Dante Baker (rock god):Congratulations, graduate!Going out to celebrate your newfound student debt?
One and Only Ellery: okay, I’ve only had like one bottle of champagne.LA is so pretty.These heels hurt.
Dante Baker (rock god): Tell your parents I said hi and you should drink some coffee
One and Only Ellery: They have lots of coffee in Seattle
Dante Baker (rock god): True?
One and Only Ellery: Are you in Seattle?
Dante Baker (rock god): No.I’m on the Norway/Northern Europe cruise.
One and Only Ellery: Oh.That’s far.The only word I know in Norwegian istak.I learned it from this murder show my sister made me watch.
Dante Baker (rock god): That’s a good word to know.
One and Only Ellery: I wish you were in Seattle
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One and Only Ellery: I wish you were here
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Dante Baker (rock god): Have a great time today, El.Get some rest and have fun with your family
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Four MonthsLater
One and Only Ellery:these girls can rock like no one else.You should hear Lorraine.It’s like “Flight of the Bumblebee” only rock and roll
Dante Baker (rock god): it sounds awesome.And you’re getting gigs?
One and Only Ellery: small ones.We’d probably get more somewhere less saturated than LA
Dante Baker (rock god): Nah, you guys are getting gigs there because you have wild major talent
One and Only Ellery: we might get more gigs if we had a bass player…
Dante Baker (rock god): This again?You want me to play bass or you want me to take lead so you don’t have to do it?
One and Only Ellery: I just don’t understand why you don’t want to be famous.I’ve seen you play!Those cruisers don’t know how good they’ve got it.Do they even appreciate your genius?There’s no one else like you
Dante Baker (rock god): Except you
One and Only Ellery: Hardly.Shit, I have to go.My supervisor’s tapping her watch like she would actually pay me overtime.Tell me where in the world you are so I can picture myself there with you
Dante Baker (rock god): Southampton
One and Only Ellery: Holy BALLS!!!You’re in the epicenter!Are you dying from the incredible music overload?
Dante Baker (rock god): Not really.I mean, I’ve been here before.
One and Only Ellery: I wish I was there with you.It would be so awesome.
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