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　　SEAN
　　That’’s what I’’m saying， Will. You’’ll
　　never have that kind of relationship
　　in a world where you’’re afraid to take
　　the first step because all you’’re seeing
　　are the negative things that might
　　happen ten miles down the road.
　　
　　WILL
　　Oh， what？ You’’re going to take the
　　professor’’s side on this？
　　
　　SEAN
　　Don’’t give me you line of shit.
　　
　　WILL
　　I didn’’t want the job.
　　
　　SEAN
　　It’’s not about that job. I’’m not saying
　　you should work for the government.
　　But， you could do anything you want.
　　And there are people who work their
　　whole lives layin’’ brick so their kids
　　have a chance at the kind of opportunity
　　you have. What do you want to do？
　　
　　WILL
　　I didn’’t ask for this.
　　
　　SEAN
　　Nobody gets what they ask for， Will.
　　That’’s a cop-out.
　　
　　WILL
　　Why is it a cop-out？ I don’’t see
　　anythin’’ wrong with layin’’ brick， that’’s
　　somebody’’s home I’’m buildin’’. Or fixin’’
　　somebody’’s car， somebody’’s gonna get
　　to work the next day ’’cause of me.
　　There’’s honor in that.
　　
　　SEAN
　　You’’re right， Will. Any man who takes
　　a forty minute train ride so those
　　college kids can come in in the morning
　　and their floors will be clean and
　　their trash cans will be empty is an
　　honorable man.
　　
　　A beat. Will says nothing.
　　
　　SEAN （cont’’d）
　　And when they get drunk and puke in
　　the sink， they don’’t have to see it
　　the next morning because of you. That’’s
　　real work， Will. And there is honor
　　in that. Which I’’m sure is why you
　　took the job.
　　
　　A beat.
　　
　　SEAN （cont’’d）
　　I just want to know why you decided to
　　sneak around at night， writing on
　　chalkboards and lying about it.
　　（beat）
　　’’Cause there’’s no honor in that.
　　
　　Will is silent.
　　
　　SEAN （cont’’d）
　　Something you want to say？
　　
　　Sean gets up， goes to the door and opens it.
　　
　　SEAN （cont’’d）
　　Why don’’t you come back when you have
　　an answer for me.
　　
　　WILL
　　What？
　　
　　SEAN
　　If you won’’t answer my questions， you’’re
　　wasting my time.
　　
　　WILL
　　What？
　　
　　Will loses it， slams the door shut.
　　
　　WILL （cont’’d）
　　Fuck you!
　　
　　Sean has finally gotten to Will.
　　
　　WILL （cont’’d）
　　Who the fuck are you to lecture me
　　about life？ You fuckin’’ burnout!
　　Where’’s your "soul-mate？!"
　　
　　Sean lets this play out. Possible "shepard" change.
　　
　　WILL （cont’’d）
　　Dead! She dies and you just cash in
　　your chips. That’’s a fuckin’’ cop-out!
　　
　　SEAN
　　I been there. I played my hand.
　　
　　WILL
　　That’’s right. And you fuckin’’ lost!
　　And some people would have the sack to
　　lose a big hand like that and still
　　come back and ante up again!
　　
　　SEAN
　　Look at me. What do you want to do？