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Hey, Siri. Send voice note to Tucker Hunt.

Hey, babe.

Use this quote for your TikTok today.

Your last year of high school.

Amidst all of the adrenaline, the noise and the chaos,

remember,

a self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living.

Hey!

Sending you love and light!

Bobcats, let me hear you!

Hell yes, Belford!

Bobcats have claws! That's what I'm talking about!

She keeps freezing at the turbine interface.

I think it's the damping coefficient.

Chill, Sean.

Nobody's going to care about the damping coefficient.

Denny, I care, okay? The Physics Club cares.

The Physics Club is just us, bro.

Extra curricular interests,

and so starting off our club presentations

is the national champion Chess Team!

Wow, really checkmated the vibes in here.

I think you're all done, kings and queens.

Can we move on to our next club?

Alright, next up we have the biggest pitches in the room,

let's hear it for Glee Club!

Baby, I loved that quote you sent me.

I just posted it.

I got you.

Tucker and Flora in the flow.

How sweet the sound?

Oh!

This smoothie smells like ass!

Huberman says it boosts brain function.

Okay, despite you listening to his podcast all summer,

I haven't noticed any improvements in brain function.

I have noticed shredded BMI,

cleared acne, and...

Dude, it looks like you puked.

Denny, I can't!

They'll start calling me Barf Vader again!

That was in the fifth grade. Nobody even remembers that.

We're up next! Give me your shirt!

No way, man! I bought this off of Fashion-Tok.

Just give it to me, or you're going to have to Fashion-Tok

a new physics partner, too.

- Fine! Okay. - Okay, okay.

Next up, give it up for the Physics Club.

Okay, Foster!

Yeah, Barf Vader's back!

Oh god.

Yo, Sean Foster had a quantum glow up.

Yeah, Foster! Let's get it!

- English? - Mister Calderone.

Ditto.

U.S. History? Raymond and I have...

Mister Goldberg, first period?

- Uh-uh. - No.

Guess I'm suffering alone. Hey, guys.

AP Calc, Wednesday?

- Very funny! - I know.

I know you know that I wish my parents

would get the message.

What, pressuring you to take the SATs and go to college?

I just don't get it.

Standardized testing is the gateway drug.

One hit, and just like that four years have gone by,

leaving you six figures in the hole,

addicted to gold stars,

and saying, "Let's unpack that," at dinner parties unironically.

So she's saying you shouldn't go to college?

Let's unpack that later.

Oh, let's unpack it.

- Let's unpack it. - Let's unpack it later.

-Let's unpack it later. -Let's unpack that later.

Christine, I like your earrings.

Thanks.

I can't believe you're so nice to Tucker's ex.

Why wouldn't I be?

You want her to be casually cruel?

Yes.

Like read someone to filth.

- There's my girl. - You know, just once.

Boys and girls, she has done it again.

TikTok, drippity-drop, right?

Huh?

Wow.

You're using a Virginia Woolf quote

to sell your hair gel?

That's what I'm saying, huh?

- What? - Huh?

Oh.

Right?

So you did actually do the summer reading?

What summer reading?

The mandatory senior summer reading?

Virginia Woolf?

Yeah, we had a mandatory summer reading?

Clearly someone did the summer reading.

Yeah, this is why I need you.

I'm just the brawn, you're the brains.

Tuck Everlasting is nothing without you.

You, me, hair gel empire in LA, baby.

Tuck, come on!

Are you good for picking up a keg for keg stands?

Duh.

'Cause you're an icon. My bad, my bad.

Yo, first day of school party at my place tonight!

Mi casa! Let's freaking go!

Shit, bro, digging the bod!

What is that Accutane, Ozempic?

Just the Andrew Huberman Lab podcast.

Word. Ethical player see ethical player.

Bro, are you gelled up right now?

Yeah, legends always from here on out, bro!

Tucker Hunt's still the worst.

Somehow he always gets what he wants.

Dude, this is our year.

Right.

I mean, you're right. We've got to stay positive

because when we win the Fractal Scope Competition,

that will be 250K, right?

That will pay for college,

that will put us on a Nobel winner track.

Alright? And then we never have to think

about high school again.

And we might finally have a chance of getting laid.

Isn't that also what this glow up is all for?

Have you even processed what happened?

Everybody saw you shirtless.

Everybody's talking about you.

You're hot.

Denny, I'm not, I'm not hot.

Hey! We are at the beginning of your rebrand.

This is our moment,

and you'd better believe I'm riding your coattails

all the way to that forbidden garden of pu...

What was that?

I assume "garden of possibilities"

is what you were going to say.

Please, step into my garden, Mister Foster.

What?

Perfect boards,

4.8 GPA,

Physics Club president,

Fractal Scope finalist as a sophomore,

and you work at your family convenience store.

Very salt of the earth. They like that.

Thank you?

The only school you have listed is MIT.

Look, I'm going to be honest with you,

eighty percent of MIT applicants look like you on paper,

and you need aid, which is fine,

but you need safeties, U Mass, for example.

MIT is all I've ever wanted.

Okay.

If we're going to be myopic,

then we've got to do everything to help you stand out.

You need an advocate,

a fan,

a faculty member, a prominent alum.

Recommendations may tip the scales.

Do you know Alice and Mark Morgan?

I, I applied for a summer internship with their company,

Halix Energy.

They don't, they don't accept high school kids.

Are you friends with...

Flora Morgan, by any chance?

Do I look like someone who would be friends

with Flora Morgan?

And he didn't know anyone was staring at him, Mom.

I'm going to be the freshman with the exhibitionist brother.

- It's not funny! - It's not funny!

Come on, it's a little bit funny.

It was funny.

My social capital is DOA.

The point of high school is...

College.

It's figuring out who you are, and who you want to be

in this world. Who raised you?

Denny, if you keep eating and drinking the merch,

I'm going to have to ask you to pick up a shift.

Since when do you care about social capital?

You wouldn't get it.

Oh god, I hope that's the accountant.

Denny, who do you want to be in the world?

Oppenheimer, minus the bomb.

Well, I want to be Flora Morgan.

Why is everyone so obsessed with Flora Morgan?

Oh my god, that's her!

Are you okay?

- Josie knows CPR. - Raymond knows CPR.

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Thriving.

Hey.

Uh, hey.

I see you found a shirt since this morning.

I did.

Look, I, I, I can't sell you beer.

Why not?

You know, you haven't spoken to me

since like the fifth grade, right?

Are you mad about it?

No, I don't, I don't care.

Good, 'cause you're not in middle school anymore.

Clearly.

It's not going to work. Sorry.

Just tell Tucker you couldn't get it.

We'll see you guys at the party?

You won't.

That's a bummer.

Bye, Denny.

For real, Sean was serving afternoon snack.

