"GARBAGE PRINCE" "Let's have our number-crunchers look into this." "That way, my..." "Jed, wonderful to see you." "I told you then and I'll tell you now." "It's all about a better effort." "With these volumes, go hard." "Sometimes we have to be ready to take bigger risks." "Doctors will begin to care when they are shareholders." " Maybe so." "Juhani, leave Heikki alone." "Not everybody works through their holidays." "Jed." "Jed, I can see you." "Where are you skulking?" "Your mother is looking for you." "She's about to leave." "Congratulations!" "Joonas said you got top marks in your final exams." "Well, that a good start!" "Here's that son of mine." "Jed Pohjakallio." " Heikki Tuominen." "He's the doctor I told you about." "I tried to get some information out of him about your exam scores." "Jed would make a fine surgeon, or even a pianist." "Eeva dear, isn't one artist in this family enough?" "Jed!" "Excuse me." "Jed!" "Where the hell are you going in the middle of a conversation?" "Stop yelling." "You're a grown man." "Go and keep the guests company." "You two have your little pow-wow." "I can take care of the guests myself." "You didn't get angry with Juhani, did you?" "He's just wound up because of the fusion and all that." "Something troubling you?" "Trouble with girls or something?" "About your studies, you'll know yourself which path to choose." "Mum..." " Hey, the taxi's here." "Let's talk more when I get back from Hamburg." "And then we'll really party." "Bye bye, dear." "And behave yourself." "Dear guests, au revoir." "La Bohème and Hamburg await." "An empty house." "Come over and bring booze!" "What's up, soldier?" "Did you notice Oona over there?" "Yeah, I felt the chilly breeze on the waterfront." "Chicks, they don't really like being dumped." " Thanks for the tip." "Hey, your dad was at my place today." " Oh hell." "He's even more disappointed in me than ever after having seen you" "Silja, Anna!" "Great to see you made it." "Mi casa e su casa." " Shut the fuck up, Joonas." "I think I'm gonna go." "Hey, don't shoot off yet." "You just showed up." "I'm just not in the mood." "It's always the same." "Not in the mood?" "Try having some fun like everyone else." "You have the rest of your life to work long days with your dad" "I'm not gonna work there." " And he's jousting windmills." "I thought you went to the cabin." "Heikki Tuominen called." "He didn't want to embarrass you at the party in front of everyone." "You didn't even apply to medical school." " That's right." "You know what the daily life of a professional musician is like." "Your mother is exceptionally talented." "Even so, it's taken an enormous amount of work." "You are applying to the music academy, aren't you?" "Damn it, Jed!" "You're coming to work for me Monday morning." " No I won't." "If you had even applied to law school, but no." "You had to rebel against your father like a lousy little brat" "I don't want that." " You don't even know what you want!" "That attitude won't help you in the real word." " What damn attitude?" "Your problem is that everything's come too easily." "Monday morning, 8 o'clock." "Wear a suit." ""I'll be home in a week." "See you then." "Call me when you get the exam results." "I put a bottle of sparkly wine in the fridge already Here's some money for food." "Love, mum."" "On the road to nowhere Without a destination?" "Written by Jed Pohjakallio." "A ticket to ride." " Yes, I'd like one." "What's your destination?" "To the end of the track." " Why not." "Excusez-moi Monsieur." " De rien, Mademoiselle." "Thanks..." "I mean, merci." "You girls from this town?" "Unfortunately, yes." "That's good." "Now I've got some friends here." "Hi!" "Lulu!" "Hey, careful, mind my shirt." "It's from Paris." "Things have been even worse with you two away." " I don't doubt it." "What is this Luigi you dragging about?" "Does he speak Finnish?" "I speak Finnish." "Net po-finski, po-russki pozhaluista." "We don't know him." " He's not from around here." "O hell, damn it, someone could have said something earlier." "Hey, tell me everything." "What happened?" "I can't believe my dad didn't let me come with you." "Did you have to pass out at the graduation party?" "Whose doggy are you?" "Shoo, boy, shoo." "In this town, they buy fish at the market on Friday." "They barbecue in the yard on Saturday." "A beer after a sauna, and they cut their lawns on Sunday." "And no one listens to opera or wants anything from me." "Excuse me, how can I get to the campsite?" "Go to Asikainen beach." "It's there." " Okay Right." "A stranger. cast into a campsite at the edge