Drew Dunbar quotes from B Positive

Drew

You awake?

Drew

(over phone) Carla. Hello. My name is Drew Dunbar. I'm the guy that your sister is giving her kidney to. I hear that you're not too happy about that. And I just want to say that it is totally normal to be suspicious of this little arrangement. Um, but you should know that Gina's actions are a lot more thought out than you think. In fact, you should be proud of her. She's saving my life. Because of her, I'm gonna be able to watch my daughter...

Drew

Well, if that "C" means "cute", then yes.

Drew

But I do have some chemo-healthy snacks that I think would be better.

Drew

How's your day going?

The doctor will be right in.

Drew

Thanks.

Drew.

Drew

Hey. Hey. Wow!

That's not your chart.

Drew

No, I know. I know. I was just concerned for Mrs. Yang.

So, how's it going? Any more luck with the peeing?

Drew

No. No luck. I stand. I sit. I can't even do it in the shower.

All right. Let's take a look at your blood work. Oh.

Drew

Oh. What is "oh"?

Your creatinine level is through the roof.

Drew

And that's not good?

Rule of thumb, nothing in your body should ever be through the roof. Drew, I'm afraid you're in renal failure.

Drew

"Renal" as in "kidney"?

Yes.

Drew

Okay. Well, any chance there could be a mistake? I mean, that girl who took my blood, you know, with the piercings and the tattoos.

My daughter.

Drew

Very pretty. Cool style. So, what are we talking here? Medication? Diet? All fat? No fat? Should I be catching my own fish?

It's a little more serious than that. Uh, I'm gonna give you the name of an excellent nephrologist.

Drew

Good. Good. Good. Good. Yeah, I don't want a strip mall nephrologist. Excuse me, I'm a little dry.

Drew

You know, when I did pee, it made that sound.

Look, I know it's a lot to process, but you really need to start thinking about potential kidney donors.

Drew

Whoa. Uh, hang on. You're saying, uh... You're saying I need a new kidney?

I'd start with family. They're usually the best match.

Drew

Oh, great, a Republican kidney.

It'll just help you pee. It won't tell you which bathroom to pee in. Well, how about friends?

Drew

I don't really have kidney friends. I mean, I have friends, don't get me wrong. Just not the kind that, you know, care about me.

Well, meanwhile, you just gotta try to stay positive.

Drew

Yeah. How do I do that?

I drink, but you have to make your own choices.

Gina

Drew? Is that Drew Dunbar?

Drew

Gina! Hello. Hi.

Gina

Oh, my God. I haven't seen you since high school!

Drew

Yes. It's been a long time.

Gina

Oh, did you see me? I was in the wedding.

Drew

Yeah, I saw you. Everyone saw you.

Gina

So what have you been up to? Tell me everything.

Drew

Uh, okay. Well, um, I got married, became a therapist, have a beautiful daughter. She's 12. Really smart.

Gina

Ah, kids are great. Can you prescribe drugs?

Drew

No. That's a psychiatrist. I'm a psychologist. Internet degree. But still, very real. What about you? What's been going on with you?

Gina

Um, not much. Just my boring life. Although last year there was this one little misunderstanding, but it got expunged.

Drew

Expunged?

Gina

It's like I didn't do it. Anyway, um, I got this job driving a senior van for this assisted living place. They are the sweetest people ever. But they die, like constantly. Sometimes in the van, and it's a mess.

Drew

Yeah. Bummer. Well, good catching up.

Gina

Wait. Are you okay?

Drew

Yeah. Why?

Gina

I am around death all the time, and something about you seems a little deathy.

Drew

Wow, what a weird superpower. Well, as a matter of fact, I did just find out that I need a kidney transplant.

Gina

I knew it! I was thinking more the colon area, but I was in the neighborhood.

Drew

Yeah.

Gina

Yeah.

Drew

Yeah. Well, I'm sure it'll all work out. No biggie, as the kids say.

Gina

Oh, no. It is the biggie. I have this one old dude, Mr. Lopez, that I drive to dialysis 3 times a week, but he is old, and you're still young. That is so sad. Does that make you sad?

Drew

Uh, yeah. Yeah, it does. Anyway, good catching up.

Drew

Where have you been?

Gina

Just taking a walk. Checking out my new hood.

Drew

Probably a little quiter than you used to.

Gina

A little bit.

Drew

Gina?

Gina

Hey, Drew.

Drew

What are you doing?

Gina

I'm practicing my TikTok.

Drew

Okay, you wait here. I'll be right back.

Gina

Go get you some owl.

Drew

Do you know there's a hallucinogenic quality to your pot?

Gina

Thank you.

Drew

Julia! Julia, I want my owl! Julia?

Gina

We scheduled my psych evaluation for Thursday.

Drew

Really? That's huge. What time?

Drew

You know, uh, maybe don't use the term "nutty bitches" at the evaluation. Describe yourself more as spontaneous. Eccentric. You are unabashedly yourself.

Gina

Mmm, I sound like a perfume. (sultry voice) Gina. Unabashedly herself.

Gina

See? Everybody loves a party.

Drew

Not everyone.

Drew

Hey.

Gina

Hey. You got a second? I need some help with my résumé.

Drew

Did you get fired because you left those seniors in the van?

Gina

No. Half of them didn't remember, and the rest thought we were stopped at a very long light. I'm just getting this ready for when I start my new journey.

Drew

Oh, you're really taking this thing seriously.

Gina

Yeah, I don't know what I want to do after the transplant, but I want to hit the ground running, so would you mind taking a look?

Drew

Yeah, sure. (clears throat) 7 years of pharmaceutical sales?

Gina

Selling weed.

Drew

And I see you've also been a mechanical engineer?

Gina

That beer distiller in your garage was made from a bunch of stuff I found around your house, so I totally MacGyver'ed that bitch.

Drew

Well, I got to say, I'm impressed. Not with this clearly fabricated résumé, but the fact that you are thinking about this. I mean, the Gina I met 6 months ago was selling fake IDs to kids.

Gina

No, I was mentoring troubled youths on their transition to adulthood.

Drew

Alexa, play something from the early 2000s.

Drew

Oh, stop! Alexa, stop.

Norma

Well, that's gonna haunt my dreams.

Gina

Drew, the dishes are clean, but those moves are dirty.

Drew

Norma, what do we owe the pleasure?

Gina

Oh, well, her daughter couldn't make it to family weekend, so I'm gonna take her to Philly with me. Girls' trip!

Drew

Why are you going to Philly and why are you taking off your shirt? We talked about this. No boobs in the kitchen!

Gina

At least, I'm wearing a bra this time. I called my stepmom to get the records, but she didn't call me back. Big surprise. So, I'm gonna drive to her house and get 'em for you.

Drew

But Philly's like 3 hours away.

Norma

Oh, that's why I'm going, to keep her company. Plus, if the car breaks down and I freeze to death, that'll really make my daughter feel guilty.

Drew

Okay, I'm going with you.

Gina

Oh, really, you don't have to.

Drew

No, you're doing this for me. I want to be there for you.

Gina

You don't need to come.

Drew

You haven't been back there in years. This could be really tough for you.

Gina

I'm telling you, I'll be fine.

Norma

When my father died, I broke down every time I sat in his favorite chair.

Gina

That's not going to happen, and you're not going.

Drew

Gina, going to your childhood home could unlock memories about your father's death.

Gina

Oh, my God. He's not dead. Okay?

Drew

What?

Gina

I lied. He's alive.

Drew

Gina?

Norma

Wow.

Drew

Yeah.

Norma

I call shotgun.