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Tailor: You’ve got to be kidding me.

Anna: How’s it hangin’?
(Anna walks over to the coffee pot. They pour themselves a cup of coffee.)

Tailor: That’s for patients only.
Anna: Geez, you spend enough time with someone and you think they’d be a little nicer.

Tailor: You aren’t a patient. I don’t even want you here. Please leave.

(Anna turns to face Tailor. They sip at their coffee while they lean casually against the table.)
Anna: Well, let’s figure this out. I’m not a patient. I’m more like... your boss. Therefore, I’ll

do whatever I want!
(Anna puts down the coffee cup and flops down in the chair across from Tailor. They open the

manilla folder and begin shuffling through papers.)

(A pause)
Anna: Well? Shall we get started?

Tailor: What’re you talking about?
Anna: Our session. Ready to start?

Tailor: I don’t think…
Anna: Too bad! We’re gonna start right now. Remember that one thing you did ten years ago?

Tailor: What one thing?

(Anna shuffles through some of the papers and pulls out a stack.)
Anna: Oh, there’s loads of one thing. Which one do you want to marinate on today?

Tailor: I’d rather not.
Anna: Oh, but I’m here, so you have to marinate on something.

(Anna looks through the papers and pulls one out and looks at it. They smile gleefully.)

Anna: How about that one time when the waiter asked “soup or salad,” and you said yes
because you thought she was offering a super salad! Ha! A super salad!

Tailor: Yes, I remember that.
Anna: Mom loves telling people that story. She always got a kick out of embarrassing you.

Sure, you were a mistake, but you turned out to be quite the punchline!

Tailor: How is any of this relevant?
Anna: Oh, it’s relevant alright. We’re trying to figure out why you’re such a bad therapist.

Tailor: What does a super salad have to do with being a bad therapist?
Anna: I dunno, I just articulate your thoughts. Don’t shoot the messenger, bud.

Tailor: Do you ever stop talking?
(Anna smiles.)

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