5.21 Blame Booze and Melville

(Rory is walking past the elevator at the paper)
Logan: (smiling) Hey, Ace.
Rory: Hey! You're early.
Logan: There's a first for everything. Where's the fire?
Rory: Oh, just south of the 95, its four alarm. We've got Kessler on it. (to receptionist) this is from Patel.
Receptionist: Im not talking to him.
Rory: I'll tell him. (to Logan) How did you know about the fire?
Logan: (smiling) I didnt. I meant where are you going in such a hurry.
Rory: Oh, Im in half speed compared to this morning. (groans) Oh, no.
Logan: What?
Rory: Im gone for five minutes, and this place becomes a dumping ground.
Logan: Im loving the totally non-generic feel of your space here.
Rory: I have customized it somewhat.
Logan: Eccentrice uncle?
Rory: Brian Eno.
Logan: I was close. So, lets go.
Rory: Its 4:30.
Logan: So cut out early, there's nothing going on.
Rory: We're doing our last front page, we're picking our leads, our photos, its the busiest part of the day.
Logan: So if the people of Stanford dont get their paper tomorrow, they'll turn on the radio.
Rory: I cant go.
Logan: I know the boss.
Rory: So do I.
Logan: But I know how to work the boss, at least a little. I know he's somewhere in the vicinty.
Rory: Who? Your dad?
Logan: Cant you sense it? The flurry, the fight, and the shuffle of sychophants
(Mitchum walks up)
MItchum: Hey. Someone new. Have we been introduced?
Logan: Jose Canseco, post steroids. Should be a warning to people.
Mitchum: Are you keeping Rory from her work?
Rory: I was just about to call security.
Mitchum: Does everyone know about the...
Rory: Meeting on Friday, main conference room, come with your game.
Mitchum: Good. (to Logan) Did you call your mother about the Vineyard?
Logan: She's on my list.
Mitchum: (to Rory) Push him on that, wont you? Im going to 4 if you want to catch up. See ya.
Rory: Okay.
Logan: Enjoy four. (to Rory) Whats four?
Rory: Fourth floor.
Logan: You news people and your jargon.
Rory: We have our own language.
Logan: He been treating you alright?
Rory: Who, your dad? He's been great.
Logan: You sure?
Rory: Yeah
Logan: Just checking. So what do you think about Friday?
Rory: An excellent alternative to Thrusday.
Logan: My sister's engagement party.
Rory: Oh, right. Im gonna try. Im dying to see the yacht.
Logan: Well, it will be full of Honor's ditzy friends, but the harbor's cool. Try and leave your grandparents dinner early. They get you every friday night, let me get one.
Rory: You're very one note today
Logan: Well, I miss you, Ace
Rory: Well, I'll have more free time once finals are over, and summer's here, unless I get that summer job here.
Logan: Well, you're probably a shue in. My father seems to like you.
Rory: Oh, I hope so. I love it here.
Logan: Okay, so I'll just hang somewhere till you're done?
Rory: Absolutely. I'll be done 6:30, 7 at the latest.
Logan: Ace...
Rory: 6:45.
(they kiss)
Logan: So maybe I'll go hang out on 2 or 5. Is that the right terminology?
Rory: You're getting there.

