Dana ”…What?  …Alice?”

Alice ”Nothin’…just…is that always been there?”

Dana ”Um…”

It is a small lump.  Maybe it is insignificant, but for some reason it sets off an alarm inside Alice’s mind.

Dana ”…Yeah, I guess. Why?”

Alice ”You should probably get that checked out.”

Dana looks at Alice on the bed.

Dana ”…What the fuck are we doing?”

Dana begins to feel the fear.  She scrambles out of bed.

Alice ”Fuck.”

The Present.  Dana’s apartment.

Things feel different now.  Things feel calm now.  Dana has a sense of humor back.  Dana has Alice back in her life.  Dana has Alice there with her.  Dana still has Lara with her.  Alice is in the kitchen, fixing Dana a shake while Lara does her best to keep Dana from freaking out on the bed.

Dana ”Hot, hot, hot…isn’t it?  Aren’t ya glad you stuck around for this?”

Dana’s hair is falling out.  Lara cannot think of anything to say that can ease things.  Alice enters with the shake with Lara picking up the discarded hair off the bed.

Dana ”Maybe I can sell it on Ebay.”

Alice sees the hair.

Lara ”It’s Dana’s hair…”

Alice ”Ebay, Dane?  Really?  Don’t be so morbid.  Here.  Drink.”

Lara ”Alice, get the bag, please?”

Alice ”Right on it.”

Lara ”We went shopping for some wigs.”

Alice brings forth the bag of wigs.  Dana’s mother attempts to call, but the call is ignored.  It is taking everything Alice and Lara both have to help Dana get through this.

Wax.

Alice and Lara have brought Dana to Shane.  Shane has been there for Dana before when it came to hair.  Some time ago, it was for a makeover after coming out.  This time, it is for a straight up shaving of the head.

The recording studio.

Kit has felt rather excited with a touch of anxiety for this.  She is recording with a friend of hers, Nona as well as Elizabeth, Amy, and Alyson from BETTY.  Angus is there to produce.  Tina is there with baby Angelica while Helena and Dylan are also there.  They are soon joined by Alice, Lara, and Shane.  They are wearing very loud, crazy wigs.

Shane ”Please welcome…the brand new, Dana Fairbanks.”

Dana arrives, her head shaven.  The friends gather around her in support.  For Nona, this session is a chance to give an update on her song, ”Transformation.”