"When I was a little girl." "my family and I used to travel a lot." "Well. my parents did. anyway." "I would only really travel as far as Montana - the Big Sky Country." "Home of Evel Knievel." "Custer's Last Stand. and Aunt Edna." "Every summer my parents would pack me up and take me to her house." "while they would go off on one of their grand adventures." "It's not that I didn't like Aunt Edna." "It's just that all we ever did was make jam." "and then. when we were done... we would make more jam." "It was during those long summer days that I learned to love art." "I'd sit on the porch with my crayons and create a new world." "one that helped me deal with my isolation and loneliness." "When I was coloring." "I was free." "Free to be anywhere I wanted." "Free from jam." "I drew the things around me and saw the world with new eyes." "But I really longed for someone to play with. to talk to." "I needed a friend." "And then one day it happened." "That was the day..." "I met Sy." "# I'm so good at flying away" "# Maybe I'm lucky" "# Playing my cards at 21" "# Breaking my heart" "# Oh well." "I fell. what do you know?" "# Covered in laughter" "# Touch me again. and then again" "# Only for a while" "# Till you get so high and you've had enough" "# And you make me swear I won't give up" "# Sunshine's ready to rain" "# Like an ocean view when it isn't fair" "# Like a Super 8 out of nowhere" "# Sunshine's ready to rain" "# Oh man. what then?" "Where do you go" "# When you stop wanting" "# Everything to fit perfectly" "# Just as you planned?" "# Stand back. feel that bump in the road" "# Were you expecting" "# Time to remember you're asleep?" "# Only for a while" "# Till you get so high and you've had enough" "# And you make me swear I won't give up" "# Sunshine's ready to rain" "Hey!" "You can't move." "Sy!" " I can't resist any longer." " What are you up to?" "I've been working on my own art piece." "Ahh!" "Hey. hey!" "You can't touch it." "This is a work of art." "OK?" "This is your nose. your beautiful eyes..." "Jess is home." "Abby?" "Abby. are you here?" "I need your help." " This is ridiculous." " I know. but she can't see you in here." " OK. just be quiet." " Sorry." "What about under the table?" "Have you seen my nametag?" " Ryan told me I can't come back till I find it." " You've lost it again?" "I don't know what I ever saw in that sniveling. slimy. no-good weasel." " I believe it was his eyes." " Hey. what are you working on?" " Nothing." " Oh. yeah. right. like I believe that." " Jessica." " Come on." "Abby. let me see it." "OK." "Oh." " Sy?" " Mm-hm." "He's hot." "No wonder I never get to meet him." "OK. that's enough." "I'm telling you. it is time you start showing your work in galleries." " I don't know." "I'm just not ready yet." " Sometimes you just gotta take a chance." "You know what?" "Sounds like a great idea." "but I am late for school." "Bye." " What about my nametag?" " Use mine." "I tried that last week." "Oh. yeah!" "Few more days." "this baby's gonna be ready to roll." " Congratulations." "Cal." "That's quite a feat." " Thank you." "Now. how do you plan on getting it out of here?" "Through the door?" "Good luck with that." "Oh. yeah. that's not gonna fit." "Surrealism can be expressed as a depiction of the irrational state of our subconscious." "What did Neiman say on page 52 of your reading about surrealists?" "Come on." "Anybody?" "Please tell me somebody read the assignment." "Miss Morrison?" "Well. he said that surrealists believe the dream state..." "It could be just as relevant as our waking lives." "Mm." "Yes." "They also construe that the universe is only as real as it seems." "and sometimes things that feel the most real are the least substantive." "Like these papers?" "No." "Mr. Andrews." "you weren't dreaming." "That is a real D." "Please. please. do your reading." "Professor." "I think you made a mistake on my paper." "No." "Mr. Andrews." "the mistake was when you took this class thinking you had an easy Humanity credit." "I understand. but I really need this credit." "You should've thought about that six weeks ago." "The D stands." "Well. not your finest hour." "I just don't get this stupid pseudosurrealist crap." "It's not crap." " What'd you say?" " I said it's not crap." "And how do you know?" "Oh." "A-plus." "Sorry." "I didn't know I was speaking to an expert." "Well. now you know." "You really need to work on your people skills." "Ow." "This is the third time today. man." "Nick?" "Nick?" "Do you understand the meaning of "level"?" "No. that's OK." "Why don't you come down and follow me?" "I've got a job less complicated for you." "You have a wedgie. by the way." "I hate that guy." " Here you go." "Have a nice day." " See you later." "Jessica's late again." "You told her not to come back without her nametag." " I did." "Four hours ago." " She's probably still looking for it." "Ryan." "I like you." "Abby." "I do." "That's why I'm telling you this." "I know you depend on Jessica for part of the rent." "What are you saying?" "You're not gonna fire her because she lost her nametag?" "Look. nametags are company policy." "Besides. a patron is 76% more likely to talk to someone with a nametag than without." "Look. you wanna save her job." "I understand that." "Stay till she gets here." " Why?" " We're short." " Ryan. there's no one in the store." " That's beside the point." "No." "She works books." "I mean." "I work coffee." "It doesn't even make any sense." " Are you arguing with me?" " No." "I'm not." "I'm just..." "Ryan. look. tonight's my anniversary. and I'm making dinner for my boyfriend. so..." "I want you to go home." "I do." "But if your friend thinks she can come in when she wants. someone has to cover..." " Are we clear?" " As mud." "Good." "I think all these should be straight." "OK." "Excuse me." "Welcome to Borders..." "Oh." "You don't happen to carry The idiot's Guide to Art Appreciation?" "I was told it has lots of pictures." " It's in the juvenile section." " That's good." "It's even sort of funny." "So. do you wanna order or did you just come here to annoy me?" "Wow." "OK." "Uh..." "Let me get... the chocolate cheesecake." "OK." "Would you like a coffee with that?" "To be perfectly honest." "I feel like you might spit in it." " That's clever." " You don't like me much. do you?" "Hm." "It's funny." "I thought you were slow." ""Abigail. " That's a weird name." "It's Abby." "So. have a nice day." " Cheesecake?" " Yeah. right." "Where have you been?" "Your glasses." "OK. here you go." "Oh!" "Oh. my God!" "Oh!" "Look. um..." "One of these." "These will work for you." "They're on the house." "No. it's... it's all on me." "Oh. gosh." "# What is this i feel?" "# What used to be a dream is now becoming real" "# Only yesterday it had no appeal" "# But i guess things change" "# Suddenly" "# The sky's a bluer blue" "# And full of possibilities" "# Suddenly # it's looking like it's gonna be OK" "# On a day like today # i could take a chance on someone new" "# On a day like today # i could fall in love with you" "# On a day" "# On a day like today" "Oh. no!" "OK." "Coming." " Hello?" " I've got a crisis." "I don't like it when you start off like that." "You know my cousin." "the one who just transferred here?" " Well." "I don't "know him" know him." " You're going to." "He's coming tonight." "What?" "No." "Jess. uh-uh..." "Hey." "I was wondering where I could find a book on embroidery?" " Shh!" " What?" "Don't you work here?" "Do I look like I work here?" "He's not that bad." "I promise." "It's just I wasn't expecting to see him and I really didn't know what to say." "He mentioned that we should get together." "and I sort of said. "Sure. " you know." "because that's what you say." "and he's. like. "OK." "Dinner tonight?"" "And I'm. like..." "You know how I am with the "no" word." "No!" "Jessica. no!" "It's my anniversary." "I'm making dinner for Sy." "I'm sorry." