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I slay, it's just an audience. I'm a Comedian. And before you ask, I can't sing and I don't dance. It's stand up.
I'd love to be as strong as you, but I really don't want to get too many muscles. Looks great on you, but it doesn't really go with my physique.
I'd love to be as strong as you, but I really don't want to get too many muscles. Looks great on you, but it doesn't really go with my physique.
Yes? It was about a month ago?
Not everyone seems to want us to succeed? Because information is power? Because they're dicks? I have no idea. We can talk more when we meet.
- Q
Not everyone seems to want us to succeed? Because information is power? Because they're dicks? I have no idea. We can talk more when we meet.
- Q
That's heaps good. People ask about the singing and dancing a lot, I take it?
( There's a bit of a pause, as Sarissa looks down at herself, hoisting up her shirt to look at her abdomen. She's not sure if that was a backhanded compliment, or an actual compliment. )
I mean
your physique can be whatever you want it to be, so long as you're healthy and happy, right?
like if you wanted to be ripped or whatever and you're just aren't because people have told you that wouldn't suit you or whatever, they can get fucked
( There's a bit of a pause, as Sarissa looks down at herself, hoisting up her shirt to look at her abdomen. She's not sure if that was a backhanded compliment, or an actual compliment. )
I mean
your physique can be whatever you want it to be, so long as you're healthy and happy, right?
like if you wanted to be ripped or whatever and you're just aren't because people have told you that wouldn't suit you or whatever, they can get fucked
[Waiting in front of Midge's door is a giftbasket. There's four bottles of wine (three red, one white), a bottle of whiskey, and two packs of cigarettes and lighter. Oh, and a small notecard that simply reads: R.L.]
Miriam. Miriam pick up. Miriam.
( She's already talking into the phone when - if - Midge answers, because girl drunk. )
( She's already talking into the phone when - if - Midge answers, because girl drunk. )
Mrs. Miriam Maisel, this is Sarissa Eunike Noelene Theron. Should've changed it to Karahalios when I was eighteen but I didn't... fuckin' think about it, so.
( Eunike is Ev-nee-ki - or listen to this handy guide - funny, that she pronounces one of those names and lets the Greek accent of her grandmother roll out strong, and then all but whiplashes with the broad, deeply Australian way she says the other. )
But you're Missus Maisel. Although, you know m-r-s was also short for like, Mistress. Like Mistress of the house, I guess. Missstress Maisel.
( Eunike is Ev-nee-ki - or listen to this handy guide - funny, that she pronounces one of those names and lets the Greek accent of her grandmother roll out strong, and then all but whiplashes with the broad, deeply Australian way she says the other. )
But you're Missus Maisel. Although, you know m-r-s was also short for like, Mistress. Like Mistress of the house, I guess. Missstress Maisel.
I've decided to give you one of the droids. I will show you how to properly use and maintain it when it's finished.
It should be done by the end of this month at the latest.
It should be done by the end of this month at the latest.
[ She should feel bad about hastily scribbling Sarissa's entire name down in her comedy notebook. She absolutely doesn't, because this is perfect ammunition, even if she can barely pronounce it. Preliminaries, first: is this a fun drunk or a sad drunk? ]
Mrs. Maisel, got it in one. Great stage name, don't you think?
Are you okay right now? Where are you?
Mrs. Maisel, got it in one. Great stage name, don't you think?
Are you okay right now? Where are you?
Hux,
I feel like I've just won Winner Take All! Just a few things:
-Can it do dishes? Dishes are very important.
-Do I have to feed it?
-Should I worry about a bed?
-Is this common where you're from? You seem very competent.
-I still don't know what a droid is.
Thanks!
-Miriam
(PS I tried to organize this in order of importance.)
(PPS this seems like a lot of work. I'm going to bring you coffee.)
[ It is extremely possible she selectively ignored the'i will show you how to properly use and maintain it' comment in order to chat. ]
I feel like I've just won Winner Take All! Just a few things:
-Can it do dishes? Dishes are very important.
-Do I have to feed it?
-Should I worry about a bed?
-Is this common where you're from? You seem very competent.
-I still don't know what a droid is.
Thanks!
-Miriam
(PS I tried to organize this in order of importance.)
(PPS this seems like a lot of work. I'm going to bring you coffee.)
[ It is extremely possible she selectively ignored the'i will show you how to properly use and maintain it' comment in order to chat. ]
'Cause you kept fuckin' writing it everywhere. Bloody branding, you're on it.
( Sarissa laughs quietly. ) Yeah, I'm heaps good. Perfection.
( A moment of pause. ) Uh, for the second part, I dunno. A path. It's comfortable as.
( Sarissa laughs quietly. ) Yeah, I'm heaps good. Perfection.
( A moment of pause. ) Uh, for the second part, I dunno. A path. It's comfortable as.
No, it can't do dishes. It's not a service droid.
You don't have to feed it but you do have to recharge it. Droids don't need rest but you can power it down.
Droids are mechanical machines and are very common where I am from. They are programmed to do a wide variety of tasks and have many uses. MSE droids are very simple droids by design and have very limited uses, especially with what I have available here.
You don't have to feed it but you do have to recharge it. Droids don't need rest but you can power it down.
