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Out There - Monday, June 1, 2009 Sherry: Mir, I?m loath to interfere, but *please* don?t go on tour with Steven. He?s no good for you. / Miriam: Well I thought you sort of *promised* not to interfere in my life as long as I was making my decisions while completely sober? / Miriam: I haven?t had a drink in *days.* I?m not under the...
Out There - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Steven: You ready, Mir? / Miriam: I?m *always* ready. / Sherry: Stevieeee, can we have a word in private? / Steven: Sounds like I?m in trouble. I know that tone. / Sherry: Stevie, I?ll get right to the point. / Sherry: You and I both know you?re an incorrigible philandering creep. And Miriam is confused...
Out There - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Steven: Look, Sher, I was never into commitments before. But that was then, and this is now. / Sherry: I see. And now you?ve undergone an amazing transformation? / Steven: Well, I?m trying. I think Miriam might be worth it. For her, I?m willing to give fidelity a shot. / Steven [[placing his hands on...
Out There - Thursday, June 4, 2009 Sherry: So you?re thinking of Miriam as your girlfriend now, Stevie? / Steven: Yeah, pretty much. I mean, it?s early, but? sure. / Steven: Why, are you jealous? / Sherry: Concerned, Stevie, *concerned.* I?m worried for her. / Steven: Look, Sher, I don?t know what?s going to happen in the long run. But...
Out There - Friday, June 5, 2009 Steven: Sher, you don?t need to worry about me hurting Miriam?because of how I feel about *you.* / Sherry: That doesn?t even make sense. / Steven: See, I love you too much??platonically,? of course?to do anything to hurt the person you love most in the world. Does *that* make sense? / Sherry: Well?...
 
Out There - Saturday, June 6, 2009 Miriam: Are you sure you?ll be okay without me for a couple weeks, hon? / Sherry: *I?ll* be fine, Miriam. / Miriam: Steven, promise Sherry her little girl will be all right. / Steven: Sherry knows I fear her wrath. That promise is implicit. / Miriam [[hugging Sherry]]: Don?t you wish we could bring her...
Out There - Monday, June 8, 2009 [[Miriam and Steven are sitting together in a van, other members of Steven?s band are present]] / Miriam: This is going to be great! A non-stop party! Where are we headed first? Do we have a gig tonight? What?s the hotel like? / Steven: Whoa, hold on, babe. One question at a time. / Miriam: Sorry, I?ll...
Out There - Tuesday, June 9, 2009 [[Sherry and John are in her bar, John is mopping or sweeping the floor]] / Sherry: I really hesitate to mention this? / John: You?re angry because once again Miriam has up and left, meaning you or I will have to cover her shifts for as long as she?s gone, however long *that* will be. / [[Sherry stares...
Out There - Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Miriam: We don?t have our own room? That seems like something you should have told me before we left. / Steven: You?re right. / Steven: But we threw this whole plan together so fast, it honestly just slipped my mind. / Miriam: Mmm-hmmm? / Steven: You know, we?re still just a working-class rock band,...
Out There - Thursday, June 11, 2009 Sherry: It just isn?t fair to *us,* John. She?s so selfish. I just? *urrggh.* / John: I understand how you feel. / John: But look at it this way. If *you* decided you wanted to go on a trip, don?t you think Miriam would be more than happy to cover for you? / Sherry: Yeah, of course she would. She wouldn?t...
 
Out There - Friday, June 12, 2009 Steven: Sorry about the room situation? are you mad? / Miriam: Please? I recover from disappointment easier than *that.* / Miriam [[reclining, her upper half resting in Steven?s lap]]: I wanted to go on a rock ?n? roll tour, and I?m on a rock ?n? roll tour! How ever you guys normally do things, that?s...
Out There - Saturday, June 13, 2009 John: If I could find you someone to take Miriam?s place temporarily, would you be open to it? / Sherry: I dunno? depends on who it is. You know I don?t always trust strangers. / John: You know him, he?s not a stranger. / [[Sherry glances down the bar, sees James smiling at her]] / John: Sherry? / Sherry:...
Out There - Monday, June 15, 2009 Sherry: Let me guess, all your life you?ve had your heart set on being a bartender, and you?ve just now summoned the courage to ask me about it. / James: Close. We were shootin? hoops the other day, and I was grumblin? about scratch, so John said, ?dude, *any* idiot can do what *I* do.? / John: He?s...
Out There - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Miriam: You know, we *could* have our own room once in awhile? *I* could pay for it. / Steven: Hmm? tempting offer. / Steven: But are you sure you can afford it? I mean, working at Sherry?s, I?m sure you?re not? / Miriam: ?Rolling in dough? No, I?m not. But a couple nights at a motel won?t break me. / Miriam...
Out There - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Sherry: ?and if you don?t know how to make one of the drinks, consult the book. Any other questions? / James [[holding up soda dispenser gun]]: How far across the room will this thing shoot? / Sherry: I don?t know James, I?ve never tested it. / [[James operates dispenser, making a ?blurp? sound and...
 