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "I don't have his new number." "Well. maybe I could. like." "walk around campus until I find him." "No." "You know what?" "It's fine. actually." "Don't worry about it." " He can come over?" " Yeah." "He can come over." " Bye." "Thanks." "Abby." " OK." "Bye." "Hi." "Ryan." "Happy anniversary." "They're beautiful." "Oh." " They're for you." " Oh!" "Thanks." " They smell so good." "Thank you." " You haven't made dinner for me?" "You know. you didn't need to do that." "Yeah." "Um..." "I didn't." "I was going to." "but Jess called and said that she's gonna bring her cousin over for dinner." "What. here?" " On our anniversary?" " Mm-hm." "I know." "I'm sorry." "Well." "I mean..." "No. no. that's fine." "I mean. no. actually. it's good." "It's..." "You don't mind?" "Come on." "How could I be mad with you?" "I can't." "We'll..." "You know what?" "We'll go and do something fun afterwards." "Yeah." "Yeah. we could go see a movie." "We'll see one of those romantic movies." " You like gushy movies." " I love it." "I know you do." "Thank you." "Oh. it's somewhere." "Abby?" "Jess?" "Jess. it's open." "I need... your... help!" "You know the only difference between Ryan and the Pope?" "The Pope only expects you to kiss his ring." "OK. tell me what happened." " I got fired." " No. you didn't!" "No!" "No." "He said that if I stayed he wouldn't fire you." "I don't know why you dated him in the first place." "You know." "sometimes I wish I had a boyfriend like Sy." "Yeah." "He would never fire you." "I don't know what I'm gonna do." "I really needed that job." "Why don't you just get another one?" "It's easier said than done." "Here." "You need them more than I do." "Oh." "Where did they come from?" " From Sy." " Sy." "Oh." "No. it's not like that." "He's just not very good at color selection. so I help him out a bit." "I don't think any guy I've dated has ever given me flowers." "Ever." "Well. except Ryan the Superslut when he cheated on me with that lunch lady." "Hey. didn't Ryan the Narcissist send you flowers once?" "Yeah." "Only so he could hear himself compliment himself for a week." "Besides. that's when I was still dating "I'm still in the closet" Ryan. so it doesn't count." "I just don't understand." "There are so many guys." "Why only date guys named Ryan?" "It's my curse." "Abby. could you get that?" "I'm coming." "Turn it down." " Oh. hi." " Hi." "Come on in." "I'm Abby." "Nice to meet you." " She's just running a few minutes late." " Oh." "OK." " Hi." " Hi." " Who's this?" " This isn't your cousin." "He's not my cousin." "Excuse me." "Hey." "I..." "Megan doesn't live here. does she?" "Next door." "Apartment 14." " Right." " Nice to meet you." "You too." " Hey. brother." " All yours." " Hey." "Jess." " Hey. coz." " Abigail. right?" " Abby." " You know each other?" " We've met before." " Really?" "When?" " We're in the same art depreciation class." " And at the bookstore..." " Don't go there." "Go where?" "Am I missing something?" " No." " Yes." " Kill me now." " Well. come in." "Have a seat." " So. what's with the pajamas?" " Bad day." "OK. pajamas it is." " I got fired." " You what?" "This egomaniac I work for has had it out for me since I dumped him." "Let me take a guess." "Uh..." " Ryan?" " You know him?" "Let's just call it a hunch." "# Gobble. gobble. gobble. gobble # it's the turkey for "excuse me"" "Oh. shoot." " She's not gonna want to come." "George." " Well. it's worth asking." "Honey. why don't you bring something with you. like... why don't you bring that turkey?" "You're right." "Who could resist this turkey?" "Gobble. gobble. gobble." "Yoo-hoo!" "Abigail!" " Hey." "Mrs. Morrison." " Oh. hi." "Jessica." "Mom." "Dad." "I wasn't expecting you." "Did you want something?" "Well. we're just fine." "Aren't we." "George?" "Oh." "Who's this nice young man?" " My cousin." "Quinn." " Nice to meet you." " How do you do." "Quentin?" " Mom." "I asked you what you wanted." " We're going to the cemetery." " Gonna decorate for Thanksgiving." "You decorate a relative's grave for the holidays?" " No. we decorate our own graves." " Mom!" "You see." "George bought our plots as a 20th anniversary present." "and I thought the poor things looked empty." "So for our 25th." "Mary Louise bought a headstone." "It's got Morrison in big letters." "George on one side." "Mary Louise on the other." " So we'll always be together." " Oh. sweetie." " So. please. come with us this time." " No." "Yes." "Please." "You never come." "Mom." "I don't wanna go decorate my parents' graves with my parents." " It's a cemetery." "Don't people complain?" " Honey. they can't." "They're dead." "Oh. show her the turkey." "We got a little turkey." " Turkey. turkey." "Turkey. turkey." " Oh. gobble. gobble." "Maybe Quentin and Jessica could come along." "Thank you." "but I'm not much of a decorator." "Oh." "Abigail says that." "and she's quite the artist." "Mom. nobody's interested." "You'll just have to go be morbid by yourself." "Sorry." "You'll just have to miss a good time. then." "In that case. you must come along with Abigail and Jessica to Thanksgiving." " I'm not gonna take no for an answer." " She won't." " If it's no trouble." " I wouldn't ask if it were." "Mother. can I speak to you for a second?" "Look." "I'm sure he's already got plans." "He wouldn't say yes if he already had plans." "Do you?" " There." "That's settled." " I don't want him to come." " I don't want him to come." " If I could interject?" " Oh. what nice manners." " Maybe it's best if I pass on the invitation." "Well. she didn't invite you. dear." "I did." "We're off." "We'll see you all for Thanksgiving." " Bye-bye." " Dad. help me." "Please." "Dad." "Dad!" "Dad!" "Nice meeting you." "Oh!" "Five-second rule." "OK. uh. got everything." "I'm almost ready." "What are you making?" "Mac and cheese?" "Are you kidding?" "Boil. drain. add milk and butter. then stir?" " Nice catch." " Thanks." "That's. like. five steps." "I made ramen." "That's only three." "Tear it open. dump it in. throw it away." " So. how are your classes?" " They're all right." "If I don't pass art." "I can pretty much say goodbye to law school." "Abby could teach you." "She's a great teacher." " No. she's not." " But you wanna be." "And what better way to get experience?" "He is not teachable." " I'm a great student." " That's doubtful." "Look." "I'll make you a deal." "Help me pass art class." "and I won't ruin your Thanksgiving." "Yeah. no." "You see. spending four hours with you and my parents is much