01x07 - Adolescent Limbshake

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There's one particular phase

between baby being and full grown being
that is widely viewed as the most awkward

and difficult
of a being's emotional journey.

To make it even more challenging,

this is when the adolescent limbshake
occurs.

The adolescent limbshake combines
the highest levels of social drama.

Will you shake limbs with me?

No.

Oh, my self-worth.

And the lowest levels
of certainty about one's self.

I'm not even sure how my body works!

And then just for good measure,
the scrutiny of one's entire peer group.

Every being I know
is staring at me right now.

Ah, to be a teen.

Here's our orb
It's slightly leaning

Orbiting a star

We find ways to give life meaning

Some might seem bizarre

All we know is that we exist

And it won't be for long
So it helps to put some foot tubes on

Joy and sadness, courage and fear

Curiosity and anger
On a planet full of danger

And it's only getting stranger
From here

You're putting yourself in danger.

Yeah, because you won't show me
who you really are.

My ice-cold blood pump makes me
consume other beings.

I hide this to protect you
and to love you.

Time to perish.

Why are you doing this?

Because you want to sink
your mouthstones into me.

Dampvires!

Oh, my Lorb! Incredible.

Like, who would have ever
anticipated that twist?

My best guess. Most viewers.

According to GiveMyBlood2dampies,
that beam of light is a Dampvire ship.

I kinda miss when it was
about more conventional blood-sucking.

It's just so much better now.
Wow, what did we even do before Dampvires?

I don't know, talk?

Do you ever think, "Hey, what if my body
smelt nothing like a body?"

Oh, my Lorb. They're--

So annoying. I can't stand
when a being knows they're attractive.

That's kind of their job.

Their show Hot Beings Do Hot Things
is like all ego.

Hot Beings is the same as Dampvires
just without the extra mouthstones.

Ride's here. Let's plan something
for the limbshake coming up.

Yes, ring me tonight.
I need answers about the show!

We'll find out next episode.

That's a whole week away!

Okay, bye.

What do you mean there's an infestation
of furry cheese pests?

Do you understand what this'll do to me?

My peers will ostracize me.
I have to throw the best limbshake!

Is this the Adolescent Limbshake
Student Planning Committee?

This is a committee of one.

That's sad.

No, it isn't. Everyone knows
how hard it is to put on a good limbshake.

So no one signs up because they don't
wanna be responsible for it.

Great. This delinquent student
will be joining you

for adolescent limbshake planning
to make up for their not-so-funny prank.

You can't use the planning committee
as punishment.

Based on what you said,
it sounds like punishment enough for me.

Yeah, I filled the courtyard with foam.

It was actually awesome.

I don't want your help.

It's all good. Help isn't really my thing.

Good luck with that situation.

All, meet your new class being.

Tell us a little about yourself.

Greets, just moved here
from New Placefield.

Got my mouthstones fixed.
And I love being wherever the fun is.

Where my fun beings at?

Okay, why don't you find a seat over--

Sure.

-Greets.
-Greets.

Greets.

So, we will now work in teams to make
several dangerous ingredients

and hopefully learn something. Begin.

I like your hat.

Gratitude. Are you a fan?

-I love it.
-The acting is--

Incredible. And, oh, my Lorb.
Have you seen the new perfume ad that--

Yes, they look so hot!

The hottest!

Shows like Dampvires are pure art.
Hot Beings has nothing going for it.

Nothing but hotness.

Look, no being said Hot Beings is art.
It's just, you know, actually fun.

Bad-show liker.

Bad-insult sayer.

I don't know you well enough
to insult you properly yet.

I can't wait to go shopping with you
for the limbshake.

We're gonna look amazing
while doing our best friend limbshake!

Maybe it would be nice if we brought
the new student with us.

Since it's hard to make friends
in a new school.

Yeah, hard when you're mean like them.

We were just expressing an opinion
about a show we like.

What? I don't like that show.

I like that show.

Ever since you've gotten
obsessed with Dampvires

you stopped listening to me.

