Bloomington Page #4

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I totally made it up.

Very cute.

Oh, and you're going to need to wear...

this.

Why?

Because if you see it beforehand

you might try to run away.

And we can't have that now, can we?

OK, close your eyes.

C'mon, close them.

- Can you see?

- No.

All right, copilot Stark,

let's get started on our checklist.

What checklist?

C'mon, I'll show you.

Tires.

You wanna make sure

they're all inflated properly.

This is the propeller...

Make sure it's nice and smooth.

No nicks or bumps or anything like that.

- Check?

- Check.

That's the engine.

See any dead squirrels?

Dead squirrels?

Sometimes little animals like to

crawl in there and make homes.

Oh...

Nope, no little animals.

Great.

Pitot tube...

Catherine... Pitot tube.

How do you spell that?

P-i-t-o-t.

It measures pressure and air speed.

Just wanna make sure it's free

and clear and nothing blocking it.

No, no dead squirrels.

Wings...

Aileron, flaps.

Master on.

Flaps are coming down.

You wanna make sure

your flaps are fully extended.

What do they do?

They make the plane go slower.

Why would you

want it to go slower?

You'd have a hard time landing

if you didn't slow down a little bit.

Oh, of course.

This is an elevator;

it pitches the plane up and down.

- See?

- Well, then check!

And this...is the co-pilot seat.

Pretty...

Are we done?

Don't you want to see the controls?

It's more comfortable than it looks,

I promise.

OK, fine.

- You in?

- Uh-huh

- Cute.

- Thank you.

OK, let me turn the fuel pump switch on,

make sure we have positive fuel flow.

Why do we need fuel?

Switch off.

Ready?

For what?

For your first flight lesson.

Now?

Do you trust our pre-flight check?

OK.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

OK.

OK.

- Ready?

- Yes, yes.

Here we go.

Hey, are you asleep?

This was the best birthday ever.

I like it so much when you're here.

I love you.

Hello?

Jackie?

Who's this?

It's Wade.

How have you been?

Wade? How did you get this number?

Your mother. I hope that's all right.

Yeah, sure.

What's up? What can I do for you?

Well, first, I wanted to say I'm sorry.

I haven't contacted you since Mark...

you know...

That's all right.

The other thing is, I know

you haven't read in a while,

but something came in

and I really think you might

want to take a look at it.

Are you still there?

Yeah.

Uh, Wade, I don't know

what my mom told you,

but I'm not really looking

for anything right now.

I'm really busy with school.

I know, I know.

I don't want to waste any time...

It's Neptune 26.

They're making a feature film out of it.

It's gonna be a big holiday release

and this time...

Tyler is going to be the lead.

What are they offering?

They're not. Not yet, anyway.

What do you mean?

Well, they want you to read for it.

Read for it? Why would I audition

for the same part twice?

Look, I've been told

it's down between you

and maybe two or three others.

They are very interested.

They contacted me.

Wade, like I said, I'm not really

looking for anything right now.

Jackie, I just want you

to think about it, right?

What's the worst that can happen -

you waste a couple of days

over Christmas break?

Do you really want to see

somebody else playing Tyler?

I'm gonna let you think about it,

give me a couple of days.

I'll call you back on Monday,

and then you decide.

- OK.

- Great!

It is so great to have you back!

I'm not back yet, Wade.

It looks great.

Thanks.

You're kind of quiet today, porcupine.

Am I?

Yeah. Is everything OK?

Yeah, just, you know, school and stuff.

Oh, anything I can help you with?

By the way, if you're

taking statistics next semester,

let me know,

because I have a book you can borrow

so you don't have to buy one.

They're really pricey.

Thanks.

I think I might hold off

on taking that class though.

I don't know if I'm gonna

have time to declare a second major.

Really? Why? You're doing so well.

Uh...I got a call from Wade on Friday.

He's my agent from back in the day.

I thought you said

you were done with acting.

I never said that.

What did Wade say?

Uh, he wants me to audition for

a Neptune feature over Christmas break.

So you're going home for Christmas?

Anyway, isn't that job already yours?

That's what I said.

But, I mean, it has been a while

and it's a much bigger project.

It would be the same part,

but with a slightly different concept.

Are you?

I'm thinkin' about it.

It's kind of scary though.

Apparently there's a handful

of other people reading for it.

I think you should.

You do?

Yep.

How's your essay going?

Still workin' on it.

Just waitin' to see

how things will turn out.

That's great.

So how does it feel to be back in LA?

Fine, I guess.

C'mon, you know you would

rather be memorizing lines

than some class schedule.

Well, I'm glad I get to do both.

Well, I have the information

about the audition tomorrow.

They want you to read

with some new guy -

a hot new kid

that they want for the male lead.

And here... is your script.

Needless to say, they want that back.

Of course. Thank you.

I always knew you would come back.

You like this too much.

Don't jinx me.

I haven't gotten the part yet.

I have it under control, Dad.

Don't worry about it!

Set the thruster speed for me, will you?

Watch it!

This never would have happened

if you had done

what I told you to in the first place.

Sorry, ma'am.

This wouldn't happen to be

your first assignment, would it?

No, I've just never

received orders from a girl before.

I can't help you there; neither have I.

Crap! Here they come again.

Cut!

Was that part of the audition?

I don't know.

It's definitely not

the first time that's happened.

Sorry about that, guys.

It'll just be a couple of minutes.

No worries.

I'm Tommy, by the way.

Nice to meet you.

It's a real privilege to be

auditioning with you, Miss Kirk.

Miss Kirk?

You're kinda freakin' me out.

Sorry.

So, did you guys shoot

the series on this soundstage?

No, it was two doors down.

I love the way a soundstage smells.

I've never noticed.

Really?

We all ready to go?

You set?

OK, from the top.

And...action!

I have it under control, Dad.

Don't worry about it!

Do you have a flight

to catch or something?

Yeah, we're going home for the holidays.

Gotta show off the engagement ring.

Oh, yeah. Congratulations on that.

Thanks.

I have a pretty big extended family,

so I hope she likes eating ham

because we're gonna eat

at about six houses.

How 'bout you?

Me? No, nothing planned.

You're goin' to see family?

No.

You got friends comin' over?

No, not really.

I usually don't do anything anyway.

Besides, I've got a lot of work to do.

Oh...

Are those done?

Hello?

Hey, Wade. It's me.

Jackie?

Is everything all right?

It's 2 in the morning.

Oh, sorry about that.

Have you heard from them?

Uh, no. Not yet.

But you know how it is.

I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm sure you did your best.

I'm gonna go back to sleep now.

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