WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.620 Oh, listeners, I know exactly what you're doing 00:00:04.620 --> 00:00:07.620 right now. You pressed play faster than Claire 00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:10.359 bolting from her sister's plodding paws. You 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:13.320 want answers. Did Tony and Claire do the deed? 00:00:13.539 --> 00:00:17.320 Was there only one bed at the inn? Was there 00:00:17.320 --> 00:00:20.640 a plot twist? A bait and switch? Do we finally 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:26.640 enter the spicy chapter? Oh, I live for this 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:36.039 part. Good morning, beautiful. Ah, good morning. 00:00:36.539 --> 00:00:41.619 You look happy. Oh, I am. Yesterday, last night, 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:46.500 was memorable. I hope that's a good thing. Oh 00:00:46.500 --> 00:00:50.579 yeah, the best thing. So, was taking me to a 00:00:50.579 --> 00:00:53.700 sex museum part of your seduction plan this whole 00:00:53.700 --> 00:00:58.140 time? No, the sex museum was spontaneous. The 00:00:58.140 --> 00:01:02.079 mind -blowing sex afterward was inevitable, I 00:01:02.079 --> 00:01:06.280 guess. I don't want this trip to end. I don't 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:10.939 either. It's been like fireworks. You know, I 00:01:10.939 --> 00:01:12.900 can't believe Shannon was right about us. Oh, 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:15.760 I can. I was attracted to you from the moment 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:19.819 I saw you swiffering the ceiling. Ha. When I 00:01:19.819 --> 00:01:21.719 first saw you working on that treehouse in the 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:24.980 backyard, I knew I was in trouble. I'll never 00:01:24.980 --> 00:01:28.349 live this down. Hey. Can I tell you something? 00:01:28.709 --> 00:01:33.569 Of course. Brian was texting me suggestions of 00:01:33.569 --> 00:01:36.250 romantic things to do all weekend. Oh, I knew. 00:01:36.450 --> 00:01:38.810 Shannon was texting me, fishing for information. 00:01:39.069 --> 00:01:41.290 I could practically feel them giggling together 00:01:41.290 --> 00:01:45.090 through my phone. Okay, well, it's my turn for 00:01:45.090 --> 00:01:48.689 a spontaneous idea. Yeah? What if we changed 00:01:48.689 --> 00:01:53.069 our flights and stayed another day? Really? There's 00:01:53.069 --> 00:01:56.400 so much to do here. Do you mean here in this 00:01:56.400 --> 00:02:00.099 bed or like New York in general? Why not both? 00:02:01.340 --> 00:02:05.379 There's lots more we could do here. We can start 00:02:05.379 --> 00:02:08.680 in this bed and then make our way out to the 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:14.759 city later. Okay. In that case, I think I could 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:19.240 change my flight. Hang on. Oh, sorry. This is 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:21.280 Dom's mom. Let me see why she keeps calling. 00:02:21.400 --> 00:02:25.189 One sec. Hello? Rashida? Yeah, I'm kind of busy. 00:02:25.770 --> 00:02:30.370 What? My God, what happened? Is she okay? Is 00:02:30.370 --> 00:02:36.830 she hurt? Where is she? Oh, no. Okay, um... When's 00:02:36.830 --> 00:02:40.370 the surgery? Okay, I will get there as soon as 00:02:40.370 --> 00:02:43.830 I can. Oh, my God. Oh, my gosh, what happened? 00:02:44.250 --> 00:02:47.689 Oh, shit. Dom got hit by a car walking on the 00:02:47.689 --> 00:02:50.490 street. She's okay, but... Her hand was shattered, 00:02:50.569 --> 00:02:52.590 and I gotta get to Nashville, like, right now. 00:02:52.669 --> 00:02:56.669 Oh, Tony. Oh, my God. Okay, okay, everything's 00:02:56.669 --> 00:02:59.969 gonna be fine. Let's see how quickly we can get 00:02:59.969 --> 00:03:02.229 you on a flight out. I'll order a car to the 00:03:02.229 --> 00:03:14.830 airport. Okay, thanks. So, he's there with her 00:03:14.830 --> 00:03:17.939 now? Ugh. I'm sorry the trip ended that way, 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:22.580 Claire. Oh, poor Tony. Poor Dominique. So anyway, 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:25.180 I guess she has to have some kind of surgery. 