of the world." "Greasy giants and sweaty pygmies hunt for the same ball of life." "There's a smell of death in the air." "Well, almost." "You." "Are you a celebrity?" "Hey!" "Why the fuck are you groping my woman?" "Who is this fucking hippy?" " I just want my tent back, okay?" "Lulu!" "Stay put!" " Morons!" "Lulu!" "Spooky mutt." "Shoo!" "I have to sleep with one eye open, and stay alert." "No one can surprise this stranger again." "Do I come and shit in your lair?" "!" " Sorry, I didn't notice." "Yeah, right." "Open position for a Radio DJ." "Hi." "Well, we'll think about the feminine angle." "A woman's point of view, you idiot." "Hi." " Goddamnit." "You Sepe Salmi's boy?" "I was fishing with your dad a couple of weeks ago." "Jerker." "Right?" "Why don't you come after Niko?" "Jerker." "As in "Jerker"." "What did you do to your parents to deserve that?" "I don't think you can mouth off about a stupid name." "You're that luigi from the train station?" "Let me guess." "You always loose your memory when you drink?" "That's what I aim for." "Don't waste your time staying here, jerker." "That's Sepi's son's job now." "My name is Jed." " My condolences..." "SALES MANAGER" "I think I have a lot to offer your bank." "INVESTMENT ADVISOR" "I know money." "I like it." "SCHOOL COUNCILLOR" "Little people." "I care about them." "Teaching is my calling." "Or it will be." "My teachers have always loved me, and me them." "Within the boundaries of what's proper, of course." "You know what the unemployment rate is around here?" "That'll be 2.65." "What the hell?" "You!" "Okay, this one time." "What a freeloader." "I wanted a dog when I was young." "His name would've been Jesse James." "Jesse James, none of my friends would last a week out here." "I've familiarized myself with your magazine." "I could help you attract a younger readership." "I'm thinking of a column that appears three times a week." "In it, I, a city boy..." "or rather, stranger - would observe events and goings on in this town." "You would observe?" "I'm good with words, and I have literary ambition." "The deliveryman hung himself last week." "His job is available." "I'll take it." " Great." "Oh no, Lulu." "Markku!" "Oh my, you little darling." "Jesse!" "Don't take anything!" "Damn it!" "Jesse!" "Did they take something?" "Don't grope, you moron!" "You look like you like me." "Come here." "His name is Jesse James." " Yours is?" "My name is Jed." "What's yours?" "Veera." "You're a curious one." "It's a bad quality." "Sorry, I didn't mean to." "Jed." "That's a stupid name." "Johnny would be better." "Maybe John or Jonas." "Johannes is beautiful." "And why not Jay." "Or Julius." "Or Jerry." "But Jed." "Jed is indeed pretty dumb." "All right, this is where I live." "You live here alone?" "Jesse!" "Don't go there!" "Before God and this congregation, I ask you " "Toni Petteri Asikainen, do you take this Jonna Kristiina Lahti - to be your wife, to love and cherish her - for better or worse, till death do you part?" "Uhuh." "Looks like Moilanen's had some cosmetic surgery done!" "You brought reinforcements?" "To pray for forgiveness for your weekend sins." "I donated them to the devil some time ago now." "What's that show you're trying to put on?" "Oh, so I did make an impression?" "Yeah, everyone knows that playing the organ gets me hot." "Hey, where did your friend disappear to?" "My friend had to go and chill out at home." "I really think no one has used "chill out at home" in decades." "If I close my eyes and wish real hard, would you just vanish in a puff of smoke?" "That pretty friend of yours, what's her name?" "Dad, Lulu said "devil"." "Well, devil isn't actually a swear word." "Are you Lulu's father?" "No, I'm one of the mailman's brats." " Lulu!" "Yes, I am." "Now it came to me." "You're the new celebrity around here." "Lulu has told me a lot about you." "Yeah, Lulu has made me feel real welcome in your town." "Just tell me what you need to make yourself feel at home." "I'm Markku." " Jed Pohjakallio." "Hey dad, Ruusu is eating roses from Immonen's grave again." "All I'm saying is that this town has gained another moron." "Watch out!" " Hey!" "Hello again!" "The guy from the station." " Salla." "This is Emma." " Hi." "Hey, thanks for last time." " For what?" "The concert you put on." "I'll do anything to serve the community." "Hey, tell this outsider what this Midsummer, Part 2 is all about?" "It's the last weekend before school begins and everyone is partying out." "Hey Salla, let's go." "Ellu showed up." "How about me and Jesse James find flowers to put under your pillow." "Then