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Hi, my name is Anna Gallo, I'm a journalist.

Hi, I'm Anna Gallo.

I'm a journalist. Yeah.

That's stupid.

Hey, I'm Anna Gallo. I'm a journalist.

I'm a journalist. Hey, I'm, I'm Anna.

I miss you.

- Hello. - Hi, Anna.

- We've been trying to contact you. - - Yeah, sorry.

- The jungle service is really bad... - - I-- uh--

-well-- uh, that-- -...and I've been a bit MIA. So, um, but--

That's okay. Uh, we need a couple of blurbs to promote the piece.

Right. Um, I-- I've been wanting to contact you

because I-- actually, I have some different ideas

- about, um, what we could do. - Uh-huh.

- Uh-huh. - And I think

there's a really interesting opportunity

to be able to talk to the people of Martinique

and make their stories the forefront,

- and Martinique being the backdrop of this-- - Rig-- uh, right.

Well, you know Hammock's audience. We have to consider their--

u-- why they're reading this in the first place and--

- Right. But what if this is an opportunity... - Uh-- we--

...to sort of broaden their minds and,

and really get-- allow them to get to know Martinique

- as a, as a place or its people? - Right.

That sounds nice, but we do have a structure to follow,

- as you know. - Right.

- Right. - - And we need you to follow the format.

That's what we do.

- Right. Okay. - Mm-hmm.

Look, just get the piece in,

and if you can snap some pics to include,

- that would be great. Okay? - Okay.

- Sure. Okay. Yeah. - Okay. All right. Great. Thank you, Anna!

- Okay. Talk to you soon. - Okay, talk to you soon!

- Bye. - Bye-bye.

For the past five years, I was in Montreal,

and I came back here, uh, end of last year,

so, it's been a year and three months, and it's beautiful.

It's where I grew up, so--

- So you grew up on this farm? - - Yes.

The same, the same one. Like, with my parents.

I think it's something that people should normalize,

like, going back to your parent's house.

This is not, like, a failure or whatever, you know.

I mean, I don't know, now, it's like, "Now, buy a house," you know, "be married.

It's not normal." Like, uh, why do you-- should not be back to your parents, right?

Yeah. I don't know how people do it. I don't know how people, like,

have their life together at 30.

-You're right. I got-- yeah, yeah, that's... -'Cause I certainly do not.

- ...not me, me neither. Like, no. You know-- - No. And--

Is there anything, uh,

since living with your parents again,

that has surprised you about them?

Have you, uh, learned anything more about them

-that you didn't know before? -Oh, yeah.

Um, if they weren't my parents, I don't think I would be get--

- Like, I don't think we'd be friends. Like--

Like, like, for real. Like, I--

Yes, so-- it's just so annoying sometimes.

They're just-- like, I don't know, like, we don't have

the same way of seeing things,

and they're, they're sweet, but, like, it's...

...God, that's a lot, you know? And-- especially when you have to--

like, you the daughter, but at the same time you're the boss.

-Mm! -You know what I mean? And especially here,

the men are kind of like, "Oh, I'm the boss," you know?

And when your daughter is your boss,

-that's a lot, you know? So... -Mm.

...I think he has to learn, for my father, how to,

"Okay, this is where it's my daughter,

and this is where it's, like, 'my boss'."

Like, with your mom, are you the same or are you different?

No. It's different. S-- same, same dynamic, like,

I was the, the other, like, the, you know, the kids and she was the mom.

And now, I feel like I am the mom and she's the daughter.

Do you feel like if you did have kids, you would have a...

- ...uh, be, like, in a different status?

I think so. I think so, because she would be

more in the mother way of doing things.

What about you? What's your story?

Yeah.

Tori.

-Hey, Tori. -Ow. Oh, my God, what?

-Are, are you even listening to me? -Yeah.

You're stupid job is making you go to the beach, right?

No! No, that's not what I'm--

No, it sounds stupid, I know.

You know, I just-- like, when I first took the job,

I thought it was perfect.

Like, I was a writer getting paid to do what I loved.

And on top of that, I'd get to travel.

- Like, sign me the fuck up. - Oh, amen to that.

Yeah, I thought I could use the gig to make a name for myself,

work up a few solid pieces and get to propel myself upward.

