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    Parka hy acti Seane 1 NoJoke (7¥ and SETH fe Ty's apartment) SETH, Pease fell me this joke, TY. teenot SETH. You're shiting me, {know you. You're siting me. TY, Seth Im telling you. SETH. Otay! Okay, om. And the msighbor? Tht eighbor youware..? You were. ‘TY. Yes. Maureen SETH. How oldie she? TY. she's fortwo, | SETH. Foty-t00? She's fortyewo yours old? TTY. Yes, okay? ‘SETH. No, Ty this is not happenin. One git. Onegin. TTY. Thre, Sth Tree. SETH.No. TY. Yes, SETH. less. TY, Too. SETH. Fuck! TY. Thats what I'm saying! 7 ‘ ALL THIS INTIMACY SETH. don'tunderstand, How can this happen? TY. don't know, [dont know! SETH, This is messed w! ‘TY. What am | aig to. 60? SETH. And who cle? You sid tre! Who's the tin? ‘Who's the third gi? "TY. You don't know ber, SETH, Well whois she? "TY. Why docs it mate? Tam in serous shit. SETH. Some random gt? Who? Ty, ho is i ‘TY. ned you ont feak out on me. SETH. Wha'sthe thi i? Who's the thin gi?! (ea) “TY. This le. Shes this. his up across the sage on BECCA who hols «notebook and faces the eudione) BECCA {am sanding onthe precipice of my ie A ies sch a eonfsion, ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY Why st pon th a wit sch wn aan ‘What if fall? ene al (Bea: he est ppeand blot) Tak yo Sexne3 Cum Lawse (Book 0 SETH and TY) SETH. Yourstadon!? Ty.Seh SETH. Your stadt? Ty, your stan?! “TY, Just calm down, ena SETH How oe? TY. Sah SETH How ot? TV-Eigieon (8TH frets) TY. Stop it SETH, Eigheon! Fortwo! Thirty! ‘TY. Jen's etch, SETH, Whatever? TY, Listen, Se SETH. Wait! Can you plete jut... me! You had sex 2 ALLTHIS INTIMACY MAUREEN. No, Pm sory Istappe a you ‘TY. Thseare ice ays. MAUREEN. Yea theyre nice, TY, Vovethis tal (MAUREEN tooks ofthe ball She pus her hands out and TY {osseritto her. She caches it) Vite, MAUREEN. Mar. TY. Vou jt moved ne? MAUREEN. Bock a Aogst {seal sng coming et ard Fig a se toysare tyes vas mel na MAUREEN Voulkotye a? {TN Tene uli abou coming ot ae aod ining peo ssl ys ut ang forme Like my ‘EMod sag ot te remldng me some Tk Th this ect all) fm soy probaly sound watt pt like fs ot hse dey. Tes eb dese pe These MAUREEN Weft tough thon We were also ao {A git Wed gone tieagh he woe proces eve Jus a i Angss my so, Bis me we ck ot th “TY. Lm sory. Why'dyou back ou? MAUREEN, Wel, we kind of came to the eoncksion, that. My husband. My husband, (MAUREEN tosses the bao him They ply catch) ALLTHIS INTIMACY b “TY. I's funny those back porches, MAUREEN. Why? TY, Wee so close together. I's like we share i, But we never interact, Nobody does, I mean, Nobody ever taser ay ‘hing, eventhough we" als close. "MAUREEN. I's ey fife, ‘TY, I'veneverme ou or your kid Or your husband... MAUREEN. Nick “TY. Lhaven'tmet him ter MAUREEN. He doesnt realy ke the back porch He thinks they al 0 close tgs, Ty. ese ie. MAUREEN. don't mind it ‘TY. dont mind tele. setae MAUREEN. That's one way of looking at “TY. Intht dant way MAUREEN, The closer you get with someone, the febor prt you pet mean. I et know what Ime in sory. 1 Fetaligle ery. "TY. You dant som that zy (MAUREEN. Wel you should get to know me TY. shoud. MAUREEN, Soon you'd be running fo the bills TY. Well, amine you want te getaway foe your ei. nes, hop on over. "MAUREEN, Just hop on ver, ‘TY. Yeah You know, whatever. MAUREEN. Just hop om over ‘TY, We can defeat the paradox of ye, MAUREEN. Oh yeah? We ean be intimate without being 6 ALL THIS INTIMACY and sites ona pee) kaka. frase an te pak e- fe yu Sf bing sony He a ada, 1 Hoo Sood or amen sit ht me y my peel (red wir bewote) ky! tow tb Xd of hve on he mest he. Whey etal ye avas kt you pu rosa ty nth (TY wes on and sews he ge JEN ead) ol Tas NOT wit ncn 1 hal nee wth tok) i rg at) * Soka oan. AS we Bh wal kno. Ths has eer bez tine ay i aly er when aver eno Rooms! And ma ng hy? amen I oe manent TF eo soe sang irs sho ma oy lo ke at word a dee ot oot word song) fine) ‘Ni Ty So Chat Godt ea bales you hve lanes and you'e seeping alo 77 sera JN tr ot veal) ck, ging 1 a ad ou ca ne You can at {Yen bt hoe Wien ces gue ot Wnt oo thay le ve en sen capi Beer eos ihe ie aos dwn yours hin yo rd teas ne tu Tintot ing Evo tne ou male 2 deco, You ma ‘cu awrite mor and nce, Ten swt you poet shunt ey foro bo ALLTHIS INTIMACY " andi! (TY sera) Ne NOT wn si ee fr drt 7 BREAK UP, Okay? BREAK. UP. Me, Break Up, With You, How about tat! Oh, but this hs never happen fo Ty Greene before because he's oe smooth ake and noone i ever at two wor in (7 sera) Pm ot going to read your shit! (TY writes. Shoes fer ear- neath, She reads in spt of herself She ook thi and then away) "We've aed stout tit And don't Took at me ike that! Yow know. You have your book and your job and ou're ht shit and al tha, so you don't Xow wh Um ng CF srs “2” and soe ‘So ta’, And by the way, a year ago you broke up with me. Out of the blue! So don't at all heartbroken, (TY Joo a her, heartbroken) ‘Yeah yeah yea, (TV serail something, shows hen.) Very funny. Not | do want hail Thats what we've Ben doing. No ‘more fotng arcu, No more hooking up. No mre having your cake and eating ito, (TF sents) “That's wha I meant by cake 1's not you. Tus mover feo hat woe on the same page. (1Y cps a poge from the notebook ad tres it at JEN. He rps ‘more outa ho them at JEN) “This what 'm talking aout, Ty. trying to pl hngs together Hove you, but when I'm aan, things cme pa ‘They come apr. 18 ALLTHIS INTIMACY (17 stares ot JEN. He writes deliberately in his notebook for a Tone tne. He tows the notebook at JEN, she pe to, reat i looks at TY, rea i ain takes out open, writes Something throws the bok at him 1 reads i, wes something, hrs the notebook at her. Jeon ‘reads writes, tows the ook, is TY ‘He reads, writes, hands her te book ‘She read i aug miler him. She writes, throws the ook thin He pels up rea, gets pissed writes, throws it at her ‘She reds, writs, walks over ©, gives the Boot co him. He rei He writes something very bi, shows her, she reads, ‘he saps him, ‘Thay lok at each othr writes, he reads, she ses he noe- ‘ook aside. They mate ou) Scene? Seth Wars of Franny ges ar Ty's qparnent) ‘SETH, How does a condom not work? ‘TY, How does Ie ever work is beter queson. I mean they're made of LATEX. Shoulda i? We rub it an rol it and pinch i and squeeze i and slp it around ane is til sp ose to pret us!? ALLTHIS INTIMACY » SETH. Tisis huge mess, TY. And i's supposed to be tht. Thin, 0 we can fel rough it, So we ean patent's ot thr. SETH. eame overheard I though, onl pregnant, This ‘sa big mess. But now you orp the ee vo on me, and vest 10 God Ty, youare ao fucked. You ue 03090 fucked. TTY. kw. SETH. I'm nt going toto yeu, TY. Thanks SETH, Look: Are you 100% ceria with each one? “TY, What do you mes? SETH. A: Do the eter gil know for sre tee preg? ‘And B: Are you absolutly cetan you athe fer? ‘TY. prety ur, SETH, Wel "tty sure” not 100%. TTY. I'm poy aur! 'm sure! Pm 1003 sure SETH. Let me tll you something, man. Franny? Fray is ‘ou of ee ind TY. Thao. SETH. She is othing atte mouth. Se wil have yourhead, man. And guess who's geting the brunt oft every snoment very day? "Ty. You ae. SETH, | aml Lam geting raked over the cols because you knocked up her big sister and she is ene pisetoff rie-ebe righinow! TY. What do you want me to say? Franny pissed of Your problem, Your problem is alot smile thin my proffems Franny’s annoying you? Guess what Sth? News Fas! Franny is 2 annoying litle coz! She was born tat way! And Ls this ALLTHIS INTIMACY vith all due respect, no offense SETH. None ken TY. Good, So I could cae ess a5 19 how mud Franny is, ‘okay? She wants my head tel her to come and ickng tke | ‘ont seit any. ‘SETH. 