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(synthesized electronic, video game theme music playing)

♪ ♪

(sighs)

(knocks)

-Aah! -Aah!

-Hi, Abby. -Bruce.

(laughing): You scared me.

Are you ready to go?

-There's a pretty well-rated Chinese restaurant-- -Bruce: No. (grunts)

What are you still doing outside? Come in!

I thought we were going out to dinner?

Bruce: I don't want to go out to dinner.

I... have a better idea.

(Bruce panting)

I don't understand.

-Uh, wait. -(TV clicks on)

(synthesized electronic, video game music playing)

♪ ♪

(laughs)

Okay. (chuckles)

It's that game we used to play. I get it.

(music continuing)

That's all you have to say?

"That game"? It's Crowning Glory II!

You're-You're just still in shock. Just, here. Watch.

(Bruce reading video game text):

(Bruce reading in gruff voice):

(Bruce reading in normal voice):

(video game music pulsating)

Abby...

this is our game.

I know. We used to play it a lot--

Bruce: No.

Like the exact game.

I... I found it when I was cleaning out my mom's house.

Don't you remember?

Babby-- Bruce plus Abby. Babby.

Our character that we created.

You did the puzzles, and I-I fought the bosses.

Yeah, I remember.

We really liked playing this game.

Liked?! We were obsessed!

We played this game every single night that summer.

Until...

Until the night Babby died.

Look... (sighs)

I drove straight here from the conference

to come pick you up and get dinner.

-I've gotta prep for my presentation-- -Okay, well,

if you don't wanna be here, you know, just go. I don't care.

Hey. Bruce, just... relax.

(Bruce mutters)

(scoffs): I...

I'm sorry. I'm just...

stressed and overworked.

Yeah. Of course you are.

Bruce, respectfully,

we don't really know each other anymore.

We haven't seen each other since we were kids.

I know you.

(sighs)

We were best friends.

Bruce: And I...

I...

And I just want to save Babby... from perma-death.

Now see, in Crowning Glory II when your hero dies,

they're dead forever.

No extra lives. No-- no potion.

-Perma-death. -Yeah. I remember what perma-death is.

-That's what happened to Babby. -Yeah!

Yes.

But, but what if I told you...

that Babby's still in there?

In the game.

That I found a way to bring Babby back.

Babby's bones, they're still in there,

in the Hydra's lair, right where she was killed.

Now, I read online that, that if we can take those bones

to the temple in Castle Town with an offering of a thousand gold pieces...

the monks can bring Babby back.

They can resurrect Babby.

So... (scoffs) you just need to go get the bones and take them to some monks?

Yes! It's easy! It's easy.

We just gotta beat the first quest, and do the second quest,

then the third quest, and kill the Hydra,

and then take the bones to the monks.

I've already created a new character for us.

Abbuce!

Abbuce! Get it?

A-B-B-U-C-E. Abby and Bruce!

Bruce...

I'm sorry, but I just don't think I can do this tonight.

(Bruce grunts, sighs)

Bruce: I drove all this way. I just...

Abby, do you remember the rule?

(sighs) What rule?

That if either one of us ever needed to fart when we we're on the phone,

we had to put the phone up to our butt and fart into the phone.

(laughing)

Yes.

-It was my idea. -(Bruce laughs)

It was a good idea.

You know every time I need to fart when I'm on the phone now, I still think of you.

(laughs) I'll like...

be on the phone giving a patient their blood test results

and have this instinct to put the phone up to my butt.

Bruce: I never did that with anybody else.

Why did you think of that right now?

-Bruce: I farted under the blanket. -(laughing)

(gasps)

Oh! (coughs) Well, thanks for sharing!

(laughing): No! God!

Aah, dude.

-(sighs) -(video game music playing)

♪ ♪

I was really sorry to hear about your mom.

(video game beeping, weapons firing)

It's so weird to find out someone died on Facebook.

Really would have liked to have come to the funeral.

Your dad come?

How's he?

After the service, he was like...

"When I saw you talking to the funeral director,

"being so respectful and dressed so smart,

"I felt so proud of you.

"Like you're a real grown-up now.

Maybe I was wrong about you."

"Maybe I was wrong about you"?

-Yeah. -Wow.

-Huh. He was always-- -A dick.

I was gonna say a little rough around the edges.

-(game chimes) -Wait. No, push the crown to the left.

No, no, no, the left. The left!

(sighs) Shit.

Give me that.

I told you I suck at the puzzles.

(music continuing)

-Ah! -Yeah!

-Yeah, son! -A-whoop, a-whoop, a-whoop!

-Time for the Minotaur, right? -Oh, right.

(weapons zapping)

Oh. Oh, oh, oh!

Abby: Yeah!

Get-- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

Yes!

-Yeah! -(laughing)

-Woosh! -(laughing)

(grunts)

(Bruce reading):

-Ah! -Yes!

-(laughing) -(howling)

(laughs)

Oh. Yes!

-No. -Oh shit. Yeah. Yeah.

Both: Uh, ah-- boom!

♪ ♪

(Bruce sighs) Oh...

-So, how are things with you? -Fine.

So you treat kids with cancer? Huh...

Sounds hard.

Yeah, it is.

Must be like...

just crying all the time or whatever, huh?

No. Not really.

You get kind of...

You get used to some things.

Maybe too used to them. (chuckles)

(groans)

So... do you have girlfriend?

-Sorta. -Interesting.

-Tell me more. -Can we just...

