12x11 - Out in the Open

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

-[Arissa] This is the true story…
-[all] True story…

-[Frank] …of seven strangers…
-[Trishelle] …picked to live in a casino…

[Alton] …work together
and have their lives taped…

[Brynn] …to find out what happens…

[Steven] …when people stop
being polite…

[Irulan] …and start getting real.

[all] The Real World: Las Vegas.

-[Arissa] Baby, yeah!
-[all laughing]

[upbeat music playing]

[John] What a dump.

John is my best friend from back home.

-Oh, the pleasure wipes?
-[both laugh]

What is a pleasure wipe?
Whatever it is, I want one.

[Steven] I've known John
for about five years, we're really close.

-You only get 25, though.
-He's g*y.

[tense music playing]

[Steven] It irritates me
that Alton's h*m*.

He doesn't like g*y people.

He thinks it's, like,
really, really wrong.

-[chuckles] The hell you doing here?
-[John] What the hell?

[Steven] I think that meeting John
will be the best thing

for Alton because he'll see g*y people
for what they are, which is just people,

and being g*y or straight

has really little to do
with your personality.

[Steven] This looks familiar?

["Eyes on You" playing]

♪ My feelings are hurt ♪

♪ Knowing you're on the planet ♪

♪ I can't figure out
I don't understand ♪

♪ I just know
That I can't live without it ♪

♪ And I should have
Never laid eyes on you ♪

♪ And I can't figure out why you do ♪

♪ The things that you do ♪

[John] Trishelle, so

[laughs]

[Frank] Totally embarrassed.
Just put him in the middle.

It depends on, like, how much I like them.

I feel like Steven
and I are just having fun

and we're attracted to each other,
and that's the extent of it.

[indistinct chatter]

I absolutely think
Trishelle has feelings for Steven.

[John] So, it's not all about sex, huh?

No, honestly I would like
to meet somebody who I could date.

[Steven] Trishelle is searching
for a guy in Vegas.

I am not gonna be
Trishelle's guy in Vegas.

I will be the guy that Trishelle
hooks up with occasionally in Vegas.

-And I owe you a big--
-[Trishelle]

I'm not using you. We're using each other.

-[Trishelle] Yeah, we are, actually.
-Okay. Well, there you go.

-Cheers to that.
-[Trishelle] No,

[Steven]

[Frank] It's like that sounds like
something that's so sweet,

-but it's just shallow.
-[Trishelle] But it's not.

[Steven] There aren't very many girls
hotter than Trishelle.

It takes away my drive
to go out and get another girl.

I come home every night
and I see you guys…

-Oh.
-[Frank] …cuddled up with one another.

Every time they're-- Trishelle's like,
"I just want to hang out with you."

And the next thing you know,
they're like, "Whomp."

["You Give Me Something" playing]

♪ Give me something ♪

Oh, yeah!

♪ Something
That nobody else can give ♪

-[Steven] To you, LA.
-To you, babe.

♪ And my heart started thumping ♪

♪ You know now
You're the one I truly know I dig ♪

[Frank] I'm just watching Steven
and Trishelle hang out,

and it makes me feel
like they're evolving into something.

But Steven talks to me all the time
about how he doesn't have feelings for her

and he just wants to sleep with her.

[indistinct chatter]

[all cheer, applaud]

[tense music playing]

You know, I'm not saying, like,
"Get away from me. You're g*y."

I'm just not used to it.

I think John was already cool.

When you told me
that he was g*y, I was like,

-"Are you serious?"
-Yeah.

[Alton] He's g*y? Like, whoa.

'Cause I thought he was just,
like, hella [bleep] cool. I didn't even--

-He is hella [bleep] cool.
-[Alton] Yeah, he is,

but I've never been in that situation.
It's-- To me, it's just really weird.

It's like, yo, is he gonna, like,
is he-- He's bigger than I am.

Is he gonna try to, like,
you know, rush me in the bathroom

-or something like-- I don't know…
-[Steven] g*y men are not animals.

I know that.
I'm not saying they're animals.

But I just know that,
hey, there's crazy people

from all around the world.

Like you said, there's crazy people
from all different areas.

[Irulan] But in the same way that, like,

men who are g*y
are not attracted to all men.

And it's not like,
"I'm g*y, I'm gonna rush you, like…"

[Alton] There is a certain fear,
like, lack of knowledge that I have,

'cause I don't put myself around that.
I don't know. It's just not my thing.

[Irulan] And you got to know
being a Black man

in this country,
you do not want to be judged by,

-you know…
-[Steven] Exactly.

