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Extra Scene 7: Happy Anniversary
(Bloom sits on the living room couch, watching a TV set at the opposite end of the room. On the TV is a fire cracking away as if the TV were a fireplace. I enter and cross to the couch, sitting down beside my daughter.) Mom (Me): Hey Bloom… Are you just watching a fireplace…
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Scene 104: The Female Gaze
(Libra walks slowly through the campus Quad, all manner of people wandering through on their own errands. As she walks, Libra steals glances at several other girls as she passes by them.) Libra (The Friend): Gosh they’re cute. (She casts a sweeping gaze around the quad as she walks, taking care not to stare at…
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Scene 103: Feeling Hurt
(Ivy is watching an early 40-something Daphne discuss something with her partner. Ivy’s looking on with a concerned look on her face.) Mom (Me): Good morning Ivy. Ivy (The Companion): Hey Mom. Mom: Watching another early-in-transition memory, huh? You’re going to be caught up to the present pretty soon. Ivy: Huh. Yeah, I guess I…
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Scene 102: Mindful Motivation
(Ivy sits in a chair, watching an early-in-transition Daphne sit at her desk and use her computer. A message comes through on the screen and Daphne quickly clicks over to read it. Ivy watches as discomfort passes over Daphne’s face for a moment, but before she has time to process her feelings she’s already dashed…
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Scene 101: Fix-it Mode
Ivy (The Companion): Good morning Mom. Mom (Me): Good morning Ivy. It’s been a while since you’ve come to me with something to discuss. Ivy: So many other things were going on — I had a new sister to meet. I had to work through my relationship with her and with Lark, and throughout that…
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Scene 100: Triple Digits
Lark (The Dreamer): We did it! Aura (The Professional): What did we do? Lark (excited): We reached 100 scenes! We’ve overcome our anxiety at putting our words out into the world 100 times! Aura (nonplussed): Okay, I guess? It’s just a number. Lark: A number with three digits! We should be celebrating! (Lark leaps up…
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Scene 99: Emotional Connection
Libra (The Friend): Hey Mom… Hey Ivy. Mom (Me): Good morning Libra. Ivy (The Companion): Hey sis. What’s with people wanting to bug both of us lately? Mom: Come now, Ivy — Libra’s only the second. What’s on your mind, Libra? Libra: I’ve just been thinking of how I used to make friends. I was…
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Scene 98: Bridging The Gap
Aura (The Professional): Hey Mom. Mom (Me): Good morning, Aura. Ivy (The Companion): Hello, Aura. What brings you to us this morning? Aura: Oh, I didn’t realize you two were together. That might be useful… But I can come back another time if I’m bothering you. Mom: You aren’t; it’s fine. Ivy (skeptical): Besides, now…
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Scene 97: Corporate Patriarchy
(Aura is standing in a bedroom with an outfit laid out on the bed. The outfit is clearly business attire: Cream colored blouse, black blazer, black knee-length pencil skirt. Aura is staring at the outfit with a frustrated expression.) Mom (Me): Good morning, Aura. Aura (The Professional): Oh, hey Mom. Mom: You look annoyed. Aura:…
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Scene 96: Beside Myself
Aura (The Professional): Hey Mom. Mom (Me): Good morning Aura. What’s on your mind today? Aura: You are. Or rather, this place is. Mom: What about it? Aura: You’ve said several times that it’s a fictional representation of what’s going on in your head, right? Mom: Right. Things have been tweaked in order to present…