April Fool's Day Page #3

"F*** you, Dad."

"I'm my own person."

What's his father going to do?

Kick him out?

Disinherit him?

His life won't have changed much.

He's got nothing to lose.

His father's love.

That was lost a long, long time ago.

Skip, blaming yourself

won't make Buck any better.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Muffy, you sure know how to make

a guy look forward to... dessert.

Please God, let it be ding dongs.

St John hospitality,

taken to the extreme.

It's real friendly.

Makes me feel at home.

How are we going to feel

after these beans?

You guys!

Nan, do you want some beans?

- I wonder how Buck's doing.

- Should we call?

- I'll call later.

- I'm sure he's getting the best care.

Let's change the subject.

Well...

Harve's got his job interview

all figured out.

What about the rest of us? Anyone know

what they're doing after graduation?

- Good choice, Arch.

- This is incredible.

Here we are, privileged, independent,

the hope for the future.

Not one of us knows

what we're doing with our lives.

- Rob knows.

- Kit, come on.

- He's going to medical school.

- You got early acceptance?

- Let's talk some other time.

- But you've met your counsellor.

I don't think

he wants to talk about it.

- No, no, I don't mind.

- We're all friends here, right?

Sort of.

He said to forget it.

He said that my grades might be OK,

but basically I possess

an essential lack of seriousness.

- And that's what they look for.

- That's what my guy said.

I said you've got to be kidding.

How can anyone be serious

when some moron can push a button

and nuke us all

until our shadows glow?

He wasn't impressed with that...

Oh, what's this?

Dom Perignon sparkling ros?

- Smells like Ripple.

- Outdone yourself again, St John.

Can I make a toast?

Well...

Someone once said to me to cherish

the friends you make in college.

I try to cherish

all the friends I make.

- Stop it!

- Because...

Because they'll be the friends you

cherish most for the rest of your life.

So, well, here's to us.

And here's to my life,

because I'm very glad to be here

and to be a part of all of you.

Muffy, anything you want to add?

- Why me?

- Because you're the hostess.

OK.

In his "Life of Johnson",

James Boswell said,

"We cannot predict the precise moment

when friendships are formed."

"As in filling a vessel

drop by drop,"

"there is at last one

which makes it run over..."

"...so in a series..."

"...so in a series of kindnesses,"

"there is at last one

which makes the heart run over."

So, with this toast,

may our hearts run over

and our friendships be formed.

- All right.

- Cheers!

- Going down!

- OK.

All over myself!

Muffy!

April Fool!

- Wow! Is this the bridal suite?

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