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I've heard you get better reception off the road.

Don't worry, Abby.

I'm not going anywhere.

Swell.

F***ing freak.

Please. Stop!

Stay down!

Stay down!

Please! Stop!

Man, I owe you so big.

Yeah. You do.

Kip, you are one seriously, seriously lucky guy.

You stole an,

you stole an account from hal's team?

Well, you know...Little.

How? How did you do that?

Well, for starters, I didn't steal the account.

They'd already lost it.

All I did was swoop in and pick up a ball

that they had already dropped, which if I hadn't picked up,

it would've bounced to another firm altogether, guaranteed.

Oh. So... You're like a hero, then?

Well, yeah. I mean, I'm kind of a big deal.

That's just how I roll.

So I see. So modest, too.

Yes. Guilty. Guilty as charged.

But, uh, modesty aside,

we need to make hiring that creative assistant a priority.

Have you gotten to go through any of those rsums yet?

Yeah, I managed to dig pretty deep

into those last night, actually.

These, in my opinion,

are the best candidates so far,

but they're still rolling in,

so if you want to wait, we can always,

No, I don't think we can afford to wait.

We're about to be slammed, my friend.

Somewhere in here is the poor, unlucky bastard

who has to work under me.

I wouldn't call being underneath you

an unlucky place to be, boss man.

Knock, knock, everybody.

Hi. Can I help you?

I'm a...Friend of kip's.

This is Marvin.

Yeah, we go way back.

I'm talking "summer camp" kind of way back here.

Okay.

Um, hi. I'm Kimber. Nice to meet you.

Likewise.

I'm sorry to, um, interrupt...Stuff.

What, what are you doing here, Marvin?

Well, I don't know.

Lunch, thought maybe we could do that.

I didn't have that in my book. Did I miss that?

No, it wasn't planned.

Yeah, it was more of a spur-of-the-moment type thing.

Is he free?

-I'm not sure. -You know what?

Can I talk to you outside for a second?

What, uh... What is this about?

I thought we talked about this.

We said that we were gonna let things cool off.

Didn't we say that?

Yeah, but we don't have to.

No one suspects a thing.

No. No, it is way too soon to think that.

You do realize what's at stake here, right, Marvin?

Of course I do, but I'm telling you,

no one's even looking at us.

The only thing weird about us is if we start acting all weird.

If we start acting all weird?

Look.

I helped you because I am your friend,

and I am, true blue.

I think I've proven that

Beyond a possible doubt, right?

Yes, of course you have. Yes.

So, what's with all this?

If we're acting like nothing funny's going on,

then why wouldn't we hang out?

I helped you because I'm your genuine friend,

but I would hate for that same act of friendship

to force us apart.

I mean, that would be a sad slice of irony.

Don't you think?

Yeah. Yeah, it would.

Friends have lunch, kip.

They do.

Let me grab my wallet. I'm buying.

So, I finally figured out what happened to Arnold watrosky.

Who's that?

Arnold. Watrosky? He went to west with us.

The guy with the big black hair.

Come on, you remember him.

I must confess, I do not.

You're kidding, right?

We went all through junior high with that guy.

Look, I, uh, I hate to be...

That friend, you know, who does something for someone

and then turns around and

asks for something in return,

'cause it feels like I'm keeping score, but I'm not.

Really, I'm not.

But I...

I need a favor.

Okay.

That's okay, man.

Um...What do you need?

Well, I haven't worked in a while,

and, um...

I need a little money.

Okay.

How much?

Like maybe...

$5,000.

I know.

I know it's a lot to ask, I know,

but I'm in dire straits here, kipper.

Damn bills keep rolling in, but the money's not.

Yeah.

I think I can help you out.

I'm sorry. I hate even asking.

Hey, please,

don't even worry about that.

We're friends, me and you.

This is what friends do.

Thank you, kip.

Kipper.

Coaster.

It's on a coaster.

Thanks, babe.

You're gonna sit there and drink that right in front of me,

aren't you?

Yeah.

You know, so you can live vicariously through me.

You gonna vicariously enjoy me spewing a whole human being

out of my nether regions in about 36 weeks?

God.

So, um, Marvin came to see me today.

Again?

Is he okay?

Yeah. Yeah, we went to lunch.

Oh. Cool. Did you guys do some catching up?

It's been a while, hasn't it?

It has.

We don't exactly travel in the same circles anymore.

It's true.

Oh, well, good. I hope it was fun.

It was. It was fun.

I'm gonna loan him some money.

Oh, Jesus.

If it's okay with you.

How much?

How much?

$5,000.

5,000 dollars.

Just like that?

It's not like we don't have the money, Claire.

It's not like we're rich, either, kip.

We can spare it.

You know he hasn't worked for months.

Honestly, what kind of a friend would I be

if I just let him go under?

Well, what kind of friend is he?

Let me get this straight.

He shows up out of the blue, wants to go to lunch with you,

at which he then proceeds to ask you for money.

No. It wasn't like that.

We...Were talking,

and I found out the straits he was in,

and...I offered.

-You offered?! -Yeah.

And you didn't feel like he entrapped you

with his long tale of woe?

"Tale of woe"?

No. I don't feel entrapped.

Well, is he planning on paying us back?

Claire...

It's not like that.

It's the right thing to do.

Okay.

If you're fine with it, then okay.

I'm fine with it.

Okay.

Thank you.

Go ahead. It's not gonna bite you.

Oh, man.

You have saved me, kipper.

No, really, you...You have.

Least I could do.

Oh, it's a check.

Yeah, I didn't know if you preferred cash or check.

Oh, well, I could work with either, man.

Well, good.

But, you know, given a choice,

I guess cash would be preferred, just for future reference.

"For future reference"?

No, no. I mean, it's a, uh, it's just a figure of speech.

This is great.

Thank you, kip.

Don't mention it.

Boss man, you got that thing with Henderson in t-minus five.

Great. Thank you. You're the best.

Hi again.

Marvin. That's my cue, buddy.

I got to go.

Yeah.

Hey, uh, real quick, um...

What's her name again?

Who? Kimber?

Kimber. Yeah, that's right.

What's, uh, what's her deal?

"What's her deal?"

Yeah, you know, is she...Single?

Why, you want to ask Kimber out on a date?

Well, sure. Why not?

She's a little out of your league, isn't she?

Come again?

No, I'm just...

She's out of both of our leagues.

I mean, that girls a lot younger than we are.

Not like we're any slouches or anything, but I mean, come on.

She's crazy attractive.

Yeah, well, she seems to be into you pretty okay.

I'm her boss, Marvin.

She has to be nice to me. That's all that is.

Look, trust me, we are trolls

next to the guys that that girl dates.

Yeah.

I guess you're right.

No. Hey, I am right.

Okay.

Hey, listen, real quick.

Kip, I...I know you got to go.

What is it?

Okay, um...Claire,

she's got lots of single girlfriends, right?

Do you think maybe she knows one

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