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PRUDENCE:

She looks younger than in reallife.

KATE:

(Awed)

How do you become that? How do youwind up as her after starting outlike - just to name the firstperson who pops into my head - me?

PRUDENCE:

(Out of nowhere)

Whoa! Wait. Your name is Gabriel

Blackman?

GABE:

Yes.

PRUDENCE:

Like, ‘Gay Black Man?’

GABE:

(He’s heard this before)

Yes.

PRUDENCE:

Do you... do you think that’s why?

JUSTIN:

(Shouting from a doorway)

Hey, everybody? We’re ready. Whydon’t you come in here.

GABE, PRUDENCE AND KATE STAND UP. GABE GLARES AT PRUDENCE.

JOSH LINGERS A SECOND. HE GOOGLED “KATE BLOMQUIST” AND IS

STARING AT HIS PHONE AT THE RESULTS SCREEN, WHICH APPEARS ON

OUR SCREEN FOR A MINUTE. THERE ARE SOME IMAGES - ONE OF HER,

AND A FEW OF ANOTHER ATTRACTIVE WOMAN.

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JOSH:

(Lustfully)

Hellooo, some other woman named

Kate Blomquist!

INT. - CONFERENCE ROOM

JUSTIN TALKS. THE INTERNS SIT AROUND A COFFEE TABLE.

JUSTIN:

Less than a year ago, I was sitting

exactly where you’re sitting,

although we’ve since replaced the

chairs. I started out as an intern.

Today I am among the five highest-

ranking of Julianna’s six executive

assistants. I’m proof that here at

Gush, talent at any level is

noticed and rewarded. Having said

that, I now need to discuss

“Winnowing Week.”

GABE:

Winnowing week?

JUSTIN:

(Uncomfortably)

So what we do, it’s kind of a

hallowed tradition, “Winnowing

Week”, each new crop of interns, by

the end of the first week, so,

whichever one is not working out

the most, gets fired. Basically.

GABE:

Fired?

JUSTIN:

Well, I guess “fired” is when you

get rid of someone you’re actually

paying. “Let go.” But um... yeah.

GABE:

No.

JUSTIN:

Yeah.

KATE:

Seriously?

JUSTIN:

Seriously.

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BEAT.

KATE:

Seriously?

JUSTIN:

Look, Julianna believes the

business world can be profoundlyunfair, and her management style,

you know, reflects that.

JOSH:

On what basis are we judged?

JUSTIN:

Just your overall performance thisweek in the things we ask you todo. It’s fair. In that regard.

GABE:

Did you go through it?

JUSTIN:

Yes I did. We had six interns. Theyfired a guy named Evan. Last Iheard he was working at a Quizno’s.

PRUDENCE:

Quizno’s rocks! I love them.

AWKWARD BEAT.

JUSTIN:

Anyway, you’ll always have Gush onyour resumé, so... there’s that.

Now just give me a minute and I’lltake you on a little orientation.

HE EXITS.

JOSH:

Is this for real?

GABE:

This is unconstitutional,

unconscionable...

PRUDENCE:

Uncool.

KATE:

It's not for real. It’s a hoax.

It’s like a freshman hazing thing.

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