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Hello!

Hi.

Hi.

I wanted to talk to you about this afternoon.

Hey.

Hi.

Hello.

Bye.

I got to go to school.

Let's go!

Hey.

Hey, hi.

My dad left this morning.

- You have a dad? - Every once in a while.

Anyway, the party's on tomorrow night.

- We better get going. - Where?

We have a chemistry test.

- Chemistry. - Chemistry.

Did you finish those lyrics?

I'm working on them.

We're recording that song.

Kick it in the ass.

- You want to write the lyrics? - No. i dont want to write them.

Ok then, I just want them to be perfect.

Yeah? Well,... let me inspire you.

Whoo!

Whoo!

Whoa!

Shit!

I love to drive.

You are lame.

Too fast for you?

They made the car.

Really, I like it when you drive

'cause I can catch up on a little sleep.

Damn it.

Follow my lead, okay?

Go right ahead.

I can't wait to see this.

Uh, hi. Um...

my brother's recording here on the fifth floor.

Third.

Oh, yeah. Thanks.

Here is security, is talent expecting his brother?

Out of here?

You should have said my brother.

Hey. Good try.

You failed, but good try.

We're not giving up.

This is crazy.

Everything is.

Everything's crazy. So what?

That's true.

We go in, you act like you own the joint.

How do you act?

Like I just sold it to you.

Oh.

How's that?

Sounds good to me.

Come in and listen.

Aha!

How you doing?

Someday, we'll sound like that.

Better.

Right.

We will.

All right, out of here.

Which is it, gas or tire?

Anything... Gas, tire. Either one.

Gentlemen.

We ran out of gas. Flat tire.

Uh-huh. Get to class.

I'm lost.

If you weren't at the rock.

I could have helped you...

Please, Jake. Okay?

Shit!

Did you do that on purpose?

You think I'd try to blind myself on purpose?

Uh, that's Buttercup's aria.

Skip the recitative.

Just play the intro.

Just start there.

Not too fast.

Go.

I don't want you to bust a gasket,

but sound alive, huh?

Aha!

Better, better. Next.

Mr. McBain,

I don't want to sound like a smart-aleck kid...

So don't. Just sing.

Uh no.

But could you allow me to be honest with you?

No. You'll start complaining

about doing this particular show,

and that's not up for discussion.

Thank you, Kim.

I think I speak for many of us

in saying I can't see the importance

of doing Pinafore...

Chris, stop.

This is a credit course.

It's not up there with genetic research,

but you need it to graduate.

Now let me continue, all right?

Lauren. Thank the Lord.

You wanted to see me, Mr. Verdell?

Yes, David. Come on in.

Have a seat.

What I have in my hand

is going to make a lot of people feel very proud.

The Atkinson School of Music, David.

Congratulations.

Oh.

So you're saying I got in.

Yes. You and only 17 others

out of 200 applicants.

Wow.

I don't believe it.

It proves the talent's there.

Yeah, um...

Wow.... I don't know. The Atkinson Academy.

David, aren't you happy to hear about this?

Huh? Oh, yeah.

No. Yeah, I am.

It's...

When do I have to let them know?

The next few weeks.

There's plenty of time. Why?

No reason. It's just...

I can't do this right now.

What?

Well, maybe...

you know, we could postpone it for a year or something.

This is the opportunity you've been shooting for.

What's the matter with you?

What's the big deal?

Why can't everybody just get off my back?

All I'm saying is

I don't want to do this right now.

You know, it's just...

I need a break.

Can't you understand that?

I need time off.

I've got so much to do.

My homework and the band.

I've got this Pinafore thing

and now this on top of it.

No way, I can't do it.

It's too many things at once.

David. David, relax.

Atkinson's isn't until next year.

Uh, yeah.

Right. Next year.

Duh! I'm so stupid.

Uh...that's great.

Oh, sorry about that.

It just got out of my mind.

Thank you, Mr. Verdell.

Don't thank me. You did the work.

Yeah.

Wow. Atkinson, huh?

It's amazing. Whoo!

He works at a motorcycle shop at the beach.

How do you know?

If I tell you, I'll die.

Come on. Tell me.

I followed him.

In your car?

I didn't follow him on foot.

He was on a motorcycle.

But there's something else. He's old.

You mean, like...

Say, 23 maybe.