Terrestrial (2025)

[bunniefuu]

Anton?

Anton!

Hey!

Say something.

I know.

Oh, I want my story to end.

How was that?

God.

What do you say?

Trust me one more time.

I hear Imperium is great this time.

You okay, honey?

Yeah, okay.

We have to be prepared because you know he

might be in really bad shape.

Alright, but I don't think we should be

like prepared for him to be in bad shape.

No, but he might be.

Yeah, but he invited us over to hang out.

Let's treat it like a vacation.

We'll hang out, we'll have some drinks,

we'll get some summer whatever.

Put him in a straight jacket.

No, Vic!

What?

I didn't bring mine.

Okay?

I did bring my full leather restraints.

Okay, but we can't make jokes like that in

front of Alan.

I'm gonna make jokes like that in front of

Alan.

Honey.

Honey.

Sure, this is the right address.

So my phone says...

Hey everybody!

Hi, Alan!

What?

This is incredible!

Holy sh*t.

That was very cute.

I know.

What the heck?

Y'all look so beautiful.

What's out of you?

You look great.

You too.

You too.

Oh, traffic wasn't too bad.

No.

Oh, please do.

Circus in town?

Huh?

The circus in town.

You got the... Oh, the termites.

It's been a whole thing.

Man, new house problems.

Alan, is this a f*cking Mustang?

You tell me.

Yeah, it's a f*cking Mustang.

I would m*rder a stranger with my bare

hands to drive this.

You really would.

We'll see.

We'll see.

We'll see.

Take a picture of me.

Okay, I'm just putting this out there.

We're doing friends.

Yeah, so this is it.

Whoa, man.

Oh, this is it, Alan.

Thank you.

Oh, okay.

Look at you, bro.

Oh, you throw the party without a salad?

Oh, yeah.

That is just some wine.

Sorry, my mate is out of town,

so it is just me.

It's been a whole thing, man.

Such a f*cking mess.

Don't worry, we'll help you.

Don't be careful.

Honey, watch your dress.

My dress is fine.

Yes, I want a broom

or... I know I'm good.

It was a nice bottle.

Oh, man.

I heard your car outside.

Oh, it's a good thing.

Did you see on Instagram or Facebook?

Ryan proposed.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Okay.

We're doing it.

We're doing it in the big thing.

Okay.

Okay.

Right?

Yeah.

It's about damn time.

You want to try that again?

You want to try

like... Congratulations.

Oh, my God.

That's amazing.

No, congratulations, man.

That's what was supposed to come out.

But my mind is all over the place.

There's a crazy room.

Yeah.

Okay.

Vic, your room is the first one on the

left.

Come on.

I thought we were all sleeping together.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

You're okay.

I'm good.

You're good.

You're good.

Good.

I'm glad to hear it.

Ryan, you and Maddie are the next one.

Yes.

Don't check it out.

Oh, man.

This is sweet.

Hey.

Allen.

Oh.

These are like... This is like the YouTube

house tour videos that Ryan and I watch.

Oh, my God.

It just... Oh, you always said you

were going to be a successful writer.

And here you are.

He's not Stephen King just yet.

And it seems like he is, Ryan.

I'm just saying.

He doesn't have a book out yet.

I don't mean anything about him.

I'm just saying.

You don't put that book out.

It's all on paper till it's actually not

on paper.

Yeah.

Well, when the book comes out,

we'll be able to say that we went to

college and that we're friends with the

great Allen Perkins.

This is amazing.

I'm so proud of you.

I'm ready for the tour of the mansion.

Okay.

We're keeping the bodies, Allen.

Where's the dungeon?

Where's the bathroom?

Right over here.

Look at your lab.

Oh,

by the way, is there a sauna or like a hot

tub or something?

Because I brought a new bikini that I'm

trying to test out.

Yes, there is.

Okay, great.

I'll show you.

What are we going to do tonight?

Whoa, Allen.

Hm?

Come on.

We used to be discussing.

And now we leave beautiful sunglasses

under a table.

That's not right.

Mr. Fancy, you've changed.

Oh, my goodness.

Look at these.

We're such little babies.

Look at us.

We look like sh*t.

Oh, my God.

What is in that room?

Oh, sh*t.

I don't get it.

His mom made it seem like he was

spiraling.

Maybe she was just being melodramatic.

It's not like he tried anything.

Which is good, obviously.

Maybe it's the book deal.

It's like all of his dreams

came true and he's coming

to the pressure and he

doesn't know how to handle.

He's like living in this house all by

himself.

