Change of Plans Page #3

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is foosball.

I love foosball!

Where Majid Musisi was born,

the most famous football player in the world.

My memory about the country

where I'm from is...

...war, refugees, displacement camps,

poverty, drought, famine, cholera...

...when I helped to catch a chicken...

But I really loved it and I miss it a lot.

Apologies, ladies and gentlemen.

Can you get that?

A domestic situation

kept me behind the power curve,

which means what, Ms. Cochand?

- You didn't keep up with your expectation.

- Very good.

In terms of airspeed,

what does that mean, Mr. Brennan?

Your airspeed was less than required

for the maximum lift-to-drag ratio.

Exactly. Remember, the slower you go,

the more power you need,

which is the case

in attempting to get children to school

when induced drag begins to increase.

Let's see where we left off.

We were discussing the principles...

I'm looking for Jason Danville.

Hold on.

Sir, from General Lindford.

He requested an immediate response.

- Tell him I'll meet him.

- Yes, sir.

So how are your classes?

Okay.

- Just okay?

- No one ever heard of Uganda.

Same here.

- Oh! Who's the girl with the blue hair?

- In my computer class.

Hmm.

Javier? We have to go meet Sally. Javier!

You're not from around here.

What makes you say that?

Only highly unusual people would

check out the Community Service booth.

Everybody is pretty usual around here, so...

- I see. Yeah, I'm new.

- Cool.

- Noah.

- Jordan.

...Peace Corps. At least my parents were.

- Really?

- And I helped out.

- Really? That's crazy. Where?

Uganda?

The Pearl of Africa.

You've been there?

Actually, just kind of a geography geek.

I've never been anywhere, but...

Hey, capital cities, GNP, national bird,

I'm your man.

I like that.

A little help, man.

So sign up and you can tell me

all about how the real world works.

Why do you want to know that?

Come here.

Someday, I'm going to see it all.

Here.

Let's go, Javier!

- Now who is that kid?

- Never seen him before.

- Javier Solarte.

- You know him, do you?

No, not yet, but...

Guys, guys, listen. Guys, guys, guys!

Thank you.

Look, does this just not feel right

to anybody else?

Are we not on the same page here?

- I'm not playing slow.

- What's happening over here?

- I don't know. Is it me? Is it the song?

- No.

- Sally...

- What is it?

- Sal, Sal...

- What can we do? I...

What?

It's okay.

Sorry. You're right, it is, but I don't know.

I don't know what's going on with me lately.

I guess I'm just...

The kids. Oh, the kids. I forgot... Kids...

There's kids...

Kids? What's up with kids?

She just inherited a whole bunch.

Cool, I like kids.

- Sorry.

- Bye.

Guys want to rock a little Xbox downstairs?

Yeah.

Okay, so your mommy is running

just a little bit late this afternoon...

Auntie Sally is not our mommy.

Oh. Yes. Sorry, of course.

But I'd like both of you to stay

where I can keep an eye on you.

And, Kaleb,

- you look after your little sister, okay?

- Okay.

- I'm not little.

- You are so little.

- I'm big.

- Little.

- Big.

- Okay.

- Are you really a big girl now?

- I already told you.

If you want, I can tell you a very sad thing,

something only a big girl can understand.

Do you want me to?

Mommy and Daddy are

never coming back. Never, ever, ever...

- Come here. Come on.

- Leave me alone!

- No, sweetheart!

- Let me go!

Sung Lee? What happened?

What happened? Sweetie, here.

Come here. Tell me, what happened?

What's wrong, Sung Lee?

What is it?

- What happened?

- Kaleb told her about Mom and Dad.

I told her. Mom and dad are not coming back.

Sleepy time now, sleepy time.

Asleep, finally.

Hey, how was school?

American students are different.

How's that?

Just are.

You don't like them?

I like them, they're just not serious.

- Some are, but mostly not.

- Jordan...

Are you hungry?

You want a bowl of cereal or milk

or you can... We can talk or...

No, thanks, I'm just going to go to bed.

Good night.

Good night.

Oh, oh, oh, I'm coming around.

I'm coming around.

Oh, oh!

You beat me again.

Boys, it's time to go to bed.

Come on, let's brush your teeth.

Tell him what you did.

You must. Tell him.

Hey, boys?

Boys?

It was me who did it. Not Kaleb.

If you have a punishment,

it should be for me only.

You can use my computer whenever you want,

but what do you have to do first?

- Ask permission.

- That's exactly right.

Do we all understand that?

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, Major Jason.

Hey, are you asleep?

Not even a little.

Jason, I can't do this.

Look, it's not forever.

No, I mean I can't. Like...

I don't have any parenting genes

or nurturing instincts or something.

You know how to love.

That's just who you are.

If that was all that it took.

Listen, Jason.

Hey.

These kids are hurting

and they may not show it yet,

but it's only a matter of time until,

I don't know,

something terrible happens,

and then what do we do?

We're going to handle it, together.

You had it rough over there, I know.

But you were born to fly.

You know that, too, don't you, son?

- That was then, this is now, sir.

- You so sure about that?

Yes, sir, I am.

Let's put it to the test then, shall we?

Go on, have a pew.

Jason, what if I was to tell you

I wanted you back in the cockpit?

I gave it up for a reason, sir.

As you said, "That was then, this is now."

The design team wants you.

You can be your own test pilot.

The Air Force is looking at the F-35.

The F-35 Lightning, that's a...

- Outstanding jet fighter is what it is.

- Yes, it is.

- And highly underestimated.

- Yes, it was.

It would mean a fair bit of travel,

longer stay-overs at Langley.

Sally might take issues with it, but you can

deploy countermeasures for that, right?

Do I have time to consider, sir?

All right, talk it over with Sally,

but get back to me pronto.

By the way, saw Sally at the ceremony.

She's still quite the character.

Yeah, she's all that, huh?

Hey, before you go, a few fellows

might want to shake your hand.

Jenny.

- Babba Everby.

- How are you, J?

You speed maniac.

Bagels, Westskape, Freddy.

Look at you, you city slicker.

You still driving that old Chevelle?

Of course I am.

You still doing the NASCAR thing?

As much as I can.

Not that we're trying to persuade you

or anything, Jason.

No, no, I'd never suspect that.

They're looking for a replacement

for the West Coast leg of the tour

- and you're the... There you go, Charlie.

- I'm what?

- Yeah, get down there, sweetie.

- Hello! Hi, I'm what?

- Get down. Yes, yes.

- Excuse me, Klay.

You're killing me. I'm what?

And you're the one they want.

They're there with an offer,

so what do you want me to tell them?

Look, I told you Milwaukee was great.

I'm ready for this, this is it.

- Oh, yeah.

- Wow.

Charlie.

Now, really.

Really.

- Okay, then.

- Yeah.

- I'll set up the meeting at Macambo.

- Great.

You never know who is going to be there.

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