02x06 - The Let Down

[bunniefuu]

KIRT: So Shelby,

what I've been thinking is that

we click really well,

and I feel like I

(SIGHS)

Okay.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)

I just want to skate.

I'm not an influencer.

I want to let you know

that I didn't cut

you out of that--

Well, it's not like you did it,

but you didn't say sh*t anyways.

When did you all

get to the neighborhood?

We're actually running

a new community center

out of this building.

That's good to know,

you're supposed to be here.

Don't be talking to me with

your hands all up in my face,

you don't know my f*cking life.

I know enough!

SPEAKER: You're cute

All right.

Where have you even been?

KIRT: I've been trying to help

these boys grow into men.

-ALL: Single mom! Single mom!

-What?

JAKE: Hey. It's Jake.

SPEAKER 2: What's up?

How you doing? Everything good?

I said back off!

Yoah, what the f*ck is wrong--

Hey, hey, time to go.

Get the f*ck off me, man!

[TV static drones]

[bright tone]

[electronic music building]

- 'Sup guys?

Camille, and we are live

on NFD's Instagram account.

Uh, it's Halloween,

and I figured I'd tell you guys

a scary story

about Night for Day.

Yeah, so they approached me,

and wanted me

to skate for them.

I was down because I wanted to

represent female skateboarding.

You know,

it's something I care about.

But they don't care about that,

and that's pretty scary.

They don't actually give a f*ck

about me or any of you guys.

They put me

in skimpy-a*s clothes

that you can't even skate in.

It's, like, horrible.

And they also

cut my friend Tai,

who is an incredible

skateboarder,

out of a video that we made.

Why?

Because they don't give a f*ck

about skateboarding, all right?

They don't care

about any of this.

[skaters clamoring, yelling]

They don't--they don't care!

Like, they--

don't buy their clothes!

They don't give a f*ck!

f*ck NFD.

I don't know why they gave me

their Instagram account.

[skaters grunting, shouting]



- Hey!

Hey!

- Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

What are you doing?

- [grunts, pants]

- And you dressed like me?

[faint electronic music

playing]



It's very original.

- But he was stalking

your homegirl.

- Facts.

- Yeah.

- Exactly, my homegirl.

Um, did anybody check on her?

Did anybody even ask Indigo

if she was okay?

None of you.

After all these lessons,

you guys didn't even

pay attention

to the woman in the situation.

You guys cannot just run around

like a bunch of ding-dongs,

jumping random guys based off

of some sh*t that I said.

[indistinct chatter

in the background]

- So what do we do now, Kirt?

- I don't know,

I don't have any answers.

I can't help you guys

be good dudes.

I'm not even a good person.

- No, no, no,

you're the best person.

- No, I'm not.

- You taught us all

how to be better.

Look at us!

- Stay lit, girl.

- Then why did I f*ck

your girlfriend?

- Whoa!

- Yo

- [scoffs]

- You f*cked Sh--

you--you f*cked Shelby?

- Yo

- She f*cked Shelby?

- Yo, you're the man, Kirt!

- No, I'm not.

- How could you do that to me,

Kirt?

- I like her, Micah.

A lot.

And I really do apologize.

But look at it like this.

I basically did you a favor,

because now you know

that I'm a fraud.

I'm sorry.

I'm done.

- Yo.

- People living

their damn lives, bro.

- Was that prostate thing

even real?

- [scoffs]

Yeah, it was.

- Oh, no, for sure it was.

I remember that.

- Hey!

Been looking

all over for you.

Are you okay?

Are you hurt?

- I'm not hurt.



- What happened?

- I let some guy eat me out

for money,

and he didn't pay me.

And then

I've just been spiraling,

like, I don't know what to do.

[sighs]

I feel so lost.

And I just feel like

I'm f*cking everything up

that I care about.

Like

[sighs]

I'm out--like, outside my body,

watching myself f*ck up

on life.

I suck at everything.

I don't--I don't know

if it's Breonna Taylor

or COVID or--or my mom,

but it's just--

it f*cking sucks right now.

- It's a lot.

- It's everything.

- [sighs]

I'm sorry about earlier.

- Me too.

- Oh, honey, it's okay.

- Who the f*ck are you?

- It's me.

It's Gwen, your neighbor.

I--and I-I just wanted

to let you guys know

that I-I called the cops,

so don't wor--

- You what?

- That was a big fight.

- So you called the cops?

- Yo, yo, yo!

Yo!

We have to turn the music off

right now.

- Why, what's wrong?

- Because somebody

called the cops.

- You deadass?

- Yes!

- Yo, yo, yo,

everybody get inside.

The Boys is on their way.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

[worried chatter,

bottles roll]

- Hey, did you hear

the cops are coming?

- Yeah.

- I haven't seen Victoria

anywhere.

- Do you want me

to help you look for her?

