Clare McNulty Quotes

Fort Tilden

Navigating Frustrations and Unexpected Discoveries

Allie Ugh!

[''Enters her apartment with bicycle'']

Harper What?

Allie Nothing. Everything's just a little; "ugh" right now. Are you ready?

Harper Where did that bike come from?

Allie It's Ebb's.

Harper Oh, my God. No. No. I'm sorry. No. There is no way in hell I am putting my vagina against that bike seat. Jesus Christ!

Allie Okay. It's fine. I'll ride it. You take my bike.

[''Sighs'']

Harper Could you imagine having sex with him? And ]? ] probably smells like ]. And ]

[[w:ejaculation|him coming inside of you with all that terrible DNA; [w:semen|His cum; [w:vinegar|vinegar; [w:Cadbury Creme Egg|has an orange tint like a fucking Cadbury fucking egg.]

Allie I told you I would ride it!

Harper God, fucking him would be like being trapped under ]. You'd have to wash your vagina for months with ].

[[w:Mashed potato|a cold sack of mashed potatoes; [w:bleach|bleach]

Allie Oh, my God. My vagina's going on that seat. Please stop talking about it!

Harper No. Oh, my God, no. You'd have to kill yourself. Fuck! That's disgusting! I'm gonna be sick! I'm gonna be sick!

[''Walks past Allie'']

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Fort Tilden

A Brief Encounter Between Ebb and Allie

Ebb Who is it?

Allie It's Allie, from downstairs.

Ebb Allie

[''Opens door'']

Allie Hey Ebb.

Ebb Hey Allie, hey.

Allie What are you up to?

Ebb Whoa, whoa, whoa, Carmen! Carmen, no!

[''To dogs''; ''Shushes''; ''Carmen snarls'']

Allie Hey. Man, it smells so good in there. What are you cooking?

Ebb Nothing.

Allie Um, so, so, what's good, what are you up to?

Ebb Well, Brownie has an infection, center of Carmen's jealous attention, and then just alot of family drama. My nana's ] are getting pretty out of control, my sister says. She's getting sick of it. She's can do everything she can do with it. Then we've, we've been fighting alot over that and I just want to keep it out of court.

[[w:Medical billing|medical bills]

Allie It's so hot outside.

Ebb Right, stroke weather.

Allie You know, yeah.

Ebb If your brains gonna gonna pop, it's today.

Allie Yes, crazy. So, Harper and I, are going to go to Fort Tilden today.

[''Holds up a fist in gesture'']

Ebb Uh, oh... okay, uh, where is that? What is that?

[''laughs''; ''Allie giggles'']

Allie Oh, it's a beach.

Ebb Alright.

Allie Yeah.

Ebb That sounds great.

Allie Yeah, I mean... So what else are you gonna do on a super-hot day like this?

Ebb Yeah, yeah, yeah. well, um, I could probably leave Brownie alone for a couple hours, before he needs a swab.

Allie Oh. Oh, no. Sorry. No, I....

Ebb Friends would swap...

Allie I actually, was just wondering if I could borrow your bike? I didn't... I wanna, you know, make you change your whole day around, and obviously you've got a lot going on.

Ebb Sure. Yeah, sure. Cool.

Allie So, I'm just gonna come in and get it. Is that... is that okay?

Ebb Okay. Yeah.

Allie Um, cool. Just... Oh, God. Brownie.

[''Allie awkwardly slides past Ebb going in apartment and dogs start yelping'']

Ebb Watch out for them.

Allie Carmen?

Ebb No, it's alright.

Allie They're very cute. Thank you.

Ebb They're probably afraid yet they're scared of young girls and bags.

Allie Oh.

Ebb They're both rescues from ]. Pretty sure some young girls put him in a bag and threw him out of a car window.

[[w:Yonkers|Yonkers]

Allie Oh, no.

Ebb You know I have been thinking about, I th- I thought about you the other day.

Allie Oh yeah?

Ebb Then again yesterday.

Allie Oh.

Ebb Cause um, you know my Nana needs both kidneys replaced in Baltimore and do you get this prescription regimen when you have pills but then the one pill just fixes what the other pill does

Allie Oh, yeah. Thank you so much Ebb.

[''Allie leaves apartment carrying bike'']

Ebb Then you end up with...

Allie I'll see you. I'll see you in a couple of hours.

Ebb Yeah, um, my tires, the tires might need some air.

Allie Okay, let's get. Not a problem. Thanks Ebb!

Ebb Can I have my blender back?

Allie I brought it back, didn't I?

Ebb No, it's been weighing on me.

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Fort Tilden

Motivations Behind Helping Others

Ashley Like, it's just so funny to think about, like, like, did you go because of the warfare, did you go because of the poverty, or are you going because of something that happened to you like, in the back of your mind, you know, it's just...

Grant Are you going to help people or to make it like you're helping people if that makes any sense.

Allie Yeah, that's a... that's a fair question. I intend to help people that's my... you know, I want to help, I want to...

Grant And then conveniently upload it to ].

[[w:Facebook|Facebook]

Allie Well, you know, that's... that's some people. That won't be me, though. You know, I don't...

Ashley Did you fuck Benji?

Allie No.

