DRAMATIS PERSONAE DEAN/DEVIN: extraate 20s, “white” KENDRAJENNA: mid late 20s, Chinese-American or Korean- Ametican, ANUSASHA/CALLIE: catty 20s, “white” GLORIAINAN: extra-ate 30s, “anything rally” -MILES/SHAWN/RASHAAD: 20 years ol, “blac LORIR: hte 30s, “uncleas” SETTING ‘The Miidtewn offices of an American magazine, circa the 2010s.s “By:01 SL (gM A uy prema Bsa srs op sou may Gyruouas Basqoey Binge sy pot soon vac po my xafiras g) “eCy ur] 39 Wo st yuo — 4} Buewuafrans suosng 524f) + panos 2u0 ‘Sx °° aoyyo pay Suu0W poor) "IN¥ su suogd say sunfog 119 2 anf Susysom oBessuo uy Suzavey “asp (Gildas fo ww oy porn dn 23 sop JON YO, = nod pynory aded ; jo ano s} mud > ‘Sa (ono sms ‘ues ys py ‘ouoyidion 9 Jo res 424 sou SEN) SON Cp AIP 2 0 pry 104 290g) STEN" SON C2 ONY) TIN "INV ya age sono peg 39 Kang 29 ng wonucy spy 28 09 Su 245. som.M pay “eds ws ‘eaog Shugo sens sagas sud » ‘susod owes 3y apron suse Bago, 1 spy yp fo wen : op parydu ace “sof pasa wy porppue wafo aur sprgns ap ‘aue a pgno p04, ‘top sq sof Sugsodaud pun sno Bugapowos Busrused fo sopad yf tog "ey ky povdoo apie ggg peo prune Segpouts Bop pinion se ss 2 pt pa xe dade wy epee fo asm y gNO IOV VRIOTSDEAN. Shut up. I sill bat Kendra ANI. Are you hungover DEAN. Glosia’s housewarming. ANI. Wait — You actually went? E | Why didnt you text me back? ANIL. Oh no! I thought we were joking! DEAN. How would me texting you “are you coming to Glorias” bo a jokes! 5 were texting me as if you were at the there 5, forthe rears the way felis sor of your ft ANI. T'm so sorey! Was it awful? DEAN, So awful So soso aval — and sad — ANL Qh no— (Miles reenters with the printerpaper.) DEAN. No one showed up and shed hired a bartender and every- thing — (Seeing Miles, pulling himself up, bright.) Good morning, ILES. Good morning. DEAN. Fl come by with something for you to do in just second. MILES. Okay, no rash. DEAN. (Whispering to Ani, harshly) How eatly did he get here? NL. (Whipering.) le was here when I got her. DEAN. (Stil whispering.) Why would you show up before your supervisors? ‘That isso weird. ‘Ths isan internship — ANIL, Wait — No one eke was there? DEAN. Well no one else from edit. 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INV SF Buy oP apaMILES. Here you go. DEAN. Thanks, Miles. I'l be over in like 2 second. MILES. Noworries. Miles wanders bac over to his desk, erasing paths wich Kendva, who sratsin with some Starbucks and a shopping bag.) KENDRA. (To Miles, brightly.) Morning! i.) Oh may god look how sweet you are! Already hard jo even lunch time — Youre Kendra, I hi it making you look bad. Dean, what's going on? Why do you looke like you've KENDRA. Thought you guys wer joking —? ANI See? KENDRA, some dumb street fait for trans people or some crap — DEAN, Because she gets actual assignments — KENDRA. Right because her boss is che web editor and borderline illiterate and basically out to lunch. Meanwhile, Kara is rewarded for literally being in his visual field and gets a million bylines even though she isa terrible writer. This place is so Fucked up. Your whole fate depends on who you wind up working for. mean, if —or any of us — had wound up the web assistant or the news assistant or Michaels assistant, we'd be much farcher along, in our careers right 8 Ne en ER 8 2 TED ERD AOD REE6 _aaaodluny uy suo say yp stp ow pun axE SH AUS] “VYCNE {urous nox op 3eKLA (Bape dega “mow nfs Bran suodiano pue ,2majna, uy a1 Mop AeA IO: 34 PENS oun lad