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Excuse me.

Pardon me.

Buongiorno.

Sir!

Sir, these are daisies.
I need roses.

-White. White roses.

-White roses? White?

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

Mr. Kim here
isn't usually manning the stall.

May I?

-Ah! Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- White roses. Thank you.

Oh. He says
it's two more dollars.

Oh! Okay.

Whoa, sis! Coffee almost got
cold this morning.

What, has the amazingly perfect
Julie Walters found herself...

Duh-duh-duh! Running late?

You don't have to rub it in.

Actually, I kinda do.

I enjoy seeing you be human.
Makes me feel better about
myself.

Well, I'm glad I could help
but I hate being late.

And he's
gonna be here in 9 minutes.

Wait, so you're actually
9 minutes early?

You know I like to arrive 15
minutes early to all
my appointments

So, technically,
I am 6 minutes late.

Yeah. Remember what I said about
better about myself?

Scratch that.
Your table's all ready to go.

Thanks, Lu.
You're the best.

By the way,

did I hear you say that he is
gonna be here in 9 minutes?

Who... who's he?

Is this a date?

Have you told Mom yet?

No. It's nothing like that.

But it might be cause to
celebrate.

Oh! Do tell.

My life's mostly coffee
beans so I could use excitement.

Well, Professor Hellman said
that he wanted to meet with me

because he had some news.

Uh huh.

So I was thinking since
my PhD thesis is coming up.

- maybe it's about--
- the museum job?

- Yes!
- Yes!

This calls for muffins.

What should it be?
Bran? Blueberry?

Nah, this is a special occasion.

Oh! We're going banana nut,
baby.

Ooh, indulgent.

Obviously.

Oh! Professor Hillman.
Can I get you something?

Muffin?

Thank you, but no.

Julie, can we speak?

Of course.

In private.

Sure.

Lu, I'll take that to go.

So, you said you had some
important news in your email?

Yes.

I do have news.

Although unfortunately...

it's not great news.

Oh.

Yes, and you know
we all think the world of you.

You're a brilliant student.

And we all can't wait to read
your thesis later this year.

But?

But...

the university is canceling the
graduate assistant program
in our department.

So we'll no longer be able to
help you with financial aid or
employment.

What?

I know. Apparently the ancient
languages department

just isn't as sexy as those
hotshots over in 18th century
literature.

They're getting
all our grad assistant position.

But I only have a couple months
left.

When does this start?

Now, unfortunately.

Dr. Hillman, is there something
I can do?

This assistant professor
position is the only job I have.

Believe me, Julie. We tried.

You are the brightest mind in
the department.

And I'm including professors
here.

But it's just out of our hands,
I'm afraid.

I understand.

You are brilliant, Julie.

I know you're going to figure
this out.

Just a bump in the road.
I promise.

Sure.

I'll figure something out.

But without this PhD, I'm never
going to get a job in a museum.

Speaking of... my friend over at
the museum is looking for some
help.

So I put in a good word for you.

Really?
Thank you, Dr. Hillman.

It's the least I could do.

I'll send you details
and the interview is tomorrow.

Okay. Do you
know what position it is?

You know, I'm not sure.

But, in any case, it can't hurt
to go in and talk to him.

Remember, just a bump in the
road. You'll be fine.

Hey! What's the good news?

I lost my graduate assistant
job.

Oh, muffin...

Muffin? On the house.

But Professor Hillman did say

that he set me up with an
interview at the Natural History
Museum.

Oh, way to bury the lede, sis!
That's amazing.

That's the place
you've always wanted to work.

See? What am I always saying?

- Eat first, ask questions late?
- Yeah, besides that.

When one door closes, another
door opens.

- Ready to walk through that do?
- Definitely.

Although...

What?

Well, I mean
what if you get to the interview

and the guy's, you know,
handsome?

What is that supposed to mean?

Well, you know how you get
flustered around handsome guys.

What?

We don't.

Really? Remember that
orthopedic surgeon mom set you
up with?

Oh, come on.

That was one time
and he was suspicious.

Handsome and a surgeon? Please.

Oh, yeah,
sounded like a real monster.

Okay, but still
that was one time.

One time.

Really? That's what you're going
with?

Okay, name me
one other time that's happened.

And then I just thought
I didn't go to 6 years of
medical school,

to haggle with insurance
companies.

Which is why I opened up my very
own free clinic

for underprivileged
children.

That... that's great.

Uh... 6 years of medical school?

Isn't that a little long?

Oh, did you fail a year or two?

I mean, it's not every day that
the president of NASA

gives you a personal
commendation.

So I guess that'd have to be my
fifth favourite accomplishment,

But look at me
just rambling on.

Yeah, you really are.

I mean, you were just talking
too much...

That's worse.

Okay, that was two times.

I'm sure this
interview will be fine, though.

The guy's probably some old
stuffy professor dude, right?

Right. Of course.

I'll be fine.

You must be Julie.

I'm Dan.

Oh, no.

You are Julie, right?

Oh, hi! Yeah, I'm...
I'm Julie!

Hi.

Oh. I, uh, have a resume for
you.

That is a resume.

For you.

-Great.
-Great!

-Do you want to walk?
-Yeah!

We'll go meet who you'll be
working with.

Okay. Yeah.

You'll love Jonesy.

Is it your first time?

Oh, no, not at all.

-Never gets old.
-Yeah, I know what you mean.

For me, the most important thing
about this job is are you an
animal lover?

Animal lover?
Oh, yes. Very majestic.

I don't know how majestic he is,
but he's pretty cute and cuddly.

Cute and cuddly?

How do you feel about bones?

Do they make you skittish?
They're kind of gross.

Bones?
Oh, no, that should be fine.

Oh. Does this job
involve digging for artifacts?

You could say that.
He's always digging somewhere.

I swear some days, I feel like
all I do is find bones.

Really? I didn't know
they were so prevalent.

-He's right up here.
-Oh.

Hi!

Oh, my goodness!
What's your name?

This is Jonesy.

Hi, Jones--

Wait, this is Jonesy?
I thought he was an
archaeologist.

Oh. "Digging for bones."

I got it.

That's funny.

Yeah, when Dr. Hillman said
one of his students was looking

for a job, I thought perfect.

I work so many long hours,
I need someone to watch Jonesy.

And... dogs and ancient
artifacts don't really mix.

Don't worry, Jonesy. That wasn't
from a very good Dynasty anyway.

He really seems to like you.

Yeah, he's great.

Um...

If you could just
take a look at my resume.

I do have a degree from Harvard
and two Masters from Columbia.

And you thought...
dog-sitter?

Um...

I... I didn't realize that...

It's fine.
I appreciate your time.

It's very nice to meet you,
Jonesy.

Okay...

Thanks.

Uh, bye.

Columbia?

Well, that's impressive.

Well, that couldn't have gone
any worse.

You're no help at all.

Auf Wiedersehen!

Why did this
have to happen now?

I only have one semester left to
pay for. What am I going to do?

Well, think about it like this -
looking for a job now

is gonna be good practice
for when you're done school.

Maybe it's time
to get out into the real world

and stop being a professional
student.

I will!

I have a plan but
getting a job is easier said
than done.