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Fort Tilden

Casual Conversations Among Friends

Naomi Thanks you guys, we should walk over a bridge or something.

Man 1 You guys are so money.

Man 2 You know, what I loved was when it like the orchestra.

Allie Hey.

Naomi and Phoebe Hey, oh my god!

[''Allie and Harper walk up to them'']

Man 1 Oh!

Claire Was it too long?

Allie No, we have watched you guys tonight.

Phoebe Oh, my gosh, you guys.

Claire Cool, cool.

Phoebe Thank you so much for coming, we are so happy you are here.

Harper We could tell you spent a lot of time on it, it was so great.

Claire Thank you. We did. Harper, I love that I can invite you and then Allie's gonna come too.

Naomi Yeah. You guys are more-twin like than us.

Allie Aw, cute.

Harper And not true.

Naomi We would be enemies if we didn't have to be best friends.

Phoebe Oh, I love this girl but I would kill her.

Naomi Ah!

Phoebe So, Harper, what have you been working on?

Harper Oh my gosh, a lot of stuff going on right now. Kind of crazy, yeah.

Phoebe But you have to keep us posted on when your going to have your work shown...

Naomi Yeah.

Phoebe ...'cause I'm dying to see it.

Naomi Yeah, just go for it, girl.

Harper Just go for it". Thanks. And if you guys want any feedback on what you're working on you know, you could always, yeah.

Naomi That would be awesome.

Phoebe Thank you so much for coming! I'm so happy to see you. I love it!

[''A girl arrives'']

Girl Cut me loose from these invisible chains! Oh, my god!

Naomi Oh!

Phoebe Yay!

Harper Oh hey, let's go say hi to these guys first. They could be not terrible.

Allie I kinda just wanna go to bed.

Harper So go to bed.

Russ So, it's like, one, two, three, four, five, six.

[''Harper walk over'']

Harper It's almost September, can you believe it?

Russ Yeah, I know, we fucked up summer.

Harper Oh, we fucked up summer.

Allie We fucked it up, too.

Russ We haven't been to the beach at all. We're heading out to Fort Tilden tomorrow.

Harper Oh, that's so great. Fort Tilden is so awesome in that post-apocalyptic way.

Sam You can just drink there without anyone bothering you

Harper We're coming with you.

Russ Uh, yeah, I mean, yeah, if you can make it.

Sam Yeah, it's cool.

Russ Come check it out.

Allie I wish, I have to meet my placement officer tomorrow. Actually, I'm kind of dreading it. Ugh!

Russ Your what?

Allie I'm joining the ]

[[w:Peace Corps|Peace Corps]

Harper She's leaving ] to go to the worst place possible in the world.

[[w:Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]

Allie It's not the worst place in the world. It's just ]

[[w:Liberia|Liberia]

Russ Oh no, Liberia is the worst place in the world. They sell human flesh in the streets there, it's like a goddamned horror show.

Allie I don't think that's true.

Russ No, it's so true. I mean like, I have seen videos of it, you know... but that's not the point. The point is you should definitely come to the beach with us tomorrow cause, you know, you want one day of happiness before you spend the rest of your life just like, shitting up, like, malaria blood.

Allie Well, at least it's not like, waiting tables, right?

[''Laughs'']

Russ You wait tables?

Allie No, I don't and I did, and never again. But anyways, I am so excited to be getting out of New York, I am so done and I am so ready.

Russ I hear that, I mean, come on, this isn't the only place there is, I cannot wait to get out of here.

Allie Oh, my god, you and me, we're getting too big for this this city right.

Russ Right. Leave the bagels and the rats for these two suckers.

Harper Well, I am definitely going to the beach tomorrow. Plug in your number.

[''Hands her phone to Ash'']

Allie I guess I may as well be in touch too, like, just in case.

[''Hands out her phone'']

Russ Yeah, definitely, definitely.

Allie I mean, I could totally come, I could just reschedule. That wouldn't be so bad, right?

Russ Yeah, reschedule. Take the day off. Why not?

Harper You know what would make it even better? If I brought some ].

[[w:MDMA|molly]

Allie Oh...

Russ Wait. You can get molly?

Harper Yeah, I'm an artist.

Russ I'd actually... I'd be really into that.

Sam Yeah, sure, definitely.

Harper I feel like you guys have never done molly before. Have you never done molly before?

Russ Uh, no, never.

Sam I just... I like, we can never find when they do.

Harper Well, I've never met anyone who's done it, who hasn't loved it.

Allie It's very sensual. So you should be prepared for that.

Woman Hey! Excuse me! No! I can hear that shit from the second floor! Okay?!

Naomi Oh...

Woman Yeah. There's way too much noise going on right now. Oh... like WAY TOO MUCH noise. Yeah.

Naomi Okay, I'm sorry.

Woman Other people have lives, you know. I'm sorry. Yeah, like, I have a huge day tomorrow. I have to get ] in the morning and the I have an audition to be the crowd warmer for the ].

[[w:LASIK|LASIK; [w:The View|The View]

Naomi Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. So... thank you so much for letting us know.

Woman Yeah. You're welcome.

Naomi Yeah.

Woman This is not the night.

Naomi Thank you for telling us.

Woman Okay?

Naomi All right.

