[music] [dreamy, electronic key-board]
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[electronic drums & melodic voice come in]
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[lyrics unknown, pop sound & nostalgic]
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[phone ringing]
[answering maching]: Please leave your message.
[beep]
Hey Aaron, um--
I'm just finishing up here at the storage.
Just want to give you a heads up, um-- [[music] somber keyboard]
[music] I'm gonna start heading out your way.
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Ehmmm--
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Yeah...yeah man uh, thanks again for--
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you know--
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letting me--
[music] stay with you guys.
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Um, hopefully I'm not--
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you know intruding, or--
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causing any kind of--
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trouble with the lady friend or anything.
[music] Um--
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but, uh--
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yeah looking forward to it man, uh--
[music] you know I haven't seen you in a while so it'll be good to--
[music] hang out again--
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maybe like old times.
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Yeah...that'll be good.
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Alright buddy well uh...um--
[music] I'lll see you soon, alright.
[music] Oh and if you need anything just let me know, um--
[music] I can,,,pick something up.
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Okay.
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Cool.
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Alright bud.
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Bye.
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Toiletries-- [sigh]
Laptop--
Bare essentials--
[deep breath, smacks lap]
Anthing else--
ss.ss,ss,ss,ss,ssssss.
Uhhh.
Numbing anxiety to the point where it feels hard to breathe.
[breath]
[Val's voice]: So how many people are going to be there?
[Mikey]: I don't know--
[Mickey]: A couple.
[Val]: A couple not a few?
[Mickey]: What's the difference?
[Val]; Oh, okay, no no no, don't play that game with me--
[Val]: You know there's a difference--
[Val]: Is it a "couple". Or a "few"?
[Mickey]: A few.
[Val]: A few, okay. So that's including us.
[Mickey]: I don't know.
[Val]: What do you mean you don't know? Don't lie to me.
[Mickey]: I'm not lying--
[Mickey]: Don't start.
I'm not starting anything--
How many people?
Go.
[Mickey]: Ahh, I honestly don't know--
All I-- [he sighs] I don't.
[Val]: How? How can you not know?
[Mickey]: Well...because--
Okay, I don't know.
All I know is-- [he sighs]
I don't. [Val}: Got that part.
[Mickey] All...I just know that we're gonna over to her house, were gonna have drinks--
Okay? I don't know who else she invited--
[Mickey]: As of right now I know that it's us--
And her boyfriend--
[Mickey]: And... [Val]: And the truth comes out.
[Mickey]: What?
[Val]: It's a fuckin' double date--
[she laughs]
[Val]: I knew it. [Mickey]: I didn't say that.
[Val]: I knew it.
[Mickey]: I didn't say that it was a double date.
[Val]: Okay you didn't have to say it because I knew it.
[Mickey]: You didn't know anything.
[Val}: At any point in time--
did she ever use the words "double" and "date" in--
the same sentence?
[clears throat] [Mickey]: I don't remember.
[Val]: How convenient--
And I call bullshit. [she giggles]
[she laughs]
[Mickey]: I really don't.
[Val]: I think you'd remember something like that.
[Mickey]: I really don't--
I don't.
[Val]: You're good--
[Val]: You're good at this you know. [Mickey]: I don't...just--
it wasn't one conversation--
it was many conversation--
You know, I feel like a jerk I've been dodging out on her invites for a while--
[Val]: Alright. [Mickey]: I feel like a jerk we're going.
[she puts something down]
[Val]: Well why are you even dodging out on her--
do you not like her?--
Because if you don't and we go to this-- -
thing, it's just gonna make it even more fucking awkward--
What is she, some kind of annoying person?
[Mickey]: No I like her--
I do like her--
I think she's really cool--
I just--
I don't do well--
transitioning from--
co-worker to buddy.
[Val]: So you're bringing me along as a buffer?
[Mickey]: I'm bringing you along because--
her boyfriend Mike is going to be there--
and in case other people don't show up--
I don't wanna be the third wheel.
[Val]: Because it's a fuckin' double date.
[Mickey]: Maybe--
like what's the big deal?
[Val]: You wanna know what the big deal is?
[Mickey]: Mmh hmm.
[Val]: Double dates are awkward--
You know what kind of people double date?--
[Mickey]: hmm?
[Val]: Swingers--
And last time I checked we don't swing.
[Mickey]: You're so stupid.
[Val]: Wha', I'm serious here--
Okay, maybe not about the swinging thing--
but definitely about the awkward thing-- [she laughs]
Look we're gonna be sitting there on their couch--
We're gonna be--
gauging eachother--
Eye-balling eachother--
Being awkwardly polite-- [he sighs]
Until we find some kinda common ground to riff on--
And then that conversation is going to be short lived--
because you can't base an entire conversation off of--
one, small, thing--
So that's going to lead them into --
prying into our business, asking about--
our family, or even how we met--
and I'm sure at one point in time--
you and "Vivi"--
[Val': Are gonna go-- [Mickey]: Dude don't put her in quotations.
[Val]: Shush!
[Mickey]: Don't put her in quotations.
[Val]: Shush--
You two are gonna go off on a tangent--
talking about the "chisme" at work--
"oh did you hear what that person did--"
"oh my goodness can you believe what that other person said"--
And, I'm gonna be sitting there with Mike--
trying to figure out what the fuck to talk about--
and huh--
grrh, I don't wanna--
I don't wanna--
[Val]: I don't wanna be there with these people. [Mickey]: Val these are...stop that--
stop that. These are real people--
like they're real people--
why do you keep using quotation marks?
[Val]: They're bunny ears. [Mickey]: And when did I become a cliche.
[Val]: Okay, I'm almost done with my point--
I don't wanna be sitting there with Mike--
trying to figure out what to talk about--
because what if he likes sports, alright--
eh, I don't like sports--
I don't think people should get paid millions of dollars--
to do something they learned how to do during recess--
[she laughs]
What if I say that?--
I'm probably gonna say that and it's gonna be fucking awkward--
[she laughs] and I'm just trying to avoid--
[Mickey]: Okay.
[Val]: having an awkward encounter. [Mickey]: Uh huh, okay, okay, okay--
I get it--
I understand--
But we're still gonna go--
Okay? We're still going.
[Mickey's voice]: Gay 'ol couple time. It's gonna be good.
[Val's voice]: Gay 'ol couple time, alright-- [Mickey]: Gay 'ol couple time.
[Val]: My favorite time. [Mickey]: It's gonna be fabulous.
[knocking] [Val]: Gay 'ol couple time.
[dog barking]
[Mike]: Viv. [a bark]
[Vivi]: Hi! [Mike}: Your friends are here--
[Mike]: hey hello. [Vivi]: Hi. [Mickey]: Hello.
[Mike]: Don't mind him he likes to talk tough. [Vivi]: He's good.
[Mike]: He's- [Vivi]: He's good.
[Mike]: He's crazy. [Vivi]: HI. [Mickey]: Hi.
[Vivi]: So good to see you.
[Mickey]: Good to see you.
[Vivi]: Hi. Oh my-- [Val]: Hey.
[Mike]: That's Rufus. He's--
[Mike]: a little ball of fur.
[Mike]: Come on in make yourselves at home...ah, actually I'll take that.
[Mickey]: Yeah.
[Mike]: Thank you. [Mickey]: Awesome.
[door closes]
[Mike mumbles] [Vivi]: How long has it taken me to get you guys over here though
[Mickey]: Uhhh?
[Mike]: Too long. Ohp--
[Mickey]: Yeah. [everyone chatters]
[Vivi]: Oh, I'll take that from you.
[Mike]: I'll go set this in here. [Vivi]: Umm, let's--
[Vivi]: you guys go ahead and have a seat...like--
[foot steps]
[Vivi]: Here's good.
[Mickey]: Umm--
[Vivi]: just, yeah--
[Val]: Okay.
[Vivi]: Right there. [Val]: Or, I mean--
[Vivi]: While we, uh-- [Val]: I could...we could stand.
[Vivi]: No, no, no really. Really. Sit right here.
[Mike]: Naw make yourself at home just make yourself at home. [Vivi]: This is a great spot.
[chatter inaudible]
[Mike]: Rufus. Come on. [Vivi]: Come on.
[Mike]: Hey Rufus come on.
[Vivi]: Come here. [Mike]: Come one.
[Mike]: We'll set thing up in here. [Vivi]: We'll just be a second.
[Val]: Alright no worries, take your time.
[Val]: No rush. [Mike]: Hey you, [to Rufus] your gonna help me set up the table.
[Val]: There we go. [Mike]: You're gonna help me set up the table.
