1 00:00:01,368 --> 00:00:03,454 Well, this is the last of Robby's stuff. 2 00:00:03,537 --> 00:00:04,777 How you doing with the breakup? 3 00:00:04,830 --> 00:00:06,957 Really well, since we're related, 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,877 and all the laws of nature say we should not be together. 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:11,295 If you guys need me today, 6 00:00:11,378 --> 00:00:13,058 I'll be in my room rearranging my furniture 7 00:00:13,130 --> 00:00:14,673 so it no longer resembles a place 8 00:00:14,756 --> 00:00:15,817 where I made out with my cousin. 9 00:00:15,841 --> 00:00:17,634 Third cousin. 10 00:00:17,718 --> 00:00:19,470 - Still. - Ugh, barely better. 11 00:00:19,553 --> 00:00:21,489 - Don't normalize it, Jess. - You're right, you're right. 12 00:00:21,513 --> 00:00:22,723 Ugh. 13 00:00:23,682 --> 00:00:24,975 Hey, Nick. Are you wearing 14 00:00:25,058 --> 00:00:27,269 your running bottoms and your hoodie? 15 00:00:27,352 --> 00:00:28,472 Nick, are you going running? 16 00:00:30,189 --> 00:00:31,190 Have fun. 17 00:00:33,525 --> 00:00:35,128 Oh, my God. What is wrong with Nick, Reagan? 18 00:00:35,152 --> 00:00:36,212 Yeah, what happened? Are you guys okay? 19 00:00:36,236 --> 00:00:37,946 Nick is going for a run. 20 00:00:38,030 --> 00:00:40,657 If anything, we should be asking what is right with Nick. 21 00:00:40,741 --> 00:00:41,843 He only goes running if he's upset. 22 00:00:41,867 --> 00:00:43,160 And he's wearing his sad hoodie. 23 00:00:43,243 --> 00:00:44,387 And by the looks of it, it's been washed, 24 00:00:44,411 --> 00:00:45,954 which is bone-chilling. 25 00:00:46,038 --> 00:00:47,182 He's fine. Everything's okay. 26 00:00:47,206 --> 00:00:49,666 I just passed Nick on the street running, 27 00:00:49,750 --> 00:00:51,168 on purpose! 28 00:00:51,251 --> 00:00:52,544 Oh, my God! 29 00:00:52,628 --> 00:00:54,004 Maybe I was wrong. 30 00:00:54,087 --> 00:00:55,964 Nick! Are you okay? 31 00:00:56,048 --> 00:00:57,174 I see you! 32 00:00:57,925 --> 00:00:59,301 And I love you! 33 00:00:59,384 --> 00:01:02,638 In my defense, no one here emotes in a normal way. 34 00:01:02,721 --> 00:01:04,097 - That's fair. - Nick! 35 00:01:09,603 --> 00:01:11,313 How's the boba? 36 00:01:13,273 --> 00:01:14,900 It's fine. 37 00:01:16,443 --> 00:01:19,321 Why are you making so much eye contact with us? 38 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,950 Oh, you're gonna ask us for something, aren't you? 39 00:01:23,033 --> 00:01:24,618 This boba is a metaphor. 40 00:01:24,701 --> 00:01:28,247 Aly is the tapioca pearl to my milky matcha, 41 00:01:28,330 --> 00:01:31,959 each made better by the unlikely presence of the other. 42 00:01:32,042 --> 00:01:33,669 I think you know what I'm saying… 43 00:01:33,752 --> 00:01:35,271 - We have absolutely no idea. - I haven't known 44 00:01:35,295 --> 00:01:37,023 what you've been saying for three and a half years. 45 00:01:37,047 --> 00:01:38,841 I'm asking Aly to marry me. 46 00:01:38,924 --> 00:01:40,509 - What? - Whoa! 47 00:01:40,592 --> 00:01:42,052 - Yeah, yeah. - Oh, my gosh! 48 00:01:42,136 --> 00:01:44,054 - Winston. My man! - Yeah. 49 00:01:44,138 --> 00:01:46,056 Yes. 50 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:47,940 And I'm gonna need your help with the process. 51 00:01:48,016 --> 00:01:51,061 Now, keep this between us. I am only telling you two. 52 00:01:51,145 --> 00:01:52,497 - Yeah, we won't say a word. Yeah. - Whatever you need. 53 00:01:52,521 --> 00:01:55,107 Meet me at the bar in one hour, okay? 54 00:01:55,190 --> 00:01:56,275 Look fresh. 55 00:01:56,358 --> 00:01:59,403 We'll discuss details. I'm gonna need you for the entire day. 56 00:01:59,486 --> 00:02:00,779 - We're with you. - Yes. 57 00:02:00,863 --> 00:02:02,197 Little Winnie is growing up. 58 00:02:02,281 --> 00:02:04,658 First he's a husband and then maybe one day 59 00:02:04,741 --> 00:02:06,285 he could be a father… 60 00:02:06,368 --> 00:02:08,245 One day? I am a father. 61 00:02:09,955 --> 00:02:12,040 - It's a cat, Winston. - He's my blood. 62 00:02:12,124 --> 00:02:13,667 I am never gonna figure him out. 63 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:16,545 I feel like I found a forest baby, 64 00:02:16,628 --> 00:02:18,464 and I don't know when it's hungry or in pain 65 00:02:18,547 --> 00:02:20,132 or afraid of the kitchen light. 66 00:02:20,215 --> 00:02:21,967 I know. Nick is just an enigma 67 00:02:22,050 --> 00:02:24,219 wrapped up in a bunch of Chicago Bears crap. 68 00:02:24,303 --> 00:02:26,263 You need the help of a seasoned vet. 69 00:02:26,346 --> 00:02:27,598 Come in! 70 00:02:28,223 --> 00:02:29,308 Hey, Nick. 71 00:02:29,391 --> 00:02:31,310 - Hey. - You feeling upset about something? 72 00:02:31,393 --> 00:02:33,770 No. I'm just eating edamame. 