'm just teling you this is nt sal portoes SETH. Forget it Look, wih those eter gts? That's your tosines, dtl with them however you wat. But Tam conected to fen okay? She's going obo my site inn. “TY. And Pm your best fend, Who's moe inprtant, Sek? ‘Your future sistrivlaw or your best fiend since the irs rede? ‘SETH. My future wife ‘TY.Oh, you aes psy. Ob my god, you are such «pussy. SETH All 'm saying is please do something ‘TY. Like what? SETH, Apologize! Stat wih tht! Jon raked ou, do you ‘ge that? She tlle you she's pregnant and you go crazy on her!” ean the way she explains 1 was TRE she bad ted into seve giant mutant warn. "TY. 1 wae faking out SETH, It doesnt iter She's a mess. AY IY. 5 Lama hn at Wi oy? see er, you shad know you're not alone, | koosked up & couple ‘or chick while Las tit. ‘SETH, Teller somthing “TY, What? What das? How do explain his? SETH. dont knot. [dont know! (Bey) DON'T KNOW! ALLTHIS INTIMACY 2 Secne 8 Piotr of Happiness (Fran's kitchen) JN. us give me your blessing okay’? FRANNY. Oh. You want a Blesing? Fuck that. Pm no esing shit No bass. No bes fom mie JEN. Fins, dont bless, FRANNY. Pot JEN, Don't hen FRANNY. Fine JEN. Fins, (ea) [FRANNY. (Whines) Jn, JEN. (Mock whines) Fey. FRANNY. I'm just saying. Why? Why hit part. (he srs toJEN's womb) The thing you wane Ty's kis is ‘bsering. TEN. I's how the coki's rumbled, FRANNY. Wrong! That's wrong and wrongeaded and you're doing this orth wrong reasons! JEN. You don't know vy FRANNY. —Defeats. You're being does. JEN. No. I'm being optimistic Life: Newness. Baby. Okay? PRANNY. Ths ike the stupidest ing Ive ever herd you say in my entire fe, What abou seo? 2 ALLTHIS INTIMACY JEN. What bout i TFRANNY. den, you're like the smartest person inthe worl ‘You have every degre known o man, SEN. And? And what? What do I hae show for 12 Why you think I've been school olen? TFRANNY. I don know Jen, You Tove to red. You need therapy. Nota. TEN. 'm embracing it FRANNY. Why dn’ you embrace my ass? JEN. Fray. understand that you want the bes forme, tout what aly ie fto go eat. want lunch I want pad tha. TFRANNY, You're going to be 7 months pregnant for my ‘welding. Sowing? SEN. Sol make you lok skin. FRANNY. I-What? JEN. What? FRANNY. So Hook a? JEN. That's at 'FRANNY. Oh thats ow. SEN. Fran that’s not — FRANNY. Fine, go shed! Get peegnant and get fat and bea tay. TEN. Fe il FRANNY. Fine! Vou [FRANNY, You'se gonna run my wedding pietres. What's its going tobe like? How is that going to elo beal ltd up in fon of everyone—in font of Grand and Grandpa? ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY 3 EN. tan a wiht FRANRY. And wt eu ging ty wh hey sk you who the father is? oe JEN ao. tl th isthe best man FRANNY. No ou wont you Bin Ty nan yee. “EN Wins ba hyped now? FRANNY Ty jt gti ote wei. TEN. You doit H's Sas be en FRANNY. Tan do whatever want Hey weg yi OUT and Paco is IN. * =e TEN Peet FANNY: Seth's ew bestimmt ny ide JEN Heong ld FRANNY. Hs weve Andis xpi geting ete. JEN. Paco? ei sing ke FRANNY. Hehe adobe He's plas of JEN Younus FRANNY, Bit yu. Je, my big. 1 ont wat yeu to bepreanmtin ny wesing pre, Wellbveto pou es shared and ul be his Sd eying st dx! wat aver nln sven tne show te acres some TEN. What yur fat wih hse wedding pues? FRANNY. esta ato Its JEN. Ye i Even Hine yo pe your muh, yo ak shot yur weingpitrcs. Ye Send or oman St Pitshoogan FRANNY. They're so spi, (Boa) Why woul you say the Tey rot TEN: Spi Stop pices, Noone over lols at weing Sets best ALL THIS INTIMACY istrs. You know why? Theyre tpi FRANNY. No! You's so negative! Anything tha’ inpor- tanto me, you have tosh over TEN, Tm looking fr litle support sad ll you can tk ious ow 'm ging o look in your stupid wedding pictures (es) FRANNY. Ihave Mom and Dad's wedding pictres. TEN. Wha? FRANNY. Mom gave them tome. JEN, Let me se then. FRANNY. Morn gave them to me. JEN. Even they dhe pictures Mom would hae burned them, TRANNY. Wel she di’, JEN. So es sete. FRANNY. Oh you want tose them? JEN. Yeah. FRANNY. Why? They'te sup. They're jst stupid pie TEN. Thee are no pictures, And Mom would never give you something ike that AyPRAnI goes ta drawer and pl large photo out) FRANNY. Here iti AEN, One? One pictre. FRANNY. Mom and Dad on toe weing day. (Looking ot 1 So bape. So full of hop. ‘ALL THIS INTIMACY 2s JEN. Letmesee it FRANNY. Ne JEN, Fray. FRANNY. (coking) Jon JEN, (Losing Let me see the fcking pete! (FRANIY bande JEN the pletore) FRANNY. Hee, Sp, (EN lotsa the pitre maaey plete. Lag beat) JEN. T mean. This is... Look a this. (FRANNY and JEN took atthe pce igh) 1c beloveyou hae th Lack * AFRANAY. how JEN. mean, Looker, Fran. (Phe took the ple for abt) FRANNY. Hho EN paste pore down) 38, Bus folly, you know. FRANNY. Its what? JEN. Fall [PRANNY. What the fick ie oly? JEN. sjust— FANNY. What stat, ik gis t Christa? JEN. No that’s “Holy.” Fol is [FRANNY. No, forget tT don’t want to know, With your ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY stupid SAT words and eventing (Mimicking JEN) Ws Fly Fuck hat Fuck aly. 4 SEN. Al’ sabing is t's pot el! susan age! FRANNY. Oh, itha ll? JEN, Yes FRANNY. That'll your saying? JEN. Jes, Fran, yes FRANNY, Wall alm sayings you're going tobe fat and ost and aly at my welding an if] watt abrsh your fat stomach out of my wedding pers wil! Scene 9 ‘The Precipice (Vite ata desk at schoo! grading ppers. BECCA enters) “Ty. Bossa? BECCA. Hi, Mr. Greene. “TY, Come on in Hows going? (B8CCA sts down She loos ot hin, oles a deep Brea ners ous) BECCA. I'm sony. ‘TY. For what? BECCA. Everying. ALLTHIS INTIMACY ‘TY. Everything BECCA. Yes. Look, you dons have w tell me anything, ike, comfort me. That's et why Tm ar. just wanted to alo ae “TY. Boos, what are you talking about? BECCA. Look Mr Greene? [ealy—wel you know | do— realy espeet you. “Ty. And epectyou. BECCA. I mean, I've cms here before. You've given me 50 ‘mac help and advice an how to bea pot and everything. And | really, realy appreciate it Ido, Bt el ike lt yu down, ‘TY. Becca. I realy don't know what 0 sy... Except that you're a brillant student, And Ihave ner Te ways been led o have you my cass. BECCA. Iwas stupid poem ‘TY, Your poem... Tay? That poem? BECCA. You don't have tobe nee tome. Icon take it ‘TY. Bese, you put your sul nt that poet. BECCA. Whaty, If that's what my sol sounds ie, then in ele ‘TY. What was tale again? BECCA. “The Precipice” “TY. “The Precipice.” Lat me set BECCA, Now? TY. Yeth, now. (BECCA goes fo her bag a pulls out piece of paper that is rumpled up ino a Ball) Wel this font ‘ey nie it This isn't snice way oust poem atl, BECCA. Whew. TY. Let me take another look at, ay? (TY smoothes it out and reads rom i) “1am standing onthe precipice of my tf." ‘Okay, that's good star. 1 know where you are. know ‘wht’ going on wih you. Okay? BECCA. Okay. 1. “And the wind Bows. Anite sich confison ‘Good. Nice mages, You're very focused do you know tha? BECCA. tm? ‘TY. You're a vary focused poet Asa person, wel, none of spots are very foetsed as people re we? 