[Vivi plays music]
[rag-tag oldies play in the backroundd}
[Mickey]: Woops. [Val]: What, what kind of wine is this? Excuse me.
[Vivi]: Um, vino verde from Portugal.
[clangs from silverware]
[Val]: Nice.
[Vivi]: I've been taking some language courses, so--
[Mickey]: Very good accent.
[Vivi]: Thank you. Thank you. [Val]: Yeah.
[Mike]: She beeen working at it I get to hear it all the time. [Mickey]: Yeah.
[Mickey]: The rollering of the R's-- [Vivi]: So I don't know if you guys got this but the theme of tonight is--
[Vivi]: save the planet--
So...for you... you know--
[Mickey laughs] [Val]: How, how...how does that work. I'm sorry. [he mumbles]
[Vivi]: Well I mean like foods from around the world, I mean you know like--
[Mike]: She likes to do themed dinners, it's just kinda like-- [Vivi]: It's just a thing, don't worry about it.
[Mickey]: I love it.
[clangs from silverware]
[Mike]: It's just something she does.
[Val]: That's cool...sorry.
[Val]: I didn't mean to sound like a dick. [Mike]: No, no it's fine. No, no not at all. [Vivi]: Well I mean like we're all from the world and we need to like embrace--
[Vivi]: the world as it is and just like truly save the planet, you know.
So like we're obstaining from all water use tonight. By drinking the wine--
Because you know, California.
[Mickey]: Yeah.
[Val]: Don't bathe in the wine though.
[Mike]: That would be bad--
[Val chuckles]
[Mike]: Yes.
[Vivi chuckles] [Vivi]: Is that not a thing?-- [laughter] [Vivi]: Just kidding.
[Mike]: We'll see how the rest of the night goes. [laughter]
[Mickey]: How terrible is this, do you guys mind if I'm using my hands?--
[Mickey]: 'cause I can't... [Vivi]: No, you're fine. [Mike]: No, no, no. Those are... purely optional.
[Mickey]: Okay.
[Val]: it's...it's--
[Vivi]: It was the--
[Val]: Planet...theme... [Vivi]: you know...the Asian vibe.
[Mike]: Yeah. [Mickey]: Yeah.
[Mike]: We're going for like a save the planet, Asian style.
[laughter] [Mickey]: I feel it...I feel it.
[Val]: Nice.
[Mike]: That's why i have you know--
[Mike]: the hair tied up. [Mickey]: that's how come the hair.
[Mike]: It makes me feel more free.--yeah. [Mickey]: Samurai.
[Val]: Oh yeah--haite. [Mickey]: Samuri styling.
[Mike]: Arigoto.
[Val]: Mr. Roboto. [laughter]
[Vivi sighs] [song changes in the background]
[Vivi]: I'm trying to get that chick at work to get rid of the plastic bags. I think that's really necessary.
[Mickey]: Good luck--
she doesn't budge on anything.--
I wonder if she like--
ever even farts. I don't even think her fucking... [laughter]
[Mickey]: I don't even think her butt-cheeks like ever crack open-- [laughter]
[Mickey]: So clenched all the time. [Val mumbles]
[Mike]: That's an epidemic.
[Val]: Wow...well if you think about it, I mean ss--
you start kinda feeling bad for her, it's like "oh man" all that build up.
[Mickey]: I don't feel bad for her at all. [Val]: Oh man.
[Vivi]: It's gotta be rough after a while.
[Val]: You know what I'm saying. so it's like, man, it's almost like I understand why you--
why you hate everyone and yourself. [giggles]
[background song changes]
[Vivi]: Okay.
[Mickey]: You suck...everybody else can do it. [Vivi]: So-- [Val]: No I can't.
[Vivi]: on a more serious note I didn't want to be that guy--
[Vivi]: but um- [Mike]: Oh, here we go. [Val]: Uh oh. [Vivi]: how did you meet?
[Val]: Oh shnap...she went there. [Mike]: Don't let her be--
[Mike]: Don't let her be that guy.
[Mickey]: Ahhh. [Mike]: Seriously, you don't, you don't have to answer.
[Mickey]: No, it's tot--it's cool. [Vivi]: I am that guy. Let it happen
[Mickey]: It's totally cool. [Vivi]: Let it happen. [Mike]: Alright.
[Mickey]: Just...like how we met and how we got together are just two different stories, so like--
[Mike]: Aaaah.
[Vivi]: Two stories!
[Mickey]: Two different stories. [Val]: For the price of one. [Vivi]: Two for the price of one, excellent.
[Mickey]: Yeah. [Mike]: Let's hear your tale mother goose.
[Laughter]
[Mickey]: Well, I mean, one of 'em really isn't a story though--
'cause like we met in school, so it's not that interesting.
[Vivi]: Oh. [Mike]: Oh, well... [Mickey]: Yeah...
[Val]: I mean, just because we met in school doesn't mean it's not interesting.
[Vivi]: Oh no, I didn't mean it like that...I just--
[Val]: No, not you-- [Val then mumbles]
[Mickey]: No! [Val]: Naw like, ye--
[Val]: You know we were best friends, you know, 'cause we met in school and what not, you know we had some "Andy & Ducky" stuff going on so uh--
[Mike]: Huh.
[Val]: I think it's a little more interesting than just, not interesting. [Vivi]: Alright, that's...that's that is cute. [Mickey]: Well I--
[Mickey]: wasn't saying that it's "not" interesting, I'm just saying that I can't recall the first time that I saw you.
[Val]: Hmm, hmm. [Mickey]: Can you?
[Val]: Yeah. [Vivi]: I remember the first time I saw you.
[Mickey]: Oh yeah? [Val]: Yeah.
[Mickey]: Really? [Val]: Uh-huh.
[Mickey]: Okay.
[Val]: Yup.
[Mickey]: How-how did that story go?
[Val]: I'm glad you asked, 'cause um-- [Mickey]: Hmm?
You were...you were standing from a far and--
[Mickey]: You don't know! [Val]: the light... [Mickey]: You don't know! [laughter]
[Vivi]: Busted! [Mickey]: You don't know! Just...come on.
[Mike]: You've been exposed my friend.
[Val]: Damn it. [Mickey]: You cannot lie. [Vivi mutters to herself]
[Laughter] [Mickey]: I will catch you.
[Mickey]: You cannot lie.
[Mike]: You've been duped. [Mickey giggles]
[Val]: She is clever this one. [Mickey]: I sure am.
[Vivi]: Well okay, but how did you guys actually end up together then.
[silverware clang]
[Mickey]: Hmmm--
Mmm--
[Vivi]: I mean like were you guys best friends first, and then it just happened--
or were you super shy about everything and wanted--
I mean did people have to like make you guys be together or like, what's the story, tell me.
[Mickey]: Umm...
[Mike]: She's nosy as shit. I'm sorry. [Val laughs]
[Vivi]: I am not! Is that not a legitimate question to ask at dinner? [Mike]: No, it is, it is--
[Mike]: No it's good, it's good. [Vivi]: I Just--
[Mike]: It's good.
[Vivi]: Ss--
[Vivi]: So, what's the sitch... [Mike]: Do tell, do tell.
[Vivi]: The sitch! I haven't said that in a while.
[Vivi and Mike laugh]
[Vivi]: "Kim Possible!" [more laughter]
[Vivi]: Okay, best friends... [Val chuckles] [Vivi]: or super shy about it... like--
did Valentine's Day happen, was it a blossoming romance, like what was the story?
[Val]: And go.
[Mike]: Pshoo. [Mickey sighs]
[Mickey]: Well--
[Mikcey]: I had...um...well... [Val]: It's okay. She was engaged.
[Mike]: Oh, shit!
[Vivi]: Wait...what? [Mike]: Wait, wait, wait, you, you stole her, basicly.
[Mike laughs] [Vivi]: You were engaged?
[Mickey]: yeesss. [Mike]: Wow.
[Mickey]: Hmmm...ahh... [laughter] [Val]: Yes?
[Mickey]: It was jus...it was complicated.
[Vivi]: Well then, how did you? [Mickey]: It-it was--
[Mickey]: Like...
[Vivi]: How did you... [Val]: How we-didy-we what?
[Mickey]: It was...I was engaged. [Vivi]: Talk, talk. [Mickey]: It was complicated.--
We don't have to...like we can just...not...
[Val]: we can just not, not talk about it at all...or we can. [Vivi]: Well then how did you tell him.
[Mickey]: Well I was nervous... you know...I just--
when I was engaged I was nervous I just...I was scared I didn't know--
where that was going to lead to, so I just--
[Vivi]: Wait--
how did you tell him...that you were engaged?