Sean Foster, you guys were vibey.

- Very vibey. - Mm-hmm.

We were not vibey.

She has a serious boyfriend.

Right, she has a boyfriend.

Sean Foster does not know who he's dealing with.

Hi, Erin, this is Samantha Hunt, Tucker's mom.

You guys deliver, right?

She knows my name.

I said her name, and she literally appeared.

I had one chance, Sean, and you blew it.

Me?

Yeah, you did!

I would give my left nut to be at Tucker's party right now.

Denny, can you not talk about nuts?

She would give her left and right nut

to be in the same vicinity as Flora.

I would.

Oh my god, Flora Morgan is...

Beautiful, and kind, and...

Self absorbed, spoiled.

Mrs. Hunt just ordered a keg of beer to be delivered

but my delivery guy is backed up,

and I'm doing this accounting thing, and I...

Mrs. Foster, why don't I take it for you?

I have no problem helping out, Mrs. F.

What are you talking about?

She did say she would pay double

if we could get it there soon, so...

The woman of the hour!

Flora Morgan is the real magic behind Tuck Everlasting.

She is the Michelle to my Barack,

she is the Beyoncé to my Jay-Z,

and every time I'm Brad,

it's cause she's Angelina. Hey.

You do know they are like major divorced,

slash mortal enemies?

Yeah, not cool, Brad. Everybody knows an ethical player

stays friends with his ex.

Tuck!

Hey, Tuck! Come on, bro!

BRB, I just got a lead.

There he goes.

Off to lead another Tuck Tok.

Do you think that it eats him alive

knowing that most of his followers

are really only there for Flora?

That is not true.

You could be the influencer, Flo.

I don't have anything to say.

And that is the problem.

Don't even get me started.

I've always wanted to go to a Tucker Hunt party.

Gosh, I can't believe I'm doing this for you.

You, you owe me, dude.

You can have my first born child, Sean.

I'll stay in the car, you go in,

you do your thing, drop off the keg,

and then we'll leave.

We're going to a party!

Oh!

- Alright, I gotta pee. - Oh!

I gotta pee, gotta pee? Come pee with me.

Do you think Jen's going to run the school?

I like your pants!

Hi!

Oh! Oh!

Oh my god!

Flora, shit!

Your ex-girlfriend?

Flora, listen, once you love someone,

love never dies, right?

It transforms like compost,

and I was just trying to help her find closure.

Are you, are you seriously trying

to justify this right now?

No! I was, I...

Tucker, are you serious?

Flora!

I knew it.

Flora!

Flora, come on! Shit!

Flora!

Flora, are you okay?

Flora Morgan is going to be there, man!

Dude, I don't care that Flora Morgan's there.

We're not staying, okay. We're leaving as soon as we...

Oh shit!

Watch out! Oh my god, are you okay?

Are you okay? I, I'm so sorry!

I'm fine, I'm trying to call a car.

Get me out of here!

Where are you going?

Flora, call me!

Hey!

You almost killed me, so you owe me.

What? - Flora!

Call us.

Do not do this. Oh my god!

You're leaving me?

Sean! Where are you going?

Uh... Where's the party at?

No.

I'm so sorry. Um...

Where to?

Home. My home. Oh my gosh.

Are you going to answer?

No, no, do you want me to answer it?

Would you like to speak to Tucker?

- No, I was just... - Okay, I thought so.

I was curious.

Are you okay?

Can you like drive any faster?

You're like going the speed of a grandma.

No, it's just the speed, it's regular speed.

Up here on the right. Yeah.

Oh, blinker. By the book kind of guy, huh?

Okay, I hate people,

I hate people who don't use their blinkers.

Well, this was fun while it lasted then.

This is your house?

Ugh, yeah.

Welcome to my home.

Thank you.

Take your shoes off.

Yeah.

Alexa, music.

Here, I'll get you a water.

Oh! I hate him.

Jesus.

I just caught him cheating on me.

And I bet it's not the first time,

and I bet I'm not the only one that knows.

You think I'm stupid.

I guess, it just seems like you could do a lot better.

I don't think you're stupid.

You're a bad liar.

Do you want me to like get your parents?

Oh, no, no, they're out of town. They're always out of town.

They're, they speak at like random cities

and they're professors, and they started this company.

Everyone knows what your parents do.

And they went public like two years ago

and bought this stupid, big old house with it

that I basically live alone in.

You think I'm complaining like some poor little rich girl.

I mean, you were,

but that wasn't what I was thinking.

You were wondering if it's better

to say that you have to go

so then you didn't have to deal with me

or clean up my mess.

Or if you should stay in case something bad happens

because if you leave me in this fragile state,

you're technically responsible.

I am?

Can you bring my water?

Oh, and my bag?

Oh!

This thing.

Stay.

Do it.

No, you do it.

Sorry! I'm...

Who are you?

I'm Sean Foster.

I drove Flora home from a party, and...

Did you hurt her?

She's fast asleep.

No, no, no, I didn't.

Tucker did. He cheated on her,

and she was upset, and I...

I didn't want to leave her alone.

I knew that boy was no good.

Tucker was the worst!

I was going to kill him with this thing!

Um, I...

I just have to say I'm a big fan of your research,

and your company.

- Oh! - Halix Energy.

Thank you, thank you.

Like, the subsurface thermal loops, it's...

It's changing the game.

Wait, what did you say your name was again?

Sean Foster, sir.

High School 16!

You scored a 1600 on your SATs freshman year.

Fractal Scope finalist as a sophomore?

And you applied five times!

Over, and over, and over...

I didn't mean to waste your time.

You did, but we value tenacity.

It is the most important quality of a great scientist.

Maybe you could share your love of science with Flora.

I just got cheated on, and you're already pushing

science on me?

No, no, no, honey. We weren't.

You literally were.

It's all just quantum chaos, honey.

Bye, Sean.

Bye, Mister and Missus Morgan.

Sean Foster?!

- Did he spend the night? - Hey.

Did you talk to your college advisor?

I'm not going to college.

Hey, uh...

Hey.

I'm just going to get out...

We're sorry about Tucker.

Well, I for one am not.

Maybe now you can reconsider the SATs.

Not everything's about the SATs.

Flora!

Honey!

Girl, get over here.

Flora Sammy.

- He will pay for this. - He fumbled a ten.

- Yeah. - Remember that.

Fumbled?

He messed up with Flora.

Ah, slang, okay.

So Flora's the ten, and he fumbled her,

i.e. the ball. I got you.

Don't fumble your friendship.

Let's go, honey.

I am not good at talking to her when she's upset.

Yeah, I know.

You're not good either.

I know.

You're still upset about Tucker. I get that.

-Last night was insane. -You wanna talk about it?

