nine perfect strangers starters
ā damn it, did you do that on purpose? ā
ā i was just having a quiet moment of despair. ā
ā iāll see you soon, orā¦. or never again. ā
ā you know, for what itās worth, iām not a tragic person. ā
ā you know, uhh, i almost didnāt come. ā
ā i donāt want to suffer. ā
ā i am perfectly willing to shut up. iām a chronically loquacious person, and if you let me talk long enough, i always seem to find the poop and step right in it. ā
ā oh, iām just your run-of-the-mill asshole. ā
ā does any of this feel random to you? ā
ā my story is⦠i died. ā
ā who do you think youāre kidding? iāve become a punchline. ā
ā itās incredible youāre still single. ā
ā no, iām fine. i just, umm⦠just a little panic attack. they come and go. ā
ā we complement each otherās demons. ā
ā i know women like you. youāre so driven and youāre so committed to perfection that youāre not even human anymore. ā
ā i didnāt come here to open a vein. ā
ā iād like to talk to you in private, if i may. ā
ā are you happy with your life? ā
ā you shouldnāt sneak up on people in the dark like that. ā
ā iām not meditating, just despondently staring into the gaping void. ā
ā itās the most wonderful feeling in the world⦠to be seen. ā
ā thereās only so much surrendering i can do. ā
ā as much as i love you, and i do⦠iām angry. ā
ā i miss liking you. ā
ā who are you, really? ā
ā youāve got an excuse for everything. ā
ā this is definitely not a team. i mean, this is like the opposite of a team. ā
ā i received some disturbing messages. threats. ā
ā we are and we always will be profoundly and inextricably bound. ā
ā digging graves is not doing my back any favors. ā
ā think of the people who will mourn you. what do you want them to say about your life? ā
ā if i did die today, nobody would care. because iām humiliated and i am alone, and itās only gonna get worse. ā
ā why are you here? ā
ā iām very good in bed. ā
ā take your hands off me. just take your fucking hands off me! ā
ā you have never stood where i stand. ā
ā iām a one-trick pony that can no longer do her one trick. ā
ā can you trust me on this? ā
ā itās scary, but like in a good way. ā
ā iām so sorry. i donāt know why i said that out loud. ā
ā youāre a real dick. ā
ā seriously, babe, get yourself a vibrator. let off some steam. ā
ā itās good that we challenge each other. it only makes us better, right? ā
ā your secretās safe with me. ā
ā are you sure youāre okay to do this? ā
ā you shit-talking me, ____? ā
ā we carry on because we must, right? whatās the alternative? ā
ā oh. youāre naked. okay. ā
ā you think youāre the only one who doesnāt like being dismissed? ā
ā what the fuck? are we on some kind of reality show or something? ā
ā everybody has a story. especially the people who claim otherwise. ā
ā how do you make your money? ā
ā do you really not think that youāre pretty? ā
ā i was just thinking i wish i could write this all down. ā
ā if i had known it was gonna be the last time, iād have bothered to remember the details. ā
ā just take a breath. ā
ā well, thereās your mistake right there, thinkinā iām a nice guy. ā
ā anything you wanna tell me? ā
ā iā¦iāve been feeling unlike myself for the better part of today. ā
ā you know, you could go to jail for this. ā
ā i didnāt see it coming. ā
ā we all have secrets, ____. none of us are exactly how we appear, are we? ā
ā arenāt you even curious, like a little bit? ā
ā you can sleep on the couch tonight. ā
ā when you arrived, you were kind of a complete jackass. and i have witnessed you becoming⦠less complete in that area. ā
ā sometimes, even in the best marriages, people pretend. it takes a little denial on both sides. ā
ā can i show you something? ā
ā iām smiling because youāre funny. ā
ā i donāt wanna see you. ā
ā you took that from me and i canāt get it back. ā
ā you can do better than that. ā
ā why canāt you be happy for me? ā
ā relationships, am i right? ā
ā the only reason i remember you at all is because your story is so pathetic. ā
ā we have shared history here. iām just saying you can talk to me. ā
ā i killed him. he had a mother. he had a father, you know. i killed him. i made him dead.ā
ā this is too fast. ā
ā this is not about me. ā
ā why do you keep telling people we werenāt close? ā
ā iām so lonely. i didnāt know what it felt like to be lonely, because i always had you. ā
ā youāre a fucking lunatic, you know that? ā
ā how do i even begin to say iām sorry? ā
ā why is there oatmeal on my face? ā
ā i hear you told ____ to fuck off. ā
ā you think iām the one sending you death threats? ā
ā i just think the world is a tough place for a kid right now. ā
ā i love this place. ā
ā thereās just no going back, right? ā
ā iāve been numbing a lot of shit for a lot of years, and now here i am, facing it all, and⦠iām not having the best time. ā
ā i wasnāt there when either of my kids were born. ā
ā i shouldāve never come to this place. ā
ā iām not sure i want any of this bad enough, ____. iām not gonna make it. ā
ā i know i donāt need to be worried about you. i⦠i want to. ā
ā why all the tears? whatās wrong? ā
ā youāll meet someone new. because you are a vibrant, beautiful woman. ā
ā iām just really grateful for you. ā
ā thatās actually a good look on you. ā
ā what did you call me? ā
ā are you trying to kill me? ā
ā you actually seemed kind of mortal. like the rest of us. ā
ā you had a look on your face like you were gonna kiss me. ā
ā full disclosure, iām a terrible kisser. ā
ā i think we should stick together. ā
ā i wanna believe this is real. please, let this be real. ā
ā i am sorry, but this needed to happen. ā
ā have you ever known me to lie? ā
ā i donāt think i can forgive that. ā
ā i donāt want to be complicit in this. ā
ā reason is no match for pain. ā
ā i fucking hate you! ā
ā what do you say we get out of here? ā
ā why are you holding my hand? ā
ā you donāt wanna just flip to the end of the book, do you? thatās no fun. ā
ā i see myself for who i am now, which is⦠less, quite a bit less than what i was. ā
ā i was fearless, and now i⦠iām just⦠iām just afraid. ā
ā look around you. everybodyās afraid. ā
ā you locked me in here. ā
ā are we leaving or not? ā
ā when someone seems so nice, and⦠and good, it turns out iām always wrong. ā
ā i havenāt spoken to most of my family in years. ā
ā the people who should love me, they donāt even bother returning my calls. ā
ā iāve been more honest with you than anyone iāve ever met. ā
ā where would you go? ā
ā youāre very good at what you do, but youāre wrong. ā
ā youāre gonna leave me? ā
ā iām done waiting. ā
ā i wasnāt gonna jump, if thatās what youāre thinking. ā
ā i know iām supposed to move forward. i get that. i just donāt want to. i wanna go backwards. ā
ā youāre not nearly as odd as you come off. i mean that nicely. ā
ā looks like the shitās hitting the fan. ā
ā iām so sorry about before. i wish i could say it wasnāt me, but⦠i can say that itās not the me i love. ā
ā i donāt think itās safe for me to be around you. ā
ā do you remember what you said? ā
ā i tend to babble when iām nervous. ā
ā i donāt think youāre wrong. i think your⦠your instinct that we donāt have a chance in hell is probably correct. ā
ā this is your chance to start anew. ā
ā let me out, please. please let me out! ā
ā itās food for thought, isnāt it? ā
ā i probably would have been a shit dad, anyway. ā
ā you need to let go. ā
ā i thought we were gonna die. ā
ā weāre all gonna die, ____. just not today. ā
ā did you find what you were looking for? ā