[Mickey]: Ummm--
Jesus! [Mike]: Uh-oh.
[Val]: Well, we wanna hear it, we wanna hear it. How'd you tell'em-- [Mike]: Spotlight.
[Val]: how'd you tell'em.
[Mickey]: Ummm...why...on the phone--
I--
Yeah...like...
[Vivi]: Is that how it happened? [Mickey]: Ummm--
yeah, I mean...we just...one of our friends was having um, a birthday party--
so, we got in contact, we decided to go together and--
we showed up and then hardly any of our friends were there, it was just a small group of people
so then he and I just kinda ended up hanging out...the whole night and--
I don't know. We talked about life--
and... [Val snickers]
[Mike]: That's nice. [Mickey]: You know, we just ditched the party and--
[Mike]: I like that, that's nice. [Mickey]: It was a really good night.
[Vivi]: Classic.
[Mike}: That's amazing. [Mickey]: It was real nice. {Val]: Yeah.
[Mickey]: And then not too long after that I wasn't engaged anymore and we were official.
[Mike]: Wow.
[Vivi]: Nice. [Mickey]: Yeah.
[Mike]: That's cute-- [Val chuckles] you guys are cute.
[Mike laughs] [Val]: Oh shucks. Oh shucks you two.
[Mike]: The scandal. [Val chuckles]
[Vivi]: Best friends man... [Mike]: That's pretty dope.
Just drive.
[keys clang]
Let's do it. [car starts]
[keys clang, gears shift, he sighs]
[plays music]
[[music] "Leave Me in the Dark" by Porcelain Pale]
[[music] dreamy-pop sound]
[[music] nostalgic, lyrics unknown, up beat but somber]
[music]
[keys jingle, road ambience]
[door opens, foot steps]
[Val]: Alright darlin'--
Here we are.
[Mickey]: Uuugh...
[Val]: Hear you go...bedsy-bye.
[light switch]
[Val whistles]
[bed squeaks] [Val]: Aagh.
[Mickey]: Dude...waking up tomorrow is going to fucking suck.
[she grunts]
[cabinet closes]
[Mickey]: I'm gonna get ready for bed.
[Val]: Can I tell you something?
[Mickey]: Hmmm?
[Val]: You look pretty.
[Mickey laughs] Quit being a faggot.
[Val]: Ouch.
[Mickey repeatedly coughs]
You okay?
[Mickey]: Yeah.
[bed squeaks]
[garment hits door]
[clothes rustling]
Hey Mickey?
[Mickey]: Hmmm?
How you doin'?
[Val]: What?--
Fuck you change quick.
[Mickey]: Well, yeah, I'm going to sleep.
[Val]: Wait hold on one sec--
[Mickey]: Hmm?
[Val]: Sup?
[Mickey snickers]
[Mickey]: You're a dork--
It's not gonna happen buddy.
[Val]: Uh, I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of your uncontrolable lust--
Your loins--
they burn, burn with desire. Desire for some of this, and this.
[Mickey chuckles]
[Mickey]: That's adorable. [Val]: Yeah?
[Mickey]: Not happening buddy.
[Val]: Well can I at least have a kiss?
[Mickey]: Yes--
You may have one kiss--
but then I'm going to bed.
[bed squeaks] [Val]: Okay--
Well I can't promise not to try for more.
[Mickey]: Then you get nothing.
[Val]: But come on--
We had such a good night, we had such a good night, we have to end it the right way--
[playful] we gotta end it da wight way.
[Mickey groans]
[Mickey]: I'm sorry babe, I really am, but I'm fuckin' drunk and stoned and pissed I have to get up early in the morning.
[Val]: That's okay. [Mickey]: Tomorrow night we can have fun--
okay? [Val]: No, no-- [kissing her]
[she groans] [Val]: No, just one more-- just make-out with me for a little bit--
make out with me for a little bit, come on, I promise it'll be fun, please.
[He kisses her] [Mickey]: I can't. I'm sleeping.
[Val]: No, no sreeping, no shreepings--
[kissing her] you can't sreepings, sexy-time. Sexy-time--
Sexy-time. [she giggles, he kisses her] [Val]: Muah, muah.
[Mickey]: Okay...okay.
[Val]: Yesss.
[Mickey]: You're so pushy. [Val]: Yesss--
Well nothing good comes easy.
[Mickey]: Well thank you for not thinking that I am easy. [Val]: Oh, definitely not easy. Nuh-uh.
[they playfully moan].
[she laughs, he kisses her]
[he snarls and grunts, she laughs]
[noises and laughter continue]
[Mickey]: No...wait, wait, wait. [Val]: What, what, what?
[Mickey]: I have to pee. [Val]: No, no, no. You can hold it, you can hold it.
[Mickey]: I can't hold it.
[Val]: Yeah. [Mickey]: If I try and hold it and we do this thing I'm gonna pee on you.
[Val]: We haven't tried that before.
[she laughs] [Mickey]: No...you fuckin' sicko.
[Val]: Don't...don't please.
[she groans]
[he sighs]
[another sigh}
[she coughs from bathroom]
[she pees]
[toilet flushes]
[she sighs]
[Mickey]: I'm really tired babe--
I don't think I can do this.
[Val]: Yeah, I had a feeling.
[Mickey]: I'll make it up to you tomorrow night okay? I'm sorry. I'm really tired.
[bed squeaks, he sighs]
[Val]: Okay... [she yawns]
[Mickey]: Good-nite. [Val]: Good-nite-- [he sighs]
I'm...just...
[Mickey]: I love you. [Val]: I love you too--
Turn off the light.
[she moans, bed squeaks, he sighs]
[music] [foot steps]
[music]
[light switch]
[music] [moody harmonic ambient with the sound of the passing wind]
[music]
[Mickey]: Yeah...It's kinda nice though. You know?--
[music] [Mickey]: No one else I know kinda quite has a back-space--
[music]
[Mickey]: this wonderous.
[music]
[Val]: I don't think I ever heard anyone say back-space.
[Mickey]: Well it's not a yard-- [Val]: No, why not?-- [Mickey]: You can't call it a yard.
[Val]: Well, why not?
[Mickey]: Because when I think yard I think like...you know--
Some--
house with like-- [Val]: There's a little bit of grass.
[Mickey]: Picket fence and--
there's like--
a contained like smaller space-- [Val]: Well you got a fence. [Mickey]: With a little like--
you know--
with their little plants and gardens, but this is like--
[Val]: A Back-Space! [Mickey]: Back---space--
[Mickey]: You know it's like not--
a yard...you know...like-- [Val]: Wow...I didn't know--
I didn't realize you guys were that fancy, you guys have a back-space.
[Mickey]: No we're just--
it's not about being fancy-- [Val]: It's fancy.
[Mickey]: No...it's just--
[Val]: Oh it's-- [Mickey]: It's a space... you know.
[Val]: It's fancy, and it's hip.
[Mickey]: If you could go anywhere where would you go.
[Val]: In the world you mean?--
Or here? [he chuckles]
[Mickey]: In the world.
[Val]: uhh--
[outside ambient with cars passing in the distance]
[Val]: Batman's cave.
[Mickey]: I'm being serious... like...where would you go-- [Val]: That where I'd go.
[Mickey]: And why would you go there, why there?
[Val]: Okay--
[Val]: Uhh--
[Val]: I'd go--
[Val]: that's a tough one--
You know what--
I-well-I haven't...I haven't been to Rome. I-I-I think it'd be cool to like see the coliseum.
[Mickey]: Yeah.
[Val]: Just, you know, like all the history...and--
that took place there and stuff...like--
[Mickey]: That would be really awesome--
[Mickey]: a really cool place to go.
[Mickey]: This is total hear say but--
I heard someone say--
that they--
at the coliseum they--
it wasn't only like...you know--
like gladiator and all that kind of like live action stuff but that they would actually flood it?--
Or something?--
For some--
For another sort of entertainment--
Did you ever hear anything like that?
[Val]: No, tha-that's interesting. They'd flood it, wow. [Mickey]: Like--
[Mickey]: Yeah, somehow they were able...like flood the-- [Val]: And then fi-fill it wtih sharks, and gators--
[Mickey]: Right. [she chuckles] [Val]: And then--
d-whole different kind of battle.
[Mickey]: Yeah I don't know, I don't know why they would do that...but--
[Mickey]: it'd be rad to go there and find out.
[Val]: Yeah...actually yeah like--
that'd be...interesting, I don't know why no one like--
mention--s...that--
[Val]: Hmmm--
[Mickey]: Yeah...
[Val]: Someone probably made that up.
