Always Shine Page #4

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- It's the lead?

- I guess.

I mean, yeah, yeah.

Also, also, it's against type.

What's your type?

- I don't know.

- What, like the

wilting flower type?

- I guess.

- And what's this?

- Uh,

I don't know, like

sassy, I guess.

It's really so bad.

- You have to take

your clothes off?

- What do you think?

- Jesus, again.

- I know.

I know, it's like the

tenth time in two years.

- You ever feel like a whore?

- Um.

I don't know, yeah,

sometimes, a little.

I wanted to tell you,

I sent the link to

your reel, to Adele.

- You did?

When did you send it?

- Um, I don't know,

like a while ago.

- Like what?

Like, a month ago?

- Yeah, maybe two weeks ago.

I don't know why you want

to work with her, though.

I mean, they send me

out on the worst stuff.

- It must be nice not

being all alone, though.

Like to have somebody

besides yourself

invested in your career.

- I mean, yeah, I guess,

when you put it that way.

- What other way

is there to put it?

You want to run it?

- No, let's do some other

script we were talking about.

- No, not really.

- Maybe I can help.

There's really no point.

I'm totally wrong for it.

- Come on.

It'll be fun.

We never get to act

together anymore.

Okay.

I think it's time we started

to think outside the box.

- Outside the box?

- I've never even

understood what that means.

- Outside the box?

It means to like think

in a different way.

- This isn't the time

for sarcasm, sharlene.

We're stuck out here in the

middle of the arctic tundra,

freezing our asses off.

Our thermos is almost empty.

I've had to pee

for like six hours,

because I think the pee

might freeze inside my dick.

- You have a dick?

I thought you were a dick.

- Really?

That's how you're

gonna say the line?

Jesus, Beth, no wonder

you keep getting typecast.

You're supposed to

be sassy, right?

So, be sassy.

- I don't even want the part.

- Oh, bullshit.

Just be f***ing sassy.

What the f***? It's easy.

Here, you be the guy.

- I think it's time we started

to think outside the box.

- Outside the box?

- Yep.

- I've never even

understood what that means.

- Outside the box.

It means like to think

in a different way.

- Oh, really?

- This isn't the time

for sarcasm, sharlene.

We're stuck out here in the

middle of the arctic tundra,

freezing our asses off.

Our thermos is almost empty.

I've had to pee

for like six hours,

because I think the pee

might freeze inside my dick.

- Oh, you have a dick?

I thought you just were a dick.

- Is that helpful?

- Was it helpful when

you dragged me out here

on this so-called adventure?

Was it helpful when

you ate all the food,

like a f***ing pig,

four hours ago?

- I offered you a bite.

- You're a f***ing retard.

- That's not PC.

- You think I give

a sh*t about PC?

We're gonna die out here.

Do you get that,

you piece of sh*t?

We're going to die, and

it's your f***ing fault!

You're life is over.

My life is over.

We are gonna freeze

to f***ing death

in the f***ing freezing tundra,

and it's your f***ing fault!

That's how you play sassy.

Let's go for a hike.

Is that Matt Dickinson?

- Hey.

- Hi.

- - Hi, how are you?

- I was wondering if i

was gonna bump into you guys.

- What?

What are you doing here?

- You didn't tell her?

Am I that unmemorable?

No, I just bumped

into Beth at capecita,

and mentioned i

was coming up here.

- Oh.

No, she didn't

mention that at all.

What are you doing here?

- Uh, well, I'm hiking, but

I'm also location scouting

for this experimental

short I'm doing.

- I was telling Beth that

i wanted to talk to you

about maybe being in it.

- Oh.

Uh, cool.

- Yeah, yeah.

It's super low budget, but,

you really didn't mention this?

Keep me from getting

cast in things?

You should just cast Beth.

Everyone else does.

- Oh, yeah.

I know, right?

Beth's way too big

time for us now.

- Yep, well, anyways,

thanks for thinking of me.

That's awesome.

- Yeah, no.

Figured, I don't know,

it'd be something

that you'd be up for.

- Yeah.

- Paul said he saw

your last short online,

and it was interesting.

You're really lucky.

- Have you been to

big sur bakery yet?

- No, do

they have cookies.

- Uh, yeah, they have

really good cookies.

They also have

really good dinner.

- Awesome.

Yeah, I'll have to try that.

- Where are you staying?

- This

really fancy place,

super in the middle of nowhere.

Just opened up.

- Oh, what's it called?

- It's called

a tent in the woods.

What about you all?

- I'm staying at

my aunt's house.

It's, do you know

the area at all?

- Yeah.

- Okay, it's just off the

road, near big sur station.

- Oh, pfeiffer Ridge?

- Yeah.

Well, sycamore canyon,

but yeah, yeah.

You do know the area.

- Can I talk to

you for a second?

- Uh, now?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Um, well, I guess I have to go.

- Is she okay?

- Yeah.

I mean, I'm sure she'll be fine.

- Okay.

Yeah, well, I'll

give you a call.

Think I have your number.

I mean, I know we're

Facebook friends, so...

- Right.

So, if I don't have

your number, I'll just--

- yeah, right. Yeah.

I'm really sorry about her--

- oh, no. Of course.

Go, go, go.

- Okay, bye.

- Bye.

- What is it?

- It's just.

- What?

- I just never seen someone

look at me with so much disgust?

I just, I just realized

how much you hate me,

and I, I feel really sad

about our friendship.

- Hey, you all right?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

- You don't want a lift?

- No, I'm not going that far.

I'm fine.

- I'm not

gonna do anything.

I'm just trying to be nice.

Where you going?

- Um.

Sycamore canyon.

- That's not close.

That's five miles down the road.

Come on, it's gonna get cold.

Come on.

Hey, it's okay.

Nice place.

- Hello, hello.

- Hello.

- Hello. Paul?

Yes, yes.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Paul.

I'm gonna call you back

from the land line, okay?

Please, don't go anywhere.

This weekend's a

f***ing disaster.

Honey, can you speak up?

- No, I am telling you,

she f***ing hates me.

She thinks that I have

this like amazing career,

and that I purposely

f***ed her over.

Beth, can you speak up?

- No, I can't speak up.

I don't know if

she's here or not.

- Uh, she thinks I f***ed

her over on purpose.

- Why does

she think you f***ed her over?

- Because I didn't tell

her about Matt's thing.

- What thing?

- The thing. The short.

Matt's thing, Matt's short film.

- What?

- It doesn't matter.

It's mainly the

thing with Adele.

What thing with Adele?

- Oh my god, do you even listen

to me when I talk to you?

She wanted me to

send Adele her reel?

Don't you remember

me telling you that?

- Right, yeah.

- Exactly, and I was

going to send it,

but I had only been with

Adele for like three months,

and she wanted me to

send Adele the link

to her awful f***ing website,

and I was going to do it,

but then she got so crazy

and intense about it,

so then, I just told

her that I had sent it.

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