00:03:25.539 --> 00:03:28.879 You should have seen Tony's face. He looks so 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:34.219 terrified. I can't imagine. If something happened 00:03:34.219 --> 00:03:37.240 to one of the kids while I was out of town, I'd 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:40.360 lose my shit. Well, he's kind of always out of 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:42.560 town since they live in different cities. He 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:45.719 was probably totally panicked. Have you talked 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:48.639 to him? How's she doing? No, not since he got 00:03:48.639 --> 00:03:51.319 on the flight. He texted me to let me know he 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:53.599 was at the hospital and that she's okay, but 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:55.780 I don't want to bother him. He's with Dominique 00:03:55.780 --> 00:03:58.300 and her moms. Well, I'm glad he could get there 00:03:58.300 --> 00:04:04.139 right away. Me too. Yeah. But how did it go before 00:04:04.139 --> 00:04:07.919 that? Brian, I'm not telling you. Oh, come on, 00:04:07.919 --> 00:04:10.960 Claire. No, you sickos. We're not going to talk 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:12.860 about my escapades with Tony when his daughter 00:04:12.860 --> 00:04:15.740 is in the hospital. Ha! I knew you were up to 00:04:15.740 --> 00:04:19.420 something. I saw your location. Two hours in 00:04:19.420 --> 00:04:22.800 a place called the Museum of Sex? It's a real 00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:26.459 thing, not a euphemism. I googled it. Why would 00:04:26.459 --> 00:04:29.399 there be a euphemism for sex called the Museum 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:31.879 of Sex? That makes no sense, hon. Okay, whatever. 00:04:32.139 --> 00:04:35.500 Claire, no more avoiding. I just need to know, 00:04:35.579 --> 00:04:41.740 did you do the deed? Define deed. That's a yes. 00:04:41.939 --> 00:04:45.500 They did it. Yep. Top. Give me five. Absolutely 00:04:45.500 --> 00:04:49.259 not. Come on. Don't leave me hanging. You guys 00:04:49.259 --> 00:04:52.420 are so weird and way too involved in my sex life. 00:04:52.639 --> 00:04:56.199 I'm leaving. Wait, wait. Come back. I still haven't 00:04:56.199 --> 00:04:58.420 heard any more about the interview. Oh, it was 00:04:58.420 --> 00:05:00.439 good. I already told you all there is to tell, 00:05:00.459 --> 00:05:02.139 though. Well, did they offer you a position? 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:06.129 Not officially. Well, if they do, are you going 00:05:06.129 --> 00:05:08.310 to take it? Let's just wait and see if they make 00:05:08.310 --> 00:05:19.089 me an offer. Tony, hey. Hey. Sorry I didn't call 00:05:19.089 --> 00:05:22.110 earlier. Oh, gosh, no, no, it's fine. You've 00:05:22.110 --> 00:05:26.769 been tied up with Dom. How is she? She's, uh, 00:05:26.850 --> 00:05:30.240 she's okay. Once the swelling goes down, she's 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:32.860 going to have to have this medical contraption 00:05:32.860 --> 00:05:34.839 attached to her hand to set her bones while they 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:39.019 heal. It's called a fixator. It's pretty crazy. 00:05:39.259 --> 00:05:42.740 Oh, my God. That sounds serious. Yeah. Yeah, 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:47.139 it is. It's a bad injury. I'm so sorry. I just... 00:05:47.139 --> 00:05:50.980 I can't believe this happened to my girl. Will 00:05:50.980 --> 00:05:56.089 she still be able to play the piano? She'll have 00:05:56.089 --> 00:05:58.110 to have this device attached to her bones and 00:05:58.110 --> 00:06:01.290 coming out of her hand for like four weeks. It's 00:06:01.290 --> 00:06:05.370 not good. Is there anything I can do? I can't 00:06:05.370 --> 00:06:07.889 imagine what. I mean, I guess you're going to 00:06:07.889 --> 00:06:10.610 be in Nashville for a while, right? Yeah, looks 00:06:10.610 --> 00:06:16.550 like it. Could I... Could I come see you? I could 00:06:16.550 --> 00:06:18.490 bring you some stuff. Like, do you need more 00:06:18.490 --> 00:06:22.850 clothes? Oh, um... I mean, I don't want to impose. 