That's good.
That's me.
That's...
Hello, you handsome, little devil. What are you doing?
"Whistler."
I fucking knew it.
Wow. Okay.
I remember that feeling.
What?
How do you? How do you do it?
What happened?
You need to see it for yourself.
- How did you know how to do it? - We didn't. We were trying everything.
I thought you had to unlock it with a cheat code.
Which I guess this was.
But how did you know how to play the theremin?
I don't know. I mean, it took us a while.
Have you played it before?
- I don't think so. - You don't think so?
I don't know. Jacob was helping me.
So don't, like, tell everyone that I unlocked the MORPHO.
People already somehow think I know everything about this machine.
- I don't need more questions. - Okay.
You know what? Why don't we just tell people that I figured it out?
Or we could say I did, since I was actually involved.
Well, I know how to play the theremin,
so it'll just be more believable if it's me. Wait a second.
I played it. Cass said that she played it before she gave it to me.
Hana knows how to play it, apparently.
And what is the one thing that the three of us have in common?
- You all have blue dots? - Literally, nothing.
We all have blue dots.
Jacob, you need to play the theremin.
Yeah. I don't know if I really want blue dots.
Come on, Jacob. I will lance them off myself.
Come on. You wanna solve a fucking mystery or not?
It's not working.
- You were doing it a minute ago. - It's not working.
- Is it plugged in? - It doesn't need to be plugged in.
What did you do to it?
- Hey. - What's going on?
- Mrs. Hubbard, did you do it? - Was there a little you in there?
- I think somebody else should try it. - I don't have a card. So...
I have a card. I just don't carry it around with me.
I don't carry my card around with me. It was in my robe.
Don't you wash your robe?
Nobody washes their robe. It's just a robe.
Pretty sure everyone washes their robe.
Dusty. I need to talk to you.
- How does it know what we look like? - I don't know.
I'm assuming you weren't skiing as well.
No.
No, mine was a little darker than yours.
So, I'm at Deerfest, okay? And it looks just like Deerfest.
So, I go into the hay maze.
And there's my mom. And she's standing there with her crown on.
And I go up to her,
but instead of hugging her,
I stab her.
Oh, shit.
Like, multiple times with a knife.
Right? I mean, the thing says, "Discover who you are."
Like, is that who I am? Like, a stabber?
A person who stabs their mom? Like, a murderer person?
No. No, and it's not like you were enjoying stabbing her.
I was dancing on her dead body.
Oh, shit.
You know what I think? I think it's a metaphor.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
For you to achieve your life potential,
you need to cut your mother out of your life.
Which is what you're doing.
But in your real life, you did it with a hug.
So, what's the metaphor with skiing?
You know, I'm not sure I've quite deciphered it just yet.
It's about Whistler, right? The last time we were apart?
I mean, it does seem to confirm that.
I think, in a way, mine's about me standing on my own too.
Hey, wait. Is that Nat?
Nat! Hey!
Hey. What's going on, you guys?
I'm just out for a run.
- That's your running outfit? - Yeah.
Yeah, sometimes when I run,
I like to just wear the exact same clothes that I was wearing the night before,
just to not dirty up another pair of clothes, you know?
Anyway, what are you two doing up so early?
Well, we haven't been to bed.
The MORPHO machine, it's working again.
I cracked it.
- You did? That's amazing. - Yeah.
I feel like there have been so many new developments in the last 24 hours.
We all need to, like, get together for dinner and talk about everything.
Maybe, I don't know, at Giorgio's?
- 100%. - Can we go anywhere else?
Nat, you have to try the machine.
Oh, my God. I would-- Sorry. Hold on.
Hi, sweetie. Hi. Are you just waking up?
What do you mean? Savannah. No. No, I've basically been at home all night.
Dusty.
Look, if we're gonna be serious about taking time apart
to self-explore this...
self-ploration...
we have to figure how to tell Trina.
Agreed.
And we should come up with a term that's less ridiculous
than "self-ploration."
I think we can do better.
So we're calling it a "self-ploration."
Which is a mix of "self" and "exploration."
And that also sounds like separation.
- But it's not a separation. - No.
No. It's more like a relationship rumspringa.
You studied the Amish in school, right?
