Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Simone - full transcript
[Traffic passing in distance]
♪ Moi j'tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
[Sighs deeply]
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant
des sourires à la vie ♪
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
You can do this.
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tout ♪
You can do this.
♪ Moi j'attends d'voir en vous ♪
[Clears throat]
♪ Qu't'as tout compris ♪
♪ L'amour en vous ♪
♪ Tu es ma vie ♪
♪ Tu es mon tout ♪
You're disgusting.
♪ Si vous le veux ♪
♪ Et c'est tentant ♪
Pull it together.
♪ De vouloir tout ♪
You don't even care.
♪ De ne jamais penser petit ♪
Remember?
♪ Moi j'tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
This is fun.
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant ♪
♪ Des sourires à la vie ♪
You deserve to have fun.
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tout ♪
♪ Moi j'attends d'voir en vous ♪
♪ Qu't'as tout compris ♪
[Faint cheering]
♪ Et c'que l'on prend ♪
♪ C'est pour la vie ♪
♪ Car quand on prie ♪
♪ On perd son temps ♪
♪ La vie s'en va ♪
[Music stops]
[Cheering intensifies]
[Whistle blaring in distance]
Up-temp music plays]
[Cheering continues]
Black...trans...
lives...matter!
Protect trans women!
We have the right
to resist.
[Sound fades]
[Music thumps distantly]
[Cheering distorts]
[Distorted shouting]
♪ Moi j'tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
Octavio: So much love
staring her right in the face,
and yet she turns
and runs away.
This is Simone.
Think of Simone as you.
Simone is you
if you woke up every morning
believing today
would be the day
you could finally be happy,
not realizing that you
were the only obstacle
standing in your way.
Simone is you
if you never truly felt
a part of anything.
♪♪
Simone is you
if, your whole life,
you felt like you'd been
invited by mistake.
♪♪
Simone is you if you finally
worked up the courage
to do the one thing
you knew was going
to make everything different,
the thing that would at last
fill the hole that had
been silently growing within,
only to find
something terrifying
waiting on the other side.
You still felt
exactly the same.
Simone is you if you were
beginning to wonder
if maybe, just maybe,
you're always going to feel...
alone.
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[Indistinct talking]
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[French accent] Does it
really have to say
"woman impressionist"?
I've never heard them say
"Rodin, male sculptor."
Have you?
I think they were trying
to highlight --
I don't need you
transplaining to me.
"Berthe Morisot,
Impressionist"
would have been
just fine.
Put me on a wall
next to Renoir,
and let history decide.
Son of a bitch
stole all my moves.
That's not exactly true,
but --
What do you
know about it?
I have an art degree.
[American accent]
"I have an art degree."
Easy, Berthe.
Hey, um...
Can I ask you
something?
[Sighs]
[Normal voice Hit me.
In all your paintings,
you're alone.
But are you, like...
lonely?
Or are you comfortable
knowing that you're
this boundary-busting woman,
making her way
in a man's world?
Are you hoping I co-sign
your whole solitude thing?
Maybe.
I am not lonely.
I am married to Manet.
I painted our whole family.
They're in the next room.
You work here.
You know that.
Look, I'm art.
I will be...
whatever you want me to be,
but seriously, girlfriend,
don't you think it's time
that you --
[Whispers] Simone.
Jesus!
[Whispers] Carl!
When you sneak up on somebody
and whisper their name,
it is incredibly creepy.
Well, you're whispering,
too.
That's because
it's the rules.
And because
you're my boss
and because
I haven't said anything
out loud yet today.
He is way, way,
way too close.
Carl,
he's just, like...
an old-timey man
or, like, a vampire trying
to enjoy the art.
What is the big deal?
Simone, you have two jobs --
one to give people information
about the art,
and, two, don't let people get
way, way, way too close.
Go.
[Footsteps depart]
Sir...
[Clears throat]
Sir, I'm gonna
have to ask you
to step away
from the painting.
Sir?
Sir, I'm gonna
need you to --
Jesus Christ!
How did you get in here
like that?
Hmm.
Oh, my God.
It's the game.
The game is back.
[Gasps]
I really needed
this today.
You have no idea.
Okay, what's next?
Uh, are you the clue?
Are we finding Clara?
Do I have to dance?
Because I mean,
I might get fired,
but I will dance.
Come on, clue, please.
Come on, clue, clue,
clue, clue, clue.
Let's go.
Where are you going?
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot, please!
[Sighs]
♪♪
"If your power feels gone
and you wish that it weren't,
look to the east
for the flow of the current.
You'll need some new tools
and a ticket to ride.
Don't look outward for answers.
The truth lies inside."
♪♪
Power?
Current?
Oldenburg?
♪♪
The truth lies inside.
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Fish Food.
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[Keyboards clacking]
Hi.
Hi.
Look up.
Oh! Hi. Okay.
What are you --
[Chuckles] Hey.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
We got a clue.
Remember the game?
How did you get in here?
'Cause you're not wearing
a badge, and there's protocol.
I just said
I was here to see you
and that I wanted
to make it a surprise.
Oh, by the way,
from now on,
today is your birthday.
[Chuckles nervously]
You seem really
uncomfortable.
Well, I'm embarrassed.
Oh.
I'm sorry, yeah.
Uh, I should --
My work --
This is my work,
and it's --
it's really boring here.
I don't want you
to see me this way.
Huh?
It's really boring here,
and I'm --
O-- Oh?
I'm embarrassed
that you're seeing me like this.
Oh. I thought --
Sorry.
I'm really happy to see you.
[Sighing] Okay.
Sorry I got weird.
Okay.
This --
This is gonna be fun.
Okay.
Remember fun?
Yeah, I do.
Okay.
What do you think...
these are for?
Fish Food.
I don't know what that is.
Me neither.
Peter, someone dropped
this off for you.
Happy birthday,
by the way.
Thank you.
Okay.
"I'm starving,
but I'm a picky eater.
I only eat at home."
Okay. So, think.
Where does a fish live?
Um, pet store, aquarium,
a river, ocean.
A-Are we just supposed to find
every body of water in Philly
until we find
this robot fish's house?
Peter.
I think I know
where this fish lives.
Yes!
Yes.
Yes!
Yeah.
Go, Peter!
Yes.
Yeah, dude.
That is the spirit.
Let's do it.
♪♪
[Intercom beeps]
Bus driver: Next stop...
So, about this job
of yours...
Oh, yeah.
You act all embarrassed.
I don't know why.
You work in music.
That's cool as hell.
Actually, I work in data,
not in music.
I categorize
and label.
The data happens
to be about music,
but honestly,
it could be anything.
Oh.
Well, what kind of music
do you listen to?
I don't really have
a strong preference.
Like, if there's music
on somewhere,
I accept it.
Do you own a CD?
Or, like, a tape
or a record?
No.
Oh, actually,
that's not entirely true.
I once had to drive
to a funeral in Maryland,
and someone
had left a CD
in the car
that I rented from Avis,
so when I tried to return it,
they said they didn't want it.
I got to keep the CD,
so, yeah,
I listen to that
sometimes.
