What Separates Us Page #2

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What are you talking

about, I've been there.

Really?

Yeah.

What?

What?

Just because I wash dishes

here and smoke cigarettes

and hit on chicks at

the local dive bar,

you think I'm a hick, don't you?

I didn't say that.

What was up with you

the other night anyway?

This big tough guy

getting into fights.

Yeah, I like to think so.

Let me guess.

Seattle.

No, what makes you say that?

Because you have the whole

Seattitude thing going on.

Yeah, the whole

I'm a bohemian hippie

that acts like I don't

have a lot of money,

but in reality probably come

from a nice large trust fund,

which affords me the luxury

of a college education,

but in reality, if I was like

a lot of these poor families,

I wouldn't be acting

like a pompous art junkie

who thought I could

actually change the world.

That's Seattitude for you.

PARKER:
Wow.

And you are who?

I didn't mean

you were like that.

Oh, really?

I gotta go to class.

DANNY:
So where you from?

Parker, are you

thinking of pursuing this?

Education is my major

sort of as a backup, but...

There are artists in New York

who work decades to

create pieces like this.

Anyone with this kind of

natural touch is blessed.

JANICE:
So what was all

that sh*t with Heller today?

I have no idea.

I mean, she's a good teacher.

She's probably just trying

to be supportive or whatever,

but I don't know, I guess

it just weirds me out.

Well, she doesn't

pull anybody else aside.

But you know we all

have to bust our asses

to do something as half

as good as what you do.

(SLOW MUSIC)

We should check this

thing out, it's awesome.

I used to come here

when I was little.

(PARKER CHUCKLES)

I've been here my whole life,

but I wanna get out, you know?

PARKER:
Family?

I have a brother who's older.

Parents?

Nah, that's a long story.

(DOG BARKING)

So anyway, where are you from?

Seattle.

See, I knew it.

(PARKER LAUGHS)

I knew it.

Hey, I love Seattle.

It's a beautiful city.

Oh, I know, I've been there.

You really get around.

DANNY:
I do.

What do you mean, like

what do I wanna do right now

or what do I wanna do in life?

Life.

I don't know, I definitely don't

wanna be a dishwasher

my whole life, you know?

That job sucks my soul, man.

Sorry, I say man to everyone.

(PARKER LAUGHS)

So who were you with

at the bar the other day?

Oh, those guys?

They're like my real

family, you know?

Who was that guy

who came up to you?

Don't worry about it.

No, who was it?

Just some white trash bastard

I went to high school with.

He talked like there's a gang

or something in Helena, Montana.

I know, it's stupid.

If you were in a city, you'd

probably be dead by now.

Okay, can we drop it please?

Sorry.

Don't be sorry, okay?

Man.

I gotta tell ya.

MAN:
Daniel Brennan.

Sh*t.

What's up, Joe?

Hey, Brennan.

What have you been up to?

You know, I haven't

seen you in a while.

I know.

Since track senior year.

Yeah, that's right.

So what happened, you know?

You didn't go to Colorado?

Nah, no, I didn't.

That's a shame.

You know, you could've

been something fantastic.

You know, toughest

runner I ever saw.

Yeah, I'll tell my

kid I ran into you.

Yeah, thanks, thanks, Joe.

(BELLS RINGING)

Yeah, I guess, but I think

college is kind of overrated.

Overrated?

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah.

(PARKER LAUGHS)

I mean, it's like the

perfect business plan.

They drill it all into your

head through high school,

like what college

are you gonna go to?

You gotta prepare for

college, you know?

Well, a college

degree is becoming

more and more necessary.

Yeah, I guess, I don't know.

Gets me depressed

thinking about it.

What?

Like that guy said, you know?

I was supposed to be the

next big runner, you know?

Really?

Yeah, I used to run the 800.

I don't know, guess I just

thought I didn't need it.

Threw it away.

So this your place, huh?

PARKER:
Mm-hmm.

Well, we should hang out again.

Well, you know where I am.

Not a problem.

All right, see you tomorrow.

Yep.

Woo!

(BARKS)

Coming to getcha.

(SIREN)

It's like run, Forrest,

run (CHUCKLES).

(JACK GRUNTS)

Hey, hey, hey, hey, man.

I ain't got no

fight with you, man.

Think you got no

beef with me, huh?

You tell your boy, Danny,

he knows where to find me.

B*tch!

(HEAVY THUD)

(JACK GRUNTS)

(SLOW GUITAR MUSIC)

(SLOW ROCK MUSIC)

Chase the guy who's got

a f***ing limp, you know?

I can't run with this foot.

I can't f***ing run

with this f***ing foot.

Goddamn retarded foot.

(CARS HONKING)

I didn't stand my ground, man.

I didn't stand my ground.

Don't tell Robby I

tried to run, all right?

Don't worry about it.

Time to settle this, man.

(CARS DRIVING BY)

Oh, man.

VINCE:
Hey.

Here they come.

VINCE:
Who wants to bleed first?

Well, we got five on five,

it should be pretty fair.

Oh wait, you have Tony.

(HEAVY THUDS)

(MEN GRUNTING)

Get Jack.

(HEAVY THUDS)

(MEN GRUNTING)

Come on, Jack.

Come on, good job, let's go.

(VINCE YELLS)

Get f***ing messed up.

F*** him up, Danny.

You're a b*tch, Vince.

(HEAVY THUD)

F***.

Yeah, Danny.

Yeah.

F***ing pig.

Yeah.

Let's roll.

All right.

JESSIE:
Let's get a drink.

NATE:
Catch you later, b*tches.

Danny, you just

beat Vince's ass.

I know, dude.

Yeah, you f***ed him up.

Jack f***ing chokes you.

(NATE LAUGHS)

Wrestling, awesome,

wrestling champs.

You saved my life.

Good spider monkey, dude.

NATE:
And right when I turned

that punk around and just whack.

That was for you,

man, we do that for you.

(DANNY GRUNTS)

I love you.

Woo, woo, woo!

(JACK AND DANNY WHOOP)

I love it.

You did this?

Yeah, that's my house at home.

I mean, you're amazing.

This is amazing.

Thanks.

Damn.

I gotta take you to

this place sometime.

What place?

Oh, you'll see.

It'll inspire you.

Well, do you want

some tea or coffee

or I have beer or wine?

I'll take a beer.

Damn.

I'm telling you, man.

What, man?

Okay, Parker.

No, I gotta tell you, like,

your paintings, I mean it just

makes me wanna do

something with my life.

Well, what do you wanna do?

I don't know.

I always thought I

could be a good coach.

I was always into

how teams connected

and played off of each other

and how people connect,

you know what I'm saying?

You should read Siddhartha.

Yeah, I've heard of that.

(PARKER CHUCKLES)

It's all about connection.

DANNY:
Really?

Yeah.

How everything, people,

animals, nature, objects

are all connected,

but the main character

has to go through

all these trials

and life experiences

in order to realize it.

It's like no religion

or philosophy

or teachings can provide

the answers for him.

He has to experience

it for himself.

Woah.

PARKER:
Yeah.

Um,

have you ever been in love?

I don't think so.

I guess a little, but

it never worked out.

You?

Oh yeah, I've been in love.

There was this one girl, Sarah.

I was totally into her.

It was like love at

first sight, you know?

That's absurd.

What?

I don't believe in

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