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【精品文档】【精品推荐】Felicity 第一季第七集英文剧本 Int. Resident Advisor's Lounge. Noel is lying on a couch, much like a patient at a psychiatrist's office. Noel:Okay, here's my problem. There's this guy on my floor. Who's in love with this girl. He's got -- he's got a real connection with her. That's -- that's what he tells me. Uh, but she keeps coming to him with problems about another guy. R.A #1: (off camera) Dude, he's got the nice guy, friend thing. Noel: Wel -- except that-that he swears there's a spark there. There's something between him and this girl. He just can't, I don't know, make it happen somehow. R.A #2: I'm sorry, [leans to table]but, um, this Resident's Advisor meeting is supposed to be about the new fire code. [stands up, sits]. R.A #3: Chill out. [sits]We're allow to share advisee horror stories. R.A #4: (inquisitive) So I don't understand. What's the problem exactly? Noel: [sits up] This guy keeps coming to me about this girl, and he doesn't know what to do. And--and I don't know what to tell him. R.A #4: (o.c) He's gotta draw the line. Noel: What? R.A #3: Yeah, if there's this guy that loves this girl and all she's doing is talking to him about another guy? Then he's gotta draw the line. R.A #5: Yeah, he's gotta say to her: "Hey look, I like you, but I don't want to be your girlfriend. I don't want to talk to you about this other guy anymore. So stop it. Stop talking to me about this other guy". [sits] Noel looks to R.A #4 for a response. She nods in agreement. Noel: He's gotta--he's gotta draw the line. R.A #6: Yeah, that's kinda obvious. Noel: Right. OPENING SEQUENCE ~~~~~~~~~~ Guest Starring ~~~~~~~~~~ Devon Gummersall .......... Zack Greg Grunberg .......... Sean Shan Omar Huey .......... Blair Ian Gomez .......... Javier Marissa Ribisi ..........R.A #4 Amanda Foreman .......... Meghan ~~~~~~~~~~ Part One ~~~~~~~~~~ Int. Felicity's Room. Felicity jumps on her bed with a dictionary. She clicks on the recorder. Felicity: (recording) Dear Sally, do you want to hear a weird word? Buttinsky. No, it's--it's actually in the dictionary. It means, "A person given to butting in, a troublesome meddler, troublemaker". [closes the book] I--I don't mean to be, but I'm a buttinsky. I mean, obviously, and its sort of ruined my whole life. I--I was at work Saturday.... Int. Dean and Deluca. Felicity stands behind the counter watching the customers walk in front of her. Felicity: (recording)...making a cappuccino for some guy who kept calling me, "Honeybun," which is really attractive. And for some reason, I looked up. Felicity stops and looks out the window and sees Ben passing by the window. Ben looks in, and Felicity smiles. He continues to walk by without emotion. The smile on Felicity disappears. Int. Felicity's Room. Felicity lays on her stomach, recording. Felicity: (recording) I am a troublesome meddler. I rewrote Ben's essay, he's still mad. And I'm pretty sure he's never going to forgive me. God, I am such a buttinsky. Int. Elena Tyler's room. The camera pans over various pamplets are arranged on her bed. Elena sits on the floor next to her bed. Elena: (on phone) I was holding for the financial aid officer. Yes, Elena Tyler. T-Y-L-E-R. Yes, I'll hold. Thank you. There is a knock on the door, Elena gets up and sweeps all the pamplets under her pillow. She answers the door. Opening the door, Blair stands before her with a large box in his arms. Blair: Hey. Elena: Uh, hi....um, I'm on the phone. Blair: I'd like you to meet Mr. Webster. [holds up a vinyl record] Elena: You found it. [takes the vinyl] Blair: Yeah. Bleaker Bobs. It's for you. Elena: But I don't even have a record player. Blair: I think that's what this is. [walks in] It was used, so don't freak out like I spent real money. [sets it down] Elena: I can't take that. Blair: Yeah, you can. Cassettes and CDs are no good. It's just fact. Elena: You know, I mean -- I can't. Blair: (confused) Why not? What? You like guys with more hair? 