00:06:22.970 --> 00:06:25.800 I know you're with your daughter right now. And 00:06:25.800 --> 00:06:28.939 your ex. I don't want it to be awkward for you. 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.120 I just feel like... I couldn't ask you to come 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:34.240 all the way here. You didn't ask. I offered. 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:36.819 But it's not going to be a fun trip for you. 00:06:37.420 --> 00:06:40.180 I wouldn't expect it to be fun. I just want to 00:06:40.180 --> 00:06:45.139 help if I can. And I want to see you. I want 00:06:45.139 --> 00:06:48.120 to see you too. So let me do this. You probably 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:51.079 only packed for one night in New York. Uh... 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:57.500 Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Um, I can tell you where 00:06:57.500 --> 00:06:59.540 the key's hidden in my house. Can you pick up 00:06:59.540 --> 00:07:08.100 some clothes for me? When can you come? Hi. Hi. 00:07:09.699 --> 00:07:14.079 I'm so glad you're here. Are you okay? Uh, yes. 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:19.759 How did you do that? Do what? Your hug. I feel 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:21.540 like I can breathe for the first time since I 00:07:21.540 --> 00:07:26.910 left New York. Aw. Tony, this place is adorable. 00:07:27.269 --> 00:07:30.310 How did you find it? Oh, Rashida's friend owns 00:07:30.310 --> 00:07:33.870 it. It's part of some gay Airbnb network. Apparently 00:07:33.870 --> 00:07:37.189 that's a thing. Yeah, and that explains the mid 00:07:37.189 --> 00:07:40.069 -century modern perfection. That lamp over there 00:07:40.069 --> 00:07:42.810 screams, I make pour over coffee and I'm emotionally 00:07:42.810 --> 00:07:46.350 available. I guess. I don't know. It's nice to 00:07:46.350 --> 00:07:48.550 look at, but I like things a little more cozy. 00:07:48.730 --> 00:07:51.629 More rustic. Of course you do. You need a log 00:07:51.629 --> 00:07:54.079 cabin for your whole lumberjack aesthetic. Some 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:57.040 place where a bear might stop by uninvited. Well, 00:07:57.160 --> 00:08:00.240 if the work boot fits, right? But hey, you look 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:02.420 pretty cute in the mid -century vibe, though. 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:05.060 And thank you so much for coming here and bringing 00:08:05.060 --> 00:08:08.160 me the extra clothes. You're welcome. Gotta admit, 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:10.300 though, it feels really weird that you've seen 00:08:10.300 --> 00:08:12.839 the inside of my underwear drawer so early in 00:08:12.839 --> 00:08:15.839 our relationship. I've seen what's inside your 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:18.959 underwear, too. You trying to seduce me again? 00:08:19.180 --> 00:08:21.399 But seriously, I'm normally a pretty private 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:25.930 person. Relatively tidy. It was fine. Pretty 00:08:25.930 --> 00:08:28.730 much what I expected. You know, pine needles, 00:08:29.189 --> 00:08:32.490 wood shavings, flannels, saws of various types. 00:08:32.809 --> 00:08:35.110 You know I'm not actually a lumberjack, right? 