Critical Nexus Page #5

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Oooh.

This just in. From the

creep zone, we have

the following fan mail:

"I wish I could get closer

to you so I could smell

what perfume you wore.

Do you wear perfume?

Deodorant? Do you douche?

What do you smell like beneath

the smells you wear as a mask?"

I would almost suspect

that my good

friend, BX is back.

But I thought I banned him.

Signing off from Toledo.

Catch me if you can.

(MUSIC)

- Hey, bud.

- What's up?

Hey listen, I'm

looking for a girl.

Yeah, me too.

No, no, no, I'm looking

for this girl.

Nice tits.

What's her name?

Her name's Katie Jardine, OK?

Well, I don't know all the

girls in these videos

and we don't keep a database

of stuff like that.

No, no, no, she's a real girl

and she was in here last night.

Oh, that girl. Sh*t is she

even old enough?

Listen, she's a runaway and

we're trying to find her.

With a picture of her tits?

It's the only picture I have.

Well, damn, it's gotta

be some family album.

What's her mom look like?

She was in here. What

was she looking for?

She wanted a vibrator with

a warranty and a motel.

A warranty?

Where's the motel?

A quarter mile north.

You're welcome.

(MUSIC)

Hey, what's up?

I finally found

wi-fi.

And on my way here,

wherever here is,

I had a revelation.

I think I will always equate

the little and the big because

you can't stop fearing it.

No matter how much you want

to try to trust someone.

You always know

what will happen.

You remember the scratch

of his 5 o'clock shadow,

his body hair and

the way he smelled.

And anyone can look like him,

and anyone can smell like him.

And you're always on guard

until you let your guard down

and you do stupid

things on purpose.

And you make bets with God.

And you say, "if you love

me, you'll keep me safe".

The dealer always wins.

(SIGH)

Morning. I need a room with an

internet connection, please.

OK, all of our rooms have

wireless service and data ports.

Let's see...

Um, actually,

the bank is denying your card.

They say that it's defective.

Do you have another

form of payment?

(PHONE RINGS) Hold on a sec.

OK, I understand.

Hi mom, how's it...

What? Slow down!

Slow down.

They got Elvin?

Mom, who's been by?

Tell me what they said.

Uh huh.

Uh huh.

No, he was a friend of mine.

I don't care what

dad would have said.

Dad was a drunk, racist,

child-beating a**hole.

Oh, like I didn't know he would

have rather have adopted

a white baby? Whatever.

Hey, look Ma,

your phone's probably tapped,

so just for the record,

I didn't kill anyone.

Not Charlie either.

But apparently somebody

pissed off a Senator.

But do you still have

the money I gave you?

You didn't have to take it and

you did not have to spend it.

Mom, I gotta go.

Can I have my card back,

please?

Uh, actually, they're asking

me to send it back to them

because it's defective.

Alright.

(STEPS)

- Good morning.

- Hi.

Jenny B.

Hey, listen,

is there a computer I could

use to get on the web?

Or better yet,

somewhere where I could

plug in my laptop?

Sure.

Let me show you where you can plug in.

Or if you'd like to sit in the lounge,

you can access our wi-fi.

- You have wireless?

- We are a library.

Then I guess it's been a

while since I've...

You know, actually could

you also tell me

where the card catalog is?

Well, it's actually all online

now. What can I help you find?

Ah, well, I've got a few different things.

I need maps of the United States

showing roads and highways...

Um... Romeo and Juliet,

and anything you can think

of that would help me

to define the phrase

"Critical Nexus",

or play off the words

"little and big".

"The little and the big".

Hmm, interesting. I'll see

what I can find for you.

Thanks.

(COUGH)

(OPEN COMPUTER)

This should get you started.

Romeo and Juliet,

some literary criticism,

and an atlas.

Thank you.

I have no idea what I'm

looking for, but thank you.

You're welcome.

"La Petite Mort".

The little death and the big death.

Pardon?

"Die, then die, I watched her

die many times".

Jean Rhys. Wide

Saragaso Sea was my

favorite book in high school.

I wonder if that's it.

That would be it.

Should I get you a copy of it?

Uh, please. And can I also

have statistics

on female orgasms and

death, um, sex and suicide

and marriage and suicide?

Cool. I'll be right

back.

Thank you.

The dealer always wins.

(BALL BOUNCES)

Good afternoon, ladies.

What are you two working on?

We're drawing horses for

the FFA fair booth.

- Shhh!

- It's alright.

I don't mean any harm. You're

both such great artists,

I just had to see what

you were working on.

Someday, it'll be hanging

up in a museum.

- Really?

- He's just saying that.

- Really, we're busy.

- He's just being nice.

There's no harm in

being nice, is there?

We're not supposed to

talk to strangers.

Oh, I'm not really a stranger.

I come here all the time.

I guess.

Can I help you with

something, sir?

Just having a conversation.

I'm just being nice.

Jesus Christ! If the

dealer always wins,

when do I get to be the

dealer? Huh? When?

(DOOR OPENS)

- Are you girls OK?

- Yeah.

(DOOR OPENS)

Not a word.

(DOOR OPENS)

OK. I found statistics about age

of sexual activity by state.

Age of first masturbation

by religion,

sex toys in Europe and America,

non-orgasmic women, women

with multiple orgasms,

women with ejaculatory

orgasms, suicide by country,

state, city, and climate.

- Does that ever creep you out?

- What?

The stuff that people

are looking for.

No. It's just information.

And whatever you ask

is held in the strictest of

confidence.

Oh, and this looks cool.

Romeo and Juliet in Las Vegas.

Love and Suicide in Sin City.

Maybe you could feed two

birds with one seed.

Las Vegas. Thank

you.

You're welcome.

(MUSIC)

The guy I'm supposed to be

spying on turns out to

be very well connected.

If I never learned to be

who I was supposed to be,

isn't that just as

bad as killing myself?

She that girl they found in the

Jewel parking lot this morning?

I wouldn't be that lucky.

(SIGH)

What are you doing here?

Do you remember waking

up this morning?

Yesterday morning?

When was the last

time you slept?

(SIGH)

(DOOR CHIME)

Hi. Hey,

I was interested in buying that dress

in the window for my

niece's birthday.

Is that a popular item?

Yeah, it's quite popular.

The thing is my niece is here

with my sister right now

and I know she'd like that.

But I would hate to buy her

a dress that she already

bought herself.

Um,

you haven't seen this girl in here

with her mom today, have you?

We've seen lots of

girls like this today

and lots of them have

bought that dress.

Would you say that a smart,

depressed, pretty girl

would like this dress?

The dress in the window is

made for girls like that.

That's why they buy them.

It's all marketing.

God, you don't think an actual

woman would wear something

so dramatic and over

the top, do you?

God, its like our only

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