WILD WOMEN BLUES

Carrie-Anne Moss as Bowman

dialogue.

i hate this country.

it would go against everything i believe in.

who doesn't love the company of monsters?

i don’t care what you think, i want your truth.

you have to work quickly, tie up all the loose ends before it’s too late.

well, you beat him up, didn’t you?

this world of yours in its current form is one hell of a shithole.

it’s only a tool for me. i myself am only a tool.

i was just fifteen then, i was so stupid...

i left a bad impression.

that'd be why you smell like a flower!

i can't hear you, some pig keeps squealing.

we've got to take action, immediately!

i lost her. that's what happened.

it wouldn’t be very chic of me to call three hours earlier than agreed.

i must have caught a little cold.

the things i do want to remember, i don’t remember.

you don't understand, i'm leaving today.

are you sure we're at the right place?

party's over. go home.

you are never alone. you have yourself!

how is he so hardcore?!

where did you get my number?

it's good to know that you're still cool.

this is my crown jewel! this is the apple of my eye!

you always listen to me, don't you.

i could give you some slick answer, but it would be too cruel.

you and your taxis. i'd rather walk.

do you want me to make you some tea?

listen, be a good man, tell me what it is.

i feel like... i don't know how to feel.

everything is still possible for this world.

when i do my job, i don't do it for the rule of law.

the need for closeness is just so deadly.

where do you want to flee from then? countries are enormous.

i sincerely hope there will be a next time.

it's beautiful when you believe in a person.

i put my heart into what i do.

i love the world, every last atom of it.

action. switch sender and receiver’s places as you please.

pale. the sender and receiver stand in a dense fog, the clearest thing in their view being each other.

rideshare. the sender and receiver ride a speedy and rough taxi together.

meet again. the sender and receiver meet again at a formal reunion party.

found. the sender discovers that the receiver keeps forged documents for travel.

meat grinder. the sender catches the receiver as they are on the brink of passing out.

dinner. the sender and receiver eat a meal as they work through documents, the surface a mess of plates and paper.

shoreline. the sender waits to meet up with the receiver at the beach on a grey and windy day.

memories. the sender and receiver find an old trinket that immediately hits them with nostalgia for their shared past.

tune-in. the sender and receiver hear devastating news as it comes on the radio.

rest. the sender crashes and spends a few days in the receiver’s residence.

rain. the sender huddles under the receiver’s umbrella as they walk through a downpour, sharing the space.

corner store. the sender accompanies the receiver as they stop by a corner store to get change.

dialogue prompts from the fifth season of fx's the americans.

you need a hand?

i've heard so much about you for so long.

you asked for the truth, and you faced it. i think that's courage.

did you ever live with anyone?

you're not great at just letting things take their course.

'why' doesn't matter.

i'd give anything to talk to ____ again.

just do me a favor: when i'm on my deathbed, don't try to make me feel better.

there are much bigger things in the world than me.

you're important, too. i hope you know that.

let's worry about that when we have to worry about it.

you don't know me.

do you want me to argue with you?

if i did something wrong, then i'll fix it.

it's okay to care.

have you ever broken up with someone?

i know how hard that must have been. i'm proud of you.

i know how you feel. like you're different from everyone else, right?

i'm glad it's all ending on this. something good.

i doubt we'll ever see each other again.

it was bad. it was worse than you could imagine.

i believed i was acting in the service of a higher purpose.

i can't believe we're never going to see ______ again.

wouldn't it be a nice world if nobody had to do this?

time apart is a must.

you don't want anybody inside your head. fair enough.

try not to look over your shoulder.

i'm just busy with some bullshit at work.

i've been having a really nice time, but we're not compatible.

when am i going to be able to take care of myself?

i'm sick of being scared.

i was scared like that. for a long time.

i didn't tell anyone for a very long time.

i'm okay. i'm not afraid anymore.

we're not all as attractive as you.

you won't always be afraid.

_____ didn't remember me. i don't know what i expected.

i want you to believe in something. i want you to care about things that matter.

do you still think about it? what happened to you?

i don't know how i could ever get over that.

if you didn't have to do this, what would you do?

you have no bedside manner.

you want to know what i wished for?

_____ never came home.

it's nice of you to come.

have you been seeing friends? getting any support?

revenge isn't that important.

i came to hear about you.

