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Out There - Monday, November 19, 2007 [[Wally talking on phone.]] / Wally: Hi, Ms. Murphy? This is Wally Green. / Wally: I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time. I was hoping you could help me get in touch with your daughter. / Wally: Pardon me? Yes, Wally. Or Walter. Walter Green. / [[listens on phone]] / Wally: Yes, little Walter Green...
Out There - Tuesday, November 20, 2007 [[Chuck's living room. James in chair. Miriam on couch in Chuck's lap, talking into cellphone.]] / Miriam: Hello? / [[Miriam listens to phone, looks startled.]] / Miriam: Hold on a sec, okay? / [[Miriam gets up, addresses Chuck.]] / Miriam: I think I'm gonna go outside and have a cigarette, okay? / Chuck:...
Out There - Wednesday, November 21, 2007 [[Miriam sitting outside Chuck's door, smoking, talking on cellphone.]] / Miriam: It's your dime, Walter. What do you want? / Miriam: No, I'm working that night. I'm off the night after that. The Bradenton Hotel? / Miriam: No, I don't know where that is. Yeah, if it's in Portstown, I can find it. I...
Out There - Thursday, November 22, 2007 [[Miriam walks into Chuck's apartment, arms crossed, looking pensive.]] / [[Chuck pats Miriam, who's now sitting on couch next to him.]] / Chuck: Everything okay, Mir? / Miriam: I dunno. / [[Miriam leans on Chuck's shoulder.]] / Chuck: Wanna talk about it? / Miriam: Not yet. / [[Miriam lays down on Chuck's...
Out There - Friday, November 23, 2007 [[Miriam laying on her bed, Sherry sitting next to her.]] / Sherry: Why would he call you now, after all this time? / Miriam: I dunno. / Sherry: You're not going to go see him, are you? / Miriam: I dunno, I might. / Sherry: Miriam, this sounds like a TERRIBLE idea. A MARRIED professional athlete with...
 
Out There - Saturday, November 24, 2007 [[Miriam standing in front of mirror, trying on various outfits -- different one in each panel.]] / Miriam: (No, too cute.) / Miriam: (Too charming.) / Miriam: (Too enticing.) / Miriam: (Too seductive.) / [[Miriam in panties and bra, holding clothing in hand. Sherry stands behind her.]] / Sherry: That's...
Out There - Monday, November 26, 2007 [[Miriam tugging at a bustier in front of a mirror.]] / Sherry: Does Chuck know you're going to see Walter? / Miriam: Not exactly. / Sherry: Don't you think you should tell him? / Miriam: It can wait. I'm not even sure I'm going to go yet. / [[Miriam pulls up her jeans.]] / [[Miriam turns & admires herself...
Out There - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 [[Living room. John laying on couch under blanket, facing back of couch.]] / Miriam: John, are you still awake? / John: Yeah. / Miriam: So Walter called me. He wants me to meet him at some hotel here in Portstown. / Miriam: I think if I'm ever going to get any peace of mind about this thing, I need to...
Out There - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 [[Chuck laying down on bed; Miriam sitting on bed next to him.]] / Miriam: So that's what that phone call was... Anyway, I think I should go see him. / Chuck: Okay. / Miriam: You can come with me if you want. / Chuck: Do you want me to? / Miriam: I dunno... I guess it would be kind of awkward. It's just— / Chuck:...
Out There - Thursday, November 29, 2007 [[Miriam is lying on a bed, fully clothed]] / Miriam: {{thinking}} The problem with asking Chuck for advice is i know what he's going to say... He'll be supportive, regardless of how he feels about it. / Miriam: {{thinking}} John is going to warn me of the dangers. Sherry will try to make me feel stupid....
 
Out There - Friday, November 30, 2007 [[Miriam at the wheel of car.]] / Miriam: (Bradenton Hotel, this is it.) / Miriam: (Nice hotel. Figures, the big superstar wouldn't stay in a dump.) / Miriam: (What am I doing here? Is Walter gong to hit on me? Is it even POSSIBLE to go to a hotel bar without being hit on?) / [[Man standing at car...
Out There - Saturday, December 1, 2007 [[Miriam is sitting at the bar, sipping a drink. Walter walks up to her nonchalantly.]] / [[Panel 1: no text]] / Walter: Miriam? / Miriam: Hello, Walter. / Walter: Miriam, it sure is-- / [[Miriam throws her drink in Walter's face.]] / <> / Walter: [[dripping]] --great to see you. / Miriam:...
Out There - Monday, December 3, 2007 [[Miriam and Walter are at the bar. Miriam looks shell-shocked. Walter is wiping his face with a napkin.]] / Miriam: I'm sorry, Walter... I shouldn't have done that. / Walter: I guess this makes us even? / Miriam: Oh, I don't care about getting even... I just-- oh, forget it. / Walter: Why did you come...
Out There - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Wally: Look, Miriam, what was i going to do? You know Rebecca and i were together--we had to stop after she found out about us! / Miriam: Yeah we had to stop *THAT*--but *THAT* was never the point of our relationship anyway! It was irrelevant to our friendship! / Miriam: You and Rebecca are a much...
Out There - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 [[Miriam and Wally sitting at hotel bar.]] / Miriam: Funny how you say you came here to apologize and the first thing you do is try to justify what you're supposed to be apologizing for. / Wally: No, you're right, Miriam. I should just apologize. So, I will. I'm sorry. / Miriam: Okay. / [[Bartender brings...
 