-[Alton] By my skin?
-…superficial [bleep].

[Alton] But the thing is, I am,
regardless-- The fact is--

-[Steven] I know!
-But it's not right.

[Alton] And it doesn't make it right.

You know what happens when you eliminate
a whole group of people based on,

like, their sexual preference?

You miss out on
a lot of really great people.

I mean, John is my best friend.
He is my best friend, and he's g*y.

If I was put in a situation
where I was around g*y people,

if I had one g*y friend,

then it probably would be
in my realm of possibility.

Right now when I-- When it does come
into my head that a person's g*y,

it kind of trips me out.

[tense music playing]

Alton really doesn't have
a lot of experience

being around g*y people.

And I don't think
that he's a prejudiced person

or a hateful person.

He just hasn't had that experience.

[Irulan] Steven and I were having
a g*y talk with Alton yesterday.

-[Brynn] Really?
-[Irulan] Yeah.

[Irulan] I was kind of glad
that you weren't there.

-[Brynn] What do you mean?
-Brynn's dad is g*y.

When people make comments, g*y comments,

any kind of comments
that are degrading to another person,

I don't handle it very well.

I can come off
as a big b*tch right then and there.

[tense music playing]

[Brynn] The thing that we need
to talk about

is how you feel about g*y people.

Me?

What did Steven call it?
h*m*? h*m*?

-Mm-hmm, scared of g*y people.
-[Alton] Scared of-- Yeah.

I'm just scared of that whole culture, yo.

Honestly, when I came out here,

I didn't know whether to say
that I hated them,

but I hated the thought of them.

[Brynn] The thought of them?

The thought of--
That was exactly how I'd say it.

I hated the thought of them.

Them people that aren't human,
that aren't like me.

If it is a case of something
that has happened to Alton

when he was younger
why he is h*m*, I would understand.

But if it's just
because he just is not comfortable,

like, I don't agree with that.

I was six years old,
walking over to my grandma's house,

and I see an old man sitting there.
He's standing there by hisself.

When I was younger, I almost got molested.

He ends up grabbing me
by the back of my neck,

and, like, he puts me down
to the ground and stuff

and then rips my pants
and, you know, all that--

And I just start screaming.

I ended up getting away
before he really, you know,

but, you know,
he kicks my a*s and stuff.

It's not easy, you know, opening up.

[tense music playing]

[ominous music playing]

[Alton] Back to the g*y people thing…

I'd stand in line
my whole high school career,

just to let you know
how far that stressed, like,

'cause I couldn't handle
having people behind me.

I could not be
in a public bathroom and not, like,

freak out and be like,

"Yo, who's this guy walking in,
who's this guy bigger than me?"

You know what I mean? It freaked me out.

I feel the potential to be threatened
is definitely prevalent with g*y men.

Though they may be g*y,
they like other men,

doesn't mean they're not men
and they're still strong as a man.

If you were r*ped
by three Black guys, you'd probably

be scared when you see a group
of Black guys coming up to you.

[tense music playing]

[Brynn] I mean, I was actually r*ped once.

No way.

And it just so happened
to be somebody of a different background.

-I'm sorry, man.
-And I'm not r*cist against anybody.

That doesn't make me hate
anyone any more than anyone else.

[mid-tempo music playing]

[Alton] Hearing other people
going through a similar situation

definitely pulled things out of me
that I haven't

expressed in many, many years.

With me at least,
a lot of negative reinforcement, you know?

That's gonna be with me
for the rest of my life, like…

[pensive music playing]

["Addicted" playing]

[woman] Okay, let's go.

I'm trying to have a conversation
with these sorority girls.

I'm just, like, starved for conversation
with people who isn't a roommate.

♪ I got you on my mind ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ I can't let go ♪

[indistinct chatter]

-[Trishelle] Having fun?
-Yeah, go, go have fun.

[Trishelle laughing]

It's a little disturbing that

whenever I talk to girls, like,
Trishelle gets upset.

[Steven]

[Steven]

[Steven]

[Steven]

["The Candidate" playing]

[Steven] It was very nice meeting you.

[Trishelle]

Come on to the party.

-Dude, I am in hell.
-[Frank] What's the matter?

Like, I can't hook up with any other girl.

-Why?
-'Cause Trishelle's a [bleep] basket case.

[Frank] When you're sleeping
with a roommate,

it's gonna be
a boyfriend-girlfriend type relationship.

-You think she has feelings for you?
-Yes.

-That's what I'm talking about.
-She does.

I actually met a girl
that I was gonna actually go out

on a date with, and now it's like,
no, there's no dice, no dice.