Woman This is not the night!

Naomi Okay. I'm so sorry.

Woman Thank you!

Naomi I love... I love your night gown.

Woman Okay, thanks.

Phoebe Oh!

Naomi Oh, my God. Thank you. Okay. I'm so sorry, you guys. Um... Let's head back downstairs to the apartment... so sorry... and maybe Naomi and I will do some...

Naomi and Phoebe Freestyling!

Naomi Oh, my God. Isn't it fun?

Leia Yeah.

Harper Do you guys live around here? You wanna share a cab?

Russ I mean, we're on the Upper West Side. Yeah.

Harper Oh, wow. Okay. Oh. Um, well, we'll see you tomorrow, then. Cool?

[''Shakes their hands with Allie'']

Allie Cool.

Russ Yeah. Definitely cool. Definitely, it's cool. Yeah. See you tomorrow. Okay.

Sam See you later. Get home safely.

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Fort Tilden

Conflicted Feelings About an Ex's Photo

Harper Ugh! I shouldn't have seen Benji! I can't get his dick pic out of my head now.

Allie Ugh! Stop it!

Harper No, Allie! It's the perfect dick.

Allie Well, you know how I feel about him, so.

Harper And his pheromones! His pheromones are like a buck deer. Like the buck deer that fights Bambi's dad.

Allie I really like the way Russ smells. It's like his smell is somehow compatible with my smell.

Harper Ugh! It's like a locker room!

Allie Ew!

Harper Oh, my God!

Allie What?

Harper That top!

[''She pulls aside'']

Allie No! Harper, no! It's just a bunch of cheap crap! Don't you want to go to the beach?! We'll just have to look past everything.

Harper I am so inspired right now. I can't ignore that.

Allie We've already wasted so much time, I just want to go the beach.

Harper So go.

[''Goes in store with Allie sighing frustratedly, leans bike against tree and pretending to chain up her bike and going in after'']

Harper This is insane.

[''Perusing through clothes rack'']

Allie This is insane.

Harper This is crazy.

Allie Oh, my god! Where are we?!

Harper This dress is four dollars!

Allie This is cute! This is like thirtieth of a dress!

Harper This has to be a trap.

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Fort Tilden

Mailing List Confusion Among Friends

Harper So, why haven't I gotten ] lately?

[[w:sexting|a dick pic]

Benji Oh! Interesting! I tho- ah, I was under the impression that you wanted off that mailing list.

Harper How else am I gonna go to sleep at night

Benji I don't know, can your Dad phone fuck goes to sleep?

Harper That's disgusting.

Benji Build a little treehouse so your mom can't see you licking his asshole?

Harper No. I've never had a treehouse.

Benji I know. Because your Dad doesn't love you.

Ashley Do you have, like, a different type or something?

Allie I'm sorry. Is he your boyfriend?

John No, he's not.

Ashley Well, okay. You don't have to say it like that. Like it's not so black and white.

John You're not dating Ben-... You're not dating Benji.

Ashley That's your perspective.

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Fort Tilden

Forgotten Twins and Modern Distractions

Harper 300 hundred years ago, there were identical twins who forced their friends to an evening of terrible music that was instantly forgotten. They drowned in their own reflections and are not remembered today.

Allie Hey, how are we getting molly?

Harper Benji will have it.

Allie Ugh! Great.

Harper This is so good cause I need to fuck someone other than Benji.

Allie I like how Russ is so easy to entertain. He's, like, totally sweet and down to laugh.

Harper That's cause he's not trying to impress anyone.

Allie I'm just, like, a little afraid of my placement officer. She's a little bit, too real.

Harper Then don't come.

Allie No, I wanna come.

Harper No, it's fine. You're counting on the Peace Corps to make all your memories for you, so why should you be alive right now? We deserve a day off.

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Fort Tilden

Urgency in the Face of Discomfort

John Ben, Harper?

Benji What?

John It's getting buggy.

Allie Yeah, Harper. It's really time to go.

Harper All right, let's go. Bye, you guys.

Ashley Bye Harper. Be safe in Liberia.

Allie Thank you!

John Post!

Ashley Post! Post on Facebook so we know.

Allie Bye Ashley.

John Portugal.

Allie Portugal.

Ashley She thinks you're, like, gonna fuck her again.

Allie Thanks. It's Liberia.

Ashley I knew that would happen.

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Fort Tilden

Admiring Brooklyn's Charm and New Connections

Harper This is the best street in all of ].

[[w:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]

Allie Oh my god, this is gorgeous, oh, Brooklyn.

[''Admiring the houses'']

Harper This is so good. Fresh air, fresh ideas.

Allie I hate to admit it but I'm kind of crushing on Russ right now.

Harper Uh-uh.

Allie And it's like making me nervious, like I felt something last night and why does life always do this to me, you know?

Harper Well, that's your fault.

Allie I know, I know, I know! I just feel more giddy than I have since middle school

Harper So don't go to Africa.

Allie Maybe I should.

Man Watch out!

Allie Oh! Oh, my God!

[''Repeatedly'']

Man 1 Oh, Jesus!

Mother Oh, my God! Are you okay?!

Man 1 Oh, my God.

Mother My baby... it's okay.