we can meet up later." "But it's not Midsummer." " We don't have to tell anyone." "In a half hour." " Agreed." "Come on!" "Stop that, fuck it, that's so fucking lame." "Let go." "Beat it" "Come on, Lulu." "We're going back that way." " I don't wanna." "For fuck's sake." "Don't start again." "Get lost!" "Okay fine, pass out in the god-damned forest then." "I won't pass out, trust me." "What the hell are you doing chaperoning me?" "It just doesn't look like anyone around here drinks in moderation." "You piss me off!" "Salla, wait!" "Oops!" "Jesse!" " Save me, dog!" "His name is Jesse James, and don't get him riled up." "Hey, Jesse!" " I'm going to drop you if you don't stop that!" "Okay, I'll behave myself" "Don't bounce me so much or I'll puke." " Really now." "Jesse James, go past." "I bet you have a pool." " What?" "A swimming pool at your home." "In Finnish movies these days, - everyone lives in some slick McMansion and they have fancy cars and pools." "We have shower stalls and suped up Datsuns at best." "And you think it would be cool to have a pool, huh." " Well, duh." "I don't think anyone's used "Duh!" after primary school." "Keep me awake, moron, I want to sober up before I'm home." "Do your best." "You so have a pool." "Really, you have to have a screw loose to settle down in this shithole voluntarily." "I haven't settled down." "I'm passing through." " To where?" "I don't have a destination." "Travelling to nowhere." "How exciting." "But really, couldn't you just die." "You're so embarrassing." "I'm going to get you back for this." "Um, am I at the right address?" "You're probably looking for Salla." "Come on in." "This is called merengue." "Sounds wonderful, just like meringue." "Yeah, sure does." "Oh, hey girls." "Samba, samba." "Hey, I just dropped by." "Kaarina, what the hell?" " Don't be mad with your mum." "I was showing your friend what I learned at the dance class." "Are you drunk?" "Hey, come on!" "I just had one little drink." "You trying to kill me with shame?" "You crazy bitch!" "Stop it!" "Don't be so stuck up." "Don't patronize me!" " Look at the pot calling the kettle black." "Things would have ended badly for you if Salla's dad had walked in." "Körri!" "Run!" "Lulu!" "Jed!" "Stupid mutt." "No, really, I'm all right." "I can get going." "Now now." "Alone in that condition in a tent." "Not on your life!" "Might be concussion." "Why weren't you wearing a bicycle helmet?" "No, they were running." "I saw them." "Jed fell while they played tag." "Lulu wouldn't play tag." "Lulu talked about a bicycle accident." "Didn't you?" "No." "I mean..." "No, we ran to the beach when Jesse ran away." "And a bicycle came from nowhere and almost ran over Jesse." "And I ran in the way and fell." "The bicycle ran me over." "But should we take him to hospital for a check-up?" "Hey mum, Jed probably wants to go to sleep." "Oh yes, of course." "Okay kids, time to brush your teeth and go to sleep." "You should let Jed get some rest." "Ruusu, you too." "Hey, what are you...?" "Stuff it." "I'm not about to rape you." " Promises, promises." "Mum and dad want me to wake you from time to time due to the concussion - and ask you some fucking questions so you don't die." "Typical of you to hit your head on a tree stump." "Can't you even take a punch?" " Don't you think a thank you is in order?" "I filled in the holes in your story back there!" "These are my questions:" "Where are you from?" "Answer:" "Helsinki." "I can figure that out from your slang." "What's your middle name?" "I'm thinking it's George." "Jerker George." "And who is your best friend?" "Lulu." "Lulu?" " Who else is here to make sure you stay alive?" "You think you should give the answers along with the questions?" "If I were you, I wouldn't go around judging people." "Wake up, Jed!" "Helsinki, George, Lulu." "Let me sleep." "Jed, hey." "It isn't really George, is it?" " Sleep!" "The summer and the heat, the sluggishness of the mind." "Thank you for letting me out of your grip." "Welcome, autumn, and clear thoughts." "My prayers went unanswered, you haven't frozen in your tent." "You spying on me?" "If you were my dog, you would sleep on a big pile of pillows." "Jesse likes the great outdoors." "Anyway." "I've got my eyes on a home..." "It's this gingerbread house." "How would you pay the rent since your dream job is about to end?" "Hey, how's your head feeling?" "Better since last time?" "It didn't help." "He's just as dumb as before." "Hey, I heard they need a new worker at the garbage company." "I thought you might be interested." " Oh yeah, why not." "Hey Lulu, offer Jed