Up In The Air

Ryan Bingham is content with his free-spirited, no attachment life. He thinks relationships just weigh you down until he’s forced to show the newbie the ropes and begins to see how much he’s missed out on and how important other people are to life.
| Sit down IC. Look, I’m going to make this very simple for you. There’s no easy way to say it, but we’re letting you go. | |
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You are? What am I supposed to do? |
| I made this packet for you. It should help you make the transition to your new job… whatever it might be. | |
| How can do you this to me? I’ve been working for this company since you started it! | |
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Your position is no longer available here. I’m sorry.
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Oh really? Who else are you gonna get to write articles about their own feces?
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| We’re going a different way. | |
| Oh yeah? Well how about I pee on your packet? | |
| (pees on folder) | |
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FUCK YOU! FUCK THE MAN! AND FUCK THIS JOB! Yeah! You like that shit?
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| That’s very unnecessary. C’mon, isn’t there something you always wanted to do? Didn’t you have a dream before coming to this job? | |
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Well, I always did want to be a ballerina.
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| Now’s your chance to make that happen. | |
| Finally, my kids will be proud of me. | |
| You don’t have any kids. | |
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Then why am I paying for life support?
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| Don’t you mean ‘child’ support? | |
| What’s the difference? | |
| Um, life support is for keeping someone alive. | |
| That’s what my money’s doing. Keeping my kids alive. | |
| What kids? Who are you writing checks to? | |
| No checks. I just give them cash. | |
| To who? | |
| I don’t know. I just got a letter saying that I had to pay for these kids or go to jail. I don’t wanna get my asshole ripped apart in prison. | |
| Sounds like you’re the victim of a scam. | |
| (sullen) No, the real victims are the children. |
