Erupcja (2025)

[bunniefuu]

[Child] The handle remains...

(romantic Polish pop song)

(female vocals in Polish)

(low rumbling)

(door shop bell)

[in Polish]

(light organ music)

[Bethany in English] It's not

working.

[Rob] It's 1-3-Key-3-1-3-5.

[Bethany] Yeah, that's what I

did.

[Rob] You sure?

[Bethany] Rob...

[Rob] Right. Let me check the

email.

Okay. Right.

1-3-Key-3-1-5-5.

[Bethany] Okay.

Got it.

(light organ music)

It says there's a lock box on

the wall with the keys.

[Bethany] It's this, right?

[Rob] Yeah, I think that's it.

Yeah.

So, we're in apartment 13.

[Bethany] Does it say what floor

we're on?

[Rob] ...No.

[Bethany] Okay, because none

of these doors

have numbers on them.

[Rob] Is this it?

No.

Maybe it's this one?

[Rob] Yeah.

(keys jingling)

(low rumbling)

[Rob] Yep. Here we go.

Oh. Not bad.

Not bad.

This is great.

Yeah?

[Rob] Yeah.

(classical piano music)

Looks like the pictures, more or

less.

Yeah, this looks great.

I'm so happy to be here with

you.

Me too.

I love you, Bethany.

I love you, too.

You okay?

Yeah, no. I'm just, uh..

I hit a wall.

Just stress or I don't know,

packing late or something.

Yeah, it's okay, babe.

Yeah, I think I just need to lie

down, have a quick nap.

Yeah, that's fine.

Want to come with?

You know, I think I'm going to

go and explore actually.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm just, I'm not tired.

Okay.

You excited to be back?

Yeah, maybe that's it.

Yeah.

Okay.

Don't go too far.

And when I'm up, I'd love for

you to show me

all around Warsaw, Poland.

Alright?

Okay, babe.

Okay.

(light organ music)

[in Polish]

(approaching metro train)

(train announcement in Polish)

(screeching tram wheels)

(techno music beat)

(door shop bell)

(techno music from headphones)

(car horn)

(light organ music)

(dog barking)

(low rumbling)

(door knock)

(distant dog barking)

(light organ music)

(light organ music continues)

(birds chirping)

[Rob in English] It really is

beautiful.

I didn't expect Warsaw to be so

green.

[Bethany] "Dziekuje."

[Rob] "Dziekuje."

"Dziekuje."

[Bethany] "Dziekuje."

[Rob] "Dzie-KU-je."

"Dziekuje."

"Dziekuje."

And how do you say "you're

welcome"?

"Nie ma za co."

"Nie ma za co."

And I love you?

"Kocham cie."

"Kocham cie."

"Kocham cie."

"Dziekuje."

"Nie ma za co."

-[Bethany] Hey, babe.

-Hey.

-Got you a coffee.

Cheers. Thanks.

Do you like it here or you

wanna find another spot?

Let's walk.

Yeah.

(light organ music)

[in Polish]

[Rob in English] Are you having

a good day?

[Bethany] Yeah.

In Warsaw, Poland.

Yes.

Is it as romantic as you

remembered?

Did I say that?

You said it was more romantic

than Paris... The city of love.

In Paris, there's just so much

expectation to be romantic

that it just isn't romantic

anymore.

[Bethany] Like, everyone's seen

the Eiffel Tower,

But...

Not everyone's sat on that

bench...

Or...

Looked at some random painting.

Beauty in a bench.

That's what I love about you.

(message notification sound)

We might have an issue.

Seems our flight's been

canceled.

Why has it been cancelled?

Volcanic ash.

Mount Etna erupted yesterday

in Italy.

Air travel has been suspended

over the next 72 hours.

I guess we'll have to

reschedule.

(ominous organ music)

(low rumbling and glass

rattling)

Here's to more time in Warsaw,

Poland.

Yeah.

