Oh, que bella.
It's me. Jody.
Aww...
Thank you.
It fits.
All right!
Look at us.
Now we're ready, Ms. Construction Office Manager.
How are you doing?
How does it look?
You want to puke.
Yep. Perfect.
No, really. It's perfect.
That's exactly how you should be feeling at this point.
What the fuck am I thinking, huh?
What?
I've never seen the other side of the checkout stand.
So what?
I've never had a job where you're even allowed to sit down.
What are you-- What did you say you were, 25?
25? You're 25?
I was 30 before I got my first picture.
You're way ahead of the curve.
Nothing but time. Whole life ahead of you.
So let it start now.
Listen, listen, now. We can nail this thing.
Just got to get you focused.
Let's run it.
Okay? You want to run it?
The scene, the-- the thing.
We'll just knock it around.
Put it up on its feet.
All right?
You be you. I'll be whoever.
Well, the guy, the meeting.
Piece of cake.
Okay? Come on.
Okay.
Okay. Here we go.
Okay.
Ready? Yeah.
All right.
Uh, good afternoon, Miss, um...
Morales. Miss Morales.
Yeah.
Well, it's very nice to meet you.
Thank you.
It's a beautiful blouse.
Now it says here that you come to us from Archie's Ranch Market.
That's that fine establishment over in Carson.
Is that correct? Yes.
Where you apparently ran the 10-items-or-less checkout counter
while everybody else did shit.
No need for modesty here.
That's right. Yeah.
That's good.
Well... tell me about yourself, Miss Morales.
Okay, uh...
I'm, um-- I'm originally from Spain.
You don't say.
I've worked in the grocery service...
industry for six years.
Mm-hmm. And, um...
Oh, I can't. I can't.
What? I can't do this.
No, no, no! No, this is stupid.
This is-- No, no, no.
This is good. That was good.
Oh, come on. We were-- we were in it.
This is what it's all about. This is the fun shit.
Come on. Come on.
Okay.
Tell me about yourself, Ms. Morales.
Family?
Mm, not exactly.
Married?
I have a husband, but-- He's a real prick.
Extra-extra large.
What about children? Any kids?
No. No.
Planning on having any? Down the line, maybe?
I don't know if, uh, I'm--
Okay, that's gonna be possible.
Do you know, or you don't know?
Don't know.
Don't know for sure.
No, n-no--
But I haven't--
Because you haven't been knocked up by an extra-large prick.
Is that his fault or yours?
I-I don't know.
He's so busy banging door number two, how could you know?
Yeah, but they got--
Sh-She got-- So fast.
And that means you can't.
No. No, I don't--
Have you had yourself checked out?
No, no, but I'm going to--
Then how do you know?
It's--
What has this got to do with construction?
Ah! That's good. That's very good.
They-They really gonna ask about this in the interview?
Mm, probably not. What the--
Why are you doing this?
Curious.
Why are you so curious about me?
Wh-What do you care?
Because I see you. You're me.
Well, not as-as handsome, but--
I mean, look at yourself.
You're 25 years old, right?
And you feel as old as I did on my last birthday.
A busted marriage, a shitty job,
convinced already that you're barren.
You lookin' back from the warning track
thinkin' you've already given away the good shit.
And try as you may, you cannot convince yourself
that there's anything left out there for you,
so why keep playing?
I know.
I sit here in this car,
with somebody I hardly know,
in a section of town I haven't a fuckin' clue where I am.
Don't know my phone number,
don't know what day it is.
I don't think I even have a real friend I could call.
And I realize that I could just...
disappear.
Just... disappear.
I don't have any friends. I know you don't.
I never had them.
Never, at no time.
And I know everybody.
I could be your friend.
No, you couldn't. Nah.
No, you'd just want to have sex with me.
Maybe you could.
Do you play tennis?
You'd come over, hang out at the house, meet the kids--
We could meet for breakfast once a week.
You know we will never see each other again.
Bullshit! Of course we will.
Don't say that. Don't-- Let's not say what is not true.
