Obsession

Ever since we...

You're the only person that I've ever...

Sorry, this is weird. I-I don't talk like this.

No, it's okay.

I feel like I'm coming apart.

I think about you all the time, Nikki.

I try not to...

...you're in every song I listen to.

You were the only person who was nice to me

when I moved here.

And at first, I thought maybe you...

Well, I realized who you are.

And then, after Nana passed, you were the one that called

even when I didn't have anything to say

and we just sat there.

So I keep telling myself, "Don't tell her.

"She's too good.

And she'll... you'll lose her."

But maybe you should know...

...that I would choose you over everything.

Aw.

-That's everything. -No, no. Stop.

-Okay, th-th-that was cringey. -Oh, my God. I knew it.

-Way too much. -I-I'm so sorry.

I thought that was sweet.

-I thought it was gross. -I-I should've...

-Okay, this time I want you... -No, I...

I'm not doing it again, dude.

-That was so embarrassing. -Yeah, yeah.

That would freak... Th-Th-That freaked me out.

Okay? Nikki would vomit.

You told me to pour my heart out.

Do you know how vulnerable I just got?

I underestimated you.

-What if you got her something nice? -No, no.

-I'll try that. -D-Don't get her anything.

Dude, you got to be less...

way less sappy with Nikki, okay?

She doesn't like that shit. She doesn't.

Flowers, the candy that she said she likes?

Okay.

Thank you.

What?

Thank you.

You want me to go?

-Yeah, if-if you want, yeah. -Oh, yeah, okay. Yeah.

I'm sorry that... I'm sorry I made you do that.

No. No, it's okay. You're okay.

-No, it-it just... -It's a fun break.

-Just pretend like... -You're good.

Oh, my God, dude, that was so embarrassing.

Can we leave?

Yeah, well, thank God I did it. That was... that was awful.

Thank you for that.

Have you ever actually, like, flirted with Nikki?

Invite romance.

-Invite romance? -Tease her.

-Be playfully mean with her. -Be mean to her?

Playfully mean, yeah, but bring up Freaky Nikki.

You want me to call her Freaky Nikki?

You know she's sensitive about that.

Be like, "Hey, remember when you used to get bullied?

Everybody called you Freaky Nikki?"

She'll be like, "Oh, my God.

"Oh, no, Bear, that was... that was so long ago.

Don't. Please."

And that will, like, take her breath away?

Just say,

"Nikki, I think we should grab a drink sometime."

Yeah, I've grabbed drinks sometimes.

She always invites you.

-Yeah, exactly. -I asked you guys not to come

to trivia for one night.

Y-You can't ask her out at trivia, Bear.

You can't. I-I'm not gonna let you.

It's a good, organic time to ask.

I love trivia night.

It's all I have.

I wake up every Wednesday

rock hard, thinking about trivia.

God, I can't get over how dumb I just looked.

Y-You can't turn our weekly gathering

of camaraderie and skill i-into your... your...

your seven-year-late promposal, Bear.

Then when do I ask?

Any other time.

All you have is time.

If she means this much to you--

and I know she does-- wait.

Do it at the right time.

Okay.

Okay, I'll wait.

-I'll do it right. -Now say it with me.

All you have is time.

Oh, no.

Sandy?

Sandy?

Oh, no.

Sandy?

No.

No, no, no, no.

Oh, no, no. No, no!

Oh, shit.

How did you get into these?

Oh, man.

Why can't she...

Just...

-Hey. -Wow, you are so lucky.

Today was so busy.

Oh.

I needed a good day off.

Oh, yeah. Definitely.

You work so hard.

You know I do.

Oh, uh, what time are you showing up tonight?

I want to secure the spot early.

Oh.

Um, I'll...

I don't think I'm gonna make it tonight, actually.

Aw, Bear, no.

I wanted to see you tonight.

We need your brain.

We got to beat the Rag Tags this week.

Uh, well, I mean...

I...

I-I don't... I don't think I can tonight.

I'm just catching up on some stuff.

I was gonna tell you something.

What?

I mean, should I, like, tell you now?

Yeah.

What?

Yeah, so I'm putting in my two weeks.

Really?

How come?

I don't know.

Yeah, we're kind of running out of time, Bear, so, um...

you know, might want to skip that stuff

you're working on.

You're right.

-Tonight's the night. -Shit!

Goddamn it!

Are you okay?

No, I just dropped my crystal necklace down the drain.

-Oh, shit. -Ugh!

Sorry.

Why would she even say that?

Hey, uh, we're closing soon,

so let me know if you need anything.

Oh, o-okay.

-Thank you. -Right. Yeah, I know.

Ryan was saying that, too, so I'm not the only one.

Oh, you're definitely not the only one.

-I know. -Hey, uh, sorry.

I-I do need help.

Um, do you have, uh, crystal necklaces?

Yeah. Yeah, here, let me show you.

No, honestly, 'cause that's what I was saying before.

Like, what? What are you even talking about?

Oh, my God, that's crazy.

-What? -No.

Hold on a second.

Um, so this is all we have.

Yeah, each rock has its own

kind of unique energy and whatever.

So, the amethyst is for calmness, clarity,

and then the rose quartz attracts, like, love and shit.

What's one that's, like, good...

energy or, like, good vibes?

Probably the citrine.

I mean, it's basically sunshine in a rock.

Okay. Thanks.

Yeah. Let me know if you need anything else.

Sunshine in a rock.

Well, no, 'cause yesterday at lunch,

Becca was being, like, such a... Yeah.

Nikki would hate that.

No, that's what I'm saying.

And then her bringing Ryan with her?

I was like, "What are you even doing?"

Like, really?

You know we don't even like him.

Just so annoying.

Yeah.

Honestly, 'cause that's what I was saying...

What, no crystal?

I like this.

Yeah, well, they've been pretty popular since we put them out.

You know, everybody wants a wish.

Well, it's not for me, so...

Okay, well, don't come back complaining.

Do people complain about these or...?

Well, they're kind of like collectibles,

so some people don't open them, but the people who do,

you know, come back and complain.

'Cause it's a scam or...?

Hey, man, we're not scammers, okay?

No, no, I don't mean that you're a scammer,

but just, like, why do they complain?

'Cause they're mad