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Ten seconds!
Ooh. Alright.

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[ "Action News" theme song
plays ]

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Ooh.

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Ah.

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Oh, we love "Action News".

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We get in early
just to watch it.

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It just calms you down after
wanting to take a wrench

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to someone's side mirror
in traffic.

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But the Philadelphia region
continues to suffer

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temperatures in the mid‐90s

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with the heat index approaching
100...

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Now, I'm a proud, married,
Christian woman,

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and I love my husband.

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But there's something about
that Jim Gardner.

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That non‐regional diction.

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We haven't seen anything
like this...

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Jacob: It is so important
to support and acknowledge

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local journalism, okay?
There's no agenda here.

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This is ‐‐ This is on
the ground, in the streets,

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powerful stuff.

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Barbara: [ Laughs ]

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Wouldn't want to see that dog
in traffic.
Yes, Jim.

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I like the news,
because that's when I can say

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whatever I want
and nobody asks any questions.

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Taking a personal day.
Going fishing with my friends.

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Anyways, toilet paper's
in the closet.

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I saw Jim Gardner once,
at the Chipotle.

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Ooh, he ordered a bowl
so handsomely.

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♪♪

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[Rapping] ♪ I be in and
out of town with my bros ♪

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♪ Still wylin' on
these hoes ♪

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♪ They the cons,
we the pros ♪

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Tariq, oh, my God.
That's ‐‐ That's it.
That's a little sample.

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That is so good. And you
recorded that last night?

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Yeah, yeah.
Did it in like 15 minutes.

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It's nothing.
Wow.

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Yeah. Super fast.
Wow.

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Tariq is my boyfriend
of over 10 years,

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and he's been a music artist
since we were in high school.

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Clearly, he's very, very good.

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Um, all of his TikToks go viral,

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which nowadays, is the true mark
of a great musician.

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I'll be home kinda late tonight
'cause I got a show.

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I sold out
the King's Lounge.

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Stop.
Yeah.

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Oh, my goodness!
Yeah.

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I'm so proud of you!
Thank you.

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Maybe I could come.
Oh, no, no, no.

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You can't come, 'cause they got
a strict capacity thing.

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And it's 15 people.
Oh.

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So if you come,
then it's 16,

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and then it's a fire hazard,
and then they shut it down.

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But look.
You wanna do dinner tonight?

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I'll be home around 10.
I'll bring you Bahama Breeze.

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That is my favorite.
I know. I know.

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That's my favorite! Okay.
I know. Yeah.

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Alright.
Alright, baby.

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Alright.

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Ooh, you got that seat
far up!

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You know I'm short.
Damn. Okay. Ahh.

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Alright, baby,
I gotta get goin'.

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I'm hungry as hell,
and although it is that hunger

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that keeps me going,
I gotta eat something.

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Okay. Well, why don't you just
take my breakfast sandwich?

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Huh?
Yeah. I'll get
something at school.

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Are you sure, baby?
Yeah. I'll get
something in there.

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Oh, thank you so much.
You're welcome.

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I love you.
I love you, too.

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Yeah.

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Um, look, we didn't get to
discuss this last night

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because you were
making the hits, but...

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our rent is going up,
so we need to redo the budget.

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Mm‐hmm. Mm‐hmm.
I left that, uh,

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bill‐organizer thing
on the fridge.

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Mm‐hmm. Yeah.
I'll get to it.
Okay.

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Yeah, but, no, I was just
thinking, like, you'd get to it

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kind of soon because
my name's on the lease

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and we were already
late on rent once.

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Oh, I got you, baby. Can we
talk about it later, though?

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It's not even 8:00
in the morning, and you know

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I don't even wake up till, like,
noon o'clock in the morning.

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Yeah. Could you just
look at it, though, you think?

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I'll get to it.
I promise, baby.

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Okay.
Okay?

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Alright.
I love you.

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Love you, too.
Thanks for the sandwich.

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Have a good one.
You're welcome.

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Mmm.
[ Breathes deeply ]

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[ Lights buzzing ]

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[ Indistinct conversations ]

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Melina, what's wrong?

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I don't want to walk down
the hallway, Ms. Janine.

