The Collingswood Story

*** Subtitles by dylux ***

Ma... ma?

John?

Wait! I-I can't see you!

Are you still there?

Yeah.

Why is this thing...?

What do I click?

Rebecca?

Yeah?

The video button.

Duh.

Much better!

Hey!

Hey!

Took you long enough.

She's a little slow getting started, okay?

How are you?

Can't complain. Still kickin.

Can you really see me in this thing?

No.

Is this me or is it just... is it really confusing?

What?

Well, I look up here...

Yeah, at the cam.

But I want to look at the screen.

It takes a little getting used to.

Hey, not complaining, man. Really cool game.

Happy birthday to you!

Happy!

You know the rest.

Thanks, man.

What are you waiting for? Blow 'em out!

Huh?

Make a wish!

How?

Do it.

Dork.

This is great! This is so cool that we can see each other!

Wait, though. I don't know if I want everybody seeing me every time I talk on this thing.

Why?

You know! What if I have to...?

What?

That's the one thing about phone cams.

What you see is what you get?

How's your birthday?

Spent most of it in class breathing in car fumes.

Ugh!

Yeah, Rutgers-Camden is located right near the Ben Franklin Bridge so, uh...

I'm pretty much digging living off-campus right now.

You make a wish?

Mm-hmm.

And what was it?

Uh uh.

Rebecca?

Okay. Have any of the ones you've ever told come true?

No.

Any of yours?

Well, the one about me getting the hell out of Bedford sure did.

And! The one about me getting accepted to a better school did!

Yes!

Getting out of Bedford was probably the best thing I've done in my life.

Ouch.

Oh, hey, I didn't mean it like that.

Right.

I didn't, man, really.

I'm just giving you a hard time.

What else?

You seeing anyone?

Uuuuuh... no comment.

- This the place you're been telling me about? - Yeah.

I'm... actually renting a room in someone's house. It's, umm...

-...My first off campus pad. - Sweet.

One thing about historic Collingswood, we've got some pretty bitchin' old houses.

Here, let's see if I can move this thing.

- Look, see, it even has a closet! - Knock yourself out!

Lot's of space, huh?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Oh, look what I picked up today.

What's that?

It's the house. Let's look through it.

- Can you see it? - Yeah.

Am I holding it up okay?

Oh, yeah. It looks, uh... historic.

Not out on hardback yet?

Hm-mm

To the birthday girl!

In her new bitchin' pad.

Cheers!

Yeah, so, not bad for $300 a month.

So, the owners were having trouble renting it out so, um, they lowered the price.

He's a professor at school and I forget what she does.

Their bedroom above yours?

Um, no, actually I think it's the bathroom.

They quiet?

No, no, they're not.

Wood floors, really.

You don't hear them cuz they're away.

What?

Yeah, 'til Sunday.

Fuck! You shoulda had me down! Party weekend!

I know. I know, man.

We could be cruising into Philly right now chowing down on cheesesteaks!

I have so much due on Monday.

I waited 'til the last minute.

Right, uh, you didn't want to see me. I can take a hint.

Look, next weekend when you come down, we'll party.

Glad to see you're doing okay, Beck.

Well...

Big plans for the night?

Naw, just gonna hang with Billy, you know?

Get in the fall spirit, carve pumpkins, get trashed.

Sounds fun.

How is Billy anyway?

He's Billy.

Hey, were you fixin' to do something before I called?

Well, yeah, I was just gonna pop my Swanson Delux in the microwave.

Can I give you a call back? You'll be around?

Call me when you're done.

Okay.

Hey.

Thanks for making my birthday so special.

It's not over yet.

It's not?

Bye!

See ya.

Billy

Yeah.

Think I was gonna wait for everyone to get here?

Those things really work?

Oh, yes! Sure way to get shitfaced in half the time.

So, what's up? Talk to Rebecca?

Just did.

So, you missing her, man? Or what?

I don't know.

She's hard to read.

Why'd she leave Bedford?

She wanted to transfer to a better school.

No, no, no man. Why'd she really leave?

I just told you. She's tired of it.

She couldn't be around her step-dad.

Yeah, what happened to the, you know?

I don't know, man.

It's her birthday, ain't it?

Why aren't you there?

She's got too much to work on. She's stressin', man.

You know what that means.

- What? - She's seeing some other loser.

Otherwise she woulda definitely wanted you there.

Dumb shit.

You really think so?

Yeah, uh huh.

Fuck you, Billy.

- You’re just trying to piss me off. - I'm just telling you how it is.

All right.

Why do you think you got her that video phone?

So you could stalk her online.

Don't waste your time, man.

When ya heading out?

I dunno. Think I'm gonna hang here tonight.

Been in any more phone cam sites?

You been to The Baroness?

I told you about that one.

Here's one you probably haven't heard of.

I was, you know, checking through all these sites.

Ghost cams and spook houses, that sort of thing.

But, you know, they're all pretty lame.

Until I found Vera Madeline.

She's basically a psychic.

But her specialty is raising the folks who push up the daisies.

Six feet under?

The dead?

No way.

$50 she gives a full on seance.

That's wild, man.

Yeah, and $50.

Just be warned.

Rip off.

Yeah.

She got in touch with my old man, you know, who passed away in 1996.

He told her that he worries about me.

You know, wants me to get a life so he can be proud of me.

Billy.

Since when did your dad die?

Yep, all right. Gimme her number.

This is it. Yeah.

Check her out, man.

Hey, I gotta grab that. I'll call you back.

What's up?

Hey!

Did you move your computer?

I installed the software on my laptop, so, now...

I can show you around easier.

Wow, you, uh, made your own portable phone cam gizmo.

Yeah, pretty crafty, huh?

And while you're at it,

- making use of the phone line in the kitchen. - Shh!