So you're mad at me
for not liking Hot Beings.

Oh, my Lorb. You're proving my point.

You read me fan fictions

and tell me what shows I should
and shouldn't be watching.

Then eat all my sauce pockets.
This is barely a friendship anymore.

So, we aren't going shopping later?

Stupid cute infestation!

I'm sure they were just looking
for a new home.

The stakes for the tiny creatures
are much higher

than for us needing a new limbshake venue.

This is supposed to be
a night to remember! That's the theme!

Why does this matter so much to you?

I'm here for punishment.
You're choosing avoidable pain.

I like seeing beings have fun.

And I wanted the limbshake
to be unforgettable.

But now it seems there won't be
a limbshake to forget.

Yeah, they're all forgettable.

Now I have to start over
and find a new venue.

This is hard to watch.

Look, I'll help you so I can get out
of this depressing detention sooner.

Okay, delinquent.
Let's go look at some venues.

-This could be fun.
-This is not a limbshake venue.

It could be.
An outdoor limbshake under the moons.

I'm glad you like it.

That wasn't me.

This could be fun. What a view.

This can only hold eight beings.

That's a lot of limbs.

This could be fun. Industrial.

It is industrial.
But I think we could maybe make it work.

No!

Sorry about my friend earlier.
They get fired up about Dampvires.

I get it. I'm wearing a Hot Beings hat,
so clearly, I understand fandom.

Sometimes I even sing
the theme song to myself.

Hot beings do hot things
With rippling abs

You're really fun.
Would you be my first new friend?

Sorry, I can be awkward
when meeting new beings.

You weren't awkward.

I was impressed with your confidence

when having that heated exchange
with my bestie.

So about this limbshake. Are you gonna go?

'Cause I'm going shopping tonight
for my accessory.

Totally. I need something for my limbs.

One jitter liquid, please.

Sure, would you like to jitter
for one, two, or five hours?

Two, please.

This is impossible.
We're never gonna find a limbshake venue.

We will find a venue,
just not necessarily a good one.

Hey, there. Sounds like a frustrating day.

Can I lift your spirits with jitter liquid
or half off yesterday's sweet treats?

They may not be fresh,
but neither is a lot of stuff.

No amount of stale sweet treats

is going to make
a limbshake venue available.

In search of a limbshake venue?
Why not consider Careful Now?

This isn't our ideal choice for a venue.

It's nobody's ideal choice for a venue.

-I don't--
-Sounds great. We'll take it.

What about these bracelets?

They make a funny noise
when you shake your limbs.

And they each have a glomrock charm

so when they're near each other--

They stick together. So cool.

What a hideous new best friend limbshake.
Those moves are so derivative.

We're just having fun.

At least I'm able to have a conversation
with them

that doesn't involve Dampvires.

Forget Dampvires and Hot Beings,
this is some serious drama.

Have fun with your new friend.

I will!

This is the adult beings only section.

So you wouldn't have access
to this part of the restaurant.

We'll see about that.

No seriously.
I could get in a lot of trouble.

Hello, younger beings. Are we now part
of an after learnstitution program?

I'm showing these adolescent beings
around.

They wanna book Careful Now
for their limbshake.

Want is a strong word.

We're desperate.

Have you run this by the owner?

Not yet.

Okay, well, have you consulted
the engineer

about how many adolescent beings
we could support here?

Also not yet.

Hey, engineer!

How many adolescent beings
could Careful Now support for a limbshake?

I'd say about 100 should be fine

if they don't all shake their limbs
at the same time.

Just kidding.

There's only a slim chance of this place
falling into the void during a limbshake.

So, nothing to worry about.

That actually may be
an exciting draw for our peers.

The risk of perishing awakens
an unparalleled primal joy in us

which manifests
the most magnificent limbshakes.

Well, that's horrifying.

I did not think they were capable
of such description.

How do you feel about building the theme
around mortality?

A night to remember

because you almost perished
due to an unstable cliffside location!

It's angsty. Let's do it.

