Nardo calls his friend Jason in a state of total panic after being stranded naked at an abandoned gas station in Mexico. Jason tries to process the absurdity of the situation while inadvertently making Nardo more terrified with dark theories about drug cartels.
NARDO: Jason, I need your help.
JASON: You lost your phone again, didn’t you? You dumbass.
NARDO: Listen, Jay. I’m in Mexico--
JASON: I know. You gonna check out that donkey show we talked about?
NARDO: Just shut up a minute!
JASON: Okay, what’s up?
NARDO: I’m stranded, I’m lost, and I’m completely
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