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(synthesized electronic,

video game theme music playing)

♪ ♪

(sighs)

(knocks)

-Aah!

-Hi, Abby.

-Bruce.

(laughing):

You scared me.

Are you ready to go?

-There's a pretty well-rated

Chinese restaurant--

-Bruce: No. (grunts)

What are you still

doing outside? Come in!

I thought we were

going out to dinner?

Bruce: I don't want

to go out to dinner.

I... have a better idea.

(Bruce panting)

I don't understand.

-Uh, wait.

-(TV clicks on)

(synthesized electronic,

video game music playing)

♪ ♪

(laughs)

Okay. (chuckles)

It's that game

we used to play.

I get it.

(music continuing)

That's all you have to say?

"That game"?

It's Crowning Glory II!

You're-You're

just still in shock.

Just, here. Watch.

(Bruce reading video game text):

(Bruce reading in gruff voice):

(Bruce reading in normal voice):

(video game music pulsating)

Abby...

this is our game.

I know.

We used to play it a lot--

Bruce: No.

Like the exact game.

I... I found it when I was

cleaning out my mom's house.

Don't you remember?

Babby-- Bruce plus Abby. Babby.

Our character

that we created.

You did the puzzles,

and I-I fought the bosses.

Yeah, I remember.

We really liked

playing this game.

Liked?! We were obsessed!

We played this game

every single night

that summer.

Until...

Until the night Babby died.

Look... (sighs)

I drove straight here

from the conference

to come pick you up

and get dinner.

-I've gotta prep

for my presentation--

-Okay, well,

if you don't wanna be here,

you know, just go. I don't care.

Hey. Bruce, just... relax.

(Bruce mutters)

(scoffs): I...

I'm sorry. I'm just...

stressed and overworked.

Yeah. Of course you are.

Bruce, respectfully,

we don't really

know each other anymore.

We haven't seen each other

since we were kids.

I know you.

(sighs)

We were best friends.

Bruce:

And I...

I...

And I just want to save Babby...

from perma-death.

Now see,

in Crowning Glory II

when your hero dies,

they're dead forever.

No extra lives.

No-- no potion.

-Perma-death.

-Yeah. I remember

what perma-death is.

-That's what

happened to Babby.

-Yeah!

Yes.

But, but what if I told you...

that Babby's still in there?

In the game.

That I found a way

to bring Babby back.

Babby's bones,

they're still in there,

in the Hydra's lair,

right where she was killed.

Now, I read online that,

that if we can take those bones

to the temple in Castle Town

with an offering of a thousand

gold pieces...

the monks can bring Babby back.

They can resurrect Babby.

So... (scoffs) you just

need to go get the bones

and take them to some monks?

Yes! It's easy!

It's easy.

We just gotta

beat the first quest,

and do the second quest,

then the third quest,

and kill the Hydra,

and then take the bones

to the monks.

I've already created

a new character for us.

Abbuce!

Abbuce! Get it?

A-B-B-U-C-E.

Abby and Bruce!

Bruce...

I'm sorry,

but I just don't think

I can do this tonight.

(Bruce grunts, sighs)

Bruce:

I drove all this way.

I just...

Abby, do you

remember the rule?

(sighs)

What rule?

That if either one of us

ever needed to fart when

we we're on the phone,

we had to put the phone

up to our butt and fart

into the phone.

(laughing)

Yes.

-It was my idea.

-(Bruce laughs)

It was a good idea.

You know every time I need

to fart when I'm on the phone

now, I still think of you.

(laughs)

I'll like...

be on the phone giving a patient

their blood test results

and have this instinct to put

the phone up to my butt.

Bruce:

I never did that

with anybody else.

Why did you think

of that right now?

-Bruce: I farted

under the blanket.

-(laughing)

(gasps)

Oh! (coughs)

Well, thanks for sharing!

(laughing):

No! God!

Aah, dude.

-(sighs)

-(video game music playing)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I was really sorry

to hear about your mom.

(video game beeping,

weapons firing)

It's so weird to find out

someone died on Facebook.

Really would have liked

to have come to the funeral.

Your dad come?

How's he?

After the service,

he was like...

"When I saw you talking

to the funeral director,

"being so respectful

and dressed so smart,

"I felt so proud of you.

"Like you're

a real grown-up now.

Maybe I was wrong about you."

"Maybe I was wrong

about you"?

-Yeah.

-Wow.

-Huh. He was always--

-A dick.

I was gonna say a little

rough around the edges.

-(game chimes)

-Wait. No, push

the crown to the left.

No, no, no, the left.

The left!

(sighs)

Shit.

Give me that.

I told you I suck

at the puzzles.

(music continuing)

-Ah!

-Yeah!

-Yeah, son!

-A-whoop, a-whoop, a-whoop!

-Time for the Minotaur, right?

-Oh, right.

(weapons zapping)

Oh. Oh, oh, oh!

Abby:

Yeah!

Get-- Yes, yes, yes,

yes, yes, yes!

Yes!

-Yeah!

-(laughing)

-Woosh!

-(laughing)

(grunts)

(Bruce reading):

-Ah!

-Yes!

-(laughing)

-(howling)

(laughs)

Oh. Yes!

-No.

-Oh shit. Yeah. Yeah.

Both:

Uh, ah-- boom!

♪ ♪

(Bruce sighs)

Oh...

-So, how are

things with you?

-Fine.

So you treat kids

with cancer? Huh...

Sounds hard.

Yeah, it is.

Must be like...

just crying all the time

or whatever, huh?

No. Not really.

You get kind of...

You get used to some things.

Maybe too used to them.

