Dave read the flyer over once more to check that he's heading towards the right place. Mimi had been rehearsing for this play for a few weeks now. Unfortunately
Dave has been busy with his routines. Almost daily he had flown along side the Macross as a guard. Should the aliens have an ambush set up for them there would at least be one squadron already airborne. This separated him from his girlfriend and he had to cancels dates at the last minute. He felt like a jerk so he bought some flowers to make it up to her. With a bouquet in hand he made his way to where the rehearsals are held.
He found the building where rehearsals are held. The first floor was a bookstore but upstairs was an empty loft where anyone can rehearse. The director owns both shops and teaches at the school her on board the Macross.
Dave slowly climbed the stairs to the landing and found a chair to sit in. The actors where running their lines and the director watched them closely. Mimi is trying out for the lead role, an heiress to a large Southern plantation who falls for Northern soldier who's found wounded at her doorsteps. She was excited by the depth of her character, this has been unlike any of the plays she ever had to do in highschool, this is the real deal.
The director called for her and the leading man to approach him. He was offering them advice on their characters it looked like as he referred to the script a few times. Both Mimi and the other guy nodded in compliance. It looks like Dave is going to see his girlfriend rehearse.
Mimi and the man took their places among the makeshift props.
"And action," the director called out.
Mimi held her back towards the other man and turned around real quickly, looking quite upset. She pointed her finger towards the man and ran her line, "Get out, just get your things and kindly leave, sir."
"But Mary, I don't see why it must be this way," he pleaded.
"You don't get it do you," she began as she walked past him, coming up to the center stage as if looking out into the distance.
The man pursued and waited behind her.
"Your from the North, I from the South, if the soldiers find you hear, they'd kill you," Mimi said.
"I don't care Mary, let them find me, I will announce that I love you to death itself if I can't have you," the man said as he sat his hands on her sholders.
"Don't call me that, you will only refer to me as ma'am," Mimi said defensively.
"Dammit Mary," the man said as he spun her around to face him, "I love you," he said and then the two kissed.
Dave dropped his jaw. His Mimi was kissing this other guy right in front of him. His hands rubbed her back and she was leaning into it. It was an eternity before the director finally called cut.
"Mimi, Stan, that was great," the director stated.
The two actors smiled out of the director's flattery.
"Mimi, darling, you were meant for this part, you really take to the role of Mary LaBelle well, my dear," the director said as he hugged Mimi.
"Thank you, sir," she said as she blushed at the compliments.
"And that's all for today, I want to see everyone on Friday for one final rehearsal before this weekend," he then said to all of his actors.
The troupe broke up for the day and gathered their belongings.
Dave waited on the chair with green eyes. He watched the crowd of actors walk by. He was expecting to see Mimi walk by any second now but he has not seen her yet. Instead, Mimi and the man named Stan stood behind.
"You did well toady," Stan said as he shook her hand. His smile was broad and perfect and his blue eye gave a slight twinkle to them.
"Oh, thank you, Stan, I really wanted Mary to come to life," Mimi added.
Dave coughed from his seat and stood up. Mimi turned around and beamed.
"Dave, what are you doing here," she asked, totally excited to see her boyfriend.
"Stan," Mimi started, "this is my boyfriend, Dave."
"Nice to meet you Dave," Stan said.
"Yeah, how're you doing," Dave said defensively.
The two men stared at each other for a moment. That's when Mimi piped in, "Oh Dave are those for me?"
Dave remembered the bouquet of flowers.
"Yeah, here you go," he said as he handed her the flowers. "Are you ready to go for our date?"
"Sure, where are we going tonight," she asked as they walked downstairs.
The rest of their conversation trailed off from where Stan stood. He watched the couple disappear to the bookstore downstairs with a wide smile on his handsome face. He thought Dave was a silly, immature boy filling a man's pair of boots. Stan is a little older and has his own cabin which he shares with a buddy who's hardly ever home.
"Mimi," Stan said to himself, "you are something incredible."
"What's the matter," Mimi asked on Dave's arm.
"What do you mean," Dave asked as he feigned like he didn't know what she meant.
"You were acting rude in front of Stan back there," she added.
"What, that's ridiculous, why would I act rude to anybody," he questioned her.
"That's what I would like to know," she said.
Dave burned up inside. He knew that she would be dancing around this topic until Dave broke down and confess what he truly felt. He bit his tongue and curse himself.