'Cause I might do that for you, but you're pushing it. Elena: (on phone) Yes. Uh, yes, sir. Elena Tyler. Could you hold, please? (to Blair) I mean, I can't take it because I don't know if I'm staying here. Blair: (inquistive) Is now a good time to ask what the hell you're talking about? Elena: You gotta go, uh...I'll call you later. Elena closes the door on him. Blair doesn't have a clue as to what to do. Int. Cafeteria. Zack comes up to Felicity's and Julie's table. Zack: Ok. Listen to this. There's this alumni guy, [sits] a partner in what's apparently a very important talent agency in Los Angeles. And he's coming to speak in my film class in two weeks. Julie: That could be good. Zack: No, no. I haven't told you the thing yet. They picked three films to show this guy, and mine was the first. Felicity: Congratulations. Julie: Your doucumentary? Zack: No, no, Stiletto I mean, I--I know the odds are nothing, but...apparently, last year an agent came and actually signed a sophmore student. Felicity: You're kidding? Elena: Don't give your hopes up. Confused, they all look at Elena. Zack: [laughs] Nice attitude. Um, anyway, I--I wanted to add some music to a couple of scenes. Julie: What? You want me to do it? Zack: If it takes longer then three hours, I'll pay you. Julie: Zack, you don't have to pay me. Zack: So you'll do it? Julie: Of course. I'm so proud of you. They smile at each other for a moment, and they give each other a smooch. Zack: I should go reserve the room. I'll call you later. Julie: Ok. Zack leaves. Felicity smiles at Julie. Julie: What, public kissing? Felicity nods yes. Julie: I know, that's like a statement, right? Elena: Did you guys screw yet? Julie glances at Elena. Felicity: Elena! (to Julie) She's like that. Julie: Well, ok. Um, no. We haven't. I just -- I like him. [looks at Zack and Ben talking] So--so what's going on, are you and Ben... Felicity: Screwing? No. Talking? No. Uh..uh, I'll be right back. [leaves] Felicity walks over to Ben, who is at the buffet bar. Felicity: Hey. Are you um..... Ben exhales. Felicity: What, are you not talking to me? Ben: (short) No, I'm talking to you. See, I'm talking to you right now. Felicity: We're sitting over there, if you want.... Ben: No. Taking this to go, I'll see ya. Felicity: So, I don't know what to do? Int. Noel's room. Noel nervously bounces his leg as he listen's to Felicity talk. He blankly stares outward. Felicity: If what I did just destroyed whatever hope there was of us of ever actually being anything then, I guess, I have to live with that. But before that whole paper thing happened, we were getting closer. I mean, we were developing something. Noel: You--you and Ben? Felicity: Yeah, I mean, I think there was this actual real friendship starting, which now, it just made the pendulum swing in the opposite direction. Noel: Uh-huh. Felicity: Ben hates me now. He ignores me in class. He won't even have a conversation with me. Noel: That's--that's too bad. Felicity: I know. So any advice would help. Even if it's just shut up. Noel: You know. There's--there's something I gotta do. Noel gets up from the bed. He nervously thinks of what to say. Felicity: What? Noel: I've--I've got to draw.... Felicity: Draw what? Noel desperately searches for an answer. Noel: A comparaison....between what you're going through and something that happened to a friend of mine. Felicity: Oh, tell me. Noel: Oh....This is--this is what I think. Ok, um....[sits] Go to his apartment, say you left something there. And while you're looking for whatever it is, you'll have a little more chance for conversation. Felicity: Oh, ok. I see. Noel: I'm sure that's all you need. Felicity smiles and gives Noel a friendly hug. Felicity: You are such a good friend, I can't stand it. Noel: Yeah. Me, neither. Noel isn't too happy with the situation. Noel watches as Felicity leaves. ~~~~~~~~~~ Part Two ~~~~~~~~~~ Int. Felicity's Room. Felicity opens the door and comes in. Meghan, holding a sticker covered box, stands waiting for Felicity. Meghan: Hey. Did you touch my box? Felicity: (confused)What? Meghan: My box, did you open it? Felicity: I--I didn't even know you had a box. Meghan: [holds up the box] This is it! This is my box. Felicity walks to her end of the room. Felicity: I-I've never seen it. Meghan: Well, then how did it move? Felicity: Did you ask the box? Meghan storms towards Felicity. Meghan: I have a right to privacy. Felicity: (argumentative) Which brings up a good point. Why is this room a double? It's big enough to be two rooms. It's got two doors. Meghan: Don't change the subject. Felicity: I didn't. It's the same subject. There wouldn't be a privacy issue if there were a wall [gestures to the middle of the room]....