easier than spending an entire semester tutoring you." "OK." "What if I get Jess her job back." "and..." "I don't come to your Thanksgiving dinner?" " We do need the rent money." " Final offer." "No!" "And that is my final answer." "OK." "You know what?" "You're right." "You have bailed me out one too many times." "Thank you." "So I'll just go upstairs and pack." "Don't worry." "I'll be out of your hair by morning." "Jess." "It's fine." "I've always wanted to know what it'd be like to live in a box." "OK." "OK." "Jess. it's fine." "I got it." "OK. listen." "You get Jess her job back and you don't come with me for Thanksgiving and... you've got a deal." "Who in the world has parents that decorate their own grave?" "I mean." "I must've been adopted." "Oh. gosh!" "Oh. and I got conned into helping this boy out with his homework." " He's a decent chap. isn't he?" " I don't know." " Do you like him?" " If you like a migraine." "Come on." "If he needs help." "maybe you should just give him a hand." "No." "I think he's obnoxious." "Don't you think as a teacher you'll deal with obnoxious students?" "No." "I don't think as a teacher I'll deal with obnoxious students!" "No!" "Come here!" "I'm gonna show you who's obnoxious!" " How long do we look at this?" " Huh?" "Well. you seem to know the routine around here." "What's the standard time of staring without looking pretentious?" "Yeah. well." "it's not about a set period of time." "You just have to appreciate what the artist is trying to say." " It looks like spaghetti." " OK. well. to you it might." "You know." "I happen to see something else." "Fettuccine." "Do you dismiss everything you don't understand?" "I haven't dismissed you yet. have I?" "Look. all I'm saying is my sister could paint something more realistic. and she's ten." " It's not realism. it's how it makes you feel." " And it makes me feel hungry." "OK. well. if you want a good grade." "you're gonna look past the spaghetti." "Oh. wow." " Did you feel that?" " Huh?" "We just had our first moment." " You're an idiot." " But you felt..." "Nothing. huh?" "A little bit?" "So your parents are cool." " To you. maybe." " What does that mean?" " It means you didn't grow up with them." " So what's the deal?" "I don't know you well enough to tell you my life history." "Come on." "They weren't around a lot." "End of story." " Do you wanna hear my life story?" " Hm." "I don't. actually." "Come on." "It involves fire. juggling and a midget." "So. you up for something to eat?" "I think I'll pass. but thank you." "What?" "Do you have a better offer?" "Maybe." "What?" "I was thinking." "with your quirky personality." "you must not go out too often." "I get plenty of dates." "In fact. that's where I'm headed as soon as I finish helping you." " Really?" " Yeah." "Don't act so shocked." "What's his name?" "His name is..." "It's none of your business." " That's what I thought." " His name is Sy. which is short for Simon." "Are you always this annoying?" "I like to call it being honest." "Well." "Mr. Andrews. there is such a thing as being a bit too honest." "Hey." "Quinn. it's Nicki. i thought we could study together for law tonight. and then..." "Hey. it's Cal." "You know. if you press this button you could leave a memo." "Check one." "Mic check." "Sibilance." "Sibilance." "Hey." "Quinn. it's Lisa." "i thought we could go dancing." " Are you calling Quinn?" " Excuse me!" " Ow. my hair!" " i got nothin' for you. girl!" "Hey. buddy." "How's it goin'?" "Aaaargh!" "Oh!" "Hey-hey. man!" "What's goin' on?" "When did you get back?" " Just now." " How was your day?" "It was good." "I met a girl." "Oh." "Be careful. bro." "That's a four-letter word." "No. she's... she's different." "Actually." "I think the proper term today is "challenged. "" "No." "Cal." "She's..." "I don't know..." "Better." " Better?" "Better than the cheerleader?" " Yeah." "Too bubbly." " What about the librarian?" " Boring." " That cute little red-headed chick?" " No eyebrows." "Yeah. well. they're all different. man." "That's why they just call 'em women." "Quick question." "When are you gonna get a new game?" "They make new games?" "Language section." "Financial book you have in your hand." " Financial section's over there." " Look what they did." "See this?" "They're working on the 19 and one quarter." "I haven't seen anything like this since '84." "Eastern and ski resorts on the same shelf." "You be good." "OK." "They obviously didn't get the memo." "Can I help you guys?" " Get us the manager. son." " I'm the manager." "You're Mr..." "Sounders?" " I'm Mr. Sanders." " That's what I said." " And you are?" " Schlosky." "Jack Schlosky." "Director of Corporate Infrastructure." " You didn't get the L10 memo. did you?" " L10?" " There goes the Q4 profits." " Q4 profits?" "Who said anything about the Q4 profits?" " He..." " We just drove in from Corporate." " Oh. from Michigan?" " Yes. from Michigan. 18-hour drive." " Without a bathroom stop." " Without a bathroom stop." "That illustrates the seriousness of the situation." "Do we have a problem?" "Problem is." "your store's in the old format." " This is last year's format here. son." " I..." "I didn't know we had a format." "Consumers have an easier time locating books if you move everything from there to there." "and there to there." " It's all in this packet." " You can't be serious." "Oh. we can." "We've been serious. we're serious now." "Bottom line is. if you don't move these sections. we move you." "Get the point. eh?" " Are you sure you're from Corporate?" " He transferred from the Canadian offices." "Yeah." "They're just like the American offices. just with... hockey." "The whole store?" "Do you wanna lose franchising rights?" "'Cause I have the power to shut this place." " He does." "He's got the power." " I do." "The power." " What power?" " Of Grayskull." "Hey. it's just I'm short-staffed now." " Why is that?" " I had to let somebody go." " Who?" " Jessica Lindstrom." " Why?" " She had less-than-desirable work habits." " Lindstrom." "Jessica." "Look that up." " Lindstrom." "L-y..." " L-i..." " N..." "There's..." " Then it's D. right?" "D..." " Arghh!" "Too many letters." "No!" "Sh. sh. sh!" " You guys dated." " How did you know that?" " It's in your personal records." " We know ev-ery-thing." " Everything?" " Ev-ery-thing." " Everything." " You fired someone you dated?" "You crazy. man?" "You wanna open yourself up to a multi-million-dollar lawsuit?" " No." "Jeez. no." " Then I suggest you hire her back." " Immediately!" "Without question!" " With a raise!" "No questioning!" " Now get your store in order." " I will." "I will." "You know what?" "You got one week." "One week. then we come back with auditors." " The auditors are coming?" " Prime directive from Corporate." "C3..." "PO." "Can I get your business card?" " Um..." " Uh..." "Why?" "So you can call me. looking for answers to questions you should know?" " I don't think so. son." " I understand." "I understand." " Go." " OK." " I told you we needed business cards." " I know." "# Hey. baby" "# Where are you?" "# i'm running to love you all over" "# Closer" "# Kiss me" "If Monet is regarded as the Impressionist par excellence." "one must admit that both Degas and