Hello.

Jesus! Why are you up so early? It's four am!
And what is with all that smoke?

Incense. It was keeping me awake so you
couldn't sneak out again.

I'm not sneaking out.

It's four in the morning, you have a backpack
full of food that I watched you pack last night,
as well as, I assume, money and books or various
other activities so you don't have to come
home and talk to me. What's wrong with you, Phil?
What's wrong with us?

What do you mean?

We used to be able to talk. Now...this is the first
time we've exchanged more than two words
in a week. And we live together.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing to be sorry for. I'm just worried
about you, is all. You aren't sleeping, barely eating,
 from what I can tell. What's gotten to you?

Jade kissed me.

So? I thought you liked her.

But I don't. Not her.

Who?

No one. I'm just...confused, it all. There's just a
lot going on and I don't know if I can handle it.
Maybe you were right about not mixing college
and the movie.

No, Phil, you've been doing great. For the most
part, you've made it to all your classes and shoots,
and you're excelling at both.

Only thanks to you. You practice with me, you 
help with my assignments, I don't think I could 
do this without you.

Yeah, well, you helped me after my grandmother 
died, so it's only fair that I do a paper or two.

I guess it's lucky we were on that bus together,
huh?

And I guess it's lucky you're such an annoying
little prat. 

I thought we were working on your swearing.

Fine. I guess it's lucky you're a wonderful
human being whom I love dearly and hope
no harm comes to ever. Better?

Much. Little extra, though.

Well, I meant every word.

Four in the morning does that to people.

Quite so. C'mon, let's get you to bed.

M'kay.

...

Hey, Dan?

Yes?

Remember that night, after your grandmother 
died, when we slept together?

Totally innocently, if I recall. 

Yeah. Could you maybe...?

Of course.

'Night, Dan.

Sleep well.

takes me ten minutes to write a chapter and twenty to center it all smh