Pretty Bird Page #3

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[humming]

[Curtis]:
Good morning,

good morning.

And good morning.

At fantastic technologies

We don't think fantastic

is so crazy.

[clears throat]

at fantastic technologies

We don't think

fantastic is so crazy.

Right from the outset

our sights are set

For out of the ordinary.

Out of the or... [clears throat]

[slide projector whirs]

Right from the outset

our sights are set

On out of the ordinary.

[humming]

Morning, morning, morning.

Morning voice.

At fantastic technologies

We don't think fantastic

is so crazy.

You can guarantee

the first thing we think

Will already be

outside the box.

Maybe you said to yourself,

"that's a crazy idea.

I must be insane." not at

fantastic tech you're not.

We applaud risky thinking.

Taking chances.

But only the ones

backed by hard science.

It's not just

a rocket belt...

...It's an attitude.

[doors closing]

Yaah! Did I scare you?

[chuckling]

No.

Oh, my God,

I am pooped.

But luckily, stopped

by the old bookstore

on the way home

And I found this.

Picked up a copy

for everybody.

Wow. "the spring

in your step:

Motivational

wit and wisdom."

[Curtis]:
I know,

good stuff, right?

Mmm. Yeah.

Thanks a lot.

Any investors

at the bookstore, chief?

Well, you don't want

to put the old cart

before the horse, do you?

Hmm. [chuckles]

You need any help?

- No.

- Excelente!

[Curtis groans]

- Ah!

- [grunts]

Listen to this one.

Rick, listen to this one.

"anyone can steer a ship

in calm seas."

Hmm.

Hey, here's

an interesting one.

"don't remove a fly

from your friend's head

with a hatchet."

Oh, look here, it says

that's a Chinese proverb.

- So don't use a hatchet.

- Well, yeah, not for a fly.

They're saying don't use

the wrong tools for the job.

- [stifled chuckle]

- "bite off more

than you can chew,

And then chew...

...It."

"bite off more

than you can chew

and then chew it."

"plan more than you can do

and then do it."

That's a good

rhyming one there.

What's the deal with his legs?

- What do you mean?

- His legs.

They just kind of

dangle around.

It doesn't look like

he's flying.

It doesn't look very cool.

Could you do something else

with his legs?

Mmm.

Can his legs

do anything cooler?

Can we retract 'em?

Uh, human legs

don't retract.

Oh, I got it.

What if he does 'em

like he's doing a judo kick?

You guys affiliated

with NASA?

How do you mean

"affiliated"?

Yeah, I don't know.

Got anything else?

[%% Leo Delibes:

Ou va la jeune indoue ]

[Curtis]:
So big business

dinner tonight?

Yeah, uh, viper technologies.

What do you know about

these guys? You heard

of 'em before?

No, but I'm sure

they're great, you know.

Probably some, uh,

venture capitalists.

Capitalists, huh?

Awesome.

Hey, uh, Curtis.

There's, um, something else

that's awesome.

What's that, Kenny?

Opera. Live opera.

It's, uh, downtown,

near tons of restaurants

And great bistros.

And, uh, you know, you've

been working so hard lately.

- You deserve

a night to chill out.

- [Curtis]:
Is it in English?

Actually,

that's the fun part

'cause they provide you

with your own program

with the words on it,

And you just follow

right along, so...

Do you guys

need me to leave?

- Are you talking business?

- Oh. No, no, no. No.

We're, uh,

we're talking opera.

- Curtis has never been.

- I've never been either,

But Kenny says

it's really neat.

Oh, well, then

we should all go sometime.

While we're on the subject,

Mandy, um...

...I have got

a business dinner tonight.

And... [sighs]

Would you want to go with me

and... And...

...Talk and... What's the name

of the place called, Kenny?

Il villaggio.

Oh, that's supposed to be

a really nice restaurant.

I wanted to ask you before,

but I felt shy.

Why so confident now?

- No reason.

- Liar.

- I would love to go.

- Great.

Ok, wish me luck.

I'll tell you how it goes.

Good luck.

I love music... And movies.

Uh, of course,

I'm a bit eccentric.

You don't have

to beat yourself up.

I love movies too.

This wine is delicious.

Goes very well

with the potatoes

And the filet mignon.

- Agreed.

- [Mandy]:
Yeah.

So, what kind of movies

do you like?

Mostly old ones.

Classics, I guess.

- I love classics.

- Yeah?

So, what's the favorite?

Which one changed your life?

Oh, um...

Let me see.

Changed my life?

- Um, that's a hard one.

- [Curtis laughs]

Um...

I would probably have

to say the exorcist.

- Wow.

- Yeah.

The way the mother

stood by her daughter

All through when the devil

was possessing her.

- Oh, I know.

I love that part.

- Yeah.

I... I remember it

so vividly.

Um... Shane, my son,

he got a stomach virus

The first time

that I saw that movie.

He was vomiting for

two days. It was just...

It was awful.

Poor little guy.

This was when I shared custody

with my former husband,

And it was his weekend.

So I... I was there

in the car, just...

...Sort of bundling my son,

And he's getting sick

in this bucket I brought

And he's crying

his little eyes out.

And then I thought, bam!

The exorcist.

And I looked in the rearview

mirror of that car

And I said, "Mandy riddle...

...If the mother in that

exorcist can keep it together,

While satan himself

is making a mess

inside that little girl,

You can get through this."

So...

You know what we did?

We grabbed that bucket

And marched right back

in the house.

[Curtis]:
Wow.

You saw a lesson there

That probably

No one else ever saw.

[man]:
Fantastic technologies!

- [Curtis]:
Chuck!

- [laughs] did I scare you?

- You're viper technologies?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I bet I'm the last Guy

you expected to see tonight.

No! Not the last. No!

No. No, no, no.

Yeah. Chuck and I

did some business

A couple, a few...

Three, four years back?

- I'm chuck stutters.

- Hi.

And anything you heard...

...Well, hell,

it's probably true.

Uh, Mandy, uh, Ms. Riddle

is our director of marketing.

Ohh! Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa! I apologize.

Excuse me.

- No need.

- Ooh.

Let me get a drink.

[whistling]

Garcon.

[chuck sighs]

Fantastic technologies.

Well, Curtis does have

a fantastic knack

For screwing things up.

Wow. Ok, just because

an idea doesn't work

Doesn't mean

it's anybody's fault.

Look at that, always on

the bright side, isn't he?

Just relax. Come on.

I'm playing with you!

- [groans]

- [both chuckle]

I read the prospectus,

I like the idea.

What, are you kidding me?

A rocket belt.

Wow! Count me in.

Seriously?

[%% Leo Delibes:

Ou va la jeune indoue ]

[engine pops, hissing]

Sh*t!

[winces]

Damn it.

[sighs]

- [door closes]

- ow!

[both laughing]

I nearly died when you said

director of marketing.

[Curtis chuckles]

I've never been director

of anything in my life.

You are insane,

Curtis Prentiss.

[chuckles]

Shane?

What are you doing up?

Go upstairs and wait

with Grammy.

[chuckles]

I'm sorry, Curtis.

For the life of me

I can't remember

If the magazine said

I'm supposed to act like

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