Renoir are also..." "If you don't pay attention." "it's not gonna work." "I just don't get it." "It's so boring." "I need a break." "Where's your bathroom?" "It's down the hallway." "These are really good." " This isn't the bathroom." " What's this?" "It's not done." "I know a place you could show these." "I bet you could make money." "You know what?" "It's really not about money for me. so..." " Then why do it?" " If I have to tell you. it's not worth it." "Go!" "There are always two people in art - the observer and the observed." "Remember. art is subjective." "Each person gains new insights as they allow themselves to be immersed in art." "Let's turn to last week's assignment." "What new insights did you gain from the exhibit?" " Mr. Andrews?" " Well. uh..." "Well. there's this one artist named. uh." "Dylan Thompson." "who said surrealism has less to do with what is random and senseless and more to do with accepting that our lives don't always have to make sense." "Go on." "Well." "I remember looking at one of his paintings." "and for someone willing to take the time." "they could really find something deeper to connect with." " That's valid." " Kind of like those who judge people before they get to know what's really inside." "Good observation." "Now. let's turn to page. um... 621." " You see what you've created?" " Oh." "I didn't do anything." "You taught." "I learned." "So." "Sy's cool with this whole tutoring thing. right?" "Yeah. yeah." "He's pretty understanding." "Great." "I'll see you later." "OK." " Hey." "Abby." " Yeah?" " Thanks for your help." " You're welcome." " I love that movie!" " Me too." "And we've only seen it 30 times." " 32." " Who's counting?" "What guy would ever indulge me like this?" "That is just what I was thinking." "Weird." " It was Goethe." " Right." "I think it was Goethe who said that people rarely love others for who they really are." "but rather what they imagine them to be." " Right." " So. go on. prepare for takeoff." " OK." "One. two. three..." " Ready?" "One. two. three..." "So." "Sy. what do you imagine me to be?" " An angel." " Oh. really?" "But obviously I know you're really a flesh-eating demon." "I sure am." "That's cold." "I have snow everywhere." "Anyway." "returning to the subject of imagination." "I believe it was Shakespeare who said." ""So full of shapes is fancy that it alone is high fantastical. "" " Hey." "Jess." " Hey." "Wow." "You look like death warmed over." "Quinn's plan to help helped too much." "Ryan's killing us trying to get the books reorganized." "Oh. by the way." "Quinn called for you." "Really?" " You like him." " No." "Well." "I think he likes you." "You never know. he may ask you out." " No. he won't." " Why?" "Because... he thinks I have a boyfriend." " You didn't tell him about Sy. did you?" " Sorta." "Well. which part of "sorta?"" "Like Sy's sorta not real?" "Like he's imaginary?" "Sorta." "OK." "Abby. what's up with Sy?" "You know." "he's just there for me all the time." "That's great when you were five." "but what about now?" "Quinn's real. and he likes you." " He's gonna think I'm crazy." " I didn't think you were when you told me." "We were five." "We didn't know any better." "Just tell him." "OK?" "Abby." "I'll tell him." "OK." "OK. this can work." "This has gotta work." "Hold everything!" "Oh. no!" "Oh!" "I found these from the World History section." "Someone had them in Gardening." "No. no." "God. this is impossible." "I'm gonna kill Quinn." " What?" " Nothing." "We should be halfway done by now." "We're not even through the youth section yet." "We'll be fine." "It's starting to pick up." "No. it isn't." "If we don't get this turned around." "Corporate's gonna have my job." "How's it feel?" "I need you to work Thanksgiving." " I can't." " I'll pay you double." "Triple." " Cal. what are you doing?" " I'm fixing your car." "But my car's not broken." "Oh." "You know what?" "You should just go to Abby's." " Am I supposed to walk?" " Well." "I mean. obviously your car's broken." " Bro. it was working before..." " Shh. kitten." "Why don't you just walk away?" "It'll be done by the time you get back." "All righty." "Great." "Oh. yeah!" "Time travel is possible!" "Here." "Try some of my favorite." " What is it?" " Won flung food." "Won flung nothing." " I thought it was funny." " It was... cute." "Oh. good." "Chinese." "I am starving." "Ohh!" "That smells so good." " Ryan has me working Thanksgiving." " What?" "No!" "Jessica. you promised." "I'm sorry." "He's paying me triple." " What?" "Was that stupid?" " It's not stupid. just greedy." "I'm gonna take mine to go." "Don't study too hard." " Did Jess just steal half our dinner?" " Yeah. pretty much." "Here." "Take your fortune before she comes back and steals that." "I love these." "And Confucius says..." ""It is important to look out for that which you cannot see. "" "Huh." " What the hell does that mean?" " I have no idea." "Sy?" "What are you doing?" " I know when I'm not wanted." " Is this about last night?" " I just hope you're happy with him." " With Quinn?" "Of course with Quinn." "If he breaks your heart." "I swear..." "What are you gonna do?" "Stab him with some imaginary sword?" " Careful." " Sorry." "That man is a player." "He's a wolf in sheep's clothing." "Wait a second." "Hey. that's mine." "We bought this together." "You can have the telly." "All right. stop." "Enough." "Sit down." "Now. listen to me." "I am not gonna leave you for him." "OK?" " You promise?" " Mm-hm." " Then prove it to me." " Fine." "Anything." "Well. do you have to spend so much time spoon-feeding that baboon?" "I mean. couldn't you just lend him one of your art books?" "He can read. can't he?" "# i know what you're thinkin' # i know where you're goin'" "# And i know what you're doin' now" "Hello?" "Hello?" " Hello?" " That's what i said." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Somebody say something." "Hello." "I'm looking for Quinn Andrews." "Hello?" "I'm looking for a Quinn Andrews." "Quinn..." " Yo." " Hi." "Hey." "Good." "Thought I had the wrong door." "Wait. then maybe I have the wrong door." "Why does this keep happening to me?" " Is Quinn here?" " Yes." "Yes." "Yes." "OK." "We're both in the right place. then." "Good." "Well." "I've actually seen you before." "At the bookstore." " What bookstore?" " Borders. on Fifth." " What did I look like?" " You looked like you." " Oh. except you were wearing pants." " Oh." "Pants." "Yeah. all right." "That sounds like that coulda been me." "Yeah. all right. come on in." "You're the artist person helping Quinn with his homework." " Yeah." " Dating that guy with the weird name." " Sy." "Right." " That's not that weird." "Do you think you could just give this to Quinn for me. please?" "You know what?" "No." "No." "It's really not a good idea." "I tend to lose things." "and then Quinn gets mad." "and when he gets mad he yells." "and I fear the yelling." "So maybe you should just give it to him yourself." "OK?" "OK." "Your face is good." "You want some chicken salad?" "I made it with ham." " It..." "I..." " Hey." " I didn't expect to see you here." " Oh. yeah." "Calvin let me in." "Great." "You want something to eat or drink?" "I think Cal made chicken... something." " No." "Actually." "I came by to give you this." " Oh. great. then we can study here." "Yeah." "I was just kinda thinking you could study by yourself." "Whoa. whoa." "Are you trying to bail on our deal?" "No." "Good." "There we go." "Um. you know what?" "I think I'm just gonna... go missing for a little while here." " I hope you're not leaving because of me." " It's totally 'cause of you." "This is just weird." " Oh. this awkwardness..." " Well. it was nice meeting you." " Nice meeting you too. uh..." " Abby." " That coulda been it." " He's a little..." "Different." "I believe the proper term used today is "challenged. "" "Oh." "OK. so 202. 