30 quotes
A Character's Controversial Perspective on Homelessness
Sam
I know it's not okay for me to say this but I- I fucking hate the homeless. Everybody says we need to take of them, but I think they're fucking bullies. Poltergeists.... All they do is float around the edges, on the peripheries and watch people eating delicious food, drinking beer and falling in love. They can't participate so they get jealous, and then they harrass us.
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Embracing Freedom in Life's Short Moments
Balloon Girl
I didn't know her very well, but I saw her around at parties and shows and stuff. I don't know what happened to her but, I can tell you, it had nothing to do with my friends. We're just enjoying our world, enjoying our bodies, enjoying our music.
[''Seated at the nightclub, sharing a cigarette and Sam shows her Sarah's polaroid'']
Sam
I heard that there's some kind of code or like some secret message in, in their music.
[''Holds up record album and points to it'']
Balloon Girl
I'm pretty sure that's not true. Jesus wouldn't hide a message in a message. There's nothing to solve you know. It's silly, wasting your energy on something that doesn't matter. We have this tiny little window, where we can have fun, fuck, be free. Life is too short right now.
[''Laughs''; ''Blows up balloon''; ''Pops balloon with the cigarette and Sam laughs'']
Sam
I wanna dance to this.
[''Band starts playing a new song'']
Balloon Girl
I don't know this song.
Sam
Come on.
[''Grabs her hand and takes her to dance floor'']
Balloon Girl
We should fuck!
Sam
Yeah.
Balloon Girl
What's wrong?! What's wrong?!
Sam
Okay, feel, real... feel really strange.
Balloon Girl
How much of the cookie did you eat?!
Sam
All of it!
[''Sam runs off to washroom'']
Balloon Girl
Shit. I'm sorry. Sorry.
Sam
Hey! Hey, hey, hey! Hey, wait! Hey! Wait! Wait, wait. Hey!
[''Starts breathing hard'']
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Faith and Expectations in Marriage
Young Drunk Woman
You don't become a Bride without fucking Jesus.
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Nighttime Reflections on Safety and Meaning
Millicent
So, what do you think it all means?
Sam
Not sure yet. Can't... can't quite see it, but I... I'm close, I think.
[''Sighs'']
Millicent
Oh, god. I don't think we should be walking around here at night.
[''Sees a memorial shrine for a deceased dog'']
Sam
I think we're safe. We don't have a dog with us.
Millicent
Yeah, but anyone who could kill a dog wouldn't think twice about killing a person.
Sam
Not sure that's true.
Millicent
So, you a cat person or a dog person?
Sam
It's hard to say. I got bit by my grandparents terrier when I was kid, so I- I'm a little bit afraid of em.
Millicent
Oh, god, that's awful.
Homeless man
Ah! Got a little change?!
Sam
No, no, no. Sorry.
Homeless man
No money to spare huh?! Does the lady know your cheap?!
Sam
Fuck you!
Homeless man
Ugly-ass piece of shit, worthless trash! Motherfucker! You're more broke than I am! Fuck you! Come back here and sit next to papa! I'll shit in your mouth asshole! Fucking dickwad, piece of shit!
Sam
I know it's not okay for me to say this but I- I fucking hate the homeless. Everybody says we need to take of them, but I think they're fucking bullies. ].
[[w:Poltergeist|Poltergeists]
Millicent
You mean, ghosts?
Sam
Yeah. Yeah. All they do is float around the edges, on the peripheries and watch people eating delicious food, drinking beer and falling in love. They can't participate so they get jealous, and then they harrass us.
Millicent
Why don't you just give him a dollar next time? Have you ever been in there?
[''Referring to lake'']
Sam
What? The reservoir?
Millicent
Yeah. Come on.
[''She starts climbing up fence'']
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Following the Blessings of Coyotes
Sam
Is that a dog?
Homeless King
It's a ]!
[[w:coyote|coyote]
Sam
It's not gonna bite me, right?
Homeless King
No. Coyotes are blessed creatures. If you ever find yourself alone with a coyote, you don't run away. You follow it, see where it takes you.
[''Walking past a coyote foraging through the contents of an overturned trash can''; ''Coyote runs off'']
Homeless King
People think we own this land, the streets, the yards, the hills, the houses and caves. Everything belongs to the coyotes. They're just letting us use it.
[''Leading Sam down a cave tunnel''; ''Takes off Sam's blindfold'']
Sam
Where are we?
Homeless King
You know I can't tell you that.
Sam
Sure. Of course.
Homeless King
Okay. Well.
Sam
Uh, this way?
