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My beautiful stepson.

Hey, Mom. How are you, my darling?

Do you want a snack?

No, I think I'm all right.

Maybe later.

So, Mom, I'm just going to say it.

We are going to join the military.

And we could be leaving tomorrow.

Well, I mean, or we could leave tonight.

You know, that would be pretty cool.

Tonight? Yeah. That's entirely too soon.

Well, I mean, we won't leave tonight, but we are leaving soon.

But I mean, think about it.

Dad's not here to provide anymore.

Yeah, and we heard you the other night.

You were talking to our aunts about how things are really tough right now. So we

want to help out, and if we go to the military, we'll make lots of money.

That's not what I meant. That's not what I wanted. I just can't believe this is

happening right now.

Well, I guess if we have one more night together, we could do some fun things.

Maybe I could cook your favorite dinner.

Maybe spaghetti.

Or we could go to the movies. You guys love the movies.

What else could we do?

We could go golfing.

You know how you love to golf with your dad.

Maybe.

Basketball is fun, too.

Yeah? I might get a little winded, but it'll be fun.

Okay. Yeah, I think we could probably play some basketball in our new town.

Yeah, basketball sounds fun, right?

That would be a good thing to do before we leave.

You've got to get ready for us to leave.

I don't know if I'll ever be able to accept it, but we can still have some

We'll come back, you know, nice and grown, matured.

Grown? I don't know. The military alternative doesn't matter.

I don't know if I'm ready for that. To miss your whole youth?

We want to take care of you, Mom, you know?

Yeah, you know, we feel like it's our job to provide for you now.

But you're the state where I can provide for y 'all still.

You know, we're going to grow up at some point, right?

Yeah, it's time to grow up. It's time to be a real man.

No, no sitting at home playing video games all the time anymore.

No, you won't ever be annoying. We got our crusty socks around, right?

But I don't mind cleaning up after you guys.

That's not the point.

We just feel like, you know, that we should help.

Just take this sock around.

Well, I guess.

Just I don't know if I can accept it.

Why don't we do something fun today?

Well, how would you guys like to spend your last day?

Hmm.

Uh, do you know anything?

Um,

um, you know, what, uh, what do you like to do, Mom? Maybe do something you like

to do. Anything that I'm spending with my boys is perfectly fine by me.

But you guys had such good ideas when we were kids.

Yeah, they were always the best. Well, if you guys are leaving, you're going to

have to get used to making your own division.

Yeah, that's true.

That's true. She kind of got us there.

My boys are turning into men.

I don't know, like, what if we watched that movie you were talking about?

Oh, yeah, yeah, that movie with that one guy.

Yeah.

That is a good movie. I have been wanting to watch it.

It's kind of a beautiful day, though.

The sun's shining.

Yeah, what if we did something outside?

Remember when you guys were little and you always used to play mermaids?

Mermaids? We played mermaids? It was so cute.

That's crazy.

I don't remember that.

I remember it a little bit.

Yeah, he was like a little older than me.

Wow. Well, I mean, we do have a devil.

Pull outside.

And the temperature is perfect for it.

I would like to go swimming.

I just got a new swim trunk.

Thanks for those, Mom.

You're welcome, son.

Yeah. I'll probably take them with me to the military, honestly.

Yeah, we're definitely going to do that. Well, you're probably not going to be

able to do a lot of leisure swimming there.

I mean, I know you're really going to miss us, Mom.

I am. I don't think you guys quite fathom how much I'm going to miss you.

No.

We're going to write to you.

How often?

As often as we can.

I mean, we're going to be cultured. It's not the same. I'm used to talking to

you right every day.

We will. Maybe we can, you know, send a letter every day. It is a daily.

Yeah, I made a video call.

You know I'm not very good with my phone.

Well, you'll just have to answer it for us.

I always will. What?

That's why you have a bath bomb.

And you guys are the best.

I don't know who's going to take care of me with you guys not here.

Well, you know, think about it like this. You don't have to take care of us.

It'll be a little easier.

But I love taking care of my boys.

Yeah, but it's time for us to step up and, you know, become men and really do

something for our country and for you.

I don't think you guys know quite what it's going to be like. All the

responsibilities.

Well, I think you're kind of upset.

I'm very upset.

Distraught, almost.

Well, I don't think it's an upset or... Yeah, Mom, why don't you... Why don't

you just... Yeah, I think I need to... Look,

you don't have to worry about our tissues and lotion no more.

