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(Saturday night, INT: hallway outside EB and JH's apartment)
GU: Well... that is a concern, actually. He's not really a Hindu, is he?
MH: Ooh, I know this one! He's a Deist! He was raised Pentecostal, and now he's a Deist.
GU: What's a Deist?
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NP: It means he believes that a Divine Being exists, but not necessarily that there's ever been any direct meaningful contact between it and humanity. Basically, it's Christianity without the miracles.
GU: I'm... I'm not sure how to deal with that. I was prepared for "Christian" or "Not Christian".
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MH: I'm assuming "Not Christian" was gonna be a deal-breaker?
GU: Well, yeah. I mean, not that I wouldn't invite a Hindu into my home for dinner, but I couldn't date one.
MH: Well, then, I guess the question you have to ask yourself is...
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MH (looking at Nicole): ...wait a second, how the hell do you handcuff someone to a couch?
GU: That's your problem with that story?
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