00:08:35.470 --> 00:08:38.149 Hmm, let me have my kink. Come on. Hey, whatever 00:08:38.149 --> 00:08:41.570 keeps you coming back. So, um, what's next for 00:08:41.570 --> 00:08:45.649 Dominique? Um, well, she's in her temporary cast. 00:08:45.909 --> 00:08:48.279 The surgery is scheduled for next week. Then 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:49.980 it'll be a month with the contraption attached 00:08:49.980 --> 00:08:52.399 to her arm and then another surgery to remove 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:55.399 it. Wow. What did they say about whether she'll 00:08:55.399 --> 00:08:57.799 be able to play again? They're not sure yet. 00:08:58.659 --> 00:09:01.620 The doctors say physical therapy will help, but 00:09:01.620 --> 00:09:03.639 they can't guarantee she'll regain full mobility. 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:07.639 And even if she does, getting back to performing 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:10.679 at the same level she was at? I just don't know. 00:09:11.220 --> 00:09:15.360 Oh, man. She must be so devastated. Yeah, she 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:17.559 is. I think that's the hardest part for her. 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:20.600 I mean, her music school is pretty prestigious. 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:25.000 I'm sorry. Gosh, that's a lot. I just feel so 00:09:25.000 --> 00:09:27.320 bad that I haven't been around for her. Don't 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:29.980 say that. You were on a work trip. It could have 00:09:29.980 --> 00:09:32.620 happened to anyone. You're always a phone call 00:09:32.620 --> 00:09:35.759 away. Yeah, well, while I was out having a good 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:38.679 time, she got hit by a car. Even if I wasn't 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:40.159 on a work trip, I wouldn't have been here in 00:09:40.159 --> 00:09:42.980 Nashville. I shouldn't be living so far away. 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:46.539 I feel like a shitty dad. How could you have 00:09:46.539 --> 00:09:49.509 predicted that? You're not a shitty dad. I mean, 00:09:49.529 --> 00:09:51.909 I get what you're feeling, but you're not. I 00:09:51.909 --> 00:09:55.169 don't know. Should we figure out something for 00:09:55.169 --> 00:09:57.690 dinner? Sure. I don't really feel like going 00:09:57.690 --> 00:10:00.389 out. Sorry, I told you I wasn't going to be any 00:10:00.389 --> 00:10:03.649 fun. I don't need you to be entertaining. We 00:10:03.649 --> 00:10:05.990 could cook here. Point me to the nearest grocery 00:10:05.990 --> 00:10:09.909 store and I'll go pick up some stuff. Yeah? Okay. 00:10:10.629 --> 00:10:18.230 Thank you. Okay, let's see what you got. Ground 00:10:18.230 --> 00:10:22.070 beef, cheese, peppers, onions. Ah, taco shells. 00:10:22.389 --> 00:10:25.129 We're having tacos? Yeah. Do you like spicy? 00:10:25.490 --> 00:10:27.850 I got some jalapenos, but I'm scared to chop 00:10:27.850 --> 00:10:31.549 them without gloves. Wait, gloves? I wear contacts. 00:10:31.649 --> 00:10:34.230 I'll never chop jalapenos without gloves again. 00:10:34.929 --> 00:10:39.230 Okay, spicy eyeballs. Ouch. Good to know. I just 00:10:39.230 --> 00:10:41.070 realized I haven't asked you about the New York 00:10:41.070 --> 00:10:45.509 John. Did they make you an offer? They did. And? 00:10:46.109 --> 00:10:49.009 And I think I'm going to give it a shot. It's 00:10:49.009 --> 00:10:51.509 a good career opportunity for me. It's kind of 00:10:51.509 --> 00:10:54.509 ideal for a long -term freelance contract. I 00:10:54.509 --> 00:10:59.129 would be there for a few months, six tops. Wow. 00:11:00.029 --> 00:11:02.789 Well, you'll be going back to New York at some 00:11:02.789 --> 00:11:05.570 point to work on that restaurant project, right? 00:11:06.269 --> 00:11:09.970 Uh, yeah, I guess. I haven't even thought about 00:11:09.970 --> 00:11:11.370 that with everything that's going on here with 00:11:11.370 --> 00:11:15.929 Dom. Um, well, congratulations. I'm happy for 00:11:15.929 --> 00:11:20.590 you. You don't sound super happy. Sorry, it's 00:11:20.590 --> 00:11:23.029 just my head's not in a great place right now. 00:11:23.629 --> 00:11:26.990 I know. It's weird that I'll be leaving just 00:11:26.990 --> 00:11:31.210 as we're, I don't know, getting together. Yeah, 00:11:31.230 --> 00:11:35.230 but I refuse to be the guy who would ever hold 00:11:35.230 --> 00:11:37.690 you back from something. You wouldn't be. It's 00:11:37.690 --> 00:11:40.330 just a few months. I mean, we can keep it casual. 