Buster's Mal Heart Page #4

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No one likes a prophet, but

I tell you this because I care.

If you want to save

your family, the only way

is to send them through the wormhole early

before the inversion.

That way they're ahead of the shift, and

they won't get lost in the undertow.

Enough.

When the inversion happens, everything

will seem upside down, reality shifts.

What's right is wrong,

what's wrong is gonna be right.

Enough!

Okay, just shut the f*** up.

I can't listen

to this sh*t anymore.

You're not the prophet

of anything.

You're a f***ing lunatic.

And we're not friends.

It's over, okay?

Why do mommy and dad need privacy?

'Cause they don't like somebody

to go in the bathroom and see them.

- Oh.

- Mm-hmm. You're so smart.

You call it privacy

and privacy on the potty

and somebody's going.

This is a elephant...

and a elephant goes...

and then a elephant goes, "Ooooo!"

I won the lottery.

What are you talking about?

You had no reason to trust me.

Why? You're cute.

No, I was a bum.

You're a cute bum.

All dirty and fleas and grimy teeth.

You didn't have fleas.

And you're just...

the most pristine little church girl,

ladling me soup, talking to me about Jesus.

Alright.

If that's the way you like

to remember it, that's fine.

That is how I like to remember it.

The way I remember it...

I brought you into the pantry

and you were

so starved for affection,

you fell in love right away.

And you've been trapped ever since.

Want to hold him?

- No, you hold him.

- Okay.

- He likes to be my friend.

- He loves you.

Hey, hey. Hey. Froggy-

It's a wonderful night

at Amenity Inn and Suites.

Mind if I put you on hold?

Mama's on vacation right now.

- Mama's on vacation right now.

- Mm-hmm.

Why is Mama going on a vacation?

Oh, she just needed a rest.

- Mama?

- Yes?

- Come with us.

- Okay.

What do you think daddy's up to?

What... Where is daddy?

He's working.

Where are you going?

The babies are going to find their daddy.

Sir, I don't think you're

hearing me, this room is damp.

It's musty.

Ma'am, I'm more than happy

to move you to another room.

"There's two in the bed

and the little one said..."

Did daddy teach you that song?

You've already moved me.

This is the second time you've moved me.

I am exhausted.

This is unacceptable.

If you give me one minute,

I, I promise I will resolve the issue.

How's it going?

Doing okay. How are you guys holding up?

Good, good. She wants you to tuck her in.

- Hey.

- Sleepy girl.

I would love to tuck you in, sleepy.

You going to have a break sometime soon?

Twenty minutes.

Think you can... think you can

stay up for 20 minutes?

- What do you think, baby?

- Can you stay up with me?

So daddy can

give you a kiss good night?

"There were four in the bed."

"There were two in the bed

and the little one said..."

What did they say?

"Roll over! Roll over!"

"And they all rolled over."

"One fell out."

"And he gave a little scream."

"And he gave a little shout."

"Please remember to tie..."

Bye. See you later.

- Mm.

- Twenty minutes?

Okay. Twenty minutes.

- Yeah.

- Twenty minutes. Stay up.

Jonah, you about done

with those EOD's?

Oh, I didn't have a chance,

but I will get them to you

first thing tomorrow.

My family's here, remember?

It'll take you 30 minutes tops.

I do need those tonight.

Seal yourself to your

loved ones in the Holy Temple

so that you may be bound

together for all eternity.

Each one is really

one-of-a-kind.

You're not gonna find these

in a store.

You're not gonna

find these in a catalog.

Can a heart ever be whole?

Only the whale knows these secrets.

The whale is the living temple.

Go, Jonah, to the mountain,

go, Jonah, to the sea,

as far away from yourself

as you can get.

The storm will follow

and nothing is for certain.

Do you understand? Amen!

Can I get an amen?

Hey, baby.

Jonah.

Hi, beautiful.

I saw your little girl.

She's gotten so big!

Yeah.

I can't believe it.

She's a little angel.

She is.

She has your eyes.

Hers are brown.

Like the milk man.

Silly!

What happened to you?

I took a beating.

I think someone's trying

to get rid of me.

No one likes a guy

who sees too much.

You should call the police.

Nah, told you,

I'm outside the system.

I thought you were leaving town.

I was. I am.

Tomorrow.

Can I have a room tonight?

I'm not asking for a handout.

I'll pay you back.

All right, doesn't matter.

I don't know you

and you don't know me.

No more funny business,

I promise.

You don't have to promise

because I know there's not going to be.

I'm putting you next-door to me.

- You're staying here too?

- With my family.

Oh, your family's here.

Hey, can I meet them?

Okay, okay, you won't hear a peep out

of me. You won't know I'm there.

- You're out by noon tomorrow.

- I'll be gone long before that.

- It's the last time.

- Yeah.

One more night and that's it.

This is a good deed

and it won't go unnoticed.

I plan to repay you in full.

Black hole to butthole.

Now, the universe is shaped

like an apple

and through its core runs

a secret passageway, completely through it.

When the great inversion occurs,

the spin of the universe

will be reversed upon itself,

creating a cosmological storm

of unfathomable power, then bang,

a new Big Bang, a brand-new cycle,

eternal recurrence of the almost same,

over and over again,

HO escape.

Perhaps there is a tiny

island to be found

with a brief respite,

like the eye of a hurricane.

This place exists

and doesn't exist.

The perpetual calm

of the center of a black hole

where ideas are

hatched and formed,

where loved ones

fish on the shores of the cosmos together,

hopefully with respect and humility,

with immense gratitude for

this rare and special peace.

Oh, my God, Jonah, I'm so sorry.

Sh*t.

All right.

I am...

...good.

Sleep tight.

No.

Enough!

Enough!

Kill me!

Kill me now!

I give up!

I give up.

Come on.

I gave, gave him a room.

What room?

Your wife's room?

The one next-door.

Trying to do a good deed.

What good deed was that?

He needed a...

he needed a bed for the night.

I know what that's like.

So, you let a homeless man

stay in the room

next to your wife and child.

Yeah.

- Did you get an ID?

- No.

No.

- Or a name?

- No.

No. No.

He said he was, uh...

going to, uh... said he

was going to leave town.

He was going to, I don't know,

check the bus station.

Check the bus station.

I want to get you in front

of a composite artist

while his face is still

fresh in your mind.

We'll get a sketch out there.

We'll see what we can round up.

- Okay?

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

Santa?

Are we being robbed?

How long are you

planning on staying?

You know, I need to warn you,

our children and grandchildren

are coming up this weekend.

They had to spend Christmas

with Leon's family,

but they'll

be here for New Year's.

I hope you'll be gone by then.

That smells yummy.

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