PUD} nok p aynex (3 and(To Mile.) Miles, 1 wane you to be care. Too much necworking ‘ums you into an alcoholic. Wite it down — 25 supervisors. ANI. Tevacully js ely ity KENDRA. Come on. I ove Dean! We alllove him — He's clearly il — he always had it — but what has he actu- fecause he spends every night out industry at every svupid networky recovering fom the hangover and ANIL Gloria’ housewarming was not a networky pary. KENDRA. Ani, do you know how long has Like fifteen years. Which means sat arolind in copy for over a decade losing he ‘one here has the balls hereto tell people chey'l never be promoted «fre them and put chem out of cheir misery — but Glo- had the good fortune of getting to know and watch who ‘or reporter somewhere se. Im willing to put money on zhe fact that Dean thought some of those people would be there apll he would get to starfuck until the sun came up. Why do you think he actually stayed the whole time? But he obviously misca the offce freak and no one wa ‘outside of the office, which Dean 0 desperate and drunk, and we all know heavy di your judgement, which brings me back ro my original poine: eee ee just made that up. If Nan. had half brain, she would take away his expense account and put that money towards rchab. And, honestly, for the both of them. That ‘woman's about as big of a lush as he is. ‘The only difference i somehow, she manages to work chrotigh the hango Tye had alot of caffeine — ‘al oappropria for you tobe saying all 10 BBS RL ERE RE ROR REOROTROP OR ROP OP SS URED EE" co axey | pu ays" pur o1 Suyyaue sft arop spoapod 2q py “How AY swoMy AjurELED ays ‘HOPG saYyO ap wt BuIpus [eos oy MoU UPI WEwOM sp 3] Ehsed quimp soy Suddrys 20) ,22ffojode, of uosied as1y op aanox up no, AICI “(fo sams ous wou ay ey tp (ano payoay Iggpamp oquad Gosuayes my aap 248 CH tape hy cweacy “eu ase 31 2xsu PAOD y Az0s OF ‘2 anoge Sa FPHo[S) “Hy yo Sunyead pasa bom 3p Biowa say "png Gade svag fo suas tu sdaas agg ound s2q Supanps es Burges suas my 30 nf ‘008 Sap Mou sor ayy sags mgpuay) esourypees Sompuoa 343 WOH HL YNIT#2t0338 pre sup ayes nod we emoy SumBON “VAYINEDL aeyan (fo souogdpvay s0y Busy) “STON POO) “INV suo ssuodpeoy 2134 art on “1D pmo ays poe ‘po -upt ue onin being fake to hee. (Mi INI. I'm not being fake. Here you go. KENDRA. Thank you, Miles. Beat, in which everyone “works.” :) ANI. Arthur Kimble’ office. (Bea) Hi Clara. Arthur's meeting with a writer at he moment, but can he call you right back? (Beat,) Okay great. (Ani hangs up the phone.) KENDRA. Oh my god, Sarah Tweed is de ANE, What? KENDRA. ‘They found her body this MILES, Who is Sarah Tweed? KENDRA. Oh my god are you kidding me? / Ani — songs. 1d to love Sarah Tweed. (A moody song, ay of moaning, begins, ‘along ford lene girl whe thinks she likes to sing but really doesn't) MILES. T have never heard this before. KENDRA. Is this Ophelia Street? ANI. No. Glitter Witch. KENDRA. Ugh, duh— ANI. Twas obsessed with this album for an entire year of my life. KENDRA. She got me through such a bad depression. (Beat,) Oh ANI Me, too! (Ani and Kenda half sing that part ofthe song togeter) MILES. You guys are so weit KENDRA. Youe weird. Dean finally emerges from Nan’s office) DEAN. Okay, well let me know if you need me / to get you asprin or anything KENDRA. I love this song. (Dean goes to his desk and grabs some manusript,)on yeads | Be) * aap wropy 5] “Pec 4H (35m opsoun Wy) “KANT Cela a snp Bay 9 24 yomray dae ty yas oy ray sof