Prince Avalanche Page #2

Aren't you gonna eat that?

What?

Aren't you gonna eat that?

The skin?

Yeah.

No.

The most nutritious part.

[PASSES GAS]

Oh, god. Farts?

[SIGHS] Relax.

We're having a very nice evening.

Enjoy your hot fish.

Seriously, are you really cool

not getting laid all summer?

I don't really have much

of a choice, do I?

I mean, when you were out here

For the spring by yourself,

Didn't you get lonely,

like, so lonely?

There's a difference between

being lonely and being alone.

There is?

Oh, yeah.

I reap the rewards of solitude.

How do you do that?

Well...

I write letters to your sister,

I...read,

I paint, I sew.

I had a cat, so I used to take

care of my pet before it was killed.

I have a lot of

prescription medications,

But I try not to use them.

Wow.

I don't know.

I get so horny

out here in nature.

Don't you? Horny?

I don't think so.

Let me ask you a question.

Does it, like...

feel different

Having sex with a woman

that's had a baby?

Yeah.

You know, like, Madison. She's had kids.

Mm-Hmm. Yeah.

Is it, like...

less tight?

Lance, she's your sister.

I mean, I don't know

how you do it.

I could never last

the whole summer

Without getting the

little man squeezed.

You suggesting I cheat

on your sister?

You've heard the story

about Tristan, right?

Tristan, your cousin?

No.

Who's Tristan?

That guy. Hasn't Madison

ever told you about him?

No.

Don't you guys talk

about stuff?

Yeah.

Well, don't you know who she slept with?

What do you know

about who she slept with?

Well, you know her bedroom was

next doors to mine in high school,

And you could just hear

the moaning and stuff.

[SIGHS]

What?

Do you think she was a virgin?

[RAINFALL]

[SNORING]

Do you have any plans

for the weekend?

Anything you're getting into?

What do you mean?

Do you have your eye on anyone?

You know, a girl.

No.

[POLES CLATTER]

Hey, Alvin.

Yeah?

I lied to you.

I do have my eye

on someone who's a girl.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Her name is Maggie Johnston.

She's a total goddess. I've been

working on her for a while.

Nice.

Yeah.

But I kinda

messed it up, though.

I lost her to my friend kip,

But I think they were on

the road to splitting up

If the way she was behaving last time I saw

her at the dance club was any indication.

Problems in the relationship?

Probably by now.

Is she, uh, giving off signals?

Signals?

Yeah.

Well, she was making

out with me in a toilet,

If that's a signal.

What?

Someone knocked on the door.

Probably would have gone full

lamb chop if no one had knocked.

With your friend kip's girlfriend?

Yeah.

Probably

ex-Girlfriend by now.

Are you sure you don't want to

come into the city this weekend?

You could crash at my

parents' place with me. No.

Thanks, though.

I'm gonna stay here.

I could use the solo time.

Not me.

I get lonely.

What's up?

[LANCE SIGHS]

There's birds in here.

Oh, so just, uh,

toss me the keys

And I'll pick you up on Monday.

You need any help with

the camp, setting up?

Sure.

Really?

You know what? Don't worry

about it. I'll get it. Oh.

But you do have

to do one thing.

I want you to mail that

for me, all right?

It's for your sister, and there's money

in there, so be careful with it.

Sweet. How much?

None of your business.

Aw, come on. How much?

Hundreds of dollars.

Why doesn't she get a job?

Why do you send her money?

She's got a lot going on.

No, she doesn't.

She stays at home and talks

on the phone and chews gum.

Yeah, she's raising her child.

Who's in school all day.

Drop it.

So you just take off and bust your ass

And send money back home?

It's called love.

I don't get it.

Yeah, well, you know what? You

don't have to get it, all right?

All you have to do is

mail that letter.

Oh, and one more thing.

Lance!

[SIGHS] What?

Have fun.

Thanks.

[DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE TURNS OVER]

[SIGHS]

Ah.

ALVIN:
Hello.

Was this your house?

[CHUCKLES] Was.

Ha ha! Past tense. Everything's

past tense now. Ha!

This is the bedroom,

And our bed was on

this flat area.

This was your bed?

This was it. Ha ha!

And this was on

the back of the bed.

Envision a tall case

up on legs,

And it had a whole lot

of drawers.

And they just fit there perfectly.

It was like, um...

the house was waiting

for my... Ha ha!...

My furniture. Ha!

I speak a little German,

From when I used

to live over there.

All the...

all of these things are...

Are like memories,

And sometimes I feel like I'm

digging in my own ashes.

Um...

people don't realize that af...

You know, even though

the fire was, uh,

I guess, what, 6, 7 months?

9? I don't know how long

since the fire.

Um...

but it's harder for you now...

Harder for me now, anyway.

I thought I was strong

And... adaptable

And, um...

you know, how's anybody

gonna prove

That... That...

you know, I had all these

experiences and the, uh...

flying and, um...

Flying?

Yeah, I was a pilot.

I'm just looking for the

pilot's license with the logbook.

Was the pilot's license

a piece of paper?

Yeah, a little card and a book.

The logbook was

like this, you know.

Do you think it would

have burned up?

I guess so.

But, uh...

you never know

when miracles happen.

You could find it, I guess.

Oh.

Good luck to you.

You, too.

Honey?

I'm home.

Sweetie...

Oh, it smells good.

Ooh, what are you making?

Mmm.

Sweetheart.

Nice little birds.

Hmm.

Sweetie? Where are you?

Upstairs?

Babe?

Sorry. I didn't know

you were on the phone.

No, no, no, it's ok.

You don't have to get off.

I'm just gonna go downstairs.

Bye. [KISS]

It was good.

Hey, man.

Hey, welcome back.

Hi.

Yeah, you're looking good.

Huh?

You look fresh.

Your outfit, your ensemble.

You look sharp.

Move it.

Little lab coat?

Yeah.

Bought myself this coat.

Very cool.

How was your weekend?

New watch?

Yeah. I splurged.

Oh, cool.

Is it waterproof?

Yeah, to, like, 50 meters.

It's got daily alarm,

World timer,

Countdown.

Cost 38 bucks.

Wow.

Shockproof.

Wow.

Pretty new-Wave.

Well, I'm glad you're back.

We've got a lot of

work to do today, ok?

You ok?

Yeah, ok.

Ok.

[SIGHS]

Oh.

Sorry.

I got caulk on you.

[CHUCKLES]

Hilarious.

ALVIN:

So nothing happened?

LANCE:
Huh?

This weekend.

Didn't do anything?

Didn't cut loose?

Come on.

What's the scoop?

Oh. No.

What about Peggy Jackson?

Peggy?

Yeah.

You mean Maggie Johnston?

Maggie Johnston.

You didn't get the

little man squeezed?

Nope.

That's too bad.

[SIGHS]

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

What about her boyfriend?

She break up with him?

Sort of.

Hey. So what's

the problem?

Can't we just listen

to the silence?

Yeah, sure.

ALVIN:
So not even a

little bit of fingering?

Yeah, a little bit.

It was a really stupid weekend.

Oh?

Do tell.

Yeah.

It all started

just after I left.

I wasn't even near hidden

ridge and I got a flat tire.

I'd been driving for less than an

hour, and I ran over a sharp object.

You ever had to change a

tire on a truck like that?

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