All language subtitles for Idled.2018.WEBRip.x264-ION10

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nostalgic]

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[phone ringing]

[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--
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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--

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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.

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Um--

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but, uh--

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yeah looking forward to it
man, uh--

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you know I haven't seen you
in a while so it'll be good to--

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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--

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I'lll see you soon, alright.

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Oh and if you need anything
just let me know, um--

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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?

the same sentence?
[clears throat]
[Mickey]: I don't remember.

[clears throat]
[Mickey]: I don't remember.

[Val]: How convenient--

And I call bullshit.
[she giggles]

[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--

I'm probably gonna say that and
it's gonna be fucking awkward--
[she laughs]
and I'm just trying to avoid--

[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]

[music]
[light switch]

[music]
[moody harmonic ambient with the
sound of the passing wind]

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: Yeah...It's kinda nice
though. You know?--

[music]
[Mickey]: No one else I know
kinda quite has a back-space--

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: this wonderous.

[music]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[music]
[Val]: oh...that's nothing...
it's--

[music]

[music]
you're gonna think it's weird.

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: Dude, I already think
it's weird you might as well
tell me.

[music]

[music]
[Val]: Okay, um--

[music]

[music]
[he stammers]

[music]

[music]
ehh--

[music]

[music]
I just like--

[music]

[music]
to have different--

[music]

[music]
lighting--

[music]

[music]
you know what?--

[music]
I'm just gonna show you, okay?--

[music]
So--

[music]
for instance--

[music]

[music]
This is like the main light--

[music]
and I have it on you know
for like--

[music]

[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]

[music]
And this desk light--

[music]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[music]
Oh and uh of course--

[music]

[music]
our box thingy--

[music]

[music]
as you like to call it.--

[music]

[music]
is a "spot-light"--

[music]

[music]
and I made it--

[music]

[music]
kinda like ah--

[music]
a matte box--

[music]

[music]
and I made it out of a box--

[music]
that I named Matt.

[music]

[music]
[cable rustling]

[music]
[he steps down]

[music]
[Mickey]: Dude you are a weirdo.

[music]

[music]
[Val]: Yeah?

[music]
[Mickey]: Yeah--

[music]

[music]
yuh...but I like it.

[music]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[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]

[music]
[Val]: Now--

[music]
[open's bottle]
[Val]: I don't think you've had
this guy before--

[music]

[music]
[Val]: So I'd hope you like it--

[music]

[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]

[music]
[they taste]

[music]

[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]

[music]
[Val]: So...uh shall we?

[music]

[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]

[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]

[music]
[Mickey]: Hmm.
[Val chuckles]

[music]

[music]
[pizza rustling]

[music]
[Val]: Mmm-huh.
[Mickey]: It's good.

[music]
[his lips smack]

[music]

[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]

[music]
[pizza rustling]

[music]
[Val]: I went on a...jog earlier
today.

[music]

[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]

[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]

[music]
[Val]: Yeah, that was a nice
night wasn't it?

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: I mean I love
the picture.

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: But--

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: that wasn't the
greatest night.

[music]
[Val]: No?

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: Nuh-uh.
[she chuckles]

[music]
[Val]: Why? What happened?

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: I killed it.

[music]
[Val]: You did?
[Mickey]: Pretty. much.

[music]
[Mickey]: Mm-huh.

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: Yeah.

[music]

[music]
[Mickey]: Remember I got drunk,
I acted like a jerk.
[bottle hits table]

[music]

[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]

[music]
[inhales]

[music]
[exhales]

[music]

[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]

[music]
[fade]

[music]
[cold nostalgic and haunting
instrumentals]

[music]

[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]

[music]
[seat adjusting]

[music]

[music]
[seat belt fastens]

[music]
[belt locks]

[music]
[inhales]

[music]
[grabs glasses]
[exhales]

[music]

[music]
[key turns]

[music]
[engine starts]

[music]
[keys jingle]

[music]
[turn signal on]

[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]