Superbloom (2025) Movie Script
(camera shutter clicks)
[Julia] Do you know what
your last name means?
(camera shutter clicks)
[Client] You know, I, I actually don't.
- No?
- No.
[Julia] Oh, I love looking
that stuff up. Let's see.
D-E-S-T-A-N?
- Yeah.
- Let's see.
It means destiny.
- Destiny.
- That's a good one.
- Cool. (Chuckles)
- Yeah, that's good.
All right, let's try standing.
How do you feel about that?
- Yeah, of course.
- Good?
All righty.
There it is! Okay.
(camera shutter clicks)
Tilt your chin just a little bit more.
All right, perfect.
Look here with your eyes.
Okay.
Someone's hungry. (Camera shutter clicks)
I hear that. (Chuckles)
- Am I doing okay?
- Oh, you're doing perfect.
- Okay.
- How's it feel?
Oh, it's my first
start at any acting.
- Really?
- Yeah.
So, is this feeling
awkward or are you okay?
[Client 2] Well, you tell me.
- (chuckles) You look good.
- I don't know what to do.
So, I'm hoping it's all right.
- You look great.
Yeah. No, you look really good.
- Thanks.
- How do you like it so far?
[Client 2] Well, it's my first stop, so
- This is?
- Yeah.
I am honored. Yeah.
- That's amazing.
- Thank you for having me.
Of course! (Camera shutter clicks)
I'm gonna be having a birthday and be 71
on the 24th, comin' up.
[Julia] Really?
Yeah. I know.
[Julia] That's not old,
but you look amazing.
(chuckles) Oh.
- Well, thank you.
- You do!
I'm not just saying that.
You look really good.
[Client 2] Ah, come on. Stop it.
(chuckles) I won't.
[Client 2] You don't think
I'm too old for this, do you?
- Too old for, for acting?
- This acting thing, yeah.
What?
No!
That's what cinema tries to
do at the end of the day, right?
Is somewhat reflect the real world.
Are you buying that? Am I selling that?
(client 2 chuckles)
(chuckles) Are you buying it?
No. Okay, hold on.
Look at that.
I would hire that.
- Okay.
- Yeah, you look badass.
(Julia chuckles)
- It is pretty cool.
- Yeah?
- All thanks to you.
No, it's all you. It's all you.
(camera shutter clicks)
Do you actually work for NASA?
These are for NASA.
[Julia] These? Oh, my God, really?
You'll be on the website, in a way.
[Julia] I know this is weird,
but do you mind if I call my dad?
- Sure. Go ahead.
- Okay. (Chuckles)
No. No, they're gonna be on the NASA site.
No, the website.
He wants to say hi. Is that okay?
Okay.
Hello?
No, she's telling the truth.
The website.
[Julia] I love this lipstick, by the way.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
What's it called?
It is cherry red.
- Ooh!
- Yay!
Little different for NASA. (Chuckles)
[Julia] Was that always the dream?
It actually was. I, I
know it seems silly, but
[Julia] What? Silly?
How is that silly?
So many kids dream
about that and you did it.
That's cool! (Camera shutter clicks)
Did you always wanna do photography?
Um...
No. I mean, in a way.
I was at that age where
I was just desperate to get away from home,
so I picked the furthest
school that accepted me,
picked a major that I ended up hating,
and then I, I don't know,
photography just always
felt like some kind of escape.
- And that was it?
- That was it?
No, that was not it. (Chuckles)
I stuck with the major
the five years it took me to graduate.
Got hired at a job that I absolutely hated.
I don't know, I just...
I slowly realized that I didn't deserve
to be unhappy all the time.
I don't know if you can
relate to that at NASA.
- I can relate to that.
- Can you, yeah?
[Client 3] At NASA, we
definitely understand that, so
Yeah? Yeah.
And maybe that's a universal thing, huh?
[Client 3] I, I think so.
(gentle acoustic guitar music)
(keyboard clacks)
There's a lot to see
A lot to do
Recently I've realized I'd
like to read it all with you
Take my hand
Twirl me around
Hold me close
Don't ever put me down
(water splashes)
Every time I look at you
You're looking back at me, my dear
(water splashes)
When you are around
everything seems crystal clear
I've been dreaming of this moment
Hoping for something real
[Julia] What's the book called?
The title is, "Why Can't
You Trust an Atom?"
And then the subtitle is,
"Because They Make Up Everything."
Kinda like a dorky physics joke.
That's good. I like that. (Chuckles)
(Julia chuckles) (camera shutter clicks)
Let's give it a little jump, yeah?
[Client 4] Okay. Sure, sure.
All righty.
(sighs) Ready?
I need it too.
- Ah, yeah!
- Ah!
(both chuckling)
That's the best part. The noises.
Ah!
Ah!
Think we're ready. (Chuckles)
Okay.
I'm dizzy.
(suspenseful orchestral
music from the laptop)
[Movie Character 1] Is she feeling?
[Movie Character
2] Not yet, but she will.
(phone vibrates)
[Movie Character 3] Get
me out of this hanging harness.
(Julia clears her throat)
Hello?
This is her.
Who is this?
Okay. What is, what is it regarding?
What?
(distant siren wails)
What happened?
For how long?
Um...
Okay.
What do I need to do?
Okay.
Sorry, could I call you back?
Do I just call this number, or...
Okay, thank you.
Bye.
[Phone] At the tone,
please record your message.
When you have finished recording,
you may hang up or
press one for more options.
(phone bleeps)
Hey. Um...
Hi, I know we haven't
talked in a while, but,
I just, I really need someone to talk to.
So if, if, if you can just
please call me back.
Bye.
(phone clacks)
(Julia sighs)
Ow.
(carton rustles)
(clock ticks rhythmically)
(muffled engine revs)
(muffled rumbling)
(clock ticks rhythmically)
(water splashing)
(Julia sighs)
(Julia sighs)
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
Got me pacing left, right,
backwards, right, backwards
Forwards and back
again, stressing about you
Uh-huh
It was never perfect
But it was always a start
Got a million reasons
To keep you in my heart
(Julia exhales deeply)
(muffled dance music)
(Julia sighs)
(door squeaks) (muffled dance music)
(door slams)
(lighter flicks)
(lighter flicks)
(door squeaks)
(door slams)
Hey.
Hi!
Hi. (Sighs)
Hi. (Chuckles)
- Hi.
- Were you alone in there?
- What?
- I was alone.
I, this is such a weird thing. Um...
Yeah, I was.
(chuckles) Yeah?
- Yeah.
- I was, too.
Hm.
Is the music, is the
music always like that?
Like what?
Like, like uh, like...
Like, like super repetitive?
(Lena vocalizes dance beat)
A little more.
(Lena vocalizes dance beat)
I love that song, yeah.
Yep.
Mostly, yeah. (Lena laughs)
You, I don't know how
you can dance to that.
You just find a way.
Are all the clubs like that here?
- Pretty much.
- Cool.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Mm-hm.
So, I have this acting teacher
who says that I should network more.
Okay.
Is this like a good spot for it?
Is this a pickup, what?
Is this like, like...
I don't think so. I, no.
- I'd say no.
- Oh, shoot.
[Julia] Why do you have luggage with you?
Oh, I moved here like three weeks ago.
Okay.
I don't trust the motel I'm staying at.
All these reviews say that
there's pickpocketer magicians.
- It's weird, right?
- At your motel?
Yeah, but the stuff disappears.
So it's just, like, it's easier.
Congrats on the move. (Chuckles)
- Thank you.
- Where are you from?
Uh, the Fresno area.
Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
So you're not too far?
No.
Different, I bet.
- Super different.
- Yeah.
Do, do you mind if I have some?
Oh, yeah.
Thank you.
Yeah, you're right. I didn't need that.
(Julia chuckles)
- Shit.
It's...
No. Shit, that was...
A little... (chuckles)
Uh...
It's fine. It was the perfect amount.
It's fine.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Okay.
All right. (Chuckles)
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
(Julia sighs) No, I'm really sorry.
Can I buy you a pack?
I feel really bad about that. I...
I think I'm gonna like stay
up all night thinking about it,
and I won't be able to sleep.
You know what? I, uh, was...
I'm trying to quit, after this, so
So, you were savoring it?
- Yeah!
- No, fuck.
That's not... Pretty much, you know?
It was nice to see someone so offended
over something I was doing.
- Great.
- It helps, in some way.
- Good!
- Yeah.
Yeah, I helped!
Glad I could help.
What about a drink?
Could I buy you a drink?
Um...
I, I have a shoot early in the morning,
so probably not a good idea.
Are you a model?
(chuckles) No.
- Photographer.
- Oh!
Yeah.
Do you do headshots?
Mostly, yeah.
- Actor, yeah.
- Yeah, I really...
I need to do a headshot.
I've been told that I really
need new headshots.
Okay.
Do you have like a card or something?
Um...
(Julia chuckles)
Very random.
(both chuckling)
Nope. That's health insurance.
Um, here you go.
It's a bit mangled. Sorry.
- Julia Bennett Photography?
- Yep.
I'm Lena.
- Nice meeting you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
You're sure about that drink?
(Julia sighs)
No. Yeah, I understand.
No pressure.
It's been really nice
having an actual
conversation with somebody.
Thank you.
I'll call you. Uh...
Julia.
- Thanks.
- Do you wanna come over?
Yeah.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Okay.
There's this liquor store
just like around the corner.
By your motel?
It's close enough.
- Yeah?
- It's just...
I mean, it's community...
It's a community spot.
[Julia] Hopefully the
pickpocketer isn't there.
[Lena] Well, (chuckles) oh, God!
(lock clacks)
(door creaks) (Julia clears her throat)
(door thuds) (switch clicks)
Do you wanna sit?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Yeah, you can leave that. (Chuckles)
Um, do you have glasses or something?
Oh, yeah. Duh.
(Julia sighs)
(bag unzips)
Dum-da-da-dum! (Julia chuckles)
Thank you for getting that.
Yeah. It is the least I could do.
- Say when, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Good for me.
Thank you.
(Julia chuckles)
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Oh. (Lena exhales deeply)
Is that, is that not
your drink of choice?
Mm.
Yeah, you could say that. (Chuckles)
It's fine.
So, this is really cool.
Is this where you, you shoot,
uh, you take pictures of people?
Mm-hm.
Right there.
It's awesome. (Julia chuckles)
It is. I've just...
(Julia groans lightly)
I don't drink very much, really, so...
I figured you were drinking at the club.
- Mm-mm.
- Oh, my god.
- What?
- That is so intimidating.
(chuckles) What?
You were so free in there!
I could never do that sober!
I could not even do that
with three drinks in me.
I tried.
You had to watch your luggage, though.
You had an excuse. (Chuckles)
(Julia sighs)
Is that one of those, like,
galaxy projector things?
Mm-hm.
I get ads for those all the time.
Yep. They got me. (Chuckles)
- Can I?
- You can, yeah, go ahead.
(Julia chuckles)
The, um, the button's
just on the side, right...
Yep. Oh, sorry. (Julia chuckles)
It's all right.
Oh.
That's about all it does.
Okay, that is really cool.
(Lena chuckles)
My, um...
My dad
died today.
Or yesterday, technically.
- Shit.
- It's okay.
It's fine.
I just...
I, um, I talked to him earlier.
I, I called him because of
something that reminded me
of him at work, and I hung up
as soon as I could, so we
didn't have to get to his stuff.
So...
I don't know.
Sorry. I'm like...
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
(Julia clears her throat)
It's weird, huh?
(Julia sighs)
Really weird.
Do you mind if I pour more?
Please. (Chuckles)
(wine trickling)
That was kind of a lot.
No, here.
(Julia chuckles) Let's go.
(Julia chuckles)
- Come on.
- You're with me here?
(Julia sighs)
(Julia clears her throat)
Oh, cheers.
- To who?
- Oh, um, Bob.
(glasses clinking)
To Bob.
Oh.
Disgusting.
Yeah, I just, I guess I don't really know
what to do now.
Like, what is next.
After...
Are you, I mean,
can you go home?
Um...
I don't know if I'm going to. I...
The person that told me
on the phone earlier said that.
I, I, um...