[''Homeless King nods head and closes door'']
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Suspicion of Being Followed Unfolds
Millicent
I think someone's been following me.
Sam
You kidding?
Millicent
I wanted to make it look like we're here to screw.
Sam
We're not?
Millicent
I found this hidden in my dad's office.
[''Puts bracelet on Sam's wrist'']
Sam
H6 to G4. Like a chess move? Your dad played chess?
Millicent
Yeah. He did.
[''Bullets start whizzing'']
Sam
Get down! Get down!
[''They go underwater but Millicent perishes'']
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Reflections on Life and Missed Opportunities
Sam
Where'd you get something like that?
Bar-buddy
Where you get everything, ]. Check it out man. Silver Lake from above. Oh, there's a good one. I been, like, scouting out these houses. I swear to God, I think this chick used to be, like, a lingerie model or something. It's like, insane body. I mean, you know, you gotta be patient.
[[w:Amazon (company)|Amazon; ''Watching view on a laptop''; ''Drone focuses on a house and hover to window'']
Sam
You ever feel like, you fucked up somewhere a long time ago, and you're living the wrong life, like a bad version of the life you were supposed to have?
Bar-buddy
Come on, man. You're fine.
Sam
I used to think that I was gonna be someone that like, yeah... like people cared about. Like, maybe do something important.
Bar-buddy
Fuck, man. Everyone thinks that. You know, it's narcissism and entitlement 101.
[''Chuckles'']
Sam
I feel like someone's been following me.
Bar-buddy
Yeah, probably. ]?
[''Chuckles''; [w:Patriot Act|Honestly, who's not being followed these days; ''Owl hoots'']
Sam
I mean, I'm... I'm feeling that alot lately, like even before all this craziness.
Bar-buddy
That's the modern persecution complex. Who needs ] and ] anymore, right? Now we have computers. I swear to God, at the very least, the entire population is suffering from mild paranoia. See, our monkey brains, they're not comfortable knowing that they're all interlinked and routed together now in some kind of all-knowing alien mind-hive, and that shit is a straight-up cesspool for delusion, for fear... oh! Looks like somebody's home! Come with me, and you'll be... Oh... in a world of pure imagination.
[[w:witches|witches; [w:werewolves|werewolves; ''A light turns on in the apartment''; ''A woman walks around in apartment''; ''Chuckles and starts to sing''; ''Woman starts taking shirt off'']
Sam
You're sick I'm gonna take off, see you soon.
[''Woman starts to cry'']
Bar-buddy
Yeah, be careful out there, buddy.
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Disillusionment in a Superficial World
Final man
This isn't a world that anyone with any sense stays in or spends much time worrying about. You're living in a carnival. Throwing little plastic rings at oversized pop bottles, hoping to win a prize. What are you gonna win? A two-week vacation? A new car? A little money to retire on? It's all just a shitty sawdust-filled rabbit. The things you care about are useless where we're going.
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Grisly Murder Investigation Unfolds in Los Angeles
Newscaster
We're looking at footage of the crime scene discovered earlier tonight. The burning car of a ], was spotted by a resident, who immediately called authorities. Now it's hard to believe but ] has confirmed that the remains are those of Jefferson Sevence. As we reported earlier, Sevence was found dead in his car with the bodies of three women believed to be prostitutes. In addition, some unnamed sources have leaked a very odd detail about the case. Apparently, the remains of a dog, a breed known as a ] were found in the purse of one of the victims. This has officially become a very grisly and puzzling murder investigation. I'm joined now by-
[[w:Duesenberg Model J|1935 Duesenberg; [w:Los Angeles Police Department|the LA Police chief; [w:Bichon Frise|Bichon Frise; ''Sam freezes TV to confirm if that a hat carried by an officer is allegedly that of Sarah, holding up her polaroid'']
Sam
Fuck.
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The Search for Hidden Messages in Music
Sam
Hey man, you really think you're gonna find a hidden message in a pop song?
Bar-buddy
I don't know.
Sam
I just remember being in my room when I was like, ten, and coming up with all these weird, little codes and secret languages.
Bar-buddy
It's an entire generation of men obsessed with video games, secret codes,
Sam
Yeah.
Bar-buddy
Space aliens.
Sam
Yeah.
[''Chuckles'']
Bar-buddy
Fuck. Used to be, a hundred years ago, y'know, any moron could kinda wander into the woods and look behind a rock or some shit and discover some cool new thing, y'know? Not anymore. Where's the mystery that makes everything worthwhile? We crave mystery, cause there's none left.