some coffee." "Thanks for the job offer." "I think I have to get back to work." "Uninvited guests." " I didn't notice you." "This house seems big for one person." "If you have an empty room, I could sublet it." "Sublet?" "I would pay the rent on time and I can help chop firewood." "Where did you get the idea that I can't chop firewood?" "I didn't." "I just meant that..." " I'm not looking for tenants." "You heard about it from the pastor?" " Yeah." "It's not a bad recommendation." "He put my father to rest." " Oh." "My condolences." "There were seven siblings dividing up the inheritance." "So I'll never retire." "Never." "You can try." "Many have tried." "Why not you too." "So when would I start?" "You should have started a week ago." "Go down there." "Saastamoinen is waiting there." "Saastamoinen?" "Hi, you must be..." " What damn hippy did they put me with?" "Damn you, Immonen!" "I'm Jed." "Your boss said I'm supposed to work with you." "So you're from Helsinki." "You're laying the slang on heavy." "Get in." "Yeah." "From the back, of course." "Couldn't we for once see the movie I want?" "." "But I thought we wanted to have fun." "Jed?" "Jed, what happened?" "Jed got a taste of real life." "Now he's a garbage man's assistant." "So you haul shit?" " Among other things." "Hey, we'll be late for the movie." "Come on." "You won't make it in the real world, you've had everything handed to you on a plate." "God damn adventurer." "I don't make much of you." "I've never needed a man before." "But this dog would make for great company." "Use the kitchen as you like." "But the living room is my territory." "You need to be invited to get in here." "I've never seen anyone with so much stuff." "Your room is up here." "I brought you some basic essentials." "If you want to decorate you can use anything that's in the upstairs rooms." "This is cool." "Have some." "I think you'll need it." "Go on, for the other foot too!" "Have some more." "There's a nice view from up here." "It's some of the most beautiful scenery in Finland." "It feels too much like exercise climbing up here." "Veera, do you...?" "Oh, you have company." "Boys, this is Jed, my new tenant." "Say hello." "Little Antti." " Jed." "Big Antti." " Jed." "And the chatter box here is Börje." "Hi there." "Nice to meet you." "I think I'm going to get dressed." "I'm not waiting for anyone." "I hope you at least got a good price." "What are you...?" "I baked this morning." "Hi, I'm Lulu." "I came to visit." " Veera." "Are you the trash boy's bride?" "Yeah, baby's due in January." " What?" "We're having a karaoke night in honor of Jed moving in." "You're welcome to join us." "Karaoke night." "The women at stores with their pull carts and the men in pubs" "Dreaming of fountains of youth so the pain will subside" "Another moment closer to death and the pain never goes away" "That pain is writing this song that pain will catch up to anyone" "One night." "We'd utter not a word" "One night." "We can only touch" "Touch another and they'd be a stranger" "One night." "Just listened to the winds" "One night." "sounds from your childhood" "Listen to the symphony of the stars in the heavens" "In the dolphinarium, singing by air and earth" "Faster." "Go faster." " We're going to be in the ditch soon." "Why haven't you left yet?" "No one likes you here." "No one." "Weren't you supposed to be passing through?" "I'm a man full of mysteries." "No, you're actually very dull." "But don't even think you have a chance with me even if Körri is in the army." "I'll try to keep that in mind." "Voilà, mademoiselle." "You did study French in primary school, though - and took language courses with your dad's money." "Which one of us hauls shit for money and which one drinks our pocket money?" "All I know how to say is voulez-vous coucher avec moi." "You've probably been to all the Mediterranean holiday destinations." "Anytime I've gotten anywhere, I've had to look after siblings." "One always gets an upset stomach and I have to translate for the doctor." "Thanks but I don't want to hear stories about anyone's childhood." "At least I don't try to pretend to be something I'm not!" "I'm not pretending to be anything." "Don't use us as a footnote for some fucking freak circus in your marvellous life story!" "There's them big shots which are always a step ahead so there's no use complaining." "A regular Joe's rights don't matter when Helsinki's idiots run things." "But I tell you, the young people at least have a chance." "Maybe airheads like you don't." "But people like my nephew, studying to be a doctor, striving to get