[phone rings]
Oh cool. [phone rings]
Yo!
[Aaron]: Hello? [Val]: Yeah?
[Aaron]: Hey man, where ya' at?
[Val]: I'm almost there. I'm probably like um I'd say... fifteen minutes out.
[Aaron]: Oh shit, okay um so I kinda have some bad news. [Val]: What happened?
[Aaron]: This jerk-off--
at work...he decided to call in sick--
so...I'm trying to find someone that can cover--
so I won't have to work the rest of the night.
[Val]: Oh shit. [Aaron]: Umm--
[Aaron]: Yeah so, I'm just trying to scramble to see who else uhh is available, but it shouldn't be long honestly--
Just hang out for a while, uh, I'll call you as soon as I get off of work, so I can you know try to find someone.
[Val]: Okay, oh well okay--
No worries dude I'll figure some shit out dude, uhm--
yeah, just let me know uh--
let me know wh-when...when you're out uh no sweat dude uh--
yeah take care of business, do what you gotta do--
I understand-- [Aaron inaudible] eh--
cool, so I-I'll see you uh later tonight either way, 'ey?--
[Aaron inaudible]
[Val]: What was that, ca-yu--you were breaking up a little bit, say that again.
[Aaron]: Uh just try to find something to do in the mean- time.
[Val]: Okay. Yes, yes-yes sir--
I hear you loud and clear. [Aaron inaudible]
[Aaron]: I will keep you posted.
[Val]: Awesome--
Alright dude.
[Aaron]: Alright. [Val]: Thanks man. [Aaron]: Alright, bye.
[Val]: Alright. [Aaron]: Alrigh, later. [Val]: Later--
[phone call ends]
Uhhh...--
Fuck.
[music] ["Imaginary Drifter" by Porcelain Pale]
[music] [lyrics unknown, slow electronic symphony feel, very nostalgic]
[music]
[He takes a breath]
[[music] fades]
[Mickey]: I wonder what you were like as a little kid.
[Val]: Like a lil-little rugrat...Val?
[Mickey]: Yeah--
[Mickey]: you know?
[Val]: Well I'm not going to show you any home videos so...
[Mickey]: Why not?
[chair squeaks]
[Val]: Because that'd be lame.
[chair squeaks continue]
[Mickey]: That'd be fun.
[Val]: Fun? For you maybe.
[Mickey]: Naw It'd be cool.
[he snickers]
[Val]: I'd tell you what'd be cool.
[Mickey]: Hmmm?
[Val]: You wanna play with some of my old toys?
[Mickey]: Hell yeah!
[Val]: I have like all of 'em--
Wait right there.
[rustling]
[toys clattering]
[Mickey]: I don't recognize all these guys, there like from boy cartoons. I think.
[Val]: Well yeah I was gonna say...wait okay--
boy cartoons, I'll tell you what, who's this guy?--
This is girl cartoon--
Girl cartoon world.
[Mickey]: He's the bad guy. [Val]: In what?
[Mickey]: In "She-Ra".
[Val]: Yea--well why did you say it so low like you're ashamed of it?
[She laughs] [Val]: it's a girl cartoon. [he chuckles]
[Mickey]: I know this guy.
[Val]: What's his name?
[Mickey]: "He-Man". [Val]: That's not "He-Man".
[Mickey]: That's not "He-Man"? [Val]: No. You're close, it is, but it isn't--
That's "Prince Adam"!
[Mickey]: Oh! It's like his "Clark Kent". [Val]: Yeah, tha'--
[Val]: Yeah, exactly. [Mickey]: Yeah.
[Val]: Yeah, yeah, yeah... [Mickey]: Yeah...yeah, yeah--
[Mickey]: Whose this guy?
[Val]: I-I-I don't know--
he's got way too many arms though.
[Mickey]: He's got way too many--he's got two chests.
[Val]: That's...yeah some- something's wrong. [Mickey]: So it's like--
[Mickey]: When he bro-bumps somebody it's like...pfff. [figures collide]
[she laughs] [Val]: Yeah.
[Mickey]: Maybe that's like his power he's like a master- bro-bumper or something.
[Val]: Wha-what does he do? Like-okay this is why girls- don't have action figures-- Do that again--
[toys clatter]
Do that again, how did he-how did he fight'em-how did he- hit him? [Mickey]: Hey--
[Mickey]: Sup bro!
[Val]: How'd he hit'em do that again.
[Mickey]: Pffshh. [figures collide] [Val]: How'd--
[he snickers]
[he laughs]
[Mickey]: What? [she chuckles]
[Val]: He has like four arms--
and you're using his two chests to like--
[Mickey]: He bro-bumping dude! [Val stammers then laughs]
[She laughs]
[Val]: That's ridiculous. [Mickey]: Hello?
[Val]: You-you ah-you-you were wondering about ah--
about little-little Val.
[Mickey]: Hmmm?
[Val]: Little-lil'boy Val.
[Mickey]: Yeah.
[Val]: Here ya' go--
I'm not-thi-this is, this is the--
middle ground. It's not a, home video but...
[he presses a button]
[Child's Voice 1]: Gus Gus sing "Rollercoaster".
[Child's Voice 2]: This is Gus Gus singing "Rollercoaster".
[Mickey laughs]
[Child singing] [Child's Voice 2]: Rollercoaster my love--
[Child singing] Rollercoaster, hooo, hooo--
[Mickey laughs] [Child singing] hoo, my life is like a rollercoaster babe, babe--
[Child singing] I wanna ride-- [Child takes a breath]
[Child singing] rollercoaster--
[Child singing] my love-- [Mickey laughs]
[Child singing] [Mickey laughs] rollercoaster--
Ya... [Val stops recording] [Val]: Alright enough of that. [he drops recorder]
[Mickey]: That's so cute--
I wanna keep it. [Val]: That was actually Aaron.
[she opens recorder and laughs]
[Mickey]: That's cool.
[she closes recorder]
[Mickey]: You should probably keep that someplace safe, you don't wanna like--
[Val]: Wha-a you- [Mickey]: tape over it-- [Val]: this is safe-looky-look-- [Mickey]: or something.
[Val]: Look who's gonna-who's gonna mess with that when you got all these guys--
like ready to 'ah like--
[Mickey]: Yeah... [Val]: Fuck some shit up.
[Mickey]: Like 'bro-bump"-- [figure falls] it's the...
[Val]: "Bro-bump".
[she laughs. Figures rustle]
[Val]: That's uh... [he laughs]
[Mickey]: It works.
[cars passing by]
[music from his memory, up beat dreamy-electronic rock]
[music] [Mickey]: Dude? What's with the box?
[music]
[Val]: oh...that's nothing... it's--
[music]
you're gonna think it's weird.
[music]
[Mickey]: Dude, I already think it's weird you might as well tell me.
[music]
[Val]: Okay, um--
[music]
[he stammers]
[music]
ehh--
[music]
I just like--
[music]
to have different--
[music]
lighting--
[music]
you know what?--
[music] I'm just gonna show you, okay?--
[music] So--
[music] for instance--
[music]
This is like the main light--
[music] and I have it on you know for like--
[music]
I'm getting ready for work or--
[music] ah-if I come home, you know just to see shit--
[music] just to see where--
[music] everything is...the lay of the land--
[music] And then ah--
[music]
And this desk light--
[music]
not only do I have it for my desk--
[music] uh, I like to--
[music] just have this one on when I don't want as much light--
[music] as the other one, you know--
[music] just kinda--
[music] kinda as a dimmer--
[music] You know just chill things out a little bit more--
[music] um--
[music]
and then there's the Christmas lights...which--
[music] are my favorite, and I really like how they ah--
[music] um-bounce off of this like sequin-cloth-thingy--
[music]
Um...you know it just sets like a really like chill--
[music] vibe you know, just to kinda unwind and relax--
[music] yeah--
[music]
Oh and uh of course--
[music]
our box thingy--
[music]
as you like to call it.--
[music]
is a "spot-light"--
[music]
and I made it--
[music]
kinda like ah--
[music] a matte box--
[music]
and I made it out of a box--
[music] that I named Matt.
[music]
[cable rustling]
[music] [he steps down]
[music] [Mickey]: Dude you are a weirdo.
[music]
[Val]: Yeah?
[music] [Mickey]: Yeah--
[music]
yuh...but I like it.
[music]
[Val]: I try.
[[music] fades]
[Mickey]: Hey weirdo.
[Val]: Hey. [Mickey]: You okay?
[Val]: Yeah--
yeah...uh sorry--
How way work?
[keys and bag rustle]
[Mickey]: So fucking tired.
