01x06 - Triangle Goes Solo/Circle Makes a Mistake

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A perfect day for some crafting.

So, you snip right here.
And then you cut right there.

And you fold it in half.
And then make a little--

Where are you going?

-Wouldn't you like to know?
-You don't have to tell us.

Okay, and make another cut.

Well, since you asked,
I'm heading off. Alone. Solo.

To nature. Out there.

For it is only alone, out there in nature,
that I can be my true self.

Unshackled
from the expectations of the crowd.

-The crowd?
-You two.

I've been thinking.
What if I didn't have to sap my energy

constantly impressing you
with my hilarious jokes,

or enthralling you with my antics?
Can you imagine who I'd be then?

Well, you'll have to imagine it,

because you're not allowed
to come with me.

-Okay.
-We're making paper dolls.

Well, I hope you have fun
with your paper dolls.

Meanwhile,
I'll be discovering my true self

by fording rivers and climbing mountains
and wrestling beasts.

Adventures you'd find amazing,

but I'll never tell you about any of it,
because I am doing this only for me.

Why is there a feather in your cap?

It looks cool!

Looks cool to who?

"Triangle Goes Solo."

I hereby mark this spot
as the beginning of my adventure.

I love adventure stories.

The smell of pine needles in my nostrils
and the crunch of gravel underfoot.

I haven't even been by myself
for five minutes,

and I'm already starting to find
my true self.

I'm not just Triangle.

I am Triangle the Great Adventurer!

The Great Adventurer. Delightful.

Let the hills echo with my name. Triangle!

I guess
this isn't one of those echo spots.

The Great Adventurer departs.

The Great Adventurer has set up camp.

My first night in nature.

Too bad Circle and Square can't
get a load of this.

Wait, no. Too good Circle and Square can't
get a load of this,

because that's not what's important.

What is important
is that I get a load of this.

What's important
is the immense personal satisfaction

that comes from building camp by yourself,
for yourself, out in nature.

Camp Triangle.

Camp Triangle!

Echo!

Well, time to turn in.

Good night, me.

The Great Adventurer is having
a little trouble getting to sleep.

Honestly, it's better they're not here.

Because if they were here,
I'd just be wasting my energy

telling them amazing ghost stories
and singing them beautiful songs.

And this gives me a chance
to really savor my own company for once.

I'm on my own, and that's fine.
That's good. That's good and fine.

Although, on the other hand,
if no one's here

to admire my accomplishments,
are they actually accomplishments?

And if they're not, what are they?
What am I?

Just a little shape
toiling under nature's indifferent eye?

Hello.

And who do we have here?
This little guy needs a name.

I will call you…

I've always liked the name Tiberius.

…Rocko!

This is our camp, Rocko.
Pretty cool, right?

Don't get too excited. It's bedtime,
and we have a big day tomorrow.

All right, fine.
One ghost story before bed.

And when they opened that door,
they saw a spooky skeleton!

That one always gets Square. Oh, well.

Good night, Rocko.

The Great Adventurer
builds himself a fort.

Get a load of this, Rocko.

You think that's cool?
You ain't seen nothing, Rocko.

That's right, Rocko.
I did do that on purpose.

The Great Adventurer continues
to the driest desert.

Through the mightiest monsoon.

To the deepest, darkest jungle.

The Great Adventurer
conquers land and sea.

Rocko, for the hundredth time,
if you didn't want to get fed to a snake,

you should have said something.

Square would've had something
to say about that snake, I know that.

Circle too.

They would've had lots to say
about this whole adventure, I bet.

Hey, Rocko. No sinking.

Hold on, Rocko! I'm coming!

The Great Adventurer
takes in the ocean's mysteries.

He is amazed, astonished, in awe.

And running out of air.

In the life of every great adventurer,

difficult decisions must be made.

Though Triangle had appreciated
Rocko's companionship,

he knew that it was time to move on.

Triangle had set out to brave
the wilderness all by himself, after all.