ahead." "But to do that, you need more than a crappy hairstyle and slow reflexes." "You and your generation are so thankless." "Suck your parents dry and then throw them overboard." "You thinking of taking a vacation?" "I'm not spending all god damn night here because of you." "Hi mum." "It's me." "Jed?" "Darling, hold on." "Excuse me, it's my son!" "Jed dear, is everything all right?" " Yeah, yeah." "Are you in Paris?" "The call might get cut off." "Jed." "We'll talk this through together." "You and me." "Juhani wouldn't tell me what he said to you..." "This has nothing to do with dad." "Mum, calm down." "I just wanted to tell you everything's..." "Everything's okay." "Hey there!" "Hello." "I heard you have a job and a home." "That's wonderful." "Yeah, it is." "I'm sure you know we're having a traditional parish dance." "There's even a band." "Lulu might be enticed to show up." "No, Jed's taking me." " Then who will dance with dad?" "Some stiff." "You can stop now." "Tape it up." "Are you having a clear out or something?" " Not at all." "Just sending some old clothes to charity." "There's some rug rats somewhere in the world with no clothes." "May I?" " Go ahead." "Ask me first what you're looking for." "Otherwise you won't find anything." "Well, actually, I'm looking for a men's suit from the '50's." "I want to look like an actor, like Tauno Palo." "I am so going to get my ass kicked." "Jed, good to see you!" "Sorry." "You're so tiny I didn't see you." "Oh, don't you worry about that, just fractured my skull" "Is it your laundry day tomorrow?" " Quiet." "These clothes are awesome." "After you." "Could you get lost on your way?" "!" "That suit is, um, pretty cool." " Yeah." "I guess it's not cool to dress up around here" "Who would put out the flame" "When it blazes so" "Under the hot sun" "Let's go embarrass some older people!" " Don't!" "I'm not dancing to that." "You step on my feet and you die." "Where did you learn to dance like that?" " At upper crust balls, of course." "Where did you learn to dance?" "In a traditional dance club." " No!" "Don't you fucking tell anyone!" "If you and Salla want, we could have an after-party at my place." "Sounds exciting." "You going all out and serving us sugar free cocoa?" "I'm known as a wild guy." "I'm going to powder my nose." "See you at the coat check." "Lulu!" "He sure knows how to dance." "Your dance class background is embarrassing, but Jed can dance!" "He couldn't have done it without mew." "Lulu, you're not interested in Jed, are you?" " Oh come on!" "That's good." "He is, after all, a little out of your league." "Don't get me wrong, you're probably just not his type." " And he's not mine." "Could you leave before Jed comes back." "I want to be alone with him." "Salla!" "Fuck, it's my dad!" " Looks like it's time to go ." "But it's boring here anyway." "Could you tell Jed to look me up." "Where's Salla?" "She had to go home." "She has a strict father." " Great!" "You want to come inside anyway?" " For cocoa?" "If you behave, you might even get some hard stuff in there." "I am as cold as hell." " Come on." "Was that Jed?" "There's no one here." "Excellent!" "I thought you're a Muslim or something because you never drink." "I do drink." "I'm just not as elegant as you when I do." "Captain Morgan Morgan drinks from the celebration bottle." "Wipes his moustache and hands the bottle to his nemesis." "Captain Morgan Morgan wipes..." "No, Captain Morgan Morgan takes..." "I hate drinking games." "Two sips." "You screwed up again." "I don't get this." "Who is Morgan Morgan?" "You are such a moron!" "Drinking games don't need to make sense." "They just get you drunk." "What's that oxymoron you're dishing?" "Doesn't have to make sense." "The idea is..." "That's not an oxymoron." "I know what..." "The sun is an oxymoron." " Uhuh, right." "Oxymoron is a hard word to say when I'm drunk." "Oxymoron." "Why didn't you say you were a virgin?" "Well, why didn't you say you were a virgin?" "Because I wasn't." " Yeah, right." "Really, I wasn't." " Right." "I wasn't." "God damn it!" "Don't think that this means anything special to me." "This was just practice for more important contests." "Conquests." "I'm going to lie back and think of England." "Then that doesn't differ too much from your practice just now." "You could have said something to me." "Over the weekend, I was thinking about that one sequence at the dance." "Oh, which one?" "That one... you go backward and then..." "I'll show you." " Hold on there, god damn it..." "Let the queer from Helsinki show you." "No, left." "Let me show you." "Immonen." "God