Look I put in
applications at five stores
yesterday.

And all five
said I was overqualified.

How is that even possible?

I've never even worked in a
store before.

Look, I get it.

You're a dreamer.

Ever since we were little kids
you've wanted to work in that
place.

And Mom always encouraged that.

Do you know how happy she
was when I opened up this place?

Why? 'Cause she likes coffee?

No. Because this place is my
dream.

-Yeah,
-The way I see it,

you are this close to the finish
line to achieving yours.

-You can't give up now.
-I know.

And I can see the finish line.

I just... don't know how to get
there.

Aw, don't worry.

You're smart, fun, you got
more degrees than a thermometer.

Any place would
be lucky enough to hire you.

Oh.

I could work here.

You know we can make this a
family-owned business.

Look how good I am at bussing.

Yeah, it's just,

the thing that is
with the economy and all...

What about the economy?

I don't know.

Was really hoping you weren't
gonna make me elaborate.

Never mind.

Maybe stores and restaurants
aren't the way to go.

I need to find a job

where I can put at least one of
my degrees to work.

Okay.
There you go.

Okay, so you need a job for
right now.

-Uh huh.
-All your degrees are in
language stuff.

Don't you speak like six
languages or something.

Fluently? Eight. Ten if you
count dead languages.

Yeah I don't. But still

there's got to be something you
can do with that, right?

Yeah! Work at my dream job

at the Museum of Natural History
translating artifacts.

But apparently they think
I'm only qualified

to babysit animals.

Okay, I know this place is
like your dream or whatever,

but maybe you could take this
time

to start looking at other
museums.

Other museums?

Yes, there are
such a thing as other museums.

I know this because

I've been bored by so many of
them over the years.

One of them is bound to take
you, right?

That's a good long-term plan,

but that doesn't really help me
right now.

Okay, so let's focus on
something you can control today.

Okay.

Like that cute guy over
there, keeps checking you out.

I am not flirting right now.
I am a mess.

You're a mess? And what am I?

This is not even--

Hey.

Hi!

How's your night going?

Hi, I'm...

Oops!

I'm Julie.

-You okay?
-Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

Um...

I'm just gonna go.

Okay. Bye.

Bye, bye, bye...

Wow. Ladies and gentlemen,
we might have a new record.

He went from potential beau
to "look at him go" in three
seconds flat.

Now that is talent.

What can I say?

Not much, apparently.

I don't understand how you can
speak every language from
Swedish to Swahili

but you don't know how to
speak

the most important language of
all:

The language of love.

Actually, French
is the language of love

and I speak that quite well.

They say my accent
is Parisien.

Oh boy.

Yep. Okay.

Agh! He didn't pay his bill!

Thanks, sis. You scared
him into a dine 'n' dash.

Good job.

Sorry.

Okay.

And... sent.

Well, that was seven hours well
spent.

Careers...
Translation Point.

"We need tutors."

"We are looking for tutors to
join our team

to teach adult language
classes."

Okay.

Okay, so Rose, Earl,
what can I help you with?

What we need dear is to learn
Italian.

We're going on a vacation to
Rome and Venice.

Oh, the whole deal!

And I want to learn how to speak
the language.

Okay.

What she's really saying is
she wants to know

what other people are
saying about her in Italian.

Why can't it be both?

It can and Italy is a beautiful
country.

You guys are going to love it.

Well, my family immigrated here

from Italy over a hundred
years ago--

And I've never been.
But we are so excited!

Yes. And I hear they
have pasta carts on the streets.

What? That's exciting.

I love Italy and the
language is like pure poetry

and the scenery is just so
beautiful.

You can't help
but just fall in love with it.

Oh, that sounds amazing.

Okay. Let's start with
the basics.

Okay.

Buongiorno.

Beautiful! What does that mean?

Good morning.

That's right, Earl.
It means "good morning."

Buongiorno, my dear.

I'm beginning
to feel the romance already!

Hey, guys! How's it going?

Pretty good, I think.

Oh, you are great, honey.

Oh, do you speak French?

I do.
Oh, are you guys going there to?

What am I, a millionaire?

No, but our son could use your
help.

Oh, Rosie.
Don't go there.

Ah, like I did with the other
girls? Uh uh.

Do you know why our son can't
keep a girlfriend?

Because he's busy. He has work.

No, because he wouldn't
know romance

if it reached out
and slapped him in the face.

You can help him with that.

Uh, it's not really what I do.
But sure.

Oh, maybe I could teach him
some romantic French phrases.

Oh, see? She understands.

Our son is just like his father.

There isn't a
romantic bone in their bodies.

Did you know
that Earl is a Rhodes scholar?

Really?

Oh, he knows everything
there is to know

except when the date
of our anniversary is.

Yeah. I know everything she says
except how to leave him alone.

Ah! What do you know?
I'm gonna call him.

Oh...

-Tut-tut-tut.
-Okay.

Ah!

Hello, honey. What are
you doing tomorrow at noon?

Okay, good. Cancel that.

Because you have an appointment
with a language teacher.

She is going to teach you French

so that you can impress that
girlfriend of yours.

Well, yes, because
you don't want to mess it up li-

That's right.
You are a grown man.

So it's time you start
acting like one and settle down.

Pfft...

I love you, sweetheart.

He's very excited.

He'll meet you tomorrow at
noon at the park near his house.

Does that work?

I'm looking forward to it.

How do you say "thank you"?

Oh. Grazie.

Grazie.

Perfect.

Oof...

Hi, I'm Julie.
Are you--?

Oh.

It's you. Hi.

Oh, are you having second
thoughts about the job?

Because it's still ava.

Uh, no, sorry. I have a job.

I am your language teacher.

You're the woman

that my mother conned into
teaching me French?

Uh huh.

Small world.

Well, I have some good
news for you.

This is the easiest money
you're ever going to make

because I don't need
to learn French.

-I'm just fine.
-That's debatable.

-What?
-Oh nothing.

It's just well your
mom paid for the lesson.

So you may as well take
advantage, right?

Besides, maybe you'll see that I
can do more

than just hang out with animals.

Yeah, about that, um...

After you left, I took a look
at your resume.

It is very impressive.

Really?

Oh, yeah. You know, after you
get a little more experience

give us a call.

Might have something for you
in a few years.

A few years?

So your mom was telling me
that you wanted to learn French

so you can impress your
girlfriend, is that right?

As I said before. I do not need
to learn French

nor do I need to impress my
girlfriend.

-Uh hm.
-I'll be fine.

We get each other.

Okay.

This is my girlfriend, Cosette.

She's beautiful.

Yeah, see, we just
enjoy each other's company.

It's not about flowers
and candy and all that stuff.

Okay. First of all,
she's from France, right?

Uh huh.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could
speak her language?

I'm sure she'd appreciate it.

Oh, yeah,
but she already speaks English.

I'm sorry.

I'm just so busy, I kind of feel
like it's a waste of my time.

Okay. Well, Rose paid for
the hour and we have...

55 minutes left.

How?

So what are you tell me a little
bit more about...

-Cosette.
-Yeah.

We met about a year ago
on my work trip to Paris.

Oh, now that is romantic.

We were exploring
underground tombs together.