- I mean, if you could,

that would be great.

Where the f*ck is she?

[door creaks softly]

- Shh!

[nervous chatter, shushing]

[indistinct radio chatter]

- I should get this.

Excuse me.

Let me--Just let me--

- No, no, no, no, no--

It's okay, it's okay.

I come in peace.

- Yeah, we got a call

about an as*ault in progress?

- Right.

Uh, listen.

I called you, and um, uh--

now I would like to uncall you.

- Well, you can't uncall us.

- It doesn't work that way.

- What--what the hell's

going on in there?

- We--we have restored justice

in there.

- Okay, what was that

with that guy back there?

- He's just a guy.

- Really, Honeybear?

I mean, I love you, but that

was just straight childish.

- It's no different

than what you've been doing.

- It is different.

We talked about Victoria.

Plus, she's a grown-a*s woman.

[object clatters]

- [laughs]

[smooching]

- Hey!

This is Ugly Charlie!

- Hey, what's up?

I found my prostate!

- [laughs]

- Okay.

[gasps]

Oh, my God.

- Mm-hmm.

- [laughs]

- The young adults--

they're adults, really.

- What the f*ck is she doing?

- I'll take care of it, okay?

- All right, Notorious R.B.G.

- Have a good night, miss,

okay?

- Okay, thank you so much!

Thank you.

- You're a little too old

to be pranking though.

- Okay, it's my--

- Have a good night.

- Right.

Thank you so much.

My friends, I thank you.

- And we're not your friend.

- [laughs]

Right, right, okay.

[whispers]

sh*t.

Okay, thank you, officers.

[indistinct chatter]

- Are they leaving?

- I don't know.

- Hey, they left!

[all cheer]

- Wait, wait,

this doesn't mean party--yo!

[loud upbeat music playing]

Who the f*ck are you?

- Hey!



- Stop, be quiet!

Be quiet!

[music playing faintly]



- I think we have

a COVID violation.

We're gonna need

additional units.



- Yo, yo!

Turn the music off!

Turn it off!

[music stops]

[crowd booing, clamoring]

- All right, drink that.

It'll be a nice little

come down for you.

It's hot.

- What is it?

- That is kava root tea.

- It's disgusting!

- [chuckles]

Yeah, it is disgusting, but,

uh, it'll get the job done.

- [softly] Okay.

- Drink it.

- Can I ask you something?

- sh**t.

- How are you so good?

- Good?

- Yeah, like--

- I'm not that good.

- No, but you--you know,

feed the elderly,

and you're always giving back.

- Mm.

All right, let me let you in

on a little secret.

I am not on no Mother Teresa

type sh*t, all right?

I'm actually the most selfish

person you'll ever meet.

For real, for real.

Check it out, check it out,

check it out.

A, I love cooking.

B, I adore Black folks.

C, I get to do what I like

to do, all day every day.

Now tell me what's not more

selfish than that right there.

- I guess.

- All right, now,

here's another thing.

You can get lost out here

in this city, right?

Trick is not to lose yourself

in the process.

Tell you one more thing.

That drug sh*t?

Chill with that sh*t, right?

Gonna f*ck up

your serotonin levels.

You'll be up one day,

down next day.

Eat this apple.

All right, we gotta make moves.

Come on.

[crowd chanting]

One time is coming.

all: No music!

[clapping]

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

No music!

- Yo, Shelby!

- Hey.

- Yo, I told Micah.

- Told Micah what?

- Um, I told him that

I like you and you like me.

And also, Shelby, I feel, like,

when we went away,

we connected so hard

in such a small amount of time.

Like, there's some

real feelings there.

- Listen, Kirt.

You're cool and all, like,

I like you, and we had fun.

But that was kind

of a fantasy, you know?

Like, I don't--

Did you--did you think that

you'd be my girlfriend

or something?

We're back to reality now.

I'm here with my boyfriend.

I don't--

[chuckles]

- No?

No.

I was just playing.

I'll see you later.

[rhythmic beats playing]

[siren wails]

- Welcome to the party.

- Good evening.

Are you the owner?

- Yeah, what's going on?

- We think someone may be

trespassing on the property.

- f*ck!

f*ck!

Yo, yo, can you just get

everyone to chill out?

- Yo, I'm f*cking trying!

- Okay, hurry up!

- All right, sh*t.

[indistinct shouting]

[siren whooping, buzzing]

[shutters creaking]

- Hi, hi, hello.

Hi, I'm Janay.

I'm coordinating all of this.

Um, this was just a food drive

for a charity

that we were doing,

so, I mean, if we were loud,

we can totally keep it down.

- Food--this ain't

no food drive,

it's a costume party.

What's going on here?

- I'm guessing

you're the owner, right?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Um, we--it was empty,

and we just thought it was

a good opportunity to,

you know,

just do something good.

- Yeah, yeah.