[in Polish]

(light organ music)

(light organ music continues)

(people laughing)

(peeing in toilet)

[Rob in English] I need to drink

more water tomorrow.

(toilet flushing)

(classical piano music)

The flight's rescheduled.

The rental's extended.

Amazing.

Is anything on your mind?

No.

Did you enjoy today?

Mmhmm.

Just wait till you see what I've

got planned for us tomorrow.

I can't wait.

Good night.

Good night.

(dishes rattling)

(low rumbling)

(rattling intensifies)

(distant police sirens)

[Bethany] Nel!

Can I come up?

[in Polish]

[Bethany in English] I don't

understand

a single thing you're saying.

[in Polish]

[in English] My boyfriend's

gonna propose.

Your boyfriend?

[Bethany] Tomorrow.

So why are you here?

Mount Etna erupted yesterday.

[Nel] And when exactly did you

arrive?

Yesterday.

Can I come up?

Okay, go to the gate

and type 4-Key-8-2-1-2.

(keypad beeps)

[Nel] Door on the right.

[Nel] The door's open.

So you are getting engaged...

I don't know.

That's why I came.

And, who is your boyfriend?

Rob.

Rob?

We live together in London.

I found the ring around a month

ago,

and

I knew he was going to ask me

soon because

he suggested we go to Paris

and I said, "what about Warsaw?"

The thing is that with him,

the earth doesn't shake

and

volcanoes don't erupt.

(playful electronic beat)

You look the same.

And you look different.

[in Polish]

(electronic beat intensifies)

(birds chirping)

(distant light traffic)

[in English] Bethany?

Bethany?

Morning.

Morning.

How'd you sleep, love?

Good. Yeah. You?

Like a rock.

Good.

I have a big day planned for us.

But I know you don't like

surprises

and I don't want to

overwhelm you

so I am going to reveal them

to you

one at a time.

Okay?

Shall I tell you now?

Please?

First up,

professional massage.

Great.

(spa music)

[Masseuse]

I'll be back in five minutes.

Make yourself comfortable.

(door closing)

(phone ringing)

[Bethany] Hi.

[Bethany] Getting a massage.

[Bethany] Yes.

[Bethany] I did.

[Bethany] I don't know.

[Bethany] Will you?

[Bethany] I will.

[Bethany] Okay, bye.

[Rob] Who was that?

[Bethany] A friend in Warsaw.

[Rob] Nice.

After our massages we're going

to get some sushi, darling.

[Bethany] Mhmm.

(classical piano music)

You look nice.

Thank you.

[Rob] You visited L.J. before we

left. How's she holding up?

Kind of rough, actually.

The labor was really long and

intense.

Is the baby healthy?

What's her name again?

[Bethany] Her name's Greta.

And yeah, she's okay.

There are a few complications,

but nothing major.

Charles isn't handling it

well, though.

[Rob] Oh no...

[Claude] Excuse me.

You're British?

Yeah.

[Claude] Thought so.

I, um...

It's nice to hear English.

[Rob] It is, yeah.

You're American?

Mhmm.

What are you doing in Warsaw?

[Claude] I am...

painting.

I'm an artist.

[Bethany] Oh, cool.

We just went to the National

Museum yesterday.

Yeah. What did you think?

I loved it. I love 19th century

art.

Oh my, then you have to go by

the National Gallery.

It's amazing!

[Rob] Yes, Zacheta.

We're familiar.

[Claude in Polish] Zacheta.

[in English] What kind of

paintings do you make?

[Claude] All sorts.

Come by my studio today.

I'm throwing a party.

-Oh, cool.

-Yeah, it's just me and

some of my Polish friends.

That sounds fun.

That sounds fun, right?

[Rob] Yeah?

Yeah, sure.

If we could find the time.

[Bethany] Yeah, let's make the

time.

[Rob] Okay.

[Bethany] Great.

[Claude] Great.

(aggressive dance beat)

(car horn)

(dance beat continues)

[Rob] Would you like me

to reveal the next surprise?

[Bethany] Why not?