73 00:02:42,070 --> 00:02:43,447 Give me the cup. 74 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:45,216 - They taste so bad. - That's what I thought. 75 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,992 I submitted The Pepperwood Chronicles 76 00:02:47,075 --> 00:02:49,387 to a publishing company, and I got the rejection letter today. 77 00:02:49,411 --> 00:02:51,121 My career is over. 78 00:02:51,205 --> 00:02:53,290 No, it's not. Nick, someday you'll be talking 79 00:02:53,373 --> 00:02:56,293 to a reanimated Oprah about that book. 80 00:02:56,376 --> 00:02:58,128 Have you talked to Reagan about this? 81 00:02:58,212 --> 00:02:59,963 I bet she'd be awesome to talk to. 82 00:03:00,047 --> 00:03:01,632 No, I am too embarrassed. 83 00:03:01,715 --> 00:03:03,693 Nick, she's your girlfriend. You have to let her in. 84 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:06,345 Don't just keep her in the perfect front room. 85 00:03:06,428 --> 00:03:08,972 - Okay. - Let her in the back, with the weird rooms 86 00:03:09,056 --> 00:03:11,350 and the-the dead bulbs and the wet walls. 87 00:03:11,433 --> 00:03:14,037 All right, but I'm not letting her go anywhere near my crawl space. 88 00:03:14,061 --> 00:03:16,980 I don't think you should let anyone near your crawl space. 89 00:03:17,064 --> 00:03:19,793 Well, some people have to go to the crawl space to clean out the boxes. 90 00:03:19,817 --> 00:03:21,860 Who cleans out the boxes? 91 00:03:21,944 --> 00:03:23,612 Significant other. 92 00:03:23,695 --> 00:03:25,113 What are you talking about? 93 00:03:25,322 --> 00:03:27,491 Hey. I have the scoop. 94 00:03:27,866 --> 00:03:30,202 Nick's book got rejected, and he's really embarrassed. 95 00:03:30,285 --> 00:03:32,621 So now the baton… 96 00:03:32,704 --> 00:03:35,624 Has been passed 97 00:03:43,465 --> 00:03:44,550 to you. 98 00:03:44,633 --> 00:03:46,176 You own an actual baton? 99 00:03:46,260 --> 00:03:47,553 It was Robby's. 100 00:03:47,636 --> 00:03:50,681 He was really into competitive male twirling. 101 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:53,684 - I have so many questions… - No. 102 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:55,060 First, thank you 103 00:03:55,144 --> 00:03:57,729 for coming to this very special event. 104 00:03:57,813 --> 00:04:00,566 Might I just add that everyone looks fresh. 105 00:04:00,649 --> 00:04:03,861 Now, when Aly gets here, I am going to suggest an activity 106 00:04:03,944 --> 00:04:05,445 for the four of us to do. 107 00:04:05,529 --> 00:04:07,614 Then I'll gracefully back out, 108 00:04:07,698 --> 00:04:11,535 leaving the two of you to distract her as I prepare for 109 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:13,787 the show. 110 00:04:13,871 --> 00:04:15,140 Ooh, I got a scream and nowhere to put it. 111 00:04:15,164 --> 00:04:16,665 Ooh, this is exciting. 112 00:04:16,748 --> 00:04:19,585 Now, at an undisclosed time, I will place a call to Aly, 113 00:04:19,668 --> 00:04:23,338 informing her that my car has broken down in Malibu, 114 00:04:23,422 --> 00:04:27,009 where I'll be waiting with a beautiful and glorious picnic 115 00:04:27,092 --> 00:04:29,094 right next to her favorite plant 116 00:04:30,179 --> 00:04:31,472 the common cactus. 117 00:04:31,555 --> 00:04:33,140 Here comes that scream. Oh, my God, 118 00:04:33,223 --> 00:04:35,034 - Oh, there she is. - I'm screaming already. Aly! 119 00:04:35,058 --> 00:04:37,686 - Hey. Hey, hey. - Hey. Hey, hey. 120 00:04:38,770 --> 00:04:39,938 Hi. 121 00:04:43,484 --> 00:04:44,985 Strange energy, guys. 122 00:04:45,068 --> 00:04:46,111 We all had bubbly water. 123 00:04:46,195 --> 00:04:48,113 It made us giggle. 124 00:04:48,197 --> 00:04:50,115 - What's up? What's up? What's up? - Hi. Hello. 125 00:04:50,199 --> 00:04:52,618 - What's up? - Hi. Hello. 126 00:04:52,701 --> 00:04:55,579 - Hello. - Anyway, uh, 127 00:04:55,662 --> 00:04:57,432 Schmidt and Cece asked us to help paint their house. 128 00:04:57,456 --> 00:04:59,082 - Paint our house? - Paint the house. 129 00:04:59,166 --> 00:05:01,126 Remember? That's the activity for all of us to do. 130 00:05:01,210 --> 00:05:03,146 - You know, 'cause you wanted… - Paint the house. 131 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:05,631 Paint the house. Yes, we… did. 132 00:05:05,714 --> 00:05:09,468 Even though the majority of our house is already painted. 133 00:05:09,551 --> 00:05:11,512 We wanted our best friends to finish it. 134 00:05:11,595 --> 00:05:14,598 Not professionals. Like, uh… like our new home 135 00:05:14,681 --> 00:05:17,059 was some tree house in a Little League baseball movie. 