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You were what?

Yeah, I figured that

if people couldn't find

what they were looking for,

they'd come to us.

Our store is

awfully neat and tidy.

Gee, do you think it's maybe

because we have four

times as many staff

as Kevin needs for

a store that size?

"My date, however, had

an almost slavish devotion

"to his mindless pursuits,

"droning on ad nauseum

about minute differences

"between seasons of

science fiction TV shows

"like they matter,

"as opposed to being the

militaristic power fantasies

"of arrested development

that they are."

All I said is the

first three seasons

of Battlestar Galactica

were better than the last.

Anyway, that's not the point.

What is the point anyways?

Besides the one on your head.

The point is that

Mage's is gone!

Gone, what the hell happened?

I don't know.

We'll have to do some

recon there tomorrow.

There's some new place

there called Ian's Comics.

Okay, all they did

was change owners.

Listen to this,

"Like far too many men his age,

"I found my date had yet

to cross that Rubicon

"between late adolescence

and true adulthood.

"He seemed obsessed with

toys, picture books,

"and animated features.

"While there's nothing

wrong with these,

"I guess,

"those just happen

to be interests

"of my six-year-old nephew."

That b*tch.

It's okay.

You think your parents will

care if we take some shots?

- Way ahead of you.

- Yeah!

Dude,

you're striking out

all over the place.

And I should know about

that better than anybody.

But

there's something I

gotta talk to you about,

and it's kind of important.

All right, dude, what's up?

You know, Kevin,

certain things can be

hard to say to people

because you, you can

never really know

how other people will

take the certain things

you say.

Uh, do you, do you kinda

get what I'm tryin' to say?

No, dude.

As of right now, I

can't say that I do.

What are you talkin' about?

Certain subjects

in our society

are still kinda touchy,

and when they're touchy,

things can be kind of

hard to say to people.

Things like

someone's sexual orientation.

Go on.

Well, uh, it, it's hard to say

because it is such

a touchy subject,

but

you can,

you can think that

you know somebody,

but they'll always have

this place inside themselves

that's

private.

And,

and it, it,

things just never come up,

so you don't say

anything about it,

but there's always this

sort of secret.

And you can be

afraid of how people

will react when they

learn the truth.

Do you, do you kinda

understand what,

what I'm tryin' to say?

(sighs) Dude, wow.

Wow, yeah, I think.

[Mark] Yeah, I couldn't

believe it either.

How long did you know?

Not too long.

Man, dude, no matter what,

we're always gonna be friends.

If you're gay, dude,

that's totally

cool with me, man.

Wait, what?

I said we're still

gonna be friends

whether you're gay.

No!

No, no, God, no!

God, dude, I wasn't, I

wasn't talking about me!

[Kevin] Wait, you weren't?

God.

Heaven's no, dude,

I was talking about Carley.

No, dude, she,

she's not like that.

Way, dude.

Dude, no.

You're just jealous 'cause

she's into me and not you.

Don't make up these

bogus stories.

Fine, whatever,

don't believe me.

You'll find out.

This is summertime, baby

Gonna roll the windows down

This a purple-smoke project

Turn it up loud

There's soemthin'

'bout the world

That gets them

females come around

- Hey.

- Hi!

I'm so glad you could come.

I thought Dungeons & Dragons?

Drinking and debauchery.

- Oh.

- This is my friend Morgan.

- This is Lisa.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

I love this song,

let's go dance!

No, no, no.

Aw, here, will

you hold this drink?

We gonna be together

When the sandman rings

For now, but I got plans

To seek a man, let him save me

Livin' on caps and leeway

And found this man dance

Tell me over and over and over

It's not a dream

I'm stuck in between

What's real and what's fantasy

Never wake me, please

When will I wake

up in the morning

With him still next to me

Impatiently, you wait

in my dejected sedation

I change my tank to temptation

Back to the place

where it begun

My imagination, high-strung

You know, I love

the guys at the shop,

but this has been one

of the greatest evenings

I've had in a long time.

Well it doesn't

hurt to network, Lisa.

They've been there for

me when no one else has.

Is that common?

People abandoning you

because you're gay?

You lose a few.

Some more than others.

That's awful.

Why can't people just let

other people be themselves?

Well when you're net worth

depends on being

normal and fitting in,

going against the flow

just scares people.

Sounds like my mom.

Well, there just comes

a time in your life

where you have to

be you for you.

Screw what other people think.

I wish I could

be more like you.

No, you be more like you.

You're amazing, and

you're pretty smart,

and so pretty.

Throw me in your sea

Tell me where the sun rises

Sun rises

So lonely in here

(tinkling instrumental music)

Hey, Kevin, do

you hear that music?

Yeah, where's it comin' from?

I think it's

comin' from up here.

Is that that Ian's Comics?

Yeah, but why would

they be playing music?

It's a comic book shop.

I don't know.

Maybe they have some kind

of party or rave going on.

I don't know, you

wanna go check it out?

Heck yeah, it's

our competition.

- All right.

- All right.

The hell kind

of store is this?

It's like Studio 54

meets Clerks in here.

The sh*t that I'm

leakin' is seepin'

Into reality creepin'

Is there anything I

can help you guys with?

Okay, look at this.

These are the depths

they have to go to

to get customers in the door?

Really?

Is there anything I

can help you boys with?

Oh my God.

[Man With White

Tie] Right this way.

Yes, sir.

It's like they hate

when you're happy

You sit there

lackin' life's purpose

They kept you

down to your dust

Ashley?

What the hell are

you doin' here?

Strawberry daiquiri,

it's delicious.

Do you want some?

This is just ridiculous.

Can you get the owner for me?

Who, Ian, yeah,

I'll go get him.

You're invited

If you don't understand

Then don't be frightened

[Kevin] Ian Petrella?

Randy from A Christmas Story?

Mm hmm.

Why, did you want an autograph?

Because they're $20.

No, I'm Kevin,

from A&A Comics.

Oh, the little

eyesore down the road.

[Kevin] Eyesore?

So did you come here to see

what a real comic

book store looks like?

See, I'm a millionaire,

and I will not be happy

until I am the last comic

book store in Cleveland.

That makes no sense.

How dare you, Ian Petrella?

May you and your comic

book store burn in hell.

All right, come on, let's go.

- This place sucks.

- All right, man.

- All right, thank you.

- This place sucks.

Let's go, gentlemen.

Hey, I'm, I'm sorry

about the other night.

It's okay.

I really didn't

mean to scare you off.

- Really, it's okay.

- All right.

[Man] Did you know Jack Kirby

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