Yeah.

No more problems.

It would be nice and easy.

I would have less laundry.

Yeah, that's right.

Less dishes.

Always complaining about us leaving our dishes in the laundry.

That's because you leave them everywhere.

Yeah, I'm pretty bad about that.

The military will make us organized.

Yeah. We'll pull out our own laundry. We'll do our own laundry.

And then you can come back to me and you can help me.

Yeah. Help you keep the house nice and right.

Look at the sun.

It looks so beautiful in the water.

It does, doesn't it?

Maybe we should go outside soon.

Yeah, that'd be really good out there.

Didn't we just get some toys or something for the pool?

I think they're on the front porch. I think they just got delivered.

Oh, yeah? But we have some old ones I could go grab.

Okay. You can help set up a new one.

Yeah. But the old ones, it'll be reminiscent of what we used to do.

Yeah, the good old days.

I like that.

Yeah, me too. I think we should definitely do that.

But, Mom, wouldn't you be proud to be able to coach your boys on military men?

I'll always be proud of my boys. I'm just going to miss you.

We just want to help you for the future, Mom.

Money's no issue. I don't know what I'm going to do without my boys around.

Well, you know, Dad was in the military as well.

You know, I seem to have set him up all right.

Yeah, you know, I've actually been thinking about that a lot recently.

Ever since Dad went, like, I don't know, he felt a lot more responsible for you,

you know? There's no man around to take care of you.

I guess I've just grown to having you guys around.

Yeah, but if we don't do this, how are we ever going to be the kind of man that

Dad was, you know?

He was such a good man.

And I know he did so much for you, and he really did a good job taking care of

you, and we just want to follow in his footsteps, you know?

But sometimes it's good if you set your own path.

You don't have to do what your father did.

I mean, what else could we really do?

Lots. You could go to college.

I know you're nervous about money, but we can figure it out.

Yeah, how are we going to afford that?

Like, that's the thing.

If I go to the military, they'll take care of all of my college, right? So I

could get a whole degree and be good to go and take care of you forever.

I'll pick up extra shifts at work.

It'll be worth it to keep my boys around.

But then you won't be around, Mom.

He's got a point, Mom. He's got a point.

I mean, it's only going to do us better for the future.

I guess it would be good.

You can learn how the real world is. It did help your father a lot when he went.

I'm glad you're kind of throwing the keys our way, Mom.

It really won't be so bad. Just think about it.

Yeah, Mom. Just remember that we're going to be serving our country and

good all around the world.

Won't you be proud of us?

I'm always proud of you.

Thanks, Mom.

I can't wait to see where I'm going to travel.

Where do you think we'll be stationed, Jimmy? I don't know. They might send us

somewhere overseas.

Your dad was stationed in Tokyo, almost.

Tokyo?

I've always wanted to go to Japan.

You know that I love anime.

Yeah, bro, you do. You do love anime.

Maybe the notes are right. I'd be less of a nerd.

We'll take lots of pictures for you, though.

Send them back to you in the mail. You'll be able to put them up on the

I could go with you guys.

Where do you want to go, Jamie?

I think Europe would be nice.

We stationed over there.

Learned a new culture.

You did take French in high school.

Yeah, I did.

I didn't learn a whole lot of jokes.

You can use it on all the pretty French girls over here.

Did Dad learn any languages while he was there?

No, Dad.

No, he didn't really have a chance deal.

He was busy with all that, the military deal.

It would have been cool if he could have spoke Japanese.

But I kind of learned it. I could have watched.

Real anime in Japanese.

You don't let me watch anime in the military?

I don't know. I was pushing it.

I don't think you'll have a lot of free time.

But the bad part about the military is that because he was so far away, he

wasn't here to take care of me.

Yeah, but that's exactly what we don't want to do, Ron. We're going to do it

early so we can come back and take care of you forever.

Yeah, we're always going to take care of you, huh?

But I'm going to be missing your youth. I just can't get over that.

We've been young enough. How did we come back?

Yeah, you know, we're mostly grown up now.

It's just time to mature a little bit.

Do you think the ladies would really like us right now? I don't know how they

could.

I mean, look at you two.

Be surprised.

Thanks, Mom.

I guess that's what you're going to make about me.

There's a lot of things I'm going to make about you, Mom.

Everything.

The food you cook.

Is the food going to be any good, dude?

The desserts.

I've heard that before you go to war, they give you crab.

