Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet (2020–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Partners - full transcript

How did we get here?

It's a question as old
as man's capacity to ask it.

Hmm.

Were we made?

Or were we actually the makers?

Certainly, we're creators.
Innovators. Explorers.

One small step for man…

Not beholden to our past,
but in total control of our future.

So maybe the question isn't,
"How did we get here?"

But maybe the question is,
"How far can we actually"...

- Oh. Ow. Ow.
- Goddamn, man!



There is so much space in here.

Why do you keep coming to my side?

Sorry, I'm just...
I'm in a state of creation,

- and it's really exciting.
- Right, but so am I.

Huh? I'm... I'm working on the build.
It's gonna be huge!

Great. Yes! Okay. We're both thinking big.

This is aw... This is awesome.

Well, you're thinking big. I'm doing big.

I'm "bigging" as we speak,
so could you stop bothering me?

Yeah, totally.
Um, real quick, is my hair okay?

Sometimes when I wear the rig,
it messes up my hair.

- It looks fine… Yeah.
- It does? Okay, thanks.

I was thinking that maybe you could
throw a wash through yours,

because it was looking
a little, uh, greasy.



- Do you need something from me right now?
- Oh, I had this idea, um,

that I wanted to run by you that's,
like, super huge.

Um, I was thinking, maybe we could
take Hera and put her into the metaverse.

- No.
- Wait, listen. All we have to do

is link everything to the blockchain,

and then, yes,
we will have to convert all of our assets

- into Ethereum, possible...
- Ian. Ian!

- Okay, look, you are great.
- I am?

- Uh-huh. But you've done it.
- I have?

Yeah.

Yeah, you came up with some great ideas.

And now, I'm implementing them.

So maybe you could just
slow down the flow.

Oof.

I don't know if
that's such a great idea, Pop,

'cause I'm kinda tapped
into the source right now,

and if I deny the flow entry
into the material world, it could have...

Dire consequences, I know.
You've said that many times.

But, for now, could you take that risk?
For me?

- For you? Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.

- I... I wanna be a good partner.
- You are.

You are. You're a great partner.

And you know what would be
the best partnering

that you could do right now?

Go and get me lunch.

- You want me to get you lunch?
- Uh-huh.

Go get me a buffalo chicken pizza
from the gas station on the corner.

None of those words make sense together.

I know, but it's what I want.
And you wanna help me, right? So…

- Yeah. Um... Okay.
- Get in there.

Yeah, I will. I'll... I'll do that for you.

Um, but wait,
is the buffalo chicken on the pizza?

- I'm so...
- Leave me alone!

Hey, Pop, did you say something?

'Cause I, uh...
I thought I heard you say something.

Mm-mmm, no. Nope.
Just getting back to work.

Okay. Again, you might wanna just
throw a wash through that hair.

Look at that snake slither.

- What's he doing?
- Picking up the trash.

Probably to sort through
for company secrets.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

He's emptying the trash into the cart,
and he put it down.

Oh, okay. So, he emptied the trash?
You mean, he did his job?

Carol, that is what he wants you to think.
Brad is always three steps ahead.

Well, I'm trying to be steps ahead too.

Can I call him Head
of the Equitable Cleaning Initiative?

Till I figure out what his angle is,

the only thing we're calling
that man is sus,

'cause that's what he is. He is so sus.

- Hmm?
- Ah! Jesus.

- What are you doing there?
- Reporting back.

You told me to follow Brad
and report any unusual activity.

Well, guess what he planted
in the bathroom? This.

What is that? Listening device?

No, it's a diffuser.
But guess what's in it?

- Poison?
- Vanilla oil.

But with an actual vanilla bean
in the bottle.

I looked it up online.
It retails for, like, 68 bucks.

- Is that all?
- Sixty-eight's a lot for a diffuser.

No, I mean, is that all you found?
Is there anything else weird?

Yes! The toilet paper was folded
into a little point,

like at a fancy hotel.

And all the toilets
were absolutely spotless.

Really?
What the hell could he be plotting?

The only thing he is plotting,
David, is clean bathrooms.

I'm sorry, Carol,
but you are not gonna convince me

that Brad Bakshi is not up to something.

He's putting toilet paper in points.

He's buying diffusers out of
his own pocket for I don't know how much.

- What? $68.
- Sixty-eight.

- Plus tax.
- Plus tax.

And the tax in California is insane.
In this liberal hellscape...

Okay, Jo... Jo... Jo, listen. I just...

Look, I need you to figure out
what Brad is planning,

so really get into his head.

I know that might be tricky for you,
but could you do it for me?

On it.

Hmm.

Mmm.

- Poppy!
- Christ, Dana!

I nearly bit my tongue off. Jesus!

I tried waiting for you to turn your head,
but it's been, like, 20 minutes.