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Rory: That was fun
Mitchum: Yeah. Thats how those things should go, give and take. The less I say, the better.
Rory: Can I get you anything?
Mitchum: No. Im about to take off here.
Rory: Okay.
Mitchum: So, Im going to be pulling back soon.
Rory: From the paper?
Mitchum: Ive done my damage. Its time for them to take it, and make something of it.
Rory: Oh, okay.
MItchum: I'll probably be in Monday, maybe Tuesday, and not so much after that.
Rory: Well, Im happy to keep going, even without you here.
Mitchum: You know, you and I havent really sat down and talked about the situation, about how you're doing here, and all.
Rory: You've been busy.
Mitchum: I meant to, I offered you the job, took you under my wing, its part of the deal.
Rory: Great! I would love your feedback.
Mitchum: Go on and sit. (takes a deep breath) Ive worked with alot of young people over the years, interns, new hires, Ive got a pretty good gut sense for peoples strengths and weaknesses, whether they have that certain something to make it in journalism. Its a tough businnes. A lot of stress.
Rory: Definitely.
Mitchum: And Ive got to tell you, you dont got it. Now guts can be wrong, mine's been wrong before. But not often.
Rory: I thought I was doing okay.
Mitchum: I just dont think you really have the drive to put yourself out there, to be honest. To get a story, to dig. I mean, just now in this meeting, I encouraged everyone to say whatever they wanted, you said nothing.
Rory: I wasnt sure if I should!
Mitchum: Exactly. I mean, you saw Harry. He jumped right into the fire. You didnt.
Rory: But Harry's not an intern!
Mitchum: Doesnt matter.
Rory: Ive always done whats asked of me.
Mitchum: You see the thing is, in the real world, its not always good enough to do just whats asked of you.
Rory: But I thought I was in a really good rythym with everyone here.
Mitchum: Im not saying your not competent. You're smart, you're terrific at anticipating needs, actually, you'd make a great assistant.
Rory: Oh.
Mitchum: Im sorry. Its not my pleasure to dissapoint someone like you. Especially you...well...with the extenuating circumstances. But its healthy. I dont BS.
Rory: I should get back.
Mitchum: Hey, listen. I know this is rough, but I may have just done you a big favor.
Rory: Oh. Well, thanks.

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(Rory walks up, Logan is talking to a pretty blonde)
Logan: Hey! You're here early.
Rory: I guess.
Logan: Way early. Did you skip your dinner?
Rory: Come down here, so we dont have to yell.
(Logan comes down)
Logan: So, there she is.
Rory: Who?
Logan: The boat. Calling her a she is one of those fun nautical traditions.
Rory: Right, something sexist in that, Im sure.
Logan: Im sure. (he kisses her) So, how did you get away?
Rory: I dont know, I just..got away.
Logan: Im glad.
Rory: So who is she?
Logan: Who?
Rory: The girl on the boat.
Logan: Okay, Im sorry. We were just calling the boat a she, Im a little bit behind on catching up. She's a friend of my sister's.
Rory: Well, I didnt mean to interrupt anything.
Logan: You werent interrupting anything.
Rory: It looked like I was.
Logan: Ive known her forever.
Rory: Well, i didnt mean to pull you away.
Logan: We were just talking. Me, her and her husband. If you want, I can have them pull out pictures of their two year old. Ben has them in his jacket pocket.
Rory: Do you even want me here?
Logan: Ace, I invited you here.
Rory: Right, on Friday night when you knew i couldnt come.
Logan: Its my sisters party. I didnt pick the night.
ROry: Traffic sucked getting here.
Logan: Sorry, but I cant do anything about the traffic either (notices people looking at them) Can we just, um...(leads her away from the yacht) What the hell is wrong with you?
Rory: Nothing, Im just in a weird mood.
Logan: I'll say.
Rory: Im sorry. I just...can we just go somewhere else?
LOgan: What?
Rory: Let's go somewhere else? I dont really feel like being around people.
Logan: Okay, name it.
Rory: Will your sister mind?
Logan: Ive been here an hour and a half, Ive talked to everybody, and my duty is done. Where do you want to go?
Rory: I dont know somewhere...far...out there.
Logan: Where?
Rory: Out to sea.
Logan: Out to sea?
Rory: Yeah. Lets take that fancy pants yacht of yours out for a spin.
Logan: Kind of tricky since its about to head out with all my sister's friends on it.
Rory: Oh. Well, dont you have another one?
Logan: Not here.
Rory: Well, where's the other one?
Logan: Far away. Lets just drive somewhere. Lets go to New York.
Rory: I dont want to drive, I want to be out there, just the two of us, alone.
Logan: Well...
Rory: You know the beginning of Moby Dick, how the narrator says,"when he finds himself growing grim about the mouth, and wanting to knock people's hats off, he takes to the sea"?
Logan: Yeah
Rory: Well, I feel like knocking people's hats off.
Logan: So, I guess we gotta take to the sea.
Rory: That one looks good.
Logan: Yeah
Rory: Nice and seaworthy.
Logan: Not ours to take.
ROry: That ever stopped you before?
Logan: I think Ive been a bad influence on you, Ace.
Rory: Lets go, Huntzberger.
Logan: Lets go.