_______ thinks about you.

you can go. and please don't come back again.

why do you have to play these games?

just tell me what you want me to do, and i'll do it.

i don't want to think about it. i don't want you to think about it.

every family has a story like that.

you want me to apologize?

i used to think my father was the most powerful man in the world.

you're worried about the wrong things.

we're stronger than you think.

i know i made a mistake. i'm sorry.

i wish i could tell you it gets easier. it doesn't.

i think maybe i am screwed up.

everybody thinks they're screwed up. that's what i've learned.

i don't want to look like i have anything to hide.

they see what they want to see.

hey. give up. i am never doing karaoke.

you're gonna do great in life. there's not a doubt in my mind about that.

come on, where are you taking me? i don't like surprises.

there's a lot of bad information out there.

i can't explain it to you because i don't trust you.

you have no idea what you're talking about.

it wasn't me in my body. it wasn't me.

i wanted to be the person you thought i was.

i know who you are. i know you. you are good.

i want to get out of here. we should just go.

the temptation is to put off making hard decisions, but then that becomes a decision.

i slept through the night for the first time in forever.

i can crush people if i have to, and i will. for you.

i wish i could take you with me.

you could have a different life.

i don't know what i'm gonna do without you.

it just feels shitty. i'm tired of feeling shitty.

not many people care like you do.

can we go and sit somewhere?

we're allowed to have a life.

dialogue prompts from disney's life-size (2000).

you throw like a girl.

i hate dolls as much as i hate you.

it's a game, remember?

don't be so hard on yourself.

i'm just not ready, okay?

you need to loosen up. have some fun again.

you wore out 'sorry' a long time ago.

you know what i wished for?

why do i feel like i'm in a bad horror movie?

this is everyone's home. please keep it clean.

why did you run in front of that truck?

we're going to have a serious talk.

take it easy. everything's okay.

this will make you sparkle and shine.

if it weren't for ____, you might not be alive.

you should probably put your seatbelt on.

sometimes it's hard to tell what's real and what's plastic.

since when did i become your shopping buddy?

i can order for you, if you'd like.

let's get out of here. just you and me.

i've got to tell you something, but you probably won't believe me.

i'm telling you the truth. why won't you believe me?

i never say no to learning.

just sit back and relax.

you're not gonna throw me away, are you?

you just don't know when to quit, do you?

just because you're gorgeous doesn't mean you get everything you want.

this isn't a line, but you really look beautiful tonight.

what happened to you was not fair.

it's nice to know you're jealous.

look at me. i'm a wreck.

it's not about being your best, it's about trying your best.

there you go again. always pushing people away.

we did have fun, didn't we?

i haven't laughed like that in so long.

where've you been? i gave up on you.

i'm so sorry i haven't been there for you.

this is where i belong. it's my home.

how about that new vegetarian place?

DIALOGUE

come here, i just want you closer.

don't rush. i want to feel this.

you feel so good inside me.

i've been thinking about this all day.

tell me what you want.

you drive me absolutely insane.

i love it when you look at me like that.

don't stop, please.

i need you right here.

you're doing that on purpose, aren't you?

i can't stop touching you.

you feel perfect like this.

stay with me tonight.

i want all of you.

you make it hard to think straight.

look at me. keep your eyes on me.

i love the sounds you make.

you're being dangerous right now.

i missed you.. missed this part of you, too.

let me take my time with you.

you're warm. you're real.

i don't want this to end yet.

come closer. closer than that.

you feel like home.

don't tease me unless you mean it.

i like it when you lose control like this.

you're everything i want right now.

you're breathtaking when you're like this.

stay still, let me.

i love how responsive you are.

you're making this very difficult for me.

you don't know what you do to me.

say my name again.

can i come inside? please..

you feel even better than i imagined.

i want to hear you.

you're intoxicating.

i could touch you forever.

don't hide from me.

you're mine tonight.

you look incredible like this.

i love being this close to you.

you're shaking, i've got you.

you taste amazing.

i want you exactly like this.

i'm not letting you go yet.

you're taking me so well.

tell me if this feels good.

i love how soft you are.

breathe, you're doing so well.

i can feel your heartbeat.

i want to make you melt.

you're so beautiful it hurts.

