A Little Sympathy, If You Please
Originally posted on September 12, 2007.
Asher: Hey.
Eli: Hey.
Asher: I see you made it.
Eli: Yup. Trip wasn’t too bad at all.
Asher: You doing okay?
Eli: Sure. Why wouldn’t I be?
Asher: Eron told me …. about how serious you were getting with Cassandra…. I just thought maybe you’d be missing her or something.
Eli: Already? How could I miss her already? It’s only been…..
Eron: Hey, Bro!
Eli: Eron. How’s it goin’?
Eron: It’s goin’. You?
Eli: Goin’ good. Well it is now. Good to be home.
Eron: Didn’t think you’d feel that way. Didn’t think you’d want to come home this soon.
Eli: Yeah? Well maybe I missed your ugly mug more than I expected. Oh and by the way, I heard you came all the way out there looking for me. Sorry I missed you.
Eron: I was in the area. Wasn’t any big thing.
Asher: You know Eli, I think you should go back to work, take your mind off things. I can find something for you to do down at the theater. Staying busy will help.
Eli: It will? What will it help?
Eron: Come on Eli, you don’t have to pretend with us.
Asher: Now’s your chance to soak up some sympathy. It’s gotta be tough, and I get the impression you fell pretty hard this time.
Eli: Yeah, I did.
Eron: Uh-oh.
Asher: Yeah, Here it comes.
Eron: Gonna be impossible to live with.
Asher: Did he just sigh?
Eron: He’s moping.
Asher: No he’s brooding.
Eron: Hide the beer.
Asher: Too late. (gestures to Eli’s bottle)
Eron: Hide the rest of it then.
Asher: You know, we probably should be nice to him.
Eron: Guess we could. OK, let him have it all.
Asher: Hey, there’s a limit to my sympathy.
Eli: What the hell are you two going on about?
Cassandra: Eli, have you seen my small case?
Eron & Asher: Cassandra!
Cassandra: (little finger wave) Ooooops, hi guys.
Eli: I left it in the bathroom for you, Tiny.
Cassandra: Thanks, Big Guy.
Eli: What?!?!?!
Asher: Out of my chair.
Eron: Yeah, and put the beer back.