uoyou ple dnd 0 ata of pun» Ip pao auoyd 9d syed mapa) “x “NVA (Supiaquucuiry) Ha4s 24 donagpiqes — uvasoy 40 250 3th “STN ns yo pu oyp Aq seas aur a8 pure asoy pros 20g “id 2310 403 Sup sad un djfeas Bu0s stp 5] -YYCINADL 394 p20] | PMY INV “sem — pod 4 4 “NVA ‘ogee 35°] "VENA yA “NVC POP ous “WHCINAN AIP aus / INV, mp Sundeyd axa are Aya zpoomy, yeaeg a (Go vspuay sdf uvagy) pstoumo xaqp9 21qU>94 ov ares sop moy if suyp §] aasofuny Heats NOL -VACNEN. pI 8945 "NYA ae tpi BOM SEAN “INV (24) Bupoov aujod 0Hil L totally forgor it was your birthday : day buc I was — Happy healing okay? Are ielping? Good ... Good .... Okay’... ‘Well Thave to go. I'm at work. Okay. I love you! Bye! (Beat. They work.) ANI. Oh, Dean, Gloria came by looking for you. DEAN. Why? ANT I ave no idea. But she was in like extra-crazy mode. MILES, Hey Dean? (Taking out his headphones.) DEAN. Yes, Miles? MILES, (Holding out something for him. left this in the ple. DEAN. (Gnatching it away, hind of freaking out) | Oh my god! ‘Thahk you. 1k you accidentally ANL. What was it, Miles? DEAN. Gnapping.} Stop. Anil Mind your bi KENDRA, (Hanging up.) You guys —- what phone! DEAN. You were on a person: sors of talks om, gos aver to. LORIN. H: ly hear everything, so please. Thanks KENDRA. Well keep ir down. (Lorin leaves) DEAN. 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But I'm probs fou wane somethin (Kendra drains the dregs of her Starbucks, do you gee away with tis? KENDRA. How pri somehow, also very ga Dreams, (Beat, as Dean DEAN. Puck you guys! You went through my desk!? KENDRA. Ani went chroygh i. DEAN. Anil cs KENDRA. Here I was thinking you were wasting away on che editor 18axfrens pat ypu or ps 1 yfnows soueayg 5 aay 30 — poomy.yeres poureu oye “oie sap Suromns 2129 “NIIOT (Copng. oage mt speus 3tp ce (onan a Shr nok > sin nod «sin nox, . idm spay 1 soy Supppry prdms mod pur no¥ 238 Ajpeuy 01 12pr0) pia Sump Suppny j prdnas mod uasop sad pur anSuo1 Supppry 48 sno 01 now AjBn Suppry Hig snk uado dis ov susnaas ure Seq ¥ Sump " auonog 03 patn uacy sep ako 2yioM on Surén are sn yo au105 (Base tvs ketone pds moc atom) axp vedo quop inf se nats quimp se ot a0 “Posada fo PRT xp 2qupe ox any jam aos we soy ura uo guy MBG TPE ums wayKENDRA. This is so unfaie! Why is Kara getting to write about A actually pretty good. KENDRA. What? 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You could go somewhere else. But he happens to the rese of us, Ani. You wake up one day and the | D. fun thing wo do| M And then youhave | in GLORIA. Whece did Kendra go?! T was here, but then she went to Starbucks. Do | D M 2H om ago? 1D 8 ag0! a GLORIA. Well when is she usualy bac M DEAN. Its Kendra, For all we know she’ already home getting, cdi people are just never at your «have like nothing to da?! DEAN. Ha ha ha sore GLORIA. Puck this! (Gloria stalks off hands in ber packets) DEAN. as “office opens and Miles enters) M be Al G G u NAN. (Offi Sounding uh ee) Wel ave a good senior yet! 38 MILES. Yes thank you! Fave a safe trip! And fel beter! D NAN. (Offtage) Tanks. [wil Can you close the door? i ‘MILES. Sure, (Miles closes the door.) bs DEAN. ‘That was quite a goodbye. ww MILES. He ha ha. [know Nan is really amazing, G DEAN, She is. Whae were you guys laughing about? D MILES, Oh, just like G DEAN. What about Rick? D MILES. Justa funny story about him, G DEAN. Okay. And what else? 