Act 1
"Alright everyone, I must once again bring up the issue of the overwhelming amount of deer that are terrorizing the town," Taylor bellowed out to the crowd of people gathered in Ms. Patty's studio for the town meeting. He banged his gavel suddenly, causing everyone in the front row to jump. "Lorelai! May I ask what is so important that you feel the need to talk through the whole meeting?" he was irritated.
"Absolutely, you may ask," Lorelai called out in reply.
"Well," he pressed. "What is it?"
"Oh," she said flippantly. "I was just saying that it was pretty dumb of you to suggest trying to kill the little deer."
"Yeah, that's sick," Rory chimed in.
"I mean, they're just deer," Lorelai continued. "They don't hurt anything."
"Have you seen Bambi, Taylor?" Rory said. "People don't like those who kill deer." The crowd murmured in agreement.
"I think it's animal cruelty," Lorelai said. "We should report it."
"It would be interesting to see how the city council would react to the town magistrate trying to kill a bunch of helpless deer," Luke added gruffly from where he was sitting beside Lorelai and Rory. "Why, you might be forced to resign."
Taylor looked non-pulsed for a minute. "Okay, are there any other issues?" he saw Lorelai's hand shoot up. "Besides the Friday festival?" Lorelai put her hand down. No one brought anything else up. "Alright, dismissed," Taylor banged his gavel and everyone jumped again.
"Rory!" Lindsay called through the crowd of people who were filing out of the studio. Rory stopped walking to let her catch up.
"I'll catch up," she told Lorelai and Luke, who kept walking without her and went into the diner, probably to caffinate Lorelai.
"Hey," Lindsay panted. "How are you?"
"Hi, I'm okay," Rory replied. "You?"
"Fine," she smiled. "Um, do you have a minute? There's something I want to ask you."
"Okay, um.the gazebo?" Rory led the way.
"Oh, and thanks so much for the magazine and gift," Lindsay said, sounding quite sincere. "I'm glad we're getting along. I have to admit that I was a bit bitchy to you because I thought you'd go after Dean."
"Dean and I are just friends," Rory said seriously.
"I know that now, I was just being a brat," she smiled in spite of herself. "I know that you and Dean are friends. We both talked about it and he really values your friendship a lot, he wants you to be a part of his life. I think that's probably a good idea; I mean, I have other friends, so why shouldn't he? You were such a big part of his life for so long.
Anyway, if it isn't too weird for you, would you like to be one of my bridesmaids?" she finished hopefully.
Rory looked stunned for a minute. "I," she started and cleared her throat. "Are you sure that wouldn't be weird for YOU?"
Lindsay looked thoughtful. "At first, when Dean said he wanted you to be in our lives, I was skeptical," she admitted. "I know you're his friend, and after I thought about it I realized that we would probably get along with each other too if we tried.
Asking you to be a bridesmaid was my idea, not his. Since you can't be a groomsman I figured that it was the logical choice. I really would love it if you could."
Rory paused. "Okay, sure," she laughed. Lindsay squealed and hugged her.
"Great!" Lindsay cried. "Well, the wedding's at the end of August, so we're having dress fittings on Wednesday at noon. Can you make it?"
"Yes, you bet," Rory smiled. "Where?"
"That bridal store in Hartford, the one on Maple Street," Lindsay told her and Rory nodded. "Okay, I should go, I'm supposed to meet Dean. I'll see you Wednesday."
"Bye," Rory said as she dashed off. Rory sat in the gazebo for a few more minutes, thinking about what had just happened. Eventually she got up and headed across the street to Luke's to join Luke and her mother.
Commercial Break.
"Alright everyone, I must once again bring up the issue of the overwhelming amount of deer that are terrorizing the town," Taylor bellowed out to the crowd of people gathered in Ms. Patty's studio for the town meeting. He banged his gavel suddenly, causing everyone in the front row to jump. "Lorelai! May I ask what is so important that you feel the need to talk through the whole meeting?" he was irritated.
"Absolutely, you may ask," Lorelai called out in reply.
"Well," he pressed. "What is it?"
"Oh," she said flippantly. "I was just saying that it was pretty dumb of you to suggest trying to kill the little deer."
"Yeah, that's sick," Rory chimed in.
"I mean, they're just deer," Lorelai continued. "They don't hurt anything."
"Have you seen Bambi, Taylor?" Rory said. "People don't like those who kill deer." The crowd murmured in agreement.
"I think it's animal cruelty," Lorelai said. "We should report it."
"It would be interesting to see how the city council would react to the town magistrate trying to kill a bunch of helpless deer," Luke added gruffly from where he was sitting beside Lorelai and Rory. "Why, you might be forced to resign."
Taylor looked non-pulsed for a minute. "Okay, are there any other issues?" he saw Lorelai's hand shoot up. "Besides the Friday festival?" Lorelai put her hand down. No one brought anything else up. "Alright, dismissed," Taylor banged his gavel and everyone jumped again.
"Rory!" Lindsay called through the crowd of people who were filing out of the studio. Rory stopped walking to let her catch up.
"I'll catch up," she told Lorelai and Luke, who kept walking without her and went into the diner, probably to caffinate Lorelai.
"Hey," Lindsay panted. "How are you?"
"Hi, I'm okay," Rory replied. "You?"
"Fine," she smiled. "Um, do you have a minute? There's something I want to ask you."
"Okay, um.the gazebo?" Rory led the way.
"Oh, and thanks so much for the magazine and gift," Lindsay said, sounding quite sincere. "I'm glad we're getting along. I have to admit that I was a bit bitchy to you because I thought you'd go after Dean."
"Dean and I are just friends," Rory said seriously.
"I know that now, I was just being a brat," she smiled in spite of herself. "I know that you and Dean are friends. We both talked about it and he really values your friendship a lot, he wants you to be a part of his life. I think that's probably a good idea; I mean, I have other friends, so why shouldn't he? You were such a big part of his life for so long.
Anyway, if it isn't too weird for you, would you like to be one of my bridesmaids?" she finished hopefully.
Rory looked stunned for a minute. "I," she started and cleared her throat. "Are you sure that wouldn't be weird for YOU?"
Lindsay looked thoughtful. "At first, when Dean said he wanted you to be in our lives, I was skeptical," she admitted. "I know you're his friend, and after I thought about it I realized that we would probably get along with each other too if we tried.
Asking you to be a bridesmaid was my idea, not his. Since you can't be a groomsman I figured that it was the logical choice. I really would love it if you could."
Rory paused. "Okay, sure," she laughed. Lindsay squealed and hugged her.
"Great!" Lindsay cried. "Well, the wedding's at the end of August, so we're having dress fittings on Wednesday at noon. Can you make it?"
"Yes, you bet," Rory smiled. "Where?"
"That bridal store in Hartford, the one on Maple Street," Lindsay told her and Rory nodded. "Okay, I should go, I'm supposed to meet Dean. I'll see you Wednesday."
"Bye," Rory said as she dashed off. Rory sat in the gazebo for a few more minutes, thinking about what had just happened. Eventually she got up and headed across the street to Luke's to join Luke and her mother.
Commercial Break.