Droids are mechanical machines and are very common where I am from. They are programmed to do a wide variety of tasks and have many uses. MSE droids are very simple droids by design and have very limited uses, especially with what I have available here.
Okay... [ It's said very slowly as she tries to figure out if she can wipe her face off and get ready before potentially rescuing Sarissa from the cold. She's actually getting up now, though, still in her nightgown, grabbing the warmest coat she can and her lantern. ]
How about you come over? I could use a little girl talk.
[ It's always better if you frame concern under the guise of being friendly. ]
How about you come over? I could use a little girl talk.
[ It's always better if you frame concern under the guise of being friendly. ]
Hux,
Wowzers, it comes in types. What does MSE stand for? Are you normally a machine guy at home? My Papa works at a famous lab and he's also mathematician in a very good school. I graduated with a degree in Russian literature, I think it disappointed him.
-Miriam
Wowzers, it comes in types. What does MSE stand for? Are you normally a machine guy at home? My Papa works at a famous lab and he's also mathematician in a very good school. I graduated with a degree in Russian literature, I think it disappointed him.
-Miriam
Nah. You're all classy and shit. I'm— ( The pause is definitely verging on a drunken slur, as she tries to string together a sentence. ) I'ma rough-as-guts rural. Not your best bet for girl talk, eh?
( She still sounds cheery, but as she's lying down on the ground, Sarissa's just staring up into the sky, and her expression becomes etched with unhappiness. She's not the best bet for most things. Wasn't even doing so good at being dead.
Still, she injects cheeriness into her voice as she goes on. )
What's Mr. Maisel like?
( She still sounds cheery, but as she's lying down on the ground, Sarissa's just staring up into the sky, and her expression becomes etched with unhappiness. She's not the best bet for most things. Wasn't even doing so good at being dead.
Still, she injects cheeriness into her voice as she goes on. )
What's Mr. Maisel like?
I'm not sure actually. I've had two of these droids that I've programmed for my own personal use but they are widely used on the larger ships and bases.
I'm an engineer. I normally on weapons and defense systems but I do other projects as well.
I'm an engineer. I normally on weapons and defense systems but I do other projects as well.
Are you a girl? Can you talk? Great. [ That's that, sarissa, that's settled. Midge is slipping her coat on and grabbing her lantern and heading out. ]
Mr. Maisel is currently taking care of our kids, I guess. He'll make a great single dad, it's not he doesn't have practice with it--we're in the middle of a divorce.
What's the nearest landmark? And don't say a tree or I will bury you under one.
Mr. Maisel is currently taking care of our kids, I guess. He'll make a great single dad, it's not he doesn't have practice with it--we're in the middle of a divorce.
What's the nearest landmark? And don't say a tree or I will bury you under one.
( Sarissa chuckles quietly at that, though it dies out with the talk of divorce. )
Shit. I'm sorry. ( She asked what he was like, and Midge used the "great" in there as an adjective which paints him in a better light than just mentioning the divorce would. Wasn't Midge from the fifties? Wasn't it a big fucking deal? It throws her off enough that she doesn't immediately press, and she doesn't swing into unhelpfulness, either.
Instead she gives a pretty reasonably description of where she is - and wherever it is isn't too far from Miriam's place, as it turns out. )
Why did you use that as your stage name if you're getting a divorce? Or was comedy from before the divorce started?
Shit. I'm sorry. ( She asked what he was like, and Midge used the "great" in there as an adjective which paints him in a better light than just mentioning the divorce would. Wasn't Midge from the fifties? Wasn't it a big fucking deal? It throws her off enough that she doesn't immediately press, and she doesn't swing into unhelpfulness, either.
Instead she gives a pretty reasonably description of where she is - and wherever it is isn't too far from Miriam's place, as it turns out. )
Why did you use that as your stage name if you're getting a divorce? Or was comedy from before the divorce started?
I am and I appreciate the sentiment.
I merely do my duty and hope I can make a difference.
I merely do my duty and hope I can make a difference.
It's okay. It was a year ago. Roughly. [ Miriam is far more annoyed that she's up and out and about with her mud mask still on, complete with curlers she'd managed to find, wrapped in a dainty little headscarf. Her nightgown isn't meant for the weather, even with her winter jacket over it.
Sarissa is absolutely going to owe her one. She finds her quick enough, lantern in hand, and she looks down. ]
Get up, please, before we both freeze to death.
Sarissa is absolutely going to owe her one. She finds her quick enough, lantern in hand, and she looks down. ]
Get up, please, before we both freeze to death.
Hux,
Of course, everyone has to do their part. There was talks with my manager that I was going to perform at a USO show. Wish I could have made it.
I guess you don't have USO stuff--is there an equivalent? Little events to keep the boys happy?
-Miriam
Of course, everyone has to do their part. There was talks with my manager that I was going to perform at a USO show. Wish I could have made it.
I guess you don't have USO stuff--is there an equivalent? Little events to keep the boys happy?
-Miriam
Events? Not really, there really isn't the time or opportunity since we're fighting a war.
There is recreational time for enlisted troops and officers, however.
There is recreational time for enlisted troops and officers, however.
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