Okay.
Yeah.
Now we're getting somewhere.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What CD was it?
Um, "Les Misérables,"
original London cast.
Okay.
That is cool.
Oh, good.
What about you?
What about me?
Like, I don't know.
What do you do for work?
Oh.
I'm a docent.
I work at the museum.
Oh, wow!
That is super cool.
I don't know what a docent is,
but --
[Chuckles] Um...
I answer questions
about the art.
I have an art degree.
Wow.
I was gonna go back
for my master's, but I --
I had to drop out.
Why?
Uh...
just, like, life stuff.
Uh...
Let's not talk
for a little while.
Next stop --
you tensing up and saying
something unintentionally mean
for no reason.
For your safety,
watch your step.
I'm sorry.
I'm in a weird mood today.
I'm like bitter Amelie
or something.
Oh. Y-- You're fine.
"Anomaly."
What?
I -- Well, I think
it's pronounced "anomaly."
I don't want to be
grammar police.
Oh.
Amelie?
Right.
You keep saying "Amelie"
but you're missing the "noma."
"Anomaly."
[Laughs]
You've never seen
the French film "Amelie,"
have you?
No.
[Laughs] Peter,
you are a trip.
Look, the point is,
today is gonna be great.
We are gonna
have a blast.
Deal?
Yeah, deal.
♪♪
Peter.
Well done, sir.
Should we feed the little guy?
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I like to do...
the ups first
and then the downs...
second.
Ready?
3, 2, 1, fish.
[Button clicks]
[Button clicks rapidly]
You know...
maybe the batteries are dead
or, like --
Hey, down here.
It's me, Clara.
Thank goodness you're here.
I've been hiding a long time.
The truth is,
I've been hiding so long,
I've forgotten where I am,
and I need you to find me.
What do you say?
Come on,
let's take to the streets.
I've got some things
to show you.
♪♪
So, here we are,
taking it from the top.
This is where I grew up.
Fishtown's a lot nicer
than when I lived here.
You definitely wouldn't
want to be here at night,
or even in the day, really,
but even then, it was magic.
Take a look around.
There's magic everywhere,
once you learn how to see it.
Maybe you're not buying this.
Maybe you're not seeing
the magic quite yet.
Sometimes, you just need
a new pair of glasses.
At least that's what
Mr. Salazar always said.
Good ol' Mr. Salazar.
Say hi to him for me
if you see him.
Okay.
So, we're supposed
to explore Fishtown.
That'll help us
find Clara.
Maybe this is, like, a --
a scavenger hunt or something.
It's Amelie.
Peter, you don't even
have to see it now.
We are in
frickin' Amelie.
Except instead of Paris,
it's Philly,
but what are you gonna do?
Right.
No, that's true.
Okay, clues.
Clues. Think.
Think. Think.
"Sometimes, you just need
a new pair of glasses."
Yes.
So, we need to find
the Fishtown optometrist.
Yes! Yes!
I hope not,
because that sounds
like such
a boring adventure.
Yeah.
Okay. Think.
Mr. Salazar.
Glasses...
I think I've got it.
I think
I may be a genius.
[William Bollinger's
"Shake Shake Shake"
plays over intercom]
♪ I've been a-backin' it up
too doggone long ♪
♪ I just a-wonder if people
can for my summer sun ♪
♪ Tonight I'm gonna freak ♪
♪ This locked up soul
inside of me ♪
♪ I'm gonna kick off my... ♪
Man: How can I help you?
Your finest new pair of glasses,
Mr. Salazar.
You're friends of hers, huh?
Do you know where she is?
No, not yet,
but her voice is in this fish.
Sounds about right.
If you find her, will you
give her a message for me?
Yes.
Of course.
Tell her we don't need her
anymore.
Tell her old Sal said
thanks for nothing.
She broke her promise!
She --
Take your change
and get out of here.
But we haven't
given you --
Get out of here!
I'm going.
[Electronic doorbell dings]
♪♪
[Door closes]
[Mr. Salazar clears throat]
♪♪
You're really good.
Mm.
[Footsteps approach]
Hello.
Hey.
Hi.
I know that
that was an overreaction,
but he scared me.
I saw that.
Yeah.
Why do you think
he's so mad at Clara?
I don't know,
but I bet you we find out.
Feel like a drink?
It's the --
It's the afternoon.
Suit yourself,
but if you care to join me,
it's on old Sal.
[Chuckles]
♪♪
Do the dance.
[Laughs]
♪♪
♪ Reunited,
and it feels so good ♪
[Clears throat]
♪ Reunited
'cause we understood ♪
♪ There's one perfect fit ♪
♪ And, sugar, this one is it ♪
I don't know what this
is supposed to be.
Right.
Of course you don't.
Show him the fish.
Great.
I still don't know
what you're talking about.
This fish
matches your fish.
A fish is a fish.
You want a drink or not?
♪♪
♪ I sat here starin'
at the same old wall ♪
How about now?
[Inhales deeply]
Announcer: That was "Reunited"
by Peaches & Herb.
Up next, Simone making
a fool of herself yet again.
[Static]
Hey.
A-Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
I just --
Sorry,
I just was so sure.
Sir,
Clara sent us?
[Whispering]
Let it go.
♪♪
They're watching.
Who?
The Jejune Institute.
♪♪
Oh.
Well, couldn't that
just be a grown man
having a midday
chocolate milk?
I can't help you.
I have a family.
It's not worth the risk.
You're going to have
to look Elsewhere.
I unders--
I'm sorry that we bothered you.
Let's -- This is --
He has a family.
Have a very good day,
indeed.
Take the back exit.
Past the bathrooms.
♪♪
Don't forget your coin.
♪♪
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[Door opens]
♪♪
Wait.
Look.
♪♪
The coin.
♪♪
[Loud clanking]
[Lock disengages]
[Door creaks]
♪♪
Ooh!
♪♪
Whoa.
Holy crap.
[Chuckles]
♪♪
This must be, like,
the Elsewhere Society clubhouse
or headquarters
or something.
It's so, so cool.
Yeah.
It's pretty damn cool.
♪♪
♪♪
This must be where
they, um...
keep in shape
for their missions.
You're very literal.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Hey, see where that
other cord leads.
Okay.
♪♪
This goes on
a -- a head.
It scares me.
♪♪
Put it on me.
What?
Put it on my head.
I mean, okay.
♪♪
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay, I'll do
the back first.
Get it on there.
Oh, I'm very close
to your face.
Yeah.
It's okay.
Okay.
What now?
Uh...
P-Pedal.
Okay.
Hey.
If this works,
then I think that we need
to at least acknowledge
the possibility
that I'm right
and this is real.
Can we agree on that?
Sure.
Pedal.
Okay.
[Grunts]
[Whirring]
♪♪
[Chuckles]
[Whirs]
[Clicking]
[Whirring]
[Fanfare plays]
It's fuzzy.
Paul: Well,
what does it look like?
It's an animation.
I --
It's either, like,
too far away or too close.
It's red and blue.
Red and blue.
The new pair of glasses.