Allie Oh, my God! Is he okay?!

Man 1 I saw that coming. That was terrible.

Mother Thank you, thank you so much! Thank you!

Man 1 That was terrible.

Allie I am so sorry. Oh. my God! Is he okay?!

Mother I don't know if he's okay, okay?!

Harper He's fine! Okay? The baby's fine!

Mother You don't know if he's fine, miss hat, okay? So let's watch it with the conclusions.

Man 1 Is there someone I can call? ]?

[[w:Pediatrics|The pediatrician]

Allie I don't know anything about babies.

Mother Yes, his pediatrician. Dr. Mark Miles. Okay.

Allie I'm so sorry. I can't believe.

Man 2 You know, your not allowed to bike down the wrong way of a street. That's the reason that law exists.

Allie I'm sorry. I'm not used to riding in this area. I shouldn't have been.

Man 2 Were you looking in front of you or were you just in your own dreamworld?

Allie I- I might have been in my own dreamworld, I don't know.

Man 2 We should be exchanging personal information.

Mother I don't know why that's not happening! Get their information please!

Harper What is your problem, dude? Chill out!

Man 2 I am chill.

Black man I am relaxed. I'm about to go to sleep.

[''Recording with phone'']

Man 2 I'm not riding my bike all over the street like the ].

[[w:Incredible Hulk|Incredible Hulk]

Mother Oh, my God. There's a bump. And I don't know if it was here before.

Harper The baby's always had that bump! This is a nightmare!

Man 1 Can I help? I got the police on the phone here. They'll be here in just a second.

Harper No, that's really not necessary, okay? She barely just grazed that thing. Are you kidding me?

Man 3 You just hit a child! Okay? Just be quiet, please. Thank you.

Harper You need to- this is crazy, ok?!

Man 2 I'm crazy?!

Harper We're leaving, Allie, we're leaving.

Mother Did you get- did you get their information?! Did you get their information?!

Man 2 Oh, my God. You're fleeing the scene?! You're leaving?!

Mother Can you take a video? Let's take a video of them.

Man 2 Let's videotape it!

Mother Videotape it!

Allie I'm sorry!

[''Repeatedly'']

Black man They're leaving a crime scene!

Man 2 That's a felony!

Mother They're getting away! They're both wearing rompers! One is floral and the other one has a suspiciously hip hat!

Man 2 Wow! Wow!

Man 3 The criminal mind always sets its own traps!

Man 1 The ] are fucked!

[[w:millennial|millennials]

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Fort Tilden

Plans for a Fun Outing

Allie Harper, Marin and Amanda are gonna drive us.

Harper Drive us or come with us?

Allie Yeah, They're gonna come with us! Yay!

[''Makes face of absolute displeasure'']

Amanda We're gonna have fun!

[''Going out door'']

Allie Yeah!

Marin I can't swim.

Amanda Why don't you just calm down? We'll go home. Take couple ]. Have a nice lie down. Okay?

[[w:Xanax|Xanax]

Allie Amanda, do you have a reliable cab company?

Amanda Yeah.

Allie Can I get their phone number?

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Fort Tilden

Debating Fashion Choices Over Coffee Stains

Allie Ok, what do you think about this, are these coffee stains or is this like, the look?

Harper Just get it, it's already in your hands.

Allie Oh, my God...

[''Peace Corps officer calls'']

Harper What?

Allie She's calling again. What do I tell her? I can't answer.

[''Sighs''; ''Sighs'']

Harper Just tell her your shopping. ] has appeared infatuated with the bikes and two can see him through the door]

[''[[w:Asian Americans|An Asian boy]

Allie What is with him?

Harper Nothing. He's fine. He's just looking.

Allie I think he's stealing our bikes!

Harper They look locked, it's fine.

Allie Wha- but, something's happening, like why is he touching them?

[''sighs'']

Harper He's touching them.

Allie Should we go out there?

Harper I think we would know.

Black woman He's stealing your bike. That boy is stealing your bike.

Harper What do we do?

Black woman You should stop him.

Harper Oh, he's taking it! That is so messed up.

Black woman I just watched you... watch that boy... steal your bike.

Harper I can't believe this!

[''Leaving store'']

Allie Argh!

Harper Should we get a cab?

Allie I.. I guess. We should get a cab with a bike rack, but I'm... I'm so broke.

Harper I know. I'm broke too, but... you know, maybe I should call my dad.

Allie What?! Why?!

Harper We need to get there! I know that!

Allie We need a cab! We need a cab with a bike rack!

Harper Allie! That's not a thing!

Allie Maybe... how... you don't know! How do you know?!

Harper Okay. We need to get a cab and get rid of Ebb's bike.

Allie What do you mean?

Harper No cab is gonna take us with a bike and that's the only way to get there.

Allie Okay, so we'll... we'll pick up a lock somewhere around here and lock it up.

Harper Allie, look where we are! We have to leave it!

Allie No! I'm deeply not okay with that!

Harper We'll pick it up on the way back!

Allie Absolutely not! That boy is gonna take it! This is not how I treat other people's bikes!

Harper You need to think about yourself first and other people’s bikes second!

Allie Dang it!

[''Sighs'']

Harper Come on!

Allie Oh, he's gonna be so mad!

