I didn't know where to send it to.Copy !req
1046. - Huh.
- Yeah, I got a pen.Copy !req
1047. - [pensive, mischievous music playing]
- Yeah, got it.Copy !req
1048. I can't believe
she can afford to live around here.Copy !req
1049. Yeah, she must be really
dipping into that old trust fund.Copy !req
1050. God, I'd give anything
to have a rich, absent, alcoholic dadCopy !req
1051. that tries to buy my love.Copy !req
1052. - Well, which one is it?
- Relax. Got it all staked out.Copy !req
1053. So listen.Copy !req
1054. I'm thinking about
maybe not going back to school.Copy !req
1055. What?Copy !req
1056. When I'm honest with myself,Copy !req
1057. there's only one reason why I even wanted
to go to grad school to begin with.Copy !req
1058. The poon.Copy !req
1059. No, idiot.Copy !req
1060. My parents!Copy !req
1061. "The poon"? How old are you?Copy !req
1062. I've just been living my whole life
thinking it's possible to placate them,Copy !req
1063. but it's obviously not.Copy !req
1064. So your solution is to give up
and hide out here in New York?Copy !req
1065. Maybe.Copy !req
1066. At least I'd be happy.Copy !req
1067. You could maybe just be honest with them.Copy !req
1068. Sorry.Copy !req
1069. What?Copy !req
1070. Uh, no.Copy !req
1071. No, never.Copy !req
1072. Oh, shit.Copy !req
1073. Are you fucking with me? What do we do?Copy !req
1074. - Shit.
- What do we do?Copy !req
1075. It's that designer prick. Come on.Copy !req
1076. - Wait.
- Come on. Come on.Copy !req
1077. He's too tall, way too tall.Copy !req
1078. Hey, how y'all doing?Copy !req
1079. What the fuck is she doing with that guy?Copy !req
1080. - You look beautiful.
- Nice.Copy !req
1081. Go, go, go.Copy !req
1082. What are they doing?Copy !req
1083. They're being fucking adorable.Copy !req
1084. Shit.Copy !req
1085. Let's go.Copy !req
1086. - Ooh.
- Mm-hm.Copy !req
1087. - What are they saying?
- How the fuck would I know?Copy !req
1088. I can't believe
she's with a fucking rice king.Copy !req
1089. - We don't necessarily know...
- He was speaking Japanese.Copy !req
1090. He was a white guy with a big beard
who was speaking Japanese.Copy !req
1091. What does the big beardCopy !req
1092. - have to do with anything?
- I don't know!Copy !req
1093. I can see why you're upset,Copy !req
1094. but there's nothing inherently wrong
with someone having a type.Copy !req
1095. If there's real love between two people...Copy !req
1096. Yeah, yeah.
But can we be honest, between us, right?Copy !req
1097. You see a white guy with an Asian girl,
and what do you think?Copy !req
1098. Oh, boy.Copy !req
1099. And when you see an Asian man
with a white woman, you think...?Copy !req
1100. Good for him.Copy !req
1101. Good for both of them.Copy !req
1102. And, you know,
you don't second-guess that relationship.Copy !req
1103. You're like, "Wow, he must be a really
cool guy, and she is really evolved."Copy !req
1104. Jesus. What year is he living in?Copy !req
1105. I just think there's something
kind of creepyCopy !req
1106. about an older white guy
who's horny for skinny Asian girls.Copy !req
1107. I mean, what's that all about?Copy !req
1108. I actually don't think
it's about anything.Copy !req
1109. Oh, come on, Meredith.Copy !req
1110. If you're implying an undercurrent
of what? Fetishism? Pedophilia?Copy !req
1111. Then what's the flip side
to that line of thinking?Copy !req
1112. I don't know what.Copy !req
1113. Is your attraction to white women
a sublimated form of assimilation?Copy !req
1114. Are you trying to elevate yourself
in society's eyes by...?Copy !req
1115. - Whoa. Where'd that come from?
