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00:00:28Stupid Cupid
00:00:30Stupid Cupid
00:00:31I'm acting like a lovesick fool
00:00:34You've even got me carrying
00:00:36his books to school
00:00:37Stupid Cupid
00:00:38Hey, hey, set me free
00:00:41Stupid Cupid, stop picking on me
00:00:44You mixed me up
00:00:47Throughout time, the mere mention of love
00:00:49provokes a warmth, a yearning
00:00:52And when true love is found
00:00:59there is a spark
00:01:01of fire
00:01:06But then again, the course of true love
00:01:09never did run
00:01:14Smooth
00:01:17Marcus
00:01:18I, I know
00:01:19Do I need to ban bottle tosses?
00:01:21I am trying to sell the place
00:01:23Try not to trash it before potential buyers see it, yeah?
00:01:26I'm sorry, Lisa
00:01:29Only with his right hand
00:01:30He never misses with his left
00:01:32Well, Naomi's my right hand man
00:01:33So my right arm's a little underdeveloped
00:01:35Now, this implies a world where you're in charge
00:01:37and I'm the sidekick
00:01:38Oh, don't worry, we all know who's in charge
00:01:41Lisa, duh
00:01:43Lisa, are you really sure that you want to sell?
00:01:45I mean, look how much business has boomed
00:01:47since I started using ingredients from my greenhouse
00:01:49And added small plates to the menu
00:01:51With an actual oven, I could really get things fired up
00:01:55Again with the puns
00:01:56I'm sorry
00:01:57It's a beautiful plan
00:01:58But it's not enough
00:02:00Okay
00:02:00Forget the oven
00:02:01The real move?
00:02:03Mocktails
00:02:03You got my email
00:02:04Mocktails are expected to be a $30 billion industry this year
00:02:08And alcohol consumption is down 20%
00:02:10Look, I wish I could stay
00:02:12But even with you as an amazing manager
00:02:15I'm so overwhelmed
00:02:18I love my work
00:02:20But the brake pedal is also slammed
00:02:22And it's like, you know, screechy noises in my head
00:02:28Remind me to never let you borrow my car?
00:02:30Surely the potential buyer will share some kind of vision or plan for the space
00:02:34Nobody does anything without a plan
00:02:35I don't know
00:02:36I usually don't have a plan for most things
00:02:37Whatever happens is meant to be
00:02:39Well, what else do they own?
00:02:42Parking garages
00:02:44I'm sorry
00:02:47Oh, no
00:02:49Oh, no, we can't let this happen
00:02:51The Agora is too special
00:02:53We've got to do something about this
00:02:55What, were you an Olympic darts player?
00:02:58Something like that
00:02:59Hey, guys, what can I get you?
00:03:01Please shower my new friend here in charcuterie and cheese platters
00:03:05Thank you
00:03:06For at least 45 minutes, my attention was off work
00:03:09It's my first time out of the writing cave in months
00:03:12What kind of writing do you do?
00:03:14Do you know the book series A Game of Silks and Steel?
00:03:22So, no?
00:03:23I have to get Lisa
00:03:25You mean those fantasy romance books?
00:03:29They're big fans
00:03:31Oh
00:03:34Lisa?
00:03:35I know you're furious with me and you have every right to be
00:03:37I can tell you're feeling unprecedented levels of guilt
00:03:40But there's no time for any of that
00:03:41Because E.J. Courtland is here
00:03:45Where?
00:03:46This is going to sound weird, but
00:03:48I thought you'd be a woman
00:03:51Yeah, I get that a lot
00:03:52You need to tell me that the writer of my favorite romance novels
00:03:56Fantasy romance novels
00:03:58I wanted to write a fantasy series
00:04:00My editor suggested a romance B-plot
00:04:02And it just kind of took off
00:04:04So come meet him
00:04:06What?
00:04:06No
00:04:07No, that's weird
00:04:08I mean, he probably gets swarmed all the time
00:04:10Yeah, probably not
00:04:11If we all assumed he was a she with the initials
00:04:13We're confusing
00:04:14And when the fandom assumed I was a woman
00:04:17The publisher asked that I just not correct them
00:04:20Made the book series huge
00:04:22And made my personal life
00:04:23Kind of
00:04:28Hi, I'm
00:04:29E.J. Courtland
00:04:30Yeah
00:04:31I hope this isn't weird
00:04:32I am a fan
00:04:34I mean, sorry
00:04:35I should introduce myself
00:04:36Uh, Lisa
00:04:37Hi
00:04:38Lisa
00:04:40Hi
00:04:40I am so looking forward to the final installment
00:04:44But I also don't want it to end
00:04:46It must be hard
00:04:48Knowing that it's the last book
00:04:50To leave the world that you created behind
00:04:53Uh, yeah
00:04:54Can I be totally honest with you?
00:04:57Please
00:04:57I looked up one day
00:04:58And I realized that I had this
00:05:01Thing
00:05:02That I loved
00:05:03You know
00:05:04But I
00:05:05I didn't have a life
00:05:06Sorry
00:05:07That's, um
00:05:08No
00:05:09I know exactly what you mean
00:05:12Can I buy you a drink, girl?
00:05:14Oh
00:05:14Uh
00:05:15Well
00:05:15I can't let you do that
00:05:17Oh
00:05:18Yeah
00:05:18I own the place
00:05:19Oh, sorry
00:05:20I
00:05:20Oh, no, no
00:05:21It's fine
00:05:22I just didn't want you to think
00:05:23Not at all
00:05:24I, uh
00:05:24I should probably
00:05:25Stop taking up all your time
00:05:27Oh, right
00:05:29Yeah
00:05:29Uh
00:05:30Well, um
00:05:31Enjoy your evening
00:05:32And
00:05:33Thanks for the, uh
00:05:35Writing
00:05:36Sure
00:05:38Sure
00:05:42What was that?
00:05:46It was a spark
00:05:47So close
00:05:49They could have been soulmates
00:05:50No
00:05:52Was that attraction
00:05:53Without question
00:05:55But soulmates
00:05:56Soulmates
00:05:57Of the shiny gift wrap
00:05:59On the flimsy cardboard box of love
00:06:01Oh, boy
00:06:02I've heard this tune before
00:06:03And it's a real downer
00:06:04You're gonna want a drink
00:06:05Snack
00:06:05Something to tide you over
00:06:07Mr. Um
00:06:08How?
00:06:09Pleasure
00:06:09Pleasure
00:06:10Naomi
00:06:11And that's Marcus
00:06:12Hey
00:06:12Do you have any mocktails?
00:06:15We should
00:06:16Shouldn't we?
00:06:17I think I can come up with something
00:06:19Great
00:06:21EJ over there
00:06:22Writing books about Lysander
00:06:24Trying to burn the world down
00:06:25For his true love
00:06:26That is what true love gets you
00:06:29I'm sorry
00:06:29I thought you didn't read those books
00:06:32Whatever
00:06:33You left one behind the register
00:06:34Okay
00:06:36He's just cynical
00:06:37Because his parents are divorced
00:06:38His favorite uncle
00:06:39Lost the love of his life
00:06:40At a very formative age for Marcus
00:06:42That is private
00:06:43And accurate
00:06:44Well
00:06:44From the outside
00:06:45Love looks painful
00:06:46But it's different living it
00:06:48Love
00:06:49Looks not what the
00:06:50The eyes
00:06:50But with the mind
00:06:52And therefore is winged Cupid
00:06:53Painted blind
00:06:54Cupid
00:06:55What a guy
00:06:56Well the statistical evidence suggests
00:06:58That humans are meant for partnership
00:07:00For connection
00:07:01Oh
00:07:02So you believe in soulmates?
00:07:04Oh
00:07:04Definitely not
00:07:05The premise of soulmates
00:07:06Rests in a belief in magic
00:07:07And magic
00:07:08Does not exist
00:07:09Here we go again
00:07:10Love
00:07:11Is a ruse
00:07:12But magic
00:07:13Magic exists
00:07:14No it doesn't
00:07:15It doesn't
00:07:15No
00:07:15Trust me
00:07:16It doesn't
00:07:17I don't know
00:07:17Wonderful as these mortals be
00:07:21Hey
00:07:21Can I get a redo?
00:07:24Of course
00:07:25Alright let's see if I can turn this spark
00:07:27Into a flame
00:07:28Good luck
00:07:35Thank you
00:07:37So
00:07:39How long have you been in love with her?
00:07:41Since the moment I met her
00:07:42Yeah
00:07:44What?
00:07:45I mean
00:07:45Uh
00:07:45No
00:07:46I'm
00:07:48Why would I tell you that?
00:07:50Just friends
00:07:51Best friends
00:07:52Work husband and work wife
00:07:54At best
00:07:55There's something there
00:07:56You know
00:07:57How am I going to be on to something?
00:08:00Those two might be a great match
00:08:02Mm-hmm
00:08:06Oh
00:08:07Wow
00:08:08You simply must tell me
00:08:09What's in this mocktail?
00:08:11You like it?
00:08:11Yes
00:08:11It's a matcha yuzu sour
00:08:13I want to try it with this Taiwanese mountain tea
00:08:15But I can't find it
00:08:16Alishan?
00:08:18Yes
00:08:19I have some
00:08:19I'd be happy to share
00:08:20You have Taiwanese mountain tea?
00:08:22Sorry
00:08:23I should explain
00:08:24I'm the owner of Arrow's Tea Cafe
00:08:26And we specialize in um
00:08:29Rare blends
00:08:30How have I not heard of this?
00:08:32Yes
00:08:32Please
00:08:32I would love to try some
00:08:34Great
00:08:34What are you guys doing tomorrow?
00:08:35We could do a tasting
00:08:36It's actually a wonderful date spot
00:08:39Hey
00:08:39Holmes
00:08:40Would you please explain to this man
00:08:41That you already have a boyfriend?
00:08:44Um
00:08:44Chris and I broke up
00:08:45Anyway
00:08:45We would love to
00:08:46But we
00:08:46You broke up?
00:08:47What?
00:08:47How
00:08:48Well that's all the questions
00:08:49It's fine
00:08:50It's not a big deal
00:08:51Anyway
00:08:52We would love to come by
00:08:53But we've got a big singles mixer here tomorrow
00:08:54So we've got to work
00:08:55Huh
00:08:56That's a shame
00:08:57But we could come by before work
00:08:59What's the address?
