Nerve

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1

Okay.

Good morning.

What you doin'?

Besides stalking JP, of course.

I'm reading the news,

thank you very much.

Oh!

You're reading the news.

You're such a good liar.

Seriously, how do you know

I'm stalking JP?

Because I know you

very, very well.

Oh, wait! Did you tell

your mom 'bout calarts yet?

Yeah, I told her.

She's super excited for me

to move across the country

and go to a really

expensive art school.

Really?

- No.

- No?

No, I haven't found...

I haven't found

the right time to tell her.

Oh!

Nerve is starting.

Sorry, this is really important.

What's nerve?

It's a game.

Here, just click on the video.

Welcome to nerve New York City.

Nerve is a 24-hour game.

Like truth or dare,

minus the truth.

Watchers pay to watch.

Players play to win

cash and glory.

Are you a watcher or a player?

Are you a watcher or a player?

Are you a watcher or a player?

It's cool, right?

This looks very sketchy.

Is this legal?

I don't know.

Probably not.

Just do it. Just sign up

and watch. Time's ticking.

Okay, signing up. Look, this

is me signing up to watch you.

Vee! You have to sign up

and watch me.

It's very important

that I have watchers.

Hey. I gotta go, my

mom just got home.

I'll sign up after breakfast.

I promise.

Thank you. I love you.

I'll see you in a little bit.

- Bye.

- Bye.

I mean, Syd hasn't

gotten into any schools yet.

And she doesn't even care.

You know what?

Sydney doesn't have to care.

She has a trust fund.

And you have something

far more valuable than that.

Here we go.

You have drive, you have focus.

You have a scholarship

to a local college.

And even though

we can't afford the dorm,

you get to have me

as your new college roommate.

Actually, I, um...

I had kind of

a cool idea about that.

What if we fixed up Mike's room

and listed you

on airbnb or something?

Maybe it's time we finally

go through his stuff

and maybe give

some of it to goodwill.

And I could give you some space.

I don't want space.

I just want you.

Okay.

I'm totally down

with commuting. I can...

I can get my reading done

on the ferry.

Yeah?

That'll work, right?

Yeah.

Let's say, "go cougars"

on the count of 1, 2, 3.

Go cougars!

Let's go, cougars!

Let's go, cougars!

Hand me the zoom lens.

Here.

Doesn't it feel

a little unbalanced

if every single yearbook photo

is of JP Guerrero?

It's not my fault

he's on the team.

Here.

Okay, guys.

Be careful, careful.

Let's hit it, JP!

All right, let's go!

Let's go! Come on!

Watch out, watch out, watch out!

You got it.

Yeah, you got it.

All right, be careful.

Careful.

Yeah!

Let's go, cougars!

Let's hear it for Sydney Sloane!

The girl with the shades.

Let's go, cougars.

Ooh, yum!

Let's go, cougars.

Liv! Liv!

Show 'em what we got, cougars!

Okay, let's play...

Where you goin', Syd?

We've lost our cheerleader.

Okay, show 'em what we got, VHS!

Are you ready?

Remember what to do?

- Okay.

- Okay. You're on!

Hey, watchers!

It's Syd baby.

I'm counting on you

to get me to the final round.

So don't let me down

and I won't let you down,

I promise.

Go, dude!

Show 'em what we got!

Show 'em what

Staten island's really about!

Go cheer, baby!

Okay. Okay.

Nerd!

Ooh!

How 'bout that ass, though?

Okay. Thank you, Sydney.

Ah... you guys dared me

to eat dog food.

You can do this!

This is so gross. This is so gross.

Don't think about it.

Okay.

Keep it in.

Ty!

Wassup, watchers?

Oh! Money, money!

Oh. Whoa!

I have so many watchers now.

Yeah, you do. Girl!

I just need to get

in that little box thing.

Who's winning now?

Apparently, this guy named Ryan.

I guess he put peanut butter

on his junk

and let his dog lick it off.

I could do that.

But you don't have a dog.

I could still do it.

Or a dick, Liv.

Ooh, they're coming up

with your next dare!

What is it?

I need something flashy

like the peanut butter thing.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Hey!

Hey.

My god, how weird.

How do they know

you're afraid of heights?

- What?

- That's what they do.

It's easy.

They just take all your info

from your old profiles

and put it

in your nerve profile.

That's so creepy.

You just got suspended.

I thought you were

done playing nerve.

Hell no!

The girl who won Seattle

now has millions of followers.

She is insta-famous.

- Who cares?

- I care, Vee.

I don't expect you

to understand.

I'm an adrenaline junkie.

You like to stay within your

comfort zone. That's fine.

That's not true.

What about that

pole dancing class we took?

Vee, I dragged you there and you

sat in the corner and watched.

I'm a visual learner.

Why are you attacking her?

I'm not attacking her, Tommy.

Yeah, you are.

Life is passing you by.

You need to learn to take a few

risks every once in a while.

I do take risks.

Really?

Okay. Fine.

Let's just say hypothetically

you're playing nerve.

What'd be a good

nerve dare for Vee?

Make out with JP.

Baby steps. Baby steps.

Just talk to JP.

What?

He probably likes you, too.

You'll just never know

if you don't talk to him.

And then everybody

that's watching you,

they would just go on and vote.

Who wants to see

Vee mackin' on JP?

Oh, my god!

You guys!

All who wanna see

Vee macking on JP say, "yes."

Yes!

Yes. Yes.

I assume, "no"?

Abstain.

Thank you.

All right.

You've been dared.

Do you accept your dare, Vee?

Say, "yes." Say, "yes."

What's the point?

We're graduating. I...

All you have to do

is say, "hi."

I don't want

to say hello to him.

Fine.

I love you so much, Vee.

But you're a watcher.

So watch me do it for you.

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

Just watch.

No, no, no! Syd, no.

Yeah! Sydney!

Why don't you show us

the front next time?

You first, Chuck.

I hear it's really big.

Guess it's average.

Uh... hey, JP.

What's up?

Um... I was wondering. Do you

have a girlfriend right now?

No!

It's not for me.

It's for a friend.

Well, which friend?

Um...

No, it's...

She's not my type.

You're not nearly as hot

as you think you are.

Yes, he is!

And you are a douchebag.

No, don't go! Come on!

Vee! Vee!

Just let her go.

Not cool, Sydney.

I'm just trying to help her.

Let's not help her.

She'll figure it out.

Hello. Welcome to nerve.

You have chosen player.

Nerve is a direct democracy.

Watchers decide your dares.

The two players

with the most watchers

by the end of regulation

will advance to the final round,

where the winner takes all.

Watchers can watch

from anywhere,

but they are encouraged

to film live.

So don't be alarmed.

There are three rules.

One, all dares must be filmed

on the player's phone.

Two, there are only

two ways to be eliminated.

Fail or bail.

Three, snitches get stitches.

Thank you for

keeping nerve a secret.

Good luck, player.

Hey, this is Vee,

I'm not here right now...

Vee! You have to

sign up and watch me.

For account information,

press one.

For phone or credit card

information and payment...

Tommy. Hey, I'm

pulling up outside.

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