Anything's Possible

One of the reasons I like animals so much

is that they're all named after what makes them unique.

Here are some of my favorites.

And they should pop up somewhere around here,

I believe.

The pink fairy armadillo,

the blue-footed booby,

scaptia beyonceae or the Beyoncé fly,

and the blobfish.

What makes them unique

is also what helps them survive.

Kelsa!

The mornin's not gettin' any younger.

And this is true for humans.

We're a part of the animal kingdom, too,

aren't we? Take my mom.

She's got this whole mother elephant thing going on.

Mess with her baby and she'll trample all over you.

I think it's a little extra.

Hey, love. Good morning. Hey, good mornin'.

Last first day of school ever. Are you nervous?

No. It's okay to be.

I'm not.

Oh, we wearin' boas now?

Can I get me one?

Are you wearing a bra?

What? Mom, law of averages.

Oh, it passes the law.

The average mom would be concerned

that her average daughter was properly covering the girls.

Ugh. Please don't call them that.

That's what they are. A lot extra.

Where you goin'? Oh, I see.

Look at this color! You can see me from...

Look at you!

My best friends make survival look good.

Okay, you're giving.

Look at you! I know! Yeah. And

what are you giving? NASA? Don't come for me.

Please tell me you went shopping this summer?

Of course I did. Who do you think I am?

Yeah, come on. Wow.

First day of school, bitches. Here we go.

Some animals use aposematic signals

which basically means you survive by serving looks.

Em's the best at this.

I bought this online and the model looked so cute.

But then it arrived, and look,

you can see my ass from space.

Uh... Usually.

She's like the panther chameleon.

Emphasis on "panther."

If she likes something from your closet,

you gotta let her have it.

All I had to eat last night was a box of mac and cheese.

Chris is a howler monkey,

honey badger.

She's like, "I am here and I am chaos, honey."

Girl, you do know that's a meal for kids, right?

Yeah. It's all Mike knows how to cook.

But it's like, "I don't cook. I grill."

It's like, "Shut up.

"Experiment with gay porn already."

Oh, my God. Oh!

You know what I mean?

Whatever it is, I'm here for it.

What's cool is survival is creative.

Khalid!

Arwin!

Meerkats survive by keeping their family close.

Ooh, good morning. Good morning.

Good morning.

Uh, Arwin, what's up with your hair?

Uh, it's my pompadour.

Basically, every animal and every person

has her own survival mechanism.

And no matter how amazing or rare,

they're all a part of nature.

Uh, let's just try for normal, okay?

All right.

But listen, if you don't like this,

can I get a skullet?

What's that?

It's... It's like a mullet, but, like, shaved up front,

and then, really long in the back.

Sure. No.

But, you know, speaking of, uh, boyfriends,

we're kinda seeing you with a boyfriend this year.

Uh, nah. Full stop. Cut it.

Eat your food. Come on.

Was Grease auditions today at school?

Sasan! Sorry.

Thing is, I'm gonna be out in the real world

after senior year.

New ecosystem, new threats.

Sometimes, I catch myself worrying a little

about how I'm gonna get by.

So glad you could join us, Ms. Kelsa.

Good morning, everybody.

Good morning.

My name is Ms. Kidd.

And today, we are going to paint portraits.

Now, I want you to pick a partner

and paint each other in the style of your choice.

Okay, now go.

Pick a partner.

Don't be shy.

Hi, you wanna...?

Didn't I have you last year? Yeah, did you miss me?

Hey.

Um, yeah? Yes, yes.

Can I borrow some of that millennial pink?

Yeah, but that is not millennial pink.

That is flamingo pink.

Okay. Uh, that one?

That's ballet slipper pink.

That one?

That's just pink pink.

All right,

we got a color purist up in here.

Yeah, well, I don't like to oversimplify things.

It makes everything kind of boring.

Oh! What style is this?

Um, it's kinda like street art, I guess.

Is that okay?

Oh, yes, yes.

Put a little more cleft in that chin.

Oh! Think pink.

Uh, what's going on with my chin?

Nothing. Nothing.

Nothing at all.

Let me see.

No way. That's so good.

Yeah.

You... You can have it.

Really?

Yeah.

You're so nice.

No, I'm not.

Yes, you are.

I remember, last year

Joey Zhang made a ceramic soccer ball

and put it in the kiln.

After he left, you grabbed it, punched a hole in it

so it wouldn't explode with the heat.

Yeah, well, maybe I was

trying to protect my Egyptian faience pot

from the detritus.

You were already glazing your Egyptian faience pot.

Joey was the only one still sculpting.

Well, Joey's my friend. Nah.

You're perpetually nice.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Okay.

Can I see yours?

Oh, wow.

That... That is...

That is great.

Where did my ear go?

Ears are hard.

Yeah, that's valid.

Yeah.

Excellent work, everyone.

Excellent.

And here you go.

Don't forget your assignment for next week.

All right, who's gonna help me clean up?

Anybody? Anybody wanna stay and help?

I don't even have blue eyes.

Dude, I'm not gonna lie to you.

You're blind and you're colorblind.

That looks nothing like me.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Thank you.

I think this year's goal

is to actually find out more

than just what I need to survive in this world.

I wanna find out how to thrive.

I wanna be like my girl, the pharaoh cuttlefish.

She knows when to blend in.

She keeps a sharp tongue.

And she never forgets

she is sick AF.

Hey, love. Hey.

How was it?

Oh, it... It was good, yeah. Wonderful.

What? Dag, Mom.

On the first day?

You wanted to go to school out of state

and leave me here to fend for myself.

Oh, girl, okay. You could always go

to the community college up the hill.

Love you, Mom, but it's either New York or LA.

What do they have that Pittsburgh doesn't?

It's what they don't have. What?

People that know me.

Well, you gonna need a scholarship

and a damn good application. Oh, my God.

Come on. Sit right up in here.

The throne awaits you.