"If you must know," he started, "I felt very uncomfortable watching you and Stan kiss."
"What," Mimi asked aloud, "that's absurd, I'm an actress, Dave, I act. The play is a drama, I must kiss the leading man, and if that happens to be Stan, then that's the way things have to be."
"What did you mean by that," Dave questioned as he felt sketchy about her explanation.
"What are you talking about," she asked.
"'And if that happens to be Stan,' why does he seem like an exception," Dave asked.
"Honestly Dave, you are making stuff up for yourself now, if you continue this you're going to become obsessed," Mimi shot at him.
Things felt icy.
"All right," Dave said defeatedly.
The two rounded the corner and stepped into Chinese restaurant. The building has been fashioned to look like a pagoda.
The two were seated by a cute little boy. He then handed them their menus.
"He's so cute," Mimi said, a rosiness returned her cheeks as she smiled, watching the kid head back to the front desk.
"I heard this place is suppose to be really good, it was recommended to me by a guy in my squadron," Dave stated as he took in the atmosphere.
"Would that be Hikaru Ichijo," Mimi asked.
"Did you say Hikaru Ichijo," a sweet sounding voice said.
Both Dave and Mimi turned to meet their waitress, a very attractive young girl with a beautiful face. Her waitress' outfit complimented her look.
"Yeah, you know him," Dave said.
"Of course I do, he's my boyfriend," she said, "hi, my name is Minmei, and I'll be your waitress for tonight."
Dave smile in kind to Minmei's very captivating smile.
"I'm Dave, Hikaru's a pilot in my squadron," Dave said with a winning grin on his face.
"Are you two ready to order, maybe I can get you guys some tea," she offered.
Dave realized that Minmei asked if the "two" of them are ready and he returned to his senses and looked across the table to his girlfriend, Mimi. He blushed a little bit but he played it off.
"Baby, are you ready to order," he asked Mimi.
"I think I need a little more time, but I'll take a diet cola," Mimi said.
"I'll take some ice water," Dave said.
"Okay, I'll be back with your drinks in just a second," Minmei said with a slight bow and then she headed back to the kitchen.
"Okay, what was that all about," Mimi asked. Her blue eyes were turning red.
"What was all of what about," Dave said, not really understanding what Mimi was talking about.
"That girl, you were totally flirting with her, right in front of me," she hissed under her breath to him, attempting to keep their conversation low profile.
"I was not," Dave answered.
"You were sending her vibes," Mimi added.
"No I wasn't."
"You were too, and right in front of me, too," Mimi shot.
"What, don't tell me that you're jealous, Mis I'm-an-Actress, I can't be jealous at anything and I don't expect my boyfriend to when I kiss a stranger," Dave said sarcastically, but hurtfull.
"Dave, I'll have you know that Stan is a perfect gentleman and he can separate himself from his character, neither us have any feelings for each other, we're just peers," Mimi defended.
"Please, I see how he looked at you, and that wasn't just a kiss," Dave paused to act out a peck of a kiss, "it was a Kiss," he emphasized by making a very obscene gesture of a kiss.
"I thought you were mature enough to see beyond such things, you should know that I would never cheat on you," Mimi said, her face red that she would be accused of such a thing.
"I don't want to talk about this anymore, let's bury it," Dave said.
Mimi was about to say something back but they noticed that Mimei was on her way back with their drinks.
"Thank you," Dave said as Minmei left.
Both of them took a sip at the same time, staring at each other over their brims, waiting for who would strike next.
"You know what you want yet," Dave asked at length.
"Yes, I'll get the chicken," Mimi said.
"Good choice, I'll get shrimp dish," he then said.
Dinner went on like this too. Both were pretty much silent and ate their dinner nearly automatically.
"You know, we're just being ridiculous" mimi said.
"I guess we were, it's just things aren't like they use to be," Dave said, "I'm out there during this war and every time I go out there I get more and more at ease. I'm out there, saving the crew from destruction at the hands of those aliens. I find it hard to believe that I just see them as the enemy and just that. I see less and less of you nowadays. I wanna be a good boyfriend but sometimes I'm afraid that we're not spending any quality time together."
"Don't think like that, I'm still here, I know you're busy. You mean well and I love you," she said, "I'll make it up to you after the play Saturday."
"Sounds good to me," Dave smiled.