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Is not like when people coming in here mistaking me tudent they had the year they did Teach for Americal Vanessa the shoulder and be like, said she Jook like Reese oon face. I mean, it would be diffeencif somebody mistook me for somebody famous once ina ‘while. That would be nice. But that, like, never happens. (Exensuall, 1 bundled up Kendra has crosed past the window and enters now, ile off ber hoodie. Seeing her se, (Beat,) ts 0 good to see you. 10 see you, 100. (Beat as they dsengage,) How been ... preuy good. You know. (Beat, as Dean And how are you? (Beat) Any DEAN. Can I get you ro something? Some kind of almond milk DEAN. Oh, !'m sorry’ KENDRA Oho! No wo=Tjusecan stomach dhe sul. Ti i DEAN. ... Because of Glo —? KENDRA. Oh yeah I mean yeah tee bit bu so because I realized it makes me anxious which is probably related because you know. ‘When I drink, it does sor of remind me of where I was. 32: —areunyfiu Sorry vant se 2y pur ‘e2y dus ayorg Aoxp setp aun pjon Ayeay Aap Temp UOUT Joy auroq sea | pum ase a waxp pus yrs Kua jo pe dn posped pr sures Suared Sur asap sea, aYMIMG§ — yea YO “NVACL omg S40 “VUCNEX evLmy “NVA ve nok sry “ON VUGNED — siyp noge Teoq aEpIp nok auaypg area | — So] Aa94 305 use 3 — 40m Og “NYT — wraq ‘pol dw yO “VACNDT 1 Jo mos pey | spas expour aun pM MOE MO "VENA qe sAoUR| UPIP Nox (3099 » s9yfy) “NVACL ‘oxi yo.mo yp axp 28 01 Aipeas “aiqeudpe s3eqn — wro3 aa (ss i pandora dk TAN ON, “NVECL juypauios 106 fared ~ » ans 02289 nok pret WO — nT, “VIANA “syueyp anq ‘oft sypuour iMepeaang ‘Hepypaig Addeyy ape. -uwop poap 30208 ye a pe wif“ s9N0 pure 1240 32 Sant; — mos oa pres ays 3eys pur Sared pds s5y pure m amoge op 01 pet nok smstarsnt sous Te U>Ip Puy “VCE —spskur poss py ay — poo (pasmunquy) “NVEC Sago] 42 jo ano pours $ops38 4a4o put 3940 nod Jo 980300) sures we alueyp aupynoo 7 a 5 {quo vp ayy pouinas af “PYM Oy gIIVq UEAD NA Bae 319yM 0g (00g) "Sou 9:99 JO Vor © dary no ams uy UeOW! | ‘oom. emg eps susddey Sunyp suns amp yr ase oy) “ou ou ON “VUCNDX ti 9 —Ab0§ "NVC ‘agp aroqanouuos of je sour nas asm ary yasmexe uy wy ‘gros: ay —spnqre — sto ae pudwype 5 ‘hyena os ymq— apa ‘ur 28 09 pom “parag ay 24) weagy 99 “29, ogy (2518s fom xp ye ou jar: (wag seat say Bugg 4 ‘non sztta pe Sjpmauanzy pyres ues 0091 79 YO" ‘omy 3q pues UNA JOH su Busjosqa:KENDRA. Oh no! DEAN. A fucking nightmare. Iewas like being kidnapped. (Beat Buc I'm actually in the ‘moving back — though moving! is The Worst. Fm still uying t0, | rainly keep my ears out for any) the hospieal dui offered the most. (Beat) Anyway, how kaye you been? You left * + phe isa di ‘waumatized. She gives (Beat) Anyway. So what are you doing now? ome freelancing, somewhere you got 2 book deal? (Bea. just happened. I thinke FSG is * a meeting with my editor and got about ami Tmaoteven finished yet. Bur theyre tying co rs 34sé (sq) jou mnoge Suns nos ary *** ypsinod roney 3vop "4, “VACINE man ssy NVtel Woy mun sou oemoxy "YONA (arog) gous moge Sun os sy (meg) som snk por sMeaye | NOU, IU, “NVEC -" Soup otf per 949 [2H] ION “VUCINADT OSD TET paced dey anf (7979) 12% sow Suyop (omg) 8p 2p Suge ' 7 -suos 10 stuf xp uo st29] © an x Timowy nod nod. pT OK ¢039q Bauooga spas res Sonppig at ( souape ey fue soy 3n0 sxe o 8ayin Suyour (270g) ‘pode,DEAN. Well, I mean, its a memoir. 