Either way, I think he can stop coddling

him.

I'm not coddling him.

I think I live in a f*cking castle.

I'm pretty sure he's fine.

Well, I want him to feel like he can talk

to us in case there is something going on.

Okay?

Okay.

What is all this stuff?

This isn't just stuff, Vic.

Because a lot of it is the Neptune cycle.

You're gonna have to give me a little more

than that.

It's a series of books written by S.J.

Priscale.

They adapted them into films back in the

90s.

So you have a whole room dedicated to this

guy?

So, God, no, he is the greatest author in

the history of science fiction.

What do you keep a locket of his hair next

to your bed?

I can see your b*ner right now.

What's gonna poke me in the eye.

f*ck you.

Oh.

I have the big guy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa.

Just, uh, don't.

I actually think this is my boyfriend.

It's not.

But it is the mask from the movie.

So, can you?

Oh my God.

There's like something happening between

us right now.

Vic.

No.

You don't want me to kiss it?

No.

Someone else is kissing me.

Vic, can you just... He like

is in dire need to secrete.

I have to... I think I have

to go take care of him.

Oh my God.

You're excused?

I mean, I definitely know him better than

you do.

That's not true at all.

What are you talking about?

He was my roommate.

He goes hooked up like... Yeah,

but he was my best friend in college.

He was your best friend.

Yeah, we did everything.

Ah, he's gonna scare you.

What?

Hello, what's up?

Are you serious?

What is that?

Is that like a... A gremlin?

What is it?

That's what I was thinking too.

It's actually a vox tea.

They're extremely intelligent and

compassionate beings.

A vox tea?

Vox tea?

No.

It's not like real though, right?

What?

Okay.

I mean, obviously they're not real.

I'm more so meant like, what's it from?

Like, where... Why

is it even a thing?

The Neptune cycle.

He has a whole room dedicated to this

sh*t.

It's not sh*t.

It's not.

The vox tea are native to one of Neptune's

moons.

They come to Earth in

secret, and they choose when

to be seen, and they choose

when to remain hidden.

For years they live in the

periphery, observing us, testing

us, trying to determine who

has the greatest potential.

But it's seldom the one that you think.

In one of the novels, it's this janitor

from Indiana.

He's a f*cking loser.

Nobody.

But the vox tea, they see greatness in

them.

When they're ready, they will shepherd the

chosen ones away into a transport vessel,

where they will enter a greater vox tea

consciousness called the Vox Electus.

It's really beautiful, actually.

So they're like the good guys?

Yeah, don't you remember in college,

and the vox tea.

The vox electus.

Okay, for you.

You remember that?

The vox tea?

Yeah.

Awesome.

Yeah.

And just looking at this thing, like

the detail on it, I'm like, is that real?

Okay, all right.

I know it's not real.

I was... Oh, I'm upset?

Yeah, no, I'm not, actually.

I'm totally having a good time.

All right.

I'm going to take an app.

And I'm bringing this man with me.

Oh, my gosh.

Stop.

What are you going to do?

I think just bring it back in one piece.

So, I was sitting

on this roof, and I was sending this loser

who hopes his head over, and I was like,

whatever.

You can come hang out with me.

That's fine.

So, Alan was actually the

loser, and we ended up getting

high on the roof all night,

and we were friends ever since.

Yeah, I am.

Wait, wasn't that the first thing you two

hooked up?

It definitely wasn't the first time.

Well, you know, if it hadn't been for

Alan, I never would have given you a shot.

Oh, yeah?

So, you won't remember it?

That is not.

It's the truth.

You know what?

To Alan and bringing us all together.

And into vouching for

me, because she would

have never, ever

gotten with the other one.

Yeah, I wouldn't have.

Is that a landlord?

Are you gonna get that?

That's probably just telemarketers.

They're probably calling for previews on

yourself.

I'll just let it read.

You have one conversation with me and I'll

never call back again.

That's cool, don't worry about it.

I think you should get my answer.

Yeah.

Don't.

That's cool.

I just said it was fine.

Okay.

Can you just tell us a little bit about

him?

I would love to.

I don't know.

What's it say?

Like, you meet the right people and things

just sort of just fall into place.

That's awesome.

Okay, but like, how do you come up with

like character names?

Or is it science fiction?

Like, it's like an interview.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry for the

questions, but it's just this

is the most exciting thing

that's happened in my life.

Don't be sorry.

Don't be sorry at all.

It's science fiction.

Yes, it is.

But I want my books to feel expansive.

You know, like each page is a part of a

saga that spans millennium.