Never mind.

Cosette is a woman of science.

Anyway, we were exploring
the catacombs

and she literally fell over
this femur bone

and she landed directly
in my arms.

Uh, that's morbidly romantic,
I guess.

Yeah, sure. I mean after I
pulled off all the cobwebs

and debris.

Once again
I take that back.

Yeah, and then you know
our eyes met and what can I say?

We instantly hit it off.

We spent the next 10 days
together and since then we just,

we visit when we can,
we talk, we text.

Which I guess
if I'm being honest

maybe not quite as much
as we used to but that's fine.

Right? I mean, we're so busy.

I have the museum.
She has her work.

But, honestly, I think it's
going really well.

Well, it sounds like you have a
very unique relationship.

Yeah.

-But...
-Here we go.

Here comes a speech
that I need to serenade her

from the balcony
or else she's gonna run off.

That's not what I'm saying.

Although that would
be amazing.

I'm just saying women want
to be swept off their feet

and not by a femur bone.

Not Cosette.
I'm telling you.

She's not like any of the other
women I've dated.

Why do you say that?

Because other women
just don't get me.

-I'll give you an example.
-Okay.

So I was dating
this one woman.

She starts talking about
wanting to try this vegan diet.

So I thought why don't
I get her

this beautiful delicious
tofu platter.

-Oh, that doesn't sound so--
-On Valentine's Day.

Never mind.

What?

I was just trying to give her
something she wanted to eat.

Speaking of food, do you need
anything with that?

Mustard? Maybe a suitcase
to carry it in?

Don't change the subject.

So you thought Valentine's Day
was the right day

to bring up tofu because
it was healthy?

Yes, exactly.
See? You get it.

Okay, little piece of advice.

Maybe not dietary
products for Valentine's Day.

Okay, that
was a considerate gift.

Not only did I
think about her needs and wants

I'm helping lower
her cholesterol levels.

Who wouldn't want that?

No one.

No one would want that.

Okay. What
do you suggest?

Let's start simple.
What does Cosette actually like?

Well, um...

Oh!

Soil.

Not helpful.

Come on, you've been
dating for a year.

Not all your conversations are
about soil.

Right?

Well, um...

A lot of them have been but...

Oh!

She likes taking pictures.

Ooh, photography.
That's a good start.

What else?

Oh. She didn't mention it,

but I did notice last time when
I visited her in Paris

she had a lot of French
poetry books in her apartment.

Oh, now we're getting
somewhere.

What do you mean?

Okay, picture this --

when she gets here,
you meet her at the airport

and you recite the most
beautiful and romantic

French poetry
in perfectly fluent French.

And then you whisk her away
for a night on the town

and you guys can
take pictures.

Oh, and then there's this
beautiful fountain

that if you walk past it at
night, there's

the most gorgeous light
and it just overlooks the park.

Oh, you have to take her there.
What do you think?

Nah.

Nah? What do you mean, nah?

-To what part?
-All of it.

Look...

I appreciate you and my
mom try to help me out here,

but believe me, I'm fine,
Cosette is fine.

It's not about
the moonlight walk

and the French poetry stuff
for us.

You know, that's all cliché,
it's tourist manual.

We're just happy curling up
with our scientific journals

and just reading
in silence together.

And that sounds nice...
for some of the time.

But even if Cosette isn't
the most romantic woman

in the world, you still need
to charm her

from time to time or else
she's going to lose interest.

Well, you know, I... I get
little gifts for Cosette.

But you know, not things that
anyone would get her.

Like, I...
I try to make it personal.

Something that would really mean
something to just her.

And that's great.

Just no tofu. Okay?

-I'll try.

Well, thank you for your input,
but it doesn't look

like I'm going to be learning
French anytime soon.

So I guess this is our last
lesson.

-Good luck with Cosette.
-Thanks.

Not that I need it.

-We'll see about that.
-What was that?

Oh, I said give Jonesy my best!

-All right. Will do!
-Bye!

'Night.

Well, you guys are off to a
great start.

You are going
to be gallivanting

from Rome to Milan in no time.

Oh, yeah, we will.

But our son
will be home alone forever.

Oh, do me a favor, would ya?

Give him a call.

I don't know, Rose.

I don't think he wants
my help.

Whether he knows it or not,

he needs your help and
you need the money.

It's a win-win.

I'll think about it.

You know, I've got to say
something here.

This danish is incredible.

I mean, what kind of apples are
these, Granny Smiths?

Actually, they are Golden
Delicious.

Ah, I should have known.

Lu, you are a magician.

Why, thank you, Earl.

At least
someone appreciates me.

Let's go, Johnny Appleseed.

Okay.

Ah, ah, ah.

Bye.

Hm.

Okay, well, great job today.

And next time we can work on our
passé composé, okay?

Au revoir. Okay, bye.

Hello?

-Hey, girl.
-Oh.

Wow.
Nice to hear from you, too.

Sorry. I was
just hoping it was Dan.

You were hoping to get a call

from a guy who wants you to
babysit his dog?

He really must be
good-looking.

Lu, it's not like that.

He has a girlfriend.

-Yeah, in Paris.
-What does that mean?

Nothing, I'm just saying
long-distance relationships,

-not the best.
-Lu.

I'm just saying.

I just thought that he could
really use my help.

And...?

Yeah, I could really use a
client.

See? Honesty is your friend.

Speaking of,

I could honestly use some
sister time right now.

I'm thinking reality TV,
couch, snacks. What do you say?

Yeah, I don't know.

You're turning
down reality TV and junk food.

Are you sick?
Want me to call a doctor?

No, no, no. It's not that, I'm
sorry, it's just--

I'm really busy.
I'm, uh... making a chart.

Hm. Big
surprise. What of?

How much money I need

in order to pay my tuition at
the end of the month?

Oh, come on, sis. You know I can
always float you some cash

if you need. What's family
for? How much do you need?

Uh, 3,000 by the end of
the month?

Yeah, I guess we've never
really been that close.

How many lessons would you
need to teach to make that much?

Well, after my bills and rent
are paid, maybe 50.

In a month?

Wow, you really need to call
this guy.

Just explain to him
it's a win-win situation.

You get the client, he gets to
impress his girlfriend

with French or whatever.

I mean, what's the worst
that could happen?

That is a great idea.

Which part? I'm not used to
being right.

I am going to make a chart.

-Oh boy.
- All the pros and cons,

if I were to call Dan.

You are a genius.

Agreed. But just to be clear,
I never said any of that.

-Okay, I love you, bye!
-Bye!

Yeah, so I saw the email
you sent about the research.

Is the grant
going through soon?

Hopefully. We'll see.

Yeah, I get that.

We just applied for this huge
grant in Egypt,

excavating
never-before-explored tombs.

The waiting is killing me.

Hm?

Ah. Oh, yes, I agree.

See? This is what
I love about us.

We can just talk about
our research

and we don't feel the need for
these grand gestures

that other couples
feel obligated to by society.

I mean, all that
just feels so fake, you know.

A little romance.

A little wine and dine
once in a while.

It is not so bad, eh?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.
Sure, once in a while.

I'm sorry, darling.

Monique was just asking me
something

about the Geneva project.