We were supposed to win homecoming queen and king,

and move to LA, launch Tuck Everlasting,

build a company together, and he took everything

away from me and left me with what?

Literally every other option.

Babe, Tucker's not good enough for you.

But you never gave him a chance.

He didn't want to go to college? So what?

He spent all last year working with chemists

to develop a product,

he made a business plan,

and yeah, he, he didn't want to go to NYU Film School,

or to study at Yale for gender dialectics or whatever,

but that doesn't mean that he's not a serious person.

Are you seriously defending the raging narcissist

that cheated on you when you were in his home?

It's not about college, it's about the fact

that you weren't this influencer,

anti-college Flora before you guys started dating.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, well, I'm seventeen. I'm allowed to change my mind.

He was getting a lot out of the relationship.

What were you getting?

I was part of a team.

You were part of a team. Tucker was flying solo.

We talked about moving to California,

and I, I've always wanted to move to California.

To sell hair gel?

Wake up. This is a hundred percent your MO.

You always get invested in whatever your boyfriend's

invested in, and that's just it. That's what you do.

You're a serial investor.

Fifth grade, Liam Donnelly moved from Dublin.

You ate soda bread and spoke in an Irish accent.

Seventh grade, Evan Gotlieb?

He had an obsession with ancient Egypt...

Right!

And you started wearing cat eye eyeliner

and wanted us to call you Cleopatra.

Oh my god, ninth grade! Arjun Mathai was into grunge.

Yeah.

You made us all listen to Nirvana and wore plaid shirts.

IMO, it was your best look.

-I have an idea. -No, no. No, no, no. No, no!

That's the look you gave me when you told me

we could prove our model by hijacking

the old MIT reactor's coiling loop.

And was I right?

Yeah. But it was very stressful.

Flora is a Homo sapien with a not fully myelinated

prefrontal cortex.

It's our job to stop her from making permanent choices

with temporary wiring.

Flora needs our help.

Let's go, let's get to work. Come on.

Alright, let's do it.

So this is like a job interview.

Sort of.

Not really.

Well, I, I thought you couldn't hire high school students.

Correct. Good memory.

Halix Energy can't, but we can.

Flora doesn't want to go to college,

take the SATs, or even try.

Which is her choice.

And as her parents, it's our job to use every tool

in our arsenal to guide her toward the right choice.

Wouldn't you agree, Sean?

I, I don't, I don't know. I don't have kids.

Well, I'm telling you it's our job.

And should you choose to agree, it'll be your job.

So it's kind of like a tutor?

If only it were that easy.

She'd never agree.

So we had to think outside the box

like good scientists.

We need you to woo her.

Woo her?

Yeah, but not too much woo.

- Woo light. - Keep the woo in your pants.

Do you understand?

Uh...

If Flora likes someone who studies,

maybe she will study.

Okay, to put it in terms you understand.

Transitive property of romance.

If A like B, and B likes grades,

eventually A will like grades,

take the SATs, go to college.

Oh, so this is like, it's like a psychological

kind of like experiment?

No.

Okay, so it's, it's a joke.

No.

So you want me to date your daughter.

Yes.

No! No, are you kidding? No way!

I, I can't date Flora.

Why not? Do you have a girlfriend?

No.

Religious?

No.

Do you not find her attractive?

No!

I mean yes! I mean no. I, I...

I can't date Flora.

I've never had a girlfriend before.

And Flora is the most popular girl in school, and I...

I run the Physics Club.

But you're very handsome.

And you're so smart.

I have zero rizz.

What's rizz? Is that like fumble?

And even if I did, this is wrong.

We'll pay you $400 an hour.

This is still wrong!

And an internship this summer.

No, it's unethical.

And a recommendation letter to MIT.

You deserve a brilliant future.

So does Flora.

What is there to think about?

Dream money,

dream internship,

dream recs which guarantee you get in to your dream college,

not to mention, the actual dream,

a green light to hook,

hook up with Flora frickin' Morgan.

I'm not supposed to hook up with her.

They want me to like look at her longingly.

I'd give up fifteen IQ points, my Overwatch ranking,

hell, I'd go to community college for a year

just for five minutes alone with her.

Okay, well, call her parents.

They're pretty desperate.

They don't want me.

I look like a thumb.

You, however, don't, okay?

So once you're back to being a loser,

you're going to rue this day.

No, it's not right, Denny.

I'm not, I'm not a liar, okay?

What would Einstein say?

He'd say E equals MC get that girl into your room

so you can...

Do homework.

Right.

Okay, so today we're looking at the themes

present in Little Women,

so can anyone tell me one of the central themes

that the book is exploring.

Flora, can you put the phone away?

Okay, let's go...

Let's go right here.

Guys, I can't do this. I can't be here.

Yes, you can.

You just need a distraction.

Everyone needs a distraction.

Mm-hmm.

A cute distraction.

He's right.

You guys were just telling me how I change for every guy.

Shouldn't you be telling me, "Be alone,

keep your head up high, forget boys."

Theoretically yes, but this is high school.

Yeah.

We all are like those little birds that like shiny things.

Magpies.

You need a new shiny thing to forget the old shiny thing.

Can you guys think of another shiny thing

other than a boyfriend?

- No. - No.

Okay, I told Flora's mom that I'll try, okay,

but there's no chance. Flora's never going to go out with me.

There is a chance.

Okay, there she is.

I am in no place to fall in love, okay?

Who said anything about love?

We're talking distraction,

something shiny.

Okay, who's shiny?

You're going to go up to her, you're going to say hi.

And look who's risen to the occasion?

He's hot, he's kind, he's safe.

You're going to go up to her...

- Uh-huh. - And you're going to say,

"Your hair smells really, really nice."

Your hair smells... What? No, I'm not saying...

Denny, I'm not... - Girls love that.

Okay.

It's go time, baby. MIT.

Go, go, go.

Hi.

Hi.

Thank you for the other night.

Yeah, yeah. No problem.

Uh, your hair smells...

Sorry. Are you busy?

Generally?

Yes. No, I mean, not now.

Like later?

Like later today?

Are you asking me out?

Uh...

Yeah, yes, I am.

Would you like to date...

I mean go on a date with me?

What did you have in mind?

Uh...

Maybe we could study or something.

Your place?

Cool, it's a, it's a date.

- It's a date. - Yeah.

Whoa, chill out, chill out, man, okay?

Get off me.

Meet me after school?

I'll drive. Hi, Denny.

Hi. Hi.

You did it!

Whoa!

Flora, Flora.

Have you heard of a blinker?

You're fine.

This, this is it.

Looks like a home.

Come on.

Oh no, you're good.

You don't have to take off your shoes.

Oh.

Yeah.

Okay.

Sean, did you hide my case again?

Hey, there. I'm Flora.

This is Lindsey.

