Inhabitants

Do you need help with that?

I'm good.

Okay, just be careful. Don't--

- -

Okay.

I mean, try and be a little more gentle.

They're rocks.

Yeah, they're expensive rocks.

They look okay.

Yeah, they do.

I'm sorry.

Is that everything from the car?

Uh-huh.

Oh, where am I gonna be in another year?

Oh, Francis.

-Huh? -You got a box.

Oh, hell yeah.

Look at this.

-Got one for you. -Hmm.

One for me,

and, like, 17 backups.

Framed picture of... someone.

Crucifix.

Bible.

Dog calendar.

Aww, that's nice of her to throw in a calendar.

Well, don't get too excited. She probably won it in a raffle.

- -Oh, look, a postcard.

Aww.

Whoa.

Is this because we're not married?

I don't know. I don't think so.

Uh, she means well.

She just gets a little excited.

Yeah, that's a pretty intense housewarming gift.

Yeah, I know, I know. You're right. It is a bit much.

I'll talk to her.

It wasn't really a huge part of my life anyway.

Well, at least your mom still talks to you.

That's true.

I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

-They call you yet? -No.

They'll call.

-Uh-huh. -Hmm.

-Babe. -Hmm?

It's late.

We moved. Let's go to bed.

Wait, are you sure?

You don't wanna hang that up?

Well, Jesus is fine.

Is that supposed to be Jesus?

I think so.

- -

Hey, what are you thinking about?

Hmm?

Oh, um...

I'm just really happy we did this.

What, had sex?

No.

Moved in together.

Oh.

I mean, the sex was pretty cool too.

- -

-Whoa! -Ooh!

Careful with that thang.

-I think it could be good. -

-Got lots of plates. -Ooh.

We could get a little bench.

-It's probably just your size. -So cute!

-Just about. -Mm-hmm.

Ooh...

Yes.

Will I get this job?

Will I get this job?

Will I get this job?

Will I get this job?

- Hey, hey, hey, hey. -Hi.

Uh...

Let's say I was a customer who had sleep issues.

Which of these would you recommend?

For anything sleep-related, I would go with howlite.

Why's that?

Well, it's a calming stone, um, so it's good for insomnia.

Oh, okay. Okay. Good.

What about this?

No touching.

Oh, um...

That is-- that's amethyst.

It relieves stress, and it pushes out grief and negativity.

Okay. Okay.

What about...

this?

May I?

This is...

not a crystal.

What is it?

It looks like...

cement?

Ooh. You know your shit.

Thank you.

So you said you're from Nevada?

-Yeah. -Uh-huh.

How come you're out here?

Uh, well, my boyfriend got a job after he graduated,

and we'd been thinking about moving to California anyway, so.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but why are you here?

Why do you believe in all this?

Oh. Um...

it just works for me.

Like, not a lot of things do, but this really does.

I don't know why, but it does.

How about your mom and dad? How do they feel about it?

Eh. I think they just wish I'd finished college.

Now, your resume also said

that you used to work in the House of Fate in Reno?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

What was their collection like over there in the House of Fate?

-It was extensive. -Mmm. Mm-hmm.

I mostly did their digital inventory, though.

Oh, well, we don't do a lot of digital stuff here.

People ask me to get into it, but, you know, it's just not me.

You need to feel the crystals in your hands.

-You know what I mean? -Totally. I-- I agree.

Otherwise, it's--

it's gross.

Makes me sick to my fucking stomach.

Just old school, I guess.

Totally.

Hi. Welcome to Light of the Moon.

Let me know if you need any help.

- - Hey. It's me.

I just wanted to let you guys know that I made it here.

Got a job.

We should talk.

Anyway, that's--

that's all.

Okay, bye.

Have your parents called you back yet?

Nope.

They'll come around. I mean, how long can you even

do the silent treatment for, anyway?

Like, it's getting so old at this point.

Yeah, I don't know. They've never really been

that big on communication, so...

We can talk about something else.

No, no, no, it's okay. I don't mind.

It'll be all right.

Yeah.

-Yeah. -

And we have so much to be thankful for.

We've got this beautiful, beautiful home,

and it is beautifully decorated, mostly by you.

-Hey, you did some too. -You're absolutely right.

I got that plant right behind you there.

Really ties the room together.

-Yeah, it does. -Yeah. I built this table, too.

Yeah.

That was less enthusiastic. It's a good table.

-Well, yeah, for now. -I mean,

it gets the job done, all right?

Yeah.

Well, I would have done more, you know,

but you seemed to have it all under control, and...

you know, I don't really understand any of this, so...

I mean, we could put up one of your mom's Jesus paintings.

-No. -You want?

I like this. It's lovely. It's wonderful.

-You did a great job. -You sure?

No, I like it the way it is.

-It's wonderful. -Okay.

-I'm sorry. -It's fine.

Is it fine?

Are we in a fight right now?

-I think so. -Oh, my God.

Yeah.

Okay, now that we're here, we cannot do the thing

where we just hang out with each other

and, like, morph into one person.

Right? Like, I think we should make some friends.

Yeah. I mean, yeah.

I know that. Like, I want to, but...

I don't really know where to find friends.

Yeah, me neither.

Hmm.

- Hey. -Hi.