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Laura.

Are you in there?

Laura.

Hey, open the door!

Laura, open the door, seriously!

What are you doing in there?

I'm not playing with you, come on!

You know, here's what I'm thinking.

What if we just, like, took a break?

You've been working at this like all day.

I've just been staring at that for the past five hours.

But there's really good light today.

There's really good light every day, it's the sun.

It's gonna be up there tomorrow, I promise you.

I'm literally dying out here.

Maybe you can paint a picture of me dying.

Is that a little bleak for you? I don't know.

- Okay. - Yeah?

Let's take a break.

Gosh, thank goodness. I am so ready to get out of here.

Let's go to Lost & Found.

Isn't that that janky old record store?

"Janky" is a strong word.

- Chloe. - Hmm?

Doesn't your brother work at a record store?

Yeah. So?

That's why you want me to go there, you're trying to set me up with your brother.

- No, I'm not. - Yes, you are!

I'm not, I swear.

Let's go.

Come on.

- Harrison. - Thank you, man.

- Yo. - Yo, what's up?

- Hello. Nice shirt. - Thanks.

Uh, I have a little surprise for you.

Laura, this is my stepbrother Harrison.

All righties.

- I'm gonna hit the bathroom. - Hi.

"Hi"? That's how you're gonna start this whole thing?

Are those cassettes over there?

Yeah. Those are all actual mixtapes that people have given us.

Why would they give them up?

Sometimes people will put their mixtapes in

with their boxes of other music stuff,

and then, when they sell those boxes,

the tapes end up here without a home.

It's kind of sad that they lose them.

I think that's why my boss started the wall.

If there's even a possibility that one of these can get reunited,

they stand a much better chance up on the wall then...

in a trash can or landfill somewhere.

- Lost & Found. - Mm-hmm.

That's clever.

- I'll tell him you said that. - Okay.

What, Japanese Breakfast? I can't believe you guys have this.

Ooh, yeah, neither can I.

You don't like them?

No, I like them. I like them.

- This is such a good album. - That is a very good album.

Um, it has a very unique sound.

- Oh, my God, you hate them. - No, no.

No, they sound slapped together sometimes.

- Ow! Stop! - Becky just texted me.

Lei Lei... Can you not?

Lei Lei's is doing karaoke night,

so I'm gonna do some Cardi.

- I think you should. - Yeah.

Um, yeah, I'll just...

I'll meet you outside in a second.

Oh.

Okay.

Stop, stop, stop.

Um... I'm going to their show next week.

Really?

I'm not gonna give you my number unless you go with me.

Unless I go with you to the Japanese Breakfast show?

Yes, that one.

- Do you have a pen? - Yeah.

- Do you want a pen? - I would love one.

There we go.

Oh, no, nope. You can't...

can't do that.

O... kay.

There we go.

It's for you.

Okay.

I guess I have to buy this now?

I guess you do.

Oh, my God, oh, my God!

What did you say, "slapped together"?

- You said "slapped together." - No, I didn't say "slapped together."

You know Chloe's been trying to set us up for a while.

Yeah.

I don't know, it's just...

it's just been so busy for me

and I just...

haven't really wanted to...

date anyone, I guess.

Well, I'm really glad that you changed your mind.

Why do you like records so much when streaming is so easy?

With records and tapes, you have this tangible thing,

right there in front of you.

When the "A" side's done, you get to flip it.

I love that.

With streaming, they just bunch it all together and...

the original is lost.

What?

Nothing.

I have something for you.

Medical Biochemistry?

No, the tape.

The book was a present from my dad.

Light reading.

Yep. Growing up a doctor's son, no pressure.

Good morning.

I don't suppose you plan on doing any work back here.

- Nope. - Just don't break anything.

Coop, all this stuff is broken anyway.

Just because it's broken doesn't mean it's busted.

I'm not just collecting parts.

There's nothing here that I can't fix.

I know.

- Oh, Cooper. - Laura.

Oh, that kid's smarter than he looks,

so... or is it that he looks smarter than he is?

Guess the jury's still out on that.

Nice meeting you.

You too.

All right, you wanna put that cassette in here?

Okay.

- This way? - Mm-hmm.

All right, see that red recording button?

- This one? - Mm-hmm.

Press it.

Congratulations.

You are now recording the very first song on our mixtape.

I'm gonna be terrible, you know that?

Okay. Have a little bit of faith in yourself,

'cause not everyone is terrible their first time.

- You sure? - Yes, yes.

But I'm not coordinated. I have like zero balance. Zero.

That is precisely why I wanna take you.

I think seeing you wipe out a thousand times

could be sort of... fun.

- Really? - Yeah.

- You think that? - Yeah.

Ow!

- Are you kidding me? Don't make me... - Ow!

Don't do that!

- Stop! Stop. - I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- Stop, stop, stop. - I am so sorry, I'm done.

Hello, this is Laura.

Really?

I mean, that's fantastic.

Thank you so much. That sounds great.

Bye.

What was that?

The Walsh Art Mentorship.

Um... I got in.

What?

- Yeah. - That's amazing.

Have you heard of it?

No, but a mentorship, that sounds huge!

All the students have gone on to do amazing things, like...

huge gallery exhibits and commissioned private work

and public murals, and I...

Okay, all right.

This calls for a celebration.

- Ooh! - Very well done.

- Thank you. - So when is this thing?

Um, it starts in a few months, and it's a year-long program.

Wow.

And the best part is, it's right here.

I don't have to leave. I can stay here with you.

I've actually been thinking about school to,

well, uh, med school...

Oh.

- Earthquake, get to the car. - Oh, my God.

Oh! Ho-ho-ho!

Whoa! That was crazy.

I love earthquakes.

Really?

Yeah, it's like surfing on land.

You're truly special.

- There he is. - Chloe?

He's really cool.

Hey, bruh.

Oh, uh, where is your beach stuff?

You serious, babe? I don't wanna go to the beach.

It will be really fun.

You can just tell me if you don't wanna hang out with me.

- No, that's not what I'm saying. - It's fine.

Go to the beach. I don't even care.

Crystal's probably free.

He's such an asshole. I don't know why I didn't see it before.

Yeah, Chloe, I really think you're better off.

Yeah, I'm over it, let's go.

- Oh. - Uh, no, not them.

Don't... okay.