00:09:00Great
00:09:00It's a date
00:09:01Whoa
00:09:02It's not a date
00:09:03Not a date
00:09:03They just broke up and we're friends
00:09:05It's an errand
00:09:06It's um
00:09:06It's a figure of speech
00:09:07Right
00:09:08Thank you
00:09:09Tomorrow
00:09:18Come in Marcus
00:09:21Morning
00:09:23Morning
00:09:26Ooh coffee
00:09:28Thank you
00:09:29Welcome
00:09:35Are we singing to them now?
00:09:37The usual song choice doesn't seem to be working
00:09:39Maybe we should try something a little more
00:09:41Avent Garden
00:09:45Ugh
00:09:45So um
00:09:47You and Chris broke up
00:09:49Yeah
00:09:50Truly
00:09:50I'm okay
00:09:51We can skip the pep talk
00:09:52Which ended a while ago
00:09:53Besides
00:09:54There's not time for romance with our jobs on the line
00:09:56Yeah
00:09:57Well
00:09:57That's the other thing
00:09:58I was hoping you might have a plan
00:10:01To save our jobs
00:10:02The Agora
00:10:02The world
00:10:04I do
00:10:05The plan is
00:10:08We're gonna buy the Agora
00:10:09Mmhmm
00:10:11Oh
00:10:12That's it
00:10:13Yeah
00:10:14That's not a plan
00:10:15That's a pipe dream
00:10:16I love working with you Marcus
00:10:17But I really need a true partner
00:10:20Where do we start?
00:10:23Okay
00:10:23We are gonna make a plan to buy the Agora
00:10:25By talking to the second smartest person that you know
00:10:28No
00:10:29No
00:10:30Not my uncle
00:10:31Please
00:10:31I'm not in the mood for a lecture
00:10:33He's experienced and reasonable
00:10:35And I am the one making the plan
00:10:36Your plans don't usually make me this queasy
00:10:41You ready for this?
00:10:42Just uh
00:10:43Let me do the talking
00:10:52Naomi
00:10:54Marcus
00:10:55Uncle Richard
00:10:56You finally acquiesced to taking some advice
00:10:59Well
00:10:59Come in
00:11:00I'll put some coffee on
00:11:01Oh we actually already had some
00:11:03Not for you
00:11:07This is who my uncle wants me to be
00:11:10A desk guy
00:11:11A take charge guy
00:11:13Just like him
00:11:14You look very official
00:11:15I'd run a business with that guy
00:11:17Thank you
00:11:19If you did what I told you
00:11:20You'd take over one of my restaurants
00:11:22You wouldn't need the Agora
00:11:23We talked about that Uncle Rich
00:11:24I need to do something for me
00:11:26So how old were you when you bought your restaurant?
00:11:2929
00:11:29You did that with a VA business loan
00:11:3140 years ago
00:11:32In a much less competitive market
00:11:33No offense
00:11:34Facts can never offend me
00:11:36Permission to speak candidly
00:11:38Your problem isn't your age or the market
00:11:40Your problem is
00:11:41He's two golden retrievers in a trench coat
00:11:43You cannot compete with the offer
00:11:46That Lisa is gonna get
00:11:47From the parking lot people
00:11:48That you told me about
00:11:49So you have to convince her
00:11:51That you two can run that restaurant
00:11:53And let her be a silent partner
00:11:55To do that
00:11:56You're gonna have to prove yourselves
00:11:57To Lisa
00:11:58To the investors
00:11:59And frankly to each other
00:12:01Well I have spreadsheets
00:12:02A deck
00:12:02I've got a five year group plan
00:12:04No no no no
00:12:04It's gotta be something inspiring
00:12:06A story that people can get behind
00:12:09Please don't say
00:12:10A competition
00:12:11What competition?
00:12:12Starts tomorrow
00:12:13But I can pull some strings
00:12:15Now for the last time
00:12:16I'm not entering your annual cocktail competition
00:12:18With those annoying podcast bros
00:12:21With all due respect
00:12:21How does a competition prove
00:12:23We can run a business?
00:12:24Well for one thing
00:12:24It comes with a substantial cash prize
00:12:27Enough for you to buy your oven
00:12:29For the Agora
00:12:31And this year
00:12:32In order to appeal to a younger generation
00:12:34They're going to make it a
00:12:37Mocktail competition
00:12:38Which I for one find a real travesty
00:12:42As a six time champion
00:12:43Of a real drink competition
00:12:45And is anyone surprised
00:12:46That he's afraid to step out
00:12:48Of this comfort zone
00:12:48Lucy
00:12:49Lucy
00:12:51I have to appear live
00:12:52But in person
00:12:53Because someone
00:12:54Doesn't check their voicemail
00:12:56And still has an RSVP
00:12:57To my invitation
00:12:58For the last time
00:12:59I do not need
00:13:00To go to a singles mixer
00:13:02You tell him
00:13:03That it would be cruel
00:13:04To abandon his close friend
00:13:05Of 50 years
00:13:06In her search for true love
00:13:08And that if he doesn't come with me
00:13:10He's going to be alone forever
00:13:11Oh I'm not going to tell him that
00:13:13I'm going to unpack groceries
00:13:14Naomi can we talk for a minute?
00:13:20Are you seriously asking me to do this?
00:13:23Are you seriously asking me to do this?
00:13:25What do you have a better plan?
00:13:27Because I'm open to suggestions
00:13:29I'm open to trying to be open to suggestions
00:13:32My dearly departed best friend
00:13:34Made me promise
00:13:34That you wouldn't turn into a hermit
00:13:37I won't let you sit at home and salt
00:13:40Would you hold this?
00:13:42This
00:13:42I have to go to yoga
00:13:44But I will see you
00:13:45At Hal's tea shop later tonight
00:13:47And don't wear that green plaid
00:13:49It needs tailoring
00:13:51Good
00:13:53It's settled
00:14:03And move into warrior one
00:14:07Okay just think about it
00:14:09You let Marcus and I take over
00:14:11You stay on as a silent partner
00:14:13And then you can still travel
00:14:14Or read
00:14:14Or make pottery
00:14:16Or whatever it is
00:14:17You're planning on doing
00:14:17Reverse your warrior
00:14:19Press into your foundations
00:14:20And ground yourself
00:14:22Truth tongue
00:14:23I would love to sell to you too
00:14:26But
00:14:27I think you doubt yourself with Marcus
00:14:29And that is a recipe for disaster
00:14:31You think I don't trust Marcus?
00:14:33Well you're so afraid of failure
00:14:34You step in for Marcus
00:14:35And Marcus trusts you so much
00:14:37He doesn't step up
00:14:38Cartwheel the arms forward
00:14:39Bring both feet together
00:14:41And let's repeat the sequence
00:14:42On the second side
00:14:43This time Marcus really wants to put in the mark
00:14:46He's fully on board
00:14:47Marcus is always on board
00:14:49He has his Naomi
00:14:50We're running a business
00:14:52Requires improvisation
00:14:53And improvisation requires trust
00:14:56Breathe
00:15:01Give us a chance to prove it to you
00:15:02Just don't sign yet
00:15:05Give us two weeks to change your mind
00:15:07Awful lot can happen in two weeks
00:15:08I'm counting on it
00:15:11Alright
00:15:13Bye
00:15:21Okay
00:15:22This is it
00:15:23House place
00:15:24Weird
00:15:25This one used to be a nail salon
00:15:29What?
00:15:34That's incredible
00:15:35Is
00:15:36Is this the higher altitude one?
00:15:39Remarkable
00:15:40She's cheating a little bit
00:15:41She has a degree in biochemistry
00:15:43That is not cheating
00:15:44Ooh
00:15:44I got a job at the Agora over the summers
00:15:47To pay for my grad school
00:15:48And then I just fell in love with mixology
00:15:50And a little bit less with biochemistry
00:15:52Which is where we met
00:15:53And have been inseparable since?
00:15:56Yeah
00:15:56Pretty much
00:15:56Although this is not biochemistry
00:15:58My grandparents raised me
00:16:00And we would do a lot of cooking
00:16:01And always using ingredients for my grandma
00:16:03Your garden
00:16:03Your grandma's garden
00:16:04And now
00:16:05Naomi has this
00:16:06Beautiful greenhouse of her own
00:16:07Nice
00:16:08Well then
00:16:09Please accept
00:16:10My tea to go bag
00:16:12You know
00:16:13Something to help you
00:16:14Jumpstart your mocktail menu
00:16:15Is this
00:16:18Butterfly pea tea
00:16:19As a simple serum?
00:16:20I made it myself
00:16:21Yes
00:16:21Oh it's aromatic
00:16:22It's vegetal
00:16:24It's
00:16:24It's your Uncle Richard
00:16:25Alright
00:16:28Do you have any news?
00:16:30So
00:16:31You haven't told her I gather?
00:16:33After years of me ragging on love
00:16:35She'd think it was a joke
00:16:37And I can't be a punchline
00:16:39I don't think I could take it
00:16:41Not from her
00:16:42You know the word courage
00:16:44Comes from the old French
00:16:45Courage
00:16:47Meaning the heart
00:16:49And this
00:16:52Is a little elixir de courage
00:16:56An old apothecary love potion
00:16:58Love potion?
00:17:00Whoa
00:17:00Hmm
00:17:02You know what
00:17:03On second thought
00:17:04I'm not so sure
00:17:04That's a good idea
00:17:05Well
00:17:05Sure you don't believe
00:17:07In everlasting love
00:17:08But magic?
00:17:09I already told you
00:17:10I believe in magic
00:17:11I do
00:17:11But
00:17:12I don't want to make anyone
00:17:13Fall in love with me
00:17:15No no no
00:17:15No no
00:17:16It's nothing like that
00:17:16No no no
00:17:17Just
00:17:18Just like ginger
00:17:19Soothes the stomach
00:17:20And green tea
00:17:21Clarifies the mind
00:17:23This
00:17:23Just gives the heart
00:17:25Confidence
00:17:26Mmm
00:17:29Ooh
00:17:29What's that?
