[after making out with Pacey] Nothing?
Nothing, you?
Nothing, God Pacey this is weird.
It's the damnedest thing. How are we supposed to have some lurid, purely sexual affair when every time we get together...?
There's no sexual tension.
Nada.
Zilch.
S3Four to Tango
It seems to me that under the previous regimes in my life, every time I was studying, I was given a reward.
I offered you Chex Mix.
And I'm not talkin' about Chex Mix. I'm talking about Tamara, and I'm talking about Andie. Let's just say that those 2 ladies, they trained me to equate studying with...
With what?
Sex. I equate studying with sex, sex with studying. Now I get the studying, but no sex, you understand? So it's a little hard to get motivated these days.
So what you're saying is you're merely the innocent victim in some behavioral psychology experiment gone horribly awry.
Yeah.
And you're desperately in need of some able-bodied female to help you provoke those pre-conditioned Pavlovian homework responses?
Yes.
That is the worst pick-up line I have ever heard, Pacey.
And what pray tell, are you two doing here?
Just enjoying the fine art of ball room dancing.
PPenny
[Walking up] Didn't I say you two would be naturals? Much better than these two and they've been here all week. But you used to date, didn't you?
Uh...look, not right now, okay?
PPenny
I'm right, aren't I? You dated, it didn't work out. But then you got past all your issues and now you actually trust each other, right? See, you can see that in the dancing. You can see, that the trust is there. Now these two on the other hand...[Points out Pacey and Joey dancing] Whole different story. I mean, look at them. Look at their..their form, look at the tension in their arms...
Okay is there some sort of problem here?
PPenny
What did I say about rib cages touching?
No, sorry.
It's just not going to happen, alright?
PPenny
Right...see what I mean? See the hostility, the way they're weary with each other, not to mention the constant bickering and name calling. Now these two clearly are in the early stages of some screwball mating ritual.
What?
[Scoffs] Okay, you've got it all wrong, lady.
PPenny
Really? I do?
Oh, completely.
Actually, you could not be more wrong.
PPenny
Okay. There's enough sexual tension here to power a KISS reunion tour. I can't remember the last time I saw dancing this bad....true...
Wait a minute, you think that just because they can't dance that they're...?
PPenny
Well, it's this theory that I've developed based on years of experience...if people dance that badly, then they're usually hot for each other...the dancing doesn't lie.
Okay, so... Do you want to just tell me what's going on?
It's not what you think, Dawson, not even close.
How do you know what I think?
Well, because man it's written all over your face, okay? Yes, me and Joey have been spending a lot of time together recently, because we've been here trying to learn how to ballroom dance and then she's teaching me a little trigonometry. You know what's much more interesting to me is that out of all the possible blond and brunette combinations, of women you and I both know, the first one that popped into your mind is Joey, now why is that, do you think?
Pacey, you're not going to get out of this by attempting to psychoanalyze me.
I'm just asking a simple question. I mean, Dawson, you and Joey...she's not your girlfriend anymore.
Right, she's not.
Right...so then why are we having this conversation? See where I'm going with this? I mean, you're the same guy who told me a couple weeks ago that the two of you just needed to go your separate ways.
Yeah, we do need to go our separate ways, it just never occurred to me that...
That what? That she would actually go her separate way too...or perhaps it didn't occur to you that her separate way would include a stop over at me, is that what it is? God, man, this is the way it always is with you, you talk and talk but you don't listen to yourself. I mean, you say you're over her, but you're not. They're just words. They don't mean anything to you.
You don't know what you're talking about.
[Scoffs and turns and gestures over at Joey, who is dancing with an old man] Look at that girl, Dawson. Just take a good look, she's a freaking goddess, man, how long did you think it was going to be before some guy comes along and is interested in her, I mean really dude, and when that happens, what are you going to do?
I-I'm just going to take it all as it comes.
You're going to take is at it comes, hombre, well perhaps you should start figuring out right now, because the guy that comes along is not going to be your best friend and he's not going to ask for your permission, the guy that comes along is going to take one look at that woman and just cut right in on ya.
What are you hiding, Pacey?
What?
Because all this analysis on my love life doesn't change the fact that you haven't answered my original question, why did I find that condom?
Why do I bother? [Turns around and walks away]
You went to Joey for advice about us?
Yeah. I know, not so smart, huh?
Smart or not smart, it's just...funny, you went to her.
Well, I wouldn't say that I went to her. I mean, she just kind of happened to be there, we were studying.
Can I ask you something, Pacey? What is it about her?
Huh?
She's obviously got something that makes boys and emotional turmoil just flock to her.
Come again?
Come on, Dawson's the same way. Whatever small problem got to him he went straight to Joey.
So who else would you have me talk to? I can't exactly go to Andie with something like this, so I guess I'm supposed to commune with deputy Doug then?
Dawson. Why couldn't you just go to Dawson?
[Chuckles] What?
Unless, of course you now feel uncomfortable talking to him about your sex like considering...
Considering what?
That your current girl Friday used to be his.
[scoffs] Okay, now correct me if I'm wrong, but Dawson Leery didn't actually know about you and I till, what? Two minutes ago.
I'm not talking about us.
What, Joey? This has nothing to do with Joey!
Pacey, I saw the way you overreacted to Dawson, I saw the way that Joey overreacted to us. I know you're having trouble in math these days, but it doesn't take Einstein to get the sum total of these two overreactions.
You're gonna have to explain this one to me, because I've gotta be missing something here, you're talking about Joey Potter, right, the one who can't walk into the same room with me without gagging, huh? That Joey Potter. There is nothing going on between us!