The two waved Minmei down for the check and Dave left ten creds behind. The two got up and left to the movies.
Dave has been busy with his routines. Almost daily he had flown along side the Macross as a guard. Should the aliens have an ambush set up for them there would at least be one squadron already airborne. This separated him from his girlfriend and he had to cancels dates at the last minute. He felt like a jerk so he bought some flowers to make it up to her. With a bouquet in hand he made his way to where the rehearsals are held.
He found the building where rehearsals are held. The first floor was a bookstore but upstairs was an empty loft where anyone can rehearse. The director owns both shops and teaches at the school her on board the Macross.
Dave slowly climbed the stairs to the landing and found a chair to sit in. The actors where running their lines and the director watched them closely. Mimi is trying out for the lead role, an heiress to a large Southern plantation who falls for Northern soldier who's found wounded at her doorsteps. She was excited by the depth of her character, this has been unlike any of the plays she ever had to do in highschool, this is the real deal.
The director called for her and the leading man to approach him. He was offering them advice on their characters it looked like as he referred to the script a few times. Both Mimi and the other guy nodded in compliance. It looks like Dave is going to see his girlfriend rehearse.
Mimi and the man took their places among the makeshift props.
"And action," the director called out.
Mimi held her back towards the other man and turned around real quickly, looking quite upset. She pointed her finger towards the man and ran her line, "Get out, just get your things and kindly leave, sir."
"But Mary, I don't see why it must be this way," he pleaded.
"You don't get it do you," she began as she walked past him, coming up to the center stage as if looking out into the distance.
The man pursued and waited behind her.
"Your from the North, I from the South, if the soldiers find you hear, they'd kill you," Mimi said.
"I don't care Mary, let them find me, I will announce that I love you to death itself if I can't have you," the man said as he sat his hands on her sholders.
"Don't call me that, you will only refer to me as ma'am," Mimi said defensively.
"Dammit Mary," the man said as he spun her around to face him, "I love you," he said and then the two kissed.
Dave dropped his jaw. His Mimi was kissing this other guy right in front of him. His hands rubbed her back and she was leaning into it. It was an eternity before the director finally called cut.
"Mimi, Stan, that was great," the director stated.
The two actors smiled out of the director's flattery.
"Mimi, darling, you were meant for this part, you really take to the role of Mary LaBelle well, my dear," the director said as he hugged Mimi.
"Thank you, sir," she said as she blushed at the compliments.
"And that's all for today, I want to see everyone on Friday for one final rehearsal before this weekend," he then said to all of his actors.
The troupe broke up for the day and gathered their belongings.
Dave waited on the chair with green eyes. He watched the crowd of actors walk by. He was expecting to see Mimi walk by any second now but he has not seen her yet. Instead, Mimi and the man named Stan stood behind.
"You did well toady," Stan said as he shook her hand. His smile was broad and perfect and his blue eye gave a slight twinkle to them.
"Oh, thank you, Stan, I really wanted Mary to come to life," Mimi added.
Dave coughed from his seat and stood up. Mimi turned around and beamed.
"Dave, what are you doing here," she asked, totally excited to see her boyfriend.
"Stan," Mimi started, "this is my boyfriend, Dave."
"Nice to meet you Dave," Stan said.
"Yeah, how're you doing," Dave said defensively.
The two men stared at each other for a moment. That's when Mimi piped in, "Oh Dave are those for me?"
Dave remembered the bouquet of flowers.
"Yeah, here you go," he said as he handed her the flowers. "Are you ready to go for our date?"
"Sure, where are we going tonight," she asked as they walked downstairs.
The rest of their conversation trailed off from where Stan stood. He watched the couple disappear to the bookstore downstairs with a wide smile on his handsome face. He thought Dave was a silly, immature boy filling a man's pair of boots. Stan is a little older and has his own cabin which he shares with a buddy who's hardly ever home.
"Mimi," Stan said to himself, "you are something incredible."
"What's the matter," Mimi asked on Dave's arm.
"What do you mean," Dave asked as he feigned like he didn't know what she meant.
"You were acting rude in front of Stan back there," she added.
"What, that's ridiculous, why would I act rude to anybody," he questioned her.
"That's what I would like to know," she said.
Dave burned up inside. He knew that she would be dancing around this topic until Dave broke down and confess what he truly felt. He bit his tongue and curse himself.
