I.
hey, joe.
yeah?
what’s up?
nothin’. what’s up with you?
nothin’.
thirsty?
nope.
wanna beer?
hell yes.

II.
whatever happened with that chick?
what chick?
the one with the eyebrows.
every chick has eyebrows, prick.
not like those.
oh–judy.
yeah, judy. so, whatever happened with judy?
hell if i know.
care if i call her?
call her what?
call her on the phone, dumbass.
judy?
yeah, judy.
whatever, man.
cool.

III.
look–there’s billy.
hey, billy.
yo, man, what’s up?
hey, billy.
how’s it goin’, joe?
not bad, man, not bad.
wanna beer?
hell yeah.
what you been up to, man?
me?
yeah, you, fuckface.
i just got laid.
oh, really?
yeah, really.
who was it?
you don’t know her.
come on, man, we know all the girls ’round here.
that’s right, man–we do.
well, you don’t know this chick.
try us.
yeah, what was her name?
i’m not sure, really.
she had these wild eyebrows.
was her name judy, by chance?
maybe. not sure.
damn, man.
what?
what’s wrong?

IV.
hey, jake–
three more beers.