No, I mean seafood.

What?

What's that book about, buddy?

I don't know. Maybe it makes you happy.

That way you're ready to go to war.

I guess that's something to look forward to.

But what dish do you miss the most? What are you going to miss the most of mine?

What's your favorite?

Jimmy?

You know I don't like the sweet. I like your green bean caps a little more.

So what do you want to do for the rest of the day, Mom?

I think the pool was a good idea, and the sun's about to go away.

Yeah, maybe we should.

I'll go for a walk, a nice good walk, and then I'll hop in the pool to

Yeah, but do you remember how you asked us if we were hungry?

Now I kind of am hungry.

Well, what would you like next time?

Do we have any of those, like, pizza roll things that you make for us?

I might be able to find some in the freezer.

Oh, the wedges. I know which ones you're talking about. Yeah.

Really good ones with that cheese that goops out of it, man. Yeah, bro. It

like, falls over the top.

Oh, God. Yeah.

I know.

Those are the best. Especially for, like, a panacea.

You did used to eat those all the time as a kid.

three 3 a .m. days.

I know.

I'm going to miss being here.

Me too. Actually, the pantry.

I'm going to miss the pantry.

Just walk in.

You think you can tell if you get caught hiding food in the military?

Yeah.

For sure.

Have you seen that movie?

No, I haven't. I've seen that movie. You know what, John, I'm talking about. I'm

too scared to watch the military movies.

No, it'll get us in a chain, bro.

I know.

You know I'm nervous.

We're going to get to the tailor, bro. There we are.

I don't know who's supposed to get through it with me, though. I'm going to

by myself.

You'll make new friends, huh?

We'll sometimes get where we can.

I guess there's no time like the present.

The sun is awful beautiful out there.

Yeah, it's kind of starting to go down a little bit.

How about we hop in those new swimming trunks together and go swim in for a

little bit?

Nothing.

Are you guys ready?

Yeah, let's go.

Okay. I'm going to get a snack too.

And maybe I can give it to today.

Holy shit.

Mom, where did you find all these?

I kept them in the shed. Do you guys remember that?

Yeah, I do.

What about you, Jimmy?

It's been years, bro. You start running around the house all the time with

these. Wait, wait, wait. That's not all.

Look.

I figured I'd have to give you guys your first guns before the military.

Yeah, I like the paint. It really is.

This is what it kept me like.

It's so cold.

It's so cold.

No, I was never any good at it.

You're better than me at it.

Here's a pass.

Yeah.

Let's go.

You know what? I'm not going to be so bad about it.

You know?

I'm just really going to miss you guys.

Think of all the fun we're having here.

You guys aren't going to have fun like this when you're in the military.

Sure we will, Mom.

You know.

Kids at heart.

But think about how good this feels.

Yeah, you're right. It does definitely feel good. Oh, yeah!

remind you of me.

I don't know if that would be possible.

Good shot.

We're really killing it.

This is a really nice day.

Beautiful.

It's the perfect day for a pool day.

Yeah, I agree.

I think I need a little more time.

Air ball.

That's why they didn't start me.

I think I need to fill my water down.

Oh, yeah. It was getting a little low.

Well, I'm going to get your breath.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, that's so cold.

You have a really nice ass. I think this is what I'm going to miss the most. I

don't think they make asses like that in Europe.

Or Tokyo.

I think you're right.

It is really nice. It is, right?

I'm going to miss you so much.

You don't care. You guys are so sweet. I don't know who's going to compliment

me when you leave.

I'm sure you'll get plenty of it soon.

For sure.

Definitely don't make assets like this anymore.

I don't want to miss days like this.

I wonder what the weather will be like where we're at.

I don't know.

Depends on where we get shipped to.

The winters are going to be longer. There won't be any more pool days,

for sure.

Damn. Maybe we'll get lucky and we'll get some summer down here in Florida.

Yeah, that would be the best. I sure hope so. Then my boys can come visit me

the time.

Yeah. Fuck yeah.

That's a good way to look at it, Mom. Look, you're warming up today.

Yeah, see? It's not that bad. I still wish you boys would consider college,

though. Or even trade school.

You know...

I just don't think I'm smart enough to do that kind of stuff.

I think the military's perfect.

I'll learn how to follow the rules, you know?

Yeah, we're just one of those hands -on kind of people, you know? I think you're

selling yourself short. You're very smart. You're my boss, after all.