203..." "Yeah. up to 205." "And the top of 207 and I think you should be good." "All right." "Hey. uh..." "You hungry?" "Uh. no." "I'm fine." " You're not hungry at all?" " Uh-uh." "No." "I'm good." "Thank you. though." "Look me in the eye and tell me you're not hungry." "You're almost there." ""Quinn." "I'm a little... "" " I'm a little hungry." " Great." "Let's get something to eat." "You want me to believe that Johann Vermeer traced his art?" "He used a camera." "Vermeer is a 17th-century artist." "There weren't any cameras back then." "He used a camera obscura." "which was a primitive camera." "Basically. it would project the image onto the canvas." "You'd be surprised how many 17th-century artists experimented with it." "Just think about it." "You get hired to paint a grand duke or a bishop." "You cannot take any risks." "OK..." "Look at the lighting." "The perspective." "Most of the models are left-handed." " So what?" " Most people are right-handed." "The projections would have mirrored the image." "What happened to the guy that knew nothing about art?" "It was a lot easier to hate him." "Minor in history." "There you go." " Oh. let me..." " Please." "My treat." "Thank you." "I wanna show you something." " You wanna show me something?" " It's a surprise." "Uh..." "Yeah. no thank you." "I'm not good at surprises." "We're gonna change that." "I want you to consider this a new experience." "OK?" "Come on." "# What do I know about the surreal?" "# Do I know what it's like to feel?" "# What's in my heart but not what's in my mind" "A bunch of local artists have an exhibit here about once a month." "Thought you might wanna check it out." " How'd you find out about this place?" " Oh." "I come for the music." "All kinds of bands come here." "Next week Braid's performing." "Really?" "I like them." "That's cool." "Why don't you check out the artwork and I'll grab us some drinks." "OK." "Oh. excuse me." "I used to have this phobia of clowns." "Never did figure out the origin." "Stephen King's it didn't really help my condition either." " Well." "I think they're beautiful." " Thanks." "You're an artist?" "I'm an art student." "Don't worry." "It took me a while to admit I was an artist. too." "Hey." "Verna." "come here for a second." "Hey." "There you go." "Is everything OK?" "I think I should go." " Yeah." "OK." "Sure." " OK." "Quinn." " Thanks again." "I'll pay you back." "I promise." " I know you will." "You guys have a good time." "And you have a terrific boyfriend." " No. he's not..." " You have a terrific boyfriend." "This must be so exciting for you." "That girl was kinda cute." "Is someone jealous?" "No." "She's. uh... she's someone I've known for a real long time." "Her mom got sick." "so I lent her money to fly home." "That's it." " You gotta go home soon. huh?" " Mm-hm." "In a little bit." "Good." "You up for another surprise?" " It's so pretty." " Yeah." "Hey. isn't that Calvin?" "Out of the way!" "You on the skates. out of the way!" "That's the Zamboni King." " I'm Canadian." "I can't drive!" " Do you like to skate?" "I'm actually pretty good at it." "Great." "Then you can teach me." "You brought me here and you don't know how to skate?" "You really can't skate. can you?" "I wouldn't lie to you." "Um..." "There's something that I need to tell you about Sy." "What's that?" "Oh. gosh!" "You OK?" " What would Sy think?" " Well. he..." " There is something I want to tell you." " Watch out!" "Hey. dude. is that you?" "Who else would it be." "Cal?" "That's a fair point." "I guess." "I'll be out in a minute." "I'm just taking a dump." "Ever wonder why they say "taking a dump. " not "leaving a dump"?" "'Cause once it passes the rim." "I'm not reaching in there for anything." "You spend too much time alone. my friend." " It gives me time to think." " Depends on your definition of thinking." "Oh. yeah." "Cal. the light." "Quinn. the pants." " What are you talking about?" " I thought we're playing word association." " No." "Just shut off the light." " No." "I'm too tired." " You just walked past it." " That should show you how tired I am." "You know. when I was in the bathroom I was thinking." " Aren't you glad we're not women?" " What?" "Don't get me wrong - having the boobs would be cool." "But girls have to find a place to go to the bathroom." "Guys. the world is our urinal." "Wow." "Cal. that's..." "that's really profound." " Who said that." "Nietzsche?" " Nie..." "No. dude." "I just did." "Just shut off the light." "So. how's Tabby?" " It's Abby." " That's what I said." "Tabby." " She's great." " Cool." "So. what happens next?" "I don't know." "I like her." "but she's got this boyfriend." "Oh. yeah." "She told me about that guy." "He sounds really cool." "Oh. yeah. no. you don't stand a chance." "Oh. great." " She went out with you though. didn't she?" " Yeah." "Well. then maybe she'll settle for somebody like you." " Even if he is the hottest guy on the planet." " She said that?" "Oh. yeah." "She went off..." "Actually. you know what?" "That might've been on TV." "I don't remember." "Perfect." " Cal. the glass!" " Only hurts if you step on it. my friend." "Ow!" "Good morning. darling one." "Good morning." " You got home late last night." " Hm." "Thought you were helping him with his homework." "It was homework." "Oh. really?" "At the skating rink?" " That's a date." " It wasn't a date." "Look. this is very hard for me. all right?" "I've never had to deal with a real man in your life before." " I don't wanna talk about this right now." " Fine." "Well. next time you need me." "I might just be otherwise engaged." " Hey." " Oh. hey." "How are you?" " Got us tickets to see Braid tonight." " Oh. you did?" "Oh..." " It's on the house." " Hm..." "Thanks." "I can't go." "Really?" "I thought we agreed on studying tonight." "Yeah." "I know we did." "I just. you know..." "I kinda promised Sy we'd do something." "All right." "Cool." "Then. uh..." "I'll just see you in class." "OK." "It's open." "Wow." "You look like crap." "Well. thanks." "I was working all night sorting books." " Hey. is Abby home?" " Uh-uh." "Let me ask you something." " Tell me about Sy." " What?" "You know. what's he like." "what does he look like?" "Oh. uh..." "Well." "Sy is..." "Well. he's kinda hard to describe." " Well. he's here all the time. isn't he?" " Well. he works a lot." "Really?" "What does he do?" "He's. uh..." "Well. he..." "Come on. it can't be that hard." " Well. it's just that I..." " Yeah?" "I don't want to make you feel bad or anything." "Why would his work make me feel bad?" "Well. because..." "Because... he's