So what's it about?

The book.

People are paying you millions of f*cking

dollars to write it.

I'm sure it's about something,

right?

Okay, but please just tell us a little

bit.

We don't care about spoilers.

We're still gonna read it.

No, man, we're all in.

Okay, okay, I'll tell you.

It's about a man who appears in New York

City with no memory.

And he finds out that he has the ability

to manipulate matter.

Okay, with his dreams.

And he meets this genius physicist.

And together with his dreams, they change

the course of history.

Cool.

Yeah, it's part revisionist history meets

mystery.

And a little bit of romance in there.

Because the man and the physicist,

they fall in love.

Mm-hmm.

You know what the man's name is?

Adam.

Oh.

But that's spelled Adam with the D.

It's spelled A-T-O-M.

Oh, yeah.

Exactly.

You know what her name is?

What?

Eve.

Oh, me.

Spelled the regular way?

Yes, the normal way.

Mm-hmm.

Wow.

But when the movie deal

closes, you know, they're

just going to dilute it

and make it simpler.

What?

But wait, they're...

It's what they do.

But you have a movie deal?

Yes.

Wow.

You haven't finished writing the book yet

and there's a movie deal?

That's how this works.

They just want the idea, I guess.

That's awesome.

Yeah, it's amazing.

It sounds almost unbelievable,

to be honest.

Like, I'm almost like, is he telling the

truth?

How about you?

You still...

Wasn't insurance you're working in?

Yeah, medical sales.

But also, you did have an idea recently

that's kind of like a business idea.

We're not talking about that right now.

Oh, come on.

There was a drug thing that's not real.

Okay, it was like a sports bar where you

can play sports.

That wasn't it.

Okay, then explain it.

Alright, so basically, I was at this bar

where they had axe throwing.

And I was looking

around, I was going, huh,

what if there was a bar

that was Olympic themed?

Everybody gets to do shot-putting,

you know, archery.

Well, you know something?

Do it.

If you believe in it, you've got to do it.

Yeah.

Go for it.

Yeah, I would do it.

But, you know, we need investors and

stuff.

Oh, do it, Alan.

Alan, are you serious?

Dead serious.

I'll do anything for you.

I mean, I'll do anything for anyone of

you.

Thank you.

Okay, then tell the back story.

Okay, so, yeah, Facebook was basically

like a college-only thing at first.

I'm thinking we could start out and keep

going.

Oh, I'm listening.

I'm listening.

I'm just going to go see the garbage.

I'm going to go see the garbage.

What the f*ck?

Wait, I think he's really interested.

What the f*ck?

You just ruined my page.

I'm not going to be paying for this.

My God!

What are you doing?

I'm chilling.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Let's go inside.

You want a shotgun?

It's an hour and a half.

You okay?

You

think these trash been so heavy now?

Like industrial green, you know?

I guess to prevent animals from getting

in?

Anyway, I slipped outside, made a real

mess trash everywhere.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to...

They're going to be okay, right?

Dude, they're getting married.

I know.

Like, married, married.

I know, Vic.

Okay.

I just want to make sure she's happy.

Since I'm the reason they're together in

the first place.

You know, um... Yeah.

I think maybe we should go to bed.

I just made another drink.

Well, I really need to get my riding done.

So... S.J.

Purcell is a world-renowned

science fiction novelist

originally hailing from

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

As a child, he looked

up to great sci-fi

writers such as John

Johnson and Greg Donaldson.

You know, when I...

I'm ready to do, like, the whole shark

tank thing and take my project out,

I'll let you know.

There's, like, a specific way that it

needs to be done.

And I just need to make sure it's airtight

before I expose the project to an investor.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said anything.

It's fine.

I'm being, like...

It's... It's a good idea.

It's a whatever idea that's on the point.

I'm gonna be selling

sh*t for the rest of my life,

but I've got her future

to think about, you know?

Her family.

Wow.

What

the f*ck is that?

That's so Alan, isn't it?

He tells us he doesn't have

time to decorate, but this

is the first thing he did

when he bought the house.

We'll see, like, a teenager.

It's so f*cking tacky.

Well, you're not really a sci-fi person.

One, and this is outrageous.

No one's seen the box dean over a thousand

years, and you expect us to just believe

this janitor is the chosen one?

Good morning.

I just had this dream that there's,

like, a hole and I was living in it,

but it was water, and

everyone was calling me the

dweller, I guess because

I was dwelling in there.

That would make sense, right?

You okay?

Yeah, of course.

Everything's great.