damn it!" "Immonen." " I don't want to know." "Immonen." "Wait." "Better not go in there." "Let's go in the kitchen." "What kind of games are you...?" "It's not a good time." "I get it." "No, you don't." "What now?" "!" "Fuck, all you gotta do is to slap the bitch around and she gets all worked up" "Let this be the last time you 'slap the bitch' around." "Or you'll do what?" "If I hit you, it won't be from behind." "And I don't hit tiny girls." "But I'd have no problem hitting you." "Hitting you hard." "You owe me a concussion." "Lulu's men never stay around long." "You won't be an exception." "But I'm not Lulu's..." "Is that you Jed?" "Come here." "This is Rauha, my little daughter." "Well, not so little any more." "Who knows if she's a mother herself by now." "Why don't you try to sleep" "Play something pretty." "What horrible things did your parents do to you?" "Why did you leave them?" " What?" "Why do you hate me so?" "You're all messed up." "I don't hate my parents." "She hates me." "That's why she left." "Because she hates me." "Stop the whining." "I can do fine on my own." "I won't try anymore for you... them." "You're hyenas." "All you kids are hyenas." "This is Eeva, Juhani and Jed." "We're not home right now." "Leave a message after the beep." "Where were you during gym class?" "Smoking." " Of course." "Your makeup has smudged a little." "They say you should go for quality when buying makeup." "That'd be something new for you." "There haven't been many choices in this town." " Oh, is that the reason?" "You've of course always bought the best that money can buy." "I'm guessing we're not talking about makeup any more?" "Have I ever told you you're a bit slow?" "Yuck, they're kissing." "According to my parents, it's good for me to spend time with you." "I think they have good reason to be worried about you." "But I have been labelled as being dangerous." "Why?" "I come from elsewhere, no one knows anything about me." "And I'm older than you." " By about a year!" "Yeah, but emotionally." "I'll go make some tea." "What is this?" " Give it to me!" "Is this what you're working on here all night?" "Well, you haven't gotten far." "You won't be a novel writer, that's for sure." "Would you leave my stuff alone?" "You should be a poet." "I don't know what I'll be." "I'm keeping my choices open." "Poets are all rather depressing." "A poet lived here once." "He was so depressing." "Sort of like you." "Jerker." "Am I your muse?" "Jed." " Yeah." "Was that Lulu's voice?" " Yeah, she's upstairs." "I think Big Antti has bronchitis." "But he won't go to see a doctor." "I'm going to put poison in his tea." "His coughing is getting on my nerves." "I think I owe you an apology." "I might have been barking up the wrong tree." "I've spent too much time alone with Jesse, and starting to act like him." "Forget about the whole thing." "You even leave your underwear lying around." "All right, Jesse, let's go and take out Big Antti." "Flowers!" "?" "Hey, you can't be serious." " Don't be scared." "They're not for you." "This wasn't my idea." "Hide those flowers." "They're gonna ask you over again." " Just let me in." "Oh yeah!" " Hi!" "Hey blockheads, out of the way!" " Calm down." "Hi Jed." "Come on in." " Thanks." "This is a new recipe of mine." "It's a Hungarian stew." "Mum makes bad food." "Now let's thank Mother together for making food this good." "And for cooking for so many hours." "Thanks, mum !" "Hi Jed, you didn't need to bring flowers." "Oh, but of course." "Thanks for inviting me." "Marja, you have to give me this recipe." "Lulu, can I borrow your lipstick?" "Thanks again for dinner." " You sure do have good manners." "Markku and I are happy that Lulu has such nice and intelligent company." "I don't think Lulu would describe me in those words." "Lulu is a smart girl." "She's always been the best in her class." "It's just hard to be different in a small town." "Lulu would have yearned for something more." "But nothing will hold her back." "She can do anything." "You're proud of Lulu?" " Don't look so surprised." "Mum, what have you been saying about me?" " It's all bad, of course." "You cold?" " No, I'm fine." "As if waiting for a urinary tract infection." "I'll be going." "Now I'm going." "Those flowers were a bit over the top!" "You got flowers?" "No way." "They were for... mum." "That's so cute." "Good that you're not at all interested in sed." "We're not a couple!" "Yeah, right!" "I talked with my boss." "He might have a permanent job for you." "What?" " Don't start thanking me." "I didn't praise your work." "I just said that you can