*right here*. Meghan: I'm taking my box with me. Felicity: Please. Take your box with you. Meghan grabs her coat and laughs. Meghan: [laughs] Reverse psychology is not going to work on me. Meghan leaves. Int. Resident Advisor's Lounge. The Resident Advisors sits around the table eating Chinese food. R.A #5: (reading) In addition, the housing department wants us to talk to all our advisees, one on one about the signifigant damage cause by dorm graffiti. R.A #4: Who here is aware that the singular of graffiti is graffito? Which I--I urge you to use in conversation. It freaks people out. R.A #7: Let me ask you this. How are we supposed to do all these things, plus talk to people about graffito, plus do our own work. I don't get it. R.A #4: I feel like a one woman psychiatrics service department. I mean, there's like one girl on my floor, who's not *bulimic*. Her name's Candy, which is pretty ironic. R.A #3: There's this bastard, right, from Baltimore in 1014, who keeps urinating in the sink, man. R.A #7: Ew! R.A #3: So I told him for the tenth time, "Stop urinating in the sink. And he's like -- and he's not joking either -- "Oh yeah, I keep forgetting." What the hell is that, man?! Noel: I told that kid to draw the line, right. But, he, uh, he had some real difficulty doing that. R.A #4: Gosh. R.A #5: Aww. R.A #7: No one ever said drawing the line was easy. R.A #4: You need to tell this guy, next time, this girl goes to him, hard as it may be, draw the line, and stick with it. Noel: Yeah. Ok. I'll tell him. Int. Ben and Sean's Apartment. Sean pulls up the elevator gate to let Felicity in. Sean: Hey. What's up? Come on in. Felicity: I left a notebook, last time I was here. I was just wanting to pick it up. Sean walks to the table, Felicity follows. Sean: Oh. Sucks losing a notebook doesn't it? Felicity: Yeah, it really does. Sean picks up his notebook and opens it. Sean: This is mine. This is, uh, my idea book. This is where I record all my big ideas. See. Felicity: Is--is Ben here? Sean: Ben! Ben: (o.c) What? Sean: It's for you. Sean: See, the original idea book was stolen. Felicity: Yeah, I--I remember that. Sean: Yeah. I still have hope though, I'll get it back. Felicity: That's good. Sean: Anyway, he'll be out in a sec. [puts his book down] I'm just -- I'm over here working on this killer idea. Felicity: Ok. Thank you. Sean walks off to the kitchen table. Sean: It's like, uh, quarters. But, it's a boardgame. I called it, "The Quarter Master." [chuckles] Oh, this is such a good one. Ben enters. Ben:Hey. Felicity: Hi. I left my notebook here last time. Have you seen it? Ben: Um, no. I don't think so. What color is it? Felicity: Oh, it's blue. Ben: Blue? Ben looks under a stack of magazines and papers on the ottoman. He continues to look. Felicity: So you know what I was thinking? That when you first get to college, it's like, such a shock to the system. It's also new and you're adjusting to so much that it's probably not unusual for people to do some pretty crazy things, you know? I bet if there were a study done, you'd see that's the case. Ben: What are you talking about? Felicity: That I can't believe, what I did -- rewriting your paper. I really think, that I've grown up a lot in the past week. Ben: Really? That must feel good. Felicity: Hey, so are you going to be mad at me forever? Ben: I'm not mad at you. I'm nothing. Ben continues too look for the notebook. Felicity comes to realize it's a lost cause. Felicity: You know, I think, I might have left the notebook in Julie's room. Ben: All right. Well, if I find it, I'll bring it to class. How's that? Felicity: Thanks. [leaves] Ben looks at Felicity as she leaves, not understanding. Int. Noel's room. Noel works on his computer. Someone knocks on the door. Noel: Come in. Felicity: Are you busy? Noel: Just working on my page. Felicity: Your what? Noel: My webpage? Noelcrane.com. Felicity: Why do you have a webpage? Noel: Why does anybody have a webpage? Too much free time, not enough friends, justify owning a computer. They chuckle. Noel: What's up? Felicity: So I went to Ben's apartment. Noel: Ok. Felicity: It was horrible. I--I told him that I'd left a notebook there, but I'm pretty sure he knew I was making it up. Noel: Yeah, uh, I--I have to stop you. [stands up] Um.... Felicity: What? Noel: I'm drawing the line. Felicity: (confused) Wait. What? Noel: Yeah I don't want to talk about you and Ben anymore. [sits