[''Dies in video game'']
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Reflections on Life in Purgatory
Bikini Top Hat Girl
Welcome to Purgatory.
Sam
Good to be here. Needed some time to think about things.
[''Taking a pin'']
Bikini Top Hat Girl
Use it wisely.
Rosie the riveter mime
All these holy trinities of women thriving like plants under the heat of the city's male gaze.
[''Reading a book aloud'']
Jesus and the Brides of Dracula
Three, three, three, exploring where the cameras cannot see, you and I beneath the surface, where the lovers cannot breathe, turning teeth, turning teeth...
[''Singing'']
Troy
Jesus, we love you!
Jesus and the Brides of Dracula
...turning teeth...
[''Singing'']
Mae
Is Jesus still here? Did he leave already?
Troy
I'm not sure.
Fannie
He's with one of the brides I think.
Mae
Romantically?
Fannie
Probably. Sure does seem to be making his way through all of them.
Troy
One bride at a time.
Mae
He's a romantic.
Troy
You don't become a bride without fucking Jesus.
[''They laugh'']
Fannie
If he wasn't so handsome, he'd never get away with it.
Troy
Blessed by his holy father, I guess.
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Confusion Over Hidden Messages and Tunnels
Jesus
What the fuck, man?! ] Get the fuck off me!
[[w:defecation|I'm taking a shit!; ''Sam grabs Jesus' leg and drags him off toilet''; ''Sam punches and slaps Jesus'']
Sam
Huh, huh?! Why'd you put a code in the song?!
Jesus
What are you talking about?!
Sam
What are the tunnels for?!
Jesus
What?! Ow! Why are you hitting me?!
[''Sam punches him and Jesus groans'']
Sam
Your song; Turning Teeth, there's a fucking code in it! I need to know, why you put it in there, and what the fuck it means!
Jesus
Help!
[''Groans'']
Sam
Fucking tell me, eh?!
[''Grunts'']
Jesus
I don't know anything about a code!
[''Sam twists Jesus' hand and he groans'']
Sam
How could you not know?! You wrote the fucking song!
Jesus
No, I didn't! I wrote most of them but not that one!
Sam
Bullshit!
Jesus
Honestly! The label gave me a few songs to record! The rest are all mine!
Sam
So, which songs did they give you?!
Jesus
Turning Teeth, Wire Mouth and Waltz of the Christian Shit Farmers!
Sam
That's all the hits!
Jesus
There's no reason to belittle me, man!
[''Sam twists Jesus' hands and he groans'']
Sam
All right, who wrote the song?!
Jesus
They were delivered to me anonymously! I- I got a call from someone at the label. They said not to ask any questions, but, if I didn't record the songs, I'd lose my contract!
Sam
You're telling me you don't know who wrote your own hit song?
Jesus
He didn't give me a name, no! He just said it was an important piece of music by the songwriter!
Sam
The songwriter"?!
Jesus
Yeah, the songwriter!
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A Dedication to Jesus at the Wedding
Bride
Thank you everyone for coming. I'd like to dedicate this first song to the man who taught me everything I know. This song is for Jesus. Those schoolgirl days, of telling tales and biting nails are gone, but in my mind, I know they will still live and on, but how do you thank someone...
[''Sings'']
Allen
Hi, how you doing?
[''Puts hand on Sam's back'']
Sam
Work is good. Just floating along.
Allen
Yeah, I get it.
Sam
Can I get ]?
[''To bartender''; [w:Whiskey and Coke|Jack and Coke]
Allen
Hey, did you find those girls you were looking for?
Sam
Um, no, not yet.
Allen
Mmm-hmm, I'll keep an eye out. Three hot girls in a rabbit.
Sam
Yeah. Hey, have you noticed anything like, um, strange happening in this circle of friends...
Allen
Well, that's...
Sam
...that's out of the ordinary?
Allen
That's kind of an everyday thing.
Sam
Right, yeah, but I just mean, I guess, mean, like, extra strange?
Allen
Last week, I hooked up with this chick.
Sam
Thank you.
[''Served by bartender'']
Allen
She was fucked up out of her mind but she said some weird stuff about Jesus and the Brides.
Sam
Like what?
Allen
That there's a message in the music.
Sam
A secret message?
Allen
Mmm-hmm.
Sam
So, what did it say?
Allen
I have no clue, dude.
Sam
Who's the girl?
Allen
Just one of the many.
Sam
Right.
Allen
Crazy makes for good sex. You remember that.
Bride
Time has come, for closing books, and long last looks must end, and as I leave, I know that I am leaving...
