#elodac3

Windenmere House, Eloda - 1:24pm

[Eloise] You know what sounds so good right now? 

[Catherine] Hm? 

[Eloise] Cherries.

[Catherine] Last time you had a cherry your face got all blown up and you had that scratch in your throat.

[Eloise] No...

[Catherine] Mia's birthday?

[Eloise] That could've been a million different things! I'm gonna go check the fridge, I think my mum bought some.

[Catherine] You know, I think you just have some sort of allergy. 

[???] Allergy to what?

[Jasper] My bad, didn't mean to startle you. I'm Jasper, Eloise's older brother.

[Catherine] I realized. I mean, I recognized you. I'm Catherine. 

[Jasper] I know who you are. You're the girl whose mum is on all of our money. 

[Catherine] Sorry, I should’ve known I don’t have to introduce myself.  I know it annoys people. 

[Jasper] It’s fine, in all honesty, this is my first interaction with a member of the family I pay my taxes to. So I guess introductions are needed. 

[Eloise] Jasper? When did you get in?

[Jasper] I just did, I thought you'd see my car in the driveway. 

[Eloise] No, I was in the kitchen looking for cherries. 

[Radio] ♫ But I can see us lost in the memory ♫ 

[Radio] ♫ August slipped away into a moment in time ♫

Windenmere House, Eloda - 5:49pm

[Eloise] All I know is I'm never staying at a single dorm again. The smoke alarms went off 4 times in one night.

[Claude] No one taught those kids how to keep their food from burning? [Louis] I don't think it was smoke from cooking, dad. 

[Florence] Did you dorm this year, Catherine? I have a niece who just graduated from King James College but she never dormed, I'm curious what their residence halls are like.

[Catherine] They're not that fancy. I lasted 3 weeks before moving into an apartment off campus. [Claude] Eloise mentioned you're studying art history, is that still the plan?

[Catherine] Yes, I guess. I really wanted to do studio art but my mum thought that was inappropriate. She wanted me to do something more traditional, I think. 

[Florence] You've always been quite creative haven't you? [Catherine] Yeah, I've been drawing since I was little, though I wouldn't say I'm very good.

[Jasper] A lifetime of practice and you don't think you're any good?

[Eloise] She's being humble, Jasper, you should try some time. Cath is an amazing artist, she also does photography.

[Louis] Photography? You take portraits and stuff?

[Catherine] Sometimes, but usually just nature and architecture around Dresden. My grandfather left me a bunch of film cameras and I taught myself how to work them.

[Claude] Jasper has a collection of film cameras, maybe one afternoon he could give you a show and tell.

Windenmere House, Eloda - 3:18pm

[Catherine] Oh, I have this one. Olympus OM-10, right?

[Jasper] Yeah, I'm pretty sure I bought it my sophomore year at Brindletain University.

[Catherine] Did you do a semester abroad? I've always wanted to do that.

[Jasper] No, I did all four years of undergrad there.

[Catherine] You didn't miss Eloda? I don't think I could leave home for that long.

[Jasper] Technically I grew up in Brindletain, I only moved to Eloda when I was 10.

[Catherine] That's fair, I guess.

[Jasper] You guess?

[Catherine] I just mean you visit  Brindletain, you stay in Eloda.

[Jasper] Says a member of the Elodish royal family.

[Catherine] No, I would feel that way no matter what family I was born into. I love it here.

Wisteria Lake, Eloda - 5:22AM

[Jasper] Are our commoner beds so uncomfortable that you couldn't sleep? 

[Catherine] What? No! I just-

[Jasper] Relax, Your Royal Highness, I'm messing with you.

[Catherine] Sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone to be awake yet. You caught me by surprise.

 [Jasper] How do you think I felt? Coming up to my spot and there's a whole other person there.

[Catherine] Your spot?

[Jasper] Yes, mine. I used to come here when I couldn't sleep. I'm assuming you're doing the same?

[Catherine] I like to get up early but Eloise always sleeps in so I started going on walks and then I ended up here a few days ago. 

[Jasper] If you ask nicely, I'll let you stay.

[Catherine] Who said I want to stay?

[Jasper] You haven't gotten up to leave.

[Catherine] Yet. You're not as good company as you think you are.