Nobody Walks

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[ Car Alarm Chirps ]

[ Clears Throat ]

Listen. Um,

I had a great time sitting

next to you on the plane.

Silver Lake, right?

[ Girl ] Every morning,

as I drive away,

I am reaching back for you.

It is a helpless feeling,

this wishing, this wanting,

this knowing you will arrive...

just minutes after I have gone.

Well, I thought that

was really freakin' good.

[ Woman ] All right. All in favor

of including this piece...

in our spring issue,

raise your hand.

Nearly unanimous.

And our author, Kolt.

Sylvia Plath would be proud.

Congratulations.

Thanks, dude.

Hi.

Hey.

- Um, hello. I'm Martine.

- Hello.

Hey. Hi.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm Peter.

Let me grab this for you.

Come on in.

Thanks.

Julie can't wait to meet you.

What's making you feel

so powerless?

I'm way too afraid

to even approach a woman...

that might be on

my intellectual level.

I know what you're gonna say.

It's not 'cause

I'm afraid she'll reject me.

I'm afraid I'll reject her.

Okay.

Why is that?

You know, a lot of smart women

think too much to look good...

and talk too much to f*** well.

I feel like such an a**hole

saying these things to a woman.

I do get what

you're saying, actually.

'Cause the movie

comes out this week.

Everyone's acting like I'm supposed

to be excited, but I f***ing hate it.

And I wish I could say it looks nothing

like the script I handed them,

but they didn't change

a goddamn line.

I just wrote something

that isn't very good.

We're gonna need to stop.

[ Groans ] Don't do

this to me, Julie.

I will see you on Wednesday.

There's a lot of life that'll come

out with the sound. There's...

You know,

like the bug's footsteps,

or maybe his breath.

You know, what would it sound like if

you could hear the bug's heart beat?

Or, like, heartache.

What would that sound like?

[ Chuckles ]

You know?

Yeah. All right.

I think this'll be fun.

Yeah.

I'm really excited.

Thank you so much for putting

aside time to do this with me.

Absolutely.

So you're working on, like,

a big studio movie right now?

I am, yeah.

They're not picture-locked yet.

So you're in luck.

Hey, Peter, is this a

take-from-the-fruit-bowl night?

Martine, this is Kolt.

Kolt, Martine.

[ Martine ] Hi.

Hey.

What is a

take-from-the-fruit-bowl night?

Oh, it just means that everyone's

on their own for dinner.

Nobody's taken responsibility

as of yet.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Peter ] That's a maybe?

Hey, David.

Oh, hey, Kolt.

Hey.

I'm just getting out of here.

Crazy plans?

Just finishing up

some things for Peter.

How about you?

Lots of homework?

Not really. I already did this

history thing that's due Friday.

Well, it's good

not to procrastinate.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.

I do anyway sometimes though.

Procrastinate.

Oh, yeah. Of course. I'm giving

you advice I can't take, so...

[ Kolt Chuckles ]

Eating bark in a tree.

Slow or fast?

Fast.

Wind, and also sand

blowing in the wind.

Sounds that only ants hear.

Ah, need to be more specific. You know what?

We'll come back to it.

Okay, gasping.

Sticky stuff.

Bowling pins.

Blood on pavement.

- Got it.

- Really?

Hey, come on.

An old train.

Okay. Um, bodies rubbing

up against each other.

Okay.

So people having sex?

Yes. But not like, "Uh, uh, uh."

Okay.

Good to know.

[ Chuckles ]

Hi, Dad.

Hey, bud.

Hey.

Hi.

[ Julie ] Is she coming to eat?

Where is she?

Jet lag.

Is it gonna work out?

I think so, yeah.

She's really sweet.

Good.

I think

she's really talented too.

Hey, who is in the pool house?

Her name is Martine,

and she is a friend

of my friend Miriam's,

and she needed Daddy's help.

- Hey, guess what.

- What?

My poem got into lit mag.

Sweetness, that's fantastic.

- Did you call your dad?

- Not yet.

Well, you know, he wrote poems

before he wrote songs.

And maybe one day, he will

publish some of those poems,

and he can buy us a hot tub.

[ Camera Shutter Clicking ]

[ Phone Ringing ]

Wanna get that?

Mm-mmm. No.

- You sure?

- Yeah. One of the kids will get it.

No, they won't.

They always let it

go to the machine.

And you never

check the machine.

[ Ringing Continues ]

I'm coming. I'm coming.

Hello?

Hey, Avi.

[ Chuckles ]

No, I don't know where Sea Horse is.

Hold on. Let me check.

Kolt!

It's Avi on line one.

I don't want

to talk to Avi, Peter.

Okay. Why don't you

tell him that yourself?

[ Beeps ]

Firm hand of a parent.

Oh, so good.

Nailed it.

Get the arm in there.

I gotta wash my face.

What?

I have to wash my face.

All right,

the TV's going back on.

Them's the rules.

[ Sporting Event On TV ]

[ Sounds Amplified ]

[ Squishing ]

[ Rustling ]

[ Pops ]

[ School Bell Rings ]

Hey, where you going?

Class is that way.

Oh, I'm not going.

You want a section? I don't read

Science, Finance or Sports.

Yeah, I'll take Science.

So, um, how's it going

with David?

Hmm?

Oh. Um, it's complicated.

I mean, there's definitely

chemistry, you know,

but the age difference.

And he works for Peter, so...

I think we're both just...

a little afraid of where

it could go, you know?

Well, it's good to be cautious.

You have plenty of time. We're

only, you know, 16. [ Chuckles ]

[ Scoffs ]

I hate it when people say that.

I don't know.

What do you think?

Look, sir, we don't need a pool cleaning.

The pool is clean.

I'm looking at it right now.

David.

[ Scoffs ] No, you know what?

Just forget it.

You're crooks anyway.

My assistant.

He's a good guy.

Dusty's been upset

about this dead lizard...

that's been clogging

the drain for like a week now,

and I don't think

the issue's worth $600.

[ Peter ] This is our guest, Martine.

She's the bug auteur.

It's nice to meet you.

Excuse me.

[ Water Splashes ]

Love that guy.

Every time we don't have

a big job going on,

he just tries to fix

what's broken in life.

My life.

Okay, what's next?

Chimes?

[ Shower Running ]

And that is the power

of directional microphones.

They're kind of like

magic wands.

Here, come on.

I want to show you something.

All right,

just lay down right here.

Keep the headphones on.

Close your eyes.

You tell me,

what do you think

you're hearing?

All right?

Okay.

[ Cars Passing ]

I don't know.

It sounds like...

a concert, but far away.

It's the highway.

With those mountains

in the back,

it echoes through

the entire canyon.

- Wanna do another one?

- Yeah.

Close your eyes.

Okay, what about this one?

That sounds like wind

going through trees.

I'll buy that.

Okay.

Tell me what you hear...

now.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Man Speaking Italian ]

But what kind?

I'm tired.

[ Italian ]

[ David ] Hey, buddy.

Hey!

Ah, you looking to brawl?

You're Julie.

Wow! Can I hug you?

Yeah, let's hug.

I'm pro-hug.

I can't believe it.

I'm meeting you.

One of the original members of

Miriam's postfeminist wolf pack.

I've seen pictures

of you guys, like,

sitting around swimming pools

looking focused.

It-It seems like

it was an amazing time.

I don't know.

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