Touched With Fire Page #2

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- Let's just...

Wait! That... what is...

- He's an expert on your medication.

- No, he's not a f***ing expert!

He's a goddamned Nazi!

He doesn't f***ing know

- what he's talking about, okay?

- Okay.

Listen. I don't have an illness.

Why don't you just, please,

come home with me tonight.

Come home?

- Home?

- Home. Yeah.

Right?

Is she there?

- Where is she?

- Who?

Mom?

She left because she's ill.

She's ill. She...

Why do you keep saying that?

She couldn't stand that!

And you know what happened?

- She f***ing got away.

- Okay.

You know why?

Because she's a genius.

She's a f***ing genius.

Why couldn't you see that?

Okay.

Count to ten.

Remember how she used to do that?

Remember?

Do you remember this?

- Okay, count to ten.

- Oh, come on.

- Just count to ten. Ready?

- Yeah.

Okay.

- One.

- One.

- Two.

- Nine.

- Three.

- Eight.

- Four.

- Seven.

Five.

Six. Seven.

Eight. Nine.

You're it!

Oh, Marco, no-no!

F***!

Hi. I was a patient here,

and I need a copy of my file.

I know you're obligated to give it to me.

- Yes. What's your name?

- Carla. Lucia.

L-U-C-I-A.

It's right there. That one.

Can you wait just one moment?

Hi. I'm Dr. Strinsky.

- Hi.

- Hi.

I wonder if I could ask

what you want your records for?

I don't have to tell you.

I know my rights.

Oh, you're right.

You don't have to tell me.

It's just that I...

it seems like you're upset

about something,

- and I just want to make sure that...

- No, I just want a copy of my file.

Sure.

You can come in my office,

and I'll sit and if you have any questions

and I can clarify anything,

I'll answer your questions.

It seems it began in college.

No.

I was great in college.

I did my best writing in college.

I could write all night

and then go party with my friends.

I mean, I had tons of friends.

I mean, I had these incredibly deep

relationships with people.

That was probably your illness surfacing.

What?

Sleeping less, being more personable,

more creative, wild.

Those are the beginnings of the illness.

You were just walking up to the edge.

Do you recognize this?

It's a poem you wrote.

"Please, God, let me feel what you feel."

I will stare up into the sky

with wide open eyes

until you burn through my irises

and touch my mind with your fire.

- I went to the desert.

- Yeah.

And you left this

on your desk before you went.

And then you forced your eyes open

and stared into the sun.

Is that what triggered it?

Uh-uh-uh.

Uh-uh-uh.

Hello, 911? I'm being held here

unlawfully at a police station...

That was your one call.

But I didn't call outside the station,

so it doesn't count.

Hm.

I don't belong here.

This is a hospital for sick people.

I'm not sick.

I can understand why you'd be here.

You look very sick to me.

There's no life in your face.

You look like you're about to tip over.

And if you ask me, you know,

you don't need electroshock therapy.

You need some jumper cables

attached to a Mack truck

to latch to your face to light up

those dull eyes of yours.

Do you think your mind

is sane right now?

More than yours.

Spreading messages in graffiti

about the end of the human race...

that doesn't seem sane to me.

Well, you're human, so you're biased.

Do a lot of people read these messages?

Everyone.

Well, how do you know?

Because of my online fan base.

Would you mind showing that to me?

Here.

There. You see that?

106 million people.

No, see, that number is the number

of people in the entire network.

Actually, only 119 people

have seen your page.

- What?

- See?

Marco, there's a lot of things

to figure out.

Why don't you let me help you?

Carla Lucia to check out.

I'm sorry.

You can't be released

until the doctors think you're okay.

- What?

- You can have...

No. I signed myself in voluntarily

last night.

- Yes, I know, but...

- You can't keep me here.

- You're still not allowed to be released...

- No, you can't keep...

- Call my mom. Call her.

- She's on her way.

Listen. She's on her way

with your clothes.

- Good morning, Paul.

- It is a good morning.

You know what would make a really

good morning, though?

What?

You slip some Adderall

into my cup instead of Seroquel,

which is understandable

because it is kind of the same color.

You know, especially

with pre-coffee eyesight?

None of those cameras

are gonna see anything.

And you don't have manic eyes,

know what I mean?

Oh, yeah. I think the last thing

you need is Adderall.

- Okay. Think about it.

- And, down.

- Think about it for lunchtime.

- No. Let me see. Let's see.

Thank you.

This is the idea of the apocalypse,

is a new beginning.

- Gary.

- Yes, but you don't understand...

- What?

- I'm graduating you.

What? That's great.

How did...

- That's... Hey, thanks, man.

- Hey.

I'm just trying to tell you

what I see in the cards.

Are we the first people to tell you

that you're gonna die?

- No, but the fact that...

- I'm really sorry to be

- the bearer of bad news.

- You're scaring him. Please stop.

You don't have to shoot

the messenger here.

Let's play some strip poker!

All right, guys.

We have two new people joining us today,

Emily and Marco.

I go by Luna.

Okay. This your nickname?

It's my poet's name.

Okay. Great.

So, how's everyone feeling?

All right, Gary,

why don't we start with you.

What's on your mind this morning?

The apocalypse.

Okay.

Do those sound

like rational or irrational fears?

Anyone?

Irrational.

All right, Luna,

tell Gary why his fears are irrational.

Gary...

you don't need to be

afraid of the apocalypse

because...

it's gonna happen,

no matter what.

In fact, it's already happening.

- Luna.

- What?

The world's not going to end.

Maybe not the world,

but the human race is.

Gary, don't worry.

The human race isn't going to end.

Of course it is.

What, you think it's a coincidence

that Nostradamus

and the Mayans both predicted that?

No. They saw where

the planet was going.

They saw everyone around

them cutting down more and more trees.

They saw humanity becoming a disease.

Do you know what

the definition of a disease is?

It's when a single organism

becomes so overgrown

that it's a menace to the whole.

And do you know what happens

when a disease threatens

the overall holistic balance in Nature?

It develops antibodies.

Okay, we're descending

into some place

that we don't really need to go right now.

I didn't mean anything by it.

Well, you're upsetting Gary.

Well, maybe now, but don't you think

that it's better in the long run

- for him to know the truth?

- It's not the truth.

Why don't you just apologize

to Gary for upsetting him?

Gary, I'm sorry that I upset you.

I didn't mean to scare you.

There's nothing to be upset about

because just think of it

like ridding the earth of a disease.

Don't you want that?

Don't you think that's a little selfish?

- Luna.

- What?

You were doing great.

You were doing great.

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