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Okay?

Hey!

Suicide watch, come

on it'll be fun!

Buck up!

(Stomach growling)

Dammit.

(Phone dialing tones)

Thank you for

calling Sun City Bank.

Please enter your password.

(Phone dialing tones)

You have negative 642

dollars and 13 cents.

To access your account

please press one,

Or stay on the line...

(Phone vibrating)

Hello?

Is this Novella?

Yes it is.

Hi, my name's Brad Hatcher.

I'm a film maker

here in Los Angeles

And I was calling

because my girlfriend

Gave me your head shot today.

Oh, cool, who's

your girlfriend?

Uh, the one you

yelled at yesterday.

Oh wow, umm, I'm surprised

she gave it to you,

I was pretty nasty to her.

Me too, actually, but we

all have shitty days, right?

Tell me about it.

Well, my producers and

I are putting together

A small scene and we

all think you have

The perfect look for it.

We'd really like to

talk with you in person,

Um, would you be interested

in coming in to audition?

You know, honestly Brad,

I really appreciate it,

But I've been thinking

about taking some time off

For a while now.

I don't know if she mentioned

this, but it's a paying role.

Oh really, how much?

It's 1500 dollars

for a four-hour scene.

Did you just say 1500 dollars?

I did, will that work for you?

Yeah, uh, when and

where is the audition?

It's at our production

studio in the Valley.

I can text you the

address if you want.

Okay, great,

I'll see you there.

Great, thanks Novella.

Oh, uh, real quick, is this

your current email address

On the back of your headshot?

Uh, yes it is.

Okay cool, I'm gonna send

you some more information

About our films and uh,

any reference materials

You may need, otherwise,

we will see you tomorrow.

Okay, thanks Brad.

Hmm.

(Airy piano music)

(Knocking)

Ow, f***.

Oh, um, hi Novi.

How are you?

Hey, Eesha, I'm fine.

Sweetie, what happened?

Oh, they let me go from

the hospital this morning,

And I'm just waiting

for my friend Candice.

She should be here soon.

(Jethro barks)

No no no, I mean, why did

you do this to yourself?

(Jethro whining)

I don't know, I, I

just have a lot of things

Going on right now.

You know Novi, don't

worry about your rent.

Oh no, Eesha, I'll

pay you the rent.

You are very special

to me and I don't know

What I will do if

anything happened to you.

Thanks, Eesha.

You are very talented.

And one day you will

be a big movie star.

You don't need this

stress in your life.

(Jethro barks)

What's going on, what

are you wanting there?

Awww!

Oh my god, you are so cute!

Little baby!

Uh, Eesha, this is

my friend Candice.

Candice this is my

landlady, Eesha.

Hi.

Oh, hi.

He likes you, oh

otherwise he turns into

A little ball of barb wire.

Oh he's precious.

Well, you can keep

him if you want to.

Ever since he got his

testicles chopped off,

He's been quite a handful.

Oh, yeah, I don't know,

I think he's pretty sweet.

Oh well I'll leave

you two by yourselves.

Take care, Novi.

Thanks Eesha.

Mmm-hmm.

It was really

nice to meet you.

Oh, nice to meet you too.

And you too, handsome

little man, you say bye-bye?

Say bye.

Oh my god, so precious,

have a good day.

You too.

Bye.

Adorable, oh my god.

So cute.

So what do you

want to do tonight?

Ugh, I need a drink.

Sounds good to me.

Wait a second.

Should we be going

out after you just

Tried to kill

yourself or whatever?

Are you kidding me,

that's exactly why

We should go out.

That's my girl.

I'm gonna go get ready.

Wait, do you have a

dress that I can borrow?

(Club music)

So are we gonna

dance at all tonight?

Baby, I was just dancing.

Yeah, but not with me.

What, you don't like to watch?

I bet you like to

watch, don't you?

You wanna get out of here?

I live really close.

I think that cast

on your arm is hot.

I kinda wanna lick it.

Um, I could use a drink.

Yeah.

I could use another drink, too.

Why don't you boys go get

us another round, okay?

Yeah yeah, but you know

I'm not gonna do this

All night for free,

you know what I mean,

Not for your health, baby.

Yeah, that's really charming.

You know what,

make mine a double.

These guys are

especially douchey.

I think we should

just get another drink

And then we should roll out.

Are you okay?

I have my last

audition tomorrow.

What?

I'm quitting acting.

God, not this again,

I mean can't we just

Get drunk and have some fun?

Candice, I'm serious,

if I get it, I'll get

1500 dollars, and

I'll stick with it.

If not, I'm done.

Really?

What are you gonna do?

I can cut hair with you.

At my shop?

Yeah.

Why would you want to work

there, I hate that place.

Because you make

money and I don't.

I think that you're

doing just fine.

I mean look how nice

your apartment is.

Candice, I got evicted.

No you didn't.

Now you can just keep

doing what you love.

Candice, I don't love it.

I don't love sitting in a

room full of pretty girls,

Girls who would literally

kill me just so they

Could have the part.

You're just paying your dues.

Paying my dues?

It's all dues, it's only dues.

I've been paying my dues

for the last 10 years.

Baby girl, you're

like my blood, okay?

I just don't have

your back on this.

I just can't let you

give up on your dream.

My dream is to be happy.

And I haven't been

happy in a long time.

Especially lately.

You know, I sit in

that shop all day long

Cutting hair while everyone

else is out in the world.

And that's why I've

always loved you

And respected you, Novi.

Because you didn't give

up like I did, I mean,

You fight and you claw

and you struggle every day

So that you can keep

living your dream.

Meanwhile, I sit in

a f***ing box all day

Cutting the hair of people

who are total a**holes

And making them look pretty.

Here's your double,

you'll like that one.

Oh, thanks.

Uh, gimma peck

on the cheek first.

Are you serious?

Hey what the f***?!

Get off me!

Cheers!

Okay, sorry.

You know what,

um, I've gotta pee.

Yup, me too.

Excuse me.

Don't be gone too long.

You'll make me sad.

Are um, are you good?

Yeah, I hate that bathroom.

Okay, I'll b-r-b.

Hey.

Oh, hey Dr. Simon.

How are you, Novella?

You remembered my name.

Of course, how could I

forget the one and only

Novella McClure?

By the way, I don't actually

have to go to the bathroom,

I just, I saw you over here.

Alright.

Last time, I had to

go to the bathroom,

But now we're standing

here, how are you?

[Awkward laugh]

I'm okay.

Great.

What happened to your hand?

Oh, car accident.

How bad?

This bad.

Wow, yeah.

Uh, hey so, before your

scary girlfriend comes back,

I wanted to ask you out.

Oh, wow, you just kinda

came out and said it.

Yeah, I sure did, didn't I?

I'm about as shocked as you are.

Um, what do you think?

Go get a cup of coffee,

or eat food together

Or something.

Um, sure, I'm kind

of drunk right now,

So it might not

be the best time.

Oh yeah yeah, of course.

I didn't mean tonight,

I actually have

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