136 00:05:17,142 --> 00:05:18,822 I mean, I-I've never done it before, but… 137 00:05:18,894 --> 00:05:20,479 Sounds like a yes to me. 138 00:05:20,562 --> 00:05:21,647 Aw, snap, just remembered, 139 00:05:21,730 --> 00:05:23,065 I can't make it. 140 00:05:24,691 --> 00:05:26,693 - Uh, uh, boo. - Uh… 141 00:05:26,777 --> 00:05:28,529 - Yeah. - Boy, that's a bummer. 142 00:05:28,612 --> 00:05:29,696 - Shock. - Shoot. 143 00:05:29,780 --> 00:05:31,573 - So fast. - Ugh. 144 00:05:31,657 --> 00:05:34,076 But, you know, boo. 145 00:05:35,744 --> 00:05:37,704 What up, boy in the hood? 146 00:05:37,788 --> 00:05:39,182 I thought you were gonna talk to Reagan. 147 00:05:39,206 --> 00:05:41,125 I tried, but she's been on her phone all day 148 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:43,544 like a grandpa who missed a package. 149 00:05:43,627 --> 00:05:46,922 Like… "Hel…" I'm not even gonna do it. 150 00:05:47,005 --> 00:05:50,676 Yes. Thank you so much. We will be there. Thanks. 151 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:53,679 Nick, I know that dumb publisher rejected your book. 152 00:05:53,762 --> 00:05:55,681 And, guess what, that publisher can go to hell. 153 00:05:55,764 --> 00:05:57,683 After you beat them to death with this baton 154 00:05:57,766 --> 00:05:59,101 that I weirdly still have. 155 00:05:59,184 --> 00:06:01,395 Because you don't need a publisher. 156 00:06:01,478 --> 00:06:03,897 You need a girlfriend who found a bookstore 157 00:06:03,981 --> 00:06:05,524 to sell Pepperwood. 158 00:06:05,607 --> 00:06:08,694 Seriously? That's amazing. That's amazing! 159 00:06:08,777 --> 00:06:10,380 I called all over and I finally found one. 160 00:06:10,404 --> 00:06:11,572 Reagan saved the day! 161 00:06:11,655 --> 00:06:13,073 - You're amazing. - That's right. 162 00:06:13,157 --> 00:06:14,797 All we need is, uh, 30 copies of the book. 163 00:06:14,867 --> 00:06:16,368 Oh, well, we can make them. 164 00:06:16,452 --> 00:06:18,787 I mean, it'll be hard, but we could do it. 165 00:06:18,871 --> 00:06:20,432 We could do it. We'll make 'em ourselves. 166 00:06:20,456 --> 00:06:21,724 Fantastic. Uh, we just need 'em by tonight 167 00:06:21,748 --> 00:06:23,333 for his big reading. 168 00:06:23,417 --> 00:06:26,628 Excuse me, did you say "big…" a big reading tonight? 169 00:06:26,712 --> 00:06:29,506 - Yeah. - Well, that sounds… public. 170 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:30,775 Well, I mean, he's got to do a reading 171 00:06:30,799 --> 00:06:32,134 to sell the book. Is that bad? 172 00:06:32,217 --> 00:06:33,927 Is that bad? No, it's good. I get… 173 00:06:34,011 --> 00:06:37,055 I get to do a reading tonight in front of people. 174 00:06:37,139 --> 00:06:38,390 - Yeah. - I get to read in front 175 00:06:38,474 --> 00:06:40,350 of a bunch of people who are gonna judge me. 176 00:06:40,434 --> 00:06:41,810 This is not bad. This is good. 177 00:06:41,894 --> 00:06:43,395 - This is… - See, this is 178 00:06:43,479 --> 00:06:46,148 another thing that Nick does when he's upset. 179 00:06:46,231 --> 00:06:47,649 At least he's not running. 180 00:06:53,739 --> 00:06:55,908 So you want me to read in front of people. 181 00:06:55,991 --> 00:06:58,827 You want me to read in front of living people 182 00:06:58,911 --> 00:07:01,955 who are there to hear me read. 183 00:07:02,039 --> 00:07:05,250 And how will I… how will I even know what to read? 184 00:07:05,334 --> 00:07:06,394 You're gonna read your book. 185 00:07:06,418 --> 00:07:07,687 I'll read my book. Fine. This is good. I'm fine. 186 00:07:07,711 --> 00:07:10,506 Don't worry about me. I'm fine. Oh, I feel like my heart 187 00:07:10,589 --> 00:07:13,383 is pumping out scalding hot toilet water. 188 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:15,987 See, a vivid description like that is gonna make the audience go wild. 189 00:07:16,011 --> 00:07:17,280 Ah, the audience! I just forgot the audience, 190 00:07:17,304 --> 00:07:18,847 and now I remember the audience. 191 00:07:18,931 --> 00:07:20,408 I can't do this. I can't do it. I can't do it. 192 00:07:20,432 --> 00:07:23,602 All right, here it is… "The Pepperwood Chronicles." 193 00:07:23,685 --> 00:07:25,354 I made a prototype. 194 00:07:25,437 --> 00:07:26,855 Jess, that looks fantastic! 195 00:07:26,939 --> 00:07:30,234 - That looks really good. - How did you do that? 196 00:07:30,317 --> 00:07:32,736 Oh, that's between me and my craft wagon. 197 00:07:32,820 --> 00:07:33,821 I wrote you. 198 00:07:33,904 --> 00:07:35,614 Hey, um, how's he doing? 199 00:07:35,697 --> 00:07:36,949 - Not very good. - Hmm. 200 00:07:37,032 --> 00:07:38,492 And if I'm being honest with you, 201 00:07:38,575 --> 00:07:40,244 I'm starting to freak out now. 202 00:07:40,327 --> 00:07:41,787 This is me freaking out. 203 00:07:41,870 --> 00:07:45,415 Do I sometimes wonder if you're a robot? Yeah. 204 00:07:45,499 --> 00:07:48,335 I've made you! You're of me. 205 00:07:48,418 --> 00:07:49,813 When Nick gets like this, he needs to be occupied. 