[she gasps]
[furniture rustling]
[she exhales] [Mickey]: Work was so annoying today dude--
Fuck-- [furniture rustling]
Like this morning I was literally three minutes late--
and that--
jerk comes up and she's like--
"you're late". [Val snickers]
[Mickey]: Dude...It's like I've never hated someone so much that I pray--
that she shits glass everytime that she sits on the toilet.
[Val]: Fuckin'...broken glass.
[Mickey]: Shhhh...Fuuuuc--
Hell yeah! Like she's a cunt dude, like--
legitimately, like a cunt--
queen of cunts--
Fucking luckily I only had to deal with her for the first half of the shift, you know--
That at least had its end--
But then I high-tail it over to "trabajo numero dos" you know--
and I have to deal with the "pisa's" in the kitchen--
Fuck, they're like so disrespectful dude--
like they haven't evolved or something like--
I don't know who taught you your manners--
but you're not on the "rancho" anymore asshole, like--
You know?--
the "cat-calling" man, like--
they just--
They're so disrespectful to women there--
like they think they're being fucking cute.
[Val]: What the fuck did they say? [Mickey]: They just-they're just being pervy. They're being pervy, disrespectful...
[Val]: What do they say to you? [Mickey]: Being annoying--
To me? You know, it's not what they say to me, it's what they say to the other girls, like--
And they just fucking take it, like--
I mean which is like their own fault to some degree, but like--
I don't take their shit like--
They push me--
I push'em back--
like--
I'm not-I'm not gonna play victim. I'm not gonna succumb to that nonesense you know.
[Val]: Good.
[she exhales] [Mickey]: Yeah.
[Val]: Do you ever like--
say something to a manager about it?
[Mickey]: They don't, the managers don't care.
[Val]: That's stupid--
That's fucking stupid--
Like should I fucking go down there then and fucking talk to somebody 'cause it's like-- [he grumbles]
That shit make me so livid. [Mickey]: Hmmm--
[he takes a breath] [Mickey]: Yeah...get me fired--
you know.
[Val]: Well, I mean-- [he snickers]
doesn't sound like--
you should really even be there to begin with, so--
maybe I'll be doing you a favor...like-- [he stammers]
why be in that kind of --
environment--
you know?
[he sighs]
[Mickey]: I understand your concern but like I need the job.
[Val]: But you have another job though?
[Mickey]: Uh-hmmm. And I need that job too.
[Val]: Why? [he chuckles] [she takes a breath]
[he stammers then chuckles] [Val]: Ok-if you're so concerned with money then--
sue that place for sexual harassment--
and there you go--
money problems solved
[Mickey]: uh-hmm--
because it's easy to sue--
and it takes no time--
what-so-ever--
to do that--
and... [Val]: Look, I get it's not practical-- [he inhales]
that wasn't the point--
the point is--
it's not worth the fucking money for you to be-- [he inhales]
putting yourself--
in that kind of environment day in day out--
you know it's like-- [he inhales]
it makes me feel really uncomfortable knowing that you feel uncomfortable being there and--
at that point, like--
why? [Mickey]: I mean like--
I-it's annoying, like it's annoying to see--
as a female, as a latino like yeah. [Val]: Right--
yeah, look... [Mickey]: but like--
[Val]: I know, look I get you-- [Mickey]: I mean--
[they talk over eachother] [Val]: I get where you're coming from-eh-ah-trust me-- [Mickey]: like-you're not,like-
[Mickey]: You are hav-you're hearing it--
on your perspective, like you're listening to my story and like--
making it your thing. You're internalizing it. [Val stammers]
[Val]: Mine-it's not my-it's your thi-it's still your thing ah-agh--
I'm ss-I'm sorr-I'm ah-- [Mickey]: Well you're clearly upset--
[Mickey]: You're clearly upset. [Val]: I am, because I give a fuck, 'cause I care about you--
'cause I care about you, I see that it bothers you so it bothers me--
What bothers you-- [Mickey]: So then you--
[Val]: bothers me-- [Mickey]: So it bothers you so then you tell me what to do--
and you tell me how to do things-- [Val stammers]
[Val]: I'm not trying to tell you how to do anything. [Mickey]: You just did, like you just--
[he stammers] [Mickey]: did. [Val]: I'm telling you what I feel--
how I feel, how I feel about your situation--
I feel you should do that and I don't understand why you don't. [Mickey]: Like, I feel like you're telling me what to do--
[Val]: That's it. [Mickey]: As if I don't already know what to do like--
I'm not allowed to vent. I'm not allowed to say anything.
[Val]: Just like you're venting right now I'm venting right back like--
it-I mean, it bothers me so I'm-I'm just venting right ba-back to ya I-wu-wha--
I ah-OK. I--
I'm just talking, I-I mean I'm sorry, I-I didn't--
I'd-- [he take a deep breath]
[Mickey]: Like I don't...I don't even know what to say man like I just--
I'm tired...I'm hungry...just like--
I'm a make dinner.
[furniture rustling]
[foot steps]
[faint music and dialogue from a movie]
[music] [Movie]: Except maybe I wouldn't have named our son, Elvis.
[music] [light and fun instrumentals]
[Mickey]: You'd think he'd wear like a sweat-suit to work or something you know, he sweats a lot. [Val]: Sweats?
[faint dialogue from TV]
[Val]: Then people wouldn't take him as serious.
[Mickey laughs] [Val]: Being in a sweat-suit--
like who's this dude in a sweat-suit--
tryin' ah--
handle some business.
[Mickey]: Right? [Val]: Who handles business in a sweat-suit?
[she snickers] [Mickey]: I don't know- Russian mafia? [Val]: Like yeah, like shady dudes.
[she giggle]
[she half-laughs]
[she chuckles]
[creeks and hums from the room]
[Mickey]: "Just another day in the job". [Val]: Exactly.
[he talks over Mickey] [Val]: He's gonna have a cigarette now, watch.
[Mickey]: It's like nobody offers this guy a fuckin'- glass of water. [Val]: Or a-or a s--
[Mickey]: He just like saved everyone's lives. [Val]: Or a bourbon or something like--
[Val]: Like after-after doing something like that I'd need a drink.
[Mickey laughs]
[Val]: Be like--
fuck my life-- [Mickey chuckles]
somebody get me a drink. [dialogue from TV continues]
[Val]: This is- [Mickey]: I don't know why this still scares me, it's like-- [creeky noises from room]
[Mickey]: uhh.
[Val]: 'Cause, is it thee--
wait a-wait--
[Mickey]: Think it's my parents fault.
[banging and creature noises from TV]
[Mickey]: They use like--
'The Exorcist" as a kid--
like as a form of like--
you know--
spiritual teaching--
like this can happen to you if you like-- [Val chuckles]
[he talks over her] [Val]: If you do drugs and y-you're bad. [Mickey]: You know, it's like--
[Val is incoherent] [Mickey]: They're taking over--
and you will die.
[a snarl from the TV] [Val]: That's parenting 1-0-1.
[Mickey]: Nooo.
[she grunts]
[Val]: Mickey.
[Mickey]: Hmm?
[Val]: The movie's over Mickey--
What do you wanna do now? [Mickey]: Hmm?--
hhhm, I kinda wanna sleep.
[Val]: Do you wanna stay the night?--
I can sleep on the couch, or--
somewhere else.
[Mickey takes a deep breath]
[Mickey]: Hhmmm--
[light rustling]
[she takes another breath] [Val]: I mean you don't have to--
stay here if you don't want to, I'm just, I'm just saying you can.
[Mickey]: No, I mean it's-it's fine, but is it cool--
if I stay here? [Val]: Yeah totally. I mean I wouldn't of a--
you know, offered if it wasn't.
[creeking from the room]
[Mickey]: Okay.
[Val]: Do you want me to go?
[Mickey]: No, I'm not gonna kick you out of your own room.
[he chuckles] [Mickey]: Y-you-you can stay here don't just--
t-don't try anything funny.
[Val]: Pshhh. Mickey please-- [she laughs]
what are you trying to say? [she chuckles and sighs]
[Mickey]: Good-nite.
[Val]: Good-nite.
[rustling]
[he sighs]
[Val]: We never held hands.
[Mickey]: What?
[Val]: We're gonna sleep in the same bed and--
we've just never--
held hands--
I just think it's kinda funny.
[Mickey]: We're not gonna do it.
[Val]: Oh-what? [he chuckles]
[Mickey]: We're not gonna do it-- [Val]: I--
[Mickey]: So don't-- [she mumbles] [Val]: Na-I heard you, I-- [he chuckles]
[Val]: I didn't say-I know we're not gonna do it I'm just saying that there's like an order of doing things and--
you know, we're just skipping steps is all. [Mickey]: Okay...okay.