Thanks, Mom.

You always say the nicest stuff to us.

Yeah, she really does.

Always has the best words of encouragement.

You really are the best mom ever.

You know, at least you won't have to spend money on college anymore, Mom.

That's the least of my concerns.

I think I can afford it.

You know, even if you could, I wouldn't want you to have to spend all that

money, you know?

Money is temporary.

My love is forever.

She's got a point, though. She does have a point.

to miss the most about you boys.

How just sweet and compassionate and caring you guys are.

I'm going to miss that the most.

Thanks, Mom.

Your dad and I really did a good job with you boys.

Yeah, you did.

We just thought, you know, going to the military would be

a good way to show our appreciation to everybody.

Yeah. And you get to tell everybody that your boys are in the military.

Isn't that cool?

I'm still kind of hungry, Mom. Are you going to make us something a little bit?

What did you want, son?

I don't know.

What should we eat for our last meal? That's a great question.

Yeah, it should be something good, right?

Yeah, you always make something good, Mom.

Yeah, you just went to the grocery yesterday.

Maybe you boys can help me. We can pick out something really good.

I'd love to help you with anything, Mom.

Anything you like, Mom. You have us for tonight.

We ship out first thing in the morning.

Don't remind me.

Sorry, it is what it is. I'm still hoping I can convince you guys to stay.

If we stay, we'd be total losers.

We can't do something cool with our lives. Yeah, we need to grow up.

Well, what does that make me?

You're our mom. You could never be a loser.

You definitely brought us up very well.

Yeah. You've been the best mom to us. Let's be the best sons.

We're always going to take care of mom, right?

And that's why I love you, Butch. You're always thinking of me.

And when you're gone, no one's going to think of me.

We love you too, Mom. We're always thinking of you. Yeah, we think of you

day, Mom.

Like we said, we'll send you letters.

And FaceTime.

You know, we have cell phones now.

Yeah, the military's always there.

It'll be like we're not getting lost.

I'm really just going to miss these in -person interactions.

I know. We are really lucky.

Yeah, but, you know, we'll be back every now and then.

We always come back.

Don't they get to come home, like, every, like, six months or so? Yeah.

And we can still do all the same stuff when we come home.

Yeah, nothing's going to change, Mom.

But you'll be grown.

You won't be my little boys anymore.

We have to grow up at some point, Mom.

It's just a destiny, you know?

Don't you believe in destiny?

Yeah, isn't that how you met Dad?

I guess that's one way to look at it.

So, what are we going to have for dinner tonight?

Have you decided?

I want that spaghetti.

Spaghetti with the onion.

But what for dessert?

Do we have any cherry pie?

Cherry pie.

That sounds good.

Maybe a little ice cream with that?

Yeah, a little whipped cream, what's that?

That is one of my favorites.

We know, wow.

Damn, we're not going to get dessert in the military either.

We had these little things when you warm it up in the microwave.

It's a microwave thing.

Oh, that's not good.

I want that right now.

This is a really fun time with all the old toys, though.

Yeah, it's been a great day so far. This was a good idea, boys.

I can't even tell you the last time we've missed one of them.

That's why we're always hanging out with our friends, you know.

You're going to miss all of our things.

Yeah, we're not going to miss anything more than mom.

I'm going to miss you so much.

I'm going to miss you boys too.

Mom's soft -mouthed.

I know, and her title is listen to.

What are you going to do without it?

What am I going to do without my boys?

I'll have no one.

You can always go out with your friends.

You know, it's always a nightlife.

Yeah, don't you want to go out and have fun?

You're still so young, Mom.

But I have fun with you guys.

Really, though, what are we going to do now, Mom?

Gosh, I'm going to be so lonely without her.

I wanted to be a doctor.

A doctor?

That's still on the table. You could always go to college.

I could, but that's 12 years.

I can't wait 12 years to actually become a professional.

Because what if we do all that and then it

doesn't work out?

But if you enlist, you don't know how long you could be.

Yeah, but it's definite, right?

I just remember how excited you were as a little boy, playing with your little

stethoscope.

Oh, yeah.

I did play with it a lot.

You know what? The sun's starting to set.

I think maybe I should take you to you guys' favorite dinner spot.

Yeah? Would you like that?

Yeah, we would. Why, you know, I'd love to go.

Yeah. What are you guys feeling?

What are you going to get from this?

Well, anything fresh.

Maybe some cheese on it.