Simone, put on the --
the new pair of glasses.
[Grunting]
Okay.
♪♪
Animated Commander 14:
Agents of Nonchalance,
welcome to the headquarters
of the Elsewhere Society.
I'm your humble servant,
Commander 14,
current spokesperson
for this clandestine band
of determinedly
optimistic misfits.
While we have no
organized leadership,
you may think of me
as your skipper, honcho,
chairperson,
padrone, or sachem.
All these informal titles
I accept
with great humility and care.
Today, fellow Nonchalants,
I am pleased to be your guide
through this short
but informative
auto-flip entitled...
This presentation
will be comprised
of three easy-to-understand
and informative sections.
Section one!
The Elsewhere Society
is a disorganized collective
of currently human souls
dedicated to the preservation
and reverse obfuscation
of the beauty entitled to us
by the very nature
of our membership
in the divine wonders
of existence.
Is this clear?
Excellent.
Moving on.
Section two!
Our mission is to nurture the
divine ember of our movement,
the one who will help
bring Elsewhere
to every corner of humanity --
Clara.
Of utmost urgency
is to protect her
from the opportunistic
and greed-driven clutches
of the amoral and corrupt
Jejune Institute,
led by the power-mad
Octavio Coleman, Esq.
Got it?
Good. Next!
One by one,
our fellow citizens
are seduced by the myth
that Elsewhere is
beyond the reach
of the ordinary woman and man,
that we are not enough,
that we are unworthy,
unlovable, incapable,
or just plain too busy.
Some have come to believe that
Elsewhere itself is a myth.
Others have bought
into the fallacy
that there is only so much
Elsewhere to go around.
Too many of us believe
that the answer
is not to join the safari
but instead buy a ticket
to the zoo.
Remember not to leave
without your T-shirt,
plush toy, and Animal Crackers.
Crunch! Cruuuu--
Wait.
Wait. Some--
Something's wrong.
[Panting] I know.
I'm just so tired.
Keep pedaling.
It's almost over.
Okay. Okay.
[Whirring]
Oh, God.
Oh, my goodness, gracious.
[Clicking resumes]
...ruuunch!
But not us, my friends.
We must rise above,
climb to the tallest rooftop,
behold the golden dome,
and gaze down
at the beauty below,
uncorrupted by
the burden of commerce
and see the world
for what it is.
Carry the message.
Elsewhere is ripe
for the taking.
Join us.
Join the resistance!
Follow the setting sun
and find her!
Find Clara!
And victory will be ours!
[Sighs]
It's over.
[Panting] Oh, my God.
Thank God.
[Whirring slows, stops]
That...
was amazing.
Peter, that was, like,
one of the --
I feel like you're in
better shape than this.
I was pedaling
so, so fast.
You couldn't see.
You had the easy job.
You're right.
You're right.
You want to switch?
Yes, yes.
Oh, okay.
[Siren blares]
Oh, come on!
What is --
What's happening?
It's Jejune!
Run!
Grab the fish!
Come on!
[Blaring continues]
♪♪
Paul: I wish
I would've seen it.
[Chuckling]
It was unreal.
Yeah.
Thanks for taking one
for the team.
Oh, yeah, of course.
So, it said to follow
the setting sun.
Yeah, that's west.
I got this.
What?
Oh, I don't know.
I guess
I'm just having fun.
Me too.
Yeah.
I'm having a nice time.
I'm glad.
What's your
favorite part?
Um...
You know that voice
that either tells you
you're doing great
or you're a piece of shit?
I'm not sure.
Lucky you.
Well, right now,
she's quiet.
Also, I guess I like that
if anybody's looking at us,
it's just 'cause
you're holding a fish.
[Laughs]
Maybe in regular life
if people are looking at you,
it's 'cause
you're very pretty.
Peter.
Are you afraid
of heights?
Probably.
Why?
♪♪
♪♪
[Panting] Oh!
That's so much exercise
today.
Yeah, no kiddin'.
What now?
Um...
The flip movie
said to...
climb to the highest
rooftop.
Okay.
Cast your gaze
on a golden dome
and behold
the beauty below.
So...
Okay.
So we -- we need
a golden dome.
There it is.
Right?
Yeah, that's --
that's it.
Okay.
[Siren wails in distance]
Shall we?
Uh...
That's okay.
You can, um...
You can go ahead.
Wait, are you
afraid of heights?
I'm not afraid
of heights.
I just...
don't love heights.
Okay, I-I'll scout
on our behalf.
You should come
look at this.
♪♪
You can just
describe it.
I don't think I can.
I-I really think
that you should come see it.
Paul: I know.
Simone,
I'll be a human guardrail.
Just by my performance
on the bike, I'm --
I'm truly very strong.
Please.
Trust me.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Push the button.
♪♪
[Button clicks]
Clara: Funny what you can find
once you know
where to look, huh?
We used to come up here
to think, to imagine,
to dream about the future.
It was a little hard to see
something brighter
was possible,
so we decided to prove it.
I was scared the first time
I said it out loud.
"I can see magic here."
I was scared no one
would understand
or that people might
even laugh at me,
but then I realized
magic isn't any fun
if you're alone.
What do you say
we give it a try?
There must be something
you're holding inside
that you're too afraid
to say out loud.
What if you just said it
and learned it wasn't
so scary after all?
Turn to your partner.
Go on.
I'll wait.
♪♪
Now, look at your new friend
and say the thing
you've been holding inside.
Release it from your grip
and let it float away.
♪♪
Sorry, I don't know
if I know how to do this.
But I'll try.
I haven't had a feeling
that I can distinguish
in a very,
very long time.
And then I met you,
and I felt something.
And I don't know what
I'm supposed to call that thing,
but I do know
that I heard music
when I saw you
after I danced with Bigfoot.
Not figuratively.
Literal music.
At the time, I thought
I might've been having a stroke.
Now, I think it might just
have been really...
really nice.
♪♪
♪♪
Please don't mess this up
for me again.
♪♪
I can't do this.
Oh.
I'm sorry.
Oh, that's okay.
I need to go.
♪♪
Uh, okay.
So, we know
that Clara was this...
incredible artist.
Um, that style is called,
uh, trompe l'oeil, FYI.
And, um...
The Elsewhere Society --
we know that
they're this group of cool kids
who care about
freedom and beauty
and fighting against The Man
and all that.
So...
should we ask the fish
what's next?
I'm gonna go
back to work.
Um, I had
a very nice day,
and I'm ready
to be alone now.
So I'm gonna
give you this fish,
and I'm sure that
I'll see you again.
Don't you want
to finish?
♪♪
♪♪
Nan: Simone?
Is that you, sweetie?
Yes, Nana.
Come say hi
for a minute.
I haven't seen
your face today.
Give me some company,
would you?
What happened?
[Indistinct talking on TV]
What do you mean?
You're making the
"I hate myself" face.
Talk to me.
[Keys jangle]
It's like...
when I'm alone,
I can do it.
I start to feel like...
maybe I have a handle
on this thing --
life or whatever.
And then the second
you add other people
into the mix,
it becomes clear that
I have no idea what I'm doing.
