thinking about the fact that the soldiers stuck with the "3 warnings then you get your ticket" for everyone who stopped walking but specifically for the people who clearly were not going to be able to continue. like ewing who was having a seizure, harkness who's ankle was broken, patrick who got his fucking leg ran over and destroyed and barko who was in a pool of his own blood after stabbing himself, like it's just so fucked that they heard themselves getting warnings but not being able to do anything about it and the last thing they probably heard was "final warning".
Event: Movie night!!!!!
Film: Sinners (Collieās pick)
Tonight is the first official Walker Hall movie night! And the turnout exceeded our expectations. Since I donāt want to transcribe us just.. Reacting to a two-hour-long movie, Iāve only noted some points of interest from the recording.
Collie is already in the lounge when I arrive, adjusting chairs. He's visibly trying to contain his excitement.
RH: ..Iāve watched you rearrange the seating like, three times already.
CO: So what? It matters.
points to a chair.
Sit there.
RH: Huh? There?
CO: Yeah, I have the seating all planned out so you fuckers wonāt ruin this movie for yourselves.
RH: I donāt usually ruin things.
CO: āUsuallyā Is being used very liberally.
...
Scramm arrives carrying Tilly
SC: Movie night! Right baby?
BT: happy squeal
CO: No. Nuh uh. Absolutely not.
SC: What? Sheās chill.
You have younger siblings! I thought you'd love babies.
CO: I do have younger siblings. I love my siblings, not this random baby.
Even then, it's conditional. I didnāt love them when changing a diaper.
SC: Isnāt she just so cute, though?
Scramm pushes Tilly into Collieās arms
Don't you miss being a big brother?
CO: I miss my siblings, not your kid.
BT: grabs Collie's collar
CO: ā¦Okay, don't look at me like that. Whereās Cathy?
Cathy removes Tilly from the lounge shortly after.
...
Ray and Pete arrive together, immediately sitting too close
CO: No, no, spread out.
RG: What?
PM: Why?
CO: Funny as you are, you guys talk way too much. It's distracting as hell.
PM: laughs
We don't talk that much.
CO: You talk, you giggle, and you stare. Sickening stuff.
They still insist that they sit together, and Collie eventually gives up and just has them sit at the back of the room.
...
PS (Patrick Smith): So are these vampiresā¦ like, hot, or..?
HO: They better fuckinā be.
Several sets of eyes look between Olson and Clementine
CL (Clementine): Hank.
HO: What?
CL: Elaborate on that?
HO: ā¦I'm done talking.
...
HO: Holy shit... Is this movie really this long? Can we watch something like green porno?
RG: The fuck is green porno?
HO: It's just a lady dressing up as various creatures and showing how they fuck.Ā
CL: smiles warningly
Hankā¦
HO: Itās good! Letās watch like- an episode. Theyāre like 3 minutes.
PM: For onceā¦ I disagree. Iām not watching something called green porno.
PS: Speak for yourself!
Silence
Tressler snorts and stifles a laugh.
GB: Y-You sound like my fucking meemaw!
HO: The fuck is a āmeemawā?
GB: Fuck you, I was just- just kidding al-
MW (Marty): -I think we should respect Collieās pick.
CO: Thank you, Marty.
...
The movie begins, and for a few minutes, there is peace.
...
GB: laughs at an inappropriate moment
RG: from the back
Shut the fuck up, Barkovitch.
GB: bristles
You shut the fuck up, bunch of fuckinā queers.
PM: Oh you tryna suck this dick Barkovitch?
GB: Sounds like you wanna eat my fuckinā meat, you sick fuck.
AB: Hey, hey, weāre all just trying to enjoy the movie.
Tension diffuses and Barkovitch reluctantly slumps in his seat
GB: ..Whatever.
RS (Rank Sanders): quietly to Collie
He's probably going to start again.
CO: If he does, I'm kicking him out.
...
Art leans over to check in with different people periodically.
AB: to Harkess
You good?
RH: I'm great.
AB: You followinā?
RH: I think so.
ā¦
AB: to Rank
You okay?
RS: folding
Yeah.
ā¦
AB: to Hank
You good?
HO: Jesus, lean back, man. Weāre doing fine.
Weāll debrief post-movie.
...
RG: whispering to Pete
You're staring again.
PM: nudges Ray
So are you.
RG: I'm not.
PM: You are.
...
Marty attempts to initiate discussion after the film.
MW: So what did everyone think about the themes-
HO: Can we watch green porno now?
CO: Fucking drop it Hank! Iām not watching that weird ass series.Ā
We just watched a beautiful fuckinā movie, and that's still all you can think about?
HO: It's fucking educational!
CO: When would I fucking ever need to know how worms go at it?
HO: What if you need to make a compost pile?
CO: If I ever need a compost pile, Iām already a lost cause. I was born in air conditioning and I intend to die there!
PM: Heās kinda onto somethinā Hankā¦Ā
HO: You pussies just canāt handle a little heat or wind.
PM: I can handle it- But why would I want to?
RG: Whispering to himself
Fucckkk the AC goes out at my house all of the time.
PM: Whatād you say, Ray?
RG: ā¦
Nothing.
MW: Wait, no one answered my question..
HO: to Marty
Well, I liked all the talk about clam diving.
ā¦
Y'know, feasting on the yeast.
The hymen lick manoeuvre.
silence
MW: ā¦Anyone else?
HO: What? It's the breakfast of fuckin' champions.
CL: Aside from Hank's objectification of them just nowā¦ The women were depicted beautifully.
I might've fallen in love with Annie.
RG: Yeah, all the characters, really. They set everything up so well that I actually gave a fuck about them when things went to shit.
ET: Incredible sound design.
RH: Gorgeous cinematography, too!
MW: It's like From Dusk Till Dawnā¦ but not made by a racist.
CO: Oh, I fuckin' hate Tarantino.
...
CL: to Hank, low voice
We are not watching that, Hank, it's weird.
HO: One episode.
CL: No.
HO: Okay.. Half an episode.
CL: Hank.
HO: Fine!
ā¦
PS (Patrick smith): to Marty
I still think we should've watched that weird animal thing.
MW: You're so fucking weird, dude.
PS: flashes a crooked grin
What the fuck?! I'm charming!
...
Harkness note: You may have noticed the lack of Tressler lines; he did not react outwardly to anything in the movie. But he did say āwowā once, and you know what, I feel like it carried weight.