- What do you want?
- I'm supposed to

start working for you today.

Shit. Was that this Friday?
I thought it was next Friday.

It's Tuesday.

Right. Whatever. I don't really,
um, do calendars or something.

Look, I've just...
I don't have anything for you today.

I'm... I'm too busy.

Well, I... I can help you with your work.

- Oh!
- Yeah?

Hey, I mean, if you wanna hang around

and just shove Skittles in my mouth,
be my guest.

But this was the plan.

I'd go to school for a year,
and then I'd come back here.

Look, I'm just so deep
in the shit right now

that it will take me longer
to catch you up

than it will to just finish it myself.

So, how about this?
Take your first day off.

Have a great weekend!

It's Tuesday!

Hey, Pop.

Can everyone stop sneaking up on me?

Who's everyone? I've been standing here
alone for the last 20 minutes.

I wanted to give you space,

but you lose all track
of time when you work.

- Where's my lunch?
- Yeah, uh, there.

What's that?

That's a smoothie station
and an exercise bike.

- No. Huh?
- Just... Just go with me here, Pop.

I've got a plan to completely shift
your nutritional paradigm.

Now, using a combination
of whey protein and interval training,

- we're gonna decentralize your core.
- Ian!

Buffalo chicken pizza.
Is it really that difficult?

It is for me.

Come on, Pop. I'm a... I'm a big thinker.

I don't really see in slices.
I see the whole pie.

A whole pie? I-I could take a whole pie.

- No, you're not eating a whole pie!
- I could!

I know you could, but you shouldn't.

Look…
…I promise that I can help you.

I can help GrimPop,
but you gotta let me do my thing.

You gotta let me think big.

Big thinker, huh? You know what?

I wanna show you something. Follow me.

Behold! History's biggest thinkers.

Visionaries, just like you,
who overpromised and under-delivered.

At best, you got P.T. Barnum,
who was just selling a bit of fun.

And then at worst, we've got Jim Jones,

who convinced hundreds
of people to drink poison Kool-Aid.

Wait a second.
What is this? Thomas Edison?

You put Thomas Edison on the same wall
as carnies and cult leaders?

Yes, because Thomas Edison was a liar

and a bully who routinely stole ideas
from other people,

like Joseph Swan, the brilliant engineer
who actually invented the carbon filament.

- What's your point?
- My job is more important than yours.

Oh, really? Really?
Well, two can play at this game.

What about this guy?

Nikola Tesla,
an exceptionally brilliant engineer

who died penniless
because he didn't know how to inspire,

how to tell a story, how to sell the thing
that he was actually making.

Like Edison.

Who was always a week away
from bankruptcy and fraud.

Okay, look, this is what happens
when you work to change things.

First they think you're crazy,
then they fight you,

and all of a sudden, you change the world.

Wow. Wow, that is so wise.

Look, this is what happens
when you work to change things.

And first they think you're crazy,
then they fight you,

and then all of a sudden,
you change the world.

- Elizabeth Holmes.
- Mmm.

Yeah, that's, uh... that's tough.

Yeah, I bet.

Okay. Well, uh, I guess we're gonna have
to figure this out because, otherwise,

I'm gonna wind up in jail
and you're gonna die in poverty.

- Yeah, I don't wanna die in poverty.
- I don't wanna go to jail.

- Let's figure this out. Let's...
- Yeah. Yes.

- We can...
- Just give me another shot.

- Okay.
- 'Cause this is, like, a new thing for me,

and I wanna be a good partner.

Here's what we're gonna do.

Um, just go upstairs,
uh, to the MQ kitchen,

and get me sandwiches from the freezer.

Great. All right,
I'm seeing sandwiches in the freezer.

- That's so you.
- I'll get them for you, and...

And I'll eat them and... and build it!

- Great. Okay. All right. Okay, good.
- Okay.

- You're in LA again?
- Yes, Mom. I'm visiting Dana.

Well, what about school?
Are you ever in school?

Yes. I'm gonna drive back
when I'm done hanging out with her.

Okay, is something wrong?

Why... Why are you there so much
and not at school?

You know what?
This is none of your business, Mom. Okay?

Well, actually, it is my business,
and your father is very concerned.

- Uh, honey, what is wrong?
- Dad, why... You can't just…

- Why-Why aren't you at school?
- …get on the phone without telling...

- Is everything okay with you?
- I need to go.

- Hi. Hi.
- Hi. Sorry.

- I know you have to get back to school.
- Oh, it's all good.

Uh, it's just nice
to see you one more time.

So, I was thinking that we...

You okay?

Mm-hmm. I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

Poppy sucks. She sucks.

But I'm contractually tied to her,
and I don't know what I'm gonna do.

