Vision Quest Page #2

but the writing was great.

When's your next one?

I haven't decided on a subject yet.

Maybe the sternocleidomastoid.

The what?

Oh, yeah!

Hey, why not? Go for it!

Hey, Mr. Tanneran.

Hey, Louden.

You ought to try jumping rope.

It's great for the

cardiovascular system.

Sh*t.

I'm hearing strange things about you.

It's getting blown

out of proportion.

Come on, man. I'll guard you.

I'm an animal on defense.

All right.

Are you ready, animal? Yaah!

You take one.

Ever hear of Tai Chi?

What's that, a Chinese thing?

Can 800 million people be wrong?

Frequently.

I got to go to wrestling practice.

Otherwise, I'd show you

how to play the game.

Hey, Louden.

Maybe you're overextending

yourself on this Shute challenge.

Definitely.

You have a tendency to do that.

Sometimes, you got to. Remember?

This is one of them times.

Today's the day, Otto.

Keep your hands in front.

Don't straighten your arms.

You got it!

You got it! You got it!

You're dogging it!

You're dogging it, lard ass!

Come on! Come on!

Come on, you wimp!

Come on, you p*ssy!

Come on, you p*ssy!

Come on! You're losing it!

You wimp!

All right, fellows,

let's circle up here.

All right.

Columbia high graduated two seniors

from last year's squad.

So we can bet that they're

going to be agile...

Hey, man, what's happening?

Agile, mobile, and hostile this season.

That was a great idea

about keeping everything secret.

I'm sorry.

It was too good

to keep to myself.

I had a talk last night with

the everywhere spirit.

Looks like you talked

with everybody.

With who?

The everywhere spirit.

Kuch!

Now, fellas, if a Columbia wrestler

gets you at a disadvantage

and breaks you down flat,

he'll put this move on you.

This is a trademark

over there at Columbia.

Right, Kuch?

Yep.

Can we see that again, coach?

We all remember how

we counter this, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

All right. Let's pair off

and practice countering this move.

Now, the bottom man is active.

Head back. There you go.

There you go. That's it.

You knew I was half Indian, huh?

Yeah. I figured it was

something like that.

I figured you'd need big medicine

to go after Shute.

So last night, I smoked the pipe,

and I had a session with

the everywhere spirit.

That's when

it was revealed to me

what you're really doing.

Uhh!

Yeah?

Yeah.

What am I really doing?

You're on a vision quest, man.

You're trying to find

your place in the circle.

I just want to

wrestle Shute, ok?

Ok, ok.

What's happening?

He broke my tooth!

You sold me a lemon, a**hole.

Hey, look at this.

You got what you deserved.

Let's get back to work now.

What happened?

Ask your old man.

I don't mind a man making money.

I don't want him stealing it.

Get a good eyeful?

You all right?

Yeah. Take her

down to Ferguson's

and buy her a hamburger.

I'll be along in a minute.

What about my car?

I'll take care of it.

Look, folks,

the show's over, ok?

Some people just see

you coming, I guess.

They take one look

at you and say,

"oh, boy. Fresh meat."

Who the hell are you?

Louden. Louden Swain.

My father, he was the

one with the punch.

You're not from

around here, are you?

What, are you kidding me?

Trenton, New Jersey.

Why do you look so funny?

I'm wearing a rubber suit.

I'm a wrestler. I'm

trying to lose weight.

Ok. I got it.

Onions on that?

Yeah. Lots of them.

Anything for you, Louden?

Just ice water, Elsie.

Just ice water.

What are you doing

here from New Jersey?

Going to California.

San Francisco.

I got sick of hitching,

so I put all my money

into the car.

Brilliant.

Who's in San Francisco?

Me... When I get there.

You got a job there?

You don't have to

know everything.

Who the hell are you?

I told you. Louden Swain.

See, I'm just naturally curious.

I'm going to be a

doctor in outer space.

Good. You won't have to

know a thing about me.

I'll be stuck on earth.

I'm 18, by the way...

Draft age, as of three days ago.

I was wondering

how old you were.

I've been 21 since I was 14.

Hey, Larry.

Hi, Elsie, bill.

That's the first time

I've hit a man in anger

since I was louden's age.

Sorry. I didn't catch your name.

It's Carla.

So, what did they say?

Like, Mr. edwards, especially.

I've looked for jobs before.

Oh, great. You've been fired.

Sh*t. I'm sorry.

I didn't want you to lose a job.

Me, neither.

Where are you

going to get another job?

They should've fired that

other guy passing off junk.

Will I get my money back?

Hell, no. They don't

operate that way.

That lemon and 20

bucks was all I had.

Pop, can I talk to you a minute?

Sure. Oh, you mean private?

Yeah.

Excuse us.

Elsie, I'll have two eggs,

toast, and black coffee.

You got it, Larry.

Beating up on guys

makes you hungry.

I'll get another

job. Don't worry.

It's not that. It's her.

She doesn't have

any transportation

or anyplace to stay.

Maybe we could ask her

to stay with us

till you fix the car

or whatever.

This girl's been arcund

the block a few times.

We don't know a thing about her.

She's from New Jersey.

She's on her way to California.

Just so you realize

she's her own person,

not some puppy we found.

Yeah.

It's just helping someone

who's had bad luck.

That's all I'm saying.

Carla, have you got

a place to stay?

I was planning on leaving

this dump in my own car.

If you want to,

you can stay with us.

Come and go as you please.

You'd do that?

Why?

Where we come from,

people believe in

helping each other.

Don't worry. I can

take care of myself.

You've got a place

if you want it.

What about your wife?

What's she going to say?

She doesn't live

with us anymore.

Not much into decor, are you?

I spend most of the

time in the basement.

I'll make some room

for you in here.

Is this a problem for anybody?

What?

Is this a problem for anybody?

No.

I won those last year.

I was a natural,

first year and all.

I got to the state

quarter-finals,

which everybody said

was pretty amazing

for a first-year wrestler.

See...

The thing is my balance.

It's more important

than strength or speed.

You've got to feel where

the other guy's going.

Then you use his

strength against him,

if you've got perfect balance,

which I do.

I've got kinesthetic awareness.

I always know where my body is

in relation to...

Louden?

She fell asleep.

Let's turn out the light

and let her sleep.

Well, 11:
00, kid.

Another day down the

tubes and gone forever.

1...

2...

3-

Elmo...

I'm thinking of becoming

an exobiolqgist.

I thought you wanted

to become a doctor.

That's the beauty

of it. I can be...

You know, like a

doctqr in outer space...

If I get a wrestling scholarship

and if there's enough

mqney for the rest.

Jesus, it could

give you a headache.

Well... There's

always tomorrow, kid.

That's my motto in life.

Hey, louden!

Kuch, what are you doing here?

I'm going to pace you, remember?

Help you train for the monster.

Jeez, I forgot. I'm sorry.

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