It's f*cking awesome.

f*ck, that's cool.

What you doing?

Breakfast is prepared and ready on in the

kitchen.

I'll be there in a moment.

Okay, cool.

Thank you.

Is it this way?

I don't know, this place.

If you're going to be weird by the door,

I'm going to get coffee.

Alright, thanks.

Dig in.

Now, I know it doesn't look like much,

but it's got everything that you need.

But calcium, vitamin K, no piece of the

pyramid on the counter.

Are Maddie and Ryan coming?

Uh, they're grocery shopping.

Okay.

Why?

What do you mean, why?

Did they see breakfast?

Did they say anything about it?

Oh, did they see this?

I don't think so.

Pickle plate.

What?

I'm eating that.

What was I thinking?

What?

Why was she?

Why did pickles for breakfast?

Oh, Maddie?

I was eating a pickle for breakfast.

It was good.

Okay, and it's not that big of a deal,

relax.

Hey, you know what I was thinking we could

do?

You and me take out the GT while they're

gone.

Take a burr ride.

See how she feels.

No!

Is it all you care about?

What?

That's it?

I don't want you wrecking my car,

okay?

So stop asking about it.

Okay.

Didn't know it was like that.

I'm sorry, Vic.

What was that?

I don't know what that was.

What's going on with you?

Dude, first of all, I shouldn't snap that

you like that.

I apologize.

It's just a lot going on with having

people over.

So, you want to take the car out for a

spin?

You know what?

My friend can drive my car.

Like right now?

Absolutely.

There's nothing better than the morning

drive.

Oh, okay.

sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

Oh, my God.

Hey, hey.

I don't... Hi.

What are you doing?

So, something has happened.

I accidentally crash.

I crash the car.

Okay.

Okay.

We'll drive.

Just drive it.

Some more fun.

Maybe it's just a dent.

I don't actually even know.

But I don't think it's good.

And it's stuck.

What do you want me to do?

I'd like you to come help, actually.

What was that?

Nothing?

Well, I can.

Because I have to work.

In fact, this whole conversation is

disrupting my process.

I'm sorry for interrupting.

If you can just wait for me outside,

please.

Okay, you don't have to talk to me like an

as*h*le.

Who are you?

Hey!

Well, I'm a friend of your dad's.

No, you're not.

Hello.

My name is S.J.

Priscelle.

Galaxy Award winner and the mind behind

the NEP to the cycle.

In this class, I'm going

to teach you three lessons

from becoming a successful

science fiction writer.

Lesson one.

Write more.

World building takes time.

Characters take time.

If you want your little story to become a

saga, you need to write more.

Or, or.

But S.J.

is an origin of hours in the day.

Nonsense.

Half of writing is done in the head.

So even when you are at

work or doing the dishes, your

mind should be out on the

furthest reaches of the cosmos.

Lesson two.

Ignore the naysayers.

I've gotten plenty of bad reviews

throughout my career.

But I'm consoled by this truth.

But they don't give galaxy awards to

critics.

And lesson three.

Stay vigilant and keep your imagination

open to all possibilities.

Opportunities often present themselves

when you least expect them.

So when opportunity comes, be prepared to

answer.

Order!

Hey!

What can I get you today?

Hmm.

Well, let's do the Denver omelet.

Egg whites only, pickled jalapenos,

blampt spinach, and a side of feta.

Oh, feta sounds amazing, but unfortunately

we don't have any.

No feta?

No.

What?

A surprise.

Okay.

Scratch that then.

Let's do the Santa

Fe wrap and make it a

salad, no tortilla strips,

sundried tomatoes.

Oh, I'm so sorry, but we don't have

sundried tomatoes either.

Oh, but we could do like a banana pepper

or...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, because that's the

same thing.

Mr. Priscilla.

Mr. Priscilla.

How about just a grilled f*cking cheese?

How's that?

Do you have cheese and bread?

I'm happy to head back there and explain

it to the cook.

Oh, no, don't even worry about it.

Our grilled cheese is the best in town.

You're gonna love it.

Good morning.

It's a hot one today.

What's all this?

Oh, it's a letter.

Read it.

You better pay him, Simon.

I'm going to.

Oh, yeah?

What I had till next year.

No, you didn't.

Wait, wait, wait.

Does he know about the TV show?

It's a Neptune cycle.

This is a big deal.

So you sold it?

No.

I mean, not yet.

But we are right there.

Plus, I've been selling a

bunch of the warring and the

guest house is almost

ready to get rented out again.

What about the Mustang?

I... I gotta get around.