This is going to be a weird event.
But a booking's a booking.

-Hey, there. Something on your mind?
-Nothing really.

Come on, blended jitter for your thoughts?

I'm just a bit bummed out
about the limbshake, that's all.

I always imagined I'd go with my bestie
and do our best friend limbshake.

But that doesn't mean
I'm not stoked to go with you.

I get it. Nothing can replace
your favorite friend.

Would it cheer you up
if we invent a new friend limbshake?

Couldn't hurt to try.
Where should we start?

Well, rumor has it,
this limbshake's theme is perishing.

And where I come from

there's this odd shake
that is reminiscent of perishing.

It goes something like--

Two, three, four.

No!

More brains coming through.

Why fake brains?

I thought the theme was Night To Remember
Because You Almost Perished.

Because beings wouldn't remember
without brains.

And they certainly couldn't survive
without them either.

It's not what I expected when I heard
a limbshake would be taking place here.

But, what would I know?
No one ever wanted to limbshake with me.

You've never limbshaked?

-Factual.
-That's sad.

Really sad.

I'm sorry?

No. I mean for them.

I meant for you.

Like beings didn't get the joy of having
you there. You know, shaking limbs.

Weird energy here.
I'm going over there now.

Falafel off a cliff,
butternut squashed being soup,

crumble to the floor cake.
These are all pretty great.

Thanks. I enjoy creating clever menu items
for a themed party.

-I like the decorations you made.
-Thanks.

How did you discover
you like to organize limbshakes?

When I was growing up, my lifegivers
loved to host limbshake parties

for their friends.

I was just a small being
but that elation was invigorating.

I wanted to follow
in my lifegivers' footsteps

and provide that same kinda joy
and hopefully make some friends of my own.

Though it must be difficult to admit
you have no friends,

I believe that is a deception.

A deception?

Well, yeah. Aren't we friends?

I guess so.

Skull bone sandwich?

Check out these Hot Beings treats.

This effect makes you a hot being.

-Hot Beings.
-Hot--

Today I'm trying
the Hot Beings face care routine.

Fine. Let's see just how fun
this show really is.

Hot Beings.

For a being that loves talking
and listening so much,

there's certainly not a lot
of that happening here.

But they do have
such well-defined cheekbones.

You look hot in that liquid.

I cannot argue with this logic.

-One more time. You almost got it.
-Okay.

Thanks for being patient with me.

Let's give it one more go.

And--

I did it!

That was great!

I love that. Yeah. It's gonna be so fun.

That seems like a fun group.
See you later!

No worries. See you!

I think that's the last piece.

Thank you for helping today.

Of course.
It's not like I had any choice though.

You did not. No deception.

I did not think
I'd be able to pull this off.

Especially when you were forced
to join me.

I didn't either. We managed to set up
a limbshake everybody is going to love.

We don't know that. Don't jinx us.

Impressing teens is a difficult feat.
They're a fickle bunch.

Well, whether they like it or not,
I'm proud of what we did here.

We had fun and it wasn't
such a bad punishment after all.

I thought I was in for a bad punishment
when we agreed to allow this.

But I'm impressed. You both pulled it off.

It was fun. But we won't know
if we pulled it off

until we know our peers
are enjoying themselves.

Let's boot it up.

Then we can relax and throw back
some blood drink

while we wait for the beings to show up.

Blood drink? Wow.

We really didn't take the time
to give that a clever name, did we?

No. We really didn't.

Limbshake is tonight?
Heard it's at Careful Now. Odd choice.

Yeah. Seems like they changed the theme
to something about almost perishing

to make it sound more exciting.

-I don't know. It could be kinda fun.
-Hopefully.

Oh, no. I spilled my notebook.

I guess this interaction will extend
for more time as I pick it up.

I would offer to help you
gather your things but in doing so

I would cut this awkward interaction
in half, which I don't want to do.

The interaction has come to a natural end.

Prolonging it again would be abnormal.
So, goodbye.

Yeah. Goodbye.