She's probably going to ask you for your autograph.

OMG, Sean.

Is that, is that a trumpet?

Mm-hmm.

It's actually a trombone.

Yeah, I know.

It's not really cool, I know.

No, it's definitely not cool.

It's epic.

Epic.

Wanna go upstairs?

Yeah.

Okay.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Flora.

This is it.

Cute.

Ouch! Just kidding.

Croissant.

Do you want to sit, or...

Yeah, sure.

Yeah.

Didn't plan past the get her in your bed bit, did you?

I didn't even plan the bed.

This is why people normally go to dinner.

You know, they can talk about the menu,

or the other people there,

or the decor.

Well, we could totally talk about the Missouri Compromise.

You know, the reading that's due tomorrow.

I'll take the decor.

Oh, you have so many ribbons,

and volcanos.

Yeah, it was actually passed in 1820

to try and maintain the balance of power

between free and slave states.

And then Massachusetts was like,

"Yeah, except you cant balance freedom and slavery."

When's this from?

That was last year.

Seriously?

What?

Puberty, I guess.

Okay, I'm not sure if you're aware

but they recently banned zip off pants

in all urban areas.

Those are cool.

They're versatile.

You know, I don't care about clothes.

You dress up, you're still the same person.

So this represents your most authentic self?

They're for fishing.

You fish?

I mean, I don't, like, professionally.

Well, Mister Fisher-guy,

what else should I know about you?

Well, I like astronomy,

and I really want to go to MIT, so...

Why MIT?

Did you know that Henry Clay became known

as the Great Compromiser?

That's a nickname.

Great.

Any first date questions you want to ask me?

That's kind of how this works.

Favourite state in the Union?

Sean, this doesn't have to be scary.

We've been alone already before.

Why did you ask me out?

Uh, I mean, I want to get to know you better.

So get to know me.

Yeah.

I know a place we can go to take the pressure off.

Have you ever been to the Links?

No, what's the Links?

I want to go!

Did you change your hair for this party, Lindsey?

I think it's cute.

I'm going to walk around.

Okay, just stay close.

This is it.

Nice.

Are, are there always like this many parties?

It's shoulder season. You gotta ease out of summer.

Do you want a drink?

Uh, no. I don't... I don't drink.

Hey, you want one?

Okay.

I'm Tucker Hunt.

Lindsey Foster.

Yeah, Foster, like Sean Foster's sister?

Yeah.

-It's nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

You like astronomy. Go.

Um...

My favourite constellation is Perseus.

Right next to him is the woman he saved.

The love of his life... - Andromeda.

Princess chained to a rock.

Every hero tried to save her, but they all gave up on her.

Except Perseus. He was different.

He wasn't big and strong like the other heroes,

but he was clever.

And he saw this girl that everybody gave up on

and decided she was worth something.

Well, first he used mirrors to cut off Medusa's head,

and then...

Blew across the sea in his winged sandals.

Hmm.

And when he was getting close,

a sea monster reared up out of the water.

Hmm.

Perseus pulled out Medusa's head from a bag,

and bam!

It's just like, sea monster turned into stone,

and he got the girl.

And he and Andromeda lived happily ever after,

which is pretty rare in Greek mythology, honestly.

Medusa was another misunderstood woman.

You know a lot more than you let on.

You're a lot more sentimental than you let on.

Well, astronomy is a gateway to physics.

Oh.

Right.

And Perseus?

He's the favourite Greek hero of every kid

who got picked last in gym.

Do you want to save me, Sean?

Cops, everybody! Run!

- Where's Lindsey? - I'll look over here.

Lindsey!

Shit!

Hey! Don't move!

Uh...

If it's alcohol, that's a write up.

I'm going to need the cup, miss.

There she is, my cup bearer!

Fellas.

Ah.

Nothing like an Arnold Palmer, right?

We never should have listened to Flora!

I told you to stay close!

- Sean! - I knew this would happen!

You're jeopardizing our future

so you can follow Flora Morgan?

She took the fall for me.

She what?

It was actually awesome!

What do you mean?

I'll take that.

Thank you.

Bye.

What's it say?

Ooh!

A lot of Flora Morgan ballots.

He left me on read all night.

What?!

You left her on read?!

I can't believe you! Dude, that's whack!

Einstein would have never done that,

even if he ghosted her after a party,

especially if her parents are paying him

and he needs their recs to get into MIT.

Will you hang out again?

No idea.

But he's sweet, and kind,

and a little quiet.

Quiet boring or quiet brooding?

Or quiet in like an "I don't really like you," way?

Or quiet in a way that doesn't matter

'cause if Tucker wins prom king, and you haven't cuffed anybody,

you're like back in Tucker's narrative

in a way we can all support, so...

Mm-hmm.

Not voting for Tucker in solidarity.

Aww.

Thank you.

Thank you, love.

You guys look so cute.

Incoming.

Can't cast a ballot, Sean,

until you've answered all your texts.

Are you going to homecoming?

Homecoming? Um...

Do you think we can talk somewhere private?

Yeah.

Hmm.

I, I, um...

I was mad about the party.

You didn't have to go.

I don't know, I thought I was mad about Lindsey,

but then...

I think I was just, like mad at myself.

Because I don't like parties, or fast driving,

or being looked at.

Three for three.

Yeah.

I uh...

I, I like you.

Do you?

I just, I don't know,

I thought I knew who you were,

but I guess there's just like this version of you

most people don't see, and...

I'd like to.

If you'll, you know, if you'll let me.

I'll think about it.

Think about it.

Mm-hmm.

Um...

Are you, are you free tonight?

To study?

Yeah, I mean, it's your turn to pick.

You're always going to choose homework, aren't you?

Yeah, most definitely.

Hmm. I appreciate the honesty.

Lets me know what I'm signing up for.

This is wild.

No one's ever called a Fractal Scope project wild.

Here.

We're trying to build an AI to optimize WEC, which is...

Wave energy conversion?

Yeah.

- Come on. - No.

Oh!

You like this one?

- Good? - Yeah.

Okay, next one.

One, two, three.

Ready? One, two, three.

Alright, here you go, Sean.

Hmm.

It's C, not D.

Huh?

The author uses the metaphor of a cracked mirror

to suggest which of the following?

It's C. a fragmented but revealing perspective

of reality.

Okay, so you got one.

I bet you won't get the rest.

Is that reverse psychology?

Yes.

Or was that reverse psychology?

Yes?

Give me the test.

Okay.

Ready?

Mm-hmm.

You may begin.

You want me to score it?

I got it.

Okay, how'd you do?

What do I get if I tell you?

Flora, you got a 1450?

Let's go. Scooch!

Okay.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

You'll see.

It feels like a secret, doesn't it?

I've taken the practice test before.

It's not like I wasn't curious.