Except, you know, it's ill*gal.

You can't just walk in

anywhere you want to

and do whatever you want.

It's ill*gal.

- Okay, yeah, yeah.

I mean, we were just trying

to feed people who were hungry.

That's it.

You know, that--

and that's why we collected

all these cans.

All of us here!

We--we did this!

Look at--look at this!

Look!

- You collected all these cans?

- Yeah.

We're supposed

to give this all away.

- Yeah, uh, I get it.

It's--it's beautiful, really.

It--it's a beautiful thing

you're doing.

I mean that.

- Thank you.

Thanks.

- But it's a liability for me,

see?

- Yeah.

- Anything goes wrong,

I get sued.

- Yeah.

- So--so you gotta just get

the f*ck out of the building,

all right?

- All right, move it, move it!

- Come on.

- You heard him, party's over!

- Sorry.

Wait, wait, can we--can we

just keep the cans, please?

Can we just keep the cans?

- Hurry up!

Get this sh*t out of here!

Grab what you can,

and get the f*ck out, now.

Put your f*cking mask on.

[indistinct clamoring]

Get out.

Everybody get out.

[melancholy music]

- Go on.

Go on, kids, get the f*ck out.

- [sighs]

Just

[sighs deeply]





[knocking on door]

- Baby.

- Mm?

- You got a visitor.

[door shuts]

[soft dramatic music]

- Hi, Mom.

- Indi, what's going on?

- I ju--just wanted to say hi.

[sniffles]



[kids chattering

in the distance]

- Why am I in your room?

Did you try to get with me

last night?

- What?

What do you mean,

try to get with you?

What are you talking about?

- Like, I'm sleeping

in your room.

Like, did we

- No.

I can't even believe

you asked me that.

- Are you sure?

Are you sure?

- What the f*ck

do you think I am?

- I mean, I'm in your room.

How am I supposed to know?

- You know what?

You know what you actually did?

This is what you did.

I was gonna spare you this,

but because you said that,

I don't give a f*ck.

- What, what did I do?

- You threw up

all over my socks,

and when we got home,

you cried.

- Are you--are you serious?

- Yeah, you were crying.

- That--bro

- It's okay,

I won't tell anyone.

- [laughs]

- You also, uh, asked me

to go to your school dance.

- What?

- Swear to God.

- That's weird, bro.

- You really wanted me to go.

- Hey!

So what did you say?

- You want some cereal?

- Guess I'm bad

at emotional conversations.

- Yeah.

Classic Honeybear.

[both chuckle]

I'm sorry.

I knew you weren't into

the whole poly thing anyway.

- Yeah, so why'd you keep

bringing her around, then?

- Because, I mean,

I thought she was hot,

and I thought

it would be hot together.

I don't know.

Really wanted it to work.

It was dumb.

- Yeah, it was dumb.

[chuckles softly]

- I'm sorry.

I really am.

- [sighs]

It's okay.

I accept your apology.

Um, I'm sorry

[sighs deeply]

I revenge made out

with that guy in front of you.

- That was so petty.

- [laughs]

- I do forgive you, though.

So what do you think?

You wanna just go back

to you and me?

- No, I'm leaving you.

- You're leaving me?

Like that?

You just revenge made out

with that guy.

We're even.

- Oh

Mm.

No, but seriously.

We should, like,

just pick better people.

- Yeah.

- Janay!

Yo, Janay!

Janay!

[in singsong tone]

Janay!

[horn honking]

- What's good?

- [softly] Oh, my goodness.

[chuckles softly]

- Come outside!

[Sonnymoon's

"Just Before Dawn"]



- The sun will rise

When I do



Just before dawn



Just before dawn

Blue skies

Ah, ah, ah



- You got my pickles?

- Yeah, extra pickles.

They're in there.

And a beanie because

it's getting cold out.

- Oh!

- Cold out here.

- Oh, yeah.

Thank you, thank you.

- No problem, have a nice day.

- Who would be

the first to go?

Never had it

crossed my mind

What goes on

I'm scared to miss

Any night

You should have

someone to hold

- Hey, man.

Uh, what's your name?

- Sterling.

- Sterling.

Oh, he got the spare ribs.

- Oh, okay, Sterling.

Word, cool.

- Thanks, buddy.

- Appreciate it.

- All right.

- That is smelling great.

Smelling great.

Really good.

- The box, she gets the box.

- Oh.

Okay, cool.

[indistinct chatter]

It was a really good day.

We are still

putting out orders.

We've been going all day, man.

- I know.

It's so sick.

- You hungry?

I'll get Jzabel

to cook you up something.

- Oh, sh*t.

What time is it?

- I don't know.

- Ooh, you cussing!

- [sighs]

- $5.

- I'm not giving you $5,

Leelee.

I have to take her home.

- Yeah, okay.

- See you later!