almost keep up with me." "You did?" "You sure you're taking your medication?" "Heh." "Or did you have other plans?" "Like what?" "A little chicken's arse shit like me with no hope for the future." "Your choice." "I don't know about you." "I'm not ashamed of this work." "Fucking yuppie!" "Don't start talking to me about shame." "Hauling shit doesn't make me any worse than the big shots in Helsinki." "But hiding your head in that shit doesn't make you any better." "I'm not hiding from anyone!" "Do you have anything that goes with this dress?" "Veera said that there might be something in her storage." "What are you talking about?" " The school dance, you idiot!" "You think I'm in this thing for the hell of it?" "I'm not coming to your school dance." " Of course you are." "But you're about to graduate." "I wasn't allowed to go last year because of my bad behaviour." "And there are a lot of 17 year olds there." "Young girls whose ankles I need to kick." "Lulu, I am not coming to your school dance." "You know, I was this close to calling my Plan B. Where were you?" "You didn't have a Plan B." "He's a second year, plays basketball, looks like a young Johnny Depp." "You look beautiful." "You came with me." "If you get sensitive, I'm going to get worried." "I'm just sad that I didn't get to be held in young Depp's arms." "I'm not that old either." "But you look pretty worn down." "Jed." "There's somebody to see you." "Mum." "The milk is sour." "Would you like it black?" " No, thanks." "I'm all right." "Could we go somewhere and talk in private?" "Yeah, let's go." "Hi." "Jed!" " Did he bring you out here?" "I would have found you regardless." "Darling, I've been worried sick about you." "Jed!" "You promised to leave me alone." "How's that?" "You didn't ask for my opinion." "You just left." "How long did it take you to realise that?" "Who is that woman you're living with?" "Her name is Veera, and you leave her alone." "Darling, all doors are open for you." "What are you doing here?" "I'm still thinking about it." "Thinking about your life with an alcoholic roommate and a bimbo girlfriend." "Her name is Lulu." "And she's not my girlfriend." "I'm worried about you." "You're my son." "Jed, what is this all about?" "What are you trying to tell me?" "Or are you trying to prove something to suhani?" "This isn't for your benefit." "Try to believe that." "And what about your music?" "Are you going to stop that too?" "All that practice and study." "And for what?" "Exactly." "For what?" "I'm not going to let you ruin your life." " I can't fulfil your dreams." "Our dreams." "Juhani and I just want what's best for you." "No, you want me to be the best." "Did you forget my name?" "Did you forget my name when you introduced me to your mum?" "What the fuck did you want me to say?" "You would have hidden me in a cupboard if you had dared." "What do you want from me?" "Don't you see how my mother perceived all of this?" "An old drunk living in a mouldy house - with a boy who's forsaken a bright future - and instead becomes a garbage truck driver - and has awful family dinners at the home of the local crazy girl." "Oh, you think she was able to come up with such a deep analysis?" "But it is good to know what you think of us." "I'll tell all the girls in the town that you have genital warts!" "This is a fucking village, not a town." "This is an undeniably charming place, but I'm not planning on settling down." "No one cares about sandwiches." "I say we don't do any baking." "This is my birthday party and we're serving food." "And what are you complaining about." "You won't even touch the dough." "It sticks to your fingers." " Just get me the flour." "Hey, look who it is!" "You planning a party?" " I'm having my birthday party today." "Parents are away and the house is empty." "Congratulations." "Have a great party." "You want to come?" "Of course you're coming!" "You know where I live." "Why not." "See you tonight." " See you later!" "Was that Jed?" " Yeah." "What?" " What what?" "Hey, you came." " You did invite me after all." "I hope you like champagne." " Yeah, I guess." "Help." "What the fuck?" "You two know each other, don't you." " Unfortunately." "Do you have any glasses?" "Why won't you just drink straight from the bottle?" "Drink it all at once, just like old times." "Jed, could you." "I don't know if it's a good idea that I came." "Of course it was." "Don't stress over Lulu." "She doesn't care if you're here or not." "Hey, don't go anywhere." "I'll be right back." "Why the hell is Jed here?" "Don't tear it." "You'll stretch my shirt." "Don't worry about