01x05 - Just the Two of Us

[bunniefuu]

[indistinct chatter]

[keyboard clacking]

Sorry.

[Harry] Excuse me.

Thank you.

[Harry knocks] Hi.

[interviewer] So, Harry, thank you
for coming in for the interview.

Did you have a hard time
finding our office?

Actually, the PWD ramp
in the main entrance was closed off

so I had to go around.

I'm lucky the guard
was very helpful though.

Um, and your office is quite hard
to get through,

but I'm just glad I wasn't late.

It says here you graduated c*m laude.

[Harry] Mm-hmm.

That's unexpected.

I was able to finish my studies

while holding down a full-time job.

With a lot of help, of course.

But I don't think it was unexpected.

[interviewer laughs] Yes, of course.

Harry, your CV is impressive.

Thanks.

In fact, you're overqualified.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

I don't think so.

I'm willing to work my way up,

especially since this is such a different
career from my previous job,

but I'm happy to put in the hours.

Yes, I don't doubt that.

Your work ethic is great.

But this is a fast-paced environment.

I'm just worried about you.

I've been living fairly independently.

And I'm sure, with certain accommodations,

I'll not only be able to contribute here

but thrive here as well.

[interviewer] I see.

Well, um…

Thank you for coming in.

We'll just keep in touch.

[gentle music playing]

[Kai] That's connective tissue.

[Harry] Huh?

[Kai] Extracellular matrix and the cell.

Hey, that's my project!

[sighs]

How about this?

What's this?

What do you need? Mm?

[exhales, clicks tongue]

I'm so bored.

Job search?

No updates.

Luna?

Still asleep.

Whatever.

[Harry] You remember when we were kids?

We used to play pretend.
I was a DJ and you were a pilot.

[Harry] I actually became a DJ. But you…

Is this what you really want?

Of course.

You achieved your dream,
but what happened?

You got fired.

Okay!

You don't have to be so harsh.

[Kai] Well.

Maybe that's why I feel so lost.

You can still change your mind, okay?

You can still find other passions.

[Kai] Like me.

I found mine.

And I'm just very happy that
I really, really love

being able to help people.

Maybe you should do the same thing.

When did you become the smarter one?

I've always been the smarter one.

That's your project!

[Harry] Go back to studying.

-["Try Again" by rienne playing]
-[cash register dings]

It's so hot today, right?

WENDY, I FOUND SOMEONE
BITCHIER THAN ME.

THE PART-TIMER ON DAY SHIFTS!

How much?

♪ My whole being is underwater ♪

♪ In hopes of drowning all my sins ♪

♪ My emptiness fills me ♪

♪ Darling, I can't breathe ♪

♪ How come I didn't see that ♪

♪ Love was never for me? ♪

♪ I don't wanna fall in love ♪

♪ Just to fall out of it ♪

♪ Been in love so many times ♪

♪ I don't wanna try again ♪

♪ I'll sleep in an empty bed ♪

♪ With the thought of you in my head ♪

♪ Don't wanna cry ♪

♪ Too scared to try again ♪

♪ Too scared to try again ♪

♪ Hearts been broke so many times ♪

♪ I'm growing tired of it ♪

♪ I don't wanna be your girlfriend ♪

♪ Just leave me out of it ♪

♪ My emptiness fills me ♪

♪ Darling, I can't breathe ♪

♪ How come I didn't see that ♪

♪ Love was never for me? ♪

♪ I don't wanna fall in love ♪

-♪ Just to fall out of it ♪
-[thunder rumbling]

♪ Been in love so many times ♪

♪ I don't wanna try again ♪

♪ I'll sleep in an empty bed ♪

♪ With the thought of you in my head ♪

♪ Don't wanna cry ♪

♪ Too scared to try again ♪

♪ Too scared to try again ♪

[busy tone]

♪ I won't fall for you ♪

♪ I won't fall for you, darling ♪

[busy tone]

♪ Won't fall for you ♪

♪ I won't fall for you, darling ♪

-[song ends]
-[rain pattering]

[knocking on door]

[knocking continues]

-[door opens]
-[Harry] Hi.

Sorry, we're late.

No, it's fine.

Sorry, we had a hard time finding a cab.

Yeah.

It's okay, don't worry.

Actually, I have to go.

-Harry, you'll be all right?
-Yeah, go.

-Text me if you need anything, okay?
-[Harry] Have fun!

-[Harry] Take care!
-Do you need help?

Um, can… may I?

Yes. Yes, yes, please.

I'll just close this.

Oh! Sorry.

-No, it's fine.
-It's dirty.

-I'm so sorry.
-No, no, no, it's fine.

-Are you okay, though? You're all wet.
-Yeah.

I'll just get you some clothes.

Um, yeah.

Okay? I'll get you a shirt.

-Okay. Yes, please.
-Okay, yeah.

You cooked?

Yeah.

I did.

Yeah, I'll get you some clothes.

Can I come with you?

[Harry] This looks good.

[water pouring]

[Luna] I did my best.

I'm sure it's good. Let's eat.

-Let me.
-Got it.

-Sorry.
-Sorry.

Okay.

[Harry] Thank you.

Mm!

Yum.

That's a lie.

-No!
-You're not a very good liar.

-You want ramen? I'll get ramen.
-No, it's good.

-Sure?
-Yeah.

Ah, babe?

-Sorry. I hope you don't mind.
-[flip phone closes]

Sorry.