- You gotta give me $5,

or else I'm gonna

embarrass you.

You want me to embarrass you?

I'll embarrass you,

I'll embarrass you.

- I don't think it's possible

at this point.

- Yeah, it is.

- Yo, what's up, y'all?

- What up?

- We got one more.

- Hey.

- Mm-hmm.

- Special one?

- That's special delivery

right there.

- Yo, I appreciate you, buddy.

- All right.

- I thought we were done.

- Not quite, mm-mm.

Got one more.

Matter of fact, you wanna

come do this last one with me?

- Yeah, okay.

- Pull up.

- Damn, you got us

working into the night?

- I'll holla.

- [laughs]

- I'm gonna count to three.

- No.

- I'm not gonna lose my job

'cause you wanted to be late.

- Well, you taught me this,

and it's not my problem

that I'm gonna practice when

you said practicing is good.

- Pretty please?

Yeah!

- Only because

you're a good babysitter.

- Mm-hmm, my heart!

[birds squawking]

- Like, who--

- What?

- Who has a boat

but can't afford food?

- [chuckles]

You do.

Yeah.

It's for us.

Dinner too.

- [laughs]

Wait.

How did you get a boat?

- My cousin.

He said we could borrow it

and use it for the night.

- Okay.

You--you Bronx dudes always

got some cousin's hookup.

- [laughs]

Yo, whatever.

Listen.

You getting on this boat

or what?

- Hell yeah,

I'm getting on this boat!

[serene music]



[panting]

- You still into this?

- Yes, yes!

Don't f*cking stop!

- I'm just playing.

[moaning]

- [exhaling deeply]

So you know I went on that

quest you sent me on.

- I never sent you on a quest.

- Yeah-huh, remember?

I found, like, all these boys,

and I thought I could help

teach them how to be

better men?

- Right.

- But then I realized

I don't even know how to be

a better man myself.

- Mm-hmm.

- I don't have any of the

answers, you know what I mean?

- Yeah, sure I do.

- And then I thought it was,

like, a love quest?

But then I just got

hella curved.

- Mm-hmm.

- I mean, I don't even know

what this quest mission

is supposed to mean.

I feel like I'm just back

at square one again.

- Um

You should probably

get creative.

- Oh.

You mean, like,

make some more of my music?

- Uh-huh, sure.

- I'm just a little girl

in this crazy a*s world.

My head is constantly

moving in swirls.

Makes me feel like

I wanna hurl.

So many thoughts in this place.

Every human

needs their own space.

But we're here together.

I just wanna float away

like a feather.

I wish I was a mountain.

[soft hopeful music]

Beautiful and strong

I wish I was as fluid

As a nicely

put together song

I wish I was aware

Like the birds in the air

I wish I just didn't care

Life sometimes is unfair

I'm just a person

that has emotions

That make me

feel so damn much

Pick yourself up,

keep moving along

The harder it gets,

the more you get strong

Everything is crazy

I'm trying to be strong

like King Kong

But then you feel small

Sometimes you fall

It's all right if you

have to learn how to crawl

Least you're

still moving forward.

- [laughs]

- It's crazy.

- Yo!

[laughs]

- Slicker than grease

over here!

- [laughs]

- [chuckles]

- [laughs]

- Indigo, I got this

housewarming gift for you.

Come on, you have to open it.

- Ooh!

- What?

It's a Octopussy.

- You got me a stray cat

for my new house?

- It's not a stray cat!

What?

- For my new crib?

- It's a Octopussy.

- You brought me

this alley cat?

- That's Octopussy.

- This--this garbage kitty?

- It's not garbage.

- It smells like garbage.

- Not garbage!

- Well

I think you gotta go

on an adventure!

- [laughs]

- Whoa!

- What?

[laughs]

Okay.

- Holy man tried,

palm trees sway

Buildin' on dreams

is normal

Doin' all this sh*t,

maybe I'm sayin'

I love you

like I'm born to

Berlin may burn

Yardside

and a handful of dirt

Bread Earth and an angel

who prays on pyramids

If she'll never get paid

It's okay to love

It's okay to trust

It's okay to love you

It's okay to trust

Think of me and smile

I got a love, believe

Bad blood runs

tick out here

Move quick,

pause the grief

Right on, then

f*ck each other and die

Puzzlin'

on the ghetto side

Yeah, we chose this life

It's okay to love

It's okay to trust

It's okay, my darling

It's okay

This life,

float on a fallen sky

Don't cry,

you'll always be mine

This life,

float on a fallen sky

Don't cry,

you'll always be mine

The only place

we never left

Is the place

where we were born

And whom so ever loved us

They broke the cell phone

This life

amongst the death

They blunted off the toll

Too much death

in the ghetto side

Black gold

ain't stolen off

It's okay to love

[GAIKA's

"Spectacular Anthem"]

[bright tone]