I needed to sign a will,
and get what I wanted
from the house and stuff,
but I don't know, she
could probably send it,
and there's nothing really at
the house that I'd want, so...
What about a funeral?
No. Um, no one really
talked to him, besides me, so...
I guess there is something at
the house that maybe I'd want.
What is it? (Julia chuckles)
It's nothing. It's,
it's... (clears throat)
An old flannel that he
used to wear, growing up.
My, um, my mom used to hide it from him,
because he dropped it into an oil sump
and it smelled like gasoline, it was...
It was pretty bad.
But, uh, I sewed his
initials into it for his birthday,
mostly to piss my mom off,
but he never really took it off.
You gotta go get that flannel. (Chuckles)
- You do.
- Yeah.
Drive for two days for a
raggedy piece of clothing.
Yeah.
I, I don't know.
I hate going home.
I mean, I haven't for
the past decade, so...
(Julia breathes deeply)
I just feel like all your
insecurities kinda just reappear
when you're at home.
Mm-hm!
That's not just a personal thing, I see.
No. (Chuckles)
Nobody likes going home.
No, people do.
I feel like some people
think it's the place
they feel the most them.
- Oh.
- You know?
Yeah, I don't think I
feel like that anywhere.
I'm sure you do.
This place is tough, isn't it?
- Little bit.
- Yeah.
Where is home, anyway?
Home is
southeast.
It's, it's a tiny little town
in the middle of nowhere.
- You've not heard of it.
- Okay. (Chuckles)
Yeah. It...
I, I can't go anyway.
I have clients and canceling
gives me pretty bad anxiety.
- Yeah.
- Julia.
Your dad just died.
I think they'd understand.
You want me to help you
write a cancellation email?
(Julia chuckles)
I'm really good at canceling on people.
- Are you?
- Yeah.
Is that a talent of yours?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
It's one of my special skills.
Why are you being so nice?
I just feel really, I feel really,
really bad about that cigarette thing.
About the... (chuckles)
That was, that was
interesting, I will admit.
What, what was that?
My, (sighs) my grandma died of lung ca...
- I'm sorry.
- You're fine.
- No, I'm really sorry.
- No.
That was bad timing.
You're fine.
(Julia breathes deeply)
We all have our vices, right?
Yeah. (Chuckles)
(chuckles) What?
You, uh...
I, well... Uh, this is yours?
- It's disgusting.
- That's fine.
I mean, I try to quit all
the time, but with my...
My gram, we were really close.
Yeah?
That's why I'm out here
after 32 years of being scared shit less.
Yeah, I mean, it...
I only moved 200 miles,
but it feels like lifetimes.
You know?
Yeah.
Have you ever heard of the super bloom?
- The super bloom?
- Uh-huh.
No. What is it?
It's this super-rare
phenomenon where all these wild
flowers bloom at the
same time in the desert.
It's also southeast.
Ah, I see what you're doing.
Do you wanna go?
We could go and then you could decide
if we could continue on or not.
Do you actually live in a motel,
or are you on the run or something?
(Julia chuckles)
(upbeat acoustic music)
I'm watching the sunset
on Tennessee hills
I wish I could capture it, I never will
'Cause I'm not a painter,
can't stay in the lines
Just sitting here
sipping on dandelion wine
It's starting to rain
but I don't feel a thing
Sittin' out rocking on
that old porch swing
'Cause I found me something
that tastes like spring time
[Lena] You hungry yet?
[Julia] Uh, a little.
Wow.
[Lena] I got lots of
snacks in my backpack.
Came prepared. (Lena chuckles)
[Lena] You want the pistachios?
Um...
They may too hard to eat.
I can crack 'em for you.
I actually like sucking
the salt off the shells.
I know it's so weird, but
probably more than that.
- So, I'll wait.
- Oh.
Okay.
Mm!
You thirsty?
Um, sure.
- M'lady.
- Thank you.
Full service here.
(phone rings)
You gonna get that?
(phone rings)
Let me just... (phone rings)
Yeah.
Just spam.
Yeah. (Chuckles)
Pretzels. We're switching to pretzels.
I know what I like and it's salty!
Julia, you know what
I like about pretzels?
You ever used to do this as
a kid? This is better for you.
[Julia] Oh, wow.
- I'm just saying.
- Yeah, wow.
Calling me out. Okay.
- Just a little.
- Uh-huh.
- Do you want one?
- No, thank you.
Yeah, I'll take a pretzel.
(Lena chuckles)
(both laughing)
Oh, oh, oh
(car whooshing) Oh, oh, oh
Are you sure this is it?
Yeah.
She loved it here.
Maybe we just missed it?
I'm such a dickhead.
She always wanted me to go with her,
and I was always too
busy doing something else.
Still pretty beautiful, though.
Yeah.
It says it's not happening this year.
There wasn't enough rain?
(Lena sighs)
What is that?
Grammy.
Oh! You're still gonna,
you're still gonna, um
- Yeah.
- Spread 'em?
- We're here, so.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna go spread 'em.
I don't want it to be
triggering for you, so maybe...
You don't have to come, if you don't want.
I think I'll be okay.
Okay.
[Julia] Actually, I, um...
I think I'm gonna hang out
by the car. I think you're right.
- I'll be right back.
- Okay.
Take your time.
(camera shutter clicks)
(cicadas chirping)
(Julia sighs)
(Julia sighs)
I really gotta pee.
Okay.
How'd it go?
Couldn't do it.
[Julia] (chuckles) Why?
I don't know.
Think I have a shy bladder.
(urine splashing)
(Julia breathes deeply)
So, do you wanna keep going, or...
We may as well keep going, right?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Okay.
Seatbelt.
(seat belts clicking)
(engine starts)
(engine revs)
(car doors clicking open)
(car doors slamming)
(door squeaks)
(switch clicks)
(door creaks)
Is this okay?
Yeah.
It's nice.
You picking out your bed?
Is it as nice as your motel?
You still think I'm lying?
(Julia chuckles)
No. Mine's bigger.
- Mm.
- It's the hotel of motels.
- What does that even mean?
- I don't know!
It's the penthouse! Like in "Pretty Woman"?
Aren't penthouses
only in, like, tall buildings,
and motels are under two floors?
[Lena] It's Hollywood, baby.
(Julia chuckles)
All right. I'm gonna shower.
[Lena] Okay!
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
How many did you take?
Like two.
Just helps me sleep.
Hm.
Is that a lot?
[Lena] Mm.
Are they gummy bears?
No, they're peach rings.
You're welcome to have some.
It's okay.
I don't, um,
take, do well with substances.
As you can see, I make rash decisions.
(both chuckling)
How are you feeling?
I'm okay.
You cried yet?
Every time I shower.
I don't know what it is.
It feels safe.
The water's mouth.
- Yeah.
- Mm.
That's good.
My Grammy always used to tell me the story
of the princess and the
pea before I went to bed.
- Do you know it?
- Mm-hm.
Why didn't the queen believe
that she was a princess again?
'Cause she's soakin' wet
and she doesn't look like one.
- That was it.
- Mm-hm.
(Julia chuckles)
Did your dad ever tell you any?
Hm.
No. Not really.
He would pass out on the
couch and I'd put him to bed.
Lena.
(crickets chirping)
(distant traffic humming)
(distant traffic humming and whooshing)
(engine revs)
[Lena] Remember
like closing my mouth off,
when I went under before.
- Mm-hm?
- Mm.
Now, I'm really regretting my choice.
[Julia] What? With what?
[Lena] (sighs) I just...
I don't ever get buyer's remorse,
except for when it's about food.
Anytime anyone else's plate comes out,
I always wanna change mine.
I like both in the morning.
Sweet and savory.
- Mm-hm.
- I can't choose.
- Mm-hm!
- I won't choose.
No! No compromises.
None here.
(both laughing)
You must really like buffets, then.
Why do you say that?
Well, if you see someone
with something that you want,
you can just go up and get your own.
That's the best life advice
I've ever had in my life.
(Julia chuckles)
- Free of charge.
- You just changed...
You just changed the
whole trajectory of my,
my dining out experiences.
(Julia chuckles)
Oh, my God.
Feels like I've started something.
Normally, that's when I'd hide away.
But it feels different.
(Julia sighs)
Well, when you're being challenged,
that usually means
you're on the right path.
I mean, so I hear.
- Yeah.
- Mm.
I mean, things feel so trivial,
when something bigger happens.
It's like all of a sudden auditioning
and being told I'm not
cut out for it isn't so bad.
'Cause I don't base all
my self-worth off of it.
That's what I tell myself, anyway.
I mean, there's always
something bigger that can happen.
[Lena] Does that mean nothing matters?
Or everything does.
[Lena] That's less bleak, for sure.
[Julia] Yeah.
(mellow soft rock music)
Can you hear me over the ocean
The satellite said that you would
Can you save a ship from a sailor
Tell me these words
have been misunderstood
And I
I only wanna be the one
To love you
Again
And I
Swallow like an empty silence
Boy
You win
(lock clacks)
132 questions
(door clicks open)
(door creaks)
Make their way down south every night
(door creaks)
(door slams)
(Julia sighs)
(blinds rattling)
Um...
Uh, I don't know where to start.
You wanna get outta here?
Yeah.
(door clicks open)
[Lena] I can't believe
you grew up on all this.
[Julia] I grew up thinking I lived
in the middle of everything.
In the middle of the town.
In the middle of the country,
the middle of the world.
That's what my dad used
to say about this place.
And I used to believe him. So ridiculous.
(Julia sighs)
[Lena] Don't we all
kind of live in our own
centers of something?
Did you ever have horses?
[Julia] Uh, yeah, back in the day.
[Lena] "Back in my day!"
(both chuckling)
[Julia] God, is that what I sound like?
(both laughing)
[Lena] "Back when I was a
child, we raised a whole farm!"
[Julia] We had one called
Panda, he was my favorite.
Yeah. He was, um, black and white.
Little patches.
Yeah, I thought I was really innovative,
naming a horse "Panda".
(Lena chuckles) Uh-huh.
- I think that that is.
- Yeah?
Yeah! (Julia laughs)
[Julia] I don't know. (Chuckles)
- You okay?
- Yeah.
Actually, I feel kinda sick.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
[Lena] Do you wanna go back to the dock?
- Yeah, I do.
- All right.
- Sorry.
- That's all right.
You're very decided, you know?
It's like...
There's a better word for that.
When you decide something, you just do it.
(Julia chuckles)
"To the dock!"
(Julia chuckles)
That was you.
I've always wanted to
live on a body of water.
It's wild being completely landlocked.
[Julia] Mm.
[Lena] I'm kinda surprised we made it
all the way here in your car.
Wow, is that why you came?
You didn't think we'd make it?
- No.
- Uh-huh.
- No.
- Uh-huh!
I think that I'm just happy.
- Uh-huh.
- I'm just delighted that
Well, Debra Car will make it anywhere.
She's got me through a lot in life.
Is that the name of your car?
- (chuckles) Yeah.
- That's perfect.
That's a perfect name for something
- It's pretty good, right?
- Debra!
I'm sorry I ever spoke against you.
Yes, please apologize to her. (Chuckles)
Hey, actually, will you
just give me a minute?
[Julia] What?
Just hang out here
for a little bit, okay?
Just for a minute.
(door slams)
(Julia sighs)
(dirt crunches under footsteps)
(cicadas chirping)
(grass rustles)
(dirt crunches under footsteps)
(dirt crunches under footsteps)
(floorboards creaking)
(muffled birds chirping)
Oh, you smell that, don't you?
Oh, good boy.
(bag rustling)
(Lena and Julia sighing)
I feel like I'm losing
my mind a little bit.
(faint music)
Do you wanna act it out?
Maybe it would be cathartic.
My trauma?
Yeah!
What?
What class is teaching you that?
(Lena clears her throat)
I mean...
Yeah! I mean...
Okay. I don't know.
Do you hear the wind moan?
No. Okay.
I'll do it.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
I'll be your dad.
So you did hear me.
All right, I'm a bad
actor, so bear with me.
(Lena snores)
(Julia sighs)
Dad, Dad.
Wake up. Hey.
What? Honey, what?