I should actually really get
going.

I could talk to you later.

Yeah, sure. Okay.

Good night.

Hmm...

You made this in the 8 minutes
it took me to get here?

Uh huh.

Well, the good news is
you're not too full of yourself.

I still don't know what to do.

Well, maybe instead of writing
your little manifesto here

you could have just...

called him.

Lu.

-No.

Speak of the handsome devil...

-No, no, no!
-Heads-up!

Hello?

Hello!

Hi, Julie, it's Dan.

Oh, hi!

Th-there was something I
wanted to talk to you about.

Oh, yeah, me too.

Oh.

Hm?

Hello?

I thought you were gonna say
something.

Oh, right. It's okay.

- You first.
-Oh, okay, uh...

Yeah. So first of all,

I want to apologize
for earlier.

Oh. Me too.

You know, I'm sorry,
I was so pushy. You should

do what you want to do.

Well, the thing is,
I was thinking about that, um,

and what you said,

I think you might be right.
Maybe it would be good

for me to learn
some French... for work.

Oh, okay. Great.

Yeah, you know,
I have to travel

three times a year to our sister
museum in Paris.

So I thought it might be nice to
know the language...

I think.

Of course, I mean that would
certainly help... for work.

And if it helps
with Cosette then...

Oh, yeah.

Funny, didn't even go there.
But sure, yeah.

That would be a bonus.

Um, and you know...

between you and I,
if there happened to be...

some thoughts you had
regarding Cosette

in the normal course
of the lessons

then that would...
that would be fine, too.

When do you want to start?

Well, Cosette's
gonna be getting here

in two weeks, so I really
don't have much time.

Of course,
and these aren't for her.

No, no, of course not. No.

But...

how's tomorrow afternoon?

Uh, that sounds great.
I'll send you the details.

Great. All right.

Okay, bye.

And?

He wants
me to give him lessons.

Yeah!

Let's celebrate!

Thanks again, dear.

Oh, no, thank you.

Honestly, you guys
have been doing great.

Oh, there's one more thing
I wanted to ask you,

if you don't mind.

Sure.

I'll just wait over here.

Okay. Earl, no muffins.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No... no muffins.

She didn't say
anything about cake, though.

Oh, I'm so glad you convinced
Dan to take the lessons.

Well, we'll see how it goes.

Ah! There's my boy.
Ready to start your lesson?

Oh yeah,
ready as I'll ever be.

Something's just been... a
little off lately between

-Cosette and I.
-Oh?

I hate to admit it,
but I think Mom

might be onto something here.

Oh. Well, could be but...

What?

Ah, nothing.

Aw, come on, Dad, what?

Well...

Cosette's a nice girl.

I mean, she's pretty, smart,
all of that, but...

That's a bad thing?

Well, no, it's...

I've been thinking, you guys
barely see each other.

So every moment that you are
together, it should be...

should be bliss.

Well, I don't know.

Keeping a relationship going
is a lot hard work.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

After 10 years the work
is hard.

But you guys spend less
than, what,

10 days a year together?

And that's hard?

Ah, it's like what your mom
said: what do I know?

To each his own.

Okay, so did you get the study
packet I sent over?

Yes, yeah. Packet?

-You mean this?
-Uh huh.

You owe me a new printer
cartridge, by the way.

Oh, that? That is just the
basics.

Yeah, well, if I was starting my
own language

there'd be less paperwork.

Well, it's good to be thorough.

-That's one way to put it.
-Uh huh.

Coffee?

-Yeah. Thanks, Lu.
-Thank you.

Mm hm.

Okay. So where
were we?

-Right. The basics.
-Okay.

-Ready?
-Ready.

Bonjour.

Bonn jure.

Mmm.

Bonjour.

It means hello.

I know what bonjour means.
I go to France all the time.

I have a French girlfriend.

And yet you say bonjour

like it's a totally alien
language to you.

Okay.

How's this?

Bonjour.

Okay.
It's getting a little better.

Yeah, this is going to be the
longest hour of my life.

Right back at ya.

But I don't back down from
a challenge.

And you are definitely
challenging.

Yeah? I'll take that as
a compliment.

Well, take it however
you like.

Next step.

Merci.

Mercy.

No, you're not...
you're not saying it right.

No I'm saying mercy.

I need... I need five.
I just...

What? We just got started.

How's it going, you two?

Hm, could be better.

Oh, that bad, huh?

Thank you.

Oh my... I gotta...

I'm gonna have to cut this
short. I have to take this.

Oh. But you just got here.

Yeah, what can I say?
I'm a busy guy.

I'm not a student. I don't have
a lot of free time.

A PhD student
with a lot of free time?

That'll be the day.

Look, I am not just a student.
I'm a teacher, too.

Oh, do you have
two clients?

As a matter of fact, I have a
new client starting tomorrow.

That's great.
Fantastic news.

I'll call you to reschedule.

Bye. Thanks for the lesson.

Three, two, and...

there she is.

Hey, fair warning. Someone
is sitting at your table.

Want me to kick her out?

No, I actually think that might
be my new client.

-Oh, yeah?
-Uh huh.

-Well, she's been all morning.
-All morning? Hm.

Punctual.

Gretchen! Hi!
I'm...

Uh... Excuse me.

Hello?

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Oh, hey! Are you Julie?

Yeah, and you must be Gretchen,
I presume.

Call me Elf Queen.
It's my online avatar name

for the game Lords of Ravage
Town.

Oh. That sounds fun.

So on the website, it tells
me that you wanted

to learn Spanish.
Is that correct?

Well, the thing is there's this
gamer in Peru

named Yudidor04 and every time
we face off

in the circle of fire he's
always trying to talk to me,

but I never know what he's
saying.

Okay, so where
do we start?

In the Lair of Aldragon.

He's back.
Yudidor04 is back online.

I don't know how much I can
teach you in the next couple

of minutes--
-No time!

You're just gonna have to do
the talking for me today.

Okay.

What's he saying?
Does he like me?

It's more about your archery
skills.

It's not exactly romantic but
it is complimentary.

Okay. Well, say something back.

Tell him he has
excellent roundhouse kicks.

I don't even know what that
means in English.

Well, say something.

Uh...

Oh.

Luchas con la confianza

que solo un hombre muy guapo
podría tener.

I've never beat
him before!

Whatever you said,
you gotta teach me that.

Oh.

I just realized
I never beat him before.

Do you think he's still gonna
like me?

Uh, I think you're fine.

I need to get some new clients.

-Okay, so like I was saying,

when trying to address
somebody in French--

Huh? What?

-I was saying, it's important-

Never mind.

Sorry about this.
We're building a new exhibit.

Been working on it for years.

Yeah, I read about it.
Ancient Mesopotamia, right?

Yeah. That's right.

Oh, will you be focusing
on Sumerian

or Akkadian artifacts?
-Both, actually.

Huh. You really do know your
stuff.

I try. You know, what else
I know?

French.

Let's rapid-fire.

-Chapeau.
-Uh huh. Chapeau.

- Telephone.
-Telephone.

- Papier.
-Papier.

- Stylo.
- Sty-- Yep.

That's pretty simple, actually.
I think I got the hang of it.

