Man Up

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Angels watching over me

with smiles upon their face

- Evening.

- Hello. Thank you.

Cos I have made it through this far

In an unforgiving place

It feels sometimes

this hill's too steep

For a girl like me to climb

But I must knock

Those thoughts right down

I do it in my own time

I don't care

I'm halfway there

(Nowhere)

On a road that leads me straight

To who knows where

I tell you what

(I tell you what)

What I have found

(What I have found)

That I'm no fool

(That I'm no fool)

I'm just upside down

(Just upside down)

Ain't got no cares

(Ain't got no cares)

I ain't got no rules

(Ain't got no rules)

I think I like

(I think I like)

Living upside down

(Living upside down)

Watching people scurry by

Rushing to and fro

Oh, this world is such a crazy place

It's all about the go, go, go

Sometimes life can taste so sweet

When you slow it down

You start to see the world

a little differently

When you turn it upside down

I don't care

- I'm halfway there

- (Nowhere)

And I'm just soaking up

the magic in the air

- I tell you what

- (I tell you what...)

Come on.

- That I'm no fool

- (That I'm no fool)

- I'm just upside down

- (Just upside down)

- Ain't got no cares

- (Ain't got no cares)

I ain't got no rules

(Ain't got no rules)

I think I like

(I think I like)

Living upside down

(Living upside down)

Hi.

What?

Hello, Ryan. I'm Nancy.

What's this? Why...

Has it... What's your...

Hey...

It's too much, I think.

That's funny, look at that.

It's Ryan, right? Isn't it? It's Ryan...

I mean, not as in Ryan Wright.

Like, your name's not Ryan Wright.

Though you could be.

You could be Mr. Ryan Wright.

You could be Mr. Right.

Either way you're the right Ryan for me.

Oh, my God.

You can do this.

You just put yourself out there.

See what happens.

Just don't drink too much.

Good. And you're going.

You're going. You're gone.

- I think I like

- (I think I like)

- Living upside down

- (Living upside down)

F*** it.

There is a very, very nice beach.

Terns nest there. It's beautiful.

Terns?

If I help you, Clarice,

it will be turns with us, too.

Quid pro quo.

I tell you things, you tell me things.

Not about this case, though;

about yourself. Quid pro quo.

Yes or no?

Yes or no, Clarice?

Poor little Catherine is waiting...

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Room service.

- Yes. Right this way.

Lovely. Yes. Great.

- There, lovely.

- Hmm...

- OK?

- So, tell me, Andrew...

- Can I call you Andy?

- Of course, yeah.

How is the party going on downstairs?

- Going pretty well, I think.

- Is it?

Yeah. Erm, you know

there's food down there?

Yeah, I know. I'm just not really

in the party mood tonight.

Do you have any ketchup, Andy, please?

Hello?

Who's Andy?

A very nice young man

who's just brought me dinner.

You're not at the party?

I'm not at the party

but I'm at a party.

Hannibal and Clarice are here. Not to

mention Andy. But he's just leaving.

No, alright. Put him on, please.

Andy. My sister

would like to speak to you.

- Sorry.

- Thank you.

Hello?

Hi, Andy. I'm Elaine. Listen.

There'll be a dress hanging up

somewhere. Can you give it to her?

Ah, yeah. OK.

No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no...

No. No. Andy.

- And tell her to put some make-up on.

- She wants you to put some make-up on.

OK. That's enough. Do you have

a napkin or something, please?

Look, Elaine, I've been ambushed.

Some setup with a guy

- that Katie worked with.

- Well, excellent. This is good.

Come on! It's just all so organised

and awkward and I can't bear it.

But how the hell else

are you gonna meet someone?

Well, I've met Andy.

Oh, he's leaving. He didn't like that.

Could you put the "Do Not Disturb"

sign on, please?

No, don't do it, Andy.

Take her with you!

Ah, you're yelling.

You've gone all the way there.

Just put your dress on.

Just pop down, show your face.

- Stay ten minutes.

- The party's themed, Elaine.

Oh, God, really? Get your notepad.

No, please.

Come on, I'm too old for this sh*t.

You're 34, not 84.

Come on, let's hear those mantras.

- Put yourself out there.

- Good.

- Take chances.

- Now a little less hollow and robotic.

Get stronger thighs.

Be more deviant.

Learn French. Cook more.

Understand the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict better.

Engage with...

...life.

Finally! Nearly sent out

a search party.

Call them off.

- Here, have a mojito. First one's free.

- OK, well... Alright.

Paid for them all with my savings

and now I have no savings.

Aw. Happy engagement.

I got you, literally, a small present.

I am so touched that you thought of me

when you raided the mini-bar.

- Wow.

- Here she is, here she is.

Oh, Nancy, you look amazing!

- Cheers.

- He's gonna love her. Come on.

I need just a moment longer

with my mojito and then I can jump in.

He hates Facebook. He loves yoga.

- He's really creative...

- Oh, good, yeah.

- He is perfect for you.

- I knew you'd say that.

- Oh, come on.

- Alright, alright.

We were set up and look at us now.

Dom, it is like your single years have

been completely wiped from your memory.

I mean, do you remember

that one girl who just cried?

She cried all the way through giving you

a blow job. She was weeping.

So sad.

And look at you now.

And look at you both.

Yeah, really special.

- Come on, give him a chance.

- Yeah, I will. Bring it on.

You know, like me, another sad

single loser in their mid-30s, right?

No. I'm actually a sad single loser

in my late 30s.

Hey!

He was right there.

I was crying with happiness.

- Oh, erm...

- Sorry.

Ryan. 37.

Nancy. 34.

Sorry, my hand's a bit wet.

It's not wee.

- Right.

- It's mojito.

I mean, I didn't think it was wee.

Why would it be wee? That would imply

very poor personal hygiene.

I mean, I don't wipe with my hand.

I use toilet paper

just like everyone else does.

- Well, that's a relief.

- Hm.

So is wee in a way,

if you think about it.

Hm...

Hm...

- Oh, how about another drink?

- Yeah, that would be great. Yeah.

- Let me get these.

- Oh, no, it's fine.

- No, it's alright.

- No, no, seriously.

- OK, you can get them.

- You get them?

- I'll get them, shall I?

- Great, cheers. Thank you.

Ah... Busted.

You've got a picture of your ex

in the old wallet.

Oh, no, that's my sister.

Oh. She's very pretty.

I bet she gets all "ze boyz".

She's dead.

Wow. It's going so well.

No, Elaine, I've got pictures

of my cats in my wallet

and they're alive and kicking

and I want people

to ask me about them.

- Well, it's good that you went.

- Why is it good?

It's just so excruciating

and predictable, just as it always is.

I'm just gonna let my vagina

hermetically seal up.

- Yeah, well, that will really help.

- Never hurt Barbie.

She's got a beach buggy

and horses and a salon.

And a boyfriend.

Is she still with that guy?

Such a fake smile.

- How long are you gonna be?

- Get your arse over here pronto.

We have a lot of nibbles

to put into a lot of bowls.

About two hours.

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