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REC. 1611 LINES · 14 DAYS AGO

Confessions, No Surchargesuggestion: “Uber”

“It's like I've got a sign that says "confessions, no surcharge."”

WHEREin Mo's car, circling a roundabout near his second ex-wife's driveway

WHOUber driver and passenger, with Mo cast as an accidental confessor to riders' personal crises

MOexasperated but wryly amused, now forcing the issue by counting down to exit three

RANKYgiddily relieved to avoid the decision, delighted at the prospect of a third lap instead of arriving

REC. 1515 LINES · 16 DAYS AGO

The Spite Granola Barsuggestion: “reunion”

“One million dollars in one hundred dollar bills. That’s big tech for you. That’s why I forgot my other luggage. I was so nervous about this one.”

WHEREan airport gate in Boston, where Mo waited for Linda's flight to land, now sitting on Starbucks bar stools before heading to short-term parking

WHOsiblings, Mo meeting Linda off a flight after five years of her living in San Francisco and rarely calling, both having avoided facing their mother's worsening health — now Linda revealing she's brought a million dollars in cash to make up for lost time and to prove herself to their father

MOsteadying himself and taking charge, insisting on handling things one step at a time before facing their father

LINDAresolved and a little defiant, ready to confront their father and prove herself with the million dollars now that she's confessed the real reason for her nerves

REC. 1410 LINES · 16 DAYS AGO

The One-Exit Kidneysuggestion: “drummer”

“My dad's drummer held it in for a whole tour once — you know what he found in his kidneys after? A tiny, perfectly formed cymbal.”

WHEREon stage at Lou's Basement, sweat-soaked mid-gig

WHObandmates who play together, with Mo fond of Carmy despite the frustration

CARMYelated and locked into his guitar solo, riding cloud nine

MOplayfully exasperated and increasingly desperate to pee, still affectionate with Carmy

REC. 1312 LINES · 18 DAYS AGO

Botanical Justicesuggestion: “a rooftop greenhouse”

“Excluded is a strong word, Jim — I paused him.”

WHEREa rooftop greenhouse where petunias are growing

WHOJim and Mo are married; Mo compares his current mother-in-law Linda unfavorably to his ex-mother-in-law Judith, whose petunia he favors out of lingering resentment, and Jim notices Mo pauses his succulent from 'Botanical Story Time' when upset with him; Jim has been reading to Judith's petunia himself, including the entirety of The Hobbit, and now plans a Little Shop of Horrors re-enactment for Linda's pot, to bridge the gap with Mo and prove he's all in on the relationship

JIMearnest and determined, doubling down on his Little Shop of Horrors re-enactment plan for Linda's pot as proof of his devotion

MOincredulous and alarmed, mortified at the idea of Jim doing Audrey II's voice at Linda's petunia at eleven at night and worried about what the neighbors already think

REC. 1223 LINES · 29 DAYS AGO

The Sea Ghosts Vet Boyfriendssuggestion: “circular window”

“It shows me that you're going to soil the sheets tonight, so I'm going to sleep on the upper deck”

WHEREa lighthouse with a round porthole window

WHOa couple who share sleeping quarters aboard a trip together — Mo admits he loves and is terrified of her, while Joumana treats their relationship as still subject to the sea ghosts' approval

MOwry and self-deprecating, conceding Jason might have a small point about him after thirty years of asking the same question, while still defending the porthole's design

JOUMANAunfazed and dead serious, having relayed Jason's specific objection to Mo — that something is wrong with him for not understanding why portholes are round — as part of the sea ghosts' live verdict

REC. 1119 LINES · 29 DAYS AGO

The Trophy's Just a Receiptsuggestion: “racing”

“Here I go! I'm jumping! Find me at the bottom of the Grand Canyon! Ahhhhh!”