206 00:07:49,837 --> 00:07:51,797 Luckily, we have tons of books to make. 207 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:52,881 It's got my name in it. 208 00:07:52,965 --> 00:07:54,299 Book time! 209 00:07:54,383 --> 00:07:56,218 Gather around, my little Guttenbergs! 210 00:07:56,301 --> 00:07:58,220 Here we go. 211 00:07:58,303 --> 00:08:00,973 Hey, Jess, can I borrow your cactus gloves? 212 00:08:01,056 --> 00:08:03,267 Ooh! Making books, huh? 213 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:05,686 Butterfly in the sky 214 00:08:05,769 --> 00:08:08,397 I can fly twice as high. 215 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:09,731 Take a look. 216 00:08:09,815 --> 00:08:11,275 It's in a book. 217 00:08:11,358 --> 00:08:12,442 Ah, you know the rest. 218 00:08:12,526 --> 00:08:13,986 Just, we put… we put 'em there. 219 00:08:14,069 --> 00:08:15,709 Backing away from an active craft project. 220 00:08:15,779 --> 00:08:17,239 - Are you okay? - Oh, yeah, yeah. 221 00:08:17,322 --> 00:08:19,825 No. Um, Reagan's a little insecure 222 00:08:19,908 --> 00:08:21,785 - about being there for Nick. - Oh. 223 00:08:21,869 --> 00:08:23,829 So I want her to have this. 224 00:08:23,912 --> 00:08:25,706 - Wow. I'm proud of you. - Yeah. 225 00:08:25,789 --> 00:08:27,666 Thanks. 226 00:08:27,749 --> 00:08:29,469 This is where you give me the cactus gloves. 227 00:08:30,586 --> 00:08:32,588 This is really soothing. 228 00:08:32,671 --> 00:08:33,714 You're a natural. 229 00:08:33,797 --> 00:08:35,048 She's terrible. 230 00:08:35,132 --> 00:08:36,717 She's ruining our bedroom. 231 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,736 It's like she's begrudgingly covering up graffiti. 232 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,471 Oh, there's a couple rough patches, 233 00:08:40,554 --> 00:08:42,764 but… that's what posters are for. 234 00:08:42,848 --> 00:08:44,725 Just calm down, okay? We can fix it later, 235 00:08:44,808 --> 00:08:46,768 but we have to keep her in here for Winston. 236 00:08:46,852 --> 00:08:48,687 Hey. Since we're doing this, I got to say, 237 00:08:48,770 --> 00:08:50,397 do not like the color of your bathroom. 238 00:08:50,481 --> 00:08:53,734 You know what? Now that I think about it, me, either. 239 00:08:53,817 --> 00:08:55,611 - What? - Let's do that next. 240 00:08:55,694 --> 00:08:57,779 - Great. - It's special order robin's egg. 241 00:08:57,863 --> 00:08:59,823 - It's just paint! - It's not just paint. 242 00:08:59,907 --> 00:09:02,826 Guys, as much as I love a good whisper fight, 243 00:09:02,910 --> 00:09:04,536 - I should go. - Oh, no! 244 00:09:04,620 --> 00:09:06,288 No, no, no, you, uh, cannot leave. 245 00:09:06,371 --> 00:09:07,539 Why not? 246 00:09:07,623 --> 00:09:09,708 Because we can't be alone together. 247 00:09:09,792 --> 00:09:12,753 - Because? - Because… 248 00:09:14,797 --> 00:09:16,965 Because 249 00:09:17,049 --> 00:09:19,718 we're having marital problems. 250 00:09:21,887 --> 00:09:24,723 That's… secret, 251 00:09:24,807 --> 00:09:26,683 which is part of our marital problem. 252 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:28,769 She's got a big mouth, but a great can. 253 00:09:28,852 --> 00:09:31,396 Which is also part of our marital problems. 254 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:32,689 I objectify her. 255 00:09:32,773 --> 00:09:34,233 See, I knew something was up. 256 00:09:34,316 --> 00:09:35,752 Everyone was like, "They're so perfect!" 257 00:09:35,776 --> 00:09:38,362 And I was like, "No. Something in that relationship" 258 00:09:38,445 --> 00:09:40,489 "is very, very broken." 259 00:09:43,700 --> 00:09:45,452 Hey, Nick. Where's Reagan? 260 00:09:45,536 --> 00:09:46,870 Getting more glue. We ran out. 261 00:09:46,954 --> 00:09:48,705 How many did you get done? 262 00:09:48,789 --> 00:09:51,375 One… and I think we did it wrong. 263 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,335 It doesn't look right to me. 264 00:09:53,418 --> 00:09:56,004 Your reading's in three hours! It… 265 00:09:56,088 --> 00:09:58,549 Let's make some books! I think I have some really good glue 266 00:09:58,632 --> 00:10:00,259 in my non-mobile craft cart. 267 00:10:00,342 --> 00:10:01,927 - You're gonna help me? - Yeah! 268 00:10:02,010 --> 00:10:03,720 Let's do it. 269 00:10:05,764 --> 00:10:08,934 God, this glue works great! 270 00:10:09,017 --> 00:10:10,769 Oh, it smells great, too! 271 00:10:10,853 --> 00:10:12,563 It really does. 272 00:10:17,818 --> 00:10:20,028 Oh, I love the smell of new books! 273 00:10:20,112 --> 00:10:21,405 Yeah, me, too. 274 00:10:21,488 --> 00:10:24,241 Mmm! New, new books. New, new books! 