Do your parents know that you like aced them?

Do you ever feel like a stranger in your family?

What about you?

You never talk about your dad.

He died.

It was a drunk driving accident.

I'm sorry.

That must have been really hard.

What was he like?

He was like a character in a Ben Affleck movie.

Southie kid who loved the Sox,

and Aerosmith, and fishing.

I don't know, I've tried to love all that stuff too

but it just wasn't me.

And he knew that.

I don't know, I think I also overreacted

about Lindsey and the party because of my dad.

Yeah, that makes sense.

So do you come here often?

This is kind of my secret place.

The past few years I've been reading Virginia Woolf,

Toni Morrison, Bell Hooks,

and their writing's just so beautiful.

Then I found this place last summer.

It just made me want to write all of my thoughts down.

So I started journalling,

and now that I've started, I can't stop.

Oh, so you're like a writer, huh?

No, okay, I would not say that I'm a writer.

That's not even a thing.

Well, it could be. It totally could be.

I bet you're a great writer.

I've never brought anyone here,

or told anyone that.

You're the first.

Will you go to homecoming with me?

Yeah.

What was I thinking? I can't go!

You've got to pull yourself together, man.

Denny, I have nothing to wear, okay.

I thought I could wear my old suit,

but it doesn't fit now, okay? It's too small.

You know, why do you sabotage every good thing in your life?

Go answer it.

Sean!

Oh!

I'm going to let her in.

Tell her to come back!

Come back?

Dude, come on, just get dressed.

Me, at homecoming?

With the girl who's going to be homecoming queen?

Mom, I, I can't!

Are you going to stand her up?

No, he's not going to stand her up.

Denny, do something!

He's got nothing to wear.

Do not answer it!

Lindsey, get the door.

You're on snacks, soda, and stalling.

Okay!

Tell me you got her a corsage.

What, what's a corsage?

Sean!

You've watched at least one high school rom com!

God forgive me, I have failed you.

Denny, garden, two roses.

There are shears and chicken wire in the shed.

You're going to get the ribbon from the kitchen.

Okay, sure thing, Mrs. F.

Uh, what do I do with the ribbon again?

Denny, you too?

Holy mother, ask Lindsey!

Mom?

Okay, okay.

Deep breaths.

Is it wrong that I love that you still need your mom?

Okay, I'm going in. Hello!

Hi.

Dorito?

Yeah.

Thank you.

You look really stunning.

Well, your solo at the homecoming game was stunning.

You heard my solo?

Mm-hmm.

I love your dress.

Tell that to your brother because he's not very eager

to see it.

Lindsey, I just need your...

Wow!

Very Greek goddess.

Thank you.

Lindsey, could I see you in the living room for a second?

You look just like your dad.

I know that it's complicated,

but he would be so happy seeing you tonight.

Here.

Thanks, Mom.

Okay.

I feel like this is supposed to be the other way around.

Yeah, I was going to say I wish I had a corsage for you.

There you go.

Wow, you shouldn't have.

Wait!

Wait, wait, wait!

I was in labor with you for twenty-seven hours,

I get one photo.

Okay, let's do it.

You look so pretty!

Somehow this doesn't feel like our first time dancing.

I was just thinking the same thing.

Great minds.

Ooh!

I'm gonna get you a drink.

Okay.

She's got that thing, right?

She looks at you, it's like the sun,

and then she doesn't

and it's like ice.

You put yourself in the cold, man.

Yeah, I regret it deeply.

Then I had time to talk to my therapist,

and my Reiki healer, and you know what we came up with?

What?

Turns out that when you like a girl

who doesn't know what she wants,

you start to wonder if she actually wants you.

You're pathetic.

Nah, bro, you are.

Bobcats, let us hear you roar!

Yes, Belford! Whoo!

Now, it's our pleasure to announce

this year's homecoming king and queen.

- Oh. - Oh.

Flora Morgan and Sean Foster!

Let's go!

No way.

There's no way you won, Foster.

She's using you to get to me. That's how the game works.

Ethical bros aren't above homecoming aristocracy.

That's my title, and that's my girl.

Watch out.

She doesn't belong to you.

That's good. Weaponized self esteem looks good on you,

Flo. Have a good night.

Oh, grow up, Tucker.

Hey, don't talk to her like that.

What's that?

I said don't talk to her like...

God.

Oh, shit.

No, no, no, no! Stop, stop, stop, hey.

Stop, look at me.

Sean. Sean.

Nothing to see here, guys.

Everything's under control, okay?

Let's start the music again, DJ?

Sean, wait!

Sean!

Sean.

Flora, I feel like I'm losing myself.

I'm not asking you to change.

Sean, it's homecoming, it's not some

like big referendum, or...

No, you, you don't get it.

I can't until you tell me.

My dad.

He didn't die in a drunk driving accident, okay?

I mean, he did, but...

He was the driver.

He was just like two different people, you know.

One in public, one in private.

He'd just, like, change like that.

I don't know which version was real, you know,

the one we loved, or...

the one he was hiding.

You know, people can be more than just one thing.

It's just like, you know, president of the Physics Club

and like homecoming king.

Um, yeah, yeah. You know what?

That's exactly what I was going to say, Sean.

So why do you like me?

Because I think I see you.

And I think you see me too.

And if I broke your heart?

Would you hate me?

It's real.

And it's real for me, too.

Can't you feel it?

Feel what?

Feel like you're...

falling?

What?

Oh! Hey!

Oh! Are you serious?

Yup! Ah!

You didn't have to push me.

I have all my clothes on, my whole suit!

So?

You're in trouble! Come here!

We're soaked!

Just when we're getting to the easy part.

What's that?

Wasn't that fun?

Yeah, that was fun.

I need to tell you something.

Wait.

I have to tell you something.

What?

Kissing is the easy part.

Hey!

Hey.

Hi.

Hi.

Michelle's parents are in Helsinki.

She's throwing down. You going?

Sean's helping me with Stats.

Stats? Like Statistics?

Okay.

Can't say we didn't see it coming.

At least studying is a healthy addiction.

Dude.

It's getting out of hand.

You've got to tell her.

Secrets give you tumours, Sean.

My Uncle Bob, the one who cheated on his wife,

just got a teratoma,

four teeth, one long black hair.

It's disgusting, you've got to see...

No, I don't, I don't want to see it.

Okay, so if A is independent of B,

and B is independent of C, then A...

Is working with incomplete data.

Yes, okay.

Uh, let's try this, okay? Counter-example.

A and C are negatively correlated...

Counter-example, A and C are seventeen and alone.

Isn't this due tomorrow?

Who cares?

I got a 1500 on my last practice test,

so that's a 50 point boost since I've been hanging out

with you.

Maybe, maybe I should go.

Before your parents get home?