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It's scary.

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I don't want
to go to school.

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What ‐‐ Hey, Mr. Johnson.

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These lights have been
going on and off for weeks.

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Are you gonna do
anything about them?

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The kids don't even
wanna walk in.

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Mr. Johnson:
Above my pay grade, Janine.

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I make most
electrical things work

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with a makeshift system
I've had since '92.

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For this, we gotta wait
on an electrician.

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But ‐‐
Goin' fishin'.

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I'll get to it.

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[ Sighs ]
Don't worry, Melina.

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I actually am going to
get to it,

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unlike janitors
and boyfriends.

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Huh?

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Just ‐‐ Come on.

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Whose branzino is this?

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That is a very powerfully
smelling fish

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to put in a shared fridge.
Don't touch it.

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I'm making it tonight
at my cousin Annette's.

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She thinks she's
the best cook in the family.

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I'm gonna show her
in a nonthreatening way.

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I'm‐a look cuter
than her, too.

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Guys, the lights in the back
hallway have been out for weeks.

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‐Thank you for the update.
‐What are you wearing?

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And we need to do something
about it. Okay?

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Uh, uh, Melina,
from your class ‐‐

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yeah, she was afraid to come
to school this morning.

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Said it looked like
"The Shining,"

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and I don't even get
how she knows that reference.

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‐She loves "The Shining."
‐It's a classic movie.

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This isn't okay, alright? And
I already talked to Mr. Johnson,

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and he said there isn't
anything he can do.

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What do you want us
to do about it?

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It can't be hard. It's just
screwing in a few new bulbs.

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Janine, just worry about
what can be controlled.

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Exactly. All we can do
on a hot day like this

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is our own jobs, anyway.

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I know that's right!
Why is it February

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and hotter than the devil's
booty‐hole outside?

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Climate change.

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We are living in the middle
of its disastrous effects.

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The permafrost in Russia ‐‐

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[ Coughs ] Nerd.
[ Coughs ]

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[ Laughing ]

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Ava, can someone
from the city

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come and check on
the back‐hallway lights?

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Girl, no. Do I look like
the Kool‐Aid Man?

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I don't have enough juice
to manipulate

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the inner workings
of city hall.

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[ Bell rings ]

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Ava: They'll probably
come in the summer.

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In the summer?
Jacob: Tough break.

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Want some egg‐white bites?

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No.
I don't have time to eat.

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They're just egg‐white bites.
You microwave them.

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See, I just
can't accept this.

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You know, they didn't see
those kids' faces.

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It was like they walked into
The Haunted Mansion at Disney,

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which is a very scary ride,
by the way.

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I don't care what people say.

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Okay, so, we went over the days
of the week. Now we ‐‐

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[ Door opens ]
Alright, baby, sit down.

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Um...it's 9:00.

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Word.

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Uh, school starts
earlier than...that.

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Look, I know
you're just a sub,

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but these kids need to be
in their seats by 8:00.

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It's a school requirement.
Understood.

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Sixth time in two weeks
that kid's been late.

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Seems like a drop in a bucket,
but then...

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that bucket overflows
and everything gets sticky.

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We don't want to get sticky,
do we?

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Y'all are getting this, right?!

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[ Lights buzzing ]

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[ Humming ]

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[ Clears throat ]

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Oh, um, hey, Mrs. Howard,
can I get some advice?

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I was gonna ask Janine,
but she seems busy.

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‐Oh, sure. Come on in.
‐Thanks.

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‐Okay.
‐Have a seat.

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Mm‐hmm.

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Y‐Yeah. Yeah.

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So, one of my students
has been coming in late ‐‐

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9:00, to be exact ‐‐
for the last week or so.

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Did you talk
to the parent?

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No. No. I'm a sub.
I don't want to be

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mixing it up with parents.
It's unnecessary.

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Sweetheart,
this isn't happy hour.

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You are the child's teacher.

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Which child is it?
Uh, Williams.

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Um, Joel Williams.

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Okay. I know that family.
[ Bell rings ]

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Oh, listen, I've got to go
pick my kids up from the gym,

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so why don't you meet me
during my free time,

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which is my nail appointment
during lunch.

