Man of Conscience
As always, BOLD is the character, ITALIC is the conscience.
Flagellation
Look look look! There she is!
I see her.
She's coming in! Are you ready?
Ready for what? She's a customer.
Ready to kiss her and hug her and tell her you love her.
Not gonna happen.
It might. You're looking sharp tonight.
I'm not looking sharp, I just wore a button-down shirt because if makes me look like a serious businessman.
You are a serious businessman, too serious actually. Honestly, when was the last time you laughed?
You know when.
Ah yes, the last time she told you a joke. Why don't you laugh at Kirk's jokes?
Kirk's jokes aren't funny.
Well then, I'm just going to let you handle this next bit by yourself. Don't screw it up.
Thank god, peace and quiet at last.
…
Not bad.
See what I can do without you?
She thinks you're hot. And she flirted with you.
No she didn't, she was just being nice.
She checked out your package! Didn't you notice that?
No, she didn't.
Yes, she did. She watched you pull your order pad out of your pants, only she wasn't looking at the order pad, it was all about Lucky Lukey.
Don't call it that! Don't call it anything! Geez.
What? You've seen her name every inanimate object in sight. It's just a matter of time.
It's NOT an inanimate object!
For all the use you've been getting out of it recently …
Hey!
Just sayin'. She said she had a flagellation to go to. That was flirting.
Yeah? She actually sounded a little sad.
Now that would be from the flagellating, now wouldn't it?
She normally only sounds like that when she'd visited her parents, but it's not a holiday.
Go ask her. Then ask her out.
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I can't believe you chickened out.
I didn't chicken out. I got distracted. Rory shouldn't be drinking coffee at her age, and it's way too late in the evening for chili fries. She'll have nightmares.
You do try to take good care of them, don't you?
Of course. Who wouldn't?
Her mother, Rory's father, …
I get the point.
No you don't. You need to take care of yourself, too. Go ask her out. You need this.
I'm fine.
You are so not fine. If you traveled by air more often, then you'd understand.
I don't get it.
Put your own oxygen mask on first.