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Imminent Danger and Urgent Evacuation
Woman
Are you crazy, you big idiot?!
Man
Look, you fools, you're in danger! Can't you see?! They're after you! They're after all of us! Our wives, our children, everyone! They're already here, already! You're next!
Sam
Oh, fuck.
Officer
Hi, I'm here to inform you that you evacuate the premises immediately.
Sam
Oh... this is about my rent.
[''Sighs'']
Officer
Yeah, you haven't paid. It's...
Landlord
Criminally overdue, is what it is.
Sam
Yeah, I know. I'm sorry. Could I just please just get a couple more days?
Officer
No, I don't think so.
Sam
Please? I'm... I don't have anywhere else to go, and I'm... I'm really close to getting the money. I promise.
Officer
Listen, I don't like this either. Worst part of my job, okay?
Sam
Yeah, I understand.
[''Sighs'']
Officer
I can give you one more day, but that is it.
[''Sighs'']
Sam
Thank you.
Officer
If you can't pay, I will not be the nice girl you see right now.
Landlord
No, no... I want him out now!
Officer
Hey, I am handling this. Don't be greedy.
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Searching for Meaning in Confusion
Sam
H6 to G4, "NPM 1, 35 to 37". NPM. NPM. What the fuck does NPM mean? NPM 1. Nintendo Power Magazine issue one. And 37. NPM 35 to 37. 35 to 37. Okay. Page 35, 36, 37. Oh my god. H6, G4. H6, G4. H6. Calm down. Calm down. H6 to... one, two, three, four. G4. H6 to G4. What the fuck do I do with that? H6 to G4. Fuck, yes. Wow. My god. You were right. You were right. Okay. H6 to G4. So that's the reservoir, and that's Mount Hollywood. What the fuck is in there?!
[''Standing over chess board''; ''Circles the squares and glances bracelet''; ''Repeats "NPM" repeatedly then has an epiphant, rushes to stack of [[w:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power magazines; ''Writes chess square position coordinates on pull-out map in magazine''; ''Circles in map''; ''Sighs''; ''Rushes over to ''Spacestones'' cereal box, opens it and tries to eat the cereal but spits it out and finds a map, unfurling it''; ''Lays cereal map over magazine map''; ''Rushes to laptop to search for satellite views only to learn that it's censored'']
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The Hidden Meaning in Music
Allen
There's a message in the music..
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Unexpected Guidance from a Mysterious Stranger
Homeless King
I saw you rubbing the statue's head.
Sam
Uh-uh.
Homeless King
Here. Put that over your eyes and I'll take you where you're looking to go.
[''Throws a cloth to Sam'']
Sam
Who are you?
Homeless King
I'm the Homeless King.
Sam
Really?
Homeless King
Yeah.
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Secrets of the Cursed Community Revealed
Store clerk
Only I know the secrets of ], in time I will reveal the truth behind the mysterious crimes, murders, and disappearances within this cursed community. I have the answers, I will reveal all, under the Silver Lake." Jesus.
[''Reading a comic pamphlet''; [w:Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]
Sam
Yeah. Yeah, do you know who writes that?
[''Chuckles'']
Store clerk
Yeah, a local guy. Strange. But nice.
Sam
Does he come in here, ever?
Store clerk
Sure. I see him.
Sam
If I gave you like, five bucks, would you pass my number on to him?
Store clerk
I don't know.
Sam
Come on. I like his work and would like to meet him. It's... you're just passing on a number. It's not...
Store clerk
Okay, sure. But I don't need your five dollars.
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Cameras and Secrets in a Mysterious Quest
Sam
What's with all these cameras?
Comic-man
I'm trying to protect myself. You know how many people have died from the owl's kiss?
Sam
No, I don't.
Comic-man
Well, I got the place all wired up. Nobody gets in here without me knowing, right? Ah, here it is! Here it is! I got it, I got it... I bought this from another collector five years ago. I'm convinced that map is the key to everything I've been searching for my whole life.
[''Comic-man rummages in far corner''; ''Produces a cereal box of "Spacestones"''; ''Turns box around and hands it to Sam'']
Sam
Seriously?
Comic-man
Seriously.
Sam
Well, I think all you had to do was mark down where the characters are hiding, and then send in this contest card right here.
Comic-man
Nah, it's not about the Space Stone toys. It's the map. It's geographically to scale. From Silverlake to the Hollywood Hills. It is guiding me somewhere important, and one of these days, I will crack it.
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Unexpected Departure Raises Questions and Confusion
Landlord
They moved out! How does that not make any sense?!
