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INT. PAPPY’S DINER - DETROIT - DAY A cheap and cheerful Detroit diner. The kind of place that has Christmas lights up all year. Mike drinks coffee with friends JOEL, ANTHONY and ELLISON, late 30’s, all former GM factory workers - unsentimental blue collar guys trying to adjust to the new economy. ANTHONY Did you go off about Paige again? You gotta let her go, buddy. JOEL Have you read that Brené Brown book I gave you? MIKE I haven’t had time. JOEL
Well, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 AM just opened up apparently. She writes a lot about vulnerability and letting go. MIKE You know what I hear when you say that? I hear “give up”. I just want my life back. ANTHONY That life’s not coming back, Mike. The factory is closed. Paige is gone. That’s over. MIKE Not true. She just needs room. JOEL You gotta get back on your feet. GM hung us all out to dry. That’s a profound loss. You cannot dismiss the head game here, Mike-y. We gotta stay centered. Sometimes you need help. Why do you think we have breakfast every day? ANTHONY We’re trying to say we’re worried. JOEL We’re concerned you’re at sea.
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