[he laughs] [Mickey]: We can kill two birds with one stone--
alright.
[Val]: O-kay. [he snickers]
[she sighs]
[Val]: You know we've also have never made out.
[Mickey]: Dude...you have to kill it--
you have to kill it...every-time don't you--
you kill it. [Val]: It was a joke.
[she chuckles] [Mickey]: No. [Val]: I was kidding.
[Mickey]: Good-nite man.
[rustling]
[Val]: Can I have your hand back? [Mickey]: No-o.
[Val]: Please. [Mickey]: No.
[Val]: Why not?
[Mickey]: Because I'm afraid of what you'll do to it.
[Val]: That's terrible-- [she chuckles]
[Val]: Why would you say such a terrible thing? [she chuckles]
[he inhales]
[Val]: Mickey--
baby? [Mickey]: Hmm?
[Val]: It's late. Let's go to bed.
[Mickey]: Hmm? [he half-laughs]
[Val]: Come on let's go to bed--
come on--
come on...come on...come on come on--
come on...there you go--
there you go-- [she exhales]
there you go...let's get you to bed.
[fade in children talking]
[music] [talking and reggae music in background]
[music]
[talking and music fade]
[Val]: Hey, can I ask you something without you taking it the wrong way?--
I mean in--
all seriousness, can we like enter this cone of trust type deal where we--
can just discuss this topic without bumming eachother out?
[Mickey]: Whoa...
[Val]: It's nothing bad.
[Mickey]: Ya sure? [she snickers]
[he sighs]
[Val]: You know what, nevermind, just forget it.
[Mickey]: Just ask.
[Val]: Well I don't wanna ask if we can't talk about it properly.
[Mickey]: Well then--
ask, and we can find out if that's a possibility.
[Val]: O-K--
[he takes a deep breath]
[Val]: In the last five years do you feel like much's changed other than our living situation?
[Mickey]: A lot--
has changed.
[Val]: Specifically what?
[Mickey]: I don't know...like--
our living situation is a really big one--
like it changed a lot of other things in our lives--
I don't feel suffocated by--
our environment anymore, I--
don't hate my jobs as much as I hated my old job--
We're not obligated to family drama--
anymore, so that's--
those are all big things that have changed--
You don't agree?
[Val]: I mean-- [he sighs]
yes, no, like-- [breathes in]
for as positive as those things sound--
I just don't really--
feel like I'm seeing any kind of real progression--
And honestly how positive is--
"oh I don't hate my current jobs as much as my last job" shouldn't it be--
I don't hate my job at all?--
I just remember us having all these goals and stuff--
before coming out here, and then all of a sudden somewhere between--
now and then it's like we just said "Fuck it" and stopped trying to achieve them.
[Mickey]: I didn't, stop trying.
[Val]: Really? I mean, wha' have you been doing?
[Mickey]: Wow.
[Val]: Look, don't take that the wrong way alright, I'm not trying to attack you.
[Mickey]: Why do you do that?
[Val]: Do what?
[Mickey]: That was a--fuckin' dick thing to say.
[Val]: Well I didn't mean it that way alright--
look I'm sorry if I have trouble wording things properly sometimes-- [Mickey]: Yeah--
[Mickey]: you do, you do maybe you should-- [Val]: so don't take offense to it.
[Mickey]: fuckin' think before you speak. [Val]: Oh my god, okay, let's just--
[Val]: put the breaks there for a second 'cause uh--
we're getting off the track really fast and I do not want to fight with you--
so--can we-- [Mickey]: No, I don't want to fight with you.
[Val]: Okay, good...Perfect--
well then can...you-- [deep sigh]
just hear me out when I... when I say--
like what have you--
done, it's more like-like what have we done as individuals you know to try ah--
get to where we wanna be, I mean why aren't we where we wanna be--
to begin with.
[she sighs] [Mickey]: I don't know how to answer that dude, like--
I feel like we've had this conversation before.
[Val]: No we haven't. We haven't had this specific conversation.
[Mickey]: Well I mean we've had conversations like it--
whenever you...start--
feeling like "I'm not living up to my potential" like you start going into existential crisis mode--
you start coming at me--
you start asking me why I'm not working on the things that I should be working on--
or why I'm not helping you work on the things that you should be working on--
and it just goes on and on like- [Val]: I'm not trying to blame you for my actions or lack there of--
[Mickey]: Oh really-- [Val]: okay--I acknowledge that yes I'm not fu-I'm not living up to my own potential--
and that's my own fault--
I'm not putting that on you, I just want to know that we still--
have these goals and we're still working towards them, that's--
the bottom line. [Mickey]: But like--
how can I tell you--
if you still have your goals, how can I do that? [he sighs]
[Val]: Oh-okay. uh-uh fine, well I mean do you still have your goals?
[Mickey]: Yes.
[Val]: Good--
cool--
I mean wha'--
If you don't mind me asking like what-a-you what-a-you still trying to do?
[Mickey]: I'm--
I want to do my photography.
[Val]: Really?--
But you like haven't done your photography in like forever.
[Mickey]: Yeah I'm aware of that--
and I still wanna persue it--
as funny as that is. [she smacks the bed]
[Val]: Um-I'm sorry again--
[Mickey]: As hilarious as that might sound-- [Val]: Okay look no, it's, you--
[Mickey]: you know? [Val]: look, look, look-fuck-- [takes a deep breath]
[Val]: That's cool I-my bad--
[thump] [he sighs]
[Val]: Why, don't you, instead of like--
you know, try'na do--
you know two jobs, wha-- [Mickey]: Okay--
[Val]: why don't you focus more on photography then. Why don't you do that. [Mickey]: no, no, no, why don't, why don't you--
not tell me how'd ah--
do things, why don't you...stop telling me how to--
oh I could do it this way or I should do it that way or... maybe like--
why do you do that?--
Like I don't need you to do that for me--
I know what I want to do for myself--
I want to do photography--
I wanna do it!--
I have my camera--
I have my laptop--
I have my certificate in cosmotology I don't have to depend on other people--
to supply me with looks that I want for my shoot--
I got my bachelor's degree--
in business management--
I can work out--
a business plan--
for myself--
so I can be properly self-employed--
Like I've thought it through. I've lined things up--
[Val]: Right, I've heard that before-- [Mickey]: I've made an effort--
[Mickey]: I have made an effort. [Val]: I've-I've heard that before and--
you know I'm-forgive me for caring--
like everything you just said--
just shows that you have every- thing at your disposal to--
be doing what it is that you wanna do--
but you're not doing it and that's my whole thing--
it's like when is it gonna happen?
[she stammers] [Mickey]: It-- [she sighs]
When it happens--
It's my thing.
[Val]: Okay, but that does- that's not--
getting us anywhere you me anybody like--
"when it happens," what the fuck does that mean? [she stammers]
[Mickey]: Okay--
so like--
are you concerned--
with what I am not doing?--
Or are you concerned with what you are not doing?
[Val]: Both.
[Val]: Eh, am I not... [Mickey]: I don-i don't know what to tell you...we're--
I don't know what to say--
what can I say, what can I tell you?--
Like wer-we're gonna have to figure it out--
Like that's it, that's all there is to it. [Val]: Good, alright, well let's figure it out.
[Mickey]: Okay--
Well we're gonna have to do it some other night--
[Mickey]: because I have to go to sleep!-- [Val]: No, no, come on--
[Mickey]: I have to go to sleep! [Val]: don't do that, don't run away from this--
[Val]: don't run away from this, look--
[Mickey]: I am not running away! [Val]: I don't wanna end the night like this--
[Mickey]: you are being a dick about it!--
I am not running away. [Val]: Oh my god, oh my god why can't we just have discussions without them turning into this kind of shit.
[Mickey]: Well maybe it's the way that you fuckin' approach shit you know--
Maybe you shouldn't come into things asking me--
"Um, can we enter a cone of trust--
where we don't bum eachother out?"--
like you decided--
you were bummed out already before it even started--
And then you go around and you ask me--
"what's changed in the last five years?"--
Like why don't you just start the conversation by saying--
"I want things to change"--
Don't worry about what I'm doing worry about what you're doing.
[his lips smack]
[Mickey]: Work on youself, I will work on myself--
support me--
I will support you--
Like what the fuck!
[Val]: Look I am gonna work on me, and I hear ya loud and clear--
and I am trying to support you, but I just feel like right now all I'm doing is--
supporting your procrastination and it's not really get--
[he takes a breath] I'm sorry look--
our procrastination, I meant our procrastination--
[Mickey]: I heard you, like-- [he sighs]
just...just good-nite, good-nite.
