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It's fine, don't worry.

- So, how are you guys?

- Fine.

Yeah?

- How's your mom?

- She's okay.

- Did she tell you about her...

- Yeah.

And how are you feeling

about everything?

I don't know.

- How are you feeling?

- I don't know.

Good. Fine.

You guys know I'll always

be your dad, right?

Yeah?

Are you going to the wedding?

I'm not sure

that's such a good idea.

Dad, do you hate Mom?

- Of course not, Clio.

- Colette says you hate her.

I love your mother.

Does she love you?

Yeah, I think, you know,

in a way, yeah.

Sure, yeah, she does.

Then why is she marrying Gary?

Love is complicated, girls.

- Mom's a b*tch!

- Hey, Colette!

I'm telling Mom you said that.

Go ahead

and you're a b*tch, too.

Girls, listen... Stop, okay?

It's really important we give

your mom our support right now.

Understand?

- Why?

- Because she needs it.

Don't! I know you're trying to

knock my hotdog off into the fire!

You want me to starve?

Okay.

Good night, girls, I love you.

Love you too, Dad.

- Dad?

- Yeah.

- Are you seeing anyone?

- No, honey.

Good.

Time!

- Rhinoceros!

- Rhinoceros?

Oh, yeah!

- Oh, my god!

- I got it!

- Hi.

- Hey.

- How did you get in here?

- I texted you.

You said you could keep

them tonight.

Yeah, sure, that's fine,

I can keep them.

- I meant at your place.

- Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- I want more time with them.

- What?

- Where is this coming from?

- I need to see them more.

I want some weekdays.

- You live in Astoria.

- So what?

So, that's an hour-and-a-half

commute to school every day.

I can move closer.

Since when can you

afford to move closer?

I'm a good father.

- You're good at having fun with them.

- They're six years old.

They should always

be having fun.

They should be learning things.

- Did they practice their

cellos this weekend? -Yes.

They need to practice

that every day.

I want more time with them.

Can we talk about

this tomorrow? I'm tired.

Where's, uh, Gary,

the monologist?

- He's at his apartment.

- He has an apartment?

Yeah, he keeps it

as a workspace.

Why? Do you think that's weird?

- It is.

- Yeah, it is.

Sh*t. What am I getting into?

Don't answer that.

What is happening here?

Uh, an eye is blinking?

Why do you say that, Paul?

Because that's

what's happening?

Do you see any eye actually blinking

in either of these two images?

- Well, no...

- No, you see an eye open.

In the next image,

we see an eye closed.

And we create

the blink in our minds.

And this is called closure.

- What's it called?

- Closure.

- What's it called? Yeah.

- Closure.

Respect that gap

between your panels.

It can do a lot of

work for you.

It can travel time and space.

It can create

and destroy whole worlds.

Kaboom!

In some way, that little gap

between the panels,

is just as important as the images

in the panels themselves because...

There is the story

you're telling

and then there are the things

that you're leaving out.

And in that way, the story

becomes a shared creation

between the writer,

you guys in the future

and the reader.

I don't get it.

What's supposed to be

happening here?

It's not always

as simple as a blink.

I don't know,

it just seems random.

You seem random.

Okay, that's enough for today.

I want sketches for your

memory pieces next week.

Everyone. No exceptions.

Celia. Paul.

- Oh, hey.

- Hey.

- I've been thinking.

- Hey, girls!

Yeah, what are you doing here?

You said you wanted

more time with the girls.

- Yeah.

- Let's give it a try!

- What, right now?

- Yeah. You busy?

Well, I was kind of... I was

kind of working on a thing.

Okay, so you can't take them?

No, yeah, of course,

I can take them.

Yeah, come in. Come in, girls.

Uh, I could have

used a little notice.

I don't even have

any groceries.

You said you wanted

more time with them.

I've only got one egg.

Figure something out,

go to the store.

What's going on?

Why are you here?

- Meanne quit. Yeah.

- She quit?

- Why'd she quit? -She got

a job with Jon Stewart.

- What... The Jon Stewart?

Whoa, really? -Yeah...

What's she doing,

sketches? Or...

No, not sketches,

watching his kids.

- What do you think?

- Oh... Oh, yeah, of course.

They met during

my improv showcase.

That's not...

- Uh... Yeah, that's not funny, sorry.

- Yeah.

It's terrible timing. Gary's

doing this new monologue

and his family's in town for it.

It's just kind of awful.

Which, the monologue or the family?

A combination?

I'm just... I'm so

pissed at Meanne.

The girls must be sad. She's been

around since they were babies.

Okay, here's their schedule

for the rest of the week.

Make sure they practice their cello

for at least 20 minutes a day.

- No problem.

- And cook them vegetables.

I don't want them eating pizza.

- Bye girls!

- Bye, Mom!

- I love you!

- Love you too!

- Call me.

- Okay.

Are you guys hungry?

Bath and bed

straight after dinner, okay?

We're going to have to wake up super

early to make it to school on time.

- How early?

- 6:
00 AM.

6:
00 AM, are you kidding me?

No, I'm serious.

We've never woken up

that early in our life!

You're going to tomorrow.

No, we're not.

- Pardon?

- No, we're not.

- Yes, you are.

- Do you wanna bet?

I'm not going to bet you.

Have you ever woken up

that early?

Okay, 6:
45.

But we're going to have

to move really fast.

I don't want to be late.

Stop the look.

Don't give each other

secret looks.

Uh, Dad? CARTOON

Uh, Dad?

- Dad!

- Dad!

- Wake up!

- Wake up!

- Sh*t!

- Sh*t!

- Shouldn't say sh*t.

- Shouldn't say sh*t.

Stop playing with my phone

and get dressed!

Stop playing with my phone

and get dressed!

Are you guys okay with pizza for breakfast?

Don't answer that.

I have to poop...

- Really bad.

- Okay.

Just wait,

just wait a little...

- Hey, Charlie!

- You're late!

Yeah! We're almost there.

I can't believe you!

Did you set your alarm?

No, I did set my alarm...

- No, no. -

Yeah...

No, I set...

But, but... I set my...

I set my alarm...

I set my alarm... Okay...

What did they have for breakfast?

Did they have breakfast?

- Yeah, they're having breakfast.

- What are they eating?

- Uh, you know, some cheese...

- Huh?

- Tomatoes... Okay! -

Okay, I'll call you when they

get to school, all right? Okay?

Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

Okay, bye.

Mom says good morning.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Let's take a look at you.

You look wonderful.

Have a great day.

Sorry. I'm sorry...

So, what did you guys

do at school today?

I don't know, kid stuff.

Just kid stuff?

What kind of grown-up stuff?

You know, like,

just walking around,

doing a job,

talking in a serious voice...

Like this... "Hello."

- What'd you do, Colette?

- Same as her.

- What?

- Kid stuff.

Kid stuff, just kid stuff?

Is that all the information

I'm going to get out of you?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Hmm.

Hold on.

Uh-oh.

- Hey, Charlie...

- Hey.

Can I call you back later? They're

just in the middle of their supper.

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