Frownland

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You must start exercising your brain, Professor. It keeps it alert.

Now, these problems are far beyond my command of mathematics.

- - You must learn to use them.

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- Hello? -

You possess the brain of a genius.

And now, the hands of a monster...

Okay, I'll be right down. Just...

Every day. ..

Um...

You know, um...

You know,

it's important...

It's important you know that,

when, you know, when I was, um -

when I was - when I was a kid,

you know, I mean, I guess because I -

I really - I never really -

you know, I never really -

I never really... you know, um -

I just... I never really -

I n - Uh, I never really, you know, cried.

I don't like it. Just because it wasn't...

Wait. Just - I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean...

Fuck.

Oh.

I try to just...

Oh.

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Um...

I have to use the bathroom.

Young man, there's clearly a sign

in front of this community that says, "No solicitation."

Now, I watch you go door-to-door, and I just called one of the other girls

and asked her if she told you about our "no solicitation" rule.

And she said yes.

Well, ma'am, I'm sorry.

I thought that it only applied to her house.

So you saw it and you came anyway!

Well, it must have been - See, I must have misunderstood,

because she only told me after I went to the house.

I think you're lying.

- Ma'am, I'm not lying. I - -Are those my socks?

What?

Y-Your - Your face is, uh...

It's all... red.

- Do you have a mirror? - Uh...

- -

What kind of pillows are these?

-Um - -'Cause I'm allergic to down.

I didn't know. Uh...

Let me get you something else to lay on. I'm really - I didn't mean...

Is there anything I can do?

I, um...

You know, um, when I was a kid,

my mother used to tell me I was the best at giving massages,

and my sister was the best at everything else.

Totally...

Come on.

I don't think that's such a good idea.

Won't that make that worse?

I mean - I mean -

Laura. Look.

- - No, no, look. Please stop. Please stop.

- Don't touch me! - Ow!

If you go for the small appendages, arms, legs, you'll be there quite a while.

Plus, you know, she gets all pissed off and starts throwing grenades at you.

Come on, you know what that's like. It's tough.

Especially in a confined area.

So I put up the display, pull out my gun, get rid of my darts...

So what I did was, I...

- - Yeah, pretty much.

So what I did was, I went like that with my elbow, and then I went like that.

-And then - -Do that again.

I went like that. Then like that.

And then he just let go of me, and then I just walked away pretty much.

Then there was this other time...

Come on. When you go in the first-person view mode, you see rain coming on you,

it's like you're in the game yourself.

Also, you know, pressure-controlled buttons...

Later!

-Listen, Carmine - -Man.

I'm so disgusted with you right now, man.

- Get off the van. What do you want? - I'm sorry.

I just want to speak to you for a second. Is that all right? Then I'll go.

Make it quick.

I know I can't understand the type of stress you're under.

Believe me, I wouldn't even try to understand it.

But, you know, I've made a mistake of letting my personal problems affect -

you know, trickle down to my job and add more stress for you.

I already told you, I don't care about your personal life.

- You gotta be on. Just do your job. - I know. No, I understand that.

I got better things to do than stand here and listen to you, man.

Anybody has better things to do than listen to me. I understand.

Th-Th-That goes without saying. I'm not saying you shouldn't have said it.

You're absolutely right about me not pouring my emotional garbage on you.

If I was you, and some troll just came out of the water and started pouring -

-I just want you - -Stop. All right? Just stop.

- I just want to let you know I'm sorry. - All right, fine. Are you done?

-Well, yeah. I just want to let - -Okay, then just...

- I gotta go. - No, I know.

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Carmine, let me just tell you that I'm sorry. Okay?

- I gotta go. - Listen!

Hi. I'm Keith Sontag. I'm with the MSA, Multiple Sclerosis Association.

I'm distributing packets to raise funds

for my brother and other people with multiple sclerosis.

For just five dollars you get over $100 worth of savings to your favorite stores

and over $130 worth of value towards your favorite products.

Well, well, well. You're selling quite a bit of stuff there.

- But I can't be too interested. I'm sorry. - I understand that perfectly.

You have every right to - I understand that.

But you're not just giving five dollars, you're getting $100 of savings

toward your favorite products.

- And who will it help? - My brother.

People - Not just my brother. My brother has multiple sclerosis.

Oh. I had a cousin who died of cancer, and my husband died of a heart attack.

My father died of a heart attack.

- Oh, that's too bad. When was this? - It was about six years ago.

He was, um, walking outside of a Bob's Luncheonette, and he just dropped.

I really hadn't seen him for six years.

It wasn't like it was that painful, but I was the one who had to go identify him.

They got a note - They found a letter that my sister had sent him.

- Yeah. - His teeth had been knocked out.

- But he was dead before he dropped. - I understand.

At least you have to say he went fast. That's one thing.

Th-That's, well - That's what they told me, so...

- So... - Well, I-I can't do anything to help -

I can't really do anything to help my father,

but I can do a lot to help my brother and other people with multiple sclerosis.

I can understand the suffering, but, honey, I have to tell you something.

There are three or four cottages in back of you,

and the neighbors are looking right on us.

If I pass any money or a check to you, then it would go right back to management.

I have an idea. I'll just go in there. I can go to the bathroom.

- I cannot go against community rules. - You could say I was being nice -

I understand. You could say I was coming in to go to the bathroom.

- And I promise I won't tell anybody. - You seem to be a very nice boy.

- I appreciate that. - I'd love to help you. Good luck.

- That's about all. - I'm very sorry to have bothered you.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you.

Excuse me, miss. Could you help me with these?

I'm trying to send an email to my relatives,

and I want to send this picture.

Um, so, you have to scan it and get it on as an attachment.

And I just - I haven't done this before. Could you help me?

- Sure. - Think it'll work?

Yeah. Do you have a disk?

Okay.

I've got the email set up. What do I do next?

- Um, okay. - I don't see anything that says "scan."

That's what I...

I don't know. Um...

Maybe I should go to "attach"?

Okay, printing.

That's $4.87. Do you want a receipt?

Oh, no. It's not, um...

Um...

Um...

Yeah? Can I help you?

I... I...

Okay, um...

I was just wondering - I really appreciate - I know you're busy -

But if you could, um, just, um...

I have - Okay.

I have a friend, and it's his birthday, and, um...

I would - If you wouldn't...

I have a friend, and if you could, um -

If you wouldn't mind. It would just take a second.

Just, um - And of course I'll pay for the call.

But if you could just - lt'd be a nice surprise for him

if you could read this into the answering machine, on the phone.

It would just take a second. It would really be a nice surprise.

I mean, it sounds weird, but i-i-it's not.

-I mean, trust me. If you - We have that - -

It would just take a - Just - Just take a second. Uh, here.

And, um...

Uh, no. I don't feel comfortable doing that.