00:17:31Uh
00:17:32Another simple syrup
00:17:34For our classic mixologist
00:17:35But it has melon in it
00:17:36And Naomi's allergic
00:17:37So probably shouldn't even risk it
00:17:39Okay well
00:17:40Marcus can try it
00:17:40Thank you
00:17:41Actually
00:17:42One can never be too cautious
00:17:44You'll just use it one night
00:17:45When I'm not working
00:17:47Honestly Marcus
00:17:47Thank you so much
00:17:49For these parting gifts Hal
00:17:50And I hope that you will
00:17:51Come visit us again
00:17:52Very soon
00:17:52Of course
00:17:53Gotta go
00:17:56Uh
00:17:57Gnomes
00:17:57Yeah
00:17:58Maybe let me
00:17:59Hold on to that back
00:18:00I got it
00:18:08Mix it up
00:18:09As our Valentine's Day celebration
00:18:10Enders
00:18:11It's second hour
00:18:12No one caught your eye Jane
00:18:13Oh no
00:18:13I'm not looking to fall in love
00:18:15I'm looking to be surrounded by love
00:18:17Suspended in the quantum field of it
00:18:19I think I saw a greeting card
00:18:21To that effect once
00:18:22Marcus
00:18:22Naomi
00:18:23This is Stephen
00:18:24He's host of the Social Time podcast
00:18:27And the annual cocktail
00:18:30Sorry
00:18:30Mocktail competition
00:18:33Yeah
00:18:34Mocktails this year
00:18:35To highlight our sponsors
00:18:36Brand of non-alcoholic
00:18:37Sparky beverages
00:18:38As you know
00:18:39Applications are closed
00:18:40But your uncle
00:18:41Begged me to give you a chance
00:18:43I did not
00:18:44And have never begged
00:18:45So here I am
00:18:47Unfair
00:18:47But I do require excellence
00:18:50Wow me
00:18:52Don't worry guys
00:18:53Because he thinks pressure makes people perform better
00:18:55Just relax
00:18:56Do your best
00:18:57It'll be great
00:18:58Thanks
00:18:58As I live and deep breathe
00:19:02Jane Serrano
00:19:05They told me when all that left love
00:19:07I did
00:19:08I prefer life without ulcers
00:19:10Right
00:19:11Well pressure does make diamonds
00:19:13As they say
00:19:14I actually have a regular segment about that
00:19:16On the podcast
00:19:18Well I'm sure that'll make for a great soundbite
00:19:21You are so right
00:19:22Don't forget Jane and I learned marketing from you
00:19:26Before you were a yoga teacher
00:19:28You were teaching the power of brand
00:19:32Thank you again for the opportunity
00:19:33We'll make sure we bring you over a sample of our
00:19:35And he's walking away
00:19:37Yeah he's gone
00:19:37We used to work in finance together
00:19:39How do you think I perfected my warrior pose
00:19:42Okay
00:19:43What should we do
00:19:44I have 20 different recipes to choose from
00:19:45Listed in order of
00:19:46I have a twist
00:19:47Something to impress the guy
00:19:48Right
00:19:48I have a spiritless whiskey sour
00:19:50But it's missing a twist
00:19:51That's the one
00:19:52You start building and I will
00:19:54Go clean up whatever that was
00:19:59It's pretty cold I'm Barry
00:20:01Yeah pretty cold
00:20:06Name one time that you've taken my advice
00:20:09For the last time I do not need a wing woman
00:20:11Oh
00:20:12Kind of awkward out there
00:20:18Here try this
00:20:23Mmm
00:20:23Yeah
00:20:24It needs something to round it out
00:20:25Something sweet
00:20:26Aromatic
00:20:27Excuse me sir
00:20:28Hang on
00:20:29I gotta get that
00:20:29You need to improv a little bit
00:20:31No
00:20:32I don't improv
00:20:33You improv
00:20:33Just think
00:20:34What would Marcus do
00:20:35Okay
00:20:37What would Marcus do
00:20:38What would Marcus do
00:20:41Okay
00:20:42Not enough of that
00:20:55Melon will appear
00:21:12Hey Lisa would you try this for me
00:21:14I took a swing at this mocktail
00:21:16But the infused syrup I use has melon in it
00:21:19Melon?
00:21:20But you're allergic
00:21:21I know but Marcus said something sweet and aromatic
00:21:23Try it for me
00:21:24You too E.J.
00:21:32Nail me
00:21:32It's
00:21:33Wow
00:21:34I've got goosebumps all over
00:21:36May I try it too?
00:21:38Yeah of course
00:21:38That is the best thing I've ever tasted
00:21:41I don't usually like salad
00:21:43Ooh
00:21:44That is sublime
00:21:48Gnomes
00:21:48Yeah
00:21:49That is incredible
00:21:50That is incredible
00:21:58It is your song
00:22:00Seriously
00:22:01What's in this?
00:22:06So
00:22:07Is that a winner?
00:22:10There's only one way to find out
00:22:12I'll see you guys at competition tomorrow
00:22:13Yes
00:22:15Thank you
00:22:16You did it
00:22:17We're in
00:22:18We did it
00:22:19You told me what would Marcus do
00:22:21And then I remembered that melon syrup that Hal gave you
00:22:25And?
00:22:26And I used it
00:22:27I couldn't taste it but it smelled amazing
00:22:29You used the vial Hal gave me?
00:22:32Uh huh
00:22:32Night is amazing
00:22:33Everything is amazing
00:22:35You know what?
00:22:36I think you're amazing
00:22:37I think you're amazing too
00:22:40Should we dance?
00:22:42We should totally dance
00:22:43Yeah
00:22:45Cute
00:22:45No no no no no no no no no no
00:22:47It's not a simple syrup
00:22:49It's a love potion
00:22:50Marcus
00:22:51There are no such things as love potions
00:22:53Then how do you explain
00:22:55That
00:22:56Or that
00:22:57Have you ever seen them act like the last ten minutes of Anora after a murder before?
00:23:01Probably just pre-Valentine's day chasers
00:23:03Right
00:23:04I'm just going to see what was in that mixture
00:23:08Maybe a wild pansy or mandrake maybe
00:23:12Hmm
00:23:12It's odd
00:23:14Well you drank it and you're not giving me a bad verse to that
00:23:16Okay
00:23:17Okay
00:23:18Fired up boys
00:23:20Let me call you sweetheart
00:23:22I'm in love with you
00:23:26Let me hear you whisper
00:23:29That you love me too
00:23:35Richard, Lucy, are you okay?
00:23:37No
00:23:38My heart
00:23:40It's taught us every time
00:23:41It hurt
00:23:43Okay
00:23:47Steven, Jane
00:23:48Do you feel okay?
00:23:50I thought I couldn't stand you
00:23:51But actually I can't stand the thought of being without you
00:23:53Let me call you sweetheart
00:23:55I'm in love
00:23:57Well I'm so in love
00:24:00I'm in love with you
00:24:07Gnomes, I love you
00:24:09I have loved you since the first moment we met
00:24:12So you are feeling some adverse effects
00:24:16Oh, it did feel so good to finally say it
00:24:18Yeah?
00:24:19I love you, Naomi
00:24:20And I don't care who knows it
00:24:21You don't care who knows it
00:24:22Because you don't even know it
00:24:23Because it's a chemical reaction
00:24:25I know, I feel it too
00:24:26No, look, literally, your brain chemistry has been altered
00:24:30Yes, of course
00:24:31Stop agreeing with me
00:24:33All right, let's just look at the evidence
00:24:35Everyone who drank that mocktail was acting weird
00:24:38I mean, Lisa was practically shouting her feelings
00:24:41And Uncle Richard was trying so hard to tango with Lucy
00:24:43Refused to tango home
00:24:46Snap out of it
00:24:47You hate my pun
00:24:48I don't
00:24:48I love everything you say
00:24:50Please stop
00:24:50Listen to me
00:24:51Hal told me the vial is magic
00:24:53There is no such thing as magic
00:24:55He told me it was a love potion
00:24:56Those don't exist
00:24:57They do
00:24:58Okay, let me get this straight
00:24:59You think you've always been in love with me
00:25:01I know I have
00:25:02Even though you were never attracted to me before one hour ago
00:25:05That's not true, Gnomes
00:25:06I've always loved you
00:25:07That's why I needed the courage
00:25:08You probably needed courage about, like, our work situation
00:25:11No
00:25:12Okay, your senses cannot be trusted
00:25:15I think that you should just stay at my place tonight
00:25:17You can sleep on the couch
00:25:18I can't send you home
00:25:20You're gonna invest all your money in some meme coin
00:25:22But I was doing that anyway
00:25:23See, I'm fine
00:25:25I love the way you take care of me
00:25:29I even love the way you close the door
00:25:36Gnomes, you awake?
00:25:41I hope you're asleep
00:25:45I just wanna say I'm sorry
00:25:47I know it's a lot
00:25:51I know you think I didn't love you before today, but
00:25:55It's not true
00:25:58I've been saying anything to you with Chris
00:26:01I respected that because I want you to be happy
00:26:04Felt like
00:26:06I don't know
00:26:09Selfish
00:26:10Tell you how I feel
00:26:12And it hurt
00:26:13And it hurt
00:26:14A lot
00:26:17But
00:26:17Not being around you
00:26:19Would have hurt a lot more
00:26:22I also know I'm not really the kind of guy most people take seriously
00:26:25Maybe that's my fault
00:26:28But I always wished for some magical moment where you'd see me differently
00:26:33Now there's this potion
00:26:36What do you know
00:26:38It's the reason you can't take me seriously
00:26:44Anyway
00:26:48Good night, Gnomes
00:27:08Good morning
00:27:10Morning
00:27:11You don't believe me
00:27:12Fair enough
00:27:13The burden of proof is on me
00:27:15So
00:27:15Let's gather the evidence
00:27:17Find how
00:27:19Track down the other couples
00:27:22Compare behaviors
00:27:24Ooh
00:27:24Gonna run some more tests
00:27:27Maybe one of your friends might have access to the lab
00:27:29Uh
00:27:30Yeah
00:27:30Maybe Marie
00:27:31Marcus
00:27:32What is this?
00:27:34Omelet
00:27:34Mescaline salad
00:27:35Blueberry muffin
00:27:35You're up before me
00:27:36We have a major problem
00:27:37And you did not ask me for a plan
00:27:39You in fact have a plan
00:27:40A really
00:27:41Solid plan
00:27:43You made eggs
00:27:45Eggs is a really sad low bar
00:27:48You have put me in an impossible situation
00:27:50If potion Marcus comes with brunch and plans
00:27:52I
00:27:53I feel much less compelled to cure you
00:27:55The real moral dilemma
00:27:58Muffin
00:28:01Is this the zucchini in there?
00:28:03Yes
00:28:03But that's how you get the texture
00:28:04That's what you get in there?
00:28:05Yeah
00:28:07No
00:28:10No
00:28:10No
00:28:11No
00:28:12Al
00:28:14Al
00:28:20Al
00:28:20Al
00:28:21I know you're in there
00:28:28What happened to the tea cafe?