[Frank] So, wouldn't you say
the best thing is just to cut it off

-completely?
-Definitely, definitely.

[dramatic music playing]

[Steven] Us messing around
was the worst idea in the whole world.

[Trishelle] It's fine.

I didn't say
that we shouldn't do this before

because I thought
that we could both, like, handle this.

-But--
-[Trishelle] Are you thinking

-that I can't?
-No, I'm not saying that.

I'm just saying
we shouldn't mess around anymore.

We should just be friends, okay?

-Fine.
-Cool?

[Trishelle] I'm a very prideful person,

and I'm not about wanting
to make myself look stupid.

The moment I see myself about to get hurt,
I will totally pull back.

[Steven] I was just talking
to those girls.

Honestly, I had no intentions
of hooking up.

[Trishelle] So because of that,
we can't hook up anymore.

It…

Yeah.

I think you're a wonderful girl.
I think you're, like,

the sweetest girl in the house,
and you're a little cutie,

but it's gonna lead to a bunch
of bad stuff happening, I think.

Are you mad at me?

-I'm not mad at you.
-Steven--

[Steven] I'm not mad at you,
I'm not mad at you.

It's just

bad timing, bad situation. Bad.

Let's forget this ever happened.

-No, no.
-No, Trishelle, there's no reason

to argue about this or anything.

-I'm not gonna argue.
-I know,

but there's no reason
to even talk about this anymore

because it's not gonna happen again.

But we probably should have
never started this.

I'm sorry.

As much as I want to,
as much as I love seeing you naked

and doing things with you, I can't.

'Cause it's just--
You're like a Lay's potato chip.

You can't have just one time with you.

And I'm gonna need you to be
really ugly for the next four months.

Can you do that for me?

-And eat a lot of Oreos.
-[chuckles]

["I Like Chopin" playing]

-[Steven] We're cool?
-[Trishelle] Every time Steven comes to me

and tells me
that we should not be together anymore,

we shouldn't hook up,

I just know that
that night he's gonna be in my bed.

[Steven] Quit making that cute face.
It's making it harder than it already is.

Where I'm at in life,

I don't think I can really…
[inhales deeply] …want to date anyone

or like anybody like that.

["I Like Chopin" playing]

[Steven] It's not gonna be easy
for me either.

Every time I see you walk by,
I want to pounce on you.

I'm really, really, really weak.

I just can't say no.

[Trishelle moans]

[Trishelle]

-[Steven] I know.
-[Trishelle chuckles]

[Trishelle]

[Brynn] I'm going to start passing
condoms out in their bedroom.

No condoms still?

Trishelle and Steven baffle me.
It's pretty silly in this day and age

to put yourself
in a position where you're sleeping

with somebody without a condom.

Does she have birth control,
though, at least?

Oh.

["I Like Chopin" playing]

["The Modern Age" playing]

Tonight we have to promote
for Steve Madden at the Ghostbar.

We are having some shoes on display
and setting up this little boutique.

[indistinct chatter]

We have Steve Madden T-shirts,
Steve Madden hats.

Everybody gets something.

We're gonna be giving away,
like, free shoes and T-shirts

and stuff like that.

You want a T-shirt?

-[woman] I just want a T-shirt.
-[indistinct chatter]

We're having a lot of fun.
We have a pretty good turnout.

-She won the shoes.
-[indistinct chatter]

[woman exclaims]

[upbeat music playing]

This guy starts talking to Steven,
pours us both glasses of wine.

More, more, more, more.

[man] Oh, yeah?

We're laughing and stuff,
but then all of a sudden out of nowhere…

Grabbed on my ba*ls right now.

…he goes and he grabs my crotch.

-Do I hit him?
-[Steven] Walk away, dude. Go on.

Alton turns to me and says,
"He just grabbed my [bleep]."

And I was like, "Let's just walk away
from this, so nothing stupid happens."

I wanted to knock him out right now.

I don't think all g*y men would do that.
I just feel completely violated.

Steven wants to try to talk me down,

but I don't feel like talking.

-Stay away from them.
-Hey, no, he grabbed my…

I'm just gonna just…

I'm gonna knock him out.

["One Swell Foop" playing]

Hey, yo, he grabbed my [bleep]…

He was, like-- No, he--
No, it was not okay.

[Steven] No, no, it's okay,
but he grabbed his ba*ls.

-[Alton] It's not okay. He--
-Oh, he did? Ooh.

[Steven] I don't know why this guy thought

that it was the appropriate time
to grab a complete stranger's p*nis.