Besides, Rocko looks quite at home here
under the-- Wow.

Rocko!

I can't go on. I'm done.

I've lost my supplies,
and there's no way back.

What was all this for?
I mean, sure, on this journey

I built fires and forts
with no help from anyone.

And sure, I conquered the elements
and claimed new lands,

using only my wits
and my undefeatable adventurer's spirit.

And of course, I battled snakes
with nothing but these bare hands.

But in the end, none of it means anything.

For who will tell of the great adventures
of this brave little triangle?

-Triangle!
-Triangle!

Oh, great. Now an echo.

Hello, Triangle.

Well, well, well.

What are you doing here?

Well, you see, we were… Circle?

Triangle, the truth of the matter is,
we followed you.

What? Why?

Well, we were worried about
how you'd handle being alone.

Wait.

So you're telling me,
you've been following me this whole time?

Well, yes.

This is…

fantastic!

So you saw me do everything!

You saw when that snake was all like…
And I was like, hyah!

And the snake was like…

-Well, I mean, that's not exactly--
-Square.

Oh, yeah! No. Yeah, we saw.
We totally saw.

And I was like, hyah! Remember?

Yep, we sure did.

You didn't see me talking to a rock,
right?

Nope.

Oh, cool. Remember when that cactus
jabbed me with all those needles?

I yelled,
"No way, man! Today is not that day!"

Circle was especially excited
to meet with her friends this morning.

Hey, do you two
want to see something amazing?

What is it?

Okay, I was gonna keep it a surprise,

but yesterday I went off
on a little adventure all by myself.

Done that.

I ended up somewhere
I'd never been before.

And you'll never guess what I found.
Ancient ruins.

-Ruins? Sounds kinda scary.
-I'm in.

Okay, follow me.

How have I never seen this before?

Watch your step.

I hope this place has a nice spot
to sit and read my book.

I hope we discover a new kind of animal.
Like a ferocious apex predator.

I didn't see any apex predators yesterday.

Then I'll be the apex predator by default.
Even better.

We're kind of far from home, aren't we?

Don't worry, Square.
I do this kind of stuff all the time.

Trust me.

Yeah, Square. Circle never messes up.

"Circle Makes a Mistake."

It's just through here.

Easy does it. Don't need to go home
with a rash.

Isn't this place neat, Square?

Come on!
We're not even at the neatest part yet.

Ta-da!

It is pretty neat.

Wow.

What do you think this place is, Circle?

It's old. Older than me.

Wowee. I wonder who built it?
And where did they go?

Maybe they're just out for groceries.

Yes!

Boy, you were right, Circle.

I had my doubts,
but this place is amazing.

Geez.

Hey, wait. You two cut your crust off too?
I thought I was the only one.

Here. We can save 'em for your turtle.

Thanks. He has a very refined palate.

A day of good fun
and exploration behind them,

Circle, Square and Triangle decided
it was time to head home.

Thanks again for inviting us, Circle.

I would never
have been able to do this by myself.

It was nothing. Really, I--

In fact, I'd be happy to take you two
on trips like this more often.

It can be a little daunting, sure, but
really, there's nothing to be scared of

once you've done it a few times
and learned the ropes. Trust me.

Circle?

Circle? The path we took here
is covered in water.

And it's really deep.

The tide came in.

So, how are we supposed to get across?

Yeah. You didn't forget that
we can't hover like you, right, Circle?

No. Of course I didn't forget.

She did.

Okay, so-- Sorry,
not to ask the question too many times,

but how do we get home?

Okay. To be clear,

I definitely remembered
that the tide would come in,

and I definitely did not forget
that you two can't hover.

She definitely did.

My plan all along, obviously,
was to hover back to the mountain,

by myself, and get a dinghy
and then row it back to pick you two up.

You were just gonna leave us here?

I…

If anything happens, just blow into this,
and I'll come right back.

This. Okay.

We thought we heard an apex predator.

You thought we heard an apex predator.

Let's not argue over who heard what.

