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that I've sort of had, like,

a little bit longer term

relationships with, you know.

Mm-hmm.

Um, so I guess

I decided recently

that, like, what I really needed

was, like, someone,

like, totally hot,

like, unquestionably hot

that was kind of a jerk maybe

and so I could just get over it.

So you could cross the line--

Well, maybe just get over

some of it, you know,

because, like--and someone maybe

who I didn't have to...

like, I would never do anything

with anyone

who, like, I didn't feel,

like, a connection to,

but I kind of just wanted, like,

to not have to worry about...

like, I didn't want this,

like, long history,

like, I didn't want

all these memories of us,

like, sort of having, like,

this, you know,

psychological stuff going on.

I just wanted it to be, like,

sort of more visceral.

I think that's what I need.

I've had some drinks,

I will confess.

What's your drink of choice?

Well, the gallery

had beer, so I drank that.

And, um, there was a few nips

of something along the way.

I don't know,

I haven't really been--

Like illicit nips,

or liquid nips?

Liquid.

What would be illicit?

Well, there's, you know,

there's pills, there's powders,

there's pipes...

No, none of that.

Strictly something

you put in a glass.

And is legal.

Yeah.

But, uh...

like, I remember

this one time,

um, I was sitting in that chair

over there,

and he was, like, lying on

his stomach, like, on the bed,

and we were just

listening to music and stuff,

and l, like...

I never would have, like,

asked anyone this before,

but he was lying on his stomach,

like, reading a book,

and I was just like, "Hey,

Scott, can I ask you something?"

and he's, like, "What?"

And I was like, "Can I just,

like, lay on top of you?"

What did he say?

He was, like, "Uh...OK."

So l, like, came over here

and, like, just laid,

like, directly, like, stacked,

like, right on top of him

and just laid on top of him,

and, like, we talked for a while.

And I just remember thinking,

like, you know,

like one of my roommates,

like, here,

like, has never even

had a boyfriend,

and, like, I just remember,

like, saying to him,

"Like, this, like, feels really good.

Like, I don't even

know you that well.

It just feels really good

to, like, be, like,

close to someone and stuff."

And it wasn't, like,

really, like, a sexual thing.

It was kind of like

I was fully clothed,

just, like, laying on top of him,

and I was just like,

I just sort of felt,

like, sort of sad in that moment

for, like, people who, like,

don't have,

like, that, like, contact ever.

You know what I mean?

Because, like, in a sense,

like, it was like,

in a sense

it was, like, all I needed.

Like I didn't even need,

like, I didn't even need,

like, to get over,

like, all this stuff really.

Like, I think that's really

just what I needed

was just, like, closeness

and, like, being, like,

comfortable with someone,

and I think that's

why it was so hard

to, like, say the things

that I said to him that night,

like, when I sort of told him

that I couldn't do it anymore.

I talked to this girl,

and her dad, like,

runs some old carpet place,

and she can get, like, remnants,

like, old carpet pieces

and then just, like,

sew the edges.

It's, like, 50 bucks

to sew the edges.

So I got, like, a bunch

of, like, little weird rugs.

I feel really bad.

No, you should not feel bad.

I just have this class tomorrow.

Oh, my God.

You should have told me

you had class tomorrow.

Hey.

How's it going?

Good.

I'm just...

Enjoying the taps?

Oh, yeah, messin' around.

What have you been doing?

Nothing, just walking around.

Talk to anybody interesting?

Talked to the same folks.

Folks.

But no, you can't really get

into anything that important

in this environment,

can you?

Depending.

Depending if, you know, what

both people want to talk about.

What's that for?

Your concert.

My playing?

I was kind of trying to be quiet.

Watch.

This is a good technique

for high-five.

If you look at my elbow

and I look at yours,

supposedly

we'll connect better.

Instead of hands.

Yeah, like, don't look

at my hand when you move.

Look at my elbow,

and I'll look at yours.

OK, ready?

Ready, go.

Wait, hold on.

OK.

Do it again.

You know, I mean, I don't want

to, like, stop your fun.

You should have

told me earlier

when I said

about the sort of party.

Maybe if we could, like,

lower the music or something,

and you can blame it on me.

You can tell everybody that

I'm a horrendous awful...

No, you're not

a horrendous awful.

I would never say that!

I would never

say that.

You have to find it.

It's, like, way back here.

This thing?

Yeah.

Make it as tight as possible.

I'm giving the doubled up...

It's like, here's the single one--

Not this one.

Yeah, I know.

This one.

You just have to...

I don't know how

to describe it.

You just...

I'm doing it.

Yeah...

You said, "I'm doin' it."

I'm doin' it.

OK.

Looks good.

Thanks.

When is your birthday officially?

My birthday is October 28.

I just have a dollar,

but I can sign it if you want.

OK. Can you sign it?

The good thing about that

is I can cash--

well, it is cash.

I can't cash this.

This is a totally

erroneous present,

as far as I'm concerned.

That's why you should just

smash it over your head.

But it's not erroneous.

I like it, though.

That was nice of him

to give it to me.

Do you want the dollar or not?

Yeah, I want the dollar.

Bye.

It was good meeting you.

I don't know

if I'll see you again.

We'll do hugs.

We're doing hugs.

It was nice meeting you.

Bye.

All right, guys.

Have a good night.

Hey, so you're...

Oh, no, I'm going to...

Is it...I was going to hang here

for just a couple more minutes.

That's cool, right?

Carroll Street.

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