Just need two months.

Oh.

If you can just tell Marty, he will get

his money soon.

I don't work for you.

It's just, I'm okay.

I'm up to my neck.

You know?

Okay.

Like, uh, alimony, child support,

tuition, you know, it's just never...

Hey, f*ck.

All I'm telling you to do is man up and

take some responsibility for your life,

okay?

Nobody asked you to take a loan from

Marty, okay?

You did that.

Okay.

Hey.

Stop it.

Okay?

That creased me out, man.

Look, if Marty's got a son,

someone out here again, things

are gonna get really f*cking

bad, really f*cking fast.

Hey, look at me.

Okay.

Good.

It doesn't make sense?

No, it doesn't.

Why would I come back home?

I'm doing great.

I'm eating publishers and all types of

people.

I mean, you should see the view from my

apartment window.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Seems like a lot of pages just to k*ll

bugs.

Alright, pleasure.

I'll be gone by Monday.

Let's start then.

Gate code is 2001.

No?

Nothing?

Please don't sell signature or signatures.

But if you do, which I

would again rather you

not do, please let me

know how much you get.

Hey, Mr. Priscilla.

Hey, Mr. Priscilla.

I'm Alan Perkins.

You might have read my story, which is my

short presentation.

I'm not doing another convention.

Why not?

It's always the same

five losers who want to

know if Malabar survived

the gas attack on Titan.

Losers may the bills, plus you'll be in

the orphan pilot meeting.

Really?

They want to talk about the pilot?

Yeah, they loved it.

Why don't you leave with that?

Well, I thought I told you about it.

Yeah, I set up the meeting.

I got other business in New York anyway.

They'll work out perfect.

Okay, cool.

How about the 15th?

Boom.

Fantastic.

Yeah.

Okay, I'll book a flight for the 14th.

Perfect and maybe more.

How

come no one ever asked Edo's?

Maybe Edo's has some wise sh*t to say.

Anyone can sit on it.

I'm 3,000 years old.

I'm a egalitarian blood in my veins.

I'm singing everything.

They hadn't been proposed there.

When the mind wolf once spoke the first

prophecy into the mountain.

Oh, holy sh*t.

I just even know what happened.

Maybe next time.

Oh.

Edo's cursed.

Instead of wasting all this downturn.

Look at you.

Look at you.

Look at you.

You're beautiful.

I'm sorry.

Are you sure there's nothing you can do?

Forgot it's my weekend with the kids.

Tracy is not answering the phone.

She's just trying to f*ck me.

Okay, well, I guess we'll just have to

cancel it.

No, don't cancel it.

Jesus Christ.

Okay.

I can't really ask the children.

Well, look at this.

All my favorite rebels are one planet.

That's what celebrate.

What the f*ck?

Mr. Priscilla.

I, um... No!

You let me call the king.

Please!

You don't have to call it.

No!

You're supposed to call it.

No!

No!

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Mm-hmm.

We come one.

With the box.

Injective.

Mm-hmm.

Be as children.

Be as children.

Mm.

Mm.

I got an image of this.

Mm.

I didn't want to do this, Mr. Priscilla.

You made it.

You made it.

Wow.

You guys look great.

You guys look great.

Me?

Stop.

Oh, this?

Thank you.

You're really here.

You're really here.

I've been waiting so long to see you all.

I've been waiting so long to see you all.

Ah!

Ah!

Mm!

Welcome.

It's so great to see you guys.

Really make yourselves at home.

Seriously, please.

It's no trouble at all.

Holy sh*t.

Now, Facebook is basically like a college

or anything at first.

I'm thinking you could start out to go on

and listen.

Stay as you're in bed.

Where are you going?

I gotta go check the garbage.

What the f*ck?

Why did he really interested?

You just ruined my life.

I know I messed up.

Please don't k*ll me.

What are you doing here?

Well, you're supposed to be in New York.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

I'm sorry.

I just, I'm working on something new.

And soon I will have ten times what I owe.

Something new.

Yeah.

What's it about?

Yeah, that's complicated.

You'd have to be familiar with my work.

Well, is it about the Neptune cycle?

Yes it is.

You said the last panel.

It's Nikon that you were done with the

Neptune cycle.

What if I did?

You said that definitively.

Well, things change.

And I don't see those f*cking Q&As are

worse than this.

Oh, all they want to talk about is Malabar

in the gas attack.

Don't you hate that?

Yeah, I do.

I didn't know until you said it,

but yeah.

Look, I don't want to be that kind of guy.