down] I'm--I'm not going to be your girlfriend. Felicity: Were you ever going to be my girlfriend? Noel: I know it seems weird and maybe selfish, but I don't want to be that guy. You know, the one who always comes and talks to you about the other guy. Felicity: Really? Noel: Yeah, it bugs the hell out of me. That's why I'm drawing the line. Felicity: So, um, you and I can't talk about Ben? Noel: That's right. Anything else, though. Ben's clothes. Just kidding. You understand, right? Felicity slowly nods in agreement. Noel: Good. Noel: You -- you don't have to leave. Felicity: Oh, no. I know. Um, I--I just don't want to cross the line. Noel: Thank you. Felicity: Um-hmm. [walks out, turns around] Oh, um, I'll just talk to you later. Noel: Ok. Felicity: But not about Ben. Noel: Ok. Felicity continues down the hallway. Int. main hallway. Felicity heads for Julie's dorm room. Julie: Hey. Felicity: Hi. Oh, you're going out. Julie: Yeah, I'm going to go, um, meet Zack. He's going to show me the scenes he wants me to do music for. What's going on? Felicity: Oh nothing. Are you going to be back soon. Julie: I don't know. Why do you need me? Felicity: No. Julie: Are you sure? Felicity: Wow, it's amazing. You guys have a whole situation. Julie: What do you mean? Felicity: You and Zack, I mean, You're so happy, and you like each other *so* much. And...God, I'm so jealous, it's embarassing. Julie: You're jealous of me and Zack? Felicity: I mean, obviously in the best way. I'm so happy for you. Julie: Well, you're still my closest friend. Felicity: You don't have to say that. [giggle] So you mean that? Julie: [laughs] Of course. I'll call you when I get back. Felicity: Ok. Have fun. Julie: Thanks. [leaves] Int. Registar's office. Blair passes the down the hall and looks down an adjoining hallway. He sees Elena, who is seriously reading a pink paper. Blair interestingly watches as an Oriental women holding a couple of file folders. Elena looks up as the woman calls on her. She follows her into the office. Blair's eyes look above the door and reads the sign that reads, "Financial Services." Blair remains dropped jawed at what he sees. Ext. Elena's room. Felicity knocks on Elena's note covered door. Felicity presses her ear on the door. Blair: Elena's not there. Blair walks up to Felicity and sticks a note on Elena's door. Blair: I just saw her at the Financial Aid Office. Felicity: Why? Blair: I though maybe you'd know. Felicity: Oh, no. She's been acting pretty weird. Blair: Yeah, she keeps shuttin' me down. The harder I try, just gets worse. Do you have that with her? Felicity: Uh, not so much with Elena. I've been getting that a little with Ben though. Blair: Yeah? Int. cafeteria. Felicity and Blair sit face to face at a table. Blair: I think I'm pretty nice. Felicity: I think you are too. Blair: I'm not the worst looking guy. Felicity: You? You should be a model. Blair: And look at you. Felicity: No don't do me. Blair: No look at you. Your smart. And beautiful. If Ben's turning you down, he's out of his mind. What's wrong with these people? Felicity: Well, you can't take everything Elena does so personally. Blair: You do with Ben. Felicity: Yeah, but that's me and Ben. I wouldn't worry about Elena. I work in the admissions office for workstudy. And there are always all these files of students having financial trouble. I mean, it could be anything. They may have just lost some of her paperwork. Blair just stares at Felicity. Felicity: What? Blair: You work in the admissions office? Felicity: Oh....uh....no. I mean, I can't look at her file. I don't want to be a buttinsky. Blair: Yeah. No, I--I understand. Except, Elena said she might have to leave. I think something serious is going on. Felicity: I just -- I haven't had much luck with things like that. I mean, I get in trouble, and there are fights and... Blair: I'm not going to ask you to read her file. Felicity: Good. [nervously laugh] I really think that's crossing the line. They share a awkward silence for a moment. Blair looks away while Felicity plays with her coffee. Blair: Will you do it? Felicity is left speechless. ~~~~~~~~~~ Part Three ~~~~~~~~~~ Int. Felicity's Room. The thunder rumbles outside her window, and the rain pours down the ouside of her window. Felicity tosses and turns in her bed. There is a rattling sound. Felicity looks up and sees Meghan sits at the