- Ugh. I'm so sorry, babe.
- I'm trapped.

I totally get it.
I had to work with those wackos too.

Look, let's turn this around
'cause this is…

…this is stupid, okay?

Let's do something fun. I have an idea.

- What?
- Well,

- the other night when we were in MQ…
- Mm-hmm?

…I saw our old testing cube,
and it reminded me...

- How much fun we had in there?
- Yeah.

Yeah?

So, I was thinking
that maybe we could sneak up there…

Play some games?

- No.
- Look for bugs?

- No, like... have sex. On the couch.
- Oh.

- You know what I mean?
- Yeah.

Okay, let's do it.

- Okay.
- Uh, Rachel,

- we're still on the line.
- Oh, my God!

- Oh, God! Oh, my God!
- Your dad is on the phone?

- Your dad is on the phone?
- Why didn't... Hang up!

- Oh.
- Hi. Uh, can we help you?

Sorry. Who are you?

- Oh, we're testers.
- We test the game for bugs...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know what testing is.

Where is the couch?

Oh, yeah, we got rid of that.

We thought it was weird for two people
to share the same seat at work, you know?

- Well, it's not that weird.
- No.

- It's pretty weird.
- It wasn't weird for us.

In fact, it's where we fell in love.
And who knows?

You might too,
unless you ain't gay.

Sorry, are you asking us
if we're straight or gay?

- No. No.
- No. No.

- I'm super uncomfortable.
- Yeah.

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry. I...

We didn't mean to make you uncomfortable.
That's not who we are.

- Not at all.
- To be clear, we are gay,

and she was saying that maybe you guys
would also be gay, together.

But it was a joke.

- It was a joke.
- It was a joke.

I don't think it's funny
to assume someone's sexuality.

Or lack thereof.

- Are y'all fucking with us?
- Are you?

'Cause I feel like
you guys are fucking with us.

No.

- Ah.
- Ah. This was a mistake.

This was a mistake.

Yeah, we're just gonna go.
See you guys. Have fun testing.

What are your plans?

Well, I was gonna finish these counters
and then hit up the kitchen with a Hoover.

Don't get coy.
I know you're up to something.

And if you are up to something,
I will find out.

You're not gonna find anything, Jo.
I mean, unless you plant it.

But that's not you anymore, is it?

No, it's not.

Me neither.
We're no longer sharks or mice, Jo.

We're just two flawed humans looking
to make an honest start.

- Good.
- Good.

- Hmm.
- Hmm.

Well, I should get back
to these counters, so…

- Here.
- Okay.

I have to go.

Okay, sandwiches for Poppy.

Sandwiches. Sandwiches. What?

Oh, God, I knew it.
The only sandwiches in here are ice cream.

No.

You know what I'm gonna do?

Yeah.

I'm gonna give her a protein wrap.

She's not gonna like it,
but doesn't matter.

Sometimes that's what
being a good partner is.

It's saying, "No, Poppy. No."

- Hey, Ian.
- Oh, hey, Brad.

Hey, by the way,

great job cleaning our office
the other night.

I live to serve now.

- Yeah, me too.
- Really?

I thought you lived to be a conduit

between the realm of pure potential
and the corporeal plane.

Yes. That's true. Thank you for noticing.

I've always thought of myself that way,
but I never thought anybody else noticed.

- I like this new Brad.
- Mmm.

But now, what I'm just trying
to do is help Poppy do her thing.

Ooh, that's gotta be tough.

Trust me. I know what it feels like
to fight against your nature

in order to change.

Not easy.

- Yeah, it's not easy.
- Mm-mmm.

I feel you, man. I feel you.
Stay strong, brother.

We'll get through this.

Meantime… …I really gotta focus
on being a good partner.

She asked me to get her a sandwich,
and that is what I'm going to do.

Speaking of which, I'm headed down
to GrimPop if you want to drop that off.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- Uh, yeah. That'd be great.
- Easy-peasy.

- Oh.
- You can just leave that.

- I'll clean it up, so…
- Okay.

Great.

I guess that frees Ian up.

Frees Ian up for the big ideas.

Let's see what's going
on at old MQ.

- You.
- Me?

What do you dream about?

Uh, dogs.

- What?
- Dogs.

Oh, right. No, but... Sorry.

I mean, like, if you could build anything
in the world, what would it be?

Dog farm.

- A farm for dogs?
- Yeah.

Right. No, but what are you...
What are you most passionate about?

- Um...
- Don't say dogs.

Don't say dog.

Cat?

Never mind.

I'm not hiding.

Okay.

Look away.

You're new, aren't you?

Yeah, we just started last week.

Hmm. Fresh hires.

Powerless, entry-level grunts.

Lowest white men on the totem pole.

Uh, I... I guess so.

