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3:38

so happy for you. Oh

3:40

my god, I'm so happy. Ever.

3:47

You are like so happy. Okay,

3:50

but think about this. If

3:52

I dropped out of high school and really practiced

3:54

my art, I could do some sweet back alley

3:56

tattoos for like a year and some change. And

4:00

when I turn 18, I'll be old enough

4:02

to meet a handsome sugar daddy on

4:04

TikTok that can find my lifestyle. Until

4:07

he kicks it. And I can live off

4:09

of life insurance. Brilliant! It's a

4:11

horrible idea. Like, I know you're joking, but I

4:13

still kind of need you to confirm you're joking. Never

4:16

let me have any fun. It

4:19

just seems like a lot to get out of a

4:21

math test, Rain. I thought the storm last night was

4:23

going to get all of us out of the math

4:25

test, honestly. Did you guys hear the wind? It was

4:27

wild. Ow! Rain! What

4:30

was that for? Gender-exclusive terms? No

4:32

punchbacks! Come on, Finley. You

4:34

know the rules. Sorry. Stupid habit. Did

4:36

you... Rain? Hear

4:39

the storm last night? We'll work on it. But

4:41

yes. The wind took 60 miles

4:43

per hour. And that's why you

4:45

told it. It was zooming past off houses,

4:47

cars, and fences so quickly that it caused

4:49

them to vibrate, and you'd be fast. Resulting

4:52

in weird, high-pitched noises. Huh. I

4:55

never knew that. Don't

4:57

you dare make the, Well,

4:59

I think I have an explanation on why

5:01

this predictable space is getting red right now.

5:23

Tyler siding? Shut up. He's

5:25

coming over here at three o'clock. You know how to read a clock? Hey,

5:28

ladies. How's it going? Wood.

5:31

I mean, good or well. Whichever

5:33

is grammatically correct. Awesome.

5:36

Hey, what are you doing, Saturday? Shoes

5:39

free. Ow! You're

5:41

wearing pointy-toed shoes. Well, I was hoping all of

5:43

you might be. I'm getting a

5:46

group together to clean up Ash Grove over on Plover

5:48

Street. The one we went to for that

5:50

bio-field trip? Yeah. So

5:52

I guess it got pretty beat up with the storm last

5:54

night, so I thought if we get a big enough group

5:56

together, we could get the school to bring out a bus

5:58

for us, and trip for the service

6:00

hours. That's really sweet.

6:03

Totally. We'll be there. Great. Can't

6:05

wait. Oh

6:08

my god. Rain, could you

6:10

have been any more embarrassing? I hate to

6:12

break it to you, but I think you did

6:14

that to yourself, Chris. I'm

6:16

wood. Who cares? Simly,

6:19

you're hanging out with Tyler on Saturday.

6:21

Yeah, with like 30 other

6:23

girls. There will be boys there too,

6:25

I'm sure. Hopefully, cute ones. Since

6:29

this will be one of the very few times they'll

6:31

see me wearing something besides this stupid powder

6:33

blue polo. You know, rooms

6:35

are so limited. What are you

6:37

going to wear? I don't know. What

6:41

kind of outfit says, I care

6:43

about the Earth, but I'm

6:46

hot. Short

6:49

sleeve. Finn,

6:52

what do you think? Finn?

6:58

Finn? What

7:00

are you doing, Tyler? You look like

7:02

you're just tripping with the Earth. Awesome.

7:06

Can't wait. Can't wait. Finley.

7:10

Hello. Sorry. Earth

7:12

to daughter, please

7:14

return from planet weird for

7:17

dinner. Yeah,

7:19

I'm the one living on planet weird.

7:22

Ah, there she is. So Saturday is

7:24

the day of the week. I said

7:26

I was thinking we should take advantage

7:28

of the weather on Saturday and get

7:30

the kayaks out. So about

7:32

the weather and Saturday, I'm actually

7:34

signed up for a service trip to clean up the grove with

7:37

some kids at school. I guess I got

7:39

pretty beat up with the storm. Oh,

7:41

I see. Would any of those

7:43

kids at school happen to be

7:45

named Tyler? Dad. I'm just asking.

7:47

I have to get all dad about

7:49

something, don't I? You covered that

7:51

with the scholarship you're always bugging me to

7:53

apply for, which, by the way, these service

7:56

hours will count toward. I'm happy to

7:58

hear it. Just be safe, OK? It

8:00

may be good kayaking weather, but there's a lot of

8:02

debris from the winds. Like big sticks?

