Sime/Gen Roleplaying: Bender Cove Township Scenario
Episode #185: A Crumb of Dialogue (3/15/98)
Eliza runs to the cafeteria to grab a quick bite and get away from the (faint) remaining odor of incense.
Tamlen is drinking tea and eating muffins calmly.
Eliza is moving like an augmenting Sime as she grabs some food without really looking.
Eliza stops, looks for a spare table and walks over to Tamlen.
Eliza: Hi Tamlen. Can I join you please?
Tamlen: Of course, Eliza, glad of the company.
Eliza places the tray quickly on the table - spilling large amounts of everything and jumps into the seat.
Tamlen wonders why Eliza has orange juice rather than milk on her cereal.
Eliza: I've been soooo busy - I haven't had time to do more then grab a bite here and there.... [shovels cereal into her mouth]
Tamlen: You're supporting Jirelle, right?
Eliza: Yeah, [spraying cereal all over the place] and she is sooo sweet and forgiving, I'm getting a complex.
Tamlen wonders what the effects of two such overly upbeat types will have on transfers to renSimes....
Tamlen casually flicks cereal off a muffin.
Eliza: Every time I do something wrong, SHE says sorry!
Tamlen: Jirelle is a sweetheart, yeah.
Eliza picks up her glass of milk and takes a sip, then pokes a face and looks at it.
Eliza: That's funny - I thought this was orange juice.
Eliza notices that the orange juice in on the cereal and takes another spoonful. "Oh, there it is."
Tamlen: Glad to see you're eating well, being a growing girl and all....
Eliza picks up her toast and vegimite - takes a bite, then takes another spoonful of cereal and orange juice and a gulp of milk.
Tamlen wonders why Eliza didn't bring Jirelle to eat also.
Tamlen: Has Jirelle eaten today yet?
Eliza: Oh dear! I knew I forgot something!!!!
Eliza jumps up and dashes out of the cafeteria.
Tamlen notices that Eliza is eating the odd gunk from that guy Parnul's shop....
Eliza dashes back to the room she left Jirelle doing paperwork... hmmm, not there.
Eliza thinks then goes to Jirelle's room... from down the hall she can smell the incense.
Eliza: Drat that channel. Well, if she wants to meditate she can do it without me.
Eliza runs back to the cafeteria.
Eliza: [slips back into the chair besides Tamlen] She is meditating with that awful incense.
Tamlen: That smoke stuff?
Eliza: Yes.
Eliza: I'm allergic to it and she gave me some stuff for the allergy and I think I'm allergic to that too. [holds out hand which is shaking] look!
Tamlen takes her hand and examines the rash.
Eliza's hand trembles in his grasp.
Tamlen holds the hand firmly in both of his, which are so much larger that it vanishes entirely.
Eliza: I can't stop shaking and I seem to be augmenting all over the place! I mean - I know I'm not - but I feel that way.
Eliza: No wonder Jirelle needed to meditate. I think I'm driving her mad.
Tamlen takes a hand to feel Eliza's forehead.
Tamlen: Are you breathing okay?
Eliza takes her hand back and crams more toast in her mouth.
Eliza splutters around the food, "yeah".
Eliza: Just can't seem to stop. [smiles at him]
Tamlen: Are you always this hungry?
Eliza: Not usually.
Tamlen tries to think of a diplomatic way of asking about her regularity....
Tamlen: Hmmm....
Eliza drinks the rest of the milk and starts on a pear.
Tamlen: Hmmmm.... You might be allergic to it, yeah....
Eliza: Jirelle would be all right if she didn't keep apologizing all the time!
Eliza: And burning that horrid stuff.
Eliza: And stood up for herself more.
Eliza: And stopped putting herself down.
Eliza: And stopped humming.
Eliza will be glad when this assignment is over.
Tamlen: Jirelle doesn't like to think badly of anyone, so she takes the blame for anything that happens on herself.
Eliza: Yes, it's so annoying. It's like she hates herself or something.
Tamlen: No, she's just very kind hearted. A bit too much so.
Eliza finishes the pear, core and all, and looks around for something else to eat.
Eliza: Hmmmm, wonder if they have any.... [realizing she was about to ask for a meat product, Eliza stops and blushes.] Errr, guess not.
Tamlen pushes over the remaining muffin.
Eliza: Gee, thanks! [picks it up and starts eating it]
Tamlen: If you'll excuse me, I have to go work out with Hajene Lanyi.
Eliza: Okay. Thanks for the muffin.
Tamlen gulps down the last of his tea and gets up.
Tamlen bows to Eliza.
Eliza waves and sprays muffin crumbs. "Bye."
Tamlen: Goodbye.
Tamlen goes out.