Every time Olivia Benson...
[Television turns off]
...gets a new partner,
there's an
adjustment period.
People are
all different.
Everyone has things that will
bug the hell out of you
if you decide
that's who they are.
But people are more
than just the crap
they carry around.
Okay. But what if
it's not other people's crap?
What if it's my crap?
I didn't have
any friends before.
I still don't
have any friends.
Maybe I'm just...
doomed to be this
terrible misanthrope
who never lets themselves
be happy.
Well, that's your
load of crap.
The thing
about crap is,
trying to hide it
doesn't really do you much good.
You know why?
Why?
Because it stinks.
[Both laugh]
Like shit.
Crap stinks like shit,
even if you've got it
hidden in a bag.
You got nothing to lose
by just being honest
and saying, "Hey,
I just want to tell everyone
I've got a crap in this bag,
and it stinks."
Does it solve
your problem?
No.
But at least you're all
on the same team.
Does this make any sense
to you at all?
Yeah.
Thank you, Nana.
Mm.
[Cellphone dings]
♪♪
[Sighs]
♪♪
Friends?
Maybe.
Right now,
it's just a bunch of people
who can smell
my bag of crap.
Trust me.
Try it out --
"Hey, ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Simone,
and it's my ass
that stinks."
[Both laugh]
Ohh.
♪ Only in my dreams ♪
Fredwynn: Where is he?
I am not gonna miss
a game element.
H-He's been 10 minutes.
Just chill out.
He might be mad about something
or...something.
I don't --
How should I know?
You should know.
He's your partner.
Hey, guys.
Now cut it out, really.
I'm gonna have to take this game
away from you.
Server: Refill?
Fredwynn: No.
No, I'm...
having tea.
[Celphones chime]
Oh!
"The time is nigh.
Choose your path."
Jejune
shareholders meeting.
Oh, well...
this is a no-brainer.
We go to the protest.
What?
Elsewhere are the good guys.
No!
No, we become
shareholders.
Elsewhere are
the troublemakers.
Weren't you even
listening today?
Yeah. The cartoon?
The mural?
I think they made it
pretty clear.
Cartoon?
W-What mural?
No, no!
Fredwynn and I went
to a library,
a community college,
a children's museum --
all philanthropic projects
that have been funded
by the Jejune Institute.
Really.
They're doing such great work.
Fredwynn and I,
we -- we had a wonderful day.
Didn't we have
a wonderful day?
Yes, we did.
We had a wonderful day.
Look, guys, the Elsewhere guys
are all about freedom
and beauty
and anti-capitalist greed.
I mean,
what is there to discuss?
No, they're -- they're like
the Occupy kids. Remember?
They were all protest
and no solution.
"Alright, Occupy people,
you have our attention --
what do you want?"
"Uhhhh..."
[Chuckles] No.
Don't buy into that whole
Elsewhere propaganda.
It's a fantasy.
Jejune is the real world.
Why can't the real world
be more like Elsewhere?
Fredwynn: They're trying
to divide us.
They want us
to choose.
We can do both.
Oh, no, Fredwynn,
it clearly says in the text
here th--
I refuse to acknowledge
false dictatorial constructs.
Protest is at 7:00.
The shareholders meeting
is at 7:30.
That's 20 minutes away on foot
if one walks
at a sprightly pace,
which I always do.
We can do both.
Get twice the information,
be twice as informed
as those lemmings out there
choosing sides.
Can we agree
that I'm right?
Well, I-I m-- I me--
I take that as a yes.
Let's go.
Okay.
Wish Peter was here.
Me too.
I'll text him.
He gave you his number?
I did a reverse trace.
I have all
your numbers.
Well --
Let's go.
Oh.
All: [Chanting] "Clara, Clara!
She will save us!
Down, down, down!
Down with Octavio!
Okay. I'm gonna
infiltrate the crowd
and gather as much information
as I can, okay?
Me -- Me too.
And then we got
to hustle.
Yeah.
We're a real team now.
I'm gonna knit hats with
everybody's name on -- wha--?
Are you gonna be alright?
I'm good. I'm good.
Go.
Fredwynn!
Fredwynn, don't leave me!
Fredwynn!
[Chanting continues]
[Sound fades]
♪ Moi, je tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant
des sourires à la vie ♪
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tu ♪
♪ Moi j'attends d'voir en vous ♪
♪ Qu't'as tout compris ♪
♪ L'amour en vous ♪
♪ Tu es ma vie ♪
♪ Tu es mon tout ♪
♪ Si vous le veux ♪
♪ Et c'est tentant
de vouloir tout ♪
♪ De ne jamais penser petit ♪
Peter!
♪ Moi, j'tue le temps ♪
Peter!
♪ Chantant des airs épris ♪
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant ♪
Peter!
♪ Des sourires à la vie ♪
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tu ♪
Peter!
[Shouting, chanting stops]
Hey.
It's me -- Simone.
I left you hanging
earlier today...
and I'm really sorry.
What you said was brave,
and I acted like
I didn't like it.
To be clear,
it was really sweet.
I...
The truth is, I'm just not...
ready to...
do that.
I-I felt uncomfortable.
And I still do.
♪♪
But I guess that's just gonna
have to be okay...
because that's the truth.
♪♪
But what I am ready to say
is that I'm a mess.
[Chuckles]
I'm not ready to handle,
like, anything.
This game is the first time
that I've ever felt
comfortable and happy,
maybe ever.
And I just can't
mess that up.
I can't trade that
for flirting,
because then
that'll get messed up
like it always does, and --
and I'll have to leave the game
because I hate your face.
I don't want that,
because I like the game,
and I like your face.
So can we maybe just
keep this friendly
and have fun
so I don't freak out?
♪♪
[Cheers and applause]
♪♪
[Chanting resumes]
♪♪
[Indistinct shouting]
[Tires screech]
[Shouting continues]
♪♪
Thank you.
Thanks for that.
Yeah.
[Clears throat]
Thank you.
Sorry I've been
acting so weird.
Uh...
I get nervous.
I'm gonna
try to relax.
Cool.
Where's Janice
and Fredwynn?
Oh, um...
♪♪
♪♪
Janice: Fredwynn!
♪♪
Fredwynn!
♪♪
Fredwynn!
Fredwynn, where are you?!
Hey, Janice.
Fredwynn!
He's gone.
I don't know where he is.
Fredwynn!
Fredwy-- Eh?
Fredwynn, no!
No!
Get out of the car!
Get out of the car!
[Indistinct shouting]
Aah!
They've got him.
They got him!
Oh, lord.
[Engine starts]
Oh!
♪♪
Excuse us!
Excuse us!
A medical emergency.
Excuse us!
I don't know what this is,
but pedal.
Okay.
We're coming, Fredwynn!
They've got my partner.
I'm not gonna let him go.
What is happening?
Go!
Okay, I got it.
Pedal!
Pedal! Pedal!
Pedal.
Come on!
Goooo--
Octavio: Now, my friends,
the time has come
to picture Janice...
as you.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪ Moi j'tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
[Sighs deeply]
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant
des sourires à la vie ♪
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
You can do this.
