King Of California Page #2

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Good luck!

After Mom left,

Charlie helped me

with my class projects.

He did his best, but things

changed for me at school.

He had his own ideas

about science and history.

When the teachers

disagreed with those ideas,

he always told them

they could look it up.

You think they're

going to like it?

They're going to love it.

- Think so?

- I know so.

You have a good day,

sweetie.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Good, very nice, Ron.

That's fine.

Who are the little people, Miranda?

Those are the bodies

of the Chumash Indians

who died of syphilis

and influenza,

infected by the missionaries.

Uh, Miranda,

go out in the hallway

and wait for me

out there.

Go on.

[Woman]

I don't understand.

We're not having

any interviews.

We're not hiring now.

Okay, sorry.

Thanks.

[Automated female voice]

Proceed to route.

- Left turn in two miles.

- Charlie!

- Goodbye.

- Sh*t, Charlie...

Hey, Miranda. Hi.

Where did you go?

Just, you know,

walking around,

checking

the neighborhood out.

What about the job?

You know why people

like to eat in this place?

Fear of the unknown.

Nothing in there

surprises them.

Why do you feel like

you have to make stuff up?

I mean, so you're not

looking for a job.

You just want to go,

I don't know,

explore or something.

That's fine, whatever.

I mean, it would be great

if you got a job.

I was barely scraping by

when it was just me...

Pull over there.

[Automated female voice]

You have arrived.

You know what, no.

I just wasted half my afternoon.

Please, just pull in right over there.

No, I'm not letting you

out of this car.

Miranda, I gotta go.

What are you talking about?

What is this all about?

- Just tell me what you're doing.

- It's embarrassing, okay?

I take these medications.

I gotta do pit stops all the time.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

Can you back up to the bushes?

[Beeps]

[Automated female voice]

When possible, make the first

available legal U-turn.

[Man choking, struggling]

[Gasps]

[Guttural cries]

Charlie?

[Scraping, tapping]

[Car ignition faltering]

[Car engine starts]

Ow! Sh*t!

Charlie? You okay?

I'm fine.

Stop! Stop!

God...

What are you doing?

Do you have to do this right now?

The stars are

in a perfect position.

They won't be like this

for another year.

I can't stop you, can I?

Work your magic.

Oh, yeah, that's it,

the northerly declination

from Sirius the Dog Star.

That's my baby!

This is it.

This is what?

What're you doing?

Come on, let's go.

Come on.

Oh, come on.

[Truck horn blaring]

Come on,

I'll give you a boost.

Come here.

Just so you know,

I have to be at work

in, like, seven hours.

Relax.

You'll be there.

Miranda...

meet the Excalibur 1000.

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