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I guess I've just blocked

most of that stuff out.

- Well, it's time to get rid of it.

- Yes.

Yes, it is.

[Tape rewinding]

- How do you feel?

- Good.

- Yeah?

- I feel much better.

- Mm-hmm...

- Woo-hoo!

[Laughing]

- I don't think

that's such a hot idea!

- Why not?

- Because you're jumping

really high!

You're gonna hurt yourself!

- I'll be fine!

Woo!

- Hey!

[Music]

[Solo]

[Music]

How'd you do that?

- I don't know!

I'm not afraid anymore and

the music's just coming out of me!

[Clatter]

- OK.

What do I have to do?

- I'm not really sure.

By getting rid

of all those memories,

I feel more confident, stronger,

not afraid of making mistakes.

You've got to find something

that's holding you back

on the drums.

- I got it. Ready?

[Tape rewinding]

[Clatter]

Sh*t!

- Are you hating away

a specific memory? Because...

- Wait.

This is it.

[Tape rewinding]

[Clatter]

Ha!

- It kind of sounds the same.

- Yeah, it sucks!

But now, I don't care.

I'm no good.

I'll never be any good.

I just hated away the fact

that I give a sh*t.

[Clatter]

- Yes!

Yes, that's it!

Ha!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Hey!

- Oh, sorry.

- You did that on purpose!

- What do you mean?

- I was about to beat you

for the first time,

and you shut off the game!

- No, I didn't.

- Yes, you did!

- Well, it was an accident.

- I can't believe this!

I was going to win!

- Fine. You want to play again?

- Fine! Let's play again!

- Well, not if you're gonna be

like that!

[Snoring]

What is it? What's going on?

- If Sarah hadn't dumped you,

you would've moved in

with her, right?

- What?

- If Sarah hadn't dumped you,

you would've

moved in with her.

- Yeah, I guess.

What time is it?

- Would you have ever come back?

- What?

- To visit. To hang out.

To see how I was doing.

Would you have come back?

- Yeah, of course.

- You sure?

- Of course I'm sure.

- Huh.

- Why are you asking

all these stupid questions?

- No reason. Just curious.

Thinking about things.

I'm going to go for a run.

- A run?

- Yeah.

- Like running around?

Like jogging?

- Yes.

- Now?

You've never jogged

a day in your life.

- I do now.

- You been getting rid

of more stuff?

You know, changing things,

deleting things,

editing things on the inside?

You have, haven't you?

- So?

- So, you should be careful.

It's making you weird.

- Whatever.

- Ah...

[television]

[Changing channels]

[TV]:
I'd rather be dead

than be what you are!

- Andrew?

[TV]:
We have a pact!

- Andrew?

Andrew?

Andrew!

Andrew!

Andrew?

Andrew!

Oh crap!

You did it, didn't you?

You made yourself disappear!

I told you not to mess with that stuff,

but you wouldn't listen!

You went too far!

You...

Goddamn it!

[Guitar]

See you later pal

Because you've gone away

You didn't listen to what I say

Gone away

Gone away

Maybe next time

You'll listen what I say

That's for you, buddy.

I wasn't actually sure what to do

since there was nothing

left of you to bury.

So I just put together

a few of your favourite things.

Your lucky game controller.

That's it, actually.

I couldn't think of anything else

you really liked,

so I just kind of stopped there.

You're a good friend.

A great friend.

I never told you that. I should've.

Meant to.

I did.

I think... maybe I could've

been a better friend to you.

And there were...

times where maybe I...

kind of took advantage

of your generosity.

And there were times...

where maybe I kind of took

advantage of your sickness.

Uh, handicap.

The truth is that when

I was moving out the other day,

I wasn't planning on coming back.

- I knew it!

- Andrew?

Is that you, buddy?

- You're damn right it is!

- Andrew?

You're alive!

What the hell is this?

What the hell's going on?

- I'll tell you what's going on!

I finally clued in

that you've been using me!

- What? I never used you!

- You just said so!

You said you took advantage

of my generosity!

You just said that!

- I said maybe I kind of took

advantage of your generosity.

That is totally different!

And I thought you were dead!

It doesn't count!

- I wasn't dead

when you were moving out

never planning on coming back!

- What? No!

You didn't let me finish!

What I was going to say

was not coming back

would've been the worst mistake

I could've made!

- Oh! Give me a break!

- That is what I was gonna say!

I swear to God!

Why am I explaining myself

to you?

You made me think you were dead!

What kind of move is that?

- To see how you felt

being abandoned!

- Abandoned? I was moving in

with my girlfriend!

How long was I supposed

to be your babysitter?

- I was letting you

live here rent-free!

- There's nothing free

about living with you, Casper!

- You didn't seem to mind

me selling the house

to pay for us

moving to Costa Rica!

- It was my idea!

- Yes!

Because you were using me!

- I was trying to stop you

from killing yourself!

- Bullshit!

You were trying

to save your own ass

because you're a weak,

selfish little man.

And you've been using me

for my house and my friendship,

but mostly to make yourself seem

just a little less pathetic!

- I'd rather that than be a freak

who's afraid of his own shadow!

- Well, that's all changed now!

- 'Cause now you're just a freak!

Bastard!

[Thump]

- What was that?

- Your computer falling,

because I hated away your desk.

[Laughs]

- Oh, that's funny!

- Yeah, I thought so.

- Yeah. I'll be laughing about

that tonight when I go to sleep.

Hey, by the way, where are you

going to be sleeping tonight?

- In my... You didn't!

- As a matter of fact, I just did.

- Oh, that's funny.

Because so did I.

Just did.

- Well, if you don't have a bed,

I guess you won't need

a nightstand.

[Crash]

Ouch! Sounds like your lamp broke!

And that...

[tape rewinding]

That's the sound of it disappearing.

- I could be mistaken,

but I believe that...

[crash]

That was the sound

of your bookcase disappearing.

And that? That's the sound

of your books going bye-bye.

Bye-bye, books.

- Bye-bye, Dave's desk!

- Bye-bye, Andrew's clothes!

- Bye-bye, Dave's

Daniella Pestova calendar!

- Bye-bye,

Andrew's thing on the floor

next to the thing

with the thing in it!

- And bye-bye, Dave's room!

[Crash]

- You didn't.

- Yes, I did.

- This is stupid.

- You started it.

- It doesn't matter who started it!

The point is,

making everything disappear

isn't gonna help anything!

We can't both stay here.

One of us has to go.

It's as simple as that.

Before there is no here, here.

- So leave! This is my house!

- And I can make it disappear

in the blink of an eye.

- What do you propose?

- We settle this like gentlemen.

- Video-game challenge?

- Video-game challenge.

Winner keeps the house,

loser takes what he can carry

and never comes back.

- And no more making

anything else disappear?

- Yes.

- It's your funeral.

- We'll see.

- Grrrr...

- Hyah!

- Arrgh!

- Yes! That's it! That's it!

- No!

- Ha ha!

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