Season 2: Episode 15 - Sin in the City - A Safe Place to Belong
Posted by Amber on September 1, 2009, 4:11 pm 72.152.41.123
Z: "Mornin', Em."
Emma (anxiously): "How are you feelin'?"
Z: "I've been worse. Funnily enough, the morning after being thrown from a horse feels a lot like the morning after a monster kegger."
Emma: "I'll take your word for it since I've never experienced either."
Z: "I don't recommend the former, and as for the latter, you should only attempt it with proper supervision, i.e. mine."
Emma: *smiles* "I'll keep that in mind. Would you like a, uh, Pop Tart?"
Z: "Maybe. We'll start with cereal first and see how it goes from there."
Emma (worriedly): "Ye're no' still feelin' nauseous are you?"
Z: "Nope. Just better safe than sorry. You've already seen me wiped out by a horse named Sugar Lips, so I don't want to add to my mortification by hurling all over you, too."
Emma: "You shouldna be embarrassed. It could have happened to anyone."
Z: "My brain realizes that; my manly pride not so much. *shovels cereal into mouth*
Emma: *stares*
Z: "You're staring again. Like what you see?"
Emma (flustered): "I was juice (just) seeing if you were goin' tae be sick. I didna want tae be in the splashin' zone."
Z: *pats stomach* "I'm fine."
Emma: *lips quirk* "Aye, I can see that."
Z: "Are you flirting with me, Em?"
Emma: "Juice tryin' tae take your mind off your current infirmity."
Z (lightly): "Hey, there's nothing infirm about me, especially when you're around."
Emma: "Ugh, Z, donna start with the bobby jokes. It's too early in the mornin'."
Z: "Right, sorry. So, since we missed the Potter movie yesterday, do you want to go today?"
Emma: "Are you up tae it?"
Z: *wicked smile* "I'm always up to it when you're around."
Emma (exasperatedly): "I think I'm the one that's goin' tae be sick."
Kumi: "Well, you must be feeling better, Z, if you're double entendre-ing before nine. Now put on a shirt before Mouse accidentally misses her mouth and pokes her eye out with the spoon. I've seen enough of the ER for a lifetime."
Yuri: "I see her approaching. Please be tactful, Mi-Mi. This situation is delicate."
Kumi: "Yeah, sure, I know. I'll put my mouth on stun instead of kill."
Candy: "Hi, guys."
Yuri (warmly): "Hello, Candy."
Kumi: "Hey, Midge."
Candy: "This is the same place I met Simon last year."
Yuri: "Yes, we know."
Kumi: "We figured you'd be able to find it again without too much trouble."
Candy: *scuffs toe in dirt* "Yeah, so, uh, what did you two want to talk about?"
Kumi: "We want to talk about how you're in love with Danny but engaged to Pepe."
Yuri: "Kumi!
Kumi: *rolls eyes*
Yuri: "We wanted to see if you were fine after yesterday's unpleasantness."
Candy: *shrugs* "Sure. Why wouldn't I be? For the record, I don't love Danny, not like you mean anyway."
Kumi: "You're in denial, Midge."
Candy (stubbornly): "I'm engaged to Johnny."
Yuri: "Candy, I actually have a few queries regarding your relationship with Jonathan. I am loath to pry, but if you would not mind..."
Candy: "Sure, Yuri. Ask away."
Kumi (abruptly): "I see you're back to looking like a J. Crew clone. Pepe's the one that's been dressing you, isn't he? That's why you don't look comfortable in your own skin anymore?"
Candy: *fidgets* "Well, no. I mean yes. I mean...Johnny has been buying me new stuff, and I didn't want to hurt his feelings so I wear it. He thinks I wear jeans and sneakers too much."
Kumi: *mouth tightens* "It's not his place to change you. If he loves you, he'll accept you sneaks, denim, et al. He has no business giving you fashion guidance anyway."
Candy: *snorts* "You never mind giving it to me, whether I want it or not!"
Kumi (witheringly): "Totally different! I'm freakin' Kumi Callaghan, Super Model Supreme. People would sell me their mothers for my fashion advice, Midge."
Yuri: "I am also concerned about Jonathan's motives for pressuring you into marriage straight away. The reason being...*shifts uncomfortably*
Kumi: "Tell her, Ri-Ri. She deserves to know."