WHEREat a race, with Walid strapped into the racing chair, engine idling beneath him — now careening toward a cliff above the Grand Canyon

WHOMo trained Walid for 6 months, not just as a racing coach but to get him out of the garage and into the sunlight, and secretly promised Walid's scared mother he'd bring Walid back safe, not necessarily in first place — a secret Walid has now discovered, and Mo now reveals he was standing behind Walid's chair every practice, terrified himself, ready to catch him if the wheel locked, secretly patching a faulty left wheel with duct tape before every race so Walid's mother wouldn't see it, and has now re-welded the wheel himself and test-driven it forty times to make sure Walid is safe; Walid, though hurt by the deception, declares he believes in family and chooses to trust Mo and race anyway, and Mo promises that win or lose, Walid rides home with him and he'll tell Walid's mother her boy flew — now, with the car spinning out of control toward a cliff, Mo begs Walid to jump, insisting he's had him since March, and Walid leaps from the car as told, calling out to be found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon

MOin full-blown panic, having just screamed for Walid to jump, now watching him leap toward the Grand Canyon below

WALIDterrified, having just leapt from the car toward the cliff below, screaming as he falls

REC. 1019 LINES · 31 DAYS AGO

Reading The M's Since Eastersuggestion: “bookmark”

“Yeah, I just do any impression of Benedict Cumberbatch playing Sherlock Holmes”

WHEREthe two-bedroom apartment Mo and Timothy share above Lucky Strike Lanes bowling alley in a shady part of Dallas

WHOlongtime roommates of eleven years who split rent and cover for each other's lies, with Mo now implicated in Timothy's fake Harvard Law School persona

MOgleefully stunned and amused as he uncovers Timothy's tangle of lies

TIMOTHYdefensive and embarrassed, forced to admit his secret plan and the lie he's told his mother

REC. 099 LINES · 36 DAYS AGO

Baptized in Three Kinds of Hairsuggestion: “tongs”

“The five second rule is for a dry kitchen floor, Homer, not for a black hole that's been marinating since the Clinton administration! That nugget has been down there since Tuesday!”

WHEREa kitchen, near a drain that Homer's chicken nugget fell into

WHOroommates, one of whom (Mo) inherited his grandmother's salad tongs and is repeatedly put out by Homer's antics

MOexasperated resignation over his grandmother's salad tongs being used to fish a nugget out of a filthy drain

HOMERhungry and fixated, seemingly unbothered by Mo's disgust

REC. 0822 LINES · 44 DAYS AGO

The Cranberries Cursesuggestion: “the neighborhood ghost tour”

“Do NOT play tug-of-war with a poltergeist over a Cranberries CD, Hishy, that is literally how the essay curse starts — let go, let go, he's stronger than he looks, eleven years of chalk dust builds serious grip strength!”

WHEREa neighborhood ghost tour, specifically Mrs. Abernathy's sister's lawn with a birdbath, where ghosts like Mrs. Abernathy and Mr. Haddad reside

WHOtour guide (Mo) and tour participant (Hishy) who also share a history as former students at the same school where Mr. Haddad taught

HISHYpanicking, terrified that provoking Mr. Haddad's ghost with the 'Zombie' CD will summon his wrath and curse him with the essay

MOalarmed and exasperated, panicking that Hishy's confrontation with Haddad will trigger the essay curse

REC. 078 LINES · 45 DAYS AGO

Preserves The Dealsuggestion: “the family lawyer”

“He smiled — with all his teeth, Hishy, all of them at once — and said, "embalming fluid, in moderation, preserves the deal." Then he winked. He winked, and I signed page forty.”

WHEREa room where they've been signing legal documents with the family lawyer for hours

WHOpartners or close companions jointly pursuing a castle deed to build a goat sanctuary

HISHYunsettled and alarmed by the lawyer's bizarre behavior and smell

MOuneasy and resigned about the lawyer's disturbing habits, now anxious he's made a huge mistake

REC. 0621 LINES · 45 DAYS AGO

The Co-Ed Olympic Running Teamsuggestion: “a knighting ceremony”

“i reject the king! as my first act as a knight, doubly minted, i will stab him”

WHEREthe north tower of a castle, during a knighting ceremony in front of the King's portrait

WHOa battle-hardened mentor knighting his terrified, secretly rebellious trainee Gerald, whom he's protected and covered for over a year

MOpanicked that Gerald's outburst of treasonous ranting will get them both killed

CHARLIEfervently defiant and worked up over the king's corruption

REC. 0515 LINES · 47 DAYS AGO

Steve the Killer Turtle Sharksuggestion: “the glove compartment”

“Oh, no! They killed him!”