a lawyer." "Wow." "That's impressive." "What kind of lawyer is he?" "Uh..." "A good one." "You know the drill." "Books off the desks. no talking." "This is where I find out who simply needs help and who is simply helpless." " Hey." " Oh. hi." " How'd you do on your test?" " I think I did OK." "That's good." "How come you didn't tell me Sy was a lawyer?" "Oh. um..." " I didn't?" " Yeah." "Jess told me." "She did?" "That's..." "Well. there you go." "I was thinking maybe I could call him." "ask advice about internships. stuff like that." " Yeah. that would be great." " Great." "What's his number?" "You know. he's working on a big case right now." "Really?" "What kind of case?" "He works for the government." "so it's sorta shhh." "Oh." "I understand." "Well. maybe he could call me." "Yeah." "I will." "I'll have him call you." "It's a good idea." "Abby?" "Where are you going?" "Yeah." "I have another class. it's that way." "You know what I think?" "I think you need a break." " I don't think so." " I think you do. and I think you deserve it." " Is it OK to leave our stuff here?" " Yeah." "Just put it here." "Give me your hand." " Why do you need the flashlight?" " Because it's gonna get dark." " It is?" " Yeah." "Hey. what is this place?" "Oh. it's..." "Stupid... flashlight." "The flashlight's not working." "Oh. my God!" " Don't leave me in the dark." " You're a bad monkey." "It's the new dinosaur museum the university's opening next month." " Are we supposed to be in here?" " It's no big deal." "I don't think this is such a good idea." "My man Big Al is a security guy here." "He says as long as we don't touch anything. we're cool." "Trust me." "Wow." "This place is just... so amazing." "I told you." " Pretty cool. huh?" " Yeah. it's... great." "Shh." " What?" " Oh. it's Big Al." "Hang on." "Oh." "OK." " That's not Big Al." "That's not Big Al!" " What?" "Run!" "Shh..." "Please. please..." "OK." "I think he's gone." " Come on. let's go this way." " OK." "# Don't you know i've lost control" "# And that's OK with me" "# You must think you're something special" "# But that's OK with me" "# Don't think that i can stop it" "# When i'm with you" "# You knocked me off of my feet." "you got me spinning around" "# Turned my whole world upside down" "# This thing drives me crazy" "# Don't you make me wanna fall" "# Think that love has taken hold now" "# That's OK with me" "# You knocked me off of my feet." "you got me spinning around" "# Turned my whole world upside down" "# This thing drives me crazy" "# Don't you make me wanna fall" " Do you have something I could drink?" " Yeah." "There's soda in the cooler." "Thanks." "Agh!" " Are you OK?" " Hello. darling one." "Yeah..." "Um..." "It..." "Do you know how much I love this soda?" "Look at him." "I wonder how many naive young women he's lured up here." "Under the pretext of helping him with his homework." " No soda?" " Um..." "Yeah. no." "No soda." "Actually." "I would never like to have soda ever again." "OK." "So..." "Sorry this place is such a wreck." "I wasn't expecting company." "And I think the last girl we had here..." "was Cal's mom." " Likely story." " Really?" "Don't you just love the way the surrealists make our wildest imaginings come to life?" "Neanderthal man. your thoughts?" "Yeah." "Fascinating insight." "It's like a foreign language we can understand." "but you just don't know how." " Where the hell did that come from?" " That is beautiful." " Thanks for walking me home." " It's nothing." "It's my pleasure." "You know. anytime Sy's out of town and you need a walker-homer." "I'm your guy." " I'm not out of town." "I'm very much in town." " I'll let you know." "I was wondering..." "I'm sure you've already got plans about Thanksgiving..." "Actually. it's beer and bacon sandwiches with Cal." "Abby. do not invite him to Thanksgiving." "Would you like to come to Thanksgiving with me at my parents' house?" " You sure you want me to come?" " Yeah." "I'm really sure." " What about Sy?" " Yeah. what about me?" "You know. he's English." "They don't really do Thanksgiving." " So you invited him to your parents'?" " Yeah." "I don't know what got into me." "Whatever it is." "I think it's good." "Jess." "I need you." "Can't you see I'm having my coffee break?" "Yeah." "It's just Thanksgiving's tomorrow and we're only halfway through. so..." "Are you harassing me because of our prior relationship?" "No. no." "But..." " Do we need to call Corporate?" " No. no. no." "No. that's fine." "No. you go ahead and just let me know when you're... back. then." "That's fun." "So how are things going between you and Quinn?" "They're going fine. thanks." "Well. that's decisively indecisive." "He's kinda cute." "You haven't told him about Sy. have you?" "Uh-uh." "I was going to. but I..." "Maybe it's time you let Sy go." "No." "It's not really that easy." " Well. sure it is." " No. it's not." "Jess. look at you." "No offense. but every relationship you get into seems to be dysfunctional." "Abby. having an imaginary boyfriend is textbook dysfunctionality." "OK." "It's like those paintings you do of him - they're perfect." "but you need to paint somebody that's real." "Somebody that moves and. you know. breathes." "Hey!" "That's my face you're ripping up." "No. it's hopeless." "My work. it's dead. it's lifeless." "It is not." "You can't listen to that bookstore clerk." "What did I tell you about real people?" "What if she's right about painting real people?" "You mean like Quinn?" "Because I'm so boring and lifeless and he's so full of manly vigor?" " I didn't say that." " Look. let me tell you something." "I am pretty bored of this soppy. sweet." "sexually nonthreatening persona you've given me." ""Oh. my darling." "nothing is too good for you. "" "I do pretty well with the material you've given me." "Yes - that's exactly the problem." "I give you everything." " Maybe I need somebody who..." " Say no more." "It's fine." "I'll just go and see my other friends who don't think I'm lifeless and boring." "What other friends?" "You're imaginary." "Do you really think you're the only one who dreams me up?" "There are thousands of lonely women like you. and some men. who dream of me." "Yeah." "They lavish their affections on me." "Granted. they may not be as attractive." "but Millie from Minnesota is quite charming if you can get past her accent." " Millie?" "From Minnesota?" " Yeah." "So." "I hope you have a spectacular painting session with your Neanderthal boyfriend." "Thank you." "Oh. and by the way..." "I hate romantic comedies." "Great!" "All right. pretty boy." "Come on. fire one in here." "Oops." "My bad." "Let's go. chief." "See if you can get past the mighty Canadian!" "You OK?" "Mm-hm." "Ohh..." "I'm good. baby." "Give me another one." "Come on!" "But I hit you in the k-nuts." "You only caught the right one." "I'm invincible." "Slap it in!" "# O Canada" "# My home and native land" "Come on!" " I'm going to Abby's for Thanksgiving." " Should be fun." "You. her and the lawyer." " He's not going." " Oh." "That's great." "You can make your move." "You know I'm not that guy." "Besides. we're just friends." "Everything starts as "just friends. " but the next thing you know..." "Oh. my God!" "I'm