00:11:40.450 --> 00:11:43.529 We don't need to... label anything. Oh, okay. 00:11:44.769 --> 00:11:47.049 That's... Well, like you said, I'll need to go 00:11:47.049 --> 00:11:48.730 up to work on the restaurant in Brooklyn sometime 00:11:48.730 --> 00:11:51.750 next month and we can be tourists together again. 00:11:52.250 --> 00:12:00.990 Yeah. Hey, Shannon. I'm back. Oh, hey, kids. 00:12:01.250 --> 00:12:04.169 Hi, Claire. Did you bring me a souvenir? Uh, 00:12:04.250 --> 00:12:07.309 no. This wasn't that kind of trip. And no, you 00:12:07.309 --> 00:12:10.529 don't always get souvenirs anyway. What are you 00:12:10.529 --> 00:12:13.620 eating? Cucumbers. Mama won't let me eat any 00:12:13.620 --> 00:12:16.919 more chips until I eat a vegetable. I love broccoli. 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:20.659 It tastes like little trees. Gross. You guys, 00:12:20.820 --> 00:12:23.879 where is your mom? In the kitchen making something 00:12:23.879 --> 00:12:28.039 out of buffaloes. What? Hey, Claire. Come here, 00:12:28.059 --> 00:12:30.320 taste this. That's the first thing you say to 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:32.559 me when I walk in the door? Not, hi, Claire, 00:12:32.700 --> 00:12:35.100 how was Nashville? Hey, Claire, how was your 00:12:35.100 --> 00:12:39.549 trip? It was fine. Weird. Fine. What are we listening 00:12:39.549 --> 00:12:41.929 to, by the way? Brian's cooking jams playlist. 00:12:43.350 --> 00:12:47.169 Buffalo chicken dip. Did you make this? Yeah. 00:12:47.490 --> 00:12:50.610 It's one of those rip -off dip recipes, but it 00:12:50.610 --> 00:12:53.769 took forever to make. Why bother? Just buy the 00:12:53.769 --> 00:12:55.509 store -bought dip. I don't know. Maybe because 00:12:55.509 --> 00:12:58.730 I care about feeding my family actual food. Less 00:12:58.730 --> 00:13:01.590 chemicals, more nutrients. Hey, dance with me. 00:13:01.690 --> 00:13:05.809 No, I'm good. Besides... Chemicals are delicious, 00:13:05.929 --> 00:13:08.370 and I've spent the last decade convincing people 00:13:08.370 --> 00:13:10.809 that powdered cheese and shelf -stable dips are 00:13:10.809 --> 00:13:13.049 gourmet and more delicious than what you can 00:13:13.049 --> 00:13:15.830 make at home. It's called storytelling, Shannon. 00:13:16.289 --> 00:13:20.590 Capitalist slut. At your service. You know, speaking 00:13:20.590 --> 00:13:24.970 of cooking and Latin jams, have you and Brian 00:13:24.970 --> 00:13:28.070 ever had any issues with chopping jalapenos and 00:13:28.070 --> 00:13:32.750 then, like, accidentally getting the oils on 00:13:32.750 --> 00:13:36.129 your... Parts? Oh yeah, you can't touch your 00:13:36.129 --> 00:13:38.090 eyes for like a whole day. That's why we have 00:13:38.090 --> 00:13:41.870 kitchen gloves. You know this. Right. I'm talking 00:13:41.870 --> 00:13:47.250 about other parts. Oh, wait. Did you have some 00:13:47.250 --> 00:13:50.929 spicy times that led to spicy times in your hoo 00:13:50.929 --> 00:13:54.470 -ha? You of all people should not be saying hoo 00:13:54.470 --> 00:13:58.950 -ha. You got a hot tamale, a spicy clam, a peppery 00:13:58.950 --> 00:14:03.679 po - Stop! What do you do about that? I don't 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:06.299 know. That's why I'm asking you. Oh, if I know. 00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:09.899 You want to use our bidet? Splash some milk up 00:14:09.899 --> 00:14:11.759 there? I don't know. What would be soothing? 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:16.740 Milk? Gross. That sounds like a terrible idea. 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:21.000 Claire Bear? Hey, how was your trip? What are 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:24.690 y 'all talking about? Nothing. My trip is okay. 00:14:24.750 --> 00:14:27.210 I brought some stuff up for Tony. And Dom is 00:14:27.210 --> 00:14:29.809 having this crazy surgery next week. It sounds 00:14:29.809 --> 00:14:33.210 terrible. And what did you decide about New York? 00:14:33.809 --> 00:14:37.450 Oh, I decided I'm going to go for it. I can't 00:14:37.450 --> 00:14:39.269 pass up the opportunity to live in New York for 00:14:39.269 --> 00:14:41.289 just a little while. It'll be a cool experience. 