The Invitation Page #2

You, too.

Mm.

Hey, no one cares what I think?

No.

Come on? Really?

No.

Ben, have a glass of wine.

I've let it go already,

and so should you.

I'll always have a drink.

See?

It's gone already.

We'll be here.

Come.

Sit with me.

Ask me a question.

Okay.

Seriously, ask me a question.

Okay. Sorry.

Um... hey, wait.

You're up for tenure,

aren't you?

Yeah. I got it.

Come on.

A year ago.

Year ago? Really?

I had a party and everything.

I'm... sorry.

You don't have to be sorry.

You're here now.

It's weird to be here, isn't it?

Mm.

Maybe that's CHOI, our hero.

F***ing CHOI.

- Hey.

Aha.

Yeah, look.

I'm finally here.

Yeah.

Who's that?

Hey.

Um, everybody...

It's you.

Oh, darlin'.

Oh, I can't believe

you're really here.

This is my friend Pruitt.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Evening.

Eden.

How are you?

Mm.

Hey. I'm Ben.

Nice to meet you.

I'm gonna grab a whiskey.

Did you want anything?

Ah, anything diet

is fine, thanks.

Okay.

Hey. I'm Tommy.

Miguel, Kira, Gina.

Nice to meet you.

I have no idea.

I'm glad you're here,

but frankly where

the hell is CHOI?

CHOI?

Is my a**hole boyfriend.

Said he was gonna be

early for once.

He didn't call you guys,

say he was gonna be late?

No. Come on. I thought he

was gonna come with you.

- Yeah, I...

- We haven't seen him.

All right, that's it.

I'm gonna try again.

Heh. Do you guys

have service up here?

Sorry.

Horrible.

And the bills fell through the

cracks while we were away.

We have to get them up here

and reconnect the landline.

I'm sorry, Gina.

Well, he usually calls

at least once.

You know what?

Your best bet

is gonna be

in the back actually.

Good luck, though.

Is everything okay, will?

Yeah. Yeah, why didn't you leave

the key in the door, though?

There was a home invasion up in

the canyon about a month ago.

- Oh.

- This couple got terrorized.

It was really sick.

Just kinda freaked us out.

I didn't hear about it.

Then I'm sure it never happened.

Yeah, come on, will.

Can't a man put himself

in lockdown if he wants?

This is America.

Okay, what if there was a fire?

Okay.

There you go.

Better?

I just keep the house

a little differently.

That's all.

It's my house.

Will, could you do me a favor

and go get some more firewood?

You know where we keep it.

Has he been like this a lot,

so agitated?

Sometimes.

Well, I'm glad he has you.

It comforts me.

I know he wants

the best for you, too.

I'm glad you're here, Kira.

I think it's important.

Can I ask you something?

How has he been handling things?

He can be

self-destructive.

I think he's doing

the best he can.

You're it.

You're it! Come on!

Come back to us

when you're ready.

I'm telling you.

Why are you doing it?

Because it's...

You're very dirty here.

- Am I?

- Yes.

And it's attention to detail

that is incredibly important.

It's my credo.

It's your credo?

It's a new... I came up

with it last night. Hey.

Why don't you go

back to bed, okay?

We'll keep...

We'll keep it down.

- Okay.

Okay. I love you.

Good night, baby.

Good night.

I love you, too. Night.

Good night, hon.

Mm.

And that'll be the time he saw

his gross parents having sex.

We are gross.

Mmm.

Do you think he needs a brother?

No! Oh, my...

They're in a cult.

No, no, stop.

We're not in a cult.

I know plenty of people

who do the invitation.

- You do?

- Yeah, yeah.

Eden, you guys really in this?

We are.

So that's why

you were in Mexico?

Did you get all naked

down there in the jungle?

Sometimes.

Well, I did.

Yeah, you did.

But, you know, it's just...

It's just a group of

people coming together.

You know, they all

have lost someone,

and then they...

They help each other.

You know, it's really a science

rather than, like, some weird

religious cult or anything.

You know, it's smart

people like... like us,

here in L.A.,

New York,

thousands of people.

You'd be surprised.

Yeah, my boss is into it.

It's like a new est

or something, right?

Yeah, no...

I think it's a little

more grounded than that,

you know, more practical.

And at the same time,

it's very spiritual,

you know,

however you define that.

Seriously,

what goes on down there?

I mean, is it like a

self-help group thing or...

Well...

Since you asked,

we have something that

we'd like to show you.

- David.

- Oh, no.

- Oh, no.

- Yes, yes.

No, no.

- Perfect. Just perfect.

- Oh, no. Now I understand

- why the doors are locked.

- My bad.

You're gonna convert us.

This is a conversion

thing, right?

Oh, my god. No, this

is the real reason?

I know it sounds a little weird,

but it's actually...

It's pretty amazing stuff.

Indulge us, okay.

Is this some kind

of a recruitment video?

I really don't want to...

I do. Convert me.

I am weak.

Yeah, you are.

It's nothing like that.

Promise.

All right, let's do this.

This is our home

in Sonora, Mexico,

and it is your home, too,

if you choose it to be.

Our home and our family

is open to anyone

with the desire

to help themselves.

The human brain has

a remarkable ability to heal.

My life's work

has been to discover

new ways to rewire, to rewrite

our experiences with trauma.

I mean, trauma has visited...

All of us.

We invite you

to a conscious existence,

to a connected existence.

But we take this journey,

all journeys side by side.

You are not alone.

Wherever you are,

we... we transcend, hmm?

How do you feel, Annie?

I feel loved.

You are loved.

You are deeply loved.

Who are you going to see, dear?

My husband...

James...

My father.

It's all right.

They will all be there.

I...

Soon, Annie.

Soon.

Over soon.

All of the pain and

all of the grief,

you renounced it, haven't you?

You've made a choice.

You're ready to go,

aren't you, honey?

Come.

Come. Breathe in.

Breathe in.

Breathe deeply.

You feel her spirit?

I can feel it.

I can feel it.

She's with all of us now...

And your father...

And your wife...

And your son.

Don't cry.

There's no darkness,

just reunion.

Annie is safe now.

This is what it's about.

We did not just

watch somebody die.

That was real?

- Yes, it was.

- Yeah.

Why would anyone

want to watch that?

She just wanted to show everyone

that there's nothing to be afraid of.

That was the point.

She was very sick.

With what?

She barely looked 30.

Cancer.

Look, I get it.

If you gotta go at 30,

it's not a bad way,

surrounded by people

who love you.

On video?

It's beautiful.

It's a little grim.

She looked at peace to me.

- I'm not judging her.

- No, I know, babe.

Yeah, no one's judging her.

I just don't understand

why you'd show

something like that at

a dinner party, David.

- You don't get it?

- Mm-mmm.

I guess this is not really being

taken the way we meant it.

I mean, it is a pretty heavy

thing to drop on us, David.

But it's not heavy.

For us, it's not.

- No.

- It's okay.

Not everybody gets it.

It's not about the fact

that she died. We all die.

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