- Sorry, dude.Copy !req
1116. Don't turn this
into a personal attack on me.Copy !req
1117. No, no, no. It's not an attack.Copy !req
1118. I just think it gets a little trickyCopy !req
1119. when you start making
moralistic generalizationsCopy !req
1120. based on your own wounded ego.Copy !req
1121. You don't even know me.Copy !req
1122. - Babe, he's had a hard day, you know?
- I know. I know. And I'm sorry.Copy !req
1123. I just don't know if it's appropriate
for someone, particularly a cishet male,Copy !req
1124. to ascribe negative implications
to other people's sexuality.Copy !req
1125. To be clear, I'm 100% just talking
about rice kings, okay? I'm not...Copy !req
1126. I know you think
you're being funny or whatever,Copy !req
1127. but there's a long history
of pejorative slangCopy !req
1128. used to demean
the sexuality of "the other."Copy !req
1129. - Meredith's dad is white, so...
- But that's beside the point.Copy !req
1130. How is that beside the point?Copy !req
1131. You just don't wanna have to
think about your white dadCopy !req
1132. and your Asian mom getting it on.Copy !req
1133. His fetish...Copy !req
1134. I'm very close
to throwing this in your face.Copy !req
1135. Babe.Copy !req
1136. - What the fuck?
- I'm sorry.Copy !req
1137. You know, for a second there, I thought
she was gonna kick me in the pussy.Copy !req
1138. Meredith!Copy !req
1139. Just because I laugh at something
doesn't mean I endorse it.Copy !req
1140. I hate to say it,
but you are kind of rigid...Copy !req
1141. - So it's my problem?
- I did not say that.Copy !req
1142. He can rant and spew all
that toxic bullshit and I am too rigid?Copy !req
1143. Hey! Did you fuck her in my bed?Copy !req
1144. Oh, my God, Ben, are you crazy?Copy !req
1145. Did you take the shitty photos first
and then fuck her in my bed?Copy !req
1146. Or did you fuck her in my bed
and then take those shitty photos?Copy !req
1147. - He doesn't understand.
- Oh, God. I'm sorry.Copy !req
1148. I shouldn't have assumed.Copy !req
1149. - But you did.
- I did.Copy !req
1150. I did. There's no excuse.Copy !req
1151. Ben, what is this?
You come all the way here to spy on me?Copy !req
1152. - Are you that much of an asshole?
- Yeah, I am that much of an asshole.Copy !req
1153. You're not an asshole.Copy !req
1154. Look, I understand that this is
an awkward situation for all of us.Copy !req
1155. We're not meeting
under the best of terms right now.Copy !req
1156. Yeah, I generally prefer
a more formal introductionCopy !req
1157. to the guy who's fucking my girlfriend.Copy !req
1158. Okay, let's just take a breath.Copy !req
1159. - Look, Ben...
- Don't fucking touch me!Copy !req
1160. Oh, really? You're gonna do Tai Chi on me?Copy !req
1161. Okay, look, I'm sorry.
That's just instinct. It's just a reflex.Copy !req
1162. It's decades of training, and I'm sorry.Copy !req
1163. - A martial arts guy? Really, Miko?
- Okay, just stop it, Ben. Just stop!Copy !req
1164. You know what? You wanna go? Let's go.Copy !req
1165. I'm sure you're dying to do
your version of that Tarantino movie.Copy !req
1166. What?Copy !req
1167. That scene, you know,
where Brad Pitt kicks Bruce Lee's ass.Copy !req
1168. - Oh, my God.
- I'm sure that's your wet dream, isn't it?Copy !req
1169. No. I mean, overall, yes,
I thought it was a great film.Copy !req
1170. But I despise the idea of aggrandizing
a fictional white protagonistCopy !req
1171. by denigrating a real Asian American icon.Copy !req
1172. Yes, I understand there are some aspects
of it that were based on true...Copy !req
1173. Okay, can you shut the fuck up?Copy !req
1174. - Ben, look, man, I understand...