1d what have you wri ‘Yet. (Beat) Ws actualy been a weird this thing, You know, T've actually) topuritall together and myself and w! ‘Lind of come 10 this conclusion that maybe I wasnt Aap aha was an ahole basally — which migh have some, siang to do with that environment — but also you know T was {etnkingaJorand soreof unkappy with where L was in my life and just realizing that — And, anyway. fled pace of relly wanting to apologize you .. for anything resid that hurt your feclings or anything like chat — ave to do this. (Beat,) Sso, 1 guess, 1 fee! f— however we fle lash wd be another thing if these feelings sor wy ineo out work. You know what I mean? Sine that tne and that place — | KENDRA. What could I possibly have to write abou “That you were a mediocre assis rit know, Kendra ink ir would just bea isa hatchet. Because Reams eS ERROR thing ro have flr — or cach other, but gu it might be nice to ac other, you know, as we both embark on cis new d KENDRA. Sute, Dean DEAN. Olay great! (Beat,) Ob! And chen the thing. (Dea pushes a small sack of pages t this. that my lawyer and agents drafted up and) want us © both sgn. | sare agreement? But since youre not (Beat) KENDRA, Dean, this is crazy. 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SEY PHOM ayp 30301 ap IEEE (Carag) aquinp nod reqs pu aes oC rege pa nos ‘1 paps 2104 st2909 +, sas nok amnesog 104 SPHo|D. ‘nok amenog Arps Ages uy “nak on dquo pouaddey 31 spunp o3 was nox aq — 8930 Te ‘1 jsn yo qpoq oa pouaddey Sump peq e ‘NOW| NOX “VACINAN —aiys30 my 05 8 NOK “NVC —anoge pe sea sip ey 58 ee UR BADT uoxo yuo J "nos 20j oytaud *** mos wse19 2 st reqp, 3t uy pouoddey reqs pu sta plow erp sey SUIGUDSIP ord esmac-aoet 21403 Ur poxon 24 puorasd 01 Sur08 you s90p eHO|S) sunny 3p + riod asn209q sno jo ku umes 23 PIES Tok, sin | 005, y pur sur Suqo8 wy p sasod $0iq 51340 ON} ans 01 40¢ PURpp, og (3098) em aary ‘ipsu0y yas ajdosyour memaieto Gloria, But maybe is time to wakeup, Dean. Maybe | Those "Zine Dreams” are dead. Maybe that life means noshing now — ‘your life means nothing, Cut your losses and start over. (Dean reaches| “ors the table and slaps Kendra aevos the face. Shawn reat) SHAWN. (To Dean.) You gona get out of here! Got out of here! (Dean exis. Shawn maker sure he gone. Kenda scoms genuinely freaked tue but eis io bold it rogezher) What was that Are you oly? KENDRA. F'm fine. Do you have ice? SHAWN. (Getting br ice.) Do you want me to call somebody of — fora ite bit with Sasha, an editor ata near assistant, who looks a lot like Ani. Sash Shawn when Nan sees Kendra.) (To Kendra.) Kendza? (Kends NAN. (To Sasha.) it's er. Beat, in which she daesn wheels around, ees Nan,i (1p vapucy) 2Ka-96q WHSYS ‘nod oxuy Suyuums 224 seo [oor ‘08 on 208 aa AMAT “VAN 46228 03 one [pap (89g) “UPB WOH 31288 WED NOK “NVN, “AqmeL, “VND ing fez ja —2u 371 2510050 “NYN _g000s Sunypousos 40 ypuny op prmos a 2qKeyy (72g) 8 ‘001 Sumo agnf seas azoup asaydsouuse ap smd" YAY. “N| Syvougip 0s 4 ueeq poowp2e flows pos rep Puy SAK “VAC 9g vee 3 “uotp vm ajfuoureyp ® sn) “NYN. 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I mean, we mu have worked on something together at some point bur T usual request Christine. aca — ssourees Se gy pay cma 2 420 Supers) “NUAVHS 1g dar 1 ry As 309 | “NWACL op 1uo¢] “uo 3tH09 “OH "NARS (ug sles unos opy spo saow srypUe LEG) 3] — YOK “NVA eyo Buygpdsow2 5] “NVN —doded ssoqy, “simp 2484 — 1 goed sip woy pouueg > “nod 08 3 Su (aay 300g 05 0 sao » sryr “uray af] 2g vosmnss agp zany 03 sepia urH (aris organ? psy suit) — ve Sa 208 mop, (2004) Opt 2b Sumppnos snoqe yf 01 see} — WS. “NVN, UMEYS SHUR, (ep aay Buren) “WSWS