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To understand ourselves better.

Okay, that sounds

nice, but, uh...

If that's the only reason, then

why not just go to therapy?

Because therapy is stupid?

Yeah...

Maybe it's stupid.

Yeah, can I go home?

Just... Let's take a break.

Let's take a break.

Great comments, guys,

thank you.

- Uh, Mr. Henry?

- Yeah?

Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine. -I'm

just having a bad life.

It'll be over eventually.

Um...

I don't want this to seem

weird or anything,

but would you maybe like to

come to my place for dinner?

Uh...

Listen... Thank you so much...

- Kat.

- Kat? Yeah, Kat.

Uh, that's a really

kind offer, Kat.

Ah, but...

We're not

supposed to date students.

No, oh, my God, no!

Oh, this? Yeah, no never!

Did you think I was

asking you out?

- No!

- Oh, my God!

No, no,

definitely not.

No, no, I would never do that.

That is so gross!

Wow, I... Sir, I would never, I

would never, ever, ever do that.

Okay, I'm not the Elephant Man.

No, no, I know, you're just,

you're so old.

Why the hell did you ask me

over for dinner for?

Because I want you

to meet my mom.

Oh, your mom?

- Yeah, a cute mom.

- How old is your mom?

- Forty-five.

- How old do you think I am?

Oh, I don't know, I...

Like, between 50 and 62?

I'm only 39...

Uh, no, I turned 40.

- I'm a young 40.

- Well, here she is.

Oh, that... That's your mom?

Yeah, and she likes

your work too.

Well, that's sweet.

Mmm-hmm, she's sweet.

Listen, Kat, I'm...

I'm still getting over my ex.

Look, you should

just meet my mom.

I promise you won't meet

anybody nearly as hot as her

in your apartment, okay?

God, I hate that apartment.

You know what, Kat?

What the hell,

I'll meet your cute mom.

Great. Here's the address,

be there at 8:
00.

And wear something nice.

Like this kind of thing?

Who is it?

Hey, uh, it's Will Henry, I'm

here for the... For the date.

Gosh...

You brought wine!

This is just so awkward.

Oh, sorry, I didn't realize

it would be awkward.

- Uh, you must be?

- Oh, I am Diane...

- Kat's mom.

- Oh, well, I am, uh...

Will. Yes, I know. Uh, and

it's nice to meet you too.

Look, I don't mean

to be rude, but,

I just wanted to let you know

that I'm seeing someone.

Oh... Uh, well...

Yeah, you know,

Kat doesn't know.

Which is why she set this up.

Truth is, I don't think

she'd like the guy.

I'm not even sure if I like him

but, we've had a couple dates

and I just, I don't know, I just feel as

though I should be straightforward with you.

I know a lot of people date a

lot of people nowadays and...

I don't know, I'm not comfortable

with that sort of thing. Yeah.

No judgment of course

if, if that's what you do.

I mean you could be coming from a

date right now for all I know, right?

You're not coming from

a date right now though?

Huh?

Uh-uh, no, no, don't

answer it, don't answer it

and as a matter of fact,

just forget it.

That is none

of my business. Hmm.

But I did hear you recently split up.

And I'm sorry.

Mmm. Dating sucks.

It does.

Um, well, okay...

I guess I'll... I guess

I'll just go home then.

Oh, no...

- You can't go.

- Why not?

Kat's here.

All right, listen, I'm not sure about this.

It seems very messy to me.

I... I don't really want to be involved...

- With deceiving a student.

- Uh...

- Mr. Henry?

- Hey, Kat!

Hey.

What are you guys

doing out here?

- Nothing.

- Mmm-hmm.

I, uh, just, uh...

I'm just getting

to know your teacher.

- Tight.

- Yeah.

Very tight...

Very tight friends.

So, how long have you been

making comic books?

I'm not sure, um, ever since

I was a kid, I suppose.

Hmm, really?

Were your parents encouraging?

- Oh, not at all.

- Why not?

Not a lot of successful comic

book artists where I'm from.

- Oh. Where are you from?

- New Zealand.

Oh, it's a beautiful place.

Oh, you've been to New Zealand?

No, but...

Kat makes me go see

all the Hobbit movies, so...

Oh, so, you know

all about us and our ways.

- That was sassy. -Yeah, I'm

a sassy little hobbit.

I like it.

Now tell me, truthfully...

Are there any successful

comic book writers anywhere?

Well, the School of Visual

Arts has had its share. Yeah.

Right. SVA.

Do you have a problem

with the SVA?

No, it's just, um, well, I

wanted Kat to go to Columbia.

- Oh, Columbia is a good school.

- Columbia is a great school.

- What do you do?

- I teach at Columbia.

Oh... Wow. That's, uh... Wow.

Really? Wow. What do you teach?

- American literature.

- American literature?

Early American, pre-comic book.

Is, uh... Is that supposed

to be a joke?

- Maybe.

- So hilarious.

You do realize,

uh, comic books are part of

American literature, don't you?

I don't know

if I would necessarily...

- How many comic books have you read?

- Oh, gosh...

Including yours?

Sure, including mine.

Actually, I've only read yours.

Unbelievable!

And this is why people still

don't take comics seriously.

Because the literature department

of Columbia University

doesn't even recognize it

as literature!

Listen, I liked

your little book.

My little book?

I liked your comic book.

Better?

My little comic book?

Oh my God, are you guys

arguing already?

Ah, please,

mind your business, Kat.

Mind your business, Kat.

It's good wine.

- Would you like some more?

- Really, no, I actually shouldn't.

Good, then you won't mind

when I take the rest home.

Well, uh...

Thank you, uh, good night.

It really was, um, I don't

know, it was something.

Yes.

Thanks for helping me

with Kat tonight, it was...

Nice meeting you.

Yeah... Thank you

for the pork cutlets.

- Delicious.

- Hmm...

- It was swordfish.

- Oh.

- Oh!

- Listen...

Kat told me you're kind of

really going through something.

Believe me, I...

I know how that is.

So for what it's worth, I...

I just want you to know that I

really do think that you are...

- Nice.

- Thank you.

I think you're

nice, too, I guess.

Good night. Yeah.

- Bye, Kat.

- Bye.

- How'd it go?

- Hmm, he's a bit of snob.

Okay, well,

you're a bit of a snob, so...

- Dad!

- Daddy!

Are you girls ready for the

greatest weekend of your lives?

- You say that every weekend.

- Yeah.

We're doing it again. Come on.

There you go.

Where did you get this car?

I borrowed it from a student.

We're going upstate.

What for?

What do you mean "what for?"

To get out of the city.

Are you in trouble?

No, I'm not in trouble.

Where would you get

a crazy idea like that?

What a crazy question.

I just thought, uh, you girls spend

too much time cooped up in New York.

Are we staying in a hotel?

Uh, no, I thought

we could go camping.

- Camping?

- Yeah.

- Like, in a tent?

- Yeah.

- Do you own a tent?

- I do not own a tent.

But there is a tent in the car.

Mom wants us to practice

cello this weekend.

You can practice cello

in the woods.

Get back here!

Ow.

Sounds beautiful, girls.

That sounds amazing,

what song is that?

It's okay, I'll sleep outside, under

the stars, it'll be romantic.

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