'BECCA.I ges net. ‘TY. That's why we write poetry. BECCA. Why? ‘TY, Because we'reunfocused. BECCA. Oh, right ing for Something. BECCA, Wha “TY. 1 dont ow. You elle, BECCA. Tell you what? "TY, What are yu searching for? (Beal Inthe poem, BECCA. [dont krow. ‘) mieotRe Why wait for Be tallon that does not ride?" ‘Okay, the stallion. What isthe salon, exactly? BECCA. Irs kind of hone. TTY. No, know I mean, what doe the stalin represent 8 ALLTHIS INTIMACY ‘TY, There's thy woth, An insistence, You'e sere ‘TY. Easel. That’ wy this poem is working. ALLTHIS INTIMACY » er? (BECCA thinks) We'l ome back oat. Why do stand wpon the edge with such wind rou me? Wan 1a? And nos Fam fang," ‘Nice repetition. “Stars and shy and wind and moon. Ob Blackest Around me all backs, excep for stars and moon ‘Stars an moon which or whiteness. “eee which i blctnest like the contrast lack and white, We're desing wih x sremes, There's no aay here here 'BECCA. No, nothin is ry. ‘TY. | know. Noting i: Everything i iter something oe oshing ‘BECCA. mean, hat was like a pom, what you just sad TY, Nah, BECCA. No, iw Eventing you yf ihe poe “And hon ingactt Whore have fale? ‘My heart sink and rises the some tine when I see where La amon the precipice ‘The prelic of my if” (BECCA and TY loo teach othe) dont ant you ging sound thinking you ca’ write poetry dnt wat you eeu ling thse things up 1 want you to trust your i ‘We need poms ike these, Becca. BECCA. don't realy know what to say otha ‘TY. Wels the rath, BECCA. Mr. Greens? ALLTHIS INTIMACY 1, BECCA. wh BECCA pty shot yuh wat BECCA York arin en, soo ere fc mean pou acid 0 ha abt Fve never realy fbdyour thas ttn nd orem 2 Wow. Thank jou Reo. BECCA, Iman tke my poe. My pee are socmoand evening Your poems we 50 0. TY Wel niyo, Bron I'm not oe wat eo" mes, bat hank yu (hey smite teach other) BECCA. You're funny. ‘TY, Nom serous. Ton now what emo" meas BECCA. Ha! Okay 1 guess shoud go. TY, Okay. Wel keep weting BECCA. Iwill. (BECCA gets up and goes oleae, bu stops and urs to TE) TY? ‘TY. eat? BECCA Thanks. Ip srry I'm such mess. ‘TY. Is olay. Wechay tw be ames. ALLTHIS INTIMACY 31 Best Man (back 19's apartment) SETH. You'e husky she is actual 18, you know ha? ‘TY. There's nothing you en el me tht Cm not thinking a every amoment. rere oy? I epee it bei I found oat she was pregnant. SETH.I'm pt telling Fray about his, Or Je, Frany will bus ito Maes if she hears ths shi ‘TY, Well evenly she's going fad ot, igh? SETH What are you poing odo? TY. Ldon't ow (es) SETH. Ihave ogo, ‘TY. Look ital to Je, At sme point. SETVL I know. SETH tara 1080) Oh, Shit, Thor's one ther thing. "TY. What SETH. This... hiss justone of thse things. TY, What? SETH. Franny dest want you inthe wedding. TY, What? SETH, She old me. Is ike one ofer demands alo a sud en. Yau can’t bein the wedding. “TY.1'm you Bast Mon! ALLTHIS INTIMACY SETH. Henow. ‘TY, Aveyou kidding me? SETH Look, Tm trine. TY, What do you mean you're tying? SETH. To got you an inition, T mean, {stil want you there: But the whole Best Man thing I would be beter if you just let that go for now. Ty. Latitgo? ‘SETI know, Ym sory, but you know Fran. There's 0 ‘say she's going tet you be ine wedding party. “TY, She sno sy! Shea no fucking oy! SETH. She dos. You now how gil are about thir wed ings. She's crying on and on sbout weg ples. "TY, So who's gonna be your best man? SETH. Paco. Ty. Pavol? SETH Yeh, ‘TY. He'selve years old! SETH. He's hire ‘TY, Paco?! Lite Paco your best man!” SETH. Yeah ‘TY. You tar hi! Yours or! SETH, Thee times a week. ‘TY. He doesn't speak Eglh! SETH. No, he's gotten Boer. He's sweet kid ‘TY. He's got Down's Syndrome! SETH. So? ‘TY, He's tiny Mexican kd wih Down's Syme! SETH, Whoa! Hold on there, Ty. That's cut of line. He's ‘Venezslan ALLTHIS INTIMACY 3 ‘TY. Bes fiends since he fist grade and you'e boing me fom your wedding pay because you ea sand up 10 your wench of ances. ‘SETH. Look i's not shout standing up to her. W's the wee ing thing. She's erazy enough about... eveything. bt tis ‘weding thio, an ty ot of het way, you know? She's on rampage. "TY hte her SETH. I know, But i's just for the tne being. Thins wil ello a5 ine pases, TY. Seth, if this goes down—if 1am expelled from your wong, fom bsing your best man, thre no going back, I's ke Fray saying, "Ty i ot ofthe picts He's tou ind Ws over between us if this happens Dor you se thal? ‘SETH. You're being dramatic. ‘TY Every eer person in the word is about to walk: ut on ne. need to know you won't. Tell me you have fh ne. eed it Your ith. I nad ight row. SETH. Why dd’ you just sty together wit en nthe fis. ‘place? You guys were a pood coupe. (ea) TY. dort kw SETH, She loves you, man Ste’ rly... She woul ‘you right now if you asked her. * ™ ‘Tetkaow. senitser 27 do at fo mary et SETHL You don't ive ALL THIS INTIMACY ‘TY.Comeor, man. SETH, Do yea love Maren or Bese? TY.No. SETH. Well shit You know, most men would ip over ‘ecards to get en, you know ta. Ty. Yeah. SETH. She's ot. WY. koa. SETH. She's hoter than Franny an lear, 100 (TY Tools at SETH jus sying. TY. know, okay? SETH. with you weren't sch ¢ fick up. We could have been brother-n-l Bea al you (SETH teaves) Senet “Two Years Eater (77 sands holding a novebook and aplastic cup of win at reep- tin flr a poutry reading JEN, FRANNY and SETH ent. Aeigplatccms) PRANNY. There hee! Tere he i! The big te SETH. Due tha was aesome! That kids ike: 'm making a Labyrinth! Outs nothing! ‘TY. Hy, thank for coming you guys ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY FRANNY. Ty this is my sister “FEN. Mi Me to. Nieto fally— FRANNY. —That was so coo! I can't believe you could read ike that in font ofthe whale people like th, the whole crowd! "TY. How's the wine, Fray? SETH. She's wasted, FRANNY. Iam no SETH. Wasted. FRANNY. Butt tell you what: am going to get wasted. Yes Iam, These pases are ike sot gases cape, Shol cus "TY. (ToJEN) So you'e inthat MFA program, right? Posty? FRANNY, (Siting obvion) Post... Pot JEN. Un. Yeah mea, [as est grated. TFRANNY. Wel we're going to go get some mare wine and ie probably tke a LONG TIME becnise of have t pee. So Okayt (FRAN ars oealt SETH sey with TY, obo) SETH. Yaknow Labyrinth is from the Gres, FRANNY. Sah SETH. Ob! Oh, okay. Wine, We'll both get wine (hey start love} FRANNY, (higpr) SETH. (Whisper Sry So dense sometines! 36 ALLTHIS INTIMACY (They exit TY and JEN sil at each the) Tv.Hi JEN. Tht was realy ret. T¥.0h, hak, JEN. Really gre ‘Ty. Thanks, JEN. Juz, Pm srry. What stupid. what x tpi thing to =, T¥.No JEN. Realy great" How post. ‘Ty. Trust me, ake what I an gt 1 mean tth be tld, 1'm jus a dock wil a potebook. I Have'tpblished anything ot anyhing. JEN. Of, you wil Ty. JEN. No, youll Ty, Have your JEN, Published? Ono way. Not quite I quit writing pos. ‘Tonight quit. "TY. Why? JEN. [keto quitting. quit being lawyer, 10 ‘TY. That's right! Franny told mel You'e a avgert JEN, Never ook the ba. Went fom undergrad ola seal {ho the MFA peoaram "TY. Youre a layer pet JEN, Pete Couns. “TY. What do you do now thar you're not layering or writ- ing poetry? TEN. Pin a doctoral program, ‘ALL THIS INTIMACY 3 TY. Higher education! JEN. [just ely love schoo. ‘TY. So you're lie super sae. JEN. Ob yeah Super sma, ‘TY. How pot... Whats your disertaton about? JEN. Geotrphy. You eer hear of angace? TY. The one big continent JEN. Um dain ater map oft T's my dissertation “TY. You'e mapping anor-existen place JEN. In way, itil exist 1s the worl. Noy, i's just ro- ‘en up int pieces. Once upon atime, we looked dient. TTY. The adolescent ath, JEN. It vas the Garden of Eden you know, One pice of land Perf. Untouched (Tey othe at each ter, but JEN Brats the pel) Hal (igper) Pm sony. ve had ike fen le cups of wine "TY. Lite cups. JEN. Yes they ae it Tv. And fe. JEN. My favorit kind of wine TTY. Always good es. JEN. Yes. The ea fee. Two thous fee. TY, Cheers. (Beat) Yeah. 1 ke. T ike watching you read, (98H kisses him, no 100 Long not to short, They lok a ech ‘ater smile. Drink i win) ALL THIS INTIMACY Scene 12 Flesh and Blood (MAUREEN and TY onthe porch) MAUREEN, Do you slep witha lt of women? TY. What MAUREEN. Do you? ‘TY. No! What do you think? MAUREEN. Iihink you might. ‘TY. Dozou? I meat, have you ever. before? MAUREEN. No, Me and Nick. I mean or relationship ie, “TY. Butyousil ove hin? (Bea) MAUREEN. You know, Lean. Fea’ concer ‘TY. Youcanthave Kis? What about Augie MAUREEN. He was adopted ‘TY, Right. Wow, Soy. Kis. MAUREEN. You think about your kids your whole if, be: fore they even exist ou thnk about them. You plan who they ‘be: You hin bout what hel fook ike. And then. doesnt work cut the way you planned (Bet) 1 wanted to fs hat ou ‘Know? 1 imagine i's about a elisious an experience as on can come by. Miraculous. How many tings happen to you that re nace "TY. T don't koaw. | meas, the whole wold is miracles ALLTHIS INTIMACY » when youthink abou, (MAUREEN. Are you reli? TY. Me? No. Are yo MAUREEN. No. ' Cathie. TY. Realy? MAUREEN. Rlsed,Lapsd. (Bea blive nin, ‘TY, Well. yooh There's no denying tht, MAUREEN. Imear, | believe in Original Sin, Tat we need to seck forgiveness and work awards ovr salvation. whichis really a messed up belie to have when you've sioppd believing ing, ‘TY. Areyou antheiat? MAUREEN. Tm wore. tm atheist who's il pissed off a (Go fr nat existing. W's ssl denomination. Ty. Tan. MAUREEN. You're supposed to have fh even if your prayers area answered. All wanted was fo give bit fave {hid ste oly thing ever exp asked God fer When found out itcouldn't happen... ell tat asthe end of ht, "TY. Do you thik what we're doing i sin? MAUREEN. Ob yes. Bui’ asin Tan sink my teeth nts ea) MAUREEN, Do you have anyone le? TY.No, MAUREEN. 