[Val]: That's probably best, good-nite.
[bed squeaking and rustling]
[Mickey]: And where are you going?
[Val]: I'm gonna go to the office, and I'm gonna try to do something productive. Is that alright?
[foot steps]
[she sighs]
[rubs the page]
[page turns]
[he sighs]
[thump]
[pencil strokes]
[thump]
[slow deep sigh]
[Val's voice]: So--
[Val]: presents?
[Mickey]: Yes--
[Mickey]: but I wanna go first, give me, give me, give me, give me--
give me... [Val]: Okay, okay, okay.
[she rubs her hands]
[car door unlocks]
[car door opens]
[cars pass in the distance outdoor ambience]]
[car door shuts] [Val]: I thought you disappeared.
[She laughs]
[steps, continued ambience] [he inhales]
[Val]: Okay...so--
there was something I originally wanted to buy you but I figured that you already had it, so thought I'd--
try to be a little more original and just make something.
[Mickey]: I'm excited.
[Val]: And thus I drew your pretty face.
[dog barking] [Mickey]: Awe.
[cars pass]
[Mickey]: I've never been drawn before. It's really cool.
[cars pass]
[she giggles]
[Mickey]: I'm gonna frame it--
or it's framed already but-- [Val]: Ah yeah, I was gonna-- [he laughs]
[Mickey]: I meant I was gonna hang it up--
just so everybody can see it, and that way when you're famous--
they'll be jealous. [Val]: Oh nonesense.
[Mickey]: Oh shut up.
[she chuckles]
[Mickey]: Oh no, my turn. [Val]: Whoa, huh?
[Mickey]: My turn. [Val]: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah that's right.
[Mickey]: Hold that. [Val]: Okay.
[Mickey]: Oh-- [chuckles]
[Mickey]: Keys.
[she gasps]
[Val]: Oh. [keys jingle]
[trunk opens]
[shuffling]
[foot steps]
[Mickey]: Tada! [Val]: Oh shit!
[Val]: Woah.
[she chuckles]
[Mickey]: Do you like it?
[Val]: Yeah!
[Val]: This is so awesome. [Mickey]: Yeah.
[Mickey]: Yeah? [Val]: Where'd you find these?
[Mickey]: At a yard sale this morning with my mom.
[Val]: Oh my god--
these are so cool.
[Mickey]: Yeah. [Val]: What?
[Mickey]: Awe. [Val]: Thank you so much. [Mickey]: Yeah--
[Mickey]: no problem, glad you like it.
[Val]: Ye-ah!
[rustling]
[Val]: So cool. [Mickey]: One more thing.
[Val]: A-anu-what?
[Mickey]: Yeah. [Val]: Yu-
[Val]: Weren't you the one that said...like--
something about--
[item's grabbed] [Val]: nothing...too--
much.
[Mickey]: Well, I mean, come on.
[cars pass in the distance]
[Mickey]: We got cake. [Val]: Wha-it-ah?
[Val]: Cake? [Mickey]: And we got--
[Mickey]: bierz.
[Val]: Hell yeah.
[music] [from memory]
[music] [Val]: Now it's a party.
[music] [Mickey]: Happy unbirthday.
[music] [Val]: Happy unbirthday, cheers.
[music] [dreamy electronic melody in background]
[music] [crinkle]
[music]
[Val]: Hmm.
[music] [Mickey]: Hey. [Val]: Hey!
[music] [Val]: And tada!
[music] [Mickey]: Tada.
[music] [Val]: What ya think?
[music] [clang] [Mickey]: It's pretty cute.
[music] [Mickey]: You're very romantic, I like it. [Val]: Cool.
[music] [Val]: Good. [Mickey]: And "matte box".
[music] [Val]: Yeah, yeah. Yeah yeah, exactly. [she laughs]
[music] [Mickey]: Yeay. [Val]: You remember that guy.
[music] [Val]: Please come-wha-wha-what's that?
[music] [Mickey]: I just...like got stuff too I didn't know like--
[music] [Val]: Oh shit. [Mickey]: To...
[music] [Val]: Fuck.
[music]
[Mickey]: But...
[music] [Val]: Ah, like I wanted it to be a surprise so I didn't tell you anything. But I didn't--
[music] [Val]: think about that--
[music] [Mickey]: No...I--[inaudible] [he talks over her] [Val]: You might--
[music] [Val]: actually get dinner because you didn't know--
[music] [Mickey]: It's cool, like-- [Val]: Ah, I'm sorry dude. I suck.
[music] [Mickey]: We'll just, have it later, it's fine. [she mumbles]
[music] [Val]: Sure? [Mickey]: Yeah.
[music] [Val]: Cool, okay. [bag crinkles]
[music] [Val]: Come hither.
[music]
[she clears her throat] [Val]: Come and have a seat-ah.
[music] [Mickey]: Oh, haw-haw-haw-- [Val]: Yeah that's right--
[music] [Mickey]: We have a fire going.
[music] [Val]: I figured that you know it's been awhile since we had a date night and everything--
[music] [Val]: and uh, oh wait actually hold on, hold on let me--
[music] [Val]: let me get that-- [Mickey]: You wanna turn down the fire? [Val]: No, no no, no let me--
[music] [Val]: let me-let me get this for you-- [she chuckles]
[music] [Val]: So...please hav-have a seat.
[music] [Val]: Yu-got-epp-epp--
[music] [Val]: epp-- [she laughs]
[music] [Val]: There ya go--
[music] [Val]: there ya go, kinda--
[music] [Val]: gentleman about it.
[music]
[Mickey]: Mmmm--
[music] [Mickey]: Well that's nice. [Val]: Cool.
[music] [Val]: I thought I'd ah--
[music] [Val]: you know set something up--
[music] [Val]: to the point where you can have--
[music] [Val]: a date--
[music] [Val]: and--
[music] [Val]: be in your p.j.'s at the same time.
[music]
[Mickey]: Yeah, uh-- [Val]: So--
[music] [Mickey]: I don't think I'm a bother with that right now. [she chuckles]
[music] [Val]: Alright then...well I mean...
[music]
[Val]: Oh uh would you like a beer? I'm sorry, where are my manners.
[music] [Mickey]: Sure.
[music] [he makes a clicking sound]
[music] [Val]: Good answer.
[music] [bottle on the table]
[music]
[Val]: Now--
[music] [open's bottle] [Val]: I don't think you've had this guy before--
[music]
[Val]: So I'd hope you like it--
[music]
[Val]: I like it--
[music] [Mickey]: Oh--
[music] [Val]: Oh--
[music] [Val]: Look at you--
[music] [Mickey]: Ah-- [bottles clink] [Val]: So thoughtful--
[music] [Val]: Catching yourself.
[music] [she chuckles]
[music] [Val]: Cheers. [Mickey]: Cheers.
[music]
[they taste]
[music]
[Mickey]: Mmmh. [Val]: Yeah?
[music] [Mickey]: Uh-huh.
[music] [Val]: Yeay? [Mickey]: Yeay.
[music] [Val]: Yee-ay.
[music] [she giggles] [Mickey]: Yee-aay.
[music] [she giggles] [Val]: Um-- [he chuckles]
[music]
[Val]: So...uh shall we?
[music]
[Mickey]: Uh-mm, yeah. [Val]: Ladies first.
[music] [Val]: You get...you get the pickin's.
[music] [Val]: Except for that one.
[music] [she chuckles] [Val]: Joking, yeah you can have that one.
[music] [she laughs] [Mickey]: I'm gonna grab this one. [Val]: Okay good.
[music] [rustling]
[music] [Val]: I will grab this one.
[music]
[Val]: Cheers. [Mickey]: Cheers. [they laugh]
[music] [Mickey]: Pizza cheers. [Val]: Pizza cheers.
[music] [Mickey]: oh.
[music] [Val]: Oh, eh-for our homies. [Mickey]: Nice piece of garlic.
[music] [Mickey, deep sigh]
[music]
[Mickey]: Hmm. [Val chuckles]
[music]
[pizza rustling]
[music] [Val]: Mmm-huh. [Mickey]: It's good.
[music] [his lips smack]
[music]
[chewing] [Val]: Oh yeah I made sure there was plenty of garlic on that.
[music] [Mickey]: Good job. [Val]: Mm-huh. [Mickey]: It's really good.
[music] [Val]: So we're definitely gonna make-out later.
[music] [Mickey]: Oh yeah-- [Val]: Mm-huh. [Mickey]: Hard.