[Alton] I'm not fine
with somebody grabbing my ba*ls.

I'll take almost anything in this world.

I'll be right back.
I'm gonna talk to this guy real fast.

Instead of punching him,
I'm just gonna just resolve it.

Hey.

It's just smarter, definitely.

You just grabbed my nuts, brother.

Come here.

Yo, I just feel hella disrespected.
I, like…

[man] Dude, I was just--
It's all fun, it was all fun.

[Alton] I know, but that's not fun to me,
you know what I mean?

-[man] Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I apologize.
-[Alton] Yeah, and I accept your apology,

but yo, it's like one man's fun
can be another man's trash.

To me, that was like you doing

the worst thing
you could possibly do to me.

-[man] Yeah.
-[Steven] Alton's doing a pretty good job.

I would expect Alton to,
like, beat the [bleep] out of him.

That's pretty impressive that he did that.

[John] You've never known a g*y guy
or had g*y friends?

I've had one experience
in somebody that cast me in a play,

but he died of A*DS, you know?

So it wasn't like I was able to…
[clears throat]

…build a rapport with him
or have a real conversation with him.

[John] That didn't make you empathetic?

[Alton] I have to say
I was more afraid than sad.

My brother was m*rder*d,
and I was afraid from his--

From my experience with that,
you know, just things being,

you know,
quickly "tooken" out of your life.

And this, if anything,
was just more reaffirmation.

I wasn't able to,
you know, logically put it into place,

like, maybe more afraid
to get close to somebody

than lose that person, if anything.

-[John] Afraid of, like--
-Death.

-[John] Death.
-[Alton] Or loss. Not even death. 'Cause--

-Or liking someone and losing him.
-[Alton] Exactly.

I love John. He's… he's a cool person.

For me to take the time
even just to listen to him at this point,

it's definitely helping me open up.

I've had experiences with me, you know,

being damn near close
to being molested by, you know…

-[John] Really?
-Oh, yeah.

I mean, but again, that's just a part

of me shaping--
It didn't have nothing to do

with somebody being g*y, just sick people.

I'm so glad that,
you know, I sat here and talked

because I thought you were a h*m*

-and didn't like g*y people, but--
-[Alton] No.

You only fear what you don't know,

and I tend to be around people
that are just like me.

Coming to Vegas, I've just seen
so many different kinds of people.

I'm now just to the point
where I just accept people

for what they are.

-Respect back and forth.
-[John] Yeah. Like this.

["Drunk on Skin" playing]

♪ My life was real friction
I needed new addiction ♪

♪ But every drug I tried
Left me paranoid ♪

♪ And I was feeling apprehensive
'Cause my tastes are so expensive ♪

♪ And while I sat inside
I was never satisfied ♪

♪ 'Til I got drunk on skin ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[Trishelle]

I think I'd be too intimidated
to even talk to you.

[Trishelle] What?

I generally don't date girls
as hot as you.

-[Trishelle] I see what's going on.
-What's going on, what's going on?

I don't want Trishelle to get hurt,
but I love having sex with her.

I'm just turning a shoulder
to how I really think she feels.

Well, I mean,
I'd rather you weren't with other people,

but it's really up to you.
There's no ring on your finger.

But me saying
I'd rather you not be with other people,

if I told you that, would you not?

Honestly, I don't really see myself
being with anybody else.

[Trishelle]

-Okay.
-I trust you.

Steven and I make a pact
that if either one of us mess around

with anyone else
that it's over between him and I.

Deal.

It's the golden handcuffs.

Got this nice-looking woman
back at the house,

but I can't hook up with anybody else.

Give me a kiss. Right now.

[pensive music playing]

-[Alton] I had a dream last night.
-[Trishelle] What?

[Alton] I had a dream
that you guys got pregnant.

[Trishelle] That what?

[Alton] That you got pregnant
while you guys were up here,

and, like, it was crazy.
It was, like, all crazy. It was so weird.

I mean, you were like,
and then it got all weird and, like--

-[Trishelle] You can tell me.
-You were, like,

two months pregnant in the house,
and you were just like,

"God, now I'm pregnant
and you ruined my life,"

-and all this weird stuff.
-[Trishelle chuckles]

-I was like, "Whoa."
-[Trishelle laughs]

[tense music playing]

[Trishelle]

She's having unprotected sex
with him all the time.

We're here for four months.

A baby's here forever.
Like, seriously, it's not a good deal.

[Trishelle]

I don't feel that I'm pregnant.
I think I know my body well enough.

But as each day comes
and I don't start my period,

I'm getting more and more worried.