No, they're not going to be back for a while,

and you don't have to leave.

Um...

I want the first time to be right.

Well, you're not having sex with them, Sean.

And you already met them.

What?

The first night you slept over?

Yeah, no, no, I...

No, I know, it's...

It's different now.

Well, we have the whole house to ourselves.

Flora, honey, we're home!

Uh hi, Mom! One second.

We brought take out!

Oh, can Sean stay for dinner?

Oh, sure!

Every Saturday, Mark would make French toast.

I would give Flora logic puzzles.

Remember that old apartment back on...

Bay Street.

With the stove that wouldn't open.

And the pipes that have monsters in them.

And she would present her work at dinner.

And this one time, instead of answering

any of the questions...

Remember what she did, honey?

She drew a cotton candy with googly eyes

and a speech bubble that said,

"The answer is melting!"

And that's our Flora.

Cotton candy. None of the heavy stuff.

She got a 1500 on her practice test.

1500?

Including the math?

That's an Ivy League score.

Hey, it's, this is really good, delicious, guys.

Isn't it, isn't it really good, Sean?

Hmm.

Flora, who knew you would be capable of that?

See, when you put your mind to it...

It was just a fluke. Why don't you talk to them

about your Fractal Scope project?

Yeah, I mean, it's nothing compared to yours,

Mrs. Morgan.

Yeah, the electronic oceanographic buoy system

of 1998.

I sorta hate you for telling them my scores.

But I also sort of like you for it.

I just... It wasn't a fluke, your score.

But also, you feel like they don't take you seriously

but maybe you're not giving them a chance to.

Giving them the chance to?

I just, I don't think you're being fair.

I mean, to them, but mostly to yourself.

They're my parents. I shouldn't have to prove

my intelligence to anybody,

especially them.

Yeah, but you could.

They don't deserve it, Sean.

I worked hours on those stupid puzzles,

I tried so hard,

and the day that I drew that picture,

the stopped giving them to me.

They wrote me off at six years old.

Yeah, well, they were wrong.

Yeah, well, they told the same story so many times

that it became my own.

Still feel like cotton candy.

Pretty, sweet, dissolves on contact.

You're not! You're elemental, and you're smart.

I know that I'm smart.

Are you punishing them or yourself?

Okay, I don't need you to save me,

or psychoanalyze me, okay?

I need you to want me.

I do!

Then what are you waiting for?

Okay, I know that it's your first time,

and that's okay.

No, no, what? It's not, it's not that.

Is it me?

No, it's not you!

Then what?

It's just...

I'm sorry, not like this. I can't.

Sean.

That's all the money you've paid me.

But why?

I can't do this anymore! It's wrong!

You deserve the money,

and the recommendation.

1500? We had no idea that was even possible.

Yeah, well, you should have,

alright, but you wrote her off.

You underestimated her,

which is why she underestimates herself.

Sean, you earned the money.

Look, I'm sorry, maybe you can betray Flora,

but I can't anymore.

Oh, and here's your recommendation letter.

I'm done.

He says he's so into me,

but then doesn't want to take it any further.

Yeah, I don't love it.

Am I giving off red flags?

What, because you're experienced?

No, that's so anti feminist. It's not Sean's bag.

Maybe he's nervous about, you know...

Well, that doesn't feel like the problem.

Oh!

And I have been beyond effusive...

Nice SAT word.

With compliments removing any performance pressure.

Maybe he's worried you'll bang and go bye-bye.

No, that's delusional, we hang out all the time,

and I love his sister, and I'm going to his mom's

birthday thing next week.

You bail on your friends for him.

No one could be more all in than I.

I mean, maybe he's just not used to it, right?

He goes from Barf Vader to bagging a total baddie.

Mm-hmm.

I mean, we basically forced you to date him.

Total PR stunt.

Stop.

It's true.

So Sean did what exactly?

He ripped up the letter and gave all the money

back to Flora's parents.

He's not telling her?

He should. There's no way she doesn't find out.

Hey.

You're never going to believe this.

Yeah?

I just heard that there's money involved...

Hey, Lindsey! Can I carry that for you?

Um, okay.

So how's Flora?

She's good.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

- I like her. Do you like her? - Mm-hmm.

I think she'd like that. I think she cares a lot

about what other people think

because she doesn't really know who she is.

And that gets kind of confusing,

and she latches onto their lives,

which isn't always real, right?

Sorry, I shouldn't be rambling to you

about her insecurities and her motives,

and all that stuff, but I'm just saying

it's like I care about her.

Like, I miss her, you know?

Like, we were like Tom Holland and Zendaya,

and Barbie and Ken, and Ben and JLo.

I know your brother cares about her, too.

Yeah, he does.

I know about Sean and Flora.

Know what?

Lindsey, I think you know.

He thinks he's in the clear, but it's going to blow up

on him at any second.

How do you know?

Because I know.

Look, I care about Flora, but I also care about you.

I don't want to see you getting hurt,

I don't want to see your rep getting hurt.

Yeah, I don't have love for your brother,

that's not news, but...

He'll never recover from this.

Exactly. I'm just wondering how we can help

smooth things over for him.

You don't understand, her parents were just trying

to help her, and Sean just wanted to get into MIT,

and so they gave him so much money to date her.

Yeah.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

About the other night, I...

Look, I, I'm sorry, okay?

I've never done this before.

Can I take you somewhere?

Will you come with me?

Hmm.

It has nothing to do with the SATs or studying.

Oh, really?

I swear on MIT.

Okay, fine, then you drive.

Okay.

Yes!

-Can you handle it? -Yeah, I can handle it.

- You sure? - What, you don't trust me?

- Positive? - Yeah.

Okay, you ready?

Yeah.

Alright, wait. Okay.

Almost there.

Okay, can I look?

One second.

Okay.

What do you think?

It's beautiful, Sean.

Did you do this yourself?

Denny helped with some of, like, the finer details.

- Oh. - Yeah.

He's not still here, right?

I, I hope not. Denny?

All good, it's fine.

My beach has never looked so good.

You know Andromeda and Perseus?

They're both outsiders in a way.

He was born locked in a tower,

and she was chained to a rock,

abandoned by the people who were supposed to protect her.

They were both unchosen.

Till they chose each other.

I like that.

Is that what you wanted to tell me?

I wanted to tell you that I love you.

I love you too.

Thank you.

Flora, um...

There's something I have to tell you.

Well, I actually have something that I have to tell you too.

- What? - I signed up to take the SATs!

They're next week!

Oh! Are you kidding?

That's amazing!

Flora!

Oh my god, I'm so proud of you.

Wait, what did you want to tell me?

Um...

Nothing, nothing. I'm just...

I'm so happy for you.

I guess now we gotta get you a number two pencil, huh?