Do you mind if I get back to
work though?

There was a few things I
really--

-Encre.
-Huh?

Encre. It means ink.

Oh.

Uh...

What's the French word for
restroom?

world come to

sleeping by the shores

world come to

left is me a

Bonjour, it's
Cosette !

Please leave a
message.

Hey, Cosette. It's Dan.

I thought we were
supposed to talk tonight.

Guess I was mistaken.

Just call me back
tomorrow, I guess.

Bye.

are hurting

Stylo.

Telephone.

Vutrah... pruhnelle...

-Votre prunelle...
-That's what I said.

V-vutrah prunelle...

...oh brill in humide pay
letty?

Ou brille une
humide paillette.

Right.

Oh coin DeVos...

-Sound it out.
-Je...

...gyucks rule...?
Are you kidding me?

I'm never going to be able
to recite this to Cosette.

You know what, let's just forget
about it.

Let's take a minute.
-All right.

Obviously,
this isn't working.

Well... come on.

Some of my French is getting
pretty good, right?

Really?

C'est terrible.

What?

Exactly.

You know what? Let's not worry
about reciting poetry

and just stick to the basics.

At this rate you won't even
be able

to say hello to Cosette when
she gets here.

Okay, look, I admit.

Maybe I've been a little
distracted but...

I mean, it just isn't in my
wheelhouse.

-Hey, can I ask you something?
-Uh huh.

What are you always writing down
in that book?

Oh, uh...

Everything, really.

This is my planner.
It covers anything from...

you know, daily tasks to my
life goals.

So you basically have your whole
life written down in advance?

Actually...

Yes. See?

Wow. You weren't kidding.

Uh uh.

Wait, so you have written down
the year

you want to have children?

Mm hm.

Do you have a boyfriend or...?

No, but as you can see here,

I need two more years to
establish myself in my career.

What?

It's just look did it
ever occur to you that...

life doesn't always work
that way?

Like what happens if you get
surprised

or you have to wing it?
-Well, I don't wing it.

Preparation and detailed
planning takes care of that.

Right. So where in your plan

did it say you were gonna lose
your student funding?

Fair enough.

But I adapted

and I am still en route to
the finish line.

Oh, so you adapted.
So you could say...

you winged it.

Fine. Speaking of winging it.

Are you hungry?

I'm always hungry. I do work out
two hours a day.

Humble brag.
Let's get out of here.

All right.

I think we need to get
you out of a structured

environment and do some
hands-on learning.

Well, if it gets me away from
this thing, I'm all for it.

So when you
said you were hungry,

I didn't know this is what
you had in mind.

I thought you hated romance.
Plus I love pizza.

It's not that I hate
romance.

It's just, I find the grand
gestures to be less romantic.

I kind of latch onto the little,
you know?

Sure. I can see that.

Now, I'm not sure Cosette
feels the same way anymore.

Ever since our last visit,

I just feel like there's
a distance between us.

Yeah, you mean
like 4,000 miles?

Yeah, exactly.
Doesn't help.

But still, I feel like there's

I don't know,
something missing.

Hm. Like a spark.

Yeah,
I guess you could say that.

But maybe I do need to have
some grand romantic gesture

but I just don't know if
I have it in me.

You do!

I know there's a hopeless
romantic in there somewhere.

Oh, yeah,
what makes you think that?

Because taking time out of your
day to learn French

is a grand gesture.

You know what, I was thinking.

What if you gave me some
sort of greeting?

When Cosette comes from
the airport I can be like,

"Hey, I missed you.

We're back together again."
Blah, blah, blah.

See? This is what
I'm talking about.

That's romantic.

Just maybe not
the "blah, blah, blah" part.

Ah, no, you see, the "blah,
blah, blah" is the best part.

I just need to fill in the
"blah, blah, blah".

If I could ever learn how
to speak French.

And that's on me.

It's my job to teach you no
matter

how hard-headed you can be
sometimes.

Yeah.

Look, French is the language
of love.

You have to just let it go.
No pressure.

Alright, I gotta give it
to you.

It's a pretty romantic spot.

I have a few tricks up
my sleeve.

Not that many but still.

A belle fontaine.

Did you just
say belle fontaine!?

Yeah.
I guess I did.

Maybe I'm retaining
a bit more than I thought.

I think we've been going about
this all wrong.

Instead of bringing French
to you

I think we should bring
you to it.

You mean like a trip
to France?

No, but I think we should
do something more hands-on.

You know what?
Let's ditch the flash cards.

Okay. Now, you're talking
my language.

That's it. Language is meant
to be lived.

So, well, what'd
you have in mind?

I'm thinking let's immerse
you into some French activities.

You sure about this?

You'll be fine.

And... begin.

What does this to do with
learning French?

We're immersing
ourselves in the culture.

And turn.

This dance was invented in
the 18th century France.

Well, in that case...
ooh la la.

And turn.

I didn't know you
were such a good dancer.

Oh.

Me neither.

Qu'est devenu mon coeur?

Le ciel est plus bleu,

le soleil plus brilliant,
le monde plus riche,

parce que tu m'aimes.

See? Isn't French poetry
so romantic?

Hm. Yeah.

Really?

What? I'm multitasking.

-Oh. Hm.
-Okay...

Excellent job, Daniel.
Your chicken is looking good.

Well, thank you, Miss Renault,

but I think you mean my poulet
is looking good.

Très bon, Daniel.

Alors, remember to be
gentle with your coq au
vin, Julie.

We're going for braised chicken,
not bruised chicken.

I'm trying.

How did you get
so good at this?

Oh, have you
made coq au vin before?

No, never even tried it

but cooking is cooking,
you know?

You just have an instinct
for it or--

You're me.

Your words, not mine.

Don't tell me
how to make my chicken.

Dry chicken?

Never once in my life
have I made dry chicken.

What do you think. Earl?

Tastes good to me.

Aw, he likes everything.

Why did you invite my parents
to this again?

But they said they didn't get
out much.

So I thought it would be nice.

Plus, your mom asked me and it's
really hard to say no to her.

Yeah, I know.

Oh, you're gonna want to put
some wine on that

or it's gonna dry out.
-Oh, thank you, chef.

-Hello?
-Daniel,

can you hear me?

Yes. Hey, how you doing?

What are you doing?

Uh, I'm making dinner.

Oh, who
were you talking to?

-Earl!
-Huh?

Stop eating all the parsley.
That's the garnish!

You said I had to eat
more greens.

Is that
your mother I hear?

Yes. I'm
cooking with my mother.

What a sweet son you are.

Oh!

Uh... I... I gotta go.
There's a fire.

Fire? Did you say fire?

Yeah, I'll talk to you later.

Agh!

I don't wanna give you
a big head,

but when it comes
to lighting food on fire,

you're the best I've ever seen.
-Oh! Thank you.

Oh.

Would you like to taste
my... coq au vin ?

Only if you promise never
to use that accent again.

Okay.

-Mm!
-Yeah?

This is really good.
How did you do this?

I just followed the recipe.

Mm!

Hey, if Cosette
doesn't eat your cooking

she doesn't know
what she's missing out on.

Thank you.

-Did you wanna try some of mine?
-No! No.