Out There - Thursday, June 18, 2009 Miriam: [[leaning over arm rest]]: Hey, guy on the floor. Talk to me. / Steven?s band mate: About what? / Miriam: I dunno? I figure since we?re gonna be sharing this cramped space for awhile I might as well get to know you. / Steven?s band mate: Steven?s asleep, huh? / Miriam: ?Fraid so. Unfortunately,...
Out There - Friday, June 19, 2009 Sherry: Okay, let?s say you?re here by yourself, and some situation comes up that you?re not sure how to handle. / James: I give you a call. You live upstairs. / Sherry: Okay, but let?s say it?s late, and you can see that all the lights are out, so you *know* we?re all asleep. What now? / [[James [ponders...
Out There - Saturday, June 20, 2009 Miriam: Hey Steven, wake up. / Steven: What?s up, babe? / Miriam: It?s getting late. I was just wondering how much longer we?re going to drive tonight before we pull over and check into a hotel. / [[Miriam looks around and notices that everybody in the van is already asleep]] / Miriam: This is *another*...
Out There - Monday, June 22, 2009 Steven: Hey, have I remembered to tell you that you look beautiful when you sleep? / Miriam: Grrr? / Miriam: No, you haven?t. But then you?ve apparently forgotten to tell me a *lot* of things. / Steven: I know. Sorry. / Miriam: Well, that?s twice that you?ve been sorry. You?re leaning on ?I?m sorry?...
Out There - Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Steven: Don?t worry, Miriam, we?ll be staying in motels *most* of the time. We?ll only be sleeping in the van when we have a long drive that we can do overnight. / Steven: In fact, we?ll be checking into a motel here in town, so you can crash for as long as you want before the gig. / Miriam: Okay. / Miriam:...
 
Out There - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Steven [[to Miriam, who is in bed]]: Wish I could hang out, babe, but we gotta get over to the club and set up. / Miriam: I know. Do what you gotta do, rock star. / Miriam: I?m going to be sound asleep in a matter of minutes anyway. I?m so tired, I there?s nothing I?d rather do right now than sleep? / Steven:...
Out There - Thursday, June 25, 2009 Rod[[at his desk, talking on the phone]]: I woke you *up?* It?s the middle of the day, kiddo! You must have had one *wild* night last night! / Miriam [[sitting in bed, talking on the phone]]: Well, if you call spending the night in a van with four musicians and their manager ?wild,? then yeah, I did. / [[Rod...
Out There - Friday, June 26, 2009 Miriam: I?d love to sit hear and give you the blow-by-blow details of my night with four rock stars, Rod, but I?m too exhausted right now. I?ll have to fill you in later. / Rod: Okay. / [[Miriam lays beack down and closes her eyes]] / [[Miriam sits up and begins punching buttons on her phone]] / Miriam:...
Out There - Saturday, June 27, 2009 Miriam: ?So that?s what?s *really* going on. I?m sorry my real life pales in comparison with what everyone *imagines* it to be, but hey, I do my best. / Rod: Well, *I* have a more active imagination than a lot of people?plus *I?ve* been fortunate enough to pick up a little *practical* knowledge of your...
Out There - Monday, June 29, 2009 [[Rod is reclining on Araceli?s couch, she is sitting on the floor? they are drinking wine]] / Rod: ?So she really had me going there. But as it turns out she?s really only into this Steven guy. / Araceli: Well, heck, Rod, *I* could have told you *that.* / Rod: You could have? / Araceli: Well, sure. Miriam...
 
Out There - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Araceli: Aww, %$#@!, you and Miriam? Why are you telling me this, Rod? / Rod: I wasn?t going to, Ari. But you asked. / Rod: Shouldn?t change anything between *us,* Ar? since we don?t *have* anything. / Araceli: ARRRGHH!! Rod, you are unbelievable. Could you please *go* now? / / Rod: I *knew* I shouldn?t...
Out There - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 [[Miriam is in a noisy club, talking on her cell phone]] / Miriam: I can?t hear you very well right now, Rod, let me step outside. / Miriam [[outside]]: Oh, I see? yeah, I wouldn?t have expected that either? of course, I don?t really know what you and Ari?s situation is? / Miriam: In fact, I didn?t...
Out There - Thursday, July 2, 2009 Miriam [[on phone]] Rod, I had no idea? I never knew about *any* of this. But you?re an idiot for telling Ari? God knows *I* never would have? / Miriam: You?re *also* an idiot for making moves on *me* when you?re in love with *her.* I mean, what the hell is *that* all about? / [[Miriam, still holding...
Out There - Friday, July 3, 2009 Miriam [[on cell phone]]: This *really* sucks, Rod. I really like Ari?I *hate* to think I?ve done something to hurt her. / Miriam: Grrr, if I had only *known?* Anyway, you?re telling me *now* that you?re in love with her? is she in love with *you* as well? / Araceli [[to Rod]]: Oh my God, are you still...
Out There - Saturday, July 4, 2009 Miriam [[on phone]]: Ari, I?m sorry, I? / Araceli: ?I don?t blame *you,* Miriam. You can?t help being the way you are. / [[Miriam, shocked, stares at cell phone]] / [[Miriam, upset, covers here yes with her hand; STeven and some of the other members of his band are walking toward her]] / Steven: So,...
 

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