[music] [Val]: ah-huh. [Mickey]: Uh-hmm.
[music]
[pizza rustling]
[music] [Val]: I went on a...jog earlier today.
[music]
[mouth smacking]
[music] [Val]: And um--
[music] [Val]: I was doing a lot of thinking and--
[music] [Val]: I had totally forgot about that one time when we ah--
[music]
[Val]: planned that "unbirthday" for eachother--
[music] [Mickey]: Mm-hmm. [Val]: Remember, and I drew that picture for you?
[music] [Mickey]: Uh-huh.
[music]
[Val]: Yeah, that was a nice night wasn't it?
[music]
[Mickey]: I mean I love the picture.
[music]
[Mickey]: But--
[music]
[Mickey]: that wasn't the greatest night.
[music] [Val]: No?
[music]
[Mickey]: Nuh-uh. [she chuckles]
[music] [Val]: Why? What happened?
[music]
[Mickey]: I killed it.
[music] [Val]: You did? [Mickey]: Pretty. much.
[music] [Mickey]: Mm-huh.
[music]
[Mickey]: Yeah.
[music]
[Mickey]: Remember I got drunk, I acted like a jerk. [bottle hits table]
[music]
[Val's voice]: I love moments like these.
[outdoor ambience]
[Mickey]: Hmmm?
[Val]: Like when you're just hanging out with someone and--
[Val]: you just--
[Val]: bullshit and talk about random stuff and--
all of a sudden there's a--
quiet--
moment--
but not like an awkward quiet, it's just--
more like--
still an'--
peaceful an'--
[Val]: I try to store those moments in my mind like a picture--
so i can draw'em later.
[he sniffs]
[Val]: And I think it's those pauses--
they're like the defining parts of those moments too you know.
[Mickey]: Not really.
[Val]: Let me put it this way--
it's like if I were gonna--
draw--
a comic strip--
of this moment--
like on the first page I would dedicate--
at least three to four panels of--
just how I view the moment before actually like implementing any kind of--
characters in action poses.
[he sighs]
There aren't a lot of comics that do that kind of stuff.
I think everyone's just afraid of--
embracing the stillness--
just slowing things down--
I wanna have a lot of--
those still moments--
in my comic.
[cars pass in the far distance]
[Mickey]: Don't you think people might find that kinda boring though?
[Val]: Uh-- [he chuckles]
sure I mean--
[Val]: Maybe...but--
[Val]: I don't think that really matters 'cause--
[Val]: those kind of people--
who'd find it boring aren't gonna be the type of people that are going to be into my comic book so--
[Val]: fuck'em...I don't think it really matters. [he chuckles]
[Mickey]: Why is your comic gonna be like some sort of hipster exclusive or something?
[Val]: Uhh-um-- [he snickers]
sure.
[he sighs]
[Mickey]: Oh fuck--
I'm sorry--
that came off mean--
Sorry.
[Val]: Hey it's cool--
don't worry about it.
[Mickey]: It's fuckin' not--
cool--
It's not cool-- [clang in the distance]
fuck.
[smacks her lap]
[Val]: Are you okay?
[Mickey]: Yeah, I'm fuckin' fine can we just call it a night?--
I'm...just--
over it.
[Val]: Are you alright to drive?
[Mickey]: Yeah I'm not fuckin' stupid so I think I can fuckin' drive.
[Val]: Yo I didn't--
I mean, mean anything by it--
I was just--
checkin' wit' you. [bottles clang]
[Mickey]: Yeah-- [bottles clang]
[Mickey]: can you jus' get in the fuckin' car-- [bottles clang]
so we can-- [thump]
I just wanna get out of here now.
[bottles clang]
[Val]: You know what I'll just walk.
[Mickey]: Why do you fucking wanna walk everywhere? Just get in the fucking car!
[Val]: I just think you should just go straight home--
rather than have to drop me off first is all. [Mickey]: Jus' get in the fucking car--
so I can take you home, let's go.
[opens car door]
[he sighs]
[Val]: Fine whatever.
[closes car door]
[music] [Mickey]: I was drunk, I acted like a jerk--
[music] [Mickey]: like can we change the subject?--
[music] we don't--
[music] I thought we were supposed to be having a good time like--
[music] [Val]: We are you know I'm sorry...no, um--
[music] let's--
[music] you're right--
[music] Ah--
[music] I-- [Mickey]: Why are we talking about that?
[music] [Val]: I-I just--
[music] [Val]: I don't know, I just ah I-I--
[music] [Val]: I didn't remember exactly wha' happened and I guess I was you know I'm sorry--
[music] [Val]: you're right, you're right- [she sighs]
[music] [Val]: pizza, pizza time--
[music] [Val]: What time is it? [rubs her hands]
[music] [Mickey]: Pizza time. [Val]: Right--
[music] [Val]: Perfect. [they laugh] [Mickey]: Pizza time. [Val]: Good.
[music] [she laughs]
[television, french dialogue with somber instrumentals]
[television, music fades]
[Mickey]: You know, don't get me wrong like you are a really--
[Mickey]: you're a great guy--
[Mickey]: You're my favorite person in the world but lately it's been--
difficult--
being around you--
[Mickey]: like working two jobs is hard--
[Val]: Mickey you don't have to work two jobs--
[Mickey]: But I kinda feel like I do--
[Mickey]: though. [Val]: Then why do you feel that way is what llike--
what I contribute not enough?
[Mickey]: It's n-- [takes a breath]
It's not that it's not enough I just--
[Mickey]: I mean you're freelance you know like it makes me nervous--
having a question mark on your next gig.
[Val]: Wait so like--
[Val]: hold on I mean like-- [breath]
[he sighs]
So ev-even if-if I was doing what I wanted to do then--
it would still be the same issue because--
ye-- [sigh]
[stammers] all artists have like a high probability of--
of inconsistent income so-- [sighs]
wa--
oh my god--
you know what Mickey?-- [stammers]
Ah-I think you're biggest issue is me--
I'm your biggest problem.
[Mickey]: Huh, that's not what I'm saying it just--
it would be different--
if you were doing what you really wanted--
[Val]: How would that be different, it's the same thing.
[Mickey]: It wouldn't because you'd be in a different head space and...like--
that changes everything--
Like I'm really sensitive to the energy you put out.
[he sighs]
[Val]: But ah--
[breath]
you know isn't that kinda of ah--
double standard...I mean-- [chuckle]
like ah, the other night, though--
ya know ya-ya come home from work venting about it in a not so positive fashion an--
then you snap at me because it was stressing me out.
[Mickey]: Yeah but that had nothing to do with me ah--
I walked in you were already in a bad place you were in ya head you were being negative.
[Val]: Alright-but I mean tha-that's besides the point, you know, it's not like you yourself were--
talking about the--
tales of--
of happiness--
and joy that you get from the two jobs that you adore with all your heart--
[Val]: Mickey? Is-is that why you're not doing your photography, like ye--
you're just--
you're scared of--
of inconsistency?
[breath]
[text alert]
Hey I know you don't want to hear from me right now--
but you forgot some stuff--
just got home and I'm a bit tired--
but you can get it whenever. [breath]
Cool.
[breath]
Thanks.
[puts phone down]
[Inhales]
[cars pass]
[exhales]
[Inhales]
[breath]
[music] [somber long tonal intstrumentals]
[music] [exhales]
[music]
[inhales]
[music] [exhales]
[music]
[inhales]
[music] [exhales loses breath]
[music] [slow inhale]
[music] [slow exhale]
[music] [inhales and exhales]
[music] [faster inhale and exhale]
[music] [hyperventilating]
[music] [opens car door] [beeping]
[music] [door closes]
[music] [long synth instrumentals added]
[music]
[fade]
[music] [cold nostalgic and haunting instrumentals]
[music]
[fade] [phone ringing]
[inhales] Yo? [exhales]
Yeah.
Cool man.
Okay.
Yeah, i-I'm just a few blocks down.
[inhales]
[exhales]
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sweet.
Alright buddy, well I'll see ya in a bit okay?
Cool thanks man.
Later.
[cars pass]
[deep inhale]
[exhales]
[music]
[seat adjusting]
[music]
[seat belt fastens]
[music] [belt locks]
[music] [inhales]
[music] [grabs glasses] [exhales]
[music]
[key turns]
[music] [engine starts]
[music] [keys jingle]
[music] [turn signal on]
[music] [clicks off]
[music] [engine accelerating]
[music] ["Window" by Twin Oaks, lyrics unknown, soothing, nostalgic]
[music] [light melodic, electronic rock]
[music] [industrial,electronic tones]