David Makes Man

Quit doin' this, J.

- JG. - What?!

Shut up. Mom asleep. Open the door.

No, I can't. I'm naked.

Nak...

Come...

Ow, stupid!

Come on, JG.

I told you I wasn't waitin'.

Stay calm today, JG... no fightin', nothin'.

- Remember. - Yeah.

She can't have to come down here.

- All right. - Hey!

Hey, don't touch my clothes.

You stashin' in there?

No.

They... they done, Ms. Quimby.

You can check. I was just...

Listen, boy. I'm about to beat yo ass.

Right?

Boy, y'all Vil kids kill me.

You ain't see the big ol' bus comin', huh?

Shoulda been had your money ready.

Uh, you gotta pay the full fare.

I don't know you goin' to school.

I'm goin' to school.

What school?

- Galvin Middle. - Huh?

Magnet.

Huh.

Ain't you gonna be late?

If you don't drive off, yes.

Oh! Oh-ho!

Okay.

Boy, y'all Magnet-school kids kill me.

Next time you get on my bus with all that mouth,

I'm-a leave you behind standin' right there, you hear me?

Huh?

Magnet.

You a'ight?

Rough morning?

Hey, don't let Holmes bother you.

Fuck Holmes.

He mad 'cause his kid's at regular school.

You ain't regular, are you?

You're at Magnet.

You're at Magnet. That's good.

Magnet means you made a choice.

It is gonna lead to prep.

What, you tryin' to go to... to Hurston, young bright?

Hey!

There's nothin' down there... nothin' at all.

People need to see your eyes, Dave.

You cannot sink down... not today.

Ain't today your presentation?

Yeah.

Yeah, stay on top like a man of war.

Keep your head up.

Make sure you go first.

You stay ready, you ain't got to get ready.

Man... Of... War.

What are you doing?

Seren, get out now.

Good mornin', D.J.

Morning, Mrs. K.

Hey!

Have a great day, Ma.

You, too, baby.

- Better. -

Good luck today.

Hey, I'll see you, bro.

Yeah, after sloooooow...

And that.

Yo, you a clown, bro.

What? Everybody can't be full-time Magnet like you.

Genius, that boy! That boy's a genius!

- Stay ready. - Ugh, D.J.

- It's too early for all that. - Stay ready.

Stay ready, you won't have to get ready, Ms. Cheryl.

Get your ass to class, D.J.

Did no one take the time during the barbecue

and football with the family dog to think of old Woods-Trap?

Where do you come from?

Show of hands, please. How many did the assignment?

Ha! Haclam! Haclam! Haclam!

From?

Come on, people.

I'm not making a fool of myself for no reason.

Next year, you will thank Dr. W-T.

High-school classes won't be this precise...

Except, of course, if you get into Mast

or your parents can afford Lourdes or Hurston...

maybe if you get into Hurston.

Now, where's it from?

Was that really from somethin',

or were you just makin' some noise?

Two points off, D.J.

- Two? - I don't waste your time.

Don't waste mine talkin' 'bout "is that real?"

Come on, boy, please.

Earn 'em back. Where's it from?

Something Native or original American.

Nice.

Jessie Edward, were you ready?

- Mm-hmm. - He wasn't ready.

Marissa, north or south?

- Huh? - "Huh".

if you can "huh", you can...

Hear.

Thank you.

There were thousands of languages

amongst the indigenous people of North and South America.

Did old Woods-Trap learn that

in a course in some dusty college hall,

or did her ancestors wash 'round the other side of the Andes

and take up the war against the Spanish

with the Native people?

How did I get here?

What is your story?

Will there be one?

Um...

I- I-I prepared, um...

More like...

"More like" or "prepared"?

Don't waste our time, Seren.

No, I begin my study on music.

And you can sing, so you thought it an easy "A"?

Admitting that music can at times comes easy to me,

I used that as my start,

which led me to the Galvin family,