00:28:30I think you mean the magic tea cafe
00:28:33This is not magic
00:28:35But you didn't take the potion
00:28:36And the tea shop still disappeared
00:28:38Well maybe the potion's delusion is contagious
00:28:40Does that mean you're catching feelings?
00:28:41It's a crime
00:28:42This could be like a very elaborate fraud
00:28:44To rob us
00:28:45Come on
00:28:46If we had any money to steal
00:28:47We'd just buy the Agora
00:28:48Okay I'm not loving that you're the voice of reason right now
00:28:50I am
00:28:51And I'm really not loving that the voice of reason's reasoning is magic
00:28:55And I told you so
00:28:56We have to check on everyone who took this thing
00:28:58Okay that was me, EJ and Lisa, Steven and Jane
00:29:01Yes
00:29:01And Richard and Lucy
00:29:02Oh try calling Richard
00:29:04Now?
00:29:05Yes
00:29:09You have reached a voicemail box
00:29:12Straight to voicemail
00:29:13Should we just head over there?
00:29:15The competition kickoff starts in a few hours
00:29:18And we're going to see him and Steven there
00:29:19Should we just start with Lisa
00:29:20See if she knows that I've tracked down EJ?
00:29:22Lisa
00:29:23Yes
00:29:23Teamwork?
00:29:24No sign of Lisa
00:29:25This is very bad, Marcus
00:29:27She's not at home
00:29:28Not at the Agora
00:29:29Lisa went on a romantic binge
00:29:31What would she do?
00:29:34She would reenact her favorite movie scene
00:29:37Let's go
00:29:38Oh my darling
00:29:42My pretty angel
00:29:45Oh hey guys
00:29:46What's up?
00:29:47Don't what's up me, Swayze
00:29:48Where have you been?
00:29:50Come to the park
00:29:50Stopped for some stargazing
00:29:52Came to my craft studio
00:29:54Don't
00:29:55You're on a love potion?
00:29:56That mocktail I made last night
00:29:58Had some kind of chemical compound in it
00:30:00That makes you think that you're in love
00:30:02We are not on a love potion
00:30:04We already liked each other
00:30:06You were our matchmaker
00:30:07Yeah, I came to the Agora to get a personal life
00:30:09Remember?
00:30:10You did say that
00:30:11Yeah
00:30:12I've been working so hard
00:30:13Pushing off really living for so long
00:30:15Right?
00:30:16We've been living to work instead of working to live
00:30:19Yeah
00:30:19And we need to live
00:30:21That's really beautiful
00:30:22Wow, I'm so relieved
00:30:23Which is why we talked to our accountants this morning
00:30:26We're selling everything we own
00:30:27And we are
00:30:28Moving to Costa Rica
00:30:30No, no, no, no, no, no, no
00:30:32No
00:30:33Marcus?
00:30:34We need to find everyone
00:30:43Oh
00:30:44Here's Lucy and Richard
00:30:45Thank you
00:30:47They seem okay
00:30:48All right
00:30:49What is up, everyone?
00:30:51Oh, he's starting
00:30:51Welcome to the Social Time Annual Cocktail
00:30:55Or should I say this year
00:30:56Drumroll, please
00:30:58Mocktail Competition
00:31:00I'm Brent, co-host of the Social Time Podcast
00:31:02And my co-host, Stephen
00:31:04Why am I doing that?
00:31:06Stephen
00:31:07Is coming to the stage
00:31:11You good?
00:31:12Okay
00:31:12All right
00:31:12This year, you asked and we answered
00:31:15We are going all in on mocktails
00:31:17Special thanks to our sponsor
00:31:19Buho Astigio
00:31:20For supplying us with their new line
00:31:21Of non-alcoholic beverages
00:31:23As well as
00:31:24Stephen
00:31:25Tell them what they might win
00:31:26Thanks, bro
00:31:27This cycle of winning and losing
00:31:29It's an illusion
00:31:30It's a metaphysical trap designed
00:31:33To convince us of our separateness
00:31:35The real prize
00:31:36Is consciousness
00:31:38Woo!
00:31:39Yes, babe
00:31:40Woo!
00:31:43Also, $30,000
00:31:45From our sponsor
00:31:46How about that?
00:31:47Right?
00:31:48How about that?
00:31:50There will be three rounds this week
00:31:52The first round will be on Tuesday
00:31:53And it's called
00:31:54Love is Blind
00:31:55We're going to be testing
00:31:56Our competitors' instincts
00:31:58By giving them a blind taste
00:31:59And then
00:32:00Asking them to
00:32:01Reconstruct the mocktail
00:32:03Maybe I'll deconstruct
00:32:04You reconstruct
00:32:05And the theme for the next round
00:32:07Is going to be
00:32:07The perfect match
00:32:09We're going to be asking
00:32:10Everyone to make an appetizer
00:32:11Pair with their mocktails
00:32:13And that can be a perfect match
00:32:14Or it can be a delicious contrast
00:32:17Or like my amazing girlfriend
00:32:19Jane and I
00:32:20A little bit of both
00:32:22I love you
00:32:23You are doing amazing
00:32:24No
00:32:27For round one and two
00:32:28You, the audience
00:32:29Will vote using these Valentines here
00:32:31For the best mocktail
00:32:32And then
00:32:33For the final round
00:32:34On Valentine's Day
00:32:36It's Love Conquers All
00:32:38Make us a mocktail
00:32:39With a custom garnish
00:32:40That wows us
00:32:42And we'll see you right back here
00:32:43On Tuesday
00:32:44For round one
00:32:45Woo!
00:32:47Okay
00:32:48We need to find Richard
00:32:50Yes
00:32:52Where'd he go?
00:32:54Lisa
00:32:55Selling the Agora
00:32:56And meeting AJ
00:32:56Steven and Jane
00:32:59Maybe
00:32:59Maybe this potion
00:33:00Is the jumpstart
00:33:01Everyone needed
00:33:02Who are you married?
00:33:05What were you saying?
00:33:07Not even magic
00:33:08Can explain that
00:33:09What do you say?
00:33:11Yeah
00:33:20We need to find an antidote
00:33:21Agreed
00:33:22And we need to tell everyone
00:33:23The truth
00:33:24Here comes Steven and Jane
00:33:25Just like
00:33:26Absolutely
00:33:27Hey guys
00:33:28You're both on a love potion
00:33:29What?
00:33:30Smooth
00:33:30Oh
00:33:31I love that
00:33:32That doesn't make you worried?
00:33:34I am not worried about anything anymore
00:33:37Neither am I
00:33:38Come on
00:33:38See?
00:33:39We need to talk to Richard
00:33:41Just please
00:33:42Totally
00:33:44You can't get married
00:33:47You guys are on a love potion
00:33:48I'm on a love potion
00:33:49I'm not proposing
00:33:50Well it's just your problem
00:33:51F you
00:33:51You need to be a man of action
00:33:53Uncle Richard
00:33:54I have
00:33:55Shall we say
00:33:55Opted in to the snorkel tour of love
00:33:58Because you told me
00:33:59Deep dives and deep connections
00:34:00Both come with the bends
00:34:01I said that
00:34:02What do I know?
00:34:03Really hope you know some things
00:34:05Because I've risked my entire career
00:34:07And a very close relationship
00:34:08On your advice
00:34:09Why can't you just be happy for us?
00:34:11It was love at first sight
00:34:13You guys have been friends for 50 years
00:34:14Yesterday you were bickering
00:34:16Like those guys from the Muppets
00:34:17Scotland and Waldorf
00:34:19What?
00:34:20I know who can think to
00:34:23And we've lost again
00:34:26Antidote?
00:34:27Antidote
00:34:27We'll go see Marie tomorrow
00:34:36Ooh thank you so much Marie
00:34:37I know this is a little outside the real house
00:34:39Marcus, Marie
00:34:40Hi
00:34:41Honestly
00:34:41It's nice to have a break from the nanobots
00:34:43How are those nanobots treating you?
00:34:45Oh you know
00:34:46Terrible
00:34:46Yeah
00:34:47Dating too actually
00:34:48Would you ever set me up
00:34:50With your cute bartender friend?
00:34:51Wouldn't know what you mean
00:34:52Your friend from work?
00:34:53The one you said was super cute
00:34:55Really?
00:34:55Super cute?
00:34:56I didn't say super cute
00:34:57Well I believe the words
00:34:58Total hunk were used
00:35:00What?
00:35:02Why are you making that face?
00:35:03Why can't scientists read social cues?
00:35:05Total hunk
00:35:05Not the record permanent, Michelle?
00:35:07He's the bartender?
00:35:08Hi
00:35:09But he's in love with you
00:35:10He's not in love with me
00:35:11Yes I am
00:35:12Great
00:35:12As much as I'd love to stay
00:35:14And just debate this all day
00:35:16Can we just have those results?
00:35:17The test revealed
00:35:18Nothing
00:35:20I mean maybe some things
00:35:22That could lead to a racing heart
00:35:23Or oxytocin boost
00:35:24But nothing that could cause delusion
00:35:26Sorry
00:35:27Thanks
00:35:28Good luck
00:35:31Just say it
00:35:32I am willing to consider
00:35:34The cosmological constant
00:35:35Dark matter
00:35:36Magic
00:35:37So we can't use science
00:35:38We will turn to history
00:35:44Ah, how about this one?
00:35:47Shall I compare thee to a summer's
00:35:49Nay, less love poems
00:35:50More research
00:35:51Okay, look at this
00:35:53The ancient Greeks
00:35:55Used a specific orchid
00:35:56In love potions
00:35:57Yeah
00:35:58But it's extinct
00:35:58Hmm
00:35:59Maybe someone in Jurassic
00:36:00Parked it back to life?
00:36:01It's possible
00:36:02But unlikely
00:36:05Ah
00:36:06I got it
00:36:07An antidote?
00:36:08No
00:36:10I think I should have loved you presently
00:36:13And given in earnest words
00:36:15I flung in jest
00:36:17Cherish no less
00:36:18The certain stakes I gained
00:36:20And walk your memory's halls
00:36:23Austere
00:36:25Supreme
00:36:26A ghost in marvel of a girl you knew
00:36:28Who would have loved you in a day or two
00:36:35Wait, how?
00:36:37Hmm?
00:36:39Oh, mighty Aphrodite
00:36:41Whoa, easy now
00:36:42Please do not invoke Aphrodite
00:36:44What was in that vial?
00:36:46We know it's magic
00:36:47If you say so
00:36:50Do you say so, Naomi?