Uh-huh.

Yeah.

And you do this every year?

Oh yeah. Charcuterie is my love language,

right, Lindsey?

Right.

So do your parents cook a lot?

No, no, not at all. They don't even cook on holidays.

In fact, they spend the holidays in Ithaca

because the Mars Rover lab is usually empty.

Wow.

I wonder what Sean would choose,

celebrating his beautiful mother's birthday

or the Mars Rover.

That's pretty debatable,

but I'd definitely send you a card.

Thank you.

That reminds me, I forgot to make you a card

so I'm just going to go do that.

Oh, no, no, no, you gotta finish the icing.

Sweetie, just fold it in, fold it in.

You should tell my mom your good news.

Oh, I decided to sign up for the SATs.

Your son has been a very good influence on me.

Oh honey, you've been a good influence.

Before you, all he cared about

was the Fractal Scope Competition.

Same day as the SATs.

Yeah, well, it's all just a means to an MIT end,

and it's all wrapped up with his dad.

With his dad?

Yeah.

Sean's dad worked in the kitchens at MIT.

They didn't have a lot in common,

but Sean Senior would tell anyone who would listen,

"My son is going to go straight from the third grade to MIT."

That's funny how some stories just stick.

Well, college isn't everything.

Don't need to tell me that.

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday, Mrs. Foster.

Thank you, Denny.

So Flora, do you have any cute single friends

looking for a nice boy?

Mom, oh my god!

Denny does just fine on his own.

Okay, everyone have cake and cupcakes, please.

Happy birthday, Mom.

Thanks, sweetie.

I love how you guys just celebrate everything together.

It's really nice.

I'm just so happy I get to be a part of it.

Hello! Hello!

Oh-ho-ho! Hey, Mrs. Foster, what's up?

Happy birthday!

Tucker, what are you doing here?

You're not welcome here, Tuck.

What is going on?

Sorry, Mrs. Foster, I wanted this to have

some more finesse to it, but you got an unethical player

at your table here, Flo.

I think he might be lying to you.

You need to leave.

Tucker, don't do this.

Yeah, sorry, Lindsey, I know.

But she kind of deserves to hear it, right, so...

Get out!

He's on the payroll, Flora.

What?

I'm sorry. I just felt like you would have wondered

why he would have wanted to date you considering that you

have nothing in common.

What is he talking about?

That's not...

Your parents knew that you weren't going to take the SATs

unless your boyfriend was taking the SATs.

This is actually super dark because your parents

paid this unethical bro to seduce you.

He's joking, right?

He takes this time with you to make sure

that he can touch you for money,

he says, "I love you," for a cheque.

Now, he had the decency to not f...

Nah, man! No way!

That's not true.

Tell me that that's not true, Sean.

It's not, it, it's complicated.

Flora! Flora!

Wait.

Stop! Wait, look, just let me explain!

Did you, or did you not take money from my parents

to date me?

But look, I gave it, I gave it all back.

Okay, the money, the internship, everything.

What else did they offer?

It was a recommendation letter to MIT.

I, I tore it up.

Before or after you had sex with me?

Before, that's why I couldn't.

I just... God, I knew that there was something!

I couldn't tell you because I didn't want to lose you,

and I tried to draw a line.

But you didn't draw a line at the beach!

I don't have the privilege to turn down a reach chance

at my dream, Flora!

Fuck you, Sean.

I mean, I... God, this is coming out...

I'm sorry, alright! I never thought...

Look, Flora, I'll do anything, just, just give me a chance.

I, I love you!

Flora!

Just talk to me!

Wait! Flora! Flora! Flora!

Tell me you didn't do this.

I'm sorry, Mom.

- Hi. How was your night? - Hi, Flora.

How could you?

Honey, are, are you okay?

I finally found somebody that I loved,

and I thought that he loved me too!

Honey, let me explain. We just wanted what was best...

You don't know anything about what's best for me!

He broke my heart!

But you sold it.

Flora! Flora!

Honey!

Flora!

Hey, thanks for leaving the yard.

I think she was serious about calling the cops.

Can you please just let me talk to her?

Sean, stop calling.

Not until I know what to do to prove to her that I love her,

and that I would do anything for her.

It's too late.

Please, I can, I can fix this.

No, dude, you can't.

It's broken.

Leave me alone.

Stop!

Please, just leave me alone.

What? I don't want to talk.

I pay the mortgage, so I will come and go as I please.

Mom, if you're here to lecture me, I'm just...

I'm not in the mood.

You deserve it.

What you did to Flora,

that is not the person I raised you to be, Sean.

I know. I'm sorry. I...

I tried to tell her so many times, I just...

I believe that.

Your dad and I broke up a lot before we got married.

It's not entirely dissimilar.

Were his parents bribing you?

No.

But it was because of secrets.

Addicts are liars.

Deception played a big part in my life for a very long time.

You know... -

Lindsey, you can come in.

No, I don't want to talk to her.

Sean, she feels bad enough already.

Mom, I don't want...

Sean, I'm so sorry.

I don't want to hear it, Lindsey!

I'm sorry! - Okay, okay!

Did the big reveal happen in a way that any of us

would have hoped for? No.

Would it have ended like this anyways

when Flora found out the truth?

Probably.

Tell Sean what you told me.

You were right.

You told me not to change when I got to high school

and I did.

I wanted to be popular so I trusted the wrong people.

I'm, I'm not going to change anymore.

Yeah, me neither.

Okay, here's what I want to tell the two of you about that.

You are wrong.

You are so wrong.

You are going to change, and thank god

because change is good.

You have to get out there, and try new things,

and take risks, and sometimes, with any luck,

they're going to turn out great.

And sometimes they are going to be a complete disaster.

But you're going to be okay

as long as you check in with this.

Trust your gut.

The right answer is always there.

Okay, but if you made the wrong choice,

like how, how can I fix it?

Sometimes you can't.

You've got to know when to push,

when to wait,

and when to make pancakes.

I could go for some pancakes.

Me too.

Let's make pancakes.

I love both of you again. I didn't for a second.

But it's back.

Go away, Sean.

I said go away, Sean!

Just wait, just wait! a second!

Wait a second.

No way.

I'll come up to you, I'm going to climb something.

Uh, one second.

Go away, Tucker.

Flora!

Okay, okay, I'm coming down.

Flora!

I...

I deserve that.

Okay, sorry I couldn't just stand by watching some guy

lie to your face, Flo.

You lied to me first, Tucker.

I did, you're right.

And that is unforgivable.

But it took losing you to make me realize

that I can't live without you,

and I'm sorry that's not convenient for you, okay?

But if you give me one shot, one shot,

I swear to god I'm not going to blow it,

I'm not going to hurt you again.

I'm, I'm supposed to be with you.