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Um, I was gonna eat in my car.
I brought a sandwich from home.

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Okay. Then bring your little
Nissan sandwich with you.

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Janine: The more senior teachers
are just used to giving in,

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but I, however,
am young, sprightly,

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and know where
they keep the ladder.

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Forgot I was afraid of ladders.

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[ Ladder creaking ]

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[ Lights buzzing ]

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[ Panel clatters ]

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[ Stomach gurgles ]

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[ Chuckles ]
That was just my stomach.

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Okay.

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Oh. Oh, look at this.

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It was just a loose wire.

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[ Buzzing ]

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[ Buzzing intensifies ]

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[ Zapping ]
Ooh!

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[ Gasps ]

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Oh, God. Can someone
please help me down?

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And why would we do
that, since you clearly
caused this situation?

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Okay. I didn't know
doing this would cause
all the power to go out.

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Well, the power
is not all out.

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It's on in some places
and off in others.

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‐It's off in my room.
‐On in the gym.

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Yeah, it's off
in my room.

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Thank God we got the A/C,
or we'd all be meltin' already.

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Okay, best thing to do
in these situations is
just stay calm and ‐‐

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Okay! This is it, y'all!
The end times!

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It's three months early,
but it's happening!

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Aah!
Don't shake the ladder!

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Gregory is the only person
that can stay in my bunker,
so stop asking.

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Hell yeah,
I'm a doomsday prepper.

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[ Scoffs ]
Why wouldn't I be?

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I don't know why
more people aren't.

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Have you seen "Train to Busan"?
With the fast‐ass zombies?

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[ Scoffs ] That day is coming.
That day soon come.

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Ava, it is just
a partial power outage.

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Alright.
Listen up, everybody ‐‐

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‐Listen to Barbara, y'all!
‐Are you kidding me?

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This is what
we're gonna do ‐‐

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everybody without power,
please, head to the gym.

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‐Head.
‐We will conduct classes there

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until this is all fixed.

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It is not ideal,
but it will work.

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You heard her.
Let's go.

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Guys ‐‐ Guys, I‐I just want to
say, I‐I'm sorry, everybody.

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I just thought if I could
get up here and get this done,

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then we wouldn't
have to wait and...

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And look where it landed us,
baby girl.

239
00:09:04,085 --> 00:09:05,670
Yeah, how'd that
work out for you?

240
00:09:05,670 --> 00:09:07,255
Everybody, please,
head to the gym.

241
00:09:07,255 --> 00:09:09,382
We've got bigger fish
to fry now.

242
00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,009
Oh, Jesus! My branzino!

243
00:09:11,009 --> 00:09:12,677
Everybody out of the way!
Out of the way!

244
00:09:12,677 --> 00:09:14,179
If someone
could please help me?

245
00:09:14,179 --> 00:09:16,014
I feel like I'm one wobble away
from death.

246
00:09:16,014 --> 00:09:17,766
A‐Alright. Okay.
I got you.

247
00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:19,350
‐Okay. Hi. Thank you.
‐We good.

248
00:09:19,350 --> 00:09:20,852
Give me your hand.
Take your time.

249
00:09:20,852 --> 00:09:22,145
‐Okay.
‐Whenever you're ready.

250
00:09:22,145 --> 00:09:24,606
‐Okay. Am I doing it?
‐No.

251
00:09:24,606 --> 00:09:26,149
‐Let's go to a count of three.
‐Okay.

252
00:09:26,149 --> 00:09:28,193
One, two...

253
00:09:28,193 --> 00:09:29,527
three.

254
00:09:29,527 --> 00:09:30,862
One more time.

255
00:09:30,862 --> 00:09:33,573
And it's pointing
to the number...

256
00:09:33,573 --> 00:09:35,116
Right here. Thank you.
Four!

257
00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:36,201
Turn ‐‐ Turn around.

258
00:09:36,201 --> 00:09:38,661
This is all my fault.
[ Buzzer buzzes ]

259
00:09:38,661 --> 00:09:40,205
Yeah, you probably shouldn't
have tried to do the job

260
00:09:40,205 --> 00:09:43,208
of a newly graduated DeVry
student, but this is okay.