Out There - Thursday, December 6, 2007 [[ Miriam and Wally are in a bar, meeting again after years. Things are a little tense. ]] / Miriam: Okay, Walter, so you apologize. Fine, I accept. Now what? / Wally: Um, I dunno. What do you mean? / Miriam: Walter, I considered you my best friend. And you stopped talking to me pretty much overnight,...
Out There - Friday, December 7, 2007 [[Miriam and Walter at hotel bar.]] / Miriam: All right, Walter, you win. I forgive you, but only because grudges are for losers. But I think I want to go home now. / Walter: Okay, I understand. If you ever want to talk, you've got my number. / Miriam: Yeah. We'll see. / Miriam: Walter, does Rebecca...
Out There - Saturday, December 8, 2007 [[Walter and his wife (whose name I cannot recall, sorry) are talking in a hotel room. Walter is drenched and dripping from the shoulders up.]] / Wife: So, how'd it go? / Walter: You mean aside from this drink I'm wearing? Pretty bad, actually. / Wife: Well, forgiveness is difficult for some people. At...
Out There - Monday, December 10, 2007 John: You look a little depressed. / Miriam: Yeah, well... / John: Try some of this. / Miriam: Mmmm. Wow, yeah. / Miriam: I assume you know I don't ask you how to make this stuff because I'd rather just have you make it. / John: Yes, we've met before.
Out There - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 [[At the bar.]] / Miriam: Seems like you're settling in pretty well here. / John: Yeah, I think so. / Miriam: Where do you think you'd have ended up if you hadn't met me? / John: I dunno, not far from where I was I guess. / Miriam: Your life wouldn't have been nearly as interesting, I'll bet. / John: Hard...
 
Out There - Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Miriam: Jealousy is so stupid. / John: What brought that on? / Miriam: I was afraid you and Sherry would get together. It took me awhile to realize that it would actually be a GOOD thing. / {{John and Miriam hang both after their thoughts for one panel}} / Miriam: 'cause between you and me, that girl...
Out There - Thursday, December 13, 2007 Miriam: Anyway, you should ask Sherry out... I know she's never going to take the initiative. / *John doesn't respond* / Miriam: Of course, initiative isn't really your strong suit either. Maybe you guys are expecting me to do all the hard work here. / *John doesn't respond* / Miriam: Help me out...
Out There - Friday, December 14, 2007 [[Sherry on couch reading newspaper. Miriam approaches.]] / Miriam: You and John are hopeless. At the rate YOU'RE both going, neither of you are ever going to find ANYONE. / Sherry: Well, I can't speak for John, but maybe I'll change the rate I'm going when I'm actually INTERESTED in finding someone. / Miriam:...
Out There - Saturday, December 15, 2007 Miriam: Oh, hi, mom, what's up? / Miriam's mom: Miriam, hon, I don't know how this slipped my mind, mut you know who called not too long ago? Walter Green, of all people. / Miriam's mom: He wanted your number, so I gave it to him. I hope you don't mind. / Miriam's mom: That was a funny reaction.
Out There - Monday, December 17, 2007 Miriam: ? / Miriam: Hey, check this out. I thought I was putting on weight, but I must have actually lost some. / Miriam: Look how roomy these jeans are. / Sherry: Miriam, those are my jeans. / Miriam: Well, that sucks. Now I feel fat again. / Sherry: Oh, nice. The girl whose jeans you're swimming in...
 
Out There - Tuesday, December 18, 2007 [[ Miriam and Sherry are sitting on the couch, talking. ]] / Sherry: Our problem is we don't exercise enough. / Miriam: We don't exercise any less than we used to. / Sherry: Yeah, but we're older now. Our metabolism is slowing down. / Miriam: Shouldn't that be "metabolisms"? / Miriam: We don't have one...
Out There - Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Miriam: You are lucky, actually. Some people can carry a little extra weight and still look good. / Sherry: Well, thanks. But to be honest, I don't really care. People obsess over their weight wat too much. I'm over it. / Sherry: As long as you're healthy, who cares if you're a few pounds over your...
Out There - Thursday, December 20, 2007 [[Miriam and Sherry are sitting on a couch, talking]] / Miriam: The greatest curse in being beautiful *isn't* the fact that you never know if people appreciate you for who you are... / Miriam: ... it's the fact that *some* day, that beauty will be gone, and who you are is all you'll have *left*. / [[Miriam...
Out There - Friday, December 21, 2007 [[Miriam and Sherry are sitting, talking.]] / Miriam: I'm *really* not looking forward to the day when I have to work hard to look good. / Sherry: Why fight it? / Sherry: Maybe when your looks start to go, it'll be like a weight off your shoulders. / Miriam: I don't think I'll be willing to give up easily. / Sherry:...
Out There - Saturday, December 22, 2007 [[ John, Miriam, and Sherry are in their apartment. John's eating a slice of bread. ]] / Miriam: Have you gained any weight since we got here, John? / John: Oh yeah. I've probably put on five pounds or so. Now that I'm doing a lot less walking, it's to be expected. / [[ John looks at Miriam and Sherry....
 

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