I thought he was a musician.
Pauline Well, music's officially a hobby. He's painting now, and writing letters to newspapers and magazines. He's very meticulous. He'll spend up to a week writing a response to a music review. He's incredibly smart. Maybe too smart, I don't know. We're doing very well.
I have the emotional version of whatever bad feng shui would be I don't know. You tell me. You understand this shit.
Pauline Did you drink your teas?
Yeah, I drank my **** teas.
Pauline I was dating that guy Horace back then. Do you remember him?
Was that the guy who liked to rough you up?
Pauline No, that was our dad.
Our dad used to strip down to his skivvies and beat us with a belt.
That man had a sexual screw loose.
Pauline That's awful, that stuff that happens to kids. Malcolm was fondled by a male babysitter.
Just use that information however you want.
He's doing the interview with me in town on Friday. Did I tell you he and I are collaborating on a screenplay? An adaptation of one of Dick's novels.
Pauline No. I didn't even know you knew he was up here.
Is he even a good writer? Why do people care about him?
Pauline You're competitive with everyone. It doesn't even matter if they do the same thing as you. He's competitive with Bono.
It's true. I don't subscribe to the credo that there's enough room for everyone to be successful. I think there are only a few spots available, and people like Dick Koosman and Bono are taking them up. [continues drawing a picture of a man and woman having sex]
Malcolm, what would ever make you think that's something to draw right now?
Sorry. I wasn't thinking about it. Sorry Margot.
Pauline Margot told Claude something I expressly told her in confidence, and he told Ingrid. I'm stunned that she put me in this position. It's so **** infuriating!
Well, it's one of those things...
Pauline Don't say anything, OK? You know what, just be there for me, silently.
OK.
Pauline Why do I have to be so careful around her, but everyone is allowed to make fun of me?
I don't think...
Pauline Malcolm, what did I just say? I just need you to take my side. I don't need you to make it better. Ingrid's really upset. ****, I can't believe she put me in this position! I didn't tell you before because I didn't want you to feel like you had to marry me. I found out right before our seminar that I'm pregnant.
Uh-huh.
Pauline Well? Does that sound good to you?
I'm still digesting Margot telling Claude. What a **** nutjob. Sorry. I think I'm really happy.
I wanna punch that guy in the nose.
Pauline You've never hit anyone.
I have too!
Pauline Who?
Lots of people. You don't know them. They're not around cause I punched them.
[Pauline bursts out laughing]