"If you must know," he started, "I felt very uncomfortable watching you and Stan kiss."
"What," Mimi asked aloud, "that's absurd, I'm an actress, Dave, I act. The play is a drama, I must kiss the leading man, and if that happens to be Stan, then that's the way things have to be."
"What did you mean by that," Dave questioned as he felt sketchy about her explanation.
"What are you talking about," she asked.
"'And if that happens to be Stan,' why does he seem like an exception," Dave asked.
"Honestly Dave, you are making stuff up for yourself now, if you continue this you're going to become obsessed," Mimi shot at him.
Things felt icy.
"All right," Dave said defeatedly.
The two rounded the corner and stepped into Chinese restaurant. The building has been fashioned to look like a pagoda.
The two were seated by a cute little boy. He then handed them their menus.
"He's so cute," Mimi said, a rosiness returned her cheeks as she smiled, watching the kid head back to the front desk.
"I heard this place is suppose to be really good, it was recommended to me by a guy in my squadron," Dave stated as he took in the atmosphere.
"Would that be Hikaru Ichijo," Mimi asked.
"Did you say Hikaru Ichijo," a sweet sounding voice said.
Both Dave and Mimi turned to meet their waitress, a very attractive young girl with a beautiful face. Her waitress' outfit complimented her look.
"Yeah, you know him," Dave said.
"Of course I do, he's my boyfriend," she said, "hi, my name is Minmei, and I'll be your waitress for tonight."
Dave smile in kind to Minmei's very captivating smile.
"I'm Dave, Hikaru's a pilot in my squadron," Dave said with a winning grin on his face.
"Are you two ready to order, maybe I can get you guys some tea," she offered.
Dave realized that Minmei asked if the "two" of them are ready and he returned to his senses and looked across the table to his girlfriend, Mimi. He blushed a little bit but he played it off.
"Baby, are you ready to order," he asked Mimi.
"I think I need a little more time, but I'll take a diet cola," Mimi said.
"I'll take some ice water," Dave said.
"Okay, I'll be back with your drinks in just a second," Minmei said with a slight bow and then she headed back to the kitchen.
"Okay, what was that all about," Mimi asked. Her blue eyes were turning red.
"What was all of what about," Dave said, not really understanding what Mimi was talking about.
"That girl, you were totally flirting with her, right in front of me," she hissed under her breath to him, attempting to keep their conversation low profile.
"I was not," Dave answered.
"You were sending her vibes," Mimi added.
"No I wasn't."
"You were too, and right in front of me, too," Mimi shot.
"What, don't tell me that you're jealous, Mis I'm-an-Actress, I can't be jealous at anything and I don't expect my boyfriend to when I kiss a stranger," Dave said sarcastically, but hurtfull.
"Dave, I'll have you know that Stan is a perfect gentleman and he can separate himself from his character, neither us have any feelings for each other, we're just peers," Mimi defended.
"Please, I see how he looked at you, and that wasn't just a kiss," Dave paused to act out a peck of a kiss, "it was a Kiss," he emphasized by making a very obscene gesture of a kiss.
"I thought you were mature enough to see beyond such things, you should know that I would never cheat on you," Mimi said, her face red that she would be accused of such a thing.
"I don't want to talk about this anymore, let's bury it," Dave said.
Mimi was about to say something back but they noticed that Mimei was on her way back with their drinks.
"Thank you," Dave said as Minmei left.
Both of them took a sip at the same time, staring at each other over their brims, waiting for who would strike next.
"You know what you want yet," Dave asked at length.
"Yes, I'll get the chicken," Mimi said.
"Good choice, I'll get shrimp dish," he then said.
Dinner went on like this too. Both were pretty much silent and ate their dinner nearly automatically.
"You know, we're just being ridiculous" mimi said.
"I guess we were, it's just things aren't like they use to be," Dave said, "I'm out there during this war and every time I go out there I get more and more at ease. I'm out there, saving the crew from destruction at the hands of those aliens. I find it hard to believe that I just see them as the enemy and just that. I see less and less of you nowadays. I wanna be a good boyfriend but sometimes I'm afraid that we're not spending any quality time together."
"Don't think like that, I'm still here, I know you're busy. You mean well and I love you," she said, "I'll make it up to you after the play Saturday."
"Sounds good to me," Dave smiled.
The two waved Minmei down for the check and Dave left ten creds behind. The two got up and left to the movies.