261
00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:45,043
[ Cellphone chimes ]

262
00:09:45,043 --> 00:09:46,336
[ Janine sighs ]

263
00:09:46,336 --> 00:09:48,296
[ Cellphone chimes ]

264
00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:56,096
I made this mess,
and I need to fix this.

265
00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:57,430
Okay, but fix this how?

266
00:09:57,430 --> 00:09:59,057
It seems very outside
of your skill set.

267
00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:00,725
You should probably just wait
for somebody to get to it ‐‐

268
00:10:00,725 --> 00:10:02,936
I don't want to wait
for someone to get to it.

269
00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:06,648
You know, our children have
needs that deserve to be met.

270
00:10:06,648 --> 00:10:08,900
And I'm going to fix this.

271
00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:10,568
Nothing is going to
get in my way.

272
00:10:10,568 --> 00:10:12,362
What if you have to
climb another ladder?

273
00:10:12,362 --> 00:10:14,364
Those seem very tricky
for you.

274
00:10:14,364 --> 00:10:17,784
No. Not today.

275
00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:18,827
[ Bell rings ]

276
00:10:18,827 --> 00:10:20,578
Aren't you going
to lunch, Janine?

277
00:10:20,578 --> 00:10:23,373
Uh, no. I'm gonna stay and help
the lunch ladies with lunch.

278
00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:25,125
The lunch ladies
don't like you.

279
00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:29,129
She always coming in the kitchen
saying "hello" and whatnot.

280
00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,131
It's unsanitary.

281
00:10:31,131 --> 00:10:32,715
Is that what
you're really doing?

282
00:10:32,715 --> 00:10:36,010
Yes! And maybe trying
to get the lights back on.

283
00:10:36,010 --> 00:10:37,887
Would you give that a rest?
What do you want?

284
00:10:37,887 --> 00:10:39,347
To make the whole school
blow up?

285
00:10:39,347 --> 00:10:41,641
No. Plus, I can't.

286
00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:44,310
Luckily, the school was built as
a bomb shelter in World War II,

287
00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,937
so...

288
00:10:45,937 --> 00:10:47,647
Let it go.

289
00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:51,359
Okay. I will.

290
00:10:56,614 --> 00:10:58,366
You're not gonna let it go,
are you?

291
00:10:58,366 --> 00:11:00,493
No, I'm not gonna let it go,
Jacob, okay?

292
00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:02,120
I need to right my wrong.

293
00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,789
Okay.
Well, count me out.

294
00:11:04,789 --> 00:11:06,040
I never counted you in.

295
00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,333
Well, then count me in,

296
00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,919
because I don't have
any lunch plans.

297
00:11:09,919 --> 00:11:12,422
Okay. Come on.

298
00:11:12,422 --> 00:11:13,506
Okay.

299
00:11:14,632 --> 00:11:16,676
Hi. Can I help you?

300
00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,803
Oh, I'm just here
to talk to her.

301
00:11:18,803 --> 00:11:20,555
You need your nails done
to sit.

302
00:11:20,555 --> 00:11:22,307
What color
are you doing?

303
00:11:22,307 --> 00:11:24,475
Um...clear?

304
00:11:24,475 --> 00:11:26,019
No loitering
and no clear.

305
00:11:26,019 --> 00:11:29,564
Okay. Blue.
On one nail.

306
00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:31,399
Thank you.

307
00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:42,660
Can we talk now, please?

308
00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:44,787
We could, but there
isn't much more to say

309
00:11:44,787 --> 00:11:46,664
other than you need
to talk to the parent.

310
00:11:46,664 --> 00:11:48,666
Look, I understand.
There just has to be another way

311
00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:50,668
to do this other than
awkwardly talking to the parent

312
00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:52,962
first thing in the morning.

313
00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:55,381
Well, try it this way ‐‐

314
00:11:55,381 --> 00:11:59,052
you could talk to your
student's parent right now.

315
00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:00,929
Hold on.
Now, did you call her?

316
00:12:00,929 --> 00:12:02,639
I did not.