(chuckles)

(groans)

So... do you have girlfriend?

-Sorta.

-Interesting.

-Tell me more.

-Can we just...

-focus on the game.

-I got this.

Come on. Give me dirt.

I dunno. I mean, she's...

like 41,

and it's weird, like...

They call it a geriatric

pregnancy or whatever--

Whoa! She's pregnant?

Yeah. Did I...

Did I not say that?

Uh, no.

(chuckles)

Wow.

(video game music continuing)

Is it yours?

(chuckles)

-(Abby gasps)

-Bruce: Fuck!

-Aah, dude,

we gotta focus here!

-Sorry!

-Don't yell at me.

-Yeah, well, don't mess it up!

-I'm doing my best.

-No, you're not.

(stammers):

You're being all distracted

and asking me all these

dumb questions and shit!

You think you can do this

all loosey-goosey,

but you can't!

Look,

I'm trying to be nice here

and play your stupid game

with you, but--

-Stupid?!

-I have an actual life, so...

-if you're gonna be a dick,

I'm just gonna leave.

-Great! Fine!

Then just, just

ruin it all, again!

It's your fault, Abby!

It's always your fucking,

fucking, fucking fault!

What? What's my fault?

Oh, come on. Really?

Bruce, what the fuck

are you talking about?

You played that night

without me.

You thought that you could beat

the Hydra, but you couldn't.

-And then Babby died.

-(scoffs)

-You killed Babby!

-No!

You were the one who fought

the Hydra by yourself.

-And you died on purpose!

-What?

I would never do that!

Why-why would you even think

something like that?!

I just assumed

you were mad at me

because of what

happened that night.

Oh, God.

Bruce, come on.

I'm not stupid.

Don't play games.

What the fuck is this?!

I don't know what

you're talking about.

(laughing):

Are you serious?

-Bruce.

-(laughs mockingly)

I guess.

That was the night

your dad moved out.

Yeah, I know.

Why would I be mad

at you about that?

Because of my mom.

Your mom found out

that night about them.

Yeah.

Your mom and my dad?

(sighs)

-(exhales)

-Abby: I'm sorry.

I just assumed you knew.

When did you find out

about this?

-I knew.

-When?

I don't know.

The whole time?

She was a single mom.

I knew everything.

My dad was fucking the maid?

She was more than that to you

and you know it.

Did you like...

Did you like see him

a lot after that?

I sure didn't.

Did you?!

Not really.

But he helped me

with med school.

(laughing)

Oh, so he stayed

in touch with you?

You always were the smart one.

Bruce?

-(door slams)

-(locks click)

(panting)

-Abby: Bruce?

-(doorknob rattles)

(sighs)

I'm sorry.

-Let's talk about it.

-No, I got it.

You're the kid

my dad really wanted.

Got it.

It's not like we had some

magical, special relationship

or anything.

Yeah, whatever.

(whispers):

Whatever.

Abby:

I thought you knew.

(chuckling):

I thought that's why

you stopped talking to me.

Bruce,

can we just go back?

I was having a good time,

and I...

I don't have that

a lot anymore.

My life is just...

It's really intense.

It's not...

It's not... fun.

Most of the time,

I just feel... numb.

All right.

(sighing):

Fine.

Guess I'll just have to save

Babby by myself.

(video game music playing)

♪ ♪

Abby: Okay!

Made it through

the Hydra's labyrinth!

(music continuing)

I am at the gate

to the Hydra's lair!

Gonna go through!

Here I go!

Gonna do it now...

by myself.

(panting)

♪ ♪

-(Abby gasps)

-(weapons zapping)

(Hydra roars)

-Ah.

-Oh, go, go, go,

go, go, go, go!

(both cheering)

-Yes!

-Oh! Hah!

(laughs)

(Bruce reading):

-(sighs, laughs)

-(sighs)

Wow.

That was...

easier than I thought

it would be.

(laughs)

Look.

That's Babby, right?

(gasping)

It is!

(softly): Oh...

(video game music playing)

(both gasp)

(Abby reading):

-Yeah.

-Yes.

(both reading):

Both: Yes!

(both reading):

Yes.

(game chimes)

(Abby laughs, sighs)

(game beeping)

(beeping continuing)

(descending electronic blooping)

(Abby reading):

Ash?

What do you mean ash?

-Wait.

-(game control clatters)

It didn't work?

I didn't know that was possible.

(sighs)

(chuckles)

(Abby crying)

(sobs, sniffles)

Abby, what's wrong?

(sobbing):

I, I...

No... (sobs)

(whimpering)

It's Babby, I'm...

(sobbing):

I'm sorry.

(sobbing):

I'm so sorry!

-It's-- it's okay.

-(sobbing continuing)

We tried. That--

that's all I wanted.

(panting)

(sobbing)

(Abby wailing)

(wailing continuing)

(sniffles, sobs)

(Bruce sighs)

Life comes and goes...

but in the hearts

of the living...

those that pass live on.

(sniffles)

Wow, Bruce.

(sniffles)

That was beautiful.

(both laugh)

(sniffles)

(video game music resumes)

(both reading):

Yes. (laughs)

Yes.

(hammering)

(Abby chuckles)

We should say something.

(music continuing)

Babby was a hero,

and I always thought

that was really cool.

(chuckles)

(softly):

Yeah...

Babby...

fought all the bosses,

even though

it was dangerous.

Babby was awesome.

Even when she spilled

Ecto Cooler

on my mom's fancy white couch

and I got punished for it.

(laughs)

(video game music ends)

Babby made me laugh.

-And I miss that.

-Mm!

(sighs)

And I wish we could go back.

(sighs)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

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