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Fort Tilden

Navigating Friendships and Unexpected Plans

Allie Oh, my God. That was so intense. I'm still shaking.

Harper You know, I'm not going to be there for you when you're in Liberia.

Allie Wait, where you going? It's this way.

Harper We have to stop by the park and see Benji.

Allie Maybe we can just skip the molly. I don't think I can handle that right now.

Harper Then don't do it.

Allie Is his harem of bitches gonna be there?

Harper Probably. They spend every second of their lives trying to fuck him.

Ashley Benji, I feel like you've been on that same page for like... like four hours.

[''To Benji looking at phone'']

Grant Are we distracting you, Benji?

Benji I'm dissecting the sentences. I'm sort of figuring out the way it works.

Ashley No, I get it. It's full broth, I get it. Do you want bug spray?

Grant No, no, no, no. That- that literally smells like a cunt.

[''Grant laughs'']

Ashley That's so funny. I was thinking about how I used to eat out women. And how at the time, it seemed like such a good idea, but...

John How's this, Benji?

Ashley ... in retrospect, it's like, why did I ever actually do that?

John Absolutely.

Harper Sup.

Ashley Oh my god, hi cutie! Hey.

Harper Hi little baby boy!

Ashley How are you, Harpy?

Harper I'm good. How are you? Love your red socks. Are those to make your legs look longer?

Ashley Yeah, they're just slimming, like your romper.

Harper Oh, right.

Ashley Your romper's slimming. It's funnny that you're here, I had a dream that you died.

Harper Oh my god, how's your family? Are they still bankrupt or is that...

Ashley Yeah

Benji What?

Ashley Don't... you're gonna like, go over talk to her privately. Hey, how are you, I'm Ashley.

[''Benji walks along with Harper''; ''To Allie'']

Allie Hi, we've met.

Grant I'm Grant.

Allie Actually, we've all met.

John When?

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Fort Tilden

Frustration in a Hot Urban Landscape

Allie Ugh!

[''Trying to flag down cab'']

Harper Isn't this, like, where cab drivers live?

Allie Oh God! I need an iced coffe!

Harper Not here! It's too hot for this!

Allie What do we do?!

Harper I don't know!

Allie I'm looking up car services.

[''Looking at phone'']

Harper Daddy! Daddy! Allie and I are stuck in deep Brooklyn, our bikes were stolen and there are no cabs anywhere! And it's kinda sketchy!

Harper's father Don't worry me like this, sweetheart.

Harper We don't know what to do! Can you believe our bikes were stolen?!

Harper's father Well, I'd have Linda send the car, but she's tied up in Moscow

Harper Are you serious?!

Harper's father You know, you're 25 years old now. I think you've gotta be on this now, angel.

Harper Dad, that's not fair! This is an emergency!

Harper's father I gotta go, but if you're still stranded in an hour, I'll figure something out, okay?

Harper Okay, thanks. Love you.

Harper's father Love you so much.

Harper This is so fucked up!

Allie Do you know who actually lives here?

Harper You know someone who lives here?

Allie You're going to hate this. Marin and Amanda.

Harper No! No! Not those basic bitches!

Allie I mean...

Harper Marin is a raging asshole, okay? That girl can't stand me, and she thinks I'm threatened by it. They're just so fucking boring, they're like chapters in a book that's okay to skip. They're just fucking ] rats with makeup on.

[[w:Minnie Mouse|Minnie Mouse]

Allie They have a car.

Harper Okay.

Allie Yep, this way.

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Fort Tilden

Conflict in a Natural Setting

Harper Yeah, this is like nature's hiding place.

[''Walking with bike to trash disposal area'']

Allie This is so disrespectful!

Harper Just, put it... yeah.

[''Hides bike behind trash cans and garbage bags'']

Allie Ugh!

Harper All right. That's good! That's good! It's perfect! Its good! Come on! We'll come back for it!

Allie Okay. It's just karma. We've got messed up karma now.

[''Walking down street'']

Harper Um, no. Ebb probably did something terrible and disgusting and this is karma's way of getting back at him.

Allie Hmm, that's not how karma works.

Harper Ugh! Oh, my God! What do you think he did?

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Fort Tilden

Feeling Overwhelmed in a Hot Environment

Allie It's too hot for this.

Harper You just need caffeine.

Allie God, I feel bad. Ahh! I'm scared.

Harper This place.

Allie Yeah. Coffee. Coffee, coffee. Yes, yes, yes. Oh, my God! I need coffee! I need it so badly! Okay, okay, okay. Shit!

[''Pulls out chain from backpack'']

Harper What?

Allie I forgot the key.

Harper That's okay. Just wrap it around a few times to make it look like it's locked.

Allie But, it's kind of ghetto.

Harper Get to used to it, Africa.

Allie I'm not, like, afraid. I'm just saying.

Harper I think I'm having an idea. I think I'm having a really, really good idea. Imagine, like, an entire exhibition of, like a dollhouse ghetto.

Allie I like it! Hi.

[''Entering store'']

Hispanic women clerk Hello.

Allie Hey. Can we get some ], please?

[[w:Iced coffee|iced coffees]

Hispanic women clerk Two coffees?

Allie Yes, but iced.

