Gray Matters Page #2

You mean her ass.

B- Pro.

The campaign-

Conrad, make sure the, uh, video system's

on. I want the whole company to hear this.

It's on, sir. Carry on, Gray.

The campaign exudes

nostalgia, comedy...

thrill, excitement and cutting-edge

fashion all under one banner.

It'll appeal to a wide demographic

and leads the consumer...

with an emotional end benefit

of feeling charged up.

To challenge themselves and seize the day

and be the best they can be.

Whoo!

Well, Julia?

And I must say you look fantastic.

What do you think?

Great, no?

No.

- N-N-No?

- No.

Well, it's, uh-it's

just an initial proposal.

I mean, it still needs

to be tweaked and tuned.

You only tweak or tune

if something has potential.

Uh, we'll, uh-we'll go back

to the drawing board then, that's all.

Why don't you call me when

you have something original to present?

Julia, I'm sure we have a bunch of-

Shut that thing off.

I'm sure we have a bunch of things.

This is just one of them.

What's wrong with you? That was crap.

J- Julia, just a second.

I don't know, Sydney. I don't know

if this kind of therapy is working for me.

How come every road I take

turns out to be a dead end?

Why couldn't it be a fork?

I like forks.

At least with a fork there's a choice-

right or left or east or west...

- or this way or that way.

- Mm-hmm.

Why do you think you always reach

these dead ends?

Ooh! You see, gutter ball.

That's my life- a bunch of gutter balls.

Well, this is a perfect example...

of why having therapy in different

locations is so important.

Look at the deep symbolism

in that gutter ball.

No, this is good.

This is very, very good.

Can you think of one word

that best describes...

- the way your work situation makes you feel?

- Can I have two?

- No, one.

- Um-

Ohh!

Frustrated.

- You're up.

- Right.

Okay, another word...

for how you really feel

when your brother wins all your races.

- Frustrated.

- Okay.

Another word for how you feel

when you think about going on a date.

- Closed for repairs.

- That's not one word.

I know.

But I can't help it.

It's a weird thing,

but I see myself as this charming hotel...

that's beautifully romantic

and... wonderful on the outside...

but on the inside, it just

needs a ton of renovations.

Hence, closed for repairs.

Nice analogy.

What kinds of renovations?

Getting a promotion at work,

perfecting the tango...

disowning my mother,

getting liposuction under my chin.

There's nothing worse than chin fat.

Uh, I think you need to...

let the idea of sharing your life

with someone other than your brother...

enter your consciousness.

But how can I be conscious of something

that I'm unconscious of?

It's not like I don't date. I've had plenty

of boyfriends. Maybe I'm just in a dry spell.

Let's try something.

How about keeping

the hotel closed...

but keeping the veranda

open for cocktails?

Well, I really like verandas.

I love trellises, and I love arboretums.

Aren't arboretums beautiful?

And houses with the porch out front-

Hold that thought.

'Cause we are out of time today...

but we will resume this conversation

next week at the rock climbing wall.

Nice game.

And what happened to

going to a movie?

How are you going to meet anyone

in a dark movie theater?

How are you going to meet

anyone at a dog park?

Hello? The dog park

is a vortex for singles.

Hello? When did we

become dog owners?

No.

I wash my hand of this whole fiasco.

You're on your own. Ow! Grabbing.

- Check out center field.

- What about cen-Ahh!

Ohh! Yes!

Holy... smokes.

I'll do the preinterview. If she's

great, uh, I'll scream, "Get the ball!"

- And you casually swing over to close.

- "Get the ball. "

- What?

- There's no way she's single.

- Do what I say.

- You know what? Don't get bossy.

- Ow! Ohh.

- Try not to get hurt. Spazzy men are not attractive.

Some spazzy men are attractive.

- Gosh. You're so beautiful.

- Thank you.

- How old is she?

- She just turned three in September.

- Or should I say 21?

- She's legal.

Yeah. I suppose

I should buy her her first cocktail, huh?

Maybe a liver martini

with a beefjerky twist?

- I'm Charlie.

- Hi.

Originally Charlotte, but it always seemed

too long and never quite suited me, so-

I'm Gray. You can't really shorten that

or it'd be "Gra. "

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Do you like old movies?

- Yeah.

- Dancing? Are you athletic?

- Uh-

- Do you watch the Discovery Channel?

- Well-

Do you have a boyfriend?

What is your favorite dessert?

Okay. Um, uh-

Let's see.

I'm a 1940s movie buff.

I love to swing dance.

I've never been

very good at sports...

um, love the Discovery Channel,

"nix-ay" on the boyfriend...

and, well, it's kind of a toss-up.

L- I like cheesecake,

but I kind of love...

those big, gooey

hot fudge sundaes, so-

Get the ball.

Who's that? Look at him!

Oh, you're so cute. What's his name?

- Fluffy.

- Suki.

Fluffy is his first name.

Suki is his pedestrian middle name.

Oh, well, you are so adorable.

- How old is he?

- He's five. - One.

He's one- He's one-five. He's 15.

- This is my brother, Sam.

- Sam.

Sam.

- My sea otter's name is Sam.

- Is your sea otter's name Sam?

- Yes.

- Don't tell me you're one of those people...

that illegally keeps endangered animals

in their apartment, like that guy...

that got caught with

a leopard in his kitchen?

No. I'm a zoologist. I'm doing an

internship at New York Aquarium.

- Ha! That's a relief.

- Free Willy is my favorite movie.

Well, Free Willy 1, 2 and 3.

It's hard to pick a favorite.

And Jaws.

Finding Nemo.

Orca. Orca not so much.

- Do you live around here?

- Uh, sort of, yeah.

I'm staying on

a friend's sofa for right now.

I just moved here from San Francisco

about three weeks ago.

- I love San Francisco.

- Really? Have you spent much time there?

- Have I?

- You've never been to San Francisco.

I know I've never been to San Francisco,

but I know I would love it.

Tony Bennett loves it. He left his heart

there. I love Tony Bennett. There you go.

I have to go home for dinner.

Can I have Flicker back?

Yeah. You can have Flicker Fluffy

Suki back. That's the neighbor's dog.

We just walk him while he takes piano lessons,

'cause we love that dog.

- He's a budding pianist.

- That's so funny. Gypsy's not mine either.

I dog walk on the side

for extra cash.

I should probably

get her back, so-

Oh.

It was really nice to meet you both.

- Nice meeting you both-You.

- Nice meeting you.

- What are you waiting for?

- What?

- She's leaving.

- I see she's leaving.

All right.

Uh, excuse me!

Since you're new in town, if you're not

doing anything tonight, maybe you'djoin us?

We're going out for tapas and bad

Spanish wine, if you'd like tojoin us.

I just said that.

Would you like to join us? Three times.

- Yeah, I'd love to.

- Okay.

Perfecto!

R- R-R-ico.

R- R-R-R-R.

R- R-R-R-R-R-Rico.

Oh, easy, Pancho Villa. These girls

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