00:03
ITME!
InCo, Season 3 Episode 6: Honored
00:10
NOBLE PERSON
It’s so good to have you back, Hatov.
00:12
HATOV
(uncomfortably)
Ehm, yes, well, it’s...it's good to—
00:17
NOBLE PERSON
That's great to hear. I bet you had plenty of fun.
00:20
HATOV
Oh I...I suppose it—
00:23
NOBLE PERSON
Did you, now? That sounds fantastic, how was the studying?
00:28
HATOV
(flatly)
Well, I rode a mythical beast into the ether and
00:30
NOBLE PERSON
Did you now?
00:35
HATOV
I...need some air.
00:36
NOBLE PERSON 2
Oh no, you shouldn’t leave. You’re the guest of honor.
00:39
HATOV
And I’ll be honored to...step away for a moment.
00:46
NOBLE PERSON 3
(fading)
He’s a lot moodier than he used to be. Do you think it was the
00:52
PERSON 1
Wonderful party.
00:54
HATOV
Hi, yes, and it's uh...it’s lovely.
00:57
PERSON 2
Hatov
00:59
HATOV
Hello, yes, it's very nice to see you.
01:00
PERSON 3
Where are you-?
01:00
HATOV
I’ll be right back.
Party sound fades slightly as he disappears down an alley way, Hatov lets out a sigh of relief. Footsteps sound.
01:25
GUARD
Prince Hatov are you
01:29
HATOV
(whispering)
Please don’t tell anyone where I am.
Guard walks away.
Thank you.
01:41
...I thought I was supposed to get better at this.
01:50
NOVA
(lit as fuck)
Pretty Boy!
01:52
HATOV
(confused)
Nova?
01:53
NOVA
It feels like I haven’t fucking seen you in forever. (Hugs) Mmm, I didn’t think I’d miss you this much.
01:59
HATOV
Nova (beat) you
02:01
NOVA
Mmmm?
02:01
(sniffs)
you smell like—, how much have you been drinking?
02:05
NOVA
Whoa. You, you can't just uhm...slow, slow it, slow it down. I-, I’mma need the ground to stop being a bitch.
02:14
HATOV
Nova, how much?
02:16
NOVA
I, I, I don't, I don’t need to answer that.
02:20
HATOV
Why would you even—
02:21
NOVA
So, how’s home?
02:25
HATOV
It, it’s been...difficult.
02:29
NOVA
Really? That's too, that's too, uhm...Hold on, I, I just need to (falls, laughing) oh fuck. Oh I, I’m drunk, drunk. Oh, okay. Uh? Shit. Uh. What’s up, Pretty Boy?
02:44
HATOV
I, uh...I...do you want some water?
02:50
NOVA
Did, did you know that this is, this is the first time I’ve managed to get out of Chell’s grasp since uh—
02:57
HATOV
Chell?
02:59
NOVA
Oh shit, I, I haven’t, didn't I?...Yes...y-, yeah, no, yeah, you were right she’s a fucking piece of—. Can you believe she actually put me to work?
03:12
HATOV
So, you’re really working for the Galactic Union?
03:15
NOVA
(cackling)
Yeah. Didn’t even need an I.D. that, that's a, that's a fucking lie. I have a goddamn paystub. I’ve never had a paystub before. I’m doing paperwork on actual goddamn paper.
03:31
HATOV
(beat)
I’ll get you some water.
03:33
NOVA
Oh my god, you're such a fucking...SAWA what’s my blood alcohol level? (pause) SAWA?...Oh my god, you know I fucking hate it when you (beat) shit, I uh...I, I left her at the dorm.
03:48
HATOV
Nova are you?
03:49
NOVA
Oh my god, there’s a reason, there’s a reason. I, I didn’t just decide to, uh...to uhm...I had to ask some questions, ask around, y’know?
04:05
HATOV
Are you even going to remember what you learned?
04:07
NOVA
God, I, I fucking hope so, this, this hangover is gonna be a bitch and a half. (Beat) You, You know how fucking weird it is to ask people at a party invasive questions, when, when, you’re not willing to tell them about yourself and you don’t drink with them?
04:25
That shit, that shit's fucking impossible. And, and why do all your drinks go down so fucking smooth? It's like goddamn juice. I, I thought, I, I was safe...until I stood up.
04:41
HATOV
What were you—
04:42
NOVA
Uh-uh-uh, no, you’re, you’re trying to change the subject. (beat) and you totally had me. But you, you said (beat) that be, being home was hard. You wanna tell me about it?
04:57
HATOV
Why? So you can sell it?
04:59
NOVA
I, I have no one to sell it to, bright eyes.
