[MUSIC: BOOTY WHOP BY BIG FREEDIA]
Aa-a-argh! Four...
... three... two... one...
Well done, well done, well done!
All right, that's a water break, guys, take two minutes.
Well done, guys.
He's trying to kill us!
[SHE PANTS]
_
[SHE BREATHES RAPIDLY]
- T, what's wrong? - T, T, T... What's good?
T?
- Wh... ? - What's wrong?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- I got... - What?
I got the job.
- You got the job? - You got the job?
- I got the job! - You got the job!
- I got the job. - You got the job!
- You're kid... ! - You got the job!
I got the job? I got the job!
I got the job!
He wants to go kayaking.
Tyrone? That's good innit?
Yeah, it's really good, it's just... We go for walks...
... he makes me mojitos, the other day we went to a farm.
You know what? He's actually a bit like you, Ben.
- Oh, yeah? - A general nice.
But for me, it's a bit unusual, I had to adapt, but...
I feel like I'm copying him now, like I'm coming across nice.
- But you are nice! - I reject that.
I'm nice to you and to her, but... am I generally nice?
What are you getting at, bae? We're great people, we're goals.
But, Ben, do you ever feel like someone's right for you,
but you're not yet the person you need to be
to also be right for that person?
Yeah, I know what you mean, yeah.
What do you do?
Do whatever you need to do to become the right person.
Argh... bun this dead chat. Bella?
[SHE KNOCKS]
Bella, you okay?
Oh, hey, just a tiny bit left.
How you doing, bae? I'm proud of you... for moving on.
She's really let everything go, innit, Ben?
I was thinking we should do a cleanse.
- Fuck! - Rehydrating...
... exfoliating...
- Good book? - ... decluttering...
It's fucking amazing, Ben.
Della Croy... Dickie...
I need to meet her, you know?
She's like my twin.
Let me... Let me tell you how deep this shit goes.
Arabella and Della both Londoners,
both new writers,
both published under Henny House,
yet somehow managed to sit on
complete opposite sides of the spectrum of success and failure.
How? Our names fucking rhyme.
Well, if you're with the same publisher, I'm sure someone
- can introduce you to her. - Yeah...
Yeah, what about Suzy Henny?
I'd prefer not to reach out.
- Why? - Well, they'll ask me how I'm doing
and how my draft is coming along,
and, cos I haven't done anything,
it's just the last conversation I want to have with them.
- You haven't done anything? - Or with you.
But more so with them, so...
... no reaching out. I need a plan B.
Hi, Della. I'm Arabella.
I'm a new writer, like yourself, um...
Thank you, I closed it, and I felt, uh...
... different. It gave me hope I might finish my book one day.
Uh...
Okay.
Earnest, but not how you get things.
This is reading as weak and unsure.
I am weak and unsure.
We can't see that.
As someone who just got a job, can I help you? Hmm...
Action.
Hey, Della, I'm Arabella, new writer, woman, she, her.
I've recently read The Sundial
and I couldn't put it down for a second,
not even for a loo break! Yuz!
As a woman, I wanted to reach out to you,
as another woman, to see if we, as women,
could get a coffee and discuss the struggle
of being under commission in this patriarchal system.
E-mail and number below, I hope to hear from you soon...
Sis! Hashtag Henny House Gang.
And cut!
[TERRY CHUCKLES]
Bella, so good...
- Right. - ... so layered, so textured...
Hm...
And we are where?
- We're sure about this? - Trust me.
Hm... Ben?
Okay.
Er, number and e-mail.
Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Okay.
- Oh, good! She's seen it. - Ooh!
Good, good, good!
Yes. That's good, good, good.
Where's she gone? Where's she gone?
Shall I add another... ?
Another, yeah! Let me add, like, X.
Go back to the home page.
- Er, let's just wait... - Gimme the fucking...
Yep.
She's blocked me.
She's blocked me. Fuck.
Fuck! Fuck!
So gorgeous.
Feel.
Mm.
Stunning, wow.
I like stroking this one, to centre myself.
Mm.
- Mm. - I haven't had a break in eight years.
Man...
... man, that's, er,
- that's tough. - Mm-hm.
Peace Lily,
she was my first.
- This is Kalanchoe. - Mm.
Been growing her, what... ?
About two years now.
She is beautiful.
She's my favourite.
I see why.
Do you grow?
Do I?
Do you grow? Are you into growing?
Flowers, plants?
I am, I am.
I've never done it, I should say, but I...
Oh, you'd love it.
Yeah, yeah, no. I really want to...
- ... get into it. - Do it, do it, do it!
We should be planting!
You know, we are the descendants of trees?
I guess that's where we get the melanin.
What?
The melanin.
Cos the barks are brown
and our skin is brown, so...
Hm?
It was just a joke about the barks being brown
cos the... brown is the melanin in our skin...
... and trees have brown barks...
Yeah.
Yeah, I was just making a...
... silly race joke.
Do you believe in multiple races as a rational taxonomy?