-focus on the game. -I got this.

Come on. Give me dirt.

I dunno. I mean, she's...

like 41, and it's weird, like...

They call it a geriatric pregnancy or whatever--

Whoa! She's pregnant?

Yeah. Did I...

Did I not say that?

Uh, no.

(chuckles) Wow.

(video game music continuing)

Is it yours?

(chuckles)

-(Abby gasps) -Bruce: Fuck!

-Aah, dude, we gotta focus here! -Sorry!

-Don't yell at me. -Yeah, well, don't mess it up!

-I'm doing my best. -No, you're not.

(stammers): You're being all distracted

and asking me all these dumb questions and shit!

You think you can do this all loosey-goosey, but you can't!

Look, I'm trying to be nice here

and play your stupid game with you, but--

-Stupid?! -I have an actual life, so...

-if you're gonna be a dick, I'm just gonna leave. -Great! Fine!

Then just, just ruin it all, again!

It's your fault, Abby!

It's always your fucking, fucking, fucking fault!

What? What's my fault?

Oh, come on. Really?

Bruce, what the fuck are you talking about?

You played that night without me.

You thought that you could beat the Hydra, but you couldn't.

-And then Babby died. -(scoffs)

-You killed Babby! -No!

You were the one who fought the Hydra by yourself.

-And you died on purpose! -What?

I would never do that!

Why-why would you even think something like that?!

I just assumed you were mad at me

because of what happened that night.

Oh, God.

Bruce, come on. I'm not stupid.

Don't play games. What the fuck is this?!

I don't know what you're talking about.

(laughing): Are you serious?

-Bruce. -(laughs mockingly) I guess.

That was the night your dad moved out.

Yeah, I know.

Why would I be mad at you about that?

Because of my mom.

Your mom found out that night about them.

Yeah.

Your mom and my dad?

(sighs)

-(exhales) -Abby: I'm sorry.

I just assumed you knew.

When did you find out about this?

-I knew. -When?

I don't know. The whole time?

She was a single mom. I knew everything.

My dad was fucking the maid?

She was more than that to you and you know it.

Did you like...

Did you like see him a lot after that?

I sure didn't.

Did you?!

Not really.

But he helped me with med school.

(laughing)

Oh, so he stayed in touch with you?

You always were the smart one.

Bruce?

-(door slams) -(locks click)

(panting)

-Abby: Bruce? -(doorknob rattles)

(sighs)

I'm sorry.

-Let's talk about it. -No, I got it.

You're the kid my dad really wanted.

Got it.

It's not like we had some magical, special relationship or anything.

Yeah, whatever.

(whispers): Whatever.

Abby: I thought you knew.

(chuckling): I thought that's why you stopped talking to me.

Bruce, can we just go back?

I was having a good time, and I...

I don't have that a lot anymore.

My life is just...

It's really intense.

It's not...

It's not... fun.

Most of the time, I just feel... numb.

All right.

(sighing): Fine.

Guess I'll just have to save Babby by myself.

(video game music playing)

♪ ♪

Abby: Okay!

Made it through the Hydra's labyrinth!

(music continuing)

I am at the gate to the Hydra's lair!

Gonna go through!

Here I go!

Gonna do it now...

by myself.

(panting)

♪ ♪

-(Abby gasps) -(weapons zapping)

(Hydra roars)

-Ah. -Oh, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

(both cheering)

-Yes! -Oh! Hah!

(laughs)

(Bruce reading):

-(sighs, laughs) -(sighs)

Wow.

That was...

easier than I thought it would be.

(laughs)

Look.

That's Babby, right?

(gasping)

It is!

(softly): Oh...

(video game music playing)

(both gasp)

(Abby reading):

-Yeah. -Yes.

(both reading):

Both: Yes!

(both reading):

Yes.

(game chimes)

(Abby laughs, sighs)

(game beeping)

(beeping continuing)

(descending electronic blooping)

(Abby reading):

Ash?

What do you mean ash?

-Wait. -(game control clatters)

It didn't work?

I didn't know that was possible.

(sighs)

(chuckles)

(Abby crying)

(sobs, sniffles)

Abby, what's wrong?

(sobbing): I, I...

No... (sobs)

(whimpering)

It's Babby, I'm...

(sobbing): I'm sorry.

(sobbing): I'm so sorry!

-It's-- it's okay. -(sobbing continuing)

We tried. That-- that's all I wanted.

(panting)

(sobbing)

(Abby wailing)

(wailing continuing)

(sniffles, sobs)

(Bruce sighs)

Life comes and goes...

but in the hearts of the living...

those that pass live on.

(sniffles) Wow, Bruce.

(sniffles) That was beautiful.

(both laugh)

(sniffles)

(video game music resumes)

(both reading):

Yes. (laughs)

Yes.

(hammering)

(Abby chuckles)

We should say something.

(music continuing)

Babby was a hero,

and I always thought that was really cool.

(chuckles)

(softly): Yeah...

Babby...

fought all the bosses,

even though it was dangerous.

Babby was awesome.

Even when she spilled Ecto Cooler

on my mom's fancy white couch and I got punished for it.

(laughs)

(video game music ends)

Babby made me laugh.

-And I miss that. -Mm!

(sighs)

And I wish we could go back.

(sighs)

♪ ♪

♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

To our last summer before it all, like, begins.

It's already kinda begun for you.

-Well, you'll totally get there. -Totally.

(KNOCKING AT THE DOOR)

(SCREAMING)

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