In the Weeds Page #8

Adam!

If you don't take me up on this,

that's it.

Not just for now, but forever.

Okay.

This is your last chance.

You understand me?

Goodbye, Alice.

F*** you!

See you all tomorrow.

4:
00 sharp.

Clean shirts, please.

Should we bother showing up?

I'll be here.

That's all I can tell you.

Hey.

We're all gonna go get a drink.

Sounds good.

How was the shift?

The usual.

Hey!

Congratulations, Marlon.

If it isn't a movie star!

Mr. Hollywood, what's up?

Mr. Big Stuff.

You're too big for us, right?

Congratulations.

Thanks.

Is Adam around?

Yeah, he's downstairs.

Come in.

Look who it is.

Well, you could not have picked

a better night

to have your dreams come true.

Been miserable around here?

You'll never f***ing believe

what Simon...

You know what?

It's not even worth going into.

Hey, everybody's waiting

downstairs for you.

And it's not 'cause

you're buying the drinks.

- I didn't get the part.

- Nobody can believe it, man.

I mean, it's like proof,

finally,

that there's some reason

to be here, to pay dues.

That there's some light at

the end of this hellish tunnel.

Adam, I lied.

I didn't get it.

No, your agent beeped you.

I saw it.

I beeped myself.

He left a message on my machine.

You made it up?

I made such a big deal.

I couldn't not get it.

They wanted to take it

in a different direction.

My whole life,

my destiny stopped

'cause their compass is f***ed.

You didn't have to lie about it.

I couldn't have everyone know.

This was the one.

Hey, man!

Congratulations, man.

Who knows the next time I'm

gonna get a chance like this?

You will.

What am I supposed to do

until then?

Marlon, there are a million

other restaurant jobs.

I don't want

another restaurant job!

I want this part!

You're gonna make it.

We're all gonna make it.

Yeah, I got news for you.

We're not all gonna make it.

If even one of us makes it,

it's gonna be a miracle.

Look at me.

I'm a dime a f***ing dozen.

There's a million guys

more talented than me.

What if it doesn't happen?

Am I gonna be like another Jack?

Working in restaurants

until I die?

Grateful if I can land

some Preparation H commercial?

You're right.

We won't all make it.

But if you quit now.

If you don't give yourself

the chance to really fail.

And I mean fail consistently,

in an epic way,

like nobody else has ever

f***ing failed before.

You will look back

on this choice,

and you will regret it

for the rest of your life.

If I'm going down, I want

lots of fire and explosions

and every shred of my being

to be spent trying.

F*** it if you didn't get

the part.

Do you really care

what Jonathan or Kurt

or even Stan thinks about you?

I can't go down there.

I can't face them.

Yes, you can.

Could you?

We'll go out the back.

You know, I'm gonna miss

this place.

No, you're not.

You're right.

Hey!

I had a feeling

you guys weren't coming back.

I'm sorry, Marlon.

What?

What are you talking about?

Do you know

what she's talking about?

Forget I said anything.

How could you tell?

Your eyes.

I was playing subtle bliss.

I guess it was

a little too subtle.

So I guess I'll just go

back upstairs

and tell them

you're not coming back.

Okay.

Hey.

Martha.

Yeah?

Why don't you come with us?

Yeah?

Yeah.

Hello?

Remember me? The failure?

I don't want to intrude.

This guy advised me

to fail epically.

Go down in flames.

I'll take all the company

I can get.

Come on.

Let's go to Donegal's.

I know the bartender.

I can get us free drinks.

- Cool. Let's go.

- Sure.

- Hey, are you up for that?

- That sounds cool.

Hey, now that Marlon's gone,

do you think I could get

his locker?

Oh. I'm sorry.

But I got it.

Yeah.

But you can have mine.

Okay.

You know, guys,

this place is just not gonna be

the same without him.

People come. People go.

Nothing ever changes.

# Too bad the jerk split #

# I took advantage

of everything #

# I had in my possession #

# To bring me your affection #

# I took advantage of time #

# I took advantage

of every line #

# I had ever heard you

mention #

# To turn you in my direction #

# And I did what I had to do #

# 'Cause I was falling,

falling, falling #

# If love is like

an oldies song #

# Picks you up

and turns you on #

# Keeps you dancing

till the dawn #

# And I think that

I'm falling in love with you #

# This is all I've ever known #

# And so suddenly to have

fallen in love #

# Keep me running

to your arms #

# I think that

I'm falling in love with you #

Well, have a good evening.

Come again.

Bye.

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