I mean...

Oh, well, I'm glad you find
humor in my terrible cooking.

I'm sorry. It's just...

honestly I'm kind
of relieved.

Relieved?

What do you mean?

Yeah.

Beautiful, brilliant woman
with a PhD

who speaks eight languages?
-Ten.

If you count dead language.

That's what I'm talking about.

Leave some of it
for the rest of us, okay?

And clearly what you've decided
to leave is cooking.

Well, I aim to please.

So, on the romance scale,

where does hanging up on your
girlfriend rank?

Oh. Yeah, pretty low.

She may or may not
think I'm on fire.

I should probably call her.

I'll try to dispose
of all that.

Maybe they have a hazmat suit
I can use.

Hey, you be nice
to that young lady.

Your father and I haven't seen
you this footloose

and fancy-free in years.

She brings out the best
in you.

-Yeah?
- Mm hm.

Maybe she does.

No.

Oh.

-I think this is my ride share.
-Oh.

Did you want a ride?

Actually, you know what?
It's such a beautiful night out.

I think I'm gonna walk.

Okay. Will I be seeing you
at art class tomorrow?

I will be there
with my best smock on.

Ah ha!

Now that I want to see.

Bye.

You said
there was a fire?

Everything's fine. We were at
this cooking class and...

Anyway, there's there was no
damage or anything.

Oh. That's good to hear.

The reason I was
calling was about my trip.

I don't think I'm going to be
able to make it right now.

I'm sorry, darling.

A little disappointed, to be
honest, but I...

I was just really looking
forward to seeing you

and having you there for
the opening, but...

I have a chance to go the
Galapagos Islands

for three weeks.

Wow. So what are
you studying?

This is a holiday.

Monique invited me to come
along with her

and her husband.

They have a place
right on the beach.

It's beautiful.

It's been three months
since we've seen each other

and I was really looking
forward to...

having you come
with me to the opening and...

I work in a
museum every day.

I don't want to go to a
museum on my vacation.

I'm sure you'll
understand.

You know, on paper,

you and I have always made
a lot of sense.

We're both busy professionals,
we're in the same field. We...

I guess we've always made it
work in our way, but...

lately there's just been no...

No what?

There's been no love.

What are you saying?

Cosette...

I think you and I should
maybe not speak for a while.

And take some time apart.

You know, there
is no shame in this.

Our relationship has just
run its course.

We are growing apart,
as they say.

I guess so.

Well, good luck
on your opening, Daniel.

I hope someday
we could be friends.

Thanks.

Me too.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Cosette.

The idea of this class

is to find something in the room
that inspires you.

I've left some examples at
the front.

But anything in the room
is fine.

May you begin to find your
inspiration.

Now this is more my speed.

Yeah, you would think that
working in a museum

would make me a connoisseur of
art but... I'm not.

Oh, believe me, I know.

My artistic skills are
pretty much

as good as my cooking skills.

Oh, come on.
They cannot be that bad.

-Nothing's that bad.

So did you find your
inspiration?

I might have.

Okay.
How about this?

Whoever paints
the best picture

owes the other person
a free coffee.

Deal?

You're on.

Okay.

Choose your weapon.

How do you say...

"painting" in French?

Man, you are...
a tough teacher!

I'm trying to draw here.

-Come on.
-Okay, alright.

Uh, paint...

Peinture?

Très
bien, Daniel. Okay.

Comment ce qu'on dit...?

Hat?

-En français?
-Oh, I know that one.

Chapeau.

Master student.

Oh, no.

Master teacher.

And you...
are my masterpiece.

-What?!
-Oh!

What?

Nothing. It's just...

I've been spending so much
time studying

I never have time
to have fun.

And don't get me wrong,

I love my sister Lu but
her idea of fun

is a 3D movie and a large
popcorn, which is great.

Yeah, but I know you mean.

I work at a museum all day
every day.

And I just can't
get enough of it.

Exactly.
I love art and culture.

It's just so fascinating.

I know, the past shapes
who we are.

It does.

Hey, when we're done
with this...

Uh huh?

Why don't we take a little break
from the whole French thing

and do something
a little more up your alley?

Okay.

Like what?

Let's just say when these
artifacts were around,

France wasn't even
a country yet.

Color me intrigued.

How could I refuse?

Thanks, Lu.
What do I owe you?

Ah, come on, it's free.

-Really?
-No, $4.75.

Oh.

What ya got there, doc?

It's nothing.

Hm. So you won't
mind if I just?

Wow!

That is something.

That was for an art class
that Julie and I took.

Oh! Someone's early.

I like early.

We were just having a little
art show.

Wow.

This is...

This is beautiful.

Oh, she's not giving you
a hard, is she?

Not at all. Cream, sugar?

Well, well, well.

Doesn't that just confirm all my
long-held suspicions.

What suspicions?

That he likes you.

I mean, we're friends.

-Okay, obviously, he's--
-Gorgeous, handsome.

Yeah, I was gonna say charming
but... sure.

Anyway, he has a girlfriend.

-Does he, though?
-Yeah.

I'm teaching him
French so that he can speak wit.

Yeah, I get all that.

But does this seem like
something

someone with a girlfriend
would do?

Yeah... I don't know.

Nah, I'm telling you.
There's a spark here.

Trust me.
I know these things.

-Hey.
-Ready?

Yeah, did you want to join us?

Ah, I would but the owner of
this place makes me work

day in and day out,
kind of like I own the place.

You kids have fun, though.

Okay.

Well, um...

it's for you.

Thank you.

Told ya so.

Now, you're the first person
outside of my department

to see any of this.

Wow!

This is... fascinating.

I can't believe this.

Après vous.

Oh. Oui oui!

This pottery looks to be
Akkadian, maybe 3000 BC?

You are full of surprises.

I have my moments.

You certainly do.
And you're right.

This is all ancient
Mesopotamia.

We got Sumerian, Akkadian,

even some Parthian
over there.

These are all everyday items.

Pottery, tools,
that sort of thing.

But what I really
wanted to show you was this.

Oh, wow, it's beautiful.

What is it?

I wish I could tell you.

We've been studying it
but no one knows the language.

Oh, well, it looks to be...

Sabartuan, a language
from the Zagros.

If you say so.

No, you're correct. This is
ancient Mesopotamia but...

very ancient.

I think this might be from
royalty.

And what
makes you say that?

Well, my Sabartuan is a little
rusty. But let me see...

I think it says something like,
"A gift to my Queen...

Goddess of the Sun
and Keeper of my world."

Aw!

You should learn a little
something from this king.

That is romantic.

No. That is amazing.

This isn't a gift from royalty.
It's a gift for royalty.

This is a priceless artifact.

And it's been sitting down here
the whole time

collecting dust.

Glad I could be
of assistance.

Assistance?

We've had dozens of specialists
in ancient cultures

look at this. No one's been able
to tell us what it says.

Well, until you.

I guess you're going to
need me then, huh?

I guess so.

I can't wait to tell the
team about this.

And believe me, this is going
to go a long way with the board.

Are... are you serious?

Yeah.
Like you said, I need you.

You will never believe it.

My plan is
all coming together.