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tout ♪
You can do this.
♪ Moi j'attends d'voir en vous ♪
[Clears throat]
♪ Qu't'as tout compris ♪
♪ L'amour en vous ♪
♪ Tu es ma vie ♪
♪ Tu es mon tout ♪
You're disgusting.
♪ Si vous le veux ♪
♪ Et c'est tentant ♪
Pull it together.
♪ De vouloir tout ♪
You don't even care.
♪ De ne jamais penser petit ♪
Remember?
♪ Moi j'tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
This is fun.
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant ♪
♪ Des sourires à la vie ♪
You deserve to have fun.
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tout ♪
♪ Moi j'attends d'voir en vous ♪
♪ Qu't'as tout compris ♪
[Faint cheering]
♪ Et c'que l'on prend ♪
♪ C'est pour la vie ♪
♪ Car quand on prie ♪
♪ On perd son temps ♪
♪ La vie s'en va ♪
[Music stops]
[Cheering intensifies]
[Whistle blaring in distance]
Up-temp music plays]
[Cheering continues]
Black...trans...
lives...matter!
Protect trans women!
We have the right
to resist.
[Sound fades]
[Music thumps distantly]
[Cheering distorts]
[Distorted shouting]
♪ Moi j'tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
Octavio: So much love
staring her right in the face,
and yet she turns
and runs away.
This is Simone.
Think of Simone as you.
Simone is you
if you woke up every morning
believing today
would be the day
you could finally be happy,
not realizing that you
were the only obstacle
standing in your way.
Simone is you
if you never truly felt
a part of anything.
♪♪
Simone is you
if, your whole life,
you felt like you'd been
invited by mistake.
♪♪
Simone is you if you finally
worked up the courage
to do the one thing
you knew was going
to make everything different,
the thing that would at last
fill the hole that had
been silently growing within,
only to find
something terrifying
waiting on the other side.
You still felt
exactly the same.
Simone is you if you were
beginning to wonder
if maybe, just maybe,
you're always going to feel...
alone.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[Indistinct talking]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[French accent] Does it
really have to say
"woman impressionist"?
I've never heard them say
"Rodin, male sculptor."
Have you?
I think they were trying
to highlight --
I don't need you
transplaining to me.
"Berthe Morisot,
Impressionist"
would have been
just fine.
Put me on a wall
next to Renoir,
and let history decide.
Son of a bitch
stole all my moves.
That's not exactly true,
but --
What do you
know about it?
I have an art degree.
[American accent]
"I have an art degree."
Easy, Berthe.
Hey, um...
Can I ask you
something?
[Sighs]
[Normal voice Hit me.
In all your paintings,
you're alone.
But are you, like...
lonely?
Or are you comfortable
knowing that you're
this boundary-busting woman,
making her way
in a man's world?
Are you hoping I co-sign
your whole solitude thing?
Maybe.
I am not lonely.
I am married to Manet.
I painted our whole family.
They're in the next room.
You work here.
You know that.
Look, I'm art.
I will be...
whatever you want me to be,
but seriously, girlfriend,
don't you think it's time
that you --
[Whispers] Simone.
Jesus!
[Whispers] Carl!
When you sneak up on somebody
and whisper their name,
it is incredibly creepy.
Well, you're whispering,
too.
That's because
it's the rules.
And because
you're my boss
and because
I haven't said anything
out loud yet today.
He is way, way,
way too close.
Carl,
he's just, like...
an old-timey man
or, like, a vampire trying
to enjoy the art.
What is the big deal?
Simone, you have two jobs --
one to give people information
about the art,
and, two, don't let people get
way, way, way too close.
Go.
[Footsteps depart]
Sir...
[Clears throat]
Sir, I'm gonna
have to ask you
to step away
from the painting.
Sir?
Sir, I'm gonna
need you to --
Jesus Christ!
How did you get in here
like that?
Hmm.
Oh, my God.
It's the game.
The game is back.
[Gasps]
I really needed
this today.
You have no idea.
Okay, what's next?
Uh, are you the clue?
Are we finding Clara?
Do I have to dance?
Because I mean,
I might get fired,
but I will dance.
Come on, clue, please.
Come on, clue, clue,
clue, clue, clue.
Let's go.
Where are you going?
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot, please!
[Sighs]
♪♪
"If your power feels gone
and you wish that it weren't,
look to the east
for the flow of the current.
You'll need some new tools
and a ticket to ride.
Don't look outward for answers.
The truth lies inside."
♪♪
Power?
Current?
Oldenburg?
♪♪
The truth lies inside.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Fish Food.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[Keyboards clacking]
Hi.
Hi.
Look up.
Oh! Hi. Okay.
What are you --
[Chuckles] Hey.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
We got a clue.
Remember the game?
How did you get in here?
'Cause you're not wearing
a badge, and there's protocol.
I just said
I was here to see you
and that I wanted
to make it a surprise.
Oh, by the way,
from now on,
today is your birthday.
[Chuckles nervously]
You seem really
uncomfortable.
Well, I'm embarrassed.
Oh.
I'm sorry, yeah.
Uh, I should --
My work --
This is my work,
and it's --
it's really boring here.
I don't want you
to see me this way.
Huh?
It's really boring here,
and I'm --
O-- Oh?
I'm embarrassed
that you're seeing me like this.
Oh. I thought --
Sorry.
I'm really happy to see you.
[Sighing] Okay.
Sorry I got weird.
Okay.
This --
This is gonna be fun.
Okay.
Remember fun?
Yeah, I do.
Okay.
What do you think...
these are for?
Fish Food.
I don't know what that is.
Me neither.
Peter, someone dropped
this off for you.
Happy birthday,
by the way.
Thank you.
Okay.
"I'm starving,
but I'm a picky eater.
I only eat at home."
Okay. So, think.
Where does a fish live?
Um, pet store, aquarium,
a river, ocean.
A-Are we just supposed to find
every body of water in Philly
until we find
this robot fish's house?
Peter.
I think I know
where this fish lives.
Yes!
Yes.
Yes!
Yeah.
Go, Peter!
Yes.
Yeah, dude.
That is the spirit.
Let's do it.
♪♪
[Intercom beeps]
Bus driver: Next stop...
So, about this job
of yours...
Oh, yeah.
You act all embarrassed.
I don't know why.
You work in music.
That's cool as hell.
Actually, I work in data,
not in music.
I categorize
and label.
The data happens
to be about music,
but honestly,
it could be anything.
Oh.
Well, what kind of music
do you listen to?
I don't really have
a strong preference.
Like, if there's music
on somewhere,
I accept it.
Do you own a CD?
Or, like, a tape
or a record?
No.
Oh, actually,
that's not entirely true.
I once had to drive
to a funeral in Maryland,
and someone
had left a CD
in the car
that I rented from Avis,
so when I tried to return it,
they said they didn't want it.
I got to keep the CD,
so, yeah,
I listen to that
sometimes.
Okay.
Yeah.
Now we're getting somewhere.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What CD was it?
Um, "Les Misérables,"
original London cast.