What is it?
No, he wouldn't, he wouldn't wake up.
- Oh, shit.
- Yeah.
- That's really scary.
- Yeah.
Okay.
Let's maybe not do this, then.
I agree.
I saw some, um, cards on the counter.
Do you wanna play speed?
- Yeah!
- Yeah?
(upbeat music)
[Lena] I saw a mama
turtle come out and lay eggs
- Oh, cool.
- On the beach.
And she was covered in bioluminescence.
And she, like, her whole back of her shell
was just sparkling with lights.
Wow.
[Lena] And then she
comes and she looks at me,
and then she goes away.
[Julia] Camel.
Hot shot. Can't stop.
(Lena laughs)
Really good. I think...
Yeah, we, we have to do this, yeah?
Ready? Times are getting crazy
And everything seems hazy
(Lena whispering)
[Julia] Okay, wait. No, no.
Run away, run away, run away
[Julia] Okay, stop. Fine.
(both laughing)
How will we even stop if you don't stop?
Run away, run away, run away
- Wait.
- What am I saying?
(both laughing)
There's so many on top of...
(Julia sighs)
(Julia inhales deeply)
(Julia breathes deeply)
What do I say, "I'm
here to pick up my dad"?
You should probably say his name.
Right.
Yeah.
(Julia breathes deeply)
Okay. (Car door clicks open)
- I'll be right back.
- Yeah.
(car door slams) You got this.
(chips crunching) (bag rustling)
(chips crunching)
(chips crunching) (bag rustling)
(Julia sighs) (car door clicks open)
(car door slams) How'd it go?
Good!
Yeah, it was good. Um...
It's a lot heavier than
I thought it would be,
which is weirdly making me feel better.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
There's a lot of him. Yeah. (Lena chuckles)
Okay.
No, here.
Um...
No, that's okay, you're eating.
No, I got it.
[Julia] Um, I'm just gonna
make room in the back.
Mm-mm, mm-mm. I'm ready.
- I'll take him.
- Are you sure?
Okay.
Thank you.
Okay.
(Julia sighs)
(seat belt clicks)
Hi, Bob.
Ready?
(engine starts)
(bags rustling)
What?
Um...
I said, I said, "Release"...
I said, "Release of the snacks."
(Julia chuckles)
(bags rustling)
(fork clacking)
(eggs sizzling)
(knife clacking)
(swing bench squeaking)
Thank you.
Mm-hm.
(swing bench squeaking)
What about the art?
No, I think I wanna
leave it. It suits the house.
Okay.
You sure you don't want
me to go through that?
It's okay. I got it.
(Julia sighs)
Any sign of the flannel?
No, it's so weird.
I looked in his closets, in his drawers.
I have no idea where he put it.
What color is it?
It's, um, black, white
and, and gray plaid.
Maybe it's in here.
(Lena coughs)
(Lena groans)
You wanna go out
tonight? Get some fresh air?
Like, outside or out-out?
Is there an out-out?
I mean, you're not
gonna find like a nightlife,
but there's a bar.
Have you been?
Yeah, I've been.
Before I could even drink.
[Lena] Could be fun.
I mean, I'll go, but if
I see someone I know,
I'm gonna hunt you down.
(Julia chuckles)
Is that a promise?
Yeah.
(both chuckling)
Oh, my God.
How does he have these?
What is it?
They're, they're photos that I've taken.
He must have printed 'em out.
They're just, um, things that...
I put 'em on my website
in like a blog section.
Things that I like that I photographed,
and I didn't think anyone ever saw them.
Oh, my God. They're gorgeous.
(Lena gasps)
Whoa.
(muffled wind whistling)
I'm gonna shower.
- Right now?
- Yeah.
(water splashing) (Julia sobbing)
(water splashing) (Julia sobbing)
(water splashing) (Julia sobbing)
(water splashing) (Julia panting)
(upbeat country music)
Ready to sail into the wind
Headin' west to find my reason
Longing for something greater than this
And I'm ripe with anticipation
Yeah, I have a good feeling
Staring at the starry ceiling
A dream in my heart (Julia chuckles)
Yeah, this is just a start
My suitcase is packed and I'm leaving
Well, well, well!
Hi, Penny.
[Penny] I'd recognize
those eyes anywhere.
- Oh, no.
- Pure as all, but
- Full of shit.
- Full of shit.
Come here. Aww.
Oh, girl.
(Julia sighs)
I tried.
- I did.
- No, it's okay.
We you don't have to talk.
It's okay.
(Julia sighs)
I will take some beers, though.
[Penny] You know where they are.
Oh, I could just grab 'em, huh?
- Mm-hm.
- Just like the old days.
I never thought I'd see the day.
- Me having a beer?
- You, back here!
Yeah.
How you been?
- How do I look?
- Just the same.
- And by that?
- Is that not a compliment?
You look good. You've always looked good.
Oh, thank you.
Did you see no one's at your table?
I saw that.
- I was gonna put five on it.
- Ah.
- I was.
- No, get outta here.
Go play.
All right. How's my score holding up?
Well, you're still on the wall.
- Am I?
- Yeah.
But you got some competition, though.
Oh, I hope so. It's been a while.
(pool balls clacking) (patrons chattering)
- It's your shot.
- It's me.
Mm-hm.
- Where you trying to go?
- Nice and slow.
Mm-hm, mm-hm.
Oh, I'm not doing, I'm
not doing my best here.
[Lena] I'm not gonna say anything!
(pool balls clacking)
- Oh!
Oh my God, and you're
perfectly lined up for the next one.
[Julia] I am, aren't I?
Let's see if I can pull this off.
Yeah.
(pool balls clacking)
Yeah.
That was, that was unbelievable.
- So close.
- That was extraordinary.
Let's see what you got.
- M'lady.
- Mm-hm.
[Lena] You got me good.
- I got you good.
- Okay, hold up.
Don't hit that eight.
I'm not going... Uh-huh!
(pool balls clacking)
[Lena] Oh!
Oh, almost got one.
[Lena] Again, I almost
did that for you twice.
Twice now.
Thank you so much.
- Hold on, can I do this one?
Can I just, please?
Okay.
All right. I'll give it to you.
Oh.
Wait.
You're so generous. (Pool balls clacking)
[Julia] You gave that a little tap first.
- Did you see that?
- Yeah.
What? (Chuckles) (pool balls clacking)
Oh!
I don't know where my...
Maybe I'm a little tipsy. I'm rusty.
I don't know. Something's going on here.
- Yeah, it's been a while.
- Hm?
- Miss legend of the old days.
- (chuckles) Yeah.
[Lena] All right, so why, if
you were such a legend here,
why didn't you go to any parties?
Um, I don't know.
I just...
I, I guess I was more
focused on getting out of here
than doing all that.
I made up for it in college, though.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
See, I did not go to college,
and I had to do
everything and cram it all in!
- Did you?
- Yeah my parties were insane.
Yeah?
- No, it's my turn.
- It's your turn.
It's your turn, it's your turn.
What were yours like in college?
Um, debauchery.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
What?
Nothing. (Julia chuckles)
I'm just gonna use the restroom.
It's just, uh, around the corner.
Yeah, great.
Hold my place. I'm about to win, I promise.
- Was it you or did I just go?
- I swear I'm about to win.
Hm.
(Julia sighs)
(Julia clears her throat)
Julia Snotter?
- I knew that was you!
- Hi, Courtney.
I have been staring at
you, trying to figure it out!
Hi! Oh, my goodness!
How are you?
I'm okay. Yeah.
- I heard about your dad.
- Yeah.
- I'm so sorry.
- Oh, that's okay.
Thank you.
You sound kinda funny.
[Julia] Do I?
You've lost your accent. (Julia chuckles)
You sound funny. I just suppressed mine.
Oh, my word, I cannot believe it.
Well, what're you up to
now? You still in Los Angeles?
I am, yeah.
- Wow!
- Mm-hm, mm-hm.
Yeah.
Oh, this is Lena.
- Hi.
- Lena, this is Courtney.
Hi, Lena! Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- A friend from high school.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Wow.
- Mm-hm.
Oh, yeah, from high
school, back in the day!
[Lena] Amazing.
Man, I really wish my
kids could've met you. (Sighs)
Are they here?
At a bar?
Right. (Courtney laughs)
Come on!
- She's still funny.
- Yeah.
She is still funny. I'll tell you that.
Yeah, you were! (Julia chuckles)
And you still look exactly the same.
- Do I?
- Yeah!
She does.
How many do you have?
Kids. How many kids do you have?
I got four.
- Four?
- Mm-hm, yeah.
Three girls, one boy.
That's a lot of kids.
I mean, you're not old enough! You're...
- What?
- No, you... (chuckles)
You look the same.
- Really, you do, yeah.
- I do?
Everyone here is not aging.
- Really?
- It's weird.
Must be something in the water.
(Julia chuckles)
Oh, man. I cannot believe I am seeing you.
- Excuse me.
- With my own eyes right now.
You know, I have always
wanted to go to Los Angeles.
- Do you live there, too?
- Yeah.
Fresh, fresh recruit.
You should come out!
- I should come out!
- Yeah!
Oh, shouldn't I? Bring the kids.
Can you imagine?
Now I need a vacation
from those little doubles.
I should leave them at home.
It is so good to see you. I
cannot believe you are in town.
Yeah.
I cannot believe I am
seeing you with my own eyes.
I'm here! (Chuckles)
Marla is gonna flip out when I tell her.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Maria.
Maria?
You're a little tipsy, too.
(all laughing) Got you!
- I'm sorry!
- Oh, that's all right!
It's my favorite place to come.
So, you know, I had to come here today.
Well, you live close, though.
I do live close. I'm down the street.
And, you know, I just had a
little, it's a little happy hour
because it just got off work, so
- (chuckles) Yeah.
- It's what I do, sometimes.
The prices here are so cheap.
I forget every hour is happy hour here.
Is that right? Well...
(Julia and Lena laughing)
It seems normal to me!
Hey, I don't know what the prices are like
where you live, Miss Fancy Pants!
I don't know!
I don't know.
- Yeah.
- I mean, I'm happy.
Yeah, I feel good. (Laughs)
Me too!
It is so good to see you.
It is so good to see you.
Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.
(muffled music from bar)
(Julia sighs)
(Julia sighs)
[Lena] What was that at the bar?
What do you mean?
You were so awkward.
(Julia chuckles) (Lena giggles)
I told you, I am weird around people
who knew me in my formative years.
(Julia chuckles) (Lena giggles)
We should have a party.
Like a proper sendoff, since
you never went to any here?
No. There were 47 people
in my graduating class.
A small party?
(Julia sighs)
She was my first crush.
Courtney?
Mm-hm. (Lena gasps)
Oh, I was so in love
with her in high school.
You could have four
kids right now. (Chuckles)
Wow.
Isn't it weird that we're
now an acceptable age
to have four children?
It always felt like we were too young.
Four kids is a lot for any age.
A lot.
Mm-hm.
(Julia sighs)
Do you wanna see how many you would have?
[Lena] What do you mean?
Yeah.
What do you mean?
(upbeat music)
Okay.
You are married to Lady Gaga.
Okay. Starting off strong.
Mm-hm. You have eight kids.
- Oh.
- And a van.
(Lena moans)
- You're a fortune teller.
(Lena giggles) In Greece.
Okay! (Giggles)
Well, at least I'm in Greece
with Lady Gaga, right?
- Like, it could be worse.
- Mm-hm.
(laughs) Oh, God!
You have to pick my bad one.
Uh, uh, uh...
I got it. It's not really that bad at all.
Andromeda.
[Julia] Okay!
[Lena] All right. I lie.
[Julia] Okay, go ahead.
What's your third one?
- He's probably gay, honestly.
- I know.
Um, um...
He's tanned, for sure.
Um...
Shoot.
Uh-oh.
(chuckles) One, two, three, four.
Five, six. Jack is out.
Did you ever do this as a kid?
'Cause I found me something
that tastes like springtime
Mm-hm.
What letter was that?
I can't really feel it.
- Do you wanna?
- Yeah, can I?
Mm-hm.
High back. (Chuckles)
Do another one?
A longer one.
