The Break-Up Page #3

Even that doesn't do it.

That doesn't do it|because that's just|one person.

And what I'm talking about is|the pulse of the collective.

Oh, heck. Let me just|show you how it's done.

Dad, how about|a little percussion?

RICHARD:
Tap-tap-tappy.|Tap-tap-tappy.

And, Mom, high-hat.

(HISSING)

RICHARD:
Good, Mom.|Excellent. And Gary!

(RHYTHMICALLY)|On the kick drum! Come, come!|On the kick drum! Come, come!

That's Gary! Come, come|with the kick drum. Come!

Come, come with the kick drum.|Gary, on the kick drum.|Come, come.

That's Gary on the kick drum.|Go! And Gary. In the house.

Come, come.|I'm not with you.

Come, come.|With the kick drum.|Come, come.

I'm just not really|the kick drum kind of guy.

I'd rather be just a listener|and enjoy all the banging|that he's doing and the...

You know, Gary,|that's your prerogative.|That's your right, to listen.

Meantime, I've gotta talk|to Brooke about something.

It's called the bass line.|Excuse me.|Okay.

(PITCH PIPE PLAYING)

(HUMMING RHYTHMICALLY)

(SCATTING)

(HISSING)

Good, Carol.

Good, Brooke.

(ALL SINGING)

RICHARD:
Yes, Dennis.

(WHISPERING) Be nice.|RICHARD: Totally awesome.

(MIMICKING METALLIC CLANGING)

Move yourself

You always live your life

Never thinking of the future

Prove yourself

You are the move you make

Take your chances|win or loser

See yourself

You're every step you take

You and you|and that's the only way

Shake|WENDY:
Shake!

Shake yourself

You're every move you make

So the story goes

CAROL:
Thank you so much.

BROOKE:
Okay, bye.|WENDY: Thank you so much.

CAROL:
It was great|to see you.|Okay. Come on.

Have a good night.|It was really nice, Gary.

Nice to see you. You, too.|Good to see you guys.

Thanks, Brookie.|Oh, honey.|Thank you, sweetie.

You're still|my favorite singer.|Stop it.

Love you, sis.|And I'd love for you|to come to a live performance

of The Tone Rangers|singing live. That's|something you'd really enjoy.

It was good seeing you.|Okay.

Thank you.|All right.

Bye, darling.|Thank you for such a...|Okay. Okay, Mom.

We'll see you soon.|Bye, dear. Thanks, darling.

See you later.|Okay, buddy.

Oh, now, are you sure|that we can't help you|clean up?

No, no. I think we're|gonna be great. We'II...|Yes?

So nice of you to offer,|but we got it. Thank you.

Oh, it was such fun.|Great.

I love you.|Great to see you.

Good night, sweetie.|Thank you so much.

I appreciate it.|Thank you so much.

All right, guys.|WENDY: Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.|Thanks for coming.

Love you, too.

MAN ON TV:
Are you blind?

(HORN TOOTING)

Oh, no, no! My demos!

(MAN ON TV SCREAMING)

Well, I'm gonna|go do the dishes.|Cool.

It'd be nice if you helped me.|Damn it.

MAN:
Way to go!

No problem. I'll get them|a little bit later.

I'm just gonna|hit the streets here|for a little bit.

Gary, come on,|I don't want to do them later.

Let's just do them now.|It'll take 15 minutes.

Honey, I am so exhausted.|I just honestly want|to relax for a little bit.

If I could just sit here,|let my food digest,

and just try to enjoy|the quiet for a little bit.

Get some! Get some! Get some!|That's what happens.

And we will...|You know, we can clean|the dishes tomorrow.

Gary, you know I don't like|waking up to a dirty kitchen.

Who cares?|I care! All right? I care!

I busted my ass all day|cleaning this house|and then cooking that meal.

And I worked today.|It would be nice|if you said thank you

and helped me with the dishes.

Fine. I'll help you|do the damn dishes.|Oh, come on. You know what?

No. See?|That's not what I want.

You just said that you want me|to help you do the dishes.

I want you to want|to do the dishes.|Why would I want to do dishes?

Why?|See, that's my whole point.

Let me see if I'm|following this, okay? Are you|telling me that you're upset

because I don't have|a strong desire|to clean dishes?

No. I'm upset because|you don't have a strong desire|to offer to do the dishes.

I just did.|After I asked you!

Jesus, Brooke,|you're acting crazy again.|Don't you call me crazy.|I am not crazy.

I didn't call you crazy.|You just did.

I didn't call you...|No, I didn't.

I said you're acting crazy.|You know what, Gary?

I asked you to do|one thing today,|one very simple thing,

to bring me 12 lemons|and you brought me three.

God damn it. If I knew|that it was gonna be|this much trouble,

I would have brought home|24 lemons. Even 100 lemons.

You know what I wish?|I wish everyone that was|at that goddamn table

had their own little private|bag of lemons.

Honest to God!|Gary, it's not|about the lemons.

Well, that's all|you're talking about.

I'm just saying|it'd be nice if you did|things that I asked.

It would be even nicer|if you did things without|me having to ask you!

Well, I do seem to remember|doing something for you|this morning

without you asking.

Gary, come on.|What? I'm serious. Come here.

You know what? I'm serious.|I really am.|I am, too.

Come on.|You knew I was working today|and I made that meal.

And you could have thought|to yourself, you know,|you could have said,

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna|get Brooke some flowers."

You said|on our very first date|that you don't like flowers,

that they're a waste of money.

Every girl likes flowers,|Gary.

You said that you|don't like flowers.

I'm supposed|to take that to mean|that you do like flowers?

No. This is not about...|You're not...|God, you're not getting it.

You're not getting this,|Gary, okay?|It's not about the lemons.

It's not about the flowers.|It's not about the dishes.

It's just about...|How many times do I have to|drop hints about the ballet?

You know I can't stand...|Brooke, come here.

We've talked about|the damn ballet.|I hate the goddamn ballet!

You got a bunch of dudes|in tights flopping around|for three hours.

It's like a medieval|techno show. It's a nightmare.

I sit there in a sweat.|The whole thing, I do,

wondering when the hell's|the goddamn nightmare|gonna end.

Go to a damn ballet.|It's not about you|loving the ballet, Gary.

It's about the|person that you love|loves the ballet

and you wanting to spend time|with that person.

Not when they're|at the ballet.

Okay. Forget the ballet!|Forget the ballet!|I will.

We don't go anywhere together.

We just went|to Ann Arbor together.|To Ann Arbor.

To the|Michigan-Notre Dame game.

You think screaming,|drunk kids and leprechauns|doing backflips, that's fun.

That's fun for me.|Come on, man.|I did that for you.

What do you...|How do you show up for me?

I'm up on the bus|every goddamn day for you!

Come on. You...|I'm busting my ass

to be the best tour guide|in the damn city,

so I can make enough money|to support both of us

and hopefully you won't|have to work one day.

I want to work.|All I ask, Brooke,

is that you show a little bit|of appreciation.

That I just get 20 minutes|to relax when I come home,

instead of being attacked|with questions and nagged|the whole damn time.

You think that I nag you?|That's all you do!

All you do is nag me!

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