OK." "This happens all the time. man." " Need help?" " Stuck in the net..." "I'm good." "All right." "I'm gonna get going." "What?" "Hey. what about our feast?" " Bacon and beer?" " It's Thanksgiving." " I think I'll take Abby." " Over bacon?" "I like her more than swine." "Cal." " It's love. man." " Later. bro." "Hey..." "You know. if you leave me I'll just kinda look silly." "All right." "OK." " Here we go." " Oh..." "Thanks." "These are for you." "I mean. if that's OK." "Yeah. it's great." "Thanks." "I've never been given flowers before." "Thank you." "Really?" "Well. you know. from anyone besides Sy." "Yeah." "Of course Sy." "I mean..." "Those are more like "Hey. happy Thanksgiving" flowers." "Idiot!" "# On a day like today # i could take a chance on someone new..." "I want you to think of this as a new experience." "OK?" " Which house is yours?" " Trust me. you'll know." " Your parents really get into this. huh?" " Yeah." " You shoulda seen it for the garlic festival." " The what?" "I'll tell you later." " You ring your own doorbell?" " Yeah." "It's safer." "Happy Turkey Day!" "Come in. come in." "Your father will be out in a moment." "Very nice to see you again." "Quentin." "Look who's here!" "Good." "Mary Louise. where's my turkey head?" "In the attic. next to your Frankenstein suit." "The attic?" "Great!" "Well. come on." "I have some Pilgrim Punch for you." " OK." " I make a mean gobbler cobbler." "Look out. turkey coming through." "Watch my tail." " I'll just take some of this." " George!" "You do that again." "I am gonna have Quentin tie you to the table and baste you!" "Besides." "I think a turkey eating turkey is cannibalistic." "Man. you guys have been everywhere." "Yeah. we used to travel all over the place." " There's no pictures of Abby." " Well. she was usually taking the pictures." "That's when we went to the Grand Canyon." "Abby. when were we at the Grand Canyon?" "I've never been to the Grand Canyon." "Oh. yeah." "We usually left her with her Aunt Edna." " Hey. that reminds me of a joke." " Quinn. come on." " Why did the police arrest the turkey?" " We'll be back." "Where are you going?" "We're eating in an hour." "He was suspected of fowl play." " Oh." "Father." " That's a funny joke. sweetie." "Sorry about rushing you out of there." "You know. dad jokes are not really funny." "So anyways. this is the place I went to when. you know. parents were... parents." "I hear you." "My dad's a shrink." " Really?" " Yeah." "Psychoanalyzes everyone." "Cal hasn't been to the house in some time." " That makes sense." " Yeah. obvious reasons." " Do you swing?" " I swing. yes." "Oh!" "I remember them being so much larger." " It's kinda scary growing up. isn't it?" " Yeah. it is." "So. is this where you and Mr. Wonderful hang out?" "Jealous?" "No." "I'm not jealous." "Someone's jealous!" "I love these things!" "I hate them." "They make me nauseous." " Are you kidding me?" " They're the worst." "They're awful." " Come on." "Real quick. for me." " No." "30 seconds." "What's the worst that can happen in 30 seconds?" " I don't want to." " 30 seconds and you're free." " OK?" " OK." "But go slow." " Slow!" " I haven't even started yet." " You're going too fast." " Now I'm gonna start." "I'm getting dizzy." "I'm gonna throw up." "No. please..." "It's not that bad." "It's OK. you're safe with me." "Just hold on." "Oh..." "Agh!" "Well." "I've just about got the bleeding stopped." " This is really embarrassing." " I'm sorry." "I was a field medic in 'Nam - I've seen worse than this." "Dad. it's OK." "I don't think he's gonna need your services." "When I was a kid on the playground." "never a scratch." "Now look at me." "Abby used to come home every other day with a bump or a bruise." " She always blamed it on Sy." " Mom." "You don't have to talk about that." "What about Sy?" "He ever get hurt?" "Mom. there's those buns." "Right?" "You don't want them to burn. do you?" " Sy never got hurt." " Yeah..." "I smell something." "They're on fire!" "Oh. my gosh!" "There's something..." "It's burning in the kitchen." "Oh. there's nothing burning." "You're imagining things." " No." "Mom." "I'm not imagining..." " Agh!" "Agh!" "You imagine things all the time." "Well. what about Sy?" "Her perfect imaginary friend." "At what age did you finally give him up?" "Honey. look. the meat." "The meat is frozen to his head now." "Ooh!" "Yipeys!" " Careful." " It's OK." "Don't let the dog out." "Don't let the dog out." " I have been trying to tell you." " Really?" " Will you please just let me...?" " Explain?" "Explain that you lied to me?" "That you blew me off for somebody who doesn't even exist?" "Abby." "I felt guilty having feelings for you." "And it's all because you made me believe you had a boyfriend." "I didn't make him up because of you." "That's what I'm trying to tell you." "Please. tell me." "I didn't have parents that understood that raising me was a job." "I just kind of felt like this accessory." "I don't know if you've ever really felt loneliness before." "but I have." "You know. the Sy that you keep hearing about is... is just the place that I went to that made it easier." "I don't know what to say." "I'm sorry." "That I..." "Sorry." "I'm gonna go." "Yeah..." "I think you should." "Abby..." "Take this." "# Somehow i got myself" "# Wound up in you..." "Quinn!" "Quinn?" "Quinn." "Hey-hey-hey. buddy." "Little help. baby." "Come on. man." "The blood's rushing to my head." "I'm starting to feel woozy." "Oh. yeah..." "Hey. a dime." "You're gonna get over him." "and I'm gonna be here to help you." "You've just never fallen for a real guy before." "You've never felt real pain." "But I'm not sure I've felt real love either." "# i was much better off" "# Before # i got wound up # in you" " Did you find everything OK?" " Yeah." "I love the new setup." " Oh. wonderful." "Happy holidays." " Thank you." "There are two people from Corporate here and they're looking for me." "Do they look mad?" "Ryan." "I think you should know something." "What?" "Excuse me." "Miss?" "Well. those two guys from Corporate..." "They weren't from Corporate." "They weren't?" " It was my cousin and his roommate." " Your cousin works for Corporate?" "Hello?" "No." "My cousin did it to get my job back." "Look. this register's..." "It's for you." "Are you Ryan Sanders?" "Yeah." "I'm Ryan Sanders." "We've been getting some calls on some changes you've been making in your store." " I can explain." " Very impressive." "Most of this is her fault..." " You like it?" " Yes." " You really like it?" " Like it?" "We love it!" "Love it." "Well. we..." "Ryan and I came up with it together." "Then you both should be commended." "Our company needs more self-motivated employees like the two of you." "We'll be keeping our eyes on you - since we'll be needing a new regional manager before too long." "Of course. that's if your lovely assistant is willing to become manager here." "You know. you could've taken all the credit for yourself." " Why didn't you?" " Because we did it." "Ryan." "As a team." "Yeah." "Yeah." "I guess we did. huh?" "You know. there's a nice way to handle the books. and that wasn't it." "You're funny." "You're a funny girl. really." "I have mixed emotions with your