Oh, yeah.

Can't go wrong with cheese.

Let's go to dinner, then.

Yeah, let's do it.

How do we clean up first, though?

Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.

Man,

that was so good. That was so good.

You're not going to get food like that when you're in the military.

It's a pretty good meal.

Well, boys, I prepared a little slideshow. for you of all

the college options that I have that we can afford even without a scholarship.

What? Really?

Yes. We probably don't have grades for it, though.

Yeah, we don't have the kind of grades.

You boys will be fine. I already double -checked your GPA with your high school.

Damn.

She got us there.

She kind of got us there, but we already signed up, you know?

I know you want to serve your country.

But this is a different way. I thought maybe med school could be for you guys.

It's still serving your country.

And if that's too much pressure, maybe nursing school.

I don't know.

I don't know if I could be a nurse.

Here, just take a look.

Just take a look.

See this one in Connecticut?

Yeah, that's pretty good. It looks nice, doesn't it? Look at the campus.

Look at all the pretty girls.

It would take so long for us to be able to pay you back and actually start

providing for you.

Okay, well.

My mom.

Okay, boys. Okay, boys.

Hmm.

Well, maybe if that's too much for you guys, maybe something simpler.

And it's a little bit more affordable.

Business. It's a good option. Or trade schools.

Here, let me show you this one.

It's in California. I know you boys have always wanted to go there.

I do love California.

It does seem like a nice place.

The beaches, the pretty girls, the parties.

Way better than the military.

Oh, my.

There's just so many options.

Oh, wait. I got to show you guys the best one.

This one is right here in our hometown.

Look at it. You could stay right here in Florida.

I do love being near you, Mom.

Yeah, trade schools are good for the future.

And the prettiest girls are in Florida.

I mean, yeah, you're not wrong about that.

You live here.

You're so sweet.

You guys should discuss with each other. Is it worth it?

Well,

we're not going to get the discipline that we really need.

The headmaster at this school, he's very strict.

Very strict.

Well, I mean, do we need somebody that's strict or just somebody to show us how

to do everything?

Well, that's what the professors are for, honey.

That's true. That's true.

I mean, what do you think we should try to get into?

What do you think, bro?

I don't know if I want to go to college, man. I still can't imagine what I'd go

for.

Well, here, let me show you this one.

This is a good option.

Hmm.

Where is it?

Oh, yeah.

See?

Do they have dorms? Can we even afford that?

It's all, yeah, it's very, all of these are very affordable options.

Although I'm worried about you, Mom.

Yeah. Are you sure?

I crunched the numbers. It all seems very feasible.

Are you sure you just really want us to save that back?

I do. I'm trying my all to convince you.

You're doing a pretty good job convincing us, I guess.

Yeah, it's a good thing that there's nothing working on us.

I was just so sold on the military, though. I really want to go still.

Yeah, I really do, too.

I mean, I really need it.

Your dad liked it, too. But he didn't last very long in it. It was only a few

months in before he quit.

He quit? He quit.

Why? I never said that to us.

He didn't want you to be disappointed in him.

Wow, we never knew that.

You remind me so much of your father.

Yeah, do we?

Like what?

You have all his best attributes.

That's why you're so similar.

He didn't like the military. I don't think he will either.

You never know.

It's different for everybody.

That is true. You all have your own experiences.

But... I don't know. College looks like a pretty good option.

Right?

I don't know.

I mean, you gotta think. We'll have each other's back while we're there.

You know, it's not like we're gonna get any help or nothing.

We're just, you know, going to grow up.

That's all.

Stop talking like that.

We have to grow up at some point. I don't like to think about it right now.

I mean, it seemed to shape Dad up a little bit. I mean, it might have only

two months, but it seemed all right.

It'll make us better men.

I don't know about college.

I really wish you would just consider these options that I've been showing

Here, son, will you sit this down for me?

Of course.

I mean, if you think about it, bro...

We go to college, I mean, we're gonna get to fuck a lot of hot girls.

But, but, a girl does like a man in uniform.

Right, Ma?

They like men who have books, too.

Yeah, books. You know why you like that?

Because of the uniform?

It just has nuances.

But, I prefer a smart man. I prefer an intellectual.

Inflections. Yes. The girls love it, too. Trust me. I am one.

You do know best, mom.

So what do you think, Kai? Are you considering it?

Yeah, but what would I even go for?

Well, what do you love?

Hmm. I guess I do love music.