Sam
Who moves out in the middle of the night?!
Landlord
They wanted to leave! They forfeited their deposit, paid the lease! They! Moved! Out! Nothing strange about it!
Sam
I don't understand, why didn't she tell me?!
Landlord
I don't know! Maybe she didn't like you! Maybe she knows your poor and haven't paid your rent! Maybe she didn't want to date a homeless man. Speaking of rent, this isn't personal, but I want you to know, you'll be forcibly removed in the next four days!
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Unraveling Mysteries in Music and Symbols
The Songwriter
Come inside.
Sam
You wrote the song; Turning Teeth for Jesus and the Brides of Dracula? And the codes in music? I found the tunnels and the bomb shelter.
The Songwriter
Okay.
Sam
So, what does it all mean?
The Songwriter
Come and sit down. Here.
Sam
Is that... ]'s ] guitar?
[[w:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain; [w:Fender Mustang|Fender Mustang]
The Songwriter
Oh. I don't know. Probably. I don't remember. I have so many things.
Sam
Can I pick it up?
The Songwriter
Well... I don't always worry what the message is. I just pass it along. I slip it between the notes, hide it away, for people that know it's there.
Sam
You're saying you've done this before, codes?
The Songwriter
I wrote the music your dad grew up to, half of what you sang along to as a kid, and I'm still doing it. Theses teenagers are dancing to my music. I want it that way, tell me why...
[''Sings'']
Sam
You're telling me there's hidden messages in old pop songs?
The Songwriter
Movies, television shows, everything you know.
Sam
Why?
The Songwriter
That's pop culture isn't it? Floats away like tissue paper. I blow my nose, I find a used ], I recycle it, and there is your wedding song. Here it comes. I wanna know what love is, and I want you to show me.
[[w:kleenex|kleenex; ''Sings'']
Sam
What are the tunnels for? Is there gonna be a war?
The Songwriter
Oh hell, I don't know. I'm just trying to make a living. Earn a few dollars.
Sam
But you have everything.
The Songwriter
No.
Sam
You know this girl?
[''Produces polaroid'']
The Songwriter
Well, isn't she pretty? Earth angel, earth angel...
[''Sings'']
Sam
She was killed.
Sam
Along with Jefferson Sevence, but I think you already knew that, huh?
The Songwriter
No, I did not. I don't care what's fashionable or cool. It's all silly and it's all meaningless. I created so many of the things that you care about. The songs that give your life purpose and joy. When you were 15 and rebelling, you were rebelling to my music. Uh-oh. There's one you know. And that song was not written on distorted guitar. No, I wrote it on piano somewhere between a ] and ]. There is no rebellion. There is only me earning a paycheck
[''Plays [[w:Smells Like Teen Spirit|Smells Like Teen Spirit; [w:fellatio|blowjob; [w:omelette|an omelette]
Sam
I don't believe you.
The Songwriter
Well, good, because the real message was not meant for you. So, it's better if you just smile and you dance and you enjoy the melody, because this ugly old man, me, I am the voice of your generation, your grandparents, your parents, and all the young people that follow you. ] and sings] I love rock and roll, So drop another dime in the jukebox, baby. Aw, look at you. Everything that you hopes for, that you dreamed about, being a part of, is a fabrication. Your art, your writing, your culture is the shell of other men's ambitions, ambitions beyond what you will ever understand.
[''Starts playing [[w:I Love Rock 'n' Roll|I Love Rock 'n' Roll; ''Talks''; ''Chuckles''; ''Laughs'']
Sam
That's funny to you?
The Songwriter
Well, it's a little bit funny, don't you think? because I wrote this. And I wrote this. ] and laughs] And I wrote this.
[''Laughs''; ''Plays [[w:Ode to Joy|Ode to Joy; ''Plays [[w:Axel F|Axel F; ''Plays [[w:La Bamba|La Bamba]
Sam
Stop it.
The Songwriter
And I wrote this, too! ] and laughs]
[''Plays [[w:Pinball Wizard|Pinball Wizard]
Sam
Stop it! Who's paying you to write these songs?!
Sam
Who's paying you to write these songs?! Oh shit!