317
00:12:02,639 --> 00:12:05,808
But when you said it was Joel,
I remembered that his mother

318
00:12:05,808 --> 00:12:09,062
comes here every two weeks
to get her nails done

319
00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:10,897
just like I do.
[ Bell jingles ]

320
00:12:10,897 --> 00:12:13,608
Hey, Mrs. Howard.
Barbara: Hello, Amber.

321
00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,782
Aren't you
my son's teacher?

322
00:12:20,782 --> 00:12:22,283
Yes.

323
00:12:22,283 --> 00:12:24,160
Getting your nails done?

324
00:12:25,286 --> 00:12:26,746
Word.

325
00:12:30,124 --> 00:12:31,751
Woman on TV: Well, you've seen
all the properties.

326
00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,878
Are you going to flip it
or ship it?

327
00:12:33,878 --> 00:12:36,339
This is just like
the one in my apartment.
This is gonna be easy.

328
00:12:36,339 --> 00:12:38,883
Me and Tariq have to go in that
thing like three times a month.

329
00:12:38,883 --> 00:12:40,510
Maybe you should move.

330
00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:42,011
[ Grunting ] Yeah.

331
00:12:42,011 --> 00:12:44,889
Tariq says he is "practicing"
his credit score.

332
00:12:44,889 --> 00:12:47,934
[ Chuckles ]
Apparently, 380 isn't a good ‐‐

333
00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:50,144
Unh.
[ Whistles ]

334
00:12:50,144 --> 00:12:54,232
Oh, no. "Don't touch.
Not even a little bit."

335
00:12:54,232 --> 00:12:56,859
Uh, okay.
What's that say?

336
00:12:56,859 --> 00:13:00,697
"End of the Road"?
"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye"?

337
00:13:00,697 --> 00:13:02,699
What? "Motownphi‐‐"

338
00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:04,659
These are Boyz II Men songs.
Why?

339
00:13:04,659 --> 00:13:06,869
[ Chuckles ] It's ironic,
'cause I'm On Bended Knee.

340
00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:10,123
Heh. Okay.
[ Mutters ]

341
00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:11,749
Oh, God.
Why is that one hot?

342
00:13:11,749 --> 00:13:13,835
Uh...
Mm, try this one.

343
00:13:13,835 --> 00:13:15,336
[ Electricity zaps,
power shuts off ]

344
00:13:15,336 --> 00:13:17,130
Aah! Ohh.
Aah! Ooh.

345
00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:19,924
We're going to ‐‐
[ Click ]

346
00:13:19,924 --> 00:13:21,509
N‐o‐o‐o‐o!

347
00:13:21,509 --> 00:13:23,594
[ Indistinct conversations ]

348
00:13:29,892 --> 00:13:31,769
Can you give me
something bold?

349
00:13:31,769 --> 00:13:35,857
Something that...
starts a conversation.

350
00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:39,402
So, Amber...

351
00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:43,781
Nice to meet you.

352
00:13:43,781 --> 00:13:46,659
Yeah, we met already,
but nice to meet you, too.

353
00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:52,457
So, um,
your son, Joel ‐‐

354
00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:55,668
you've been, um, bringing him
to school at 9:00.

355
00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:57,879
School starts at 8:00.

356
00:13:57,879 --> 00:14:00,048
Is there a reason
for this?

357
00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:04,427
Well, nosy, I start
my shift at my job at 9:30,

358
00:14:04,427 --> 00:14:07,388
so it's easy for me
to drop him off before that

359
00:14:07,388 --> 00:14:10,349
and go straight to work instead
of going home or whatever.

360
00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:12,143
Right, right.

361
00:14:15,063 --> 00:14:17,815
Can I get some rhinestones
that say,

362
00:14:17,815 --> 00:14:20,568
"I'm not afraid of
awkward interactions"?

363
00:14:20,568 --> 00:14:22,612
Literally or
metaphorically?

364
00:14:22,612 --> 00:14:25,615
'Cause I can do that design.
It'll just be $50 extra.

365
00:14:25,615 --> 00:14:27,116
Fifty ‐‐

366
00:14:27,116 --> 00:14:28,951
Well, I hear what
you're saying, um, Amber.