Music? Yeah, bro. You've always been really good at music. Thanks, man.

Musical history, maybe?

I don't know. What would I use it for?

It is a tough field to get a job in.

Or even sports, bro.

We could go back into sports. Yeah.

I could go for music.

Then again, I don't know what job I would even get with music.

What do you think, Mom?

You could be a music teacher. You could share your love of music with everyone.

I do love music.

It's getting kind of hot in here.

Yeah.

Yeah, good call, Mark. Good call.

It's just kind of warm.

What about you, Jimmy? What would you go for?

I don't know, Mom. Probably more for sports. I'm never really much for the

books.

I mean, you know, I guess it wouldn't be a bad thing to try to go learn

something, right?

I mean, I think you'd be probably, if you're really good at math, maybe an

accountant.

Accountant would be cool.

Manage people's money.

Yeah, but you know what's cooler? Shooting guns in the military.

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

I don't know, a sports agent is pretty cool.

To meet all the famous athletes.

I don't know about that.

I'm not really into too many sports besides baseball.

I don't know, I think sports agent would be better for Jimmy.

Maybe I should do something fun like theater.

Yeah, bro, do you need acting classes?

Yeah, maybe I could be a famous actor.

You did always do very well in the plays in school.

Yeah, and I'm a pretty good singer.

Yeah, well, I hate sitting in the bathroom all the time.

You can hear that?

Yeah, bro.

You don't sound bad. I don't sound bad.

You have such a beautiful voice, son.

You guys are so kind.

You're the best one ever.

I don't know. I guess I'd want to go to college in Florida, though. I don't

really want to leave the state.

I don't want to leave you, Mom.

Yeah, Florida is great.

I mean, it's so great. I mean, all of our friends are here.

Man, the more we talk about it, the better it kind of seems.

Yeah, we won't leave Mom all alone.

We're doing good talking out with one another.

We're reaching a better resolution already.

Well, we just want to make you happy, Mom. We want to be there for you.

How can we be there for you? We're always so busy with school and girls and

other things like that.

Yeah, that's true.

I mean, we will be gone a lot more.

We've gone so much, what are we going to do?

Man, that college does look kind of cool.

To make it look fun.

Yeah, are there any good ones that we could both get into?

Yeah.

I mean, I know your grades are better than mine.

Not by much.

Yeah, but I'm kind of stupid, man.

That's why I want to join the military. You don't have to be smart to be in the

military.

No, I don't.

Yeah, I mean, there's way less reading in the military.

Yeah, there is.

You know?

But, I mean, we still got to learn, like, operations, commands.

I didn't even think about that.

And then the drills?

Jeez.

But college is a lot safer.

Way safer.

And I want my boys to be safe.

That's true.

It is a lot safer.

We don't know what would happen if we lost our children. I don't know what

happen.

There you go. Every day, super early.

I guess we'd have to do that either way.

I mean, yeah.

College and the military, you get up pretty early, huh?

Yeah. But on the rough side, in college, you can book your classes later.

Oh, that's true.

You can't really choose your military classes. No.

They wake you up like, good morning, private, right?

That's how they do it in the movies, at least.

It's a lot different when you're actually there, though.

It's probably a lot worse, honestly.

This college thing is sounding a little bit easier than the military now,

honestly.

Just need a couple books, a little homework.

Plus we won't have to work out like crazy every single day.

Mom, why are you so smart?

I try. It's because I went to college.

Guess you already do better than that.

I

don't

know.

Maybe the military... Maybe I could go for something safe, you know? Something

that, you know... Maybe I could do, like, air traffic control or something.

Then I could still learn a useful skill and...

Still be in the military.

I don't know. What do you think, Mom?

Sorry, what was that, Mom?

Oh, college, of course. That's what I think.

I've been thinking this whole time.

Oh, man.

We do love making you happy.

I want to be here for you, but I'm already signed up.

You think we can go back?

Do you think they'll make us?

I don't know, honestly.

I mean, you never know. You don't want to get like a, I don't know, does a

discharge count?

It probably does.

We're going to have to talk to the recruiter and find out how we back out

this if we want to.

That'd be really tough to get him out of it.

I don't know, bro. We're not going to be far.

Do you have any advice, mom?

You know how we get out of this?

I don't. I think you guys are doing a good job of problem solving, though.

Sounds like you can put that to use in college.

I'm really persistent about college. You're so persistent.