- I said, don't!Copy !req
1175. - Oh, here he goes.
- I did it again. I did it again.Copy !req
1176. I get the feeling
that I'm not making anything better here.Copy !req
1177. So I'm gonna step away.Copy !req
1178. Why don't you go up to my place,
have a drink, kitchen's yours.Copy !req
1179. - Call me if you need anything.
- Okay, I'm gonna call you.Copy !req
1180. Sayonara.Copy !req
1181. Oh, that's good Japanese.
You're on your way.Copy !req
1182. Oh, shut up.Copy !req
1183. So this is his place.Copy !req
1184. Yep.Copy !req
1185. Nice.Copy !req
1186. I see that he really likes
his Oriental accessories.Copy !req
1187. So you never even had
your own place out here.Copy !req
1188. Does he make you pay rent,
or do you just walk on his back?Copy !req
1189. Come on, Ben.
What the hell are you doing here?Copy !req
1190. You basically came out here
to be with him, right?Copy !req
1191. - Okay, look. I owe you an apology, but...
- No, no, no.Copy !req
1192. How does one cross paths
with a Leon Alexander?Copy !req
1193. He was visiting a friend.Copy !req
1194. Excuse me?Copy !req
1195. He was visiting someone
who had a film in the festival.Copy !req
1196. We met for coffee a few times
while he was in town, but it was nothing.Copy !req
1197. Can you stop bullshitting?Copy !req
1198. I saw the photos.Copy !req
1199. I think I can recognize
our own fucking bed!Copy !req
1200. We took a few photos, but that's it.Copy !req
1201. We agreed to wait
until I'd resolved things with you.Copy !req
1202. So are you still waiting?Copy !req
1203. Because I don't feel resolved, do you?Copy !req
1204. Holy shit. Poor Leon.
The blue balls on that guy.Copy !req
1205. Ben, we were taking some time off.
You knew this.Copy !req
1206. I just didn't realize taking some time off
meant fucking other people!Copy !req
1207. You sure about that?Copy !req
1208. What are you talking about?Copy !req
1209. My friend Koji saw you holding hands
with someone at the flea market.Copy !req
1210. - She sounded just like your type too.
- Stop trying to turn this around on me.Copy !req
1211. All right, look, Ben, it's fine.Copy !req
1212. I think it's obvious that this has been
such a good change for both of us.Copy !req
1213. We went about it in a totally stupid way,Copy !req
1214. but somehow it all worked out
for the best.Copy !req
1215. But of all people...Copy !req
1216. Miko, a white guy is one thing, but he...
He is so clearly an Asian fetishist.Copy !req
1217. Do you realize
how insulting that is to me, Ben?Copy !req
1218. That the only reason
someone could possibly be attracted to meCopy !req
1219. is because
of some objectifying abnormality?Copy !req
1220. I didn't say that was the only reason.Copy !req
1221. I think that says a lot more about you
than it does about me.Copy !req
1222. I'm criticizing him, not you.
Can you just not twist my words?Copy !req
1223. I know that you think you're in
this position to always be judging people,Copy !req
1224. but you know what?
You don't know anything about him.Copy !req
1225. And if it really matters to you, Ben,
he's not white.Copy !req
1226. What? We're talking about the same guy?Copy !req
1227. He's Jewish and Indigenous American.Copy !req
1228. Okay.Copy !req
1229. Oh, wow!Copy !req
1230. - That... That is hilarious.