00:36:51You have caused unspeakable levels of chaos
00:36:53And we are willing to not press charges
00:36:55If you just tell us what was in it
00:36:57Well, I am willing to share some insight
00:36:59If you would just admit that magic exists
00:37:01Yes!
00:37:04No
00:37:04Nope
00:37:05No way
00:37:06I will not have my last strand of sanity snipped
00:37:08By a man
00:37:09Who's clearly the host of some
00:37:10Hidden camera prank show
00:37:12I do not consent to be recorded
00:37:16Okay
00:37:16Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait
00:37:18Hold on
00:37:18A second, hold on
00:37:19A second
00:37:19We can't just give up
00:37:20We love-bombed six unsuspecting people
00:37:22Seven
00:37:23And that's not what love-bomb means
00:37:24Sorry, not to eavesdrop
00:37:25But
00:37:26Seven?
00:37:27Yes, I used it in a mocktail
00:37:29And so now three couples plus Marcus
00:37:30Are in some kind of
00:37:31Collective woo-hoo
00:37:32But you didn't drink it?
00:37:34Did not
00:37:34That's disappointing
00:37:36Okay
00:37:36Has a magical love potion not gone as expected?
00:37:39Chuck
00:37:39Ah, so you admit it's magic
00:37:41I will tell you that it is distilled leprechaun tears
00:37:44If you just tell me what was in it
00:37:47I cannot tell you what was in it
00:37:48What is it?
00:37:49Mystical trade secrets?
00:37:50But I can give you the ingredients to the antidote
00:37:54Very old magic
00:37:56Risky
00:37:56But I will warn you
00:37:58This erases anything that isn't true
00:38:01And I beg you to remember
00:38:02Love doesn't need a perfect start
00:38:04To have a happy ending
00:38:06Thank you
00:38:10Fleets
00:38:11What is this?
00:38:12Do these ingredients come
00:38:15Did he really just disappear?
00:38:17Sorry, I thought we were done
00:38:19And I love birds
00:38:24What?
00:38:27Here you go
00:38:28An option for the competition I've been thinking about
00:38:34Mmm
00:38:34What is in this?
00:38:35I did a little twist to Naomi's gingersnap recipe
00:38:39Twist?
00:38:40No twists
00:38:40Nope
00:38:41What did you do?
00:38:47It's magnificent
00:38:48It's transcendent
00:38:50Thank you
00:38:50Mythical
00:38:51Really?
00:38:53Oh, uh, not that
00:38:54Your antidote recipe
00:38:56It's mythical
00:38:57It occurred to me that these ingredients aren't exactly edible
00:39:00But they are all items from Greek mythology
00:39:03Golden fleece, stygian water, poppy seeds
00:39:06This last ingredient's too smudged
00:39:08But I'll bet the right Greek myth has your answer
00:39:11Alright, so, tonight
00:39:14We finalize the mocktails for the competition
00:39:16Tomorrow, more research
00:39:18I've got some ideas
00:39:19Ocean Marcus comes up with a plan
00:39:22I think we do it right for each other
00:39:31I thought we were meeting at the library to do antidote things
00:39:34If we're going to be combing through ancient mythology for clues
00:39:37Might as well immerse ourselves in it, you know?
00:39:39Hmm
00:39:39Kind of feels like a date
00:39:40Not a date
00:39:42An antedate
00:39:44Antedate for antidote
00:39:45Huh
00:39:47Okay, so Psyche and Eros
00:39:50As the story goes, Psyche fell in love with Eros, Cupid
00:39:53But when her lack of faith caused him to disappear
00:39:56She begged Aphrodite for a second chance
00:39:58Huh
00:40:01These are Psyche's trials
00:40:04And I want to share it all with you
00:40:08You're my best friend ever
00:40:12And I want you to know it's you
00:40:18You got me feeling so high
00:40:23I'm dancing up a cloud nine
00:40:27My feet don't even touch the ground
00:40:31I'm like where I belong now
00:40:33Ooh, the paintings
00:40:37What's going on in this one?
00:40:40She had to store grains
00:40:42So barley, wheat, beans, poppy seeds
00:40:45Wait, poppy seeds?
00:40:47Yeah, I wonder if something here has to do with golden fleece
00:40:51Some kind of waters here
00:40:53River, maybe?
00:40:55The river Styx
00:40:57Stygian waters
00:40:58Stygian waters
00:41:00Okay
00:41:04And here, she has a porcelain flask from Persephone from the underworld
00:41:08This might be the key to a smudged ingredient
00:41:11Am I crazy?
00:41:14Or is there something here?
00:41:24Pal?
00:41:26Welcome to round one
00:41:27Love is blind
00:41:33We will start as soon as I find my co-host
00:41:36Steven
00:41:38Steven, are you out there?
00:41:41Come on, bro
00:41:42Well, adjustments, you can begin
00:41:51Hey, I tell you
00:41:52Everybody gotta watch out for me
00:41:54Three, four, five
00:41:56It's a ten-hour feeling for the body of life
00:41:58Everything you want on board
00:42:00Everything you've never even seen before
00:42:01I gotta go
00:42:02I need to chill
00:42:03I think you wanna get a little more
00:42:06Come on, baby
00:42:07Come on, baby
00:42:07Come on, baby
00:42:09Boom, baby
00:42:10Boom, baby
00:42:10Boom, baby
00:42:11Boom, baby
00:42:12Boom, baby
00:42:12Boom, baby
00:42:13Yes
00:42:17Uncle Rips
00:42:18More speed, less hate
00:42:30Five teams got the heart for accuracy
00:42:33And the audience votes are in
00:42:36And in second place, two hearts go to Richard Kelly
00:42:44And in first place for round one
00:42:47Three hearts go to Naomi Thomas and Marcus Kelly
00:42:54Congratulations
00:42:57I can't believe it
00:42:59What do you mean?
00:42:59I told you we were a great team
00:43:00No, I can't believe it
00:43:01It's Hal
00:43:07What are you doing here, Hal?
00:43:09I came to check in on the antidote
00:43:11But I'm delighted to see you have yet to follow through
00:43:13That antidote is a jumble of inedible storybook ingredients
00:43:18I'm not surprised you took my instructions literally
00:43:20But I really thought Marcus here would think outside the box
00:43:25I feel like the answer is in his grasp
00:43:28If you would just open his eyes and see what's in front of him
00:43:33Seriously, I'm all but giving you the answer right now
00:43:36No more tricks
00:43:37Who are you?
00:43:40I think you already know
00:43:43I
00:43:47Am Cupid
00:43:48I knew it
00:43:54Okay
00:43:55You know, you remind me of Psyche
00:43:58Yeah, always searching for proof
00:44:00Before you're allowed to feel what you feel
00:44:03And you, Naomi Thomas
00:44:05You're surrounded by lovesick fools, yeah
00:44:08But do not let love blind you to their wisdom
00:44:15Marcus, take that picture of Lucy and me
00:44:17Oh, together
00:44:19Cheese
00:44:22It's great
00:44:27Lucy, what's the meaning of Bujo Astigio?
00:44:30It means Stygian owl
00:44:31Native of Mexico
00:44:34Stygian refers to the river Styx
00:44:41That
00:44:44That's Stygian waters
00:44:46Yes
00:44:47Yes
00:44:48Stygian waters
00:44:49Okay, okay, we gotta think outside the box
00:44:51Golden fleece could be like a cereal brand
00:44:54Or what about something like that weird orchid you read about
00:44:56Oh, that's it
00:44:58That's it
00:44:59Yes, yes, it's a plant
00:45:01Yes
00:45:01Okay, golden fleece is a rare Mediterranean plant
00:45:05But where can we source it locally?
00:45:07Unless
00:45:09You don't mean
00:45:10No
00:45:12No, no, no, no, no, no, no
00:45:13There's gotta be another way
00:45:15He's a botanist, he has access
00:45:16I'd rather all of us spend the rest of our lives under this magical spell
00:45:20Than ask your ex-boyfriend for help
00:45:23Good, it's settled
00:45:24We'll go see Chris tomorrow
00:45:26Okay?
00:45:31It's so beautiful in here
00:45:33It's not that beautiful
00:45:35Hey, Chris
00:45:35Hey, Mimi
00:45:40So, I have what you called about
00:45:43Let me go again
00:45:45Marcus?
00:45:50Mimi?
00:45:51He calls you Mimi?
00:45:52It's a nickname
00:45:53Like gnomes
00:45:54It is not like gnomes
00:45:56Okay, this is gonna be fun
00:45:59Here they are
00:46:00Oh, thank you
00:46:04Shoot
00:46:04We need one for dose
00:46:06And this is only six
00:46:07But we need seven
00:46:07Any chance you'd have access to more?
00:46:09Yeah, I could put in a rush order
00:46:11For old times' sake
00:46:12No
00:46:12No
00:46:12Nobody needs to go back to old times
00:46:15Oh, I see
00:46:16Suppose it was to be expected
00:46:17You two have always been close
00:46:18We're not together
00:46:19The antidote we're trying to make is for Marcus
00:46:22He's on some kind of
00:46:23Love potion
00:46:24Yeah
00:46:24Huh
00:46:25That's not real
00:46:26It is
00:46:27Vastodilator?
00:46:29Psilocybin?
00:46:29That's what I thought
00:46:30But the chemistry tests were inconclusive
00:46:31Because it's magic
00:46:33It's magic
00:46:34But potion aside
00:46:35If she ever gave me a chance
00:46:37I definitely wouldn't screw up
00:46:38Marcus!
00:46:38Sorry
00:46:39Okay, I'll put in the rush order
00:46:40But I urge you
00:46:41To consider Occam's razor
00:46:43Magic
00:46:43Marcus?
00:46:45Thank you, Chris
00:46:47Magic
00:46:48I don't get what you saw in him
00:46:50He hangs out with his plants all day
00:46:51I also love botany
00:46:55Even his name is boring
00:46:57I mean, what kind of name is Chris?
00:46:59Chris?
