Tall Men

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Terrence?

Is that you?

-Oh, hello dear.

-Hello.

We have a math test

we need to study for.

Okay.

Well, supper will be

in an hour.

Will you be staying, angel?

No, I don't think so, ma'am.

Oh, well, so be it.

Off you go, you two.

Terrence?

Terrence?

Terrence!

What have you done?

What have you done?

-Mr. mackleby?

-Yes?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

This way, please.

Did you bring

everything we need today,

Mr. mackleby?

Yes.

Somebody's been

a pretty busy boy.

Seven credit cards,

maxed out I assume.

Yes.

Is this all of them?

Yes.

Uh-huh.

Two consolidation loans,

one health club membership.

I show you as

$82,000 in debt,

Mr. mackleby.

Tell me,

how does one

find themselves

so far in debt?

With all due respect, sir,

I don't appreciate

the derogatory remarks.

I'm paying you good money

to help me here.

And this has been an

embarrassing enough experience

for me as it is, sir.

Thank you.

These are the documents

terminating

your debt and loans.

And all you need to do

is sign at the bottom.

You should also notice

that your

late grandmother's house

is off the record.

I added

an inheritance clause.

You still have

a place to live.

But since the house

is paid off,

I was able

to work some angles.

And please

don't forget to sign

your social security number.

Without that,

we won't be able to do

what needs to be done.

Congratulations,

Mr. Terrence mackleby.

In two weeks,

you will be

officially bankrupt.

You got your eggs?

Yes, mama.

You got your pills?

Yes, mama.

What time

you gonna be home?

Same as always, mama.

Don't you get

sassy with me, Lucy.

I'll knock you good.

My ride's here, mama.

-I gotta go.

-Lucy?

-I gotta go, mama.

-Hey!

Don't you

run away from me!

Punch it, Terrence.

Hey!

Here we go, people.

Come on, roll it up.

Roll it up. Pep in the step.

Pep in the step, come on.

Look alive.

Let's get some work done.

Let's get some work done,

people.

Come on, come on.

Look alive, let's go.

Come on, come on.

Is that everyone?

34--

That's right, people,

that means lunchtime

in ten minutes.

Ten minutes.

Come on, let's go, people.

34...

A new subscription

came in the mail

from "conspired" magazine.

They had

a new leaked article.

It was fricken' amazing.

Have you heard

of the babylonian

brotherhood?

The brotherhood

is said to be descendants

of reptilians

from the constellation Draco.

They walk on two legs

and appear human

and live in tunnels

inside the earth.

Years ago,

they came to earth

for precious metals

for food.

After ingesting these metals,

these creatures can process

vast amounts of information,

speed up

transdimensional travel,

and shape-shift from

reptilian to human form.

They use human fear,

guilt,

and aggression as energy.

Hi, Lee.

Anyway,

this is where

the serious sh*t comes in.

The article said

they've crossbred

with human beings,

the bloodlines chosen

for political reasons.

They mated with human women

in the biblical apocrypha.

Do you know what

the biblical apocrypha

is, Terrence?

In Greek, "apocrypha"

means hidden things.

They're the hidden books

of the Bible.

Anyway,

their first reptilian

human hybrid,

possibly Adam,

was created

30,000 years ago.

The babylonian brotherhood

have spread

the reptilian bloodlines.

It extends

to 43 American presidents--

even Bob hope.

That's not the worst of it.

Their hybrid DNA

allows them to shapeshift

when they consume

human blood.

No sh*t.

It's classified.

Lunchtime has expired.

There's a new show

playing at the cinema

in town tonight.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

I can't remember the name.

I was wondering if you'd like

to see it with me.

Uh...

Uh, okay.

It's a romance.

Hey.

-Give me a ride?

-Sure.

What're you two lovebirds

talking about?

Excuse me, Lee,

but we're not lovebirds.

Hi, Lee.

We're taking

Edith home, too.

Here you go, Edith.

Thanks, Terrence.

Would you like to come up

to my apartment, Lee?

I'd like to show you

my "conspired" magazine

that just came in the mail.

No, I have to work

on my bus.

Next weekend maybe?

I got the cribbage

championship.

It's at the library.

-Can I come?

-No.

It's members only.

Bye, Lee.

Bye, Terrence.

Bye, Lucy.

What was that about?

She is super creepy.

She likes you.

Let's just say

I made a little mistake.

Can we go now, please?

I'll call you later

about the movie?

Sure.

That'd be swell, Lucy.

Okay.

I'll see you later tonight.

I'll wait for you to call.

- Bye.

- Bye, Terrence.

Of course I'm used to

all that by now, so.

You want a soda pop?

Sure.

That would be fabulous.

Gauntlet green,

blueberry blue?

Green.

Hello, Lucy,

you look very pretty tonight.

I'm very happy

to be your escort

to the cinema.

Good job.

Good job.

Sal?

Emily, I don't feel too good.

I don't think

this is a romance.

What happened to you?

Get the baby.

I couldn't find the baby.

Get the baby.

Four percent interest.

Thank you for calling

"the card".

My name is Beth.

How may I be at your service?

Uh, yes, hello.

I just received

your card in the mail

and I would like

to activate it please.

It's wonderful to hear

that, sir.

You'll notice

in the center of the card

there is a number.

Will you read it to me,

please?

Uh, yes. It is 1-5-2.

If you can hold

for just one moment

until I set up your account.

Uh, sure.

Okay, Mr. mackleby,

it looks like

everything is in order.

Do you have any questions?

Uh, no. None that

i can think of right now.

Well, then Mr. mackleby,

congratulations.

You are now

a proud new member

of "the card" family.

You are now customer 152.

If you have any questions,

please do not

hesitate to call

our customer

service hotline.

It's the same number you called

to activate your card.

Okay. Thank you.

And once again,

congratulations.

-Have a nice day.

-Thank you.

You, too.

I just got you fixed.

Engine trouble?

What do you know?

What's wrong with it?

You should know!

You worked on cars before,

haven't you?

Get with the program, son!

It's 11:
45.

Time to have

pimento cheese on rye.

It's a wonderful day.

I'll take it.

Do you accept these?

Heh.

Haven't seen

one of these before.

I'll check it out.

Hey, kid.

We're in business.

Hah-hah!

Okay, people.

Just because

I'm a little bit late

does not give you

the right to break in, Lee.

Terrence, I need to see you

in my office, stat.

Okay, Dan.

Ah!

Come in.

Have a seat.

Good morning, Terrence.

Good morning, Dan.

What happened to your face?

Not important.

Got some bad news for you.

We're gonna

have to let you go.

What?

I'm gonna have to let you go.

It's not

that we're dissatisfied

with your work

or any particular reason.

It's...

I just bought a car.

I'm sorry.

What am I gonna do?

I don't know.

What you can do

is call up

your program director

and they'll

take care of you.

They got you this job

and we're gonna

hire you back on

as soon as

the economy picks up,

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