- Hilarious.Copy !req
1231. Did he put that
on his college application?Copy !req
1232. I think you should go now.Copy !req
1233. How's the internship, by the way?Copy !req
1234. It's great.Copy !req
1235. Sticking with your story. That's nice.Copy !req
1236. Ben, wait.Copy !req
1237. I should've been more direct with you
a long time ago, and...Copy !req
1238. And I apologize for not doing that.Copy !req
1239. But even at my most frustrated,
I felt a lot of pity for you.Copy !req
1240. And I realized that
that's how you kept me trapped.Copy !req
1241. Stop trying to play the victim now, Miko.
It's fucking embarrassing.Copy !req
1242. You wanna know
what's fucking embarrassing, Ben?Copy !req
1243. Trying to hold on to something because
you are pathologically afraid of change.Copy !req
1244. That's what you do, Ben.Copy !req
1245. - And it felt like fucking death to me.
- So that's my big crime, huh?Copy !req
1246. I don't like to give up?
Oh, what a monster I am.Copy !req
1247. No, I also think you have problems
with anger, depression,Copy !req
1248. your weird self-hatred issues,
and just the relentless negativity, Ben!Copy !req
1249. You could benefit
from a little self-hatred.Copy !req
1250. Your resistance to grow, to change,Copy !req
1251. the way you just give up
on any sort of career, it's hostile!Copy !req
1252. It's all me doing this to you?Copy !req
1253. 'Cause you're not at all self-centered
or entitled or deceptive.Copy !req
1254. Listen to me.Copy !req
1255. You never did anything
to make me wanna stay.Copy !req
1256. You never even asked me not to go.Copy !req
1257. You just said nothing.Copy !req
1258. - And then you resent me for it.
- Are you done?Copy !req
1259. Are you done fucking rationalizing?Copy !req
1260. God, because if you are,
maybe we could actually have a conversa...Copy !req
1261. What?Copy !req
1262. Nothing. I just...Copy !req
1263. I had the best thought.Copy !req
1264. What?Copy !req
1265. I never have to listen to this shit again.Copy !req
1266. Wait, wait, Miko. Miko, Miko. Wait, wait.Copy !req
1267. - I need you to go.
- Wait. Okay?Copy !req
1268. We just... We do this.
We get caught up in the moment, all right?Copy !req
1269. - Can we just take a breather?
- No, Ben. You need to go now.Copy !req
1270. Don't do this to me.Copy !req
1271. because everything is about him!Copy !req
1272. he has opinions.Copy !req
1273. I don't care about his stupid opinions.Copy !req
1274. I'm talking about what he's doing to us.Copy !req
1275. Just ignore him.
He's going through a rough time.Copy !req
1276. And he wants to blow us up,
so you'll go back home with him.Copy !req
1277. Are you serious?Copy !req
1278. Meredith's right.Copy !req
1279. - What?
- She's right.Copy !req
1280. So I'm gonna do
the most helpful thing I can think of.Copy !req
1281. What are you doing?Copy !req
1282. Changing my flight. I'm gonna go home.Copy !req
1283. - Ben, no. What?
- I don't want you to misunderstand...Copy !req
1284. No, there's definitely
no misunderstanding.Copy !req
1285. Meredith, I'm sorry you had to meet me
at this point in my life.Copy !req
1286. I mean, I'm sure
you would've hated me anyways.Copy !req
1287. - No.
- No, you definitely would've.Copy !req
1288. It's true.Copy !req
1289. You happened to catch me at my absolute...Copy !req
1290. Uh...Copy !req
1291. - Nadir.
- I think it's pronounced "nadir."Copy !req
1292. Well, it's, um...Copy !req
1293. - Sure. Yeah.
- Right.Copy !req
1294. Yeah. No. Sorry.Copy !req
1295. Did you see her?Copy !req
1296. Mm-hm.Copy !req
1297. What's with all the fucking balloons?Copy !req
1298. - Speech.
- Speech it up!Copy !req
1299. - Speech! Speech! Speech!
