ALICE- “Hey there cougar lady, better pick up the pace or I won’t be the only one making keen observations on Shane’s prowess ! You’re starting to slide, my old flame!”

DANA- ” Alice honestly!”

BETTE- “Dana it’s ok, I’m growing immune to nonsense”

ALICE- “Old age dulling the”

BETTE- “Watch it Al(Alice sneeks in a quick kiss on the cheek, which has a way of disarming BetteAl is the only one who could get away with that sort of move. Then looking at Dana) Don’t worry, she’s just afraid of my wrath.”

DANA- “Not worried at all” (Leans into Bette) “She really wanted you to come out tonightI’m glad you’re here.”

BETTE- (She winks at Dana.)

ALICE- “What??” (Both Dana and Bette turn to Alice, in unison- NOTHING!!!!)

(Alice is surveying the place much more thoroughly than Bette, as she sits close to Dana. Dana picks up the conversation with small talk of recent events and social developments. Shane returns with the drinks once they were ready.)

SHANE- “Guys, you’ll never guess what happened to Kit. Bette I’m sure you already know.”

BETTE- “Yes.”

ALICE- “What?”

SHANE- “Kit’s got Kritalika to play here next week.”

ALICE- “Who?”

SHANE- “Kritalika Al!”

ALICE- (Asking Dana) “She’s into some weirdo new group ain’t she?”

SHANE- “Althe lead singer is Barb Aloshe”

ALICE- “***** off”

DANA- “What???”

SHANE- “I’m serious.”

BETTE- “Dana it’s that weird woman who became famous after the concert last yearremember? The one that was putting the moves on Alice”

ALICE- (Looking at Shane) “***** off! No ***** way!”

SHANE- “Yes wayI’m telling you it’s her!”

ALICE- “That yahoo is coming here?”

BETTE- “Easy there Al! (Looking at everyone else) You know she’s about to lose it when starts with yahoo ”

ALICE- “Frigg man. ”

DANA- “who cares?”

ALICE- “WHO cares? What, are you nuts? She friggin famous nowthat good for nothing yahoo! I mean she’s got this animal magnetism thing goin’ on, but she’s butt-uglyshe’s really weirdwhat do you mean WHO cares? You were there!”

DANA- “She definitely weird, but really Al, what’s the big deal?”

ALICE- “You gotta start tuning in more frequentlythe whole community knows about herwhere ya been?”

DANA- “I KNOW about her, but like I said..who cares?”

(Shane interrupts with her thoughts and the conversation continues. Bette had already started tuning out, while smiling at her friends and sipping the fresh brew of martini. She suddenly had a feeling come over her, like she had just become aware of where she was. Like she had just awoken from a brief slumber and found herself there, in the middle of this conversationshe suddenly remembered again what happened earlier that day, the hours in her living room, the ride over. She started to force herself to try and forget and revert to the present. Her instinct kicked in, she reverted to her periphery vision and began the slow surveying of the background players in this scene, the myriad of characters, the faceless, nameless women surrounding the inner sanctum of the Planet.)