275 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:26,577 Oh! Can I tell you something? I feel great right now. 276 00:10:26,660 --> 00:10:28,662 I feel very good. I feel very confident. 277 00:10:28,745 --> 00:10:31,832 - I am ready for that read. - I think you're gonna crush it. 278 00:10:31,915 --> 00:10:33,643 I think I'll read the whole book in about two minutes. 279 00:10:33,667 --> 00:10:36,253 - Yeah. Just get in there. - You'll… 280 00:10:36,336 --> 00:10:37,463 - What? - What? 281 00:10:37,546 --> 00:10:39,089 - What? - What? 282 00:10:40,883 --> 00:10:42,593 And people are gonna go nuts. 283 00:10:42,676 --> 00:10:44,320 They're gonna be like, "Yes, yes, we love this book." 284 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:45,971 And they're gonna just buy every copy, 285 00:10:46,054 --> 00:10:47,740 and then you're gonna have to, like, print more. 286 00:10:47,764 --> 00:10:49,016 That's what's gonna happen. 287 00:10:49,099 --> 00:10:50,201 Does your hair always look like that? 288 00:10:50,225 --> 00:10:52,186 - Yeah. - Do you have brown hair? 289 00:10:53,770 --> 00:10:55,647 - Definitely. - Why didn't you tell me? 290 00:10:55,731 --> 00:10:57,483 It's a secret. 291 00:11:01,695 --> 00:11:03,335 Check this out. I'm gonna birth this book. 292 00:11:04,281 --> 00:11:06,074 - Here you go. It's a baby book. - Oh! 293 00:11:06,158 --> 00:11:07,576 Congratulations! 294 00:11:07,659 --> 00:11:10,496 - It's a paperback! - Hey, guys. 295 00:11:10,579 --> 00:11:11,663 - Reagan! - Reagan! 296 00:11:11,747 --> 00:11:13,665 - Reagan. - Reagan… 297 00:11:16,752 --> 00:11:18,146 Sorry that took so long. I got stuck behind 298 00:11:18,170 --> 00:11:19,671 this, uh, lady at the craft store 299 00:11:19,755 --> 00:11:22,633 that was buying 700 individually-priced buttons. 300 00:11:22,716 --> 00:11:24,593 Oh, they said to say hi to you. 301 00:11:24,676 --> 00:11:26,762 - Hi. - And I got you a new shirt, Nick. 302 00:11:26,845 --> 00:11:27,971 Oh, isn't that nice. 303 00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:29,532 Phew! What the hell is that smell, you guys? 304 00:11:29,556 --> 00:11:31,517 We made a library! Mmm. 305 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,477 Is this the glue? 306 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:35,246 - It comes from my private collection. - Mmm-hmm. 307 00:11:35,270 --> 00:11:37,105 - It's very strong. - You guys are so high. 308 00:11:37,189 --> 00:11:38,690 - How dare you. - How dare you. 309 00:11:38,774 --> 00:11:40,651 - I'm not high at all. - You're high. 310 00:11:42,194 --> 00:11:43,195 Whoa! 311 00:11:49,952 --> 00:11:52,746 You guys, this says to use this in an open field. 312 00:11:52,830 --> 00:11:54,790 It specifically says that a backyard is too small. 313 00:11:54,873 --> 00:11:57,543 - You're a backyard. - Very good. 314 00:11:57,626 --> 00:11:59,211 I think I should cancel this reading. 315 00:11:59,294 --> 00:12:01,713 No way! I am in. I feel great for the reading. 316 00:12:01,797 --> 00:12:03,715 Let me just buckle up my shirt. 317 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:05,359 Well, the problem with this author shirt 318 00:12:05,384 --> 00:12:07,511 - is that it's made of honey. - It's not… 319 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:09,697 - This shirt is too sticky. - It's because there's glue on your… 320 00:12:09,721 --> 00:12:11,881 - 'Cause it's made of honey, so… - And I'm canceling. 321 00:12:11,932 --> 00:12:13,684 You cannot do a reading in this condition. 322 00:12:13,767 --> 00:12:15,561 No! Don't cancel the reading! 323 00:12:15,644 --> 00:12:17,521 You worked so hard to get it! 324 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:21,567 I got a backpack full of Pepperwoods, and I'm ready. 325 00:12:24,069 --> 00:12:25,696 - Oh! - Aah! 326 00:12:25,779 --> 00:12:28,490 Jess, I'm coming! Reagan, call shotgun. 327 00:12:31,285 --> 00:12:33,662 Are you pulling? 328 00:12:33,745 --> 00:12:35,473 - I can't feel you pulling. - Let me get your legs! 329 00:12:35,497 --> 00:12:38,667 Please don't drag her. 330 00:12:38,750 --> 00:12:41,128 Winston, where are you? 331 00:12:41,211 --> 00:12:44,256 We are freaking out in increasingly weird ways. 332 00:12:44,339 --> 00:12:47,593 I'm at a costume shop, getting ready for the big proposal. 333 00:12:47,676 --> 00:12:49,303 A costume shop? 334 00:12:49,386 --> 00:12:51,054 All in good time. 335 00:12:51,138 --> 00:12:53,682 Now, listen, when I text you, I need you to bring Aly to Malibu. 336 00:12:53,765 --> 00:12:56,268 Okay? I don't want the two of us to drive back separately. 337 00:12:56,351 --> 00:12:57,745 Plus, I want to make out at red lights. 338 00:12:57,769 --> 00:12:59,313 Okay, Winston. Just how much longer? 