Knowing the translation on
that little pendant

may have started the path to
the rest of my life.

I feel like celebrating.
What do you think?

The sky is the limit?

I am gonna pay for this at
the gym tomorrow

and it is totally worth it.

Well, fancy meeting you here.

Dan.

-What are you doing here?
-Was gonna ask you the same.

I thought you left.

I did, um...

This is kind of my spot.

Sometimes I come here and I
like to sit and relax.

Really? I've always loved
this statue.

-You too?
-Yeah. It's...

A little more than that.

My mom, she made it.

Wait. Your mother
is Carol Walters.

You know her?

Of course.
She's an amazing artist.

Yeah, I love this statue and
the installation

she did at City Hall.
They're incredible.

Yeah, they really are.

So is your mom working on
anything new or...?

No, she retired and moved to
the beach.

And I've just been really busy
with studying

and working and all that.

So, I don't really get the
opportunity to see her as often.

So, sometimes I come here and,
I don't know, I feel I'm...

closer to her.

And this museum
is extra special

because she used to take us here
when we were kids.

What?

I don't know, it's just...

My dad used to take us here
all the time when we were kids.

-Really?
-Oh, yeah.

Yeah.
He said you liked the art

but I'm pretty sure he just
liked the quiet.

Yeah, my mom loved all of it.

I mean, the art, the history,
everything.

And then it kind of rubbed off
on me and...

I wanted to work here
ever since.

And then you finally get
an interview to work here

and I offer you a job to walk
my dog.

Yeah, something like that.

You know, I meant
what I said.

That translation is going to go
a long way for the board.

The question is when.

Unfortunately, I don't know
when a position

is gonna open up
is the only thing.

But if it does?

Well, let's just say you
might have an in.

Can I walk you home?

Yeah.

Well, it's a beautiful day.

It is. Now say that in French.

Man, you never turn it off,
do ya?

That's why you pay me the
big bucks.

Belle journée.

Wow!
Look at you.

Guess you're starting to have
an effect on me.

You should bring
Cosette here.

This is a really
romantic spot.

I don't think so.

Why not?

We broke up.

What? I'm so sorry.

No. No, it's fine.

When?

Yesterday.
It was after the cooking class,

we talked and...
I think we both felt

we were just going through
the motions, you know?

So there wasn't any romance left
in our relationship.

I thought that's what you liked
about it.

Well I used to but...

I'm starting to see
things in a whole new light.

Yeah. I know what you mean.

I'm serious!

When I was a kid, I would mix up
decompress and decompose.

So I would tell my parents I'm
going up to my room to decompose

and they would just look at me
like I was crazy.

So...

if you and Cosette broke up,

why did you come
to class today?

It's like I said,

I gotta keep doing these
lessons for work.

Plus, I wanted to see you.

This is me.

I know.

No, this is me.

-Oh!

Nice place.

So does this mean that I get to
keep seeing you?

You kidding me?

You're one of the best language
teachers in the world.

It'd take an
army to keep me away.

-Oh, really?
-Yeah.

How do you say...

door in French?

I don't know.
But I bet you will teach me.

Next time.

Bye.

Bye.

So that's
Lu's Brews tomorrow at noon

on Third Street. Okay.

We'll see you then. Thank you,
or should I say arigato ?

Okay, bye.

-Morning.
-Hey. Someone's in a good mood.

Well, I just booked another
client and that

should put me over my goal
for the month.

Whoa. Another one?
Nicely done, sis.

Thank you.

So... How was Doctor Hunky?

Okay, call me crazy.

But I think I'm getting a little
bit of a vibe from him.

"Kind of getting..."

The man is sending off an
earthquake.

He made a painting of you.

Next up is serenading
you from a balcony.

Sis, he digs you.

Trust me.

I know nothing in this life,
but men... men I know.

Hey.

See?

Perfect example.

No idea what's
going on in her head.

Well, I better get to it.

Duty calls.

Okay. No, no, use the hammer
of Thrawn!

I am!
-No,

the blue one next to the shield
of Amberglow!

Got it. And...

-Boom!
-Laying down
the hammer, son!

Alright!
Yugidor, ay tienes!

Woo!

Oh.

Sorry, am I interrupting?

Hi, Dan!

No, I was just doing a Spanish
lesson, but we're almost done.

So it's fine.

Spanish lesson?

Interesting.

I like to cater each lesson
to each individual student.

Best teacher ever.

She taught me Spanish
and she got me a boyfriend.

This is kind of becoming
your thing now, huh?

What I can I say?
It's a gift.

So I was wondering if you
had a minute.

There's something I wanted to
talk to you about.

Oh, okay. Yeah.

-Let's go for a walk.
-Cool.

No, you log off
the server first!

No, you log off
the server first!

-Let's just go.
-No, you, silly.

She's gonna be like that for
a while.

Yeah.

-It's gonna be a minute.
-No, you!

Thanks.

So what's up? Did you
need to cancel today's lesson?

Well, this actually isn't about
French lessons.

Oh, okay.
What's up?

Well, um...

The thing is,
I was thinking...

Yeah?

Okay, you know the exhibit
I've been working on?

Of course. I helped you
translate that pendant.

Right, yes.
Of course you did.

Anyway, so...
so what I was thinking was...

Was that you should really come
to the opening.

Because you were a huge part
of making it happen.

Well, I don't really know
how much I helped--

You did. I mean, that piece

is the crown jewel
of the entire exhibit.

I mean, obviously I would
love to go.

That's great.

Um...

So there... there is...
there is one more thing.

I was kind of thinking
that, you know, we could go...

...together?

Oh. You mean like a date?

Yeah.

If you...

When's the opening?

It's tonight.

Wow.
Okay. I should go get ready.

I have to go talk to Lu.

And, by all means, invite her.
The more the merrier.

Will do.

I'm looking forward to it.

Me too.

Okay. I'll call
Jonesy's dog sitter.

Okay.

Lu!

What's up?

Dan just asked me to go
with him

as his date
to the gala opening...

tonight.

-I am going to need your--
-Say no more. I got you covered.

Ricardo, I'm taking off!
You gotta close up!

-Thank you.
-All right.

Let's get you ready
for this ball Cinderella.

What kind of shindig
are we talking about here?

Well, I think
it's going to be really fancy.

So I think it's going to be
a really nice event.

And, oh, he said that
you can come, too.

Free food, little mingling
with the elites.

-Uh huh.
-Don't mind if I do

Perfect.

Come on!
We don't have all day!

Well, I do, you don't.

Okay, but be honest.

I just threw this
together at the last minute.

-What do you think?
-Really?

You just threw that together at
the last minute?

Okay, it's official.
I hate you.

Oh, come on.

Does this look okay?

You look...

Amazing!

Thank you.

-Shall we?
-We shall.

Wow, this looks great.

Uh, is that a dessert tower?

-This place is fancy.
-It's not that fancy.

-Still you mind?
-Knock yourself out.

Sorry, she doesn't
get out much.

After you.

Oh, Julie. This is Terry Harper,
our museum curator.

-Hi.
- Hi, Julie.

I've heard an awful lot
about you.

Oh. All good things,
I hope.

Yes, it's great.
You really saved us

with that amulet translation
of yours.

