Episode 11: The Darling

Robin is sitting at her desk. She is eating a danish.
The phone rings. Robin looks the phone. She ignores it.
*Two minutes later* The phone rings. Robin ignores it.
*Three minutes later*, Jill is now also in the office. The phone rings. Robin is about to ignore it, looks at Jill. Looks at phone. Looks at Jill.
Pause. Answers phone.

Robin: HedgeFund

Silence

Benny: WHO IS THIS?

He is shouting. Thick new york/jewish accent.

Robin: It’s Robin.
Benny: WHO?
Robin: Robin.
Benny: OH. Hello Darling, is Brian there?
Robin: Brian isn’t in today. I can give you his voicemail or you can leave a message with me.
Benny: Okay doll, tell him I called. This is his father.
Robin: Will do. She is about to hang up the phone
Benny: WAIT, sweetpea, maybe you can help me with this.
Robin: What is it?
Benny: I’m on the Internet, and I can’t log in to Wallstreet Journal.

Robin rolls her eyes. You can tell she has done this before.

Benny: Did he change his password shnookums?
Robin: Are you putting his name for the username as two words? It should be one word.
Benny: Oh. Yea. I am. Oh wow! That works! Babydoll you’re the best! Who’s the other one?
Robin: The other what?
Benny: The other girl there. There’s another girl that works there*.
Robin: Jill?

Robin looks at Jill, Jill looks at Robin. Silence.

Benny: Aw yea, that’s her name. I always forget her name. Well. Thanks Gorgeous!

Click. Robin chooses another danish.

SCENE.

*Jill has worked at the company since it was founded

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