00:46:59Okay, every famous actor is named Chris
00:47:02I am doing my very best to save you from embarrassment
00:47:04While you're under this influence
00:47:06But you embarrassed me
00:47:07Chris broke up with me
00:47:09And now I look petty
00:47:10And you're ragging on him
00:47:11But he and I are the same
00:47:12Whoa, whoa, whoa
00:47:13Hey, wait, wait, wait a second
00:47:14Okay
00:47:15I went a little overboard
00:47:16But you are not Chris
00:47:18You know, you think you're all straight laces and plans
00:47:21But you've always been magical to me
00:47:24Yes, I said magical
00:47:25Or whimsical
00:47:27Or whatever you want to call it
00:47:28You are connected to that thing
00:47:30That spark
00:47:30That makes the world an interesting place to be
00:47:33With Chris
00:47:34I saw two lives being fueled by one fire
00:47:38And I think you deserve someone who has their own spark
00:47:41Who matches you
00:47:44Whether that's me or
00:47:46Not
00:47:47That was nice
00:47:52Thank you
00:47:55Okay, let's go
00:47:56So much to do
00:47:58So little time
00:48:02I have never seen the side of Marcus before
00:48:05He's making plans
00:48:06He's being bold
00:48:07He's just
00:48:08Wonderful
00:48:10I think I'm
00:48:15But on the other hand
00:48:16He may not be like this without the potion
00:48:19You keep blaming the potion
00:48:21This is us responding to a feeling
00:48:24We're still ourselves inside of whatever this is
00:48:27And it's a bit dismissive of you to keep discounting that
00:48:30I'm sorry
00:48:31It's just been, you know
00:48:33Okay
00:48:34I called my editor
00:48:35And told her to forget the final book
00:48:40I'm on an indefinite hiatus
00:48:41Tickets are booked
00:48:43We fly out Friday
00:48:44Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait
00:48:46What about the agora?
00:48:48What about your book?
00:48:49You guys are making really big decisions
00:48:51Hello, my beautiful yogis
00:48:53Before we start class today
00:48:54I just wanted to highlight
00:48:56That we have branded yoga mats
00:48:58Branded yoga gear
00:49:00And also all new membership options
00:49:02Studio Jane is your one-stop shop
00:49:04For fashion and fitness
00:49:05So let's get our stretch on
00:49:07Everyone rise and grind
00:49:09Make your way to the front of your mat
00:49:11Let's bring our feet hip distance apart parallel
00:49:14Or you can just take a shavasana
00:49:21Do you want to talk about it?
00:49:23No, I'm going to stay on the floor
00:49:30Look, I know you're worried about me
00:49:32But ever since me and Steven have gotten together
00:49:35I realized that I was using my spirituality
00:49:37To cut off parts of myself that I didn't like
00:49:39That corporate part is not all that bad
00:49:42I mean, that girl has guts
00:49:45Yeah
00:49:46And you know E.J. and I needed to make a change for a long time
00:49:51It may feel rushed, but it's overdue
00:49:53I want you all to be happy
00:49:55But a lot of people depend on your work
00:49:58Marcus, me, and E.J.
00:50:00Your fans are going to grab pitchforks
00:50:02If you don't finish that book
00:50:03Fans will be fine
00:50:04I'll just sell it as a TV show
00:50:06And let those writers figure out the ending
00:50:07Is that as historically we've never gone wrong?
00:50:09Okay, fine
00:50:10I will stop saying that your feelings aren't real
00:50:12If you all agree to take the antidote
00:50:15Before acting on any big decisions
00:50:16Deal?
00:50:22Deal
00:50:23Yes
00:50:23Deal
00:50:23Sorry
00:50:37Careful
00:50:38Last time we tried, what would Marcus do?
00:50:40We all collectively lost our minds
00:50:42Well, Lisa's accelerated timeline has me a little desperate
00:50:46Well, we already got two out of the four ingredients
00:50:49Actually, three
00:50:50Three
00:50:51Three?
00:50:51Mm-hmm
00:50:52Turns out I had Greek poppy seeds in my collection
00:50:54So we only have one more ingredient to track down
00:50:56Nice
00:50:57First
00:50:58We gotta eat
00:51:01Sticks
00:51:02Thank you
00:51:02And, oh, yes
00:51:04I also got us fortune cookies
00:51:06Maybe you'll like
00:51:07Magic that comes from a cookie
00:51:10Perhaps
00:51:16The love of your life will appear in front of you
00:51:19Unexpected
00:51:20I didn't do that, I swear
00:51:22Really?
00:51:22I swear
00:51:23I don't
00:51:23Although, who am I to argue with your fortune?
00:51:28What?
00:51:29I was thinking about what you said earlier about Spark
00:51:35Being raised by my grandparents, I just
00:51:37They were way past the hard eyes and honeymoon phase
00:51:40They just chose each other every day
00:51:44They looked out for each other in these little ways that no one but me noticed
00:51:48And it might not be very exciting, but
00:51:53That's love to me
00:51:55And
00:51:56This week, solving all this with you has been
00:52:00Chaotic, but
00:52:02Really fun
00:52:04And I think that that's your
00:52:07I don't want to call it magic
00:52:09But it's a thing that I don't know how to do that feels mysterious
00:52:12And it's just easy for you
00:52:16Thank you
00:52:19So, what does your fortune cookie say?
00:52:22Good question
00:52:23That's why I'm out
00:52:29The woman in the grey sweater will pay for dinner
00:52:32No, it doesn't
00:52:38Get out of here
00:52:48It's good to see you
00:52:50Should we wake her?
00:52:52I'm not sleeping, I'm just defeated
00:52:54She snores when she's defeated
00:52:58Well, you've been juggling work, the competition, weird mythological treasure hunts
00:53:05Who knew you two could multitask like this?
00:53:07It's this last ingredient, I can't crack it and it's smudged
00:53:11But I know it has something to do with Psyche's last trial
00:53:13Where she brought Aphrodite a box of Persephone's beauty
00:53:16So far we have shadow box, Pandora's box, K-beauty and face cream
00:53:22Well, in the myth, Psyche uses the box and gets covered in shadow
00:53:27So, it's something to do with darkness
00:53:29Or, uh, pomegranate is famously Persephone's symbol
00:53:36Pomegranate
00:53:37Pomegranate
00:53:41Can you
00:53:44Gnomes
00:53:45Yeah
00:53:46You think this is cooled down enough?
00:53:49I think so
00:53:51Okay, who's gonna go first?
00:53:53Me
00:53:53I think if anybody's gonna be taking this mysterious elixir
00:53:56It should be the guy who got us into this mess
00:53:59Okay, um, we only have enough for six doses
00:54:01So we should probably focus on the innocent people that we mixed up in this first
00:54:04I think that you have to go last
00:54:06Sure
00:54:08But, is that the only reason why?
00:54:13I am just saying that they are making major life decisions and you have me to keep you in check
00:54:18Right
00:54:19Right
00:54:21We'll take it
00:54:23Seriously?
00:54:24You guys are down to go first?
00:54:26Worst case scenario is
00:54:27What?
00:54:28Well, you'll realize your relationship is the product of magic
00:54:30You frisk your retirement funds and you break up
00:54:37Okay
00:54:52Everything okay?
00:54:55Absolutely
00:54:56All good
00:54:58But, um, I think I should, uh, call my accountant and just move some things around
00:55:06Yeah, I'm just gonna call my editor, too, just to, quick
00:55:19Welcome to the second round of the Social Time Mocktail competition
00:55:25Today's theme is the perfect match
00:55:28Pair the perfect appetizer with the perfect mocktail
00:55:31Pay close attention as you sample the various offerings
00:55:35Because you gotta remember, you only get one vote for your favorite mocktail
00:55:40Let the competition begin
00:55:42Salud
00:55:45Hola
00:55:45Hola, Luz
00:55:47Mind if I'm your first taster?
00:55:48By all means, yes
00:55:49This is a spin on a dish that I created at the Agora
00:55:55Delicious
00:55:57Spicy
00:56:00So refreshing
00:56:02It's called fire and ice
00:56:05So, Luz,y, could we persuade you to wash it down with the potion antidote?
00:56:09Your uncle and I told you
00:56:11We're not interested in the antidote
00:56:13Luz, worst case scenario, you take it and nothing happens
00:56:19All right, what have we got here?
00:56:22Okay
00:56:23All right, thank you
00:56:25Thank you
00:56:27Mm
00:56:28Mm
00:56:29Oh, spicy
00:56:30Mm
00:56:31Oh
00:56:32Oh
00:56:33I think I taught you
00:56:33Uh-huh
00:56:34Okay, that's not bad spicy
00:56:35I'm so proud of you
00:56:37Oh, wow
00:56:37You made that so well
00:56:38Did I?
00:56:39Yeah
00:56:39Did I do it right?
00:56:40You did it right
00:56:40I was trying to breathe in
00:56:41Hey, uh, hey guys
00:56:43While we have you
00:56:44I guess we should try
00:56:48Yeah
00:56:49Yeah
00:56:50Let's try
00:57:01Oh
00:57:03Hm
00:57:06Oh
00:57:07Oh
00:57:08Oh
00:57:10What?
00:57:15Oh my goodness
00:57:16So, are we, uh, in love?
00:57:20We're definitely not in love
00:57:21Which is where we were a week ago
00:57:24It's, it's not enemies to lovers here, but
00:57:29But I do love you
00:57:30Friend to friend
00:57:31Honestly, more shocking than being in love is
00:57:35Wanting to be your friend
00:57:37I was so stressed out and you
00:57:39You taught me so much about how to care for myself
00:57:42No, no, thank you
00:57:43I was running away from parts of myself and
00:57:45Even though this wasn't real
00:57:47Hey, every part of you is real
00:57:50And I admire and respect you so much
00:57:53I want you to know that you're perfect
00:57:56For my friend, Diana
00:57:58Really?
00:58:00Mm-hmm
00:58:00Set it up
00:58:01Yes
00:58:01Let's do it
00:58:02Yes
00:58:03Oh
00:58:04So, that, that's it
00:58:06Just, um
00:58:07Poof, done
00:58:09Yeah
00:58:11Just like that
00:58:14Wow
00:58:14Take care
00:58:15You too
00:58:15Awesome
00:58:16Okay
00:58:18Awesome
00:58:20You wanna talk about it?
00:58:24And it feels like we should talk about it
00:58:26It's just infuriating
00:58:27You know, we
00:58:28Put together some
00:58:30Random ingredients
00:58:32And
00:58:32Poof
00:58:34Poof
00:58:34Just poof
00:58:35Al said anything that wasn't real
00:58:37Would go
00:58:38Poof
00:58:39And it did
00:58:40After all this
00:58:41Doesn't that scare you?
00:58:42Doesn't that make you feel
00:58:43Wildly out of control?
