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warm bodies - julie grigio

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[Julie's sitting on the beach outside the beach house. She has ben giving this a lot of thought and while she figures Mercedes might not want a zombie hanging around the shop, maybe Rapunzel would be more lenient because Julie does take-out and delivers orders?]

Hey, Rapunzel? I need to ask you something. A friend of mine from home arrived and they kind of need....[How to put this without offending R. That's the last thing Julie wants.]

I want to keep an eye on him.

[Well, she tried.]

Would you mind if I brought him with me on deliveries?

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Sure, no problem! I'm glad a friend from home showed up, that's great! As long as he doesn't get in the way, I don't see why it'd be a problem.

Same. This one's important. He's

[Oh, this is awkward.]

a zombie from home that's...different. He saved my life a few times.

...Ah.

[Blink blink. Zombies have been sort of scary in the past, but if Julie thinks he's different, then...]

Like I said, it's fine as long as he stays out of trouble.

R will be no trouble at all and if he is, you can blame me. I take full responsibility.

All right, I trust you.

[R, huh.]

Tell me about him, though. If he's going to go on deliveries with you, I should know a little about him.

[Important part first.]

I spent 6 days with him in an abandoned jet, in an airport overrun with other zombies. He didn't let a single bad thing happen to me.

He even got into a fist-fight with several others when I was almost caught.

[So Rapunzel doesn't have to worry about Julie or anyone getting eaten.]

He's also been making a real effort to talk. He's...something different.

What else did you want to know?

Well...honestly, I just wanted to make sure he was okay, that's all. He sounds like a nice guy, zombieness considered! He's more than welcome on delivery runs. Bring him by the shop, I wanna meet him, get to know him, if that's all right.

What's he like, personality wise, though? Apart from being a zombie. Which I guess isn't really a personality thing and more of a physical thing...

I can do that. No problem.

He's not much of a talker. Words are hard as heck for him but he's trying. He's trying so hard to fix that. He seems to think more than other zombies do. Honestly? I think he wants to get better.

He's kind of hard to explain. I mean, as a zombie there's...I think the parts of his brain that actually hold his personality are muted? Does that make sense? Like...it's there but he has a hard time showing a lot.

I...hm. I guess it kind of makes sense. To be honest, I don't know a whole lot about zombies, but he sounds like he doesn't exactly fit the stereotype...

[There's a... grunt.

Something like a moan while he tries to clear his throat.

Another grunt.]

Hel. Lo...

[Yes. He's here, too.]

Oh!

[She wasn't expecting that, but hey there, zombie friend!]

Sorry, I didn't expect you to chime in. You're Julie's friend, right? I'm Rapunzel. Nice to meet you!

[Julie's amused as heck right now. She wasn't expecting that, either.]

R, this is Rapunzel. The girl I told you about? She owns the tea shop we're going to be doing deliveries for.

Rapunzel, this is R.

[And to R, so very patiently and encouragingl;]

Break your syllable record, R. You can do it.

I'm. R.

U'm... with Julie. [What does she want him to do? He doesn't understand.]

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