XLena: Took you long enough.
Murdoch: You have a very large cousin. Volte-face (turn around.
Lena: Murdoch --
Murdoch: Turn.
Lena: It's not as bad as it looks. The arm's a pain. It ought to be in a sling yet, but I had to fight with the dress an' then the jacket an' I just couldn't face gettin' the damn thing -- ...it's really not as bad as --
Murdoch: What can I do?
Lena: Money would help. I've talked to my teachers about the school I'm missin', but I can't work till this arm heals. An' they only so much I'll ask of Sal.
Murdoch: I'll send Gabrielle round.
Lena: Just how stupid are you bein' about this? Mi frere --
Murdoch: I am not your brother.
Lena: ... No. That's not quite what we are, is it. But you are my friend. This is becoming one of those conversations. Can we just skip the bit where you act like a dick an' go straight to the bit where I won't get chased off, an' you know I mean it about the friend thing, an' whatever happened is my own fault for bein' stubborn? 'Cause the dick part is tedious.
Murdoch: I don't -- ... This is pointless. Sal won't have me at the Grill no more, an' you can't just come hang around on Sullivan.
Lena: You could write.
Murdoch: ... Lena, I never finished middle school an' I don't much like humiliation. I ain't writin' you.
Lena: Call then.
Murdoch: I ain't a talker.
Lena: Really. I'm shocked. Do it anyway.
Murdoch: I ... If you do come round, ask for Alain. People find that easier to believe anyhow.
Lena: I guess they might. Hey. Take care of yourself.
Murdoch: Says the woman tryin' to get me kilt by her cousin. ... you too.
Lena: Don't I always?
Murdoch: Bum arm an' busted face say 'no'.
Lena: Fine. I will if you will. No gettin' killed.
Murdoch: Except in smart ways. I remember. Okay.
unattributed: Just you take care.
Murdoch: You have a very large cousin. Volte-face (turn around.
Lena: Murdoch --
Murdoch: Turn.
Lena: It's not as bad as it looks. The arm's a pain. It ought to be in a sling yet, but I had to fight with the dress an' then the jacket an' I just couldn't face gettin' the damn thing -- ...it's really not as bad as --
Murdoch: What can I do?
Lena: Money would help. I've talked to my teachers about the school I'm missin', but I can't work till this arm heals. An' they only so much I'll ask of Sal.
Murdoch: I'll send Gabrielle round.
Lena: Just how stupid are you bein' about this? Mi frere --
Murdoch: I am not your brother.
Lena: ... No. That's not quite what we are, is it. But you are my friend. This is becoming one of those conversations. Can we just skip the bit where you act like a dick an' go straight to the bit where I won't get chased off, an' you know I mean it about the friend thing, an' whatever happened is my own fault for bein' stubborn? 'Cause the dick part is tedious.
Murdoch: I don't -- ... This is pointless. Sal won't have me at the Grill no more, an' you can't just come hang around on Sullivan.
Lena: You could write.
Murdoch: ... Lena, I never finished middle school an' I don't much like humiliation. I ain't writin' you.
Lena: Call then.
Murdoch: I ain't a talker.
Lena: Really. I'm shocked. Do it anyway.
Murdoch: I ... If you do come round, ask for Alain. People find that easier to believe anyhow.
Lena: I guess they might. Hey. Take care of yourself.
Murdoch: Says the woman tryin' to get me kilt by her cousin. ... you too.
Lena: Don't I always?
Murdoch: Bum arm an' busted face say 'no'.
Lena: Fine. I will if you will. No gettin' killed.
Murdoch: Except in smart ways. I remember. Okay.
unattributed: Just you take care.
When last we saw.... Murdoch - Lena
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