00:58:46No
00:58:47Oh, come on
00:58:48That is so
00:58:50Annoying
00:58:50Not even a little bit
00:58:51Look
00:58:52I felt wildly out of control
00:58:54When loving you was a secret
00:58:56I was scared I'd blurt it out
00:58:58And ruin our lives
00:59:00This is nothing compared to that
00:59:03If you've always loved me
00:59:04Like you say
00:59:06And there's some big
00:59:09Poofing
00:59:10What if all of it
00:59:11Our friendship
00:59:12Our work dynamic
00:59:13It's all mixed up
00:59:14Together
00:59:16Gnomes
00:59:18No matter what happens
00:59:19I'm not going anywhere
00:59:22I promise
00:59:34Marcus?
00:59:36Oh
00:59:37No, nothing like that
00:59:39We're out of napkins
00:59:41With his yerba mate mocktails
00:59:43And empanadas
00:59:44Which he described
00:59:45As a love letter
00:59:46To his fiance
00:59:47First place for this round
00:59:49Goes to Richard Kelly
00:59:51That's what he is
00:59:56Also
00:59:57We got to get them
00:59:58To take that answer
01:00:01Those were
01:00:02Two separate
01:00:03And legitimate thoughts
01:00:04Yeah
01:00:10Please
01:00:11I'm begging you
01:00:12Before you shell out
01:00:14For this engagement party tomorrow
01:00:15Take the antidote
01:00:17Do it before you do something
01:00:19That will be painful
01:00:20And hard to undo
01:00:21Let's say it's not
01:00:22Really
01:00:23True love
01:00:24And it is just a potion
01:00:26Would it really be
01:00:28So bad
01:00:29To marry my best friend?
01:00:30Okay
01:00:30If you can't do it
01:00:31For yourselves
01:00:32Then
01:00:33Please
01:00:34Do it for me
01:00:41Fine
01:00:42Tell Naomi
01:00:43To bring the antidote
01:00:44Tomorrow night
01:00:45Thank you
01:00:46We met
01:00:57Lucy has
01:01:00Suggested
01:01:00That perhaps
01:01:01In the many years
01:01:02Since I lost your aunt
01:01:04That I have
01:01:05Shut down
01:01:06A lot of
01:01:08Emotions
01:01:09To avoid
01:01:11Feeling pain
01:01:13And that
01:01:14I have pushed people away
01:01:17Including you
01:01:18Oh
01:01:20I know how hard
01:01:22I've been on you
01:01:24I thought
01:01:24That by pushing you
01:01:26To take some initiative
01:01:28That
01:01:28That I'd help you
01:01:29Avoid some of the problems
01:01:30That I had
01:01:31But
01:01:32I see now
01:01:33I might have just
01:01:34Undermined your confidence
01:01:35Made it hard for you
01:01:36To believe
01:01:36That you could succeed
01:01:37In life
01:01:39Or love
01:01:41I don't blame you
01:01:43For not wanting to work
01:01:43With me
01:01:44At the restaurant
01:01:48I just always wanted
01:01:49To make you proud
01:01:50Uncle Rich
01:01:52But you had such
01:01:52High standards
01:01:53That I felt like
01:01:54I could never reach them
01:01:57I guess after a while
01:01:59It just became easier
01:02:00To
01:02:00Not try so hard
01:02:02And
01:02:02Tell myself
01:02:03Whatever happened
01:02:04Was
01:02:05Meant to be
01:02:06Well for what it's worth
01:02:07I've seen the effort
01:02:08You put in this week
01:02:09How you've stepped up
01:02:11At work
01:02:12And for the contests
01:02:14For her
01:02:15Yeah
01:02:15Well
01:02:16Remains to be seen
01:02:17If my foolishness
01:02:18Will pay off
01:02:19It already has
01:02:21You've put yourself
01:02:22Out there
01:02:24Courageously
01:02:30I couldn't be more
01:02:32Proud of you
01:02:36Thank you
01:02:37Nah
01:02:42Naomi doesn't take risks
01:02:44Even when she should
01:02:47She ain't gonna say it
01:02:49If you don't ask
01:02:53One more act of courage then
01:03:00Hi
01:03:02You're beautiful
01:03:03Thank you
01:03:05Okay
01:03:05Don't look
01:03:06EJ
01:03:06Three o'clock
01:03:07Hide
01:03:09A drink as promised
01:03:10And hopefully
01:03:11I can get a dance later
01:03:12Well you don't have to
01:03:13Ask me twice
01:03:14Wait are you guys
01:03:15Oh we're not trying to
01:03:16Rush things or
01:03:17Rush to another continent
01:03:18But
01:03:18Yeah
01:03:19After the antidote
01:03:21We kind of crashed
01:03:22But then we had a long talk
01:03:24It might not be love
01:03:25Yet
01:03:26But there's definitely
01:03:27Something exciting here
01:03:28Worth exploring
01:03:29Okay so
01:03:30It all worked out
01:03:31No harm no foul
01:03:32Oh my editor yelled at me
01:03:34For an hour
01:03:34Right
01:03:36Marcus
01:03:37Is looking for you
01:03:48You're late
01:03:55Hi
01:03:56Hi
01:03:58So
01:04:00Do you have the antidote?
01:04:02It's Richard
01:04:03Let's put you two
01:04:04Out of your misery
01:04:05And settle the question
01:04:06Do you have it?
01:04:09Are you sure you want
01:04:10To take it tonight?
01:04:11It's such a beautiful party
01:04:35Well?
01:04:38Well
01:04:41We should probably go
01:04:42Talk to our guests
01:04:55Beloved guests
01:04:56We must apologize
01:04:58You believe that you're here
01:04:59For an engagement party
01:05:00But that isn't quite true
01:05:01But last week
01:05:02It may have seemed
01:05:03That we are
01:05:05Madly in love
01:05:07But the truth is
01:05:08We've spent decades
01:05:10Driving each other mad
01:05:12It's difficult to admit
01:05:13When something isn't working
01:05:15Especially for stubborn people
01:05:17Like us
01:05:18And
01:05:18This version of us
01:05:20Just isn't working
01:05:21Because
01:05:22Every second
01:05:24That this
01:05:25Brilliant
01:05:26Beautiful woman
01:05:27Isn't my wife
01:05:28Feels like a waste of time
01:05:31Which is why
01:05:32We're excited to announce
01:05:33We're getting married on Sunday
01:05:35And you're all invited
01:05:49Well I guess we're celebrating
01:05:51To hell
01:05:53To a failed experiment
01:05:56What?
01:05:58Three couples
01:05:59One elixir
01:05:59Three drastically different results
01:06:01That's faulty science
01:06:02The antidote worked as promised
01:06:04Only what's honest remains
01:06:06To honesty
01:06:13In the spirit of honesty
01:06:16Why didn't you want me to take the antidote earlier?
01:06:20Because it was our fault
01:06:21And you know
01:06:23They were making rash
01:06:24Life altering decisions
01:06:25And the worst thing you did was
01:06:27Excuse me
01:06:28I'm a fantastic singer
01:06:29You should feel honored
01:06:30That I serenaded you
01:06:32Well we'll see about that
01:06:33In a few days
01:06:34Right now
01:06:34You're powered by promotion
01:06:35Well then
01:06:43Let's not waste another drink
01:06:59No
01:07:00I think there's another reason
01:07:02Why you delayed me
01:07:03Taking the antidote
01:07:04When I had the chaos
01:07:06The impromptu serenades
01:07:08In fact
01:07:09To our jobs
01:07:12Me being in love with you
01:07:24If you take that antidote
01:07:26And we're like Stephen and Jane
01:07:28And we kiss
01:07:30I don't know if it's real work us
01:07:32Or potion work us
01:07:33And it's not
01:07:34Their type of us
01:07:35I don't think we're Stephen and Jane
01:07:38I know
01:07:39Deep down that I'm Richard
01:07:41And I just needed a push
01:07:44You told me
01:07:46Who you're afraid we are
01:07:48But you haven't told me
01:07:49Who you hoped we are
01:07:53What do you want Naomi?
01:07:57You don't have to answer that
01:07:59I
01:08:00Don't answer that
01:08:02Just
01:08:05If you've been too busy
01:08:06Protecting me
01:08:07To stop and think about
01:08:08Whether there's something here
01:08:21Oh here's the pomegranate
01:08:22I think we need a different aromatic
01:08:24For the final round
01:08:25I took some of the flowers
01:08:26You planted for me
01:08:27And I froze them into ice cubes
01:08:28They would be perfect for this
01:08:29It never worked though
01:08:32Pomegranate juice is so dark
01:08:34Marcus
01:08:35That's it
01:08:35You're a genius
01:08:37Feel like we're breezing right past
01:08:38The it'll never work part
01:08:39No pomegranate juice
01:08:40If you clarify it
01:08:41It'll be light pink
01:08:42But it would take hours
01:08:43To clarify no
01:08:43Yeah unless you have a friend
01:08:44With a centrifuge and a lab
01:08:46Brilliant
01:08:47Absolutely brilliant
01:08:49You've been holding out on me
01:08:51I didn't know you were experimenting
01:08:52With ice garnishes like that
01:08:53Eh
01:08:54Okay I will go get the centrifuge
01:08:56From Marie
01:08:56You pick up the extra fleece
01:08:58From Chris
01:08:58Somehow I knew you'd say that
01:09:07Hey
01:09:08Thanks again for the rush order
01:09:09Yeah I know you're on a time crunch
01:09:11Yeah
01:09:11And uh
01:09:13I'm sorry about how I acted the other day
01:09:15That uh
01:09:15Wasn't cool
01:09:16Same
01:09:18Yeah
01:09:18It's clear
01:09:19Naomi and I aren't compatible
01:09:20After some time I guess
01:09:22Just didn't feel right that she
01:09:24Wasn't sure about us
01:09:26Right
01:09:29Anyway thank you uh
01:09:30Again for the
01:09:31Good luck with your placebo
01:09:31Yeah
01:09:34Welcome to the final round of the
01:09:36Social time
01:09:37Mocktail competition
01:09:42Happy Valentine's Day to everyone
01:09:44We'd like to thank our competitors
01:09:45For their amazing work this week
01:09:47Also our sponsor
01:09:49Bucco Astigio
01:09:51Who made this event possible
01:09:54We're also going to be our special guest judges tonight
01:09:57This does not get any more exciting
01:09:59Does it Brent?
01:10:00You know what it does not
01:10:01As we enter the final round
01:10:02We have a tie for first place
01:10:04Between Richard and Naomi and Marcus
01:10:09But trust me
01:10:10It is still anyone's game
01:10:12Remember
01:10:12Our final round is all about
01:10:14Making a custom garnish
01:10:16That wows us
01:10:17Competitors
01:10:18When you are ready
01:10:19Please bring your final mocktail
01:10:20Up to the judges table
01:10:21Good luck
01:10:22Let's get started
01:10:40You're kind of quiet
01:10:41Isn't it like you?
