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- I can't hear a word you're saying, man!

- Look, you think about it, yeah?

- I'm not...

I'm not playing...

Thanks very much. Bye.

- Hey!

- Hi!

What are you doin' here?

Well, I just couldn't get

that Post-it out of my mind.

Plus it looks like I might get out of here

tonight which would be amazing.

Cool. Well, that's a shame.

I could've shown you around town

a bit if you were staying longer.

- Guess it wasn't meant to be.

- Yeah.

I mean, I don't suppose...

if you want... maybe stay?

What's an evening?

Get a flight tomorrow.

Well, that's a little presumptuous.

I mean...

how do you know

I don't have responsibilities?

Oh, do you?

Nothing comes to mind.

I think I owe you a night out.

No funny business, I promise.

- Then I'm definitely going home.

- Hi, can I help you?

Hi. I'm on standby

for a flight to New York.

I was told I might be able

to get out tonight.

Okay, I'll check for you now.

No, sorry, best we can do

is tomorrow morning.

If you had a summer romance

with someone eight years ago

and they wanted you to stay

an extra night to catch up,

would you do it?

- And no funny business?

- No.

Like nothing?

Well, I can.

- Can he?

- A while ago, maybe.

- Yeah. Life's short. Why not?

- Thanks.

Sure there's no other flights?

I'm kidding.

Or if you slip me 10 euro, I can

get you on a first class seat tonight.

- What?

- I'm kidding also.

Alright.

Bye.

Just so you know, I live with my dad.

I know it's not a big deal, but...

Who doesn't live

with their folks these days?

- You do?

- No! No!

I didn't... I didn't mean...

That sounded like I...

- Fine. It's fine.

- I just...

A lot of my friends ended up in houses

they couldn't pay for and...

- had to move back home.

- Right.

It's just... It's super common,

that's what I'm saying.

You're right. It's all around, you know.

Well, this... definitely...

a temporary thing.

The...

- Living with my dad.

- Oh, right!

- Call it.

- You just say, 'Call'.

- Then call me.

- You want me to ring ya?

You know what I mean!

Here's the man with the plan.

- Alright, Alan?

- Howya, lads.

That's not all he's got.

- This is Alice.

- Hey, guys!

It's alright. She's American.

Okay.

Okay, well, I'll just show you

to your quarters.

There's beers in the fridge

if you want them.

- Okay, great.

- Won't be there for long though!

Fiver says he blows it.

- Some kind of poker night out there?

- Divorced men's support group.

They mainly play poker.

- I'll sleep on the couch.

- Okay.

Great.

No way! You still play barefoot?

I never play barefoot.

I remember your whole sensitive

musician schtick you had going on.

I bet there's not a single Depeche Mode

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