It's a brief period where we both get to explore a little more freedom.
Okay. So you guys are going into the city to do coke and fuck a bunch of people?
- Absolutely not. - No.
I mean, unless doing coke is a part of us figuring out who we are
- outside of a relationship. - Right.
Yeah, maybe I will try the old devil's chalk.
- No, you are not doing coke. - No, I probably won't.
Can I ask a question?
- Yes. Please. - Please.
- Did you guys sleep at all last night? - What?
I-- What we did was, we just decided we're just gonna drink a lot of coffee.
Power right through it.
But you believe me right here when I tell you
that we are really, really focused and thinking clearly.
Dad's eyes are closed.
No, they're not. I'm just thinking about what you're saying.
So, what about fucking other people?
You guys haven't talked about it, have you?
I...
No.
I think we should?
You think we should?
I mean, I think we can.
I just think that we should consider Trina in this, you know?
As a child of divorce myself, I know how destabilizing it can be.
Yeah, yeah. Not that this is divorce.
Yeah. And not that you're a child, but yeah, I'm honestly pretty confused.
Is one of you guys moving out or--
- No. Oh, no. No. - Okay.
Your dad, he's just-- he'll sleep in the basement for a bit, you know?
Just to give us a little space so that we can figure out who we are.
And then we will come back together,
even stronger than before.
- I mean, I get it. - Yeah?
You know, I've always thought you guys probably got together a bit too young.
So, yeah, I can see how this is healthy for you.
Okay. You do.
I definitely don't know what to tell my friends,
since you guys haven't exactly nailed the presentation.
We just want you to know that we love you more than anything,
and that we are both still here for you,
for anything you want, no matter what.
Can I have a party tonight?
What? A house party?
At our house? And we're not here?
I'm the child of a self-ploration.
How many bottles of Throatroaster whiskey
do you think I can take without your dad noticing?
How many do we need? Like, do you think people will bring their own stuff or--
Have you never hosted a party before?
I've basically never been to a party before,
because Kolton would always go,
and I'd be at home, like, doing our laundry.
That's very sweet.
Yeah.
So, a rager sounds fun, for sure.
It's just that I didn't get a lot of sleep last night, so--
Jesus. Am I the only one who got any sleep last night?
Well, after we unlocked the machine, people started coming into Johnson's,
wanting to discover who they are. So...
Yeah. I'm not, like, dying to find out.
Apparently, the next "stage" has convinced my parents
that they need to take some time apart from each other.
So I can only imagine what it would say about me.
Wait, what? Your parents are getting a divorce?
No. God, no. That's way too simple.
They're just going to be living separately in the same house.
Oh, shit.
Yeah.
Are you okay?
Yeah. You know my dad.
He won't be able to survive without my mom for more than a day.
In fact, their first act as a separated couple is going to a dinner together.
So, not that worried, but I am planning to take advantage of it while I can.
There. I think that's enough.
Okay. What about the snack situation?
Are we talking, like, nuts and nibbles? Or is it more of a charcuterie vibe?
This is going to be so fun.
Yo, I could slice up, like, a fruit plate.
I still think when someone invites you for a dinner at Giorgio's,
it's reasonable to assume she means the restaurant.
Well, the good thing about this dinner is
if we tell Nat about our self-ploration, she'll just tell everyone for us.
Do you think that we're ready to tell people?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
Yeah. I think we're ready.
Benvenuto.
Mary, Mother of God.
Come on in, you guys.
Giorgio's casa es su casa and also mi casa.
You remember Father Reuben? And Hana's also here.
- Yeah. Hello. - We meet again.
Pleasant surprise, but why are you here?
Well, Giorgio told us he had important information about the machine.
Hey, you're the machine, Father.
I've seen those guns you're hiding under those priest garbs.
Here you go, Cassie.
- Thank you. - Just a little bit of bubbly. Big D.
Okay. So, before we proceed with the evening's festivities,
I would like to request
that everybody place their mobile devices in this security pouch.
Yeah, I'm not gonna do that.
Dusty, we're trying to be more present,
and we encourage our guests to do the same.
I'm sorry. When you say "we..."
Don't be afraid to unplug. Don't be held hostage by these cubes.
