Mark Bleh.

Mel Hmm?

Angry Mark Bleh!

Mel What’s up?

Mark Bleh.

Mel So I see.

Mark So I talked to Eric yesterday.

Mel Eric-your-ex-Eric?

Mark The same.

Mel Hold on, stop right there.

Mark What?

Mel I am going to use my amazing powers of mental … something mumba jumba hoodee whoo … it didn’t go well.

Mark And what gave me away?

Mel The whining and pouting, really.

Mark Yeah.

Mel I mean my amazing powers could’ve worked it out anyway, but… with the whining and the pouting…

Mark All right. It was just sucky.

Mel What happened?

Mark Well. So. And you know, I mean…

Mel Mark. What happened?

Mark We met outside a deli. Just normal stuff. But I thought I should say hi, or something.

Mel All right, and he was cold, or bitchy?

Sad Mark Well. I started to ask how he was and somehow as I said the words I heard them and realized I was asking if there was a chance we might get back together.

Mel No!

Sad Mark Yes.

Mel Oh, Mark!

Sad Mark I know, Trust me I know. So, yeah, that went about as well as you would think.

Mel He did the whole backing away slowly thing?

Mark I swear he looked like a trapped rat.

Happy Mel Oh, it isn’t funny, but…

Happy Mark No but it is.

Happy Mel It really is. Did he even reply? Or just try to edge out and make a break for it?

Mark Oh he muttered something that could have been either “Oh my god get away from me” or “Yeah I’ll call you,” I can’t be sure.

Mel Those two are remarkably similar.

Mark They are when all the blood you have is pounding in your ears and you’re trying to make your head explode because it’ll be easier than living with what just came out of your mouth.

Mel Oh, Mark. Ok, come here. You need a hug.

Mark I need something. Bleh.

Mel Bleh.

Mark But hey, Melly Mel hugs are always good.

Happy Mel Good. So, I’m going to guess he hasn’t called.

Mark He has not called, no.

Mel At least my mental powers still work.

Mark Right.

Mel All right, we can make this better!

Mark How’s that?

Mel We can go watch random strange foreign films at the Angelika and then discuss them in loud, obnoxious voices until NYU film students argue with us and then we can laugh at them and run away?

Happy Mark Well… that does sound fantastic.

Happy Mel Doesn’t it always?

Happy Mark Yeah.

Happy Mel Hooray! Let’s go!

Happy Mark I’m hoping for something Swedish!

Happy Mel Yeah!