The bottom line is, the boat thing
isn't gonna work. But that's fine.

Circle wouldn't have brought us here
without a backup plan.

I know. You were just gonna grow giant
and carry us across. Right?

Right. Yes. That'll work.

Probably.

Circle? I think you're gonna
have to be bigger than that to carry us.

We're too far from home. I--

My powers are weaker
this far away from the mountain.

So, do we just live here now?

No way.
Circle's definitely got a backup backup.

-Right?
-We wait for the tide to go out.

And how long will that be?

Twelve hours.

Twelve hours? But I can't sleep
until I have my chamomile tea.

And if I don't get home to tuck my turtle
in for the night, he'll be devastated.

Okay. We'll have to make a bridge.

Okay, how do we make concrete?

You should've learned that
before we came out here.

Classic Square, unprepared as usual.
This whole mess is your fault!

No, it's not!

You're right. It's not your fault.

But then, it must be my fault.
Although, I feel like it's not my fault.

-I--
-It's nobody's fault, necessarily.

All we gotta do is rough it for one night,
and we'll be home before you know it.

But I don't know how to rough it.

I do, of course,
but I really don't want to.

-Just leave everything to me.
-Okay. We trust you, Circle.

So, first things first, we should
gather some materials for a shelter.

You know, in a way,

this is exactly
what I brought you guys out here for.

What's more adventurous
than truly braving the outdoors?

Really, Circle?

That ought to do it, fellas.

I'm gonna be straight with you two.

The materials here,
not good for making shelters.

Nobody to blame but Mother Nature.

But watch this.

Who's thirsty?

Thanks for nothing, Square.
I would've eaten like a king,

if you hadn't stopped me
from eating those weird berries we found.

-What did you say the bush was called?
-A poison-berry bush.

See? I-- Oh, I get it.

Wait, I have something.

Our sandwich crusts, I saved them.

But those were for my turtle.

Circle to the rescue!

Hey, you're eating my turtle's food.
He's gonna be hungry.

Oh, okay, fine!

But if you hadn't played in the ruins
so long, we would've gotten back

before the tide came in
in the first place.

Well, if you tried to drink
out of that leaf,

you would be soaked right now
instead of me.

I'm cold and wet, and it's all your fault!

It's my fault!

What?

The truth is,

I guess I'm so used to hovering around
that I totally forgot that you two can't.

I never even thought about
what would happen when the tide came in.

I was just thinking about myself.

I owe you both an apology.

I'm sorry.

Wait. You really forgot we can't hover?

When I said that earlier,
I was just joking.

I know. There's no excuse.
I'm the reason we're all stuck here.

It's my fault.

-Wow. It's never your fault!
-Yeah, it's always us that mess up.

If you don't trust me anymore,

and you don't want to go on adventures
with me from now on, I understand.

What? Of course we trust you.

Yeah, we trust you with our lives.
But wow!

You seriously blew it.

Hey, remember that time
Square and I dug a tiger trap in your yard

because we thought we saw one,
but it turned out to be a big squirrel?

This is like that, except this time
you messed up and not us.

Yeah.

Or the time we painted your cave
as a surprise,

but we ran out of paint halfway through?

This is like that,
but with you instead of us.

-Okay. I get it.
-Yeah, that's enough of that, Square.

It's time to tuck in
for a terrible night's sleep,

courtesy of Circle.

-The bridge!
-The bridge!

Hey, Circle, how good would you say I did
at roughing it? I'd give myself a nine,

but I'm willing to go up to a ten
if you think otherwise.

Triangle,
you almost ate poisonous berries.

And you used stinging nettle as a blanket.

Actually, it was itching nettle,
smart guy. And if you hadn't eaten

my share of the crusts,
my stomach wouldn't be rumbling.

Hey, look.

Home never looked so good.

Yeah. You know, in a way, it's really good
that I got us stuck out here

for a horrible night
in those haunted ruins

because it gives us a new appreciation

-for--
-Nope.

Nope.

Daddy's home.