I probably... probably going to have to think about that
and get back to you.
Where's your draft?
We've been waiting for quite a while now.
I'm just curious as to what stage we are at.
How's it going?
What's the current word count?
Um...
Word coun... I can't say for sure.
That's actually the reason I'm here.
I read Della Croy Dickie's new book.
- The Sundial? - Yeah,
and I wondered if you could maybe
arrange a meeting for the two of us.
Before, you mentioned that was something you could potentially do.
- Is something like that possible? - No.
Okay, I just, er, really thought she could... she could help me.
She can't help you.
It was great to see you.
Yeah.
Er, you, too.
Arabella, erm...
H-how, are you?
Yeah. Yeah. Good. Mm-hm.
We've brought you in here today, erm...
It's not good news.
Henny House notified us over the phone and
via e-mail that they...
They're withdrawing your commission.
Oh, shit.
Yeah, they caught wind that they...
... their desired outcomes may not be achieved.
I went to see Susy.
- Why did you do that? - Well, they've cut and run
and so now we need to begin the process of repayment
and, you know, we have to figure out how you plan on
- doing that. - Shit.
Yeah. Things now have become very, er, complex.
- What does... ? What does that mean? - Complex, you know?
Everything's now become very... er...
- ... complex. - We can no longer represent you.
Sorry.
Thank you.
Erm, I'll have the...
... tofu Bolognese, please?
- You're vegetarian? - Erm, yeah.
I'm trying it out... today.
Fish of the day looks great to me.
I'll get the fish.
Thank you.
So?
So, I guess I just wanted to...
... explain my behaviour
and to say sorry.
I had an intention to sleep with a woman.
Ah, just a hook-up,
a one-time thing,
which I already know is problematic to some people.
But then we matched,
and then we got really close on the phone,
bonding and sharing,
and that's when you stopped being right for my...
... experiment...
... and I, er, I wish I'd realised that before,
rather than after, because then
- maybe we could've had a friendship. - Okay.
I know you might think I-I betrayed your trust.
Yeah, I think I did, too.
And, yeah, I'm so sorry.
I'll never do anything like that again.
It is what it is, isn't it?
Yeah, I guess anything that you might have found offensive
you wouldn't have heard
had you not stepped into my house under a fake identity.
I'll... I'll never even contemplate doing anything that way again.
Did it once.
No-one really knows what you're going to do.
You shouldn't fucking get away with that shit,
but the reality of life is that
predators and criminals never face justice.
I'm going to cancel.
Fuck's sake.
I mean, I can cancel it for you.
Yeah, you're fucking cancelled, too.
It's going to be okay, bae.
It's going to be o... kay.
All done, ladies?
Anything else I can get you before I finish my shift?
Er, just the bill
and if you text that number, I'll have yours.
I can do that for you.
How're you doing, bae?
I am in more debt than I've ever been in my whole life.
How are you going to pay them back?
I don't know, Terry, that's why I'm crying!
[PHONE BUZZES]
_
T?
- Yo. - You were right.
- Thank you. You were right. - Hm?
- Della. - Yes!
She's, er... She's...
- She's asking if I'm free. - What are you going to tell her?
I'm free!
- You are free! - I am free now.
You are free now.
Right, I'm off.
- See you later. - She's e-mailed me.
- What the fuck is that? - Who knows?
- I'm going to let you guys to find out. - Yes. Yes.
Yeah. Yeah.
Kai! Kai! Hey!
Okay.
Mm. Look at that!
- Ooh, I've got food envy. - Enjoy, guys.
Erm... I was supposed to wait until you were leaving
but I've just got to say, "Thank you".
I saw you on Flip Side.
Like, I know who you are.
Just had to...
I'm a fan.
That's very kind of you. Thank you.
Excuse me, erm...
Can I have what he's having?
- Yeah, sure. - Thanks.
So...
- ... what was that? - Knows my work, I guess.
Well, I'm actually an actress,
so I want to know who I'm really sitting with!
Do you want another drink?
Secrets?
Erm...
I'm just going to go to the toilet.
- Be back. - Okay.
Perfect.
- Can I get you anything? - I'm waiting for someone.
- Okay. I'll come back. - Thank you.
Oh! Wow!
Hey.
Er...
Long time.
Yeah.
How have you been?
I'm brilliant. Yeah. I'm living my best life.
Can I get you a drink?
Yeah, no. I'm-I'm waiting for someone, actually.
Hi.
Really?
- Seriously? - Yeah.
Fuck this shit! Man!
After all the stuff at the summit,
Susy still wanted to publish me
but didn't want to risk using my name.
So, "Della"?!
Are you still with Future Voices?
No, and I couldn't find another agent after that.
So, no-one knows you're Della, apart from... ?
Henny House...
- ... and my mum. - Susy knows?
- Susy picked the name. - Bitch.
It's a bit silly to come and meet me, isn't it?
Why've you done that?
You sent me a video of yourself...
... on the toilet.
Seems like you need help to finish your novel.
