And so it was that one early morning on the WESTSIDE, RC the GREMLIN / STORYTELLER found himself wandering aimlessly through former Suit KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE. Well… not exactly aimless. He had his trusty RAZR phone with him – and a huge smile on his face. Let’s listen in for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT…–The Gang.
We’ll begin at the beginning.
FADE IN:
INT. KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE
At that hour of the day, RC’s target is either STILL SLEEPING or off on a early morning FISHING adventure.
RC THE GREMLIN
Huh… Not here. Don’t have his mobile or I would’ve TEXT MESSAGED him. Lots of activity early AM at BEER CAN… If SURF PERCH is what he’s after… With flies…? How DOES that work. I’m with Lady Katie. This is MUST SEE fishin’ !!
… This is MUST SEE fishin’ !!
Beer Can Beach. Surf Perch!!
So RC pockets his RAZR while glancing at KATIE’S OFFICE.
RC THE GREMLIN
Light’s on…
He’s referring to the L-shaped LED lamp that is illuminating her keyboard.
RC THE GREMLIN
But the computer’s NOT. That IS weird.
Something catches his eye. On a shelf directly across from Katie’s desk is… a soup bowl…
What the… ? Bowl on shelf…?!?
RC THE GREMLIN
That’s NOT like her… (A) she eats from those COMFORT BOWLS… it is GEAR GUY who favors those TWO-EARRED shallower bowls; and (B) like she never leaves dishes ANYWHERE… got that PUT IT AWAY thing… says it’s her OCD.
He picks up the bowl.
RC THE GREMLIN
Nice colour… Like GEAR GUY’s new WRANGLER pocket t-shirts… Deal at COSTCO… Now the question is… Is Lady Katie with her Gear Guy Husband, or… perhaps MUSING away in the kitchen like normal.
Curiosity gets the best of RC and he gently opens up one of the office cabinets to see– the PERSONAL NOTEBOOK (AKA JOURNAL) is still there.
Katie’s Journals…
RC THE GREMLIN
That settles it… Maybe they both already know the fish are biting at BEER CAN and our out on an adventure. Oh well… I can still indulge in some 4a coffee. That I smelled my nose. And also…
Before heading down to the kitchen, RC gives the shelf one more look and then decides…
RC THE GREMLIN
I’ll take this down and put it in the sink. She can thank me later…
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. KATIE’S KITCHEN
Feeding Session…
RC arrives. The light is on. There’s a DIGITAL SCALE and a skinny SPATULA and a bag of BOB’S DARK RYE FLOUR, and a plastic deli container with whitish looking flour, AND… in the sink, as he’s depositing the TWO-EARRED blue bowl, he sees a very messy looking WIDE MOUTH BALL JAR (straight-sided used for canning).
RC THE GREMLIN
What the…?
His words of puzzlement are echoed by… Lady Katie as she enters the kitchen.
What the…? I know I just brought the STARTER JAR with me so…
KATIE
What the…? Where the heck did its catcher go? Couldn’t have grown legs and…
That’s when Katie sees her pal RC at the sink with the missing “catcher” bowl.
KATIE
Dude! What the… ? I’ve been…
Grabbing a towel, she holds out her hand and motions to RC.
KATIE
I’ll take that, THANK-YOU!
Pointing to the coffee pot, she quickly retreats.
RC THE GREMLIN
That’s odd. There’s got to be a story… I’ll hang back. Enjoy some of this fine brew and THEN find out what she’s got to say for herself…
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. KATIE’S KITCHEN
A short while later, Katie returns with her PERSONAL JOURNAL and without any hesitation, begins writing with a sense of urgency. RC is observing….
RC THE GREMLIN
[To himself] Her OCD will kick in any minute as I can’t imagine she can relax when there are dishes to do.
And sure enough, she jumps up and races to the kitchen sink to work on cleaning all the “gunk” on the walls of the WIDE MOUTH BALL JAR. She is focused on the task at hand, so again RC takes a deep breath and waits…
When she finally steps away from the sink, he engages.
