Oh,
ok. Aaron
do that again. But slower this time.
Drive your hips towards the knee. That's it.
Oh. How does that feel, Sharon?
Much,
much better
are a lot tighter than the last gentleman that we see?
Ok.
Are you keeping up with your stretches?
Uh, more or less? Ok. Well, which one is it?
More or less, more than I've been doing, but less than I should be.
All right. We'll try to change it. Ok?
Even if it's just 15 minutes a day.
I know.
I, I don't wanna lecture you though.
Let's just keep it nice and, uh,
easy.
How's everything else going?
How's work?
Are you dating anyone?
I might be,
you must be Ethan
from
grinder.
I'm from Connecticut.
Get there early. Sit down first.
That way you can avoid any awkward conversations about your g
Mike A your gate
the way you walk.
Are you Sean
Ethan from
Grider?
We can tell the grandkids we met on the bus,
we'll stick with grinder.
You know, you actually look like your pictures.
I hope that's a good thing. It is. Yeah, I hate being surprised.
Me too.
Avoid crosswalks, all the squares. Washington Union. Time.
Have you ever been here before?
I have not, but I grew up drinking in basements. So
it's a speakeasy and apparently one of New York's best kept secrets.
According to Instagram
Cobblestones, the high line, it's overrated anyway. Well, I'm excited to try it.
Where's the elevator stairs? Only?
The bar was built in 1904 before they had elevators and it's the East Village. So
they still don't.
Is that ok? And of course, any stairs of any sort? And also be yourself
fine.
Yeah.
Yeah,
I really got to know
to eat
apps.
I guess it all depends on
my mood and the guy, of course,
I didn't realize so much went into appetizers,
appetizers. Right. Right. Yes, I, I eat apps.
I love eating apps.
Uh, so, Sean, how long have you been living in the city?
About three years.
I moved in right after graduating.
Oh, I didn't realize you're older than me.
What, what are you? 25?
Yeah.
It
still young though.
It's cool. My therapist thinks I should date older.
So, is mine.
Yeah,
I think she's on to something though.
It's not often you can have a real conversation with
someone and not just try and figure out if they
top or bottom
come again,
tap or bottle
tap. Yeah. Very well.
I don't see it happening.
Two bottoms, two bottoms, a top does not make gay Shakespeare.
You went to Penn State? I went on a track scholarship.
Did you play any sports in school?
I hooked up with a football player. Once we all know how that goes.
I try to stay away from jocks these days. The first one I dated left me for my roommate,
the second one for the Bernie campaign and the third, well, he just,
he just left me on red
foul play.
I'm trying to stay open.
Really?
I'm just excited to find someone to connect with,
especially someone I'm attracted to.
I
agree.
Do you mind if I ask you something, Sean,
how do you think we should split the bill?
They can always scissor.
Well,
Ethan, I
had a really nice time tonight.
We should, we should do this again sometime if you're
interested. I uh
interesting.
Sorry
Rose makes me sway.
Is your leg? All right.
Yeah.
Fine. Totally.
I just saw you limping earlier.
Strong inclines.
Um
And the whole thing like the elevator,
I mean, I'd take the elevator any day.
The truth is I
hurt my leg earlier this week at the gym. Ouch. Yeah. Ouch.
It was bad. The doctor said I almost broke my lemur
steamer,
right?
Well,
jokes on me for trying to
exercise.
Ok.
So you lied about your condition
and you said you go to the gym
kind of far fetched but
good on you.
Cerebral palsy is not exactly a cocktail conversation.
Excuse me?
Would you move your bag?
It's a dog bag,
right? But there is no dog in it. So it's just a bag
surprised no one's gotten up for you yet.
I'd expect more on the floor.
I've learned to lower my expectations.
I'm Sean.
I'm impressed hungover and stumbling into work on a Tuesday.
I'm Adam.
Actually, I am fine. I, I just have a muscular condition to you. Well,
I
guess that trumps pregnancy or old age
depends how pregnant or how old, I guess. Or if they're more disabled than you.
That too. Yeah.
It must be hard getting around with whatever it is that you have cerebral palsy,
but a mild case
crosswalks, crowds, subways. Trader Joe's.
