Tatau

Hi, tyler. Sorry, bit late. Budgie's fault.

Still on for later though, yeah?

Yeah. Always.

If you think you can handle it.

Hey, dries, these are the guys I was telling you about.

They want to try the avatavi.

Oh.

Uh, we don't sell that any more, guys.

It's verboten. You got to leave.

Come on, go, go, go. Go!

Huh?

Sorry about that, guys.

We have to respect the culture here.

It's a sacred drink to some of the locals, so...

You know what it does?

It's meant to send you a bit trippy, like mushrooms.

depends on the person.

It's like, uh...

...Going to a place you've never been before.

It can be really magical and empowering.

Or...Deeply disturbing.

Most times both. (chuckles)

Just as long as you're prepared for that, you're fine.

Mate, we want to get mashed, not brain fried.

Sounds awesome. We're in. 50, right? Budge?

-I left my money at the hostel. -Ah, of course you did.

-Well, I tell you what, here's 50 for him as well. -Great.

Okay, come back at 6:00 and we'll go through the bush.

I know a special place, it's really private.

It's gonna be perfect.

Have a good one.

Budgie: Are you sure we wanna do this?

Kyle: This is the manutaki experience.

Try everything, right? Tyler reckons it's amazing.

So you managed a conversation then?

In between your bouts of frenzied jungle sex.

Sorry, I did ask if she had a friend.

-Next time, I'll... -Whoa.

I knew I'd been saving myself for a reason

-And, oh, my days, she's it. -(sighs)

-Sorry, that seat's taken. -Correct.

It's for my boyfriend.

You're not only beautiful, you're psychic, too.

I'm budgie, your future boyfriend.

Sorry, uh, he forgot his meds.

Come on, budge, don't hit on the local girls, remember?

-Hey. -Hey.

I'm maui.

Kia orana means "welcome".

-Kyle. -Derek wiggins. All right?

Nice moko. You get that done here?

Uh, no, croydon. England.

I designed it myself.

Maui: Do you know what these symbols mean?

Uh... No. I just thought they looked good.

Why?

It's, uh... It's very...Pretty.

So what was your name again?

Lara. Have a good trip.

Derek wiggins?

If I'm going to steal his girl,

I'll need some kind of insurance.

And you might want to get that translated, in case it's offensive.

Shame tyler didn't join us.

Avatavi is an aphrodisiac also, man.

You should've invited lara.

She must have dumped that maui bloke by now.

-Weird she hasn't phoned yet. -Supportive. Cheers.

Maui vaipiti? Please, guys, be careful, okay?

That's not a guy you insult.

His family are very influential,

With many friends. Including myself.

There's something else I need to warn you of.

An encounter you might have.

the white lady of manutaki.

She was a momoke, a creature not of this world.

This jungle...

This is her domain.

Not everyone sees her.

But if you do, just run!

Don't touch her. Don't let her touch you.

Or you'll be dragged down into the pool where she lives. Okay?

The momoke, they are spirit snatchers.

They leave your body intact,

They just steal away your soul.

Just like that. Pow!

It's why I asked if you could handle it.

I've seen people afterwards who have never recovered.

They have literally... gone insane.

Nice one. (laughs)

Love a wind-up. Look at budgie's face.

Oh, I'm cool. That was crap, mate.

Three out of 10.

Right, let's drink. Get her out here and party.

Just don't say I didn't warn you, okay?

Allow one's spirit to fulfil its potential.

Help me!

Please, save me!

Hey, wait. Come back. Come back!

What the hell?

It's okay, it's me. Kyle.

Remember, we...

We met yesterday at the beach cafe?

And that makes lying in my boat naked acceptable, does it?

Uh...

Cover yourself up and get the hell out of my house!

I'm so sorry. I'm...

I'm really dreadfully sorry. Sorry.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Good morning, my friend.

How are you feeling?

Bit freaked out, mate.

Frankly...

And kind of needing an explanation.

Obviously, we slept together.

Budgie: Uh...

I don't... I don't think so somehow. Thank you.

-I'm straight. -Whoa.

I said we slept together. That's all.

You were feverish.

You were shivering all over, man.

I had to make sure you kept warm.

Are you always this homophobic?

-Never. -(lighter clicks)

Live and let live, mate. That's my philosophy.

But we...

we didn't?

I just love the english.

They're so uptight about so little.

What do you mean, "little"?

Kyle? Is that you?

I'll see you at breakfast.

Ugh.

The bugs in my arms, yeah, that was just trippy shit,

But this girl, I'm telling you...

I'm telling you, when she knew I'd seen her,

And she came towards me...

She wasn't wearing white by any chance, was she?

Dries: I think this is what it was.

My ghost story planted this idea,

And that just turned into this creepy hallucination.

It was a red dress, not a white one.

She had this... Tattoo.

I could smell her perfume.

She looked terrified.

I'm not surprised.

You coming towards her stark-bollock naked.

I wasn't naked when I saw her.

at least I don't think so.

Dries: Do you have a girlfriend back home?

Someone special?

-No. -Ah...

Was it your choice? Or hers?

See, that's how avatavi works.

It taps into the subconscious

And releases all these repressed feelings.

Or I was just tripping.

Like you said.

what?

He was chasing a girl who just wanted to get away, man.

How much clearer could it be?

They lost their kid, all right?

So back off.

Did you have any hallucinations

You wish to talk about?

Nope. None.

Whole thing was a bust.

In fact,

I think you should give me a refund.

Well, maybe I can compensate you another way.

Budge!

Budgie! She's there. I found her.

She's dead.

-What are you talking about? -The girl from last night.

She's out there, in the water, tied up. She's dead.

Someone killed her. I told you she was real.

-Where are you going? -To get the police.

Kyle, kyle, just listen. Listen to me.

You're still tripping, okay? It's really common.

Some people get flashbacks for days. It's okay, man.

You've got to stop him.

Budgie: Kyle.

-Wait! -I wasn't tripping. She was there.

Okay, I believe you. I believe you.

Right. But think about it.

You were the last person to see her

And you don't remember anything.

And now she's dead.

Think about how that looks, mate.