Maybe some of the ways you consider it will make her happy.

I do like making mom happy. Yeah, mom is always awesome. She always keeps us

happy.

She was really cool.

What did you go to college for again, Mom?

I studied the human anatomy.

Hmm.

Well, you do know the human anatomy pretty well, Mom.

What kind of grades did you get in college?

I was a straight -A student, 4 .0.

So you've always been smart. Straight -A.

That's really impressive.

Yeah, we really got our wits from our bed.

I

guess

this is already something to consider.

Makes me so happy that you're even considering it, son.

And where can the military teach us that our mom hasn't died?

That's a great question. She was the best mom ever.

Jay,

you're huffing all of mommy's pussy.

Closest degree.

Bachelor's degree. It was really tough.

Yeah, I mean, it's two years versus four years.

She was talking about going to be a doctor.

That's crazy.

Or a nurse. You could be an RN.

That's only four.

What?

Why would I be a nurse? Aren't nurses women?

No, that's a stereotype.

Oh. I didn't know that.

But think about it. All your co -workers would be nurses.

That's a lot of pretty women.

Lots of sexy nurses.

I do like scrubs. I do like scrubs.

I mean, we are kind of spoiled.

Yeah, you're kind of a mommy bully.

Do you think our friends will think that we're pussies for not joining the

military when we've told them what we would?

Maybe a little bit.

Man, we're gonna hear about that one soon.

Fuck.

I even bragged to my crush about it.

Oh, no.

That's not good.

I'm gonna need to understand.

If they do, at least we'll have each other's backs.

Yeah, right.

Get a little training.

I don't know, though.

There's just as many pros as there are cons.

It's kind of hard to wait.

I know.

It's still not the time to leave him, huh?

Hmm.

It's a lot to contemplate, but you know what side I'm for.

I don't think your friends will be disappointed in you.

I think they'll think you're a real man, going and pursuing a higher level of

education. You think so?

Uh -huh.

Maybe she ain't got a point.

I think she does have a pretty good point.

What do you think the hardest part about college would be? The exams?

Oh, no, bro. It's definitely going to be the studying.

The long hours.

Oh, man.

We're going to be in the library, like, every day.

What do you think, mom? What was the hardest part about college for you?

Probably making friends, but I think you two have no issues with that.

He did raise him to be pretty nice.

No, he'll be there.

Yeah? Like, I'll still be here. Especially if you go to school here in

That's true.

I don't know. Maybe we should just stay home.

Staying home sounds kind of boring, though. I mean, think about all the guns

the adventures in the military.

That's cute.

Being out there in the middle of the desert, overseas.

Sounds kind of crazy if you think about it.

That sounds kind of crazy.

Sounds like you boys are finally coming to your senses.

Yeah, maybe so.

You're really starting to have an influence on us.

More than ever.

You're such a good employee, Cosmo.

I mean, would you be up for helping us with our homework and our studies?

Of course not.

I'm always here to help you. But only if it was within it.

Yeah.

You guys look great just the way you are.

Mm -hmm.

Mm -hmm.

Mm -hmm.

Mm

-hmm.

Mm -hmm.

I don't think he really regretted it. Well, in the end, he did, because he did

leave early.

Well,

I don't know. She's been pretty convincing.

What do you think, Jimmy?

I mean, she's definitely had a convincing day today.

I'm just really scared of what everybody's going to think.

How would you deal with that, Mom?

I go through life and I don't give a rat's butt what people think.

That's a good way to go through life.

I know, Jenny, you're kind of like that. You don't care what anyone says to you.

I just don't like when people make fun of how much I like anime.

Well, you know.

He's never home, bro.

You

think other

people in the military like Yaname?

I think other people in college do.

well maybe with a little more convincing I'll be done to go to college

of the kind of convincing that we need.

has reached a resolution?

I think we're pretty close.

Not far off at all.

We might be ready to release soon, but we need just a little bit more

convincing, honestly.

Just a little more.

We've pretty much come to our conclusion.

I can't wait to hear your conclusion.

I'm so glad you guys are so close to reaching that resolution.

I'm really close. I hope you choose kind.

So

what's

your choice, son?

Man, that's really tough.

You gotta wait for your brother to decide.

I think so.

Oh, shit.

So what did you all decide?

I don't know.

I guess you win, Mom.

I guess we're going to stay.

Oh, my gosh.

I'm so happy.

And that's what I call a happy ending.