[''Runs up to The Songwriter''; ''Songwriter produces a pistol''; ''The Songwriter opens fire on Sam'']
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The Legend of the Owl's Kiss
The actress
Who is the "Owl's Kiss"? The Owl's Kiss is a lost legend of folklore, just as terrifying as The Wolfman of Frankenstein's Monster. She is a woman who arrives at night through windows and locked doors, naked, except for her mask of ]. She seduces men and women alike, killing them in their sleep. This beautiful scepter is responsible for dozens of deaths within the Los Angeles basin, though she has yet to be mentioned by mainstream media. Theories abound about her motives. This author believes she may be a member of a long-standing American cult, with origins in trade and finance. It is the unlucky soul who finds himself the recipient of an Owl's Kiss." What a bunch of horseshit. Oh... can't believe Jefferson Sevence is dead. Seems like every year, more and more celebrities and people I grew up with keep dying. ], ], ].
[''Reading comic pamphlet''; [w:Taxidermy|taxidermied owl skin; ''Throws pamphlet on ground and chuckles''; [w:Dick Clark|Dick Clark; [w:Elizabeth Taylor|Elizabeth Taylor; [w:Johnny Carson|Johnny Carson]
Sam
Everybody dies, even those people we think are gonna be here forever.
The actress
What were those pages on your nightstand? The one with all those scribbles?
Sam
No, it was nothing.
The actress
No, tell me. I want to know.
Sam
Well, have you ever heard about, um, old record albums, having ] messages in em if you play em backwards?
[[w:Satan|Satanic]
The actress
Sure.
Sam
Well, I was watching ], and I noticed Vanna White did this pattern of glances every so often. She would look straight ahead, to the right, to the left, and then back again. I was like... I was just... I started to wonder. Is that random? Is there a reason? Like a pattern behind it? And if there is... if there is... maybe there's something meaningful in that pattern, so I started taking note of when it happened. Past seven months, I got a complete record. And just... I've been thinking. Why do we just assume that all this infrastructure and entertainment and open information and this beaming all over the place, all the time, and every single home on the planet is exactly what we're told it is? Maybe there're people out there who are more important than us, more powerful and wealthier than us, that are communicating things and seeing things in the world that are meant only for them, and not for us? I think it's fucking ridiculous to assume that media has just one purpose, right?
[[w:Wheel of Fortune|Wheel of Fortune; ''The actress chuckles'']
The actress
Mmm-hmm, yeah.
Sam
Oh, you think that's weird.
The actress
A little
Sam
Okay. You don't ever think that maybe rich people know something that you and I don't?
The actress
Like... like, good restaurants, maybe.
Sam
Eh.
[''Chuckles'']
The actress
Look, don't take this the wrong way, but you smell so bad.
Sam
Yeah.
The actress
And I- I think I should get going.
Sam
Okay. Thanks for the juice.
The actress
I'll be back when the smell goes away.
[''She gets up and collects shoes''; ''She walks away'']
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Confrontation Over Spying at the Pool
Sam
What?
Sarah
I saw you spying on me earlier.
Sam
No, I wasn't.
Sarah
At the pool. Were you ]?
[[w:masturbating|masturbating]
Sam
No. No.
[''Sheepishly chuckles'']
Sarah
Well, it's not strange. I masturbate.
Sam
Me, too, but...
Sarah
Doesn't everybody?
Sam
Yeah. Well, I was just looking.
Sarah
Okay, I believe you. You wanna ]?
[[w:Cannabis consumption|get stoned]
Sam
Yeah. Sure, yeah.
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A Conversation About Silence
Comic-man
Stay quiet.
Sam
What?
Comic-man
It means; "stay quiet". ].
[[w:Hobo#Hobo signs and graffiti|It's a Hobo Code]
Sam
Really?
Comic-man
Hobos and railriders used it a lot in the 1930's. Yeah, look. They let people know whose cool. Who wasn't. Which houses offer food. If there was a doctor in town that might be sympathetic to travellers. That sort of thing.
[''Gets pamphlet to Sam'']
Sam
Okay, so, why is it in Sarah's room? And who were they telling me to be quiet?
Comic-man
I don't know. Maybe you. There's been this rash of lost-and-found signs for dogs, humans, musical instruments, over the past two years. Something really big is going on. I know it.
Sam
And you think any of this could be connected to Sarah.
Comic-man
Of course, I mean, it could be a lot of things. Sex and drug trafficking. ]. The dog killer. I mean, lately, I just assumed that, the Owl's Kiss, has something to do with everything.
[[w:Jonah|The cult of the whale]
Sam
I'm not so sure about that.
Comic-man
Do you have a dollar bill on you?
Sam
I might.
