Entanglement Page #3

how big of a deal this is?

This girl's one day from

being in my life forever.

One day from sharing every

Christmas, every birthday,

every Thanksgiving...

she could call me

on Mother's Day.

Why would she be calling

you on Mother's Day?

To remind me to call

Mom, I don't know.

Just... look.

This is the only

thread I have left.

I have to pursue this, okay?

Please understand.

Ben... don't be stupid.

I know what I'm doing.

If you say so.

Hey bro!

What's the happs?

How do you know where I live?

Is that my wallet, did

you steal my wallet?

Hey, what if I found this

and I'm returning it?

What if I'm a hero, like Batman?

Are you like Batman?

'Cause I stole your wallet?

Batman would never do that.

Okay, look... this... is

super inappropriate. Okay?

I don't even know you.

Well, I thought we were family.

Yeah, well we're not.

Okay?

It's... look, okay... I'm sure

you think is like cute or impish

or something but it's not.

It's not fun and I'm not fun, so...

don't do it again.

It was just a goof, I just

wanted to surprise you.

Well I don't like

surprises, okay?

I've had too many bad ones.

Well, who hasn't?

It doesn't mean you stop

unwrapping presents.

Why are you here?

Well I had to give that back...

obviously...

and I also wanted to see if you

wanted to go for a bike ride.

Is this your bike?

Yes.

It's a girl's bike.

It's unisex.

What do you want to do?

I don't know, uh, I guess...

brother sister stuff.

Like all the stuff we missed.

I think we can do that.

Psst!

Hey, I found you.

What?

They're in the trees.

Whoa.

Oh, what are they doing here?

I don't know.

Do you remember

that part in Bambi

where the mom gets

shot in the head?

What's wrong with you?

So... I've been reading on this

quantum entanglement stuff...

Yeah?

Yeah.

Okay, so it's like

telepathy or something?

Like, uh... the two particles,

or their spin or whatever,

it's like they're two

parts of the same thing.

Sort of... I could show

you maybe if, um...

do you have a quarter?

Um... yes!

Okay.

These two particles.

Okay.

They're created and

connected together

and they seem almost the same...

but whenever one is heads,

the other is tails.

Why?

How?

It's just how they are.

They're opposition forever.

Okay, now flip and

cover but don't look.

Okay.

Without lifting your hand,

is it heads or tails?

I don't know.

That's right,

that's uncertainty.

See until we observe it,

the quarter is both

heads and tails.

Like, it's still spinning even

when it's perfectly still.

So what do we do now?

We collapse the waveform.

Keep yours down.

Tails... now what is it?

Still both, uncertain?

Nuh uh, it's heads.

They're always opposite,

they're always entangled.

That's a trick.

Science.

It's lucky, at least.

Okay well then

let's do it again.

All right.

Heads.

Tails.

Again.

- Again.

Tails.

Heads.

Again.

Tails.

Heads.

What is going on?

Some things are just connected.

Come on, I have to

show you something.

So what's she like?

Tell me everything.

Does she look like me?

How can she look like you, Mom?

She's adopted.

Genetics isn't everything,

sometimes people and their pets

start to look alike.

Yeah, well human babies and

pets are not the same thing.

You know that, right?

You watch your tone!

Oh, what do you care?

You guys have been divorced

for like 20 years.

She's still your mother!

What is he doing here?

Well your father

can't live alone

while he's recovering

from heart surgery.

Yeah, well maybe he should've

stayed in the hospital.

So they could

finish me off, huh?

You know I almost died in there!

Yeah, from a heart attack.

Maybe stop eating bacon and

grilled cheese sandwiches.

Don't talk to me

like that, I'm sick!

- Why did you keep this from me?

- Tell us more about Wendy.

Hanna... is her name.

Hanna.

Well, she... she dances

and she steals things

and smokes little

robot cigarettes.

I don't know, she's...

not what I expected.

You know, I always wished

that we had kept that baby.

Would've been nice to have

someone in that extra chair.

Is that the justification

for having a baby,

to fill an empty seat?

Even rooms need balance, Benny.

What does a baby have

to do with that?

Well I'm just glad

you met a girl,

especially after

that last treasure.

That has nothing to do with it.

Look, we're practically

brother and sister,

me and this girl.

Well then don't

get her pregnant.

You'll wind up with some weird,

inbred kid like

your cousin Reggie!

Oh my god, what are

you talking about?

Oh, she's so lucky she didn't

get born into this family.

You guys would've

screwed her up.

Are you done being

an a**hole now?

Yeah.

Tabby...

You own far too many t-shirts.

And if you think that

anyone is going to believe

that this is for dry

skin, you're mistaken.

How, how'd you get in here?

I picked the lock.

You can do that?

Yeah, I'm a modern

woman, I got skills.

I thought we had fun

the other night.

Uh... yeah, but... that doesn't

give you the right to break

into my apartment.

Skills or otherwise.

She's pretty... ish.

What happened?

If you must know...

uh, she left me for a man

who cunnilingualized her

in a sports car.

I meant the frame.

Same reason.

What's this... doodle?

Just trying to figure

out what my life means.

You know where I'm from,

what I'm connected to,

where I stand in

this whole thing.

Find out which side of

the coin you're on.

Yeah.

Ben?

Oh sh*t.

Uh, you have to... you have to...

Ben?

You have to hide, hide in

the, uh, bedroom here.

Why?

Because... trust me.

Is it a girlfriend?

No, not a girlfriend,

just a friend.

But she doesn't understand this.

I'm pushing you because

you're resisting here.

I'm not going in there!

You have to go in there, please.

I'm begging you.

- Just go in there.

- This is being ridiculous.

You're making this way harder.

Shh!

She's coming in.

God... oh, god

damnit, this door.

Push.

You push.

I'm not pushing it.

Can you please get

in the closet?

Are you okay?

Um, yeah... I'm fine.

Who were you talking to?

No one.

Uh... I heard you talking and,

uh... I was worried about you.

Great.

No one's here.

No, I know.

But I want to meet her.

Uh, the girl, your fake sister.

What's her name?

Hanna... why?

Because... I don't trust her.

Oh... well you don't

really know her.

I know her type.

Okay, what's her type?

Pretty and thin and suspicious.

How do you know she's thin?

Because you're defending her.

No, I'm not.

Okay, what's your

problem, Tabby?

I don't have a problem.

Okay, well it seems like you

do Tabby, so... what is it?

You... you loved her so much.

Claire... before she

left I used to watch

the way you were together.

You'd tuck her hair back behind

her ear or kiss her cheek...

and I thought everyone deserved

to be loved like that.

Yeah, well... that

love wasn't real.

You know?

Yeah.

I should go.

Okay.

Hanna?

Bah!

Whoa, jeez... oh my god!

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