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Elise:Any time. That’s what friends are for.
March 31
Elise:Saw the Mavericks at the bar. Sorry you guys lost.
Randall:Thanks. What’s the bar scene like in Cleveland?
Elise:It wasn’t that kind of bar. My meeting with costume designers went on forever so we grabbed cheap food. Apparently there are lots of things to be said about shoulder pads.
Randall:And mullets. Don’t forget hockey’s contribution to the 80s.
Elise:Taking notes!
Randall:Is your clown still bothering you? Maybe donate it to the theater as a costume dummy.
Elise:ITclown is no longer a menace because I have a new housemate. Kaden is willing to stay in the living room. It is oddly reassuring to know he’ll be attacked before me.
Randall:You can’t move in with a stranger.[Deleted]
Randall:Is this someone you’ve met before? How do you know he isn’t worse than the IT clown?
Elise:Aww, don’t worry about me. We hadn’t met before but he’s fine. It’s temporary. He’s got dorm housing as soon as university students leave for the summer.
Randall:How can you be sure if you just met?
Elise:Rehearsal and production time isn’t normal time.
Randall:?
Elise:What to some people is one week feels a lot longer to repertory theater folks. I’ll know more about people I meet on this production than anyone I took classes with in college for four years. It’s weird but not unusual. Does that make sense?
Randall:Why isn’t Lily with you instead? I thought she was auditioning for a part.
Elise:She can’t leave Columbus right now. Family reasons so I can’t say more.
Randall:I get that.
A few hours later…
Randall:Thinking about what you said earlier. About normal time. I can’t believe we only met a few weeks before you left. It feels a lot longer.
Elise:In a good way or in a tedious way?
Randall:Definitely in a good way.
April 5
Randall:Hey
Elise:Hey
Randall:I was thinking about heading to Jack & Jill diner.
Elise:What’s there to think about? Why aren’t you already there?
Randall:My cheeseburger buddy isn’t around to keep me company.
Elise:I can’t be the only one you know who eats greasy diner food.