edge of her bed. Felicity: (annoyed) What? Meghan: You looked in my box, didn't you. Felicity: God, I did not look in your box! Meghan: Did you pick it up? Felicity: Huh? Meghan: While I wasn't here, did you pick up the box? Did you hold it up? Felicity: No. Meghan: Did you shake it? Felicity: I didn't pick it up, how could I shake it? [rubs her eyes] What--what the hell is in there anyway? Meghan: See? You're curious. Felicity: Of course, I'm curious. Every five minutes you're asking me if I looked in your box. Meghan: Did you? Felicity: [sits up](frustrated)Let's say I did. Let's say I rummaged through all your stuff, and went through your box. And saw all your naked pictures, or drugs, or whatever. Meghan: Well, that's interesting. Felicity: What is? Meghan: Deny it all you want. I'm buying a fingerprint kit. [leaves] Meghan slams the door. Felicity continues to be comfused and frustrated. Felicity exhales and completely frustrately gets up from her bed. Int. Noel's room - dark. Felicity barges into Noel's room. Felicity: Hey. Noel: No. What? Felicity: This is totally unacceptable! Noel: What is? Felicity turns on the light. A sleepy Noel lies in bed. Felicity: This line. This--this line you've drawn. How dare you draw a line. Who are you to draw a line? Noel: Oh. What are you -- what are you going to do? Force me to talk about Ben? Felicity: And you're happy with that? A conditional friendship? Noel: No, I don't...um...maybe. I don't know what you mean by that. Felicity: It means, that you are setting boundries on our conversation. Noel: No. I'm setting one boundry. Felicity: This is because you have feelings for me isn't it? Noel: I'm happy. Mmmm...I'm still waking up, give me a second. [sits up] I'm happy to be friends with you as long as it's not all about Ben. Felicity: And what ever happend to Hannah? Noel: Well, I never said I still don't have a long distance girlfriend. But this is complicated, I mean, I realize that we're not even remotely dating in anyway, but I can't help my feelings for you. Felicity: (disgusted) And since when has it all been about Ben? And how can you keep doing this? Noel: (clueless)Doing what? Felicity: (annoyed)Insisting you're just fine with being my friend and turning around and having all these feelings. Noel: (defensive) Wait a second. How is it what I'm doing to you any different then what you're doing to Ben? Felicity: Excuse me? Noel: Yeah. One minute everything's perfectly fine, We're friends, I swear." The next minute you're-- you're doing his homework for him, and--and following him around like some lovesick schoolgirl. Felicity: (shouts) You know what?! Noel: (calm/annoyed) What? Felicity: Maybe I am a lovesick schoolgirl. Felicity storms out and slams the door. Noel can't believe nor understand what just happened. Int. Ben's apartment. Skyview of the "Quarter Master" game. Looks like a shuffle board game, but with two openings. Ben and Blair sit opposite of each other playing the game. Sean sits between them and watches. Ben slides the quarter down the board. Sean: Ok, good. Yellow. What does that mean? Ben: That this thingisn't fun? Sean and Blair laugh. Sean: You just gotta get into the game.That's it is. Ok. Ahem. Yellow is 20 points and you get to go again. All right? Ben: Ok. Sean: It's just like darts. Blair: Except without the darts. Ben: Ready? Sean: Yeah. Ben takes the quarter and slides it again. Sean: Good. Yellow. Ok. 10 points. Ok. (to Blair) You're up. I appreciate you guys by the way, helping me test this out. Ben: Did you talk to Elena? Blair: No, uh, but Felicity's helping me out with that. Ben: Oh, terrific. Sean: Hey, blue. 10 points. Good. This is a close game. Blair: What's your problem with her? Sean: (to Ben) You're up. Ben: I don't want to talk about Felicity. Blair: Man, she presses your buttons. Ben: Felicity's trouble, that's all I know. (to Sean) He won right? Sean: No. Ok. You each had ten rolls, ok. So now we go to the bonus round, right. Where each color value is worth double. All right, (to Ben) You're up. Blair: You may think she's trouble, she might even be trouble, but she's got a good heart. I like her. Ben just looks at Blair for a second and smiles. He slides the quarter blatenly across the board so that it goes off the board. Sean: Oh, over shooter. Two out of three? Ben and Blair: No. They get up from the table. Int. Resident