And I was supposed to help you before, back then,
and I didn't, so, erm...
- Look, I don't want to make... - Look! Just wait! Wait!
I'm not afraid of you...
... cos you're not under my bed.
You're here with me,
- so you don't scare me. - I don't want to scare you.
And I've gone underneath, underneath, into the darkness,
and that darkness is now in me,
looking at you, so I might seem a little bit more frightening
than the last time you saw me.
You were pretty frightening
- the last time I saw you. - Yes. Yes.
I remember. Sit down.
You e-mailed me.
I also made a printout.
What is it?
It's a plot diagram for creative non-fiction.
"This week, Flip Side shines a light on trans musician Kai Forest".
I don't even really like labels.
- Hi. - Hi...
So, shall I get the bill?
Oh, no. Why?
You seem uncomfortable.
Me? I'm having a great time.
- So, where were we? - Um...
You were telling me about your job.
Oh, yeah, yeah, actress, yep.
So, tell me about you, your background, your history?
Well, I was born in Hertfordshire,
I moved to London
when I was 17 to make it as a guitarist.
Turns out I wasn't the only one who saw the gap in the market
for the next Jimmy Page.
Couldn't compete, so I ended up studying fine art,
and now I have the outward appearance of a young man
but there within my pants lies a vagina.
So how are you feeling?
Do you want to leave?
If I leave, people will think I'm transphobic.
- And you're not transphobic? - I'm not transphobic.
- And your food just came. - Yep.
Cos you really wanted it.
Yep.
So...
... might as well try it while it's still warm.
- "The Set-up"? - Yeah.
This is where you introduce the regularity of their world,
- before an event disrupts it. - I've actually done that.
- I think I've done that. - Good. Yeah.
You're probably following it already.
- Conflict, confrontation. - Yep. Obstacles, setback.
You also introduce the other characters,
including the main antagonist,
- which isn't always a person. - But it could be...
... a person.
Yes, yeah. Erm...
... or multiple people,
an outdated software in a computer system,
the self, anything that creates major conflict
because conflict enables the story to develop
- and the stakes to rise. - And the last bit?
- Yeah, resolution. - Mm-hm.
You can also use multiple narratives, use circular structures...
Circular structures?
It's just a guideline, you know?
I-I learnt all this stuff at school.
Where? Cambridge?
Thank you.
Would you like to come back to mine?
Prude.
I'm not a prudish!
I'm not.
I've had a threesome.
Fuck you!
C.
A.
So, while Giovanni was getting you a drink,
- you started flirting with... ? - Luigi.
- Yeah, we just locked eyes. - And Giovanni saw?
Yeah, and then he still gave me my drink.
I could have had anything I wanted.
And they introduced themselves to each other?
And then there was a vibe.
And then you all went back and er... ?
And did things that prudish bitches don't do.
What?
Nah, nah.
Nah, go on.
- They weren't strangers. - What do you mean?
Sounds like they made a plan
and waited for someone to take the bait.
You think they were pretending to be strangers?
I could be wrong.
There was something about the way they left.
They left together.
They headed off together?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Pre-arranged, probably.
It happens.
It's a while ago.
Still burns like it was yesterday, huh?
Thank you so much, Zain.
I thought you were writing about consent.
So did I.
I don't understand it.
I do.
Thank you.
I'm glad I could help.
See you around. Er, I'm going to go home.
Okay.
Can you, erm, throw those out, please, on your way?
Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Thanks, Della.
[MUSIC: "IT'S GONNA RAIN" BY MILTON BRUNSON]
♪ Can't you see the clouds gathering ♪
♪ Don't let it be said too late ♪
♪ There's a brand new feeling in the air ♪
♪ Better run to the ark before the rain starts ♪
- ♪ Can't you see the clouds gathering ♪ - ♪ Don't let it be said too late ♪
Right.
Right, mate.
Right.
That is such a loud bird.
What's on the menu tonight? Going to do your bar watch thing?
Yeah. Yeah, you want to come?
Ah, you know I don't go out much.
Well, invite's there if you change your mind.
RADIO: Everybody feels lonely from time to time,
when we have no-one to sit next to at lunch,
when we move to a new city,
or when nobody has time for us at the weekend.
But, over the last few decades, this occasional feeling has
become chronic for millions.
In the UK, 60%...
[PHONE BUZZES]
Sorry. Where were we?
Here.
Yo, guys!
Hi.
Leave you guys to it.
- Yes. - So you two are... ?
Oh...
Yep, we're going steady.
- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm okay.
- Okay, cheers. - Cheers.
Mm-hm.
I'm just nervous.
Got an e-mail about my advert.
It's going to be in a cartoon,
so I'm kind of like a...
- [HER VOICE FADES] - I'm really sorry to trouble you.
I'm trying to spend the night in a shelter. Are you all right?
I need to get to work.
Okay, well, let's get you in a cab.
VOICES ECHO: Eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes...
- She's all right, isn't she? - Yeah.
[BEATS THUMP]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
[DOOR BANGS]
[MOANING]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
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