[''Produces one and the comic-man circles on it with a pen and holds a magnifying glass'']
Comic-man
Here. Take a look. That's the sign of the Owl's Kiss. Right there. On every dollar bill in this country. With every transaction, we enter a pact to live by her law. Any household that eats, lives or trades under her eyes is subject to her jurisdiction. Our world is filled with codes, pacts, user agreements, subliminal messages. Here. Here. Words and symbols hidden in print. Advertising. Sexual innuendo. Connected with corporations. Ideologies you assume you adopted through freewill but actually are a result of hidden messages.
[''Runs and gets vintage magazines'']
Sam
Okay, so what if there were messages that aren't subliminal? But are only meant for certain people?
Comic-man
Of course. That's as common as ] and ].
[[w:breast|tits; [w:hamburgers|hamburgers]
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Past Relationships and Their Remnants
Sam
That's pretty. What's that? Is that, uh... Is that engraved?
[''Admiring bracelet'']
Sarah
Yeah, from an old boyfriend.
Sam
Oh. "Old boyfriend".
Sarah
Mmm-mm.
Sam
Hmm.
Sarah
Do you like my tattoo?
Sam
Is that real?
Sarah
No, it's temporary, from a pack of gum.
Sam
Oh, thank god for temporary.
Sarah
I know you think this is gross. But when I was sick in grade school, I- I ate my saltines and not my chicken noodle, and then I took a sip of ], and it was delicious. It's like, one of those undiscovered, unknown combinations, that no one should die without trying.
[''Eating crackers''; ''They both chuckle''; [w:orange juice|OJ]
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Unexpected Encounter and Fashion Commentary
Allen
What are you doing here?!
Sam
Hi Allen.
Allen
Hey.
Sam
Nice to see you. Is that a woman's blouse?
Allen
Guess so.
Sam
Okay.
Allen
What are you doing? You working?
Sam
Yeah, of course. How bout you?
Allen
Yeah, working, thinking about things a lot. Why we're swimming on rooftops when there's an ocean right over there?
Sam
Well, I don't have any answers.
Allen
Who does? Nobody does.
Sam
Hey, do you know a- a redhead and a blonde and a brunette that drive a white convertible rabbit?
Allen
No, but I'm looking forward to meeting them.
Sam
Well, I'm trying to see if I can track em down.
Allen
I like that dress. Hi.
[''To Emerald'']
Emerald
Hi. Thanks, Allen. Oh, my god. Take a look. Isn't that Millicent Sevence?
[''Looks across party'']
Allen
I think it is.
Emerald
What is she doing here? Isn't her Dad kidnapped or something?
Allen
Oh, that's not a very classy move.
Sam
Well, it's hard to know what a- what a person might do when they're in pain.
Bride
I'm doing a secret solo show at ] if you want to come.
[[w:Hollywood Forever Cemetery|Hollywood Forever]
Allen
Yes, I'd love to.
Bride
This is your ticket. Do not eat or break it. If it's missing anything, even a crumb, they won't let you in.
[''Hands out cookies'']
Allen
Thank you.
Emerald
Oh my god, looks like they found Millicent's dad.
[''Her phone chimes and she checks it'']
Sam
Hmm, really?!
Emerald
His body was burned or something.
Allen
He's dead?
Emerald
Yeah
Sam
Does she know?
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The Burden of Work-Related Questions
Shooting Star 1
What do you do?
Sam
Nothing.
[''Chuckles'']
Shooting Star 1
I mean, for work
Sam
Oh, God. All I'm ever hearing is what do I do for work or; "how's work"? Where's- "where do you work"? Work- "work good"? "You working good"?
[''Chuckles'']
Shooting Star 1
People have to work.
Sam
What about you? You- You're in movies. Why are- why are you, uh, y'know, doing this?
Shooting Star 1
Yeah, I made one little indie movie and barely. Do you know how expensive it is to live here?
Sam
Yeah, I do.
[''Chuckles'']
Shooting Star 1
Do you want a blowjob from the supporting actress ] last year? Shooting Star. Do you wanna go down on the girlfriend of the lead in your favorite sitcom? Call Shooting Star. Wanna fuck an "IT" girl? It's not that hard. You are a patron of the arts, and I can pay my bills. You gave em your credit card, right?
[[w:Academy Award|Academy Award nominee; ''She starts taking off dress''; ''Sam chuckles''; ''She gets on top of Sam'']
Sam
Uh-huh. Can I ask you something?
[''She starts kissing him'']
Shooting Star 1
Sure.
Sam
I was wondering last night at the cemetery, who was that pirate-looking guy in the limo?
Shooting Star 1
No idea.
Sam
You don't know his name?
Shooting Star 1
No, he's anonymous.
Sam
You don't know anything about him?
Shooting Star 1
Mmm-hmm.