8:05

So scary. Good thing I don't

8:07

have a tripping problem. You're trippin' if

8:09

you think it's not a problem. Okay,

8:14

just be careful so I never have to do

8:16

that again. Yep,

8:18

Planet Weird is definitely your home,

8:21

Dad. Sorry I won't be

8:23

around Saturday. We'll try kayaking next weekend. Assuming

8:25

you can set aside some time for your

8:27

old man. Oh stop. You

8:30

know I love hanging out with you, and it's

8:32

only going to get worse, you know? I won't

8:34

even bring up the C word. Don't

8:36

want you getting all misty-eyed. Nonsense.

8:39

I look forward to the opportunities you'll have to

8:41

continue your education. The

8:43

only C word I want to talk about

8:45

right now is cookies. Want me

8:47

to whip some up? I'll do it. I can make

8:49

extra to take on the bus for rain and now tomorrow. Isn't

8:52

it just a 15 minute drive? Are

8:54

you trying to say I need a good excuse to

8:56

shower my friends in dessert? You're a

8:58

funny kid, Finn. I love you.

9:01

Love you too, Daddy-O. Hi,

9:23

Steve. What was the short time? I've been. Sound

9:26

advice from a dear friend. So if you hadn't

9:28

agonized over the one with the angel wings or the

9:30

one with the band none of us have heard of,

9:32

we could have been here earlier and gotten a seat

9:34

in the back. You'll have plenty

9:36

of time to talk to Tyler today. Don't

9:39

worry, Finn. She just didn't really want to

9:41

sit amongst the stinky sea of freshmen. I

9:43

know they give kids the puberty talk in sixth

9:45

grade, so why does it seem like they forgot

9:48

about the existence of deodorant? Nervous

9:50

sweat is always stinkier than sweat sweat.

9:52

Gross. Check it out. We

9:54

got the world's biggest swooger back here. Gross.

9:59

Double gross. Nothing will ever

10:01

make sense to me about how the supposed

10:03

hottest guys in school act the same

10:05

as my four year old brother. It's the

10:07

soccer team, baby. You spend hours sprinting

10:09

after a black and white ball. You get any

10:11

girl you want in school. Despite the nasty stuff

10:14

that goes on in the locker room after those

10:16

games. Do I want to know? Trust

10:18

me, you don't. I

10:20

think this will be the last person we're waiting on. At

10:23

least, I hope, because she'll have to take the last seat. Oh,

10:26

can I sit here? The bus is pretty

10:28

full. Oh my

10:30

gosh, your shirt! Friends

10:32

is so vintage! Oh, thanks! My

10:36

mom has had me watch it with her.

10:38

I'm Olivia, nice to meet you. A handshake

10:40

and everything? Nice to officially meet

10:42

you. I'm Finley, this is Nell, and this is

10:44

Rain. Stay with us. Hello.

10:47

Hey. Are you in our grade? Where

10:50

I've seen you around before. Oh, no, freshman.

10:53

Guilty. We've all been there. Or else

10:56

we couldn't be juniors. Finley, I've

10:58

seen you out of the field during conditioning,

11:00

right? I meet Varsity this year, so we

11:02

practice at the same time as the boys' team. You're

11:05

dating that guy. What's his name? Um,

11:07

I'm not sure. I'm not dating anyone. Rain

11:11

was on the girls' soccer team for a

11:13

while, too. Right, Rain? Yes. Stryker.

11:17

No way! Me too. Why aren't you playing anymore?

11:20

I lost interest. But

11:22

hey, I love your bag. Where'd

11:25

you get it? Oh, thank you. Actually,

11:27

I'm not sure. It was a little boutique I found

11:29

when I went to Spain over the summer. You

11:31

can spot the cool girls, because they'll always have a bag

11:34

that doesn't actually fit anyone. What

11:36

she means is, you're super cool. I

11:38

was not nearly this cool when I was a freshman.

11:41

Yeah, you seem so much older. I actually get

11:43

that a lot. Okay, you

11:45

disgusting teenagers. It's time to put the boogers

11:47

away and get ready to head to Ash Grove. All

11:49

your trash better be cleaned up by the time we arrive.

11:52

We have bags and gloves at the front of

11:54

the bus, and I have bug spray and sunscreen.

11:57

Oh, I better not get one phone call from

11:59

any angry parent. that I didn't protect their

12:01

little babies' crescent petals' pants. So great. Now!

12:05

I even made sure that this was a school-sponsored trip. What

12:07

was that, Rain? I said that I'm

12:11

so glad that you're here today, Mrs.

