Mr. Roosevelt Page #2

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Why didn't you call me earlier?

I didn't want to bother you.

The vet says that...

it's kidney failure.

Hello.

Hello.

This is Celeste.

My girlfriend.

Your girlfriend?

I didn't know you had a...

It's so nice to meet you.

I'm Emily.

You've probably heard

a lot about me.

Not much, actually.

Well...

Thank you for being here.

I know that he was my cat,

but Mr. Roosevelt

meant a lot to Eric.

Yeah.

Yeah, he means a lot to me too.

Celeste and I live together.

In our...?

In my house.

That's so nice.

[Sound of sliding door]

So we put him on fluids,

and he perked up quite a bit.

And then he took a turn

for the worst.

Worse.

Worst.

Which is it, turn for the worse?

I never know.

Turn for the worse...

Right.

Anyway...

I'm sorry.

He passed away.

[Sound of Celeste crying]

Who'll be handling

the medical paperwork?

The cremation process can take

24 to 48 hours,

depending on the backlog.

Can I see him...?

Before?

Of course.

Have you decided on an urn?

I'll take the second cheapest.

[Sound of door opening]

Oh...

Um...

I guess I'll call you

when he's done.

And we can have a service

to pay our respects and...

Thank you for taking care of him

while I was away.

And...

Sweetie...

Shhh.

It's gonna be okay.

Well, I'll see you later.

Where are you staying?

[Theme music comes up softly]

[Theme music fades out,

clock gong sounds]

Who wants some tea?

Eric, Oolong?

Yeah, sure.

The house looks amazing.

Celeste...

You guys put in wood floors?

Actually we had

a contractor come in

and rip out the carpet and...

Apparently these were original

to the house.

I always hated the carpet.

So this is the bathroom,

which you knew,

- but now has extra towels.

- Fancy.

And the guest room.

Oh! Where's

all your band stuff?

Your guitars and your amps?

Out in the shed.

- You practice in the shed?

- No, it's temporary storage.

You know until

I figure out where to put it.

[Clock gongs again]

Why didn't you tell me

about Celeste?

Em, we haven't spoken

since you broke up with me

over the phone.

Are you okay?

Oh my God, are you kidding me?

Of course I'm okay.

I'm really happy for you.

We gotta move on.

We've all moved on.

I was talking

about Mr. Rosevelt.

Oh...

Yeah, I'll be okay.

I don't really know what I'm

going to do financially.

Or how I'm gonna get back to LA.

Flights are crazy expensive.

This is good, right?

This is...

This is closure.

[Knocking]

Tea time.

I hope I'm not interrupting.

No, in fact I was

just on my way out.

Catch up as much as you need to.

You should drink that

while it's hot.

Yes.

That's usually how tea works.

Well, let me know

if you need anything.

Okey dokey!

Okey dokey...

Eric, wait.

Ummm...

What's the WiFi password?

Still the same.

Cool.

[Theme music comes up]

...He felt her curves

round his neck

like a yoke he knows

he'll never forget

The way she cut through his bed

Like a snake would bite

through a cave of flesh

But he holds her

though she's broken

He swears he don't care

where she's been

He's tired of being human

He wears her close

to the bone...

[Computer snapping shut,

theme music stops abruptly]

[Growling]

KLONOPIN, take one tablet

by mouth twice a day

[Knocking]

Emily?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.

I'm just urinating.

Eric and I have reservations

at Justine's tonight.

And I'm sure you have other

plans, but if you're not busy,

then we'd love for you

to join us and our friends.

No, I don't have plans,

but I'm sure I can figure

something else out.

Really?

I know Eric wants you to come.

He does?

Yes.

Emily,

you don't have to be alone.

That's a spiffy shirt.

Thanks.

It's a...

breathable cotton.

So...

Everybody ready?

Aye aye, captain.

Do you want to change

before we leave?

Oh, I'm so sorry...

When I took

an emergency flight to Austin,

I didn't exactly think

to pack formal wear.

That makes perfect sense.

I'm sure

I have something you can wear.

Great.

[Romantic tune comes up]

Why me,

Why did you pick

on my heart to break?

Why did you have to fool me?

So I would to propose a toast,

to the memory of Mr. Roosevelt.

Oh, Jess.

[Sound of clinking glasses]

I don't know if you guys notice

anything different about me.

I've been meditating.

Yep, using an app

called Mind Time.

Thank you.

It's awesome.

He is so calm, so peaceful.

- Present.

- He's got this glow...

I'm finally here.

I can see it.

- Free app?

- Yeah, free.

I'll send it to you guys.

I get referrals...

- Very cool.

- It's awesome.

It's like, I don't know,

life-changing.

So, Eric, how's your band doing?

I saw you guys got a write-up

in the Chronicle last year.

Eric's taking a break from

right now.

He's getting

his real estate license.

- I love houses.

- I know you do.

Whoa, you're going to become

a real estate agent?

Yeah, they say if you sell one,

you can be set for a year.

I get that. We all do things

we don't want to do for a while,

so we can do the things that

we really want to do.

That's why

I audition for commercials.

It's more of a long-term thing.

You know, music is great,

and he's so good at it, but

you can only do this band thing

for so long

before you have to start thinking

about your future, right?

Right.

So. Emily, you're an actress?

No. I'm actually more

of a comedian.

Which basically means

I'm a less attractive

version of an actress.

Oh...

Why would you say that?

You're so beautiful.

So cute.

I'm joking.

Yeah, but even if you're joking,

it's not healthy

to talk about yourself that way.

So, Emily, you do stand-up?

No, I don't do stand up comedy.

It's hard to explain what I

do...

It's stupid.

It's pretty dumb.

Emily is so funny.

You have over 50,000

YouTube subscribers, right?

Wow!

Really? Wow!

You can really do something

with that.

I was just reading this article

about a girl who was doing

make-up tutorials online,

and she accidentally

got make-up in her eye,

and she had this major

freak-out.

It was so real and so funny.

So the video goes viral,

and then she goes

on the "Today" show,

and based on its success,

she was able to launch her own

beauty tutorial channel,

and she just came out

with this big make-up line.

Have you ever thought of

doing something like that?

No, I haven't.

Why not?

Oh, what about you, Celeste?

I never found out

what you do for a living.

Celeste is an entrepreneur.

Okay.

What's that mean?

Just a fancy French word.

I worked for a social media

firm when I was 25 and...

I realized their client model

wasn't sustainable cause

it was fractured

across too many platforms,

so I quit,

and I took my savings and teamed

up with a fellow Penn grad,

and we developed coding that

integrates business's

various online presences

into one streamlined platform.

It's still in product

development right now but...

There's been a lot of interest.

Don't be humble.

And she also makes

her own greeting cards.

I sent one to my grandma.

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