Danger in the Dorm

Bye. See you guys. Take care.

- Okay, bye! - Bye, guys.

: Okay, okay.

[threatening music builds suddenly]

No, no, no!

No...

: Welcome to Brighton University,

a school dedicated to the education

and well-being of our students.

We may be a school of thousands but you'll never feel lost here.

We're a family and it shows.

On our campus, young men and women interact,

study, and grow together in a safe and serene environment.

I don't know if it's possible

but I've never been more excited.

You're telling me.

: Okay, this is the last of them.

Girls, is that really the best use of your time?

Yeah, shouldn't you two be preparing for your classes?

I think we're good.

Moms, as you know, Kathleen and I

have a longstanding movie night date on Thursdays.

I'm well aware.

Oh, these girls loved their stories.

We needed to make sure that the popcorn maker was working.

And since we're college students now,

we are more than capable of our own time management.

So, you're gonna have to trust us.

Well, you girls are going to have to show

that you're trustworthy and can make good decisions

if you're going to live on your own.

I think you mean now that we're living on our own.

We're very trustworthy, Joanne.

Mm-hmm.

Oh yeah, you two are taking a huge step into womanhood.

I mean, look how mature we are.

Lamby! How I missed you.

Kathleen, can I talk to you for a minute?

I'm good, thanks.

Good morning!

Kathleen Roberts and Becky Swafford?

Yep, Becky Swafford, that's me.

Ha, ha. I'm Becky. Good to meet you.

You too. I'm Sarah.

: Hi.

The resident advisor on this floor.

Welcome to Brighton University, the New South dorms.

If you guys have any questions about your rooms or dorm policy,

classroom sign-ups, or what to do with extra buttered popcorn,

I'm just down the hall.

- Um, I have a question. - Yeah?

Club sign-ups, where do we go?

: Head to the Grant Thompson atrium.

It's the one with the mural of an old white guy

who donated tons of money to the school before we were born.

How ironic, we're signing up for the Women Empowerment Club.

And I'm sure there's lots of other great clubs, too. Huh.

Sure are. I'm in Dance Troupe,

as well as an editor for The Wildcat Gazette.

That's our school paper. - Wow.

Yeah, well, enjoy, ladies. You're gonna love it here.

Bye! - Bye.

- Thank you. - Bye.

: Oh, sorry, you can take it.

You sure? I-I wouldn't wanna ruin your future

in aeronautical engineering flight of... of the future.

Heaven forbid, right?

Hmm. - I'm Patrick, by the way.

Hi, I'm Kathleen.

So uh, what, what clubs are you gonna join?

I actually don't know yet.

Heh. Cool.

I'll see ya around then.

- Yeah. - Yeah, yeah.

: I love you, Mom.

: I love you, too. Aw.

- Can I walk you to the car? - Yes.

Okay, bye Kathleen.

- Bye. - Bye.

So, good luck.

I'm just a phone call away if you need anything.

- Mm-hmm. - Or an hour drive.

You can come home whenever you need.

- I know. - Well, why didn't you tell me

you were thinking of doing it? - Mom. Now?

I'm sorry, we need to talk about this.

Look, it was one time

and you weren't supposed to be home. Okay?

I took the day off to surprise you.

It's not a big deal.

It's an incredibly big deal. It's your virginity!

Mom!

You are special.

I don't have to listen.

I don't have to listen to this, okay?

- Yes, you do! - Nope.

I'm a college student and I have classes to prepare for.

Okay? Goodbye. - Amazing.

: Just ask me.

Is everything good with you and Joanne?

Yep. Fine. So good.

You know, she's not totally wrong.

Oh, my God. You too?

Can you and, and my mom

and everyone stop telling me how immature I am?

I just... I didn't wanna come to college afraid. Okay?

Afraid?

Kate, you're never afraid.

That's a lot of clubs.

I know. I know.

It's just, I wanna take it all in.

You know, try everything.

Are you gonna do all of these clubs?

I dunno.

It's just, I mean,

look at all this stuff and look at this place.

It's time to spread our wings, you know?

Okay.

You're so bold and brave and independent.

I get it.

But we're still gonna do the Women Empowerment Club, right?

That's what we decided? - Of course.

Yes!

Hey.

Got an extra pen?

What color?

Blue.

Thanks.

Future lawyer?

Undecided.

I don't recognize you. You a freshman?

There's 15,000 people that attend this college.

Still, I'd recognize you.

You're clearly smart.

Makes sense why you'd take this course.

Dean Carrigan teaches this class himself.

Is that right?

Yeah, but the TAs do the real work.

It's a tough class.

Putting together a study group.

If you wanna join, jot down your info for me.

For the study group.

Yeah. No other purpose.

Actually, I'm having a get together

at our dorm tonight.

You should join us. - Oh.

: Hey, Kath! What did I miss?

Nothing yet.

Um, I didn't know you wanted to take this class.

Yeah, I just thought it'd be fun

if we had all our classes together.

Huh.

Okay, good morning, everyone.

Let's dive right in.

Social... contract.

Where do our rights end and the rights of our neighbors begin?

That is the fundamental question of this class.

There's so many clubs here.

: Hey, honey, it's Mom.

I'm sorry. I don't like how that ended.

Can you call me when you get a chance?

This is gonna take a minute.

: Love you! - I can stay.

I'll meet you in the cafeteria?

Okay.

: Mom. - Kathleen.

How's the big first week going?

Did you get all your books?

All used copies, except for the Dean's class.

He makes everyone buy the new issue.

How's Becky?

She's good. More or less.

You know Becky.

She's actually being more Becky than I expected.

Honestly, she's driving me kinda nuts.

It's a big school.

She's not as independent as you are.

That's an understatement.

How are the boys?

Really? Didn't we just do this?

I was young once, too.

I know how a fun night with a cute guy can turn into...

The kid you never wanted.

I never said that.

Well, that's the choice that you're talking about, isn't it?

I just want you to be careful.

I'm not you. Got it?

Anyway, have a good time.

I love you.

And I'll talk to you soon, okay?

- Sounds good. - Bye.

Sarah!

Um, I do have one question about the rooms.