1 don't cae ifyou do, bat. was bing fol. ish. We'e Bong folish. jst want to kon kay? ‘TY. Thavent hd ex with anyone ele fo long tine, ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY Seene 13 (Growing as Poet, (PY opens his from door and BECCA enters) BECCA. Hit "TY. Hey there! What surprise to gt your ell BECCA. Imcan was inthe neighborbood? I was having ‘neh, [ttl love Brook W's reo. "TY. Yeh it So. hte you ae. ‘BECCA. hope I'm not nrg. ‘TY. Nol Iwas just wring, BECCA. Wow. OF couse. (She pls out wine) 1 bought "Ty, Wine! BECCA. Because my new poe? I's bout wine ‘TY. Oh, Thats good. ood material. Well, come on in, Make yous a hare BECCA. Awesome! This place i 0 cool! It's Hea writers ‘Tv. Yep tis. BECCA. Soar you wing & new book of poetry? ‘TY. Uk, Yes Thats wat tying to do, BECCA. Isit going ob ie Labyrii? ‘TY. Well, hope nat to much ike Labyrin. Lean, hope Vm growing sa poet. BECCA. I a" beleve you're going to gyow aa poet. ‘TY. The things that eancem you change. The things hat inspire you change. ALLTHIS INTIMACY a BECCA. What inspite you for Lal TY, Aworan BECCA. Ooch. A woman. Wha? “TY. This was Years go, you know. Like four yer go, BECCA, Yeah? ‘TY. [asin love with ber. But shelf me for another man ‘who sh then marr ‘BECCA. Oh, wow. I'm s son. TTY, Sometimes relationships end. But you abway have at distant hope they might begin again. but when someane ets ‘ase, then i's awioe differen sory. Marriage is 0 i. BECCA, Yeah. now Exeopt fo, ike, vores. ‘TY. Sol weoteabout it People ike BECCA. People love i. ‘TY. don't know. Big picture i, nobody relly reds poy. PU never sel large amounts of books 'BECCA. It doesn't mater how many youself your poetry sffets ene person, tan thas all tht mates. That's how you ‘hang the word. You're changing the word wit your poe. "TY. (To aulence) Are you kidding me? You hear something Tice tht out ofa beau gi’ mouth? What are you going to thik? tell you what you'e nor going to tink: You're nor ing to thik, she's ast chmb owes. who's jo later ingme.Youtethicking’ My potry is charging he ward BECCA. (To TH) T mean, you'e an ais. That's what you &. ‘TY. (To allen) 1 mean, Lm an tt That's what fd (et. FY ts back to BECCA. To BECCA) That's litle much. ‘BECCA. No, I mean it TTY. Wall hank you, Thank you, Bess, 2 ALLTHIS INTIMACY (BECCA ses MAUREEN’: K's ball) TY. {pay wit him sometimes. You know, ke babys. 1 ke kids ‘BECCA, That (te smiles ot hin. He smiles back. She throws the al at hi ‘Hecatches it and toes ack She throws it Back ond they ‘pay catch, sowly closing the space benacen thom. BECCA tases the bal aside and Lise TY. TY start hsing back Thay tert mating ot} ‘TY. ri goget a condom. ‘BECCA. im on the pil, (1 starer at he for abe.) ‘TY. 1lgogeta condom, ApH phi hr Bos) BECCA. I's okay. k's good (goes wiht) ‘ALL THIS INTIMACY (Spotigh on MAUREEN) MAUREEN, ‘This is pretty mu Becomes re You've made me pregnant esd tobe ble todo this. Im no ‘Ani $0.. when the impossible macula. pregnant Ty (¥eppears) ‘TY, How do you know Nik inthe father? MAUREEN. Nie and haven't hd sex in yer, year. You tod me you could gt peg- ewe I could’. That's suposed to be the ‘nuh about. abou me. The sient th But sto. Thats something deeper. one My ‘A not only tha, Ty filed with. 50 mich righ now. TY. Despe happen, ‘MAUREEN, They happen ll th time. This tine, one bap ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY pened tome, TY. So you'e gong to keep it MAUREEN. Keep TY, Sory. MAUREEN. This f spiritual thing. This i. God Ad ime And ahi. TY, Don'tsay ha, MAUREEN. ove you. TTY. Don'ts ha MAUREEN I don’t want anything fom you Ty. don expect you todo anything, Bu Tam so fled with. dot iow! The Holy Spit "TY. You're not ills withthe Hely Spit (MAUREEN. Tan! Iam and ve never ft o compete! (MAUREEN exts. A spotlight up on BECCA on her ell phone) ‘TV'S VOICE. Hy hiss Ty, Levea message WOMAN'S VOICE. At the tone, please leave a message. ‘When you are fished, you may’ han yp, or pres pound for ‘more options, To leave teal back number, press 1. (Bau) To age this person pes 5 (A beep) BECCA. Hey, Ty, this is Becca Hey, Um, look this is kind ‘of avkard? But. and not ying to be weird or anything, or ike stakerish bre? I'm really not, but we shuld probably tlk sometine? Because... Well, her's the thing? I'm pregnant? So. thas some news. And I don't want yu to freak out or ‘ALL THIS INTIMACY 45 anything, because is ell not that big ofa del? Xmen, ii, tu’ not eng to be some cay gi abou this whole ing, so you cn relax ebout that 'm jst kindof euious what your {ake ison al his, and maybe If you have ay song epinions bout. anything. Um, so cool? Okay, Thnk hs Okay ov (he hangs up. Ets JEN enters) TY. That's impossible JEN.No. les not ‘TY. Nocfom me. JEN. Yes! Ty! From you! “Ty. this ieajoke, JEN. No. Ty, sen, Wil you fist? TY. Tellme this some spd sick ok! Tellme that! JEN, What's wrong wih you? TY, Tellme tat! JEN. Shut! TY. This is some stupid ick fucking joka! Tell me! Tell me tha now JEN. Sap it Stop it “TY. Why ae ye doing theo met JEN. Ty, sp it What's wrong with you? (1Y paces, angry freaking ou) TTY, Werusod a condom! JEN. I beak TY. Noitaidew 46 ALLTHIS INTIMACY JEN, mutha! TY, But it did, Jet didn't beak Uti’ foking tweak JEN, Well oe way orth other, Ty... IT DIDN'T WORK! Seene 15, “Making Something Messy (77 stars comer, speaks 10 the aulence. As he sea, he puts onan apron) ‘TY. So 'm hang Sah and Franny td Jen over fr dine. 1 was this sort oF unspoken del at {hashed ot with Seth Have them and Jen over for diner. A peace ofring. A “we're all fiends” sort of thing, and then pest, Ail Will Be Forgiven. But here’ th thing I'm Ite ficked up fn the hed thes days nd I krow tags ar going to go horbly wrong tonight 1k this because Maureen eaugh! men the porch today and ssid she'd like totale semetine and sad, “Oh, okay, how about = nigh? Come ove. make diner." Meanie, Beces also FER Feld tty whens feed ot that she's fs og ‘And s T'm prety sual ofthese women sre going t can verge hee tonight where they wil all meet and all ome tothe problematic talon tat within each of them grows my unbe- lievablypoter sued. (Beat) I cook. Chicks dig. Tonight in ALLTHISINTIMACY a making someting a itd messy, but ike to experiment and se IFi I be just right. For the ceesion. Anyhow, Tm cooking fer, and 'm remembering this thing fom when Iwas a i.e ike 5 years old and was suing at he dine ale and Thad a bow of peas and carats in font of me and my fther was standing lover me deaning that Vet the pest and carrots. refed. He dolled at me and threatened me andl bgen fo ey, bt 1 star him down, tars uaning down my fie, «ah seme across my mouth. My father got angrier and he pind st me and yelled, You cat those vegetables NOW or we're going t have # BIG problem, Mister! And, staring at hin, {pu my’ litle band under ‘he bow and | figped it up inthe tk, Peas and cals every. where: Holy shit (ie doorbell rings) actin Scene 16 Ina Pickle (TY stands far 10 the side ofthe stage while JEN, MAURER, and BECCA stand facing th cudence. Thay speak ot the audience) TY, (To audience) 80 | tod tor and at is, they were