It took this exhibit
from amazing to world-class.

Oh, well,
that's great to hear

and thank you for allowing
me to be here.

It's... it's wonderful.

Well, enjoy it.

After what you did for us,
it's the least we can do.

Happy to help.

Well, you definitely did.

How did you pull that off,
by the way?

Oh, well, I have loved this
Museum since I was a kid

which sparked my interest in
history,

particularly ancient
languages.

So the fact that I get to be
here helping you even

in the smallest way is truly
such an honor.

Well, don't
sell yourself short.

That was no small
contribution.

She's being modest here.

She speaks 10 different
languages fluently,

including
two dead languages.

I may dabble in a couple.

But seriously, if you need help
with any translations,

I'm at your service.

I just might take you up
on that.

We don't have an ancient
language specialist on the team

and brilliant, young minds
are hard to come by.

She's definitely one in
a million.

Oh, Julie. Please feel free,
take a look around.

Enjoy yourself.
Enjoy the food.

If you don't mind, I need to
borrow Dan for a moment.

I see some reporters
who need some schmoozing.

Of course.
Schmooze away.

You know, I got to tell you,

I think you really hit
the jackpot this time, sis.

-What do you mean?
-Are you kidding?

This is my idea
of a great first date.

Swanky party, free dessert,

all the historical stuff
you love.

Free dessert.

Let's go
check out some exhibits.

-Let's do it.
-Okay.

We are very proud of this
exhibit,

which has been three years
in the making.

We encourage all of you to
explore all of the displays

located throughout the hall

as there is an exquisite
attention to detail

not only in the aesthetics,
but also

in the informative plaques that
go along with every piece.

For more information,

I direct you to speak with
our exhibit director,

Dan Williams.

Thank you, Terry.

And welcome to our
distinguished guests.

And for those of you here
tonight that are visiting

from our sister museum in Paris,
may I just say...

bienvenue à l'exposition.

Cosette.

It looks like those
lessons have paid off.

You know, I gotta say,

this type of thing isn't
normally my jam,

but it's actually kind of neat.
Especially the amulet.

Kind of cool my sister
translated an ancient artifact.

Thanks, Lu.

What are you doing here?

You said you wanted me to be
here to support you, so...

here I am.

Yeah. I said that before
we broke up.

I know but just because
we are not together anymore

doesn't mean
I should not support you, no?

Yeah, I guess so.

Now where's that beau
of yours?

Oh, there he is.

Cosette?

Wait, what?
I thought he said they broke up.

H-he did.

I'm sorry, Daniel.

I should not have come and
surprised you

like this on your big night.

You have enough
to worry about.

No, it was...
very nice of you.

Are you still going to
the Galapagos Islands?

I am on my way there
right now, actually.

I was able to get
a layover here,

but my plane leaves in
a few hours.

So what do you want to do here?
Should we leave?

I don't know.

I think you should just go talk
to Dan.

I mean, this has to be
a misunderstanding right?

I think I need a minute.

Okay.

If you need me,
I'll be right here, okay?

Or potentially by
the snack table.

Okay.

Hey, sis.

This will all be fine.

You'll figure it out.
I know it.

Thanks.

I just wanted to stop
in and say hello.

It's... it's really
nice to see you.

Well, I'll walk you out.

-Julie.
-Hi.

Just who I've been
looking for.

I've been talking
to our donors tonight

and your amulet translation has
made quite an impression.

Oh, well, that's good to hear.

Yes. It is.

We had a lot riding
on this exhibit and it's a hit.

Thanks in no small part
to you.

We need to set aside some time
to talk about your future

very soon.

Really?

That's very exciting.

Yes, it is.
For all of us.

-We'll talk soon, okay?
-Okay.

Oh, hey, Lu.
Where's Julie?

I don't think she was too
thrilled

with your little rendezvous
with Cosette.

Rendezvous?

No, it wasn't like that.

She just came out to show her
support. I just walked her out.

Well, the two of you sure
looked pretty cozy.

I think it threw Julie for
a loop.

If I were you I'd go
talk to her.

I will.

Oh, I feel terrible.
Did you know where she went?

Not a clue.

All she said was she needed
a minute to think.

You know, if you stay out here
all night

there's not going to be
any cupcakes left.

Dan...

I thought you left
with Cosette.

No, no. I just stepped out for
a second.

Cosette just wanted to show her
support. That's all.

I walked her to her cab.

She's going to
the Galapagos Islands tonight.

Galapagos Islands?

That must be a nice cab.

I had no idea she was coming.

She just wanted to say...

everything was fine
after the breakup.

Okay.

You wanna go back inside?

I don't know I...

Like what is this?
Is this a date or is this a--

Well, after I saw
Cosette tonight,

I realized something.

Something that
I want to talk to you about.

What is it?

Well, Charlemagne
once said...

Oh...

To have another language

is to possess
a second soul.

Wow. Somebody's been doing
their homework.

Had a good teacher.

But that's just it.

All this time you've been
teaching me

a whole 'nother language, but
what it really feels like

is you've given me...
another soul.

Well, it was my pleasure.

Julie, I'm so sorry that I
haven't said this earlier.

But you are sweet.
And funny.

And brilliant.
And beautiful.

And you might be
the only person I know

that likes dead languages
as much as me.

-And there's also--
-Shh!

You had me at dead languages.

Oh, what is that?

I have no idea.

Care to find out?

I thought you'd never ask.

There you two are.

Everything's fine.
We just had a...

a misunderstanding.

I figured as much you.

You're alright, Dan.

Thanks, Lu.

No, thank you for inviting me
to this.

I actually learned a lot
tonight.

Wow. Look at you, Lu.
Talking about exhibits.

Proud of you.

I have my moments.

There you are. I've been
looking all over for you two.

Oh. What's up?

So I'm guessing you didn't just
hear my announcement.

-No, well, we...
-We just stepped out.

-Right.
-Yeah.

This has been our most
successful fundraiser ever.

You're kidding.

No, I am not. And, Julie,

your amulet is the talk
of the gala.

So I know we didn't get a
chance to talk about this

earlier, but how does
this sound?

After you finish school,

we bring you in as our new
in-house translator.

You'll get your own office,

full access to all our
research projects

and the ability to start
your own using museum funds.

That sounds...

incredible!
Of course, I'll take it.

Oh, I'm so glad.

Julie, we are thrilled to
have you.

And I'm so thrilled to be here.
Thank you.

I'm so sorry. I need to borrow
Dan for one more second.

-Duty calls.
-Yep.

One minute.

Trying to make sure
it's all real?

Yeah, kind of.

Honestly, I can't believe this
is all happening.

I told you it would all
work out.

You're too brilliant
not to get what you want.

Speaking of...

There was a little something I
wanted from you earlier.

-Oh, yeah.
-Yeah?

Although.

What?

I did just realize that you're
going to be working here now,

we're gonna be seeing
a lot of each other.

Is that a problem?

No, but I'm gonna have to give
you the lay of the land

on the whole cafeteria
situation.

Oh...

-Might take a while--
-Sh-sh-sh!

It can wait.

We have all the time in
the world.

Je t'aime, Julie.

Je t'aime aussi, Dan.