367
00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:32,246
Y‐Your son needs to be
at school at 8:00.

368
00:14:32,246 --> 00:14:34,207
He's missing a lot
of vital learning.

369
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:37,585
Word? I thought y'all just be
playing with blocks and stuff.

370
00:14:37,585 --> 00:14:40,379
No. This isn't daycare.
By the time he comes in,

371
00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:43,299
we're already working on
primary reading and math.

372
00:14:43,299 --> 00:14:45,259
He's always struggling
to keep up.

373
00:14:45,259 --> 00:14:47,637
Oh.

374
00:14:47,637 --> 00:14:49,222
I didn't know that.

375
00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:50,890
Yeah, I would hate for him

376
00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:53,142
to fall behind and
have to retake the grade.

377
00:14:53,142 --> 00:14:56,104
I don't want that, but
that's as much up to you

378
00:14:56,104 --> 00:14:57,605
as it is up to me.

379
00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:59,482
I get you.

380
00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:02,068
I don't want him
to fall behind.

381
00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:03,653
He's a smart kid.

382
00:15:03,653 --> 00:15:05,071
Very.

383
00:15:05,071 --> 00:15:06,614
Okay.

384
00:15:06,614 --> 00:15:08,491
I'll bring him at 8:00
from now on.

385
00:15:11,202 --> 00:15:12,870
Barbara:
[ Clears throat ]

386
00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:14,789
It's kinda nice.

387
00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:18,251
Word.

388
00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:19,877
‐Ooh.
‐What in the ‐‐ What's going on?

389
00:15:19,877 --> 00:15:23,256
‐What in the world?
‐It's so hot! I'm gonna frizz!

390
00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:26,259
‐[ Gasps ]
‐Janine, what did you do?!

391
00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:28,219
Lookin' like
who shot John.

392
00:15:28,219 --> 00:15:31,264
Barbara, look, I know you told
me to let it go, but I couldn't.

393
00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:32,974
Jacob helped me
open the breaker.

394
00:15:32,974 --> 00:15:35,518
It was a chance to support
a strong Black woman.

395
00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:37,895
The breaker?! Janine!
You can't do this stuff!

396
00:15:37,895 --> 00:15:40,022
What had you come to work today
and lose your mind?

397
00:15:40,022 --> 00:15:42,483
Look, I ‐‐
I just have ‐‐

398
00:15:42,483 --> 00:15:44,402
‐Oh. Ooh. Okay.
‐I feel lightheaded.

399
00:15:44,402 --> 00:15:45,987
‐Are you okay?
‐Did you eat today?

400
00:15:45,987 --> 00:15:47,822
Because I know
you didn't have lunch.

401
00:15:47,822 --> 00:15:50,074
Jacob: And you didn't have
any breakfast.

402
00:15:50,074 --> 00:15:52,702
Okay. We're losing her. Do
I have your consent to slap you?

403
00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:54,662
‐Oh!
‐There she goes. She's out.

404
00:15:54,662 --> 00:15:56,205
‐Um...
‐Y'all feel this heat?

405
00:15:56,205 --> 00:15:57,915
Oh, my God!
She pale like a zombie!

406
00:15:57,915 --> 00:15:59,959
You know, they eat
the hottest people first.

407
00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:01,335
Let me back my tasty ass up.

408
00:16:01,335 --> 00:16:03,212
Okay, I'm gonna get some
water out of the fridge.

409
00:16:03,212 --> 00:16:04,463
Uh, hopefully
it's still cold!

410
00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:06,090
Oh, my God! My branzino!
Barb, excuse me!

411
00:16:06,090 --> 00:16:07,758
I'll be back!
She'll be okay!

412
00:16:10,344 --> 00:16:12,680
[ Children shouting playfully
in distance ]

413
00:16:14,849 --> 00:16:16,726
[ Exhales sharply ]

414
00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:19,145
Where's my class?
Is ‐‐ Is everyone okay?

415
00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:21,772
Obviously,
everyone's not okay.

416
00:16:21,772 --> 00:16:23,858
You're in
the nurse's office.

417
00:16:23,858 --> 00:16:26,068
But everybody else
is fine.