Advisor's Lounge. R.A #4: I think one of my advisees, I swear to God, is running a sex line from her room. R.A #5: Why? R.A #4: Why do I think that or why is she doing it? You walk past her room, and there's moaning. Constant, exggarated moaning. And she's always alone in there. At first, I thought, she was like a real self-satisfier. But I'm pretty sure it's a business. Noel: You know that guy I told you about with the girl? Well, he drew the line. R.A #4: Yeah, what happened? Noel: Oh, tradegy. Um, she got really pissed off. R.A #4: That's normal. Noel: Yeah? Well, he's thinking about going back and re-drawing the line. R.A's: He can't do that. Noel: Well, why not? What do you mean? R.A #4: If he does that, he risks her drawing her own line. Noel: Really? Well, what do I tell him? R.A #4: Tell him to stick with the first line. R.A #8: What a boner. Noel: Oh, yes. This guy's an idiot. R.A #8: Um-hmm. Int. Julie's room. Julie plays her guitar, while Zack watches and listens. Julie: Ok, I was thinking something like that for the, um, for the driving scene. Zack: That's-that's fantastic. Julie: [laughs]Like, yeah. Zack: No, no. I'm serious. Julie: Yeah? Zack: Yeah. It's--it's really good. It's--it's simple. Julie: Wow. Ok. Um.....I was also think that this would be good for the scene when Sal and Claudia sleep in the backyard. Julie begins to play her guitar again. Zack watches and listens. He leans into kiss her, and she stops playing. He stops for a moment, but kisses her again. Big smoochies! He starts to groupe her, and she pulls her hand away. He starts again to go under her shirt, and she stops him. Julie: Zack. He starts again and gets more intense. Julie: Zack. Let's go slow. He stops. Zack: Yeah. Sure. Sorry. Julie: It's ok. Ext. Admissions office. Felicity walks to her workstudy program. Int. Admissions office. Felicity walks out of the office reading a Elena's file. Blair stands not to far away, off camera. She walks to him and happily she starts to have a conversation with him. She shows him what the paper says. Int. Elena's room. Elena packs up her things. Blair comes in the open door. Blair: Hey. Elena: Hi. Blair: I thought I'd catch you before you left school forever, and I never saw you again. Elena: Yeah, it's been, uh, crazy week. She closes the door. Elena: I--I really do owe you an explaination. Blair: No, no you don't. Elena: Yeah, I do. I--I'm really mad at my dad. He's been traveling all year, you know, and, um...as it turns out, he never paid my tutition bill. And now he's saying he's having second thought about where he wants me to go to college. And I'm like, "Thanks, Dad. Great. Great timing." He's like that -- he's always... Blair: I know what's going on. Elena is caught off guard, but plays it off. Elena: (innocent) What do you mean? Blair: I mean, I know your scholarship didn't go through, and that your dad doesn't make enough money to help, but just enough so you don't qualify for most financial aid. Elena is stunned and must sit down. Blair: But I got something for ya. Blair pulls out a piece of paper and shows it to her. He sits next to her. Elena: Where'd you find this? Blair: There are these really specific scholarships some are so specific it's wild. There's this old women who offers a private scholarship. Read the qualifications, it's pretty spooky. They sort of describe you. Elena: (reads) African-American female from New York or New Jersey, Pre-med....moderate to low income family with one parent....attending a New York college. Blair: I called the woman just to see there was even a shot. She didn't award the scholarship this year. It's available. Elena: Moderate to low income family with one parent. Blair: You should call that woman. Elena: What makes you think this applies to me? Blair: I asked a friend to check your file. Elena: Who did you ask> Blair: You didn't tell me anything. I didn't know what else to do. Elena: Just tell me who it was. Blair: Felicity. Elena: Felicity looked up my file? Blair: Yeah, as a favor to me so I could help. An angered Elena grabs her coat and heads for the door. Blair turns to her. Blair: You better call that woman. Slams the door. Ext. Dean and Deluca. Noel takes a breath and heads into the cafe. Int. Dean and Deluca. Felicity finishes making a coffee and heads to give it to the customer. She takes the money just as Noel pops up. Noel: (nervous) Ok. Look. I'm--I'm