Not-- Not here.
You know, maybe we should just get you home.
Forget this whole stupid--
No, no. No. Uh-uh-uh.
That's not you talking. That's your blood sugar.
When did you eat last? I don't-- What?
What do you eat in a day?
I-- You do your protein in the morning?
See? That's it. Everybody forgets that.
Everybody.
You know who told me that? The Dalai Lama.
Protein fanatic.
Why do you think he's smiling all the time?
Big pork chop under those robes.
You can't expect yourself to deliver on an empty tank.
Right? You can't focus. You like lentils?
Okay. Okay. Where can we score some lentils around here?
Okay. Plan B.
Girl needs some protein. Girl needs iron.
Hi. I was wondering if you couldn't put together
a little veggie something for us--
I don't know, a little tomato, a little cheese?
You know, something simple?
Sorry.
You know what I like to do sometimes?
Mm-mm.
When I'm feeling stale, you know?
And I need to come back to work fresh?
British. I do everything with a British accent.
It's quite pleasant, really.
Clears the linguistic palate.
Breaks the monotony, the needless anxiety.
Do try it.
Mm-hmm? Yes, go on.
Pleasant. Quite pleasant.
I say. Spot on, old girl. Spot on.
You act all the time, don't you?
I suppose when one's a performer,
one does like doing the acting thing, yes.
You love it.
With every ounce of my magnificent body.
Then, why don't you work?
Why-Why don't you commit?
Well, that's--
That's the query, isn't it?
The Holy Grail.
I suppose it has to do with agents, lawyers, gardeners--
overhead.
Protecting one's quotes.
Dodging the creative bullet.
Judging, weighing, hiding.
Teasing.
Seducing.
Being seduced.
Too soon you realize you've been
sitting quite sportily on the sidelines for years.
Right, then. 10 items or less.
Ten things you hate in your life,
things you loathe.
I believe I've named mine. Oh.
Quickly now. Don't think. Oh. Oh.
Okay. Um, my feet.
Mm-hmm.
My marriage.
Mm-hmm.
My clothes.
Slow people.
Asking directions.
Paper and plastic.
Lies.
Money. No. Needing money.
Needing.
Okay.
Ten items or less.
Ten things you fancy most in your life.
Oh.
Ten things you would keep, if you could only keep 10.
Okay, okay. Um.
My car. And it's a wonderful car.
Thank you.
My nephew.
My toaster.
The tree behind my house.
Wind.
Music. Any music.
My hair, when it's raining.
Mm.
That's only seven.
Yeah?
Your turn. Ten item or less.
Keepers. Mm-hmm.
My wife. My kids.
Their friends.
Coffee at 5:30 in the morning.
A really good bowel movement.
No extra takes.
Uh, all 88 ivories.
Sex.
The written word.
Breathable cotton.
And... strong endings.
That was 11.
I know. But the sign says 10.
I know.
Oh. You know, you are just like everyone else.
You just have to push it.
Didn't you? Oh, shit.
Don't laugh! I'm sorry.
Eat your protein. Yeah.
Come on. Remember. Dalai Lama.
Yeah.
So you repeat after me, okay?
Mm-hmm.
My turn, yeah? Okay, your turn.
Listen. Um.
So what did I say? What did I say?
Oh, it's a long story. Okay.
It's a-- Okay.
Yeah? Al pasar la barca means,
I'll pasar the boat. The boat.
The boat cross in front of you. Oh, okay.
At the passing of the boat. Uh-huh.
The man in the boat say, the beautiful girl.
"All beautiful girl come be with me without money."
Okay, beautiful girls don't pay to get on the boat.
Yeah, but the beautiful girls say,
"I'm not a beautiful girl.
"I don't want to be a beautiful girl.
I want to pay."
Okay. That is the story.
Okay. All the beautiful girls can come on the boat for free,
but the girl says, "I don't want to be a beautiful girl."
Yeah. I'm gonna pay.
Okay. Okay.
All right. Remember now.