418
00:16:26,068 --> 00:16:28,738
[ Children squealing
and laughing ]

419
00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:36,746
[ Squealing and laughter
continue ]

420
00:16:36,746 --> 00:16:40,082
Melissa: He used him as
a shield. Did you see that?

421
00:16:40,082 --> 00:16:42,668
They are so happy.

422
00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:44,879
He's climbing again.

423
00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:48,382
Oh, look who's back
in the land of the living.

424
00:16:48,382 --> 00:16:50,426
Who opened
the fire hydrant?

425
00:16:50,426 --> 00:16:53,554
Well, as Melissa would say,
snitches get stitches.

426
00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:55,890
That is correct,
but I am not talking to you

427
00:16:55,890 --> 00:16:58,226
on account of you
killing my branzino.

428
00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,479
[ Clears throat ]

429
00:17:03,940 --> 00:17:07,318
Barbara: Ooh.
What's going on here?

430
00:17:08,611 --> 00:17:12,573
So that's it, huh?
I, uh, gave it my all,

431
00:17:12,573 --> 00:17:14,450
passed out,
and ruined the school day?

432
00:17:14,450 --> 00:17:17,161
Oh, you tanked.
You tanked, Janine.

433
00:17:17,161 --> 00:17:19,956
You took the whole school down
with you. It was impressive.

434
00:17:19,956 --> 00:17:21,832
Look. I know.
I should've stopped.

435
00:17:21,832 --> 00:17:23,918
I'm sorry.
I just felt so bad

436
00:17:23,918 --> 00:17:26,254
when I saw that look
on Melina's face this morning.

437
00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:29,632
You don't think it kills us to
see those faces in the morning?

438
00:17:29,632 --> 00:17:31,425
What,
are we made of stone?

439
00:17:31,425 --> 00:17:34,470
You're not the first person
to feel things, kid. We care.

440
00:17:36,764 --> 00:17:39,767
How do you and Barbara stop
yourselves from caring too much,

441
00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:40,893
if that's a thing?

442
00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:43,271
Because
it's the opposite.

443
00:17:43,271 --> 00:17:47,149
We care so much,
we refuse to burn out.

444
00:17:47,149 --> 00:17:49,694
If we burn out,
who's here for these kids?

445
00:17:49,694 --> 00:17:52,863
That's why you gotta
take care of yourself.

446
00:17:52,863 --> 00:17:54,323
What is with you today,
anyway?

447
00:17:54,323 --> 00:17:57,118
You ‐‐ You're normally
bananas, but...

448
00:17:57,118 --> 00:17:59,662
I don't know. Just some stuff
at home, I think.

449
00:17:59,662 --> 00:18:01,330
Oh. Okay.

450
00:18:01,330 --> 00:18:03,291
See, that's the other thing
me and Barbara learned.

451
00:18:03,291 --> 00:18:04,959
All that at‐home stuff ‐‐
you gotta ‐‐

452
00:18:04,959 --> 00:18:06,836
[Clicks tongue] ‐‐
leave it right at that door.

453
00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:08,421
Otherwise, you open up
a whole nother

454
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:09,964
Panera's box of problems.

455
00:18:09,964 --> 00:18:12,300
I think you mean
Pandora's box.

456
00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:14,635
No, I'm pretty sure
it's Panera's box.

457
00:18:14,635 --> 00:18:16,804
[ Children squealing
and laughing ]

458
00:18:19,473 --> 00:18:22,268
Thank you for your help
earlier, Mrs. Howard.

459
00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:23,644
I feel like
a better communicator.

460
00:18:23,644 --> 00:18:25,146
Mm.

461
00:18:25,146 --> 00:18:27,690
Well, if you're gonna
keep doing this job,

462
00:18:27,690 --> 00:18:29,859
awkward interactions
come with it,

463
00:18:29,859 --> 00:18:32,069
so you've got to learn
how to say what you need

464
00:18:32,069 --> 00:18:33,904
to get what you want.

465
00:18:33,904 --> 00:18:36,032
Mm‐hmm.

466
00:18:46,417 --> 00:18:47,793
Hey, Jaden,
don't drink that.

