Try Hard - First Season

Just a moment and I'll be there.

It is 13:30 hours on Thursday the 25 of August.

Interview with the suspect commences now.

Will I go to jail?

Will you tell me your name and your age, please?

Yep.

My name is Sebastian, I'm 23 years old,

and I'd like to apologies to my friends and my family.

Just speak to me.

Are you aware of your rights?

Listen, it's actually quite simple.

If you tell me exactly what happened, you may avoid going to jail.

-Do you understand? -Yes.

What are you called other than Sebastian?

-FML Larsen. -FML?

FML is my gamer name. It stands for Fuck My Life.

I think we should stick to our real names.

I know nothing about computer games and gaming.

The game is called Counter-Strike.

Gaming is like a sport.

I'm very sorry about what happened. It wasn't meant to go so wrong.

Sebastian, let me stop you there.

You'll have to start from the beginning.

Okay. It was four months back.

I was one win from reaching level 10 on Faceit.

That's it! Yes, man!

Fucking great job.

-It will work out. -They won't fucking make it.

Congrats, Sebastian. You're finally levelling up.

Shit! One more win and I'm on level 10.

Sebastian, where are you?

Sebastian, where are you?

No, no, no!

Fuck! Fuck!

Mum! Dad!

What the hell's going on? Eh?

-Did you cut off the power? -I did.

Why are you looking like Jehovah's Witnesses?

We need to have a family meeting.

Sebastian, all you do is play on your computer.

You're 23 years old.

And you're still living with Mum and Dad.

Something has to change.

You have no idea what you've done, Dad.

Do you realise I was one win from reaching level 10 on Faceit?

One win!

I understand it's a terrible shame, but we need this family meeting now.

-Heidi, could you... -Sure.

I think...

-I'll get it. -No, you won't!

Sit down and listen.

You're not going anywhere until we've made a plan.

Dad. I have a plan.

I'll work at the computer cafe while I grind my way up to FPL.

FPL is a big league, where you get scouted for big teams.

You can make lots of money.

You just got to have a little faith, Dad..

Have a little faith.

That's not a proper plan, Sebastian.

Either you start on an education, get a proper job, or move out.

This is for a "what can I become" event.

I know what I want to be, Mum!

You'll have to move out, then.

Okay, are we done?

-I suppose we are. -Great.

Seb! You were amazing today.

I think it's the best I've ever seen you play.

Why did you stop?

-My dad cut off the power. -Shit. That's new.

Well, you have to try everything at least once in life.

-That's what the clever people say. -Should you be run over by a lorry?

No.

Should you get thrown out of a plane and get Ebola too?

No. Seb, instead of being pissed off, tell me what happened.

Sorry. Sorry.

-Will you help me down. -Yeah.

It's just my mum and dad trying to crush my dreams

to get me to live as miserable a life as theirs.

Right.

Henrik and I had walked together our whole life.

We did everything together.

We were in nursery together.

We bought our first Play Station 3 with our confirmation money.

We began to play Counter-Strike together and fell in love with it.

We lost our virginity together. It was...

Are you lovers?

What?

-Are you lovers? -No, no.

It just happened at the same party.

He's my best friend.

And we're both loyalty members at Play it Alive.

Hey, boys!

Get that Russian to shut his trap.

-Can't you mute him? -I'll mute you and fuck you.

-Sick. -B connector.

Maybe your parents are on to something.

About that education fair?

Yeah, education's good. Maybe you'll find something fun.

Yeah, and be unhappy in a sexless marriage. That would be so cool.

It doesn't have to be like that. My granddad was a paver.

He made love to my grandma three times a day.

It gave him an embolism.

Right.

But I'm not cut out for professional training.

I've got the worst grades in history.

I thought you said it was a conscious protest against the system.

I said that when I was ten because I was crap in school.

I believed it.

I've considered doing something other than playing games all the time.

That's easy for you say, Henrik. You can become whatever you like.

I need to become the best gamer ever.

The best gamer ever. I need to become that.

Not your whole life.

I'll be awash with chicks and money.

I don't have to worry about pension plans or what the fuck it's called.

Astralis has a pension...

Who want to go to the garage?

I'll take a look at this. It looks interesting.

Tristan, will you mind the shop?

It's you who fucking works here. Why don't you do it?

Didn't you say your parents would kick you out

if you didn't get a job or sign up for a course?

Yeah.

-You had a job. What was the problem? -I wasn't really employed.

We were just minding the shop while Boss Mike was in Thailand.

-So you weren't paid? -I got to play for free in the cafe.

But you needed money to eat.

Time flew playing CS, and we went to the garage next door.

Joey Moe, I'm watching you. I know you're light-fingered.

Don't be so paranoid, Tanja.

Put your hands up. Nice.

Satisfied?

Who is Tanja?

A business school boy who wants be a lawyer.

Is Tanja a man?

Yeah... No... Yeah, because "Tanja" is Kasim's gamer name.

Tanja the garage attendant is a psychopathic racist.

I'm making coffee, for fuck's sake, I can't keep my hands up.

Everybody thinks he's a criminal, just because he's... You know...

...brown.

If you're done with your casual racism, Vermund,

I'd like 12 sausages, four LAN kits, and don't go light on the dressing.

Take care not to do OD on all those vitamins, Sebastian.

Then there's Priest, a living legend.

Priest?

Priest was big player when they started playing competitively in 1.6.

Priest's name is Gustav. Gustav's wife, Carina, was pregnant.

Hi, babes.

Gustav couldn't handle it, so he became a compulsive liar.

Hi, hun.

-Are you gaming? -No, it's...

-Do you want to hear about Toxic? -Yes, if you will use his real name.

Toxic's name is Toke.

-What the hell is that? -Jump leads. Interested?

Why did you take Tanja's jump leads?

Because she's being a racist with Kasim.

How does stealing help against that?

I break the prejudice. I'm white, I'm cute, I'm a criminal.

Right, okay.

Say I'm not here.

I haven't seen him here for... maybe three weeks, I think.

Three weeks? Wow!

-As far as I know he quit gaming. -Oh, really?

Isn't that great? You're full of shit, ginger.

Unbelievable.

-Hi, Carina. -Hi, Sebastian.

-Hi. It's nice to see you. -Is it?

-Are you alright? -Where is he?

Who?

-Gustav. Where is he? -I thought he was with you.

Oh, God, sorry. I'll be off, then. No, he's not with me.

-No. -Where is he?

He's probably at one of those "I'm going to be a dad" classes.

He's always on about it.

-Antenatal classes? -Yeah, that's it.

He's always on about it. He loves it.

-Does he talk about that? -Yeah.

He says it's be coolest class ever and everybody totally loves it.

-Including him. -Yeah?

Anything else I can do? Would you like a hot dog?

No... Oh, you're disgusting.

-Take care, Carina. -Shut up!

-Nice one, Tristan. -Yeah.

Sebastian, I looked at this professional training fair thing.

I think we should go. Alright?

There are some cool courses. What do you say, Sebastian? Come on.

-Okay. -Okay?

And you won't be made homeless.

Great, Sebastian. It's cool.

Look, the little dog's doing the one in the middle.

The middle one's doing the big one.

Heidi! Come! Your very adult cat is watching porn!

-Your dog's watching... -What the fuck? You psychopath!

It's not my fault it's watching porn.