here to redraw the line. Felicity: Oh, really? Noel: Yeah. Felicity: Well, you can't just do that. Noel: Yes, of course, I can, I drew it. Felicity: The line isn't the problem. It's a symptom. Noel: Wait. Of what? Felicity: Of some fundamental discord. Noel: The line is a symptom of some fundamental discord? Hold on, let me explain to you. Felicity: (to customer) Thank you. Lady: Thank you. Felicity: (to Noel) Yes. [walks off, he follows] And you were right about me not talking to you about Ben. That was a mistake, and I should have seen that. Noel: Hold on a second. Let me explain where I'm redrawing the line. You can come talk to me about anything including Ben. But excluding sex. [Felicity shocked] I--I can put up with hearing about Ben, all right. I just don't ever want to hear about the two of you ever having sex. Don't ever talk to me about you and Ben in the context of sex. And I'll be fine. Felicity: Noel, you sound ridiculous. Which is why now, I'm going to have to draw the line. Noel: God, I knew you were going to do that! Felicity: Well, I don't know what else to do? Noel: Ok. So where does yours go? Felicity: Well, I just think that -- Elena walks up to Felicity and shoves the letter in her face. Elena: Where did you find this? Did you just look in the ghetto file? My record is my business! You had no right. I don't need this. Felicity: Well, how else are you going to stay? Elena: Having my tuition paid because I don't have as much money as you or your friends or because I'm black, I rather not stay. Felicity: We were just trying to help. Elena: Do you want to know about me? (to Noel) What are you looking at? Noel: (innocent) I was here first. Elena: (to Felicity) I went to Elkins Academy, it's in Westchester, it's one of those brick and ivy schools, where the kids had nicer cars then the teachers. Do you know why I went there? Felicity: No. Elena: That school paid for me to be there. They'll give you all sorts of answers why, but the two reasons Elkins took me were this: I am black and I am underprivileged. Felicity: You're also smart. Elena: It didn't matter. I was a poor black girl, and every student knew it. That scholarship I was supposed to get, it was awarded to me based on merit..... Felicity: Yeah, I--I know. Elena: Not race. Not income. I deserved it. I worked for it. That's the one promise I made myself. I'm not going to be a cliche'. So thanks for your handout, but no thanks. [leaves] Felicity feels ashamed and hurt and walks off. Noel: And so about the line...... Felicity continues heading for the kitchen not listening to Noel. He just stands disappointed. ~~~~~~~~~~ Epilogue ~~~~~~~~~~ Int. Resident Advisor's Lounge. The Resident Advisor's group lounge on the couch. Noel stands in the doorway listening to the R.A. reading. R.A #5: (reading) Housing office has informed all visees, oh this is ridculous... R.A #4: What? R.A #5: Of the new ordinance prohibiting the use of dormitory corridors as impromptu bowling allies. R.A #4: I got a spare last night. Noel: So this, uh, guy redrew the line. R.A's: Oh God!, He can't do that! Noel: But I don't think it would have been any better had he remained firm. I mean, with the first line he drew. R.A #2: So what did she say, man? Noel: (innocent) That they aren't really friends anymore. R.A #4: You know what? This isn't just, like, a crush. This is a thing. This is, like, a deeper kind of relationship. [approaches Noel] Just quit playing games and be honest with her. You already told her you like her, right? Noel: (figgity) Right. R.A #4: So that's all you can do: be a good friend, and if it's gonna be anything more then that, it'll happen. But only if you're still her friend. Noel: Did you guys always know it was me? R.A #4: Yes. R.A #6: Yeah. R.A #5: Yeah. R.A #2: Absolutely. Absolutely. Ext. Julie's room. Zack and Julie laugh, as they head towards her door. They are clearly drunk. Zack plays with her. Julie: Ow. Zack: Sorry. Julie: So...oh, oh... Zack: What? Julie: That was -- that was fun. Julie opens her door. Julie: Just recording music and--and going out, and then coming back. Talking to you, now.... Zack kisses her and he leads Julie into her room. Zack closes the door. Int. Elena's room. Elena takes down her blinds. Someone knocks on the door. Elena: Come in. Noel enters. Elena gives him a look of disgust. Noel: Hey. You said, Felicity, something