No, Pacey there's nothing between us!
S3First Encounters of the Close Kind
AAJ
Would it be alright if I were to, you know, phone you sometime?
It wouldn't suck.
S3Barefoot at Capefest
That was beautiful. It was more than beautiful, it was awesome. I didn't know you could sing.
I think we've established there's a lot you don't know about me.
Henry, wait for me.
Why?
Because I wanted to talk to you.
You can't keep doing this to me.
Doing what?
You can't keep trying to be my friend, and then pushing me away every time my feelings start to scare you.
Okay, I admit it. I miss you. I miss the goofy way you used to look at me with all that passion and intensity. It made me feel like I was actually worth the fuss.
Everyday I thought about you, and dreamed about you. Every time I saw you, I lost myself. Do you even know what that's like? Do you?
No.
Then you can't know what it's like to have that person not feel the same way back. I'm sorry you miss the way I looked at you, but I don't miss the way you never looked at me.
S3A Weekend in the Country
Let me tell you kiddies we are looking good, looking good!
What canary did you swallow?
If you could try to look welcoming, that would be great. Anxiety doesn't really fit in with this whole homey, "come stay with us" thing we're looking for.
Dawson, I do toilets, I do windows. I draw the line at faux perkiness.
I think, if I were Joey and Bessie, I would consider myself very lucky to have you in my life.
Why? Everything and everybody that I touch, I screw up, alright, you're aware of the Midas touch, right? You've heard of that? Okay, well the Midas touch, whatever that is, I've got the opposite.
Don't be so sure. I mean, look at you, you're still at it, you haven't given up. Pace, instead of..dwelling on everything that's gone wrong this weekend..so far..um...think of what you've contributed. I mean you've put a lot of selfless work into this place, right? Now that's the real question. Listen, that goes to the heart of who Pacey Witter is.
What?
What makes you care so much?
S3Northern Lights
It's not too late to bail, okay? Believe me.
Why would I want to do that, Pacey?
Because, this guy's an operator, okay? I can tell, I mean the first thing he's going to do when he comes through that door, is he's going to pay you some lame compliment about how incredible you look tonight [Looks her up and down, noticing himself how incredible she does look.]
Pacey...
I'm looking out for you!
So, what, you going to see this guy again?
I don't know. I mean, what's the point? I mean, he's older than me and he's..and he's smarter than me. And he lives far away, a very not insignificant problem seeing as I can't even drive yet, and...and how could I ever feel about him the way I..
...Feel about about Dawson.
No, I was...actually going to say felt.
You want to know something Miss Josephine Potter? I think the world just may surprise you yet. I mean you fall in love, and it doesn't work out, you think it will never happen. But it does, believe me it does, in the strangest of places.
S3Valentine's Day Massacre
[about to take a a Jell-O shot] Well, thank you, Mr. Cosby.
You were in a rare form tonight
How bad do I suck, huh?
So what seems to be the problem?
[shakes his head]) There is no problem, Dougie
Oh, come on Pacey, I found you hanging from a tree getting completely wasted, huh...so what is it a girl or something?
What?
Okay, so it's a girl....who is she?
You know what, Dougie, it's really not that important, okay?
Okay.
I'll tell you something, though. She is really really annoying.
Yeah?
Yeah, I mean this girl is amazing. There is not a single subject on the face of the planet that she doesn't have an opinion about. It's mind-boggling.
Wow, that certainly sounds like a nightmare.
Wha-no, it's not quite like that, Doug, I mean you've got to understand...the girl's really smart so she's usually right and when she argues it comes from this really beautiful, pure place, so how can you fight against that? Especially when you're smart ass like me.
Is she pretty?
Yeah, she is pretty. She is very very pretty. She's actually the kind of pretty that gives you butterflies, you know what I mean?
Ah, yeah...never lose the butterflies.
What?
You maybe ask what sucks most about getting older. Somewhere along the line you just...lost the butterflies...so the question is little brother, what are you going to do about it?
Do?
Yeah, do. As in do something. Take action.
No, I don't think you're really properly grasping the gravity of this situation, Dougie. You see if I was to actually do something about this, there is the strong possibility that the sun would cease to shine, that the tides would cease to rise. In fact, I'm betting there's a pretty good chance that the very earth would crack open and Capeside would become home to a huge hell mouth, that would spew forth endless hoards of monsters and demons that would choke the denizens of this city, making them fall to their knees and PRAY for a return to the days before...I took action. That's really what we're talking about here.
What I said last night was way out of line...and yes I was drunk, but more to the point I was just plain wrong and I wanted you to know that I was really sorry.
Well...I was worried about you too, Pacey.
Me?...Why?
Well...because, I mean Satan himself could lead Dawson into the fiery pits of hell and he would still come out with his moral code firmly intact, but you....maybe I think that nobody's worrying about you right now.
So then, what you're really saying is, given the highly dysfunctional nature of our relationship, this is actually how you express concern for me?
You gotta learn to read between the banter, Pacey.
Right...[long pause]
So...so, are we all finished here?
No, actually, um...there's something else.
Something else?
Yeah...it's just something I've been meaning to tell you...uh...look, uh...Joey...[They give each other cute looks]...you're lingering on your clutch, okay? I know you think you're just easing into the gear, but...it's not a good idea, you know, maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but soon you're going to do a lot of damage to your transmission, so...what I was thinking was that if you wanted to, I could show you.
Now?
Yeah. [they smile at each other]
Okay, Pacey.
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