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Scene 9

(Opens scene at Bowie's place in living room with Bowie and Troy sitting on the couch)

Troy: -just don't get too drunk, man.

Bowie: Dude, when have I gotten "too drunk"?

Troy: Well, New Years, Victoria Day, St.Patrick Day, Oct-

(Doorbell rings)

Bowie: Okay okay, I got your point. *walks over to the door and opens it*

(Enter Ashlynn)

Troy: Ah, so this is the beautiful Rita that I've heard about?

(Ashlynn and Bowie look and each other and start laughing)

Bowie: No no no no. No. This is Ashlynn, a friend of mine.

Troy: Ah, my bad. Nice to meet you though, Ashlynn. I'm Bowie's cousin slash roommate.

Ashlynn: I think I've met you before when we were young. I was Bowie's neighbor before he moved here.

Troy: Right, I remember you. Your mom was friends with my aunt....well before the whole... *stops talking*

Ashlynn: Yeah

(Doorbell rings)

Bowie: I'll get it *walks over to door and opens it*

(Enter Rita)

Bowie: Hey babe

Rita: Hi *smiles*

Troy: So this must be Rita.

Rita: Yes, that would be me.

Troy: It's nice to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you. Sorry I haven't met you sooner, as you probably know I have been studying in England for the past year.

Rita: Oh, so that's why you're never here?

Troy: That would be the reason, yes.

Rita: Funny. Bowie said that you just moved in.

Troy: *Looks over at Bowie*

Bowie: *nervous* Well....ya see...

(Doorbell rings)

Bowie: I'll get it *quickly walks back to the door and opens it*

(Enter Blair and Fin)

Bowie: Hey, Fin my man. I didn't know you were gonna show up. I thought parties wouldn't be your crowd.

Fin: They really aren't. I was reading a study on how social interaction with new people stimulates certain parts of our brains that we never usually use during...You don't get what I'm saying, don't you?

Bowie: Don't know and really don't care, but I'm happy you're here, dude. It's nice to see you as well, Blair.

Blair: Ditto on that, Bow.

Troy: Bow? Man, I haven't heard that nickname in forever.

Bowie: The last time anyone has called me that other than Blair had to be back when I was five or something.