Mm, okay. I'm gonna draw something.
Okay.
A flower?
(Lena chuckles)
(cicadas chirping)
(box thumps)
(broom scraping)
(broom scraping)
(door clicks open)
(Julia sighs)
(door slams)
[Lena] Did you find it?
Wasn't in there.
I don't know where he put it.
Shit.
(sighs) I don't think I
wanna do the party anymore.
Okay. You don't have to.
Yeah. I'm nervous.
I just keep sweating.
Well, it's hot.
And it's a maelstrom out there.
Here.
Let me just take these to the car for you.
- Okay.
- And you just think about it.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
(Julia sighs)
(cheerful music)
Oh, I'm just fine. (Gasps)
Oh, I'm good.
How are y'all?
(Julia sighs)
How-de-do, motherfucker.
Baby, why you leaving me
Baby, what you dumping me for
Is it because of him
Is it because of me
Why don't you tell me, baby
Don't leave me alone
Baby, why don't you come on home now
I'll prove them right
'Cause I'm only like
Waitin' on you to come back
My heart is just do right
Hate to be turned down
(muffled cheerful music)
(Julia sighs)
Same old story
Lena, someone's here!
(knocks on door) Lena, I need you.
(knocks on door) Lena?
Someone's here.
Okay, you look good.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- Oh, all right.
(Julia chuckles)
- You ready?
Yes.
- Let's go.
- Was that convincing?
(both laughing)
- Open it.
- Yeah.
(door clicks open)
- Hi, guys, hi!
- Hey, Julia!
- Hi, come in!
- So good to see you.
Yeah, yeah, come in!
- Hi, Greg. How are you?
- Good to see you.
Good to see you - Hi, I'm Lena.
- It's nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Steve, right?
- Steve, yeah.
I've heard about you.
Lena, it's a pleasure.
- Did you go to El Camino?
- Oh, no, she's with me.
- Yeah.
- Yeah!
- Cool.
- She came
What can I get you to drink?
You want some wine or beer?
Yeah. Uh, I'll have a beer.
Um, light beer. I'm an ally.
- Okay!
- Two, two of those, please.
[Lena] Yeah.
Uh, yeah, you guys can sit
down and just hang out and
- Okay, thank you.
- Yeah!
Make yourselves at home.
(door slams)
For like a kid with good grades,
not great grades to even get into UT now.
Oh, yeah, yeah. That's
the place to be, apparently.
It's kinda popping, but... (Julia sighs)
It is what it is.
- Hi!
- Hey!
Oh, my God!
- It's good to see you.
- Likewise.
Thank you so much for inviting me!
Of course, of course!
Everyone's on time here.
Oh, yeah, I brought the year book!
Oh, great!
- Wait, so how's your mother?
- Oh, she's great.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
She actually drove herself
up for a bridge tournament,
all the way up in Houston.
- Look at her!
- Yeah, by herself.
[Friend] Oh, my goodness, she is crazy.
- Yeah.
- That's so nice.
Tell 'em I say hi.
Oh, how's Mike? How's the baby?
[Friend] Oh, my gosh,
he's fine. The baby's fine.
Six months. You know, she's getting big.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, they grow so quickly.
[Steve] Oh, my God,
you look great. Six months?
[Friend] I know! Thank you so much.
Oh, thank you.
You still in LA?
- I am, yeah.
- Oh, fun!
What're you doing out there?
- I do photography.
- Oh, my God.
Look at you, taking pictures and stuff!
- Yes!
- Oh, do you like it?
- Oh, I like it a lot, yeah.
- Oh, my gosh.
Do you take, like, actors'
photos and all like that?
Oh, yeah. Exactly.
(laughs) That's exciting.
Do you, uh, work at Peggy's still?
Yeah, I'm actually on
maternity leave right now.
- Oh, how long?
- Mm, six months.
I just don't know if I wanna go back.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
I mean, I just kinda wanna hang out.
- Oh, thank you!
- I mean, that's a big job.
Have a glass of wine.
Just take care of the
babies a lot, you know?
- Oh, cheers!
- Cheers.
Julia, can I actually talk
to you for a quick second?
- Mm-hm.
- Sorry.
Do you mind grabbing the door?
- Oh, yeah, no worries.
- Thank you.
- Yes, yeah.
- Hi!
Do you know who ate the
chocolate bar on the counter?
I did.
- You did?
- Well, I ate some.
Not all of it. Why, is it yours?
We got it at the store the other day? I...
- No.
- It was just my edibles.
I brought it from home. (Julia gasps)
I just ate weed, didn't I?
Mm.
Not weed.
(Lena sighs)
- Shit.
- It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be great.
You're in a great space for it.
Wait. Not weed?
You brought shrooms?
The flowers would've been so cool.
Oh. Yeah, that's true.
[Lena] Yeah.
Um, I feel fine right now.
Honestly, I don't feel anything.
- Good.
- So, yeah.
- Okay, good.
- Maybe it's like weed.
You know, it doesn't
hit you the first time.
Uh-huh.
Just let me know if it's...
- Yeah.
- If you feel weird.
Yeah, I know, I feel... You'll tell me?
Yeah, yeah! Of course, of course.
Why? Is something, like...
- Uh-uh.
- No?
It's gonna be great.
- Hi!
- Hi!
I just wanna give you a hug real quick!
- Ooh!
- Ooh!
Thank you so much to much for having us.
Of course. Thank you for coming!
[Courtney] This is such a sweet idea.
Have a little get together.
- (sighs) Oh, yes.
It's my idea.
[Courtney] Oh!
What can I get you to drink?
Ooh, um, do you have anything hard?
I'm only gonna do one drink, so
- You gotta make it count.
- Mm-hm.
- Yeah, I'll be right back.
- Thank you so much.
- How are you?
- She's a doll.
- Yeah, she's sweet.
- I'm good.
- Yeah?
- Busy day.
Kids running around, ballet.
One, two, three, four.
One of them wants to do baseball now.
- Yeah?
- I never liked baseball.
Oh, I think it's kinda fun though, no?
- Do you?
- Well...
[Courtney] It's boring to me.
When you're there, it's more fun.
You know what I mean?
Is it? (Julia chuckles)
It's a thing. I mean, maybe.
Anyway, how are you doing?
- I'm okay, yeah.
Because I know it's a whole situation.
I'm okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Being home must must
be tough. Okay, good.
(fire crackling) (crickets chirping)
[Steve] Courtney.
Hm!
Truth.
Okay, but you gotta be honest.
I said truth!
Did you have a crush
on me in high school?
(chuckles) No!
Oh, come on.
(chuckles) I didn't.
And if you really wanna know why,
it's 'cause I thought
you were a little musty.
(group laughing)
Jesus. (Groans)
I just wasn't so sure.
I'm sorry.
Okay, my turn.
Um...
Hmm.
Greg.
I'm gonna go with truth.
Since y'all made me
jump in a fire last time.
Okay.
Did you cheat on me with Gloria at prom?
[Greg] You're still on this?
[Courtney] Just answer
the question, Greg.
[Greg] We kissed,
all right? Like I told ya.
[Courtney] You are such a liar.
The whole point of this game
I know what the point of the game is.
I'm not lyin'.
Whatever.
Okay.
Lena.
Your turn.
Since we barely know anything about you.
Yeah.
Okay, truth.
[Greg] What's your biggest turn on?
- Greg!
- Oh, come on, Greg.
You are such a pig
sometimes, Greg. I swear.
What?
It's okay.
Um...
Somebody who dances like nobody's watching.
Oh.
Julia.
Dare.
Oh. (Steve chuckles)
- All right.
- All right!
I dare you
to kiss
Courtney.
(Courtney laughs)
Courtney?
[Courtney] Okay!
(Julia chuckles)
[Friend] Oh, my God.
- Oh!
- Oh, my God.
Oh...
Okay, okay, enough!
(Julia and Courtney chuckle)
(Julia sighs)
You're not married, are you?
- Divorced.
- Oh, thank God.
All right, y'all. I gotta
a baby to put to sleep.
I don't wanna be the
party pooper, but I gotta go.
[Courtney] No!
Yeah, I'm gonna
hit the bricks too, y'all.
Oh, we were having so much fun.
We'll have to do it again sometime.
[Friend] Yeah.
- Nice to know you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
[Courtney] Pleasure. We'll
see you around next time.
Thank you so much for
having us. It was so much fun.
Oh, you're the best.
(friends chattering)
(Julia sighs)
You good?
[Julia] Yeah.
I think I'm gonna sit for a bit.
Put out the fire and...
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Let me know if you need help.
(fire crackling)
(wind rumbling)
(wind whistles)
(fire crackling)
(fire crackling)
(wind howls)
(fire crackling)
(Julia sighs)
(lighter flicks)
(fire crackling)
[Man] Let me get some of that.
You don't smoke cigarettes.
[Man] Good to see you back here.
(fire crackling)
Why didn't you tell me you got so bad?
(fire crackling)
You remember when we
used to go fishing up in Cisco?
Mm-hm.
I dreamt about it the other night.
Caught a big one.
You were really proud.
You still have that scar?
Right here.
Still don't understand how you woke up
with a lure in your arm.
I took it from your tackle
box in the middle of the night.
Put it on my pillow.
Why?
Thought maybe I'd dream about it.
I wanted to be as good as you.
You were always better.
(fire crackling)
Sirius?
Arcturus.
Where's the shirt, Dad?
What shirt?
The flannel. Your flannel.
The one I sewed your
initials in for your birthday.
Dad, where is it?
(fire crackling)
(kitchenware clacking)
(Julia sighs)
[Lena] Hey!
Hi.
(Julia chuckles)
[Lena] How do you feel?
Fine, really.
Um...
Yeah, I don't know. It
didn't really do much to me.
Didn't really get affected.
- Weird.
- Yeah.
[Lena] But that's good.
Yeah.
I don't know why I had you kiss her.
I wanted you to live out your
childhood fantasy, I guess.
That's what you're thinking
about right now? (Chuckles)
(car engine idling) (car doors slamming)
(warm acoustic guitar music)
I woke up cold and out of touch
The photos and the
memories will never be enough
But if I could walk those streets today
Would you still feel so far away
Do you remember when I died
Stepped on that airplane
And let it take me from your sight
On the last day of July
In a cloudy southern sky
(phone rings)
(Lena sighs)
- Not gonna get that?
[Lena] No. (Sighs)
My parents think I made
a mistake moving out here.
They're parents. They're scared.
[Lena] Yeah.
(Lena sighs)
Did you ever work in any restaurants in LA?
- Restaurants in LA?
- Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Like seven, probably.
Every couple years,
you have to work in them,
just to make sure you're not too jaded.
And, um, you need double the rent,
you know, 'cause you're
moving, something like that.
(chuckles) Yeah.
You think any of them would hire me?
[Julia] I mean, there's a couple in there
that I didn't totally fuck over.
A couple. A few. (Lena chuckles)
No, a couple. I'd say a couple.
(both chuckling) (gentle piano music)
Baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
This is it?
Mm-hm.
Glamorous, isn't it?
Yeah. (Chuckles)
Yeah, it's not so bad.
(car door clicks open)
See you soon?
Mm-hm.
(car door slams)
(car door clicks open)
(car door slams)
(engine hums)
(lock clacks)
(suitcase wheels rattling)
(door creaks)
(keys clinking)
(lock clacks)
(mail rustling)
(lock clacks)
(suitcase wheels rattling)
(door clicks open)
Ooh.
(Julia sighs)
(refrigerator door clicks open)
(water trickling)
(refrigerator door thuds)
(Julia sighs)
(mail rustling)
(envelope rustling)
(Julia chuckles)
(Julia chuckles)
(warm acoustic guitar music)
I am not a raincoat
here to keep you warm
Then go back in the
closet after the storm
I'm not a match simply waiting to burn
What I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I'm not your impression
of a city you wish
You loved more than
everything you gave for it
And I'm not here to criticize the risk
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
(warm acoustic guitar music continues)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I am not a witness here to call you in
For the things that you
done or that thing that you did
And I'm not the shadow
of anyone you've been
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
[Julia] Do you know what
your last name means?