- Let's go, Big D. Hand it over, boy. - What if there's an emergency? Okay.
See, isn't this better?
As I always say, here is where the now is.
And as I always say, here is where the wow is.
Natalie, stop it.
Giorgio and I are together. That's our announcement.
Wait, that's the important information?
That's not about the machine at all.
Well, Hana, actually it is.
Because Giorgio and I feel that our potential is each other.
- Can I have my phone back, please? - No.
This seems really fast, Nat.
It is extremely fast, but it is also extremely real.
And we wanted to tell our best friends personally before it hits the Digest.
Also, Father, I wanted to confess to you
that this relationship has been consummated multiple times.
You don't need to confess to me.
Okay, but can I?
- Because, yo, it was freaking amazing. - Oh, my God.
And also, Hana, I'm sorry.
Like, I hope this doesn't bring you any pain as one of my ex-lovers.
Is that why I'm here?
Here is where the now is.
To Giorgio and Nat.
- He just toasted himself. - I am aware.
Okay. You need to chill with the paper towels.
Well, people aren't using the coasters.
So if you want to explain ring marks and stains to your parents, be my guest.
Okay. I know you're used to being, like, the man of the house at your house,
but this isn't your house. So, I just need you to chill.
It's a lot of pressure here, okay?
I'm very aware that I, like, you know, look like Kolton.
And maybe people are expecting me to act like him,
but I don't even know how he'd act.
I'm not, like, the life-of-the-party guy, Trina.
Jacob, no one expects you to be the life of the party.
Okay.
Like, literally no one. Like, zero expectations from anyone about you.
Super unaffected by that comment.
So just be yourself.
And please put down the paper towels, okay?
When you see this little video game version of you, and it's you.
And then it's saying, "This is who you are."
And it shows you this little scene and--
I don't know how to describe it.
Well, it sounds kinda creepy.
Maybe, but even if it does say this is who you are,
that doesn't mean this is all you are.
Interesting. What do you mean by that, D? Elaborate, please.
Well, okay.
If your life potential is like an arrow--
Something that you need to be told about yourself,
to point you in a new direction--
Then maybe this is something that you need to see about yourself
to help you move in that direction.
I think they're like dreams.
- Wait a minute. You've done it? - What'd you get, Father?
Like, a priest video game with you wasting vampires or something?
I'm not saying what I got, but like I said,
I think these visions are like dreams.
Visions.
And if you try to describe 'em to someone else...
They'd be bored.
Well, no, they're just personal.
These aren't things you put on lawn signs and bumper stickers.
A vision is more internal.
When you see it, even if you don't wanna see it,
you know exactly what it means.
I like that you're calling them visions.
Do you mind if I use that when I write about this for the Digest?
Go right ahead.
- Thank you. - Well, I, for one, am not gonna do it.
You're not gonna do what?
The next stage. I don't need to.
Now that I've got Natalie, I know who I am.
I feel the exact same way.
And Cass, now the four of us can finally double-date.
Yeah. About that, we have a wee bit of an announcement too.
Let's go.
The next stage animations are lame as hell, and the graphics are fucking ass.
Right? It's, like, 15 seconds, and you can't control it.
Because it isn't a game.
Wait, I don't get it. So, if I put my "Liar" card in, it'll show me lying?
I don't think it's that literal. Mine was more of like a quest game.
You just said "game."
I was walking in a meadow, and there was a fence.
And on one side of the fence, there were all these sheep.
And on the other side, there were foxes.
And my, like, avatar started taking down the fence.
- And instead of-- - Hey, hey.
Who's ready to get fucking drunk?
Or are we not doing that?
We were just having a discussion.
Cool, cool. Yeah. I can just grab a seat.
Did you tape those cans to yourself?
Yeah, it's like Edward 40 hands. The classic drinking game.
These aren't 40s, obviously. So more like Edward 12 hands.
Yeah.
Sorry, what's happening?
Well, Rita was just sharing something.
Noice.
Yeah. I could just put one of these brews down, probably.
- Jake, dude. - Oh, shit.
- Dude! Come on, man. - What are you doing?
I got it.
I think I used up all the paper towels.
I'm just gonna go and get some more from the basement. But please relax.