467
00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:50,004
Mnh‐mnh.
Don't drink that. No.

468
00:18:50,004 --> 00:18:52,798
Tariq:
Hey, I'm not here right now.
Leave a message after the beat.

469
00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:55,551
[ Beatboxing ]
♪ This Tariq ♪

470
00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:59,055
[ Beep ]
Hey, Tariq. Um, listen.

471
00:18:59,055 --> 00:19:02,224
You need to look
at the budget tonight.

472
00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:05,645
No more waiting.
No more practicing.

473
00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,229
Tonight.

474
00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:12,026
[ Knock on door ]

475
00:19:12,026 --> 00:19:13,569
Hey.
Hey.

476
00:19:13,569 --> 00:19:15,279
Hey.
Have you eaten?

477
00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:18,366
Oh. No. The, um, lunch lady
gave me that can of peaches,

478
00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:21,077
but no can opener, so, no.
[ Both chuckle ]

479
00:19:21,077 --> 00:19:24,914
Alright, well, you wanna go get
something to eat? With me?

480
00:19:24,914 --> 00:19:26,415
Oh.

481
00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:28,042
I was gonna wait
for my boyfriend

482
00:19:28,042 --> 00:19:31,003
to finish his show
to eat...

483
00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:34,674
but...no.

484
00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:39,095
I'm hungry now,
so I should eat now, right?

485
00:19:39,095 --> 00:19:41,389
That's typically
how hunger works, yeah.

486
00:19:41,389 --> 00:19:43,891
Right! Normal people
eat at normal times.

487
00:19:43,891 --> 00:19:47,186
Like...4:00.

488
00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:49,438
Yeah. All true.

489
00:19:49,438 --> 00:19:51,774
So let's go eat.

490
00:19:51,774 --> 00:19:54,402
Let's. Okay.
[ Chuckles ]

491
00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:56,153
Oh. This is crooked.

492
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:58,114
Oh, my God. Please.
I'll get to it tomorrow.

493
00:19:58,114 --> 00:19:59,949
No. I got it.

494
00:20:01,575 --> 00:20:03,160
There.

495
00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:07,915
‐Oh, hey, guys! What's up?
‐Hey.

496
00:20:07,915 --> 00:20:09,333
We're just going to get
something to eat.

497
00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:11,127
‐Oh. Great. I'll join.
‐Oh.

498
00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:12,461
After‐school crew!

499
00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:14,296
Ooh. "After‐school crew."
I like that.

500
00:20:14,296 --> 00:20:15,589
Mm! Heh.

501
00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:20,428
You touched the lights,
didn't you, Janine?

502
00:20:20,428 --> 00:20:22,221
Yes.

503
00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:24,807
Good thing
I got me a system.

504
00:20:24,807 --> 00:20:26,225
[ Switches click ]

505
00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:28,102
♪ I'll make love to you ♪

506
00:20:28,102 --> 00:20:30,062
♪ Like you want me to ♪

507
00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:31,939
♪ And I'll hold you tight ♪

508
00:20:31,939 --> 00:20:33,858
♪ Baby, all through the night ♪

509
00:20:36,318 --> 00:20:38,946
Here he is.
Five minutes early.

510
00:20:38,946 --> 00:20:41,741
Now I have to find something
to do before my shift starts.

511
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,492
Maybe I can get through
half a movie.

512
00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:46,537
[ Chuckles ] Well, I'm happy
he's here. Thank you.

513
00:20:46,537 --> 00:20:48,998
Thank you, actually.

514
00:20:48,998 --> 00:20:51,292
It's nice to know he has
a teacher who cares.

515
00:20:51,292 --> 00:20:53,043
Just doing my job.

516
00:20:53,043 --> 00:20:54,795
Well,
you're doing it well.

517
00:21:02,470 --> 00:21:04,346
[ Chuckles ]

518
00:21:05,973 --> 00:21:08,642
Mm! You sure
follow orders.

519
00:21:10,853 --> 00:21:12,688
Just doing my job.

520
00:21:12,688 --> 00:21:15,357
[Mocking Amber]
"Well, you doing it well."

521
00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:17,067
Thank you.