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And I'm so scared of those

few seconds of consciousness...

...before you die.

When you know you're gonna die.

I can't stop thinking that way.

It's exhausting.

Yeah, I bet.

Really exhausting.

- I think this is Vienna.

- Yeah.

- You get off here, no?

- Yeah, what a drag.

I wish I'd met you earlier.

I really like talking to you.

Yeah, me too.

It was really nice of you too.

I have an admittedly insane idea,

but if I don't ask you this...

...it'll haunt me the rest of my life.

What?

I want to keep talking to you.

I have no idea what your situation is...

...but I feel like we have

some kind of...

...connection. Right?

Yeah. Me too.

Right. Great.

Here's the deal.

Get off here in Vienna

and come check out the town.

- What?

- Come on. It'll be fun.

- Come on.

- What would we do?

I don't know. All I know is I catch

a flight tomorrow morning at 9:30...

...and I can't afford a hotel,

so I was going to walk around...

...and it'd be more fun

if you came with me.

And if I turn out to be a psycho,

just get on the next train.

All right, all right.

Think of it like this.

Jump ahead 10, 20 years, okay?

And you're married.

Only your marriage doesn't have

that same energy it used to have.

You start to blame your husband.

You think about all those guys

you've met in your life...

...and what might've happened

if you'd picked up with one of them.

I'm one of those guys.

That's me.

So think of this as time travel...

...from then to now to find out

what you're missing out on.

What this could be is

a gigantic favor...

...to you and your husband to find out

you're not missing anything.

I'm just as big a loser as he is.

Unmotivated. Boring.

You made the right choice.

You're happy.

Let me get my bag.

We should get a locker for all this.

What's your name?

My name?

Jesse. James, actually,

but everybody calls me Jesse.

You mean, Jesse James, no?

No. No, just Jesse.

I'm Celine.

This is a nice bridge.

Yeah.

This is kind of weird.

Isn't it? I mean,

I feel a little awkward.

- But it's all right. Right?

- Yeah, this is great.

- Let's go to some places.

- Yeah, let's go to some places.

- Let's ask these guys.

- Okay.

Excuse me. Excuse me?

Sprechen sie English?

- Ja. Of course.

- Do you speak German for a change?

- What?

- No, it was a joke.

We just got into Vienna today, and

we're looking for something fun to do.

Like museums, exhibitions...

But museums are not that

funny anymore these days.

They are closing right now.

How long are you going to be here?

Just for tonight.

Why did you come to Vienna?

What could you be expecting?

We're on honeymoon.

Yeah, she got pregnant,

we had to get married...

I don't believe you.

You're a bad liar.

This is a play we're both in.

We would like to invite you.

You're actors?

Not professional.

Part-time for fun.

It's a play about a cow and

Indians searching for it.

There are also

politicians, Mexicans...

Russians, communists...

- You have a real cow on stage?

- No, an actor in a cow costume.

- He's the cow.

- Yes, I am the cow.

- And the cow's a bit weird.

- The cow has a disease.

She's acting a bit strange.

Like a dog.

If someone throws a stick,

she fetches it.

And she can smoke with hoofs

and everything.

- Great.

- As you see, there is the address.

It's in the second district.

Near the Prater. You know it?

The big Ferris wheel?

We should go. We should.

Perhaps you can go to the Prater

before the play.

It starts at 2130.

- 2130?

- It's at 9:
30.

- 9:
30.

- Oh, right.

What's the name of this play?

It translates as "Bring Me the Horns

of Wilmington's Cow. "

I'm Wilmington's cow.

- All right.

- Great.

- You'll be there?

- We'll try.

I'm the cow.

Goodbye.

I got an idea. Are you ready?

It's Q and A time.

We've known each other a little while.

We're stuck together, so we'll ask

each other a few direct questions.

All right?

- We ask each other questions?

- And you have to answer honestly.

- Of course.

- Okay.

All right, first question.

- You.

- Yes, I am going to ask you.

Describe for me your

first sexual feelings...

...towards a person.

My first sexual feelings?

Oh, my God.

I know. I know.

Jean-Marc Fleury.

Jean-Marc Fleury?

We were at this summer camp together,

and he was a swimmer.

He had bleached-out

chlorine hair and green eyes...

...and to improve his times,

he'd shave his legs and arms.

- That's disgusting.

- He was like this gorgeous dolphin.

My friend Emma

had a big crush on him.

So one day, I was cutting across

the field back to my room...

...and he came walking up beside me.

I told him...

..."You should date Emma.

She has a big crush on you. "

And he turned to me and said...

..."Well, that's too bad, because

I have a big crush on you. "

So, yeah, it really scared

the hell out of me...

...because I thought he was so fine.

Then he officially asked me on a date.

I pretended I didn't like him.

You know, I was so afraid of

what I might do, you know.

So I went to see him swim

a few times at the competition.

And he was so sexy. Really.

I mean, really sexy.

We wrote these little declarations

of love at the end of the summer...

...and, you know, promised we would

keep writing forever...

...and meet again very soon and...

Did you?

Of course not.

Then this is the opportune time

to tell you I'm a fantastic swimmer.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- I make note of that.

- Okay.

- So it's my turn. No?

- Yes, your turn.

Hit me.

Have you ever been in love?

Yes.

Next question.

- What was the...

- Wait a minute.

- So I can give one-word answers?

- Why not?

After I went into detail

about my sexual feelings?

They're different questions. I could

answer the sexual-feelings thing.

But, you know, love... I mean,

what if I asked you about love?

I would have lied, but at least

I would have made up a great story.

Love is a complex issue, you know?

I mean, yes, I've told somebody

that I love them, and I've meant it.

But was it totally unselfish,

giving love?

Was it a beautiful thing?

Not really.

You know, it's like, love...

I mean, I don't know.

You know?

- Yeah. I know what you mean.

- But as far as sexual feelings go...

...it started with

an obsessive relationship...

...with Miss July, 1978.

Do you know Playboy magazine?

- I've heard of it.

- You know Crystal?

You don't know Crystal?

Well, I knew Crystal.

Is it my turn now?

Tell me something that

really pisses you off.

- Really drives you crazy.

- Pisses me off.

- God, everything pisses me off.

- List a couple.

Oh, I know. I hate being told

by strange men...

...strange men in the street...

...you know, to smile to make them

feel better about their boring life.

What else?

I hate...

I hate that 300 kilometers from here,

there's a war...

...people are dying,

and nobody knows what to do.

Or they don't give a sh*t.

I don't know.

I hate that the media's

trying to control our minds.

- The media?

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