about, uh...not having as much money as she does or as her friends do. Elena: The big fat secrets out. Elena's not who you thought I was. Noel: Well, I--I don't know who you thought I thought you were, but--but this is who I am, ok. Um...I--I got a scholarship from my high school too, and mine came through, but it was only for a thousand dollars, a drop in the bucket. So I applied for twenty eight seperate grants. I got three of them. Another five thousand. I took out a loan that will haunt me till I'm thirty. I wrote letters to more companies then I can remember begging to be sponsor. My parents could barely send me to New York, forget the university. You thought I was some rich kid, right? Elena: Didn't you think I was? Noel: I didn't care. I just knew that I'll never be judged by how I get through college, but I might be judged if I never go at all. Elena: Noel, you're giving me a speech. Noel: It's speech moment, you know. Look, I went through embarassing lengths to pay a lot of money to be here right now talking to you. So....here's my point. No one cares...No one cares how I pay for school. No one cares how you do it, either. You know those kids who didn't get in here, they'd kill you because you're attitude, and I might tell them about you. Good. Ok. [walks away] I'm not going to pretend that I've been through the same things as you , but if there were a scholarship for white, Irsih Catholic kids with preppy clothes and webpages. I'd grab it, no humility. No shame. Elena smiles and feels better for herself as Noel finally leaves. Later -- Elena plays the record that Blair gave to her. She sits down listening to the music and thinks. She looks over at the trash can and picks it up. She straightens out the paper and fills it out. Int. caferteria -- next day. Felicity stands at the buffet bar getting her food. Elena walks up to her. Elena: Hi. I thought about it. I decided it was pretty stupid to turn down something without figuring out what it was all about. Felicity: I think that's smart. Elena: So I called her, Alicia Simmons. A pretty amazing woman. Felicity: Yeah, she sounded pretty cool. Elena: One of the first black woman to graduate med school in New York. She graduated second in her class. Anyway, um...we talked and she offered me full tutition no terms. Felicity: That's great. Elena: Yeah, except I told her I wanted to add a term. I want to pay her back, but she turned me down. Felicity: So what happened? Elena: Dr. Simmons added her own term: when I become a doctor that I make the same offer to someone else. Felicity: You okay with that? Elena: Yeah. So....thank you. Felicity: You're welcome. Elena leaves. Ben comes up. Ben: Hey. Felicity: Hi. Ben: So, uh...Blair told me what you did. Felicity: What? Ben: Helping her out -- Elena. Finding her that scholarship. That was really cool. Felicity: Oh....thanks. Ben walks off and she follows. They sit at a table and talk. Int. Julie's room. Julie folds her clothes. There is a knock on the door, and Felicity walks in. Felicity: Hey. Julie: Hey. Felicity: You ok? Julie: I'm fine. Felicity: You weren't in class. Julie: You know that brown sweater that you borrowed like three weeks ago that you told me I could have back tomorrow? Felicity: Yeah. Julie: Uh...I'd like it back. Felicity: Sure. Are you sure you're ok? Julie: (pretencious) I'm fine. I just want my sweater back, it makes me feel good. I'd like it back. Felicity: Fine. Then you can give me back my Sarah McLachlan CD, and then we won't owe each other anything. Julie: Ok, take it. It's over there. Felicity walks over to get it and takes it. Felicity stops and looks at Julie's coverless bed. Her eyes glance over to the trash where it is overflowed with a bedspread. Julie notices that Felicity sees the sheets. Felicity: (concerned) Hey.....What's going on? Julie: (soft) We came back here last night, me and Zack. Felicity: So....did you sleep him? Julie: He was pretty aggressive. [pauses] He just fell asleep when he was finished. [sits] He just rolled over and fell asleep. Felicity: Julie...he didn't.... Julie can barely look at her. Julie: I just sat in this chair all night. I don't know why I was so surprised. [pause] Felicity: But you didn't want to....Have sex with him? Julie: No. Felicity: Did you tell him that? Julie sadfully nods to her. Fade to Black. To Be Continued.......... END OF EPISODE