lke. (The women standin shock To alee) And then they were ike: 'MAUREEN. How could you do this! tm asking! Look a re! Look at me when Um aking 0 you! How iesponsle and langerous and what is wrong wih ou? You just go round fck- ing every woman you see? Is tat? Notches on your bs? Naies, 177 JEN. No. You've... No. Ty. st. jist. What are you ling? Wy are weal ee athe same ie ogethe!? Whit s WRONG wid you? What has Been missing from your ie hat youhave tbe 0... Who are you? BECCA, I tad no idea you got so much ation, (Bea) | sea, I'm sro. (Beat { mean: Whoa (PRANIY enters quiet, ooking out athe ance) » ALL THIS INTIMACY FRANNY. Stupid coksucking pice of hit ‘TY. (To audience) Sotit’s prety much what they wer lke. [Except they were al aking athe se ime. Loo, I'm 0m. 1s ard o remember how Hall went down twas aur T mean rence, what sey al looked lke and the Kid of appalling, hone tension that quickly spread trove the apariment tke ‘wildfire, Batis hard to remember i perfects. How all ent own. For example it really sounded more Uke: (4 hellsh sorcaming of female damons from the depts of hall i briy dean To autienc) And her's the thing: | wanted hi {wanted ‘everyone to converge, I nese I 0 happen. I mean, Weaking ‘hit kid of ews lo a gi. THREE TIMES... and having to eal withthe fot tre tnes aa 'm lng your {ust eold It halle tat, weak, So Diner. Everone at cae. Thee binds with one sone, Seene 17 (Doorblf rings. Bow! of picks fon the coffe table) ‘TY. Come iat (SETH emers) Yo. SETH. Yo. TY. Hongryt SETH. Use, Ty. What? i might ot ok a te eae abl Are thik ALLTHIS INTIMACY st SETH. What's going on tonight? ‘TY, What do you meen? SETH, What’ the pl? TY. Dinne's the plan, Where's Fanny and Je? SETH. Listen TY. What? SETH $0 got you back nthe wen. TY. Youd? SETH. At lest fornow TY, Holy sit You did tt SETH, Well ‘TY. Hove yo SETH, Shut wp. ‘TY. Bes Friend Best Man! SETH. Lien, TY. Whar? SETH. Ted about yo TY, What do you nese? SETH. Okay, Bear with me. Franny thinks you're gins to roposeto Jn. (stares of SETH) TY. You told ber this? SETH slewgs) You tld Franny 1 as going o propose? Ta Jen? SETH. [had to el ee something! TY. Why? ‘SETH, im sont You don’t have td it tonight But she ALLTHIS INTIMACY ALLTHIS INTIMACY 3 TY. Youu LED? (FRANWY gives hin a bx of condoms) SETH. [had toll Fanny something. You know? TY.No, Seth don't know. don ficking know. [FRANNY. Manel Tov! These are what thy al “Condoms” SETH, She ges in my bead! And if] want her to give in onf There's rections inside something, ve got to feed ber. 've go to have something to] TY, Aw. You shouldn't ave. ‘ive her: Your, ike concessions Cllr. I dont ka FRANNY. And here's some ber. TTY. Youarethe biggest douchetg I've evermet in my li. TY. Candomsand ter. You'e my type of id, Fray. SETH. But when T start tling her shit, don't kno, ie] FRANNY. Don't get cute. You're ey don't slit your fick like the way she stares a me of something. I's hyena, bu I] ing thot right now, the way you tested Jen. ned a ciawete ‘cual at to balieve what I'm saying, “TY. Well you'e here now. And we'll ends FRANNY. (Fate sngsongy) Yer we are! Yes we are, Ty! (Doorbell rings) (ormal By the vay, have a cota ist thi ong you wan Al he people youl need forthe weding all ready fo g. 1 Ty. Wel cell it etthan ‘SETH. Sweetie! We don't nod tal about that yet! FRANNY. (To SETH) Wall, mean— (SETH answers door. FANNY enters) TY.’ gota pt these ine dps You guys? FRANNY & SETH, Yeh, SETH. Hey honey! FRANNY. What fucking day. So Pm in thie— (Thay) (TY Aan hem oo Bers and exis) ‘sx Hi sweetie... So T'm In this teeing this afternoon an ‘that sat Bevery takes the proposal I've been working on will] FRANNY. (fer 71) And I'm serous, TL have a thesh- Jack and she flps it across the conference table, in font of ve] old ryone, an she’s ike, “What ean {do with this?” What can dal SETH. Fanny! Hit Why don't we sit down, ‘with this? And of course, Jack wast thee. She never woul] FRANNY. Um jus aying! She's gone be. (he pom ave done that i Jack were there, but no, What can facing di] mimes Inge pregnanbloated) Weldngs don't happen over, with cis? Aight 1'm 0 glad we'e not ike the, SETH. Heh SETH. Yeh FRANNY. Exactly (Loot 71) Well There be, Dad] FRANNY, How was your dy, ses? TY. Hi Fan, SETH. vas. fine, iste, there's something I should ALLTHIS INTIMACY FRANNY. What are these pickles? ros (r¥ enters) ‘TY. Dinner shoul be readin about a half hou FRANNY. God I'm starving (To SETH) Sweat, will you sogst me cigars? "Ty. 1 thought you quit FPRANNY. Idi Ta’ why I dont have any. Sweetio? SETH. Were’ you just ofthe stove? (PRAWN Jt oo at SETH) Ty, you ned snthing? TY. Nope SETH. Cool Be right back (SETH exits T¥ and FRANNY lok ct each other) TTY. So. (Bea So how are hi— FRANNY. So [eat sy Pm dried atthe prospect of aving you a5 a Broher-bvlaw (TY shales his head taughing) No, Pm serous TY. (Morven fbr) From: FRANNY. (ini) Ty. ‘TY. (Quy) Franny. FRANNY. (Mimi) Ty. (Beat. Tey stare a each other. The rb es Be go Thee (ERANNY hums “Here Comes the Bride" TY ext 10 chen TFRANNY get the dor BECCA i there) FRANNY. Um. Yeoh? ALLTHIS INTIMACY s BECCA. Hi, FRANNY. Hi BECCA, Is Ty hee? FRANNY. He's busy, Can Llp you? BECCA, I'm here for diner. din't know anyone ehe vas going tobe here hah was, TRANNY. You're tae for diane, BECCA. Hetoldme to come over We had sme stu, (rv eters) TY, Beceat Come oni. You guy et FRANNY. Actualy no, ‘TY, Wel his is Besa, she's my student and this — FRANNY. —This is oor siden? BECCA, Am ike rely early? TY, No. This i god. You Ws make yours cm able... Drink? oo : ™ FRANNY. Ty, whar’s going on here? ‘TY. What do you mena? FRANNY.—I mean, this was soposed to be a private din +. Is this your dine pay, Fran? FRANNY. No but VN, os Sho and x Bes you vn ik? ‘You want a beer? we BECCA. Do you have ela soda wih Hine? ‘TY. You got it ile back ina iy. | (TY exits. FRANIY, clearly psed off sts down. BECCA goes ALLTHIS INTIMACY tacos ftom hr. They look at each othr) [RECCA, So how do you know Ty? FRANNY. My sister. BECCA. Oh, He's your sister? FRANNY. Whar? BECCA. I'm bid FRANNY. So you're Ty's stent BECCA, Yeah. Pm in is poety workshop. I's prety a FRANNY. 1bat itis BECCA, Wow, ove your shoes! FRANNY. These? BECCA, Theyre ie super casey but sil kind of casual FRANNY. Yea they're at relly casual BECCA. Ob, then [tke it back. Thos shoes suck FRANNY. What yearare you? BECCA. I'm fist year. FRANNY. You'e a freshman? BECCA. Yea, Pima fist yer FFRANNY. So you're like. elly young. [BECCA, I mean, yah. Comparatively. (FRANWY's brain exloder SETH enters) SETH. 1 got stokes. And 1 got some mushafuckin turkey perky! (He turns and aces BECCA) Whoa TRANNY. (To SETH) Do you know sbout this? Abou Becca 'SETH. About wha? I don't know! What do 1 know? 1 got smokes and they had, Igo some, you know... Wha? Hi, Pn 4 ALLTHIS INTIMACY seh RANDY She's fr dr S's sea BECCA im sry so wad at Tin be { me, Ty invited nd rg SETHL Youve Res! Oh wow! Tha’ xe ‘here for for for dinner! aan BECCA Ty vied me Held meu today nd vio im Whose? RAS Hey ant BECCA. Wow, you gw He moriedan eveything Fan To SET Shes apes SETH fo BCC Yo ore oI was a get des, ta came ge es SShonet ink tess 38st aa sb hes Seal Schol wat i. AW you hangs pol Hoes sat BECCA. spy — SETH. Bo you ie Trey ve some? FRAN. Cu avenge? (GETH ges her a pack FRANNY whocks it against her pol repeated, ooking menacing rom SETH to BECCA) BECCA. Wow, you sake? FRANNY. Uh ean BECCA, ead ths arte shout snakes mous? I mean v=pone knows smoking is aad eveything at people nh Snot, thy have thee mioncp ww ll oer be ‘ns of ir mots hat rer go cma Even you a SETH. Youkow wha’ meso? Yo now wha ely ALL THIS INTIMACY ool? Where's Ty? TY (Shots desperately) 777 (enters from kchen) Ty, Yel (S571 wale so the girls can’ sce hin and gestures madly t TY, freaking ow) FFRANNY. (To TY) So "Ty! Are your other students coming cove for diner tonight? Or jst