This Closeness

Hi. Welcome back.

I am so happy that you're joining me as we get ready to sleep.

Sleep...

Sleep.

It's always nice to have a soft, clean blanket to put against your cheek.

Oh, this one is so soft, just out of the dryer,

and it smells like lavender.

Are you feeling comfortable in your bed?

Here. Why don't we fluff a pillow for you.

You've got some...

You've got a little hair in your face.

Let me get that out of the way.

- - There you go.

There.

That's better.

Are you ready to go to sleep?

- It's just like... - I know.

Like red and green. It's like...

I know. It's like Christmas.

It's so tacky.

You don't live there anymore.

Yeah, but at least have some respect for the

fucking, like, tradition of the building.

I can't even imagine what they did to the inside.

Yeah.

You know, I bet they're the type of people

that, like, buy everything new and it all looks

mid-century modern and then they say

they're these revolutionary fucking taste makers.

That's possible.

I can't even bear to send a photo to my parents.

Then don't.

What?

Then don't. Say you were too busy with reunion stuff to check it out.

Okay.

Mmm...

What?

It looks different than the pictures.

How so?

It looks different from the pictures.

Sadder.

Do you hate it?

No. No.

It's just for the weekend, so it's...

it's fine.

Do you think he's home?

It's freezing in here.

It is so cold in here.

What was I just saying?

The AC is still in there.

Why the fuck.

- That's not working. - Yeah. Ugh. Hm...

He should take it out.

I mean, I could, I can probably do it myself.

That's not your job. It's his.

Whose?

Our, like, host's.

I don't mind.

You know, I'm going to do it later.

Dave texted.

He wants to get drinks.

He knows this good happy hour nearby.

Oh, okay.

That cool?

Yeah. I'm just feeling gross from the drive.

Okay. Well, take a shower. We've got time.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Okay.

These towels smell fucking weird.

Sorry.

Hey, man, what's up?

- Hi. - Hey, I'm Ben.

- Good to meet you. - Adam.

I thought our, um, host's name was Lance?

That's my room...

Um, that was my roommate.

He made the listing for me.

Okay. Gotcha.

So my girlfriend, Tessa, She's using the shower right now.

Okay.

See you.

See ya.

[Knocks on door; water runs]

Hello?

Hey, um, I'm coming in.

- What, why? - Just let me in.

[Door clicks open; She sighs]

So I just met Adam.

I thought his name was Lance.

No, that was his roommate.

- Did he say something about me? - No.

But he's really fucking bizarre.

- What happened? - He just...

Just like nothing.

- You're, like, trembling. - I'm not, like, trembling.

I'm just like, what the fuck?

- What did he say to you? - Nothing.

He was just so awkward and unresponsive and,

like, didn't ask me anything or tell me anything.

Ask you anything about what?

I don't know. Aren't hosts supposed to show you around?

Show you around where?

I don't know.

He's not a concierge. He's just sharing space.

Yeah, I know, but

don't hosts usually want to, like, you know,

tell you about local spots or ask us if we got here okay?

Well, we obviously got here okay.

And you're, like, from here, so...

I don't know.

Maybe he's just introverted.

He seems really introverted.

Maybe I should ask him to be in one of my videos.

You do not want this guy to be in one of your videos.

What, why? Is he hideous?

No. Just,

you know when being socially awkward becomes a physical feature?

That's what happened to this guy.

Wait, wait.

Three, two, one...

I like when you look at me like that.

Like what?

Like you're remembering a good dream.

Sorry, you scared me.

Hey man.

Hi. Morning. I'm Tessa.

Hi.

We got breakfast from that place around the corner.

It's... it's really good.

Have you been there?

We didn't know if we can make coffee.

- Yeah. Yeah, you can. - Cool.

Thank you.

How long have you lived in this apartment for?

Um..-

A few years.

Since I graduated from college.

Oh. What do you do?

I, um, I edit videos for this sports company here.

Like highlight reels, promos.

That's cool.

I actually work in video, too.

I mostly do sound design, but sometimes I make YouTube videos.

Oh, what... What kind of videos?

ASMR videos.

Um, they're really cool.

They're these videos where you're taking

you know, little sounds or experiences that are relaxing.

But then when you put them all together, it all becomes

amplified and it creates this really soothing effect. Like, um...

you know, you get chills, but, like, relaxing ones.

Like, if someone plays with my hair, I get tingles.

Does that...?

Who watches your videos?

Um, lots of different people.

People with insomnia.

Sometimes people will listen to it for background noise.

Yeah. I mean, it's. It sounds...

It sounds weird, but people get really addicted to it and very into it.

That's actually how Ben and I met.

He was doing research for an article about ASMR.

- Yeah. - And...

I was wondering if I could make one here, actually?

It gets such beautiful light here during the day.

Yeah. Yeah, you can.

Oh, thanks. I promise not to get in the way too much.

- Okay. -

Oh, do you want to sit with us? You should sit with us.

Or, you know what? We're finishing up.

If you want to be by yourself, that's fine.

I need to get back to editing.

Okay. Okay.

Actually. Hey, man.

Yeah, we just had a little question.

Yeah.

Yeah, so we noticed that the, uh, the AC was still in there?

It's not a big deal.

I think it's just a little broken so a bunch of cold air is coming in.

Oh, um, it actually gets really hot in that room

without it, because the heat is sort of weird.

I can't control it.

It's a really old building, so it's better to just keep it in.

That's what Lance always did.

Okay, so should we talk to Lance or...?

No. He's with his family right now. His mom is, like, really sick.

So he had to move away.

But, like, he said he'll be back.

No. I don't want to, like, bother him with anything.

Um, okay.

It's just, it's very cold in there.

And it said on the listing that...

Lance made that. It's not my apartment.

It belonged to his aunt. He just, you know, lets me live here.