12:13

Montgomery. That isn't at all what you

12:16

said. And

12:18

what exactly are you wearing today? Uh,

12:20

a t-shirt? Yes,

12:23

I know that. Nobody likes a

12:25

smartass. I mean, you're the one

12:28

who keeps asking questions. And you already know the

12:30

answer. Your shirt, Rain? Kill

12:33

them all? You really think

12:35

that's appropriate for a school function? This

12:37

isn't a school function, though. Are we not

12:40

on a school bus? Are

12:42

you not getting service hours for this

12:44

little excursion? Kill them

12:46

all is not appropriate for a

12:48

representative of our school. So, it

12:50

actually says, kill em all. No,

12:54

T.H. You're not wearing that

12:56

shirt today. I feel like it's

12:58

a little too late for that to be

13:00

true. So, go change into the bathroom

13:02

before we leave. Mrs. Montgomery, these are

13:04

the only clothes any of us brought. So, go

13:07

turn it inside out. You know what? Come on,

13:09

Rain. It'll only take a second. We'll do

13:11

it, too. Where are you two going?

13:14

Solidarity. Oh, hey, me too. I

13:16

get the

13:20

concept of service hours. Yeah. I

13:23

get the concept of service hours. Yeah.

13:25

Serving the community is good, in

13:27

theory. But why does it have to

13:29

take so much of our time? That would

13:32

be the hours' time for service hours. Yes,

13:34

then. So, I'm not servicing this. I

13:36

know, I know. I'm not saying we

13:38

shouldn't be helping out, but like... But,

13:40

like, I've got that history test to

13:42

study for, and that was already cutting

13:44

into a wholesome dinner with my dad.

13:46

I have a life, too. Just

13:49

because I study for tests doesn't mean I don't have a life.

13:51

We know. We are all each other's lives. Ain't that the

13:53

truth? At least these

13:56

service hours can be completed without having to socialize

13:58

with anyone else. Socialize? points

14:00

out that the others are socializing

14:02

plenty and that we three losers

14:05

are hiding from them because Tyler makes

14:07

Finn nervous. I shall.

14:09

Someone has to clean this side of the

14:11

globe too. But this side is

14:14

the foresty part. Always has branches

14:16

and shit on the ground. I'm sure the storm

14:18

made the most of this mess. Forests are

14:20

messy. Look at these leaves. Ah,

14:26

we have reached the part of the service

14:28

hours where rain is done being productive and

14:30

starts throwing leaves. She made it at least

14:32

10 service minutes longer than last time. I

14:34

can't help it, but service has an expiration

14:36

date. At which point it becomes

14:39

poor. Just grab those

14:41

branches. What? These branches?

14:43

Wait, those branches are still attached to the

14:45

tree. Hey, don't shake the... Tree...

14:51

Now we're so toast. Would

14:54

we say that I made it? No. You could

14:56

have at least considered that we now have to

14:58

ride back to school wearing wet clothes. It might

15:00

have been. I thought it would be very

15:02

funny. Funny for the two of

15:04

you whose shirts aren't white. I'm sure it will

15:06

dry before you have to see Tyler. Don't

15:08

worry about... He's coming over

15:10

here, isn't he? No. That

15:13

is just Montgomery. Hurry. He's

15:15

stuck behind these bushes. That could be poison ivy. Poison

15:17

ivy is an abortion. Do

15:22

you think she can see us? I

15:24

can barely see her. Shh. She

15:26

can close her back up. Ow!

15:33

What happened? Incredibly, backing up through

15:35

the woods makes it easy to trip and fall. Are

15:37

you hurt? Let me see. I

15:40

don't see anything. It's

15:43

really dark all of a sudden. That's

15:45

weird. It wasn't this dark a second ago.

15:48

Hence the sudden. Another storm coming in?

15:50

There was nothing in the forecast today. Can

15:52

you stand? Yeah, I'm fine. How

15:57

good is it, Piggly? Hmm. Let's

16:00

go back. Uh...

16:04

You know, he backs up like, 16 or 20 feet, right? So,

16:07

uh... Where's the park? I

16:10

just see trees. That's impossible. It-

16:12

It was this way. Yeah, yeah. And

16:14

now this way isn't a way. Here! A

16:17

path! It probably leaves out! There were no

16:19

paths. This isn't right! Well, how would

16:21

you explain it, then? I don't know. Hey...

16:25

Do these trees look weird to

16:27

you? They look like trees. They

16:29

seem a lot taller than they did before. Maybe

16:31

that's why it's so dark? She can

16:33

go with a big smile. Look, weirdos, I

16:35

am not walking home because you were too

16:37

busy looking at trees to catch the bus.

