Hello?
Who is this?
So good to hear your voice.
Excuse me?
Can we meet?
Please.
Banya's most effective weapon was his outstanding forehand drive.
He also had an excellent defense with a snap of the wrist chop.
He also had an excellent defense with a snap of the wrist chop.
That's what they call me now.
Look at you.
People running around calling you cowboy.
A lot can change in five years.
Patrick, well, the name's not that big of a deal, but you're obviously...
All the patty it is.
Five years ago, you'd have never insisted anybody call you Patrick.
Has made a proper working gentleman out of you.
No more rolling around in the mud with dust this is, eh?
Think of nothing but now.
Right now.
It's not that big a deal, but you have to win.
Again.
Wait, smash, wait, smash.
A little bit of spin.
Beautiful.
He's not making any mistakes.
No mistakes until he makes one first.
No thoughts.
Don't think about not thinking.
Just block.
Block.
That's long enough.
Good point.
Cheers.
Game point 19.
Why is this so painfully familiar?
Some things don't change.
Last point.
No pressure.
Just enjoy it.
Just enjoy it.
It's a little too late for enjoyment.
Must say we win.
This game is a metaphor for life.
True competitiveness is always hidden behind a laugh or a joke or a smile.
A quiet juggle.
And the winner?
The winner always gets to be the one to walk away as if nothing happened.
And see, that's when you know you really lost.
And they walk away as if nothing happened.
And we're back.
15-0.
How's, um, Jess?
See, that's any of your business.
I'm sorry. I didn't think social courtesy is constitutive business.
That's a big word. Business.
Are you mocking me now, Patrick?
I didn't have the same opportunities as you.
Look, she never wants to see you again.
I broke her heart, so I guess I understand.
Shut up!
I definitely just said shut up.
Honestly, we're standing here all day waiting for an apology.
I used to really thought that's what this was gonna be about.
And you called me up after five years all like,
hey, you heard you were back in town, hey, we gotta meet up.
Acting all sincere and crap.
Now, listen, it's just what you want to do.
You'll apologize.
Your head is so far up your lungs.
She said that?
What?
Yes, she said that.
Thing is, I'm not gonna give a lion.
But I spoke to her yesterday on the phone.
You should probably stay away from her.
Are you threatening me?
Or is that a suggestion?
Or have you just lost your goddamn mind?
It's Friday today.
Isn't that the day you pick her up?
How awkward would it be if Jess was a dog?
You piece of...
Events unfold and I walk out to be met by Jess.
But the thing is, Jess is actually a dog.
Subtle hints have been dropped throughout the barking on the phone call.
The human references, which on second account probably could apply to animals too.
I mean, we both have a very strange relationship with this creature.
And we're both cute enough to talk to her the same way old ladies talk to their pets.
Which can't really be explained.
But then again, the nature of infection really is...
You're a bastard.
I'll be at rest.
Jess, she always was a bit of a bitch.
Ah!
That felt so good.
Where were we?
Oh yes.
Five years ago.
When you stole everything from me.
You know what they told me?
They told me that they messed up the scholarship count with some half-assed excuse like that.
Said that they were very, very sorry.
That there was nothing that they could do.
Couldn't afford it.
Come a couple of weeks later, I find out they've given it to you.
Oh, it's fine.
With that off the table, I couldn't afford to go to college.
I didn't have the money.
I didn't have the parents.
We didn't have the money.
And I certainly didn't have the parents who had the money that your parents had.
Have them.
Getting a little uncomfortable, isn't it?
But it's okay.
Because nothing would have changed.
Either way, my life wouldn't have been any different.
You know what I'm saying?
I was pretty down at the dumps.
But Jason, Jason picked me up.
So I heard about Jason from the other lads.
None of the good things.
It wasn't exactly a saint.
I'd heard it was best to stay away.
But then again, I didn't really know what he looked like or who he was.
When I bumped into him, what you eventually do when you're long-term unemployed.
We got to talking and I quickly realized he wasn't so bad.
Just had a different way of expressing himself.
He got me on my feet.
He slammed me out of it.
He gave me a job.
He was quite the enterprising character.
He always demanded more of us in the way of monetary return.
Stretched us out, then he did.
Keitha.
He died tragically in his sleep.
But that was the unfortunate nature of our line of work.
He was dying in his sleep of old age and hard work.
After that, I worked very hard to inherit his kingdom.
Do you know what it's like to feel inconsequential?
That was the straw that broke the camel's back.
I eventually gained the respect of my colleagues.
Here I am, to gain yours.
That's the way life has planned for me.
It wouldn't have been any different and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
That's enough about me. What about you? What are you up to?
You don't feel like sharing.
Oh, it's you. That came in a good time, too.
Yeah. Where is she?
Maybe she left early.
What did you do?
Why did you rub it off?
I thought that would be quieter.
We're gonna finish this game, Pat.
Can I just call you that now?
I'm not gonna lie to you.
It's been on my mind for some time.
There's such a fine line between winning and losing in this game.
And I lost so much.
You got to walk away as if nothing happened without a care in the world.
That tormented me for years.
You know, the question.
What if?
So we are going to finish this game.
And then, then I'll see what I do with you.
Jess!
You said you wanted to talk.
I just really wanted to apologize.
It was five years ago.
Just forget it.
All for that.
All for that.
All for that.
All for that.