[Rob] I got us reservations

at Kieliszki na Prznej.

[Bethany] Oh. Cute.

[Rob] Do you know of it?

[Bethany] Never heard of it.

[Rob] Well, it's supposed to be

excellent.

It's from the Michelin Guide.

So we'll pop into the party,

say hello and be on our way?

[Bethany] Sounds like a plan!

[in Polish]

[in English] Hi.

Hi.

-[Nel] These are my friends.

-[Bethany] Hey.

-I'm Bethany. Hi.

-Nice to meet you.

-Bethany, hey.

-I'm Kuba. Nice to meet you.

Bethany is an old friend of

mine.

-[Friend] Oh really?

-[Nel] Mhmm.

What are you doing here?

[Nel] What are you doing here,

Bethany?

[Bethany] Uhh...

I met Claude at sushi earlier.

-Just like that?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Coincidence, I guess?

So, what are you doing tonight?

Are you partying?

(loud electronic music)

[in Polish]

(people laughing)

[Claude in English] I think that

a lot of the work that I do

comes from

come from this space,

this space of being,

immersed in a culture that's so

different from my own,

it helps me turn my brain off,

right?

And so when my brain is turned

off,

I can enter into a dream state

more, more naturally.

I'm trying to come up with the

title.

[in Polish]

[Claude in English] Hey, babe.

Hey! Love, uh...

How much longer do you want

to stay?

You know, I've got reservations

at 9:30.

Babe. Reservations? Let's just

have fun!

Hi, Rob.

(dance beat drops)

(light organ music)

[in Polish]

(ringback tone)

[Bethany in English] Hi, it's

Bethany. Leave a message.

[Rob] Hi love.

I stepped out for a moment.

I just needed to clear my head.

I'm back at the party now,

and I don't see you anywhere.

Let me know, okay? Bye.

(ringback tone)

[Bethany] Hi, it's Bethany.

Leave a message.

[Rob] Hi, love.

Again, I'm sorry I stepped

away.

I may have been a bit dramatic.

I'm wondering where you are...

Okay, bye.

(ringback tone)

[Bethany] Hi, it's Bethany.

Leave a message.

[Rob] Hi, love.

The party ended and I've left.

My plan is to head home and

hopefully I'll see you there.

I'm really struggling with this

right now.

Please call me.

And let me know you're okay.

(distant thunder)

(unlocking door)

Bethany?

(message notification sound)

[in Polish]

[Bethany in English] Morning.

Morning.

Are you okay?

[Bethany] I'm fine.

Do you want some coffee?

[Bethany] So who's the girl in

the pictures?

It's Ula.

Who's Ula?

A friend.

She still around?

Yes.

That a good thing?

I don't know.

Let's go somewhere.

[Nel] I can't.

I have to open the flower shop.

Do you really though?

(playful electronic beat)

[in Polish]

[in English] Wait, so, you knew

each other before my party?

That's crazy.

[Rob] That's crazy!

[Nel] You know what's crazy?

Every time we get together,

crazy coincidences happen.

Okay? Like what?

A volcano erupts.

[Claude] Excuse me,

I don't think I'm following.

[Bethany] So, the first time we

met,

that volcano in Iceland erupted.

(ominous organ music)

[Bethany] I was 16 and I was

here on a school trip,

and the volcano erupted so I

got stuck here for a month.

[Bethany] It was amazing.

[Nel] Yeah, and it was so dark

all the time

because of all the ash in the

sky.

[Claude] Damn. Okay.

Then we saw each

other again around a year later

And that volcano in Chile

erupted.

[Nel] Uhh, Cordn Caulle?

Cordn Caulle.

And then after that,

it was the Wolf in Ecuador

and Taal in the Philippines.

So, did something happen this

time or...

[Nel] Etna two days ago.

So... you're saying

you're like magic?

We like to joke that we're

making it happen.

[Claude] Mmm.

What's the joke?

Volcanoes k*ll people.

(ominous tone)

(phone ringing)

[Nel] Rob's calling.

