The Olivia Experiment Page #7

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But behind I see black

It's time against your back

Hey.

Hey.

Hey. Julian.

I need the memory card.

I think I left it here.

You're Julian?

Yeah.

Ray.

Uh, about

what happened last night

you know we can work it out...

Maybe I should just wait

out at the car

No, I am sure that your

memory card is here somewhere.

Ok.

Olivia, you know I, like,

think you're attractive, right?

Um, this is

a little awkward.

[GAME PLAYS IN BACKGROUND]

Prepare to die, Pissant!

I know that game.

It's Death Squad March.

Oh, yeah, well,

so I was gonna say,

maybe if you wanna

try it again sometime,

we could,

but, it kinda looks like Ray here

could probably just get it done.

Could get it...

I don't follow.

Um...

The experiment?

Well, I thought you two

might be, like, going out.

You two

aren't going out anymore?

Nah, we never went out.

You know,

chemistry is chemistry.

You either have it

or you don't.

CJ:
Julian?

Ready to go again?

Oh, yeah,

I'll be right there!

CJ's still here?

Uh, yeah, I'm gonna go wait in the car.

No, please!

Please. Um...

Hey!

Yeah.

I need the memory card

from your camera.

Oh!

Yay!

Here.

Give me that.

Oh! Oh!

Sweet cherry!

Did you look at this?

Uh, no.

Look, I wasn't this lesbian

chick planning

to mess around with the guy

you were gonna do, ok?

Gonna do?

So you never did do?

Uh, other things

got in the way.

I really did think

I was gay, all right?

Ok, it's fine, CJ.

It's fine.

I'm really not a bad person.

Yeah, I believe you.

Yeah, great.

So now that we have

our mission accomplished,

we're gonna go.

So...

Yeah. Um, CJ, have fun

with the brain dead zombie.

Come again?

Level 8,

Death Squad March?

Maybe you haven't gotten

that far.

Are you starting

something?

No, he's not.

Come on. Let's go.

JULIAN:
I didn't even know

there was a Level 8.

Ray, I'm really sorry

about your drive.

I hope I didn't compromise

any valuable information.

To be honest,

there wasn't anything

work-related on the drive.

I thought you said something

about the Defense Department,

and...

Yeah, I did say that.

Um...

Why would you lie

about something like that?

I had a good reason.

Well, usually

I'm quite reliable

about these kinds

of things, but...

Would your experiment

have something to do with that?

Yes.

I just can't talk about it.

Shall we?

[POP MUSIC PLAYS]

You see my friend

Now they're anxious

to come down

We feel it work out

We have to sing

to the trees around

Holy oaks,

it's nice to meet you

Thanks for letting us...

OLIVIA:
Oh, actually, my

apartment's back the other way.

RAY:
I know.

I just need to make

a quick detour,

if that's ok.

OLIVIA:
Sure.

So what are we doing?

Oh. This is Tilden Park.

I come here every morning.

I like the sundial

and the view.

You ever been up here?

No.

I didn't even ask you

if this was ok.

No, it's fine.

It's beautiful.

Cool.

So come here,

you gotta see this.

See?

Oh, wow.

Yeah.

So what was on that drive?

There was this bet.

What kind of bet?

This could be a date.

Is this a date?

Um...

You didn't answer my question.

A dating bet.

Now I'm a little lost.

Now you didn't answer

my question.

Ok, fine, yes,

this is a date.

Good.

Ok, so James and I,

um, we weren't getting out

very much.

So we made a bet,

a dating bet.

And, um, if I lost

I had to provide him

with some pictures.

Because there was

this discussion

about the men in our

department and who had,

based on quality and size,

and rumor was I had.

So the big...

this is embarrassing.

I feel like

I'm freaking you out.

No, I, um.

I would never allow

such information

to color my opinion of you.

I didn't think

you would.

So what's the experiment?

Yeah.

Um...

It was just

this crazy decision

that was born out

of desperation.

Desperation? You?

Yeah.

Is that so hard to believe?

Yes, actually it is.

Why?

I don't know if you've

noticed, but, I mean...

Olivia, I turn into a nervous

wreck when I'm around you.

I mean, look,

you have so much going on

for yourself, obviously.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, your definition of obvious

escapes most everyone else.

Well, maybe if you went out

with people who appreciated you,

that wouldn't be a problem.

Plus, I wasn't really interested

in sex or any of that stuff.

Every legitimate experiment

has a conclusion,

and so it follows logically,

this experiment may not

be entirely legitimate.

However, a gray zone

isn't always a terrible place

in which to be.

[POP MUSIC PLAYS]

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