it." "It's a damn ugly shirt." "I'm sorry, but you're not the person I'd ask for fashion tips." "Fashion tips." "Just accept the fact that you're not right for Jed." "You're too strange." "Even at nursery school, you couldn't be trusted." "You'd take my spade when I turned my back." "If I didn't invite any of your ex-spades to the party - there would be no one here." "And you should just face it, you're IN one day and OUT the next." "Oh my, now I'm out." "Look at what the BITCH did to my shirt." "Hey, thanks for the party." "Oh, damn it!" "Lulu, wait!" "Why?" "I don't know what got into me when my mother was here." "I said a lot of things." "I mean that..." "The word you're looking for begins with S and ends with Y." "I apologize." "Of course." "In the big city you need more than one word for it." "No, Lulu, I'm sorry." "What's the difference." "I am strange." "I think you're looking for a girl with a pearl necklace." "A girl you can take to your McMansion for Sunday dinner." "I think that's enough of that fairytale." "Jesse." "You'll wake up Veera." "Hi." "She's stable now." "You can go say hello to her, but don't exhaust her." "Call Rauha." "Little Antti called me." "I took Jesse out." "And Big Antti." "They were both pretty anxious." "Thanks." " Have you already seen Veera?" "Yeah." "She wants to see her daughter." "Let's go." "I didn't realise she's this sick." "It wasn't your fault." "You're right." "Everyone's right." "I'm just a selfish little brat." "I'm hardly ever right." "You know that." "How could I not know." "Go on Jesse James, sleep." "I'll tell you a bedtime story." "There was once a little prince." "The only son of a King and Queen." "The prince tried to do everything the King and Queen wanted." "But by doing what others wanted, he lost the grasp on his own dreams." "So one day, the prince left the castle and all its treasures - to prove to himself that without it all, he would find his dreams." "And one massive dog." "Rauha Kosonen." " Jed Pohjakallio." "Lulu." " Mum's friends have gotten younger and younger." "The boys can take what they want." "Big Antti, Little Antti..." "Come out from there." "They can see you." "Do you think Veera is ashamed of Rauha." " Why would she be?" "Because she's a religious nut." "You're a priest's daughter." " So?" "Jed." "Mum wants to speak with you." "The boys sent their wishes." "We'll have a big party for you when you come home." "I swear I'll sing." "Even the Swan song if you want." "Jed." "Make sure the boys get everything they want from the house." "Rauha is a good girl." "But if you let her plan the funeral, I'll come back to haunt you." "We'll have a party, not a funeral." "Exactly." "I want it to be more of a party than a funeral." "I knew that the way I lived my life, it would end like this." "It's good that I don't have to suffer." "Jesse James will really miss you." "It was great to get to know such a fine dog." "Veera was a straight shooter." "She called me the kind idiot." "That was probably her most polite nickname for me." "There was an unparalleled kindness and friendliness in her actions." "Veera was very straight about not allowing me to ruin her funeral." "By talking endlessly about damnation and heaven." "That's exactly what she said." "But I do want to say that Veera will be missed." "Really, really missed." "One night." "Listen to the wind." "One night." "Sounds from your childhood." "Listen to the symphony of the stars in heaven." "The song of air and earth in a dolphin pool." "One night." "Drink a lot of wine." "Thank you for coming." "Will you be all right now?" " I will." "I'm so sorry about Veera." "I'd stay, if I didn't have..." " Of course." "You know you can come home anytime, right?" "Go on." "A real professional is never late." "Your costume looks good." "Doesn't it." "Veera promised that I can take any clothes I want." "I'd watch out." "They're probably full of fleas." "Well, don't come and sit too close then." "What do you think Rauha will do with this house?" "Sell it." "But not before I've found a new place to live, she said." "I said this is her house and that she can do with it as she pleases." "Always so chivalrous." "What do you think you're going to do?" "With my life?" "Yeah, why not." "I don't know that even now." "Are you going to keep writing those wacky texts?" " I doubt it." "What about playing the piano?" " Maybe." "You'll no doubt end up a doctor or lawyer like your daddy wanted." "Maybe." "So embarrassing." "I'm going to be an artist." "I'm moving to the big city right after my exams." "Don't say 'big city'." "You sound like a yokel."