Just let it go to voicemail.

[Nel] Okay, so, what is the

problem with Rob?

I told you.

No volcanos.

No magical coincidences.

But does he treat you nice?

Yeah. I mean,

he's really nice.

Sometimes nice is nice.

Yeah, but sometimes nice is

boring.

[Bethany] Do you ever think

about leaving Warsaw?

[Nel] I thought about it

but I love Poland

so I could leave but I would

come back.

You should think about leaving.

It can be a really positive

experience.

Yeah, I will think about it.

(ominous organ music)

(door shop bell)

[in Polish]

[in English] Hi.

[Bethany] Hi, Maja.

Good to see you again.

Yeah. You too.

[in Polish]

(ominous organ music)

(party music beat)

[Nel in English] Okay.

This is the last one.

[Bethany] Maybe it's the last

one.

[Nel] No, no, it's the last one.

[Bethany] Okay.

We'll see if it's the last one.

[Bethany] On three, we're

gonna drink.

Okay?

One, two, three, drink.

What's up with that guy?

It's this guy. His name is Jan.

[Bethany] Hey, Jan!

What's wrong?

[in Polish]

-[in English] What's he saying?

-Uh, he's saying his

girlfriend had dumped him,

His heart is broken

and it is the end.

[Bethany] Aw...

Tell him "It's okay

and there's going to be plenty

more coming his way."

[in Polish]

[in English] What's he say now?

[Nel] He says, "Thank you very

much."

[in Polish]

[in English] So

can I stay at yours again

tonight?

Of course you can.

[Bethany] One more?

[Nel] This is the last one!

[Bethany] Maybe it's the last

one!

(chillwave music)

(door unlocking)

[in Polish]

(phone ringing)

[Bethany in English] Hi, it's

Bethany. Leave a message.

[in Polish]

(low rumbling)

[Bethany in English] I had a

dream,

which was not all a dream.

The bright sun was extinguish'd,

and the stars

Did wander darkling

in the eternal space,

Rayless

and pathless,

and the icy earth

Swung blind and blackening

in the moonless air;

Morn came, and went-

and came,

and brought no day,

(ominous tones)

And men forgot their passions

in the dread

Of this their desolation;

and all hearts Were chill'd into

a selfish prayer

for light:

And they did live by watchfires-

and the thrones,

The palaces of crowned kings-

the huts,

the habitations of all things

which dwell,

Were burnt for beacons;

cities were consumed,

(ominous tone continues)

I'm gonna go to bed now.

(low rumbling)

(ringback tone)

[in Polish]

[Rob in English] Bethany?

(light organ music)

(car horn)

(low rumbling)

Hi, Claude. It's Rob.

We met at the sushi restaurant

a couple of days ago,

and I came to your party.

Yeah...

Yeah, it's nice to see you.

Uh, may I come in for a moment?

Sure.

-Yeah?

-Alright.

[Claude] What's up?

Do you remember my girlfriend

from the other night, Bethany?

Yeah.

Do you know where she is?

[Claude] Is something wrong?

[Rob] No. No, she's okay.

Um...

[Rob] It's just

well, we came to Warsaw to

well, for, um...

[Claude] Had you been here

before?

[Rob] She had.

But...

To be honest,

I was hoping this would be a

good place to propose.

[Claude] Warsaw.

Yes.

[Rob] She said it was romantic.

Not Krakow?

[Rob] No.

No.

Warsaw,

Poland.

[Rob] And...

everything was going well,

basically,

until we came to your party.

[Rob] But then she became

cold and distant and

I know that I stepped out for a

moment to collect myself,

but I just can't seem to find

the reason

why she would behave this way.

[Claude] Have you met Nel?

Is that the, um, blonde woman?

Yeah.

No, no, I didn't meet her.

Although I saw that they were

enjoying each other's company.

(phone ringing)

[Claude] Hey, we were just

talking about you.

[Nel] We?

I'm with Bethany's Rob.