But I saw the proton arrow g*n in the

house.

Is it true that the

director wanted to use

actual projectiles for

the tritone crease scene?

You do know a lot.

It's impressive and it's always good to

hear from a fan.

So how about this?

How about we go into the

house and I show you everything

I've got so far of a new

journey of the Neptune cycle.

And then, maybe we could figure out a

solution to this.

I can't.

Why don't you get those clothes?

No, where did you get them?

I know those clothes.

Wait, I need my headphones!

Whoa, oh my God.

Who the hell are you?

Shut up.

You have exactly five seconds before I

fuse your brain to that wall.

No, wait, I was brought here by a...

I don't know what they are, but they have

these glowing orbs on their formats.

You lie.

No, no, no, no, no, it's this thing.

No, it's like the box they said.

It's your destiny.

I have to keep going no matter what.

Come with me.

Where?

So...

Let's think.

Book 12.

The Islands of Imperium are united by the

Treaty of 3000, right?

But it's gotta be a misnomer.

Because in Age of the

Voxy Part II, you clearly

state that the treaty

wasn't ratified until 2005.

Mr. Priscilla?

Excellent.

What?

I need my hands.

Where is it?

Where is it?

I'm gonna carry on.

Good morning.

I just had this dream

that there was like a

hole and I was living

in it, but it was water.

I don't know, I haven't really figured it

out yet.

What are you doing?

So breakfast is ready in the kitchen.

I'll be there in a moment.

This way?

Okay.

I'll see you at breakfast.

Oh, now what?

I'll tell him now what?

Pinch the belly.

Pinch my g*dd*mn stomach and stick the

needle in it.

Like this?

Do the rest of it.

Go!

Go!

Now what?

Take it out?

Feel better?

Yes.

Great shot.

Hey.

Alright, let's get these off and

celebrate.

Hey!

Dig in.

Look, I know it doesn't look like much,

but it's got everything that you need.

It's got calcium, vitamin K, no piece of

the pyramid on the key.

What do you want?

They're getting groceries.

What?

Okay.

Hey, you know what I was thinking we could

do now that they're not here?

Take the GT for a spin.

See how she feels?

No!

I don't want you wrecking my car,

okay?

So stop asking about it.

Okay.

Didn't know it was like that.

I'm sorry, man.

Well, my stuff is missing.

The face is missing.

The face is missing.

Shut up.

Whatever.

I'll find him.

Sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Does that hurt?

Okay.

So, are you hungry?

Do you have any allergies?

Any medical conditions?

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey, Alan.

What are you doing?

So, um, I just did have an accident in the

car.

I thought I... I just tried it.

I can't drive it.

It's stuck in a bush.

What do you want me to do about it?

Come help me.

Help you?

I'm in the zone right now.

Right?

I'm sorry.

I'm supposed to.

You know I have a deadline.

Are you serious?

Just, I'll meet you outside.

Please.

You're stuck in my way.

I'm fine.

Who are you?

Hey.

I'm not feeling your dad's.

No, you're not.

No, wait, wait.

I'm not going to hurt you.

Hey.

Stay away from me.

I'll stay away.

Just kidding.

Can I talk to you inside?

No, wait, wait, wait.

I'm not going to hurt you.

I'm not going to hurt you.

Wait, wait, wait.

No!

Hello.

Hello.

Hi.

I have to talk to you guys.

Yeah.

I just want something.

We got the groceries.

Ooh, working hard, I see.

No, not yet.

Not yet.

Okay, fine.

Guess I'll just wait for it to be on the

shelves like everybody else.

Uh-huh.

Sorry, you haven't had that time to work

on that.

I'm sure now isn't a great time to have

company.

No, what?

I think you guys are meant to be here.

You know?

It's like the converging of destinies.

Me, you, Maddy, for sure.

Yeah.

Should we go outside?

Uh, you go ahead.

I have to stay in here and finish up

something.

Oh, okay.

Uh, guys?

Um, something's f*cking going on.

Okay, what's going on?

Okay, I found this letter in Alan's car.

Oh, why are you in Alan's car?

I'm just going to read it to you.

You're going to his mail?

Maddy, you let her read it.

Okay, it says, dear f*ck,

we warned you repeatedly that

failure to pay would result

in serious repercussions.

200,000 by July 15th or we're coming to

visit.

Consider this your final warning.

Let me see that.

July 15th?

Isn't it?

That's, that's today.

Yeah, which would make sense because he's

acting f*cking insane.

And you would think

with the book deal and

everything that he'd

be fine with the money.

