The Invitation Page #2

We're all consenting adults.

It's good to see you again, Ben.

You, too.

It's been way too long.

Heh.

I'm just here for the food.

What were you guys

talking about?

Not my business.

I was just telling will

that pain is optional.

It is?

Why didn't anyone

tell me that before now?

I know.

But it's actually really simple.

All those negative emotions,

grief, anger, depression,

is all just chemical reactions.

It's entirely physical, and

it's completely changeable.

Kind of sound like

a pamphlet there, Eden.

You can actually expel

those emotions

from your body and live the

life you want to live.

So you're

shitting out your pain?

I can see you're not interested.

I'm sorry, Eden.

It just sounds f***ing crazy.

Eden, what the f***?

Until you stop making a

joke out of everything,

you'll never learn a thing.

That's why nobody

cares what you think.

Um...

Yeah. Okay.

Heh.

She f***ing gored me, man.

That was loud.

- Oh, it's not...

- For the vegetarians.

Has she been acting

like this all night?

Yeah. David, too.

Look, I'm all for whatever

you gotta do to get by,

especially you two,

with what you went through,

but you didn't lose your mind.

Oh, I didn't?

Not like that.

How are you?

I don't know.

I don't really know how to act.

Well, it's not like the good

old days anymore, you know.

No.

No, it isn't.

Wait. Where's Amanda?

Home with the kids.

- Yeah?

- Pissed.

What? What's up?

Think we hate each other.

That's not good.

Yeah. I know.

But the sex is...

It's so...

- Angry.

I can't get away from it, man.

Um, it's good to see you.

You, too.

Mm.

Hey, no one cares what I think?

No.

Come on? Really?

No.

Ben, have a glass of wine.

I've let it go already,

and so should you.

I'll always have a drink.

See?

It's gone already.

We'll be here.

Come.

Sit with me.

Ask me a question.

Okay.

Seriously, ask me a question.

Okay. Sorry.

Um... hey, wait.

You're up for tenure,

aren't you?

Yeah. I got it.

Come on.

A year ago.

Year ago? Really?

I had a party and everything.

I'm... sorry.

You don't have to be sorry.

You're here now.

It's weird to be here, isn't it?

Mm.

Maybe that's CHOI, our hero.

F***ing CHOI.

- Hey.

Aha.

Yeah, look.

I'm finally here.

Yeah.

Who's that?

Hey.

Um, everybody...

It's you.

Oh, darlin'.

Oh, I can't believe

you're really here.

This is my friend Pruitt.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Evening.

Eden.

How are you?

Mm.

Hey. I'm Ben.

Nice to meet you.

I'm gonna grab a whiskey.

Did you want anything?

Ah, anything diet

is fine, thanks.

Okay.

Hey. I'm Tommy.

Miguel, Kira, Gina.

Nice to meet you.

I have no idea.

I'm glad you're here,

but frankly where

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