his one? ‘SETH. Ob! You know what? thnk just remembered tht Jefthe stove on at our pes? FRANNY. What? SETH. The sovel The faking ove! We gota go. Fran, we should probably (the doorbell rings) FRANNY. Finally! (FRANNY opens the door. MAUREEN thre) MAUREEN. Hi Srean twats nay) [FRANNY. Jess Fong Chis! What this? (AAUREEN walls In, certain. FRANNY starts smi) ALLTHIS INTIMACY ° (MAUREEN. Hi? 12m sm. you si ong, he? (PP was 1 her) TY. Ofcourse! Maureen, Welome. (AURBEN ksh) SETH, (Re: the kis) Whoa. Hey, you know wa? Maybe cand Frany shuld... mean. HAI eves! TY. No, Im sory I wasn’t lear to everyone inet party! Everyone here. Allmy fens! esa eebra—Iee 8 azubering. Everyone, this i Maurin, she's my next door ghbot. This Seth, Fanny, snd Boos, MAUREEN, Hela, BECCA. lve that shi! MAUREEN. Oh! Thank you! I's Old Navy TTY. Can get youa drink? MAUREEN. dort kno. casos? ‘TY, Sue (He starts o exit) That's some pickles there MAUREEN, (Gest she) Oo! (He ext. MAUREEN et ities) MAUREEN. Ty aay haste best pels FRANNY. So ou'rehisreighbor. SETH. Neighbor... ghey. elghbory -MAUREEN. Um. Pm sony, But could you not smoke? FRANNY. Could not smoke? BECCA. I gives you mouth wounds, ALLTHIS INTIMACY MAUREEN. t'm sony. t's. FPRANNY. (Sbbing eu) Not Fie! I wont smakel (Cncomfartable bat) ‘SETH, Smoking indors! What isthis the Midwest? -MAUREEN. So how do you guys know Ty? [FRANNY. Well, she's ik his student o something. She's fresman,' sory, ast Yea” and she's. what a8 you 16? ‘BECCA. Id anda hal. FRANNY. Yeah an! she's Uke relly xe, And Tm here because my sister i coming ad she and Ty ae Iie... you know, she's with hi (a) (MAUREEN. Wait. wha? FRANNY. Ty's wih my sister? MAUREEN. I'm ony? SETH. And what do you do, Maureen? BECCA. Ty as agiind? FRANNY, She's going to be here any second. Her name is Jen, (MAUREEN. Andshe's.. Your ise. FRANNY, She's wth Ty MAUREEN. She's wih Ty BECCA. That's litle vague ya know. | mean when some- ‘nei wth someone. SETH, You know what game I ike? Pictionary. Tat game roaks, Ty has gett (Bing to kth) Ty Where's your rnd with Ty fr teat few month. So el your str | ple) Hi, Dave ope ‘ALL THIS INTIMACY a god dame Pesionary2! (SETH exits bichon) MAUREEN. Weita minus, You sister FRANNY. Jn ‘SETH (Ofage: mated) Whats HAPPENING? MAUREEN. She and Ty FRANNY. Sho wth i, BECCA. What doe tht even mean? MAUREEN. Yeo, what dos: ht mean? FRANNY, She's wich him! Why i this 0 confsing? She's ike within (MAUREEN tints) MAUREEN. You know what I goto. (Ste head forthe door, FRANNY. Why’ How do you know hin? MAUREEN. We've been. I've heen cheating on my hs TFRANNY. Obshit Oh shi wi, (Doorbell rings. MAUREEN opens i. JEN rashes n wit back ‘pack and ble hlmet) JEN. Hil (he stops, looks around, surprised at al the poo ALLTHIS INTIMACY (WEN rushes ino the bathroom, slams the dor. SETH and TY ‘enter fom kitchen Bveryne looks at them. SETH has Pi tionary) SETH. Who's up for some Pitonany’? (ie sound of JEN dvowing up comes om the batroom. Every ‘one ls. Flash Ruwung water. Rinsing mouth. Clearing fem The whole bit JEN enters fom babroom) JEN. HI. Sony. I at pos, (Beat: goes to cafe table (Ook, ae those pets? “MAUREEN. (fo 29 You'reasonafabith ‘TV. Yeah? MAUREEN. You could have just tld me dhe rath JEN. What TFRANWY. Ty'sbeen fcking her, HEN. Wha? FRANNY. And maye kde pon ove ther 0, ‘TY. Hey, Fray, you know, shut up. BECCA, Whoa, hiss wack FRANNY. No le tha too? Are you focking your neighbor AND your student, Ty? This mobile ile freshmen who fold aught dik? BECCA. Tam notable! MAUREEN. can't live this JEN. Ob Ty. Jen. BECCA, That is so uncaled fr Like Vm some sr of bile pariah. going Ty, 1 al you ALLTHIS INTIMACY a (GEN ans for the door) MAUREEN, Jess, 7. ‘TY, Waist wat 1 worse thin you think! (Beat: audience) S0 tod them. (The women sop oak at hin. Ligh shih To cence) Ava | willed o something srange thd pshaps very faked up. Thre was a senee ofthe subline inal his. The tril of beng cauhy, te il of having done sone thing unbtivabe, something that puts mein avery bad igh was a mish. Terrifying but also amzing All thse hysteral women, shocked, ang. Their anger ao lu, a whiteness, The way fie loks almost eal when is he host itcan get. And then BECCA, Olay, so Tm like de back om the plane eat? ‘You guystakecare Pm out, (28CCa exis) MAUREEN. 1 cannot believe this. YOU are sich, Ty. 1 ‘ant lieve that you're part of. That you, Jesus Mary and Seph (MAUREEN exits JEN sts gait the wall. FRANNY hinges ct TY ol him SETH jmp in pusher chal elion and strugeles to hep her aay rom TX) FRANNY. fl fsking kill you! Do You understand me! 1 wild your miserable ite i Ty! TY eo Jen ook me FRANNY. Je! You se coming wih! I wll leave you 6 ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY vith this. this TEN Fran, FRANNY, Cone oa! JEN. [need tobe alone wth Ty fora second [FRANNY. Fk that! SETH. We gota go. SEN. Wat oe me oti + FRANNY. (To 7) Ifse's not out in five minutes am cou ing book and {wil il you fo (SETH wher her ou the door.) SETH. Tt ea you dude. ERANNY. (tage) This int done! Ty, thi st dane! ‘TY, Lok... This wasn't supposed to... VEN stars eying) ‘Aw Jess Je? Lemme ge you same chi soa or somebing (ie gosto eta dik, JEN stands wp suddenly sronger) JEN, Nol Fuck you TY.en. JEN. Why would you do this? TY.Do,. wat JEN. DO WHAT? } ees JEN. No, Ty! Nol dine! Or okay, maybe dinner, t0. ‘Tv. ony. (UN grabs er ov hai, Starts waking the door, walks Bact wt) [ALL THIS INTIMACY 6 JEN. You know what. (tet she er wali ote bck TT ‘back to TY) * ieee TY. Ar youctay sn St lk tno ih 9, ve This ors 1. Eg our ‘TY. Lknow. Seaeet ENP TY. Yt ot iin spi IN. ging ca doe) Olly, Lok Let us. lata You tow: Pay tl es She digo ee song. TY. Gem soy. JEN, Wel what? Wa oyu wan? Ty, jst ok at me and tl ne ht ou Het sos ig ch at oso ‘kine adele Tel hat ae te Se Sink know ad not ame soe DONT RNOW., Con youlok ame? Cayo aig ea Ty. (EN exits) TY. (To audonce) What happened to me? Where di t go rong? ALLTHIS INTIMACY ALL TIS INTIMACY OD s7czon tin. Oe me tlhe nomy and te, you ae, walk away. Wash your hands of me: * * ° "yd nto wih ny anf ou BECCA Why sat TY Des ne se wa A a en, but js bv til ds man en dn’ wen ‘anything to do with you, ee BECCA. Do you wantto marry me? (oa) Scene 18 ales (@8CCA and TY na park. Thay sion bench dining cafe) “TY. Lovato pay forthe whole thing BECCA. No Half isbeter "Py real like to pay fo the whol thing. BECCA. No, "Ty, Why noe? BECCA. Because sido. ‘TY. Dont bea bat BECCA What ae yous gonna gtatera with m6? eeu don't uve te money, have the money. Enis TY.No. BECCA. Do you want cate me? ‘TY, Is nt ie that BECCA. Because I don't want to dae you TY. Oty, to ge you the money. Al ee gy BECCA ely wat ar yoo wie mea ck i * money. the amount and then {us dot ant to Hangout anymore, Te tem, the seer dons mo loge sow set 5 ‘TY. Beces Ft have ose ye ary more. ‘TY. You shold jst let me ome with you, BECCA. Whate, Ty. Whatev? BECCA, Whate, BECCA, So forget. (ea) Y resgmgi Mb yt ing Peon cae eae Het ae fe eventhing Bat just give me | TY. Is it some generational thing? What, ae you kids too BECCA. Look, 1 sppreins ALLTHIS INTIMACY lazy you can't even finish a word? Finishing words... I's ike Too Many Consors. I's sori BECCA, Ob por old Ty cant eelate to Jouh cutie. A ‘month ago you understood me, Now you're my dad. TY, That's not BECCA, You cant get the gts progrant a the same time andthe expat them to ite you. (ea, Tey drink ter effec) “TV. om not a bad person. BECCA, Whatey, (Beat) What they doing anyhow? Mau room and. what's he fice? "TY. Jen BECCA. Jon "TY. Mauroe’s pong to have the baby. Her husband left er. BECCA, That sucks *T¥c en, | dont know. She wort talk 0 me, (Beat) toved er. BECCA. Gues you'll have plenty to wrt sbout (es) “TY, Becca can tel you something? BECCA. nod, TY. 1 don't know jut. ge. Yeu sould know how casy iti © ruin yourself, ho the smallest things can change ‘who