Hispanic women clerk Two coffees.

Allie Sorry. Iced, iced coffees.

Hispanic women clerk With ice?

Allie Yeah. Iced coffee.

Hispanic women clerk Coffee with ice?

Harper Yeah

Allie Yeah.

Harper Thank you. It's perfect.

Allie Thank you.

Harper There you go. Thank you so much. That's for you.

[''Handing money''; ''Upon leaving the store, they dump their coffees in a trash can'']

Allie I'm gonna die.

Harper I think we should just start rolling to help us get through with this.

Allie No. No, no. Let's just go.

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Fort Tilden

Bathing Suit Plans for the Day

Harper Allie?

Allie Yeah?

Harper Are we gonna wear our bathing suits there?

Allie I am.

Harper I don't think you can change there.

Allie Um, that girl seems really hard to live with.

Harper Oh, when did you get coffees?

Allie It's like, I didn't believe her personality choice.

Harper Mmm. It's really watery.

Allie I got bagels too.

Harper You know what? I don't think we should eat. You know what I mean?

Allie Yeah.

Harper Yeah.

Allie I guess it could be good if we roll up with our morning tummies.

Harper You know what the best part of this day is? It's gonna be so cheap and I'm so broke right now. My dad's gonna be so proud of me right now.

Allie Oh, my God. Don't even talk about that. That's so stressful.

Harper We're not eating all day, we're riding our bikes everywhere. There's nothing to buy, the beaches are free.

Allie The beaches are free?

Harper They have to be. Also, I don't have a bike.

Allie Wait, I thought that bike under the stairs was yours.

Harper Oh! No. That's not mine. I don't have one.

Allie Do you know anyone who has a bike?

[''Sighs'']

Harper Well, probably.

[''Chuckles'']

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Fort Tilden

Discussing Flavors and Preferences Among Friends

Amanda So, this one's rose. This one's ]. This one's ], although I always get praline mixed up with ]. I ate all the ].

Allie Hmm, I'll have a rose. I wonder what that tastes like.

Amanda It's actually not my favorite, but they're all so good, you can't go wrong.

Marin Harper, you seem like a ] kind of girl.

[[w:Passion fruit (fruit)|passion fruit]

Harper Why?

Marin Because you're spontaneous.

Harper That's okay.

Marin Well, they're here in case you change your mind.

Harper Thank you. I won't.

Amanda Would you care for some tea?

Harper Actually, we're dying for coffee.

Amanda Oh. I'm sorry, this is a coffee-free house. But we have gingerbread man, apple cinnamon, um, camomile.

Harper No, that's fine, thanks.

Amanda It's so nice of you guys to visit. You almost missed us.

Marin We have to go get butter before it gets dark.

Harper Do you guys like living here?

[''Playing with a star on a stick'']

Marin Harper, could you leave things where things are, please? Thank you.

[''Harper puts star on a stick back in bowl'']

Amanda We teach a couple of blocks away. It's okay.

Allie Oh, that's right! How's ] going?

[[w:Teach for America|Teach for America]

Marin It's hard. It's really hard. You can't reach those kids. They come from a system that's broken.

[''Breathes and exhales deeply'']

Amanda The odds are against them.

Marin It's an impossible environment for a teacher to work in. One student touched my breasts.

Allie Wow. Yikes.

Amanda Ricky's the hardest.

Marin He's disturbed. It's not his fault.

Allie Well, I think you guys just need to keep reminding yourselves that what you're doing is of great value.

Amanda How's your work?

Allie Oh, I'm ready for it to be done, I am. I, um, I've lost all my faith in startups. They're just as evil as hedge funds, yeah. Never again.

Marin Harper, could you be careful in that chair? I think that's the broken one.

[''Harper is leaning back in her chair'']

Harper Okay, I just won't move at all.

Marin Just be careful. Allie, I hear your going to Liberia soon.

Amanda Oh, my god.

[''Sighs'']

Allie Yeah, I'm really excited, yeah.

[''Chuckles'']

Marin Yeah, your mom seems really concerned.

Harper You talk to her mom?

Marin Of course, Allie is my closest friend. So I think it's important to keep in touch with the whole family.

Harper Can I use the bathroom?

Marin It's the door on the right. And don't use so much toilet paper. The plumbing gets backed up. And no tampons. I'm really happy that you're joining the Peace Corps.

[''To Allie'']

Amanda Hmm.

Marin I was really disappointed when you quit ].

[[w:Teach For America|your TFA training]

Allie Yeah, it just wasn't meant to be.

Marin I know it can be intimidating, but I'm really glad that you found something that you can hold on to for now.

Allie Thanks. So, um, Harper and I have had kind of a tough day.

Amanda Oh, no.

Allie It's okay now, but our bikes were stolen and we were on our way to the beach and we were wondering if we could maybe borrow the ]

[[w:Honda|Honda]

Marin Oh, I don't know. Do you have insurance?

Allie Of course!

Marin I'd feel more comfortable if I came with.

Allie Oh, no, no, you don't have to do that. I'm a super safe driver, you remember.

Marin I wouldn't feel comfortable.

[''Man screams in distance'']

Fort Tilden

Exploring Aspirations and Life Choices

Grant So, what's your story like, what are you into?