16:39

Move it. Amy,

16:46

what's the purpose there? I

16:51

don't think so. Did

16:55

you hear that? Was that thunder? Pretty

16:57

sure I felt it. In the ground, the

16:59

nearest fault line is over 100 miles away from there.

17:04

I definitely felt that. I'm sure it's easier than

17:06

I might not be watching while the ground

17:08

is shaking. Hold on! How

17:13

deep is the growth? Okay,

17:16

that was definitely thunder. Holy

17:18

shit. Was that lightning? It just doesn't

17:21

make sense. I

17:24

didn't know that lightning fell. We have to get the- I

17:32

can't see anything. The

17:35

lightning was so bright. It

17:37

just feels like I'm in one piece. No!

17:40

Rain! Rain? Where

17:42

are you? Over here. I

17:44

can't see. It was too bright. My

17:47

eyes are adjusting. Rain? Rain!

17:50

There she is! She's not moving. Is

17:52

she? Oh no, that tree

17:55

is breaking. Rain's right in its way. Finn,

17:58

can you see? The

18:08

tree isn't cracking anymore! It's hanging

18:11

there? In the air? Is

18:14

that possible? Are we still not moving?

18:17

And neither is anything else! Is it

18:19

a tree? The storm clouds? What is

18:22

happening? How? No, it's frozen. No.

18:25

No! I can't

18:27

take it. I can't move. I

18:31

can't move. I can't even close my

18:33

eyes. What the fuck? Ah! Did

18:36

I scream or I did a sick spot screaming?

18:39

Ah! Why is everything

18:41

frozen? Oh,

18:43

I can't think. That's not

18:45

frozen. It's a

18:48

nice thing. I'm not moving.

18:50

That tree is going to fall on me. I need

18:53

to get her out of the way. It's going

18:55

to make it to me a little bit closer. I'm not going

18:57

to try to. It's going to make it to the right

19:00

place. I guess you can see it.

19:03

It's just travel. Maybe we're not in trouble. My brain is

19:05

just stuck and they're settled before it drags. It's stuck

19:07

in everything that they have. My brain

19:10

is just stuck in the same way I have.

19:12

It's actually kind of... Wait

19:16

a minute. No. I'm

19:18

not going to because everything is going to start moving

19:20

again and I'm going to get room out of the

19:22

way. Let me suck

19:24

them off. Hold

19:27

on. You can't even

19:30

breathe! Oh

19:42

my God. What

19:44

was that? Rain! Are you okay?

19:48

My head hurts. I

19:51

think I fell. Did that tree hit you?

19:53

Are you alright? No tree. Oh,

19:55

holy shit. No! Just miss us.

19:58

You reacted so crummy. Quickly! Yeah,

20:00

it's something... It was weird. Rain,

20:04

can you stand? Yeah. Okay,

20:07

thanks. I

20:10

think I'm okay. Just a... little

20:12

fuzzy. And

20:14

apparently covered in mud. I'm a

20:16

little more concerned about a potential concussion than

20:18

mud. Well, you're not wearing a

20:20

vintage shirt. At least it was inside out.

20:24

Finley? Rain? Now?

20:28

I think that's Olivia. Hurry, follow her voice.

20:30

Yeah, we need out of this creepy ass

20:32

words. Maybe these faces need women. There

20:43

you are! This has all been looking...

20:46

heaven! Fell

20:48

in the mud. We almost got struck

20:50

by lightning. And Finley and Rain almost got

20:52

hit by a falling tree. What? Can you show

20:54

us the way out? Way out? What

20:57

do you mean? The way out of... Wait.

21:00

The tree. Would you two... shut

21:03

up about the damn trees? Don't worry

21:05

about something serious. Like... whether

21:08

my shirt got torn in the back. What

21:10

are you four doing in the bushes? I found

21:13

them, Mrs. Montgomery. I see. So

21:15

apparently you don't respond when I walk around screaming

21:17

your name. But you will for her? We

21:20

didn't hear you! Just Olivia! I suppose

21:22

you didn't hear any of your other

21:24

classmates either. Other classmates? Tyler

21:26

organized a bunch of us to look

21:28

for you when we realized you weren't

21:30

there. He did? Finley!

21:34

I found them! Yes! So

21:36

we don't need to shout anymore. Oh

21:40

wow. What

21:42

happened? You're loved.

21:51

Well that's just great. Oh...

22:00

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22:30

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23:00

sorry. Everyone hold on to

23:02

something. I

23:05

don't think whatever is on the other side

23:07

of that door out there is not lonely.

23:10

I think it's trying to get out. That,

23:13

my friend, is a dire combination. I

23:16

had a bad time. Get

23:18

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23:20

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23:23

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23:25

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