vumoy tj oreRDHUL LIDS (Rp gown m0 BiE82S) “NARVHS Ayensn as pur lquia esp wy at sy uo pc Bye ays pure aus poy ‘i319 39 prom 30 sppe > payee spourerDEAN. Good, SASHA. Are chose the proofs for your book? DEAN. Yes. SASHA. I'm so looking forward to reading it DEAN. Don’ hold your breath, SASHA. T'm sorry? DEAN. I said dont hold your breath. I may be dead — I may. ‘mean [ may be dead before I ever fnish 5 maybe L (Beat,) What ace you guys mecting about? NAN. Oh were .. just eatching up — DEAN. (To Sasha.) Ive been trying to get a coffe with thi for months, Youd think fve years would pur you a the cop of list but I guess not. (To Nan.) Did you get any of my emails? NAN. Yes! Som I'm so behind. But you know — (Gesurer stomach, And scheduling been so hand without a superstar ass (Beat,) ... But we just ran into Kendra! (Beat.) She says yor 1. my book. Youtrean What do I do with ete NAN. Dean! Whar’ going on? DEAN. I'm fine. Ihave to go. I have to go. NAN. (Al eared) Wh SASHA. No ne no — NAN. (San) Wy dee you let him in? 10 T go after him? NAN. Oh my / god. SASHA. He slapped her? (Off Shawn's nod.) She didnt see shed been slapped! (Nan asa moment.) Nan, ate you okay? NAN. What do I do, Sasha? SASHA. ‘This is may fault. 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And then when you were done working, pre-internet, ime was aso a financial disaster — mostly walking around with chee substance abuse haf the reason why we went corporate the way ‘out — We were so in the red, But Mark was memory for me— and it back to you in that way —as anecdo person — And we both found ous that hed only heard about and this verything was new and exci ‘old, We got old. 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You know, Fhad actually been wondering ... Beat,) Wha do you think I could ge? 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Allright. T'ljuse... I'l princthem outand .. (Gestures (Callie doesns respond, absorbed as she isin the ook, Lorin sort of takes that as a cue so sit down and mind bis own ‘busines, He turns on the computer at his desk and wares at Callie as it loads, She reminds him af someone. She eventually fel him staring at ther and'tooks up. They meet eyes.) Wi, (Callie doesn’t say anything, looks so disturbed, forces a smile, gos back to reading. He looks around for wha be should do, Lorin watches her read fora bis, thinking about “Ant, before be realizes tha bis computer bas loaded. He tries to log in and fail.) Hey, Vm sorry, but do you know what the log-in is for this computer? (Beat) CALLIE. (Sounding om she verge ofrears,) LT. was just here tose it up for you, tight back, LORIN. Okay ... For lack of anyhing beter do, Lavin settles in, takes out bis heaphones and bis phone and check his mailor something. Eventually Calle fnishes whatever she’s reading and puts it ta the side, sits back, and heaves a satisfied sigh.) CALLE, (Sinall,toerelf) Ob tay god. (Beat, in which she sews in hr feelings, blows her nose, tres to pull herself together.) LORIN. Are you okay? CALLIE. Yes, Sorry. Hi. Tin doing coverage — (She gertures to the manuscript.) : LORIN? No problem. CAILIE, You're Rashaad’s new assistant LORIN. Uh, I guess ... Lorin, CALLIE. Callie. (They shake hand) So-weitd sight? He loos, like, nineteen? LORIN. Who? CALLIE. Rashaad. LORIN. Oh —ha—A litde bit, yeah. CALLIE. He juse just got promoted. Like wo weeks ago, he was an assiscant — sitting right there where youtre sitting. Then he