Hunt Club

Hey!

I got you.

Come with me.

Scared?

It's okay.

I know you are.

A little.

It's understandable.

This is a big weekend for you.

- Turkey sandwich with pickles. - Thank you.

Waffles with extra syrup for the growing boy.

- Man. - Hm?

Grown man.

I stand corrected.

Can I get y'all anything?

I'll have a coffee.

Don't shy away.

You meet her gaze with an even stronger gaze.

Women's gaze is a test, Son.

she says more with her eyes than she ever would

with any words that come out of her mouth.

You serious right now?

What, you think I'm fucking blind?

Tessa! You know what? I don't need this shit.

You know what? I don't need this shit. Fuck you.

Fuck you.

I just smiled.

Hey.

Are-Are you okay?

Fine.

Just a disagreement, that's all.

Hey, why don't you come join us?

Sure.

C'mon

I'm Cassandra.

I'm Jackson.

And this is my dad. Carter.

Thank you.

So what happened?

Tessa

saw me smiling at you, and she got pissed.

She's very passionate and very possessive.

You two are a couple?

Well, we were.

We just got back from our trip from Greece.

It was heaven.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Well, I guess now, you know, I mean.

You're free.

Right? Yeah,

I'm free now.

At least until school starts again.

I teach Greek history at Piedmont.

No way.

No, uh-

I'm starting in a few weeks.

Oh. Congratulations.

You have your whole life ahead of you.

That's what I keep telling him.

And it's all going to start right after our hunt.

Oh?

You guys looking to bag some quail or something?

Something like that.

I think that's great.

Father and son having some male bonding time.

It's kind of an endangered activity these days.

I wish more women thought the way you did.

I'm sure your wife gets it.

My-My mom died right after I was born.

So...

I'm really sorry.

No, it's okay. Um,

My dad's given me everything I've ever needed.

Really.

I mean, I hope I taught him

everything he needs to move forward in his life.

Especially the cardinal rule about the hunt.

Never get too emotional or close to your prey.

Oh, here's for both.

You, sir, are a gentleman.

That's another important lesson you can learn from your dad.

How to treat a lady.

So, um, where you headed after this?

Nowhere in particular,

not much to boot.

But, I'll make do.

Um, Cassandra...

We're going to our hunt, and we were thinking.

Why don't you come with?

The cabins are a little rustic.

You know, but they're nice and they're private.

You'd have your own.

There's a really nice beach.

I like what I'm hearing so far.

You haven't heard the best thing.

Each participant has a chance at winning $100,000.

And when you say participant,

does that potentially include me?

I don't see why not.

Of course,

some of us have been doing it quite a while,

so you might be at a slight disadvantage.

I'll take my chances.

I will go anywhere there's a beach.

- Okay. - Yeah?

Yeah. As long as you get me back by Monday.

Well, we will. We're gentlemen.

Yeah.

- Okay - You good?

Yeah.

- Road trip. - So fun.

Let's go.

It's my first time. So.

Both of our first times.

- Great! - Yeah.

Gentlemen, glad you could make it

Alright.

Hey.

Do you think there would be any way

that we'd miss your boys first hunt?

No way, man.

Ain't nothing like it.

Your stones won't even fit in your shorts

by the time we're finished with you.

This is, what, your third hunt?

Fifth.

Fifth.

Hell I'd do this every weekend if I could.

Oh, this is Cassandra.

- She's going to be joining us for Jackson's Hunt. - Hey.

Well, Cassandra, it's nice to meet you.

Oh, Teddy, this is my brother Preston right here.

And this lovely lady right here is Lexi.

We call her our new friend with an old soul.

Yeah, well, we met Cassandra at the diner.

She, uh, she got stranded by her friend.

Oh, how fortuitous.

uh huh.

I do believe everything happens for a reason.

All right, let's get on that boat.

- - Yeah.

Did you really just meet them in a diner?

Yeah.

I got stranded and just bumped into them.

What about you?

Online.

Starvingstudents-dot-com,

trying to gather my college tuition.

A hundred k could go a long way.

Taking money from rich men.

Perfect picture of third wave feminism.

Some chicks think that grinding on a pole gives them power.

For me, the grass would be greener

when my bank account is too.

It's not like the perks suck -

free food, free drinks,

beaches, cute boys.

I'm old enough to be his mother.

Yeah.

If you were like, 12 when you had him.

Hey, at least he's got one parent.

It's more than some of us can say.

Hey!

Thank you.

Go untie us.

Conrad. Williams.

I enjoyed your profiles,

especially the part about what brought you out here.

We're just honored to be accepted in the club, sir.

We're raring to go.

Boo yeah!

Oh, I can see that.

Cassandra, this is Conrad and Williams.

This is their first time, too. This is James.

He and Bob are not only caretakers,

they're also avid hunters themselves.

Is this the New Zealand.

Yes sir. It's the Shiraz.

Thank you.

Wow, this is fantastic.

Nothing but the best for our guests.

Wait til you try his cuisine later.

He wouldn't be trying to fatten us up for the slaughter

would you?

Come on, Jackson, let's go check out the beach.

See ya, dad.

It's not Greece, but.

No, it's perfect.

Have you been here before?

No, dad didn't take me until I was old enough.

He talks about it all the time.

And says it's like the best thing since.

- Man invented the wheel. - Yeah.

Something like that.

And how about you?

Is it all that to you?

You know, Jackson,

whatever it is you do on this hunt,

it's not what makes you a man.

You become a man by recognizing and following your moral compass