That last one's a challenge for anyone. True. 14th Street must be a nightmare.
We should do something about 14th Street.
No,
let's go have a drink sometime. I'd like to get to know.
You better hear about what your experience is. Like.
I'd like that.
I'll work in local politics
here. Take my number.
This one sounds like a winner
about those drinks. Let's make it happen.
I'm running this new campaign. It's a local one. It's called Saint and the City.
I think it'd be a good fit.
I'm hardly a saint. No, but we are for bringing light to new voices and new issues.
I think you'll like it here. I'm like a selfie.
Cute.
Can I post
it? I'll send it to you first
there. I sent it. Check your phone.
Looks like someone had a busy morning.
Corporate wants an update on the marketing materials.
And I want to know how your date went
apparently really well.
Great.
Ok. Now, where is your spreadsheet?
You know, Alexa. At first I was kind of taken aback because he didn't invite me over,
but I stayed calm, took deep breaths, counted backwards from 10.
Like my anesthesiologist tells me too and look, it paid off fresh text.
I'm still trying to process the fact that you have a
regular anesthesiologist and I'm still trying to find your spreadsheet.
What did the text say?
I smell potential. Tell me, tell me just distract me from this awful place.
Ok, Kelly.
What do you think?
Oh,
he's glowing.
Glowing. I haven't seen any of this happy since your last first date.
Whatever happened to that guy.
I don't know, weird eyebrows.
So
think he's interested. Oh, I do.
Oh,
Jason,
you guys need anything. Yes. A male opinion.
Take a look.
Now I'm just looking for
an objective party to give me their unbiased
opinion that I'm not reading into anything.
I think. What do you think?
I think he's calling you Ethan.
No
name. Just a number.
You never go from number to name that quickly. It'll jinx it.
Hello?
Hey, sorry, Sean. I, I'm normally a texter but I wanted to talk.
I was thinking about the subway and about MT a manners in general as if there are any
and thought,
what if we got you in front of some committees
uh you could talk about your, your stories.
Uh You could be the face or the left leg of a movement.
It's actually the right leg.
We could change the way that people like me
think about people like you starting with comments like that
totally. Uh You would have to catch me up on all the PC terms,
you know.
Right now I'm actually just kind of looking for a boyfriend and a pay raise.
I'm gonna tell you the same thing. I tell all my refugees,
your story,
what you go through on a daily basis
matters and you should share it.
It's,
I just,
there's an event next week and I want you to give a speech.
Uh,
you can talk about your life, your leg.
Uh,
Hud's calling. Gotta go.
He seems interested
in exploiting me.
He wants me to give some speech about
living and schlepping with a disability to some committee.
Anyway.
Jason,
what do you think?
Well, he said it was nice meeting you and that you should do it again.
Three college credits and a $50 stipend for this.
Don't read into Jason's, read on things. He knows nothing about dating.
I
mean, he's been with the same girl since high school.
We're probably getting engaged this year.
You wanna know what I think? I don't wanna know.
Oh, I found the spreadsheet.
I think you might have found yourself a little boyfriend.
No,
I told you, I told you and Julie and for once I was right.
So what's the difference between this one and all the other ones? What is this?
A Seder?
Let me see the text again, Sean.
You know, you're always telling me about these girls you have over
the neighbors must think that you're confused
like he was giving me total bottom eye over drinks.
But his like handshake was a little more verse.
What happened next,
Sean?
I have known you since we were 14 and I've never been more proud to call you my friend.
I get it. It's kind of a big deal. You are kind of a big deal.
Have you checked your socials? Surprisingly, he hasn't been on his phone much.
That's amazing.
You're on all the political blogs. I follow
what
the
girls, I need my cane.
That's a disco stick. What's a disco stick?
Julie?
I'd like you to disable my account. So Ethan doesn't think I'm disabled.
He doesn't know
for starters. I'm in subway lighting.
When did this happen?
I got approached by some seven on the four to
talk about living and schlepping with a disability.
He wants me to be part of this new campaign
and to be quite honest, like right now I'm not looking to be an inspiration.
I just like to be in a functional gay relationship.
I haven't heard of those since the seventies, but I still don't understand.