Yuri: "First, I would like to make it clear I bear Jonathan absolutely no ill will. Regardless of what others may think, he is a good man. I only wonder how much he has told you about his family--specifically his great uncle."
Candy: "Uh, well, I know Johnny was raised by him and kinda lives under his thumb. He's a Greek shipping magnate or something, right?"
Yuri: "Indeed. He has great influence over Jonathan."
Kumi (dryly): "You mean his money has great influence over him, don'tcha, Ri-Ri?"
Yuri: "Kumi."
Kumi: "Sorry, I forgot. No interrupting during story time. Continue."
Yuri: "Yes, well, Jonathan's uncle is very traditionally-minded, and he expects Jonathan to fulfill certain duties if he wishes to remain in his good graces."
Candy (cautiously): "Like what?"
Yuri: "Well, the ones I am most concerned with at the present are marriage and children. If Jonathan's uncle had his way, his nephew would already be married with several progeny."
Candy: *narrows eyes* "What exactly are you implying? You think Johnny is just using me to get his uncle off his back?! You think he's only pretending to care for me?! That's so low. I'd expect it of Kumi--"
Kumi: "Hey!"
Candy: "But, not of you, Yuri! Not anymore anyway."
Yuri (earnestly): "I am not saying he does not care for you. Not at all. I am simply giving you pertinent information so you can make a wise decision regarding your marriage to Jonathan."
Candy: *crosses arms*
Yuri: "Whilst Jonathan and I were dating, over three years ago, his uncle was already demanding his immediate marriage, and I can only imagine he has gotten more adamant with each passing year."
Candy: *scowls*
Kumi: "What's really pissing you off, Midge--Ri-Ri's insinuations or the fact that she might be right?"
Candy (frustrated): "Neither of you understand. You couldn't."
Yuri: "Endeavor to explain it to us, then."
Candy: "I am just trying to find a...*grasps for words*...safe place to belong. I've never had that, not really, and it's all I've ever wanted. Johnny makes me feels safe. Safer than I have in a long time."
Kumi: *rants* "He wants to change you! A man's love should not be contingent on whether he can mold you into something shiny and new. Are you willing to settle for that, Midge? A lifetime of stifling who you really are in the hopes of winning his approval!"
Candy: "I don't even know who I am anymore, Kumi! Maybe I want to be changed! Maybe I'd be better for it!"
Kumi (heatedly): "Danny doesn't think you'd be better for it! He loves you exactly as you are! Do you know how rare that is?! People wait their entire lives for it, and you're throwing it away so you can feel safe. Don't be such a coward!"
Candy: *stands* "What do you know about it?! It's easy to dismiss safety when you've always had it! Have you ever been afraid to sleep in your own home?! Have you ever woken up with a strange man leaning over your bed?! No! So don't you dare call me a coward! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT! *sobs*
Yuri (soothingly): "Candy, darling, she did not mean it. She just gets carried away with her convictions."
Kumi: "Oh, hell..."
Yuri (scathingly): "Are there not any puppies to kick or babies to pinch in the park because I believe you are quite done here, Kumi. Next time leave your mouth on kill because stun is too blasted cruel."
Kumi (stricken): "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Sorrysorrysorry. I was out of line. Please stop crying, Midge. You're making me feel bad about myself, and it's not something I'm accustomed to."
Candy: *muffled* "You are such an ass."
Kumi: "Guilty as charged. Sentence me to no new shoes for a week, er, day."
Yuri: *smoothes Candy's hair back* "What about Daniel? Does he not make you feel safe?"
Candy: "Danny scares the snot out of me. He makes me..."
Yuri: "Yes?"
Candy: "Crazy! I just want to strangle him and kiss him--all at the same time."
Kumi: "Kinky."
Candy: *watery laugh*
Yuri: "You deserve to be loved for yourself, Candy. Talk to Jonathan, and ask him about what we have discussed today. If he can set your mind at ease regarding his motives for your union, then we shall say no more about it. Is that not right, Mi-Mi?"
Kumi: "Hell, no, it's not right! Danny's your Darcy, Midge. You belong with him; he's your safe place."
Candy: "Oh, geez, I can't believe I ever wanted a sister *sniffles* not that I think you, um, consider me like a sister or anything."
Yuri: *takes Candy's hand* "Of course we do, darling. You are part of the family now."