Allie I um, you know, I... we... I took the day off. I uh...

Grant But like what's your deal?

Allie Um, I'm going to the Peace Corps really soon.

Ashley Whoa, where?

Allie Yeah.

Man Where you going?

Allie I am going to ].

[[w:Liberia|Liberia]

John Mmm! No!

[''With highly effeminate gestures'']

Allie No?

John Mmm-mmm.

Allie Like, I should...

John Just do not.

Allie Don't go?

John Do not go.

Ashley Like, maybe somewhere else.

Grant My sister went to ].

[[w:Portugal|Portugal]

John Go to Portugal.

Ashley Yeah, Portugal!

Grant It's stunning.

Allie That sounds really awesome, but I actually, don't get to choose where I go. They assigned me.

John So Port...

Allie So Liberia. I'll have to go to Liberia, yeah.

Fort Tilden

Unexpected Meeting Amid Health Issues

Cabiria Who is this?

Allie Oh, um... hi, Cabiria, this is Allie Donahue. I'm the girl going to Liberia. We're supposed to have a meeting today. Yeah, um... I- I was gonna leave you a message, but I'm glad that you're up. Um, I'm feeling terrible.

Cabiria You're not calling in sick, are you?

Allie Uh, unfortunately, I am. I know it's terrible inconvenient.

Cabiria There's no time to reschedule. I'm here fore 36 hours and we have a lot to go over.

Allie Okay, um... okay, well. I just... I don't... I really don't wanna get you sick.

Cabiria I don't get sick. Can you be by a computer? We need to keep moving forward.

Allie Sure, absolutely. Yeah, I'll- I'll be home. Sick, so...

Cabiria Get your documents together and call me back.

Allie Okay. Um, can you tell me which documents?

Cabiria All of them.

Allie Of course. Yeah. All of them. Um, okay. Uh, thank you so much, Cabiria. I really, really appreciate all of your- Oh. Okay. Oh, my God. Documents.

[''Cabiria hangs up''; ''Walks to Harper's room and opens door knocking'']

Harper What are you doing?

Allie We're going to the beach!

Harper What time is it?

Allie It's beach time!

Harper It's not even day yet

Allie That's the sun. Oh, come on, Harper. I took the day off, we said we'd get up early.

Harper Yeah, like 10!

Allie Okay, I'll look up the ferry, but you need to get up. Really?! Harper, there's no ferries and there's nobody passing out fliers for The Rockaways for the weekdays. It's kind of a lot to figure out.

[''Browsing laptop''; ''Grunts in frustration, closes laptop and returns to Harper's room'']

Harper Let's bike.

Allie Oh. That actually sounds really nice. We could see the birds of Brooklyn that we've never seen before. That's a really good idea. Let's do it. Harper, Lucy's here to see the apartment.

[''Returns to room'']

Harper Oh shit! Hey. Sorry. So, yeah. It's a really big closet.

[''Walking through apartment'']

Lucy The last apartment I was in, I just, like, basically put everything in a box.

Harper Oh, God. That's the worst.

Lucy So, like, everything is wrinkled. I just wore the same thing every day.

Harper And you don't know like, where anything is... when anything is!

Lucy Oh, my God. It's like I'm always shopping cause I can't like find anything.

Harper Right.

Lucy So I just assume I've lost it. This is so cute.

Harper I like, you know, cooking. So...

Lucy Me too. I cook all the time.

Harper You do? Oh, that's awesome.

Lucy Oh, we could totally cook together. That's so fun.

Harper Yeah. Collaboration.

Lucy Yeah. I love your design. It's just like...

Harper Oh, thank you.

Lucy So smart and simple.

Harper Oh, thanks. Yeah. Like, I try to do, like, chic and you know... shabby-chic sorts thing. I guess.

Lucy Absolutely. You do it really well. It's like nothing I've seen before.

Harper Right, I don't own, like, magazines.

Lucy Wow! You made this!

Harper Yeah. It's really... it's nothing. It's just...

Lucy No, it's beautiful. No.

Harper Honestly, it's not even right, so...

Lucy I love the colors.

Harper Do you wanna see your room?

Lucy Oh, uh, do you mind?

Allie Oh, yeah, totally. Yeah. Sorry, it might be kinda messy.

Lucy That's cool.

Harper Right this way.

Lucy Let's go. This is so cute.

Harper So, her room's a little smaller than mine, but...

Lucy Oh, that's fine, I'm sure. Oh, look at this nice carpet. No shoes.

[''Gasps'']

Harper Yeah.

Lucy Oh, my gosh! It's like a treehouse! I'm a bird in her nest.

Fort Tilden

Forgotten Lives and Modern Disconnection

Harper Three hundred years ago, there existed two girls named Marin and Amanda. They effected no change in their lifetime, and ate soap in the ghetto. They died at the age of 26 when they passed away taking a nap. Nobody remembers them today.

[''Walking down street'']

Allie Hi, We need a cab to ]

[[w:The Rockaways|The Rockaways]

Sumrat Where you at?

Allie Um, ], and some street renamed in some honor of a few fallen ] whose name I can't really pronounce. Do you know what I'm talking about?

