Alice’s Apartment, the next day.

It is a 1-bedroom apartment with a couch in the living room that can convert to a pull-out bed.  Typing away on her laptop, she receives a phone call.  Alice looks at her phone and knows who it is.

Alice ”Hey, Marina what’s up?”

Alice listens.

Alice ”Yeah!  Yeah, everything’s cool.  At least with me anyway.  Not so sure about Bette and Tina, I mean oh my God we have GOT to find somebody to squirt into a jar for those two before they drive each other insane.”

Alice listens.

Alice ”Yeah, it was a little tense at the restaurant, but at least everybody behaved.  So there’s that, at least.”

Alice listens.

Alice ”Dana?  Well…well, she’s always like that.  Same ol’ closeted lezzie and all that and I mean, yeah she’s gonna keep shooting herself in the foot when it comes to finding the right girl, because of the way she-”

Alice listens.

Alice ”I agree, Marina.  We’re probably gonna have to step in at some point.  Who knows?  Maybe we can find somebody for her at Milk Saturday Night.  By the way, we’re going to Milk Saturday Night if you’re not too busy at The Planet.”

Alice listens.

Alice ”Okay, great!  We’ll all meet up there Saturday Night!  And hey, if all else fails, we can just watch everybody else.”

Saturday Night.

While Bette and Tina are at the California Arts Center, Alice, Dana, and Marina meet up outside Milk, with Shane presumably on her way.  Inside Milk, Marina observes Alice and Dana’s interactions as they check out the other girls in the club.  Shane soon arrives, joining Alice, Dana, and Marina.  A new girl arrives, whom all four notice.

Alice ”Now she’s cute.  And I haven’t seen her before, is it possible?”

Shane ”Fresh meat.”

Alice ”New blood.”

Dana ”Cris-pay!”

Alice looks at Dana, noticing a very amused Marina.

Alice ”What???”

Marina ”Cris…pay?”

Dana ”No good?”

Marina ”It is…different.”

Shane laughs as Alice rolls her eyes.  Marina gives Dana a supportive pat on the right shoulder with her left hand.
Eventually, the ladies will depart for the evening with Shane walking off with the new girl in question.  Alice, Dana, and Marina walk together.

Marina ”Ladies, it has been an educational evening.”

Dana ”Educational?”

Marina ”I keep myself so locked in at The Planet or in a reading group…or at home, that it feels good to just…”

Alice ”Hang out?”

Marina ”Hang out.”

Marina nods.

Marina ”Speaking of my home, I’m driving back there now.”

Alice ”Alright, well thanks for hangin’ out with us!  Gotta get you to do this a little more often.”

Marina grins toward Alice then leans over to Dana.

Marina ”Keep your head up.  Stay positive.”

Dana grins, nodding.

Marina ”Good night, ladies.”

Marina walks away as Alice and Dana look to one another.

Alice ”Y’know…Marina seems a little different since I talked with her at Bette and Tina’s party.”

Dana ”What do you mean, Al?”

Alice ”I dunno, she just seems a little more engaged than normal.”

Dana ”That’s not bad is it?”

Alice ”Nah.  Just different.  She’s usually about book clubs and shit like that.”

Dana shrugs.

Alice ”Wanna come to my place?”