00:14:41.769 --> 00:14:44.750 That's awesome. But what about you and Tony? 00:14:44.950 --> 00:14:48.070 What about me and Tony? The feminist in me is 00:14:48.070 --> 00:14:49.909 like, you go knock them dead out there in the 00:14:49.909 --> 00:14:52.940 big city. But the romantic in me is saying, don't 00:14:52.940 --> 00:14:54.940 run away from this relationship just as it's 00:14:54.940 --> 00:14:57.519 getting somewhere. Shannon, it will be fine. 00:14:57.620 --> 00:15:00.820 I can do both. Knock him dead and stay in a relationship. 00:15:01.379 --> 00:15:06.519 Okay, you're right. I'm sorry. Oh, my God. I 00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:08.779 can't believe my baby sister is moving to New 00:15:08.779 --> 00:15:11.519 York. Samantha, how long have you been standing 00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:14.620 there? Oh, I'm here for more chips. Are you moving? 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:17.980 Oh, gosh, I'm not moving, moving. Just temporarily 00:15:17.980 --> 00:15:20.789 relocating. We haven't lived in different cities 00:15:20.789 --> 00:15:24.509 since college. I'm going to miss you. Oh, I'm 00:15:24.509 --> 00:15:26.950 going to miss you too. But I'll be back before 00:15:26.950 --> 00:15:29.830 you know it. I will never get over the whiplash 00:15:29.830 --> 00:15:32.330 of being around two sisters who are simultaneously 00:15:32.330 --> 00:15:35.389 best friends and constantly bickering. You two 00:15:35.389 --> 00:15:42.909 wear me out. The first day at a new job is the 00:15:42.909 --> 00:15:46.909 worst. Is this the right conference room? I'm 00:15:46.909 --> 00:15:50.429 just going to set up my laptop and grab my beverages 00:15:50.429 --> 00:15:52.809 before the new higher onboarding meeting starts. 00:15:57.169 --> 00:15:59.389 Shannon, why are you calling me? I'm about to 00:15:59.389 --> 00:16:01.730 start a meeting. Well then, why did you answer? 00:16:02.029 --> 00:16:04.230 I didn't even mean to answer. I was just trying 00:16:04.230 --> 00:16:06.509 to connect to the conference room so I can get 00:16:06.509 --> 00:16:09.490 trained on all these portals that I have to log 00:16:09.490 --> 00:16:12.750 into. The screen share is the green pointy -uppy 00:16:12.750 --> 00:16:15.409 arrow at the bottom of the Zoom screen. Dude, 00:16:15.409 --> 00:16:19.629 I know that. I'm trying to... Oh, crap. There 00:16:19.629 --> 00:16:23.889 are people on the big monitor in here. The meeting 00:16:23.889 --> 00:16:28.309 has already started. Hi. Sorry, hi. I'm just 00:16:28.309 --> 00:16:30.350 trying to get connected to the screen here. Am 00:16:30.350 --> 00:16:33.629 I in the meeting now? No, Shannon, hang up. Hi. 00:16:33.970 --> 00:16:36.529 Oh, do I need to let someone else into the meeting? 00:16:36.990 --> 00:16:41.240 No, sorry. It's just my sister. Oh, oh. Now the 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.559 camera is zooming way in on my face. Please make 00:16:44.559 --> 00:16:47.519 it stop. Oh, God. Oh, yeah, the meeting room 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:49.419 does that. Claire, I'm still here. You need to 00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:52.279 hang up. No, you hang up. I'm in a meeting. Why 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:55.740 is it zoomed in so close to my face? I did hang 00:16:55.740 --> 00:16:59.299 up, but it's still connected. Do you need me 00:16:59.299 --> 00:17:01.940 to hang up? No, sorry, not you. It's my sister. 00:17:02.220 --> 00:17:05.230 Oh, your sister works here, too? Is she logged 00:17:05.230 --> 00:17:07.069 into the portal? You can't enter the meeting 00:17:07.069 --> 00:17:08.950 as a guest if you're not logged into the portal. 