He's looking for Bethany.

[Nel] You want to bring him

here?

[Claude] Where are you?

[Nel] The flower shop.

[Rob] Great.

See you soon.

[Nel] Bye.

[Claude] That's crazy.

[Claude] This kind of um,

synchronicity...

these coincidences...

I think that those are vestiges

of our youth.

Interesting.

[Claude] It's, um...

It's a way to make sense of the

world when you're a little kid

that they, for some reason, held

on to

maybe they need, like, therapy.

Maybe because they, um,

don't have religion. None of us

do.

You know, that's why all these

different cosmologies-

But she's never said anything

like this to me.

I mean,

listen.

I think there's a lot she hasn't

said to you.

(light organ music)

[Nel] When we were 16,

Bethany came to Warsaw for a

school trip.

And while she was here,

a volcano erupted.

We said we did it.

And it became this joke we had

together.

Because every time we got

together, a volcano erupted.

We thought it was so fun.

We would go out.

We would ditch work.

We would cheat on our partners.

And whoever we were dating

would find out.

Or we would get fired.

But we didn't care

because this volcano told us

that we are special.

But this isn't a joke.

Volcanoes do k*ll people.

[Nel] And they cause so much

destruction

and they leave perfectly nice

boyfriends in the dust.

Rob, Bethany found the ring.

So, why bring me all the way to

Warsaw, Poland?

[Nel] Because if she comes to

Warsaw, then a volcano erupts.

(light organ music)

[Rob] Okay, so a volcano

erupting

means you're not accountable

for your actions.

Great.

This is where I was going to

propose.

Seemed nice in the pictures.

Do you want to see the ring?

Yeah.

It's great.

[Nel] It's nice.

(classical piano music)

[in Polish]

[Rob in English] Just want you

to know I'm not the kind of

person who has big emotional

explosions or anything.

[Rob] But I keep wondering if it

was me

who did something wrong.

[Nel] No.

And basically, you just went

dancing?

Yes.

[Rob] And she's done this

before?

[Nel] Mhmm.

[Rob] Right.

This really isn't about me.

[Nel] So there is this girl.

Uh huh, what's her name?

Ula.

I like her.

She's very nice.

It's good.

Yeah, we've been off and on for

a while.

She just got back to Warsaw.

Yeah? When?

On Sunday.

[Rob] Sunday?

The day we arrived.

And the day Etna erupted.

Interesting.

Maybe Etna was Ula?

[Rob] You know, I actually

looked it up.

There are fifteen hundred active

volcanoes on earth

and fifty to seventy of them

erupt each year.

That's basically one eruption

per week.

Really?

[Rob] Yeah.

Okay.

When do you plan to see Ula

again?

I don't know. No plans at the

moment.

Oh, you've got to have a plan.

Why don't you take my

reservations

for lunch tomorrow?

I was supposed to surprise

Bethany.

[Nel] Where?

It's Opasly Tom?

[Nel in Polish] Opasly Tom?

[in English] Yeah.

What?

That's where my first date with

Ula was.

(light organ music)

[in Polish]

(ringback tone)

[Bethany in English] Hi, it's

Bethany. Leave a message.

[Rob] Morn came, and went-

and came, and brought no day,

And men forgot their passions

in the dread

Of this their desolation;

and all hearts

Were chill'd into

a selfish prayer for light:

And they did live by

watchfires-

and the thrones,

The palaces of crowned kings-

the huts, the habitations of

all things which dwell,

Were burnt for beacons;

cities were consumed,

And men were gather'd round

their blazing homes

To look once more

into each other's face;

Happy were those who dwelt

within the eye

Of the volcanos,

and their mountain-torch:

A fearful hope

was all the world contain'd;

Forests were set on fire-

but hour by hour

They fell and faded-

and the crackling trunks

Extinguish'd with a crash-

and all was black.

(approaching footsteps)

[in Polish]

(romantic Polish pop song)

(train announcement in Polish)

(female vocals in Polish)