started optioning peoples Instagrams and now he’s a VP and it’s like what the Fuck — Bue there you do? sh he wasnt, like, being so gros like his hiring you — What a douche move,16 our Supppry Suppry axn0, “NPYOT eRe SUN 4 (9009 298 BeRRA4D) “ATTTV PuRD EP S| “NOT annoys Notoee {2uoosaq 9s ng — pososgo sea — aon] nal ‘Aqemee peu 49, YR “NAIOT jolted © 2 sunzeeus wep we pouaddey seep Bunooys 244 sequious nod o¢y Surzeure demo s sip “yes souo> 210309 Mas yo 20] peat o1 x 0p sspq Aes pe prow yooq iq # wy ‘324 31 | MOK >>I “NNO sreak oan uo de Surs0> “ary Ty {1H 394 NOK aAey BuO} HOLY “NRIOT ‘x0}9q pousddey sey chess rime. ynown| nod op ‘s:0y nos. SUYST28p 294 dod J app IH BtIOp asm | APOH ION. ATIOT {uotsia9> uy po Povoddey sae, jnox sung aye Sou. S40 YQ) 14 “AETV ‘su09UH0s spuy °* a4 sson8 steve wo HOR cdumm vas (amg) Bukouue og, im aii “Pep s1y 2q sows pen nag nq — osuayo ox Mutou | “AETTV PAK “NRIOTCALLIE, Yous no who she ist LORIN. Yes way. CALLIE, Oh my god! Oh my god! 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I mean, we worked together for along time — JENNA. ‘Tharis nusst Did you know she's coming. in herein like ren rinutes? (Rahaad comes out of is ofce) RASHAAD. Guys, could you keep it dows thing, JENNA. Uh, did you know your new assistant worked at that ‘magazine where that lady shot everyone? RASHAAD. From the Gloria Project? Oh snap. (The phone on Calis desk buzzes) JENNA. Oh my god — Is char ‘CALLIB, (Into the phone.) Yes. Hi Isher (Callie exits) JENNA. How long has it been since you and Nancy have seen watching some- hes ‘come get her. (Hangs up.) JENNA. This is going to be so crazy! What are you going to say? LORIN. I dont — I don't know — people knew her. JENNA. What about the guy who was, like, her best friend? The JENNA. Didnt h What was cha? LORIN. Uh— JENNA. Do you know ifhe ever finished i RASHAAD. Hey Jenna? Lets have one question at atime? Lorin, sorry dude. Do you know what packaging is? 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(Beat, in which everyone seems completly snderwhelmed) DEVIN. Wait, dude! You're a ss. god. (Devin walks off) RASHAAD. ‘That guy has NAN. So, JENNA. Oh, yeah. Yes. Do you, want anything? NAN. I would love a coffee. CALLIE.” I was just going to go for a Starbucks run. What do you Jha had attitude. Jenna — should we stare? NAN. Just a regular coffe. Large. Skim milk. * JENNA. Actually, could you get me an almond milk cortado? 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(sr og x way pr mee) 90 0) ("EN AL) "WNL “440 “AITIVOLORIN, No, no—I'm Tee forgotten how to be comfortable around peo more ... present, (Beat,) ice. Pm just starting to be more AA year ago, I coulda even step sorry, LORIN. Oh, DEVIN. See you later. (Devin exits, Lorin sts at his computer desk He logs ints bis computer. Nats laughter comes fom Jenna office. Tt ‘annoys Lorin, He tiesto ignore it but, eventually, theres more laughter ‘and thenzomeone else down the hall starts having & loud conversation. ‘Lavin tres to deal with it, but he can. He puts on his noise-canceling ‘headphones, plug them into his Phone or his computer, and plays the Sarah Tweed song extra-loud. Meanwhile, the printer next 10 him churns for a bit, sears to print stops, and then beeps loudly, Rashaad’s door slides open. He seems to be calling for Lorin, but can't bx beard ver the mesic.) RASHAAD. Lawrence? (Beat) Hey, Lawrence! (Beat) Logan?! 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