We're made for each other.

You'll have to do better than that.

Virginia Woolf would tell you, though,

that "It is a thousand pities to not admit how one feels,"

and I'm just telling you how I feel.

Okay, whatever.

Check your email.

Tuck Everlasting has an investors meeting in LA.

I won't do that without you.

Flo, California was our dream.

I'm not going to make you regret going.

Think about it.

Flora, you're not actually considering this?

You're skipping the SATs?

It's not like you need them to go to college,

it's not a fatal life choice.

Okay, well, going to LA with Tucker maybe is.

California is where dreams come true.

And where they fall apart.

Look, if you want to go to California, go alone,

go with me.

Don't go with that asshole.

You're running away.

I am not running away, I am just going away for a little while.

There's a difference.

Hmm, hmm.

Thank you.

You don't have to choose Tucker,

and you don't have to choose Sean.

Babe, I know it's a cliché,

but you just have to choose yourself.

Well, I am choosing 6 hours of business class champagne

at 29,000 feet.

You gotta break through your depression

even just for one day.

Tomorrow's that day, man.

Flora.

I'm just grabbing my suitcase and I'm going

right back upstairs.

Josie told me you're not taking the SATs.

Wow!

There it is.

You know, .5 seconds.

I thought that you would wait at least 60.

I don't care about them anymore.

From the moment you were born,

you were warm,

you were charming,

you were curious,

you just wanted to interact with the world.

And the world wanted to interact with you,

not just because you were beautiful

but because you have this bright light

and when you shine it on people,

it makes them shine.

Maybe I was jealous.

I didn't know how to celebrate your incredible qualities.

I had to encourage you to be more like me.

Why would you want to be like me?

You won a Nobel Prize.

My beautiful girl.

I might have traded all of that in to have friends.

To have the bright light that you have.

Maybe I made you feel like you had to change,

prove something to me.

But the thing is, you never had to prove anything to me,

okay, and I, I am so sorry

that I made you feel like you did.

I've always believed that you could do

whatever you set your mind to, Flora Morgan.

I believe in you.

I really do, honey, okay?

Come here.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Hey.

It's heavy.

Here we go!

Doing it.

Hey there, Sean.

We're part of the judging panel today.

Of course you are.

Hi, I'm Erin, Sean's mom.

This is Mark, I'm Alice.

We're Flora's parents.

Oh. I see.

No funny business, I promise. We are done with that.

We're really excited to see your work today.

How's Flora?

She's good.

She's headed to LA today with Tucker.

The SATs are today.

She's not going to take them.

And we're okay with that.

Flora has to make her own choices.

Smart girl.

We should let you finish setting up.

Right.

Sean.

Her flight leaves in an hour.

An hour.

Okay, what do we do?

No, they can't judge our presentation

if we're both not here.

Mom?

This is when you push.

Okay.

Hey, if you're going to do it, do it right.

Here.

I love you!

Just in case. Love you too.

Attention, will passenger Dave Tanner

please pick up the security phone at Gate A45.

Come on, let's go! What's happening?

Oh, shut up!

What's up?

Shoot! Have you seen my journal?

Come on, babe, I'll buy you one when we get to LA.

Hey, it's the city of journals, baby girl.

In fact, I'm going to buy you all the journals you want.

It just has my writing in it.

Writing?

You don't have to write. We're heading for big business.

When we launch Tuck Everlasting worldwide,

you won't have to use that pretty little brain of yours.

Okay?

I made a mistake. I have to go.

What?

Yeah.

Wait, wait, wait, where are you going?

As far away from you as possible.

I'm sorry, guys. Excuse me.

Excuse me, sorry.

Wait, wait, wait a second.

I'm just trying to go to LA, man.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! You can't park here!

I have to go, sir. I'm going to get a girl.

Okay, well, in that case, just go.

Ah, thank you!

Okay!

Flora!

Excuse me! Sorry, sorry! Excuse me!

Flora!

Flora Morgan!

Sean?

Sorry.

I came here to tell you that I love you.

Okay, I don't want you to run towards something

you don't want because you're running away from me.

You sure you didn't come to make me go take the SATs?

I did not.

Good.

Will you give me a ride?

You might have the makings of a romantic?

Come on.

Okay.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

Run!

Uh...

Yeah, I got, I got this.

You good?

Okay, let's go!

Whoa!

Oh!

You ever heard of a blinker?

It's overrated.

You've got to get back, those scientists don't mess around.

Yeah, well, it was worth it.

This doesn't mean that I forgive you.

Thank you for driving me.

You're going to crush it.

Hi, I'm sorry, yeah.

Oh, I got it, thanks.

It's a form of renewable energy.

Yeah. It's, it's a perfect way...

A blank page is scary.

But you can't let that stop you from writing what's next.

It took me seventeen years to realize

that I didn't know who I was.

And it took me two months to realize

I wanted to find out.

I owe this in part to the incredible writers

I've read.

But also to the boy who helped me see who I was.

This boy was afraid to change for anyone.

And I was afraid that I changed for everyone.

Together we found that if we embrace change

while staying true to ourselves...

What is that? What is that?

Honey!

We can navigate the challenges of life

and achieve success on your own terms.

- MIT! - MIT!

MIT! MIT!

I have been many Floras,

and I have lost touch with those Floras,

but I'll always hold them close.

They are the friends riding shotgun

as I go on the journey to meet the next version of myself.

And the one after that.

Well, she...

And hopefully, each new version will retain

the authentic things that live in my soul.

And I'll get closer to finding out

exactly who I am.

And loving that person fully.

And finding someone who will love that person, too.

Because isn't that the greatest success we could ask for,

to love ourselves?

We're done.

To love others?

Come on. You owe me.

To be loved right back?

Is that Flora Morgan?

Hey.

Sean Foster, in the flesh.

Yeah, I had to see it for myself.

Well, I'm glad you came.

Was all that travelling as fun as it looked on your posts?

Yeah, it was amazing.

Spent a few months in London,

then I went to Paris.

Sat in cafés, people watched,

partied and wrote all about it.

I think the nicest part was just being alone.

You know, away from all the noise.

But it led me to a very big decision.

I'm going to Boston University in the fall.

I wanted to tell you in person.

Wow! That is, that's amazing.

I hope you're doing it for you

and not for anybody else.

Oh, a hundred percent it's for me.

I'm going to be a writer.

Well, I'm happy for you.

Thank you.

Andromeda is saving herself.

I guess that's what happens when she gets to tell

her own story.

And hey, you'll be, you'll be close to MIT.

So is it everything you ever dreamed of?

Uh, yeah.

But also my dreams keep changing.

That's not an easy thing to admit,

especially for you.

Change is hard.

Change is inevitable.

Some things are easy though.

I mean, someone, someone said that to me once.