339 00:12:59,396 --> 00:13:00,748 This is very important to me. If you mess this up, 340 00:13:00,772 --> 00:13:02,041 - you ruin my life, okay? - No, Winston. Uh, uh… 341 00:13:02,065 --> 00:13:04,526 - Okay, bye! - No. No, no, no. Uh… 342 00:13:04,610 --> 00:13:05,819 Ooh! 343 00:13:05,903 --> 00:13:08,447 So many marital problems we have. 344 00:13:08,530 --> 00:13:10,782 My baby's got a real sweet tooth. 345 00:13:10,866 --> 00:13:13,869 Just the other day, she ate an entire sleeve of pecan sandies 346 00:13:13,952 --> 00:13:17,122 and punched the top right off of a parking meter. 347 00:13:17,206 --> 00:13:18,916 It was the craziest thing I've ever seen. 348 00:13:18,999 --> 00:13:21,126 She yells at me constantly and… 349 00:13:21,210 --> 00:13:24,797 There's one time where she tipped over a table. 350 00:13:27,549 --> 00:13:30,469 He gambled away another paycheck. 351 00:13:30,552 --> 00:13:31,804 Oh, no! 352 00:13:31,887 --> 00:13:33,889 It's the ponies. I'm addicted. 353 00:13:33,972 --> 00:13:35,474 - Right, right, right. - It's true. 354 00:13:35,557 --> 00:13:37,976 All the money that he wins on gambling, 355 00:13:38,060 --> 00:13:40,145 - he puts up his nose. - Oh. 356 00:13:40,229 --> 00:13:41,396 It's cocaine now, as well. 357 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:42,840 - Love me the ca-caine. - Ah, yeah. 358 00:13:42,898 --> 00:13:44,149 Feel invisible when I do it. 359 00:13:44,233 --> 00:13:47,069 This feels like some sort of weird foreplay. 360 00:13:47,152 --> 00:13:49,363 - I'm out of here. - Wait. No. Aly, please. Um… 361 00:13:49,446 --> 00:13:51,156 Don't leave me with this rage monster. 362 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,992 Oh, yeah. You… I mean, you want to see a rage monster? 363 00:13:54,076 --> 00:13:55,786 You want me to show her the rage monster? 364 00:13:55,869 --> 00:13:57,621 - Well, here you go. - No! 365 00:13:57,704 --> 00:13:59,164 - Just… - Gosh darn. 366 00:13:59,248 --> 00:14:01,125 - Tipping tables! - All right, that's… 367 00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:02,811 - Uh, but I just… - Wait. Aly, Aly, please don't leave. 368 00:14:02,835 --> 00:14:04,753 - She belongs in a mental hospital! - What? 369 00:14:04,837 --> 00:14:07,422 I know what's happening. You guys are trying to distract me 370 00:14:07,506 --> 00:14:11,218 from some weird thing Winston's planning. 371 00:14:11,343 --> 00:14:13,387 Uh, no. Aly, no. 372 00:14:13,470 --> 00:14:15,472 Possibly a prank? 373 00:14:15,556 --> 00:14:17,057 Might be a zotz, a goof. 374 00:14:17,141 --> 00:14:18,559 If it's prank, please tell him 375 00:14:18,642 --> 00:14:20,519 I wore bad underwear today. Please. 376 00:14:20,602 --> 00:14:22,580 - Frank Sinatra strikes again. - It's a prank, it's a prank. 377 00:14:22,604 --> 00:14:23,730 That's exactly what it is. 378 00:14:23,814 --> 00:14:25,732 It's a prank. Great. 379 00:14:25,816 --> 00:14:27,442 Oh. Winston. 380 00:14:27,526 --> 00:14:29,528 Stranded in Malibu. 381 00:14:29,611 --> 00:14:31,405 All right, let's get this over with. 382 00:14:32,239 --> 00:14:34,158 - Winston. - Hmm. Yep. 383 00:14:35,033 --> 00:14:38,162 The good news is I'm feeling sober. 384 00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:40,080 The bad news is maybe I'm too sober. 385 00:14:40,164 --> 00:14:42,666 - Yeah. I'm sobered up, too. - Great. 386 00:14:42,749 --> 00:14:45,043 Why are my eyes so good? 387 00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:47,754 I can read everything from here. 388 00:14:47,838 --> 00:14:49,047 What does that mean? 389 00:14:49,131 --> 00:14:51,425 Oh, my God. A secret world. 390 00:14:51,508 --> 00:14:52,777 Okay. I don't think she's sober at all. 391 00:14:52,801 --> 00:14:55,137 Okay. Hi. 392 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:58,140 Thank you for supporting your local bookstore. 393 00:14:58,223 --> 00:15:00,517 Quick reminder: We're dying. Please buy things. 394 00:15:00,601 --> 00:15:02,102 I was feeling very confident before, 395 00:15:02,186 --> 00:15:03,621 but I'm losing some of it, so I think might just take 396 00:15:03,645 --> 00:15:05,439 - one more quick pull. - No, no. No, no, no. 397 00:15:05,522 --> 00:15:07,000 No. Just one more quick pull. Just one more quick. 398 00:15:07,024 --> 00:15:09,151 Oh, my goodness. Is this gonna be a problem? 399 00:15:09,234 --> 00:15:10,569 Get it together. 400 00:15:10,652 --> 00:15:12,654 And now, please welcome Nick Miller, 401 00:15:12,738 --> 00:15:14,740 author of The Pepperwood Chronicles. 402 00:15:14,823 --> 00:15:16,408 No, no. 403 00:15:18,285 --> 00:15:19,495 Go ahead… Nick. 404 00:15:19,578 --> 00:15:21,413 Go ahead. They called… 405 00:15:22,414 --> 00:15:23,540 What a wonderful day. 406 00:15:23,624 --> 00:15:25,542 Quick reminder: We are dying. 407 00:15:30,088 --> 00:15:31,799 I wrote this, every word. 408 00:15:34,426 --> 00:15:35,427 All of that. 409 00:15:35,677 --> 00:15:37,471 My hard work, not yours. 