It's just six weeks. Six weeks. Dusty and I, we're gonna get back together
and share all of our new experiences with each other.
But what if you don't?
I thought I was gonna play in the NHL for 20 seasons and win seven Stanley Cups
until I suffered a permanent injury to my catching hand.
Anything can happen, y'all.
What if you meet someone?
Or what if someone who had feelings before suddenly realizes
that he still has feelings for you.
And now that you're on your little relationship rumspringa...
- Mi amore. - No, I'm fine. I'm fine.
I just-- Oh, God.
It's just, I have all these four-for-two coupons to various restaurants
- and nearby attractions, so... - Nat.
You know, I think I just need a min--
Is she okay?
She's okay, Father. Dusty and Cass have just really upset her.
You think that's it, Giorgio?
You don't think it has anything to do with the fact
that you've been openly pursuing my wife until basically last week,
and Nat just found out that we're taking a break?
Wait, you've been pursuing Cass?
Even I knew that.
I mean, I didn't know about you and Giorgio.
Guys, please don't fight over me.
That's not what's happening.
I will always have a fondness for you, Cass.
But the fact that you and D are having marital issues,
whether they be in the bedroom or elsewhere...
Not a sex thing.
...that does not change the feelings that I suddenly realized that I have for Natalie.
And I need to make it clear.
Natalie. Il mio bambino!
You wanna go see Giorgio's bathroom?
- Absolutely. - Okay.
You were right. Telling everybody felt really good.
Yeah.
Notice the subtle placement of the bathtub.
Here, you see a plaster bust of Giorgio's head,
created by renowned artist, 3D printer.
Direct your attention to the mirror,
where you will see his rarely mentioned "Superstar" card.
And in the drawers, you will find an alarming amount of exfoliants.
It is everything I dreamed of and more.
Yeah. See, now you're glad you agreed to this fucked up dinner party.
Actually, I am. I'm having fun.
You are having fun, aren't you?
- What's going on there? - I got a good vision.
Okay, you can't keep teasing it if you're not gonna tell me.
It was me when I was a kid, and I was with my father, and I was happy.
And it was nice to be reminded what that was like.
And nice to think that maybe my "Father" card wasn't just about me.
Wow. So, you're like a full-on MORPHO convert now?
I wouldn't say I'm a convert.
But you remember how I said I didn't want to be a priest anymore?
Yeah, I do. And I just have to say,
that's, like, a lot of pressure to put on me, and I--
No. I don't wanna put pressure on you.
I think it's more about me.
It's more that I don't wanna just be a priest anymore.
I don't wanna just be giving guidance to everyone else.
I need to do some work on myself
and rediscover what brings me joy.
"Rediscover your joy" would make a great neon sign.
Oh, God. Are you hiding down here because you're ashamed of me?
What? No.
I mean, I get it. I basically ruined the party with my fun.
Jacob, nothing you could do could embarrass me.
It's just this.
Seeing my dad's little setup down here, I'm just feeling kind of sad, you know?
It's, like-- It's sinking in that my parents are actually doing this,
and it kind of sucks.
Like, things were just starting to feel normal.
And I'm also well aware that I'm complaining about this
to someone who's actually lost a parent.
Oh, no. I get it. You don't wanna lose your family either.
But I remember someone telling me
she wouldn't wanna be in the same relationship her whole life.
That person sounds hot.
The hottest.
So, maybe whatever the next stage means for your parents,
in the end, could still be a good thing for everyone?
What about the next stage for me?
If you wanted to find out, I'd go with you.
I know you would. You're very sweet.
Yeah.
Sweet, but also, like, kind of a bad boy party animal?
- Yeah? Yeah. - Totally.
Yeah.
All right.
- I should probably go clean up upstairs... - Okay.
...before your parents get home.
Okay, bad boy.
I didn't say it. You said it.
- Attention, friends! - Kinda.
Hana, Father Reuben, where y'all at?
What's up? Hey, what's up, you guys?
What you doing back there? You saw my steam room?
It's nice, right?
Okay. So I have another announcement.
Oh, sweet Jesus.
Natalie. Do you remember last night, when I was telling you
about all my favorite hockey players between lovemaking sessions?
Yeah.