Nova hits something and it clatters on the ground
05:03
HATOV
Shhhh, someone’s going to find me.
05:05
NOVA
Is that...a weak spot? Why don't you tell me or I’ll make a lot of noise.
05:13
HATOV
Nova you’re being—
05:15
NOVA
(singing off key)
Our lord and
05:16
HATOV
Okay, okay, Nova, stop.
05:17
NOVA
(giggles)
You should have seen, you should have seen the look on your face.
05:22
HATOV
Are you sure you don’t want to...I could always bet some more water and
05:26
NOVA
Our lord and
05:28
HATOV
Okay, okay (Nova dissolves into giggles) it’s just, it’s like I never left.
05:34
NOVA
(taking a deep breath trying to sober up, confused)
I, I'm sorry, isn't that, isn’t that, a, a good thing?
05:40
HATOV
You were the first person other than Wilm who ever listened to me. And now, he’s...uh...he's not here.
05:51
NOVA
(Still failing to sober up)
Sounds rough.
05:54
HATOV
Nova what are you—
05:55
NOVA
Pretty boy, I, I, I swear to god that I am listening but the a, the alley it's uh...it's spinning.
06:02
HATOV
Are you sure you don’t want water or
06:04
NOVA
The ground’s super soft. What are the crime rates here? It’s not like this is fucking Canos.
06:13
HATOV
I could have a guard take you to your—
06:14
NOVA
I, I love that. That's the best fucking idea I've heard all day. But first it's uh...it's uh...to...the rest of your story, pretty boy.
06:28
HATOV
But No—
06:29
NOVA
Stop trying to change the subject! I'm, I'm trying really hard to focus here, and you, you're making it, so fucking hard.
06:37
HATOV
You’re very pushy, like this.
06:40
NOVA
Sawa I'm...what? I’m always fucking pushy, it’s in the job description.
06:45
HATOV
You work for the union now.
06:47
NOVA
On fucking paper. All day behind a goddamn desk. It, it's, it, it’s killing me, is what it's doing, Galaxy Eyes. This, this, is my own personal hell.
07:00
HATOV
It can’t be that bad.
07:01
NOVA
I hate it and I'm like, half, half, I'm half convinced that my unhappiness...fucking feeds her.
07:08
HATOV
(laughs)
Really? I think mine did the exact opposite.
07:12
NOVA
And he laughs, folks. My job here is done.
07:21
HATOV
You did all this, just to make me laugh?
07:25
NOVA
No, I, I, I came, I came back here to pass out somewhere semi-private. And then I, then I saw you.
07:37
HATOV
And, and that’s all?
07:38
NOVA
(Chortles/snorts) Yeah, I was, I’m, I'm in a stellar mood...fuck...Galaxy Eyes. What about your brother?
07:50
HATOV
It’s (beat) it’s nothing really.
07:53
NOVA
‘snot nothing Pretty Boy. You think I can’t tell when you’re lying? I lie to myself all the fucking time.
08:03
HATOV
It’s, it's just...he’s gone. But nobody is acting like it. And I...I tried to visit his house to see, to see if his mother at least was still looking or...or anything, and his...his mother still hates me.
08:22
Even after all this she wouldn’t even answer the door. I-, I had to sneak into his room through the tunnels! Like I was five again, and then I saw it and—
08:31
NOVA
Mhmm?
08:33
HATOV
It, it was just like I remembered it. I don’t think a single thing has been moved...I-. I sat there for a long time, be, because it was easy to believe he would just (beat) walk through the door.
08:48
NOVA
Mmm.
08:51
HATOV
Maybe everyone is right, maybe he really is worshipping Ifren.
08:56
NOVA
And you actually ran away to fucking Frea.
08:59
HATOV
That’s not—
09:02
NOVA
Listen, listen, your family is fucked up. (Beat) Sorry, I, well I meant it but—, I didn’t mean to put it so—, fuck, well anyway... The, the point is, they’re fucking with you. You know what the truth is.
09:18
HATOV
But—
09:19
NOVA
You gotta hold onto that shit. (laughs) I, I'm, I’m making it sound like it’s fucking noble, it's, it’s not. But if, if someone’s trying to hide it from you, the truth must be something important. Hold on to important things, Pretty Boy. You gotta learn how to do that, because they, they have the shittiest habit of just...disappearing on you...when you don’t. (sniffles)
09:48
HATOV
I think you’ve had enough partying.
09:51
NOVA
(holding back tears)
Oh, just uhm, just leave me here. I'll, I’ll take my fucking chances.
09:58
HATOV
I’m not leaving you in an alley Nova.
09:59
NOVA
N-, not with that shitty fucking attitude you’re not.