Good Fortune

-(WOMAN GASPS) -(TIRES SCREECHING)

Oh, shit!

Oh, fuck!

(THE NEW POLLUTION BY BECK PLAYING)

This the line for There Will Be Buns?

You know it.

Any idea how long the wait's supposed to be?

Uh, they said about two hours.

Wow. That's a long time to wait for cinnamon buns.

Is this your first bun? They're incredible.

I'm actually not that big on sweets.

Then why are you here?

Oh, I'm on TaskSergeant.

I'm actually getting paid to wait in line for someone else.

Hmm, that...

sucks ass.

Did you go to college?

Uh, yeah, I went to college.

Then why are you a laundryman?

I'm not a laundryman. I'm doing TaskSergeant.

Did you not do good in college?

Hey. Yeah, I'm still waiting on those buns.

They said it should probably be another hour.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I want to be an archeologist.

You want me to tell you how that's going to go?

You're going to major in archeology,

and then you're going to get out

and there's going to be no archeology jobs.

I've been an adult a long time.

You know how many archeologists I've met?

Zero.

Okay, Arnold, meet...

your new desk.

So now you got no job, a useless degree,

and a ton of debt.

What happens then?

Well, I hope you like it here, 'cause guess what?

You're moving back home!

You need some money.

So you start doing TaskSergeant.

You take every part-time gig you can get.

You're working all the time.

But you never have enough.

I know you got a lot of big hopes.

I used to be a little Indian kid, too.

But I got news for you, little man.

The American dream is dead.

Yeah, I probably shouldn't have said that stuff.

So sorry, guys.

-All out for the day. What?

I'm going to fuck this place with one star.

Hey, it's Arj from TaskSergeant.

Uh, I'm so sorry, they actually sold out of buns.

Yeah, you won't get charged for the buns,

but please don't cancel the task.

'Cause then I don't get paid,

and, you know, I did wait, like, two hours.

Okay. Thanks for understanding. Bye.

There are my buns! -Hey.

Yo. Thank you so much.

Sure. -Ooh. The bag's still warm.

-Love it. See you soon. -See ya.

Who's that guy? How'd he get some buns?

He's one of our investors.

Canceled? (GRUMBLES)

You said you weren't going to do that!

Goddamn it, David H!

Fuck my life.

Hey. Can I talk to you for a second?

Sure. -Elena from lumber.

Arj, floor associate.

-Sometimes power tools. -(ELENA CHUCKLES)

Are you happy with the work environment here?

No.

Exactly.

I mean, we know they can do so much better here,

and that's why I'm trying to start a union.

I'm just working here part-time

-to save some money and then I'm moving on. -Okay.

Well, just because you're not going to be somewhere forever

doesn't mean you can't make it better.

Nothing ever changes.

So what's your answer?

Give up?

-I don't have an answer. -Hmm.

Okay, Arj, floor associate,

best of luck to you.

Thank you.

Smelling good.

Oh. You guys are out of suadero. Damn!

Suadero's my jam.

Um, okay. Have a good night.

Hey. I got four. You want some of mine?

-Yeah. All right.

Come over here, Elena from lumber.

-You cool with these fixings? -I am.

I went a little heavy on the green sauce.

-Is that okay? -That's always good.

So how you been sleeping, man? You look a little tired.

Wow, thanks for noticing.

It's a new look I'm going for.

Sorry.

Uh, no, I haven't been sleeping that well.

-You got any tips? -Actually, I do.

I've been using sleep stories

-on my phone. -Oh.

Pretty much I just listen to this guy talk,

and he's so boring that I just knock out.

-I gotta give it a try. -Works every time.

So what do you do all day when you're so well-rested?

-I make furniture. -Oh.

Yeah, that's why I started working at Hardware Heaven

so I can get some of those discounts.

-Mmm. -What about you?

What do you do?

Um, I'm an editor.

I edit documentaries, things like that.

I love documentaries. What you working on now?

Right now, I'm just doing freelance stuff.

I'm hoping to get another proper gig soon.

You'll get another one. Keep your dreams alive.

I once dated a girl

that had that tattooed on her lower back.

Oh, yeah? Where is she now?

I think she's dating this DJ.

Elena, with the cinnamon bun guy?

Have you ever been to a rave?

No, I haven't. -Don't take the drugs.

I think I'll just take the drugs

-and just not go to the rave. -(ELENA LAUGHS)

-What about that option? -Love that.

(OVER PHONE) Hey, how is the new apartment?

Um, it's cozy.

Great, great. I was talking to Ayesha Auntie.

Your little cousin Naveen got a really good job with Microsoft.

He's making lot of money.

Good for Naveen.

Maybe he can help you to get a job.

I'm an editor. I work on documentaries.

What am I going to do at Microsoft?

Maybe you can do a documentary about Naveen.

He's very smart, successful, well-dressed.

Okay. Um, well, I'll think about it.

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All right. Everyone, let's gather around.

And there he was, this lost soul,

his head in his hands,

about to jump headfirst into Niagara Falls.

As he lurked over the edge,

panic filled his eyes as he thought,

"Oh, no. Is this the end?"

I put my arm on his shoulder and said,

"Kenneth, I'm an angel.

"My name is Azrael. I'm here to save you."

I showed him what he had to live for.

Visions that reflected the hope his life promised.

Cheering his son at a soccer game,

holding his wife on the couch on a lazy Sunday,

playing in the park with his dog...

Shoelace.

"I see now that my life was precious as it was.

"Thank you for showing me my path.

"You are a special angel."

Martha?

Yes, Gabriel.

Is there any way I can have more meaningful duties like Azrael?

I want to guide people,

I want to change their lives, I want to save a lost soul.

To save a lost soul, you have to find a lost soul.

Finding a lost soul is not easy, Gabriel.

And showing them a path is...

Is incredibly difficult.

But I saw a person today. His job is waiting in line.

He's ready to give up on his life.

But that's not your task, is it, Gabriel?

How's the texting and driving going?

It's a lot. People really love doing it.

What do you have this week?

Um, I'm supposed to save a woman named Elena,

who works at a place called Hardware Heaven.

She almost backs into a telephone pole.

But you're not going to let that happen, are you?

No, I'm not.

One step at a time.

(STREETS OF YOUR TOWN BY THE GO-BETWEENS PLAYING)

Yeah. Uh...

-(PA BUZZES) Customer service needed in plumbing.

Lot's for customers only, sir. You can't sleep here.

I know. I was just about to go get some groceries.

Really? Looks like you covered up your windows and went to sleep.

I know that's what it looks like, but...

Don't let me catch you out here again.