410 00:15:37,554 --> 00:15:39,515 It's not a competition. 411 00:15:39,598 --> 00:15:42,142 If everybody could stop looking at me, that'd be really great. 412 00:15:42,226 --> 00:15:43,953 If you guys wouldn't mind just closing your eyes, 413 00:15:43,977 --> 00:15:45,437 as if you were at some sort of a show 414 00:15:45,521 --> 00:15:47,689 where you were asked to close your eyes. 415 00:15:47,981 --> 00:15:49,191 - What? - Thank you. 416 00:15:51,026 --> 00:15:52,569 Do you mind looking down, sir? 417 00:15:54,238 --> 00:15:55,697 Nick. 418 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:57,825 All of these are for sale. 419 00:16:04,832 --> 00:16:06,708 What's that? Yeah… coming. 420 00:16:10,003 --> 00:16:11,380 - Is that it? - Um… 421 00:16:13,590 --> 00:16:15,467 Don't worry about me, I live here now. 422 00:16:18,971 --> 00:16:20,865 All right, what are we gonna do? What's the plan? 423 00:16:20,889 --> 00:16:24,643 Well, it helps if you feed him something first. 424 00:16:24,726 --> 00:16:27,729 Do you have any meat? Or nuts? 425 00:16:27,813 --> 00:16:28,998 Why would I have come to the bookstore 426 00:16:29,022 --> 00:16:30,566 with meat and nuts in my purse? 427 00:16:30,649 --> 00:16:32,609 - Okay. Caramels. - I don't have that. 428 00:16:32,693 --> 00:16:34,254 All right. Just tell him you believe in him, 429 00:16:34,278 --> 00:16:35,654 and that he can do this. 430 00:16:35,737 --> 00:16:38,740 Yeah. I'm not good at this. Obviously. So… 431 00:16:38,824 --> 00:16:40,826 What would you say, Jess, if you were me? 432 00:16:43,203 --> 00:16:44,663 I would say… 433 00:16:48,500 --> 00:16:51,253 Nick, you're one of the most 434 00:16:51,336 --> 00:16:53,130 amazing people I've ever met. 435 00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:55,757 Everyone here is lucky to hear your book, 436 00:16:55,841 --> 00:16:57,426 because it's a part of you. 437 00:16:57,509 --> 00:17:00,888 And if you fail, it doesn't change how special you are. 438 00:17:00,971 --> 00:17:04,057 And no matter what happens here, 439 00:17:05,309 --> 00:17:07,394 I'll always love you. 440 00:17:08,562 --> 00:17:10,022 Or something like that. 441 00:17:10,564 --> 00:17:12,483 That made me tear up a little bit. 442 00:17:12,566 --> 00:17:13,901 I'm gonna use that. 443 00:17:13,984 --> 00:17:15,486 Okay. 444 00:17:18,489 --> 00:17:20,908 Hi, Nick. What are you doing? 445 00:17:20,991 --> 00:17:23,118 I'm just hanging out in here. I'm just taking a break. 446 00:17:23,202 --> 00:17:25,871 Just, just having a moment… yeah. 447 00:17:25,954 --> 00:17:30,125 Hey. No. You are, you are amazing. 448 00:17:30,209 --> 00:17:33,295 And you… you're… you're, uh, special boy. 449 00:17:33,378 --> 00:17:34,880 Like, uh, um… 450 00:17:34,963 --> 00:17:37,841 You know, you… like, uh, you're, you are 451 00:17:37,925 --> 00:17:40,719 very special, you know what I'm saying. 452 00:17:40,803 --> 00:17:41,929 Uh, and let me start over. 453 00:17:42,012 --> 00:17:44,723 Nick. 454 00:17:45,474 --> 00:17:47,184 I believe in you. 455 00:17:52,397 --> 00:17:53,732 Hey, this thing's awesome. 456 00:17:53,816 --> 00:17:55,150 Did that guy write this? 457 00:17:55,818 --> 00:17:57,361 Yeah. He sure did. 458 00:17:57,528 --> 00:17:58,654 There's a sadness about him. 459 00:17:58,737 --> 00:18:00,113 I know what you mean. 460 00:18:00,197 --> 00:18:02,157 Oh, there's movement. 461 00:18:07,788 --> 00:18:09,123 Sorry about that. 462 00:18:09,206 --> 00:18:11,041 Uh, that was some weird stuff. 463 00:18:12,292 --> 00:18:15,295 "The sun baked down on Pepperwood's back 464 00:18:15,379 --> 00:18:18,632 "as he moved over to the St. Charles streetcar. 465 00:18:18,715 --> 00:18:21,885 "The driver handed him a brown paper sack. 466 00:18:21,969 --> 00:18:23,929 "Without opening it, Pepperwood knew 467 00:18:24,012 --> 00:18:27,599 what was inside: Blood-soaked beignets." 468 00:18:27,683 --> 00:18:29,268 He is so dreamy. 469 00:18:29,351 --> 00:18:31,603 Oh, your life's gonna be so hard. 470 00:18:40,654 --> 00:18:42,114 Okay, Bishop, what is happening? 471 00:18:42,573 --> 00:18:43,949 Do you really need a spare? 472 00:18:44,032 --> 00:18:45,451 Oh, I got a spare. 473 00:18:45,534 --> 00:18:47,661 A spare cactus. 474 00:18:47,744 --> 00:18:49,455 Oh, my God. 475 00:18:49,538 --> 00:18:53,000 I planted it in this spot that is perfect. 476 00:18:53,250 --> 00:18:54,710 You see, the cactus is common, 477 00:18:54,793 --> 00:18:57,129 but the company is not. 478 00:18:57,296 --> 00:18:58,505 Hello, beautiful. 479 00:18:58,589 --> 00:19:00,466 It's perfect. 480 00:19:02,217 --> 00:19:03,552 Come on. 481 00:19:07,973 --> 00:19:09,853 We should probably just give them their privacy. 