stay right there.

i love when you get needy.

you don't have to be quiet with me.

you feel incredible under my hands.

i've wanted this longer than i'll admit.

you're all i can think about.

i want to savor you.

let me show you how much i want you.

you're making me weak.

i love being tangled up with you.

don't pull away.

i could get addicted to this.

you feel even better pressed against me.

you're driving me absolutely feral.

stay. just like that.

i love how you react to me.

i want to make you feel good.

you're mine in this moment.

you feel so right.

let me kiss you again.

you're intoxicating this close.

i love your hands on me.

you're impossible to resist.

don't stop touching me.

i love when you pull me closer.

you make me feel wanted.

i could stay like this forever.

you're everything i need right now.

i want to hear you come.

you're so warm.

let me take care of you.

i love when you relax into me.

you feel incredible against me.

i'm not done with you yet.

you're making this very tempting.

open up for me..

you're perfect right here.

i want you to remember this.

you're all mine tonight.

i love when you lean into me.

you make me ache.

don't hold back with me.

you feel amazing when you're like this.

i want to feel every part of you.

you're driving me crazy.

i love how close we are.

i don't want to stop touching you.

you're exactly where you belong.

let me feel you breathe.

you're making me lose focus.

stay with me a little longer.

you're everything i want right now.

i want you slow.

you feel incredible wrapped around me.

you're so responsive.

don't rush this.

i love when you look at me like that.

you make this feel so easy.

i want you close when you fall asleep.

you're intoxicating like this.

i love your warmth.

stay right here with me.

you make me feel wanted.

i want you to feel how much i want you.

don't go yet.

you're making me want more.

i love being like this with you.

you're everything in this moment.

let me hold you.

you feel so good against me.

i want to remember this.

you're breathtaking this close.

stay tangled up with me.

i love how you fit with me.

you're making me soft.

i want to stay right here.

don't stop touching me like that.

you're incredible.

i love how needy you get.

you feel perfect right now.

let me keep you here.

you're everything i want.

i want to make this last.

you're making me melt.

stay close.

i love your closeness.

you're intoxicating.

don't move.

i want you exactly like this.

you make me feel alive.

i love being wrapped up with you.

you're so easy to love like this.

you're everything to me right now.

i don't want to rush this moment.

you feel so right.

i want to fall asleep like this.

you're mine tonight.

ACTIONS

( fingers ) : for SENDER to lace their fingers with RECEIVER'S.

( lean ) : for SENDER to lean in until their breaths mingle.

( trail ) : for SENDER to trail their fingertips along RECEIVER'S arm.

( slow ) : for SENDER to press a slow kiss to RECEIVER'S mouth.

( waist ) : for SENDER to pull RECEIVER closer by the waist.

( body ) : for SENDER to press their body against RECEIVER'S.

( neck ) : for SENDER to nuzzle into RECEIVER'S neck.

( murmur ) : for SENDER to murmur softly against RECEIVER'S skin.

( cradle ) : for SENDER to cradle RECEIVER'S face in their hands.

( linger ) : for SENDER to linger close without speaking.

( back ) : for SENDER to stroke RECEIVER'S back slowly.

( firmly ) : for SENDER to hold RECEIVER'S firmly in their arms.

( guide ) : for SENDER to guide RECEIVER'S to their lap by the hips.

( forehead ) : for SENDER to rest their forehead against RECEIVER'S.

( sigh ) : for SENDER to sigh softly against RECEIVER'S mouth.

( cup ) : for SENDER to cup RECEIVER'S cheek gently.

( jaw ) : for SENDER to trail kisses along RECEIVER'S jawline.

( arms ) : for SENDER to wrap their arms around RECEIVER.

( tug ) : for SENDER to tug RECEIVER closer by their clothing.

( temple ) : for SENDER to press a kiss to RECEIVER'S temple.

( skin ) : for SENDER to linger with their lips against RECEIVER'S skin.

( chest ) : for SENDER to hold RECEIVER close against their chest.

( thumb ) : for SENDER to brush their thumb over RECEIVER'S lips.

( deep ) : for SENDER to kiss RECEIVER slowly and deeply.

( nudge ) : for SENDER to nudge RECEIVER closer with their knee.

( curl ) : for SENDER to curl around RECEIVER protectively.