results." "Some of you." "I was pleasantly surprised." "Others. disappointed." "But most of you performed exactly as I'd expected." "Oh." "Hey." "Quinn." "Quinn. what did you get on the test?" "Wow. a B. That's great." "We've both kept our part of the deal." "Yeah." "So when do you wanna start studying for the final?" "I think I'll be better on my own." "What are you doing?" "Changing." "To what?" "I don't know yet." "This is looking a little tired. too." "And it's got dirt on it." "I sure wish Abby'd come with us sometime." "She could bring that friend of hers." "Quinn." "Oh. wouldn't that be fun?" "I sure do like him." " He seems like a nice fellow." " Tall. too." "I guess this means things can get back to normal." "Our relationship isn't normal." "Sy." "You can't hold me. or kiss me. or..." "The thing is..." "The thing is that..." "The thing is that it's time for me to say goodbye." "I know." "I can't imagine my life without you." "That's what happens." "Girls grow up and then they leave their imaginary boyfriends." "I'm sorry that I clung on so hard." "I just couldn't bear to see you suffer." "I'm gonna miss you." "I'm gonna miss you too." "Good luck with. uh... with Quinn." " He's gonna come back to you." " I don't know." "Just don't be too hard on him if he doesn't want to go to lots of romantic movies." "Most guys. they don't like that stuff." "Sy." "Thank you." "Sweetie." "I'm so glad you came." " Hi." " It's so much better with you here." "Well. it's time to try something new." " Hey. is everybody ready?" " Yeah." "All righty." "Ha-ha!" "Oh." " Honey. it's not too impressive." " Oh. it's terrific." "Just wait till tonight." "It's gonna look wonderful." " You sure I'm not adopted?" " Oh." "I love you too. dear." " Should we tell her about her headstone?" " Let's save that for Christmas Day." "# You'll never feel like this again" "# So remember" "# The look on my face forever..." "It could be fun." "Thanks. but..." "I don't think so." "Sarah." "Hey. call me if you change your mind." "Bye." "# Cookin'" "# Bacon" "# I love bacon!" " There you go." "There it is." " Cal. what are you doing?" "Hey." "What's goin' on?" "That's my cousin Jasper." "and this is my stepmother's half-brother's son Darwin." "Yeah. you got it." "What's up?" "How's it goin'?" "We're just getting our music down." "because we're gonna record an album." "# Wha wha wha wha wha whaaaaaaa" "Ladies and gentlemen." "The Crazy Pucks." " We're awesome." " Fitting." " Dude. it's below freezing out here." " I think the cold helps our musical ability." "So. how's the old dating game going?" "Man. it's like a bad reality show." "That good. huh?" "No." "Cal. that's bad." "Oh." "Is there ever a time when eight of the ten voices in your head agree on one thing?" "I don't know." "I've never asked them." "But I know that they wanna know why you walked away from Abby." " Why you walked away from Abby!" " # Why did you walk away from Abby?" " Make it Ab-by." " # Ab-byyy" " # Now he's walking away from us - # Both of us" " # I better go. he's fragile - # Now you're walking away from me" "# I gotta go." "He's fragile and like a girl..." "Work with that." "# Please don't take my sandwich." "'cause that's what I like to eat" "That was rude." "We had issues." "You're the one who's got issues with commitment." "Take it from somebody who's been committed. let love take care of itself." "That makes about as much sense as a kamikaze pilot wearing a helmet." "Hey. just because somebody's a practicing kamikaze does not mean they shouldn't be safe." "Kamikaze pilots committed suicide." "Cal." "Yeah." "They understood commitment." "You don't understand." "Her boyfriend. she made him up." "He doesn't exist." "He's imaginary." "So?" "When I was growing up." "I was the kid next door's imaginary friend." " Not funny." " Yeah." "It wasn't for me either." "Thinking 'cause I'm imaginary I didn't need the bathroom." "Worst month of my life." "Cal. please. just two seconds. man." "There's no such thing as the perfect woman. bro." "She just doesn't exist." "The only thing I know is that since you met her you're the happiest I've ever seen you." "I'm not happy right now." "Well. maybe that's because you're sitting here talking to the wrong person." "Jess." " Know where I could find Abby?" " She's not here." " Do you know where she is?" " No." "And I don't think she's up to seeing you." " Because of Sy?" " Because of you." "Me?" "You are the first real guy she's ever loved." "and at the first sign of trouble." "what did you do?" "Jess. please." "I just wanna find her." "Excuse me." "I was wondering if you could help me find a book on the mating rituals... of the African dung beetle." "I know exactly where that book is." "OK. well..." "I'm gonna get going." "Just let me know if you see her." "Thank you..." "Abdul." "No. actually it's Jess." "That's pretty too." " And your name?" " David." "David." "David." "I like that name." "# i saw her face in the clouds" "# Before the rain # it felt good to see you again" "# Then it all washed away # i can't explain" "# How i miss you # if i'd only known" "# How much this would hurt" "# How i would be craving to be in your world" "# Now i know # i should've never let you go" "Abby?" " I saw your painting." " I wanted to paint something real." "Who are those for?" "They're for you." "That is. if..." "Sy doesn't have a problem with it." "He's gone." "You know I'm not perfect." "I'm not looking for perfect anymore." "# This could be everything" "# Everything that we want # i feel my heart begin to race" "# Every time i see your face" "# You're everything" "# That i wish i'd ever known # it's the meaning of why i am here" "# Turn to me. don't disappear # i want you to be right here with me" "# This could be" "# The feeling that our love's forsaken" "# But don't be afraid of" "# Never learning how to fall in love" "# And maybe" "# We will be" "# As one" "# This could be everything" "# Everything that we want # it's a world that i begin to see" "# Every time you're next to me" "# You're everything # i need you in my heart # it's the meaning of why i am here" "# So turn to me. my love" "# This could be everything" "# Everything that we want" "# Hold me here beside you now # i need to feel your touch somehow" "# You'll never ever find a love like mine" "# No. no" "# Hey. baby. where are you?" "# i'm wanting to love you all over" "# Come closer" "# Kiss me # i know you've got to miss me" "# Well. it would be so damn fine # in your arms # in your arms # in your arms # i wish that this could last forever # in your arms" "# i can feel your toes" "# They're snuggled up to mine # i wish you'd just wake up" "# And hold me through the night" "# Well. it would be so divine # in your arms # in your arms # in your arms # i wish that this could last forever" "# in your arms # in your arms # in your arms # i wish that this could last forever" "# You're touching" "# My hair # i'm getting tingles i swear" "# You move" "# Close to me" "# And i am set..." "# Free" "# Free" "# in your arms # in your arms # in your arms # i wish that this could last forever # in your arms" "# in your arms # in your arms # i wish that this could last forever # in your arms # in your arms # in your arms"