(camera shutter clicks)
[Client] You know, I, I actually don't.
- No?
- No.
[Julia] Oh, I love looking
that stuff up. Let's see.
D-E-S-T-A-N?
- Yeah.
- Let's see.
It means destiny.
- Destiny.
- That's a good one.
- Cool. (Chuckles)
- Yeah, that's good.
All right, let's try standing.
How do you feel about that?
- Yeah, of course.
- Good?
All righty.
There it is! Okay.
(camera shutter clicks)
Tilt your chin just a little bit more.
All right, perfect.
Look here with your eyes.
Okay.
Someone's hungry. (Camera shutter clicks)
I hear that. (Chuckles)
- Am I doing okay?
- Oh, you're doing perfect.
- Okay.
- How's it feel?
Oh, it's my first
start at any acting.
- Really?
- Yeah.
So, is this feeling
awkward or are you okay?
[Client 2] Well, you tell me.
- (chuckles) You look good.
- I don't know what to do.
So, I'm hoping it's all right.
- You look great.
Yeah. No, you look really good.
- Thanks.
- How do you like it so far?
[Client 2] Well, it's my first stop, so
- This is?
- Yeah.
I am honored. Yeah.
- That's amazing.
- Thank you for having me.
Of course! (Camera shutter clicks)
I'm gonna be having a birthday and be 71
on the 24th, comin' up.
[Julia] Really?
Yeah. I know.
[Julia] That's not old,
but you look amazing.
(chuckles) Oh.
- Well, thank you.
- You do!
I'm not just saying that.
You look really good.
[Client 2] Ah, come on. Stop it.
(chuckles) I won't.
[Client 2] You don't think
I'm too old for this, do you?
- Too old for, for acting?
- This acting thing, yeah.
What?
No!
That's what cinema tries to
do at the end of the day, right?
Is somewhat reflect the real world.
Are you buying that? Am I selling that?
(client 2 chuckles)
(chuckles) Are you buying it?
No. Okay, hold on.
Look at that.
I would hire that.
- Okay.
- Yeah, you look badass.
(Julia chuckles)
- It is pretty cool.
- Yeah?
- All thanks to you.
No, it's all you. It's all you.
(camera shutter clicks)
Do you actually work for NASA?
These are for NASA.
[Julia] These? Oh, my God, really?
You'll be on the website, in a way.
[Julia] I know this is weird,
but do you mind if I call my dad?
- Sure. Go ahead.
- Okay. (Chuckles)
No. No, they're gonna be on the NASA site.
No, the website.
He wants to say hi. Is that okay?
Okay.
Hello?
No, she's telling the truth.
The website.
[Julia] I love this lipstick, by the way.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
What's it called?
It is cherry red.
- Ooh!
- Yay!
Little different for NASA. (Chuckles)
[Julia] Was that always the dream?
It actually was. I, I
know it seems silly, but
[Julia] What? Silly?
How is that silly?
So many kids dream
about that and you did it.
That's cool! (Camera shutter clicks)
Did you always wanna do photography?
Um...
No. I mean, in a way.
I was at that age where
I was just desperate to get away from home,
so I picked the furthest
school that accepted me,
picked a major that I ended up hating,
and then I, I don't know,
photography just always
felt like some kind of escape.
- And that was it?
- That was it?
No, that was not it. (Chuckles)
I stuck with the major
the five years it took me to graduate.
Got hired at a job that I absolutely hated.
I don't know, I just...
I slowly realized that I didn't deserve
to be unhappy all the time.
I don't know if you can
relate to that at NASA.
- I can relate to that.
- Can you, yeah?
[Client 3] At NASA, we
definitely understand that, so
Yeah? Yeah.
And maybe that's a universal thing, huh?
[Client 3] I, I think so.
(gentle acoustic guitar music)
(keyboard clacks)
There's a lot to see
A lot to do
Recently I've realized I'd
like to read it all with you
Take my hand
Twirl me around
Hold me close
Don't ever put me down
(water splashes)
Every time I look at you
You're looking back at me, my dear
(water splashes)
When you are around
everything seems crystal clear
I've been dreaming of this moment
Hoping for something real
[Julia] What's the book called?
The title is, "Why Can't
You Trust an Atom?"
And then the subtitle is,
"Because They Make Up Everything."
Kinda like a dorky physics joke.
That's good. I like that. (Chuckles)
(Julia chuckles) (camera shutter clicks)
Let's give it a little jump, yeah?
[Client 4] Okay. Sure, sure.
All righty.
(sighs) Ready?
I need it too.
- Ah, yeah!
- Ah!
(both chuckling)
That's the best part. The noises.
Ah!
Ah!
Think we're ready. (Chuckles)
Okay.
I'm dizzy.
(suspenseful orchestral
music from the laptop)
[Movie Character 1] Is she feeling?
[Movie Character
2] Not yet, but she will.
(phone vibrates)
[Movie Character 3] Get
me out of this hanging harness.
(Julia clears her throat)
Hello?
This is her.
Who is this?
Okay. What is, what is it regarding?
What?
(distant siren wails)
What happened?
For how long?
Um...
Okay.
What do I need to do?
Okay.
Sorry, could I call you back?
Do I just call this number, or...
Okay, thank you.
Bye.
[Phone] At the tone,
please record your message.
When you have finished recording,
you may hang up or
press one for more options.
(phone bleeps)
Hey. Um...
Hi, I know we haven't
talked in a while, but,
I just, I really need someone to talk to.
So if, if, if you can just
please call me back.
Bye.
(phone clacks)
(Julia sighs)
Ow.
(carton rustles)
(clock ticks rhythmically)
(muffled engine revs)
(muffled rumbling)
(clock ticks rhythmically)
(water splashing)
(Julia sighs)
(Julia sighs)
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
I want you known on videos
Tears flowing and I'm sipping slow
Wishing it was this
easy to press rewind
Got me pacing left, right,
backwards, right, backwards
Forwards and back
again, stressing about you
Uh-huh
It was never perfect
But it was always a start
Got a million reasons
To keep you in my heart
(Julia exhales deeply)
(muffled dance music)
(Julia sighs)
(door squeaks) (muffled dance music)
(door slams)
(lighter flicks)
(lighter flicks)
(door squeaks)
(door slams)
Hey.
Hi!
Hi. (Sighs)
Hi. (Chuckles)
- Hi.
- Were you alone in there?
- What?
- I was alone.
I, this is such a weird thing. Um...
Yeah, I was.
(chuckles) Yeah?
- Yeah.
- I was, too.
Hm.
Is the music, is the
music always like that?
Like what?
Like, like uh, like...
Like, like super repetitive?
(Lena vocalizes dance beat)
A little more.
(Lena vocalizes dance beat)
I love that song, yeah.
Yep.
Mostly, yeah. (Lena laughs)
You, I don't know how
you can dance to that.
You just find a way.
Are all the clubs like that here?
- Pretty much.
- Cool.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Mm-hm.
So, I have this acting teacher
who says that I should network more.
Okay.
Is this like a good spot for it?
Is this a pickup, what?
Is this like, like...
I don't think so. I, no.
- I'd say no.
- Oh, shoot.
[Julia] Why do you have luggage with you?
Oh, I moved here like three weeks ago.
Okay.
I don't trust the motel I'm staying at.
All these reviews say that
there's pickpocketer magicians.
- It's weird, right?
- At your motel?
Yeah, but the stuff disappears.
So it's just, like, it's easier.
Congrats on the move. (Chuckles)
- Thank you.
- Where are you from?
Uh, the Fresno area.
Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
So you're not too far?
No.
Different, I bet.
- Super different.
- Yeah.
Do, do you mind if I have some?
Oh, yeah.
Thank you.
Yeah, you're right. I didn't need that.
(Julia chuckles)
- Shit.
It's...
No. Shit, that was...
A little... (chuckles)
Uh...
It's fine. It was the perfect amount.
It's fine.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Okay.
All right. (Chuckles)
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
(Julia sighs) No, I'm really sorry.
Can I buy you a pack?
I feel really bad about that. I...
I think I'm gonna like stay
up all night thinking about it,
and I won't be able to sleep.
You know what? I, uh, was...
I'm trying to quit, after this, so
So, you were savoring it?
- Yeah!
- No, fuck.
That's not... Pretty much, you know?
It was nice to see someone so offended
over something I was doing.
- Great.
- It helps, in some way.
- Good!
- Yeah.
Yeah, I helped!
Glad I could help.
What about a drink?
Could I buy you a drink?
Um...
I, I have a shoot early in the morning,
so probably not a good idea.
Are you a model?
(chuckles) No.
- Photographer.
- Oh!
Yeah.
Do you do headshots?
Mostly, yeah.
- Actor, yeah.
- Yeah, I really...
I need to do a headshot.
I've been told that I really
need new headshots.
Okay.
Do you have like a card or something?
Um...
(Julia chuckles)
Very random.
(both chuckling)
Nope. That's health insurance.
Um, here you go.
It's a bit mangled. Sorry.
- Julia Bennett Photography?
- Yep.
I'm Lena.
- Nice meeting you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
You're sure about that drink?
(Julia sighs)
No. Yeah, I understand.
No pressure.
It's been really nice
having an actual
conversation with somebody.
Thank you.
I'll call you. Uh...
Julia.
- Thanks.
- Do you wanna come over?
Yeah.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Okay.
There's this liquor store
just like around the corner.
By your motel?
It's close enough.
- Yeah?
- It's just...
I mean, it's community...
It's a community spot.
[Julia] Hopefully the
pickpocketer isn't there.
[Lena] Well, (chuckles) oh, God!
(lock clacks)
(door creaks) (Julia clears her throat)
(door thuds) (switch clicks)
Do you wanna sit?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Yeah, you can leave that. (Chuckles)
Um, do you have glasses or something?
Oh, yeah. Duh.
(Julia sighs)
(bag unzips)
Dum-da-da-dum! (Julia chuckles)
Thank you for getting that.
Yeah. It is the least I could do.
- Say when, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Good for me.
Thank you.
(Julia chuckles)
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Oh. (Lena exhales deeply)
Is that, is that not
your drink of choice?
Mm.
Yeah, you could say that. (Chuckles)
It's fine.
So, this is really cool.
Is this where you, you shoot,
uh, you take pictures of people?
Mm-hm.
Right there.
It's awesome. (Julia chuckles)
It is. I've just...
(Julia groans lightly)
I don't drink very much, really, so...
I figured you were drinking at the club.
- Mm-mm.
- Oh, my god.
- What?
- That is so intimidating.
(chuckles) What?
You were so free in there!
I could never do that sober!
I could not even do that
with three drinks in me.
I tried.
You had to watch your luggage, though.
You had an excuse. (Chuckles)
(Julia sighs)
Is that one of those, like,
galaxy projector things?
Mm-hm.
I get ads for those all the time.
Yep. They got me. (Chuckles)
- Can I?
- You can, yeah, go ahead.
(Julia chuckles)
The, um, the button's
just on the side, right...
Yep. Oh, sorry. (Julia chuckles)
It's all right.
Oh.
That's about all it does.
Okay, that is really cool.
(Lena chuckles)
My, um...
My dad
died today.
Or yesterday, technically.
- Shit.
- It's okay.
It's fine.
I just...
I, um, I talked to him earlier.
I, I called him because of
something that reminded me
of him at work, and I hung up
as soon as I could, so we
didn't have to get to his stuff.
So...
I don't know.
Sorry. I'm like...
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
(Julia clears her throat)
It's weird, huh?
(Julia sighs)
Really weird.
Do you mind if I pour more?
Please. (Chuckles)
(wine trickling)
That was kind of a lot.
No, here.
(Julia chuckles) Let's go.
(Julia chuckles)
- Come on.
- You're with me here?
(Julia sighs)
(Julia clears her throat)
Oh, cheers.
- To who?
- Oh, um, Bob.
(glasses clinking)
To Bob.
Oh.
Disgusting.
Yeah, I just, I guess I don't really know
what to do now.
Like, what is next.
After...
Are you, I mean,
can you go home?
Um...
I don't know if I'm going to. I...
The person that told me
on the phone earlier said that.
I, I, um...