Okay.
That is cool.
Oh, good.
What about you?
What about me?
Like, I don't know.
What do you do for work?
Oh.
I'm a docent.
I work at the museum.
Oh, wow!
That is super cool.
I don't know what a docent is,
but --
[Chuckles] Um...
I answer questions
about the art.
I have an art degree.
Wow.
I was gonna go back
for my master's, but I --
I had to drop out.
Why?
Uh...
just, like, life stuff.
Uh...
Let's not talk
for a little while.
Next stop --
you tensing up and saying
something unintentionally mean
for no reason.
For your safety,
watch your step.
I'm sorry.
I'm in a weird mood today.
I'm like bitter Amelie
or something.
Oh. Y-- You're fine.
"Anomaly."
What?
I -- Well, I think
it's pronounced "anomaly."
I don't want to be
grammar police.
Oh.
Amelie?
Right.
You keep saying "Amelie"
but you're missing the "noma."
"Anomaly."
[Laughs]
You've never seen
the French film "Amelie,"
have you?
No.
[Laughs] Peter,
you are a trip.
Look, the point is,
today is gonna be great.
We are gonna
have a blast.
Deal?
Yeah, deal.
♪♪
Peter.
Well done, sir.
Should we feed the little guy?
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I like to do...
the ups first
and then the downs...
second.
Ready?
3, 2, 1, fish.
[Button clicks]
[Button clicks rapidly]
You know...
maybe the batteries are dead
or, like --
Hey, down here.
It's me, Clara.
Thank goodness you're here.
I've been hiding a long time.
The truth is,
I've been hiding so long,
I've forgotten where I am,
and I need you to find me.
What do you say?
Come on,
let's take to the streets.
I've got some things
to show you.
♪♪
So, here we are,
taking it from the top.
This is where I grew up.
Fishtown's a lot nicer
than when I lived here.
You definitely wouldn't
want to be here at night,
or even in the day, really,
but even then, it was magic.
Take a look around.
There's magic everywhere,
once you learn how to see it.
Maybe you're not buying this.
Maybe you're not seeing
the magic quite yet.
Sometimes, you just need
a new pair of glasses.
At least that's what
Mr. Salazar always said.
Good ol' Mr. Salazar.
Say hi to him for me
if you see him.
Okay.
So, we're supposed
to explore Fishtown.
That'll help us
find Clara.
Maybe this is, like, a --
a scavenger hunt or something.
It's Amelie.
Peter, you don't even
have to see it now.
We are in
frickin' Amelie.
Except instead of Paris,
it's Philly,
but what are you gonna do?
Right.
No, that's true.
Okay, clues.
Clues. Think.
Think. Think.
"Sometimes, you just need
a new pair of glasses."
Yes.
So, we need to find
the Fishtown optometrist.
Yes! Yes!
I hope not,
because that sounds
like such
a boring adventure.
Yeah.
Okay. Think.
Mr. Salazar.
Glasses...
I think I've got it.
I think
I may be a genius.
[William Bollinger's
"Shake Shake Shake"
plays over intercom]
♪ I've been a-backin' it up
too doggone long ♪
♪ I just a-wonder if people
can for my summer sun ♪
♪ Tonight I'm gonna freak ♪
♪ This locked up soul
inside of me ♪
♪ I'm gonna kick off my... ♪
Man: How can I help you?
Your finest new pair of glasses,
Mr. Salazar.
You're friends of hers, huh?
Do you know where she is?
No, not yet,
but her voice is in this fish.
Sounds about right.
If you find her, will you
give her a message for me?
Yes.
Of course.
Tell her we don't need her
anymore.
Tell her old Sal said
thanks for nothing.
She broke her promise!
She --
Take your change
and get out of here.
But we haven't
given you --
Get out of here!
I'm going.
[Electronic doorbell dings]
♪♪
[Door closes]
[Mr. Salazar clears throat]
♪♪
You're really good.
Mm.
[Footsteps approach]
Hello.
Hey.
Hi.
I know that
that was an overreaction,
but he scared me.
I saw that.
Yeah.
Why do you think
he's so mad at Clara?
I don't know,
but I bet you we find out.
Feel like a drink?
It's the --
It's the afternoon.
Suit yourself,
but if you care to join me,
it's on old Sal.
[Chuckles]
♪♪
Do the dance.
[Laughs]
♪♪
♪ Reunited,
and it feels so good ♪
[Clears throat]
♪ Reunited
'cause we understood ♪
♪ There's one perfect fit ♪
♪ And, sugar, this one is it ♪
I don't know what this
is supposed to be.
Right.
Of course you don't.
Show him the fish.
Great.
I still don't know
what you're talking about.
This fish
matches your fish.
A fish is a fish.
You want a drink or not?
♪♪
♪ I sat here starin'
at the same old wall ♪
How about now?
[Inhales deeply]
Announcer: That was "Reunited"
by Peaches & Herb.
Up next, Simone making
a fool of herself yet again.
[Static]
Hey.
A-Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
I just --
Sorry,
I just was so sure.
Sir,
Clara sent us?
[Whispering]
Let it go.
♪♪
They're watching.
Who?
The Jejune Institute.
♪♪
Oh.
Well, couldn't that
just be a grown man
having a midday
chocolate milk?
I can't help you.
I have a family.
It's not worth the risk.
You're going to have
to look Elsewhere.
I unders--
I'm sorry that we bothered you.
Let's -- This is --
He has a family.
Have a very good day,
indeed.
Take the back exit.
Past the bathrooms.
♪♪
Don't forget your coin.
♪♪
♪♪
[Door opens]
♪♪
Wait.
Look.
♪♪
The coin.
♪♪
[Loud clanking]
[Lock disengages]
[Door creaks]
♪♪
Ooh!
♪♪
Whoa.
Holy crap.
[Chuckles]
♪♪
This must be, like,
the Elsewhere Society clubhouse
or headquarters
or something.
It's so, so cool.
Yeah.
It's pretty damn cool.
♪♪
♪♪
This must be where
they, um...
keep in shape
for their missions.
You're very literal.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Hey, see where that
other cord leads.
Okay.
♪♪
This goes on
a -- a head.
It scares me.
♪♪
Put it on me.
What?
Put it on my head.
I mean, okay.
♪♪
Are you sure?
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay, I'll do
the back first.
Get it on there.
Oh, I'm very close
to your face.
Yeah.
It's okay.
Okay.
What now?
Uh...
P-Pedal.
Okay.
Hey.
If this works,
then I think that we need
to at least acknowledge
the possibility
that I'm right
and this is real.
Can we agree on that?
Sure.
Pedal.
Okay.
[Grunts]
[Whirring]
♪♪
[Chuckles]
[Whirs]
[Clicking]
[Whirring]
[Fanfare plays]
It's fuzzy.
Paul: Well,
what does it look like?
It's an animation.
I --
It's either, like,
too far away or too close.
It's red and blue.
Red and blue.
The new pair of glasses.
Simone, put on the --
the new pair of glasses.
[Grunting]
Okay.