Good pace, okay? Good pace. All right?
Job's already yours.
Yeah, okay.
Nice and erect.
Shoulders, shoulders. Beautiful.
That's amazing.
Do you realize you make a transfer every two and a half seconds?
You could put a Swiss watch on it.
I mean, without ever even moving your--
It's wonderful.
You made me want to be a woman.
I have that effect on people.
Are you studying me now to play an office worker?
Oh, no. No. My friend's up for the role.
She's in there now.
Yes.
I have no idea.
Not a clue. Bull.
He didn't say a thing.
Maybe it's mine.
Maybe it's not.
But I did it.
But you did it.
And one thing I do know.
What's that?
I'm never setting foot in that market again.
See?
Strong ending. Strong ending.
You're makin' me so proud.
Ten items or less.
Ask me again. Keepers?
Mm-hmm. Okay.
Ten items or less.
This.
Okay.
Now you have eight.
Can I have another?
As many as you want.
It's not my lane anymore. I'm retired.
Yeah.
Guess-- Guess it's time, huh?
You got some idea where we're going?
Not a fucking clue.
Not a fuckin' clue.
Hey, you can always make a stop.
Like the rest of America.
Can you tell me how to get to Brentwood?
Hey, Big D! How do you like the ride?
Race you to the next light.
I'm callin' his wife. No, you're not.
Yeah, I am.
Oh, don't tell me you forgot which one's yours.
No, I'm pretty sure this is the one.
You sure? Mm-hmm.
'Cause I don't want to hear on the news you got your ass shot off.
No.
No, I think we're good. Yeah.
Okay.
Think you can find your way back?
You could always stop and ask for directions.
Got it. Thank you.
Look, um...
I'd love to hang, but...
...it's a school night.
And I got work tomorrow.
You do?
I do.
You do?
I do.
Your class project! That's the one, yeah.
Oh. You're gonna commit.
Well, uh--
Say it. Say the word.
Say it: "Co-- Co--
Com-mit. Commit.
Oh, qué bueno.
Congratulations. Well!
Not even sure the damn thing is gonna go.
Director's so young, he hasn't even been born yet.
Nonetheless.
This is our pact.
We live--
"We live.
We work.
"We work...
We're just getting started.
Just getting started."
We'll never see each other again.
Never.
Olé!
Easy Build Construction. Good afternoon.
Oh, uh, Mr. Holcomb?
Oh, ah, yes, sir. The plywood order.
But there was-- There has been a terrible traffic mix-up on the 405.
It should be on its way soon.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Beautiful.
Okay, ladies and gentlemen, this two-pack here
sells for 21 .99. Right.
But we're gonna go ahead, and we're gonna give you--
We'll give you the second one absolutely free.
Plus, the mop. Plus!
Right, for those of you who let me know right now--
You gotta cue 'em, okay? "For those of you who let me know right now."
And always be nodding your head.
That's really, really important, because it's almost like hypnosis.
Like, you nod your head, they nod their head.
Okay! So--
They're convinced that it's a good price, and they're gonna buy it.
Okay.
Never do anything negative.
And you always say, "I know you want one and you want one too."
I assume before they even raise their hand they want one.
They're already there.
"Here's what you're gonna take home."
You just assume that sale.
Okay. So, so--
And so you-- Uh, we sell these for 21 .99.
But as an introductory offer, we're gonna give you, uh,
you buy one, you get one free, plus, we're gonna give you the mop.
No, no. No, no.
We're not gonna give them the mop.
First, you need to nod your head.
Nod your head.
That's really, really important.
Okay, so you go ahead, and take home the first one.
Take home! Take home.
They're already buying.
Yeah, you're buying this.
Take home the first one, and we're gonna throw in the second.
21 .99--
We give you the second one for free.
The second one absolutely free.
Buy one, get one is our standard package.
And then, for those of you who let me know right now--
Then, for those of you who let me know right now--
No, no. Raise your hand. It's real important, okay?
Just leave this out on the table. You don't have to hold it.
Okay.
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