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  • Dialogue

    Oliver: Look, it's lonely out here, so you better learn how to talk with me. Arthur: [in closed captions] While I understand up to 150 words - I don't talk.
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    Elliot: You remember when Oliver was funny? And he could actually, say, like, talk in complete sentences? Shauna: "Funny" funny. Elliot: Funny, yeah. Shauna: Mmm, I don't think- Fun, but not funny. Unless, like, serious is funny. Then he's fucking hilarious, but, um- Lovable.
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    Man at party: [laying down on a couch, dressed at the Wicked Witch of the West] I didn't ask for this. Who would ask for this? This color? This nose? This cheek? This chin? You know, this is my life. This isn't a story. This isn't a joke. Oliver: [dressed as Freud] Yeah. Man at party: I'm so glad you came, Doc. It's really good to get this stuff off my chest. Oliver: I'm sorry. Our time is up, uh, for this week.
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    Hal: Oliver. I'm not sorry I woke you. I went to Act Bar tonight. Oliver: You did? Hal: Yeah. Oh, they had some wonderfully loud music. [imitates dance beat] What kind of music's that? Oliver: Probably house music. Hall: House music? Oliver: Yeah. Hal: Okay. [writes it down on a piece of paper] House- House music.
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    Oliver: Can I give you my number? [Anna gives him a piece of paper] Arthur: [in closed captions] Tell her the darkness is about to drown us unless something drastic happens right now.
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    Oliver: [after Elliot tags LEIT on a wall] What the fuck is that? Elliot: L-E-IT. Elliot. Oliver: That's ridiculous. Elliot: I know. You're not very supportive. Oliver: That's just like copying something that someone did 30 years ago in the Bronx. Elliot: Well, yeah. I'm part of a tradition of civil disobedience- Something bigger than myself. Elliot: [after Oliver tags 1985 Bush finds Jesus on a wall] What was that? Oliver: Historical consciousness- Something bigger than myself. Let's do it again.
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    Anna: You don't know what a camisole is? Oliver: I was, um- was brought up by these animals, and they didn't like questions- they're very frowned upon- so I had to guess.
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    Arthur: [in closed captions, talking about Anna] She's unlike any girl I've met. Oliver: Someone flashy walks into your life, and you're just gonna fall for it. Arthur: Are we married yet? Oliver: No. It doesn't work like that. There are other steps. It's complicated. Arthur: I hope this feeling lasts.
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    Oliver: You re-wrote Jesus' death? Hal: It was far too violent. We need new stories.
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    Oliver: Why are you telling them you're turning the corner? Hal: Well, I... Oliver: You, you have stage four cancer. Hal: It's not as bad as it sounds. Oliver: Pop. There is no stage five. Hal: [chuckles] That's not what it means. Oliver: Well, then what does it mean? Hal: It just means that it's been through three other stages.

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