[offscreen] >>Sophie, that's your cue.
>>Aster: Need someone to show you how it's done?
>>Vivian: Baby, come on. It wasn't real. >>Aster: Then why do I feel sick?
>>Jamie: She'd be crazy to give you up for Sophie.
>>Aster: Thought you were into her. >>Jamie: She's cool, but I don't wast my time
on straight girls. >>Aster: Feel like not wasting time.
[they kiss]
[pause]
>>JODIE: Made you some brownies. >>VIVIAN: I'm not hungry.
>>JODIE: You're refusing chocolate? >>VIVIAN: I don't need anything. I'm fine.
>>JODIE: Sweetie, You are so far away from fine.
>>VIVIAN: Everything's, it's like I'm living in this alternate universe.
>>JODIE: Viv, tell me what happened? >>VIVIAN: I can't. Nothing comes out. It's
like I can't form words. It's like I don't even know how to talk about it.
>>JODIE: Then write it. You say you feel like you're living in a different world. Make it
part of your comic strip. >>VIVIAN: All I see is a blank page. I hate
a blank page. It's like staring at me, testing me. And who's going to do the graphics? Arch
is gone. Everyone's gone.
>>JODIE: You'll find someone else. I just mean,
you can't put yourself on hold waiting for everything to be the same as it was.
>>VIVIAN: She kissed me. I kissed her. Everyone was kissing the wrong person. It's a total
fail. I can't handle it. >>JODIE: Okay, Missy, we are out of here.
You are going to get through this.
>>GABE: The scrabble board is set up. Vivian versus Dad round one. And QR is not a word.
>>JODIE: We were just on our way out. >>GABE: Well, if Aunt Jodie has a better plan
to get you out of your room, I'm all for it. As long as you give me a chance to beat you
later. >>JODIE: She will.
[pause]
[sounds of birds and ocean]
>>ASTER: Excuse me. Where the hell am I? >>CAREY: Metaphysically speaking? Or are you
just a little girl lost? >>ASTER: I guess both.
>>CAREY: Well, I don't know you well enough yet to help you with the bigger question,
but I could tell you where we are on the map. If you really want to be found. Do you?
>>ASTER: I don't know. >>CAREY: LA is a big place.
>>ASTER: I am not afraid of big things.
>>CAREY: Okay. I'm going to take a wild stab here.
You're a runaway. On a school break?
The love of my life. Or you're going through bad break up pain
and getting as far away as you can. >>ASTER: What are you drawing?
>>CAREY: You can't tell? Summer thesis project. Architect. Aspiring.
>>ASTER: That's so cool. >>CAREY: I'm worried about you. You don't
know where you're going. And you can't wait to
get there. >>ASTER: I camped out on the beach last night.
It was freezing. I had sand all over my hair and I had to pee in the ocean. It was awesome.
>>CAREY: Well, there's an entire section of the Pacific named after my wild nights. How
long are you going to be around? >>ASTER: I'm not sure.
>>CAREY: I know a place. You're coming with me.
>>ASTER: Why are you showing me your ID? Your College ID?
>>CAREY: So you'll know I'm a real person. And not because I want to seduce you. I mean,
I want to. I'm just not going to.
>>CAREY: Clearly this is your first time ever sneaking into a dorm.
>>ASTER: I could get used to it.
>>ELISABETH: This is where you've been. You could have shared. I need a good hiding place
too. >>SOPHIE: I'm not hiding. Just kind of avoiding.
>>ELISABETH: After what happened with Vivian I totally get it.
The talk is bullshit Sophie. >>SOPHIE: People are still talking about it?
God, I kissed Vivian. Big deal. We were helping with your rehearsal.
>>ELISABETH: No one gives that much in rehearsal. >>SOPHIE: So maybe it was something else.
Now I feel awful. >>ELISABETH: You're not the only one.
>>SOPHIE: I think they broke up. What do I do with that?
I don't want it to be because of me. It shouldn't be.
I'm not even in the equation here. >>ELISABETH: You kissed a girl, on a stage,
in front of her girlfriend. I'm pretty sure that's part of the equation.
The question is what do you want?
>>JONATHAN: Yeah your turtle looks just as stupid as that one.
>>STERNS: I know right. >>JONATHAN: So why you doing this?
>>STERNS: Vivian. The comic strip. This is my in. Just think of it: working late into
the night trying to make the paper's impossible deadline. We'll share take out, I'll have
too much coffee, she'll think I'm funny, we'll grow close and before you know it we're at
the prom and the last dance is ours. >>JONATHAN: That's a lot of pressure for a
turtle.
>>STERNS: He's up to the task.
>>SOPHIE: Looks like something's not right. You're about to eat a whole pizza.
>>VIVIAN: Maybe if I share it won't be so bad.
>>SOPHIE: Even with me? >>VIVIAN: Yeah, I've seen how little you eat.
>>SOPHIE: So how bad is this? You and me talking but not really talking.
>>VIVIAN: Kind of sucks, actually. >>SOPHIE: Look, I feel bad about what happened.
I didn't expect any of this and now things aren't right with us.
>>VIVIAN: Do you regret what happened? >>SOPHIE: You mean, do I regret kissing you?
>>VIVIAN: It's obvious you do. >>SOPHIE: Is it? Because maybe I don't regret
it. >>VIVIAN: OK, but I don't know what to do
with that. >>SOPHIE: Yeah, me either. But what I do know
is that I don't like things weird between us. I like being with you Vivian.
>>VIVIAN: Man, I can't eat all of this. >>SOPHIE: Good.
>>CAREY: Morning, beautiful lost girl. Grab a hammer.
>>ASTER: What are we doing? >>CAREY: You're helping me with my project.
>>ASTER: You got me coffee. I love you.
[pause]
[Aster hammering a nail to death]
>>ASTER: What? I'll build this myself if I have to, goddammit.
>>CAREY: Tough girl.
Aster hits her finger, cries out in pain.
>>ASTER: No, don't be sweet to me! >>CAREY: I can't help myself.
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