( rest ) : for SENDER to rest their hand at RECEIVER'S lower back.

( lap ) : for SENDER to pull RECEIVER into their lap.

( collar ) : for SENDER to kiss along RECEIVER'S collarbone.

( hips ) : for SENDER to hold RECEIVER'S hips firmly.

( hair ) : for SENDER to brush hair away from RECEIVER'S face.

( press ) : for SENDER to press slow kisses along RECEIVER'S neck.

( nuzzle ) : for SENDER to nuzzle closer, seeking warmth.

( stroke ) : for SENDER to stroke RECEIVER'S thigh absently.

( still ) : for SENDER to hold RECEIVER still beneath their hands.

( kiss ) : for SENDER to kiss RECEIVER'S until they both breathless.

( trace ) : for SENDER to trace small circles on RECEIVER'S skin.

( heart ) : for SENDER to rest their hand over RECEIVER'S heart.

( brush ) : for SENDER to brush their nose against RECEIVER'S.

( wrap ) : for SENDER to wrap their legs around RECEIVER.

( hold ) : for SENDER to hold RECEIVER after climaxing.

( savor ) : for SENDER to kiss RECEIVER slowly, savoring it.

( cuddle ) : for SENDER to pull RECEIVER into a tight cuddle.

( cheek ) : for SENDER to rest their cheek against RECEIVER'S shoulder.

     "thank you," he answers easily in his dark voice, low and sincere and utterly without awkwardness at the intensity of the compliment. he's not a shy man. he does not mind to be stared at, not, especially, by tamara—nor does he feel compelled to hide what is inside him. imad closes the book in his lap to make it plain that all of his attention now is on tamara—a palpable shift, though he is aware that at least half of it had already been on her, even blindly, with his eyes on the text, she had occupied his mind, his senses, like the moon behind a mountain, still present in the fan of the silvery glow in which the mountain makes its silhouette.

     "you have seen the lyrium brand on my back." whether mortalitasi leverage the threat of tranquility over their students as is done in the south, imad does not know—but tamara is a powerful mage. imad has no doubt that she is aware of what such a mark means, the effect it has on the person who is subjected to it. "in the south, they call it tranquility. it was peaceful, in a way. i had no troubles. only a sense of devotion. calm. but also of wrongness. like a fish out of water, or a bird in the sea."

     air and water are alike enough until it is time to breathe.

     she remembers his lyrium brand very well. she still holds the scar from the blood she'd drawn that day across her left palm, straight and decisive as an arrow. she recalls how easily his features had come to her, as though her soul had always anticipated him. she absently traces the cover of her closed journal with her fingertips, the details of his brand still clear to her as day; the hardened leather to the pad of her fingers like marred skin.

     "there was so much i wanted to share with you." tamara recalls, with an almost maternal fondness for her past self. she remembers that tight feeling in her chest. a bittersweetness in their diverging paths. she had not realized then that she had drawn her heart and fate lines together with her blade, that day. she could not know that their fates were so entwined. that what she'd believed was her solitary path was actually made completely indistinguishable from his own. "that i had met mages made tranquil. seekers, too, in my travels with ash- with the inquisitor. the profound sympathy i had felt, and hope, too, knowing that you had touched tranquility like theirs — with all of your self in tact."

     tamara watches as he stretches his arm across the chaise, like an unsigned invitation. an eventual one. as unhurried as daylight in this strange pocket of the fade is long. for it is not yet time for her to join him there, in his arms. by morning, she will be joining asharen again to travel back to orlais. still, the flush of her cheeks reach her neck and the tops of her ears.

     "perhaps there is an opening to the garden that i have found myself privy to." she says, mirthfully. banked and reserved, giving herself away only in the gentle curl of her pleasant mouth, a playful twinkle in the corner of her eye. "i do wonder if there is enough space for me to shimmy through ... but i feel as if the breeze carries the scent of sweet figs." her nevarran accent is thick — thicker than it had been the first time they'd met; her trade more relaxed this way. she kneels comfortably on the floor to pour two cups of tea. the dried flowers have opened for her like an upturned palm in the glass kettle. as she offers one of the cups towards him, the soft slate-lilac of light catches the bright blue of her upturned eyes. "then again — i have a penchant for an over-active imagination."