youare. How choices ean damage yo. (BECCA ges xp) ALLTHIS INTIMACY a BECCA don't et ay ore ons fm you Ba serene te thug Tae Oe of sells Bee eave.) And send me a check. * Oe sere (BECCA exits. TY waches ergo) Seane 19 Absation (7s sparment TY enters. MAUREEN is sting. wating for ‘um TY tars onthe i, surprise hr. She pregnant) 7. teut You sed me MAUREEN il Sry id nen TY Youst wih thighs MAUREEN. Tm ed The igh we ihe 1 Ge You rants kt Gr a kn ean? MAUREEN. el yout gn epg Tats ao ‘you three months azo, Toten {T. Oka! fez You sade toate. MAUREEN. Whee yu ben? 1V, Te ben ot wag eon icc. Oy? 1 hat okay? And thet heat ack bese Ys sth bo ‘an forme ated ne Dosa rsancing How ce Ethhewaniow n ALLTHIS INTIMACY MAUREEN, | jst hopped on oer Your bck dor was snlockd. Sign he pp. “T¥ Whats then? MAUREEN. im fing in ev dys. ovng ld yout ‘FY To Bo, MAUREEN. Ye 5. Who moves to Boson? MAUREEN, Sig tre. Your name. You know what its. ive youre " a ten | was ile kid, was always terrified when I'd 0 up tomy beioom a night ays thong Dal’ be Moin for oes stinger ty ds, wating. ink Tm Sill al ofthe MAUREEN. Well bere "TY. My oe vampire. Vani. What MAUREEN. Tat outa sin he pape. “TY. Wsjat oo al MAUREEN. You sould fave sen youre when {fst sled yo.. Yu were so eeved. “Wi dint oo! MAUREEN. rely do cre TY. Why na? . MAUREEN. Because do’ Sign the paper a eave voggne : . “iy icone sig so meno mt AGREED lane ‘a at MAUREEN iin te vt uv! mo, You ad nyo Fe ALLTHIS INTIMACY n TY. Mauten, MAUREEN. What TY. L want, (7 touches her ad vines her close thm ait is her.) MAUREEN. Stop. Wh ae you doing, TY. vant te hold you fora second MAUREEN. Ty please jist— (TY kises er. MAUREEN can't Ks back nor does she pul away. fer he ie tey ok ‘at each other. MAUREEN shove him ay) Don't do ta TY. Pm sony. "MAUREEN. dont ned this from you, Ty. ‘TY. What's your probien? I'm jst MAUREEN’ SIGN The pepe (7 tok at MAUREEN andthe icy rips the papers up ito ‘rds MAUREEN. WaT 4R6 YOU DONG?! TY. I don't wane to son them MAUREEN. Are you out of your mind! TY. come in here, you've broken in ty tobe nie to you, {tobe alfectont, you know, ad you jut act ke some mean dT mean you're mea. | MAUREEN. Pm llowed o be mean! You are tao much, ‘TY. Whats the big dea MAUREEN. The big deal? ‘TY. Yea The big deal! Wha’ the faking bis dal ‘MAUREEN. The big deli am ling apart Ty! Nick ALLTHIS INTIMACY se He wk gard i ate at vn ey Th wit any ropiy Ive t) move wp tbe To Boson ste Nic and is wile fy ae me noe ‘ad { hao you tan tandestnd his Baths oy? "Fe thao at MAUREEN. Oh, yor dot os {TY eat? Wel know i god thing your hskand et ‘you Youd ove ih is fore you MAUREEN Het mys. {Ty Verh, wel fe was wot. MAUREEN sas hard aro infin) Ym ory No etme that. MAUREEN. He sn ITT ko Fm oy tan sory 1 ps sienbem en you vee copy ig. MAUREEN. Sond itto ay lawyer (MAUREEN ts 10 80) “TY. Wait Maureen, wai. (17 goes down on wes) MAUREEN, What te you dong? TY. Lmesed up. L messed yp my te MAUREEN. Yeah no king ‘Ty. Lead yourhelp. MAUREEN. You're crazy. (he rst leave) ALLTHIS INTIMACY n nx GFR teri oe aia ee elleeleat Scene 20 ‘What Happened Between Us (Pram nd S's permet FRANBY xorg lng a ‘exercise video. TY enters.) "s FRANNY. What do you wane? ‘TY.Canlcomein FRANNY. Suh isnt here, ‘TY. met hereto see Seth, FRANNY. Jen's noc here TY. Tm not here tose en, PRANNY. Wel tha eaves me, ‘T¥.Cant come in [PRANNY. I fel so neoded, Wha do you want TTY. Ines toa to you ” ALLTHIS INTIMACY (Be) FRANNY. ..ll? TY Howser? FRANNY. Jen who? ‘TY. Canyou be aomal france? FRANNY. Please don't make yourself at bone, Ty. You shoud ot fel his is safe pla for you. I's not “TY. Gee thanks, Fra, You're so sweet. (Beat) This is ar FRANNY. Wha "TY. | have to come clean, About everything, To Seth and Sen, About (ea) FRANNY. You must beau of your fckng mind ‘TY. Cm not. But wanted tell you firs. FRANNY, You's oing toa! Seth and Jen, Now? A year ler "Ty. This is what {want lk shout. [FRANNY, Talkhent "TY. What we dd. Franny, what happened between. FRANNY. Wemmade a dal, Ty TTY. Thaow wed FRAO ns sid etn ng he on Aidt happen. We decided never happened We made a dal land we pu being ws. End of story, Ty- End of story. "TYE Hes not behind us sight hee. Righ no [FRANNY, What do you want? What ae you trying to hold cover me? ALL THIS INTINACY 1s TY. Noing just eed this nso come een FRANNY, Tak shower, al “TY. Teas ain And ve ben engi for he pat yen, bute end Rl sine wh: hate 'FRANNY. Holy shit. Are you boragtin? Bacau i 00 are you're tomas ite fea, oon gt th kalo ity stmet gh nw. “FY. I love ft, ray. ve away loved her and ot how iy dd wha ad wih you Bat ved ete and lve hr now and tying acme cea and Wan et tek FRANNY, That's west 1y Thats vet myth ‘TY. be toma pee, you oa Bu a ht fucked me up. You corrupted something in me. ” TRANNY. wr? ‘TY. Lon wht tas, und comer and can sever gta FRANNY. eompedsnthing in you? Wha id, op yourchery? Tene. RANI. We jus made age mise ial, Me and Seth are boat ge mare Gd knows neve pen gan 50,18 do i K ner apne. TY arc Py Lk he ae with ow ero ak our permission ting Sth ad el es ne ing FRANNY. 0 why ae you teling me? Why dd you come ‘over and run this by me first? ra "Y.ihaug oso know 6 ‘ALL THIS INTIMACY ‘Yu know what hi? | hnk you're here because you want me totalkyou ouroFit. ‘TY. That's ridiculous FRANNY, What can sy that wil convince yout shut he fuck up? “TY, Nothing! 'm going el hem FRANNY. Why? What do you wan?” Whit do yu expect to getout ofthis? Whats telling them going 0 ge 300" "TY. L wan to fel lice avert ievocably messed up my tite, (Bea want the four of st be like we used tbe ike. 1 tea, remember how we were? For a brief moment, we were ik {ily And then you and Tad o sre everthing up TRANNY, You thnk we ssrewed things up ten? Walt il you blaber to Seth and Jen NOW. That's it Say pondbye to eve- ring "TY. Ihave to make things gt FRANNY. Allg, Allgh, Allight Fuck, Fuck, Fock, FRANNY. Bullshit, That's way 10 courteous for you, Ty | (PRANNY stares ot TY, walks 102 table, takes out @ white erve- Tope, Brings ito hi an ol ito) TY. What shi. FRANNY. AM invitton cur wing : "TY. What, I'm invited now? JFRANNY. Yeah And you're bestman, foo. So start thinking shout your tas, "TY. What ae you talking abou” FRANNY. You want things to go back tothe way they were? Ten start wing your stupid idiot heed, Ty. You're coming ALLTHIS INTIMACY n tthe weling, yop be Sess bet man, you're gon ‘alk down the ise wh reat ln, gee gona be ore ‘nso cnn alt ht you awe pal You ping keep ou faking mouth St cba ins ‘don’t need to be said, . “ “ Totty tt vil cigs, NY, You cn eer pt fe ses bik oer or yousan lw eveything sae TY. You wold doi fr me? FRANNY.Dowebave deat TY. Wit abou Pct FRANNY. Fak Paco. H canbe tig beer we't low he difirene (7 ots tthe ation ag) Tis 2 dal Tm making with ou, 1. Tyersal is ‘hi youl ine sou ne nd a aon your sup pul TY, You thik en il Youth tl te eck? FRANRY. don't ow, Ty, Pm nt fing ind exe, Do we have a deal? . TY. Yeah (1 toler the Imitation ands lene) Fram Thankyou aka Yate won Now amy ae omy ALLTHIS INTIMACY. Seene 21 "Toast (7 stan center tge nis st holng & microphone and sss of champagne) “TY. We wee foutosn yours od Sah ad I, and we were at the mall, Hanging ou, rinking cokes. Like fourcen-yeros éo tthe mall ews summer ard we were bored a siting by ene ‘of those mal fous, scaling pene fo unde the wate. "This woman walked up to the furan. She was beat ‘And she looked atthe ours, went if a coin purse, found 2 Ticks made wish, and Mipped tint the oui ‘Shand I watched his We eld’ take our eyes of of be. ‘Anyhow, then she walked aay, We lad cleaned out the Font, and so the ony coin let inte wate was that woman's ike red each in and get, but it was to fa. cult ‘each i Bu Seth was sil watching the woman walk eva. And then, ashe were deuing, Seth ti tome * “You know [ust love women.” ‘A si yeah, she was hot ‘And then Sth sai: “tat amazing to tink