01:10:43I don't think I've ever been
01:10:44This nervous before
01:10:45It's awful
01:10:47Zero stars
01:10:48I have a really good family
01:10:50About this
01:10:50Honestly
01:10:51I think we came up
01:10:52With something really good
01:10:53I'm not nervous
01:10:54About the competition
01:10:56Look
01:10:56I know I told you
01:10:58To think about it
01:10:59Us
01:11:00But
01:11:01The more I tossed
01:11:02In turn last night
01:11:03The more I realized
01:11:04It's not so much
01:11:05A thinking thing
01:11:05As a feeling
01:11:06You either feel something
01:11:07Or you don't
01:11:08And
01:11:10I just don't know
01:11:10How much longer
01:11:11I can take
01:11:11Not knowing the answer
01:11:13There's a lot to consider
01:11:14We're
01:11:15We're best friends
01:11:16We're co-workers
01:11:17We might be starting
01:11:18A business together
01:11:19It's not as simple as
01:11:20I think it is
01:11:21Because if you felt like I did
01:11:23That yes would be so resounding
01:11:25It would drown out any doubt
01:11:26Well that's
01:11:27That's easy for you to see
01:11:28Because that's how you are
01:11:29You like to
01:11:31Improvise
01:11:31And go with your gut
01:11:32And I'm
01:11:33You left biochemistry
01:11:33You left biochemistry
01:11:33To follow your passion
01:11:34You took a huge risk
01:11:36Trying to make this event happen
01:11:39I don't know
01:11:40Nomes
01:11:40You've got this story
01:11:41About yourself
01:11:41But
01:11:42I think if you really
01:11:43Love something
01:11:44Whoa
01:11:44Whoa
01:11:46Can we just take a beat
01:11:47I
01:11:48What if
01:11:54Let's just have you
01:11:55Take the antidote
01:11:56And finish the competition
01:11:58And then we can
01:11:59We'll talk about it after
01:12:03You can get back to normal
01:12:06Right
01:12:08Normal
01:12:12Ladies and gentlemen
01:12:13Now have your attention please
01:12:16It's about time
01:12:17I knew how good
01:12:18Your night is gonna be
01:12:19Are you tuning in?
01:12:21We're gonna turn it up
01:12:23Say hello to the rest of the evening
01:12:26And throw your hands up
01:12:31And the winner
01:12:32Of the Social Time Mocktail competition is
01:12:39Naomi Thomas and Marcus Kelly
01:12:43All right
01:12:44Well done
01:12:45Congratulations
01:12:49I had to lose eventually
01:12:51At least it's too a Kelly
01:12:54Every good thing comes to me
01:12:56Hey ladies
01:12:57Well done
01:13:17Come on man
01:13:18Just open up
01:13:21I know you can hear me
01:13:24Okay
01:13:24What do you want me to say here?
01:13:26Hmm?
01:13:27Want me to call you
01:13:28Hell?
01:13:29Or
01:13:29Eros
01:13:33Fine
01:13:34Okay
01:13:35Oh Cupid
01:13:52Welcome
01:13:55So now the tea shop is visible
01:13:58I thought love was blind
01:14:00Lots of conflicting accounts
01:14:02Love is patient
01:14:03Love is a many splendored thing
01:14:05Love is a battlefield
01:14:07Okay love likes to vacation in Cambridge
01:14:10Okay enough banter
01:14:11To what do I owe this summoning?
01:14:13Information
01:14:14Data
01:14:14Analysis
01:14:15Ah yes
01:14:16The very heartbeat of romance
01:14:18Numbers
01:14:19To one end
01:14:20Okay as Cupid
01:14:22Okay as Cupid you have been doing this for centuries
01:14:24You probably put like thousands of couples in motion
01:14:27Thousands
01:14:27You wound me
01:14:29There has got to be something that you've gleaned from all of this
01:14:32Some secret for success or some reason or logic that I can use to understand all of this
01:14:38Yeah but Marcus isn't asking what you understand he's asking what you feel
01:14:41And feelings aren't all logic or numbers that you can analyze
01:14:46You have to leave a little room
01:14:50No magic
01:14:51Okay but real love is steady
01:14:54You know my grandparents had something steady
01:14:56They had something built on trust
01:14:58Well you saw the product of 30 years of leaps
01:15:01Real trust comes after a lot of wild takeoffs and safe landings
01:15:06I guess I just wanted to look before I left
01:15:09Was that so wrong?
01:15:10I mean we plan so that we don't have to make mistakes
01:15:12Isn't it wise to gather the evidence and then choose?
01:15:17In ancient Greece we had a very popular kind of story
01:15:20Where the hero was given the ending at the very beginning so that they could plan accordingly
01:15:24See this is my kind of story
01:15:26They were called tragedies
01:15:30Right
01:15:32I think the scientist in me is just having a hard time admitting it out loud
01:15:46Are you kidding me?
01:15:48I had to try
01:15:51Toodles
01:15:56But are you in love with him?
01:16:01Yes
01:16:03I
01:16:04Yeah
01:16:05But I can't tell him that
01:16:08Why not?
01:16:09Because for years I have listened to that man say how much he does not believe in love
01:16:14That it's a soggy cardboard box
01:16:16And if I tell him and he takes that antidote and all his feelings go away
01:16:21I will have risked everything and he'll reject me
01:16:27There's not an antidote that I can drink to take that back
01:16:31Naomi, the antidote didn't take back anything we did either
01:16:35Because of the things I said and did under that potion
01:16:38It was mortifying
01:16:40Just a little bit
01:16:43But you know what made it a little more bearable?
01:16:46Knowing that EJ and I were in it together
01:16:49That I wasn't alone
01:16:50Marcus wasn't alone
01:16:51I was with him the whole time
01:16:52But you weren't in it with him
01:16:55You didn't sing in public
01:16:56Or offer your heart up on a platter
01:16:59He did all those things alone
01:17:03If you really love him
01:17:05The least you can do is put some skin in the game
01:17:07While there's still some risk involved
01:17:10He deserves your courage
01:17:11And your honesty
01:17:15You're right
01:17:17I have to tell him how I feel before he takes that antidote
01:17:37Please do not give his attention
01:17:40I'm good
01:17:41I'm good
01:17:54You're right
01:17:55You're right
01:17:56pris
01:17:57I'm fat
01:17:57I'm good
01:17:58I'm good
01:17:59I'm good
01:17:59I'm good
01:18:01I runter
01:18:01I'm good
01:18:23Can I get a bourbon on...
01:18:24Whoa, no!
01:18:25What are you doing here?
01:18:27Cover your drink.
01:18:28Easy there.
01:18:29I'm just here to admire my handiwork.
01:18:32Admire the last of it right now.
01:18:34Finally ready to take it.
01:18:38So, here goes nothing.
01:18:54Feel better?
01:18:55I don't feel any different.
01:18:57Yeah, that's because the potion only works if both people take it.
01:19:00I was hoping you'd switch the vials.
01:19:02Most likely when you two were practicing mocktail recipes.
01:19:06But I could not have anticipated the delicious chaos that followed.
01:19:11But yeah, it's not designed to work for one person.
01:19:13It requires two.
01:19:15It's a placebo.
01:19:17It's a fake.
01:19:18It's just a beautiful mocktail made by the woman I love.
01:19:21That's it.
01:19:22No potion.
01:19:23Yeah, that was all you.
01:19:25Seems like thinking you were on the potion allowed you to finally do and say the things you've always wanted
01:19:30to.
01:19:31Wow.
01:19:33That's powerful stuff.
01:19:35Well, we can keep that between you and I, though, right?
01:19:38Because if people knew that I chose to make brunch or loudly declare my love in the street or sing.
01:19:46Oh, he's singing to me.
01:19:50Oh, he's singing to me.
01:20:03Oh, he's singing to me.
01:20:04Keep the love like glowing.
01:20:06And I was so true.
01:20:10Let me call you sweetheart.
01:20:12I'm in love with you.
01:20:25I love you, and it's not just because of this past week.
01:20:30I think there's always been this question that I was too scared to ask myself about you and I,
01:20:36because losing you, even as a friend, was the one thing that I just couldn't risk.
01:20:42And what do you know? I did anyway.
01:20:48So, I don't know if you've taken the antidote or not, or how you feel, and don't tell me yet,
01:20:54just first.
01:20:56I have to say, without any plan or motive except honesty, that I just love you, Marcus.
01:21:09It took me years to finally tell you how I felt, and a placebo love potion to finally get it
01:21:16off my chest.
01:21:17I get it.
01:21:19As long as it's the last thing we keep from each other.
01:21:23Deal.
01:21:25Did you just say placebo?
01:21:28Yeah, so apparently if both people don't take it...
01:21:33Oh, wow.
01:21:34Yeah.
01:21:39Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Richard and Luciana Kelly.
01:21:50Folks, we're so grateful to have you, our family and friends, join us tonight.
01:21:55Please, everybody, join us on the dance floor.
01:21:58In my direction, that's the only way.
01:22:00Well, have a good time, just rely on me.
01:22:04Don't make your own rules, so here's your plan.
01:22:07Never say goodbye and always be true.
01:22:11Give me your sweet loving.
01:22:14My heart is true.
01:22:23So, have you told them yet?
01:22:25Told us what?
01:22:26I realized maybe I was making hasty decisions before the potion.
01:22:31I knew something was missing and was ready to rip up my life.
01:22:35But, maybe that isn't necessary.
01:22:38So, you're not selling the Agora?
01:22:41I am still selling it.
01:22:44To you two.
01:22:46In two years.
01:22:47Gives me a chance to train you and teach you the ropes.
01:22:52And you to raise money.
01:22:53Find investors.
01:22:55Two of which are standing right here.
01:22:57Oh.
01:23:00Are you sure?
01:23:01I'm sure.
01:23:03You two have proved yourself as the right team to take over the place.
01:23:07And I couldn't be happier than to see it in your hands.
01:23:10A toast.
01:23:12To timing.
01:23:14And putting pride aside.
01:23:17I think we should dance.
01:23:25Dance?
01:23:25Yeah.
01:23:27Shall we?
01:23:27All right.
01:23:28Come on.
01:23:46Rose.
01:23:47I love you.
01:23:50I've always loved you.
01:23:52To magic.
01:23:56To love.
01:24:37To love.
01:24:52To love.
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