:27:01
...of 19th-century Dutch mirrors
on the planet.
:27:04
Perhaps you read about us.
Mirror World, October '88?
:27:07
I got a copy here somewhere.
:27:11
I guess I'd just like to know
how you can detach from something...
:27:14
...that you've invested
so much of your soul in.
:27:17
I mean, didn't you ever miss turtles?
:27:21
The only thing that made
your 10-year-old life worth living?
:27:26
Look, I'll tell you a story, all right?
:27:29
I once fell deeply, you know,
profoundly in love with tropical fish.
:27:35
I had 60 goddamn fish-tanks
in my house.
:27:37
I'd skin-dive to find just the right ones.
:27:40
Anisotremus virginicus, Holacanthus
ciliaris, Chaetodon capistratus.
:27:45
You name it.
:27:47
Then one day I say, "Fuck fish."
:27:50
I renounce fish. I vow never
to set foot in that ocean again.
:27:55
That's how much "fuck fish."
:27:58
That was 17 years ago, and I have
never since stuck a toe in that ocean.
:28:03
And I love the ocean.
:28:06
But why?
:28:10
Done with fish.
:28:13
If you'd really loved something,
wouldn't a little bit of it linger?
:28:17
Evidently Laroche's finishes
were downright and absolute.
:28:20
He just moved on.
:28:22
I sometimes wished
I could do the same.
:28:31
Good afternoon.
So, what looks good today?
:28:34
The key lime pie, please.
:28:36
A small slice.
:28:37
And a coffee, please.
Skim milk, please.
:28:41
Orchids. I love orchids.
:28:44
Cool. That's...
:28:50
Well, I'll be right back with your pie.