I needed to sign a will,
and get what I wanted
from the house and stuff,
but I don't know, she
could probably send it,
and there's nothing really at
the house that I'd want, so...
What about a funeral?
No. Um, no one really
talked to him, besides me, so...
I guess there is something at
the house that maybe I'd want.
What is it? (Julia chuckles)
It's nothing. It's,
it's... (clears throat)
An old flannel that he
used to wear, growing up.
My, um, my mom used to hide it from him,
because he dropped it into an oil sump
and it smelled like gasoline, it was...
It was pretty bad.
But, uh, I sewed his
initials into it for his birthday,
mostly to piss my mom off,
but he never really took it off.
You gotta go get that flannel. (Chuckles)
- You do.
- Yeah.
Drive for two days for a
raggedy piece of clothing.
Yeah.
I, I don't know.
I hate going home.
I mean, I haven't for
the past decade, so...
(Julia breathes deeply)
I just feel like all your
insecurities kinda just reappear
when you're at home.
Mm-hm!
That's not just a personal thing, I see.
No. (Chuckles)
Nobody likes going home.
No, people do.
I feel like some people
think it's the place
they feel the most them.
- Oh.
- You know?
Yeah, I don't think I
feel like that anywhere.
I'm sure you do.
This place is tough, isn't it?
- Little bit.
- Yeah.
Where is home, anyway?
Home is
southeast.
It's, it's a tiny little town
in the middle of nowhere.
- You've not heard of it.
- Okay. (Chuckles)
Yeah. It...
I, I can't go anyway.
I have clients and canceling
gives me pretty bad anxiety.
- Yeah.
- Julia.
Your dad just died.
I think they'd understand.
You want me to help you
write a cancellation email?
(Julia chuckles)
I'm really good at canceling on people.
- Are you?
- Yeah.
Is that a talent of yours?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
It's one of my special skills.
Why are you being so nice?
I just feel really, I feel really,
really bad about that cigarette thing.
About the... (chuckles)
That was, that was
interesting, I will admit.
What, what was that?
My, (sighs) my grandma died of lung ca...
- I'm sorry.
- You're fine.
- No, I'm really sorry.
- No.
That was bad timing.
You're fine.
(Julia breathes deeply)
We all have our vices, right?
Yeah. (Chuckles)
(chuckles) What?
You, uh...
I, well... Uh, this is yours?
- It's disgusting.
- That's fine.
I mean, I try to quit all
the time, but with my...
My gram, we were really close.
Yeah?
That's why I'm out here
after 32 years of being scared shit less.
Yeah, I mean, it...
I only moved 200 miles,
but it feels like lifetimes.
You know?
Yeah.
Have you ever heard of the super bloom?
- The super bloom?
- Uh-huh.
No. What is it?
It's this super-rare
phenomenon where all these wild
flowers bloom at the
same time in the desert.
It's also southeast.
Ah, I see what you're doing.
Do you wanna go?
We could go and then you could decide
if we could continue on or not.
Do you actually live in a motel,
or are you on the run or something?
(Julia chuckles)
(upbeat acoustic music)
I'm watching the sunset
on Tennessee hills
I wish I could capture it, I never will
'Cause I'm not a painter,
can't stay in the lines
Just sitting here
sipping on dandelion wine
It's starting to rain
but I don't feel a thing
Sittin' out rocking on
that old porch swing
'Cause I found me something
that tastes like spring time
[Lena] You hungry yet?
[Julia] Uh, a little.
Wow.
[Lena] I got lots of
snacks in my backpack.
Came prepared. (Lena chuckles)
[Lena] You want the pistachios?
Um...
They may too hard to eat.
I can crack 'em for you.
I actually like sucking
the salt off the shells.
I know it's so weird, but
probably more than that.
- So, I'll wait.
- Oh.
Okay.
Mm!
You thirsty?
Um, sure.
- M'lady.
- Thank you.
Full service here.
(phone rings)
You gonna get that?
(phone rings)
Let me just... (phone rings)
Yeah.
Just spam.
Yeah. (Chuckles)
Pretzels. We're switching to pretzels.
I know what I like and it's salty!
Julia, you know what
I like about pretzels?
You ever used to do this as
a kid? This is better for you.
[Julia] Oh, wow.
- I'm just saying.
- Yeah, wow.
Calling me out. Okay.
- Just a little.
- Uh-huh.
- Do you want one?
- No, thank you.
Yeah, I'll take a pretzel.
(Lena chuckles)
(both laughing)
Oh, oh, oh
(car whooshing) Oh, oh, oh
Are you sure this is it?
Yeah.
She loved it here.
Maybe we just missed it?
I'm such a dickhead.
She always wanted me to go with her,
and I was always too
busy doing something else.
Still pretty beautiful, though.
Yeah.
It says it's not happening this year.
There wasn't enough rain?
(Lena sighs)
What is that?
Grammy.
Oh! You're still gonna,
you're still gonna, um
- Yeah.
- Spread 'em?
- We're here, so.
- Yeah.
I'm gonna go spread 'em.
I don't want it to be
triggering for you, so maybe...
You don't have to come, if you don't want.
I think I'll be okay.
Okay.
[Julia] Actually, I, um...
I think I'm gonna hang out
by the car. I think you're right.
- I'll be right back.
- Okay.
Take your time.
(camera shutter clicks)
(cicadas chirping)
(Julia sighs)
(Julia sighs)
I really gotta pee.
Okay.
How'd it go?
Couldn't do it.
[Julia] (chuckles) Why?
I don't know.
Think I have a shy bladder.
(urine splashing)
(Julia breathes deeply)
So, do you wanna keep going, or...
We may as well keep going, right?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Okay.
Seatbelt.
(seat belts clicking)
(engine starts)
(engine revs)
(car doors clicking open)
(car doors slamming)
(door squeaks)
(switch clicks)
(door creaks)
Is this okay?
Yeah.
It's nice.
You picking out your bed?
Is it as nice as your motel?
You still think I'm lying?
(Julia chuckles)
No. Mine's bigger.
- Mm.
- It's the hotel of motels.
- What does that even mean?
- I don't know!
It's the penthouse! Like in "Pretty Woman"?
Aren't penthouses
only in, like, tall buildings,
and motels are under two floors?
[Lena] It's Hollywood, baby.
(Julia chuckles)
All right. I'm gonna shower.
[Lena] Okay!
(water splashing)
(water splashing)
How many did you take?
Like two.
Just helps me sleep.
Hm.
Is that a lot?
[Lena] Mm.
Are they gummy bears?
No, they're peach rings.
You're welcome to have some.
It's okay.
I don't, um,
take, do well with substances.
As you can see, I make rash decisions.
(both chuckling)
How are you feeling?
I'm okay.
You cried yet?
Every time I shower.
I don't know what it is.
It feels safe.
The water's mouth.
- Yeah.
- Mm.
That's good.
My Grammy always used to tell me the story
of the princess and the
pea before I went to bed.
- Do you know it?
- Mm-hm.
Why didn't the queen believe
that she was a princess again?
'Cause she's soakin' wet
and she doesn't look like one.
- That was it.
- Mm-hm.
(Julia chuckles)
Did your dad ever tell you any?
Hm.
No. Not really.
He would pass out on the
couch and I'd put him to bed.
Lena.
(crickets chirping)
(distant traffic humming)
(distant traffic humming and whooshing)
(engine revs)
[Lena] Remember
like closing my mouth off,
when I went under before.
- Mm-hm?
- Mm.
Now, I'm really regretting my choice.
[Julia] What? With what?
[Lena] (sighs) I just...
I don't ever get buyer's remorse,
except for when it's about food.
Anytime anyone else's plate comes out,
I always wanna change mine.
I like both in the morning.
Sweet and savory.
- Mm-hm.
- I can't choose.
- Mm-hm!
- I won't choose.
No! No compromises.
None here.
(both laughing)
You must really like buffets, then.
Why do you say that?
Well, if you see someone
with something that you want,
you can just go up and get your own.
That's the best life advice
I've ever had in my life.
(Julia chuckles)
- Free of charge.
- You just changed...
You just changed the
whole trajectory of my,
my dining out experiences.
(Julia chuckles)
Oh, my God.
Feels like I've started something.
Normally, that's when I'd hide away.
But it feels different.
(Julia sighs)
Well, when you're being challenged,
that usually means
you're on the right path.
I mean, so I hear.
- Yeah.
- Mm.
I mean, things feel so trivial,
when something bigger happens.
It's like all of a sudden auditioning
and being told I'm not
cut out for it isn't so bad.
'Cause I don't base all
my self-worth off of it.
That's what I tell myself, anyway.
I mean, there's always
something bigger that can happen.
[Lena] Does that mean nothing matters?
Or everything does.
[Lena] That's less bleak, for sure.
[Julia] Yeah.
(mellow soft rock music)
Can you hear me over the ocean
The satellite said that you would
Can you save a ship from a sailor
Tell me these words
have been misunderstood
And I
I only wanna be the one
To love you
Again
And I
Swallow like an empty silence
Boy
You win
(lock clacks)
132 questions
(door clicks open)
(door creaks)
Make their way down south every night
(door creaks)
(door slams)
(Julia sighs)
(blinds rattling)
Um...
Uh, I don't know where to start.
You wanna get outta here?
Yeah.
(door clicks open)
[Lena] I can't believe
you grew up on all this.
[Julia] I grew up thinking I lived
in the middle of everything.
In the middle of the town.
In the middle of the country,
the middle of the world.
That's what my dad used
to say about this place.
And I used to believe him. So ridiculous.
(Julia sighs)
[Lena] Don't we all
kind of live in our own
centers of something?
Did you ever have horses?
[Julia] Uh, yeah, back in the day.
[Lena] "Back in my day!"
(both chuckling)
[Julia] God, is that what I sound like?
(both laughing)
[Lena] "Back when I was a
child, we raised a whole farm!"
[Julia] We had one called
Panda, he was my favorite.
Yeah. He was, um, black and white.
Little patches.
Yeah, I thought I was really innovative,
naming a horse "Panda".
(Lena chuckles) Uh-huh.
- I think that that is.
- Yeah?
Yeah! (Julia laughs)
[Julia] I don't know. (Chuckles)
- You okay?
- Yeah.
Actually, I feel kinda sick.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
[Lena] Do you wanna go back to the dock?
- Yeah, I do.
- All right.
- Sorry.
- That's all right.
You're very decided, you know?
It's like...
There's a better word for that.
When you decide something, you just do it.
(Julia chuckles)
"To the dock!"
(Julia chuckles)
That was you.
I've always wanted to
live on a body of water.
It's wild being completely landlocked.
[Julia] Mm.
[Lena] I'm kinda surprised we made it
all the way here in your car.
Wow, is that why you came?
You didn't think we'd make it?
- No.
- Uh-huh.
- No.
- Uh-huh!
I think that I'm just happy.
- Uh-huh.
- I'm just delighted that
Well, Debra Car will make it anywhere.
She's got me through a lot in life.
Is that the name of your car?
- (chuckles) Yeah.
- That's perfect.
That's a perfect name for something
- It's pretty good, right?
- Debra!
I'm sorry I ever spoke against you.
Yes, please apologize to her. (Chuckles)
Hey, actually, will you
just give me a minute?
[Julia] What?
Just hang out here
for a little bit, okay?
Just for a minute.
(door slams)
(Julia sighs)
(dirt crunches under footsteps)
(cicadas chirping)
(grass rustles)
(dirt crunches under footsteps)
(dirt crunches under footsteps)
(floorboards creaking)
(muffled birds chirping)
Oh, you smell that, don't you?
Oh, good boy.
(bag rustling)
(Lena and Julia sighing)
I feel like I'm losing
my mind a little bit.
(faint music)
Do you wanna act it out?
Maybe it would be cathartic.
My trauma?
Yeah!
What?
What class is teaching you that?
(Lena clears her throat)
I mean...
Yeah! I mean...
Okay. I don't know.
Do you hear the wind moan?
No. Okay.
I'll do it.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
I'll be your dad.
So you did hear me.
All right, I'm a bad
actor, so bear with me.
(Lena snores)
(Julia sighs)
Dad, Dad.
Wake up. Hey.