- What? Okay, okay, okay.Copy !req
1300. Okay. Thank you for being here.Copy !req
1301. I don't know if getting another year olderCopy !req
1302. is really something
to celebrate at this point,Copy !req
1303. but I will still allow you
to buy me drinks.Copy !req
1304. So last month, I got dragged to a party
I didn't really want to go to.Copy !req
1305. And I got introduced to Alice,
friend of a friend from California.Copy !req
1306. Even though I didn't really
wanna be introduced to anyone,Copy !req
1307. least of all someone from California.Copy !req
1308. Now, I'm gonna say
something I don't say very often.Copy !req
1309. I was wrong.Copy !req
1310. I was wrong about the party.
I was wrong about getting introduced.Copy !req
1311. And as most of you know,
I've since fallen head over heels for her.Copy !req
1312. Not true.Copy !req
1313. You don't wear heels.Copy !req
1314. No, but listen, she's just told me
that's she's moving here,Copy !req
1315. and that's honestly the best present
I could imagine.Copy !req
1316. Your loss, California.Copy !req
1317. So keep buying me drinks,
but buy Alice a drink tooCopy !req
1318. and welcome her to her new home.Copy !req
1319. - Yeah!Copy !req
1320. Yes!Copy !req
1321. - [hip-hop music playing over speakers]Copy !req
1322. Hey. Where you going?Copy !req
1323. I'm gonna go back to the apartment
and get packed up.Copy !req
1324. I'm not moving just for her, you know.Copy !req
1325. Whatever happens, I'll still be
in the best city in the world.Copy !req
1326. - Okay. I mean, I disagree.Copy !req
1327. Of course you do.Copy !req
1328. Look, I'm glad you're giving it a shot.Copy !req
1329. I'll be back next month,
you know, to get my stuff.Copy !req
1330. Start planning now.
We can get a U-Haul and road trip...Copy !req
1331. I don't think I'm gonna move 3000 milesCopy !req
1332. for someone
I'm not having intercourse with.Copy !req
1333. Right.Copy !req
1334. Speaking of people
you're not having intercourse with...Copy !req
1335. is it officially over?Copy !req
1336. Yeah.Copy !req
1337. So you're not gonna do that thing
where you run through the cityCopy !req
1338. to make one last heartfelt gesture
to win her back?Copy !req
1339. No. No.Copy !req
1340. - Anyway...
- Yeah, I should get back in there.Copy !req
1341. - See you in the morning.
- Yeah.Copy !req
1342. - How you doing? Where you going?
- JFK.Copy !req
1343. Hey.Copy !req
1344. Is anyone sitting here?Copy !req
1345. No.Copy !req
1346. Hey. I think you're still up in the air,Copy !req
1347. so I wanted to leave you a message.Copy !req
1348. I got your text, and I just wanted to say
that I'm proud of you.Copy !req
1349. I mean, sure.Copy !req
1350. Things may not have worked out
the way you wanted,Copy !req
1351. but at least you took a chance, right?Copy !req
1352. You put yourself out there.Copy !req
1353. And now you can go back homeCopy !req
1354. and keep expanding your horizons,
you know?Copy !req
1355. Maybe try new things like kindness,
warmth, basic acts of human decency.Copy !req
1356. Just stop being such a piece of shit, Ben.Copy !req
1357. Really, do whatever makes you happy.Copy !req
1358. This is the time, Ben.Copy !req
1359. Fresh starts,
new beginnings, all that shit.Copy !req
1360. Sure, you have no job,
you're broke, you have no girlfriend,Copy !req
1361. and you probably have to move out
of that gorgeous apartment her dad owns.Copy !req
1362. Dude, you're fucked.Copy !req
1363. I'm kidding.Copy !req
1364. Learn to take a fucking joke, Ben.Copy !req
1365. Change is hard for assholes like us.Copy !req
1366. But for what it's worth, I believe in you.Copy !req
1367. I'm always here for you if you need me.Copy !req
1368. And...Copy !req
1369. I love you.Copy !req
1370. Anyway, I gotta go.Copy !req
1371. Okay, fuck off. Bye.Copy !req