Unless he blew his advance.

Think about it.

Big book deal, but no book.

Huge house classic car, but there's no

book.

I bet he hasn't even written it yet.

I knew it.

I f*cking knew it.

This guy is bullshit.

Okay, well, don't seem too upset.

I'm worried.

Is there a problem here?

I'm getting ahead of this.

Hello, Ryan.

What if he comes and breaks his legs?

And then they break my legs.

Well, why would they break your legs,

babe?

Because I'm the pretty friend.

Everyone knows the pretty friend dies

first.

Okay, fine.

Then let's ask him what's going on.

No.

Yeah.

Maddie, why not?

Why not?

Why don't we just ask him what?

I'm just saying he's incredibly sensitive

right now.

And if within the letter is true,

we can't just go after him, like,

like, danging up on him or bullying him.

We have to be strategic about it.

We have to be understanding and

empathetic.

Okay, fine.

Then let's empathetically ask him what

this letter is all about.

So, Alan.

Maddie and I are thinking about buying a

place sometime after the wedding.

Yeah.

Yeah.

My bad if this is too personal,

what's a place like this go for?

Obviously out of our range, but...

Ballpark.

Lions with alien ears, castle in LA.

I don't know.

You can't tell me you don't know.

You don't want to answer, I get it.

No, I'm just asking.

Let me throw a number out there,

ten million.

Ryan.

Am I in the ballpark?

I gotta be close, right?

What are you doing?

Say it's half that.

He'd still have to have

written at least a dozen

bestsellers by now,

and he hasn't written one.

But there's the movie deal, too.

The movie?

Oh, the movie for the book No One's Red.

Who wouldn't want a piece of that?

Is there a problem, Ryan?

No, there's no problem.

Vic found the letter in your car.

Cool.

Great.

What letter?

It was on the dashboard.

I shouldn't have read it.

It says you owe

someone 200 grand if you

don't pay it, they're

going to come after you.

Alan, what the f*ck is going on,

man?

Nothing.

Nothing's going on.

It's going to sound strange, but that

letter has nothing to do with me.

Don't lie to us.

I'm not blind.

The car, it came from a production house.

They sell old vehicles for movies, and

the letter must be a prop or something.

What movie is it from?

They don't tell you that when you buy the

car.

Then what's even the selling point?

Stop with the questions.

Oh, my God, Matty, wake up.

Someone gave you a f*ck ton of money on

the promise of a book he didn't write,

which is fraud, and now you're basically

trying to do the same thing to us.

Are you jealous of me?

You think I'm jealous of you?

You're delusional.

What?

Stop.

You're in my house.

You're eating my f*cking food.

This is my success, not yours.

You're just maggies.

My dreams worked out, and you're stuck

selling f*cking catheters?

Everybody heard the idea for your book.

It's a joke, man.

You think it's a joke?

You think I'm a book's a joke?

You know what's a terrible f*cking idea?

Track and field in the nightclub.

I love you guys.

Wow, friends fight.

It's what we do.

And you know something?

That does not mean the party stops.

You keep eating.

Keep drinking.

Alright?

Who's on the grill?

I gotta go.

Ah, Matty.

Do you feel safe here?

We lose.

Everything's gonna be okay.

So just hang tight.

Can you do that for me?

Can you... just hang tight?

And there they stand.

Two souls forever bound.

Come on.

Their eyes are like ticking clocks,

spinning backwards into infinity.

Fade to black.

The end.

What is this sh*t?

I mean, it's just the first episode.

The right cast and the right budget could

be a hit.

Hey, look, I know it's different,

but...

The Neptune cycle was over.

No, I had to find a way to reopen it for

me.

You use dreams.

Dreams are fresh.

Your time travel is played out,

you know?

There's so many rules and you gotta make

it make sense.

It never does, but dreams work.

You can do anything you want with dreams.

You can even change history.

Exactly.

What you're holding in your hands right

now is as good as cash.

It is everything I owe Marty in that sum.

You changed their names.

What are you talking about?

Adam and Eve.

Oh my God.

That's your script.

You're Alan Perkins.

Okay.

Look.

I am sorry.

That I borrowed some of your work.

You have every right to be upset.

I would be upset too.

Do you know what?

Here's what we'll do.

I'll just get rid of it.

Get rid of all the stuff that's anything

like yours.

Anything you need a little bit.

It's gone.

No problem.

So...

You liked it.

Like... your story?

I mean... It was a little

rough around the edges, but...

Yeah.

Thought it was promising.

No one's ever said that about my work

before.