What? Honey, what?
What is it?
No, he wouldn't, he wouldn't wake up.
- Oh, shit.
- Yeah.
- That's really scary.
- Yeah.
Okay.
Let's maybe not do this, then.
I agree.
I saw some, um, cards on the counter.
Do you wanna play speed?
- Yeah!
- Yeah?
(upbeat music)
[Lena] I saw a mama
turtle come out and lay eggs
- Oh, cool.
- On the beach.
And she was covered in bioluminescence.
And she, like, her whole back of her shell
was just sparkling with lights.
Wow.
[Lena] And then she
comes and she looks at me,
and then she goes away.
[Julia] Camel.
Hot shot. Can't stop.
(Lena laughs)
Really good. I think...
Yeah, we, we have to do this, yeah?
Ready? Times are getting crazy
And everything seems hazy
(Lena whispering)
[Julia] Okay, wait. No, no.
Run away, run away, run away
[Julia] Okay, stop. Fine.
(both laughing)
How will we even stop if you don't stop?
Run away, run away, run away
- Wait.
- What am I saying?
(both laughing)
There's so many on top of...
(Julia sighs)
(Julia inhales deeply)
(Julia breathes deeply)
What do I say, "I'm
here to pick up my dad"?
You should probably say his name.
Right.
Yeah.
(Julia breathes deeply)
Okay. (Car door clicks open)
- I'll be right back.
- Yeah.
(car door slams) You got this.
(chips crunching) (bag rustling)
(chips crunching)
(chips crunching) (bag rustling)
(Julia sighs) (car door clicks open)
(car door slams) How'd it go?
Good!
Yeah, it was good. Um...
It's a lot heavier than
I thought it would be,
which is weirdly making me feel better.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
There's a lot of him. Yeah. (Lena chuckles)
Okay.
No, here.
Um...
No, that's okay, you're eating.
No, I got it.
[Julia] Um, I'm just gonna
make room in the back.
Mm-mm, mm-mm. I'm ready.
- I'll take him.
- Are you sure?
Okay.
Thank you.
Okay.
(Julia sighs)
(seat belt clicks)
Hi, Bob.
Ready?
(engine starts)
(bags rustling)
What?
Um...
I said, I said, "Release"...
I said, "Release of the snacks."
(Julia chuckles)
(bags rustling)
(fork clacking)
(eggs sizzling)
(knife clacking)
(swing bench squeaking)
Thank you.
Mm-hm.
(swing bench squeaking)
What about the art?
No, I think I wanna
leave it. It suits the house.
Okay.
You sure you don't want
me to go through that?
It's okay. I got it.
(Julia sighs)
Any sign of the flannel?
No, it's so weird.
I looked in his closets, in his drawers.
I have no idea where he put it.
What color is it?
It's, um, black, white
and, and gray plaid.
Maybe it's in here.
(Lena coughs)
(Lena groans)
You wanna go out
tonight? Get some fresh air?
Like, outside or out-out?
Is there an out-out?
I mean, you're not
gonna find like a nightlife,
but there's a bar.
Have you been?
Yeah, I've been.
Before I could even drink.
[Lena] Could be fun.
I mean, I'll go, but if
I see someone I know,
I'm gonna hunt you down.
(Julia chuckles)
Is that a promise?
Yeah.
(both chuckling)
Oh, my God.
How does he have these?
What is it?
They're, they're photos that I've taken.
He must have printed 'em out.
They're just, um, things that...
I put 'em on my website
in like a blog section.
Things that I like that I photographed,
and I didn't think anyone ever saw them.
Oh, my God. They're gorgeous.
(Lena gasps)
Whoa.
(muffled wind whistling)
I'm gonna shower.
- Right now?
- Yeah.
(water splashing) (Julia sobbing)
(water splashing) (Julia sobbing)
(water splashing) (Julia sobbing)
(water splashing) (Julia panting)
(upbeat country music)
Ready to sail into the wind
Headin' west to find my reason
Longing for something greater than this
And I'm ripe with anticipation
Yeah, I have a good feeling
Staring at the starry ceiling
A dream in my heart (Julia chuckles)
Yeah, this is just a start
My suitcase is packed and I'm leaving
Well, well, well!
Hi, Penny.
[Penny] I'd recognize
those eyes anywhere.
- Oh, no.
- Pure as all, but
- Full of shit.
- Full of shit.
Come here. Aww.
Oh, girl.
(Julia sighs)
I tried.
- I did.
- No, it's okay.
We you don't have to talk.
It's okay.
(Julia sighs)
I will take some beers, though.
[Penny] You know where they are.
Oh, I could just grab 'em, huh?
- Mm-hm.
- Just like the old days.
I never thought I'd see the day.
- Me having a beer?
- You, back here!
Yeah.
How you been?
- How do I look?
- Just the same.
- And by that?
- Is that not a compliment?
You look good. You've always looked good.
Oh, thank you.
Did you see no one's at your table?
I saw that.
- I was gonna put five on it.
- Ah.
- I was.
- No, get outta here.
Go play.
All right. How's my score holding up?
Well, you're still on the wall.
- Am I?
- Yeah.
But you got some competition, though.
Oh, I hope so. It's been a while.
(pool balls clacking) (patrons chattering)
- It's your shot.
- It's me.
Mm-hm.
- Where you trying to go?
- Nice and slow.
Mm-hm, mm-hm.
Oh, I'm not doing, I'm
not doing my best here.
[Lena] I'm not gonna say anything!
(pool balls clacking)
- Oh!
Oh my God, and you're
perfectly lined up for the next one.
[Julia] I am, aren't I?
Let's see if I can pull this off.
Yeah.
(pool balls clacking)
Yeah.
That was, that was unbelievable.
- So close.
- That was extraordinary.
Let's see what you got.
- M'lady.
- Mm-hm.
[Lena] You got me good.
- I got you good.
- Okay, hold up.
Don't hit that eight.
I'm not going... Uh-huh!
(pool balls clacking)
[Lena] Oh!
Oh, almost got one.
[Lena] Again, I almost
did that for you twice.
Twice now.
Thank you so much.
- Hold on, can I do this one?
Can I just, please?
Okay.
All right. I'll give it to you.
Oh.
Wait.
You're so generous. (Pool balls clacking)
[Julia] You gave that a little tap first.
- Did you see that?
- Yeah.
What? (Chuckles) (pool balls clacking)
Oh!
I don't know where my...
Maybe I'm a little tipsy. I'm rusty.
I don't know. Something's going on here.
- Yeah, it's been a while.
- Hm?
- Miss legend of the old days.
- (chuckles) Yeah.
[Lena] All right, so why, if
you were such a legend here,
why didn't you go to any parties?
Um, I don't know.
I just...
I, I guess I was more
focused on getting out of here
than doing all that.
I made up for it in college, though.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
See, I did not go to college,
and I had to do
everything and cram it all in!
- Did you?
- Yeah my parties were insane.
Yeah?
- No, it's my turn.
- It's your turn.
It's your turn, it's your turn.
What were yours like in college?
Um, debauchery.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
What?
Nothing. (Julia chuckles)
I'm just gonna use the restroom.
It's just, uh, around the corner.
Yeah, great.
Hold my place. I'm about to win, I promise.
- Was it you or did I just go?
- I swear I'm about to win.
Hm.
(Julia sighs)
(Julia clears her throat)
Julia Snotter?
- I knew that was you!
- Hi, Courtney.
I have been staring at
you, trying to figure it out!
Hi! Oh, my goodness!
How are you?
I'm okay. Yeah.
- I heard about your dad.
- Yeah.
- I'm so sorry.
- Oh, that's okay.
Thank you.
You sound kinda funny.
[Julia] Do I?
You've lost your accent. (Julia chuckles)
You sound funny. I just suppressed mine.
Oh, my word, I cannot believe it.
Well, what're you up to
now? You still in Los Angeles?
I am, yeah.
- Wow!
- Mm-hm, mm-hm.
Yeah.
Oh, this is Lena.
- Hi.
- Lena, this is Courtney.
Hi, Lena! Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- A friend from high school.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Wow.
- Mm-hm.
Oh, yeah, from high
school, back in the day!
[Lena] Amazing.
Man, I really wish my
kids could've met you. (Sighs)
Are they here?
At a bar?
Right. (Courtney laughs)
Come on!
- She's still funny.
- Yeah.
She is still funny. I'll tell you that.
Yeah, you were! (Julia chuckles)
And you still look exactly the same.
- Do I?
- Yeah!
She does.
How many do you have?
Kids. How many kids do you have?
I got four.
- Four?
- Mm-hm, yeah.
Three girls, one boy.
That's a lot of kids.
I mean, you're not old enough! You're...
- What?
- No, you... (chuckles)
You look the same.
- Really, you do, yeah.
- I do?
Everyone here is not aging.
- Really?
- It's weird.
Must be something in the water.
(Julia chuckles)
Oh, man. I cannot believe I am seeing you.
- Excuse me.
- With my own eyes right now.
You know, I have always
wanted to go to Los Angeles.
- Do you live there, too?
- Yeah.
Fresh, fresh recruit.
You should come out!
- I should come out!
- Yeah!
Oh, shouldn't I? Bring the kids.
Can you imagine?
Now I need a vacation
from those little doubles.
I should leave them at home.
It is so good to see you. I
cannot believe you are in town.
Yeah.
I cannot believe I am
seeing you with my own eyes.
I'm here! (Chuckles)
Marla is gonna flip out when I tell her.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Maria.
Maria?
You're a little tipsy, too.
(all laughing) Got you!
- I'm sorry!
- Oh, that's all right!
It's my favorite place to come.
So, you know, I had to come here today.
Well, you live close, though.
I do live close. I'm down the street.
And, you know, I just had a
little, it's a little happy hour
because it just got off work, so
- (chuckles) Yeah.
- It's what I do, sometimes.
The prices here are so cheap.
I forget every hour is happy hour here.
Is that right? Well...
(Julia and Lena laughing)
It seems normal to me!
Hey, I don't know what the prices are like
where you live, Miss Fancy Pants!
I don't know!
I don't know.
- Yeah.
- I mean, I'm happy.
Yeah, I feel good. (Laughs)
Me too!
It is so good to see you.
It is so good to see you.
Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.
(muffled music from bar)
(Julia sighs)
(Julia sighs)
[Lena] What was that at the bar?
What do you mean?
You were so awkward.
(Julia chuckles) (Lena giggles)
I told you, I am weird around people
who knew me in my formative years.
(Julia chuckles) (Lena giggles)
We should have a party.
Like a proper sendoff, since
you never went to any here?
No. There were 47 people
in my graduating class.
A small party?
(Julia sighs)
She was my first crush.
Courtney?
Mm-hm. (Lena gasps)
Oh, I was so in love
with her in high school.
You could have four
kids right now. (Chuckles)
Wow.
Isn't it weird that we're
now an acceptable age
to have four children?
It always felt like we were too young.
Four kids is a lot for any age.
A lot.
Mm-hm.
(Julia sighs)
Do you wanna see how many you would have?
[Lena] What do you mean?
Yeah.
What do you mean?
(upbeat music)
Okay.
You are married to Lady Gaga.
Okay. Starting off strong.
Mm-hm. You have eight kids.
- Oh.
- And a van.
(Lena moans)
- You're a fortune teller.
(Lena giggles) In Greece.
Okay! (Giggles)
Well, at least I'm in Greece
with Lady Gaga, right?
- Like, it could be worse.
- Mm-hm.
(laughs) Oh, God!
You have to pick my bad one.
Uh, uh, uh...
I got it. It's not really that bad at all.
Andromeda.
[Julia] Okay!
[Lena] All right. I lie.
[Julia] Okay, go ahead.
What's your third one?
- He's probably gay, honestly.
- I know.
Um, um...
He's tanned, for sure.
Um...
Shoot.
Uh-oh.
(chuckles) One, two, three, four.
Five, six. Jack is out.
Did you ever do this as a kid?
'Cause I found me something
that tastes like springtime
Mm-hm.
What letter was that?
I can't really feel it.
- Do you wanna?
- Yeah, can I?
Mm-hm.
High back. (Chuckles)
Do another one?