Okay. Well, as the great one, aka number 99, aka Wayne Gretzky once said,
"You miss 100% of the shots
- you don't take." -"You don't take."
And I'm gonna go one step further than Wayne, okay?
Sometimes you take a shot, and you think you missed.
But then the puck goes and bounces off someone else,
and it goes right into the back of the net.
He shoots, he scores.
- Is she the net? - I believe she's the net.
- Natalie Plural-- - Pearl.
Pearl.
Sweet God, no.
Oh, no, no.
Would you do me the honor of being my great one,
aka my first ever Mrs. Giorgio?
Yes. Yes.
- Of course. Yes. - Is you for real?
- Yeah. - Yeah, let's go!
- Yeah! - Let's go!
- Oh, fuck's sake. - Yay, Nat!
Oh, baby.
I'm so happy right now. I don't even know what to do, man.
I feel like I gotta-- I just gotta, like-- I just gotta freestyle rap.
- Okay? Yes. - The bars are flowing through me, Natalie.
Oh, no.
- Oh, yes. - Okay.
Natalie, Natalie I wanna have a chat-alie
Your love has got me trippin' Goin' this way and that-alie
You're Cass's best friend I'll love ya till the end
Can we get our phones back? So we can give you some privacy.
You'll always be my girl On that you can depend
- That's odd. - Natalie, Natalie
Where are the keys? In the jacket. Where did you put the jacket?
Did you put the jacket in the other room?
Natalie, Natalie You my pizza pie
- I've got the pouch with our phones. - How do we open it?
It doesn't matter. We'll figure it out in the car. Just fucking go.
No way.
Well, I mean, he definitely had a flow.
It was not a flow. I've got more flow than Giorgio.
Hey, Jacob. Where's Trina?
She's upstairs sleeping.
I was just heading out,
but I did want to say Trina told me what you guys are doing.
She did? Did she seem okay? I mean, you'd tell us if she wasn't okay, right?
Yeah. For sure. And you guys will be okay too.
- Night. - No, let's...
Okay.
- I'll see you at school. - All right, good night.
Good night, Jacob.
All right, well...
I guess this is where we go to our separate abodes
from our single abode.
Yeah.
Any interest in a nightcap at mine?
To the self-ploration.
So, what's your first move?
I mean, like, a ski trip to Whistler or...
I'm not going to Whistler.
Okay. Because you said that your vision was about more than skiing.
- But I don't know what that means. - Oh, no. I don't wanna go to Whistler now.
I wanted to stay at Whistler back then.
When we had our, you know-- our semester apart,
I was having such a great time.
I'm sure you were too.
But, you know, all that fun, new adventures.
And I just wanted to stay a bit longer. Not forever. Just--
- Six weeks? - Six weeks would've been great. Yeah.
I don't know. I don't know what would've happened.
Maybe everything would've been the same,
or maybe I would've skied into a fucking tree on my first day and died.
It doesn't matter. What I do know is that I came back because of you.
Because I loved you. Yeah.
But mostly because I was afraid of losing you.
Because that's who I am.
And that's what I saw in the part of my vision that I didn't share with you.
Every time I come close to something that scares me...
I stop.
I pull back. I don't go for it. You've seen me. I never take the jump.
I always take the easy path.
Not that you're the easy path. You're the hard path.
No, not the hard path. That's no better, is it?
That makes me sad.
No. No, I'm sorry.
No, it makes me sad because that semester,
I wanted to stay in Italy.
- Like, not forever. Just-- - Six weeks?
Yeah.
Maybe a little longer.
So it's just sad learning that...
we both have been holding ourselves back for so long
because we're afraid of hurting the other person.
But we're doing it now.
We're getting our six weeks. Better late than never.
And I have a feeling it's gonna be the best thing that's ever happened to us.
What?
There's a part two to my vision too.
Hope you didn't try and stab me too.
You did. You stabbed me too? Cass.
Yeah. After I stabbed my mom, you came into the maze,
and I just kind of went Norman Bates on your ass.
Did you also dance on my dead body?
It was more of like a minuet.
But, it's like you said, they're metaphors, you know?
Things we need to see to move in a new direction.
Whatever it is we're meant to see, isn't it better to know?
Are you sure you wanna do this?