♪♪
Animated Commander 14:
Agents of Nonchalance,
welcome to the headquarters
of the Elsewhere Society.
I'm your humble servant,
Commander 14,
current spokesperson
for this clandestine band
of determinedly
optimistic misfits.
While we have no
organized leadership,
you may think of me
as your skipper, honcho,
chairperson,
padrone, or sachem.
All these informal titles
I accept
with great humility and care.
Today, fellow Nonchalants,
I am pleased to be your guide
through this short
but informative
auto-flip entitled...
This presentation
will be comprised
of three easy-to-understand
and informative sections.
Section one!
The Elsewhere Society
is a disorganized collective
of currently human souls
dedicated to the preservation
and reverse obfuscation
of the beauty entitled to us
by the very nature
of our membership
in the divine wonders
of existence.
Is this clear?
Excellent.
Moving on.
Section two!
Our mission is to nurture the
divine ember of our movement,
the one who will help
bring Elsewhere
to every corner of humanity --
Clara.
Of utmost urgency
is to protect her
from the opportunistic
and greed-driven clutches
of the amoral and corrupt
Jejune Institute,
led by the power-mad
Octavio Coleman, Esq.
Got it?
Good. Next!
One by one,
our fellow citizens
are seduced by the myth
that Elsewhere is
beyond the reach
of the ordinary woman and man,
that we are not enough,
that we are unworthy,
unlovable, incapable,
or just plain too busy.
Some have come to believe that
Elsewhere itself is a myth.
Others have bought
into the fallacy
that there is only so much
Elsewhere to go around.
Too many of us believe
that the answer
is not to join the safari
but instead buy a ticket
to the zoo.
Remember not to leave
without your T-shirt,
plush toy, and Animal Crackers.
Crunch! Cruuuu--
Wait.
Wait. Some--
Something's wrong.
[Panting] I know.
I'm just so tired.
Keep pedaling.
It's almost over.
Okay. Okay.
[Whirring]
Oh, God.
Oh, my goodness, gracious.
[Clicking resumes]
...ruuunch!
But not us, my friends.
We must rise above,
climb to the tallest rooftop,
behold the golden dome,
and gaze down
at the beauty below,
uncorrupted by
the burden of commerce
and see the world
for what it is.
Carry the message.
Elsewhere is ripe
for the taking.
Join us.
Join the resistance!
Follow the setting sun
and find her!
Find Clara!
And victory will be ours!
[Sighs]
It's over.
[Panting] Oh, my God.
Thank God.
[Whirring slows, stops]
That...
was amazing.
Peter, that was, like,
one of the --
I feel like you're in
better shape than this.
I was pedaling
so, so fast.
You couldn't see.
You had the easy job.
You're right.
You're right.
You want to switch?
Yes, yes.
Oh, okay.
[Siren blares]
Oh, come on!
What is --
What's happening?
It's Jejune!
Run!
Grab the fish!
Come on!
[Blaring continues]
♪♪
Paul: I wish
I would've seen it.
[Chuckling]
It was unreal.
Yeah.
Thanks for taking one
for the team.
Oh, yeah, of course.
So, it said to follow
the setting sun.
Yeah, that's west.
I got this.
What?
Oh, I don't know.
I guess
I'm just having fun.
Me too.
Yeah.
I'm having a nice time.
I'm glad.
What's your
favorite part?
Um...
You know that voice
that either tells you
you're doing great
or you're a piece of shit?
I'm not sure.
Lucky you.
Well, right now,
she's quiet.
Also, I guess I like that
if anybody's looking at us,
it's just 'cause
you're holding a fish.
[Laughs]
Maybe in regular life
if people are looking at you,
it's 'cause
you're very pretty.
Peter.
Are you afraid
of heights?
Probably.
Why?
♪♪
♪♪
[Panting] Oh!
That's so much exercise
today.
Yeah, no kiddin'.
What now?
Um...
The flip movie
said to...
climb to the highest
rooftop.
Okay.
Cast your gaze
on a golden dome
and behold
the beauty below.
So...
Okay.
So we -- we need
a golden dome.
There it is.
Right?
Yeah, that's --
that's it.
Okay.
[Siren wails in distance]
Shall we?
Uh...
That's okay.
You can, um...
You can go ahead.
Wait, are you
afraid of heights?
I'm not afraid
of heights.
I just...
don't love heights.
Okay, I-I'll scout
on our behalf.
You should come
look at this.
♪♪
You can just
describe it.
I don't think I can.
I-I really think
that you should come see it.
Paul: I know.
Simone,
I'll be a human guardrail.
Just by my performance
on the bike, I'm --
I'm truly very strong.
Please.
Trust me.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Push the button.
♪♪
[Button clicks]
Clara: Funny what you can find
once you know
where to look, huh?
We used to come up here
to think, to imagine,
to dream about the future.
It was a little hard to see
something brighter
was possible,
so we decided to prove it.
I was scared the first time
I said it out loud.
"I can see magic here."
I was scared no one
would understand
or that people might
even laugh at me,
but then I realized
magic isn't any fun
if you're alone.
What do you say
we give it a try?
There must be something
you're holding inside
that you're too afraid
to say out loud.
What if you just said it
and learned it wasn't
so scary after all?
Turn to your partner.
Go on.
I'll wait.
♪♪
Now, look at your new friend
and say the thing
you've been holding inside.
Release it from your grip
and let it float away.
♪♪
Sorry, I don't know
if I know how to do this.
But I'll try.
I haven't had a feeling
that I can distinguish
in a very,
very long time.
And then I met you,
and I felt something.
And I don't know what
I'm supposed to call that thing,
but I do know
that I heard music
when I saw you
after I danced with Bigfoot.
Not figuratively.
Literal music.
At the time, I thought
I might've been having a stroke.
Now, I think it might just
have been really...
really nice.
♪♪
♪♪
Please don't mess this up
for me again.
♪♪
I can't do this.
Oh.
I'm sorry.
Oh, that's okay.
I need to go.
♪♪
Uh, okay.
So, we know
that Clara was this...
incredible artist.
Um, that style is called,
uh, trompe l'oeil, FYI.
And, um...
The Elsewhere Society --
we know that
they're this group of cool kids
who care about
freedom and beauty
and fighting against The Man
and all that.
So...
should we ask the fish
what's next?
I'm gonna go
back to work.
Um, I had
a very nice day,
and I'm ready
to be alone now.
So I'm gonna
give you this fish,
and I'm sure that
I'll see you again.
Don't you want
to finish?
♪♪
♪♪
Nan: Simone?
Is that you, sweetie?
Yes, Nana.
Come say hi
for a minute.
I haven't seen
your face today.
Give me some company,
would you?
What happened?
[Indistinct talking on TV]
What do you mean?
You're making the
"I hate myself" face.
Talk to me.
[Keys jangle]
It's like...
when I'm alone,
I can do it.
I start to feel like...
maybe I have a handle
on this thing --
life or whatever.
And then the second
you add other people
into the mix,
it becomes clear that
I have no idea what I'm doing.
Every time Olivia Benson...
[Television turns off]
...gets a new partner,
there's an
adjustment period.