A longer one.
Mm, okay. I'm gonna draw something.
Okay.
A flower?
(Lena chuckles)
(cicadas chirping)
(box thumps)
(broom scraping)
(broom scraping)
(door clicks open)
(Julia sighs)
(door slams)
[Lena] Did you find it?
Wasn't in there.
I don't know where he put it.
Shit.
(sighs) I don't think I
wanna do the party anymore.
Okay. You don't have to.
Yeah. I'm nervous.
I just keep sweating.
Well, it's hot.
And it's a maelstrom out there.
Here.
Let me just take these to the car for you.
- Okay.
- And you just think about it.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
(Julia sighs)
(cheerful music)
Oh, I'm just fine. (Gasps)
Oh, I'm good.
How are y'all?
(Julia sighs)
How-de-do, motherfucker.
Baby, why you leaving me
Baby, what you dumping me for
Is it because of him
Is it because of me
Why don't you tell me, baby
Don't leave me alone
Baby, why don't you come on home now
I'll prove them right
'Cause I'm only like
Waitin' on you to come back
My heart is just do right
Hate to be turned down
(muffled cheerful music)
(Julia sighs)
Same old story
Lena, someone's here!
(knocks on door) Lena, I need you.
(knocks on door) Lena?
Someone's here.
Okay, you look good.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- Oh, all right.
(Julia chuckles)
- You ready?
Yes.
- Let's go.
- Was that convincing?
(both laughing)
- Open it.
- Yeah.
(door clicks open)
- Hi, guys, hi!
- Hey, Julia!
- Hi, come in!
- So good to see you.
Yeah, yeah, come in!
- Hi, Greg. How are you?
- Good to see you.
Good to see you - Hi, I'm Lena.
- It's nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Steve, right?
- Steve, yeah.
I've heard about you.
Lena, it's a pleasure.
- Did you go to El Camino?
- Oh, no, she's with me.
- Yeah.
- Yeah!
- Cool.
- She came
What can I get you to drink?
You want some wine or beer?
Yeah. Uh, I'll have a beer.
Um, light beer. I'm an ally.
- Okay!
- Two, two of those, please.
[Lena] Yeah.
Uh, yeah, you guys can sit
down and just hang out and
- Okay, thank you.
- Yeah!
Make yourselves at home.
(door slams)
For like a kid with good grades,
not great grades to even get into UT now.
Oh, yeah, yeah. That's
the place to be, apparently.
It's kinda popping, but... (Julia sighs)
It is what it is.
- Hi!
- Hey!
Oh, my God!
- It's good to see you.
- Likewise.
Thank you so much for inviting me!
Of course, of course!
Everyone's on time here.
Oh, yeah, I brought the year book!
Oh, great!
- Wait, so how's your mother?
- Oh, she's great.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
She actually drove herself
up for a bridge tournament,
all the way up in Houston.
- Look at her!
- Yeah, by herself.
[Friend] Oh, my goodness, she is crazy.
- Yeah.
- That's so nice.
Tell 'em I say hi.
Oh, how's Mike? How's the baby?
[Friend] Oh, my gosh,
he's fine. The baby's fine.
Six months. You know, she's getting big.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, they grow so quickly.
[Steve] Oh, my God,
you look great. Six months?
[Friend] I know! Thank you so much.
Oh, thank you.
You still in LA?
- I am, yeah.
- Oh, fun!
What're you doing out there?
- I do photography.
- Oh, my God.
Look at you, taking pictures and stuff!
- Yes!
- Oh, do you like it?
- Oh, I like it a lot, yeah.
- Oh, my gosh.
Do you take, like, actors'
photos and all like that?
Oh, yeah. Exactly.
(laughs) That's exciting.
Do you, uh, work at Peggy's still?
Yeah, I'm actually on
maternity leave right now.
- Oh, how long?
- Mm, six months.
I just don't know if I wanna go back.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
I mean, I just kinda wanna hang out.
- Oh, thank you!
- I mean, that's a big job.
Have a glass of wine.
Just take care of the
babies a lot, you know?
- Oh, cheers!
- Cheers.
Julia, can I actually talk
to you for a quick second?
- Mm-hm.
- Sorry.
Do you mind grabbing the door?
- Oh, yeah, no worries.
- Thank you.
- Yes, yeah.
- Hi!
Do you know who ate the
chocolate bar on the counter?
I did.
- You did?
- Well, I ate some.
Not all of it. Why, is it yours?
We got it at the store the other day? I...
- No.
- It was just my edibles.
I brought it from home. (Julia gasps)
I just ate weed, didn't I?
Mm.
Not weed.
(Lena sighs)
- Shit.
- It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be great.
You're in a great space for it.
Wait. Not weed?
You brought shrooms?
The flowers would've been so cool.
Oh. Yeah, that's true.
[Lena] Yeah.
Um, I feel fine right now.
Honestly, I don't feel anything.
- Good.
- So, yeah.
- Okay, good.
- Maybe it's like weed.
You know, it doesn't
hit you the first time.
Uh-huh.
Just let me know if it's...
- Yeah.
- If you feel weird.
Yeah, I know, I feel... You'll tell me?
Yeah, yeah! Of course, of course.
Why? Is something, like...
- Uh-uh.
- No?
It's gonna be great.
- Hi!
- Hi!
I just wanna give you a hug real quick!
- Ooh!
- Ooh!
Thank you so much to much for having us.
Of course. Thank you for coming!
[Courtney] This is such a sweet idea.
Have a little get together.
- (sighs) Oh, yes.
It's my idea.
[Courtney] Oh!
What can I get you to drink?
Ooh, um, do you have anything hard?
I'm only gonna do one drink, so
- You gotta make it count.
- Mm-hm.
- Yeah, I'll be right back.
- Thank you so much.
- How are you?
- She's a doll.
- Yeah, she's sweet.
- I'm good.
- Yeah?
- Busy day.
Kids running around, ballet.
One, two, three, four.
One of them wants to do baseball now.
- Yeah?
- I never liked baseball.
Oh, I think it's kinda fun though, no?
- Do you?
- Well...
[Courtney] It's boring to me.
When you're there, it's more fun.
You know what I mean?
Is it? (Julia chuckles)
It's a thing. I mean, maybe.
Anyway, how are you doing?
- I'm okay, yeah.
Because I know it's a whole situation.
I'm okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Being home must must
be tough. Okay, good.
(fire crackling) (crickets chirping)
[Steve] Courtney.
Hm!
Truth.
Okay, but you gotta be honest.
I said truth!
Did you have a crush
on me in high school?
(chuckles) No!
Oh, come on.
(chuckles) I didn't.
And if you really wanna know why,
it's 'cause I thought
you were a little musty.
(group laughing)
Jesus. (Groans)
I just wasn't so sure.
I'm sorry.
Okay, my turn.
Um...
Hmm.
Greg.
I'm gonna go with truth.
Since y'all made me
jump in a fire last time.
Okay.
Did you cheat on me with Gloria at prom?
[Greg] You're still on this?
[Courtney] Just answer
the question, Greg.
[Greg] We kissed,
all right? Like I told ya.
[Courtney] You are such a liar.
The whole point of this game
I know what the point of the game is.
I'm not lyin'.
Whatever.
Okay.
Lena.
Your turn.
Since we barely know anything about you.
Yeah.
Okay, truth.
[Greg] What's your biggest turn on?
- Greg!
- Oh, come on, Greg.
You are such a pig
sometimes, Greg. I swear.
What?
It's okay.
Um...
Somebody who dances like nobody's watching.
Oh.
Julia.
Dare.
Oh. (Steve chuckles)
- All right.
- All right!
I dare you
to kiss
Courtney.
(Courtney laughs)
Courtney?
[Courtney] Okay!
(Julia chuckles)
[Friend] Oh, my God.
- Oh!
- Oh, my God.
Oh...
Okay, okay, enough!
(Julia and Courtney chuckle)
(Julia sighs)
You're not married, are you?
- Divorced.
- Oh, thank God.
All right, y'all. I gotta
a baby to put to sleep.
I don't wanna be the
party pooper, but I gotta go.
[Courtney] No!
Yeah, I'm gonna
hit the bricks too, y'all.
Oh, we were having so much fun.
We'll have to do it again sometime.
[Friend] Yeah.
- Nice to know you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
[Courtney] Pleasure. We'll
see you around next time.
Thank you so much for
having us. It was so much fun.
Oh, you're the best.
(friends chattering)
(Julia sighs)
You good?
[Julia] Yeah.
I think I'm gonna sit for a bit.
Put out the fire and...
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Let me know if you need help.
(fire crackling)
(wind rumbling)
(wind whistles)
(fire crackling)
(fire crackling)
(wind howls)
(fire crackling)
(Julia sighs)
(lighter flicks)
(fire crackling)
[Man] Let me get some of that.
You don't smoke cigarettes.
[Man] Good to see you back here.
(fire crackling)
Why didn't you tell me you got so bad?
(fire crackling)
You remember when we
used to go fishing up in Cisco?
Mm-hm.
I dreamt about it the other night.
Caught a big one.
You were really proud.
You still have that scar?
Right here.
Still don't understand how you woke up
with a lure in your arm.
I took it from your tackle
box in the middle of the night.
Put it on my pillow.
Why?
Thought maybe I'd dream about it.
I wanted to be as good as you.
You were always better.
(fire crackling)
Sirius?
Arcturus.
Where's the shirt, Dad?
What shirt?
The flannel. Your flannel.
The one I sewed your
initials in for your birthday.
Dad, where is it?
(fire crackling)
(kitchenware clacking)
(Julia sighs)
[Lena] Hey!
Hi.
(Julia chuckles)
[Lena] How do you feel?
Fine, really.
Um...
Yeah, I don't know. It
didn't really do much to me.
Didn't really get affected.
- Weird.
- Yeah.
[Lena] But that's good.
Yeah.
I don't know why I had you kiss her.
I wanted you to live out your
childhood fantasy, I guess.
That's what you're thinking
about right now? (Chuckles)
(car engine idling) (car doors slamming)
(warm acoustic guitar music)
I woke up cold and out of touch
The photos and the
memories will never be enough
But if I could walk those streets today
Would you still feel so far away
Do you remember when I died
Stepped on that airplane
And let it take me from your sight
On the last day of July
In a cloudy southern sky
(phone rings)
(Lena sighs)
- Not gonna get that?
[Lena] No. (Sighs)
My parents think I made
a mistake moving out here.
They're parents. They're scared.
[Lena] Yeah.
(Lena sighs)
Did you ever work in any restaurants in LA?
- Restaurants in LA?
- Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Like seven, probably.
Every couple years,
you have to work in them,
just to make sure you're not too jaded.
And, um, you need double the rent,
you know, 'cause you're
moving, something like that.
(chuckles) Yeah.
You think any of them would hire me?
[Julia] I mean, there's a couple in there
that I didn't totally fuck over.
A couple. A few. (Lena chuckles)
No, a couple. I'd say a couple.
(both chuckling) (gentle piano music)
Baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Let's go
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
This is it?
Mm-hm.
Glamorous, isn't it?
Yeah. (Chuckles)
Yeah, it's not so bad.
(car door clicks open)
See you soon?
Mm-hm.
(car door slams)
(car door clicks open)
(car door slams)
(engine hums)
(lock clacks)
(suitcase wheels rattling)
(door creaks)
(keys clinking)
(lock clacks)
(mail rustling)
(lock clacks)
(suitcase wheels rattling)
(door clicks open)
Ooh.
(Julia sighs)
(refrigerator door clicks open)
(water trickling)
(refrigerator door thuds)
(Julia sighs)
(mail rustling)
(envelope rustling)
(Julia chuckles)
(Julia chuckles)
(warm acoustic guitar music)
I am not a raincoat
here to keep you warm
Then go back in the
closet after the storm
I'm not a match simply waiting to burn
What I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I'm not your impression
of a city you wish
You loved more than
everything you gave for it
And I'm not here to criticize the risk
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
(warm acoustic guitar music continues)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I am not a witness here to call you in
For the things that you
done or that thing that you did
And I'm not the shadow
of anyone you've been
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end
All I am is a friend
Your friend till the end