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So did Mom show you the pictures?

Yeah, yeah. She got a little emotional.

Well, if she had it her way,

Mom would have me live at home forever.

Well, at least you'd save

on the rent money.

Hey, do you wanna see my apartment?

I can give you a tour

through the computer.

- What do you mean?

- Okay. Watch. Hold on.

- All right so, this is my living room.

- Oh, nice.

- And then this is my balcony right here.

- It makes it nice and bright.

Yeah. All right. And then

this is my dining area...

- Okay.

- ...Slash dancing area.

- It's big!

- Yeah.

- This is my kitchen here.

- Nice. Even though you'll never use it.

Hey, I can cook a little bit.

Oh, your mom's worried

you're gonna starve to death.

Yeah, well, I'm not going to.

- Wait, Emma, you're frozen.

- Can you see me?

Heh, heh, you should see your face.

Okay, okay.

- Is it good?

- There. You're back.

- All right, this is the bedroom over here.

- Mm. Nice.

- It's still, like, super messy.

- You and your mom did good.

I know. Oh, wait, I wanna show you

one more thing.

Hold on one second.

What's up there?

This is like a little storage unit...

or it could be used

for really small peep...

- Hey.

- Hey, hey.

- Why are you out of breath?

- Oh.

Just doing a little ballet.

Just messing around.

- Oh, you're gonna start dancing again?

- I am so bad.

Oh, stop. So, what did you do today?

Unpacked the whole day.

I didn't even go outside once.

Dude, stop being a homebody

and go out. Go explore, you weirdo.

I know. But I have to get settled first.

You know me and my OCD.

- How was last night?

- Well, I ran into Alex at the wrecker.

- Ugh.

- Yep, he was drunk.

He kept saying how you need to get

off your high horse...

and blah, blah, the usual cra...

Here we go.

The next stop is Essex.

Holy crap. Holy crap.

Holy crap. Holy crap. Whoo!

Okay, I've always wanted to

walk across this, and here I am.

Per capita GDP is about 7500.

That's very low

given the amount that it exports.

Now, compared to the GDP of the U.S.,

which exports a...

it could add trillions.

I think it's 2.7 trillion to the world

economy, and most of that growth...

- Emma, right?

- Yeah.

Your thoughts on economic extraction,

very interest...

- ...emerging markets, right?

- Yeah.

- Are you a night person too?

- Kind of.

I like to do most of my work

when the sun isn't out.

Mm. Yeah, especially in the city.

So many distractions.

- Heh.

- Um...

- Do you mind if I...?

- No. Yeah, sit.

- Cool. I'm Michael, by the way.

- Emma.

- Are you from New York or...?

- No, I'm actually from the midwest.

- Oh.

- Wisconsin.

- Cool. Good cheese.

- Ha.

- Yeah.

- What?

Nothing. It's just that's what

everybody always says.

- They talk about the cheese.

- Ah.

What about you? Where are you from?

Oh, I'm from Westchester.

It's about an hour north of the city.

But I live here now though.

- I just moved here, so...

- Oh, okay.

- Yeah, like a week ago. Yeah.

- Wow.

Jeez, you have so much to see,

and do and to eat.

I should make you a list or something.

- Yeah, yeah, that'd be totally awesome.

- Cool.

Or I could... you know, I could take you

for a cup of coffee sometime.

I know a lot of really good

coffee shops around here.

And what if I don't like coffee?

- Then I can take you to a cheese shop.

- Ha. Nice.

Mm. How about sometime this week?

- Yeah. Sure.

- Cool.

Well, I'll text you. What's your number?

- 608-473-4127.

- Great.

Hello?

Hello?

Alex, I swear to God, if this is you...

Player one. Select your match. Italy.

France. England. England.

Strong serve.

Advantage server.

- I got your text. I'm sorry.

- Don't worry about it.

I couldn't get out of bed.

Way too hungover.

- Oh, God.

- I almost didn't go to class.

It was actually nice

to wander around by myself.

Except some guy yelled at me for

stopping in the middle of the sidewalk.

I forgot that was a thing here.

Oh, that's not a joke.

People are not playing.

Oh, my God, this guy again.

This is literally the fifth day in a row

he's texted me...

and I've ignored him every time.

- Is that every guy's dream?

- Yes. Thank you.

Would you like to speak with him?

Because that's how I'm feeling it.

But, I don't know, I found the one guy

who doesn't want that.

- Wait, do you have a person?

- No.

I mean, I did. I was seeing someone

back home, but, uh, we broke up.

I just feel like

I needed a fresh start here.

Yeah. Well, you picked the right place.

- We'll see.

- Yeah.

Ugh. Speak of the devil, it's Alex, my ex.

Yeah, he's been texting me.

He never really took the breakup so well.

Do you like empanada?

Almost here.

Oh...

Whoa.

This is huge for New York.

Yeah, well, I mean,

it's kind of a trade-off.

I live so far from everything.

- He's really cute.

- I know, right?

He came up to me in the library

out of nowhere.

I knew what he was doing,

but he was pretty funny.

Let's see his other photos.

- He has an adorable smile, right?

- Yes, I'm sure that's what she thinks too.

Poor thing.

- Oh. And her too.

- Oh, my God.

- Oh. And her.

- Nicole.

I'm sorry.

I don't I know if

I should hang out with him.

- I don't know if I'm ready to date yet.

- What?

- You said you wanted a fresh start.

- I do.

Well, then you should absolutely

hang out with him.

Hey, do you want English breakfast,

Earl grey or chamomile?

Um... I'll take Earl grey.

Oh, I'm serious.

I have no idea.

Just started playing out of nowhere.

Too much porn, girl. That's what you get.

No, but come on, seriously. What was that?

I don't know. You should take it to that

tech place by school. They'll look at it.

They'll probably look at it for free,

you're cute.

- Ugh. So annoying.

- You know.

- Anything else?

- No, just the pad kee mao, please.

- Okay. What's your address?

- It's 854 Wilson Avenue, apartment 4A.

- Should be dropped off in half an hour.

- Thank you.

It's 854 Wilson Avenue, apartment 4A.

- Should be dropped off in half an hour.

- Thank you.

Okay, so have the egg ready.

- Okay.

- Now, go back to the pot...

and make sure

you still have the whirlpool.

Okay, then I'm just

gonna put it in, right?

You're gonna slide it in carefully

in the center of the whirlpool.

- That's the only tricky part.

- Okay.

You know, so it, like, nestles in there.

Careful.

- Ugh. It broke again.

- You're hilarious.

You go from not cooking at all

to making really fancy eggs.

Well, you make it look so easy.

I mean, Mom, seriously,

mine looks like egg drop soup.

Do you see that?

Yes, I can.

But don't worry about it, you'll get it.

And have a little patience.

- I'm just gonna make sunny side up.

- Okay.

- So you're feeling okay out there?

- Yeah. No, I feel great.

I mean, it's been a bit lonely at times...

but I don't know, I guess I can

focus on myself.

Um, and he asked me out for coffee so...

- Where did you meet him?

- We're in the same class at school.

Okay.

What's so funny?

Because you're just, like,

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