In a World... Page #8

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I'm not a meddler, okay?

But I like you.

So when I heard

something about you...

What did you hear about me?

I'm not done with

my speech here.

Oh, I didn't know

there was a speech.

Yes, it's a pitch.

To be precise.

Is that a baseball reference?

No, no. It's a literal pitch,

like I want to pitch you an

idea kind of thing, okay?

So, I grew up with

three sisters.

So I've always been

into women's rights.

And I listen to the

Cranberries openly.

Oh, what about Zombie or Linger?

Linger. I like Linger better.

Really? I would have

pegged you as a Zombie.

- Okay, can I finish?

- Yeah.

I'm really excited about you

doing the quadrilogy job, okay.

It's a big deal for a woman to

be considered for that job.

No, I know, I guess Cher must've

had that wrong, I don't know.

- No, she didn't.

- Yeah.

No, no. Gustav was up for it

because the director wanted him,

but then when that executive heard

your voice, the job was yours.

- But now that your dad's back in...

- What do you mean he's back in?

- What? I thought you knew.

- No.

As of last night, his reps are pushing

for him to be considered for it.

So now the studio feels

like they have choices.

Each person is responsible

for recording and mixing

their own audition,

which is due tomorrow.

And I'd love to

help you with that.

I gotta go back 'cause

I gotta talk to Dani.

Danny? Who's Danny?

Do you like him?

No, Dani's my sister. I was

gonna see her before I...

What is the matter with you?

I'm sorry. I was trying

to get your attention.

My mom has ADHD and it's like...

It's called positive

road blocking.

It's just a way to kind of like

jolt somebody into like focusing.

Can I just finish

my mission here?

Yes.

Positive...

- Look.

- What?

I like you. I really like you.

I know you're seeing Gustav

Warner right now and I just...

How does everybody know about

that? I don't understand.

The Russian community

is really tight.

The point is this.

Gustav's housekeeper Alla

told Heners' wife Mimi that

Gustav just slept with you

to push you off your game.

He doesn't even consider you

a real threat for the job.

Now I say screw that wet

lettuce piece of sh*t.

Let's step up to the plate.

It's the bottom of the

ninth, the bases are loaded.

Let's give the voice over industry

something to talk about here.

What do you say?

I'm sorry. Got

carried away there.

You surprised me, Louis. God.

- Yeah?

- Yeah. It was a good pitch.

Was it? Good. 'Cause I

actually did rehearse it.

I like you, too.

What?

I do.

She likes me.

All right.

Sandwich bar!

Watch your step.

Louis, thank you so much

for letting me stay here.

I appreciate it. My sister and her husband

needed some emergency alone time.

Watch out for that.

Hey, no sweat.

It's my pleasure.

Welcome, welcome.

This is cool.

- You like it?

- Yeah.

Well, I finally got you here.

I mean as much as we've known

each other for a while.

You've never been here before.

That's all I meant by that.

Oh, wow. Is that a couch bed?

Yeah.

Oh, that's cool. It looks great.

You're good at that.

I find myself sleeping

on the couch so much.

Oh, no, that's too bad.

You're in here, by the way.

- Oh, no.

- Yes.

No, no. That looks awesome.

Look. I put waters

next to the bed.

- I happen to be a couch

aficionado. - I re-did the sheets.

All clean sheets for you.

- I can't.

- I insist. Come on.

Tomorrow's game day.

You're the athlete. The

athlete sleeps in the bed.

The coach sleeps on the couch.

I insist. Sleep well. Okay?

Okay.

Was it something I said?

Oh, hey, no. I was just

trying to give you privacy.

Oh, okay.

By the way, there's a switch right

next to the bed down there.

If you hit that switch when

you want to go to sleep,

everything will go dark.

I rigged all the lights

into the one switch.

Because I hate getting up and it's

like I'm already falling asleep,

and I gotta walk across

the room and whatever.

I'm not showing off. I'm sure

other people have done it, too.

It did take a lot

of work actually.

There was quite a bit

of wiring involved.

So, I'm gonna stop talking now

and we'll get some sleep.

If you need anything,

coach on the couch.

Okay. Coach on the couch.

Oh! I'm naked!

Just kidding. I'm not.

- I got you. - I didn't

want to be inappropriate.

- Thank you for the knock.

- Yes.

Towels in the bathroom. Fresh.

Great. Towels.

Not the blue one. Don't

use the blue one.

The blue one.

What's wrong with the blue one?

In case you can't get to sleep,

I left some homeopathic sleeping

pills next to the water.

How'd you know?

I'm naturally intuitive.

You went to what?

Who is Viv?

No, there's no Viv.

I'm intuitive.

Like a person who has

intuition, it's the...

I think it's the adjectival...

It doesn't matter.

I just thought maybe it would be

weird sleeping in the same place

since we've both admitted that

we like each other. You know?

Yeah. It is awkward sort of.

Yeah.

But now that we've acknowledged it,

it's not as weird, though. Right?

Yeah.

I'm gonna still take one

of these pills, though.

All right. Get some sleep, okay?

Yeah.

Rest that voice. We've

got a big day tomorrow.

I'm trying.

We ride. We ride. We ride

on a cushion of air.

I thought you didn't eat meat.

I don't. But on game day you want

to taste the blood, you know?

I want you to wear this.

Sweetie, let me alone. I need to do

my thing now. I have to concentrate.

It's my lucky scarf. It

helped me through my surgery.

Surgery? I didn't know you

had any kind of surgery.

Corrective rhinoplasty.

It was so scary and this

scarf was my strength.

Thank you, Jamie. I

really appreciate it.

You're welcome.

- All right. Let's hit it.

- Okay!

Here we go.

Remember. First the right

button, then you slate.

Right button. Okay.

Check one.

No, you push the button

first, then you slate.

Okay.

Action.

- Just say "Take 1."

- Take 1.

Take 1.

Test 1. This is Sam Sotto.

That sounds real good.

Sweetie, I'm in the middle of recording.

You have to keep absolute silence, okay?

Okay, I didn't know.

Once more. This time it's

"Take 2," don't forget.

Okay.

- Take 1... Two! Take 2.

- Take 2.

Excuse me.

Hey, make sure your phone's turned off. I

think we're getting some feedback out here.

Sorry.

All right, Carol. Let

me hear your levels.

Yeah, hold on.

Testing, testing, one, two,

three. How does that sound?

Good, sounds great.

Okay.

All right.

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mutant male savages...

Are feeding on the barren

lands of Mother Earth.

A time where mankind has

been replaced by womankind.

A battle of epic strength will

collapse a barbaric enemy.

One woman...

Dared to rise up and exceed the

boundaries of the impossible.

From the literary phenomenon

that inspired a generation...

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From BAFTA winning director,

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