[[w:Flatbush|Flatbush; [w:firefighter|firefighters]

Sumrat Okay, five minutes.

Allie Five minutes. Thank God. Thank God they didn't come with us.

Harper Could you imagine what would have happened if they came with us? they would have cock-blocked us so hard with their salt water, brittle, scarecrow hair.

Allie It's actually kind of upsetting that Marin has to go through that at her place of work.

Harper Are they a couple?

Allie No.

Harper I don't understand why teachers get so fat their first year of teaching?

Allie Oh, my God, she's not fat, you just can't get along with her.

Harper I'm just saying she looks like a body pillow that's been left in body storage for a couple years.

Allie Oh, my God. Why can't you just let her be?

Harper Are you kidding me? There are so many things I could have said that I didn't because I'm a nice person.

Allie Because you wanted the car. You're not a nice person.

Harper Oh, okay. ?

[https://www.netlingo.com/word/lfti.php What the fuck does "LFTI" mean]

Allie Laughing for... the.. I don't know. Why?

Harper Russ said it.

Allie Oh. That's cute.

Harper Where's this cab, Allie? This is taking forever.

[''Groans'']

Allie Oh goddammit, fuck (x4)... I didn't think I'd realize this was going to be such a thing, goddammit, this woman, Cabiria, just, like won't stop texting me!

[''Receives a text message from her Peace Corps officer saying: "Why haven't I received your info. This must get done today"'']

Harper Complain about it and then don't go to Liberia.

Allie What am I going to do? I guess when we get home, I'll just... I fucking say we don't have any service in our house. God damn it!

Harper Where the fuck are you?! We've waiting for a car for 30 minutes!

[''On phone'']

Allie Fuck!

Sumrat Five minutes.

Harper This is so horrible! It's not my-

[''Screams frustratedly into phone''; ''Sumrat pulls up in a [[w:minivan|minivan]

Samrat Get in, get in, get in! Come on! Where you going?

Allie We're going to Fort Tilden in ].

[[w:Rockaway, Queens|The Rockaways]

Samrat Okay, great, let's go!

Harper How much?

Samrat Uh, 100! Get in!

Allie and Harper What?!

Harper No!

Allie $100?! Seriously?!

Samrat Yeah, because have you seen this ride?! It's an amazing ride! ]! Get in!

[[w:DVD player|DVD players]

Harper We didn't ask for, like, a luxury ride.

Samrat Okay. Good. Get in. Okay, it sounds good.

Allie It's like, two and a half miles away. $60.

Samrat Yeah, no, $100! Come on! Come on! Let's go, let's go!

Harper What?!

Samrat Its, it's a $100 ride!

Harper 80. 80!

Samrat 80 plus 20! Get in!

Allie Oh, my God.

Harper Fuck.

Allie I don't have $100.

Harper I'm not paying for it!

Samrat And, look, there is cup holders!

Harper Fine, I'll pay for it.

[''Gets in'']

Samrat We have cup holders!

Allie Okay, we'll pay $100 for cup holders.

Harper Just get in! We need to go!

Samrat Let's go, let's go.

Harper Just so you know, you're a fucking asshole...

Samrat Okay, great!

Harper ...taking advantage of us like this.

Samrat Okay, good!

Allie Do you take checks?

Fort Tilden

A Conversation About Feeling Unwell and Coffee

Allie I feel sick!

Harper It's probably that paper rose macaroon.

Allie I need coffee!

Harper There's no way we could've ridden our bikes across this bridge.

Allie Okay.

Harper Remember when Benji was running that house out here, like, three years ago.

Allie Mmm-hmm.

Harper That was like the best sex, I have ever had.

Allie Mmm-hmm.

Harper Oh, my God. I remember, he was really, like, covered in salt. He had been swimming.

Allie Oh, God.

Fort Tilden

Assessing Fashion Choices in Context

Harper Are these cute or tacky. I can know they're tacky but are they tacky-tacky or courageous tacky?

Allie I think it depends on where you are and what you're doing.

Harper Okay, block everything out and like, picture me in like a hotel lobby and I'm sitting there and texting and looking around.

Allie I'm pretty sure they're cute.

Fort Tilden

Confusion About Directions and Expectations

Allie Wait, what are we supposed to do here?

Harper I don't know. Should we go with the traffic or should we like...?

Allie Are we supposed to...

Harper Is this street for us or the pedestrians?

Allie Maybe we should go.

Harper I don't know.

Allie Should I go? This is like a regular residential street but this is like a highway.

Harper Why are we like, trapped in here?

Allie Okay, yeah, go now. Go. Now, now, now.

Harper Go now?

Allie Go.

Harper The people are turning here.

Allie Go! Sorry!

[''Motorists honks'']

Fort Tilden

Contemplating the Right Path Forward

Allie I really think that path from before might have been the right path

Fort Tilden

Fashion Enthusiasm and Nature Appreciation

Harper Allie, isn't this dress awesome? Its like flowy, mother goddess.

Allie Oh, my god! I love it!

Harper And nature.

Allie Harper, is this ] or ]?

[[w:Hipster (contemporary subculture)|South-Western hipster; [w:Methamphetamine|meth-head]

Harper Both. But it's good.

Memorable Quotes from Clare McNulty