482 00:19:09,892 --> 00:19:11,202 - Yeah, you're right, you're right. - Holy hell. 483 00:19:11,226 --> 00:19:12,895 - He's doing it. - Oh, my God, oh, my God. 484 00:19:12,978 --> 00:19:14,539 - Oh, my God, oh, my God. - He's on a knee, here we go. 485 00:19:14,563 --> 00:19:15,665 - It's happening. - Game time. 486 00:19:15,689 --> 00:19:16,773 It's a shoelace. 487 00:19:16,857 --> 00:19:18,484 False alarm. 488 00:19:18,567 --> 00:19:20,068 Okay, now here it is. 489 00:19:20,152 --> 00:19:22,029 Here it is. It's happening. 490 00:19:22,112 --> 00:19:23,655 That is a ring. 491 00:19:24,364 --> 00:19:25,782 I don't think that's a ring. 492 00:19:27,284 --> 00:19:29,161 Is he giving her a gummy vitamin? 493 00:19:29,244 --> 00:19:31,455 Okay, this is it, this is it. 494 00:19:32,122 --> 00:19:33,499 And the other shoe? 495 00:19:33,582 --> 00:19:35,501 That's why I double knot his laces. 496 00:19:35,876 --> 00:19:38,378 You know what? Let's stop asking questions. Who knows? 497 00:19:38,462 --> 00:19:41,298 - It's… their date. It's their date. - What is this? 498 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:44,885 Hey. You guys can take off now. 499 00:19:44,968 --> 00:19:47,408 Of course. You want to be alone for when you pop the question. 500 00:19:47,471 --> 00:19:49,223 - Got it. - Wait. What? 501 00:19:49,306 --> 00:19:50,658 We're so excited for the both of you. 502 00:19:50,682 --> 00:19:53,018 Oh. Oh, you thought I was gonna propose today? 503 00:19:53,101 --> 00:19:55,562 No. Yo. That's hilarious. 504 00:19:55,646 --> 00:19:57,648 What do you mean it's not today? 505 00:19:57,731 --> 00:20:00,025 No. This is just phase one… of 20. 506 00:20:00,108 --> 00:20:01,401 - What? - What? 507 00:20:01,485 --> 00:20:03,111 Yeah. 508 00:20:03,195 --> 00:20:06,281 We went through all of this for a non-proposal cactus picnic? 509 00:20:06,365 --> 00:20:07,491 Damn it, Winston. 510 00:20:07,574 --> 00:20:10,619 My girl deserves the grandest proposal ever, okay? 511 00:20:10,702 --> 00:20:12,621 And that cannot be rushed. 512 00:20:13,247 --> 00:20:15,958 - That is actually sweet. - That's not sweet. 513 00:20:16,041 --> 00:20:17,709 I te… Here's a phase for you: 514 00:20:17,793 --> 00:20:18,937 When I throw you off the cliff into the ocean. 515 00:20:18,961 --> 00:20:19,962 Okay. 516 00:20:20,045 --> 00:20:21,845 Hey, look, don't worry. For the next 20 weeks, 517 00:20:21,922 --> 00:20:25,592 I've only got you helping out with odd-numbered phases, okay? 518 00:20:25,676 --> 00:20:27,678 And there will be sub-phases, obviously. 519 00:20:27,761 --> 00:20:28,929 I ain't doing no sub-phases. 520 00:20:29,012 --> 00:20:31,306 Think of them as annoyingly elaborate 521 00:20:31,390 --> 00:20:33,642 smaller phases. 522 00:20:33,725 --> 00:20:35,325 He's really pushing his limits right now. 523 00:20:35,394 --> 00:20:37,729 Thank you so much for your help. One phase down. 524 00:20:37,813 --> 00:20:40,440 - Boop. - Don't boop him. 525 00:20:40,524 --> 00:20:42,901 Just one. I wish we sold just one. 526 00:20:42,985 --> 00:20:44,403 Hey. You did great. 527 00:20:44,486 --> 00:20:46,613 Nick. I'd like to introduce you to 528 00:20:46,697 --> 00:20:47,990 your number one fan. 529 00:20:48,073 --> 00:20:49,908 Hey. I really enjoyed what you read 530 00:20:49,992 --> 00:20:52,035 and hearing it and how the characters were good, 531 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:53,454 and how your face looks, 532 00:20:53,537 --> 00:20:55,038 - and I want to hold it. - All right. 533 00:20:55,122 --> 00:20:56,707 Keep it cool, keep it cool. 534 00:20:56,790 --> 00:21:00,127 I think Mariah would like to buy a copy of the book. 535 00:21:00,210 --> 00:21:01,920 - You want to buy one? - Yes. 536 00:21:02,004 --> 00:21:04,465 - How much ya got? - A dollar. 537 00:21:04,548 --> 00:21:06,025 Well, the purchase price is $12.95, so… 538 00:21:06,049 --> 00:21:07,509 I'm comfortable with the dollar. 539 00:21:07,593 --> 00:21:09,970 - Okay, fine. A dollar's fine. - Good deal. 540 00:21:10,053 --> 00:21:11,493 The signature's free with the dollar. 541 00:21:14,683 --> 00:21:15,976 There you go. 542 00:21:16,059 --> 00:21:18,896 - Thank you. - Don't read it all in one place. 543 00:21:18,979 --> 00:21:20,647 You okay, Nick? 544 00:21:20,731 --> 00:21:22,065 Yeah. Just concerned about… 545 00:21:22,149 --> 00:21:23,509 - The shed scene. - The shed scene. 546 00:21:23,567 --> 00:21:25,611 But I don't remember the shed scene. 547 00:21:25,694 --> 00:21:27,380 - You don't remember the shed scene? - I don't remember it. 548 00:21:27,404 --> 00:21:29,990 It's an incredibly graphic sexual scene. 549 00:21:30,073 --> 00:21:32,826 - That's not good. - Disgustingly sexual. 550 00:21:32,910 --> 00:21:34,870 Who cares? My first sale! 551 00:21:34,953 --> 00:21:36,497 - Congratulations. - I did it. 552 00:21:36,580 --> 00:21:37,831 - Yeah, Nick! - Yeah, me!