People are
all different.
Everyone has things that will
bug the hell out of you
if you decide
that's who they are.
But people are more
than just the crap
they carry around.
Okay. But what if
it's not other people's crap?
What if it's my crap?
I didn't have
any friends before.
I still don't
have any friends.
Maybe I'm just...
doomed to be this
terrible misanthrope
who never lets themselves
be happy.
Well, that's your
load of crap.
The thing
about crap is,
trying to hide it
doesn't really do you much good.
You know why?
Why?
Because it stinks.
[Both laugh]
Like shit.
Crap stinks like shit,
even if you've got it
hidden in a bag.
You got nothing to lose
by just being honest
and saying, "Hey,
I just want to tell everyone
I've got a crap in this bag,
and it stinks."
Does it solve
your problem?
No.
But at least you're all
on the same team.
Does this make any sense
to you at all?
Yeah.
Thank you, Nana.
Mm.
[Cellphone dings]
♪♪
[Sighs]
♪♪
Friends?
Maybe.
Right now,
it's just a bunch of people
who can smell
my bag of crap.
Trust me.
Try it out --
"Hey, ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Simone,
and it's my ass
that stinks."
[Both laugh]
Ohh.
♪ Only in my dreams ♪
Fredwynn: Where is he?
I am not gonna miss
a game element.
H-He's been 10 minutes.
Just chill out.
He might be mad about something
or...something.
I don't --
How should I know?
You should know.
He's your partner.
Hey, guys.
Now cut it out, really.
I'm gonna have to take this game
away from you.
Server: Refill?
Fredwynn: No.
No, I'm...
having tea.
[Celphones chime]
Oh!
"The time is nigh.
Choose your path."
Jejune
shareholders meeting.
Oh, well...
this is a no-brainer.
We go to the protest.
What?
Elsewhere are the good guys.
No!
No, we become
shareholders.
Elsewhere are
the troublemakers.
Weren't you even
listening today?
Yeah. The cartoon?
The mural?
I think they made it
pretty clear.
Cartoon?
W-What mural?
No, no!
Fredwynn and I went
to a library,
a community college,
a children's museum --
all philanthropic projects
that have been funded
by the Jejune Institute.
Really.
They're doing such great work.
Fredwynn and I,
we -- we had a wonderful day.
Didn't we have
a wonderful day?
Yes, we did.
We had a wonderful day.
Look, guys, the Elsewhere guys
are all about freedom
and beauty
and anti-capitalist greed.
I mean,
what is there to discuss?
No, they're -- they're like
the Occupy kids. Remember?
They were all protest
and no solution.
"Alright, Occupy people,
you have our attention --
what do you want?"
"Uhhhh..."
[Chuckles] No.
Don't buy into that whole
Elsewhere propaganda.
It's a fantasy.
Jejune is the real world.
Why can't the real world
be more like Elsewhere?
Fredwynn: They're trying
to divide us.
They want us
to choose.
We can do both.
Oh, no, Fredwynn,
it clearly says in the text
here th--
I refuse to acknowledge
false dictatorial constructs.
Protest is at 7:00.
The shareholders meeting
is at 7:30.
That's 20 minutes away on foot
if one walks
at a sprightly pace,
which I always do.
We can do both.
Get twice the information,
be twice as informed
as those lemmings out there
choosing sides.
Can we agree
that I'm right?
Well, I-I m-- I me--
I take that as a yes.
Let's go.
Okay.
Wish Peter was here.
Me too.
I'll text him.
He gave you his number?
I did a reverse trace.
I have all
your numbers.
Well --
Let's go.
Oh.
All: [Chanting] "Clara, Clara!
She will save us!
Down, down, down!
Down with Octavio!
Okay. I'm gonna
infiltrate the crowd
and gather as much information
as I can, okay?
Me -- Me too.
And then we got
to hustle.
Yeah.
We're a real team now.
I'm gonna knit hats with
everybody's name on -- wha--?
Are you gonna be alright?
I'm good. I'm good.
Go.
Fredwynn!
Fredwynn, don't leave me!
Fredwynn!
[Chanting continues]
[Sound fades]
♪ Moi, je tue le temps,
chantant des airs épris ♪
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant
des sourires à la vie ♪
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tu ♪
♪ Moi j'attends d'voir en vous ♪
♪ Qu't'as tout compris ♪
♪ L'amour en vous ♪
♪ Tu es ma vie ♪
♪ Tu es mon tout ♪
♪ Si vous le veux ♪
♪ Et c'est tentant
de vouloir tout ♪
♪ De ne jamais penser petit ♪
Peter!
♪ Moi, j'tue le temps ♪
Peter!
♪ Chantant des airs épris ♪
♪ Que j'ai appris trainant ♪
Peter!
♪ Des sourires à la vie ♪
♪ Que dites-vous? ♪
♪ On s'dit tu, on s'dit tu ♪
Peter!
[Shouting, chanting stops]
Hey.
It's me -- Simone.
I left you hanging
earlier today...
and I'm really sorry.
What you said was brave,
and I acted like
I didn't like it.
To be clear,
it was really sweet.
I...
The truth is, I'm just not...
ready to...
do that.
I-I felt uncomfortable.
And I still do.
♪♪
But I guess that's just gonna
have to be okay...
because that's the truth.
♪♪
But what I am ready to say
is that I'm a mess.
[Chuckles]
I'm not ready to handle,
like, anything.
This game is the first time
that I've ever felt
comfortable and happy,
maybe ever.
And I just can't
mess that up.
I can't trade that
for flirting,
because then
that'll get messed up
like it always does, and --
and I'll have to leave the game
because I hate your face.
I don't want that,
because I like the game,
and I like your face.
So can we maybe just
keep this friendly
and have fun
so I don't freak out?
♪♪
[Cheers and applause]
♪♪
[Chanting resumes]
♪♪
[Indistinct shouting]
[Tires screech]
[Shouting continues]
♪♪
Thank you.
Thanks for that.
Yeah.
[Clears throat]
Thank you.
Sorry I've been
acting so weird.
Uh...
I get nervous.
I'm gonna
try to relax.
Cool.
Where's Janice
and Fredwynn?
Oh, um...
♪♪
♪♪
Janice: Fredwynn!
♪♪
Fredwynn!
♪♪
Fredwynn!
Fredwynn, where are you?!
Hey, Janice.
Fredwynn!
He's gone.
I don't know where he is.
Fredwynn!
Fredwy-- Eh?
Fredwynn, no!
No!
Get out of the car!
Get out of the car!
[Indistinct shouting]
Aah!
They've got him.
They got him!
Oh, lord.
[Engine starts]
Oh!
♪♪
Excuse us!
Excuse us!
A medical emergency.
Excuse us!
I don't know what this is,
but pedal.
Okay.
We're coming, Fredwynn!
They've got my partner.
I'm not gonna let him go.
What is happening?
Go!
Okay, I got it.
Pedal!
Pedal! Pedal!
Pedal.
Come on!
Goooo--
Octavio: Now, my friends,
the time has come
to picture Janice...
as you.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