00:17:09.069 --> 00:17:12.069 No, sorry. She's not in this meeting. She's hanging 00:17:12.069 --> 00:17:15.069 up now. I can still hear you. It didn't hang 00:17:15.069 --> 00:17:19.869 up. Kill me now. Please, just kill me now. Okay, 00:17:19.950 --> 00:17:23.190 who is sharing screen for this? Sorry, I can. 00:17:23.349 --> 00:17:25.490 I'm just connecting to the conference room here. 00:17:25.730 --> 00:17:29.150 And you have the KPIs for the Q2 PPC? Do what 00:17:29.150 --> 00:17:31.069 now? I thought this was an onboarding meeting. 00:17:31.349 --> 00:17:35.920 Oh, I think you're in the wrong room. Oh, okay. 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:38.779 I'm sorry. Let me figure out where I'm supposed 00:17:38.779 --> 00:17:42.960 to be. So you don't have the KPIs for the Q2 00:17:42.960 --> 00:17:49.180 PPC? Shannon, hang up. Oh, that covered through. 00:17:49.960 --> 00:17:53.920 I'm supposed to be across the hall. I'm going. 00:17:54.019 --> 00:18:01.759 I'm going now. Yeah, that was awkward. Shit. 00:18:04.290 --> 00:18:07.210 Tony, hey. Sorry, I know I was supposed to call 00:18:07.210 --> 00:18:09.910 you back, but my phone died. And I just made 00:18:09.910 --> 00:18:12.450 it back to the apartment. Hey, Claire. Yeah, 00:18:12.569 --> 00:18:14.430 I figured you were tied up in a meeting or something. 00:18:14.670 --> 00:18:17.490 You have no idea. You know how I have no sense 00:18:17.490 --> 00:18:20.569 of direction, right? But Manhattan is a grid. 00:18:20.690 --> 00:18:23.660 Like, the streets are just numbered. I know, 00:18:23.759 --> 00:18:26.160 but I couldn't remember which direction to go 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:28.640 to get to my subway stop, and then I swear the 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:30.440 map was telling me to walk in the opposite direction, 00:18:30.579 --> 00:18:33.440 and then I went three blocks the wrong way, and 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:35.579 then my phone died, and I had to figure out a 00:18:35.579 --> 00:18:37.319 different train route, and then some old man 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:39.299 had to help me get on the right subway line, 00:18:39.359 --> 00:18:42.400 and I had to pee the whole time, and it was a 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:47.299 day. Sounds like it. But how did the job part 00:18:47.299 --> 00:18:50.869 of the day go? Oh, it was okay. Working at a 00:18:50.869 --> 00:18:53.569 huge international agency is much different than 00:18:53.569 --> 00:18:56.529 I was expecting. Oh, yeah? How so? It was more, 00:18:56.690 --> 00:19:00.240 I don't know, corporate than I thought. There 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:02.660 are so many different portals to log into and 00:19:02.660 --> 00:19:04.759 things that have to be logged and tracked, but 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:06.220 the people I'm working with are really nice. 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:10.039 They're all so young, though, but so cool. Feeling 00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:12.640 like a small -town girl in the big city? More 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:14.720 like feeling like an old lady next to these Gen 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:18.079 Z kids. They speak exclusively in memes and pop 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:20.140 culture references. Well, you should fit right 00:19:20.140 --> 00:19:24.220 in then. No, but they're cool. They aren't so 00:19:24.220 --> 00:19:25.940 jaded and burned out like some of the people 00:19:25.940 --> 00:19:27.980 I've worked with in the past. It's kind of refreshing. 