Does it look like anybody is having fun?

Yeah. I think so.

That is deception.

What a dump.

This place smells wet.

They're miserable.

This limbshake is a bust
and I'm not going to make any friends.

What about me?

What about you? This is all your fault.

You chose this place
just to get out of detention sooner.

Did you sabotage me on purpose?

You're right. I fulfilled my punishment,
so now my detention is over. See you.

This limbshake is so boring.

Yeah. Too bad there's not a lot
of limbshaking going on.

That might be more fun.
Maybe if we start it, others would join?

All right, you wild wacky beings!

For this one, grab your best buddy
and do that thing only you and them know

because you made it up.
One, two, three, go!

Boo! This song is for babies.

Wanna debut our new friend limbshake?

Yeah. I don't know.

That doesn't sound as fun
as whatever those beings are doing.

-And I go where the fun is. See ya!
-Okay.

I think you're too young for mild poison.

I didn't mean to frighten you.
I promise I'm not a dampvire.

What are you doing in there?

Sometimes I like to be present
in a different location

to give me perspective.

You seem down, friend.

Maybe you would like
to spend some time in the locker?

Someone I thought was my friend accused me
of sabotaging the limbshake

and blames me for its failure.
I didn't sign up for this.

It became fun to be around them.
And I genuinely wanted to help.

When I was younger, I, too,
experienced a similar situation.

What happened?

They perished.

Oh, Lorb. That was a short story.

But that's why you shouldn't waste
your limited time with your friend,

feeling upset.

You understand what I'm getting at?

I do. It's morbid, but I do.

It certainly puts things into perspective.

So I definitely don't need
to get into that locker.

Your loss.

I gotta save this limbshake.

I can help you with that.
What do you have in mind?

-I'm sorry I wasn't listening to you.
-I'm sorry I'm such a jerk.

I'm sorry. I was so mean.

I should have paid more attention to you
and our conversations.

And I'm sorry for eating
all your sauce pockets.

I accept your apology.

And I want you to know my behavior did not
reflect how I actually felt about you.

I wasn't trying to replace you
or ignore you.

I'm sorry for being mean too.

I just wanted you
to understand how I felt.

I totally understand.

I've been dying to talk to you
about Hot Beings.

I watched the whole season,

and I'm super hot for Hot Beings.

I missed you.

-I missed you too.
-Wanna go shake some limbs?

Do hot beings do hot things?

Give me the mic.

Remember what happened
the last time I gave you a mic?

Yes, I used it to replicate
the majestic sounds

of the tusk creature's flatulence,
but this is different.

I'm going to save this limbshake
about perishing from perishing.

Fine. I'm flailing here.

Thank you. When I give you the signal,
play this song.

We're all gonna perish!

What did you say?

Sorry, not now, but eventually.

Oh, yeah, I knew that.

You've got this. Remember the locker.

Think about what we're all doing here.

We all came to this limbshake
to shake our limbs with our friends,

to burn off some of the daily stresses
of being a teen.

That banner says "night to remember,"

but I think we're probably going
to forget this night

if we're lucky enough
to live to be old beings.

So why not enjoy it?

I guess what I'm trying to say is,
all of us are going to perish one day,

and it's time to live!

This being gets it.

Deejay, hit it.

Everybody, limbshake!

The foam is making me wanna shake.

Best friend limbshake?

Best friend limbshake.

You did it! You saved the limbshake!

We saved the limbshake.

No amount of tiny, furry creatures
or horrible venues or lethargic teens

could overcome our teamwork.

I'm sorry I said what I did.

The limbshake has been very frustrating,

but you really nailed
the theme in that speech.

I know, and I didn't always
make it easier on you.

Working with you on this limbshake
made my life more interesting.

It made me happy. I never expected that.

Would you like to limbshake with me?

Do all beings perish?

Let's limbshake.

-Seriously?
-I'd be honored

if you'd join me for a limbshake.

I fear there are over 100 beings
already limbshaking.

It could be dangerous.

I counted. There are 98.