Act Twelve - The Conversation

Everyone in bedroom. Lights out. Late. 

Zooey: So, Evangeline, what was up with your behavior today?

Evangeline: What do you mean? I thought it was fairly average

Zooey: You knew Mr. Howard was an important guest.

Evangeline: All the more reason to act the way I did.

Zooey: What would you have against him?

Evangeline: Let’s just say I overheard some unpleasant comments directed at certain people I feel obligated to be concerned about. 

Zooey: (starts to ask about previous statement)

Evangeline: Look it up.

Whittney: He looked familiar (casually).

Zooey: Well, I’ve never seen him before in my life.

Evangeline: Nobody wants your input.

Amelia: He seemed nice.

Evangeline: He’s a jerk.

Skyler: and a stalker.

Everyone looks at S

Skyler: He stared at me all night.

Evangeline: Trust me, that guy is no good.

Room falls into silence… Sky’s stomach growls…

Skyler: (Small noise while climbing out of bed)

Zooey: Where are you going?

Skyler: None of your business. 

Evangeline: Where are you going? 

Skyler: Downstairs.

Evangeline: (Crawls out of bed) Okay. 

Walks out of room slowly and down the stairs. 

Ian: (arguing) How do you expect me to get them there? I can’t cover something that big!

Official 1: I don’t care how you get them to DC, just get them there.

Official 2: Tell them it’s an educational fieldtrip.

Ian: They’re not gonna fall for that – you don’t give them enough credit.

Official 1: Get them there by September 1^st (ignoring his statement).

Randolph: Secondly, we need a new one…

P.S. These are the closest translations I could fine (used http://www.freetranslation.com/)

Ian: (Yelling) Die einige wir haben bist werktätig Bußgeld (That some we have are working fine - The ones we have are working fine!) 

Skyler: Whatever (when German starts) (tiptoes into kitchen) 

Evangeline listens to German, understanding

Randolph: Was etwa dem einer mit den Kopfschmerzen? (What about that one with the head ache - What about the one with the head ache)(Voice slowly raising) (Pause in complete silence) Sie hat mich erkannt (It recognized me - She recognized me) 

Ian: (glared, upset) Ihre Tochter erinnerte sich gut, wie zu die Maschine rekonstruieren (Her daughter remembered well how to reconstruct the machine/Your daughter remembered fine just how to reconstruct the machine.)

Randolph: Kümmern Sie sich nicht um das Erhalten von einem neuen einer, es schon sind arrangiert – sie wird hier morgen sein (If do not attend to the receiving of a new one, it already are arranged – it will be here tomorrow /Don’t worry about getting a new one, it’s already arranged – she’ll be here tomorrow.) 

Official 2: Was werden wir mit dem alten machen?  (What will we make with the old/ What will we do with the old one?)

Ian: Nun wir können nicht loszuwerden ihre (Now we cannot to get rid of its/ Well we can’t just get rid of her) 

Randolph:  Lassen Sie sie vorläufig, aber wird von befreit ihr in Washington DC (Let it provisionally, but is freed of its in Washington DC/ Let her be for now, but get rid of her in DC)

Ian: (Ian glares at RH) 

Should they be in German? I included them anyway

Randolph:  Etwas sonst? (Somewhat otherwise? /Anything Else?)

Ian: Ihrer Tochter ist sehr gescheit (Your daughter is very bright [or clever] /Your daughter’s very bright.)   

(They stand up)

Randolph: September 1^st, (optional: Maxime)

(Leave)

Skyler: (comes back with food) What did they say?

Evangeline: (eyes widen as she turns to Skylar – like she has seen a ghost – she shakes her head, turned around and walks up the stairs)