See that "but" coming from a mile away, J-Lo.

- Yeah. - But...

...that was three years ago,

and... nothing's changed, and...

...I'm still just here.

Yeah, b-- speaking of butts, uh--

does my ass look big in a good way or in,

like, a... "getting fat" kind of way?

- Are you-- you're fucking kidding me... - right now.

What?

-I'm listening! -No! Okay. Bullshit. I'm--

Firstly, I'm pouring my heart out to you,

and all you can think about is your fat ass?

- It's not like this is new for either of us. - What? Oh, my God! No.

-What is that supposed to mean? -Girl, I--

It's the same story.

-Right. -You're the creative person stuck in a non-creative role.

You wanna change the world, find meaningful stories,

-fill that void, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. -Mm.

Same shit, different day.

-Okay. Fuck you. -Fuck me?

- Yeah. Fuck you. - Okay.

-Well, let's bust out the receipts. -No.

-We don't-- God, don't do that. -Middle school graduation.

You interviewed the whole class because you wanted to,

and I quote, "Find a more diverse perspective

- on the meaning of being 13." - Okay.

I saw an opportunity to learn, and I wanted to broaden my perspective

-to improve the piece as a whole. -Uh-huh. Bitch, what piece?

It was middle school, nobody cared.

I cared.

Girl, can't-- I mean-- can't you just go to the beach

and chill the fuck out and go to the beach?

No, I-- I just want there to be

more than the beach and the job

and the stupid page of words that nobody actually reads.

If you don't like your life, then change it.

You're searching for some external meaning, and there isn't one.

No, okay. I'm searching for a little support

from my best friend of a thousand years.

What do you want me to say?

It's the same thing. Always. We can't keep having the same discussion.

I mean, I'm not your fucking mom!

Okay.

Wow. Uh...

Anna, I'm--

I'm sorry.

Look, I really didn't mean to--

-It's fine. -Okay. Okay, okay, okay, time-out.

I'm calling a time-out.

Um...

...it's way too hot in here.

I don't think the club is the right... vibe for the night.

So... something else we need.

Man.

I haven't been out here since high school.

We used to, like, live on these swings back then.

I curse you, college, for ruining our way of life!

- Remember when we came out here with Jill?

Yeah! Oh, she was so stoned!

- She insisted on speaking French the whole night.

But her French was so bad!

- What do you expect from someone taking AP Spanish? - Seriously?

Yeah! She--

-Oh, man, I mean, in all honesty... -Oh!

...you can blame Baz for that one, you know?

-Mm. Ah! -Never let her-- should've watch Moulin Rouge.

Oh, my God!

So glad I got to see you before I left.

Me too.

I do hope you have fun in Martinique.

Could learn to relax a little.

Yeah, it's been tough dealing with the aftermath and stuff.

Lots to sort through, you know, both...

literally and figuratively. Just a lot.

- Thanks. - I'm here for you.

And not to ruin the moment, but...

...I was reaching for the joint.

Fuck. You're so fucked!

It was funny! Oh, my God. - You're so fucked.

- Yeah. - -Do you have an idea what you want to do?

- I don't know. - What are you gonna do?

Like, you wanna say, like, "I'm--" like, "I'm done.

-Bye-bye"? Mm, you know... -That's so scary.

- ...life give you lemon-- they throw the lemon at you.

Like, they say, don't gi-- they don't give you...

- ...the lemon. They g-- they g-- they throw in your face,

so you just learn to, you know,

I don't know, dance with the lemon.

They say, don't-- not make lemonade,

-but, like, yeah. I mean, you have to... -Mm-hmm.

...at one point, you have to decide, like,

what is more important? Like, because life is short

and tomorrow you can be dead.

So, what you want to do with it? You know, 'cause you never know.

So-- and sometimes, it's scary to take this decision to just,

you know, take the leap of faith and say, "Okay, I'm quitting,"

but you're gonna feel better when you... actually do it, you know?

-Do you want to have kids? -Oh, yeah. Sure, sure.

Not right now, because right now I'm not stable.

-Mm-hmm. -You know, if you have kids, you need the money,

-you need the house. You need a dad, naturally. -Yeah, that's true.

- That's the first thing.

-Yeah. -But, like, yeah, not right now,