00:19:28.339 --> 00:19:33.259 Nice. I'm glad you're settling in. Thanks. So, 00:19:33.259 --> 00:19:36.559 how's Dom? Recovering from surgery okay? Yeah, 00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:38.839 she's doing well. Seeing that thing sticking 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:41.259 out of her arm is still really creepy. But we've 00:19:41.259 --> 00:19:43.180 been watching a bunch of old movies, listening 00:19:43.180 --> 00:19:46.000 to music, stuff like that. Are you going stir 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:49.279 -crazy? Not really. It's been kind of nice having 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:51.500 so much time to just hang out together. That's 00:19:51.500 --> 00:19:54.849 great. Yeah. Tomorrow I'm heading back to Atlanta 00:19:54.849 --> 00:19:57.309 for a few days to get some work done, then coming 00:19:57.309 --> 00:20:00.589 back out here to help out again next week. So 00:20:00.589 --> 00:20:03.089 when do you think your project in Brooklyn will 00:20:03.089 --> 00:20:06.150 pick back up? I'm going to see if I can put it 00:20:06.150 --> 00:20:08.750 off until after the second surgery to get this 00:20:08.750 --> 00:20:12.509 thing off her arm. Oh, okay. That's kind of a 00:20:12.509 --> 00:20:15.690 long time from now. Yeah, well, you know, there's 00:20:15.690 --> 00:20:18.579 always phone calls. You know I suck at phone 00:20:18.579 --> 00:20:20.839 calls. If it can't be said with a gif, I'm not 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:23.140 saying it. All right, then we'll go old school. 00:20:23.299 --> 00:20:27.819 Email, like it's 2002. Emails? Ew. I only write 00:20:27.819 --> 00:20:30.740 those to, like, clients and my dentist. That's 00:20:30.740 --> 00:20:33.759 basically emotional labor. You email your dentist? 00:20:34.720 --> 00:20:37.039 Fine. No, I don't. But I don't want to email 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:39.960 you. Think of it like a letter. Didn't you ever 00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:42.809 have a pen pal as a kid? I did. Her name was 00:20:42.809 --> 00:20:45.509 Kathy. She lived in London and she liked horses 00:20:45.509 --> 00:20:47.589 and glitter glue. There you go. Just pretend 00:20:47.589 --> 00:20:49.809 I'm Kathy. Write to me. I'll believe in you. 00:20:50.190 --> 00:20:53.369 Pal. I'm not your pal, bro. Then what are you? 00:20:53.970 --> 00:20:55.990 We said we weren't going to label it, right? 00:20:57.289 --> 00:21:01.289 Yeah, yeah. A situationship? I don't even know 00:21:01.289 --> 00:21:05.609 what that is. Exactly. Well, write me an email, 00:21:05.690 --> 00:21:08.910 okay? No glitter glue required. Okay, will do. 00:21:09.170 --> 00:21:12.920 I gotta go order some food. Now I am starving. 00:21:13.279 --> 00:21:22.579 Okay. Talk later? Talk later. Bye. Bye. This 00:21:22.579 --> 00:21:26.880 is me grumbling. I'm brooding. I'm pacing. I'm 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:31.640 anxious. Because nowhere, nowhere in the rom 00:21:31.640 --> 00:21:34.240 -com playbook does it say anything about a child 00:21:34.240 --> 00:21:38.119 landing in the ER with a cyborg hand. As a mom, 00:21:38.380 --> 00:21:43.059 I was gutted. As a narrator, I was deeply off 00:21:43.059 --> 00:21:46.640 script. Now Claire was living in a whole different 00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:50.180 city and she and Tony were pen pals in a situation 00:21:50.180 --> 00:21:53.160 ship. Just when things were getting spicy in 00:21:53.160 --> 00:21:56.700 more ways than one, not great. But I had to trust 00:21:56.700 --> 00:21:59.859 the well -executed romantic arc. The formula 00:21:59.859 --> 00:22:05.869 works, people. It always works, right? The rom 00:22:05.869 --> 00:22:08.430 -com formula was created, directed, produced, 00:22:08.650 --> 00:22:11.170 and written by Susan Cooper. Co -produced by 00:22:11.170 --> 00:22:13.829 Micah Caldwell and co -written by Micah Caldwell, 00:22:13.930 --> 00:22:17.470 Rozzy Shadmery, and Saithi Salipuram. Co -starring 00:22:17.470 --> 00:22:20.390 Susan Cooper as Shannon, Micah Caldwell as Claire, 00:22:20.529 --> 00:22:23.740 and Matt Fogarty as Tony. Joined in this episode 00:22:23.740 --> 00:22:26.700 by an ensemble cast that includes Francisco Almenara 00:22:26.700 --> 00:22:29.700 as Brian, Matilda Cooper as Samantha, Oliver 00:22:29.700 --> 00:22:32.920 Clearfield as Jonathan, and Marie Burke as Claire's 00:22:32.920 --> 00:22:35.920 co -worker. Series edited by Doug Lehman with 00:22:35.920 --> 00:22:37.940 post -production provided by Rosebank Picture 00:22:37.940 --> 00:22:40.640 and Sound. 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