that someday, we could hang out swith woman Tike tht? Someday, woman ke that ight want to dhe us? Or mary ws?" ‘AI sid, yeah that would be awesome, ‘And Seth jot shook his head and sid, more to himself, “Man. st ove women, e's the reason Um talling this story toy, Seth was ALL THIS INTIMACY. aI ron. Seth lt ve “women” Sd ve tl aan {he fon Se loved the ida of a woman hat mig bere {ect in his every estimation. That dy, stealing peoie els fein, Sah bieny and ew nye initrd te post fii ha per ma st mising pc, ht ot bn nl pert at ‘whom to share his life, fe “s Teh | ano my las oth dt is. anathema hone ‘Rod want to wan os Sake Scone 22 Pullot the Moon (EN stands ouside th wedting reception ooking atthe moon ‘She ts ery pregnant TY ener) Yt tft on JEN tact ng 2 So uh pl fe tio move as No wonderin en th cure ens) Yoo acai Samm, tate vien weve at JEN, Yes Ido, Ofcourse do. Bea) You made avery nie © ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY "TY. Lwingd it JEN. figured. TY. Ye SEN. Yeah. ‘TY. So wha’s going on? . JEN. Oh, nothing. Tl be a mother in about a month. Pm TY. Jen. JEN. Don'tyou gt sappy T. Lally don't want hear i. don't want hear on (20) 1 want to getmariod, 1.1 want to mary you. en JEN. Youmake me sick Ty.istutanot JEN. Why would you tell we tha? “TY. What, propose to you? JEN. No, you did't ropes. Propels ing. You sph slated want to mary you I want 10 get married A Viany of ‘wants No propos. No qucston. “Met en doyor ran JEN, No, 1 dot want to mary you, Jesus I want to nt see yee, “FY, Wel gr th, You haved yells. or rma. of my tx menage SY SEN. Yau had a chance to ‘explain yourself, You had a ALL THIS INTIMACY ai lance to make things beter and you didnt. So, than fr the text mesiages bt ve moved om (ea) TY. Tm sony, JEN, know, (77 touches Jen's stomach endary. She allows hin) TV. Wea gi, JEN. Yes, (The baby Hicks. JEN reacts and TY fel tas wel Hes ase ‘ound by ie.) TY. Wt ging amet met TY. Wal cn. S's my dp. Tex aegeuting nt 1m mate agile, eat yovregol vel at im ome wou cay inten Knead oer ve tse ne te a de Sse+ OUR dager Ane! dt wan em tn he batman, ply Ted pal easy Tas ay, le ea ie 3 gb wie You wontepal oa) one he TY. Why not? neanee FEN, Csr ca Teta er seat interes. 2 ALLTHIS INTIMACY. ree Deepen oe Yo ng nc 8 et ttle er run tt Somehow, n your absene, | got my life together, (he exits. SETH enters) ‘SETH, Best fen... Best man . ZY. Yeah, dle, what's wrong wit you? Ave you waste (6TH tres TF) What? ‘Ser "What?" “What?™ "TY. What's wrong? SETH. You tll me. ‘TY. Where do Ist en. She. SETH, Fanny tld me. "Ty. Tald you wha SETH. Guess. (es) Sie fecking od you? Zwas gonna tel you! |ETH, Bu you didn't You di’. TY. Sth SETH. Tog this on my wedding day! Two hous before he %. “TY. Sho tol! you before the ceremony? ALLTHIS INTIMACY & SETH, Yes, TY. Arn’ the bride and’ groom not suppoted to see cach ter befarethe ceremony? ‘SETH, Yeah, ‘TY. en tht Hk bad ack? SETH. She needed tell me bere we got mari TY, That's prety low, min. (Bea Well look: Taplogie. SETH. Oh great Tha’ reat, T. TY. 'msory. SETH. You fckal my wife TY, She wasn't your wife then, SETH. We wer engaged! TY. Listen SETH, No. No. 'm done wth you We're done. I want you out hee. Out of my if ‘TY. We're best int SETH, Well you can ind youre new bet ed ‘TY. Lean. Sth, what are yo, nthe thi pad? SETH, Oh, and Olay, les jut poten, fo old times sake, that 1 frgve you for hi, Because You're sich a god friend Here you areal forgiven ard you're my Best Man aad yours tp ‘here nd you give this fcking tos. This nie faking es, ‘TY. What, now you lve problem with my tas? SETH. How self absrted can you get man? ‘TY. What are you aking bout? SETH, Your cut lite tas? You made me you al you me You switched the roles! You tld sory about younclf You were the one posting about tht woman. Those were Jou lines! asthe one eying to etal fcking wicks, ‘TY. That's not ue. Tat — ‘ALLTHIS INTIMACY SETH. You coulda’ even thiak of someting intresting ot ice to sy about me So you just gave me your lines | dont want ‘yor ins man. Tm though with you Take it cay, aso. ave anice life (ETH ext) ‘TY. This ics ext ne, dud! I can't et you go out ike tia! Come back and sy somebing col-bloded! Tell me of, fade! Bch me out! Say something sat give you 8 second ‘hance! Come back and hit me! Punch me in te fice! Seth T ‘exer Come on! You cat just eave Seth, come bck (7Y walks obese and sits and puts hi face in is hands) (19's office He tates a map of Pongea and hangs itp. Saes ot ig Tens and speaks the cence) ‘You know tht time in your Iie? When your fire i sich and pe and fll of possibilty? And you havent dane any- thing ota yee? And you have vein sil beneath your fest And the world ia god pace and you are a. god person? ‘And then you eet the forbidden fai. A you're banished ALLTHIS INTIMACY fa so ht pce pcs case you nt wot fit ny mar Ando wt youd test” an Yo lve i shane, You cover our akin, vt your ‘es cltvae sre, wel pees St cilatan Fok He clr, Sed yee sed Ce {ew wer wise non geopewilhve te este Stand in ene gue of Een nd pte ol oe a Jute dike yo ie (BECCA enter) BECCA. Hi TY. 0h BECCA. ‘TY. Come'in, BECCA. 1 was jut passing by. Ihave o be somewhere, TY.0h. Hi BECCA. Re: mop of Parga) Whit is th? I tht Russi? TY, No. No, i's Pangae. BECCA. Itioks like Rusia “TY. No i's not Russia, i's Pangaes. fs the way the word ‘sed took when all the continents were connected I's spel lve, is nt rel is. Anyhow, How've you been? og BECCA st wane op by an ty congas on he "TY. Oh, thank! BECCA. gti. ‘TY. You bought one? BECCA. Yeah ‘TY. Great! (et) Do you ike i? “ ALLTHIS INTIMACY BECCA. 1 liked Zabyrinh beter ‘TY. Look, [hope theyre not. BECCA. Hey, write what you know. You know? “Ty. There's lt ofyou in there. BECCA. Oh, you thnk? (Bea) Anyway, 1 sw you ded «ated the book “TY. Yeah. (Bey) Yeah BECCA. Have you seen them? TY.No. BECCA. Oh, Well, wrote ane poem. TY. Yousia? BECCA. Yeah, Wanna bere? Ty. Sue BECCA. Thaveit memorize, Here it oes: This iat 2. hae eaten the plans that were be the iecbar ond hich ‘andsocold” (Be) Do you ket W's my best poe, hink. ALL THIS INTIMACY " ‘TY. Becca, you di’ write that BECCA. Yestdid. ‘TY. No, that’s Wiliam Carls Wai, BECCA. No, wrote, TY No, youd. BECCA. Trot i's my best poem, TTY. Noy did’. Becen BECCA. Yes di Dont ll mel did't write woe TTY. No you DIDN'T (ea) BECCA. know, justin ou, T¥.08, BECCA. You sch saz. TY. Yeah, kno, BECCA. T aow it was Wiliam Cais stupid, you kao. ‘TY. inow, BECCA. We sudo itn your clas. TY. Tino (7 stands yp) Can Tel you someting? BECCA. What? ‘TY. trelized... I don't know... Bu I relized. (Re: Pan. _g00a) This map. twas Jen's disetation, [gt the inte. et Isha ery? BECCA. Yeah Crazy. TTY. 1 mean. 1 dont kno. 's prety amazing when you think abou it How te world used ook. (Bea) Gada In’ exen know what Pm tying to sy. BECCA. Think about I ometo you. gota rn a ALLTHIS INTIMACY ‘TY, Hey. Do you want. You know, get drink? BECCA. I'm not ld enoogh to drink ‘Ty. Coffee. BECCA. Probebly not. (BECCA eaves Boat TY pits yp aboot) “TY. This is my new book. My new book of poems I's dedi. cated to my daughters 1's tiled “The Imperative Promiseuity of the New Father of Humankind” I's ile wordy. And I worried that t would do ood Instead, i's best sel, ‘There's no felng in he worl ike wring book. To work ‘on someting, fo pt your abr and ove into it and then to get it ‘published... When you hold your book in your hands. there's rsh lke slike boing your. (Bea) "Nobody reads postry, but people Fie his book 1 thine thy ike it beease the poe link together and tall one marae tale. Its about afer the epcaiypse. There are only feen peopl le inthe entire word. Fourteen of them ae women between the ges of fourteen and forty. And there is one ma, Nery the ‘man must copulate exesively with each wort. Is up than {o work together and re-

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