Thumbsucker

You're good at stuff like this.

I have to find something... distinctive about myself.

You're beautiful, Audrey.

Seriously.

He's a cheeseball.

I don't think so.

Besides, that's just the-the role he plays.

Maybe we could work on this together?

Later?

Hey.

The ocean contains 97 percent of the Earth's water

and generates over 70 percent of the Earth's oxygen,

and replenishes our fresh water through the clouds.

If our oceans are failing, then so will we.

Well done.

Justin, rebuttal.

Justin?

Actually, I, uh, I agree with Rebecca.

I saw this show on Animal Planet

about how they were giving depressed male baboons Prozac.

Justin.

This isn't Agree Club.

It's Debate... Club.

If you had done your research...

you'd have the confidence to have an opinion.

And if you have an opinion that's based on facts

gathered from your research...

then you are confident to speak.

And speaking confidently does what, class?

Speaking confidently...

That's right, wins minds.

Justin...

if you wanna admire Rebecca...

you can do that during recess.

If you wanna compete here,

you're gonna have to apply yourself.

You can have a seat, Rebecca.

Sasha, Lewis. Well done, have a seat.

I like the Animal Planet, though, Justin.

Great channel.

Perry is ready for you, Justin.

Come on back.

Open.

Close.

Justin, do they teach you about the subconscious at school?

A little.

Ever heard of... subconscious pressure?

Involuntary behaviors?

Like a serial killer.

Perhaps.

Justin...

all of us carry a certain weight,

a weight we don't recognize.

Some of us have... heavy loads.

In our minds.

Yeah. A force from inside.

We don't know its name, but it...

makes us do things.

Things we don't...

like to admit.

Your dad still in the 6K?

Yeah.

He's very attached to the idea of winning.

He was gonna be a pro football player.

He didn't get picked up?

He injured his knee.

I don't think he likes me always beating him.

Ah, it's just for fun.

The Oregon State application came in.

So?

So...

there's nothing wrong with staying close to home.

What about New York?

You don't have those grades.

You just haven't applied yourself

in a way that... admissions people recognize.

You apply to some fancy, far-off school,

you might be disappointed.

Whatever.

Plate, honey. Okay.

...the Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Natalie?

Charles, this bombing comes one day after the Palestinians

paved the way for a new U.S.-backed peace plan

by appointing that new cabinet.

How much of a setback could this be?

What is that? You're doin' it.

Mike!

What?

What?

What?

It's pathetic.

Come on. Go easy on this, Audrey.

Hey, hey, hey. Listen.

Give yourself a break.

Oh, come on. Stop with the feel-good shit.

Hold on a second now.

What about T.J.?

Well... you know I love him.

It's just... his drugs. He can't beat 'em.

But he needs you, especially now.

After all these years, you gotta know

under all those problems, he's good people.

What about you?

I don't need love.

I'm looking for something else.

Why didn't we bring Joel?

Isn't this nice, just the two of us?

Hey, Justin, come here.

What do you think?

When are you gonna wear that?

I have to take my picture for the Health Valley contest.

It's the Matt Schramm thing.

God, Audrey.

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

You're very good at thinking things are stupid.

I just wanna see if I can win.

Do I look stupid in this?

You're my mother. You're married to my father.

Who I love. It's just a bit of fun.

Not for me.

Well, tragically, darling,

you lost your sense of humor at the age of 17.

How... did you, um... fall in love?

God, I don't know, Justin.

When he hurt his knee, though, right?

Well...

he was sort of an asshole before he did.

But I was a brat, too.

I-I let everybody believe I was so upset

'cause he wasn't gonna play anymore.

But I kinda think that's when I fell for him.

It's nice to be needed.

I don't know. It's complicated.

Can you help me?

There's a little button on this one.

Okay.

What about that?

You think someone like Matt would like something like that?

Matt Schramm is not gonna look at the pictures.

Justin, it's just a little fun.

It's just a little silly, ridiculous fun.

You never even had a girlfriend.

So what?

You don't even hang out with girls.

You just, like, hang out with your nerdy friends.

No, I... I do hang out with girls.

Really? Yes.

How come you never bring any over here?

Or I never, like, see you walking with any or anything?

I see you walking by yourself.

Why do you care, Joel?

I don't know. 'Cause I'm bored.

Creeps. Can't take anything seriously.

Yeah, I know.

All the guys in your grade have probably fucked girls.

You haven't even kissed one.

Leave.

No.

You like that book?

Oh, yeah. It's got, um...

it's got great stuff on Greenpeace.

Yeah, it's a good introduction.

Those Greenpeace guys are really brave.

I wish I could do something like that.

What? Be brave?

Yeah.

Maybe you already are.

Are you gonna fuck me now?

When are you gonna clean all your old stuff

from the garage like you said?

Oh.

I... Sorry.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Justin...

This is stupid.

Why MFC?

Michael... Forrest... Cobb.

Why your name?

I don't think you're in a position

to be asking questions right now.

You should stop.

I want to.

I'm trying.

Well, I'm...

Don't you think I want to?

Things are gonna be different.

Why can't you trust me?

Um, the Sierra Club made them turn this back into a refuge

'cause it was going to be used for a development.

How do you know so much about the environment?

My parents were activists.

See, humans think that we're the center of the universe,

but we're not.

I guess we're trained to think that way.

Yeah. It causes a lot of problems.

Yeah.

It's hot today.

Yeah.

I think I'm gonna take my shirt off.