Sam
Oh. Okay.
[''Chuckles'']
Shooting Star 1
You got any food? I know this girl.
[''Reaches for pizza and spots Sarah's polaroid, holding it up'']
Sam
Really?
Shooting Star 1
Mmm-hmm.
[''Walks to him''; ''Throws pizza slice on coffee table and gets back on Sam'']
Sam
How do you know her?
Shooting Star 1
Saw her at this party a couple years ago.
Sam
Oh, yeah?
Shooting Star 1
Mmm-hmm.
Sam
Did you talk to her?
[''Chuckles'']
Shooting Star 1
No. that would have been impossible.
[''Chuckles'']
Sam
Why?
Shooting Star 1
She was in this glass cube in the middle of the living room. Was, like, some bad performance art, I guess.
Sam
Hmm.
Shooting Star 1
And she was just sitting there, wearing a ] bathing suit, not moving, not making eye contact, and all these drunk old men tapping on the glass, and she wouldn't budge.
[[w:Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian; ''They chuckle'']
Sam
Who took there?
Shooting Star 1
Oh, some asshole producer, you know, he brought me and some girls as his dates.
Sam
Oh, what was his name?
Shooting Star 1
I don't remember. He makes these big action films based on household cleaning products.
Sam
Yeah, I know who you're talking about.
Shooting Star 1
Yeah. So we get there, we go through the gate, and they check our IDs, and we're just free to roam around this luxury neighborhood, to go in any house we want, any room we want. There's food everywhere, music, dancers, craziness.
[''Chuckles''; ''sighs'']
Sam
Hmm.
Shooting Star 1
It's this big open party right out of ].
[[w:The Great Gatsby|Gatsby]
Sam
Wow. So whose place was it?
[''Chuckles'']
Shooting Star 1
No one ever really said. It was weird. But there was this one house, the biggest house on the block, this big stone mansion, and we weren't allowed to go near it. It's the only place off-limits.
Sam
Hmm.
Shooting Star 1
And I heard some girls in the bathroom talking about how it belonged to some songwriter
Sam
Must have been some song.
Shooting Star 1
Hmm. No shit.
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Uncertainty in a Neighbor's Message
The Actress
Wait, what is that?
Sam
It's the neighbor's ].
[[w:parrot|parrot]
The Actress
Oh. What's it saying?
Sam
I'm not sure.
The Actress
Not a friend?
Sam
Maybe. Hard to say
[''They chuckle'']
The Actress
Hmm. ] issue off nightstand]
[''Picks up [[w:Playboy|Playboy]
Sam
That's my favorite issue.
The Actress
Why this one?
Sam
Oh, I found it in my uh, Dad's tool drawer in out garage when I was really young.
The Actress
Oh, yeah?
[''Chuckles'']
Sam
Yeah.
The Actress
Did you steal it?
Sam
Mmm-hmm. I uh, the girl on the cover is the first thing I ever masturbated to.
The Actress
Hmm. She's pretty.
Sam
I know.
[''Actress laughs'']
The Actress
First thing I ever masturbated to, was probably a rerun of ].
[[w:Charles in Charge|Charles in Charge]
Sam
Oh my god. That's awesome.
The Actress
Yep. I'm pretty cool.
[''They both laugh'']
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Deciphering a Cryptic Message
Sam
What's that? One, two, three. One, two, three, "u". Five. One, two, three, four, five. "B". Three. One, two, three. "D". One. One, two... seven. "U". "U". Nuh. "N". And, "w". "T". And... "N". "N". It's "Rub deans head now aitun er newton". "Rub deans head and wait under newton". "Rub deans head and wait under newton". "Rub deans head and wait under newton". Okay. "Rub Dean's head and wait under Newton". What the fuck does that mean? ]. Dean. Larry Dean Stanton. ]. ]. Dean of admissions. ]. ]. "Rub Dean's head". "Rub Dean's head". James Dean's head. Ha! Heh!
[''Sitting on floor''; ''Counts letters in lyrics of album reverse side''; ''Gets up giggling excitedly and dances''; [w:Dean Martin|Dean Martin; [w:Dean Koontz|Dean Koontz; [w:Richard Dean Anderson|Richard Dean Anderson; [w:Dean Stockwell|Dean Stockwell; [w:James Dean|James Dean; ''Goes to window''; ''Sighs, looks at bird woman then shifts gaze to [[w:Griffith Observatory|Griffith Observatory]
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Perception of Self and Others' Impressions
Homeless King
Some people don't realise this about themselves, but, uh, you don't have a good smell about you.
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