After the Ball Page #3

Um, Elise needs to speak to you.

And she's the boss of you.

I understand but I'm

gonna show them this...

in the meeting.

Hey, Dad.

Kate.

Kate.

Hi.

Hi.

Look at you.

I'm, um, Elise told me

that you accepted my offer.

I'm so pleased.

Uh, well, you've,

uh, um, you're taller.

Ah, I'm exactly the same size.

I mean, well you know,

I mean, you've grown up.

Yeah.

Four years, you know.

No, it hasn't been that long, has it?

Okay.

Um, I'm very sorry that I

missed your graduation.

No...

No, it was-it was rescheduling the...

Yeah. No, Dad.

I'm sure that you were just really,

really busy here and...

He's a very busy man.

Ah, here I am apologizing again.

No, Dad, I'm sorry.

I...

We need to reconnect.

Dinner, Friday.

You pick it.

My treat.

- Okay.

- Okay?

Yeah, let's do it.

Great.

Yeah.

Good talk.

Hello?

Are they alright?

Oh.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

Ow.

You gotta start wearing a helmet...

I'm sorry.

They're really nice,

these shoes.

Thanks.

Wanna try them on?

Oh, no, no, no. It's okay.

Come on. I've never seen...

them with someone.

I have to get back to work anyway...

This is work.

Okay.

I'll do it.

Safer that way.

I'm an odd size.

Yeah, they're a bit big.

They're nice.

Nice?

Oh, you're a designer.

You can do better than that.

Okay.

Um... the pitch needs work...

and the width of the

last is a bit narrow.

I would actually close the

peep and lower the vamps,

and then you could just-

just get rid of the straps.

I don't know.

I was expecting maybe

like one adjective but...

I asked.

I'm sorry, I didn't...

I-I asked for it and

actually you're right.

Yeah, you're right.

Well, buttons await.

If I can find my way back there.

Do, uh, can I walk you there?

Oh, yeah.

Sure.

Okay.

Um, kids? Married?

I'm quite unattached.

Same for me.

Yeah, Maurice was telling me...

Ah, Maurice.

I like the guy but sometimes...

what did he say?

I'm a broken man hiding in

the basement licking my wounds.

Cursing my fate.

That you were single.

Oh.

So terrible,

all these people laid off?

Yeah well, back when Mr.

Kassell actually gave a damn,

this used to be a great place to work.

Now he's like some mythical beast.

You know there's been sightings

but no one knows much about him.

Including me.

Well, you just got here.

You do know that he's my dad, right?

No, really.

What? Oh.

Just going over everything I

said in the past ten minutes...

Oh, uh, I'm... I'm sorry.

I thought you knew. I thought

everybody would know that.

No don't-don't be sorry.

Um, I'm the one that

was bad mouthing him.

I didn't mean to make you feel bad.

Really?

Yeah.

Whoo.

Ow.

Huh.

Looks like we're neighbours.

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