Yeah, that young blonde woman is his young blonde woman (the one that's not Harriet, anyway). And why she's wearing a nametag that isn't even remotely her name is puzzling Matt. And Matt is in no mood to be puzzled -- he's just enacted a coup, it's his moment of glory!
He approaches her, hands in pockets, wearing a suit and real shoes (as opposed to Chucks) for once. "Did props put you up to this, or is this supposed to be ironic somehow?"
"I... I'm sorry, I don't..." She takes a deep breath and looks down, tugging nervously at her fingers in a way that makes the narration think of a certain Olive Ostrovsky.
"There's a spell or something going around that's making people forget everything and I don't know who I am, but when I bought something Danny Tripp's tab went up, so I figure he's my husband or something and I'd like to find him because I don't know who I am and it scares me, and..." her voice cracks, and she stops talking.
It's very frustrating and frightening, not knowing who you are.
"He's--" Matt sighs, and massages the bridge of his nose. "He's not your husband, he's your boss. Point of fact, I'm your boss, he's just your superior. We pay you to be sensible, believe it or not."
The world is really at an end when Matt is making more sense than Suzanne.
He could be a shmuck and tell her all sorts of wild things, finally exacting revenge for all the times she rolled her eyes and sighed at him, especially because she was almost always right, dammit. He could do that without breaking for a moment.
Instead, he mutters about how he can't believe he's doing this, and say, "I'm Matt. Albie. We work at a sketch comedy show for television, called Studio 60. You're my assistant, and quite frequently you're my mother, minus the baggage. Ring any bells?"
"You were supposed to sigh at me and tell me you were right here, and then shove some papers at me to sign, and then tell me not to kill Luke Scott in a fit of misplaced chivalry."
It's not misplaced if it's actually doing the world a favor, though, is it?
He approaches her, hands in pockets, wearing a suit and real shoes (as opposed to Chucks) for once. "Did props put you up to this, or is this supposed to be ironic somehow?"
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She, for the record, has her hair back in a braid (which she NEVER does), and is wearing rather rumpled khaki pants and a tshirt.
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"I'm sorry?"
Since when does Suzanne beg for anything, much less a pardon, much less his pardon?
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"There's a spell or something going around that's making people forget everything and I don't know who I am, but when I bought something Danny Tripp's tab went up, so I figure he's my husband or something and I'd like to find him because I don't know who I am and it scares me, and..." her voice cracks, and she stops talking.
It's very frustrating and frightening, not knowing who you are.
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The world is really at an end when Matt is making more sense than Suzanne.
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"...oh." Blink blink. "Who are you, then?"
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He could be a shmuck and tell her all sorts of wild things, finally exacting revenge for all the times she rolled her eyes and sighed at him, especially because she was almost always right, dammit. He could do that without breaking for a moment.
Instead, he mutters about how he can't believe he's doing this, and say, "I'm Matt. Albie. We work at a sketch comedy show for television, called Studio 60. You're my assistant, and quite frequently you're my mother, minus the baggage. Ring any bells?"
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Beat.
"I work in television?" That gets a quick grin. "Cool."
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Matt takes a step back.
"Okay, let's try something. Don't move, just react."
He turns around, and shouts in some other direction, "Suzanne!"
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A lot.
"Was... that supposed to do something?" she asks hesitantly.
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That's never not worked before.
"Apparently it was, but mostly I just looked like an idiot right there."
This is much worse than he thought.
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She's very cute, with her head tilted like that.
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It's not misplaced if it's actually doing the world a favor, though, is it?
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Beat.
"Does that mean that my name's Suzanne?"
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