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I really believe that I heard voices.
Well, maybe you did.
How can anybody say that you didn't?
I think I'm... - No.
I want us to go away.
I think that getting away would help.
Adam.
Adam. Adam!
- -
Pretty good turnout, right?
- Like the spread? - Yeah. Yeah.
Really, really got me. I don't think I know any of these people.
Oh, no. Oh, no!
- Excuse me. - Yeah. No!
Yeah, no, no...
- None of these people are here for you. - Yeah. Yeah, totally.
But there's definitely someone I particularly want you to meet.
- Yeah? - She's right over there.
- Yeah. - What?
- Yeah, okay. - Okay! Yo, that's it.
Yo, I just had to build you up a wall
just to say hi to a girl.
Well, look at you growing up with your big old suit and your tie.
- Yeah. - You're doing it, baby.
This is great. Making progress.
Okay, look. Okay.
Go to the bar, get a drink. Chill out.
- Mm-hmm. - And I'll be there. You okay?
- Yeah. - All right.
Adam. Adam!
Adam! Adam!
- This is K. K, this is... - Adam.
Yeah, I just heard you say it like five times. Hey!
Oh, she is sassy as fuck!
- Hey, happy birthday. -
And I'm your best friend,
and I hate you,
so I'm gonna leave you all to it.
Okay.
- So what are you drinking? - I'll get you one.
That'd be smart.
[SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
So, do you know all these people?
No, not really.
Looks like they're celebrating something.
Yeah.
Yeah, uh, I don't know.
Listen, I know, if I'm like, talking a lot,
uh, and it's, like, annoying you or something.
- I just... I get really nervous... - Wait, I'm sorry.
- when I just... - Talking a lot?
Are you serious?
No, Just come on, for two seconds.
Just be serious. Okay?
Okay. Like a... a radio.
- No, that doesn't count. - I could tune it.
And I could listen to people talking. Um...
- Okay. - Okay. No.
Uh, okay. One thing
- on a desert island. - One thing on a desert island.
Uh, could I bring someone like you?
Oh, my God. You're not joking.
Um...
That's against the rules.
No. I know that you hate people.
- So it doesn't count. - I don't hate people.
Yes, you do. No, wait!
Wait, hold on.
What exactly do you mean by "a person like me"?
Oh, are you like having a conversation with us in your head or something?
Oh, no. Uh, no, that was... that was dumb
that I said that. That... that was dumb that I said that.
You know, someone who could like,
you can, like, build stuff.
What, like a jack-handy type girl?
No. Not a jack... Not a... No.
Like, just someone who, you know, that's not what I meant.
Okay.
I think you're... just think you're really smart.
Yeah? Stupid.
Stupid.
That was... that was dumb. I was just...
- It was a dumb thing to say. - No.
No, that's not dumb.
I just... hope the conversation's going well.
How about you finish that and close your tab?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- -
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ON RADIO]
He may have run away.
Find him then. Yes.
You must find him
wherever he is.
I'll go to his apartment,
wait for his return.
We cannot wait. We're losing time.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ON RADIO CONTINUES]
[SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ON RADIO]
Typically, for a period a place with happy personal associations.
But can we get stuck in nostalgia?
Can it be harmful to us?
[MAN CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
All right, try now.
Yeah.
Here we go.
That's it.
Okay.
Three weeks on this car.
Can't even get it to start.
Yeah, hey, it's Adam, down at the shop.
Uh, I got, uh...
just wanted to remind you I got the truck down here.
Yeah, I, I, uh...
I don't know if it's the battery or the alternator or what.
Um, I won't bore you with the details, but,
you don't need to call me back.
Eighth man up in the inning and it's been a wild one.
Now, Clay Carroll checking out the sand with Johnny Bench.
It's a two-strike delivery. Ground ball...
[COMMENTARY CONTINUES INDISTINCT]
The Reds lead, four to two.
We never had a honeymoon.
We always told ourselves we'd have one, one day.
Remember?
There is nothing wrong with your television set.
Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
We are controlling transmission.
We will control the horizontal.
We will control the vertical.
We can change the focus to a soft blur
or sharpen it to crystal clarity.
For the next hour, sit quietly
and we will control all that you see and hear.
You are about to participate in a great adventure.
You are about to experience the awe and mystery
which reaches from the inner mind
to the outer universe.
Yeah, hey, it's Adam, down at the shop.
Uh, I got a...
just wanted to remind you I got the truck down here.
Yeah. I, I, uh, I don't know if it's the battery or the alternator or what. Um...
I won't bore you with the details, but,
yeah, uh, no need to call me back.
- So... -
Hey, it's me. You. Me. I'm on Mitchell Road,
and I remembered there's a hardware store down here.
It's got auto parts, I think, and, uh, there's a lock on the door, so bring the key.
It's marked on the map. So you won't forget.
- All right. -
Yeah. More, more wood. More wood. More wood.
Adam!
Come on!
I can't! - Yes, you can!
Yes, you can!
Great.
That's great.
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