RC THE GREMLIN
Mornin’ Ms Katie! You spurring it or ready for a refill.
KATIE
Hey you… Spurring as I’m coffee’d out.
RC THE GREMLIN
Really ?? …Up earlier than normal, but… No shift, right?
Brain on over-drive PLUS a wide mouth to feed…
“Feed me!” says Sourdough Starter…
KATIE
Yup, no shift. Brain on over-drive PLUS a wide mouth to feed.
RC gives her a look. She points to the WIDE MOUTH BALL JAR.
Gifted a workshop…
KATIE
Gear Guy gifted me a SOURDOUGH BASICS WORKSHOP session @The Companion and they GIFTED me… STARTER !
RC THE GREMLIN
So… Branching out, are you?
He points to her nearby ZOJIRUSHI.
The Magical Bread Machine…
KATIE
He’s always been on me about making “REAL” bread — and the OATMEAL STOUT BEER BREAD I’ve been doing like clockwork every week is fine by me… Just need something to “power me” during my shifts where I only have a 15-minute break to refuel.
RC THE GREMLIN
I gotcha… So this?
KATIE
Will feed the curious mind AND gives me something to write about for sure… Actually, many things…
She pauses and then a huge smile crosses her face.
RC THE GREMLIN
What?
…forgot how much I enjoyed playing with dough…
KATIE
Hands on dough… I forgot how much I enjoyed playing with dough.
He nods. She shakes her head.
KATIE
During the workshop I so wanted to toss it.
RC laughs.
RC THE GREMLIN
Literally a throwback to your PIZZA making days, eh?
KATIE
Yeah… One of my Spidey life activities while still a Suit. Guess they call ‘em side hustles these days… but … yeah… Dough in hands… felt really REALLY good…
She pauses and scrunches her face.
KATIE
Shaping? That’ll take practice. Lots and lots of practice.
RC THE GREMLIN
You’ll take to it like a duck to water, I imagine.
She smiles and nods.
KATIE
Very kind of you… For sure, since we were crunched for time during the workshop, I did the best I could do and then shifted my focus to memorize my eyes the movements of the Master leading the workshop.
She pauses.
KATIE
He’s got this Zorro move too … Scoring the bread before baking…
Shakes head.
RC THE GREMLIN
You’ll get there. Help me understand. In a period of … what like two hours you made a round of sourdough bread AND got started with a STARTER?
KATIE
Went home with a ready-to-bake loaf which GEAR GUY was eager to test.
She points to the oven in the kitchen.
KATIE
The brick in there has been neglected as… we haven’t had the opportunity to do pizzas in a while…
RC THE GREMLIN
Forgot about the brick. Good call for … like that puppy needed over 400-degrees, right?
KATIE
Dude cranked it. Good thing we were having a 60s day so it was comfortable.
RC THE GREMLIN
So? How’d it turn out??
KATIE
This “speed round” tasted great. It’s rising process was not optimal as the entire process was accelerated. Tasted good though, so… there’s hope.
Motioning towards the freezer.
RC THE GREMLIN
You saved some? Cool we’ll give it a test drive.
KATIE
We’ll ??
RC THE GREMLIN
Me and MR SQUEEK… He’s such a mooch when he vagabonds… Gets treated to all kinds of goodies.
KATIE
I can imagine.
She motions to her FEEDING process.
RC THE GREMLIN
Want to talk me through what you got going?
KATIE
Another time. I need to focus and … this is like a 6-day prOcess, so…
RC THE GREMLIN
Gotcha… We’ll do the COVEY inside-out thing when you’re ready.
Katie pauses as she rolls her eyeballs back in her head to ponder.
KATIE
You’re right! Perfect… The Covey thing WILL be helpful…
RC THE GREMLIN
I’ll leave you to it. Can you…?
He points to the freezer.
KATIE
Yeah. Sure. I’ll get it thawing for you.
RC THE GREMLIN
Cool beans! And as Mr Squeek says, “KOKO !!”
FADE OUT.
That’s a Wrap…
Stay tuned for WHAT. HAPPENS. NEXT…
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