I'm sorry.
Totem pole is pretty offensive, isn't it?

Oh, goddamn, you're woke too?

May we help you?

You already have.

Okay, thank you for coming.

I have called this meeting
because there have been reports

of repeated harassment in this office.

From who? Oh, is it you?

It's anonymous, David.

Carol, I'm gonna need to peel off
a small team for a special project.

You can't peel off nobody, okay?
Because you don't work here.

In fact, we have a lot of people
wandering around here

where they don't belong.

We sure do.

Why you looking at me?

I don't know. You tell me, bro.

Carol, I have a question.
What are the testers doing here?

The testers work here,
unlike the two of you!

Who do you think complained?

- What?
- I thought you said it was anonymous.

You are correct, and it is.

You shouldn't have said nothing
when I said something,

and then maybe it wouldn't have
come out like this.

- They complained about us?
- Pussy asses.

- Her too.
- Carol, I wanna work,

- but Poppy won't let me.
- Me neither!

I've got nothing to do, Carol.
And, by the way,

neither do a lot of people up here.

They need big ideas,
not uninspired meetings like this.

We never had meetings
like this when I was here.

We had this exact meeting.

- Carol, if I may...
- You may not.

I'm taking the power back

because y'all are all
cray cray ba-nay-nay.

Ian, what the fuck is this?

- Lord, have mercy.
- Oh. Hey, Pop.

Sorry, yeah, I got held up.

And, um, those frozen sandwiches,

they were melted
so I threw them in the garbage.

They're perfectly good!
I found them in the bottom of Brad's cart!

I tried to shove 'em in the bottom,
but she smelled them.

I knew it. No, you wanted her to find them
to cause dissent and instigate chaos.

- This is all part of your plan.
- I was emptying the trash.

I do all the floors
in the building, David.

"Oh, it's part of my job.
I'm just a s-s-s-s-simple j-j-j-janitor."

Oh, d-d-don't-don't start that with me.
No one buys it, Brad. Okay?

You can't change.
A person like you cannot change.

Do you really believe that?

No, no, Brad... Brad's different, Jo.

He's, you know...
He's an evil, deviant person.

- You don't think I'm evil and devious?
- No, I do. I do.

I... I mean, I don't know.
I... I'm sorry, I'm getting confused.

- Do you wanna be?
- Carol, Poppy's acting like a cat.

- Make her stop!
- Yeah, I'm acting like a cat!

I'm acting like a lion. You know what?
You are a terrible partner!

And from now on, if I want something done,
I'm just gonna do it myself!

- Could you...
- You see, Carol?

Swiping things off of desks
and storming out of rooms is my thing!

Okay. You two, go back to your floor.

And you,
stop treating the janitor like he's a spy.

And you, stop being Satan.

And you, go back to wherever you live
or work 'cause it ain't here.

And gentlemen, I am sorry
for any harassment you experienced,

and I promise you it will never
happen again. Okay?

Uh, thank you.

Okay.

Meeting adjourned.

- That was a meeting? That was a meeting.
- That's it?

Mmm.

Hey, Brad. Um, listen, man,
I'm... I'm sorry about before.

You know, I... I didn't give you a chance,
and that's not fair.

I appreciate you saying that.

- Yeah. I mean, look, everyone can change.
- Mm-hmm.

And, uh, you know,
I'm... I'm glad you're back.

Thank you. Yeah, yeah.

And, I mean,
you have nothing to worry about.

- Yeah.
- I mean, there's nothing,

- like strange or nefarious going on.
- Yeah.

And even if there was,
you'd never know it.

Right, yeah. And, um... Sorry, wait, what?

Anything that may or may not be
afoot shouldn't concern you

because anything that would

or wouldn't happen would do so
without your knowledge or awareness.

And even if it did happen, you wouldn't
understand what it was or wasn't.

So it's all perfectly fine
as far as you're concerned.

Uh, uh, sorry, no.

Uh, that's actually not fine.
Because I'm...

David, just trust me.

You're never gonna find any dirt on me

because I'm the janitor.

So sus.

- Should we wake her?
- Uh, no.

That's about a six-hour sugar coma
she's put herself into.

Can't say the woman's not dedicated.

Well, I guess that's it for the day.
Wanna roll?

Yeah.

Oh, shit. Wait. Is that VIVE Pro Eye gear?

- You... You know it?
- Yeah!

I mean, I haven't played it yet,
but I heard it's dope.

I don't know if it could keep up
with the Reverb G2 though.

Wait, so you're into VR?
By any chance, are you into the metaverse?

I mean, I don't know if anyone could be
into the metaverse,

but I think we exist through it
and around it.

That barely makes any sense,
and yet, I totally understand.

- You wanna plug in?
- Hell, yeah.

Let's go.