Yeah.

Pretty good.

I mean, it must be if you decided to steal

from it.

You're... you're not mad.

I don't know.

Maybe... should I be?

No, no, no.

You know what it is?

It's that someone of my

stature finds it difficult to

admit that I was kind of

hoping we could work together.

Like... Partners.

What do you think of that?

Alan Perkins.

The Fox Electors.

Did you feel that?

I just wanted to ask if we make it out of

here.

Hey, when we make it out of here?

Yeah, yeah, when we make it out of here.

Would you want to... Whoa, I

don't know, maybe do something?

Yeah, I'd like that.

You'd like the place like this,

wouldn't you?

A place like this?

Yeah.

If you could have it, I mean...

Well, not if it wasn't real.

What do you mean?

Of course it's real.

Is it, then?

I told you that stupid letter,

it's nothing.

It has nothing to do with me.

Then why'd you lie about it?

It's like all the stress

you're under, the way you're

acting, it really feels

like you're not yourself.

I know.

I know.

But I'm better now.

I've had a breakthrough, Maddie.

A big one.

I figured out an ending.

For your story?

That's great.

Alan, I'm really happy for you.

Alan!

What the f*ck?

No, I thought...

What?

No!

Why not?

Why not?

Because that alone doesn't seem for

friends.

We weren't always like that.

Jesus, Alan, that was in college.

I thought you wanted this.

Well, what gave you that impression?

I haven't talked to you in years.

Then you get engaged, and all of a sudden

it's, hey Alan, how are you Alan?

Let's get together Alan.

You were making sure you didn't make a

mistake.

No, that's not why I reached out.

Then why did you?

Because your mom called me.

The mom.

Yeah, she hadn't heard

from you in a few weeks,

and she was worried that

you might hurt yourself.

She asked me if I knew anything,

and it broke my heart because I didn't.

And when we used to be so close,

I just wanted to make sure you were okay.

There's still time.

You're engaged, Orion, but you're not

married yet.

I'm sorry.

What's going on?

We're leaving.

Now?

It's right about Alan.

Everything he's told us is a lot.

No, I know.

I don't know what's bad, I'm okay.

Where's your brother?

I don't know.

Everything is going to be fine.

To not go in balance.

There's a bad man.

Dad, there's more than one.

I heard their footsteps.

There's at least three.

Answer me, spoken of home.

Hello.

Who is this?

What the f*ck is this?

It's Vic.

What are you, the new girlfriend?

No, I think you have the wrong number.

I don't have the wrong number.

It's Simon on.

There's no Simon here.

Look, I'm hanging up the phone.

Don't keep calling.

I'm coming over.

sh*t.

sh*t.

Guys.

Alan?

f*ck.

Hey.

In this

whole weekend, you've been falling over.

Him and just makes you wonder if you want

something that I can't really give you.

No, Brian, I don't want any of this.

Like you keep finding all these little

things about me that you don't like it.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

It's okay.

So I can make up fake books and stuff.

That's what you want.

Let's go home and get married now.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Dad!

Dad!

Dad, wake up, buddy!

Decker!

Decker!

Yep.

Yeah, I'm here.

Marty, Marty.

Marty.

Okay, I get it.

I get it, okay?

If he doesn't have it, I'll put an end to

this, okay?

Yeah, hold on, hold on, hold on.

Did you already send somebody out here?

Okay, so then I'm going to have to call

you back.

I'm going to go get the car.

I'll go find the car.

Hey!

Go back!

What the f*ck?

It doesn't make fun!

Marty!

Marty!

What

did you do to us?

Surrender now!

Now

we're in the next sentence.

Help me!

Don't sh**t, Dad.

Please don't.

Please.

sh*t!

She's dead!

Because of you!

It's on.

Hey.

Say something.

I know.

I want my story to end.

How's this?

The code again?

Trust me one more time.

I hear Imperium's great this time here.

Hey.

We're

wearing shoes with no socks and cold

weather.

I knew my heart was in the right place.

I knew I'd be able to do these things.

As we're watching, making his own grave.

It was important to know that I was where

he's at.

And before the stop, that is for people to

leave.

They'll keep on doing that for a thousand

years.

This is the best soul I've ever done.

Back in

the right of me.

I'm open to life.

Do you fight or do you fight?

I'm busy now.

This is the best emotion.

I'm

open to life again.

This isn't the time.

I'm not talking about it.

I'm open to life.

I'm open to life.

She'll never end positive.

So I knew I'd be able to do this.

I'm open to life.

Say it's only this song.