Community

**"Community"** is the seventh episode of the first season of *Juvenile Prosperity*. It is the seventh episode of the series overall.

## Plot

*Alone once more and saddened by the loss of a dear friend, Travis looks to move on but soon realizes life is going to get all the more unforgiving. Meanwhile, Ethan closes in.*

## Synopsis

Following Wise's tragic death, Travis has reverted back to the despondent David Mayfair, drifting around but never far from the motel where he buried Wise. He has regular hallucinations of Wise and crys himself to sleep most nights. He sets up camp on a hill overlooking a beach and finally decides to end his life, trying but failing to walk into the ocean. He remembers Vince's words about "dying in a place where you can't stop yourself" and steals a car. He says one last goodbye to Wise's grave, packs his gear and drives off.

Travis drives across California and into the Nevada desert, stopping at a gas station to smoke. Suddenly, a young woman with blue hair runs from the gas station and jumps into Travis' car, telling him to drive. Travis panics and complies, seeing the owner with a shotgun running outside in his rearview mirror. Travis asks the girl where she wants to be let out before recognising her from over a year before: one of the members of the other homeless group that the Lost Boys had encountered. The girl, in turn, recognises him and his guitar case. She tells him to drive east.

They eventually arrive at a dry lake. They stop for a rest, but Travis shows her how to hotwire the car and says it is now hers and she can leave. He then wanders out into the desert, deciding to end his life in the one place where he cannot be saved. He lays down on the desert floor, determined to die. Unexpectedly, the girl stands over him and throws him a water bottle, telling him to stand up and come with her. Completely despondent, Travis complies and sits in the car while the girl drives. She introduces herself as Athena.

A day later, they arrive in Fort Worth, Texas. Athena leads Travis through the streets and into a secluded, abandoned string of warehouses. Athena welcomes Travis to the Burrows, a community of homeless people. She runs the community's rules by Travis: everyone has a job, and everyone pulls their weight. She says she believes that Travis could fit in, but Travis does not answer.

That night, Travis wakes up from a nightmare and decides he cannot stay in one place anymore, haunted by hallucinations of Wise. Travis uses the cover of night to sneak out of the warehouse, but is caught by a man named Isaac. He says that he cannot remember the last time that Athena recruited someone to the Burrows, and that must mean she truly believes in Travis. Travis refuses and leaves.

That morning, Travis looks at train ticket times to head back to Illinois. As he waits in line, he hears a band playing outside the station. He heads outside and sees four homeless man playing a tune. After some hesitation, he approaches and sits down with them before playing the intro to "House of the Rising Sun". Slowly, the four men join in, and the five of them attract a large crowd. They then busk for several hours, after which Travis asks them if they have somewhere to stay.

Travis returns to the Burrows with the four men, and they introduce themselves as "Mr Old Soul and his Merry Men". They play a cover of Phil Collin's "On My Way", with Travis' skill and charm winning over the community. As he plays, he smiles and winks at Athena; she whispers to Isaac that she made the right choice.

 **Season 4** | "TBA"