Kilimanjaro Page #2

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How could you not know?

You sit right across from the guy.

Yeah. I was on the phone.

All right.

Is there something I could

help you with?

No, it's all right.

When he gets back, tell him to

bring in layouts from Anne.

For the cookbook?

Yep.

Hey!

- Hey.

You take lunch at 3:30?

Yeah, sorry. I couldn't get away so quickly

as I thought.

Check it out.

- What? What is this?

It's one of the routes we can do.

Listen, we fly in to Nairobi.

I sit on my ass for nine hours a day.

I'm not... we're not athletes.

I ran track.

- You sucked so bad.

All the more reason to do it.

Look, we got months to get in shape.

Mitch, this is a trip

of a lifetime, man,

and when people ask you what you're

doing this summer you can say,

"i don't know.

I'm climbing the highest peak in Africa."

Are you trying to impress Clare?

No, not at all.

I talked to her, you know.

Okay.

Look, man, this is a safari we can do.

This is a two-Day trip in Moshi, this town at

the base... all right?

So we get a little acclimated

before we start.

And after we summit and descend,

we go to Tanga, man.

It's a beach town on the Indian ocean.

Are there any topless beaches there?

I don't know. Maybe.

Whatever. I'm in.

You're in?

Really? Are you serious?

- Yes, i'm serious. Yes. -Great, man.

This is... this is gonna be great, man.

Look at this.

This is a picture of the sherpas,

and they're the guy that carry our bag.

Look, i got to go.

We got to talk about this later, honestly.

Call me later.

- Can i get a smoke? -Really?

Jeah.

- Here. Enjoy. Keep it.

Thanks!

Are you looking for something?

- Yeah, my keys.

I had them on my shoe.

- Oh. Did you have a keychain or something?

Yeah, a bottle opener. It's blue.

I'm sorry.

Losing your keys is the worst.

- It sucks balls.

I'm Doug.

- Yvonne.

Well, do you remember when

you had them last?

Yeah... when i got here.

Was there anything on the bottle opener,

like a special shape or something?

No.

You know what?

My roommate will let me in. It's fine.

I don't mind looking.

- No, I got to go.

But thanks anyway.

I'm sorry we didn't find them.

I hope the rest of your day

doesn't suck balls.

Uh, it was dave, right?

Uh, Doug.

Doug. Okay.

Got it. Got it now.

Well, it's good to meet you.

- Yeah, you too. Okey.

Yvonne.

- Yeah, Yvonne.

So, i'll... i'll see you around.

FRAGILE:

Hi.

- Hi.

It's nice to see you, too.

I'm sorry.

I'm just surprised you're here.

I left you a message on my

way over.

I didn't get it.

I just came to get the rest

of my stuff.

Uh, there's some mail for you

over here.

I saw it. Thanks.

I'm sorry.

I'm headed back out.

It's fine.

I mean i'm sorry we can't catch up.

I think if you wanted to catch up,

you would answer your phone.

I know I didn't get back to

you last week.

I was in California.

My grandfather had a stroke.

Oh, my god.

Is he okay?

Uh, he... he's not, like, up

and about yet, but he seems fine.

So sorry.

He asked about you.

Really?

Is he seeing anybody these days?

Tell him i said hello.

I will.

Hey, um, any chance you can help

me get these down to the street?

I'm sorry. I'm running late already.

I'm meeting up with Mitch.

We're looking at climbing mount Kilimanjaro.

Really? Wow. When did all this happen?

Oh, i just, uh... i just got the idea.

Well, that's... that's cool.

That's reall... that's really great.

Well, it's not like it's Mount Everest.

- No, no. It's really...

that's really great, Doug.

Yeah. I'm looking forward to it, you know...

something new.

Um... well, if you can't get it all tonight,

don't worry about it.

I can help you tomorrow night or this weekend or something.

- I'll be fine.

Well, i'll see you soon?

- Will you?

I didn't know we had any plans.

It would be nice to see you at

some point.

Yeah. We should get a drink.

How 'bout tomorrow?

I can't tomorrow.

Okay. Uh, thursday?

You want to do dinner?

- Dinner, uh... dinner sounds great.

I'll see you then.

Okay.

Bye.

- Bye.

Allegedly, i'm here to, uh,

tell everybody in the room

to give you their money.

That's how the

company profits. That's how i get paid.

But that's not how i operate.

See, i can't knowingly take

thousands of dollars from

somebody that i can tell immediately

won't make it to the top.

And looking around this room right now,

i can see some people who won't make it.

So, i'm gonna meet with each of you,

one on one,

and we're gonna talk

about your background...

Your exercise regimen,

your health conditioning...

... and i'm gonna be

brutally honest with you about what i think.

After that... it's up to you, folks.

Like they say, a fool and his money.

What a f***ing retard.

What a cocksucker.

- Why? What did he tell you?

The same thing he told everybody.

It's just his spiel.

He said you wouldn't make it?

- He said i needed to be exercising more.

It is such bullshit.

- That's what he said to me.

Yeah, i know.

He told that to everybody, i bet.

You know what i told him?

I told him i'm already running

5 miles a day.

You lied to him?

- It doesn't matter.

He's not gonna be on our trek.

He's just a sales rep.

Yeah, "kili" kurt, the guy whose blog i read...

he said that altitude's

the only thing to really worry about.

Yeah, see? It's all mental, okay?

Don't let yourself

get psyched out by that f***ing dipshit.

Did you know about the travel

insurance and guide fees?

It's, what, like a grand, right?

$1.200.

- Yeah.

We should do the september trek.

That gives us the most time to get in shape.

- No, no. I can't do september.

I got to take

my time off before august 31st or i lose it.

Well, i might not be able to get

the time off in august.

We have the Hudson book fair.

You can't take two weeks off?

- Not during that time, no. -Then quit.

You hate it there anyway.

- Yeah. How would i pay for the trip?

Not now. Quit right before you go.

I can't do that to them.

I'm the only guy that knows how to run it.

That is not your problem, Doug.

Well, i can't just quit.

No, you know what? Look...

you go into his office,

And you tell him you're leaving

unless he gives you the time off.

He'll give you the time off.

I'm serious.

There's no way he's letting his most

experienced guy just walk out the door.

He probably give you a rise.

- Yeah, rise would be nice.

What, you need some money?

I- I-I can lend you some.

No, no, no.

- No, i know you'd pay me back. It's not a big deal.

No, what... seriously, mitch, i appreciate

the offer. It's nice. But i'll be fine.

I made a budget.

Are you paying all the rent now?

No, she's giving me some of her share

until july. That's when our lease is up.

That was part of our agreement.

Oh, oh, the agreement.

Pbbt! Hey, that'll stick.

Bill. Uh, is this an okay time?

- What's up?

Did you get my e-Mail?

Uh...

I didn't see him.

What's up?

Well, i'm planning with a friend of mine

to climb mount Kilimanjaro this summer,

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