Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Page #2

He took a different route

to work every day.

What if he had called in sick?

And what about that woman?

What if she had left the coffee

shop 10 measly seconds later

Because the owner wanted

to talk about the weather?

What if her coffee had been

the perfect temperature?

Maybe she would have sat

in her car a moment longer

And enjoyed the first sips?

Just one moment.

It would make

all the difference.

"sorry I bailed.

Hope you're not grounded.

Come over tomorrow.

I have a plan.

Enjoy the jelly beans.

Lizzy. "

Hey, looks like we got

some new neighbors.

Who cares?

Get in here.

From easiest

to most difficult.

Plan "a"... freezer!

Plan "b"...

butter knife!

Ooh, I'm sorry.

Plan "c"... nuke it.

I don't think

we should nuke it.

Strike plan "c"!

Plan "d"...

Larry's locks and clocks.

Good idea.

And if that doesn't work,

plan "e"...

We go to the flea market

and find some keys.

I've never seen keys there.

Well, you haven't been there

in like five years.

So you wouldn't even know.

I used to go there

all the time with my dad.

I know.

I was there, too. Duh.

And there were keys.

You're gonna have to leave

the 2-block radius

Of our building someday,

Jeremy.

Well, what's plan "f"?

Maybe we can just skippy

and go straight to "f".

Let's hope you'll never

have to know.

I've never seen anything

like it in all my years.

Well, do you have any keys

that might fit?

You don't have the keys?

Well,

that's a darn shame.

This here

is no ordinary box.

It has an internal

locking mechanism with pins

And... and tumblers.

And each hole needs

a different type of key,

And unfortunately,

there is a...

An internal latch that prevents

the box from being pried open.

See here?

There's a layer of metal

under the wood.

Now in order

to get through that,

You can't without destroying

what's inside.

Well, I guess plan "g"

is out.

There is a plan "g"?

Chainsaw.

That would not be

a good idea.

You don't wanna destroy

the meaning of life,

Now do you?

Off to the flea market

to find some keys.

We just have to keep

our eyes peeled.

Nothing to fear, fink.

Nothing at all.

Am I talking

to myself here?

I'm not proud of the fact

that I've never taken

Public transportation

without an adult, but...

But what?!

You live

in new freaking York!

I know, it's just that

everything I need

Is usually within

my walking distance-ish.

Well, not today!

Whoa, Lizzy, wait!

Look at all this stuff.

Most of it doesn't even seem

to have a purpose.

Please, half the stuff in your

house doesn't have a purpose.

Word.

Your dad used to say

One man's trash

is another man's treasure.

Whenever he said that,

you said,

"one man's trash

is another man's trash. "

Did I say that?

Wow.

I must have been a pain

when I was younger.

Hey, Lizzy!

Look.

Eight of hearts.

Isn't this one of the ones

you were missing?

Well, yeah, it is,

thank you very much.

But now you've ruined it.

You know the rules.

I have to find it,

and I can't pay for it.

It's okay to pay for things

in a collection.

Not in mine.

Keys!

You break it,

you buy it.

But how

could we break keys?

You kids have a way

of breaking everything.

Well, we have some locks,

And we just wanna see

if the keys fit...

If you want to try it,

you pay for it.

But couldn't we just...

no.

Not even to just...

not even to just.

Ru-u-u-u-u-n!

Run! Run!

Breaking and entering,

that's plan "f"?

Well, the keys are somewhere

in that lawyer's office.

It says so in the letter.

They could be under the carpet

or in a drawer or something.

Where's the flashlight?

It's illegal.

You'll get us arrested.

Do you wanna spend

the rest of your life

Searching through

an endless supply of keys

Or do you wanna go

to the source?

The law office

is all the way uptown.

What if my mom doesn't want me

going up there alone?

Then what?

I have to lie to her.

And then what if she finds out

that I lied?

And what if the other people

Have already moved into that

office?

Are you gonna sit there

what-iffing all day

When you can actually go out

into the world

And find the answers?

Look, I've got a bus map,

gloves, and a screwdriver.

Now I just need

the dumb flashlight and candy.

The candy?

To bribe

the security guard. Duh.

And what if that doesn't work?

Then I'll have to use

my feminine wiles.

Your wha?

Feminine wiles.

You don't have those.

Yeah, I do.

You're just blind.

You'll see tomorrow

with the security guard

If it comes to that.

Yes! I will see you

in the morning.

And be sure to dress

for success.

I don't think

I can go today.

Is it bad?

Define "bad. "

Crud.

How will my feminine wiles

work now?

Does your mom have

any, like, zit makeup?

How would I know?

Can I check?

Sure. Or we can just cancel

plan "f"?

Oh, hi.

Hi!

I'm Samantha.

I'm Rick.

I'm Lizzy.

I'm a delinquent.

We just moved into

the building. Oh, cool.

Just so you know,

we've got a meeting

On the upper west side

with lawyers.

We don't normally

dress like this

Or carry briefcases.

Say nothing, please.

Elaine?

Hey, blueberry.

Can I borrow

some makeup?

Sure.

Right under the sink.

Sweet.

Have a fun day.

Alright, well,

I have made a whole pile

Of peanut butter sandwiches,

And they are in the fridge

just waiting to be eaten.

Okay. Got it. Also, if

you're planning to go out,

Just make sure you bring

a set of keys with you.

I'm staying in.

I'm not going out.

Oh? Really?

Oh, oh, oh!

Almost forgot.

Look.

Look what

one of the publishers

Brought to the library

the other day.

It's the new planet

you've been talking about,

The one with the blue ice

and the curly clouds.

Looks like Neptune.

Really?

Huh. Not if you look at it

like this.

See?

Yeah.

I guess so, sort of.

Monkey, remember

in "the little prince"

When the little prince wanted

the man to draw him a sheep,

But the man wasn't very good

at drawing sheep,

So he Drew him a box,

and both of them knew

That the sheep

was inside the box.

It's what we believe

that's important.

Still looks

pretty neptunish.

Isn't it late?

Shouldn't you go?

Oh, my goodness.

You are right.

Alright, well...

A voil!

okay. Be good.

Don't do anything

I wouldn't do.

Bye, monkey.

Bye, blueberry!

Bye!

Thanks for the makeup!

Lizzy?

No more what-ifs.

Get on the bus.

Please make him stop.

Who? Garlic sandwich. Garlic

man. Definitely garlic!

Jeremy,

the rest of the world

Doesn't live on peanut butter

sandwiches, you know.

Yeah, I know.

This is unbearable.

It's exactly why I do not do

public transportation.

Garlic?

Garlic. People.

Irritating people.

It's too much information.

Oh!

What?

I just looked

in someone's ear.

I do not want to know

this much information

About people I do not know.

Please get me out of here.

This is our stop.

Hey! Wait!

That was our stop!

Mister, that was our stop!

Mister!

You have to press the yellow bar. What?

He said we had

to push the yellow bar.

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