How does he not know,
didn't he see you walk or you like fully sedentary throughout the day?
I kind of told him I got hurt at the gym.
You haven't even seen a gym? I've seen a steam room.
Ok.
So you're officially un tagged and unaffiliated with
anything related to this page campaign or politician.
I just have one question.
Why would you lie?
Ok. Um,
so
every time I step into a date, all they see is how I walk
and with this guy
and this time it,
it just felt different
and,
and so I wanted it to be.
And also Marie and Sam told me to, oh, no, I did not.
I told you to avoid the conversation and then
just drink until you both walk with a limp.
Exactly. And I told him to avoid
stares in the subject.
Honestly, he doesn't owe anyone his life story over a glass of wine. None of us do.
Hm
Julie. Do you tell every guy you just met about your nose job? No.
And why is that?
It's personal also? It was a deviated septum,
right? Uh, and Rebecca. Uh,
do you bring up your fear of flying? Every time a guy wants to meet up?
Not if he's in state,
it's personal.
Exactly. It's personal. Visible
but personal.
He may have a limp but we're all walking around with something
gay
shows.
Listen,
the next time you see him, I think you do need to tell him if it doesn't work out,
it doesn't work out
it
might not be about your leg. It could be your voice
or your affinity towards plaid.
I like this shirt your choice in footwear.
I'm limited in my options.
I think he's calling
506
646 voicemail. That's the Lim Pimp.
Good name.
Hi.
Table for two.
I have a date. Great. I'll grab two menus.
It's a second date.
Encouraging.
You can wait at the bar until he gets here.
Actually, I'll just go right to the table. I can't see an empty party.
Uh,
you see the thing is these stools are a little wobbly and
I've been having some back problems which of course affect my knees and
my legs and I,
I have a condition.
I'll show you two tables.
Yeah, just
follow me
anything to drink while you wait.
Yes, I think we're gonna split two bottles of mail back.
So, one each.
Technically, yes.
Any idea when your date's getting here.
We usually hold these tables for parties of two or more.
I, I think he's on his way. He might be stuck on the train.
I'll call,
I'll call.
You have reached the voicemail box of
ok.
Listen, I got a pushy Twink and a defeated Dodgeball team all vying for this table.
What's the update? Well, I'm about to emotionally eat for five.
So consider the party fall
scoot over.
I'll sit in for the guy that stood you up. Ok.
So talk to me.
I don't know what happened. Like he showed interest and then he doesn't show up.
Let me see a picture.
What,
why?
Because I see hundreds of dates a week.
I can tell you who's gonna work and who's wasting their time. I have a knack for it.
No, not that one.
Not that one.
Is that mine or his?
Ok. Here, this is a good one.
You're incompatible.
What do you mean? He's a total scene queen. No, no, no, no, no.
Let's see what you're putting out there.
Hm. Searching the big apple for an even bigger eggplant. Is that you?
That's me,
Benny. You're in a relationship.
It's an open one.
Gays these days.
00,
it's ringing
Ethan.
It says limp pimp. Send it to voicemail.
Ok. I have to ask, how does somebody get that name?
He's this questionably gay political promoter that I met on the subway.
And he wants me to give a speech about disability and inclusion.
I have cerebral palsy and he has his eyes on the White House.
I was wondering about the limp.
I thought it might have been from a rough night of bottoming.
I'm more of
ac
does it hurt
emotionally? It stings and physically it's a little more arthritic. Sure.
So how do
you address it when you first meet someone? Mostly? I don't.
Hm.
Well,
maybe that's why your man didn't show up because maybe it
was the lie and not the limp that put him off.
I think you should do this.
Do what
this political palsy thing.
Look, you came out to the world and now maybe it's time you come out to our world.
Something might come of this.
Like what an Instagram following?
Well,
I'm sure there's an herbal tea brand out there that's ready
to align themselves with a muscular condition like your own.
You're a doctor too.
No, but I do give out unsolicited advice and alcohol,
which for many people is medicine.
Do this, huh?
Break a leg, I mean,
sorry, don't.
But, yeah,
Adam,
let's talk politics.
Yeah.
I'll be sitting all weekend.
Always jumping in the deep.