-Sorry.
-Yeah.

Just checking if there are updates
on my job applications.

Okay. Sorry.

Sorry.

So, how was it? Your interview.

Another day, another boomer from HR

who knows more about my life than I do.

I bet they won't ever run out of excuses
as to why they don't want to hire me,

which erases the actual reason
why they don't want to.

What are the reasons?

Oh, most of them say I'm overqualified.

Well, maybe you are overqualified.

I think they just don't want
to deal with someone like me.

You know?

To make concessions or…

to adjust.

It's funny that we're always the ones
that need to adjust.

Well, Kai says I should use this time
to find my next great love.

So I was thinking,
maybe I'll go back to school?

Take a short course or another master's.

Mm.

But I'm not in a hurry.

I mean,

I can be your trophy girlfriend.

So if… [clears throat]

If you go back to school,

you'll have to go back to normal hours?

It depends.

There are lots of night classes.

You can come with me.

[scoffs]

Hey.

What's wrong?

Nothing, it's just…

I guess, I just miss you.

I feel like

you know, you're about to enter
this whole different world

without me, and…

I don't know. I guess, it makes me wonder

if we're really compatible.

It's like we live in two different worlds.

Hey, I'm sorry.

I know it's hard for you

that we seldom see each other.

But let's just make
the most out of tonight.

Yeah?

When I was a kid, I used to dream about
finding people who were like me.

You know?

People I could build a world with.

Where we'd go to school
and to work at night.

Instead of working from


it'd be from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

I'd wake up in the afternoon

and walk to school
while watching the sunset.

Then, no one would ask me
why I don't have energy, or…

why I'm "lazy."

I guess that would be the only time
I'd get to experience

what it's like to be "normal."

I'll come with you.

[scoffs]

[Luna] You won't like it there.

Why not? You'll be there.

Game?

Okay?

Let's do it.

Let's build a world
that's just for the two of us.

Yeah?

[Harry] Next time,
I'll be the one to cook.

And I promise, I won't be late.

[phone vibrates]

WHERE ARE YOU? LET'S HAVE A DRINK.

[door opens]

[Whammy] Kai, let's just go. You're drunk.

[Kai] Last round.

[Whammy] You already
said that a while ago.

Fine, but take it slow, okay?

[Kai] Miss, do you have Amaretto Sour?

Luna?

Oh, Kai.

Who's with Harry?

Well, I just went out for a bit
to get a drink.

You can't do that.

What if she needs something?

Kai--

What if she wakes up and no one's around?

-[Whammy] Kai, calm down.
-[Kai] You know…

-[Whammy] Babe, let's go.
-…you're being selfish.

[Kai] You're only thinking about yourself.

Kai, I'm sure she can handle herself.

I've been here
for less than ten minutes, okay?

What if she can't?

You left her in an unfamiliar place.

Kai, she's in my apartment.
I'm sure she'll be fine.

-[Kai] Luna--
-I'm done, okay?

You don't get it.

Okay, I'm going.

[door opens]

[Whammy] Where are you going,
babe? Wait for me.

[line ringing]

Hey.

Harry.

What happened?

No, I'm sorry, I was trying to…

-Are you okay?
-I'm sorry, I ruined your plant.

No, it's okay. But are you…?

Yeah, no, no. I'm okay.
I'm okay. Don't worry.

You sure? Oh my God.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.

No, no, no, I… I'm sorry.

-You should have called or texted me.
-It's okay.

-I'm okay, don't worry.
-Just…

-Harry!
-[Harry] Oh?

What happened?

-Nothing. I'm okay, guys.
-Are you sure you're okay?

I'm sorry. I…

I didn't mean for this to happen, but…

-Hey, it's okay. I'm fine.
-No, but…

-It's fine.
-You know what, let's go.

[Kai] We're going home.

Luna, I have to go.
But I'll call you, okay?

-I love you.
-Yeah.

[Harry] Hey, don't worry, okay?

[Kai] Harry.

["Paumanhin" by No Lore playing]

["Paumanhin" continues]

["Paumanhin" continues]

[line ringing]

Hello?

Hey. Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

Wait, Luna.

Hello?

I need some time to think.

Okay.

I don't think I can do this anymore.

[scoffing chuckle]

That was fast.

I can't take care of you, Harry.

I can't even take care of myself.

After all this time,
that's how you see me?

Someone that needs to be cared for?

We all need to be taken care of.

You need to be cared for,
and I need to be cared for.

And the thing that happened
yesterday is just…

[Luna] It's gonna happen again.

You know, I'm just…

I'm just gonna f*ck it up again.

So you're ending things
before anything can even happen?

[Harry] Luna.

Why don't you give yourself a chance…

to be happy?

Harry, don't you see?

You're sacrificing so many things
for this relationship.

Sacrificing?

What? What am I sacrificing?

[Luna] So many things.

Normalcy. Acceptability.

Going out on dates.

Can we please just stop pretending

that we… we can handle this

because, obviously, we can't.

You just need to be with someone

who can be there for you, you know?

And someone who knows
how to be there for you,

and someone who can make you happy.

And I'm just not.

[sad music playing]

Luna.

Please.

Do you even hear yourself?

[Luna] I'm hurting too.

[sniffles]

Okay.

[sniffles]

[Harry] Okay.

If that's what you really want.

[sobbing]

[sniffles, sobs]

[door opens, closes]

[sad music playing]

[somber instrumental music playing]

[music fades]