WHEREinside a car driving on I-5 in LA rush-hour traffic

WHOclose friends (Mo says "I love you") where Pinky is a filmmaker casting Mo in her movie, entangled with the mob

MOalarmed and increasingly panicked about Pinky's casual acceptance of a mob-linked skull collection and the danger it puts them both in

PINKYfrantic and overwhelmed, insisting she's not calm about the skulls despite Mo's accusations

REC. 0421 LINES · 49 DAYS AGO

Wayne Enterprises Unpaid Invoicessuggestion: “the museum gift shop”

“Gordon is lowering property values so he can snatch up some real estate”

WHEREthe museum gift shop

WHOgift shop clerk and a recurring problem customer who repeatedly tries to get merchandise for free

MOgleefully exasperated, delighted at the absurdity of Batman's excuses and the material he's collecting for the 'memoir'

BATMANflustered under his bravado when confronted with the idea of the folder becoming a public memoir, briefly cracking his confident façade

REC. 0319 LINES · 49 DAYS AGO

Whatever Is In Hive Sevensuggestion: “a beehive”

“I've been calling it a ledger because "journal" sounds like something a sad man writes in alone at night, which is exactly what I am, and exactly what I've been doing for three years, and the reason I haven't driven you home yet, Arthur, is that Gerald Hutchins lives two streets over from you, and I am not — I am not ready to drive past that house without doing something about it.”

WHEREMo's backyard apiary, somewhere near hive number seven and the gate that leads out

WHOLong-standing friends who share a traumatic history from a county fair incident years ago — Mo drove Arthur to the hospital that day, but Arthur now learns Mo withheld information that could have prevented the harm, shattering Arthur's trust

MOTerrified for Arthur's safety in this moment, yet underneath that — still raw with unresolved grief, obsession, and shame that he let his buried vendetta against Gerald Hutchins shape every choice he made

ARTHURFurious and re-traumatized — feeling used by Mo, whose private vendetta kept Arthur in danger, first at the fair and now next to the hives

REC. 027 LINES · 50 DAYS AGO

Stuck on Aardvarksuggestion: “a set of encyclopedias”

“I've read the entry on "Aardvark" forty-seven times. I know every word. And every single time, I think about you sitting across from me, and I just... turn the page back to the beginning. I don't want to get to "B."”

WHEREa library where Mo and Penelope have met every Saturday for sixteen years

WHOtwo people who have shared a weekly ritual for sixteen years — Penelope quietly longing, Mo unconsciously using her presence as an excuse to never move forward

MOashamed and conflicted — confessing that what felt like devotion was actually avoidance and manipulation

PENELOPEhopeful but suddenly unsettled — joy at being seen complicated by the revelation that Mo's attention was a trap, not a gift

REC. 0116 LINES · 51 DAYS AGO

Something About the Despairsuggestion: “pretzels”

“Honestly? I think I'm dying. Not — not dramatically. Just. Slowly. The way the DMV makes everything feel. And I keep coming back here, taking a number, eating a pretzel, talking to strangers, because I don't know what else to do with that information.”

WHEREthe pretzel cart outside the DMV, where Bob and Mo have been standing for three hours

WHOstrangers who met waiting outside the DMV over pretzels, though Bob may have encountered Mo eleven years ago as G-47

MOcarefree and defiant, enjoying the pretzels and the moment without any apparent concern

BOBquietly terrified about his mortality but unexpectedly hopeful, even lovesick, at the end

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